Farmers Plan More Plantings Face Uncertain Government Help
A government report notes farmers plan to increase food and feed crops this year but warns plans may outpace actual production. It cautions that acres planted do not guarantee output and stresses government policy as the key to confidence. The Red Cross drive in Cedar Rapids intensifies with a pledge-driven War Chest campaign and calls for substantial donations.
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Washington
RED Cross
Cedar Rapids
Victory Gardens
Meat shortage bites into steaks as war pressure grows
The meat industry warned that civilian access to juicy steaks will shrink due to wartime demand and reduced beef supply. Officials blame five factors including government purchases, rationing, high wages boosting demand, cattle on range, and black markets. Shortages were felt on both coasts with OPA moving slaughter quotas and a poultry run rising in the Midwest as meats rationing looms.
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America
H. M. Conway
National Livestock Marketing Association
Lend Lease
Boston
New England
West Coast
Price Administration
OPA
Midwest
Churchill to address nation by radio at 9 tonight
Prime Minister Churchill will speak for about an hour on BBC radio at 9 o clock, with 75 minutes for the address and subsequent news comment. The broadcast marks his first nationwide radio address since November 29 and aims to outline Britain’s duties and prospects in a year of offensive war.
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London
Churchill
Italy
Anthony Eden
United States
Britain
Europe
Hitler
Germany
War Production Board backs 48 hour steel industry week
The WPB steel labor advisory committee led by Philip Murray urged a 48 hour work week for all steel industry workers. The move aims to spread labor, boost production, and offset losses to military service, aligning with aims to expand facilities.
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Washington
War Production Board
Steel Labor Advisory Committee
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers of America
CIO
WPB
Steel Division
Armed Services
Transformer Short Triggers Sewer Gas Blast In Indianapolis
A power transformer near downtown Indianapolis caused a massive sewer gas explosion Saturday night, shattering windows over two blocks. One person was injured, 17 year old elevator operator Jerry Conyell with a slight shoulder injury. A utility employee cited a short circuit that ignited insulation and set sewer conduits on fire.
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Indianapolis
Jerry Conyell
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Midway Veteran to Speak At Red Cross Rally Today
Lieut. Arthur T. Hodges, Cedar Rapids naval materials inspector and former Hornet officer, will discuss his World War II Pacific service at a Red Cross program in Memorial Coliseum at 3 p.m. today. Hodges served aboard the Hornet during its final years, including buildup at Newport News and its sinking following multiple attacks.
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Midway
Frank Nye
Seven Seas
United States Navy
Arthur T. Hodges
Cedar Rapids
Ilornet
Pacific
Memorial Coliseum
Long
City of Flint Sunk by Axis Sub in Mid Atlantic
The 4 963 ton City of Flint, once captured by a Nazi prize crew and later released by Norway, was sunk by an Axis submarine in the mid Atlantic in late January. Only survivor Third Mate William Nichols Mills, 30, of Milton Massachusetts, reached Philadelphia to recount the loss. The ship, famous for its 1939 international dispute, sailed New York to Liverpool when captured, later freed at Haugesund, Norway, and returned to the United States January 27 1940.
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Philadelphia
INS
City of Flint
Norway
Navy
mid-Atlantic
United States
William Nichols Mills
Milton
Mass
City of
Flint
New York
Murmansk
Haugesund
Baltimore
Mills
Memorial Coliseum Rally In Cedar Rapids At 3 P M
A large patriotic program will be held at the Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids at 3 p m featuring band music songs a Red Cross volunteer review in uniform talks by Lieut Hodges Major J S Lorr Roger Holden a Red Cross official from St Louis and the poem A Year Has Passed read by Mrs Ethyle Breedlove of Cedar Rapids The public is invited marking a year since her commission.
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Cedar Rapids
Pearl Harbor
Memorial Coliseum
Red Cross
Lieut
Hodges
J. S Lorr
Roger Holden
St. Louis
Ethyle Breedlove
Tells Midway Story from a Red Cross Speaker
A lieutenant recounts action at Midway and other areas while protecting details of the Hornet’s sinking. He plans to speak under the Red Cross program as far as possible without provoking censors. His enthusiasm and sparkling blue eyes mark his talk.
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Midway
Red Cross
Reds Fight Fierce Defense In Kharkov Region
The Red Army reports fierce defensive battles in the Chuguev area southeast of Kharkov while on the central front it shows gains, capturing towns as the drive toward Smolensk continues. Moscow notes heavy German efforts along the Donets and claims a Red army formation killed 800 German troops.
