Army Plans two million force to speed up inductions
Washington AP reports the army aims to raise land and air strength to about two million officers and men. Inductions are expected to rise after the holidays as draft boards call more recruits than in months, with accelerated three year enlistments for the air forces. The army now numbers under 1.6 million in service and could see half a million more in uniform by spring to support Congress expansion and replacements for those leaving service.
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Washington
Army
Congress
War Department
Six Killed in Crash Between Bus and Car in Georgia
Six people died and 18 were injured when a fast moving car and a school bus returning from a basketball game collided head on near Dawson Georgia. Among the dead was 20 year old Dorothy Casey who died at City Hospital. Four soldiers from Fort Benning were killed and identified as Ben Lee Clifton H Taylor Adam Cor mer and E N McMullen. The sixth victim was unconfirmed but believed to be a passenger from the Webster County school bus from Union High School.
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Americus
Perons
Dawson
Dorothy Casey
City Ospital
Georgia
J. P. Smith
Fort Benning
Ben Leel
Clifton
Police Break Tri State Ring of Truck Thieves
Police arrested a suspect in a dugout beneath a bungalow bedroom and disclosed a tri state ring of truck thieves hijackers and burglars. They recovered 12500 dollars in loot and linked two other arrests. The group is tied to thefts of two g o ee and three trailers in Ohio Indiana and a truck carrying beer wines and liquors.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Westinghouse Plans Furloughed Worker Rehire in March
Westinghouse Electric plant in Mansfield will begin rehiring 1,000 furloughed men in March as production shifts to defense contracts by May. Company VP B W Clark cited total defense work at Mansfield and Springfield plants exceeding 25 million dollars.
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Mansfield
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
B. W. Clark
Springfield
Mass
Westinghouse
Traffic deaths rise in Franklin County 1941 toll hits 106
Franklin county's auto fatality toll for 1941 rose to 106 today with two more deaths. The 1940 total to Dec. 5 stood at 88.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Classified Ads Promote Big Sunday Section Placement
Messenger readers are urged to place classified ads in the Big Sunday Section. Three lines run three times for 72c. Plan now and dial 0242 to place your ad.
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Messenger
Two Ohio Soldiers Die in Kentucky Car Crash
Two Ohio soldiers from Camp Shelby and a Kentucky civilian were killed and six others injured in an automobile collision near Elizabeth Kentucky late yesterday. The patrol identified the dead as Eugene De Long 24 of Washington Court House Ohio soldier James Frederick Webb 21 of Mount Sterling Ohio soldier and Millard Harmon 53 of Bonnyville Kentucky civilian.
Fire destroys Sedalia school. pupils start vacation
About 150 pupils of the Midway Centralized School in Sedalia began an unscheduled vacation as a two story, 50 year old building burned last night. The cause of the blaze was not determined. Firefighters from London, Mt. Sterling and West Jefferson prevented spread to nearby structures.
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London
Sedalia
Mt. Sterling
West Jefferson
New Tax Legislation Delayed Until January
Treasury officials say new tax legislation is postponed at least until early January due to the Far Eastern crisis.
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Washington
Treasury
Stove production will be limited but meet 1935–39 levels
Cincinnati reports that stove output will be restricted within days but not fall below the peak seen between 1935 and 1939. Henry A. Dinegar of the Office of … says production will be kept at or above those levels.
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Cincinnati
Henry A. Dinegar
DrgSusbep Manseensal
New Lexington Faces Job Loss If Defense Orders Fail
Knudsen of the Office of Production Management pledged to aid New Lexington Ohio to prevent the town from becoming a ghost town. The Lucowici Celadon Company warns that a drop in civilian orders could close the plant in January, risking 400 jobs for a 4000-resident community.
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Washington
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
New Lexington
Knudsen
Lucowici- Celadon Company
A. V. Baker
Baker
H. F. Beyer
Mat Lennon
oJe Neenan
J. L. Reed
Sam Crawford
Fred McGrady
Bill Wieland
Charles Toten
Labor
Glouster Man Dies in Athens
Thomas Mavin aged 53 died Friday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after his right leg was amputated on November 25 following a foot injury from work with the State Highway Department. A painter by trade, he had lost an arm in youth and served one term as Glouster city clerk. Surviving are his wife, two children Joan Mavin Columbus and Chester Mavin Glouster, and brother George Mavin of Greensburg. Funeral will be held Monday.
