Canton Board Weighs War Prep For Schools
Canton board of education discussed war readiness measures including early end to the school year by May 29 to free students for defense work or college, shop class for girls, converting Liberty school to an emergency hospital, and safety progress. A McKinley High delegation of 44 girls asked for machine shop training, stressing fairness as girls seek preparedness and willingness to work.
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Canton Board of Education
Liberty School
Jesse H. Mason
Canton
Mason
Ohio
Defense Vital
McKinley High School
Nation Adopts Nationwide Daylight Saving Time
President Roosevelt signed legislation placing the entire nation on daylight saving time effective 2 a.m. February 9, lasting through the war and up to six months thereafter. OPM estimates the move will save about 500,000 kilowatts annually, equivalent to producing 450 million pounds of aluminum if redirected. Citizens will shift clocks forward one hour on February 9.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production
Driver Faces Hit-Skip Retrial After Guilty Verdict
Louis J. Christian, 21, of 1115 Ardmore Ave SW, faced up to six months in jail and a $200 fine on leaving the scene of an accident after a jury found him guilty of the lesser charge in the hit-skip death of Richard Baxter, 17, last Oct 9. He remains free on bond as a motion for a new trial is decided by Common Pleas Judge Frank N. Sweitzer. new-trial request to be made within three days.
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Louis J. Christian
Ardmore Ave
Richard 5S
Baxter
Christian
Common Pleas
Frank N. Sweitzer
E. L. Mills
Edgar W. Jones
Sweitzer
Leon Culler
W. Tremont Ave
Massillon
Katherine Hostetler
Auburn Ave NW
David W. Wirth
Newton Ave NW
Carl D. Gribble
Beach City
Wayne H. McElherie
Tuscarawas St
Geraldine M. Goetz
Japanese assault presses on Malaya near Singapore
Allied reports say Japanese forces push along a 30 mile western Malaya coast from the Muar river to Batu Pahat and reach the Endau area on the east coast. Australian, British and Indian troops defend shorelines as front lines shift toward Singapore with heavy pressure along the entire front.
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Associated Press
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Malaya
Britain
Muar River
Batu Pahat
Malayan
Endau
Johore Strait
R.A. F
Maur River
Malacca Straits Settlement
Saigon
Indo-China
Japan
Winter Frost Blasts Front as Temperatures Hit 28 Below
From Kuibyshev Russia January 20 International News Service reports the first baptismal frosts of the harsh Russian winter. Front line mean temperatures plunge to about 28 degrees below zero as troops endure extreme cold.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
Army Airmen Blast Huge Ship On Patrol In Southwest Pacific
American bombers struck in the southwest Pacific sinking a Japanese cruiser off Jolo near Mindanao and hitting a Japanese tanker. The cruiser’s loss marks the 40th Japanese ship sunk by American forces since the war began. Other attacks targeted Sungei Patani and Mindaño, with nine Japanese fighters downed and two American planes lost.
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Pacific
Washington
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
Jolo
Philippine Island
Mindanao
Celebes Sea
Japan
Far East
Sungei Patani
Thailand-Malaya
Singapore
Burma
United States
Volunteer Air Force
Rangoon
Celebes
Davao
Canton Lodge to hold funeral for Ed Schory at 7 15 pm
Canton Lodge No. 60 F and A M meets at 7:15 tonight to conduct funeral services for late Brother Ed Schory. J E Kiehl, secretary. M E Luxenburger, W M.
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Canton Lodge No. 60
Ed Schory
J. E. Kiehl
Sec
Y. M
Apple House Ad Promotes Daily Fresh Cider in Fulton NW
Local advertisement promotes sweet cider available daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Apple House in Fulton NW. The brief notice emphasizes fresh daily batches and convenient hours for customers seeking apple beverages.
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Apple House
Fulton NW
Add Signs Of The Times No Street Marker Metal
Safety Director Ralph A. Bauhof told the council that war demands prevent additional metal for street signs and urged minimal legislation on required signs. He described the city as at a dead end for placing more street and traffic markers.
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the Times
Ralph A. Bauhof
Council
City Fire Department Rehabilitation Plan Seeks funds
Fire Chief George E. Jacob, with Safety Director Ralph A. Bauhof, asks city council for a $184,635 capital program to rehabilitate the fire department. The plan covers $160,915 for buildings and apparatus and $23,720 for the first year’s salaries for 14 new firefighters. It emphasizes replacing aged equipment and upgrading stations, not wartime needs.
