Air Force of MacArthur Bags Invaders
Gen Douglas MacArthur's small air force and motor torpedo boats attacked Japanese dive bombers and ships near Batan Province and Subic Bay. U.S. P-40 fighters downed two of three dive bombers. torpedo boats sank a 5,000 ton enemy vessel and dispersed planes in two waves, with further hits reported recently.
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United Press
Washington
Douglas
MacArthur
Japan
War Department
Batan Province
Navy Department
Subic Bay
Luzon Island
Three Ohioans receive maximum five years on draft violations
In Columbus on January 27 Federal Judge Mell G Underwood sentenced Floyd and George Riemenschneider of Marietta and Ralph Durkel of Circleville to five years each for violating the selective service law. The men, all Jehovah's Witnesses, claimed conscientious objector status but the court found no extenuating circumstances. Dunkel faced similar charges after failing to report for induction despite prior military training at Ohio State University.
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United Press
Olumbus
Mell G. Underwood
Floyd Eugene Riemenschneider
George Irvin Riemenschneider
Marietta
Ralph Edward Durkel
Circleville
Riemenschneiders
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Underwood
Dunkel
Ohio State University
Senate to Rush Vote on Price Measure
Acting Price Administration Leon Henderson urged senators in a last minute appeal to approve compromise price control legislation. Republicans may try to block his anticipated appointment once the bill becomes law as senators prepare to take up the senate house compromise after the house approved it 286 to 112.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leon Henderson
Roosevelt
Henderson
Senate
Senate-House
House
Weather Ad for Apple House In Fulton NW
Daily cider fresh from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Apple House in Fulton northwest. Local ad noting fruit product availability and store hours.
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Apple House
Fulton NW
County Adopts Unincorporated Stark Building Code
Stark county commissioners approved a building code for unincorporated areas and named John F. Myers as inspector. A permits office will open. fees start at $1 plus 50 cents per 1000 cubic feet. Violations carry a $1 to $50 daily penalty. Myers’ provisional appointment fixes at 165 dollars monthly.
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Stark County
John F. Myers
War policy speech shows Allied unity by Churchill
Prime Minister Churchill urged Parliament to vote confidence as he outlined growing Allied strength. He cited U S troops in Northern Ireland, American planes aiding Britain, bombers joining the RAF against Germany, and reinforcements to Malaya. He touted Libya gains, doubled tank output, rising aircraft production, and proposed a Pacific council with Australia and New Zealand.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
Britain
Pacific Ocean
House of Commons
United States
Northern Ireland
Germany
Australia
New Zealand
United Nations
House
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Cirenaica
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Pacific Council
Netherlands
U S Opens Test Scrap Drive For Junk Autos In Cincinnati
The government pilots a two day test drive to mobilize junk dealers in four states to supply scrap steel. Officials from the bureau of industrial conservation WPB army ordnance and OEM warned Cincinnati junk dealers that mills will take the scrap if not volunteered within 30 days. Surveys began in Butler Kentucky and Middletown Ohio and Ashland Kentucky to assess how much scrap can be delivered to open hearth furnaces.
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U.S
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Uncle Sam
Bureau of In
Dustrial Conservation
WPB
Army Ordance
OEM
Butler
Ashland
Middletown
Allied Warships Sweep Macassar Strait Remnants of Invasion Fleet
Allied warships comb Macassar Strait for remnants of Japan's invasion fleet as U S torpedo puts carrier out of action. United Press reports on American E F forces arriving in the British Isles and preparations to extend the war to enemy soil.
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Macassar Strait
Japan
U.S. Torpedo
United States
United States Navy
Batavia
United Nations
Macassar Sea
Navy Department
Macassar _ strait
Borneo
Celebes
United States Army
Chaney Heads A. E. F. In Britain As Air Power Focus
Maj. Gen. James F. Chaney, 56, expert on air defense and former assistant army air corps chief, placed in command of American forces in the United Kingdom. First units landed in northern Ireland yesterday as Chaney sets up staff with Brig. Gen. Charles L. Bolte in charge, signaling air power importance in defending Britain and striking the enemy.
