Submarine attacks boost Allied naval push in Indies
United States submarines report two days of action near Bali and Celebes, torpedoing two troop ships, a naval auxiliary and a freighter, with possible hit on a Japanese cruiser or destroyer. Observers note no location released. bombing runs reportedly sank three transports off Macassar as Dutch forces contest Ambon and Celebes, with heavy fighting lingering in the Indies.
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Batavia
Nel
United States
Bali
Dutch
Jealous 17-year-old held for murder in theater
Chicago prosecutors asked a grand jury to indict Clarence Mc Donald, 17, for the fatal shooting of Dorothy Broz, 17, in a theater balcony after he confessed jealousy over her alleged marriage plans. The coroner’s jury had ruled murder, and the inquest pointed to motive.
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Chicago
Clarence McDonald
Wilbert Crowley
Dorothy Broz
Grafton Sentinel invites James Hudlin to opera house show
The Grafton Sentinel invites James Hudlin of 558 W Main Street to attend tonight's twin features at the Opera House. Lone Ranger and the Bandit and Jail House Blues! starring Nat Pendleton are presented as Pendleton's program in a double feature.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
James Hudlin
Main Street
Nat
Pendleton
Opera House
Skipper Ralph Hickox Lost With Truxtun In Newfoundland Wreck
The Truxtun under Lieut. Comdr Ralph Hickox and the cargo ship Pollute ran aground off Newfoundland in a storm. The disaster claimed 189 lives including Hickox, a commander of the doomed destroyer Truxtun.
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Ralph Hickox
U. S
Newfoundland
Hitkox
Central Press
Tommies Fire Oil Reserves Near Rangoon
British Imperial forces destroy critical oil facilities in Rangoon area to deny Japanese. Smoke from blazes drifts over the city as defense lines on the Sittang River hold but only offer delaying action. Japanese push from Thailand targets upper Sittang while clashes with Chinese forces unfold in the Shan states.
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Rangoon
Sittang
Gulf of Martaban
Burma
Salween
Bilin
Thailand
Chiengmai
Shiengrai
Tommies Fire page 4 saves woman in Rome plea
Sacramento Union files from March 26, 1868 may prove Mrs. James Gallatin Powers is not a Jew and eligible for an Italian identity card needed to buy food in Italy. Mayor Frank Monk and City Clerk Harry G Denton prepared a certified copy of the 74 year old birth notice and sent it via neutral Portugal. No other records could be found.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sacramento Union
James Gallatin Powers
Rome
Italy
Frank Monk
Harry G. Denton
Portugal
Survivor Count Rises From Truxtun Pollux Disaster
In St John s Newfoundland on February 26, the rescued count for the wrecked destroyer Truxtun and supply ship Pollux reached 168, 125 more than initial reports. Villagers say 118 bodies were recovered from the sea as search continues for missing sailors.
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ST. John's
Newfoundland
Truxtun
Pollux
Red Army routs Nazi 16th Army reserves near Staraya Russa
Moscow reports say Soviet forces crushed German 56th regiment of the fifth division and broke through to aid trapped troops in the Staraya Russa area. Russian fighters and anti aircraft guns disrupted German transport planes as the tightened ring around the 16th Army restricted German reinforcements.
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Moscow
Staraya Russa
16Th Army
56Th
Eto
Stutrapa-Russa -Area
Red Star
Leningrad
Stockholm
London
Lake Timen
Berlin
Japanese Planes Downed Over Rangoon Report
All-India Radio quoted an RAF communique saying twenty-one Japanese planes were destroyed in air battles over the Rangoon area this morning. CBS recorded the broadcast.
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New York
Rangoon
CBS
Bus Crash Kills Six Air Corps Soldiers in Enid
A Rock Island freight train struck a bus in a blizzard near Enid Oklahoma killing six Army Air Corps personnel and injuring twenty five others. The dead are Pvt Herbert J Taylor Pvt Eugene L Underwood Pvt Eugene J Sanders Pvt Vernon Ohnsted Pvt Robert W Walker and Pvt Cyril J Minarcik, all in the Air Corps. Names of other injured not yet released.
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Enid
Okla
Rock Island
Army Air Corps
Calvin W. Hammond
Herbert J. Taylor
Lake Kept
Fla
Eugene L. Underwood
Rogersville
Eugene J.sanders
Yoakum
Tex
Vernon Ohnsted
Georgetown
Minn
Robert W. Walker
Bay City
Cyril J. Minarcik
Chicago
Hammond
MacArthur’s Troops Raid Lax Japanese Line
The War Department reports General Douglas MacArthur’s forces staged a surprise thrust on the Bataan peninsula, forcing back Japanese positions while maintaining progress. Guerrilla harassing actions occur in central Luzon and northern Luzon, with Mindanao patrols and Japanese marine reinforcements noted.
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Washington
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine Bataan
Luz
Mindanao
M’arthuf
President's Veto Seen In Stock Price Dispute
Washington February 26 The looming presidential veto tempered a senate farm bloc victory over government surplus stock price rules for corn wheat and cotton Senator Brown of Michigan warned House approval of senate sale restrictions below parity could face a veto and the Senate would likely sustain it, he said
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Washington
Senate
Brown
D.-Mich
Roosevelt
House
US Ambassador Winant to Return for Report
U S Ambassador John G Winant will leave England for a brief return to the United States to report to President Roosevelt The embassy said the trip is part of a plan to keep the president fully informed Winants last home visit was in May lasting three weeks.
