RAF Wide Night Raid presses Ruhr target in Germany
Britain's air force pounded Cologne and Ruhr targets in a fifth straight night raid. Trondheim docks, Dunkerque, and Nordic air bases were also attacked as German ships Tirpitz and Prinz Eugen lay in Trondheim harbor. Casualties and damage were reported in Cologne and Norwich.
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Britain
Cologne
Ruhr
Germany
Norwich
London
Trondheim
Norway
Dunkerque
France
Calais
Dover Strait
RAF
Rostock
Clevelander Named Ohio State Guard Commander
Col. Donald F. Pancoast of Cleveland was appointed commander of the Ohio State Guard with the rank of Brigadier General. He succeeds Whittier S. Bill who was granted leave as Ohio Adjutant General to rejoin the 37th Division in active service.
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Columbus
Donald F. Pancoast
Cleveland
Ohio State Guard
Whittier S. Bill
Ohio
Tank Led Japs Threaten Mandalay and Lashio in Burma
Japanese columns reinforced from Malaya push toward Mandalay and Lashio as vanguards reach 85 miles east of Mandalay. Chinese-Chinese dispatches warn of a potential back door to China crisis. AVG shoots down 11 Japanese fighters in Burma raid. MacArthur reports Allied fighters down seven more Japanese aircraft over Darwin.
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Stockholm
Air Ministry
Heinkel Aircraft Works
Norwich
Messerschmitts
Adolf Hitler
Engelbrecht
Finland
Hitler
Lapland
Karelia
Leningrad
Red Army
John Curtin
Australia
United Nations
Great Britain
Gurtin
Malaya
Mandalay
Lashio
Burma
Chungking
China
India
Melbourne
Madagascar
Africa
France
Pierre Laval
Japan
Middle East
Jinming
Douglas MacArthur
Darwin
Unity Needed To Beat Axis
Albert W. Hawkes urges stronger unity of purpose after Pearl Harbor to defeat the Axis. As head of the Chamber and War Labor Board member, he favors broader national unity and opposes the closed shop and check off system while noting many workers would accept 48 hours a week without overtime.
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Chicago
Albert W. Hawkes
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber
Hawkes
War Labor Board
Half Billion War Loan Fund Set Up by State
Columbus report states a half billion dollars in state bank loans for war contracts was authorized by Banking Supt. W L Hart. The regulation limiting banks to 10 percent of capital and surplus does not apply to loans with written commitments to purchase issued by the War Department, Navy or Maritime Commission.
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Columbus
W. L. Hart
Federal Reserve Boards
Hart
War Department
Navy
Maritime Commission
Investigation into rent compliance in Ohio areas
The Office of Price Administration launched an inquiry to determine if five Ohio regions complied with federal guidance to reduce and stabilize rents.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Office of Price Administration
Capt Elliott Roosevelt Promoted to Major in Army
Cairo report states Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, promoted to temporary major with officials noting the rank matches his assigned duties. The Roosevelt brothers also hold commissions: James in the Marines as captain, Franklin D Jr in the Navy as lieutenant, and John as a Naval Ensign.
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Cairo
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Marines
Franklin D., Jr
John
Rot in Germany grows as Hitler tightens grip
In THE WAR TODAY DeWitt Mackenzie argues Hitler’s order for life and death powers signals trouble he cannot quell with force. He notes revolts in occupied nations and wavering Axis loyalties, especially Italy, and cites Turkish reports of Rome seeking peace talks with the Allies. He contends Italians would welcome peace if free.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
Romania
Hungary
Italy
Fuehrer
Axis Brotherhood
Turkey
Rome
Coffee Rationing Ordered by War Production Board
The War Production Board imposes a 25 percent cut in coffee use. wholesalers may release only enough coffee for the average American to drink 2.1 cups daily instead of 2.8. Uncertainties about future supplies are cited as the reason for the order.
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Washington
Jeeves
War Production Board
Army Navy Not To Strip Ohio of M D s
Ohio State Medical Association reports at its 96th annual convention that only 750 of Ohio 8500 active doctors are in the armed services. The defense committee says 500 to 600 more physicians may be called this year, and urges doctors of military age in nonessential roles to seek commissions.
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Columbus
Ohio State Medical Association
Association
Ohio
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Ohio Committee On
United States Office of Defense Health and Welfare
Gallia to Get Rent Ceilings
The Office of Price Administration set up 14 defense rental areas in Ohio and proposed rent ceilings as part of the price freeze. Rents would be frozen as of March 1, 1942, in areas including Columbus Franklin County Huntington W Va Lawrence County Ohio and Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia Point Pleasant Gallipolis Gallia County Ohio and Mason County W Va.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Leon Henderson
Columbus
Franklin County
Huntington
W. Va
Lawrence County
Cabell
Wayne Counties
West Virginia
Point Pleasant-Gallipolis
Gallia County
Mason County
Roosevelt
Congress
Henderson
OPA
Supreme Court Allows FBI Listening Device Evidence
The Supreme Court ruled seven to one that evidence gathered by an FBI listening device, capturing conversations in an adjoining room, may be used in federal criminal trials. Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion with Justices Jackson not participating and Murphy dissenting.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
FBI
Justice Roberts
Justice Jackson
Justice Murphy
Ohio Sugar Rationing Signups Open For Retailers
In Columbus, heavy sugar users across retail wholesale and industrial outlets began registering today and will continue through tomorrow. Thousands of establishments from small crossroads stores to large supermarkets must enroll to receive sugar when rationing starts on May 5.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hegan
Soldier Holds Actress In Lap by Mistake
Rosenburg Oregon reports soldier Bill Puckett based at Long Island New York held actress Lana Turner in his lap when a plane buckled during a Philadelphia flight. He told hometown friends of the incident afterward.
