Two Day Allied Raid Hits Japanese Bases in Philippines
The War Department reported 10 tons of bombs dropped on Japanese soldiers ships planes and targets in the Philippines during a two day assault. Corregidor and Bataan penalties saw artillery and air defense, while Cebu Island hosts renewed clashes as Japanese troops threaten Allied positions.
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Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Philippines
Corregidor
War Department
Bataan
Cebu Island
Manila
Entis
Isand
Corregidor v
Bataan Peninsula
Royce
Germany
Natal
Havre
Low Counse
RAF
Dune Kerkue
Reich Ins
Sunderland
California Senator proposes broad auto seizure bill
Senator Downey of California outlined a plan to empower the President to seize privately owned cars and assemble a national pool to meet a looming transportation crisis. He urged hearings next week and said the program could use a 50 million dollar fund for purchases and supplies with court review if prices were disputed.
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Downey
Calif
California
Jesse Jones
Senate
Military
United States Court of Claims
Free Press Is On Trial Price Tells Editors
Price told editors that the Free Press faces an unhappy day ahead and warned that some argue compulsory censorship is needed. He urged confidence in editors and citizens, saying the issue rests with them.
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Price
Sper
Iated
Ime
United States
Sert Johnson Dies At Coolville State
COLUMBUS Ohio Sert Johnson died Wednesday at his Coolville home after a long illness. He leaves two daughters Alice Schroeder Sebring and Kathleen at home. three sisters Mrs Mary Minear Beebe Mrs Ella Tilton Mrs Sophronia Campbell. two brothers Leslie Columbus and Lee Torch. and two grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at Ireland Congregational Church conducted by Rev Fred Fields. Athens friends may call White Funeral Home before services.
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Columbus
Mary Hughes
Oxford
Supreme Court
Colville
Miami University
the Tribunel
Coolville
Butler County
Alice ‘Schroeder
Sebring
Soene Kathleen
Mary
Minear
Beebe
Ella Tilton
Sophronia Campbell
Leslie
Lee
Torch
Ireland Congregational Church
Fred. Fields
Athens
War Apartment Report on Officers and Men Killed
Washington announces losses in the Southwest Pacific with 20 officers and 27 enlisted men killed or died of wounds. Fatalities reflect ongoing combat in the Pacific theater.
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Washington —P
Pacific
Ohio Bar Association Pushes J P Fee Change
The Ohio Bar Association at its opening meeting supported a bill to abolish the fee system in justice of the peace courts. A committee proposed paying justices of the peace 3 dollars per case, criminal matters regardless of outcome, to remove stigma and make the offices a more integral part of the judicial system.
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St ‘Association
Justice of the Peace
Justices of the Peace
Justice Courts
Pooling Efforts Essential for Ersatz Rubber
W N Weber, president of the National Petroleum Association, urged pooling efforts to develop a standardized formula for producing the base for synthetic rubber. He noted refineries now use varied costly methods and predicted Standard Oil of New Jersey may soon release a process that could cut costs and help reach government demand of 100000 tons annually.
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Ies
Naonal Petroleum Association
W.N. Weber
Chicago
Hhe
Standard Oil’ Co
New Jersey
Weber
Air Accidents Blamed on Personnel in Army
The Corps Safety Section chief disclosed that 79.98 percent of all army aircraft accidents in the last fiscal year were caused by errors or omissions by personnel.
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Corps
Youths Body Found on B and O Tracks Near Athens
A young man about 22 was found dead along the Baltimore Ohio tracks near Athens at 9 30 am by a train crew. Sheriff Sateman suspects he fell from a freight train. The victim wore denim trousers a gray jacket and heavy socks and shoes with the number 21 on the leg. A cigarette case bore the name James H Ackner and a California address appeared in a notebook. The body was taken to Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home as officials seek identification.
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Unigenune
Mer
Baltimore
Ohio
Athens
George ‘Sateman
James H. Ackner
Cifornia
Dowler & Ferguson Funeral Home
Éounty
Forced Savings Plan Rejected by Roosevelt Aide
Washington reports indicate the administration rejected compulsory payroll savings as a war finance tool. Treasury officials led by Kenneth C. Ray say voluntary bonds and education programs will train workers to operate war plants. He cites thousands of women already trained and jobs awaiting, with schools running around the clock.
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Washington
Columbus
U— Ohio
Roosevelt
the Treasury
Morgen Kenneth C. Ray
Leon Hen
Ray
Draft Evader Given 3 Year Prison Term in Cleveland
Henry C. Parman, 25, of Mansfield, was sentenced to three years for failing to report to his draft board. He was the first violator in the area to be tried by jury and claimed he was a conscientious objector.
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Cleveland
Henry C. Parman
Mansfield
Parman
Wage Increase Recommendation for Portsmouth Shoe Plant
An accounting firm urged a wage hike for 500 Selby Shoe Co. production workers at the Portsmouth plant. The recommendation, issued under terms of the CIO and Shoe Workers of America contract, calls for a study to determine if the company's net return justifies a further labor raise.
