Weatherman Mindling Visits Canton Area Observers
Weatherman W Mindling head of Ohio division met with D O Corner Canton area observer at a conference. Mindling appointed January 5 as state climatological chief in Columbus after nine years in Georgia. Corner, new Canton Observer, teaches at McKinley High School and became observer following Jean Weedman’s military service.
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Ee W. Mindling
Ohio
D. O. Corner
North Canton
Canton
Corner
Mindling
Columbus
U. S. Weather Service
Jean Weedman
McKinley High School
Georgia Weather Bureau Service
Atlanta
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Stark County
A State Highway Department
Aday
Bismarck
Buffalo
Chicago
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Denver
Detroit
Brand Ra
Indianapo
Kansas City
Louisville
Memphis
Mpis
St Paul
Montgomery
Nashville
Oklahoma City
Pittsburgh
Moonrise
Burglaries and car thefts cleared by police
Police report four local burglaries and six auto thefts cleared after arrest and questioning of three African American suspects. Brown and Regan led officers to multiple unreported cases. detailed incidents include thefts from residential addresses in NW and occurred prior to January 29.
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Jack Beatty
Ernest S. Hudson
Cherry
Wallace Freeman Brown
Merriman
Apple House Weather Update at Fulton NW
Apple House in Fulton NW advertises a daily weather window from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and promotes sweet cider being fresh. Event appears as a small local business notice with emphasis on operating hours and product.
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Apple House
Fulton
Harrison Sr. Dies in Florida After Long Ohio Ties
Frank G. Harrison Sr. aged 70, founder of Spun Steel Corp. in Canton in 1927 and longtime president of Massillon Foundry & Machine Co., died in Clearwater Florida from pneumonia. A Massillon and Canton business and civic leader, he served as Ohio Good Roads president and was a former Massillon Chamber of Commerce and Rotary president. He is survived by his widow Pearl and three sons.
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Frank G. Harrison Sr
Spun Steel Corp
Canton
Massillon Foundry & Machine Co
Clearwater, Fla
Harrison
Florida
Colonial Blvd
Pennsylvania
Massillon
Good Roads
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Schrembs Critical as Last Rites Given to Cleveland Archbishop
Archbishop Joseph Schrembs, 76, of the Cleveland diocese, has been given last rites as his condition remains critical. He is hospitalized at St John’s and has long suffered from diabetes. He was auxiliary bishop of Grand Rapids in 1911, led Toledo’s diocese, then Cleveland in 1921 and was named archbishop in 1939 in honor of his service and near the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland Catholic
St. John’s Hospital
Schrembs
Grand Rapids
Mich
Toledo
Ohio
R A F Bombs Ruhr Plants In Major Night Raid
Britain and its allies staged a heavy night raid on the Ruhr causing damage to Krupp munitions works and other Nazi facilities. About 13 bombers were lost as R A F heavy bombers struck Essen and targets in Holland Ghent and Le Havre while RAF fighters repelled a German counter thrust. Reports from London suggested Bulgarian military moves toward Turkey amid tensions in the Balkans.
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Associated Press
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Ruhr
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England
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Essen
Krupp Works
Holland
Ghent
le Havre
France
Adolf Hitler
Europe
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London Daily Mail
Berlin
Boris
Bulgaria
Russia
Maritza
Turkey
Brazil Crushes Nazi Spy Center in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian authorities arrested 200 alleged Axis agents and seized four clandestine radio transmitters as they dismantled a vast Nazi spy ring centered in Rio. The operation extracted detailed war reports and equipment, with Niels Cristiensen named as a leading radio technician and alleged director. The cases follow Brazil’s January break with the Axis and earlier losses to Axis torpedoes.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
United States
England
Germany
Brazil
Niels Cristiensen
Rio
Cristiensen
Christiensen
Australia Reuanthropes Middle East command change
Australia brings back part of expeditionary forces to support Gen MacArthur in Australia. Gen Sir Leslie Morshead named successor to Gen Sir Thomas Blamey as commander of Australians in the Middle East. Blamey resumes allied land command under MacArthur. Army Minister Forde says move agreed among Allies.
