Hitler vows to act as war drags on in 1942 speech
In Berlin on January 30, Adolf Hitler spoke for the first time since the US entered the war, noting that America's battle with Japan freed Germany to act. He warned the outcome remains uncertain, claimed German forces on the Eastern front are weather-checked rather than Russian, and praised Rommel in North Africa as the war continues.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
United States
America
Japan
Hitler
Reich
Canton
North Africa
Edwin Rommel
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
Woodrow Wilson
Propaganda Dispatches Try to Shape War News
City capitals publish propaganda aimed at swaying public opinion and masking true wartime facts. Officials caution readers to separate rumors from confirmed reports amid a flood of biased statements and satellite outlets.
President Signs Price Fixing Bill Amid War Talk
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt signed the price control bill, signaling reservations about farm price provisions pegged at 110 percent parity. He warned such ceilings threaten living costs, while noting the bill is the best obtainable now. Leon Henderson, price administrator, faced questions as to who will head enforcement. Agricultural price data show most staples remain below the parity ceiling, with several key crops and livestock listed at various ceilings and January prices.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Leon Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Agriculture Department
93 Mile Drive By Reds Costs Enemy 25000
The Soviet press reports a 93 mile drive in the Donets basin with Germans numbered at 25,000 killed on the battlefield. Other fronts note Rommel regaining Bengali and Axis advances in Libya, while Kharkov by-passed signals threat of encirclement and mass trophies claim heavy Allied losses for Axis.
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REDS
Associated Press
Donets River
Ukraine
Erwin Rommel
Bengali
Berlin
Rome
Libya
London
Bengasi
Benito Mussolini
City employment tops 34,000 as 489 added this week
Canton’s employment figure vaulted over the 34,000 mark during the week ended Jan 23 when 489 production workers were added to payrolls at industrial plants. The total rose to 34,225, up 8,258 from 25,967 a year ago, according to the Chamber of Commerce labor barometer.
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Canton
Chamber of Commerce
Enemy planes seen over North Ireland
Anti aircraft batteries opened fire today as enemy planes appeared over northeastern Ulster. A United States army unit of several hundred troops was on a route march when the incident occurred, though it was not clear if they were in the affected area.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster
United States Army
Roosevelt asks congress for six billion more navy funds
President Roosevelt proposed adding 6,106,300,000 to the navy appropriation bill after the House approved a record fund. Senate subcommittee eyed an extra 4,000,000,000 for more naval aircraft. The budget bureau requests would raise the total to 25,994,265,474 from 19,977,965,474. The President also signed a separate bill granting 12,555,000,000 for 33,000 more army airplanes and equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Overton
Budget Bureau
Apple House Ad Promotes Fresh Sweet Cider
Local notice announces fresh sweet cider available daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Apple House in Fulton Northwest. The short advertisement highlights the product and store hours for passersby.
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Apple House
Fulton NW
President Roosevelt Birthday Tribute From War Leaders
United Press reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Filipino defenders salute Roosevelt on his 60th birthday as Japanese forces mass for a final offensive. Churchill, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Wilhelmina send greetings. Izvestia prints Stalin tribute in Moscow. MacArthur’s message describes fighters rising from fox holes and batteries to pray for the President. A war department communique closes the dispatch.
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United Press
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Batan
Corregidor
Roosevelt
London
Winston Churchill
England
George VI
Elizabeth
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Moscow
Izvestia
Stalin
Gen
MacArthur
United States
War Department
Manuel Quezon
Japan
Quezon
Gen. MacArthur
Manila Bay
Luzon
Canton Drop Forging Plant Expansion Starts
Officials of the Canton Drop Forging and Manufacturing Co and the Defense Plant Corp announce a preliminary contract for a new plant near Canton and Massillon, costing 4 to 5 million dollars with 500 to 600 workers, ground breaking hoped in eight weeks and peak output by mid-1943. Architects are McGregor and Hargett of Cleveland. the construction contract is not yet awarded. Defense Plant Corp will build and Canton Drop Forging will supervise production, mirroring Westinghouse at Canton’s naval ordnance plant. (Continued on page 10 Birthdays.)