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Selby" Shoe Co
CIO
Shoe Workers of America
Rent Ceilings Set for New Districts under Price Admin
The Price Administration plans new rent ceilings across Ohio in areas not yet designated. More than 100 regions nationwide face regulation as rents must be rolled back to levels from April 1, 1941. Ohio areas listed include Akron Canton Cleveland Ravenna and Youngstown Warren under the phase to curb rising rents.
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Ohio
Tate
Henderson
Akron
Canton
Cleveland
Ravenna
Youngstown-Warren
Youth Admits Slaying of Girl
A 37 year old youth Rich ard L White confessed to killing a young woman identified as Miss Madeline Matthew 25 active in the renova witnesses sect in a N street apartment police said Lieut Jeremiah Flaherty homicide chief said the body was found by officers directed to the location by the suspect and the case is under investigation. In a separate dispatch a Vichy broadcast said a massive fire burned 250 homes in Fontaine leaus destroying part of the town palace and forest.
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Polce
Jeremiah Flaherty
Richard L. White
Irving Hembaugh
P. Fuss
Madeline Matthew
Tire London
Vichy
Fontaineleaus
Surprise Raid Panic Among Japs Headquarters in Australia
A wartime bulletin describes a surprise raid by U S bombers and fighters on Japanese positions in the Pacific. Brigadier General Ralph Royce announces that the operation, drawn by General Douglas MacArthur, caused dismay among Japanese defenders and showcased cooperation between Australian bases and American air power.
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Aus
Tralia
U.S.A
Ralph Royce
Phil/ippines
Royce
Toledo
Toledo Uma
Messenger Classifieds Drive Local Buying
The Messenger classifieds show strong demand as buyers scan ads for valued items. Advertisers note constant flow, with many readers in the area seeking timely deals and quick sales.
Welfare director reports 1942 first quarter costs down from 1941
Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood today reported that Ohio's welfare costs in March 1942 were half a million dollars less than March 1941 and $346 thousand less than February 1942. The first three months total reached 3,812,200 dollars, compared with 5,580,220 dollars in the first quarter of 1941.
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Ohio
Charles L. Sherwood
Henry Haye May Announce Solidarity Pact in Washington
Reporters expect Henry Haye to deliver a formal notification of a pro Nazi collaborationist policy by Pierre Laval in Washington as U S observers warn of France joining the Axis. Senate leaders foresee the French fleet bolstering Axis power as ships remain ready across several battleships aviators and submarines.
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Henry Haye
Washington
Roger D. Greene
France
Germany
Adolf Hi Fon
U. S
Vichy
Laval
Delliver
Pierre Laval
Bime
Iy Welles
United States
Marshal Philippe Petain
Paris
Hitler
Petrin
Vnce
Europe
England
Russia
Mediterranean
Lucas
Senate Naval Committee
Russians Push Forward in Bryansk Sector Amid Hard Fighting
Russian forces reportedly surged beyond the first German line near Bryansk, capturing a dozen abandoned settlements and threatening a key base 60 miles from White Russia. British reports said Hitler aimed to strengthen defenses in Northern France as a full invasion stalemate looms.
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Devero
Red Army
Aund Bryansk
London
Britain
Germany
Jord von Runstedt
France
Hitler
RAF
War Work Raises Unemployment Payments in March
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports higher April payments amid COLA impacts. Director Herschel C. Atkinson notes total March payments reached 9,620,908 dollars, up from February though still short of the year’s peak.
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Symons
le Mer
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Herschel C. Atkinson
Wae Seraee
War Factory Safety Declines Amid Wartime Produce
In Columbus and Akron reports a decline in factory safety during wartime production. The War Labor Board ruled in principle that union members should not defect labor organizations and ordered elections at eight International Harvester plants. Goodyear tests cars on roads with tires made without rubber, citing safety concerns. Harrisburg senator Huluska seeks a $60 monthly pension for elderly over six. Union Party presidential candidate Wass challenges federal theater laws.
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Washington
War Labor Board
International Harvester Company
Goodyear
Sauada
Forsythe
U.S
AKRON
the & Mitonio Batety Congress
He Cric Nubiver Co
Ieventer
Administration Revises Pork Price Ceiling Rules
Washington notes suggest several merchandisers used advance confidential information on pork price fixing. The Price Administrator Henderson announced a possible slight retail price relief. The revision sets top prices based on highest levels from Feb 16 to Feb 20 plus increases in Chicago trading for March 3-7.
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Washington
Ice “Administration
Eon’ Henderson
Yester
Chicago
Farland
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John A. Beasley
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Mandalay-Lashio
Joseph W. Stillwell
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Sert Johnson
Ohio Bar Association
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Ireland
AEF
Cal Jorwes
Imal
Roger
Pines
MacArthur
Voor Kenet
Utler
Pierre Aad
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Ays
Harrisburg
Soba Huluska
1Cambria County
Pennayibena
Lavington
Was. Kaa ‘Amke
Union Party
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