Christmas Holiday Shutdowns Across Canton Plants
Canton observes a mixed Christmas week with several plants including Timken Roller Bearing, Hoover, Diebold, and Westinghouse halting work on Thursday or Christmas day while others maintain extended schedules for defense orders. Downtown shoppers report record crowds and a thunder storm delayed until most parcels were delivered, with churches preparing candlelight services and households preparing for festive meals.
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Timken Roller Bearing Co
Hoover Co
North Canton
Diebold Safe & Lock Co
Naval Ordnance Plant
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co
Canton Drop Forge & Mfg. Co
Canton
Boy Scouts
Carol
Dear Santa Two Axis Boys Plead For Toys In War Time
Fragile wartime letter from Miss Helen Niarchos writes as Adolf and Benito requesting toy guns airplanes and soldiers for Christmas. The piece notes Canton’s holiday bustle as many residents travel or remain home and service members enjoy furlough amid wartime hostilities.
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Santa Claus
Helen Niarchos
Rex
Santa
Benito
Italy
Adolf
Rome
P. S
Canton
Pennsylvania Railroad
America
Ohio to Keep War Goods Flowing Over Christmas
Thousands of Ohio workers mainly in steel will toil on Christmas to prevent any lapse in supplies to the armed forces. Some mills will run while others suspend, with pay at time and a half. Major plants including Curtiss-Wight in Columbus and Goodyear in Akron will operate, while key districts may face scrap shortages affecting Sharon Steel and Republic Steel.
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Associated Press
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Sheet and Tube
Youngstown-Warren
Sharon Steel
Carnegie- Illinois
Republic Steel
Curtiss-Wright Airplane
Columbus
Navy
Copperweld
Pacific War on Luzon Northern Front Report
The defense line north of Damortis, 120 miles from Manila, endures heavy Japanese pressure as 80 transports land forces in Lingayen Gulf. Air attacks target communications while Japanese incursions seek to push toward Manila, with Antimonan and other beachheads cited and Mindanao reports unclear. Refugees claim sizable Japanese troop presence in Legaspi and Davao area, amid ongoing land fighting.
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Tal
Damortis
Manila
Gulf of Lingayen
Vilasis
Antimonan
Luzon
Legaspi
Vigan
Aparri
Lopez Bay
Mindanao
Davao
Mindamanao
Naga
British Marines Reclaim Position in Hong Kong Island
British Royal Marines reported regaining a central Hong Kong position overrun Monday as Chinese attacks along the Canton Kowloon railway and guerrilla actions pressed near the island. British forces meanwhile stiffened the Malaya defense, repelling jungle assaults and bombing Japanese bases while counterattacking to inflict heavy casualties.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Hong Kong
Royal Marines
Canton- Kowloon
Hong Kong Island
Malaya
London
Colonial Office
Mark Young
Britain
Perak
Kelantan
Trangganu
Wake garrison repels multiple Wake air and naval attacks
Navy communiques recount a 48 hour period in which Wake Island defenses beat four enemy air and naval assaults, sinking a light cruiser and a destroyer while sustaining losses. From December 11 to December 24, Wake faced repeated bombing runs, aerial combats, and a final landing attempt, with communications severed and island capture deemed probable.
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Wake
Journey to Brotherhood Ends in Faith in Self
A village story follows a man who travels through sociology commerce politics and psychology seeking a path to universal happiness. He concludes that true harmony comes from dwelling with others as brothers and having faith in oneself to turn inner answers into action, not relying on scientists or philosophers.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Brotherhood of Man
Standard gauge electric train sale at market
No reasonable offer refused for a standard gauge electric train advertised by Andrews Food Market located at 2348 16th SW.
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Andrews Food Market
16Th SW
Idaho Falls Aviator Reward for Bombing Tokyo
Idaho Falls figures Fred Blanchard offers 200 dollars and S M Nix of Pocatello 100 dollars as rewards totaling 300 dollars for the first Idaho aviator who drops a bomb on Tokyo. The date is December 24.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Tokyo
Fred Blanchard
S. M. Nixon
Pocatello
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Yugoslavia
Mussy
Teddy Bears
Ohio
Warren
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Portsmouth
Steubenville
Goodyear Aircraft
Akron
Akron Tire
Transue- Williams Steel Forging Corporation
Alliance
Pacific War
Mankind
Chris
Cleveland Ave
Our
United States Savings
Thurin
Vicory
Vicary’s
Rush
Nyvicary Co
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