Churchill Says Tide Has Turned in War
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Canada’s Parliament that the tide had turned against the Huns. He contrasted Allied unity and growing weapon strength with Vichy’s surrender, and outlined phases: production surge, liberation, and assault on enemy strongholds. Reports from Tula and Orel noted Axis setbacks as British forces pressed Rommel south of Agedabia and pursued escape routes toward Tripoli.
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Ottawa
Winston Churchill
Britain
Canada
Vichy
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Churchill
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Europe
Asia
Tula
Novosil
Orel
Erwin Rommel
Agedabia
Cairo
Rommel
Tripolitania
Churchill predicts Singapore will hold under Japanese attack
United Press reports Churchill at Rideau Hall predicting Singapore will surely hold as Japanese assault intensifies. He urged united action to crush Hitler tyranny and Japanese villainy, praising Dutch and Free French forces while lampooning French generals who surrendered. He outlined three war phases, including liberation and final assault on Axis home territories.
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Ottawa
Winston Churchill
Singapore
Manila
Churchill
Rideau Hall
Earl of Athlone
Japan
Germany
Hitler
Britain
England
East Indies
British
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Agedabia
New Year Services Led by Churches and War Awareness
New Year observances across faith groups include German worship at First Lutheran and services at Agudase Achim and First Presbyterian to prayers for wartime strength and memorials for the dead. Across the nation, revelers face war reminders as New Year’s Eve celebrations proceed, with Times Square crowds and West Coast restrictions to curb alarms from potential enemy attacks.
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New York
Times Square
West Coast
San Francisco
Oakland
Calif
Officials Continue Plant Blast Probe at Eaton Factory
In Massillon workers Clarence Schultz and James Wentzell died when an annealing furnace exploded, spraying burning oil over them. The furnace was dismantled for cause, with Schultz’s funeral planned Friday in Arnold parlors and St. Paul’s Lutheran church, and Wentzell’s funeral set for Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic church.
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Massillon
Eaton Manufacturing Co
Clarence J. Schultz
James H. Wentzell
Schultz
Wentzell
Arnold
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Canton Posts Office Hits New Highs in 1941 Receipts
Canton chamber reports 1941 totals set records across post office receipts tax stamps and overall building activity. December receipts exceed $105,000, with year total about $782,500 up 8.5 percent. Building value tops $4.44 million, new homes number 520, and defense plants drive rapid growth amid 11 major projects. Population est. rises to 118,000 as federal housing expands.
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Canton Post Office
Chamber
Canton
Don Mellett
Defense
Naval Ordnance Plant
Warning of air raids and Japanese submarine activity near Alaska
The article notes a U S warning against possible air raids during the New Year period and cites suspected Japanese submarines near Kodiak Alaska. It says the craft’ s likely mission was reconnaissance against movement toward Siberia or Japan and mentions MacArthur’s call for retaliatory measures against Japanese cities. It also mentions Roosevelt’s casual reference to Kamchatka in discussing war materiel distribution.
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Treggana
Malaya
Tokyo
Kodiak
Alaska
U. S. Naval Air Base
Siberia
Japan
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Roosevelt
Kamchatka
Russia
China
Britain
Kamchatka Peninsula
Keep This Resolution Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps Now
New Year call to unite behind America's war effort urging Americans to invest every extra cent in Defense Bonds and Stamps. Encourages buying bonds at post offices banks or savings institutions and stamps from retailers and carriers to ensure victory in the coming year.
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America
Bank
Budget plans new tax bill tees up large levy
The budget discussion on January 15 targets a tax bill estimated to raise between 5 and 10 billion dollars, a sizable increase relative to the projected spending program.
OPM Seeks 23.5 Million Defense Workers by 1944
The Office of Production Management outlines a long range plan to raise wartime employment from 5 million to 23.5 million by 1944, reallocating non war labor to defense industries, while keeping under 40 hours weekly and maintaining wage standards. It projects 7 to 8 million in the armed services and aims to avoid pulling students or home helpers from other duties.
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United Press
Washington
OPM
National Labor Supply Policy Board
United States
Wreck on Pennsylvania Cutoff Leaves Tracks Damaged
Sixteen cars of a loaded Pennsylvania freight train derailed on the Bayard cutoff near Kensington at 9 40 last night. No injuries were reported. The 21st car jumped the rails causing the next 13 cars to derail, tearing up two tracks. Crews from Canton Steubenville and Conway were to repair the lines, with passenger service unaffected.
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Pennsylvania
Bayard
Kensington
Crestline
Conway
Pittsburgh
Canton
Steubenville
Front advances stretch toward Manila under heavy Japanese reinforcements
Allied reports describe the Pacific front as fluid with Japanese forces surging from the north and southeast toward Manila. They crossed the Pampanga plains to within 40 miles of the capital and pushed along major highways to 30 miles from their objective. Despite steep losses, overwhelming numbers forced Allied defenders under Gen. MacArthur to abandon certain positions and establish a new line centered on Mt.
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Hitler
Moscow
Leningrad
Russia
Crimea
Strait of Kerch
Kerch
Feodosiya
Sevastopol
Caucasus
Black Sea
Red Army
Crimean
London
Rel
Tula
Gregory K. Zhukov
Kozelsk
Tokyo
Manila
Corregidor Fortress
Yuzon
Malaya
Ipohtin
Singapore
Pampagna
MacArthur
Tojo and Shimada warn Japan of prolonged war in New Year messages
In Tokyo on December 31 Premier Hideki Tojo and Navy Minister Shigetaro Shimada sent New Year messages urging restraint and warning against over optimism. They declared a long war inevitable and called for continued national resolve.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Navy
Shigetaro Shimada
Japan
Birthday Party Saves Rommel From British Raid
Cairo report details a daring British Commando night assault on Erwin Rommel's headquarters during the Libyan offensive. Col Geoffrey Keyes led the raid and was killed. Rommel narrowly escaped capture as a birthday party distracted the German guards. The mission began days before the November 17 start of the Libyan drive and ended with heavy German counterfire and casualties.
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United Press
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Col
Geoffrey Keyes
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Col. Keyes
Rommel
Sidi Rafa
Timken Estate Pays Large Inheritance Taxes in Canton
Executors of the H. H. Timken estate paid 2,344,982.50 in additional inheritance taxes, split equally between Canton and the state, with the gross estate valued at 23,137,849.94. The county auditor will allocate the funds to the two subdivisions, following a probate signing by Judge Reuben Z. Wise. An earlier payment of 450,899.61 was also made and similarly divided.
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Canton City
H. H. Timken
Lester S. Lash
Canton
Reuben Z. Wise
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Anderson's
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Sam
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