Senate approves farm dictated price curb bill
The administration wartime price control bill passed the Senate 83 to 1 after farm bloc amendments. Leader Barkley called it a farm relief bill while Nye dissented. The measure imposes ceilings on agri products, leaving many commodities potentially rising 25 percent or more, as it advances amid inflation fears.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Barkley
Sen. Nye
North Dakota
Senate approves higher farm price ceilings amid veto hints
Both Ohio senators Taft and Burton opposed Sen O Mahoney's farm price ceiling amendment in the price control bill. A Senate House conference is expected to redraw key parts before final passage. The measure raises parity about 10 percent by using the Federal Reserve Board wage index and sets ceilings not below Oct 1 Dec 15 averages or 110 percent of parity.
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Hufler's Flower Shop Moves to Greenhouses
Hufler's Flower Shop, previously in the Arcade Market, has relocated to the Greenhouses on North Cleveland Avenue Extension. Call 9-1361 for details.
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Hufler
N. Cleve
Canton Stamping and Enameling Co Layoff Notice
Notice to Canton Stamping and Enameling Co employees laid off due to gas shortage. Report Monday on regular shifts as directed by the Employment Dept.
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Canton Stamping & Enameling Co
Employment Dept
Thirteen Housing Site Offers Received for Canton Project
Thirteen offers to sell land to the government for a proposed 400 unit defense housing project were opened by H. S. McAllister, district engineer, at the post office. Tracts cover Canton area with prices per acre ranging from 100 to 600 dollars and a requirement for at least 80 acres. McAllister and William A. Strong will tour the sites Monday and submit a recommendation to the PBA site selection board in Washington.
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Public Buildings Administration
McAllister
William A. Strong
Washington
PBA
Conrad & Mueller, Inc
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Navarre Heights
Bolivard
19Th St
K. B. Cope
Canton Home Owners Corp
Red Cross Seeks Quick Help to Meet War Relief Quota
ANTON faces a $17,000 shortfall toward a $70,000 War Relief quota for the American Red Cross. The appeal urges immediate contributions by mail or in person at Executive Headquarters 1311 Market area, any bank or savings and loan, Ohio Power Co, East Ohio Gas Co, or the Red Cross booth at public square.
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War Relief Fund
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Red Cross
Public Square
Mickey Rooney Weds Ava Gardner In Coast Town Wedding
Filmdom’s No 1 attraction Mickey Rooney married Ava Gardner in Ballard California a small coast town wedding described as the biggest local event since 1862. The ceremony at a rustic Presbyterian church featured Rev Glenn Lutz, double ring vows, and a honeymoon in Del Monte followed by Hollywood then Boston for a Red Cross appearance.
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Associated Press
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Mickey Rooney
Hollywood
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Santa Yanez Valley
W. M. Ballard
Glenn Lutz
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Ava Gardner
Beatrice
del Monte
Boston
Red Cross
New York
Brooklyn
Judge Rutherford Dies Leader of Jehovah's Witnesses
United Press reports in San Diego that Judge Joseph Franklin Rutherford founder and longtime leader of Jehovah's Witnesses died at his 20 room Spanish mansion known as King David's, at age 72. He claimed a following of about 2 million in 36 countries. Death occurred at his home. no cause released.
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San Diego
Calif
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Harvey Lewis Jr
Rutherford
King David
Earth
Red surge as fresh Nazis rush to front
Soviet forces push west of Moscow in a broad counter offensive, reclaiming 22 localities while destroying German trains and rail links. Soviet planes report 42 German aircraft down with 6 losses. Germany moves reinforcements from Vyazma as heavy clashes flare from Crimea to Leningrad and rail hubs near Kalinin.
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Selective Service Holds Key To War Effort
The national selective service system adjusts to wartime needs expanding registration for non registrants ages 20 to 44 set for Feb 16. Local Stark county boards plan noon Monday meetings at the Y M C A to organize new draft procedures with added registration sites and volunteer help.
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Canton Civilian Defense Enrollment Shows Wide Skill Range
A Canton registration week enrolled civilians aged 15 to 68 with diverse skills ready for defense duty. About 500 signed up while 1,500 blank forms were distributed. Draft boards will classify registrants using existing peacetime categories, with three 1-A subtypes closed for the war.
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Canton Civilian Defense Headquarters
Jess Sher
Rick
Axis Libyan forces retreat too fast
Cairo reports broken Axis mechanized units fleeing hell for leather from Agedabia toward El Agheila near Tripolitania frontier. British mobile columns pursue rear guards as Rommel’s Afrika Korps retreats, with main body still uncontacted.
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Afrika Korps
Britain vows to hold vital areas as Luzon lull continues
British forces in Malaya brace for days of bitter fighting to defend Kuala Lumpur and other vital areas while regrouping. Japan claims Kuala Lumpur but British sources do not confirm. Front along Slim river reportedly broken as 12 ton tanks appear. Mindanao ship concentrations and Luzon reinforcements signal broader danger. In China, Changsha victory routs 120,000 Japanese, sparking renewed offensives Canton to Hankow as Russians-like resistance grows.
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Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Henry R. Pownall
Malaya
Slim River
Philippines
Washington
U. S
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Dutch East Indies
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
China
Changsha
Hunan
Canton
Hankow
Chengchow
Inner Mongolia
Mindanao forecasts looming anew East Indies attack
Fragmentary Philippines dispatches suggest Japanese plan an immediate major assault on the Dutch East Indies while pushing Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s American forces off Luzon. Mindanao fleet concentrations and Luzon front massing prompt debate on potential bases and strategic withdrawals near Subic Bay and Olongapo.
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Washington
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Borneo
East Indies
Sarawak
Davao
MacArthur
Batan Peninsula
Subic Bay
Manila Bay
South China Sea
Olongapo
British defend vital Singapore as Japanese advance looms
Singapore, Jan 10. Gen Sir Henry Pownall said British forces face desperate days defending the most vital area, including Singapore, after a hard stand along the Slim River. A CBS broadcast in San Francisco cited a Japanese claim of Kuala Lumpur’s fall as bombers hit Malaya. The Royal Australian Air Force, in Hudsons, scored four hits on a Jap ship off Malaya’s east coast, presumed sunk. New Zealand pilots downed an enemy bomber near Singapore. Pownall warned of a hard fight to prevent further enemy gains and to renew, regroup, and repel the invasion.
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Japan
Chinese Launch Vast Drives At Heels Or Mired Japanese
The Chinese incident widens into a world conflict as Chiang Kai-shek’s forces press along a 2000 mile front from Mongolia to Burma in a general offensive after four and a half years of war. The Japanese face a mobilized foe akin to Germany in Russia with estimated Chinese casualties reaching two million. The Chinese army is described as 4 to 6 million strong and highly capable, unwilling to yield to Axis pressure.
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