Soviets Crack Nazi Lines on Kalinin Front
On the Moscow front amid 31 degrees below zero, Soviet forces reportedly broke through German lines in the Kalinin sector northwest of Moscow. German reports claimed Mozhaisk and Klin fell, with gains reported east of Orel and Kursk as Nazi troops pressed a sweeping movement between Moscow and the Soviet positions.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Kalinin
Mozhaisk
Klin
Orel
Kursk
Submarines Sink 5 Ships in British Convoy Toll
United Press reports Berlin high command says five ships totaling 25,500 tons were sunk by submarines. A separate communique says two submarine chasers off the Norwegian coast forced a British submarine to surface with depths charges and sank it with gunfire.
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United Press
Berlin
High Command
Soviet Drive Expands as Reds Capture Five Towns East of Orel
A Reuters dispatch reports five towns Malo Arkhangelsk Livny Novosil Mtsensk and Chern near Orel fell in an arc 60 miles east of Orel as Soviet counter offensives press in the Kalinin sector. Pravda notes intensified fighting south of Moscow while Leningrad defense gains are logged and German tank forces participate heavily. In North Africa fresh heavy battles resume as Axis commands announce renewed clashes.
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Ukraine
Orel
Malo- Arkhangelsk
Kursk
Moscow
Livny
Novosil
Mtsensk
Chern
Reuters
Kalinin
Red Army
Pravda
Tula
Tula-Moscow
Leningrad
Hitler
Tikhvin
Libyan
North Africa
Weather shifts bring cooler air across eastern U S
Cooler air has spread across the eastern half of the United States with temperatures around normal for the season over the Great Lakes and Ohio valley. Fair weather predominates with light rain in the Pacific Northwest and light snows over the northern Rockies. Local readings from Stark County show temperatures ranging from the mid thirties to mid fifties with a trace of precipitation in the last 24 hours and a rising barometer at noon.
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United States
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Stark County
State Highway Department
Wis
Army seeks 2,000,000 by April amid draft reclassifications
Washington reports selective service plans to reclassify registrants deferred for occupation to boost manpower for a growing wartime army. Col. Battley notes the army now has about 1.6 million, with a target of 2,000,000 by next April and possible further inductions after January 1. He warns of ongoing labor and deferment reforms to meet defense needs and calls for women to join defense work.
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United Press
Washington
Selective Service
Ohio
War Department
Joseph F. Battley
Army
Navy
OPM
New England
Middle Atlantic
Battley
Col. Battley
A E F Inquiry Urged in Senate
Senate non interventionists pressed to issue a full public briefing on the arsenal of democracies program under the $8.2 billion arms and lend lease bill. Senator Nye urged summoning War Secretary Stimson and Navy Secretary Knox to reveal war plans and a possible 5,000,000 man A E F.
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Army
Navy General Staffs
Chicago Tribune
Air Corps
Henry L. Stimson
Secrrtary
Navy
Frank Knox
International News Service
Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Sen. Nye
North Dakota
Appropriations Committee
Stimson
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Joint Army and Navy Board
War Or Peace Move Up To U S Japanese Say In New Bitter Attack
The United States awaits Japan's decision on conciliation or conquest as Tokyo's reply to Hull's note hangs in the balance. Japanese envoys Nomura and Kurusu offered no timetable while Allied observers link Tokyo's move to Axis fortunes. Estimates place extensive troop movements in Indo China near French Indo China border and along Burma Malaya routes as diplomacy stalls.
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U.S
Tokyo
Hull
Japan
Roosevelt
Indo-China
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Thailand
China
Burma
Chiang Kai- Shek
Malaya
Far East
Britain Declares War on Finland Hungary and Romania
London reports Britain will be at war with Finland Hungary and Romania as they refuse to stop fighting Russia. The announcement notes the war changes at peace talks, with Finland’s reply deemed unsatisfactory. Czechoslovakia’s circles in London see their government as at war as well. Communications are sent to the three capitals via American ministers.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Finland
Hungary
Rumania
Canton
Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Today’s Index Look Inside The Daily Paper
The page lists sections such as Amusements Believe It or Not Church News Comics Crossword Puzzle Damon Runyon Day In Canton Deaths Editorials Markets and Financial Pitfalls of Love Paul Mallon Radio Programs Serial Story Side Glances Sports Up Through a Century Walter Lippmann.
