Russians Liquidate Last of German Forces at Stalingrad
The Associated Press reports the 162 day siege ends with the German Sixth Army surrendering at 4 p.m. The Red Army tallies 503 650 German casualties and captures as Axis forces retreat toward Krasnodar and Rostov. Allied air power pounds Sfax and Cologne as French reports claim Axis setbacks in Tunisia.
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Stalingrad
Red Army
Verdun
Vollate
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Sixth Army
Germany
Krasnodar
Black Sea
Rostov
Caucasus
Kharkov
Kursk
Kerch
Crimea
Sfax
Ousseltia
Sousse
Fair Pass
Cologne
Treasury weighs 1942 tax revert or pay as you go
Treasury general counsel Randolph Paul told the House Ways and Means Committee that outright forgiveness of 1942 income taxes could curb inflation from wage demands, but a pay as you go plan with about a 19 percent withholding tax on net income might stabilize war time wages. The administration may support skipping 1942 taxes in the lower bracket while avoiding full forgiveness.
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Washington
Randolph Paul
Treasury
Ruris
House
Ways and Means Committee
Farm wage sharing plan urged by Illinois economist
CHAMPAIGN Ill. agricultural economist C Case of the University of Illinois urged a profit sharing plan for farm workers to allow quick wage adjustments with income changes. He spoke in an address prepared for the 42nd annual Farm and Home Week noting farm wages lag behind industrial salaries and farm prices.
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Champaign
Ill
C. Case
University of Illinois
Case
Ohio House takes up instant time change bid in Senate approved measure
In Columbus the Ohio House of Representatives moved to activate the time change immediately after the Senate passed the bill without an amending stance. The Senate earlier altered the plan to shift clocks back one hour 90 days after enactment, or in May, while opponents urged the emergency clause to speed the switch.
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Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Senate
Cmici Pcy
Frank E. Whittemore
Akron
Genererally
House
Ickes Urges Six Day Week for Coal Mines
Fuels coordinator Ickes renewed his call for a nationwide six day work week in the bituminous coal industry. He said five day operations hinder demand meeting, citing manpower shortages and transportation strain as delaying factors. He warned coal supply could fail to meet 1943 fuel needs if most mines stay at five days.
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Washington
Ickes
State Liquor Supplies Half Way To Quench Thirst
CORZUMBUS Ohio Liquor supplies will probably meet the state's thirst about half way this month. Don Fisher acting liquor director reported approximately 250000 cases ordered for February delivery but with increased war time demand we probably could sell twice that amount if we had it.
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Corzumbus
Ohio
Don Fisher
Ohio Cigaret Stamp Sales Drop in January
Columbus reports January cigarette stamp sales in Ohio fell by 84,719 dollars or 10.5 percent from January 1942. The state tax department released the figures.
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Columbus
Ohio
State
Japanese Soldier Surrenders on Guadalcanal After Broadcast
Private Ayokiyoshi Hasamoto of Fukuoka among early Japanese troops who surrendered voluntarily following American loudspeaker broadcasts. He said many soldiers feel war lost, crave food and humane treatment, and many would surrender after further Japanese-language leaflets.
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William Hipple
Guadalcanal
Akiyoshi Hasamoto
Fukuoka
Japan
Hasamoto
Seek To Delay Fathers Draft
The War Manpower Commission ordered men in non essential work to take war jobs or face induction, prompting House action to protect fathers. Lawmakers plan to bar induction of married men with children until all fit single or childless married men in the state are drafted. The plan shifts quotas statewide and creates a graduated deferment by number of children.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
House Military Committee
Kilday
D-Tex
Police Seek Motive in Strangulation of Child
Cincinnati report says police consult psychology to determine motive in the strangling of 29 month old Gail Marie Bradner, child of Mr and Mrs Frad Bradner. Anna Marie Teal, 31, formerly hospitalized for dementia praecox, confessed to killing the baby. Teal had been left in charge of the child by the mother, who worked in a restaurant to cover hospital bills. Marion board of education raises salaries by ten dollars monthly for teachers and staff.