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Thomas Mavin
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
State Highway Department
Mavin
Joan Mavin
Columbus
Chester Mavin
George Mavin
Greensburg
Fire Damages Straitsville Home of Ben Spicer
A fire and water damaged the residence of Ben Spicer on Ewing Street New Straitsville last night. The house occupied by Frank Spicer, son of the owner, suffered about 400 in damage. The blaze likely started from defective wiring. Household furnishings were not insured and were carried into the street soaked.
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Ben Spicer
Ewing St
Frank Spicer
Ohio Heat Wave Ends With Snow Flurries Forecast
Weather forecasters predicted a drop in temperatures across Ohio with snow flurries expected in the north and east portions tomorrow. Scattered light rains were possible in other areas as winds shift from west to northwest bringing winter weather.
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Columbus
Ohio
Teen Naomi Snyder Killed in Truck Crash Near Columbiana
Naomi Snyder, 17, of near Columbiana, died when a transport truck collided with a vehicle stopped at a sign. The accident occurred in the Youngstown area and investigators are assessing the cause of the crash.
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Youngstown
Naomi Snyder
Columbiana
New Moscow Offensive by Nazis Reported
Nazi forces reported to have recaptured about 4 000 square miles in the Rostov Donets Basin and seized many villages as Moscow fronts buckled while in the north a new assault northeast of Moscow was admitted. Soviet reports said Germans broke through near Klin and pushed toward Dmitrov as Timoshenko’s troops moved west from the Donets.
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Ukraine
Rostov-Donets Basin
Moscow
Klin
Dmitrov
U.S.S.R
Semeon Timoshenko
Donets River
Sea of Azov
Red Army
Mariupol
Rostov-on-Don
Volokolamsk
Solnetschnogorski
Germany
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Hitler
Balkans
Jerusalem
Old Yugoslavia
Uzice
Kragujevac
Yugoslavia
Knjazevac
U.S. Mediator Aims to Resolve Ravenna Labor Dispute
A federal conciliator meets with Union and Atlas Pond Co. representatives at the Ravenna shell loading plant to end a strike over a union shop clause. Picketing began yesterday as 80 percent of 1250 workers were claimed by union leaders, while 10 percent were estimated by an ordnance spokesman. A separate case in Cleveland involves Central Greyhound Lines trying to block strike picketing at its garage and East 9th Street Terminal, with Common Pleas Judge Walther set to hear Greyhound’s injunction against the AFL group over pay disputes for seven women cleaners and maintenance workers.
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Army
Ravenna
Central Greyhound Lines
East 9Th Street
Atlas Pond Co
Ordnance
Common Pleas
Frederick P. Walther
Greyhound
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
AFL
Ironton Plans Bond Sale for Flood Wall Project
City officials said they will seek legislation to issue 20 000 dollars in bonds to complete Ironton's 1 000 000 flood wall. The major portion is finished with 445 000 already approved by previous issues. the Federal government funds the remainder.
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Ironton
300 Married Soldiers Eligible for Discharge
CAMP SHELBY MISS About 300 married soldiers of Ohio "s 37th Division will be eligible for discharge from active service this month after a year in federal service Lt Col A O Adams division adjutant general estimated today.
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Miss
Ohio
A. O. Adams
War Today: 5,000,000 U S Expeditionary Force Planned
In a column by Dewitt Mackenzie the Chicago Tribune report discusses a confidential board recommendation for an American expeditionary force of 5,000,000 by July 1, 1943. The piece argues the U S is at war and calls for preemptive plans by Army and Navy chiefs, noting White House Secretary Stephen Early on planning for emergencies. It suggests Allies may request substantial U S manpower as fighting intensifies.
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Chicago Tribune
Joint Army Navy Board
United States
Tas
Army
Navy
White House
Stephen Early
Uncle Sam
FDR Delegates Defense Strike Legislation to Senate
Washington report says President Roosevelt adopt a hands off approach to defense labor bills. Senate leaders prepare to unravel a tangle of measures with three priority groups pushing different options from government seizure of strike plants to mediation to outlaw strikes for closed shops and the House approved Smith bill awaiting action.
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van Nuys
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Norris
Austin
R-Vt
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Utah
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Ala
Ellender
Taft
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Rminn
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Dva
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Taft Seeks Hoover Input On Price Controls
Senator Taft proposes the Senate seek former president Herbert Hoover for guidance on the price control measure. Taft, sponsor of substitute legislation, cites Hoover's wartime experience as federal food administrator and price fixer.