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Canton Drop Forging & Mfg. Co
Defense Plant Corp
Canton
Massillon
Canton Drop
Westinghouse
Western Areas Bar Aliens on West Coast
The justice department ordered the removal of 186000 enemy aliens from eight western states including California Oregon Washington Montana Idaho Utah Nevada and Arizona to prevent espionage and fifth column activity seen as a threat since Pearl Harbor. Japanese German and Italian aliens must leave two areas in San Francisco and Los Angeles by February 24.
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United Press
Washington
Justice Department
Pearl Harbor
Atty
Biddle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
United States
Dies
House Committee On un-American Activities
House
Dies Committee
State and Justice Departments
Japan
Hawaii
West Coast
Dutch Battle to Halt Drives in Four Districts
Japanese forces pushed toward Singapore as 90,000 troops attacked the Malay peninsula, threatening the island's $400 million stronghold. Dutch units fought in four Indonesian zones while British and Dutch defenses set to slow the advance. A 9 p.m. curfew was ordered in Singapore and raids continued, with Allied losses reported and Japanese air activity ongoing.
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Associated Press
Japan
Singapore
Britain
Pacific
Hore Strait
Sinpore Island
Ma Peninsula
Kulai
Great Naval Base
Johore Bahru
South China Sea
Indiés Archipelago
Balik Papan
East Borneo
Pontianak
West Borneo
Minahassa
Celebes
Kendari
Domei
Kusai
Sedenak
Malayan
Strait of Johore
A. E. Percival
Malaya
Rangoon
Flying Tigers
Jurors Hear Firebug Story In Barn Fire Case
A Hartville resident admitted setting fires to two barns near New Baltimore last Monday and another near New Baltimore last December. Deputy Hugo Frank said further questioning planned and grand jury review set for next week. The Wilson barn, owned by Arthur Wilson, burned at midnight and a Weimer barn suffered minor damage minutes later with volunteers forming a bucket brigade.
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New Baltimore
Hugo Frank
Dick France
Hartville
Arthur Wilson
Florida
Joseph Weimer
Wilson Barn
Weimer
Soldiers to Transfer to U.S. Armed Services
The United States embassy announced that arrangements were being made to allow Americans in Allied forces to transfer to United States armed services.
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London
United States
United States Armed Services
Sub sighted off California as patrols chase rogue submarine
Los Angeles reports naval aircraft searched southern California waters for the first submarine seen off the west coast since December. An army plane spotted the submerged raider near Point Vicente and depth charges were dropped. surface ships joined the hunt but no sub recovered. The patrol follows reports of Pacific coast ship attacks and marks a rare public acknowledgment of anti submarine actions during the war.
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United Press
Los Angeles
California
West
Naval District
Navy Department
Washington
Point Vincente
Los Angeles Harbor
Navy
Pacific
Sub sightings show success of anti submarine measures
Reports from American air men describe sub sightings and sinkings as retaliation against enemy submarines off the Atlantic coast. Indications from the field suggest counter measures are working, even as the navy keeps certain sinkings undisclosed.
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United Press
Washington
Atlantic
Navy
101 500 Accidental Death Toll Marked as War Loss
Chicago January 30 1942 Accidents last year produced a toll of 101 500 killed nine million three hundred thousand injured and a cost of three billion seven hundred fifty million dollars The National Safety Council cited war impact noting 26 000 fatalities in ages 20 to 45 equaling destruction of nearly two army divisions and traffic deaths exceeding Pearl Harbor related totals in nine months.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Pearl Harbor
Final Clearance Winter Hats At The Anna P Brown Shop
Winter hats sold at one and two dollars in a final clearance sale hosted by The Anna P Brown Shop located at 116 4th NW on Saturday.
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Anna P. Brown Shop
4Th NW
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