PT Boat Hero Bulkeley Sinks 5000-Ton Japanese Vessel
Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley of Long Island City commands a small motor torpedo boat that entered Binanga Bay in Subic Bay Philippine Islands and torpedoed a 5000-ton Japanese vessel. The daring action, aided by eight crewmen, occurred under machine gun and shore battery fire. The feat marks the PT boat’s spectacular Pacific debut and may signal future similar attacks.
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John D. Bulkeley
Subic Bay
Philippine Islands
Washington
Navy
Philippines
Long Island City
New York
Binanga Bay
Tamananan
Bulkeley
Luzon Island
Far East
Batan Peninsula
Bricker Urges Ohioans to Do Their Part War Defense Push
Gov. John W. Bricker likened the state defense council to a wartime conference and urged all Ohioans to participate locally. He noted 600 local defense councils and 35 county units approved and called for widespread citizen registration to back defense programs. He urged motorists to avoid tires and tubes requests unless used to aid the war effort.
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Columbus
State Defense Council
John W. Bricker
State Council
Accident Claims Reach Historic High in Ohio Workmen’s Comp
Will T. Blake announces 1941 workmen’s compensation accident claims totaled 286,010, up 35 percent from 1940 and 30,916 above the 1929 peak, as war industry production rises in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Will T. Blake
Industrial Commission
Child Killed Collecting Scraps for School
In Cleveland Mary Ann Kovach nine was fatally struck by a car while starting a tour of neighbors to collect old papers for her school scrap campaign. Police reported she was assisting the scrap drive when the accident occurred.
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Cleveland
Mary Ann Kovach
Mail it bring it or phone it in
A brief public notice invites submissions via mail delivery or phone in questions or entries with a contact number 0242 for coordination. It emphasizes convenient methods and a clear channel for participation or submission.
Separate Air Force Urged by Rep. Bender in Air Power Speech
Rep. George H. Bender of Ohio calls for a separate U S Air Force with its own command. He argues it will let the United States become the master of the air and keep pace with enemies.
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Washington
United States
George H. Bender
Ohio
Bender
Army
Navy
Farley and Hamilton Back Two-Party System in War Era
James A. Farley former DNC chair told Clover Club’s 60th annual dinner the two party system must be preserved despite wartime emergency. John D. M. Hamilton former RNC chair agreed saying Farley expressed his thoughts exactly.
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Philadelphia
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Clover Club
John D. M. Hamilton
Farley
Twelve Japanese Planes Down In Singapore Raid
An official source reports twelve Japanese planes were shot down this morning during a sharp air raid on Singapore.
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Singapore
New Objectors Camp Opens in Coshocton Ohio
A new camp for religious objectors to military service opened this morning in Coshocton Ohio. The National Service Board for Religious Objectors announced the development as part of the civilian service program.
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Washington
Coshocton
Ohio
National Service Board For Religious Objectors
U Boat Attacks Reported Off Atlantic Coast
Washington AP reports new Axis submarine activity from Cape Hatteras to Newfoundland with several attacks on ships. Navy says strong counter measures are in place and the president notes the raids were anticipated and may not aim at influencing the Pan American conference in Rio.
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Washington
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Newfoundland
Navy Department
Navy
East Coastal Command
Department
Roosevelt
Rio de Janeiro
War Fattens U S Income To New Peak
Government economists estimate that the national income rose to 92.2 billion dollars in 1941, averaging 693 dollars per person. The gain over 1940 was 16.2 billion and over 1929 sevenfold, with 1942 likely higher depending on war spending and price levels. About one third of the 1941 rise went to higher costs.
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Washington
Argentina Refuses To Break With the Axis
Argentina acting president Ramon Castillo said the government could not modify its stance on the Anti Axis declaration. Pan American conference supporters pressed ahead despite Argentina’s position with a sub committee member proposing expulsion of opposing nations from the Pan American union.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Pan American Conference
Argentina
Ramon 8. Castillo
Pan American Union
Body of Film Star Carole Lombard Taken for Private Funeral
Los Angeles reports the body of Carole Lombard is taken home for private funeral and burial near Will Rogers Marie Dressler Jean Harlow alongside other film stars. Lombard her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Peters and a movie press agent were killed in a Nevada airliner crash Friday while returning from a Midwest defense rally.
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Los Angeles
Carole Lombard
Will Rogers
Marie Dressler
Jean Harlow
Elizabeth K. Peters
Nevada
Mozhaisk Falls as Soviet Forces Break German Front
The Soviet Union declares Mozhaisk captured after fierce street fighting as Red Army forces push six miles beyond the town toward Smolensk. London reports the loss signals a larger Russian offensive with fresh reserves, while German lines on the Donets show disruption near Kharkov. British and Allied reports note Emden raids and German losses, as Columbus teachers resume base pay in February.
