U S Navy Will Strike Where And When We Are Ready
Secretary Knox warned at the United States Conference of Mayors that the Navy cannot promise rapid dramatic victories in the Pacific. He urged patience, noting distance and time affect strategic plans and warned against overestimating early decisive engagements. He identified Hitler’s Germany as the main foe and condemned Japan’s treachery, stressing unity with Britain.
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U.S. Navy
Wasilington
Frank Kix
U.S
United States
Knox
Pearl Murder
Pacific
Tle
Japan
Washington
Italy
Hitler
Axis
Germany
Seven Injured In Lake avenue Crash In Elyria
An Elyria man and two Canton couples with two children were seriously injured in a two car crash at Lake avenue and Rush street shortly after 8 p m yesterday. Joseph Thomas 24 of Canton Street suffered a fractured skull and severe lacerations. Raymond White 20 of Canton suffered scalp lacerations and possible rib fractures. May White 17 had a possible skull fracture. Clifford Cornelius 27 and his wife Betty Jane 18 sustained head lacerations and possible skull fracture. their children Darlen e eight months and Garces five months suffered lacerations. All were taken to Elyria Memorial hospital. The Canton car was jammed in the side and rescuers had difficulty extricating the injured.
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Elyria
Canton, Ohio
Lake Avenue
Rush Street
May Mave
Gladys
Darlene
Clifford Cornelius
Canton
Ble
Betty Jane
Garces
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Weather summary for Ohio strengthens tonight with snow
Frigid but not extreme conditions move into Ohio tonight with persistent light to moderate snowfall focused on the extreme eastern portion. Fresh to strong winds shift, reducing visibility and cooling temperatures through the night.
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Ohio
German High Command Chief Ill Arrests Reported
London dispatch cites Geneva sources that Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel has fallen ill and several officers tied to Walther von Brauchitsch have been arrested. Brauchitsch aides and other officers are named among the detained as German command troubles ripple through occupied areas.
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London
Moscow
Geneva
Wilhelm Keitel
Walther van Brauchitsch
Brauchitisch
Y Cominent
Free Netherlands Radio
France
Besancon
Tt War
Joe Louis Examined for Army Private in Werle Sam's Unit
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis passed his physical at Fort Jay on Governor's Island and will become a private at Camp Upfar on Long Island. Accompanied by Julian Black and Mike Jacobs, Louis traveled by ferry with reporters and newsreel men to the island. He wore a tan plaid suit and expressed that rising early is the hardest part of joining the war effort. Col. H. Clay Supplee and Maj. Joseph Quittner met him and escorted him to the registration office where Captain Lamanna registered Louis and issued red No. 1.
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New York
Joe Louis
Fort Jay
Governor's Island
Dodlay
Long Island
Wednesay
Werle Sam's Army
Julian Black
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Fort Day
Statue of Liberty
Joe
Black
Julian
Governor’s Island
Col. H. Clay Supplee
Maj
Joseph Quittner
Tian
Joseph Lamanna
Captain Powell Transferred To Columbus
City Engineer J. M. Powell, a captain in the Army quartermaster department since last April, is transferred to Columbus as assistant U5 district engineer of the Columbus engineering district. He previously oversaw construction at Erie Proving Grounds and the Camp Petry reception center, now completed, as part of preparations for a new Army base near Lockbourne southeast of Columbus.
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J. M. Powell
Army Quartermaster Department
Columbus
Pawell
Erie, Proving Grounds
Camp Petry
Lockbourb
Red Cross War Fund Drive Reaches Six Thousand Mark
Elyria reports 6000 plus in Red Cross subscriptions as of today led by 23 women's teams canvassing the city. Contributions from elementary schools total about 2300 with banks and utility offices adding 591.03. Some reports from high school and downtown area still pending. funds raised so far not yet complete.
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Red Cross War Fund
Elyria
Leo R. Meyer
Meyer
Sampaign
Service Club
Red Cross
Allied Forces Strike Back Against Japs
Allied armed forces including American bombers carried out heavy counter blows againstJapanese invaders in the East Indies. They bombed a Japanese cruiser and five transports while shooting down four planes over Celebes. A Japanese destroyer was attacked as part of ongoing operations near Tarakan and Bali.