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George E. Jacob
Ralph A. Bauhof
Police and Fire Committee
Jacob
East Ohio Gas seeks new Canton pact after current term ends
Canton city council opened negotiations for a new five year natural gas franchise with East Ohio Gas Co after receiving a letter from vice president W. G. Rogers. The company notes it began supplying Canton in 1899 and has repeatedly reduced rates, with six voluntary cuts totaling over 1 million dollars. The 1937 ordinance expires May 1, 1942, and officials will meet with company representatives to discuss terms.
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East Ohio Gas Co
Public Utilities Committee
W. G. Rogers
Canton
Public Utilities Commission
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Akron
Amusements and Features in East Ohio Page Ten
A cataloged page list from East Ohio features Amusements sections including Believe It or Not Day in Canton and Damon Runyon. It also lists comics pages 24 to 26, crossword on 26, Deaths on page 15, Markets and Financial on page 21, and various columns such as Side Glances and Social News on pages 18 and 19.
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Damon Runyon
Canton
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
Paul J Gnau Named Chief Warden For Raid Defense
Canton attorney Paul J Gnau has been named chief warden and coordinator of emergency utilities by Mayor Ed S Folk for a proposed air raid warning and control center. Felix Hinkle announced the plan at a civilian defense meeting, detailing district and local centers, warning signals, and coordination with Akron district HQ and area towns.
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Aul J. Gnau
Canton
Ed S. Folk
Felix Hinkle
Civilian Defense
L. E. Nichols
Mr. Gnau
Akron
Massillon
Alliance
Louisville
Hartville
Minerva
Army Recommends Women's Auxiliary Corps Formation
United Press reports Lt. Col. Ira Swift told the House Military Affairs Committee the army would recruit an initial 12 200 volunteers to form a women's army auxiliary corps if legislation approved. The program would cost about 10 million dollars to start and could grow to 20 000 to 25 000 non combatant posts. Swift projected 9 700 in air raid warning and filter stations with some 6 000 current civilian workers transitioned to military roles.
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United Press
Washington
Army
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
War Department
Ira Swift
General Staff
House Military Affairs Committee
Rep. Rogers
Massachusetts
Col. Swift
Gas Ceiling Threatened by Government Action
Washington on January 20 reports that the government will set ceiling prices on petroleum products and gasoline at service stations and retail outlets if prices rise above levels recorded on November 7. Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced the measure today.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Anti Axis Unity Forecast In Rio
A Pan American conference predicts a unanimous break in relations with the Axis powers by 21 American republics within two days. Argentina's stance shifts after talks with Brazil and Chile and Mexico push for a full severance. Sumner Welles and Aranha lead negotiations as Venezuela Colombia and Chile back the resolution. The move signals a solid front against the Axis with a plenary session anticipated Thursday.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Argentina
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Brazil
Oswaldo Aranha
Guinazu
Chile
Sumner Welles
Aranha
Itamaraty Palace
Venezuela
Colombia
Mexico
Army's Needs May Mean End Of Occupational Deferments
Selective Service officials hint at possible end of 2-B occupational deferments as the army may grow to 3.6 million next year and potentially 7 million later. Officials caution the change could be distant or may never occur, but manufacturers and deferred workers should plan.
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Army
Selective Service
Malay Survives U-boat Attack off Carolina Coast
Survivors say the United States tanker Malay, attacked early Monday off the Carolina shore, escaped destruction after an hour's bombardment by a Nazi submarine. One crewman, Addams J. Hay, 45, was killed and three others hurt. four crew members are missing among 26 who reached Norfolk, Virginia, safely.
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International News Service
Norfolk, Va
Atlantic
United States
Norfolk
Carolina
United States Marine Transport Line
Addams J. Hay
Cook
Burlington
N. J
United Nation
Norness
Long Island
Coimbra
New York
Allan Jackson
North Atlantic
Gulf Oil Co
Canton May Be Host to 1500 Debaters
Canton board of education mulled hosting the nation’s 1500 top high school debaters for the national championships at the end of April. Approval hinged on a North Central Association ruling about participation in national tournaments, interpreted as not taking effect until after this school year. The board also approved using 25 classrooms at McKinley and Timken High schools this Saturday for an invitational debate tournament.
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Canton
Canton Board of Education
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
McKinley and
Timken High
McKinley High
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