Britain arms Eire army for defense amid invasion fears
Dublin dispatch reports Britain has sent large shipments of arms including artillery to Eire to equip its 250000 man army for defense against a possible invasion. A 30 member cross border commission oversees deliveries as de Valera pledges arms will not be used to press reunion of northern counties.
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Dublin
Britain
Eire
Eamon de Valera
America
Ireland
de Valera
United Nations
Northern Ireland
United States
the Attlantic
Axis
Atlantic
Dollars For Total Victory In Macassar Strait
Article urges wartime bond buying to support US forces in the Dutch East Indies theater. It notes one third of a Japanese armada of 100 transports and warships sunk or damaged and calls for funding ships planes guns and ammunition. Citizens are urged to buy Defense Bonds from post offices banks and savings institutions and Defense Stamps from stores and carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macassar Strait
Borneo
Celebes Islands
Dutch East Indies
America
Thas
UN Push Aims To Keep Arms Arriving In Ireland
The United Nations seeks to ensure continued arrival of arms in considerable quantities to make Eire secure against any possible attack. The move reflects concerns about potential aggression and aims to bolster Ireland's defenses amid regional tensions.
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United Nations
Eire
Batavia Fire Destruction Report In Dutch Indies
A Balik Papan oil complex fire described as among the world’s largest destroys the city. Civilians flee under a plan while oil is burned. Troops hold the lines as Japanese bombers attack and anti air fire rings the sky. Soldiers shelter in a fox hole as dust and detonation shake the ground.
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Netherlands Indies
Balik Papan
Evacuees Move Slowly South Through Singapore Chaos
A reporter describes congested evacuations in Singapore with groups in red fezzes, tri cycle carriers, and refugees bearing clocks and pots. Children guard a rice bag as dust and heat unsettle families while armed forces retreat. A newsreel crew films near the Johore Bahru causeway as 24 enemy planes fly past.
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Westminster
Johore Bahru Causeway
Ohio business payroll and sales gains across major cities
Ohio saw December payrolls up 1 percent from November and 16 percent above December 1940 with Akron the sole chief city posting a decline. Gains emerged in Canton Cincinnati Youngstown Cleveland Columbus Dayton Toledo, while December 1941 saw strong year over year increases in Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Toledo and Youngstown. Independent retail sales rose 21 percent year over year with December up 15 percent, led by lumber building materials dealers at 33 percent and jewelry stores at 29 percent.
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Dayton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Youngstown
Toledo
Akron
Canton
Ohio
Ohio County Scraps Huge Naval Cannon
Hamilton salvage crews began gathering a 30,000 pound naval rifle that once protected an American merchantman from U Boats in 1917 18. The gun and mounting had stood on the Butler County courthouse lawn since 1923. In Fayette County farmers reportedly contributed 740 000 pounds of scrap in the past three months.
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Associated Press
Hamilton, O
Hamilton
Butler County
Fayette County
Canton boards reviews school staff and daylight saving impact
Superintendent Mason presents complete schedules for 87 janitorial employees by building, work and salary with seniority guiding shifts to higher paying positions. Proposals cover six large elementary buildings needing extra help, budgeted at 660 yearly per building, plus 1500 for extra help at Fawcett Stadium April through December. Weather and daylight saving discussions raise potential earlier school start times. Several staff changes include leave for war service and new hires at Timken High and McKinley High offices. A first aid class is planned at Timken Vocational High and a bookkeeping text is adopted for senior year.
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Supt
Mason
Fawcett Stadium
Canton
William T. Martin
Burns School
John Madzay
Timken High
Fred Swan
Odell and
Rearick leads McKinley coaching reshuffle after staff loss
Departure of Schwartzwalder and Clyde Barker to the army air corps prompts a staffing review at McKinley. Charles Wright and Frank Lough Will remain to assist Rearick, with potential Canton hires to complete the staff. Rearick, a Dover native and Wittenberg alumnus, has a storied coaching career including 58 wins and 15 losses at McKinley through 1940. He and his wife reside at 3036 27th St NW with their son William.
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Schwartzwalder
Clyde
Bud) Barker
Army Air Corps
McKinley
Charles Wright
Frank Lough
Rearick
Canton
Dover
Dover High School
Wittenberg College
Massillon
Tigers
Frank
Doc) Kelker
Western Reserve University
Trevor Rees
Ohio State
Hamilton
Bulldogs
New Philadelphia
Axis Foothold Holds as British Face Moves in North Africa
British HQ reported no change around Axis captured Bengali while two columns of Indian troops broke German entrapment lines to rejoin main forces. Mussolini claimed British retreat under heavy Axis pressure with battle lines extending.
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Axis
Mussolini
Real estate ads promise quick sales through want ads
Real estate listings indicate fast sales through classified want ads. Publishers underscore urgency for sellers and buyers, highlighting swift transactions and easy access to property details via the ad sections.
Roosevelt Birthday Ball Highlights War Effort for Children
President Roosevelt marked his 60th birthday by urging Americans to balance wartime duties with charity for infantile paralysis victims. Gerry King, a New York boy aided by the National Foundation, joined the celebration after lunch with the President, where he walked briefly without crutches.