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Cincinnati
Gail Marie Bradner
Frad Bradner
Mount Auburn
Anna Marie Teal
Bradner
February 20 Deadline for Canned Food Rationing
The Office of Price Administration orders rationing from February 20 to March 1 with 48 points per person for March. Canned fruits vegetables frozen fruits dried fruits soups and baby foods are restricted. fresh produce remains untaxed. Households must plan ahead using point values and avoid hoarding while encouraging home canning.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Lend Lease
Europe
Resta
Man loses coupons after anti crowd remark
In Wilmington Delaware a motorist who yelled Get a horse to a street car crowd faced disciplinary action. The rationing board found he was cruising and ordered surrender of all but one of his current A coupons.
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Wilmington
Del
Solomons veterans honored by Admiral Halsey
Four Marines from Northern Ohio were among Solomons Islands veterans decorated today by Admiral William F. Halsey the United States fleet commander in the South Pacific.
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South Pacific
Ohio
Solomons Islands
William F. Halsey
United States
Ohio Deferment Ends for 100000 War Job Seekers
The War Manpower Commission orders lift general draft deferments forcing at least 100000 Ohioans to obtain war jobs or face induction. USES says total could reach 200000 with 1,019,135 in non war manufacturing and other large groups affected. Ohio USES director Wade Hammond notes workers in non essential roles will be guided into war jobs and get an extra 30 days after the April 1 deadline to find work.
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Columbus
William Papier
WMC
Papier
Wade Hammond
Ohio
Hammond
Preservation of Vegetables by Brining Methods Considered
The Agriculture Department weighs preserving large vegetable quantities for civilian use by brining and fermentation like cucumbers and kraut due to shortages of tin cans and rubber jars. Officials report experiments show several vegetables could be saved.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Davis Returns to Air War Broadcasts on OWI
Elmer Davis resumes weekly 15 minute radio broadcasts on the war situation. He previously was a radio commentator before becoming director of the Office of War Information.
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Davis
Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Kraft Seaman Sentenced for Draft Reporting Failure
Vernon A. Kraft a 25 year old merchant marine seaman from St. Louis Missouri was sentenced to four years in prison for failing to report to the draft board for duty in Texas. Kraft had sailed on 12 voyages in 18 months and was torpedoed twice. An arm injury in childhood makes him ineligible for Army service.
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Vernon A. Kraft
St. Louis
Texas
Kraft
American Seaman Survives 76 Days in Open Boat
Port of Spain Trinidad reports William Colben an American seaman says his torpedoed ship off West Africa Coast sank him at sea after 76 days adrift in an open life boat Colben arrived here yesterday and recounts the ordeal with details of endurance and peril.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
William Colben
West Africa
Butter Rationing Seen Amid Wartime Supply Strains
Washington reports government food authorities expect possible butter shortages as 30 percent of creamery output is set aside for war needs. Demand could exceed prewar levels by at least 15 percent, risking new rationing. Dairy groups push for early inclusion of butter in rationing and priority in lend lease, urging safeguards for consumers and producers.
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Washington
Food Production Administration
National Dairy Union
Wickard
Food Administration
Russia
Feeling Out Battle Off Solomon Islands Described
Secretary of the Navy Knox said the sea action off the Solomon Islands today is a process of feeling out on both sides with no pitched battle yet. He noted the situation remains fluid and open to changes.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Solomon Islands
U. S. Destroyer’s Exploit Revealed in Solomons Action
A U S destroyer reportedly sank an enemy destroyer and a cruiser and delivered the coup de grace to a Kongo class battleship during the Solomons fight. The ship escaped under its own power and details were withheld to avoid compromising future operations. General Patch and Knox visited Guadalcanal noting Japanese efforts and debates over battle reports.
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San Francisco
12Th Naval District
Navy
Knox
Solomons
United States
Guadalcanal
Henderson
Alexander Patch
Ford Sees Greater Use Of Forty Year Olds In Industry
Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Co, told a Saturday Evening Post article that in a few years industry must emphasize employing those in the forty and up age group or face a radically altered economy. He warned younger workers will need to support their elders.
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Philadelphia
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Saturday Evening Post
Arbitration Ends Strike Of County Employes
A 250 worker county maintenance strike ended after a four member panel and a fifth designee agreed to rule on whether eight workers were fired for political reasons. The panel found the workers were unnecessary.
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Toledo
AFL
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