U-Boat Sunk with No Survivors Reported
A continued report states the submarine was wrecked and that there were no survivors observed, reinforcing a fatal outcome for the vessel.
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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1942
Page
2
Honduran liner sunk with 44 missing in New Jersey waters
The torpedoed Honduran passenger liner sank off the New Jersey coast on March 16. Forty four are missing, including 32 crew and 12 passengers. Six survivors, rescued later, described rafts and a close encounter with a submarine. The incident marks the first Honduran ship lost in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
Third Naval District
Canton
Brooklyn
Timothy C. O’brien
Ruben Saaverda
Hondura
Keep The Supply Lines Open Defense Bond Ad
The message urges rapid naval buildup to replace ships lost in battle and double U S naval strength. It calls on Americans to support General MacArthur and troops in Australia and around the world by buying Defense Bonds and Defense Stamps at post offices banks savings and loan associations retail stores and from carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
America
MacArthur
Australia
United States
Four Lost As U Boat Sinks Large Tanker
Charleston March 21 Four crewmen of a 41 man ship are missing after a submarine torpedoed and sank a large armed tanker off the western U S coast Monday afternoon. Survivors say the deck watch saw nothing and the four missing were in the engine room during the blast. Captain Martin Ader led the survivors who escaped in three lifeboats and were picked up after drifting about ninety minutes, later reaching Southport North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Charleston
S. C
United States
Martin Ader
Southport
N. C
Southport Tueste Sixth Naval District
Wards 1 2 3 4 survey shows marriage rates and deferments
Survey of drafts in downtown wards 3 and 4 finds only 46 percent married while many single men work in war plants. Authorities expect those able and eligible will rise on the list as selective service targets new age groups. Board 4 shows 78 percent married, boards 3 and 5 about 64 percent, and board 1 around 54 percent. many are parents or have dependents, with deferments tied to dependency and physical disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Selective Service
Congress
Hershey outlines deferment rules for war production
Mr Hershey explains that not all war related occupations are critical and men in non critical roles, even in war factories, may avoid deferment. Draft boards should replace inductees with those unlikely to be drafted due to dependency, health, or sex when possible to support war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hershey
Driving Tales Of Speed Limits And Tire Worries
An observer recalls a road trip with fast drivers clocking 40 to 65 mph. An army car, a nurse or professional driver, and a youth in a green sweater race along routes 62 and 30. Tires, rationing, and fragile vehicles surface amid swift bursts, diversions, and roadside incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartville Road
Berm
Market
Cleveland
Canton
North Canton
Pennsylvania
Canton-Massillon
Navarre
Shanghai
Water nhon planning must be submitted to Chicago office
Mr Cooper stated that plans must be submitted to the Chicago office and approved before work can begin, and noted considerable progress already has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nhon
Chicago
Cooper
City approves plans for $3 million project
Construction plans and contracts require approval by the public works office which oversees the project funded with 740,400 from the city toward an estimated total cost of 3,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Office
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