Macassar Falls To Japanese Forces In Celebes
Japanese headquarters report Macassar the capital of Celebes and Bandjermasin on Borneo captured, with Gasmata on New Britain taken earlier and Martaban in Burma entered. Dutch resistance continues around Soerabaja and surrounding areas as Japan presses toward Java.
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Tokyo
Macassar
Celebes
Gasmata
New Britain
Martaban
Salween
Bandjermasin
Borneo
Imperial Headquarters
United Nations
Batavia
Java
Schools Resume Regular Hours After Wartime Changes
Frederick county schools return to pre war time hours after a board decision prompted by farmers concerns. Most schools were back to nine to 3:30 by Tuesday with Frederick Middletown Brunswick Thumont Emmitsburg returning early. full county on one schedule by Monday.
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Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
Frederick
Middletown
Brunswick
Pruitt
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Immunize Troops Against Yellow Fever for Tropics
Washington announces blanket immunization of all Army officers and soldiers against yellow fever to ready them for tropical service. Secretary of War Stimson notes prior vaccination limited to Panama and Puerto Rico duties. Also reports that reserve officer training corps summer camps for college students are discontinued for the war duration.
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Washington
Tropics
War Stimson
Preas
Panama
Puerto Rico
Jimson
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Heil Hitler Blonde Bites Columnist
Dorothy Thompson, renowned columnist and lecturer, was assaulted in a crowded East Side cafe when a loud blonde with an escort provoked others. Thompson warned her to behave, the woman kicked Thompson in the midriff, then the writer’s finger was bitten before they left in a cab.
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New York
Dorothy Thompson
Leg Turer
Heil Hitler
East Side
Miss Thompson
Mrs Roosevelt Plans OCD Resignation After Completion
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt announced she intends to resign from the Office of Civilian Defense once the organization is completed and expects that to occur very soon She spoke at Cornell University Farm and Home Week where the OCD assistant director stated she would organize herself out of the OCD once its work is finished
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Ithaca. N
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
Cornell University
OCD
Lull in Philippine fighting reported by War Dept
The War Department said the enemy appears to be reorganizing and awaiting reinforcements before resuming the Bataan offensive. Masbate island has been occupied by Japanese troops, while Filipino farmers evicted by invaders seek shelter in Manila or the mountains, causing labor and food shortages. A Japanese proclamation urged farmers to return to farms to harvest crops, warning of starvation if crops rot or sugar cane is left untended. No other areas reported significant activity.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan Peninsula
Masbate
Philippine Archipelago
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
EWT
Philippine Theater
Masaharu Homma
Luzon
United States of America
Bataan Peninsua
United States Army
Merritt
Mace-Arthur
Philippine Scouts
Japan
MacArthur
West Coast
U. S
Army
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Fort Drum
Drum
Bataan
Hitler Eulogizes Todt at State Funeral
Berlin February. Adolf Hitler eulogizes Fritz Todt at Todt’s state funeral calling him a true colleague and friend and praising his road building. Todt died in an air accident on the eastern front. Hitler says Todt was like him, not ashamed to work for his bread, and happy when covered with cement and dust.
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Berlin
Fritz Todt
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hiller
Todt
Beaverbrook cites US rubber plan for Britain supply
London February 12 Lord Beaverbrook told the House of Lords that the Washington combined Raw Water fossil board plans to produce 400000 tons of synthetic rubber annually, with Britain expected to receive 30000 tons.
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England
London
Lord Beaverbook
House of Lords Today
Washington Combined Raw Waterfals Board
Britain
Japs Tie Filipinos To Poles Amid Brutal Occupation
From Manila the Japanese crackdown on Filipinos worsens as bodies are dumped in Manila Bay after executions and victims describe being tied to telephone poles and mistreated. Separate reports say Filipino officials Lacson and Narvasa were publicly bound then released after Japan apologized for a mistake.
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Philippine Supreme Court
Arsenio Lacson
Gregorio Narvasa
Sakdalistas
Ganaps
Hepburn Says He Can Tell U.S. Where Japs Are
Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn of Ontario declares the United States fleet is hiding and says Japan has a stronger navy. He contends Americans fear contact, cites Manila Singapore and Shanghai as Japanese forces surrounding U.S. troops, and warns of possible Canadian invasion within three months. The report notes destruction of Sebastian Church in Manila.