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Batavia
East Indies
Celebes
Gulf of Siam
Tarakan
Bali Panan
Barnes
British Withdraw Ahead of Japanese Malaya Offensive
Singapore Jan 13 British Empire forces pull back to a new line north of Seremban 30 miles south of Kuala Lumpur as Japanese tanks and infantry drive the attack. The retreat risks Kuala Lumpur and Port Swettenham while refugees and trains suffer during intensifying combat along the west Malaya front.
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Singapore
Seremban
Kuala
Lumpur
Negri Sembilan
Federated Malay States
Imperial
Kuala Lumpur
Swettenham
Japan
Nese
Jhhore Sultanate
Minkand
Endau
West Malaya
Port Dickson
Kale
New Line
Sereinban
County approves 641 thousand for current operations this year
The county budget commission certifies 641,124.22 is available for general county operating expenses, slightly up from last fall’s budget. Officials plan immediate appropriation to departments to cover bills, salaries and expenses, with receipts from taxes and other sources detailed and future reductions anticipated in gasoline and automobile tax funds.
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County Budget Commission
Budget Commission
Lorain Bridges Fund
General Bond
Dutch May Lose Oil Rich Island To Japanese
Report claims Tokyo forces threaten to seize a strategic island rich in oil. Broadcast notes Japanese push near the Vite defense lines and hints at potential surrender or withdrawal, with contested figures for production and tonnage cited in fragmented sources.
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Diehlin
Anceffiei
Tokyo
Teres
Taste of
Borie
Tarakanty
Serine Awthenei Desietayee
Vitel
SSN
Sinmatra
Auer
Russians Break Through Nazi Front Lines Near Moscow
War dispatches report Russian forces breaking German advance lines on the Arctic coast and pushing to close on the Central Front. The Red Army reportedly captured ingvu near Tryansk and aimed to outflank German units, sever main supply routes, and join with further Soviet offensives from the north. Kapertana advances were also noted from the Arctic front.
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Kuibyshev
Arctic
Red Army
Sanvous
Iingvu
Tryanskvantrastromk
Moscow
Vyaeiia
Kapertana
Chinese troops kill 8000 Japs near Changsha
Chinese combat agency reports 24 hour battle 30 miles northeast of Changsha in Hunan province. Japanese remnants retreat after heavy fighting and third failure to seize Changsha. Chinese forces claim 8000 Japanese killed and capture artillery radios documents and officers in disguise.
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Chungkeng
Chinese Combat Nive
Changshi
Changsua
Hunan
Women Complete Auto Mechanics Course in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg West Virginia on January 12 a group of 40 women completed a Red Cross auto mechanics course. The program trained them to service tires carburetors and other automotive tasks. Only five women who started the course did not finish remaining in nontechnical roles.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Red Cross
Rain Of Shells Hurled On U S Forces
Japanese forces renewed heavy shelling on U S positions in Bataan and northern Luzon while American troops, aided by MacArthur’s forces, held the line. U S reports say strong artillery and air attacks targeted defenses as Japan sought to push a broader assault across the Celebes Sea.
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Washington
Dan
Jupain
Douglas MacArthur
Sin Bataan
MacArthu Finling
Bat
Gunia
War Department
Bataan
Corregidor
Celebes Sea
Borneo
Celebes Island
World War Front Headlines From A Global Briefing
Reports across theaters detail MacArthur repelling a Japanese assault with American bombers targeting ships while Japan claims Olongepe. British forces retreat to a Seremban line near Singapore as Dutch and American actions press in the Dutch East Indies and Celebes. In the Pacific, Tutuila sees minor shelling as European and Russian fronts report leadership shifts and continuing offensives.
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Biteler
Roosevelt
New England
Maine
California
U. S
Acme
Markets Today Fond
Redcross
Tass
Leipzig
Ope
Daviken
Finland
Alsty
Holland
Casthostavakia
Netherlands
Storkhelm
Berlin
Hun & Tegfest
Sethn
Campain
Finturh
Novi
Powell
Wavell
China
Harrison Foreman
Orient
Archibald Wavell
Far East
Chungking
George H. Brett
United States Army
L. E. Dennys
John Magruder
tAcme Telephoto
Malaya
Bulletin
U.S. Far East Front
Gen. MacArthur
Olongepe
Tarekan Island
Tutuila
American Samoa
Moncow
Europe
Arctics
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