MacArthur's Troops Repulse Jap Attack at Batan
The War Department announced a local night assault on General MacArthur's left flank at Batan was repulsed. Separate dispatches describe seven American bombers sinking two Japanese transports and likely a third at Balik Papan, with Japanese POWs expressing surprise at humane treatment.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
War Department
Netherlands Indies
Balik Papan
Borneo
Department
Archibald Wavell
Batavia
Mbasing Ie Highe
Japs Fail to Smash Soerabaja Base
Dutch Indies high command reports a massive Japanese bombing fleet failed to destroy Soerabaja, the United Nations main base, while Dutch troops hold a Japanese land force at Amboina. Tokyo radio claims occupation of Amboina, 635 miles north of Australia, was completed.
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Batavia
Soerabaja
United Nations
Dutch East Indies
Indies High Command
Amboina
Tokyo
Berlin
Australia
Sverdbaja
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Ap y M Camkhill to Strand or Dixie showings
The Grafton Sentinel extends an invitation to Mrs Apy M Camkhill of 498 Gay Street to attend current Strand theater play Town in San Diego or Dixie theater showing Sky Jerk, noted as last time.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Apy M. Camkhill
Gay Street
San Diego
Strand Theater
Dixie Theater
Soldiers Kid During Lulls On Corregidor
Private Howe Williams and Sergeant Ken Johnson discuss rumors and big plans in Luzon. They speak of a Lingayen landing, a San Francisco to Manila bridge, long range bombers, and relief for Corregidor as artillery from Batan holds the line. The exchange reflects wartime chatter and optimism amid siege.
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Clark Lee
Luzon
Corregidor Island
U.S. Army
Philippines
Howe Williams
Hiya
Ken Johnson
Lingayen
Formosa
Tokyo
Pvt. Williams
Sergi. Johnson
MacArthur
San Francisco
Manila
Williams
Fourth Army
Johnson
Pvt
Jearth
Batan
Detective Detected in Pill Concealing Task
CHICAGO February 4 Charles McCormick Wilson director of the Paisclente crime detection ary spent an evening laboriously KOping holes into chocolates in which he concealed medicine his 4 year old son Mike had refused to take. Given the chocolates the next day Mike studying them coldly said Just give me the pills I dont like chocolate.
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Chicago
Charles McCormick Wilson
Paisclente Crime Detectionary
Mike
Pawnee Bill Death Ends Legend of Wild West Showman
Major Gordon W. "Pawnee Bill" Lillie frontiersman and last surviving Boomer leader dies at his Buffalo ranch He would have turned 60 on Valentine’s Day He had been an invalid since 1936 after an automobile accident near Cleveland His wife May Lillie was killed Pawnee Bill led the Boomer movement to settle Oklahoma territory and was once hired by Wichita Kansas merchants to organize bands for this cause
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Okla
Gordon W
Lillie
Buffalo Ranch
Cleveland
Oklo
May Lillie
Pawnee Bill
Oklahoma Territory
Wichita, Kas
Bahama Move May Ban Tycoon Wenner-Gren
Bahamas authorities searched the Shangri-La estate for secret facilities with no findings while weighing banning Axel Wenner-Gren from Nassau until the war ends. The action follows his addition to a U.S. economic blacklist and reflects fears over his wartime role as the Bahamas takes control of his $3 million ventures.
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Miami
Fla
Axel Wenner-Gren
Bahamas
Shangri-La
Bahama
Wenner-Gren
Nassau
Wenner- Gren
United States
Mexico
Weener-Gren
Joining Army Beware of Six and Twenty Tootsies
A humorous wartime glossary shows camp slang used by servicemen. Terms range from army brat to belly robber and glamor boy selectee, illustrating coded phrases for roles, duties, and experiences.
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Associated Press
Child puzzled by daylight saving time inquiry in war era
In Ottumwa Iowa a 5 year old at dinner overheard adults debating setting clocks an hour forward for war time. The child asked if anyone had consulted God about the change, reflecting simple wonder amid wartime adjustments and civic discussion.