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Toronto
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
Ottawa
United States
Navy
Frank Knox
Hepburn
Manila
Singapore
Shanghai
U. S
Japan
Canada
America Can Be Licked Warns U S Envoy to Moscow
San Diego February 12 Admiral William H Standley retired U N envoy to Russia warned that America can be licked by the Axis and urged absolute unity in the war effort. He said the war may last long and America could be brought to her knees if complacency continues.
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America
United States
Moscow
San Diego
Calif
Wiliam H Standley
Russia
Inday
Standley
Harriman
Roberts
Pearl Harbor
la Mesa
Representation For India At War Council
London February 12 A government spokesman disclosed that India has been offered representation at Britain's war cabinet and on the Pacific War Council Though India lacks Dominion status the British government wants it afforded the same opportunities as the Dominions for policy formulation and direction of wartime prosecution
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London
India
Britain
War Cabinet
Pacffc War Council
Pacific War Council
British Halt Japanese Salween Crossing Near Rangoon
British forces in Burma fought to stop a Japanese attempt to cross the Salween River near Paan and Martaban as heavy clashes raged upstream 40 miles from Rangoon. Gurkha and Rajput units stubbornly held forward positions despite infiltrations while observers warned of a potential major Japanese offensive.
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Rangoon
Burma
Salween River
Paan
Daniel DE Luce
Salween
India
Moulmein
Gulf of
Martaban
Two Missionaries May Be In Singapore
News on Rev and Mrs Peach, missionaries in Singapore, is scarce with no updates since a January cable stating they were safe in Singapore. Miss Helena Stauffer and others report uncertainty as the situation in Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas remained tense under Japanese control.
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Singapore
Preston L. Peach
Helena Stauffer
Walkersville
Peach
Nora Nelson
Robert Nelson
Mitchellville
Prince George's County
Kuala Lumpur
Pédaca
Warner
India
Miss Stauffer
Canberra reports attack on Japanese transports off Gasmata
Australian warplanes attacked Japanese transports off Gasmata New Britain at mast height scoring a direct hit on one vessel. The strike was announced officially today with details released.
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FAP
Canberra
Australia
Gasmata
New Britain
Bombed Targets in Europe in RAF Night Raid
London reports German Mannheim and Nazi held French ports Brest and Le Havre were hit in last night’s Royal Air Force attack, according to the Air Ministry.
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London
Mannheim
Brest
le Havre
Air Ministry
Final British Stand as Tokyo Attacks Singapore City
London reports British garrison in Singapore repelling several counterattacks while Tokyo claims to have complete mastery of Singapore fortifications. Dispatches note a stubborn defense around the water reservoir and mounting fears of capitulation as the island faces potential fall.
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London
Singapore
Tokyo
Imperial
Bukit Timah
A E Percival
New Delhi
India
EWT
Jong
Fifty Large Hens Stolen From Frederick Henhouse
Fifty New Hampshire Red laying hens worth $1.50 each vanished Wednesday night from a Fred erick farm two miles from the Jefferson pike. Doors and gates were left open, no clue found, first theft in over 20 years. The loss was not discovered until morning. Baltimore drives license division move to reduce congestion in old State Police quarters.
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New Hampshire
John Mummerman
Frederick
Jefferson Pike
Zimmerman
Baltimore
W. Bee Elgin
Motor Vehicles Department
Man Still At Singapore After Ship Bombed
AP correspondent Yates McDaniel remains in Singapore as Japanese bombardment intensifies. He reports his deck-passenger ship under attack, with dive bombers and heavy artillery firing around the harbor while a possible evacuation looms tonight.
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Singapore
Yates McDaniel
Associated Press
McDaniel
Khe
Straits of Johore
Ministry of Information
Malayan Broadcasting Corporation
Robert Scott
Henry Steel
Army
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Avenue Hoche
Foe
Mrs. Roosevelt
Laura Ingalls
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Hitler
AP Man
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Belgium
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