Lottery age groups and war draft orders from independence bowl
The historic goldfish bowl used in world war drafts is brought from Independence Hall Philadelphia for tonight's drawing. Secretary of War Stimson will draw the first number. New registrants receive vocational and dependent questionnaires to assess skills for war production. Local boards assign serial numbers T1 asks, master numbers guide drafting, but boards ignore numbers beyond their total registrants.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Stimson
MacArthur heads to Australia in strategic shift
General Douglas MacArthur assumes supreme command in Australia as Allied forces gather for a counteroffensive. The move follows his escape from the Philippines and signals a new headquarters amid Japanese advances. Mrs MacArthur and son were evacuated to Luzon then moved during the early fighting.
Air power to aid Australia in battle for Java
Reports indicate Allied air forces massing in the southwest Pacific to offset heavy naval losses near Java. Senator Ellender says the remaining UN ships and reinforcements must be protected by carrier and land based aircraft as U S fighters claim three Japanese planes in a dogfight near Australia. A separate note cites heavy income taxes and late returns, including an $11 million quarterly payment in Ohio, with much tax activity concentrated at year end.
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Southwest
Pacific
United Nations
Java
Sen. Ellender
Louisiana
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Australia
Sen
Ellender
Stimson
United States
India
Burma
Ohio
Cleveland
Canton
Mr. Gross
Russians claim major advances as war toll soars
A Soviet War News broadcast from London cited a Red Army communique claiming a general offensive continued with recaptured villages and towns. It reported 136 tanks and 7,000 to 8,000 killed, while Soviet air forces claimed dominance with 215 planes destroyed last week.
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Red Army
Red Air Force
London
Hitler
Germany
Women to Serve as Constables in Butler Township
In Quincy Michigan four Republican nominees were named for as many constable positions in Butler township with the party unopposed. Revenue projections show income tax at about 11 million in the area and total collector revenue near 33 million, up from 26 million last year. Preliminary federal estimates suggest a 50 to 100 percent increase in tax collections in several key cities, with unofficial four day payments around 2 billion and first quarter receipts about 3 billion more than double last year. Treasury withheld estimates awaiting final internal reports, with as many as 13 million people affected in preliminary figures.
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Quincy
Mich
Butler Township
Republican Party
Washington
U. S
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Kentucky Tornado Toll Rises Across Counties
Storms in Kentucky and Indiana leave multiple dead and many injured. Reports confirm deaths in Leitchfield Bardstown Drakesboro Greenville Goshen and two areas near Indianapolis with extensive property damage. Goshen suffered flattened homes and fires as the storm tore through a new residential district.
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Leitchfield
Kentucky
Porter Lashley
Bardstown
Drakesboro
Greenville
Indiana
Goshen
Shelbyville
City council weighs bridge cost and duties on war time
The council urges a new East Creek bridge cost estimate by City Engineer John A. Shisler due to higher current prices. A motion to excuse Pvt. Wilbur Cooper from council duties while in the army failed 7 to 6. A proposal to raise the janitor’s pay to 125 dollars a month was sent to the finance committee. Mayor Folk’s veto on street department gear purchases was read with no further action. Belden school eighth graders argue the Spanish American war cannon should not be scrapped as it boosts morale at home.
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John A. Shisler
East Creek
11Th St
Wilbur Cooper
Ned L
Perkins
George Hostetter
Finance Committee
Ed S. Folk
Belden School
School Plan for SENIORS Building and Vocational Programs
Federal project would fund a single story fireproof SENIORS building with ten rooms and a gymnasium, while a two story addition could be faced in brick at the district’s expense. The board backs continued national defense vocational training April 1 to June 30, adding new shop classes at Timken and McKinley, plus English course revisions. A committee will survey textbook needs as Supt Mason reports on the program.
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Jesse H. Mason
Talley
National Defense
Timken High
McKinley
Supt
Mason
D. T. Baughman
Harry S. Frable
Timken
Mary Louise Geltz
West Point Greeting From Wainwright On 140th Birthday
General Wainwright signs a capital greeting to the United States Military Academy on its 140th anniversary. The message, expected from General MacArthur, invites West Pointers to renew pledges to their alma mater. Wainwright, 58, noted as a fine tactician, is a West Point graduate of 1906. He has served on the Mexican border patrol and in World War I and held posts including two tours with the operations division and commandant of the third Cavalry at Fort Myer.
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United States Military Academy
Jonathan M. Wainwright
MacArthur
Wainwright
Academy
Bataan
Walla Walla
Wash
West Point
Operations Division
General Staff
Third Cavalry
Fort Myer
Richard K. Sutherland
Hancock, Md
British Hail Action As Stroke For Unity
British military circles praised Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s appointment to supreme command in Australia as proof of empire United States coordination. His prestige in Britain is high, second only to Gen. George Marshall among American leaders, with respect growing after his defense of Bataan.
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Associated Press
London
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Command
Australia
Empire
United States
MacArthur
Britain
George Marshall
British War Office
Gen. MacArthur
Bataan
Philippines
Australia Ready for War as Pacific Threat Looms
Authoritative opinion holds Japan must attack Australia to sever U S aid, with Australian, British, and Dutch forces prepared. Darwin area aerial raids resume as possible coastal invasions loom, while planners project invasion forces moving south along eastern islands toward Newcastle.
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Australia
Japan
United States
Darwin-Wyndham- Brooms
Newcastle
Red Cross Benefit Set for Mt Eaton High School
MT. EATON March 17. A Red Cross benefit enchre party will be held Saturday at 8 15 p m in the local high school auditorium. The note about Japan and Australia is part of war commentary and not a separate event.
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RED Cross
MT. Eaton
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Murmansk
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Chile
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Hamburg
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Borden
Prunes
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Lux
I Cc
Nate
Lakeside
Whole Kernel Bantam
Clueland
Climax Paper Cleaner
Louis
Hughes Prov
Arcade
National
S. Market Avenue
Council
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H. W. Benedict
MocKinley
Mother Chray Co
LeRoy, N. Y
Wagner Butter CO
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Wise
Wilbur and
Gene
Calif
Bob
ARGO
Beatty
Alu Art Far Miracle
Wenger’s
New
BOC
Texas
Alaska
RINSO
Lge
DE Luxe Meat Shoppe
Ante
Wintergarden Fruit CO
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H. O. Janson
Janson’s
Sauerkraut
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