Brazilian Merchant Vessel Sunk By Enemy Submarine
Seven pleas of guilty were entered as indicted defendants appeared before Common Pleas Judge J A Cook. Don Rottari Jr of Lorain admitted burglary and theft, probation violations altered, with a sentence of ten years, to run concurrently. Sam Frazier of Cleveland pleaded guilty to theft and received a jail sentence as the case continued on the next page.
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Common Pleas
J. A. Cook
Don Rottari Jr
Lorain
Rottari
Lorain City
Jiquer
Rock
Tottari
Texas
Joseph Grinda
Dude Cook
Rattari
Columbus
Sam Frazier
Cleveland
Standard Shoe Ies Pair and Cleaner Co
Russians Break German Defenses On Leningrad Front
Report from Leningrad says Soviet forces breached German defense lines on the Leningrad front, advancing significantly amid bitter cold and heavy German reinforcements. Portrayal of major battles, with Fedunisky leading tank-supported assaults to open pathways for ski infantry, while German counterattacks are repulsed. side note mentions Revstan units landing at Feodosiya area.
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London
Leningrad
Ore
Rzhev
Novamred
Orel
Portrayaill
Fedunisky
Train Wreck in Rypoluno Kills Two, Injures Forty
In Florida, a collision involving two crack passenger trains left two dead and about 49 injured as crews sought a fix. The wreckage remained scattered as fuel from nearby cars seeped, delaying recovery efforts near Miami and New York bound specials. Engineers J W Emeningz of Plant City and fireman T A Goede of Tampa were identified among the crew.
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Plant City
Fla
Pireman T. A. Goede
Tampa
Weather report notes snow in maritimes and southeast
The weather service reports snow across the Maritime provinces and the southeast portion tonight with continued cold conditions and likely slow travel. Early tonight the snow is expected to persist with wintry conditions lingering in the region.
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Polide
President Roosevelts Fireside Chat Aims World View
Roosevelt urged Americans to have world maps or globes ready for Monday nights Fireside Chat to help them follow a world war overview. White House secretary Stephen Early said the address will outline the war as seen globally, avoid sharing actionable military details, and connect events far from U S shores to life at home.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Early
Mandy
Fatty
Early
Nazis Launch Sub Offensive
London Evening Standard reports Germany has launched its heaviest Atlantic submarine offensive to hinder American naval reinforcements to the Pacific. The plan, directed by Vice Admiral Karl Donitz, aims to strain the Atlantic supply line as German U boats strike, including a claim of sinking the fleet repair ship Unicorn.
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London
London Evening Standard
Germany
Atlantic
Pacific
Standard
Kurl Roenitz
Eft
Unicorn
Funeral planned for Eugene D. Henning Elyria
Funeral services for Eugene D. Henning of Elyria will be held at Bittner Funeral Home. Henning, a Rae Arsenal guard, was killed when a train struck his car near Warren while riding with companions from Cleveland and Ohio. He leaves a wife Florence and daughter Sandra Jean, with siblings and extended family in Elyria and nearby cities.
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Eugene D. Henning Xz
Rae “Wenna Arsenal
Warren
Bittner
Henging
Sherr
Jehan Ray
Eleveland
James Batley
Heddigliffe
South Catoling
Ata IF
lWuhes
Millsbursh
Henther
Inf Fremont
Arthur Stull
Toledo
Joan Bruce
Elyria
State Funds Distributed to Lorain County Schools
Ohio Education Director Kenneth Ray announced the first quarterly state school funds distribution for 1902 totaling 2,646 dollars to Lorain County. Allocations include 34,100 for Veterinary schools, 8720 for Lorain City Schools, 842,492 for village and total schools, 1,000 for Oberlin, and 6.01 for Amherst schools as part of the Ohio Sched Foundation Program.
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Lorain County
Columbus Tedor
Kenneth
Ray
Schoute
Therain County
Veterin Ety
Lorain City
Oberlin
Amherst
Entmy Boards of Education
Coopievety
Trent
Inney
Ohi Sched
Engineer Dies After Heart Issue at Lima Hotel
A district highway engineer named Walda F Walker died yesterday at a Lima hotel after a heart issue. He had been assisting at a school and worked for the state highway department.
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Wifs Savnotsly Lima
Nazi Resistance Crumbling Says Red Star Dispatch
Moscow reports Soviet spearheads push toward Latvia border as Red Star claims German spring offensive plans are disrupted. Article notes Soviet forces expanding while German strength dwindles, with predicted collapse of German resistance and heavy Allied aid to Russia.
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Moscow
Hed Star
Germany
Ted Stat
Russia
Red Star
President Roosevelts Slight Cold Delays Tube Plant Work
President Roosevelt, reportedly with a slight cold, will keep Lerain National Tube plant operations unchanged this week. The schedule, released by Secretary Stephen T. Early, calls for four blaze furnaces, open hearth furnaces, and two Beyemer cone turns to continue, with a morning press conference canceled.
