West School page rails patriotism and war stamps drive
The West School voices pride in patriotism as students raise war stamps with sums of 117.05 and 120.75 in late January. The school paper The Golden Wand shares Christmas bonds and human interest notes, including losses and dog chews on a ball, while girls outnumber boys on staff and enlistee paths loom for Joanne and Mary Ann.
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West
Paul Revere
West School
Joan Spackey
Mary Ann Beougher
WAAC
Joanne
Mary Ann
Donna Hughes
Franklin Standiford
Pratt
British Continue Pursuit of Africa Corps in Libya
Allied and Axis reports clash as British 8th Army advances toward Zuara in western Libya 65 miles from Tripoli while Rommel’s forces face pressure in Tunisia. Soviet gains near Kursk stall the German front with large casualties and prisoner numbers claimed, as Moscow touts a dramatic advance from Voronezh. Italian lines in Tunisia claim continued offensive actions under Col. Gen. Jurgen von Arnim.
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Africa Corps
Libya
Voronezh
Moscow
Napoleon
Russia
Hitler
Bernard L. Alexander
8Th Army
Zuara
Tripoli
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Gulf of Gabes
U. S
Maknassy
Gulf
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Jurgen von Arnim
Waupun Guards Stop Prison Break Ambush
In Waupun Wisconsin a trio of tower guards opened fire to thwart four young inmates attempting escape from the state prison. One man was killed and two others were wounded as a deadly confrontation unfolded at the facility today. Authorities reported the incident as an attempted breakout with guards acting to prevent the escape.
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Waupun
Wis
Wisconsin State
Neffner Fired May Fight Act For State Editor Post
George M. Neffner, editor and statistician in the secretary of state's office for 16 years, said he may seek legal action to keep his job. Secretary Edward J. Hummel announced Neffner’s termination tomorrow and named Fred Snyder to a new executive secretary post, with duties shifting to others. Snyder starts at $4,000 annually. Neffner may contest exempting the position from civil service. Neffner, civil service classified at $5,000, has served since 1927 except for a nine month gap in 1940 after Earl Griffith's death.
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Columbus
George M. Neffner
Edward J. Hummel
Cincinnati
Neffner
Fred Snyder
Springfield
Hummel
Snyder
Civil Service Commission
Earl Griffith
Mt. Gilead
Horace D Taft Noted Educator Dies at 81
Cincinnati January 29 Horace D Taft elder Taft family member dies at 81 in Watertown Connecticut. He founded and led the Taft School for Boys, contributing to education and national service through multiple roles as educator publisher and attorney.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Nation
Horace D. Taft
Watertown
Henry County Probate Court Tightens Marriage License Rules
The Henry County probate court in Napoleon Ohio will not issue marriage licenses to non residents and will enforce a five day waiting period after application Judge J M Reiger announced The waiver of the waiting period drew criticism at a recent Ohio probate judges meeting in Columbus.
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Napoleon, O
Henry County
J. M. Reiger
Ohio
Columbus
Roosevelt meets Vargas in Natal on Brazil visit
President Roosevelt, returning from Casablanca, confers with Brazil’s President Getulio Vargas in Natal. The talks, attended by Admiral Jonas Ingram and Ambassador Jefferson Caffery, touch on U S naval and air bases and Brazil’s 1st anniversary since breaking ties with the Axis. The Natal meeting follows Roosevelt’s earlier Brazil route to Casablanca and return.
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Brazil
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
Getulio Vargas
United Nations
Jonas Ingram
United States
South Atlantic
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Bulge
Africa
Liberia
Belem
Japanese evacuees offered as wartime workers in Ohio
Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia faces manpower shortages and a new source of supply is opened with 10,000 loyal evacuees of Japanese ancestry held in western relocation camps. A War Relocation Authority branch office in Cleveland will coordinate placements in farms and factories with local acceptance guiding employment in the tri state area.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Michigan
West Virginia
War Relocation Authority
Tri-State
WRA
Harold S. Fistere
Georgia Michigan Vote To Turn Clocks Back
Georgia and Michigan lawmakers passed bills to shift clocks back an hour, while Ohio lawmakers adjourned without action. Michigan set February 15 as the change date with the governor ready to sign, and Georgia’s governor had already signed a measure moving from eastern to central war time for six months after the war ends.
