Fascist Submarines Believed In Atlantic
Survivors of the 7874 ton Brazilian cargo ship Arabutan said the attacker, believed Italian, crash dived after torpedoing the Arabutan off the North Carolina coast as two navy planes appeared. Rome said Italian subs had sunk 27500 tons in the western Atlantic. 54 crew were rescued after 26 hours adrift in four lifeboats at Norfolk, Virginia.
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United Press
Norfolk
North Carolina
Rome
Atlantic
United States
Bond Ruling Ends Massillon Football Exit Threat
Massillon will field a football team next fall after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the board of education may issue bonds outside the 10 mill tax limit. The decision allows about 84,000 dollars for operating expenses, ending doubts over reopening classes and preserving the gridiron juggernaut.
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Massillon
Ohio
Supreme Court
U S Gen Stilwell Heads Chinese Staff
Chongqing March 10 officials announced Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell to be chief of staff under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. China also selects Gen Hsiung Shi-hui to head a military mission to Washington and serve on the UN council.
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International News Service
Chungking
Joseph Stilwell
United States Army
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Washington
Hsiung Shi-hui
Council of the United Nations
Defense Bonds and Speed in Financing the War Effort
The message urges rapid production of air power, ships, and tanks and calls for immediate civilian lending to the government. It promotes buying defense bonds from banks and post offices, stamps from stores and the carrier, to fund mobilization against totalitarianism.
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Australia
Singapore
Java
Ohio Firms Adopt Payroll Defense Bond Plan
Two thousand sixteen Ohio companies employing 1,283,554 people have joined the payroll savings plan for Defense Savings Bonds, per defense savings administrator John McSweeney. Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties show the largest company participation, with Cleveland leading in county totals. A Canton area note reports more than 30,000 workers from 57 firms and public agencies are in the plan.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
John McSweeney
Defense Savings
Cuyahoga County
Hamilton County
Mahoning County
Canton
Wind Fells Wall Crashes Roof At Smithville Bank
Smithville March 10 Workmen cleared debris after a wall of the Hartzler Shisler building on Smithville square collapsed crushing the roof of Smithville bank in a windstorm early Monday. Bank damage about 3000 dollars, telegraph exchange offices in the same building out of operation most of Monday.
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Smithville Bank
Smithville
Hartzler-Shisler
A. A. Hostetter
Hartzler-Schisler
Alliance Rationing Approves Four Cars For City Use
Alliance March 10. The rationing board approved four cars for Alliance users for the first time since the program began March 2. Myers funeral parlors, Review Publishing Co, Ohio River Power Corp and the city won the right to purchase autos after seven applications were filed. The city will buy a new police car and the board will meet each Monday night to consider further auto requests.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Alliance
Myers Funeral Parlors
Review Publishing Co
Ohio River Power Corp
Japanese bombard Cebu in the Philippines
Washington reports a Japanese light cruiser shelled the port of Cebu for the second time in a week with only slight damage, as Japan tightens sea control before a possible new offensive against General MacArthur. Bataan fronts show a quiet lull with no ground or air action since Monday.
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United Press
Washington
Cebu
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine Archipelago
Manila
Visayas Islands
Japan
Sulu Sea
Negros
Bataan
MacArthur
Australians Brace For Possible Invasion From North
Japanese advances threaten Port Moresby and Lae while Australian and British forces fight to defend the mainland region. Tokyo reports vast Allied losses as Java falls and Rangoon's front shifts, with estimates placing Japanese strength at up to 200,000 across Java and Burma operations.
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Lae
Salamaua
Port Moresby
Australia
India
Pegu
Rangoon
Rangoon- Prome
Prome
Burma
Bassein
Irrawaddy River
Irrawaddy
Tokyo
R A. F
Java
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
London
Commonwealth
New Guinea
Hubertus van Mook
Roosevelt for every one of us in thenited States
Vice President Wallace and Secretary Wickard spoke praising the ever normal granary plan. Wallace urged farmers to keep the farm program in good repute and avoid undue pressure during trouble. The house tentatively set a $1,000 cap on soil conservation payments and allowed below parity sales, while opposing the general parity guarantee ban.
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Wallace
Wickard
Roosevelt
House
McCormack
Agriculture Committee
Labor report urges mobilization of women to aid war production
A government study outlines expanding war materiel output and urges drawing millions into work. It suggests using unemployed workers, longer hours, and transfers from nonessential industries, then emphasizes recruiting women beyond traditional roles, including those in home duties, to meet labor needs. It notes a 1940 census showing 39.9 million in the labor force with 10 million potential workers among 18 plus students and others not currently counted.
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Bureau
Tax policy call amid war urgencies discussed
The article notes that until Pearl Harbor 1941 tax rates near the maximum were set to avoid hampering national productivity while preserving revenue. It argues peace time taxation should rise and that incomes can bear higher taxes than in peacetime. The chamber released recommendations as the Ways and Means Committee prepared to recall Randolph Paul, treasury tax consultant, to discuss a revised revenue approach.
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Pearl Harbor
Chamber
House Ways and Means
Randolph Paul
Treasury
Akron to get new union railroad depot
Columbus reports civic leaders and representatives of three railroads signed an agreement to build a new union railroad depot in Akron as soon as materials are available.
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Columbus
Akron
Union Railroad
Admiral King Leads Navy Special Staff Ties
Navy general staff under Admiral King coordinates offensive operations with Army leaders. Rear Admiral F J Horne heads the new operations unit as a move to empower the navy air arm. King, a disciplined aviator, built his career around naval air strength and bases.
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F. J. Horne
Navy
Admiral King
Gale subsides to seasonable March wind after storms
Disastrous gales of Sunday night and Monday morning tapered off during the day. By this morning the wind had settled to a breeze with 34 mph at 8 PM and no further damage reported. The low temperature dropped to 30 degrees as March conditions return.
Zoo Builds Air Shelters for Animals and Public
In Philadelphia on March 10 authorities report the city zoo is quietly constructing raid shelters to protect both animals and visitors in the event of an enemy air attack. The measures reflect careful preparation and vigilance by the zoo administration.
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Philadelphia Zoo
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