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Kharkov
London
Red Army
Chuguev
Smolensk
Moscow
Donets River
DNB
Chuguey
Sevsk
Kursk
Bryansk-Konotop
Tomarovka
Belgorod
Donets
Manpower tri party policy committee formed in Washington
A new nine member streamlined policy committee representing labor management and agriculture met with Manpower Chief Paul V McNutt to address the manpower shortage via voluntary methods The group includes leaders from CIO AFL Chamber of Commerce National Farmers Union and American Farm Bureau and will advise on major policies and make initiative recommendations The committee seeks to avoid national service legislation while Congress considers a draft law The first meeting was described as a peace conference with unanimous agreement on all matters
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
WMC
Congress
Roosevelt
New Management-Labor-Agriculture Policy Committee
Philip Murray
C10
William Green
AFL
Rairoad Brotherhoods
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Crawford
National Association of Manufacturers
Conrad Cooper
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Edward A O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
James Patton
Con Fin Johnston
Ship bearing Cuhel's body leaves Lisbon
The Portuguese steamer San Miguel sailed from Lisbon to Philadelphia carrying ten victims from the Pan American Yankee Clipper crash in the Tagus river. Among the bodies is Frank J. Cuhel of Cedar Rapids Iowa, Mutual Broadcasting Service correspondent.
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Cuhel
Lisbon
Philadelphia
Pan- American Airways
Trans-Atlantic
Tagus River
Frank J. Cuhel
Cedar Rapids, Ta
The
Mutual Broadcasting System
Nine Die in Granite City Bus Train Collision
A Saturday crash at a grade crossing in Granite City Illinois killed nine people and injured 16 as an intercity bus was struck by a fast Illinois Terminal electric train just as the bus cleared the last rail. Drivers and neighbors assisted survivors and identified victims as emergency crews responded to the wreck along the tracks. Diva Warden, the bus driver, survived and said she halted 80 feet from the crossing to pick up passengers but signals failed and vision was blocked by an oncoming bus obscuring the view.
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Ill
Illinois Terminal
Tve
Toll
Stromlund
Goldie Farrar
Sylvia Bobo
Emmett Warden
Los Anna Prazma
Loms Prazma
Venice
Henry Nybner
Nameoki
Granite City Community High School
Jacqueline Nyborer
RAF Conducts Night Raids on Northwest Germany and Belgium
London reports light RAF raids on northwest Germany and Belgium on Saturday. A Lancaster on dawn reconnaissance bombed a rail target at Leer near Emden. Mosquitoes struck railway targets at Louvain and other Belgian sites. No RAF losses were reported.
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London
Germany
Belgium
Patis
Continent
Air Ministry
Leer
Emden
Ems River
Louvain
Keller Resigns as Studebaker Vice President in South Bend
South Bend vice-president George B. Keller of Studebaker Corp resigned Saturday, announced by company president Paul G. Hoffman.
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South Bend, Ind
ULP
George B. Keller
South Bend
Studebaker Corp
Paul G. Hoffman
U S Ship Blasts 8 Nazi Bombers in Week Battle
In a week long North Atlantic clash the Liberty ship William Moultrie’s gun crew, led by Ensign Jeremiah Mahoney, shot down eight German bombers, hit 12 more, and scuttled two U-boats. Mahoney awarded Silver Star. crew of 24 given commendations.
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Washington
INS
North Atlantic
Navy Department
William Moultrie
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
New York
Moultrie
Mahoney
Navy
Congresses threaten to outlaw coal strikes during war effort
Washington AP reports lawmakers from both parties warned a miners strike would trigger swift legislation to ban strikes during the war. Rep Mott said a bill is prepared. leaders said action would follow if a strike occurs. Miners may work past April 1 as operators seek retroactive terms.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Rep Mott
R-Ore
Congress
Matt
Kecte
R-Was
Montengy
D-Okla
United Mine Workers Union
Geree
Miners Reject Joint Submission Plan in Wage Talks
United Mine Workers of America voters rejected a Southern Coal Producers Association proposal to submit wage dispute terms to the government now. Operators will pursue an independent filing while preserving joint talks with UMW officials.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
Southern Coal Producers Association
Farmer
Thomas R. Burke
Southern
UMW
John O'Leary
United Mine Workers
New Sharon Flyer Dies in Plane Crash
SAN RAFAEL Calif AP Second Lieut Paul A Leyden 22 son of Leonard Leyden New Sharon Ia was killed Saturday when his single seater fighter plane crashed 12 miles north of Santa Rosa Lieut Leyden was attached to the Santa Rosa army airdrome.
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San Rafael
Calif
Paul A. Leyden
Leonard Leyden
New Sharon
Santa Rosa
Leyden
Santa Rosa Army Airdrome
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