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Georgia
Michigan
Columbus
Ohio
Harry F. Kelly
Ellis Arnall
Ten Barboza Family Members Serving in U S Forces
FAIRHAVEN MASS January 29 Irene became an Army nurse today to join her brothers in the service Sergt Diniz Army pharmacist's mate second class Eugene Navy Gilbert wireless operator Navy Gabriel Army Leo Army Air Force Ensign John Navy Ensign Henry Navy Angelo Army Air Force mechanic Alphonse Coast Guard ten in all the Barboza clan are serving in various branches of the armed forces.
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Sergt. Diniz
Leo
Army Air Force
Ensign John
Navy
Ensign Henry
Angelo
Alphonse
Coast Guard
Dance To Climax Drive By Anti-Polio Chapter
A Bell Hall dance and bridge party Saturday evening funds the Hocking County anti polio chapter. Chair R B Perkins and staff praise spontaneous community support, with half the county funds retained for local aid and the rest aiding virus research and medical schools. Mrs M H Cherrington returns as chairwoman for 1943, organizing auctions and gifts as novel cabaret style entertainments punctuate the program.
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R. B. Perkins
Bell Hall
Hocking County
M. H. Cherrington
Congress orders full accounting of wartime aid to allies
Washington January 29 AP A Senate House inquiry moves to extend lend lease into another year while President Roosevelt’s North Africa trip draws attention. Rep Robert F Jones questions shipments including beer rayon stockings and powerpuffs as possible misuses. Stettinius defends program saying stockings needed for Eisenhower civilian support andhose stockpiles cleared.
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Congress
Liberia
Brazil
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Robert F. Jones
Ohio
Lend-lease
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Draft pool to assign draftees to Navy Coast Guard
Washington Jan 29 The Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard will draw on a draftee pool to fill requirements. The system, announced by Selective Service Headquarters, is effective Monday. Draftees may not know which service will claim them but preference will be given the fullest practicable. A single set of higher physical standards is adopted and each service will report needs monthly to national headquarters. State and local boards will receive quotas and draftees report to induction and assignment boards for service designation.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Selective Service Headquarters
Selective Service
National Selective Service Headquarters
Army Receives Ambulatory Aids From Cleveland Catholics
Nine olive gray ambulances were presented to the Army by the Cleveland diocesan council of Catholic women and blessed by Auxiliary Bishop James A. McFadden before being turned over to Col. Frederick Starr Wright of the Medical Corps yesterday.
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ARMY
Cleveland
Reds Acquire Heusser and Malloy From Birmingham
The Cincinnati Reds announced the purchase of pitchers Ed Heusser and Bob Malloy from Birmingham of the Southern Association for undisclosed cash.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Ed Heusser
Bob Malloy
Birmingham
Says Boys 16 Will Fight Before U S Can Defeat Japan
Cleveland, Jan 29. Hallett Abend, former New York Times Far Eastern correspondent, predicts American 16 year olds will be in uniform overseas before Japan is defeated. He outlines a four year minimum for the campaign, describing Japan as the world’s largest continuous land and water empire. He says it dominates 405 million people and mobilizes vast resources.
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Cleveland
America
Japan
Hallett Abend
New York Times
Abend
Giraud Denies French Unity On Leadership
High Commissioner Giraud in North Africa denies plans for a single French movement and says liaison with General de Gaulle would focus on military, economic, and financial matters. The two leaders met amid Casablanca era discussions but did not pursue unity.
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Reral
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
Durin Roosevelt-Churchill
Casablanca
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