MacArthur’s tiny air force sinks four ships at Subic Bay
Gen Douglas MacArthur's USN backed air force attack on Subic Bay destroys four Japanese ships including a 10,000 tonner and an 8,000 tonner. The raid, using P-40 fighters, inflicts fires on Subic docks and demonstrates American air superiority amid ongoing Bataan fighting.
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MacArthur
Java
United Press
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Subic Bay
War Department
Navy
Japan
Olongapo
Grand Island
Bataan Peninsula
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Burma
Philippines
Inductions Accelerate As Oct. 1 Deadline Approaches
Ohio officials project induction numbers to triple before October 1, pulling mostly from the first two registries. Groundwork has been laid to speed processes, with many deferred men now reclassified to 1-A, and new regulations likely to expand the pool further.
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Ohio
Army
America
Selective Service
Shooting at Fair Leads to Murder Indictment in Settlement
Grand jury returns second degree murder charge against Sadie Cook 42 for a shooting at a Walnut Street fair that killed Armando Gonzalez Vega 27 and Nick Rossetti 25 and wounded Joseph Yurasits 36. Frank Bruell 29 faces a concealed weapons indictment. arraignment set Friday.
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Walnut
Sadie Cook
Armando Gonzalez Vega
Georgetoward
Nick Rossetti
Penn Pl NE
Joseph Yurasits
Eastview Ave NE
Vega
Frank Bruell
4Th St SE
Cook
Common Pleas
Frank N. Sweitzer
William Emmet Higbie
Nelson waives bidding in arms contracts for wartime boosts
Production chief Donald Nelson orders army and navy to stop competitive bidding and favor smaller firms for standard and semi standard war goods. Contracts to be placed by negotiation with focus on speed, enabling larger plants to supply tanks planes and big guns. The directive aims to bring thousands more factories into war production immediately.
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Associated Press
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Navy
Nelson
Armed Services
Maritime Commission
WPB
More AEF Boys Land in Ireland Amid Ulster Dispatch
Thousands more United States troops arrived in a northern Ireland port to join the force in Ulster. The landing of transport ships was kept secret until soldiers, guns, and equipment could be distributed to six counties. Most newcomers are Midwesterners trained in southern camps. the arrival followed the first contingent by routine precision.
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Associated Press
U. S
Northern Ireland
United States
Ulster
Europe
Navy
Helfrich Quits Navy Post Amid Java Offensive
Japanese forces pressed a three day Java advance breaching Allied defenses led by Dutch Admiral Helfrich resigning as commander in chief. Reports from London cited reduced Dutch naval strength and looming loss of Batavia with plans to regroup in the Indies.
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Japan
Java
Tokyo
Soerabaja
Batavia
Bandoeng
United Nations
Indies
Dutch Indies
Helfrick
Navy Post
London
C. E. L. Helfrich
Pacific
Helfrich
Netherlands Indies
Hart
Royal Netherlands
Pearl Harbor
Gulf of Siam
Taxpayers File 1941 Reports at Rate of 1,000 a Day
Earl D. Gross of the Canton division notes only 11 days remain to file 1941 income tax returns without penalty. Returns are arriving at about 1,000 daily from Stark and six nearby counties, with Canton residents totaling around 700. January and February brought 25,201 returns, 12,070 more than the same period last year, not counting some sent directly to Cleveland.
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Stark County
State Department
Atlanta
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Denver
Detroit
St. Kansas City
Paul
Pittsburgh
Uncle Sam
Earl D. Gross
Canton
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Stark
Resources Will Win Gripps Warns Allies
Sir Stafford Cripps urged the United Nations to imitate the Allied effort against Nazism and fascism. He warned recent setbacks would yield to continued mobilization of manpower and material, saying victory rests on resources and unity to rebuild a just, peaceful world.
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Associated Press
London
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
United Nations
Russia
United States
Stafford
Moscow
30 000 in Canton Join Bond Plan
Fifty six business firms and public agencies in Canton participate in a payroll allotment plan for Defense Savings Bonds. P. J. Paul, chairman, says about 30,000 employees are regular buyers, with more firms expected to join. Call 35200 if your plant wishes to participate.
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Canton
Defense Savings
P. J. Paul
Paul
Calli
Up Through a Century and Other Notes In Today’s Index
The page lists sections such as Amusements Comics Crossword Puzzle Damon Runyon and Day In Canton with page numbers. It highlights departments including Editorials Markets Needlework and Sports. An advertisement from Apple House Fulton NW promotes fresh sweet cider daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Damon Runyon
Canton
Paul Mallon
Apple House
Fulton NW
Winter Snow Paralyzes Roads Despite Clearing Skies
The winter storm ends with highways still closed as crews toil for 26 hours against drifts up to four feet deep. State and county departments mobilized all resources while conditions worsened through Tuesday night, leaving many routes impassable until late today or tonight.
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Renault
British Isles
London
Philippe Petain
Reich
Petain
Germany
France
Britain
Roosevelt Begins Tenth Year in Prayer at St John’s Church
President Roosevelt marked his tenth year in the White House with a prayer for divine guidance. In St John’s Episcopal Church near the White House he sought grace to contend against evil and oppression, watched by Vice President Wallace, the cabinet, the Supreme Court, and wartime agency officials.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lafayette Square
Groton
Endicott Peabody
Wallace
Supreme Court
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Adolf Hitler
Vichy
Renault Motor
Brillancourt
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Boulogne-sur-Seine
Ome
Congress Lake
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