Headaches Loom for Rationers
Washington reports a possible coal shortage could force federal allocation of supplies. Howard Gray of the Office of Solid Fuels Coordination warned Secretary Ickes that consumers still fail to stockpile, risking emergency action as February stockpiles fell to about 58 million tons from January.
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Washington
Office of
Solid Fuels Coordination
Howard Gray
Ickes
Gray
United States
Four enlist in army for duration
Names of men accepted for U S Army enlistment by the local recruiting station are listed: David J. Kosturko, Wilbur D. Hewitt, Merle P. Walker, and Carl E. Shank. War Department says men with dependents may be accepted to attend an Officers Candidate School. if not admitted, they will be released. Prospective applicants should contact their Local Boards.
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United States Army
Army
David J. Kosturko
Hancrck Street
Clymer
Wilbur D. Hewitt
Dixonville
Merle P. Walker
Marion Center
Carl E. Shank
Commodore
Thi
War Department
Bandit Robs Jesse James Bar in Joseph Missouri
In Joseph, Missouri, a bandit with a revolver robbed the Jesse James Bar last night, taking 76 dollars from the bartender. Ernest Stiles of Homer City, FR D 3, disputes a report about a rationing allotment claiming it was an error and that he received nothing.
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Joseph
Ernest Stiles
Homer City
FR. D
Reynolds Advocates Aleutian Full-Scale Attack On Japan
Senate Military Affairs Committee Chairman Reynolds urges using Aleutian Islands as bases for aggressive operations against Japan. He envisions timing a northern push with Australian offensives while allies prepare to retake Dutch East Indies. Other lawmakers echo calls for swift offensive steps by the United Nations.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
Japan
Reynolds
D-Nc
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congress
United Nations
Alaska
Australia
India
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Dutch East Indies
United States
Aleutian
Thomas
Utah
V A Students Offer Services Six Of Nazi Ring Convicted
Indiana High School vocational agricultural students volunteer to help farmers in the Food for Freedom program. Under Mr. McWilliams they will recondition equipment for summer work, aiding farmers amid material shortages. Contact Mr. Meillen or Mr. McWilliams to participate. The six convicted Nazis face sentence next Friday with up to 20 years each.
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Vocational Agricultural Department
Indiana High School
McWilliams
Meillen
Indiana County Agricultural Conspivation Association
Farmers Bank & Trust Bldg
Freedom Food
New York
Kurt Frederick Ludwig
Pearl Harbor
Long Island
United States
Living Cost Gains 1.9 Percent in Three Months in Pa
Harrisburg report shows Pennsylvania cost of living rose 1.9 percent over three months ended December 15, marking the fifth straight quarterly increase. The index is 10 percent higher than a year ago and 12.1 percent above June 1939, with payrolls up by about 29.8 million to 90.3 million weekly purchasing power. Differences across cities show smaller cities like Connellsville Lancaster and Johnstown advancing more than Scranton Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as costs climb in food, housing, and clothing while price controls and rationing are noted as hopeful brakes.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
Europe
Connellsville
Lancaster
Johnstown
Scranton
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Labor and Industry Report
Classified ad seeks tire rental for Chicago trip
It lists a Nashville Tennessee ad reading Wanted to rent Four 600x168 tires and tubes for $10 for trip to Chicago and return reliable party. The fragment notes the rental request and a responsible person.
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Nashville
Tenn
The
Tennessean
Chicago
Hit Skip Driver Strikes Second Victim In Week
Harvey McClain, 67, of Robinson, Kansas, is in the Indians Hospital with compound fractures of the right shoulder and leg after a hit and run on Route 259 in Robinson at 11 30 p m He was admitted at 2 a m State Motor Police worked through the night at the local station. the case marks the second such incident in a week.
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Harvey McClain
Robinson Ix
Indians Hospital
Route 259
Robinson
Five Killed In Truck Blast Rips North Carolina Town
A massive explosion of a fire damaged ammunition laden truck near Smithfield North Carolina killed at least five people and injured more than 100. A hotel filling station and three taverns were leveled and windows shattered in Selma two miles away. The blast ripped a cement highway and damaged buildings within 300 yards. George Stroup of Gastonia and Cecil Propst of Lawndale were among those in a stalled car that proceeded at their own risk and perished near the truck. Victims were treated in Smithfield Goldsboro and Raleigh hospitals.
