Labor shortage warned by Roosevelt for next fall
President Roosevelt warned labor shortages may hit American war industries by autumn while noting current manpower supports expanding plants. He plans to register the 13,000,000 men aged 45 to 64 next April 27 and hinted at using existing machinery to bolster manpower. He cited long hours in essential industries and a high 1941 death toll from industrial accidents.
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Roosevelt
United Press
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
National Safety Council
Egypt Gets U. S. Material
An American freighter flying the Stars and Stripes arrived at Alexandria after braving Nazi bombers and submarines, delivering war materials to reinforce Britain's North African armies in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Egypt
U. S
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Britain
Green Warns Ban On Overtime Wage Would Crush Labor
President William Green of the AFL told a senate appropriations subcommittee that any restrictive labor legislation would sap labor’s willingness to cooperate in the wartime effort. He urged probing the flood of letters demanding changes while praising Roosevelt's stance against repealing the 40 hour work week law.
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Green
Ashington
William Green
AFL
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Roosevelt
Ohio State Fair canceled to aid war effort
Ohio Governor Bricker canceled the 92nd annual Ohio state fair turning the fairgrounds over to the war department for airplane parts. The junior state fair will emphasize events for boys and girls at small farm shows. About 1,000,000 free tickets were mailed to schools as the war effort takes precedence. The piece also discusses selective service plans for older men and possible later registration for younger men.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Bricker
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Ohio Fairgrounds
Ohio
John T. Brown
Nazis Prepare to Withdraw From Kharkov
Associated Press dispatches report Nazi forces near Kharkov hasty preparations for retreat as fires rage and German demolition squads destroy stores. Soviet claims of heavy German casualties and Russian advances around Kharkov and the Donets basin accompany notes on losses, recaptured centers, and German supply shortages.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
Kharkov
Hitler
Donets
Moscow
Red Army
London
Fedor von Bock
Central
Soviet Information Bureau
Leningrad
Staraya Russa
Tass
Moscow Radio
Kalinin
Rzhev
Vyazma
Gzatsk
Antiques worth $2000 destroyed in NW storage blaze
Fire at 2916 3rd St NW destroyed antiques valued by the owner at $2000. Morris Bobros, an antique dealer at 2918 3rd St NW, estimated the loss. Firemen kept flames from spreading to Mrs. S. H. Graff's adjoining garage. Cause blamed on spontaneous combustion in old paint rungs.
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3Rd St NW
Morris Bobros
S. H. Graff
Richard Roth
14Th St NW
Rankle
Tuscara
St E
2Nd St SE
Huge Steel Ladle Upsets Blast Rocks East Section
An accident at Republic Steel Corp's Alloy division near Crystal Park and Grace Ave jolted homes on the city's northeast fringe about midnight. A car carrying a 65 ton ladle of hot steel derailed, pouring metal into water and causing a loud blast that shook residences three miles away. No injuries reported. officials will remelt the metal.
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Republic Steel Corp
Republic
Crystal Park
Fairmount Park Blvd
Grace Ave
Ohio Poultry Ad Offers Dress Chickens 3 to 5 Lbs
Brief classified advertisement from Ohio Poultry at 1345 Market Street promoting dressed chickens weighing 3 to 5 pounds priced at 25 cents per pound. Includes shop name and street address.
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Ohio Poultry
Apple House Cider Stand Opens Daily in Fulton NW
Sweet cider is offered fresh daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Apple House located in Fulton Northwest, inviting passersby to enjoy seasonal produce and local flavor.
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Apple House
Fulton NW
Knox Warns Norfolk of Fifth Columnists
Secretary of the Navy Knox urged better harbor protection in Norfolk and warned of a fifth column element. He called the harbor the nation’s second worst protected, urged a fireboat and police boat, and said Norfolk must accept responsibility as it depends on naval activity. He noted coastguard strength would rise from 55 000 to 60 000 to tighten continental harbor protection.
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Norfolk
Knox
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Continental United States
MacArthur Pledges Offensive To Relieve Bataan Defenders
General MacArthur vows an offensive to lift the siege of Bataan. A wartime air raid warning drill in Canton drew a flood of calls as Elyria resident William C. Eaves demonstrated a proposed warning voice.
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MacArthur
Bataan
Canton
William C. Eaves
Elyria
Japanese Push Nearer Battle on New Guinea
General Douglas MacArthur announced from headquarters in Australia that he would spearhead a United Nations offensive against Japan and vowed I shall return to the Philippines as the new supreme commander in the southwest Pacific theater.
