Allied Air Might Shifts Into Offensive Across Pacific War Front
Allied air forces push a growing barrage from the Solomons to Burma as MacArthur’s flyers cripple a 22‑ship Japanese convoy near New Guinea. Tokyo acknowledges losses while Allied raids hit airfields and ports across New Guinea Burma and the Solomons. Two American soldiers were killed in a Tulagi assault as operations continue in the Solomon Islands theater.
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United Nations
Solomons
Burma
United Tos
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Austra
Solomons- New Guinea
MacArthur
Tokyo
Australia
Kai Islands
Gasmata
Gloucester
New Britain
Mubo
Salamaua
Goodrenough Island
Rangoon
Shipment of Garden Seeds To Be Delayed
The Ohio Agricultural Department urged gardeners to be patient as seed shipments lag about three weeks due to labor problems. Officials said supplies remain plentiful and no shortage is expected.
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Columbus
Ohio Agricultural Department
Tragedy as Fire Kills Mother and Three Children
A kerosene stove explosion ignited a fire in a St Marys home killing a 29 year old mother and her three children. Neighbors reported flames shooting from the bedroom as firefighters battled the blaze for hours.
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ST. Marys
Sees Wide Use Of Synthetics
Philadelphia report cites Polish chemist inventor Dr Waclaw Szukiewicz claiming postwar American economy will be reshaped by cheap plastics tires and insulating sheathing based on synthetic or natural rubber. He notes alcohol to butadiene process boosts synthetic rubber and predicts broad future demand.
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Philadelphia
Waclaw Szukiewicz
Szuklewicz
Additional Tax Urged For State's Factories
Ohio lawmakers prepare to hear testimony on a bill to levy an extra five million dollars a year in unemployment insurance taxes on factories whose war production expansions triggered higher payrolls. Senate committees meet tonight while House and Senate reconvene tomorrow at 1 30 p m.
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Columbus
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Senate
House
Ex Senator James E Ford Dies at 77 in Ohio
Obituary notes former State Senator James E. Ford died at age 77 in Chillicothe. He helped secure passage of Ohio's 1933 34 free text book law while in the Legislature. In Columbus the state salvage report shows 1942 half totals of 2,131,500 tons in scrap collection, 8 percent of quota.
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Chillicothe
James E. Ford
Ohio
Columbus
State
Draft Order Shifts Men Over 38 From 4-H to Farm Deferment
Washington AP reports a new draft rule moves men over 38 from 4-H classification into general 1-A 3-A or other classes. Farm work by May 1 can place single men in 2-C and married men in 3-C for farm deferment. Bankhead aims to bar farm workers from service. administration seeks individual exemptions. House debates lend-lease extension and tax proposals continue.
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Selective Service
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Senate
Selective Service Headquarters
House
Capitol
Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
Robertson
D.-Va
Doughton
D.-N.c
Wallace Urges Russian Pact to Prevent World War III
Vice President Henry A. Wallace said a third world war is likely unless Western democracies and Russia reach a satisfactory understanding before World War II ends. He warned Prussia rearming, double-crossing Russia, or fascist influence could trigger WW III, urging a close U S Soviet accord.
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Delaware
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Wallace
Ohio Wesleyan University
Prussia
United States
Germany
Mrs Valmetta Lent Dies in Jacksonville
Mrs. Valmetta Lent aged 86 wife of the late William Lent died at her Jacksonville home after a short illness. Survived by three sons Russell Lent of Jacksonville W H Lent of Canton and Ben Lent of Forest Grove Oregon and two daughters Mrs Velma Sayre of Concord and Ada at home 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Glouster
Valmetta Lent
William Lent
Jacksonville
Unreasonable Delay Triggers Strike at Ball Band Plant
Misaha ka Indiana United States Rubber Ball Band plant employee strikes over WLB delay in wage appeal. Plant manager Charles Glaes cites need for government order before granting higher wages.
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Mishawaka
United States Rubber Company
War Labor Board
Charles Glaes
WLB
No Coupon Needed for Seed Peas and Beans
The Office of Price Administration says Victory gardeners may buy dry peas and beans for planting seed without ration coupons. Local boards may authorize purchases without coupons. Other guidance covers extra coupons for babies and the sick, furloughs for servicemen, and special occasions. Dried parsley and onion flakes are not rationed. The only rationed dry vegetables are beans, peas, and lentils.
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Washington
Victory
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Gremlins blamed for Nashville plane mishap over Cumberland River
In Nashville, Gremlins reportedly caused a Cub cruiser to take off alone after landing. Pilot James Tilford escaped, but the aircraft climbed to about 2,000 feet before nosediving into the Cumberland River, with observers noting the flight prior to the crash.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Cumberland River
James Tilford
Tilford
Wellston workers strike after dismissal at Frick-Gallagher plant
Wellston employees picketed Frick-Gallagher Manufacturing Co after walking out at midnight in protest of a fellow worker's dismissal for inefficiency. Joseph Gallagher, general manager, said the fired worker was considered inefficient. The plant is engaged in war work under a contract with the CIO United Steel Workers.
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Wellston
Frick-Gallagher Manufacturing Co
Joseph Gallagher
CIO
United Steel Workers
Bakers Gain Permission to Slice Bread at Home
The Agriculture Department will lift restrictions on bakers slicing bread for home use after improved paper and wax supplies. The move follows talks with the War Production Board and aims to ease the earlier embargo that began January 18, with limited exceptions for some commercial bread types.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
War Production Board
Levittesr
Soldiers Lost In Gulf Storm During Night Maneuvers
The Fourth Service Command announced the probable drowning of 14 soldiers after a landing barge ran aground off Carrabelle Florida during a Gulf storm. Two officers and three others were rescued from the wreck, with nineteen aboard from Camp Gordon Johnston garrison.
