Counter Attack Against Japans Launched in East Indies
Reports describe a first phase counter strike by Allied forces against Japanese ships and invasion forces in the East Indies. Japanese forces bombarded Celebes coast centers including Taraken and Ternate, with significant air raids causing casualties and fires. Dutch defense areas and oil fields faced heavy bombardment as authorities warned of delayed Japanese gains and continued efforts to disrupt oil production and transport.
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Ratavia
Dad 1 Aly
Jasantse
East Indies
Japan
Celebri
Ternate Island
Ue Macas- Far Passage
Dutchnifaultine Ios
Dapemnese Vavakin Island
Netherlands
Atch
Tarakanoniee
Celebes
Taraken
Kelenedale
Ternate
Gileyn
Wellington Tops Red Cross Drive With Overrun Quota
Wellington has surpassed its $1,000 Red Cross war fund quota by more than $800. Treasurer William S. Bennett reports mail receipts and in person donations are still arriving. Mayor F. M. Jones commends the planning committee and workers for a village wide canvas. Contributions continue at First Wellington Bank.
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Wellington
Red Cross War Fund
Willian S. Bennett
Bennett
Elyria Chanter
American Red Cross
F. M. Jones
First Wellington Bank
Elyman Accepted By Army Air Corps
Thomas J. Gorman Jr of 205 Stanford Avenue has been sent to Shepard Field Texas for basic training after being accepted by the Army Air Corps. He enlisted in the Army this month.
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Thomas J. Gorman, Jr
Stanford Avenue
Shepard Field
Texas
Berin
Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Army
Plan to raise city salaries if new taxes are levied
Councilman Seward MN Black, chairman of the council finance committee, unveiled a plan to raise wages for all salaried workers under 2400 a year by ten dollars a month, contingent on new taxes such as garbage fees or sewer rentals. A Thursday meeting will review salary increases and tax options, with about 90 workers potentially affected and annual cost near 19800 dollars if the raise is limited to one dollar monthly.
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Seward MN. Black
Council Finance Committee
Black
Nance
Waorke
Police
Joseph “A. Petro
New War Labor Board Named By President
Washington January 13 The new Nations War Labor Board may face a crucial test on the closed shop issue. One early case before the board may involve a union demand for a closed shop at the Federal Shipbuilding plant in Kearny New Jersey. The Navy took over the plant last Fall after mediation efforts failed. Roosevelt appointed the board last night.
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Washington
New Nations War Labor Board
Imay
Romevelt
Kearny
X. J
Federal Shipbring Company
Navy
Roesevelt
Keary
National Defense
Shipbuilders ,Cio
Frank Knox
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Die
New War Labor Board
John Green
Thien
Knox
Roosevelt
Frances Ferrins
War Labor Board
Eld
Whtch iV
William WL de
NOMB
United Mine Workers
John Lo Lae
Davis
Gravee W. Tateler
University of Dennssivany
Frank J. Graham
Sheriff Seeks Higher Pay for Deputies in County
Sheriff Carl A. Finegan asked county commissioners to fund a $109 per month increase for all 13 regular deputies, arguing long hours, overtime, and low pay push qualified men away. Current pay is $163 monthly. he also notes difficulty hiring two extra deputies for special patrols.
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Carl A. Finegan
Finegan
Lors
Lorain Firm Low Bidder On Route 57 Job
The Okie Engineering Co. of Lorain was the low bidder today for the concrete and asphalt resurfacing of 1.67 miles of Route 57 near Grafton, announced by the State Highway Department in Columbus. The project covers paving and related work on the roadway in the vicinity.
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Lorain
Okie Engineering Co
Enlists In The U S Navy
Patt Keren, a woman from Me, has enlisted in the United States Navy. Her parent, Mrs. Fred Butz at 218 Sumeer Street, confirms the enlistment. She departs Friday for Cleveland for Navy training at a training station, with the destination and program details yet to be clarified.
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Keren Patt
Sind
Fred Butz
Sumeer Street
United State
Cleveland
Navy
Tor Thee Trang
Elyria Youth Now At Gunnery School
Pyl Maynard W. Unger of Is Tow Takin the route at Vie Ast Coms Gunnery school at Las Vegas Nevada, announced. Psi Unter, son of Mr and Mrs Wendell H Unger, graduated from Eissia High School in 1939 and was native ti sports White high schow. He enlisted at Columbus last October, Before on issuing he Was an Inspector in a machine screw factory.
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Maynard W. Unger
Vie
Las Vegas
Nevada
Psi. Unter
Wendell H. Unger
Eissia High School
Ti Sports White High
Schow
Columbus
Japs Step Up Raids On Singapore Defenses
Allied dispatches report intensified Japanese daylight raids on the Singapore area with heavy anti air fire and clouded skies. At least 11 Japanese bombers believed destroyed. several enemy planes reported shot down as British and Allied forces engage over the Malay Peninsula and Straits of Malacca.
