Induction Site Plan Realigns Ohio Military Calls
Ohio selects six induction points Akron Cleveland Toledo Columbus Cincinnati and Huntington to speed army mobilization. Stark county registrants may go to Akron Columbus or Cleveland for calls while Canton home station closes and the old exam board becomes an induction team.
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Canton
Ohio
Army
Akron
Cleveland
Toledo
Columbus
Cincinnati
Huntington
W. Va
Stark County
Gerald Smith
March Rainstorm Packs Canton With Sudden Downpour
Canton records a severe rainstorm Wednesday around 5 30 p m with blinding intensity and unusually dark skies. The highway department measured about 0 40 inches of rain, most in under thirty minutes, as residents faced sudden flooding and slick roads.
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Canton
Weather Report From Kyengstedt PD 1-A
Weather brief notes a priority forms rate of 3.75 dollars per dus with Kyengstedt dial 4319 for adv.
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Kyengstedt
Hart predicts flank drive on Japanese supply line
United Press reports Admiral Hart says the main Pacific offensive likely moves westward through the mandated islands and across Japan's supply lines rather than northward from Australia. He notes air superiority cost Japan the war’s early gains, and describes a strategic flank attack as easier than a frontal assault.
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United Press
Washington
United Nations
Pacific
Mandated
Japan
Australia
Thomas C. Hart
Far East
United Naval Forces
Southwest
Manila Bay
China Coast
Pacific Islands
South Pacific
China
Gilbert, Marshall
Caroline Islands
United States Pacific Fleet
Marshalls
Gilberts
U S Civil Aviation Training Doubled for War Effort
The CAA program expands civilian aviation training to support the army air forces. Elementary pilot training rises from 25 000 to 45 000 annually, secondary flying courses triple to 30 000, and ground technician training reaches about 31 000 per year. Enlistee reserve members must join the air corps or contribute to aeronautics for national defense, with priority to aviation cadets. Training links to an air force goal of 1 000 000 by year end, aiming for 2 000 000.
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Associated Press
Washington
CAA
War Department
Army Air Forces
Army Air Corps
Army
Air Corps
Beaverbrook's trip to U S called off
London report says a planned production coordination mission by Lord Beaverbrook to the United States has been canceled and Beaverbrook’s possible Washington trip remains uncertain. Churchill announced a new ministry allocation plan with production and labor ministries sharing labor power duties.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
Beaverbrook
Washington
Ministry of Production
Oliver Lyttleton
House of Commons
Britain
Archbishop Schrembs Celebrates 76th Birthday Mass
Cleveland Archbishop Joseph Schrembs marked his 76th birthday with a public mass and informal dinner in Cleveland today. The greeting occurred within the diocese as parishioners joined the celebrant for the observance.
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Cleveland
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland Catholic Diocese
Defense stamps free with gas at Smith Tire
A local ad announces free defense stamps with gas purchases at Smith Tire located at 2nd and McKinley NW. The promotion highlights wartime savings and encourages customers to visit the shop for fuel and stamp benefits.
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Smith Tire
2Nd & McKinley NW
Injuries Fatal to Alliance Boy
A seven year old Alliance boy, Corwin Ramsey, died after he ran into a car at S Liberty Ave and E Oxford St while on the way to Seneca Avenue school. Charles Rogers swerved to avoid him, but Ramsey died at 6:50 p.m. at City hospital from a fractured skull. Services set for Saturday at Cassaday Turkle funeral home. Burial in Hanoverton cemetery. Ramsey’s family and Carroll county relatives survive.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Corwin Ramsey
W. L. Ramsey
E. Oxford St
City Hospital
S. Liberty Ave
Seneca Avenue School
Charles Rogers
S. Morgan Ave
Liberty Ave
Cassaday & Turkle
Stark County
Carroll County
Seneca Avenue
Orestes
Eldon Ramsey
Cassaday- Turkle
Hanoverton Cemetery
Soviets Break Through Near Smolensk Key Nazi Stronghold
Soviet reports say Red Army forces breached German defenses guarding Smolensk, a pivotal Nazi hub 230 miles west of Moscow, with the wider front north of Smolensk now endangered by the counteroffensive. They also claim a Breakthrough north of Lake Ilmen on the Leningrad front and report dwindling German food and rising suicides among trapped troops.
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Associated Press
Russia
Smolensk
Moscow
Red Army
Lake Ilmen
Leningrad
Staraya Russa
Tax Returns Pour Into Canton Office Ahead of Filing Deadline
The Canton internal revenue office reports 38,132 returns filed from Stark and six neighboring counties as the Monday night deadline nears. Division chief Earl D. Gross expects about 50,000 total returns, about 20,000 more than last year, with 1,000 daily filings locally and 1,500 to 1,700 across seven counties. The office stays open late this week with extended weekend hours and 15 agents helping taxpayers.
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Canton Internal Revenue Office
Stark
Earl D. Gross
Stark County
Gross
Manufacturers urge sales tax plan to back war effort
International News Service reports the National Association of Manufacturers urged Congress to adopt a general 8 percent sales tax or a 4 percent manufacturer and 4 percent retailer tax mix, plus a 90 percent excess profits levy and higher income taxes to fund war spending. The plan would raise revenue but trim corporate payouts and shift tax burdens across brackets and spending cuts.
