U S Planes Sink Japanese Planes In Burma Action
American fighter pilots claimed to have shot down six to twelve Japanese planes with nine more damaged in Burma raids while allied bombers struck Bangkok. British forces reportedly fought east of the Salween near Moulmein as reports of Rangoon evacuation circulated.
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United Press
Rangoon
Burma
Bangkok
Moulmein
Salween River
Salween
Burma Road
Berlin
India
Tenasserim Front
Burma Rifles
Burma Frontier Force
Tavoy
Tenasserim
Fire report details multiple small blazes and alarms
Fire crews responded to several incidents including a chimney fire at 1611 28th st NW at 10 55 am with charred wallpaper, a flue opening fire at 2114 5th st NE at 8 35 am, fumes from a furnace at Albert M Donze Avon Gale at 9 05 am with no damage, a bon fire igniting siding at 1388 Bryan ave SW at 5 18 pm, and a false alarm at 12th stand Park ave SW at 4 54 pm Tuesday.
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No. 4 Company
Albert Melhorn
28Th St
Sam Mattos
5Th St
Central Station
No. 2 Company
William Rosche
Albert M. Donze
Blackburn Rd
Avon Gale
Bryan Ave
12Th Stand Park Ave
Canton Guardsmen Inspected At Schroyer Armory
Lieut. Col. Herbert G. Esden praised the Canton state guardsmen as a very good outfit after a Tuesday night inspection at Schroyer avenue armory. Col. Emerson C. Woolf of Akron and Lieut. Col. Donald J. Lynn of Youngstown assisted as the 3rd regiment conducted dress, marching, and the manual of arms training for three platoons two hours weekly. Federal records and property were reviewed. this was the first federal inspection since the company organized last June.
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Herbert G. Esden
Camp Perry
Canton
Schroyer Ave
Esden
Samuel Appelbaum
Woodland Ave
Emerson C. Woolf
Akron
Donald J. Lynn
Youngstown
Soviet Push Encircles Rzhev as Germans Quit Outlooks
Soviet forces reported to encircle Rzhev, with spearheads cutting German communications and pursuing retreating troops. British radio claimed Russians blew up a hotel at Orel housing 150 officers. Ukrainian guerrillas killed two German generals. recapture of towns and villages announced. Churchill criticized after Brest and Boulogne strikes.
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Rzhev
Upper Volga
Red Star
Red Army
Orel
Soviet Information Bureau
United States
Churchill
Brest
Boulogne
Four arrested in auto theft looting case
Detective Capt. Jack Beatty said four African American suspects including a juvenile were taken Monday over similar burglaries. Police recovered stolen merchandise and a car, with three burglaries solved totaling 750 dollars. Youths are being questioned to gauge the extent of crimes and charges may include auto theft and burglary.
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Jack Beatty
Beatty
Art Nims
Night workers in war industries spared from jury duty
Cleveland judge James C. Connell announced that night workers in war industries will not be called for jury duty. The decision followed an incident in which three men who had worked all night fell asleep in a jury box.
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Cleveland
James C. Connell
House approves massive naval appropriation bill with emergency provisions
The House passed the naval appropriations bill by 388 to 0, sending it to the Senate. The measure totals about 17.7 billion dollars, including 3.9 billion for emergency construction and a special provision shaping amphibious strategy as part of wartime funding.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt urges ABDA name for Pacific alliance
President Roosevelt proposed the designation ABDA for the southwestern Pacific area at a press conference. He said ABDA stands for American, British, Dutch and Australian and has been used in government circles for some time.
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Roosevelt
Farm Produce Prices To Approximate Parity In 1942
Secretary Wickard said agriculture economists expect farm prices in 1942 to average around parity, a level fair to farmers and consumers. The projection notes prices would likely be below ceilings under pending price control legislation, reflecting wartime economic policy.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
Ohio SWOC District Director Dismissed
John L. Mayo, a United Mine Workers organizer who led SWOC work in Youngstown since 1937, says he has been dismissed as district director. He received notice from Clinton S. Golden, SWOC president, who declined to comment.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
John L. Mayo
United Mine Workers
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
SWOC
Clinton S. Golden
Canton Schools Join Victory Book Drive Effort
Canton public schools will collect books for the Victory Book drive in cooperation with local organizations. Nina Mitchell of the Canton public library will place boxes in schools, with principals urged to provide receptacles. The drive supports sending books to armed forces and is run by volunteers from Boy and Girl Scouts, Columbian Squires, Sorosis, and Junior Chamber of Commerce, with no final close date yet announced.
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Canton Public Schools
3Rd St
Nina Mitchell
Canton Public Library
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Columbian Squires
Sorosis
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Library Association
The
American Red Cross
United Service Organization
Price control powers and penalties under wartime act
The administrator could buy and sell commodities to influence production and prices, curb profiteering, and set price orders. Rent limits apply in defense areas with April 1 1941 as reference, licenses required for buyers and sellers except farmers and fishermen, and penalties include fines up to 5000 dollars and two years in jail. Appeals go to the administrator, a federal special court, or the Supreme Court. Wages and certain professional and media rates are exempt.