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New Guinea
MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Japan
Philippines
First Aid Army To Be Organized In Canton
Training of about 165 first aid instructors to teach 8 000 to 10 000 people in Canton is nearly finished. Dr E M Feiman reports under Red Cross guidance 85 graduate nurses and 120 prepared workers will take examinations and complete work soon. Plans aim to have trained responders in every city section with wards divided into multiple districts. Applications to join training are sought at the Civilian Defense HQ. Instructors are also training auxiliary firemen and police as they are assigned. Other committee members noted.
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Congress
Army
Canton
E. M. Feiman
Civilian Defense First Aid Committee
OCD
Donald E. Bischoff
National Red Cross
Dr. Feiman
Feiman
2Nd St
Court
Red Cross
Carl R. Bader
Parent-Teacher Council
Claude M. Leach
American Legion
L. W. Abel
Stark County Industrial Union Council
A. A. Hauck
Junior Chamber of Commerce
David Zollars
Jess Sherrick
Civilian Defense Office
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Vandals Admit Shooting At Police Car And Damage
Three youths arrested ten days ago for tire damage to 26 tires on nine cars in North Market Heights admitted more vandalism Thursday. Two boys aged 16 and 17 were rearrested and held. a 15 year old stays in parental custody. They admitted firing two bullets that hit a police cruiser on December 29 on 30th Street Northwest.
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North Market Heights
J. A. Pucci
Vic Rotar
Child Welfare Bureau
Ray Butler
Kenneth Wells
30Th St NW
Northeast Residents Hear Demonstration of Signal Amplifying System
Residents in the northeast section of Canton heard a test of an air raid warning system mounted on the Cadillac-Oldsmobile garage at 225 Walnut Ave NE. William C. Eaves of Bendix Western Electric announced the test, with alarms including a high pitched squeal and an all clear, and urged calls to police or fire HQ if heard. The 45 pound unit, audible up to three miles, was directed north and caused a flood of calls before officials asked the public to stop calling.
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Canton
Cadillac-Oldsmobile
Walnut Ave
William C. Eaves
Elyria
Bendix-Westinghouse Co
Eaves
Churchill Victor Over Australian In Verbal Battle
International News Service reports a cable war between Prime Ministers Churchill and Curtin over appointment of Richard G. Casey to the British war cabinet. Curtin resisted moving Casey from Washington as ambassador to the United States while Churchill pressed for a Middle East ministerial post.
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International News Service
Canberra
Richard G. Casey
Winston Churchill
Australia
John Curtin
Curtin
Churchill
Casey
Middle East
U S Sets Goal Troops in Tokyo in World War II
Gen Joseph W Stilwell announced he will command all United States forces in China India and Burma and pledged to see American and Chinese troops in Tokyo together. He said Roosevelt intends to use all means to clear China of the Japanese and to organize offensive operations from Australia for relief of Bataan and to strike Japan. MacArthur reinforced that plan promising to break through Japanese lines and return to the Philippines.
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Associated Press
Chungking
United States
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
India
Burma
Tokyo
Stilwell
Chiang Kai-shek
Roosevelt
Pacific
Australia
Bataan
MacArthur
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Big Island
John Curtin
Melbourne
Canberra
Curtin
F. M. Forde
Forde
Bataan Peninsula
Corregidor
Japan
Philippines
Japanese drive threatens Prome rail hub in Burma
United Press dispatch from New Delhi reports the western arm of a Japanese two pronged advance toward central Burma menacing the Prome railhead. British withdrawal from Tharrawaddy is unofficial but indicated Japanese momentum along the Prome Rangoon railroad and Irrawaddy valley as British defenses near Prome press.
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United Press
New Delhi
India
Burma
Prome
Tharrawaddy
Prome-Rangoon
Irrawaddy River
Canton Labor Barometer Shows Production Jobs Rise
Canton's employment figure climbed to 35,432 production jobs for the week ending March 12, up 153 from the prior period. The labor barometer reported last year’s figure for the same period was 27,026, indicating substantial growth in production employment.
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Canton
Chamber of Commerce
Today’s Index Highlights Page Listings and Sections
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Canton
Paul Mallon
Roosevelt vows relief for Bataan defenders amid shipping shortage
President Roosevelt told reporters Washington is doing all it can to aid the American Filipino defenders at Bataan but stressed the geographic challenges and the long time required to reach the Philippines due to a distinct shortage of shipping.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Bataan
Philippines
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