New Guinea Bases Bombed by MacArthur Allied Air Fleet
General Douglas MacArthur’s fighters and bombers swept over New Guinea New Britain and the Solomons in the most extensive air offensive yet. They hit Buna Kokoda and surrounding targets wrecking fuel dumps huts and ground facilities while medium bombers struck again.
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Douglas MacArthur
Buna-Kokoda
New Guinea
Pacific
MacArthur
New Britain
Solomons
Buna
Kododa
Owen Stanley
Kumusi
Kokoda
Coral Sea
Buka
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
Chillicothe Ordnance Unit Arrives Overseas
The 112th Ordnance Company of the Ohio National Guard based in Chillicothe has arrived safely at an undisclosed foreign destination. Capt. Walter Howard of Columbus commands the company which is not part of the guard’s 17th Division, and the unit is also overseas.
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Columbus
112Th Ordnance Company
Ohio National Guard
George C. Marshall
Army
Adjutant General's Office
Walter Howard
Guard
Seized Japanese Bank Notes Exposed for Australia Invasion
Sydney Allied authorities disclose seizure of a large stash of bank notes printed in Japan intended to finance an invasion of Australia. The notes were uncovered as military forces tightened control and investigation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Japan
Memory Return Reveals California Amnesia Wife’s Marriage
Gloria Welk ler Miller of California recovered memory after ten months and learned she is married to Henry Miller of Los Angeles who she now calls a total stranger. Her last recollection before recovery was of her first husband Pierce Weller, a deceased New York newspaperman, found dead in Atascadero, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Welkler Miller
California
Henry Miller
Los Angeles
Hog average price at peak in absence of price ceilings
Absent any price ceiling action, hog quotations rose further amid strong demand. The yesterday best price was 15.10 per hundred pounds, 20 cents below the 22 year high, while the overall average surfaced at about 14.85, a new peak since 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Office of Price Administration
Urge Women To Take Part in Scrap Drive
The War Production Board plans fuller female participation in national salvage campaigns. WPB says conferences with business and professional women will discuss methods to boost activity in the scrap drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Woman Sentenced for Harboring Deserter
Mrs. Florence Kirchensteiner a 39 year old woman from Cleveland was sentenced to a year in a federal penitentiary for harboring Army deserter Pvt Floyd O Farrell from Fort Lewis Washington She met the man in a beer parlor and introduced him to her husband as a cousin.
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Cleveland
Florence Kirchensteiner
Pvt
Floyd O'Farrell
Fort Lewis
Wash
Pomeroy Paper Files Petition in Bankruptcy
Meigs Publishing Co., owner of The Pomeroy Tribune until February 16, filed a bankruptcy petition in Federal Court. The filing reports liabilities of 47424 and assets of 13177.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Paper
Columbus
Meigs Publishing Co
Pomeroy Tribune
Preble County Village Exceeds War Bond Target
Eaton AP reports a village of 3,500 residents set a war bond sales goal of 10,000 dollars and exceeded it with total sales of 30,205 dollars. Local officials praised the effort and noted strong community support across the town.
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EATON
Preble
Germans resist at Stalingrad as battles rage 30 days in
Soviet and Nazi reports clash over progress in Stalingrad with German gains in the center of the city while Soviet scouts claim ground won northwest and southwest. Red Star notes heavy losses for Germany and reports dismissal of Von Bock amid strategic disputes. In North Africa British raids strike Bengasi Barce and Gialo Oasis behind Axis lines.
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Associated Press
Volga River
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Star
Stockholm
Reuters
Adolf Hitler
von Bock
Hitler
Caucasus
Berlin
Mozdok
Central Caucasus
Grozny
Black Sea
North African
Libyan
Bengasi
Barce
Gialo Oasis
Gialo
el Alamein-Qattara
Egypt
Bricker Urges 35 MPH Speed Limit Across Ohio
Governor Bricker asked all Ohio motorists to limit speeds to 35 miles an hour to conserve rubber amid a tire shortage. The move follows a telegram from Frank Bane of the Council of State Governments. Ohio’s then existing limit was 50 mph with enforcement reports of speeds above 40 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Frank Bane
The
Council of State Governments
Office of Price Administration
Brooks Wins Major Government Shoe Contract
The Boston Quartermaster Depot announced contracts for 1,800,000 pairs of service shoes, a top government award. Included is Wm Brooks Shoe Co of Nelsonville Ohio with 28,000 pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Quartermaster Depot
Wm. Brooks Shoe Co
Nelsonville
Ohio
3000 Slovenes Shot in Sabotage Reprisals
Yugoslav sources report over 3000 Slovenes shot and 58 villages razed in recent weeks as reprisals for sabotaged Slovenian railways. They also say 165000 deported to Germany and at least 70000 to Italy.
