British Britons and Allies Break Through in New Guinea and Burma
Allied forces reported major breakthroughs as MacArthur's troops captured Sanananda Point and Sananda village in New Guinea, wiping out pockets of Japanese resistance. In Burma, Field Marshal Wavell’s forces advanced on Kyauktaw and across the Mayu Peninsula, with air strikes and river operations targeting Japanese positions.
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N. Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Sanananda Point
Sananda Village
Puan
Japan
Archibald P. Wavell
Bur
India
Burma
South Seas
MacArthur
Apuan
Ameran
Port Moresby
Sanananda
Lae
Rabaul
Gasmata
New Britain
Bismarck Sea
Dondaik
Mayu Peninsula
Kyab
Rathedaung
Akyab
Chin Hills
Mayu River
Toungoo
Meiktila
Chindwin
Irrawaddy
Libya
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Tarhuna
Tripoli
Asaco and
Reitiehalin
Milisa
Seneeme
Teronn
Umile
Misurata
Garibaldi
Zliten
Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Russia
Leningrad
Schlusselburg
Ladoga
Kharkov
Ukraine
Pittsburgh
Stalingrad
Rostov
Montgomery
Beni Alid
Cairo
Alexandria
Suez Canal
North Africa
Tunisia
Tunisian
United Nations
Pont du Fahs
Tunis
Axis
Bou Arada-Goubellat
Medjez el Bab
Volkhov River
Red
Caucasus
Veliki Luki
Voronezh
Don River
Don
Red Army
Salsk
Rostov-Baku
Armavir
Naikop
Find Body of James Pierce
State police and volunteers climbed the Middle Mountain slope in Webster County to recover the mangled body of James B Pierce Jr 52 year old Corus war plant executive from the wreckage of his airplane. The Barlum Reduction Company president was found four miles east of Jerryville near Gauley River after weather forced an aborted Charleston to Cincinnati flight.
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Richwood
W. Va
Eep
Middle Mountain
Ebster County
James Bierce, Jr
Charles War Plant
Barlum Reduction Company
Jerryville
Gauley River
Pierce
Huntington
Cincinnati
Congress eyes full investigation of radio industry
Congress moves toward a full investigation of the Federal Communications Commission and possibly the radio industry. A five man committee would probe the FCC policies personnel and activities as President Roosevelt's intervention looms over the Pennsylvania anthracite strike contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Rules
FCC
Bombers Strike Tripoli Harbor in Daylight Raid
United States B 24 Liberators of the Ninth Air Force attacked Tripoli harbor by daylight dropping heavy bombs in the town and along the waterfront. In Chicago the Food Distribution Administration announced purchases of about 60 million pounds of pork and over 13 million pounds of lard in five Great Lakes states for Allied shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ninth U.S. Army Air Force
Tripoli
Chicago
Food Distribution Administration
Great Lakes
Severe cold wave grips Ohio driving ice and closures
A brutal cold wave swept across Ohio with glazing ice and a small blizzard in the lake area. Temperatures plunged to sub zero in the west and central regions and near zero in the east as high winds slowed traffic and forced school closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Columbus
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Cleveland
Hal G. Sours
Need for More Army Calls May Become Issue
Senator Thomas voiced concern over plans to raise the armed forces to 12,000,000 men. He urged delaying further large increases until Congress receives a full accounting of the actual needs. He supported gathering pilots and mechanics but questioned expanding infantry beyond current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas
D.-Okla
Congress
Appropriations
War Department
Oklahoman
Logan Weekly Paper Suspends Publication For War Readiness
The Logan Republican a weekly paper since 1903 suspended publication for the duration and issued a four page tabloid edition. Owner Fred E. Hull said he would enlist as a seaman first class on January 28 and train at Great Lakes. The wartime hiatus will end after the war once resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Logan Republican
Fred E. Hull
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Hull
Sale of Horse Meat Banned in Cleveland
Cleveland officials move to prohibit the sale of Man-O'-War horse meat at hotels, restaurants, shops or stores, lifting a cloud of doubt from diners who feared horsemeat might be on their plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bombers crash kills eleven in Alamogordo
In Alamogordo New Mexico a B 25 bomber crash killed eleven airmen including two from Ohio Sgt Chester C Shoemaker Lima and Tech Fifth Grade Steve Voytke Byesville.