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James F. Chaney
British Isles
Northern Ireland
Chaney
London
U. S
Army Air Corps
Europe
Mitchelfield
N. Y
New England
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Russell P. Hartle
Maryland
West Point
Air Corps
Britain
George C. Marshall
England
Philippines
Geneva
Switzerland
Air Defense Command
Army
Charles L. Bolte
Bolte
Chicago
U. S. Army
Russians Push at Nazi Flanks Across Multiple Fronts
Soviet forces pressed into a blizzard to threaten Velikie Luki and threaten positions near Rzhev and Orel as Red army advances continued westward. In North Africa, British troops held Rommel’s counteroffensive northeast of Agedabia while Allied ships racked up enemy losses in Macassar Strait.
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Associated Press
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Smolensk
Moscow
Velikie Luki
Rzhev
Orel
Belgorod
Donets River
Imperial Desert
Erwin Rommel
Agedabia
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Barents Sea
Arctic
De Valera Denounces U S Troop Arrivals in Ireland
Dublin reports Prime Minister Eamon de Valera issues a statement protesting the arrival of United States troops in northern Ireland across the border from Eire. The statement says Eire was not consulted by either Britain or the United States about the troop move.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
United States
Northern Ireland
Eire
Troops Brace for German Air Raids in May 1941
May 15 issued as American troops settled in to work and prepare for expected German air raids. American and British forces would work in close cooperation, but doughboys were told no leaves for at least a month, delaying visits to County Cork for Irish ancestry. They were housed in good quarters and fed well, though breakfast in bed was not supplied.
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County Cork
Norris Calls for Joint Army Navy Defense Department
Senator Norris urged unifying army navy and air force under one defense department and eliminating separate war and navy departments. He blamed Congress for Pearl Harbor failures while Maj. Gen. Arnold reported progress in war aircraft production and deployment, including plans for 23 000 combat planes and 10 000 trainers under a large defense bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Navy
Defense Department
Sen. Norris
Ind
Nebraska
South Pacific War
Congress
Pearl Harbor
War
Air Force
Senate
H. H. Arnold
Pearl Harbor relief reshapes top Pacific commands
The Associated Press reports on January 27 that General Walter C. Short and Admiral Husband E. Kimmel lost rank after being relieved of their Pacific commands in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack. Short reverted to major, signaling a sweeping reassessment of leadership while the Navy and Army face inquiries.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Walter C. Short
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Short
Leahy Meets Petain in General War Discussion
Admiral William D. Leahy, the U S ambassador to France, met Marshal Petain in Vichy for 20 minutes to discuss the war in what officials called a broad exchange. The talks covered strategic matters and the current Allied position in occupied France.
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Leahy
Petain
Vichy
France
William D. Leahy
United States
Marshal Petain
Amusements and Comics Listing Excerpts
A catalog style summary listing sections such as Believe It or Not, Bringing Up A Family, Damon Runyon, Day in Canton, Deaths, Editorials, Markets and Financial, Needlework Pattern, Pitfalls of Love, Pattern, Paul Mallon, Radio Programs, and serial story. It references various page numbers and feature items across society, sports, and cultural columns.
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Damon Runyon
Canton
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
Barham Sunk in Mediterranean Battle Loss for Royal Navy
London reports the 31,000 ton battleship Barham was sunk on January 25. The vessel carried 1,150 officers and men and the flag of Vice Admiral H. D. Pridham Whipple. Barham joined the war with three other battleships and five capital ships have been lost. The admiralty said Whipple is safe.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Barham
Navy
Long
Mediterranean
Britain
Prince of Wales
Royal Oak
Repulse
Hood
Ohio defense council presents You Can Defend America
The Ohio defense council sponsors a patriotic production titled You Can Defend America to be staged at the Hartman theater tonight. An 80 member cast of fear fighters and morale wardens will perform in the program.
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Columbus
Ohio Defense Council
America
Hartman Theater
Army air corps supply bill speeds funding boost
The Senate appropriations committee approved a 12,555,872,474 dollar army air corps supply bill. It provides funds for 33,000 planes including 23,000 tactical aircraft and 10,000 trainers for the army aviation program.
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United Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army Air Corps
Army Aviation
Perkins Calls 24 Hour Seven Day War Production Push
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged immediate full nonstop operation of war plants with workers kept at maximum output. She backed state hours laws to permit seven days a week operation while war and navy departments concurred. One day rest kept for war industry workers. states to adopt core principles with necessary modifications.
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United Press
Washington
Perkins
War and Navy Departments
Miss Perkins
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