Ontario Premier Calls U S Fleet Inferior to Japan
Premier Mitchell F Hepburn of Ontario told a Toronto audience that the United States navy is weaker than Japan's and warned Canada could face invasion within three months. He claimed Japan targets Australia New Zealand and Canada and said the U S has not faced the facts of Japanese naval strength. He suggested Japan would attack from the prairie side.
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Manila
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Australia
New Zealand
Group Insurance for Star Staff
The Star placed group insurance for its full time adult employees after negotiations last fall with Talbot Veil of Aetna Life Assurance. Participation is voluntary. hospitalization benefits run up to 31 days per sickness and 13 weeks disability per accident. Coverage aligns with workers' compensation for on the job incidents. costs are based on earnings.
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Aetna Life Instance Company
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Arkansas
Cranium Crackers War Time Wardrobe Quiz
War changes in dress prompt a comic page quiz. Question topics include white radical changes in men’s suits and shortages of tweed linen wool and other imports. Readers must guess how trousers alter shapes and which women’s goods were prewar imports.
Escapee Cecil Brown Returns To Radio From Java Sea Dive
CBS correspondent Cecil Brown, who leaped from a sinking British battleship into the China Sea, resumed broadcasting last night. He reported that many Americans escaped from the Philippines via the Netherlands East Indies and other routes, including lumber and fighter pilots who survived the ordeal.
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Payroll Saving Plan Promoted in Arkansas Factories
A meeting at Hope city hall discussed installing a voluntary payroll saving plan in AR factories and businesses for Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps. C K Wilkerson and region staff described plans used by Crossett Gunsyber, Lian G 1 Refining, and Arkansas Power & Light. The drive urged every worker to buy regularly and make each payday a Bond Day.
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Army officers to receive yellow fever immunization order
Secretary of War Stimson announced a general immunization order for all army officers and men to be vaccinated against yellow fever by Thursday to speed deployment. Previously only troops in Panama and Puerto Rico were vaccinated. He also said reserve officer summer camps for college students are discontinued for the war’s duration and six months after, with basic training shifting to army service school programs of six weeks.
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French Giving Germans Help
New York reports say the Vichy government leans toward cooperation with Germany aiding Hitler’s spring offensive. France’s African bases move supplies for the Nazis while French actions stop short of direct physical cooperation, with clarity likely as the offensive nears.
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Civil Defense Registers Count in Hempstead County
The county office reports 204 residents registered for civilian defense by noon, with 50 signing Wednesday night. The open registration runs 7 to 9 daily until enough volunteers join the home defense group. Fire chief Jim Embree leads the auxiliary firemen division for Hempstead County Defense Council.
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Hempstead County Defense Council
Germans Claim Gain in Russia Front Move Upset Soviet Pushes
The Associated Press reports Adolf Hitler’s high command saying German Italian and Croatian troops drove the Russians back on the Donets front near Kharkov as Soviet offensives at the gates of Kharkov and other key cities are repelled. British headquarters meanwhile report artillery scattering Axis forces near El Mechilim in the North African desert with continued aggressive mobile actions near Tobruk. The overall war situation remains largely unchanged. Japanese soldiers wear sennin-bari belts believed to offer protection.
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Japs Advance in Indies as Forces Fight in Celebes and Borneo
Japanese imperial headquarters announced occupation of Macassar on Celebes and Martaban on the Burma coast, while Bandjermasin on Borneo was captured. Dutch forces reported stubborn resistance in Celebes and Borneo with no clear outcome, and a lone Japanese bomber was repelled from Soerabaja as reconnaissance flights continued.
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British Move From Singapore With Four Counter Attacks
London reports say defenders of Singapore fought four counter-attacks against advancing Japanese as part of a screen to withdraw women, children, and military supplies. Most thrusts failed, raising the possibility that Singapore may be lost despite British effort. Singapore radio quoted Japanese attempts to obscure the island’s true position while promising continued resistance and victory.
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Confession Reported in Jarnigan Shooting Case
Prosecuting Attorney Richard Huie said Andrew Neal, 21, arrested south of Arkadelphia, confessed to wounding Mark Jarnigan, Stamps store proprietor, during an attempted robbery. Huie held filing of a formal charge pending Jarnigan’s condition at a Magalia hospital. if Jarnigan dies, charges could shift from assault with a deadly weapon to murder.
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LaFayette
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British and Japanese clash as invasion of Singapore nears
Reports from Singapore describe fierce fighting as British troops fall back under Japanese pressure. McDaniel, AP reporter aboard a ship off Singapore, writes that bombers harass the fleet while Japanese and British units trade counterattacks around the city and water reserves as the struggle for control intensifies.
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Singapore
Navy Photo Owners Call at The Star
Owners of Navy men featured in The Star last November and December are asked to call at 212-14 South Walnut Street to obtain the pictures. Those unable to call will have images mailed back by snail, though there is less risk of creasing when handled personally.
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South Walnut Street
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