Roosevelt outlines war spending reaching half national income
Washington reports congressional leaders back President Roosevelt’s plan to channel about half of the nation's income into the war effort next fiscal year. Defense outlays could hit around 50 percent of income by 1942, with figures near 100 billion dollars for the year, while December spending runs well below the pace.
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Air Bombers and Tanks Pummel U S Lines Near Manila
American and Filipino troops resist amid heavy losses as Manila siege tightens. MacArthur’s forces fall back under Japanese armor and dive bombers while Manila and surrounding areas face intense combat and evacuation efforts for wounded.
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Portsmouth observes Thursday as local holiday for inventory
A city survey shows most Portsmouth retail firms close Thursday for inventory while major plants run as usual. Norfork & Western Railway division offices stay shut. only roundhouse shops operate. Mail deliveries halt. post offices open 9 to 10 am. city hall and courthouse close all day with municipal court closed until Saturday.
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Churchill Sees Offensive Need for Total War Effort
Prime Minister Churchill told Canadian Parliament there will be no half measures and victory will come through a massive shipbuilding surge led by the United States. He praised Canada’s wartime contribution and warned the invasion season will hinge on intensified production across war industries and shipyards.
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Churchill Weather Summary for Today and Past Year
Observer Schirrman reports today at 11 a m temperatures 39 degrees with a 33 degree low. Yesterday's high reached 37 degrees. A year ago to this date the maximum was 44 and the minimum 37.
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Kendall named head of ration setup in Portsmouth
Richard S. Kendall of Gilbert Grocery Co was elected chairman of a seven man commodity distribution committee for Portsmouth civil defense. The group will oversee rationing of new automobile and truck tires and tubes starting next Monday to conserve rubber. Members include Robert G. Bryan as vice chairman and Rev Ambrose L Freund as secretary with representatives from defense council physicians nurses manufacturers and retailers. Lehman will submit names for certification to start the program next week. Scioto county rural civilian defense council meets Friday to plan active volunteer registration.
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Ambrose L. Freund
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Don Allard
D. D. Mitchell
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Times holiday observance shifts editions for New Year
The Times will publish no editions on Thursday for the New Year holiday and resume regular editions Friday. Comics readers are advised of an extra page in today’s issue with back page comics and Thursday’s comics on page 13.
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Allies Use Nerves Strategy to Foreshadow Pacific Attacks
In a wartime move from Washington, the Allies employ a nerves campaign to unsettle Japan as the Philippines battle heats up. Roosevelt hints at Kamchatka while Churchill discusses Anglo American aid to the Netherlands East Indies, suggesting operations could flare anywhere along the Pacific front.
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Waverly Car Salesman Dead in Office Fire
Walter George 43 a used car salesman died after a morning blaze in his office building on his lot. Coroner ruled accidental fourth degree burns and funeral plans set for Thursday at A. H. Boyer funeral home with burial in Waverly cemetery. Survivors include parents three sons a daughter three brothers and three sisters.
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Hitler renews victory pledge as 1942 seen decisive
Hitler in a New Year address urged troops on the eastern front that the Russian winter counter attack must be frustrated and that the Soviet power would be broken in 1942. He said Germany does not want another war for 25 years and predicted it will be known as the year of great victories. He noted heavy fighting in Sevastopol and Kerch Feodosiya as counter measures began.
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Hitler Admits Fear of U S Might in Interview
Pierre J. Huss reports Hitler expresses fear of Roosevelt and the United States as the interview unfolds at German headquarters in retreating Russia. The piece notes Hitler’s belief in his Reich’s endurance and expansion, criticizing Churchill and the Allied leaders while predicting further British setbacks.
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