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Singapore
Dan
Toray
Dutch Indies
Malaydytinser
Simgapore
Mi Peninsula
Port Swettenham
Kuala Lumpur
Strait of Malacca
MacArthur’s Forces Win Major Artillery Duel Victory
Gen. MacArthur’s men claimed a decisive early victory in a vital artillery engagement in the Philippines. Over 11 Japanese batteries were knocked out by accurate fire, forcing a retreat of Japanese guns and enabling U.S. and Philippine forces to strengthen positions despite numerical inferiority. The report credits the Midwestern artillery and air cover for the success and notes the Japanese sought to soften U.S. lines prior to a large assault.
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MacArthur
Dons
Maedrthar
America
U.S
MacArthour
British Troops Capture Solum In Libya
British forces report capture of Solum on the Egypt Libya frontier with 350 prisoners, about half German, as they press from El Agheila toward Marada. Axis hold Halwaya. Mallava Pass and Benghazi area operations continue amid harsh weather.
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Cairo
Solum
Egypt-Libya
el Aghedla
Gyrenaica-Tripollinnia
Agedabia
Benghazi
Germany
Heltayei Pass
Libya
el Agheila
Marada
Bardia
Bengiazi
Mallava
Solum-Halfuya
Halwaya
Complacency named as U.S. wartime enemy by official
Washington reports Floyd Odum of the Office of Production Management warns at a national conference that complacency is the United States' worst enemy. He urges continuous effort in wartime production and readiness to avoid a Dunkirk-like setback, stressing planes and tanks must outpace Axis demands. Chicago Mayor Edward J Kelly discusses small business production and pricing impacts on war effort. Springfield figures and local fire chief remarks wrap a broad wartime briefing.
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Washington
United States
Floyd i
Odion
OPM
Con
United States Conference of Mayors
Odum
Sterp
America
Hitler
Artie
Polarus
Adara
Ganefields
Walmartin
Mital
Aga
Etvetaics
Han
InTiae Aarmaninay
Ducure
Edward Jo Kelly
Clarago
Didesie
Kelly
Pear
Wantay
Caution Over Pacific Battle Totals Amid Japanese Pressures
A war communique notes that despite dive bombers the Japanese caused limited damage to American positions and that American artillery held an advantage after four hours of fighting. Observers warn against over-optimism as Japanese reserves and dwindling MacArthur forces loom.
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MacArthur
Dutch Exet Indies
Corregidor Island
Hitler Flees Before Red Army Drive
London dispatches quote Swiss reports that Adolf Hitler fled west of Moscow as the Red Army pursued toward Smolensk. A German counter thrust pushed the front toward Smolensk while Moscow reported rapid advances on the southern flank and the capture of numerous inhabited places. Russian forces reportedly surrounded Orel and two German regiments near Tumany, with about 8000 men and 250 tanks involved.
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London
Diss
Ted
Wletk
Mise
Verna
Red Army
Berkaevict
Ida
Zunch
Exchange
Ungues- Lenahie Bern Csorces
Smolensk
Museme
Nepsieen
Mreatsk
Hitler
Supreme Command
Moscow
Stockholm
Orel
Tiles
Berlin Claims Battleship Barham Sunk
Berlin reports the submarine torpedoed and sank the 1101 ton British battleship Barham off the Solum coast near the Egyptian shore last Sunday. The Barham carried 1,184 officers and men and was built in 1914.
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Berlin
London
Nuws
Torave
Barham
Solum
Freighter Torpedoed Off Nova Scotia 89 Safe
Ottawa January 13 The torpedoing of a freighter 160 miles off Nova Scotia left 69 survivors with 31 presumed dead. The vessel drifted for hours in an open boat before rescue. Thirty two were sent to hospital for treatment and the rest were treated for shock and exposure.
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Ottawa
U.R
Nova
Italian Ships Hit By British Submarines
The Admiralty said British submarines in the Mediterranean sank the Italian minesweeper Sante Pietro and heavily damaged the 3,222 ton supply ship Sirie while setting fire to another supply ship.
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London
Admiralty
War Summary Echoes Front Line Struggles Across Asia
World War II dispatch highlights crises in Luzon and Malaya as American air power targets Japanese advances. British air battles near Singapore and Johore. Japanese pressure in Selangor. In the Dutch East Indies, Terakan area attacks clash with Allied counterstrikes. Soviet reports claim encirclement of Orel amid ongoing offensives around Smolensk.
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Far East Front
Geo. MacArthur
Luzon
Malaya
East Indies
Dutch East Indies
Terakan
Celebex
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Aiden
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Wie
U. S
Chir
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Gogan
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Tien
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