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Secretary of Agriculture
OPA
Federal
Supreme Court
U-boat scares as lifeboat survives amid rescue at sea
The American tanker W. C. Fairbanks rescued 40 crew from the Norwegian tanker Veranger after a Sunday torpedo attack. Seaman Patterson praised discipline and calm aboard the lifeboat as three distress flares drew the rescue ship. Thirty-three survivors from two more torpedoed vessels off Canada were hospitalized in an east Canadian port.
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W. C. Fairbanks
Patterson
Navy Department
Sea Isle City
N. J
Canada
Canadian
Goble Rules on Men Having 2 Residences
Lieut. Col. C. W. Goble state selective service director has ruled that men with more than one place of residence may select their own draft board when they register on Feb 16. The guidance applies to those living at multiple addresses and determines board assignment choices.
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The
Associated Press
Columbus
C. W. Goble
State Selective Service
Help Supply The A. E. F. War Bonds Appeal
The message urges home front support for American Expeditionary Forces as they sail to Europe and plans to keep supplies flowing. It calls on citizens to invest in Defense Bonds and Defense Stamps at post offices banks and savings and loan associations and through retailers and carriers to fund war materials and sustain democracy.
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Savings and Loan
Miners Die In Colorado Coal Mine Explosion
Thirty four miners are dead with four escaping after a coal mine blast at Victor American Fuel Co in Mt Harris Colorado. Rescue teams battled black damp gas for hours as air was pumped into the shaft to reach trapped workers about 5 500 feet inside the tunnel. Ambulances were summoned from nearby towns as authorities investigated the disaster.
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Associated Press
MT. Harris
Colo
Victor American Fuel Co
Henry Johnson
Ship sinks after torpedo attack survivors include child
A moonless night and smooth sea met a torpedo strike that sank the steamer in 25 minutes. Rescue lasted 20 minutes as the captain was among the missing. Survivors include crew, construction workers, a two year old girl with her mother and father. The officer praised the little girl as very brave.
Birthday Cake for Roosevelt Weighs 350 Pounds
A 350 pound six foot four inch birthday cake decorated with V for victory signals and red white blue icing was presented to President Roosevelt by William Green of the American Federation of Labor. Donations totaling 10592 from AFL unions support the infantile paralysis campaign. The cake features 60 electric candles and tiers with dancing couples symbolizing attendees of birthday balls to fund the cause.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Kimmel Awaits Navy Orders After Pearl Harbor Fallout
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, ousted from fleet command after Pearl Harbor and facing Roberts Commission inquiry, told San Francisco reporters he awaits Navy Department orders. He refused to discuss the attack or the commission findings.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Husband E. Kimmel
United States
Pearl Harbor
Roberts Investigating Commission
Navy Department
Roberts
Lisbon Concert Set by Cedar Avenue Choir
The Cedar Avenue Negro Christian church choir of Cleveland will present a sacred concert Sunday night in the Christian church here. The event brings a feature recital by a local gospel group as part of the Lisbon concert scene.
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Lisbon
Cedar Avenue Negro Christian Church of
Cleveland
Christian Church
Hurley Named First U S Minister to New Zealand
President Roosevelt nominated Brig. Gen. Patrick J Hurley former secretary of war under Hoover as the first United States minister to New Zealand. White House secretary Early said Hurley has arrived or is already in New Zealand on a special mission. He is 59, an Oklahoma native, World War I veteran, and helped negotiate the 1919 Luxemburg treaty with the AEF.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
United States
New Zealand
White House
Stephen T. Early
Hurley
Oklahoma
Government of
Luxemburg
American Expeditionary Force
Hold Up Victim Reports Wallet Theft on 11th NE
Grady Currence of 1578 Cherry Ave SE told police two white men about 21 years old attacked him from behind in the 1700 block on 11th Street NE Tuesday at 10 p.m. They strongarmed him, stole a billfold containing $5.11 and papers, then ordered him into his car and drove off.
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Grady Currence
Cherry Ave SE
Deserted villages emerge from wartime work in Maryland town
EASTON Md Jan 28 War work creates new deserted villages as Talbot county town shrinks to three residents from a once 200 strong population. Men have departed to take defense jobs leaving the community quiet and sparsely populated.
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Easton
Talbot County
America cannot lose Herbert Hoover says
Former president Herbert Hoover told New York executives backing the boys club that America cannot be defeated in this war. He said nations fall only to invasion or blockade and urged renewed effort beyond defense to till the soil for lasting peace.
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International News Service
New York
America
Herbert Hoover
Boys Club Movement
United States
Oldsmobile Service Announces 1942 Car Restrictions
Due to the national emergency sales of new cars for 1942 are restricted. The dealer highlights specialized alignment electrical system and body work, Oldsmobile trained mechanics, genuine parts, and factory-recommended methods. Invite customers to bring in their Oldsmobile for check up and inspection to ensure performance handling comfort and long life built by the factory.
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Oldsmobile
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