Tragedy in Laurelville as Weaver slays Phyllis Johnson then kills self
Ade Weaver 26 of Laurelville shot his 16 year old sweetheart Phyllis Johnson a South Bloomingville high school junior then killed himself after her rejection. The killings happened at the Notestone home in Laurelville with family and neighbors present. Authorities call it murder and suicide driven by thwarted love.
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Lawjrelville
Ocking County
Ade Weaver
Tooth
Phyll Johnson
South Bloomingile
Laurelville
Ruth Notestone
Uth Bloomingville
Floyd Duffy
Harley Meyer
Frank
Phyllis
Notestone
Freida Watters
Evelyn Johnson
Lancaster
Virgie Eveland
Peanuts For Hens and Practical Messenger Want Ads
A poultry expert discusses using peanut as part of a hen diet. The text mentions peanut flavored eggs and notes novelty in trying new ideas. It also advertises three brindle and one black Scotty puppies seeking good homes with a contact number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Congress faces food subsidies and payroll tax deadlines
Congress reconvenes with two firm deadlines as Feb 17 nears for food subsidies and the Commodity Credit Corporation. By March, the payroll tax rates under emergency relief must be decided, with the Senate Finance Committee backing a year long freeze continuation on a 1 percent rate for employers and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Senate Finance Committee
Mackinac Declaration Seals GOP Foreign Policy Stand
Chicago report cites E Spangler of the Republican National Committee declaring the Mackinac declaration the only concrete comprehensive foreign policy statement from any party. He argues Roosevelt labels Democrats the Win the War party while asserting country is Republican. He cites a survey suggesting about 56 percent of sampled U S soldiers in England favor Republicans in 1944.
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Chicago
Mackinac
Harrison
E. Spangler
Republican National Committee
Spangler
Roosevelt
England
Waste Paper Declared No. 1 Critical Material
New York reports that waste paper has been declared the number one critical material by the U S Victory Waste Paper Campaign led by national newspapers. The call urges citizens to collect and deliver surplus paper to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Victory
Roosevelt to Send Annual Message by Noon Tomorrow
President Roosevelt will transmit his annual message to Congress at noon tomorrow after consulting his physician and will broadcast a shortened version to the nation tomorrow night. A major issue is absentee voting for servicemen with ballots printed and shipped months ahead. The Senate supports a leave-it-to-the-states plan awaiting House action, while mustering-out-pay for discharged veterans and lump-sum benefits for lower ranks are also debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Singlehanded capture by doughboy Billy Miller in Italy
Pvt Billy Miller of Peoria Illinois tricked a German lieutenant and 18 soldiers into believing they were surrounded. He led a small force through 600 yards of No Man's Land to captivity after a night in a cave. The Germans later planned to move him to a prison camp, while the fighting raged nearby.
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Billy Miller
Peoria
Ill
No Man's Land
Miller
San Vittore
Billy
Labor Leader Says Workers Will Back War Loan Drive
Indianapolis report quotes William Green of the AFL stating American workers who have sacrificed life and limb will support the Fourth War Loan Drive from January 18 to February 15. He cites 80,000 workers killed and 7,000,000 injured on the production front. Ted Gamble notes 27,000,000 workers contribute about 430 million dollars monthly for bonds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Ted Gamble
The
Treasury
War Finance Committee
Gamble
Solons Barred From Service In Active War Forces
President Roosevelt ordered the War and Navy secretaries to bar members of Congress from serving in active military components. Attorney General Biddle advised the Constitution forbids simultaneous service in Congress and the armed forces. The move closes a long running dispute as some legislators have joined the military or relinquished seats.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretaries of War and Navy
Congress
Biddle
Stephen Early
War Stimson
Navy
Knox
Canadian Oil Dispute Reaches Congress
War Department and Truman Committee clash over a 134 million oil development in Canada. The committee urges continuation only with new deals with Canada and Imperial Oil Co Ltd to secure post war rights for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Senate
Truman Committee
Canada
Congress
Imperial Oil Co., Ltd
United States
Heavy Damage Shown From American Bombing Attacks
Reconnaissance photos from the January five raid reveal extensive damage at Kiel submarine yards, a bolt and screw factory at Neuss, and an aircraft plant at Tours Parcay Meslay, per Army headquarters disclose.
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London
Kiel
Neuss
Germany
Tours-Parcay-Meslay
France
Woman's Intuition Proves Correct in Home Poisoning
Mrs. Emmett Galloway warned something was wrong at home and left a film to find her two children and a neighbor's son unconscious on the living room floor from furnace fumes. Hospital attendants said all would recover.
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Memphis
Tenn
Emmett Galloway
Stiffer Jap Resistance Reported In Pacific War
Allied dispatches report Japanese forces stiffening their defense in the Southwest Pacific with renewed resistance at New Britain invasion points and along the north coast of New Guinea. Air battles intensified as MacArthur’s reports describe Marine advances near Cape Gloucester and ongoing Japanese counterpressures.
