President Roosevelt seeks 11 billion for defense plan
Roosevelt told Congress the second year of the total defense program would require 10.811 billion dollars, lifting the 1941-42 budget to about 26.48 billion for rearmament started in 1940. He cited rapid armed services growth, boosted munitions production, and expanded air, naval, and army forces toward a 1.4 million man army by 1942, with Britain aid proposals extra to the budget.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Byven
Britain
Navy
Roosevelt creates office of production management with four leaders
President Roosevelt signs an executive order establishing the Office of Production Management. William S. Knudsen is named director general with Sidney Hillman as associate director general. Navy Secretary Knox and War Secretary Stimson join the group as members to marshal industrial power for defense. The new body aims to coordinate production across industry to support the defense program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William 8. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Navy
Knox
Stimson
America
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Arthur Knicely tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Arthur Knicely of 230 W Washington Street to attend tonight's Dixie Theatre showing of Knute Rockne or the Strand Theatre production of Our Town featuring William Holden and Martha Scott.
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Grafton Sentinel
Arthur Knicely
Washington Street
Knute Rockne
Dixie Theatre
Our Town
William ‘Holden
Martha Scott
Btrand Theatre
Germans Claim Plane Sinks Another Vessel
Berlin reports a German combat plane attacked and sank a heavily loaded 8,000 ton merchant vessel about 300 miles west of Ireland this morning after three dive attacks. The navy’s communique noted raids on rail and industrial targets inland yesterday amid adverse weather conditions.
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Berlin
Ireland
High Command
Woman shoots robber in holdup near Troy Alabama
Mrs Katherine Ward a 35 year old former Dayton Ohio resident in Montgomery shot Fonza Rainey a 30 year old Brundidge filling station operator during a car incident at his station Rainey wrested the gun then beat Ward into a ditch and fled with her car Rainey is critically wounded in hospital. Ward faces robbery and assault with intent to murder charges Sheriff Ben Reeves says he may upgrade charges if Rainey dies
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Troy
Ala
Ben Reeves
Katherine Ward
Dayton, Ohio
Montgomery
Fonza Rainey
Brudidge
Reeves
Rainey
Ward
Authorization of Fleet Expansion Announced
Secretary Knox announced that President Roosevelt authorized a fleet manpower increase of 42,000. He also outlined a major shake-up in fleet command and organization, and was questioned about providing additional destroyers to Britain. He answered that further detachments could impair our fleet.
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Washington
Knox
Roosevelt
Navy
United States
Retail Grocers To Meet Tomorrow Night To Elect
Taylor County Retail Grocers association will meet Thursday night at 8 o clock in the Court House to elect officers for the year. George W. King state executive secretary will address the merchants. All grocers are urged to attend.
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Taylor County Retail Grocers Association
Court House
George W. King
Dillon Seeks Return to Fairmont Jail Escape
Herman Dillon, 27, a fugitive from Fairmont West Virginia jail, was demanded back to WV authorities after a hearing Dillon attended on crutches. He fractured his left ankle leaping from a third story window of his sister’s home last Tuesday as police closed in.
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Philadelphia
Herman Dillon
Fairmont
W.va
West Virginia
Dillon
State Budget for 42 13 Largest Ever Increases Included
The 1941 budget request totals 67,202,301 for a biennial operating period, with a $10,366,750 contingent fund for potential income growth and $4,000,000 aimed at road building and new structures. Personal services rise across departments, though the governor notes salaries should not be broadly increased, except to support lower paid institutional staff and university teachers. Hanson Holt presents the plan at the opening session, signaling this as the outgoing administration's final major act.
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Charleston
Homer A. Holt
Hold Man on Check Charge in Barbour County
Frederick Alban a 31 year old Steubenville Ohio man is jailed in Barbour County awaiting a hearing this week on charges of passing bad checks. He was arrested in Elkins after attempting to write checks and had previously given two allegedly worthless checks at Philippi Pharmacy and C B Smith News Stand claiming state road inspector credentials. Local police tracing checks found Alban admitted passing checks in Morgantown Fairmont Grafton Clarksburg and Philippi.
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Philippi
Frederick Alban
Steubenville
Ohio
the-Barbour County
Elkins
C. B. Smith
State of
Williams
Columbus
Albach
Alban
Morgantown
Fairmont
Grafton
Clarksburg
E J Thomas Dies In Fairmont Leader And Businessman
E J Thomas aged 78, prominent Marion county businessman and church leader, died after a two month illness in Fairmont. He formerly served as vice president of the West Virginia Baptist convention. He is survived by his widow and one son.
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Fairmont
E. J. Thomas
Marion County
Thomas
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Hopkins to London as Roosevelt's personal representative
President Roosevelt announced in Washington that his trusted adviser Harry L. Hopkins will go to London as the President's personal representative in Britain. He will not be named ambassador due to health reasons, and an official envoy to succeed Joseph P. Kennedy is to be appointed.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
London
Britain
Hopkins
Joseph P. Kennedy
Legislature Opens With Neely Backed Leaders In WV
The legislature begins a 60 day session with Democratic majorities set to install new top officials under incoming Governor M M Neely. Byron Randolph will be senate president and Malcolm Arnold speaker of the house. A Hale Watkins and J R Ali win key posts as clerks and sergeant at arms, signaling shifts after Holt’s administration.