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London
John G. Winant
England
United States
Roosevelt
Record Tax Return Forecast For March Surge
Washington officials anticipate a historic 2.75 billion dollar income tax cash haul in March. Most funds arrive on March 16 as the annual returns deadline falls on Sunday, with about equal parts from corporations and individuals.
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Washington
Treasury
Defense Cuts Rubber Use for Corsets and Girdles
The War Production Board announced a definitive ban on rubber in the production of women’s corsets and girdles and men’s suspenders and garters for the duration of the war. The ruling reinforces an earlier no-more-corsets order, with corsetieres pledging to adapt using available materials, including knitted gussets.
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Washington
War Production Board
Gary Cooper Leading Early Poll For '41 Oscar Award
Hollywood reports Gary Cooper is favored to win the best actor Oscar for Sergeant York. An early consensus notes strong support from fellow workers, while predictions split on the best actress among five nominees.
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Gary Cooper
York
House of Commons to debate Indian self government
London reports the House of Commons will soon debate Indian self government and Chinese Indian collaboration. Lord Beare Amery, secretary of state for India, announced plans for a statement on Indian policy in the Test government.
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London
House of Commons
Amery
State For India
ASKS 40 HOUR WEEK REPEAL IN CONGRESS
Washington Feb 26 Work stoppages in war factories sparked a push in congress to cancel the 40 hour week and time and a half overtime Rep Smith of West Virginia urged suspending 17 laws governing the work week and overtime pay The measure to amend the second war powers bill aimed for a vote before day’s end He cited 17000 workers in 250 plants on the west coast who ignored pleas to stay at work and 9000 shipbuilders in San Pedro California who would not work beyond eight hours Lawmakers noted potential disruption despite a CIO AFL wage and manpower pact presented to Roosevelt The dispute followed a major strike wave and raised concern over production security
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Smith
W-Va
House
Smith
San Pedro
Calif
Cio-Afl
Roosevelt
Mediator Offered For Clarksburg Glass Strike
State Labor Commissioner Charles J. F. Sattler announced he telegraphed Hazel Atlas Glass Co and the American Flint Glass Workers Union at Clarksburg offering mediation in a dispute affecting about 1300 workers. The walkout entered its third day amid AFL union claims of employer reluctance. Communications went to Carl E. Collins local union president and Karl E. Weaver plant superintendent.
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Charleston
Charles J. F. Sattler
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
American Flint Glass Workers Union
Clarksburg
AFL
Carl E. Collins
Karl E. Weaver
Clarks
1 000 Women Cry for Gob
Norfolk VA February reports Ensign V T Boatwright Jr aboard the naval base conducting gas mask instruction for women. He led a series of lectures and demonstrations encouraging participation in a gas chamber drill to illustrate defense against gas. About 90 percent of participants completed the chamber willingly, showcasing training efficacy.
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Norfolk
Messrs
Taylor, Gale and
Flynn
Ensign
Taliaferro Boatwright, Jr
U.s.nr
Ensign Boatwright
Norfolk Naval Operating Base
Navy
Actor Wayne Morris Marries Beverly Hills Bride
Ensign Wayne Morris wed Patricia Ann O Rourke at Long Beach naval air base with a guard of honor from Morris flying mates. Morris, 28, had been married to Bubbles Schinasi of New York and divorced 18 months ago. the bride is 19 and unmarried.
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Los Angeles
Wayne Morris
Patricia Ann O'Rourke
Beverly Hills
Morris
Long Beach Naval Air Base
Bubbles Schinasi
New York
Civil Gas Masks Must Meet Army Standards
The war production board ordered that civilian gas masks be as effective as military ones. It prohibited civilian masks that failed to meet the Army chemical warfare service standards. Officials warned some masks for sale were ineffective against certain gas formulas or were deteriorated World War II era types. Some civilians had purchased industrial masks useless against warfare gases.
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Washington
War Production Board
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Stimson Says Incident Not False Alarm
Secretary Henry Stimson stated unidentified airplanes, possibly 15, over Los Angeles early yesterday were fired on by anti aircraft guns. The raid, labeled a false alarm by Secretary Knox, occurred between 3 12 and 4 15 a m Pacific War Time with 1 430 rounds fired at planes moving 9 000 to 18 000 feet and speeds up to 200 mph. No bombs were dropped, no casualties, and no American planes were involved.
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Washington
Stimson
Los Angeles
Knox
Pacific
87Th Coast Artillery Brigade
George C. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Marshall
Army
Infornia
U S May Ask Indian Grant War Time Self Rule
Washington reports heated push in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to urge Great Britain to grant immediate postwar self government for India. Senator La Follette pressed Assistant Secretary Breckenridge Long, with support from most committee members during a closed session.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
India
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Breckenridge Long
la Follette
Long
Theatre Ad For Grafton Strand Double Bill
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Coyle Manley of 211 McGraw Avenue to attend a Strand Theatre double bill featuring Riders of the Badlands with Charles Starrett and The Office and the Lady. Nolan and Strand offer the new ride and star lineup for patrons.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
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