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Russia
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Smolensk
Hitler
Donets
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
London
Tass
Red Army
Ceuars
Leonid Govorov
London Daily Herald
Rzhev
Upper Volga
Ostashkon
Lake Seliger
Leningrad
Nadvostay
Emden
London Air Ministry
DNB
Escape From Tokyo to America on Blacked Out Pacific Voyage
Mrs. Ferdinand Bishop once served as a code clerk at the American embassy in Tokyo. She left Tokyo with Judy the terrier, survived Pearl Harbor news at sea, endured blacked out nights, and reached San Diego after a wartime Pacific passage unlike many. The voyage included refugees and wounded soldiers aided by fellow passengers.
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Dorothy Patterson
Ferdinand Bishop
Robbin Beckley
Posthaste
Athens
Japan
Bishop
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
States
Judy
Hamburg
Manila
Honolulu
Royal Leonard
Generalissimo
China National Aviation Company
America
Legislation Aims at Special Interests and Naval Profits
Washington AP reports Vinson will push bills to force big chambers of commerce and labor unions to disclose assets liabilities and expenditures and to curb excessive profits on naval contracts. Also Donald M Nelson orders the auto industry to halt car production by Feb 1 and shift to weapons manufacturing, with Ernest Kanzler slated to run armament conversion and 350000 workers potentially reassigned.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D.-Ga
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Ernest Kanzler
Henry Ford
Ford
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers Cio International
General Motors Department
Reuther
Bill Would Require Enlisted Men To Support Dependents
Washington debate centers on a proposed bill to force servicemen to allot 15 of monthly pay to dependent wives and children with government matching allowances. Backed by Rep Edmiston after talks with veterans groups, the plan echoes 1917 wartime practice affecting regulars and selectees. Officials warn over generous government aid and reassess 7 5 million registrants excused for dependent claims amid scrutiny of actual need and possible marriages.
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Navy Department
Armed Services
United States
Rep
Edmiston
W. Va
Jective
West Virginian
Federal Mints Set Money Record in 1941
Government mints operated around the clock in 1941 to produce a record number of domestic coins totaling 1,827,486,276 pieces with a face value of 102,209,510.45 dollars. Mint director Nellie Tayloe Ross announced additional outputs of native coins for the Dutch East Indies and smaller runs for Curacao Dominican Republic Liberia and Liberia.
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Washington
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Dutch East Indies
Curacao
Dominican Republic
Liberia
Muhlenberg Acquitted At General Court Martial
Col H C Kress Muhlenberg was found innocent at a general court martial on charges he criticized warplane distribution outside U S possessions and discussed politics in violation of war department orders. He denied the charges and was once in charge of Hickam Field Hawaii.
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Columbus
Col
H. C. Kress
Muhlenberg
United States
Hickam Field
Hawaii
War Department
Conference of Labor Chieftains On War Production
A regional conference on war production will unite AFL and CIO leaders in Columbus on February 28 and March 1. Sponsored by the Office of Emergency Management and Ohio State University, the meetings aim to mobilize labor on their home ground as part of a nationwide series described by Sidney Hillman as enhancing labor participation in the war effort.
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Columbus
AFL
CIO
Office of Emergency Management
Ohio State University
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Local Activities Not Affected by Change
Daylight saving time set for 2 a m February 9 will not affect public activities. Courts banks and other public offices must operate on Eastern Standard Time as required by state law.
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Columbus
New ALEF's En Route to Battle Zones
Allied warships shelled Japanese invasion forces along the Malay peninsula north of Singapore. Roosevelt announced reinforcements moving to the South Pacific as U S forces and AEF units head toward distant fronts. MacArthur’s forces held the line on Batan and fought back, while guerrillas struck at Tuguegarao. Red Star estimates 6,000 American and 32,000 Filipino troops faced 100,000 Japanese in Luzon. Japan boasted Pacific dominance as Tojo vowed tougher actions. Japanese raids on Singapore and Malacca continued amid heavy Allied and Australian responses. British and Thai-Japanese clashes extended across Malaya and Burma as Australian defenses strained.
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Associated Press
Japan
Singapore
United Nations
Roosevelt
United States
A.E.F
South Pacific
Philippines
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
Luzon Island
MacArthur
Tuguegarao
Putc Ting
Red Star
Luzon
Tokyo
Shigetaro Shimada
Pacific
Malaya
Indies
Hideki Tojo
Britain
Malayan
Straits of Malacca
Malay Peninsula
Dutch East Indies
Sumatra
Minahassa
Celebes Island
Australia
Celebes
Lastern
New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Kavieng
North Cape
British New Ireland
Madang
Salamaua
Bulolo
Lae
John Curtin
Rangoon
Student Aviators File Suit Against Institute
Twenty one students filed suit in common pleas court against the National Aircraft Institute alleging the school failed to provide government licensed instructors and suitable equipment after they contracted to pay about 40 000 for instruction in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
National Aircraft Institute
Common Pleas Court
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