Japanese Blabbering Invasion Talk Risks Japan
Pravda marks the first anniversary of Japan's neutrality pact with Russia and warns Tokyo that military chatter about invasion could harm Japan. Allied and Axis actions shift across Europe and North Africa as RAF raids German sites and Italian ports, while Russian front developments and diplomacy with Britain and the United States unfold.
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Russia
Russian East
Japan
Pravda
Communist Party
Germany
Soviet Union
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
England
United States Army
George C. Marshall
London
Ivan Maisky
Churchill
RAF
Italy
Turin
Essen
Krupp
le Havre
France
Low Countries
Europe
Urals
Siberia
Kerch Peninsula
Crimea
Berlin
Murmansk
Moscow
Africa
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Malta
el Mechili
Libya
Libyan
Army to Convert Mirador Hotel into Military Hospital
The Army will take over the Mirador, a fashionable winter resort hotel in Palm Springs, and convert it into a military hospital to support war needs. The move signals a shift of a landmark hotel into defense use, reflecting wartime accommodation expansion.
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ARMY
Los Angeles
Mirador
Palm Springs
Hit and run fatally strikes man on Route 7 near Chesa
Freeland Collins, 69, dies after being struck on Route 7 at Chesa by a hit and run driver. Police report a nearby pickup sighting and seek witnesses as investigators probe the crash scene.
Congressional Leaders Say Showdown Near on Labor Bill
In Washington advocates press for a 48 hour week waiver in war plants to avert a showdown over a bill to seize strike bound plants and freeze labor relations. Senator Connally predicts a Senate vote next Monday while Senator Lee backs voluntary settlement and Maloney urges a broader freeze policy. A Senate patents panel also heard on how patent controls affect war production.
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Washington
Connally
D.-Tex
Senate
Lee
D.-Okla
Maloney
D.conn
Draft blanks distributed to local boards in Ohio
About 100000 occupational questionnaires have been sent to Ohio draft boards with more to follow. Men registered on February 16 will get forms first while boards receive only about a quarter of the total. The full supply has arrived and will be distributed to allow April 25-27 registration for Ohioans aged 45 to 65 without interruption. Local boards were told to use discretion in distributing the forms.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Selective Service
Religious Conventions To Be Held in Ohio
Four one day interdenominational conventions to extend religious influence to unreached children and adults will be held in Ohio this week. Dayton Wednesday Findlay Thursday Akron Friday Cambridge Saturday sponsor Ohio Council of Churches and religious education.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Findlay
Akron
Cambridge
The
Ohio Council of Churches and Religious Education
Public Sale Announcements Fill Southeastern Ohio Want Ads
Farmers advertise purchases on the Want Ad page as a new sale season opens. The Messenger Classified provides complete coverage of the Southeastern Ohio buying power with free listings in the Public Calendar for advertisers.
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Want
Southeastern Ohio
The
Messenger
Japanese Announced Homma Appointed Philippine Commander
Tokyo radio reports Lieut. Gen. Masaharu Homma named commander in chief of Japanese expeditionary forces in the Philippines. The broadcast suggests Homma is alive after prior reports that he perished over his failure to break MacArthur’s Bataan lines.
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New York
Tokyo
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
Homma
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Business Area Leveled In Million Dollar Fire
KEWANEE Illinois fire swept the main business district destroying nearly a score of buildings in a full square block. Firefighters from eight towns fought the wind driven flames for over four hours before bringing it under control. Loss topped a million dollars with one firefighter slightly injured.
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Kewanee
Ill
Illinois
French Leaders Meet in Renewed Axis Talks in Bern
Marshal Petain and former Premier Pierre Laval reportedly conferred three times since Saturday in renewed Axis driven negotiations for greater French German collaboration. Neutral dispatches from Berlin cited Nazi fears of an Allied offensive in western Europe.
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Bern
Switzerland
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Berlin
Cripps Still Hopeful for Indian Pact
British envoy Sir Stafford Cripps returned from Karachi with his plan for India's dominion status still unaccepted. Nehru rejected the idea of remaining passive and urged active resistance against the Japanese invasion while Britain and the U.S. weigh options.
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Cripps
New Delhi
India
Sir Stafford Cripps
Commonwealth
Stafford
Karachi
Britain
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
All-India Congress Party
Germany
Japan
Names Headquarters in Honor of Men in Bataan
General Douglas MacArthur names his Australian base Bataan to honor the men in the Philippines. Messages at the headquarters greet callers with Bataan speaking as the tribute echoes from Sydney.
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Bataan
Sydney
Australia
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Ask Factories To Ban Race Religious Bias
The government pressured ten midwest war contract firms to stop bias against race, color, creed or national origin. They must issue written notices pledging non discrimination in hiring and promotion or face contract suspension or fines. The President's committee states some firms refused to hire Negroes or Jews or to promote workers of other races.
