Pacific War Continues as Dutch, British Rally
Japanese air raids hammer Bandoeng while Batavia fears grow. Allied bombers strike the Japanese fleet near Java. Dutch reporting 27 Japanese ships sunk or damaged contrasts with Tokyo claims of four ships sunk. Wavell resumes Burma command as defense holds along the Sittang river and Indians resume life in Rangoon amid looming offensives.
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Bandoeng
London
Java
United Nations
Tokyo
Java Sea
United States
Houston
Archibald P. Wavell
Southwest Pacific Command
India
Burma
Wyndham
Darwin
Broome
Royal Australian Air Force
Australia
Hubertus J. van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
Pacific
Japan
Rangoon
Mandalay
Pegu
Sittang River
Wavell
All-India Radio
Sittang
Allies Weigh Shifts as War Aims Grow Stronger
Allied leaders including Helfrich, King, and Marshall push offensive war aims. MacArthur possible Philippines replacement discussed amid Australia strategy to use Australia as springboard for a future counteroffensive. King stresses building up air, ship, and gun power while Marshall warns against immobilizing U.S. forces at home.
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United States
Ernest J. King
United States Fleet
Navy
George C. Marshall
Army
Wavell shifts to India Burma command amid Far East crisis
London reports Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell will lead forces defending India and Burma after a strategic shift. Dutch command for East Indies military operations passes to the Netherlands under Starkenborgh with Heinter Poorten active, while Helfrich leads naval forces in the Southwest Pacific. The move unites Allied land sea and air forces in Java under Dutch control as Malaya falls and Burma distances from the Indies.
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International News Service
London
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Burma
Wavell
United Nations
Southwest
Pacific
Washington
Dutch East Indies
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Eral
Indies
Hein Ter Poorten
Java
Conrad E. L. Helfrich
Thomas C. Hart
Far Eastern
Churchill
East Indies
Malaya
Sumatra
Netherlands East Indies
China
Early 1940s clash over local sewage improvements
Grant warned of long standing health needs before defense policies and urged action on sewage treatment. The health service said improvements were health driven, not defense urgent, while the federal government left open postwar funding if a critical health problem emerged. The matter was sent to the council's sewer and garbage committee.
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The
Health Service
Federal Agency
Snowstorm Closes Roads and Halts Traffic Across Canton Area
Snow began at 10 last night and lingered at 32 degrees this morning creating wet, heavy snow that packed the highways. A 20 mile wind drifted snow and ice blocked traction, with several cars and trucks skidding into ditches near Canton, Route 62, and Richville. State and city crews cleared routes. schools and mail delivery disrupted. East Liverpool workers delayed. power lines down at Wellsville. blizzard conditions and drifting continue with Ohio weather bureau reporting a seven to (text cuts)
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Highland Golf Course
Route 62
Canton
State Highway Department
Richville
Plain Twos
East Liverpool
Wellsville
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
City workers receive raises across several departments
The report lists wage increases for city employees including Arnold Maurer and T. Frank Snyder raising to 3000 and 2500 respectively, with other officials and inspectors also boosted. The overall hourly wage hike averages over eight percent across various labor categories, and a full schedule of increases is provided. Nearby weather notes mention up to nine inches of snow along the Ohio Pennsylvania border, with lighter totals in Columbus and downstate areas.
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City
Arnold Maurer
T. Frank Snyder
Civil Service
Huber J. Snyder
Bowers
Ohio-Pennsylvania
Ohio
Akron
Cleveland
Columbus
Peterson's Ointment Ad Promises Eczema Relief
An old classified style ad touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for itching eczema with blotches and irritation. It claims 35 cents at all druggists and a money back guarantee if one application fails. The product is also advertised for itching feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson
Losses Listed After Iceland and Atlantic Losses
Jacob Jones torpedoed off Iceland with 100 lives lost. Alexander Hamilton torpedoed off Iceland with moderate loss of life. Neches lost by enemy action in undisclosed water. Truxtun and Pollux lost in a storm off Newfoundland coast.
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Jacob Jones
Cape May
N. J
Navy
Atlantic
Draft system consolidation expands future army calls
Draft officials announce a shift to base future inductions on actual men reported available by local boards rather than proportional figures. The change returns to earlier practice with faster processing, expanded rehabilitation for minor defects, and local medical treatment to ready thousands for service.
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Army Medical Boards
Army Board
Columbus
Canton
Cleveland
Army
Washington
Cleveland Golf Prizes To Be Defense Bonds
The Cleveland District Golf Association announces all district tournament entry fees will go to defense bonds and stamps as prizes. No money from fees will be used for association expenses or other funds.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Cleveland District Golf Association
Tribe to play Browns in first night contest
Cleveland Indians schedule includes 23 night games the most since the league allowed nocturnal contests. The season opens with Detroit in Detroit April 14 and Cleveland hosts St. Louis Browns May 22 for the first night game of the year.
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TRIBE
Browns
International News Service
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Wisconsin hosts largest Belgian-origin rural settlement
The state of Wisconsin contains the United States' largest rural settlement of Belgian ancestry. Residents organized a tight-knit community maintaining Belgian cultural traditions amid agricultural life, contributing to regional diversity and heritage.
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United States
Wisconsin
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