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United Press
MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas Blamey
Middle East
Francis M. Forde
Canberra
United Nations
Quezon and AIDS join MacArthur in Australia
President Quezon arrives with his war cabinet in Australia to rejoin Gen. MacArthur and run the government from the allied command. The move, approved by the U.S. and Australia, marks continued collaboration as the Philippines awaits liberation from Japan. Corregidor endures with heavy bombardment as U.S. lines in Bataan tighten.
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United Press
General MacArthur
Australia
Manuel L. Quezon
Douglas MacArthur
Rene
Gen. MacArthur
United Nations
Tre
Quezon
Philippines Commonwealth
Philippines
Japan
Fat hens and springers 25c Ib at Cooper's
Meat sale note listing fat hens and springers priced at 25 cents per pound and eyes at 29 cents per pound. Advertises Cooper's store located at 921 9th NE with basic sale pricing.
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Fat Hens & Springers
Cooper's
Canton's Employment Gauge Rises to 35,489
Canton saw its industrial employment climb to 35,489 for the week ended March 19 as 57 workers were added to payrolls per the Chamber of Commerce labor barometer. The prior year for the same period stood at 27,250.
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Canton
Chamber of Commerce
Airline Bill Raises Pilot Monthly Flying Hours
The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill raising pilots’ maximum flying time from 85 to 100 hours per month. The measure, supported by the War Department, aims to expand the use of airline pilots in military flying.
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International News Service
Washington
House Today
Senate
War Department
Japanese Fleet Signals New Pressure On India In Burma Fight
Japan moves naval forces toward Rangoon and the Bay of Bengal as British India reports intensified Japanese pressure on Chinese troops blocking the Toungoo rail route. Flying Tigers strike Thai airfields while American airmen claim several Japanese planes destroyed in the Chiengmai engagement. Port Moresby air defense repels a Japanese bombing raid as emergency military control extends across Australia’s Northern Territory.
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Drum
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Far Pacific
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Associated Press
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Burma
Tokyo
Rangoon
Java
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
India
Toungoo
Rangoon-Mandalay
Flying Tigers
American Volunteer Group
Thailand
Chiengmai
Lampun
Australia
Port Moresby
Lae
Half Of Auxiliary Fire Force Of 400 Now Enlisted In City
Chief George Jacob reported to the Canton fire prevention committee that 206 Civilian Defense volunteers have joined the auxiliary firemen. At least 200 more are needed, with enlistment set to start next week. Forty already enlisted are nearing completion of general firemanship training at Central station under Captains Schmidt Thompson Mansfield Kugel.
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George Jacob
Fire and Fire Prevention Committee
Canton Ocd
Jacob
Central Fire Station
Capti
On Schmidt
Elton Thompson
Kess Mansfield
William Kugel
Lawrence Maloney
William van Orman
U S Soldiers Food Costs Up 61 Cents A Day
The average cost to feed an American soldier rose from 44 cents to 61 cents daily over the past year, according to testimony before the house appropriations committee. Quartermaster corps officials attributed the rise to higher food prices, not to better meals for the doughboy.
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International News Service
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Quartermaster Corps
Talks on India Held by Gandhi and Cripps
New Delhi March 27 Gandhi met Sir Stafford Cripps at Cripps invitation to discuss the future political status of 350 000 000 Indians in the British empire. The meeting follows Gandhi journey from Wardha to New Delhi for crucial talks on independence and self rule.
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International News Service
New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Sir Stafford Cripps
Gandhi
Wardha
Cripps
War Production Board orders 50 percent tea cut
The War Production Board ordered half the nation’s tea consumption to conserve dwindling supplies. The measure aims to stretch the January 1 stock to a full year, though it ignores tea shipments expected from the Far East in January and February.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Production Board Today
Far East
Food ship Sicilia sails to aid Greece
A motorship named Sicilia with a large Red Cross flag departed from New York on March 27 carrying food and medical supplies for the starving Greek people. The voyage received a safe conduct from authorities.
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New York
Sicilia
Greece
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