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Taft
Ohio
Senate
Herbert Hoover
House
Hoover
Henry D Wolfe Dies Suddenly at Racine
POMEROY staff special reports Henry D Wolfe age 72 died Thursday at his Racine home. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Mt Moriah Church. Interment in Letart Cemetery. He leaves two daughters Mrs Leslie Smith Columbus and Mrs Dorothy Profitt at home, one son Robert of Racine, two brothers James Kentucky and John Racine, and three sisters Mrs Fannie Beaver Mrs Minnie Adams of Racine and Mrs Mattie Inkrout of Columbus.
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Mt. Moriah
Henry D. Wolfe
Racine
Letart
Wolfe
Leslie Smith
Columbus
Dorothy Profitt
Robert
James
Kentucky
John
Fannie Beaver
Minnie Adams
Mattie Inkrout
Boy 13 Hangs Self After Scolding in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Mrs. Minnie Teske found her 13 year old son Edmund dead by hanging in the basement after being scolded by his father for returning late to dinner. The boy reportedly used a rope from a railing to hang himself.
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Philadelphia
Minnie Teske
Edmund
Message to Hull on Indo China Talks Hinted War or Peace
Japan sent a message to Secretary Hull today that may answer FDR question on war or peace in the Pacific. Special Envoy Kurusu said talks with the United States should continue while awaiting Japan's response.
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Indo-China
Japan
Cordell Hull
Pacific
Saburo Kurusu
Roosevelt
Kichisaburo Nomura
Kurusu
Mr. Hull
Far East
Press turmoil over secret AEF plan and Japan talks
Secretary Stimson denounced Tribune reports as disloyal while asserting the published AEF plan of 5,000,000 troops was unfinished defense study. Japan sent a cautious reply to Roosevelt notes amid fears of new East Asia aggression and possible talks with Washington.
State Seeks Overdue Taxes From Columbus Firms
Columbus Ohio Tax Commissioner William S Evatt announced efforts to collect thousands of dollars in overdue taxes. A sample investigation found 300 business concerns in Columbus and Franklin County owe a total of 30 924 with 90 percent failing to file personal property and intangibles returns since 1935.
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Columbus
William S. Evatt
Franklin County
Allen Turner Dies At Home In Chicago
Allen Turner 54 a native of Athens County died at his Chicago home after a three month illness. He had lived in Athens before moving to Chicago 22 years ago and is survived by his wife three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning in Chicago.
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Allen Turner
Athens County
Chicago
Turner
Athens
Edward Banks
M. A. DeKort
Quebec
Canada
M. H. Hammond
Columbia
S. C
Fred
Ernest
Ohio Relief Bill Decrease This Year
Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood estimated Ohio's 1941 poor relief bill at 17 million dollars, down 7.4 million from last year due to more defense industry employment. November relief expenses were preliminarily set at 1.22 million versus 1.178 million in October.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Ohio
Jackson teen dies after bicycle collision downtown
Parnell Dey, 16, was fatally struck by a car at a downtown intersection last night. The young rider suffered injuries when the automobile hit his bicycle, ending his life.
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Jackson
Parnell Dey
Bridge Falls Killing Eight
A massive steel section of a highway bridge under construction over the Connecticut River collapsed. Eight workers died with the toll expected to reach 14 as seventeen others were hospitalized after being thrown into the water from 80 feet up. Divers recovered the eighth body beneath twisted girders as rescue crews worked amid wreckage and debris.
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Hartford Conn
Connecticut River
Hartford
New London
Surplus Tax Funds Prompt Ohio Officials Trip to Cleveland
Gov. John W. Bricker dispatched four administration spokesmen to Cleveland to brief the city council finance committee on surplus tax funds. He reiterated he would not call a special legislative session at this time to distribute the funds to local subdivisions.
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Cleveland
John W. Bricker
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland Sergeant Shot by Wife Invading Bedroom
Police Sergeant Ed ward Maurer age 37 was shot in the left knee by his wife during a misidentified prowler incident early today Maurer was tiptoeing into the bedroom when fired upon.
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Cleveland
Edward Maurer
Woman's Lost Purse Contains Noted Toolkit Items
NEW CASTLE Ind. Letha Sailors of Muncie reported her purse lost or stolen. She listed items including watches, a diamond ring, pins, a dime ring, lodge pin, American flag, knives, pens, a flashlight, driver license, social security card, and two books.
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Ind
Letha
Muncie
Men's Lodge
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