Spanish Charge May Bring War to West Africa
The Spanish Arriba claims a Free French destroyer seized three Axis merchant ships in Santa Isabel Fernando Poo, raising fears of a broader West Africa conflict. Report denied by Free French, with Germans also citing British involvement. analysts compare to the Altmark incident and warn of potential Axis use of Fernando Poo and nearby Spanish possessions to disrupt Allied air routes and aid espionage.
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West Africa
Theates Press
New York
Fernando Poo
Middle East
Arriba
Spain
Cameroons
London
Cosseck
Josing Fjord
Stavanger
Norway
Alt
Fernando Poe
Halfaya Pass
Adolf Hitler
Africa
Gibraltar
United States
South Atlantic
Suez
Rio Muni
Sitle
Free France
Equatorial Africa
Annobon
Little Elobey
Great Elobey
Corisco
Gold Coast
French Equatorial Africa
Douala
Santa Isabel
Books to Soldiers Victory Drive Seeks Ten Million Volumes
Canton groups push the Victory Book campaign with 150 volumes daily at 220 3rd St SW. The drive, led by Miss Laura Briesemeister, aims to supply up to date fiction biographies histories essays plays and urgent technical books to armed forces. Books donated with name and address on the flyleaf will be forwarded to military units for free distribution. The campaign is backed by the American Library Association the American Red Cross and the United Service Organizations with Girl and Boy Scouts aiding reception and curb service.
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Canton
3Rd St
American Library Association
American Red Cross
United Service Organizations
Canton Drive
Laura Briesemeister
American Legion
Ohio
Camp Shelby
Legion
Sue Ming
Victory Drive
Dog license rush boosts 1942 sales ahead of deadline
County Auditor Lester S Lash reports 14405 dog license sales by noon Saturday, up from 13200 last year as owners race to meet the deadline. Penalties apply to licenses purchased after Tuesday. An attorney general opinion clarifies that kennel licenses are not affected by the on time rule.
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Lester S. Lash
Thomas J. Herbert
Portage County
Hartford and Houtz Poor Funds Boost Charity Legacy
The Hartford and Houtz funds report steady earnings and a high overall yield of 4.6 percent from a mix of Canton city school and municipal bonds, Dominion of Canada issues, and U S securities. Trustees Myers Carver Hartung have overseen the fund’s charity support for Canton’s needy children for 28 years.
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Canton
Will R. Myers
Hartford and Houtz Poor Funds
E. S. Folk
Thomas Hartford
Jacob Houtz
Hartford
Pittsburgh
Tuscara
East Creek
Associated Charities
Family Service Society
City of Canton
City of Detroit
Dominion of Canada
U. S. Savings
Home Owners Loan Corp
Federal Land Bank
U. S. Treasury
Houtz
Myers
Clayton Carver
Paul W. Hartung
M. G. Marshall
Six House Members Lose Salaries In Army Service
United Press reports on January 17 that House Sergeant at Arms Kenneth Romney will withhold congressional salaries from six members serving in the armed forces. The six are Frank C. Osmers, Albert L. Vreeland, James E. Van Zandt, Eugene Worley, Lyndon Johnson, and Warren G. Magnuson. They will receive regular army pay for their ranks.
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United Press
Washington
House
Kenneth Romney
Romney
Lindsay C. Warren
Frank C. Osmers
New Jersey
Albert L. Vreeland
James E. van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Eugene Worley
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Warren G. Magnuson
County Alumni Hear Paul Brown at Stark Banquet
Stark county alumni of Ohio State University will hear Paul E. Brown head football coach at Columbus. He will bring four coaching staff members Hugh McGranahan C C Widdoes Paul Bixler and Fritz Mackey and discuss the new Big Nine mentor. Other speakers include John B Fullen and Oscar Thomas. Motion pictures of the Ohio Michigan game will be shown. Reservations are handled by H A Lorentz. The meeting is open to wives and guests.
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Stark County
Ohio State University
Paul E. Brown
Columbus
Belden
Hugh McGranahan
C. C. Widdoes
Paul Bixler
Fritz Mackey
John B. Fullen
Ohio State Alumni Association
Oscar Thomas
Ohio State University Development Fund
H. A. Lorentz
County Osteopaths Plan Review Course
Stark County Osteopathic Association will present a refresher course on industrial injuries at the Elks club on Wednesday afternoon and night. Osteopaths from Akron Columbus Cleveland and Toledo districts and some from western Pennsylvania are expected to attend with insurance men attorneys safety officials labor advisers and industrial surgeons invited.
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Stark County Osteopathic Association
Elks Club
Akron
Columbus
Cleveland
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Three youths injured in Sebring car crash
Three Sebring youths were hurt Saturday when their car struck a bump in the road and careened into a truck on Sebring North Benton road. Leland Hughes 18 of 579 California Ave was treated at Alliance City hospital for body, hand and leg abrasions. Robert Shively of 345 W Ohio Ave had scalp, leg and hand lacerations. Robert Woolf 19 of 1315 W Virginia Ave suffered facial injuries and leg abrasions. Virgil Flatt of Atwater the truck driver was not injured.
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Sebring
Sebring-North Benton Rd
Leland Hughes
California Ave
Alliance City Hospital
Robert Shively
Ohio Ave
Robert Woolf
Virginia Ave
Virgil Flatt
Atwater
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