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Washington
Midwest
Roosevelt
Report Twelve More Sinkings
New York reports twelve more ship sinkings increasing wartime losses to 127 since Pearl Harbor. Nine American vessels and one each British Brazilian and Norwegian ships were sunk by enemy submarines in U S waters and nearby regions. The latest loss was a medium sized Norwegian ship torpedoed off the east coast last Tuesday.
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Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Caribbean
Canada
South America
War Department
Liberty
Meigs
Army Transport Service
Ball
Darwin
Australia
Rabaul
New York Times
United Nations
Timor
Solomon Islands
Lae
New Guinea
Faist
Koepang
Dutch Timor
New Britain
Wooster College President Emeritus Louis Holden Dies
Dr Louis Edward Holden 78 longtime president emeritus of the College of Wooster died last night in Wooster Ohio. He led the college for decades shaping its programs and legacy.
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Wooster
Louis Edward Holden
The
College of Wooster
Mussolini Shows Prostration Amid Chaos in Italy
The Daily Mail dispatch from the Italian frontier reports Premier Mussolini in a state of complete prostration during examination by a specialist. It states he sobbed, then laughed hysterically, and that the dictator no longer controls affairs as chaos grips Italy.
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London
Daily Mail
Mussolini
Il Duce
Italy
Fourteen Navy fliers die in two bomber crashes near Livermore
Two patrol bombers crashed in fog near Livermore California killing fourteen Navy airmen on an undisclosed mission. One crewman survived with minor injuries Earl P Patrick 29 was thrown clear from plane No 2 and survived with cuts and bruises before hospital transfer.
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Navy
Livermore
Calif
Livermore Hills
Alameda Naval Air
12Th Naval District
San Francisco
Frank S. Fernald
Edward F. Denney
James M
Henry T. Morgan
Roscoe E. Rambo
Robert A. Frank
Olliff P. Flynt
Loren A. Morris
Charles J. Herriott
Algie Belcher
Robert W. Hastings
Benjamin F. Johnson
Patrick
Coal Gas Fumes Kill Boy in Lorain Trailer
In Lorain yesterday, coal gas fumes filled the Bryant family auto-trailer killing 5 year old Harley Bryant. Mrs Bryant was found unconscious and revived by a rescue squad as Kenneth Bryant, a steel plant worker, returned home to the tragedy.
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Lorain
Kenneth Bryant
Harley
Bryant
Indian rejection of British dominion offer weakens Allied defense
A War Today analysis argues India's rejection of Britain's offer of dominion status undermines Allied cohesion in a pivotal base defense. Nehru is cited as skeptical of two sovereign options while Berlin and Tokyo seek influence, raising concerns of Axis exploitation and potential invasion.
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Britain
Pandit Nehru
All-India Congress
Berlin
Tokyo
Germany
Japan
Nehru
Eleven Horses Die in Blaze at Beulah Park
A wind driven fire destroyed a 36 stall Beulah Park stable in Columbus. About 18 horses were housed there. eleven horses were killed and three grooms guided others to safety. Track official estimated losses exceed 23000 dollars with 3000 for the building. one groom, Richard Ackley, 25, was hospitalized for second degree burns to the face and hands. The fire’s origin remained undetermined.
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Columbus
Beulah Park
Jack Yerian
Richard Ackley
Recent Rains Mean Money for Farmers
A crop expert says rains last week delayed plowing but boosted potential bumper crops under the food for victory program. Damage from floods was negligible. pastures and wheat benefit, though oats seeding may be an issue for some farmers. Ohio State University's H C Ramsower notes the outlook.
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Columbus
Food For Victory
H. C. Ramsower
Ohio State University
Agricultural Extension Service
King's Cousin Made Chief of Commandos
London reports Lord Louis Mountbatten, cousin to King George VI, has been Chief of the Commandos since March 18 with combined service ranks. He holds acting rank of Vice Admiral and honorary ranks of General and Air Marshal in the new British shock forces.
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London
Louis Mountbatten
George VI
Air Mar
Auto Sales Tax Drop Cuts Ohio Revenues in Q1
Ohio state revenues from auto mobile sales fell sharply in the first quarter as income totaled 11,598,592 dollars, down 483,991 from last year. Treasurer Don Ebright reported the decline alongside gains in seven other tax classifications.
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Columbus
Ohio
Don Ebright
Japanese Fleet Seizes Bay of Bengal Near India
Churchill reports a large Japanese naval buildup threatening India with at least three battleships and five aircraft carriers operating from the Bay of Bengal. The focus includes Colombo and Trincomalee bombardment and the sinking of Hermes and cruisers Dorsetshire and Cornwall. The note comes with broader Allied efforts against Japanese advances and a warning of possible US naval involvement.
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United States
Churchill
House of Commons
India
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Colombo
Trincomalee
Ceylon
Hermes
Dorsetshire
Cornwall
Bataan Peninsula
Philippines
Corregidor
Burma
Australia
Manila Bay
War Department
Mariveles
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