Price measure victory sighted for Roosevelt
Rye International News Service reports on Capitol Hill confidence that Roosevelt will win against a price fixing bill while compromise is needed to pacify the farm bloc. Congress debates provisions tying farm prices to wage levels and a proposed veto power for farm price changes. A new war powers bill and civil defense funding move forward as LaGuardia weighs resignation and army options.
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Rye International News Service
Washington
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Houses
Senate
Sen. Taft
Ohio
O’mahoney- Russell
Bankhead
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
House
War Department
Federal Communications Commission
Civil Defense Fund
Congress
Fiorello LaGuardia
LaGuardia
Sen. van Nuys
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Malaya Front Reports From Singapore Front Lines
British and Australian forces reported heavy Japanese divisions moving in with dive bombers and tanks. Allied air and naval strikes targeted transport, ships, and small craft near Malacca and Singapore, with civilian casualties about 150.
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Sinagpore
Churchill returns to London from Plymouth in secrecy
Claude Auchinleck guards the western approaches as Churchill arrives in Plymouth. The return was kept completely secret and his chosen transport surprised observers. Churchill, visiting in a blue reefer coat and yachting cap, appeared fit and said the trip was comfortable. He urged quick departure for London as bags were found.
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Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
Churchill
House of Commons
Plymouth
Washington
Trinity House
London
MacArthur Faces New Problems On Batan Front
Washington reports indicate Japanese landings on Batan shore near Gen. MacArthur’s rear aiming to encircle American lines and disrupt communications. Unconfirmed claims speak of Hermosa and Olongapo holds as tensions mount while MacArthur may withdraw to Corregidor if pressure grows. Navy and air forces have sunk 32 Japanese ships since the war began with many more damaged.
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Batan
MacArthur
United States
Hermosa
Olongapo
United Nations
Knudsen to Lead Army Production Role Taming War Orders
Knudsen shifts from the Old Purpose Machinery to lead production within the War Department and speak for the army to industry. The Senate report faulted divided duties and lack of a single head at OPM. Patterson announced $3.5 billion in military orders since Pearl Harbor, while OPM’s fate and staffing remain under debate.
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OPM
Senate Investigating Committee
Knudsen
Army
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Department
Nelson
Woman Injured In Hit Skid Case In City
Three people were injured in city traffic and seven motorists arrested, police said. Marie Goldwin, 43, of 1454 Harrisburg Rd NE, taken to Mercy Hospital at 2:05 a m with possible fracture and facial injuries after being struck by a hit and run car in front of her home. Driver Harry F Day, 39, RD 3, pursued and arrested on illegal operation and leaving scene charges. Casualties also included Louis Masci, 10, of 2342 4th St SE, injured in a collision on 3rd St SE. both drivers charged with driving on temporary permits without licensed accompaniment. Hart As car Hits Truck: Hart, 36, Waynesburg, treated at Mercy for head lacerations after a car struck a truck. Cline, 23, Harlem Springs, held on intoxication charge. Unusual Mishap: Carmel DiGacomo, 30, injured when a parked car was struck by a driver, forcing it onto sidewalk. From The Repository.
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Marie Goldwin
Harrisburg Rd NE
Mercy Hospital
Louis Masci
4Th St SE
3Rd St SE
Little Flower Hospital
Andrew Roman
Francis LeMaster
Leonard Masci
William J. Casey
RD 4
Casey
Hart
Art Thomas
Waynesburg
Paul Cachat
Troy Pl
Canton
Warren D. Cline
Harlem Springs
Carmel DiGacomo
Clarendon Ave
Sherrick Rd
LeMaster
Roman
Massillon
Ray Sprosty
Madison Hill
Wooster
City Hospital
Here
Charles Bane
Cleveland
Wilmot
Merrill Holmes
Evanston
Dalton
Edward M. Hartz
Canal Fulton
Wilbur Berdorm
RD 1
Berdorm
Hartz
Graybill
Crawford
Market Ave
3Rd St
9Th St
Daniel Brooks
Market Ave N
Calvin A. Conkle
Main St
Tuscarawas St
Wertzave
Kenneth W. Steel
Akron
R. G. Lines
H. R. Griffith
12Th St
Cleveland Ave NW
Canton Scouts Plan Strengthening Program For Civilian Defense
Scouts from Canton gathered with Karl Kuemmerling and E G Lindberg as senior leaders to discuss Orrville joining as a district. The council aims to boost the local scout program to align with civilian defense needs as annual reports were presented by district chairmen standing committees and Mr Deaver. Fifty members attended.
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Canton
Karl Kuemmerling
E. G. Lindberg
Orrville
Deaver
Plane crash reported near 8000-foot Nevada peak
An Army transport crashed against a rugged snow covered mountain in the Charleston range near the Nevada California line. Armed search parties, jeeps, horses and a powerful tractor are aiding the recovery amid daylight delays. The crew and officers aboard include Lieuts Dittman Crouch Brown Nelson Barham Swenson Donohue and others. civilian passenger Lois Hamilton.