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Pacific
New Britain
New Guinea
Warren J. Clear
Army General Staff
Japan
Los Angeles
MacArthur
Bergen Bay
Cape Gloucester
Daliman River
Finschhafen
Cape St. George
New Ireland
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
Rabaul
Tokyo
Seventh Army Air Force
Mili Atoll
Marshalls
Tarawa
Gilberts
China
Joseph W. Stillwell
Urge Tobacco Growers Not To Sell Crops
Lancaster County tobacco growers were urged to withhold sale of the 1943 crop when the OPA freeze ends. S. S. Bard, president of the county growers association, calls for withholding about 37 million pounds worth roughly eight million dollars as protest against price setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lancaster County
OPA
S. S. Bard
Missing Co Pilot of Gable’s Plane in England Mission
A-35 Bomber base in England reports Col. William A. Hatcher missing from his 13th mission over enemy territory. Hatcher, Detroit native, commanded a Flying Fortress group and earlier served as co-pilot aboard the fortress Eight Ball linked to actor Clark Gable.
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U.S
England
William A. Hatcher
Detroit
Mich
Eighth Air Force
Hatcher
Clark Gable
Fire Destroys New Lexington Star Foundry Plant
A blaze at The Star Foundry and Machine Co. in New Lexington destroyed the plant. Officials estimate losses around 40000 dollars, with fire believed sparked by a shaft furnace. Local fire crews fought the flames and started investigations into the cause.
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New Lexington
Star Foundry and Machine Co
Paget Assumes Command In Middle East Arrives Cairo
Gen Sir Bernard Paget, newly named Allied commander in chief for the Middle East, has arrived in Cairo to assume command, according to an official announcement. He succeeds as the senior Allied officer in the theater and will direct operations from the Cairo command.
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London
Bernard Paget
Middle East
Cairo
Fifth Army breaches Cassino defenses in heavy fighting
Allied lines push two miles toward Cassino as American doughboys seize Mount Maio and Mount Chiaia, while Mount Porchia is secured. British hold Peccia bridgehead west of Mount Maggiore as Lt General Clark’s forces press to weaken the stronghold amid snowbound Eighth Army front. Air operations strike Pola and Ancona and destroy one German plane as ships suffered losses in Mediterranean routes.
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Allied
Algiers
Fifth Army
Cassino
Peccia River
Mount Maio
Fallen San Vittore
Cessino
Peccia
Mount Maggiore
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Clark
Chiaia
Cassino Road
Mount
Porchia
Cervaro
San Vittore
Mount Chiaia
Cerraro
Eighth Army
Air Command
Adriatic
Pola
Italy
Istrian
Ancona
Aquila
Safety Measures Urged On Railroads Amid Rising Accidents
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged rail carriers to enforce operating rules and install safety equipment without waiting for disasters. Passenger numbers rose 43.6 percent and passenger miles 92.9 percent in early 1943 compared with 1942, reflecting increased rail use and casualty concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Invasion Ship Workers Will Return to Jobs
About 17 000 Cramp Shipbuilding employees prepared to resume work on invasion ships for the Allied Nations after voting to end a strike that halted production since last Thursday. They secured Navy mediation through Lieut. Comdr J M L Jolsin and demanded the painters discharge dispute take top priority. The Navy was instructed by Secretary Knox to aid civilian authorities in ensuring ready and unmolested access to the plant for returning workers.
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Philadelphia
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
J. M. L. Jolsin
Navy
Cramps
Fourth Naval District
Secretary of Navy
Knox
Child Found On Roof Dies In Bronx
In the Bronx a 2 1/2 year old boy Joseph Moran was found dying on a roof after a 12 hour cold search. He died an hour later at Lincoln Hospital. His guardians Mr and Mrs Edward Ruane said he was playing with a red pinwheel before vanishing and was locked out on the roof by someone unaware of his presence.
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New York
Joseph Moran
Bronx
Lincoln Hospital
Edward Ruane
Joseph
Misunderstandings North of Filing for 1943 Taxes
Washington reports common tax myths about employer handling of income tax. Most workers with withholdings or owe for 1942 income must file a final 1943 return by March 15 to settle the tax. Employers must report pay and withholdings to the Internal Revenue Bureau. this does not relieve individuals of filing.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Junction of Red Armies Near Bug River Drive
Soviet General Vatutin's First Ukrainian Army pushed within 15 miles of the Bug River and neared Vinnitsa while Konev's Second Ukrainian Army moved toward Alexandrovka and Sarny. German retreat reported as chaotic. Soviet offensives claimed 110 towns seized, 2,300 Germans killed, and large materiel captured.
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Nikolai Vatutin
Bug
Vinnitsa
Dnieper
Vatutin
Smela Gap
Smieper River
Ivan S. Konev
Alexandrovka
Kirovograd
Sarny
Old Poland
Zhernishche
Bug River
Odessa-Warsaw
Big River
Transnistria
Rumania
Stockholm
Berlin
Konev
Polonnoe
Kaments Podolsk
Zhitomir
Stutin
Buki
Kiev
Kagarlyk
Kzhishchev
Britain
Aachen
U. S
Rhineland
Ludwigshafen
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Bessarabia
Mihai
Exiled Lithuanian President Smetona Dies in Fire
Cleveland report says Antanas Smetona exiled Lithuanian president died in a residence fire at age 88. He had fled Russian occupation after resisting German pressure and lived in an attic apartment since 1942 with his wife Sofie. Artificial respiration failed to revive him.
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Cleveland
Antana Smetona
Lithuania
Sofie
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Santa Fe
George
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Anzacs
Gable
G. I. Kid
Avaline
Tony Mao
VU. 5S
G. L
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