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Atlanta
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Fourth Service Command
Carrabelle
Fla
Camp Gordon Johnston
1500 Japanese troops killed in Kiangsi operations
The Central News Agency said 1,500 Japanese troops were killed in mopping up operations southwest of Nanchang, Kiangsi Province. Enemy stragglers in the area were completely wiped out.
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Chungking
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Defiance College President Resigns to Lead Green Bay Church
Defiance College President John W. Claxton announced he will resign next June to serve as pastor of the Union Congregational Church in Green Bay Wisconsin.
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Defiance
John W. Claxton
Defiance College
Union Congregational Church
Green Bay
Wis
Atlantic Ship Losses Rising in Western Atlantic
The week saw five cargo vessels a destroyer and a submarine launched at eastern shipyards as AP tallies total Allied and neutral American Western Atlantic losses at 621 since Pearl Harbor. An attack on a neutral Spanish ship sparked speculation Axis submarines were widening their campaign.
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United Nations
Atlantic
Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Ohio Gas Consumers Asked To Be Sparing
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company urged consumers to conserve gas due to an emergency from heavy usage that has reduced reserves. The radio appeal warned war industries relying on gas could face shutdowns if consumption remains high.
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Ohio Gas
Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Post War Alliance Advocated With United States
Sir Keith Murdoch argues Australia must form a firm postwar alliance with the United States to preserve binding interests in the Southwest Pacific. He urges an active British American partnership with joint roles in developing regions.
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Melbourne
Keith Murdoch
Australia
United States
America
Southwest Pacific
Rommel's South Attacks Smashed by Eighth Army
Allied forces report the British Eighth Army shattered Rommel's southern offensive from Mareth Line in Tunisia with heavy German losses while the North African front saw Allied gains. Moscow fronts and Vyazma area advances grew as Red Army captured towns and pressed toward German lines. Bomber activity over Europe paused by weather, with RAF and USAAF poised for-wide air battles.
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Rommel
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Erwin Rommel
Mareth Line
Russia
Moscow
Vyazma
Harold H. Balfour
RAF
U. S. Army Air Forces
Medenine
Sicilian
Gzhatsk
Olemon
Vyazma-Smolensk
Ringling Circus Returns to Old Fashioned Tour Style
SARASOTA Fla. The Ringling Circus has dropped modernistic trappings for this year’s tour. The parade is revived and moved inside tents as the opening spectacle, replacing the old street ballyhoo format to avoid slowing schedules.
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Sarasota
Fla
Ringling Circus
Columbus Based Plane Wrecked Near Davis Monthan
Officers at Davis Monthan Field reported wreckage spotted by air about 50 miles northeast of there likely a B 17 bomber from Lockbourne Air Base near Columbus Ohio missing since Wednesday with nine crew. A B 24 bomber with eleven aboard has been missing since Jan 18 and is presumed down in the same general area as the wreckage sighting.
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Tlefield
Gzhatsk
Sychevka
Vyazma
Staraya Russa
England
London
RAF
The
Reich
Wilhelmshaven
Helgoland
British
Air Ministry
Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Field
Lockbourne Air Base
Columbus
Japanese setback in Bismarck Sea not fatal blow to foe
AP dispatch from New Guinea reports Allied observers caution that the Bismarck Sea convoy failure may not force Japan to abandon northern New Guinea bases. Photographs show 60 Japanese ships near Rabaul, and Allied air power continues to threaten Japanese bases as vigilance remains high.
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Bismarck Sea
Yates McDaniel
New Guinea
Pacific
Australia
Papua
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Lae
MacArinul
Figures Given On Lend Lease Aid to Russia
Lend Lease Administrator E R Stettinius Jr says U S support to Russia extends beyond weapons to vast materials and equipment. Report released as House debates renewals lists boots leather trucks jeeps rail, telephones wire petroleum steel aluminum zinc copper and chemicals delivered.
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Washington
America
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
House
Stettinius
Russia
Confirm Allred for Appeals Court Bench
Senate judiciary subcommittee voted two to one to confirm former Texas Governor James V. Allred to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The nomination faced opposition from Louisiana members and Senator O'Daniel who beat Allred in Texas last year's senate race.
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Washington
A _ senate
James V. Allred
Texas
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Hatch
D-Mex
Allred
Louisiana
Congress
O’daniel
D-Tex
Dayton School Plant Workers Call Strike
Dayton workers from 49 public schools threaten closure next Monday as the Local Union of Non-Teaching Employees cites inaction on wage increases. The strike covers school firemen engineers and janitors.
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Dayton
Five Pass Tests for Hocking County Home Job
The State Civil Service Commission announced that Charles F Buckingham Edwin Barker Clarence Skinner Joe L Funk all of Logan and Porter V Hite of Gore passed the examination for the superintendent of the Hocking County home a $1080 a year post.
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Columbus
State Civil Service Commission
Hocking County
Charles F. Buckingham
Edwin Barker
Clarence Skinner
Joe L. Funk
Logan
Poreter V. Hite
Gore
Eight American airmen rescued after bomber ditched off Brittany
A German radio broadcast quoted by AP reported eight American airmen were saved from rubber lifeboats near Brittany after their four engine bomber was forced down during a raid on the French coast.
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London
Associated Press
Brittany
Explosion of hemp dust damages FE. T. Rugg Co. plant
Newark Fire Chief Stanley Shaw said an explosion of hemp dust caused a fire that heavily damaged the FE. T. Rugg Co. plant, which was engaged in war work in the city.
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Newark
Stanley Shaw
FE. T. Rugg Co
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