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Damon Runyon
Canton
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
Tokyo Circles Hold To Policy Over East Asia
United Press reports Tokyo reaffirmed its East Asia aims and warned that the next move in war or peace rests with Roosevelt and Churchill. Officials said Japan will push a new order in the region despite alleged encirclement by hostile powers. The Domei agency noted vigilance toward the United States and Allied fronts as a three day council session sought self-sufficiency and anti encirclement measures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pacific
United States
Japan
Far East
Tokyo
East Asia
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Teiichi Suzuki
Cabinet Planning
East Asia Economic Council
East Asia Council
Domei
China
Dutch East Indies
Economic Council
Shigenori Togo
Manchukuo
Mongolia
Hochi
Soviet Union
Siberia
Russia
Maxim Litvinov
Government Information Board
Yoshiaki Miura
Mexico
Miura
California
Manzanilla
Privy Councillor Pushes Joint Japan US Peace Panel
Count Kentaro Kaneko, 88, a Harvard educated privy councillor, urged creating a joint Japanese American commission to tackle the Pacific crisis without arms. He proposed a mix of economic, political, and diplomatic representatives from both nations to seek a peaceful solution. Recalling past use of commission methods, he emphasized sincerity from Tokyo and Washington.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Privy Council
Pacific
Washington
Kentaro Kaneko
United States Affairs
Count Kaneko
Japan
United States
Clippers Launch New Pan American Air Route to Africa
Two large clippers carrying 30 passengers took off from Miami on December 6 to inaugurate a new Pan American Airways service linking the United States directly with Africa. The line marks a second trans Atlantic route for diplomats military leaders bomber ferry pilots and shuttles between hemispheres.
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United Press
Miami
Fla
United States
Africa
Pan-American Airways
Windy collapse of Indian summer in Canton
Canton records a dramatic shift from a 66 degree high on Thursday to 33 degrees as westerly winds rise after four still days. A 20 mile per hour wind swept away warm air and fog, ending mild weather. snow flurries appeared in Akron and nearby areas but Stark county remained clear.
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Canton
Ohio
Akron
Stark County
Stark County Receives $32697 from State Tax Funds
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced a monthly sale tax distribution totaling $1,000,000 across all counties. Stark County was allocated $32,697 in the latest disbursement.
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Stark County
Joseph T. Ferguson
Costa Rica hit by worst quake in years
An earthquake jolted Costa Rica with San Jose residents fleeing swaying homes while utilities were briefly disrupted. Panic spread as the quake rattled the capital and surrounding areas yesterday.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Two Die In Wayne Crossing Crash In Ohio Train Incident
In Wayne County near Weilersville two men, Donald Miles Odenkirk 26 and Emmet Harding 44, died when a railroad engine backing toward Orrville struck their auto on the Smithville Honeytowa crossing. Harding’s watch stopped at 8 16 p m, aiding time of death. Odenkirk from Wooster RD 3 and Harding formerly of New Philadelphia were en route to Madisonburg for auto parts. Harding worked as a farmhand east of Wooster. Both bodies were taken to local parlors.
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Wooster
Wayne County
Weilersville
Here
L. A. Adair
Donald Miles Odenkirk
Emmet Harding
Harding
Smithville
Honeytoward
Pennsylvania Railroad
E. E. Mills
Orrville
Madisonburg
Mr. Odenkirk
William Odenkirk
RD 3
Mr. Harding
New Philadelphia
Fred Wellner
McIntire
Buchwalter
Clyde C. Zaugg
3Rd St
Edith Zaugg
Ingram
Route 5
Easton
Barberton Hospital
Zaugg
Drafted councilman could leave Ward Two seat vacant
City Council faces potential vacancy as Wilbur J. Cooper of the second ward may be drafted. Cooper passed the army exam and is in 1-A. A 90 day deferment ends Feb 26 with possible induction in February, which could leave Democrats with five seats and Republicans with nine in the new council.
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City Council
2Nd Ward
Anton
Wilbur J. Cooper
Cooper
Stark County Engineering Department
Paul G. Weber
Weber
Council
Bank Aid Cites Credit Curb As Weapon Against Inflation
John W. Kossin of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland spoke at the Courtland hotel on Regulation W and consumer credit curbs. He argued defense and inflation aims justify limiting installment buying while boosting production to support democracies, noting defense costs have risen from 28 to 66 billion dollars as war needs grow.
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John W. Kossin
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Courtland Hotel
Bank and Canton Retail Merchants Board
Kossin
Charles M. Isaac
Leopold III of Belgium marries Mary Baels in Sept.
Berlin radio reported that Leopold III, king of Belgium, wed Mary Lelia Baels on September 11. Baels is the daughter of the former governor of East Flanders. The announcement came via Re International News Service from Berlin.
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Berlin
Leopold III
Mary Lelia Baels
East Flanders
Bowser Held On Breaking and Entering Charge
William Bowser, 27, of 405 Ertleave NE, pleaded innocent in municipal court to breaking and entering. He waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury under a $1,000 bond.
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Massillon
William Bowser
Ertleave NE
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