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Smithfield
N. C
North Carolina
Selma
E. N. Booker
Johnston County
Talton Hotel
Booker Sai
George Stroup
Gastonia
Cecil. Propst
Lawndale
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Releigh
Booker
Texas oil wells frozen with extra shutdown days
The Texas railroad commission ordered four additional non producing days for Texas wells this month due to transportation difficulties. Nine shutdown days had already been ordered, with some fields exempted, by the petroleum coordinator’s office at the request to reduce production.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
State Oil Regulatory Agency
Texas
Mindoro lands broaden Pacific war fronts
Japanese forces occupy Calapan Mindoro as inked reports say front activity near Bataan has paused. Desultory clashes also occur on Zamboanga Mindanao while readers are told of a Manila War Department view of a Bataan death or victory struggle for General Douglas MacArthur and his troops amid a broader, deteriorating campaign in the Philippines.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Calapan
Mindoro
Bataan Peninsula
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Honghong
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
MacArthur
Storm Harmony Conference Postponed In Pa Democratic Race
Harrisburg March 7 The Democratic gubernatorial contest in Pennsylvania is shaken as a harmony conference among party leaders is abruptly postponed after five leaders planned to meet in Washington. State Chairman Meredith Meyers was alone in a hotel room under a false name. a call announced the gathering was off.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Washington
Roosevelt
Meredith Meyers
Frank Walker
Scranton
Radio production halt after April 22 amid wartime shift
Washington report says the War Production Board ordered a civilian radio and phonograph shutdown after April 22 with factory facilities switching to war production except for replacement parts. Manufacturers may finish sets begun before April 23 under current quotas. The action affects five companies that last year employed about 39,000 people and produced over 9.9 million units with roughly $240 million in business.
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Washington
Mar
War Production Board
Diehm Seen As GOP Aspirant for Lieut. Governor
Harrisburg March 7 Strong sentiment in Lancaster for G Graybill Diehm for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor as running mate to Major General Edward Martin State Chairman James Torrance said there had been considerable discussion but declined to comment further Weldon B Heyburn of Delaware County was also heard as a possibility for the post Rep Ellwood J Turner of Delaware County is an avowed Republican candidate for lieutenant governor The job is now held by Samuel Lewis who is seeking the party gubernatorial nomination Diehm is president of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
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Harrisburg
Aag
G. Graybill Diehm
Lancaster
Delaware County
Samuel & Lewis
Diehm
Lancast Ter County Board of Commissioners
PLAN SAFETY FOR 1500 AT COLLEGE
Indiana State Teachers College outlines an air raid defense plan for nearly 1500 on campus led by Dean of Men W M Whitmyre. The program includes wardens fire watchers first aiders and runners under a College Defense Council with faculty staff and students mobilized for evacuation alarms and blackout drills.
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Indiana State Teachers College
W. M. Whitmyre
College Defense Council
Whitmyre
Eicher
Robert Timmons
George Miller
Indiana Defense Council
Dr. King
John Davis
William Schuster
Dean Whitmyre
Miller
Bee College
Rising Sun Rebuffs Name Change to Silene
In Rising Sun Indiana residents rejected a proposal to rename the town Silene, citing concerns it sounded Japanese and could upset national sentiment during tense times. Local leaders emphasized keeping the traditional name and history of the Ohio River town.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Ohio River
Japanese siege claims near Soerabaja and Batavia fall
An Asian-broadcast report from Tokyo quoted as saying Japanese forces were closing on Allied quarters near Soerabaja and that Batavia could fall within days. The dispatch described heavy fighting as Allied troops retreated toward Batavia and indicated Dutch defense of Java was collapsing. Page two continues.
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Associated P A
Tokyo
Elty
Spilital
Batavia
Java
McMillan in Race for Reelection
McMillan announces run for reelection copy reads I wish to announce that he is in the race for reelection.
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