Nelsons decentralization plan to cut red tape in war effort
Washington moves to decentralize war production by creating a field service as a new major WPB division. Nelson argues field offices will advise on priorities and material allocations, move tools across plants, and bring decision making closer to industry hubs like Detroit. He envisions 50 to 60 field chiefs nationwide with Kanzler in Detroit coordinating arms conversion.
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Nelson
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Prouction Board
WPB
Detroit
Ernest Kanzher
Kankler
Kanzler
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
OPM
War Production Board
Knudsen
Senate
Army
William H. Harrison
Navy
Navy speeds submarine hunt as two more ships are sunk
The Navy accelerates Atlantic submarine patrols to guard hemispheric sea lanes as the Axis threat grows. City of Atlanta and Ciltraira sinks raise dead to 75 with 46 missing. Latin America may join to provide battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines for a joint effort.
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NAVY
City of Atlanta
Carolina
Thomas J. H
Trap) Trapnell
West Point
Rosario
Lingayen Gulf
Trapnell
Still a Little Coal Left
Local notice urges readers to order a Sunday Messenger classified ad for coal promotions. It promotes bargain rate options and multiple lines to maximize exposure for coal sellers during cold months.
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Coal Man
Sunday Messenger
Ohio Supreme Court rules guests liable under guest statute
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed Columbiana County rulings and held that sharing gas and oil for a social car trip does not exempt guests from the guest statute. Mrs. Helen E. Duncan is barred from damages from Ralph Hutchinson after a crash on a trip from East Liverpool to Steubenville, where $3,000 had been awarded by county courts.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Columbiana
Helen E. Duncan
Ralph Hutchinson
East Liverpool
Steubenville
Draft Boards Prepare New Questionnaire Aid
State Selective Service Director C. W. Goble urged local draft boards to organize advisory groups to help registrants complete questionnaires after the February 16 registration. He emphasized pre-registration organization and members’ familiarity with selective service requirements.
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Columbus
Selective Service
C. W. Goble
Agriculture chief seeks big rise in oil crop planting
Secretary Wickard plans personal appeals to farmers to boost spring plantings of oil bearing crops after reduced Far East imports. Government targets include peanut plantings up 264 percent, soybeans up 152 percent, and flaxseed up 133 percent.
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Washington
Wickard
Far East
Ohio Dairymen Warned to Act for War Time Efficiency
In Toledo James P. Johnston assistant to the Secretary of War declares no blanket program exists and warns Ohio dairymen at the 25th Ohio Dairy Products Association convention that drastic government controls will follow if they do not quickly devise plans for peak efficiency. He urges adoption of two quart containers.
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Toledo
Ohio
James P. Johnston
Army
Ohio Dairy Products Association
Western Hemisphere Unity Grows From Rio Conference
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the Rio de Janeiro talks cement a broader anti Axis solidarity among American republics that could outlast the war. He praises U S driven Western Hemisphere production plans, removal of trade barriers, a common currency, and vast regional harbor canal and highway projects shaping a lasting economic-political bloc.
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Rio de Janeiro
Western Hemisphere
United States
Officials Warn Of Probable Light Shortage
Washington Congress heard blunt warnings from power officials that a rationing of electricity for homes offices and civilian use may begin this year to support defense programs. Leland Olds Fed eral Power Commission chair and G O Wessenauer TVA acting power manager testified the emergency would require rationing in many regions by year end.
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Washington
Congress
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
G. O. Wessenauer
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Appropriations Committee
Olds
Press Compromise for Wartime Price Control
A three way compromise was pressed by senators to break the log jam on wartime price controls. The plan involves concessions by the House, Senate, and President Roosevelt as the joint congressional committee resumes closed sessions.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Joint Congressional Committee
Record in Shipments Set by Tool Industry in 1941
Cleveland reports a 1941 machine tool industry shipments record totaling 775.3 million dollars. December contributed 85.1 million, marking the largest monthly volume in the industry's history.
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Cleveland
Machine
National Machine Tool Builders Association
Powhatan Mine Resumes Operations After Fire
The Powhatan Mine, closed since a December 7 fire, resumed operations today. Two men died in the blaze. The mine employs about 800 workers and is a major Eastern Ohio employer.
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Bellaire
Powhatan
Ohio
One of 102 to be on federal payroll by year end
The House appropriations committee informed that by fiscal year’s end one in 102 Americans will be on the federal civil payroll. The disclosure highlights government employment levels amid budget discussions.
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Washington
United States
House
Appropriations Committee
Invasion Indicated as British Army reorganizes for offensive
British Air Minister Archibald Sinclair signaled a major buildup for offensive operations on the European continent amid royal discussions of a possible counter invasion. Soviet and Allied actions across the front, from Mozhaisk to Libya and Sicily, marked intensified operations and heavy fighting.