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Alamogordo, N. M
Ohio
Chester C. Shoemaker
Lima
Tech
Steve Voytke
Byesville
Jackie Coogan Graduates From Army Air Forces Gliding School
Victorville California report notes former child star Jackie Coogan aged 28 has completed training as a flight officer in the army air forces gliding school. The source mentions his two decades in show business as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorville
Calif
Jackie Coogan
Army Air Forces
Liquor Shortages Seen As War Drives Demand in Ohio
Columbus AP reports Ohio will face liquor shortages as wartime demand grows. Acting state liquor director Don Fisher warned tavern keepers that deliveries this month likely exceed January 1942 levels but will not meet rising demand. Wartime employment has made Ohio a major payroll state, pushing liquor needs ahead of supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Don Fisher
Fisher
Demand for Midwest Wines Tops Output
War inspired rush for Midwest wines boosts demand two to three times above production. Sandusky producers report bottlers who usually buy from California cannot meet needs and are turning to Ohio New York and Michigan wineries.
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Sandusky
Midwest
California
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Canton Children Revive McKinley Penny Parade Fund
Canton children restart a penny parade to refill iron banks used for a McKinley memorial near the monument. Funds will be turned in January 29, the 100th anniversary of President McKinley's birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
William McKinley
Pittsburgh Girls Stricken by Sneezing and Hiccoughs
Two Pittsburgh district girls endured extended illness with sneezing and hiccoughing. Lucille Maracini, 15, completed a week of sneezing at Mercy Hospital while Angeline Lucente, 23, logged six days of hiccoughing at McKeesport Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Lucille Maracini
Mercy Hospital
Angeline Lucente
McKeesport Hospital
Roosevelts order ends coal miner strike and lifts siege rumors
President Roosevelt directed all anthracite coal miners to resume work within 48 hours to protect wartime fuel supplies. About 5,000 returned in Pennsylvania with 12,350 still idle as UMW protests dues hikes and wage demands. Allied offensive updates include Rommel retreat in Libya, Leningrad siege ends, and New Guinea gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Roosevelt
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
National
Pennsylvania
Eddy Creek
Miles Clope
Grassy Island
Hudson Coal Company
Scranton
Hazleton Shaft
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Edison Anthracite Company
District 7
District 1
UMW
White House
War Labor Board
Bricker Slows Legislature Rush To Change Ohio Time
In Columbus the push to switch Ohio to Eastern War Time slowed as the Senate postponed indefinitely action on a resolution asking WPB Chair Don Nelson to explain his daylight saving recommendation. Gov Bricker plans talks with Nelson next week at a governors conference in Baltimore as House referrals mount and two constitutional amendments surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricker
Ohio
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Senate
Nelson
Baltimore
WPB
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
D. A. Liggitt
Logan
William M. Boyd
Cuyahoga
Allow Youths 17 To Enlist In Army Reserves
Boston report states 17 year olds may enlist in the U S Army reserves but will not be called to service until after their 18th birthday. Major General Sherman Miles says the new policy allows American citizens who are fit and have parental consent to enlist in the enlisted reserve corps or aviation cadets in the air corps reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Army
Sherman Miles
First Service Command
United States Army
Miles
Air Corps
Plan Complete Probe of Tanker Sinking
Washington The Maritime Commission said a complete investigation is needed to determine why the tanker Schenectady broke in two at the Kaiser Swan Island outfitting dock in Portland Oregon. The commission noted that 30 or more ships of the same design had operated successfully at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maritime Commission
Schenectady
Kaiser Swan Island
Portland
Ore
Believe Murder Gun Found in Cedar Chest Slaying
Investigators sought to confirm today if a shotgun found in a field was the weapon in the Cedar Chest killing of Guy B. Fowler a 47 year old Columbus carpenter. Mrs. Fowler has not been seen since Friday and her father in law says he last saw her around Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Guy B. Fowler
Fowler
Joan Bates
Circleville
Death and suspected diarrhea cases in Cleveland hospital
In Cleveland two suspected infant diarrhea cases and one definite new case are under observation at Womans Hospital after more than 20 newborn deaths in the area. The hospital monitors the cluster as health officials investigate the outbreak and its causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Womans Hospital
Nazis Know Lines by Eddy Gilmore in War Room Portrayal
Dispatch from southeast of Rostov describes a German officer discussing war prospects with a Soviet colonel and American inquiries. The Nazi, stylish and arrogant, acknowledges party membership and Claims Germany cannot lose while mocking Allied production and American resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
RED Army
Rostov
United States
Rommel
Germany
Europe
Date of Draft For Fathers Is Still Uncertain
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt said the draft date for married men with children remains uncertain. He noted size of armed forces will influence timing and promised as much notice and certainty as possible. Some boards have already reclassified married men without children since December.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
WMC
Prof. Clarence Clark 87 dies at Logan
Prof. Clarence Oscar Clark 87 a longtime Rio Grande College faculty member died at his son in law and daughter home on East Second Street after a short illness. Survived by daughter brother and sister from Springville New York. An Hamilton College graduate he taught in Springville and Albany before joining Rio Grande retiring in 1926 as professor. He was a Baptist minister and active in Logan First Methodist Church.