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Rosenburg
Ore
Bill Puckett
Long Island
N. Y
Lana Turner
Philadelphia
Puckett
Wage Stabilization Sets $35 Weekly Pay for Workers
Washington reports that current wage levels expected to be stabilized by President Roosevelt will give manufacturing workers an average of $35 per week, according to Labor Department records.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Labor Department
Dispute Ended Dodge Factory Beach Work
Detroit Chrysler Dodge truck plant resumed normal assembly after a dispute over a gate sign reading This Plant Is Operating Today for Hitler. Chrysler labor relations director said CIO members blocked entry, while a union co-director said there was no interference and workers merely observed the sign.
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Detroit
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Hitler
Corporation
Robert L. Conder
Chrysler
United Automobile Workers
Must Observe Care in Washing Beer Glasses
Ohio tavern keepers were warned by the State Liquor Department to follow glass cleansing rules or risk citations, permit suspension, or revocation. Enforcement Chief William Cleary said many venues rinse glasses only in water and will be checked statewide for violations in chlorine solution troughs.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Department
William Cleary
Cleary
Vigilant Patrol Cheats East Coast's Blackout
New York, New Jersey and Delaware darken their coastlines by army orders as seagoing watchdogs begin monitoring lights tonight in skyscrapers along the East Coast.
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New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Boogie Woogie Club Charged Under City Blackout Rule
City police arrest Nathan Britzman 39 for allowing an electric sign to flash after midnight at the Woogie Club on Euclid Avenue. First charged under the new blackout ordinance prohibits sign displays between midnight and dawn with penalties up to 500 dollars fine and six months in jail.
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Cleveland
Nathan Britzman
Euclidge
Midwest Tornado Slams Pryor Oklahoma Killing Dozens
A tour of destruction follows a tornado that hit Pryor Oklahoma killing eight in a trailer camp and injuring many as the town of 5 000 to 6 000 was placed under martial law. Hospitals were damaged and crews from nearby towns aided the injured.
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Oklahoma Ordnance Works
Ordnance Works
Main St
Pryor
Vinita
Claremore
Tulsa
First National Bank
Faye Mitchell
F. C
Dick) Dickinson
Grand River
Langley
Oklo
Congress Attacks FDR Stand on Labor in War Policy
Lawmakers from both parties criticized President Roosevelt for exempting organized labor from the war burden while seeking lower price ceilings for farm products. They urged suspension of the 40 hour week and curbs on union privileges as part of a broader Equal Privilege war plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
FCC freezes domestic radio construction during war
The Federal Communications Commission announced a wartime moratorium on all domestic radio construction with two exceptions: experimental high frequency and non commercial educational stations. Chairman James L. Fly said the action followed guidance from the Defense Communications Board.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
James L. Fly
Defense Communications Board
Czech Leader Predicts Nazi Peace Bid
London report quotes President Eduard Benes of the Czech government in exile predicting Hitler's Sunday Reichstag address would signal a Nazi attempt to secure a stalemated peace.
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Czech
London
Eduard Benes
Adolf Hitler
Plan To Save Small War Concerns: Small War Plants Corp
Washington march hearing by the house banking committee urged immediate mobilization of small business productive facilities to speed war contracts. The plan would create a small war plants corporation to represent and aid tiny firms in securing government work and bid as a prime contractor.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Senate
Ohio Highway Dept Sees $9 Million Surfacing Plan Delayed
Columbus report notes readiness to fund 9 million dollars in resurfacing and surface treating projects but warns shortages in materials labor and possible asphalt restrictions by the Federal Government could slow progress. Freight delays for asphalt tank cars may also hinder work. The 7 million dollar resurfacing and 2 million dollar surface treating plans are up slightly from prior years.
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Columbus
Ohio Highway Department
Hal G. Sours
Sours
Canadian Citizens Vote To Send Men Abroad
In Ottawa Canadian citizens approved conscription abroad by a plebiscite approaching two to one. The Mackenzie King government had promised to send only volunteers to Britain and the Orient prior to the vote.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Britain
Orient
FDR Income Limitation Orders Stir Congressional Discord
President Roosevelt proposes a $25 000 cap on individual net income during the war drawing sharp objection from Senator Taft and other lawmakers. House Ways and MeansCommittee members privately doubt the plan and warn it could disrupt small businesses and many workers livelihoods.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
Wickard Urges More Farm Storage Building
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard urged wheat farmers to build more farm storage at once. He said future production limits to 40,000,000 acres for milling might be needed to maintain parity and that excess wheat would be diverted to industrial and feed uses.
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Enid
Okla
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Advertise Your Livestock Now in Messenger Classifieds
Farmers are urged to advertise livestock and farm produce in the Messenger Classifieds as demand is high. The notice promises quick sales and emphasizes that now is a money making time for farmers.
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Messenger
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