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International News Service
Washington
National Association of Manufacturers Today
Congress
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
J. Cheever Cowdin
Universal Pictures, Inc
Cowdin
Japan Admits Hits On 9 Ships At New Guinea
Allied bombers crippled at least part of a Japanese invasion convoy off New Guinea as Tokyo boasted Allied sea power was crushed. The Tokyo communiqué listed ships sunk or damaged while American forces reported bombers hitting eight big vessels, with two sinking and several on fire. Prime Minister Tojo claimed victory, Port Moresby saw raids, and Australia vowed further counter blows as Singapore food aid aimed at prisoners highlighted war strains.
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Associated Press
New Guinea
Australia
Tokyo
Japan
Hiedki Tojo
Far Pacific
Lae
Salamaua
Washington
Army
Royal Australian Air Force
Port Moresby
Cape York
Java
Australian
Luzon
Peter Gerbrandy
Netherlands
London
East Indies
Pacific
John Curtin
Singapore
Rationing urged by oil industry in wartime plan
Gasoline rationing looms for the east's 10 million motorists as the oil industry proposes a 25 percent cut via rigid ration cards to address acute Gulf to seaboard shortages caused by tanker diversions. Interim measures include 7 pm to 7 am station closures, reduced fuel oil deliveries, and a large southwest to New York Philadelphia pipeline. Ickes cautioned on how far the plan will be followed.
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Associated Press
Washington
East
Ickes
Gulf Ports
Seaboard
Morever
New York-Philadelphia
District of Columbia
Midwest
Southwest
Brazil Confiscates Axis Funds After Ship Sinkings
IO DE JANEIRO March 12 Brazil orders confiscation of a substantial portion of Axis funds in Brazilian banks in retaliation for Axis sinkings of Brazilian ships. A decree by President Getulio Vargas sets 10 percent up to 20 contos 20 percent 20 to 100 contos and 30 percent over 100 contos. Axis nationals must also hand over similar percentages of other properties. A 15 day compliance period is provided with penalties of one to five years. Further aggressions will raise confiscation percentages.
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United Press
IO DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Bank of Brazil
Britain to End Pleasure Motoring and Gasoline Ration
London march 12 government moves toward total war aims to end the basic gasoline ration july 1 ban pleasure motoring and tighten rules on horse and greyhound racing and professional boxing production minister role revived as Oliver Lyttleton named minister of state for general affairs turn to gasoline page 5
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United Press
London
Oliver Lyttleton
State May Adopt Single Auto Tag For 1943 To Save Steel
Ohio plans to issue only a rear license tag in 1943 to conserve steel for war needs. R R Bangham, head of manufacturing and sales for the state welfare department, says the move could save about 600 tons of steel if a front tag requirement is not repealed. Highway director Sours and state registrar Cy Wallace note no definite decision has been made and one tag may be ordered if needed.
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Canton
Army Examining Board No. 4
Eagles Hall
Market Ave
6Th St S
International News Service
Columbus
Ohio Motor Vehicles
R. R. Bangham
State Welfare Department
Bangham
Sours
Cy Wallace
Two Ships Torpedoed in Caribbean Navy Reports
The Associated Press reports a medium British tanker and a small Swedish freighter were torpedoed in the Caribbean. Names withheld under navy policy. If sunk, unofficial toll would rise to 73 vessels totaling about 438000 tons since January.
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Associated Press
Washington
Caribbean
Navy
Atlantic
United States
Hurley Arrives in New Zealand to Begin Post
Patrick J. Hurley, first United States minister to New Zealand, arrived in Wellington on March 12 to assume his post and represent U.S. interests in the country.
Apple House Ad Sparks Sweet Cider Window Sale
Daily advertisement notes fresh cider at Apple House Fulton NW from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The brief notice highlights regular hours and ongoing availability in a compact local commerce clipping.
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Apple House
Fulton NW
Today’s Index Highlights And Page Guide
A reader table of contents listing sections such as Amusements Betty Barton Believe It or Not Bringing Up A Family Comics Crossword Puzzle Damon Runyon Day in Canton Deaths Editorials In The Services Needlework Pattern Pitas and Financial Pitfalls of Love Pattern Paul Mallon Radio Programs Serial Story Style News Side Glances Social News Sports Up Through a Century Walter Lippmann.
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Betty Barton
Damon Runyon
Canton
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
U S Army Colonel Dies in Iraq Crash
United States Army Colonel John A. Gillies of Amarillo Texas was among several killed February 28 when an American built Russian airplane crashed north of Basra Iraq. Details were lacking in the report from New Delhi dated March 12.
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United Press
New Delhi
India
United States Army
John A. Gillies
Amarillo
Tex
Basra
Iraq
Famous Dubuque choir at First Presbyterian church
A well known Dubuque choir performs at First Presbyterian Church on Friday March 13 at 8 15 p m. Admission is free with a silver offering suggested.
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Dubuque
First Presbyterian Church
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Garfield Ave
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4Th St NE
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12Th St NE
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Mercy Hospital
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14Th St SW
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Ted Murray
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