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Washington
Dresk
National Tube
Dent Roosevelt
Lerain
Uhe
Monicalyne
Stephen T
Inday
Beyemer Cone
Olinda Sunk Off Atlantic Coast by Enemy Submarine
The Brazilian merchant Olinda was shelled and sunk by an enemy submarine off the U S Atlantic coast. The Navy reports this as the 19th submarine attack and the lath gunk. The Hlum was damaged by a mine. no further Olinda details released. Brazil had broken diplomatic ties with Germany Italy and Japan.
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Washington
Olinda
Atlantic
Navy
U.S. Atlantic
Hlum
Navy Department
Lloyd Hrasileiro
Huatque
Virginia
Hee Hull
Skellireton
Foreign Office
Companhia Commercig Navegacuo
Commercial Navigation Company
Australian Air Facilities Not Badly Damaged Report
Sydney reports that Darwin air facilities escaped major damage as Japanese raids hit. Casualties among defence forces were light, with eight or fewer killed among military personnel. Civilian deaths and injuries totaled 24 each. Prime Minister Curtin confirmed damage to northern shipping but withheld details. Royal Australian Air Force notes a reconnaissance aircraft possibly shot down a Japanese Zeta fighter near the Bismarck Archipelago.
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Sydney
Australia
WimAn
Darwin
Alister A. S. Drakeford
Fair, Land
Rea
John Curtin
Royal Australian Air Force
Merchants Reconsider Parking Meters Amid War Needs
Merchants group of the Chamber of Commerce debates parking meters as a solution to street congestion. Secretary Lutini notes meters may curb car traffic and pavement wear, but warns revenue is uncertain and wartime conditions could shift policy. The panel weighs administration costs and future traffic impacts.
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Npas
Warmthi
I Chamber of Commences
Morchanti
Wstethi
Nobiles Ee
Lutini
Terview
Luethi
New
Qunsiterig
Japs Fire Incendiary Bombs Behind MacArthur Lines
Washington reports Japanese planes dropped incendiaries behind Allied lines on the Bataan Peninsula as fighting remains positional along the front. The bombs targeted installations, ammunition dumps, and supply centers with no confirmed damage. American air actions in the south Pacific and waters near Java were also noted, with evidence of troops in Batavia.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Pentinsula
War Department
Department
Bataan
Theat
Aindersea
Pacific
South Veet Pacific
Obayvanh
Java
Batavia
Mrs Roosevelt resigns from office of Civilian Defense
Washington Feb 20 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense resigns effective immediately in a letter to Director James M Landis stating she will not tolerate attacks on the agency She says OCD must be free of attack to serve the people and that no individual is more efficient than a god-like defender of democracy
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Washington
Franklin D. Roetelt
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Roosevelt
Jamis M. Landis
Third Noon Day Lenten Service Held at Hivol Theatre
The third Noon Day Lenten Service occurred at the Hivol Theatre bay under Rev Teuis Novak of the Hungarian Reformed Church. He urged greater reverence and prayerfulness during Lent as the community lives through a world at war. Services continue Tuesday in charge of Dr A Rempater of the Second Congregational.
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Hivol
Teuis Novak
Pata
Novak
A. Rempater
Post Office Closed Monday for Washington Birthday
Postmaster C J Sartor announced the Etytia post office will close on Monday in observance of Washington's Birthday with regular mail deliveries resuming the following day. Some staff will depart while others patch service to main offices and boxes will be placed at hotels for temporary use.
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Etytia
Washington
C.J. Sartor
Todas
Maines
Draft Board Office Open Monday in Observance
The Elyria Draft Board office in the Fit Block will be open all day Monday despite other public offices being closed for Washington's Birthday observance on Sunday. The notice was announced today.
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Elyria
Java Situation Grows Grave as Japanese Advance
Batavia, Java, reports say Japan closed two major flats and pushed across Sumatra to the Sunda Strait, threatening the Allied main base at Java. Bali fights on with assaults continuing, while Timor is bombed but no confirmed landings reported. The island defenses brace for a decisive battle as Java’s eastern and western flanks fall under enemy pressure.
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Java
New York
Japan
United Nations
East Indies
Sumatra
Bali
Bumatra
Sunda Strait
Jave
Timor
Australia
Darwin
Iis
Tokyo
Japanzee
Dean
Asis
Many Jap Warships Sighted Off Burma Coast
CHUNGKING China Feb 39 UPI dispatches from Kanming say a large number of Japanese warships and transports were seen off the Burma coast. The report claims the enemy fleet may attempt simultaneous landings at multiple points around the Irrawaddy delta as British defenses mined the river mouths near Rangoon and the Gulf of Martaban.
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Chungking
China
UPI
Kanming
Burma Road
Burma
Irrawaddy River
Irrawaddy
Bay of Bengal
Rangoon River
Renroon
First Rationed Auto Granted to Music Supervisor
The Piyma Rationing Board granted the first purchase certificate for a new automobile since the War Production Board froze auto sales. The certificate went to Miss Mpsjerle F. Rasiter. Applications remain open through February 28 for buyers who had cars ordered but not delivered, with eligibility reviewed by the Office of Price Administration.
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Piyma Rationing Board
Ta~ Dyyx
War Production Board
Mpsjerle F. Rasiter
Colonial
Rausie
Elyria
Baan
Gach
Office of Price Administration
Robbea
Chal
Vandersark
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