Wavell Heads Joint Allied Command SOVIETS CRUSH SPANISH VOLUNTEERS
Soviet high command reports the virtual destruction of a division of Spanish volunteers and continued counteroffensive advances toward Moscow three times faster than prior German gains. Izvestia cites renewed Russian resolve to force German retreat, as Maj. Gen. Golubev notes rapid westward progress from Maloyaroslavets toward Vyazma and Mozhaisk, threatening the German Maloyaroslavets line.
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Moscow
Russian High Command
Red Army
Izvestia
Germany
Moscow Radio
Golubev
Maloyaroslavets
Vyazma
Mozhaisk
British Seize 5,000 Prisoners At Bardia
The Associated Press reports a bold bayonet assault on Bardia led to the Axis surrender of over 5,000 prisoners including a Nazi major general. The Libyan port fell after a night charge by South Africans with British and Polish artillery support, with 60 British deaths.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Bardia
New Zealand
Foreigners Goods Worth 200 Millions Delivered To U S
Secretary Morgenthau announced the treasury had turned over to Vice President Wallace an inventory valued at 200 million dollars of wartime materials held in this country for foreign owners. The items were found in storage under 10,000 names as Axis invasion and dummy owners blocked access.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Wallace
Supply, Priorities and Allocation Board
Stark Prepares to Ration Tires in Stark County
Stark county agencies study a plan to ration 595 tires and 498 tubes for January under a federal program. Sale of new tires to approved applicants may begin Monday, with county tires boards to be appointed and Canton dealers to organize inspections. State workers distribute application blanks, while 30 county rationing bodies have been named statewide.
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Stark County
Canton
Columbus
State Defense Council
Leon Henderson
H. S. Perry
Ohio
Washington
Corregidor Survives Five Hour Japanese Blitz
The War Department reports Corregidor in Manila Bay endured a five hour air bombardment by at least 60 Japanese bombers with no material damage. Casualties were 13 killed and 35 wounded for American and Filipino forces as they consolidated new positions to intensify resistance on Luzon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Corregidor
America
Last Hope
Philippines
War Department
Manila Bay
Batan
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Olongapo
Subic Bay
MacArthur
Tokyo
Corregidor Island
Allied Leaders Discuss Supplies at White House Roundtable
At the White House a roundtable with Jara Press Jan, Prime Minister Churchill, and U S leaders focused on speeding Allied war production. Attendees included Beaverbrook, Wallace, Knudsen, Nelson, and Hopkins as they outlined four paths to boost output and shift civilian industries to military use. Meetings will extend to power shovel makers, auto defense committees, and rubber suppliers to sustain war needs.
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Jara
See Coh
Churchill
White House
Lord Beaverbrook
Great Britain
Wallace
William S. Knudsen
OPM
Donald A. Nelson
SPAB
Harry Hopkins
Lendlease
Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Automotive Defense Industry Advisory Committee
Civilian Defense Headquarters Opens In Canton At 203 2nd St SW
Canton to open civilian defense headquarters at 203 2nd St SW above Benders tavern at 8 a.m. Monday. Volunteers sign for duties in air raid, fire wardens, rescue, first aid, demolition and sabotage, with enrollment via a simple questionnaire and pledge.
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Canton
Jess Sherrick
William E. Harrington Jr
Dave Miller
Bender’s
2Nd St
United States of America
Ohio State Defense Council
State Defense Council
Amusements and Society Features on Page 6
The page shows the Today's Index with sections such as Amusements Around Our Town Art Circles Automobile News Aviation Log Books Library News Bridge Play and Players Building News Day in Canton Deaths Dog News Editorials Garden Clinic Lodges Markets and Financial Of This And That Radio Programs Social News Sports Up Through a Century Veterans Activities Women's Page and more, listing page numbers for each department.
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Canton
Wavell Named Allied Supreme Command Leader in Southwest Pacific
United States and British leaders announce a unified supreme command for the vast southwestern Pacific front headed by Gen Archibald P Wavell. Maj Gen George H Brett becomes deputy commander for air, Admiral Thomas C Hart commands allied naval forces. Chiang Kai-shek named supreme commander of land and air forces in China Thailand and Indo China. Hawaii excluded. Singapore and Dutch East Indies included.
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Allied Powers
Pacific Battle Front
Archibald P. Wavell
Africa
Wavell
India
Burma
United States
Fied
George H. Brett
U. S. Army Air Corps
Thomas C. Hart
Hawaii
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Thailand
Indo-China
Supreme Command
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
White House
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Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Netherlands
Pacific
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Corregidor
Batan Peninsula
Manila
Egypt
Benito Mussolini
Bits
Archie
Brett
Hart
Admiral Hart
Germany
Italy
Japan
Henry Pownall
Orient
Uni
Students Return to Classes After Holiday Break
Canton schools with 20500 students resume Monday to begin the final portion of the first semester. Examinations are set for Jan 21 to Jan 23 in public high schools with two weeks of study ahead. The second semester starts Monday Jan 26 and all Stark county schools also reopen.
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Canton
Stark County
Boards of Education
Eden to Speak on NBC Broadcast from New York
Anthony Eden foreign secretary of Great Britain will address listeners in a Sunday NBC Red network broadcast from New York at 3 15 p m The speech aims to reach American audiences with official statements on foreign policy and international affairs.
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Eden
New York
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
NBC Red
Warning Issued to Enemy Aliens in County
Officials report only a few cameras guns and radios turned in under the federal surrender rule for enemy aliens. At Clark headquarters seven cameras one rifle and one shotgun were received while Sheriff France logged two cameras. Authorities fear many items remain hidden as language barriers and ignorance of the order hinder compliance. Individuals may travel within home communities with caution and must obtain permission for other movements.
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Elmer E. Clark
Richard France
France
Clark
Federal
Old Man Winter Covers Canton With Snow
Canton reports its first heavy snow of the season with temps around 24 degrees. Ground covered early, roads slippery, windshields iced, and wipers working hard. No serious accidents. highway crews on duty as ice conditions worsen. No drifting reported.
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Canton
State Highway Department
Price Ceiling Raised on Raw Cane Sugar
Washington on January 3 announced a higher ceiling for raw cane sugar increasing to 3.74 dollars per hundredweight, with Leon Henderson stating adjustments would follow in refined and direct consumption sugar prices after cost studies. OPA noted only possible small retail rises later as refiners’ stocks from earlier ceilings are drawn down.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leon Henderson
OPA
The Repository Fifth Annual Student Essay Contest Opens
The Repository announces its fifth annual news essay contest open to all Stark and adjoining county high school pupils. There are no fees or entry forms, and each week is a separate contest based on a weekly newspaper story.
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Repository Today
Stark
Frisco Air Raid Alarm Sounds Over San Francisco
An air raid alarm sounded at 6 55 p m in San Francisco and the bay district, plunging the area into darkness. The all clear followed at 7 32 p m, Canton time. It marked the first alert since December 12.
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Associated Press
San * Francisco
San Francisco
Bay District
Canton
Ais
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