Coal Production Drops Continue in Districts and Nation
Winding Gulf and New River coal districts show continued weekly declines with Winding Gulf at 202,821 tons and New River at 221,242 tons. Market lack and mine disabilities reduce tonnage. Secretary Ickes warns of shortages in New England if policy and port regulations fail to improve, while national January bituminous output exceeds last year. A 35 room house and 15 acre estate once owned by Walter P Chrysler will become a United States academy for training merchant mariners.
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Winding Gulf
New River
New River District
Ickes
New England
Atlantic
Walter P. Chrysler
United States Academy
Marchant Marine
Congress irked over failure to aid MacArthur
The Associated Press reports two house committees push for separate investigations into Pearl Harbor and to scrutinize U S military and naval operations while Senate criticism grows over lack of reinforcements to General MacArthur in the Philippines. Senators urge timely action as Churchill notes bomber supplies to Europe. France plans to return to Paris March 1 per Swiss radio.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
House
Special Commission
Owen Roberts
Supreme Court
Senate
Capitol
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Maas
R.minn
House Naval Committee
Roberts
May
D.-Ky
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
War Department
Clark
D.-Mo
Ment
Europe
Southwest
Pacific
MacArthur
Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Northern
Ireland
Chandler
D.ky
United Nations
Great Britain
All Time Record in Accidental Deaths in U S
The National Safety Council announced all time high figures for last year in the United States. Killed 101,500 including 40,000 traffic deaths, Injured 9,300,000, cost 3.75 billion dollars. The report illustrates the impact on the nation’s war effort.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Fatality totals from 1941 show high national tolls
The report counts 26 000 deaths among ages 20 to 45 linked to selective service and aims to show the broader harm from wartime activity. It cites 18 000 occupational and 29 000 off the job deaths, plus 40 000 motor vehicle fatalities and 1 400 000 non fatal injuries, noting increases across home and public fatalities and a link to national defense tempo.
United States Faces Rising Accident Toll in 1941
An estimated 9.3 million people suffered disabling injuries in 1941, about 200000 more than 1940, signaling one in fourteen Americans affected. Economic losses reached 3.75 billion, excluding production interruptions, with accidents ranking as the fifth leading cause of death. Falls caused 26000 deaths, while four fatal airline crashes claimed 44 lives. airline passenger death rate fell to 2.4 per 100 million miles, among the lowest on record.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Father and Son Enlist With Army Aviation Corps Crew
In Louisville the Smiths Harry Smith Jr. and his father Harry Smith Sr. both joined the Army Aviation Corps ground crew. From Richardsville Warren County they said they felt compelled to serve since they have no dependents. They were sent to Fort Thomas for a final physical and basic training. The elder Smith is eligible due to prior service. They described a life on the river, traveling the Ohio and Mississippi.
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Louisville
Army Aviation Corps
Harry Smith, Jr
Harry, Jr
Richardsville
Warren County
Fort Thomas
Smith
Ohio
Mississippi
May Denounces T V A Lobby In Kentucky Legislature
Tennessee Valley Authority funds are described as the most vicious lobby in Kentucky, with Rep A J May of Kentucky denouncing a TVA enabling act and opposed to a $30 million federal appropriation for Douglas Dam. He calls TVA socialist and un-American, citing drought and unemployment as contexts. The second item notes the coroner identifying Arthur T Bloom as the man found frozen in ice near the Ohio River. an American Legion membership card from Wellsburg Post No 34 appears in his pocket.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky
A. J. May
D.-Ky
House
Kentucky General Assembly
May
Congress
Douglas Dam
Tennessee
Woodsfield
Paul Turner
Arthur T. Bloom
Ohio River
Turner
American Legion
Wellsburg
W. Va
Dog barks scare carp onto riverbank in Douglas
Aziz and Louis P. Laux recount a dog chase near a city water reservoir where a 15 pound carp, 32 inches long, was found on the bank. Laux suspects the dog spooked the feeding fish, pulling it from the water in a surprising chase.
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The
Associated Press
Douglas
Aziz
Louis P. Laux
City Water Plant
Laux
Decatur Police Treat Tire Changes as Theft Suspects
In Decatur Illinois police order, officers must regard each tire changer as a potential thief until proof of innocence is provided. The policy targets theft of rationed articles, urging identification checks before jacking up tires.
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Decatur, Ill
Indict Knight Brothers in Draft Dodging Case
William Gordon Knight, 22, a Hill County farmer, indicted on failure to report for final draft inspection and induction, hiding from selective service officials, and resisting a federal officer. His brother G Dial Knight, 20, and father Carsie Clay Knight, 45, indicted for interfering with a federal officer. William allegedly struggled with agents at the Carthage farm, while the others meddled, according to Deputy U S Marshal Glenn Nelson.
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Nashville
William Gordon Knight
Hill County
Selective Service
G. Dial Knight
Carsie Clay Knight
William Knight
Carthage
Tennessee
U. S
Glenn Nelson
Penetro two way relief for colds misery
An old advertisement touts Penetro as a new rub for colds miseries. It claims two ways of relief by vaporization inside and counter irritation outside and promises quick action with a night treatment for good sleep. It lists a 25 cent price and a double size 350 by the ad.
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N. Y
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