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Clark County
Tweed Wilson
Charleston Range
Nevada
Death Valley
Willard George
Los Angeles
Maj. H. W. Anderson
Air Corps
McCarran Field
Las Vegas
Army Ferry Command
Frederick J. Dittman
Robert J. Crouch
Hal E. Brown Jr
Charles D. Nelson
James C. Barham
Stuart L. Swenson
K. T. Donohue
David C. Tilghman
Edgar A. Nygren
Robert F. Nygren
Edgar
Frederick P. Cook
A. M. Belejchak
M. B. Affrine
Martin W. Tellank
Nicholas Varsamine
Army
Wayne Williams
Reseda
Calif
Morgan A. Gillette
Alice Getz
Glendale
Carole Lombard defined by charm strength and wit
Carole Lombard, famed Hollywood actress and wife of Clark Gable, blended charm with frankness, earning devotion from crews and friends. Her life intertwined film stardom, tax support for war bonds, and bold public antics, including a famed Central Park taxi dance with Walter Lang.
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Miss Lombard
Gable
Hollywood
Mexico
South Dakota
Carole
America
Germany
Japan
Indiana
Jack Benny
Poland
Carole Lombard
Pete
Queen
Carol Jane Peters
Fort Wayne
Ind
Peters
Carol
Lombard
Bill Powell
Clark Gable
Man Godfrey
Powell
Fleet Man Describes Pacific War Readiness and Attacks
A wartime voice describes Japanese bases in the Marshalls and Gilberts and possible strikes on Midway Johnston Palmyra Tahiti and Samoa. He details fleet patrols silent at night, drill routines, and coordinated gun actions as ships remain ready for instant combat with crews manning guns and watchpoints.
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Marshall Islands
Midway
Johnston
Palmyra Islands
Samoa
Palmyra
Hawaii
Tahiti
Society Islands
Panama Canal
Far Pacific
Hit Them Where It Hurts Buy Bonds During War Drive
A wartime appeal urges Americans to support defense by buying Defense Bonds and Defense Stamps. It emphasizes life or death stakes, urges funding for guns planes tanks and ships, and directs purchases through post offices banks savings institutions and local stores.
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America
Postmaster to Sell Auto Stamp Blocks
Postmaster Louis J. Elsaesser urged firms to buy motor vehicle tax stamps in blocks of 20 or more at his outer office to avoid delays. Starting Monday stamps will be sold at night from 8 to 10 p m at the main post office, with night hours 7 to 10 p m at Dueber Avenue Mahoning Road and North Cantor sub stations. The last day to buy without penalty is Saturday January 31.
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Louis J. Elsaesser
Dueber Ave
Mahoning Rd
North Cantor
Holmes Legion to Meet in Millersburg
Holmes post American Legion will meet Monday night in the Legion rooms to discuss national defense. A social will follow the business session.
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Holmes Legion
Millersburg
Holmes Post
American Legion
Legion Rooms
Traffic court hands down stiff penalties in eleven cases
Eleven cases were disposed of in traffic court Friday by Judge Gordon J. Burris with heavy sentences for most drivers. Ernest Sykes Jr. and Frank A. Bushta faced multiple charges including DUI and leaving the scene, while others received fines from $5 to $50 and costs with suspensions of driving rights ranging from days to months. One defendant, Donald Hamlin, did not appear and bond forfeiture proceedings began. Authors included Sykes, Bushta, Spera, Van Camp, Hamlin, Crumbley, Whitehouse, Johnson, Turner, McCauley, Yoho, and Isbell.
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Gordon J. Burris
Ernest Sykes Jr
Walnut Ave
Frank A. Bushta
Brown Ave
Peter Spera
Gonderave SE
Howard van Camp
RD 2
Hartville
Donald Hamlin
Wooster
Floyd A. Yoho
Troy Pl
Louis B. Isbell
Massillon State Hospital
Testimonial Dinner Honors 6G. A. Frange
Francis A. Onesto hosted a testimonial dinner for George H. France, Canton Convention and Visitors Bureau manager since June 15 1940, at the Onesto hotel McKinley room. John E. Miller served as toastmaster. France will join OPM's Cleveland contract distribution service as Ohio district educational director starting Monday. France’s successor as bureau manager has not been named.
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Francis A. Onesto
Canton Convention and Visitors Bureau
George H. France
McKinley
Onesto
John E. Miller
France
OPM
Cleveland
Ohio
Convention Bureau
Canton Driver Fined for DUI in Municipal Court
Massillon report states James B. Swain age 25 of 3121 Dewey Place SW Canton pleaded guilty in municipal court to driving while under the influence. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs, sentenced to five days in jail, and had his driving rights revoked for one year.
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Canton
Massillon
James B. Swain
Dewey
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