Moscow News Confirms No Major Food Shortage
Residents say there was no real food shortage in Moscow and that only during Oct 16 and 17 did fears of German offensives surface. They recall seeing German prisoners, some in fur caps, others in thin clothing as they shivered in the cold. Subways and public services remain functioning amid patrols and warnings from Izvestia and Pravda about continuing danger and lend-lease debates. The report notes ships are being built rapidly in the US and that Britain, Russia, and China have received most aid, with Libyan defense aided by materials.
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Gorky St
Communist Party
Izvestia
Pravda
British Empire
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America
Britain
Russia
China
British Isles
Lend-Lease Aid Totals and Allocation Report Summary
The report details lend-lease appropriations of 7.0 and 5.985 billion dollars with 9.186 billion allocated and 5.243 billion obligated. It notes that in the last 90 days steps have greatly accelerated the rendering of lend-lease aid.
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United States
Navy recruiting station to operate 24 hours daily
Charles Keenan said the Cleveland navy station will operate around the clock. Eighteen men were sent for physicals last week. 17 were accepted and sent to recruit training. Five men were examined Sunday and four more Saturday, including Lawrence and James Clark, Walter Menke Jr., and Ben Evans, all slated for naval reserve. The station will ship recruits Thursdays, with holiday changes possible. Sgt. Frazer announced 17 men will go to Columbus for exams, the largest regular army enlistment from the post office basement.
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Keenan
Lawrence Robert Clark
James Kenneth Clark
Brothers
Canton
Walter Robert Menke Jr
8Th St NE
Ben Dale Evans
Mineral City
Naval Reserve
Navy Station
Donald D. Frazer
Army
Columbus
Reunion of Canton children with aboard mothers recalls sea voyage
Foster parents in Canton and North Canton listened to kids recount growth inches gained pounds and memories from a year and a half apart. Parents praised photos and hair, discussed cooking and school, while teasing about maintenance of ideals and a shared Christmas wish for happier reunions.
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Joy
Canada
Ronald Barker
Vernon Sell
North Canton
Charles Hardy
Charles
R. W. Blemker
Tuscarawas St E
Jean Colston
Ian
Colin
Lawrence E. Connally
Canton
Roosevelt Warns Japanese Aggression Threatens World Order
The White House release traces U.S. stance from 1853 to 1941, denounces Japan's plan for treacherous attack, and portrays a link between German, Italian, and Japanese aggression. It cites Panay sinking and other offenses, lists key dates from 1838 to 1941, and asserts U.S. commitment to peace through open doors and allied action.
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Hawaiian Islands
Congress delays action as selective service plans draws start
Committees in both houses prepared to approve a bill granting the President broad wartime powers. The plan would reenact the Overman act to empower redistribution of government functions and revive the trading with the enemy act.
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Selective Service
Selective Service Act
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Local station ships troops after opening delays
Sgt Frazer reports since the station opened he has sent 23 men to Columbus since the war began on December 7 but has confirmed enlistments for only two.
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Frazer
Columbus
EXTRA HELP COVERED UNDER SECURITY ACT
Wayne W. Putnam, Canton social security office manager, urged employers with extra employees during the Christmas shopping season to report wages when old age and survivors insurance taxes are paid. He stressed collecting each employee’s correct name and social security number since tax returns are incomplete without this data. Minors are covered, and there is no age limit for coverage. Employers with one or more workers must pay taxes and file returns.
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Wayne W. Putnam
Canton Social Security Office
Internal Revenue
Cupid rates second to marine recruiter crowd
The wedding plans of Miss Velma Tobias aged 17 from Reading Pennsylvania and Millard Styer aged 19 from Canton naval ordnance plant were postponed as Styer enlisted. Styer wore a marine cap souvenir while his 17 year old brother George of Louisville observed the event.
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Cleveland
Velma Tobias
Reading
Millard Styer
Canton
California Ordered on Emergency Basis
California declares emergency after army reports enemy planes possibly over the state. Gov. Culbert Olson orders heightened alert as reconnaissance or bombing threat looms. Flares seen, and unidentified planes tracked near San Francisco Bay five times in the past week.
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Culbert L. Olson
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San Francisco Bays
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