Million 4-F5 Face Labor Battalions Or Essential Jobs
Washington reports a huge pool of 4-F men aged 18 to 37 facing prompts to take essential war industry work or be inducted into labor battalions. A House committee led by Rep Costello plans a draft to control 4-Fs amid War Department push for replacements as younger, occupationally deferred men are needed for combat. Patterson urged conscripting 4-Fs not in essential work, placing them in labor brigades or an enlisted reserve, with most moving to essential jobs.
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Washington
Costello
D.-Calif
War and Navy Departments
War Department
Senate
Houe
Windersecretary
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
Jesse
Public Auctions Listed Across Multiple Michigan Areas
April 3 auctions at M-30 near Brilton Nich. George Brablee Auct. Also April 3 auctions 2 miles north of Delta Ohio on US-20 and near State Aguie 109 US-20. April 3 auction at Jacobs farm near Metamara Lyons Ogden Center Linehan & Linehan Aucts See Market Page. April 6 auction 2 miles west and 3 miles south of Blissfield or 5 miles east and 1 mile north of Ogden Center Linehan & Linehan Aucts See Market Page.
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Nich
George Brablee
Delta Ohia
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Novi
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Metamara
Ess
Lyons
Ogden Center
Linehan & Linehan
Blissfield
Does & Linehan
Market Age
Raised Flag On Engebi Atoll Cheerful Color Bearer Tale
Sgt Larry Bennett, one of two color bearers, recounts the Engebi and Parry island landings at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshalls. He describes the flag raising at dawn on Engebi, intense night fighting, and a perilous advance under fire. He mentions the memorable bugle call, snipers, and a near-death night, ending with a note to his wife about impending insurance. Bennett served since 1942, with overseas time in Hawaii, Fiji, and American Samoa. his current location is unknown.
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Larry Ben
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Eniwetok ‘Atoll
Marshalls
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Ben- Invest
J. C. Penney Company
Marine Corps Chevron
U.S
San Diego
Sat. Bennett
Eniwetok Atoll
Engebi
Tojo
Atoll
Parry
Bennett
G. I
Sill
Marine Corps
Hawaii
Fijis
President Roosevelt’s bronchitis easing as White House rest urged
President Roosevelt’s bronchitis is described as clearing up nicely though the physician advises easing up until full recovery. Stephen Early says the President remains in the White House residential quarters with a temporary ban on appointments from Vice Admiral McIntire, canceling meetings including Lily Pons and Cecil B De Mille.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
White House
Ross T. McIntire
Lily Pons
Cecil de Mille
Hitch-Hiker War Tale Goes Quietly Across England
London report recounts a comic wartime superstition about a psychic hitch hiker who foretold the end of the war. In the English version a titled lady is warned by a Chinese sailor on a bus that her purse is at home, prompting social frictions with Lady Rajanganadhan and Lord Bradford.
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London
United States
Lay Bradford
Rajganadhan
India
London News - Chronicle
Renganarhan
Bradford
Farmers Meet To Discuss Adrian curb market plans
A meeting of county fruit and vegetable growers and farm organizations will be held April 22 in the court house to select directors for Adrian curb market recently authorized by the city commission. Speakers include T A Merrill and Earl Bjornseth on marketing and fruit growing. The plan calls for blocking Front Street on market days and displays from trucks, with the market running May 17 to October 15 and a farm committee to direct operations.
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Adrian
Bjornseth
D. Billings
Champer, of Commerce
Front Street
Lh.Baker
McKay Opposition Not Pro Willkie
Lansing mar 30 John a Wagner Battle Creek chair man of a committee to oust Frank D McKay Republican national committeeman said anti McKay forces oppose Wendell J Willkie for the Republican nomination He predicted 17 or 18 of 43 district delegates and a majority of seven at large delegates would back his side He noted Wayne county’s influence was uncertain and that no candidate to oppose McKay would be named to avoid side issues Detroit March 30 a Detroit judge dismissed a murder charge against Mrs Rosalee MacCree 41 in the death of her husband George last Nov 30 saying self defense was claimed.
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John A. Wagner
Battle Creek
Frank D. McKay
Wendell J. Willkie
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McKay
Willkie
Michigan
Kelly
Grand Rapids
Wayne County
Wayne
Detroit
Recorders
Joseph A. Gillis
Rosalee MacCree
McGee
George
Frank Mills Named Chief Ration Clerk
Frank A. Stills of Horses today assumed duties as chief clerk of the Lenawee county ward drive and ration board. He previously served in the OPA enforcement division in Hillsdale county and succeeds Guy Nemire who resigned after protests over farm trader gasoline distribution in Lenawee. Mills, married with two sons, has worked as payroll auditor for Unemployment Compensation and as a state tax administration field auditor in Lenawee and surrounding counties.
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Lenawee County
Mills
OPA
Hillsdale County
Willan Lewis
Charles Galloway
Firld
Detroit
R. Lasvey
Lenawee
Apn
William Peschaw
Esther Renischler
Tecuingel
Nemire
Deschaw
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw
Monroe
State Card of Tax Administration
Lenanecoll
Fort
Oscar Anderson Luther Company
Claxton
Stant
George
Frozen foods are ration free Sunday
Washington reports that frozen fruits and vegetables on a ration free basis begin Sunday while meat point values continue through April. Office of Price Administration notes cold storage space is needed for meat dairy and poultry products. Some frozen foods remain ration free but require no stamps yet.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Japanese Warned Of Tokyo Raids
NEW YORK March 30 The Tokyo radio quoted Gen Fujiye warning that Allied air raids on Tokyo are inevitable. The broadcast cited him urging all in Tokyo including government and civilians to unite and defend the capital with their best efforts.