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London
Solvene
Germany
Italy
Trial Marriage Planned by Amnesia Cetin
Hollywood report shows Gloria Weller Miller and Henry Miller plan a trial marriage after amnesia linked to her first husband’s death. A psychiatrist predicts recovery for Mrs. Miller as she and Miller test a permanent relationship despite the unusual situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amnesia Cetin
Firestone Cuts Cost of Anti-Aircraft Guns in War Effort
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co reports a 25 percent cut in the cost to produce Bofors 40 mm anti aircraft guns as it shifts to full war production. Output at the Akron plant has risen 30 percent since August 15 and 1000 percent since Pearl Harbor. Additional gains include 27 percent more barrage balloons and 400 percent more inflatable life belts. Funeral services Saturday for Gen A B Critchfield, 79, former Ohio adjutant general who helped establish Camp Perry Rifle range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Army
Firestone
Pearl Harbor
Anti Inflation Bill Will Not Halt Price Increase
The bill in Congress would not let Roosevelt instantly halt farm price rises since 1939. Many commodities could rise before ceilings, including wheat corn oats cotton and more. Parity price rules may trigger ceilings for imports above parity while some staples stay below until parity is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Europe
Bricker: No special session needed for war vote laws
Ohio Governor Bricker said there is ample provision for absentee soldier voting and all war plant workers can vote in the November election. He rejected calls to convene a one day legislative session to amend election laws or extend polling hours. Bricker noted workers have time to vote within the 12 hour window and that two hours off to vote is allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
John Sweeney
Bricker
General Assembly
Ohio Oil Rationing Zones Set for Winter Use
The Office of Price Administration outlines four heat zones for fuel oil rationing in 30 eastern and midwestern states. Zone A residents will get more oil. Zone D less. Zones cover parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Northern Ohio, and other listed counties and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Belmont
Noble, Morgan
Hocking
Delaware
Maryland
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
GOP Demands Use of Most Able Leaders
The Republican House delegation endorsed a ten point program to win a decisive war victory and push for more congressional representation after the fall elections. It called for full and immediate use of the most capable military and civilian leadership and opposed diverting focus to social reforms at the expense of the war effort.
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Washington
House
Congress
Swiss Halt Influx of U. S. War Refugees
Bern Switzerland Justice Minister Edward Von Steiger told Parliament that sending refugees to the United States or South America is impossible leading to stricter frontier barriers. He said only 30 US visas, 31 Brazilian visas, and five Argentine visas have been issued so far this year.
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Bern
Switzerland
United States
Edward von Seiger
Brazil
von Steiger
Dairy Production To Continue at Peak
The Agriculture Department said dairy production in 1933 would meet war needs at a current record level. Net output next year may total 119 to 122 billion pounds, with this year’s production around 120 billion pounds, potentially surpassing any prior year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Rainy Spring Cuts Ohio Honey Output In 1960
Ohio producers saw honey production fall by about 2.494 million pounds despite more hives. The estimate from the federal state crop reporting service puts total honey output this season around 10.846 million pounds, down from 13. pace the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Farm Labor Shortage Warns of Food Shortage
Secretary Wickard told the House Agriculture Committee that unless a solution is found to the farm labor shortage and other production problems, the nation may face a food shortage. He urged considering a national labor service act and warned the issue affects the entire war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickard
House Agriculture Committee
National Labor Service
United States
Careful Handling of Souvenir Shells Urged
Columbus officers warn that 4 inch World War I shells found in a scrap drive may be live not duds. Col Roland L. Gaugler urges careful handling after two loaded shells with fuse caps were unearthed in the Columbus area.
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Columbus
Roland L. Gaugler
Ordnance
Fifth Service Command
Technical Training for Enlistees Advocated
Former Selective Service Director Clarence A. Dykstra urged sending qualified army enlistees to technical schools even if they prefer active service. He cited manpower confusion and stressed the value of specialized training for national defense in New Haven Connecticut.
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New Haven
Conn
Selective Service
Clarence A. Dykstra
Eleanor Roosevelt and FBI fail to find Negro servant clubs
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation found no evidence of any Eleanor Clubs among Black servants. The report counters rumors of organized groups linked to the first lady.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Eleanor Clubs
Increase in Living Costs Is Predicted by Farm Parity Push
Washington AP reports congressional farm bloc pressure to raise parity ceilings in the anti inflation bill. The Office of Price Administration estimates living costs would rise 4 to 5 percent under the proposed parity formula, with a $3 to $3.5 billion impact. Farm-state lawmakers want higher wages for farm labor reflected in parity, and Congress debates floors at 90 percent parity with government loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Price Administration
Senate
Smith
D.-S.c
Senate Agricultural Committee
House
Fulmer
House Agricultural Committee
House Banking Committees
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Banking Committee
Five Years for Dodging Induction on 23rd Birthday
Thomas McCausland of R D No 5 Canton was sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary after a jury convicted him of failing to report for selective service induction. Judge Emerich B Freed imposed the term as McCausland testified he became a minister for a religious sect last March 16 and that he is "a soldier of another army Christ's army."
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Cleveland
Thomas
McCausland
Canton
Emerich B. Freed
Christ's Army
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Dial
Brooks
Richard R. Amerine
Lawrence
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Solomon Island
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