Canton’s wartime boom tops all prior years in 1941
Canton’s wartime shift to defense and war production pushed employment to a record high. The Canton Chamber of Commerce reports 1941 as the best business year, with 33,349 production workers at peak, an average annual employment of 29,545, and payrolls totaling 3.34 million in January and 5.60 million in December across 11 major plants including Westinghouse’s new naval ordnance facility.
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Hitler sets 1942 goal as Soviet power to be broken
Adolf Hitler declared in a radio broadcast that the 1942 year would see the Soviet power broken completely and that the Russian counter attack must be frustrated. The order issued to troops frames 1941 as a year of greatest hardship and effort.
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U S Will Draft 90 Percent Of Income For War Drive
President Roosevelt drafts a wartime budget exceeding 1 billion dollars weekly for 1943 offensive against the Axis. The plan diverts 50 percent of estimated national income to war, with total 1943 outlays around 53 billion, plus non defense costs. Spending to date shows a growing defense share, and Congress will review the budget next week as the state of the union address looms.
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Valiant Defense As Manila Battle Near Collapse
American and Philippine troops on New Year’s Eve fought a heavy battle outside Manila as Japanese forces pressed along Luzon highways. A war department communique reported strong resistance and heavy losses for the enemy while communications to Washington faced interruptions.
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New City to Swear In Officials for 1942 43
City officials for 1942 43 will be sworn in Thursday at 10 30 a m during the council organization meeting in city hall. Mayor Ed S Folk continues as chief executive with Walter A Baum treasurer Paul G Weber solicitor and Jesse D Gross as clerk of municipal court and Judge Gordon J Burris as municipal judge. Albert S Fromm is reelected council president. New and holdover members join in a nine to five Republican lead. Loren E Souers to administer the oath.
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Canton Plants Keep Schedules As City Welcomes 1942
Canton workers will largely stay at their machines as war orders push production at Timken Roller Bearing Republic Steel Hercules Motors and a Westinghouse ordnance plant. Churches plan watch night services and candlelight communions, with varied festivities citywide while hotels and cafes anticipate busy New Year’s business.
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Babson Forecasts for 1942 Economic Trends
Roger W. Babson, famed analyst, issues two concise 1942 forecasts in Thursdays Re pository. One national outlook and one Canton focus, outlining living costs rents wages jobs inflation and war impact. The feature promises clear guidance on the coming year for readers coast to coast.
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U S Order Enlarge Ban On Short Wave Sets In War Era
The U S justice department orders all enemy aliens in the United States Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to surrender radio transmitters short wave sets and cameras to local police expanding an earlier West Coast restriction. Failure to surrender may lead to internment for the war duration. The move targets prohibited items among enemy aliens.
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Canton Prepares For War In 1941 Through Industry Growth
In 1941 Canton and Stark County moved from peacetime routines toward national defense. The Navy ordnance plant expanded from vacant farmland into a large factory, sparking a massive building boom for defense housing. Local men joined training and selective service, as civilian preparedness grew with looming conflict.
One Edition Thursday to be published by The Repository
The edition will go to press tonight around midnight and items for Thursday's paper should be telephoned to the editorial department before 9 p m. The want ad department stays open tonight until 8 for classified ads and will reopen Friday at 8 a m. to receive ads for that day's editions.
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Allies Mask Strategy to Widen War Front
The Allies used a nerves campaign against Japan as the Philippines battle raged to mask broader plans across a 5,000 mile theater. Roosevelt hinted at Kamchatka while Churchill urged Anglo American support for the Indies, signaling potential shocks at distant fronts. Tokyo radio reflected unease as Japanese forces pressed toward Manila.
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Sweet cider at Apple House Fulton NW
Daily fresh cider served from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Apple House in Fulton Northwest. Advertisement notes the seasonal offering and hours for the shop.
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