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Fujiye
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Tadiay
U.S
Eastern Defense Command
Allied Air Raids and Ground Combat Around Anzio
Allied planes bombed targets from Taranto to Bolzano while continuing to hit rail and military sites in Italy and the Adriatic area. In North Africa and Europe, Allied forces reported heavy bomber sweeps and air operations, destroying enemy aircraft as Fifth Army artillery repelled a German advance near Cassino and along the Rapido line.
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Anzio
Tualy
Rete
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Adriatic
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Cassino
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Rome
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Folel
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Rapidover
Fifth Army
Moscow
Rist
Czernowitz
Prut River
Jarth
Odessa
Ukraine
Balti
Baltshi
Balta
Vozhesensk
Madrid
Carpathians
Hungary
Poland
Rumaria
New Peace Effort Hinted In Finland Stockhol
Finland’s veto and a peace emissary loom as reports say Paasikivi may have contacted Russian representatives, possibly in Moscow. Stockholm first heard of Soviet six points for exiting the war, with Finland’s Edink Linkomies government long opposing terms. Peace advocates press for a modified reading of the Soviet proposal, potentially swapping internment for isolation of German troops.
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Finland
Juha K. Pai
Paasikivi
Mooscow
Moscow
Edigin Linkomies
Helsinki
Reuters
Fisia
Mannerheim
Reinhold Svento
Britton Man Killed In Railroad Car Fire At Danbury
Emery Isalg of Britton is killed in a railroad car fire near Danbury Ohio. Daykin had worked 22 years for New York Central Lines as a bridge construction crew member aboard railroad coaches. He died while trying to retrieve clothing from the burning car. Survived by father Joseph Daykin, sister Mae, brothers Arthur LeRoy and Clarence, with nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Nidlark Funeral Home, burial Ridgeway Cemetery, Rev. C B Gould officiating.
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Emery Isalg
Danbury
Ohio
Daxkin
New York Central Lines
Cire
Dakin
Daykin
Britton
Quartermaster Corps
Nidlark Funeral Home
Ridgeway Cemetery
C. B. Gould
Court Martial Finds Col. Colson Guilty In Detroit
On March 30 at Fort Wayne a court martial found Col Victor L Colson former commanding officer of the 28th Military Police battalion at River Rouge guilty of violating three Articles of war. The eight colonels and lieutenant colonels recommended his dismissal from the army and forfeiture of all pay and privileges. Col Colson was one of three officers tried for falsifying expense accounts and failing to report a slush fund. Capt Leighton F Ware was dismissed earlier, and Maj Edward L Eggleston prepared to face the court.
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Victor L. Colson
T28th Military Police
River Rouge
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Army
Col
Colson
Leighton F. Ware
Edward L. Eggleston
Izvestia Urges Change In Italy Policy
A March 30 Izvestia front page editorial says exchanging envoys with Marshal Badoglio’s regime does not equal full recognition and urges Britain and the United States to push for a change in Italy. It criticizes American and British press for misreading the move and suggests immediate changes in the Badoglio government without awaiting Rome’s occupation.
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Imtay
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United States
Italy
Germany
Tavestia
Bri
Badoglio
Rome
Churchill
Commons
Holy Week services planned by Adrian churches
Adrian Council of Churches schedules Holy Week events at First United Bretlises on Church and State Streets starting 7 45 pm Sunday through Thursday. Speakers include Rev Ralph Taylor Andem from Lansing Baptist convention and Rev Russell Humberd of Collingwood Methodist Toledo. Good Friday service at Christ Episcopal 12 pm to 3 pm with multiple speakers and Milton Coleman directing the city church choirs.
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First United
Christ Episcopal Church
James Horton
George A. Bellamy
Salvation Army
John E. Marvin
The
Michigan Advocate
George D. Prentice
Presbyterian Church
Leroy Lowell
Free Methodist Church
Paul Wenger
First Baptist Church
Milton Coleman
City Friends Church
John E. Martin
First Methodist Church
City Church
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote as Commons Cheers
Churchill secures an eighth wartime confidence vote by a 425 to 23 division as Parliament backs the government amid domestic debate over equal pay. The Commons cheers echo as Churchill pulses into a new phase of Allied strategy, with Conservative critics arguing for broader wartime unity. Casually, casualty totals rise to 173,239 across Army and Navy services through mid March, per Stimson.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Berlin Bucharest rail line severed amid Soviet push
Russian forces drive through Carpathian foothills toward Czechoslovakia as Zhukov's First Ukrainian Army cuts the Berlin Lviv Bucharest railway, severing a key German supply line. Balta, Kolomea and Czernowitz exchanges mark heavy combat with thousands dead or captured.
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Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Kolomea
Prut
Hungary
Hitler
Balkans
Berlin-Livon- Bucharest
Zhukov
Czernowitz
Marshal von Mannstein
Red
Czer- Rowitz
Bucovina
Marshal Konev
Amny
Balta
Ukraine
Black Sea
Odessa
Nikolaev
Dniester
Konev
Xarmolintsi
Kamenets-Podolsk
Truck workers return to jobs in Jackson after talks
Jackson March 30 drivers and warehousemen from 16 freight handling concerns went back to work this morning after an all-day Wednesday walkout. A union spokesman said discussions covered wage and hour issues in Jackson, following a 48-hour work week protest adopted March 20 in response to the War Labor Board denial of raises and shorter hours.
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War Labor Board
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Toron Uie
Frank Mills
Hudson
Emery Daykin
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John Wardlaw Milne
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