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Logan
Clarence Oscar Clark
Rio Grande College
D. O. Davis
East Second St
Rio Grande
Lucius
de Emma Clark
Springville
N. Y
Hamilton College
Clark
Ohio
Albany
Athens County
Baptist Church
Hocking County Cage Tourney Dates Set
The annual Hocking County basketball tournament will be held on February 18 19 and 20 at Logan High School Gymnasium with six teams entered. Floyd Pence Carbon Hill School superintendent will be the tournament manager.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Logan High School
Floyd Pence
Carbon Hill
Auto Dealers Back Stricter Tire Checks at Meeting
Officials of the National Automobile Dealers Association urged more thorough automobile tire inspection to extend mileage. The demand came at their annual meeting as spokesmen argued for stricter examination. Montreal reports Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arriving by train for her first visit in seven years and set to speak at an aid to Russia rally tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Automobile Dealers’ Association
Montreal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Trouble Shooters Crack War Plant Bottlenecks
Cleveland report says 15 engineers forming a production engineering squad are breaking bottlenecks in Northern Ohio war production at about 50 problems solved weekly. The team is part of the Fifth Regional War Production Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Regional War Production Board
WPB
Sweden Alarmed by Possible Attack Says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson warned Parliament of a possible attack on Sweden and urged the utmost defense in such a scenario. The warning came with a background described as most serious by the influential Dagens Nyheter newspaper. He stated Sweden would defend itself beyond any doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Per Albin Hansson
Sweden
Dagens Nyheter
Eight Year Old Struck by Car Dies in Mercy Hospital
Tiffin report says Paul Sehmirdutz eight son of Mr and Mrs Ray Sehmirdutz crushed under an automobile when he fell while crossing a street. He died at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Paul Sehmirdutz
Ray Sehmidutz
Mercy Hospital
Confidence in 1943 Outlook Held Justified
London reports Deputy Prime Minister Attlee told Parliament Britain could look forward to 1943 with justifiable confidence. He praised Allied achievements, lauded the Russian Army, and noted weather in Tunisia hampered motorized movement and airfield provisioning. He cautioned against exaggerating Allied differences over North African policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clement R. Attlee
Great Britain
Churchill
Attlee
North Africa
Commons
Tunisia
Plan National Drive Against Meat Black Market
The Office of Price Administration discussed a nationwide drive to stop illegal meat sales and distribution. John C. Gruener reported regional and national OPA reps met to set up the program but kept details to avoid revealing tracking methods for meat bootleggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
John C. Gruener
OPA
Newark Man Found Dead At War Plant Worker Home
James Orr 37 formerly of Summerfield Noble County was found dead beside a gas stove in his Newark apartment last night. Coroner G W Sapp ruled the death accidental in the wartime context.
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Newark
James Orr
Summerfield
Noble County
G. W. Sapp
Air Raid Interrupts Baptism on Warship
On a Pacific Fleet warship, four sailors were baptized during a Sunday church service that was interrupted by an air defense alert. The chaplain resumed the service after the alarm, noting some sailors had not attended civilian life. The final baptism and hymn followed as the crew quieted down.
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Logan Weekly
Coogan
McKinley Fund
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Kazan
Moscow
Crimea
Turkey
Elliott Roosevelt
Army Air Corps
North
Africa
Prof. Clark
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