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Washington
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gerry King
Gerry
New York
Hell’s Kitchen
Hollywood
Mr. Roosevelt
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Dorothy
Dorothy Lamour
MacArthur urged to surrender as Allied Pacific gains noted
Crude leaflets urged MacArthur to surrender to avoid bloodshed while praising his defense. Allied naval insurance rates fell for U S shipments to Southern Australia, and the Rochester tanker was torpedoed off North American shores. In Bataan, MacArthur adjusted tactics against repeated Japanese assaults with artillery and counterattacks. Local arrests followed for traffic and drunken driving incidents in Hartville and nearby areas.
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MacArthur
Pacific
United States
Atlantic
Truant Officer Uses Nickels to Buy Defense Bond
East St. Louis Illinois January 31 J W Crompton a truant officer broke up a 29 year old collection of nickels to purchase a 25 defense bond He paid for the bond with 375 Liberty head nickels remaining from a collection started in 1912 He said the rest were spent for Liberty bonds in the first World War.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
J. W. Crompton
Wooster Records First Car Death Since 1940
Wooster reports its first traffic fatality since May 26, 1940. John Sunday, 84, of 222 Clark street, died at City Hospital after being struck at Bowman and Market by a northbound car driven by Mrs H L Stettler. Sunday was dragged 45 feet. his body lies at McIntire parlors awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Wooster
Henrietta St
Wayne County
Traffic collision injures driver at intersection
John Mayfield 28 of 808 7th St NW suffered finger lacerations Friday at 8 p m when his car collided with another driven by Fred J. Cullen of 844 Gibbs Ave NE at 6th St and Cherry Ave NE. Patrolmen Untch and Fryer said both cars were attempting to make turns and Mayfield was treated at Mercy Hospital.
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Russell H. Doll
RD 1
Hartville
R. G. Lines
H. R. Griffin
12Th St
Mapleave
Jake Wagner
Merriman
Graybill and
LeMaster
11Th St
Cherry Ave SE
Wagner
S. V. Paniella
14Th St SE
Charles E. Fort
Warner Rd
2Nd St
Gibbs Ave
Graybill
Mike Rex
3Rd St
James R. Lhota
Wilson
Griffin
Raymond Irwin
Young Ave
Lith St
Mahoning Rd
John Mayfield
7Th St
Fred J. Cullen
Gibbs Ave NE
6Th St
Cherry Ave NE
John Untch
A. F. Fryer
Mercy Hospital
Tanker Sunk by Torpedoes From U Boat Attack
L J Davidson of Vacuum Oil reports two lifeboats lowered within minutes after the first torpedo struck a tanker. A second torpedo hit the port side and the sub then surfaced and fired 13 shells. Two men were slightly hurt. a wiper scalded and a seaman thrown from his bunk by blast. Captain Clark noted possible self defense if armed and doubted a large U boat crossed the ocean though did not rule out a mother ship.
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L. J. Davidson
Little Falls
N. J
Vacuum Oil Co
Davidson
Clark
Atlantic
Gene L Witham Commissioned as Marine Lieutenant
Gene LaForrest Witham of 815 24th Street NE was among 225 men commissioned as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps after training at Quantico Virginia. The Miami University graduate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walther Witham, ranks among a class of largely college graduates trained in war theory and practice.
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Gene LaForrest Witham
24Th St NE
Marines Corps
Quantico
Lieut. Witham
Miami University
Walther Witham
Navy and Marine Corps Continue Recruiting
The Navy and Marine Corps announce ongoing volunteer recruitment for ages 17 to 50 in reserve enlistments. Canton substation chief Keenan notes qualifications include affidavits confirming no final army medical notice. Marine Corps staff Sgt. Rhea says 17 to 30 year olds are accepted if not yet ordered to report, with married men allowed on sworn affidavits of support and spousal consent.
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U. S. Navy
Naval Reserve
C. S. Keenan
Canton
Keenan
Navy Office
Marine Corps Recruiting Station
Thomas B. Rhea
Marine Corps Station
Army
Columbus Pilot Wins Flying Cross Award
Maj. Curtis E. LeMay, a Columbus native and Ohio State University graduate, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement at fifth corps area headquarters Ft. Hayes, announced today.
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International News Service
Columbus
Curtis E. LeMay
Ohio State University
Fifth Corps
Ft. Hayes
Court at Massillon nets $3091 receipts
Massillon court receipts for January totaled 3091 dollars, an increase of 965.20 over January 1941. The city keeps 2268.27, a year ago 1796.17. Of the total, 1898.31 comes from criminal fines and 368.27 from civil costs. The state highway patrol gets 792.50, the county 160, and the county law library 240.19.
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Massillon
Howard Doll
State Highway Patrol
County Law Library
Dr Rotman Urges Patience Against Temper Loss
Chicago January 31 Dr David Rotman director of the psychiatric institute of Chicago's municipal court says it is unpatriotic to lose temper as fussing and fuming waste vital energy and magnify personal problems urging self control amid civic stress.
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Chicago
David Rotman
Psychiatric Institute of Chicago
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Jeanne
William
Rearicks
27Th St
Roosevelt
U.S
M’arthur
Batan Peninsula
Gene L. Witham
Marine Commission
NAVY
Marine Corps
Isaly
Sterling Dairy
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