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Ottumwa
British Fall Back Farther Before Nazis in Libya
London reports Britain's Derna retreat in Libya as imperiled front lines pull back toward the Egyptian frontier. A Cairo communiqué notes rearguards have rejoined the main column while Rommel's forces advance two thirds of the way from El Adhem to the Egyptian border. British officials cite stronger Axis convoys, faster warships, and bad weather aiding Axis supply efforts.
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London
Derna
Bengasi
Tobruk
Libya
Middle East
Cairo
Rouighly
el Adhelia
Britain
Germany
Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
War Economy Touches All War Economy Touches All
Washington on February 4 1944 the war production board announces new wartime sharing rules for civilian goods to be tightened. The WPB plans seven million pounds of box board and paper yearly and instructs hosiery makers to pack two pairs per box with no wrappers. Rayon output will be diverted to hosiery firms and nylon used for parachutes. Typewriter plants are warned to convert to ordnance production.
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War Production Board
WPB
Rayon
Typewriter Industry
Ordnance
U.S. Forces Ready to Hit Huge Convoy in Pacific War
U S forces poised to strike a large Japanese convoy moving southward while subs and planes prepare to blast transports in the Macassar strait. Washington reports heavy potential toll on enemy expeditions threatening Java as U S ships seek access to the Southwest Pacific battle zone. The Amoy sighting of a 69 ship convoy underscores ongoing efforts to deny Japanese reinforcement.
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Washington
Java
Pacific
Batavia
United States
Macassar Strait
Bluejackets
Amoy
Philly Under Big Blackout Tests Wartime Readiness
Philadelphia reports the East’s first major wartime blackout described as 90 per cent perfect though wardens note failures. The 15 minute test darkened 3,159,572 residents across five Pennsylvania counties and three in New Jersey. Traffic halted and only sounds were wardens calling to extinguish cigarettes.
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Philadelphia
East
Frederick Estrade
A. C. Marts
Populous
Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware River
Freighter San Gil Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
The Navy announced the freighter San Gil owned by United Fruit was torpedoed by an enemy submarine off the Atlantic coast. No further details were released. The department noted 15 prior attacks and 14 had sunk American or allied ships, with only the tanker Malay spared.
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Washington
Navy
United Fruit Company
Atlantic
Department
Germans Pour Fresh Troops Into Battle Near Moscow
Moscow report says a renewed Russian drive west of Moscow sent reinforced German divisions back to Smolensk while the Red Army advances in the Donets basin and Kharkov area. Russian units reported sweeping into Krasnopavlask as front lines shift with fortifications forming.
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Moscow
Smolensk
Investia
Red Army
Donets
Petrovskye
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Krasnopavlask
Lozovaya
Urges Courts to Form List for Voter Registrars
Charleston reports Secretary of State W. C. O'Brien urged county courts to select a tentative voter list subject to Interchange to meet the statutory deadline. April 1 is set for the first listing under the new permanent registration law, eight weeks before registration. No penalties are provided for delays from counties unable to name registrars today.
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Charleston
Secrrtary of
W. C. O'Brien
O'Brien
Wavell Urges Fighters to Hold Fort at Singapore
Allied Generalissimo Sir Archibald Wavell declared Britain and the United States are sending great reinforcements to the southwest Pacific and urged his troops not to retreat before the Japanese. He said the defense of Singapore must be as memorable as Tobruk, calling for fighting to hold until reinforcements arrive and noting the Japanese effort to preserve gains from their initial assault.
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Singapore
Archibald P. Wavell
Britain
United States
Southwest Pacific
Tobruk
Wavell
United Nations
Ypres
Ae Mans
Europe
Nation to set clocks ahead nationwide next Monday
The entire country will advance clocks by one hour next Monday while schedules for trains, buses, and radio remain on their current times. Officials say the shift will only affect the relationship between watches and the sun, with no changes to service timetables beyond clocks.
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New York
Cials
Syond
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le Craw
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