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Adolf Hitler
Mozhaisk
London
Archibald Sinclair
Sinclair
Irwin Rommel
Cairo
Mersa Brega
Gulf of
Sirte
Betwen
Agedabia
el Aghella
Central Front
Crimea
DNB
Rome Radio
Black Sea
Soviet Information Bureau
Leningrad
Leonid Gorovo
Zhaisk
Smolensk
Mediterranean
Malta
Libya
Catania
Sicily
Germany
School Girl Heroine Dies Picking Up Paper
A nine year-old Cleveland girl, Mary Ann Covacs, was killed when struck by a car while collecting waste paper for defense. Governor Bricker lauded her as a heroine.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Mary Ann Covacs
Cleveland
Falling Auto Sales Hit Sales Tax Revenue
Columbus reports a $70,000 drop in total sales tax revenue for the first full week of the year from 1941. The motor vehicle category led declines, with receipts falling from $189,997 to $128,588, while all other classifications except apparel and chain stores also showed decreases.
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Columbus
Don H. Ebright
Selby Shoe Strike Authorized by CIO After Talks Break Down
In Portsmouth Ohio the Selby Shoe Company plant faced a plant-wide strike authorized by CIO United Shoe Workers. Union president Frank McGrath said negotiations broke down after a breakdown in talks and the company refused to meet differences.
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Washington
Portsmouth
Selby Shoe Company
CIO United Shoe
Frank McGrath
Compromise Reaches Unified Stand by Pan American Allies
The five nations including Argentina and Chile agreed on a four point compromise to back a collective break with the Axis. United States Brazil and Peru joined in shaping the resolution which urges mutual defense against aggressions by non American states and seeks formal approval from the 21 republics.
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Argentina
Chile
Axis
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Brazil
Peru
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Ohio Valley flood control talks led by Alan N Jordan
Alan N Jordan of Portsmouth, executive secretary of the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress, arranged conferences with defense officials and army engineers on flood control for the Ohio River and its tributaries. He stressed floods in the valley threaten war material production and cause multi million dollar losses.
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Washington
Alan N Jordan
Portsmouth
Ohio Valley Conservation and Floor Control Congress
Defense
Army
Ohio River
Jordan
Ohio Valley
Hurricanes drive counteroffensive north of Singapore in WW II
Newly arrived Hurricane fighters engage Japanese forces 70 miles north of Singapore as British jungle troops seize the initiative in Malaya. Over Singapore the fighters reinforce defense while bombers and ships report heavy Japanese losses and continued aerial assault.
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Sinegapore
Japan
Singapore
Luzon
RAF Fighters Sweep Malay Peninsula Front Lines
Dispatches say British artillery opened a Malay counter-offensive as two waves of RAF fighters swept the area, machine-gunning patrols and followed by infantry charges. British forces aim to relieve exhausted Indian and Australian battalions while opposing Japanese incursions threaten Rangoon and New Guinea.
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Empire
Nuar
Johore State
Malay Peninsula
Rangoon
Burma
Kawkareik
Burma-Thailand
Moulmein
Cape York
Rabaul
Watom Island
New Britain
Australia
Our Boys In The Pacific Northwest Civilian Aid To Ack-Ack Troops
Anti-aircraft troops stationed across the Pacific Northwest have become friendly to local families who supply cake and warmth. In one rural spot a unit billeted in a makeshift barracks of packing cases. a farmer offered his house, praising the soldiers for keeping the farm orderly. A school yard encampment challenged teachers but was normalized.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Railroads Win 10 Percent Passenger Fare Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a 10 percent rise in U S passenger fares to cover higher wages and operating costs. The move could bring about 45 million dollars extra on last year’s revenue, with the increase likely effective between February 1 and 4. A freight rate rise by the same amount is pending. The hike excludes the 1½ cent per mile rate for service members on certain fare trains.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Comemission
ICCO
Lough
Aptitude Tests Speed Up Army Pilot Qualifications
The Fifth Corps Area announced that an aptitude test may substitute for formal education for aviation cadet applicants who have passed physicals. Hundreds of Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Indiana applicants awaiting February exams will skip them and be notified to report for the aptitude test in a few days.
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Columbus
Army
Fifth Corps
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Clocks Remain On Standard Time After Power Law
Interstate Commerce Commission officials said clocks may be an hour faster after February 9 but will stay on Standard Time. The time shift was enacted to conserve electric power and was signed by President Roosevelt on Tuesday.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Thieves Use Fleet of Trucks to Take Mine Machinery
Thieves used a fleet of trucks to haul away strip-mining equipment valued at about $5,000 from Haverhill Coal Co. property at East Springfield. Sheriff Robert Bates reported the loss amid the East Springfield incident. The second item notes crews clearing debris from five lower floors of the Netherland Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati after a small motel fire.
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Steubenville
Haverhill Coal Co
East Springfield
Robert Bates
Clear Cincinnati Hotel
Cincinnati
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