Secretary Sweeney Promises Action In Elections Case Soon
Secretary Sweeney said he will take definite action next week in the Lorain County Board of Elections controversy. He cited unfinished terms of board members and planned meetings with the board and three bidding companies to review allegations that contracts for poll banks and election supplies favored the highest bidder.
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Sweeney
Board of Elections
Columbis
OL Bed
Foo
John BE
Sweer Sant
Lorain County Board of Elections
Listen Eunes
Mognk AL Stetson
James BL Seward
Bob
William FH. Galvin
Byweongy
Thad
Ben Staring
Shephoard
Columbus
Swerney
Barris
Whevier Board
Company
Representatrys
Japanese Lose Cruiser And Transport In East Indies
Allied forces in the Netherlands East Indies sink a Japanese cruiser and a large transport near Amboina Island, with a second cruiser and a submarine damaged and possibly sunk. Pontianak has been fully occupied by the enemy, and Amboina is now largely in Japanese hands. Soembaj base sustained air raid damage though harbor facilities largely avoided.
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Batavia
IUI
Netherlands East Indies
Eh Command
Amboina
Netherlands Indies
Pontianak
Dutch West Borneo
Soernbajs
Indies
Pibanah
Cook House
Borneo
Netherrlane
Thurh
Ransport
Graiser Gnd
Amboina Island
Brighton Woman Fatally Injured by Backing Truck
Mrs Sarah Estelle Andrews 77 of Brighton died after a grocery truck backing over her on the Andrews farm. Victim moved toward the truck with purchases and was unable to escape. Funeral Monday at Clarksfield Methodist Church with Rev Harold Willman officiating. She was born in Brighton and survived by her husband Levi Myers, a brother and three grandchildren plus three great grandchildren.
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Sarah Estelle Andrews
Brighton
Falls Clinic
Mrs. Andrews
Clarksfield
British Dominions Demand War Council Representation
British dominions press for a Pacific war council with participation from all nations in the East war. The new high command aims at full coordination between Great Britain and the United States under the combined chiefs of staff, with figures like Sir Cheries Line and Gen. George C. Marshal named. China and the Netherlands East Indies lean toward cooperation while officials in Washington discuss potential realignment of Allied leadership.
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Washington
Far East
Great Britain
Ausralia
New Zealand
Counel
Poer
China
Netherlands East Indies
Nethelands
Eslen van Aleffens
Hubertus van Monk
the Indies
van Klefer
van Mook
Alent
War Department
United States
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Harald A,rk
George Clias
Marshal Sur Mah Dill
Fonswer
Cheries
Taent
Calvin Verme
Marshal Alt A
Weather Ohio: light snow and colder with strong winds
Ohio weather report notes light snow and a drop in temperatures with much colder conditions in the southwest. Fresh to strong winds accompany the change, affecting daily plans and travel conditions. The market section continues on page two.
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Ohio
OCD Appointments and Congressional Targets in Wartime Spending
A wartime budget tale links OCD appointments to congressional scrutiny of funding. The piece notes Roosevelt as head of children’s activities for OCD and mentions plans to audit expenditures like a Walt Disney seven minute Donald Duck car ride paid for by the treasury to show taxpayers how funds were used during the war.
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Washington
Douglas
Mayne
Franklin D. Roosevelt
OCD
Donald Burk
Treasury
Walt Disney
WWO
Avalanches Of Mud Topple Calif Homes
San Francisco February 7 mud avalanches toppled several homes in northern California after 15 days of heavy rain. A five member family was evacuated after a canyon mud slide buried a residence, uprooting trees and damaging structures on Mount Davidson and near Stanford. No serious injuries reported, officials blamed continuous downpours for the disaster.
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San Francisco
Calif
Toverthern
California
Mount Davidson
Tream
Stanford
Thomas Nancaly
Ohio Moves Clocks Forward In War Time Change
Ohioans prepare to advance clocks one hour at 2 a m Monday as the state shifts to daylight saving wartime time. The change places Ohio about 32 minutes behind New York sun time, affecting early risers and farmers who rely on daylight. Attorney General Thomas J. Herbett ruled the time change legal for all business, though farmers and pupils face adjustment issues.
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United Press
Wipd
Ohio
U. S
New York
Ghie
Thomas 3. Herbett
Tax man comes to collect as ads urge quick sales
A terse notice urges readers to sell off possessions including golf clubs, car, and musical instruments to raise cash for unpaid taxes. The ad paints a pressured picture of tax debt and quick liquidation through inexpensive want ads.
Sugar Booklets To Be Issued By Teachers
Washington February 7 teachers will distribute sugar booklets to students neighborhoods in coming weeks under a price administration plan. The program requires teachers to register households and collect a signed statement of sugar on hand with penalties up to ten years in prison or a heavy fine for hoarding or falsifying reports.
