Italians Bomb Greek Positions In Albania Conflict
Rome reports that Italian air force strikes targeted the Premet Perati highway and lines along the Viosa river to blunt Greek advances toward Premet. Greek forces claim Italian columns retreating from Argirocastro, with Premet Perati road repeatedly attacked by air. The communique also notes the Delfino sinking a Greek destroyer and a Neptune-class British cruiser reportedly sunk by Italian torpedo boats.
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Rome
Albania
Premet
Perati
Viosa
Argirocastro
Porto Edda
Premet-Perati
Delfino
Aegean
Il Giornale D'Italia
Greeks claim Premet siege in central Albanian front
The Greek High Command says Premet fell after fierce fighting with heavy Italian losses and more than 500 Fascist troops surrendering. It reports Italians retreating from Argirocastro toward Porto Edda to avoid encirclement, with Greek forces advancing northwest of Pogradetz toward Elbasan and Tirana.
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Argirocastro
Athens
Tepelini
Premet
Porto Edda
Poty Edda
Albania
Batt
Pogradetz
Elvasan
Tirsna
Frashri
Names of crew and officials listed after crash report
First Officer George S. Young of Oak Park Illinois and co pilot Stuart W. Moore are named along with Cleveland Wilbert J. Austin 64 of Cleveland president of the Austin company a firm of industrial engineers and builders Miss Jane Selby 27 Akron employed by a Chicago candy company and Lee F Haneline 38 Downers Grove Illinois eastern division superintendent of reservations United are identified among others in continuation on page one of the report.
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George S. Young
Oak Park
Ill
Stuart W. Moore
U. S. Ordnance
Cleveland Wilbert J. Austin
Cleveland
Austin Company
Jane Selby
Akron
Chicago
Lee F. Haneline
Downers Grove
Eastern Divison Supe
United
Glamour Girl named debutante of 1940 41 season
Mary Lee Abott, 19, chosen as the glamour girl after a committee contest by the American Woman's Club in New York Air Lines. A crash followed as Mary Lee Abott and several prominent officials died at Holy Cross hospital. Dozens injured as a U S Army civilian engineer and executives suffered fractures. Planes were changed mid flight amid snow and low visibility near Chicago.
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Mary Lee Abott
American Woman's Club
New York
Wilmette
Ill
Montgomery Ward and Co
Leo Wolvns
Chicago
Richard R. Pettite
Bostonia
Calif
Philadelphia
Akron
Cleveland
Scott
Cleeland
Young
Richard Rocas
Aviation payroll and plant output in 1941 projections
The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce reports a 500000 aviation payroll with 382000 shop workers producing airplanes engines propellers and accessories. Production planned to start in early 1941 and peak by June or July with about 350 aircraft per week, contingent on materials parts and engine supply.
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CIA
Rage One
Joulett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Jouett
Chamber
Judge Orders Help For Grand Jury In Murder Case
Municipal Judge Cyrus Hall ordered Don Edward Snyder of Charleston held for grand jury action on a murder charge after William Riddle died in Berkley hospital. Riddle was wounded last Thursday by a small caliber rifle bullet fired during an altercation in Charleston.
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Charleston
Cyrus Hall
Don Edward Snyder
William Riddle
Berkley Hospital
Riddle
Big Spending Exceeds 1939-40 Government Expenditure
The speaker notes spending likely tops 35 billion dollars in excess of the 1939-40 rate across all government purposes prior to the defense buildup. The remark frames the magnitude as a fiscal expansion during the prewar period.
Lemon Juice Recipe for Rheumatic Pain Relief
A home remedy claims quick relief for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. Mix Ru-Ex Compound with a quart of water and the juice of four lemons, take two tablespoons twice daily. Promises relief within 48 hours with a money back guarantee if not improved. Sold by Grafton Drug & Chemical Company and drug stores nationwide.
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Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Defense program foresees rapid two year expansion
A report prepared for the agriculture department's program board estimates five year defense spending by calendar years 1942 to 1945 totaling 7.5 billion, 9 billion, 7.5 billion, 6 billion and 5 billion dollars. It says financing will drive faster industrial activity, boost purchasing power, and cut unemployment by about half between 1940 and 1942, with higher farm prices likely as purchasing power rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Program Board
Farm wage trends and input costs amid income rise
A discussion notes that potential gains in farm wages and higher costs of materials and equipment used in production could offset much of the increase in farm income. It analyzes how expenses may rise with production, tempering income gains.
Defense Spending Could Be Taxed To Balance
The report suggests that funding defense costs through higher taxes and cuts in other areas would have only modest effects on the domestic economy, indicating limited impact from reallocation of spending.
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Doan
Mary Lee Abbott
Hamilton
Mistand
Hamilton Beach
Monongahela System
Baker's Coal
Skaggs
Ata
Call Grafton
Burghan
W. Va
West Virginia Gas CO
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company
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