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Charleston
M. M. Neely
House
Senate
Homer A. Holt
Neely
Byron Randolph
Malcolm Arnold
Bloomingrose
Boone County
West Virginia University
Charles Lively
Weston
A. Hale Watkins
J. R. Ali
Fayette County
John Hall
Randolph
William M. Lafon
Union
James Kay Thomas
Fred Shinn
Clarksburg
Arnold
Abraham Lincoln
Helmick
Thomas
J. C
Jack” Powell
St. Marys
Watkins
Lively
Ali
Hall
Harrison County
Woolton Urges Britons to Eat Food Produced at Home
London January 8 Lord Woolton food minister warned Britons they must rely on home produced food and keep imports to a bare minimum He explained last weeks meat shortage caused by diversions to Libya amid a British offensive and said world supplies could not be brought to their door.
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London
Lord
Woolton
Lord Woolton
Libya
Move is smoke screen in Nazi Balkan gambit
The Associated Press reports Balkan observers see German troop moves through Romania toward Bulgaria as possibly a smoke screen for a push elsewhere against Britain or Gibraltar. Sources cite massing near the Danube and Thrace, while Berlin calls it fog. Germans expect Britain’s defeat before U.S. aid peaks, with focus on the British Isles.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Bulgarian
Balkan
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Danube
Romania
Reich
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Low Countries
Rusmania
Berlin
Greece
Turkey
Thrace
Africa
British Isles
Britain
United States
No Provision For BCC In New Budget
President Roosevelt sent budget estimates to Congress noting no funds are provided to continue the bituminous coal division’s price regulation duties as the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 expires April 25, 1941. No administrative expenses or salaries for the division or related offices are included.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bituminous Coal
British Bombers Raid Elbasani Supply Base
British bomber raid on the Elbasani supply base in mid Albania faced snow sleet and rain as heavy bombs hit military buildings and fires were started. RAF Greece reports visible hits despite poor visibility while Italian forces retreat some 60 miles from earlier penetrations into Greece and ship home 35,000 sick and wounded from Valona.
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Bardia Defeat Shows War Winning Formula Three-Arm Strength
Dewitt MacKenzie argues the Libyan victory of Bardia demonstrates the mustering of land sea and air power. He notes Italy’s deficit without sea power and contends the side with superior tri-service capability holds decisive advantage in the European war.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Bardia
Libyan
Lond
Roosevelt urges new taxes for total defense budget
President Roosevelt proposed additional taxes to fund an expanded defense program, signaling possible boosts in income, excess profits, gift, and estate taxes. He left decision on specifics to Congress, noting existing taxes could raise about 8.28 billion for the coming fiscal year, with potential additions of 1 to 2 billion if his recommendations are adopted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Young Kidnapers Taken To Federal Penitentiary
Huntington report states Samuel H Delung Jr Azel Wyatt and Charles Edward Williams admitted abducting Durse K Wilson from Cincinnati to Huntington and were moved to the Chillicothe federal reformatory after a suspected escape attempt by two of them was confirmed. Federal agents and local officers probe a claim that two girls smuggled four saws in a pie to the boys while jailed in Cabell County.
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Samuel H. Delung, Jr
Azel Wyatt
Charles Edward Williams
Durse K. Wilson
Cincinnati
Federal Reformatory
Chillicothe
Cabell County
Ber Gondzoli Escapes Trap In Libyan Crisis
Cairo dispatch reports Italian commander General Ber gondzoli known as General Electric Whiskers escaped the captured Bardia base in eastern Libya. Tobruk blockade and To bruk garrison of 3,000 fascists trapped, while RAF forces bomb Elbasani. Balkans moves disrupt Nazi plans. Siam invades Indo China near Sisophon.
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Egypt
Annibale Bergonzoli
Bardia
General Electric
Libya
Italy
Tobruk
Éhétrele
Britain
Ireland
Germany
Balkans
Hungary
Romania
RAF
Elbasani
Mussolini
War Bulletin
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Bulgaria
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Siam
Indo-China
Sisophon
Billy the Kid In Texas at the Opera House
Tonight admission is offered for two shows at the Opera House. Billy the Kid In Texas and The Fugitive are scheduled with the venue signaling a double feature for theatergoers.
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Billy the Kid
Texas
Opera
Roosevelt asks Congress for 1942 defense budget record
President Roosevelt seeks 17.49 billion dollars for a peace time budget with 10.81 billion for national defense plus a large deficit projection. No aid funding for Britain Greece or China is yet provided though a separate long range program is expected. The article notes a potential eventual aid cost near 10 billion and warns on rising national debt.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Britain
Greece
China
Rick
Treasury
Senate
House
Roosevelt asks 1.013 billion for agriculture crop control
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 1.013 billion dollars for Agriculture Department crop control subsidy programs for the 1942 fiscal year. The request is 187 million 456 thousand 300 dollars less than the current year’s appropriations, with the executive urging continued crop control programs amid anticipated wartime market disruptions in wheat and tobacco.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
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