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Washington
Americas
Ameunt
Ned
Elysian Recalled to Army Service in 17th Year
An elderly man named Elysian is called back to military service at age 17. The fragmented text notes his prior service and a later entry indicating enlistment or recall around a specific Friday and month.
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Elysian
War Updates From Front Lines Across The Globe
Singapore faces shelling of a residential area as British artillery targets small invasion craft near the Johore shore. Burma reports Allied air dominance and riverline defenses along Salween. Dutch Indies notes four Japanese warships sunk by Allied air and naval forces. Russia describes 62 ton Soviet tanks pressing against German lines. Africa reports Britain stating the situation remains unchanged.
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Singapore
Singapore City
Johore
U S Sub Sunk In Collision With Ship
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced that the U S Submarine 5 26 was sunk in a collision with another U S naval vessel off Panama on the night of January 34 while on the surface. Divers located the sunken sub in 300 feet of water. Three men on the bridge were thrown clear and rescued. there was no life aboard. Casualties next of kin were notified.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
U. S
U.S. Naval
Panama
Dan
Navy
Karl C. Hawk
Robert E. Ward
Joey B. Hurst
A F of L Members To Hear Cleveland Man Tomorrow
Robert Glenn of Cleveland will speak at a mass meeting of Lorain County A F of L locals at the Elyria Labor Temple Sunday at 2 pm. The talk will cover the War Production Board and the nation’s war effort with a short talk by James McWeeary of Cleveland. Delegations are expected from nearby towns and city federations.
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Robert Glenn
Cleveland
Tabor
Basid
Dee
War Production Board
Larain County
American Federation of Labor Unions
Elyria
Glenn
James McWeeary
American Federation of Labor
Glenn Wi
Thse
War Product Board
Reporiod
Alva Kenn
Elyria Central Labor Union
A. C. Shibely
Lorain City
Feder
Jarre
Two Elyrians Pass State Bar Exam
Ten Ehrions and a Latahy man are among the 19 percent of Ohioans who passed the state bar examination announced in Columbus today. The list includes Triel, 33 Coed Avenue, and James Rorenson The Lotaman, Paul J. Miku of 371 East Twentyairh Street, Larain. Applicants received the attorney oath from Chief Justice Carl V. Wespandt of the Ohio Supreme Court at 1 30 a m next Saturday in Cleveland. Twenty one applicants failed to pass the examination.
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Ten Ehrions
Latahy
Ohio
Columbus
Triel
Coed Avenue
James Rorenson
Paul J. Miku
East Twenty-airh Street
Larain
Aieesin Apphtanix
Carl V. Wespandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Cleveland
Artillery Battle Rages Around MacArthur Lines in Philippines
The war department reports heavy artillery against MacArthur's lines in Bataan and American-held Forts Mills Drumm and Hughes in Manila Bay. A squadron of eight P40s faced a superior Japanese force near Tali, shooting down at least three. One American plane was destroyed and another missing. Japan lands reinforcements in Lingayen Gulf as preparations for a wider assault intensify.
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Washington
Mob
U.P
Balic
Manila Bay
Gon
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
Tali
Java
Mills
Drumm
Hughes
Fort Mills
Corregidor
Ford Drumm
MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Department
Lingayen Gulf
Japs Mass for Direct Assault on Singapore Defenses Strengthen
SINGAPORE, Feb 7. British artillery smashed boats across the Strait of Johore and heavy guns shelled Singapore city as Japan prepared for an all out attack. British commander Terence Perceval stated air and naval support would aid defense despite bombed air bases and redeployed facilities. Parachute landings and coastal assaults were feared as new units arrived to bolster coastal defenses.
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Singapore
Strait of Johore
Johore
Sone
California
A. E. Perceval
Terceval
Naval Base
Large Air Base In East Indies Taken By Japs
BATAVIA Pek. 7 UP A communique of the Netherlands in command says Amboina Island is largely in Japanese hands and Pontianak has been occupied. Japan aims at Java with bases on Borneo and Celebes. reinforcements promised by FDR and Churchill are expected to arrive.
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East Indies
Batavia
Pek
Netherlands
Amboinag Island
Barnes
Celebes
Bandjermasin
Kerned
Macassar
Tae
Hurryelt
Winston Churchill
President's Son in Naval Hospital for Appendectomy
February 7 reports show Lieutenant Franklin D Roosevelt, son of the President, a Naval Reserve member on active duty, in Brooklyn Naval Hospital for an appendectomy. Third Naval Rate Headquarters announced details were scarce. Roosevelt entered the hospital, with further information expected.
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Naval Hospital
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Naval Reserve
Brooklyn Naval Hospital
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Burma
Salween River
Russia
Soviets
Africa
Britain
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