Navy reports second allied ship sunk off Long Island coast
Washington reports a second merchant vessel with foreign registry was attacked by an enemy submarine off Long Island. The vessel was presumed sunk, with no seamen lost. Navy officials had indicated confusion and delayed confirmation amid patrols along the Atlantis coast.
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Navy
Long Island
Washington
Jan
Secon
N Navy
Navy Department
Long Astami
Moonvauls
Atlantis
Sal Queque
Hampton Bays
Elyria Raises Over 300 For China Relief Drive
Elyria has contributed more than 300 dollars to United China Relief, with a recent 24.75 dollar check from the Elyria Ministerial Association presented at the Union Thanksgiving Service. A telegram from national headquarters urged immediate support as war with Japan heightens the crisis and an emergency drive aims for three million dollars.
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Elyria
United China Relief
Teler Smith
Ohio reports two hunting fatalities in closed season
The Ohio Conservation Commission announced that two hunting fatalities occurred in the state during the just closed season. The report lists no further names or locations.
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Columbus. O
Ohio Conservation Commission
Weather alert for eastern state tonight
OMO-Lightly reports a weather watch in the eastern portion of the state this evening with unsettled conditions and potential showers. Residents should monitor updates and take precautionary measures as forecasts call for changing skies and cooler temperatures.
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OMO
Council To Get Salary Raise Ordinance
Connelman S N Black chair man of the council finance committee said an ordinance would be presented to council Monday night granting a salary increase of five a month to all city employees receiving less than 2400 a year. The increase covers hourly workers in water and sewerage disposal departments as well as similar employees but not street department hourly workers. Black estimates the annual cost at about 1100 dollars per employee. He noted no funding plan is set and discussion is delayed until the county auditor issues a certificate estimating city income for the year, expected within a week.
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Connelman S. N. Black
Council
Black
Iif
J H Penfound Dies In 81st Year
J H Penfound, 81, a Carlisle Townhip resident, died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a year long illness. A former school board member and justice of the peace, he came to Carlisle Township from New York at age 18 and lived on the Oberlin farm before his death. He served eight years on the board of education and was a longtime school official.
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JW. Penfoand
Cartile Town
Tor
Hy TR Bedionl
Elyria Memorial Hopital
Ness
Boman Stratton
Cornwell County
Denfoand
Telveta
Plate
Elyria
Arl
New
Oberlin Yond
Tara
J. HH. Etke
Penfound
Etary
Carlisle
The
Board of Education
Mage
President Favors Keeping Pro Baseball Going
President Roosevelt advised Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis that it should continue during hard times. He said the final decision rests with each club, noting few unemployed and that people seek entertainment and more work. The reply was personal opinion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
O Affords Recreation
Stephen T. Early
Exams Schedule At Elyria High School In 1941 42
The Elyria High School announces that EH. S. exams begin Tuesday and run through Thursday with Friday off for teachers to collect papers and finish reports. The second semester begins Monday January 36.
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Pnathidats
Elyria “High School
Sesson
Royal Air Force fires counted at Emden and Hamburg
London Jan 16 Royal Air Force units raided Emden and Hamburg last night and early this morning counting 22 fires at Emden and reports of further blazes at Hamburg according to the air ministry.
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London
Royal Air
Australians Break Japanese Attack in Malaya Front
British planes launched a major aerial strike as Australian forces halted a dawn Japanese advance in West Malaya. Maj Gen Henry Gordon Bennett praised the Australians for delaying the offensive by at least four hours while destroying about 11 to 29 Japanese tanks and killing hundreds. Allied air power targeted transport and lines of supply near TaHrond and Tampin as remnants retreated. The land battle featured ambush tactics by Australian troops into the early hours, with ongoing operations and a page two continuation.
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Malaya
Get
Henry Gordon Bennett
Acien Bennett
West Malaya
Jan
Singapore
The
Ont
Enlistment News: Phillip Harney Joins U.S. Marines
Phillip Harney, a 21 year old from Cleveland, is listed in the United States Marine Corps. He enlisted and left for Marine training in San Diego, California, following the pattern of recruits from Cleveland and Ohio who previously trained at Parris Island, South Carolina.
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Phillip Harney
United States Marine Corps
Cleveland
Stodee
Marine Training le ‘i
Diego
California
Clevelard
Ohio
Parris Island
South Carolina
War Reds Seize Vast Spoils Across 1100 Mile Front
Soviet dispatch reports the Red army advancing on a 1100 mile front recapturing 11 inhabited points including four major ones. They claim tanks, field guns, machine guns, mortars, fuel trucks and transmitters captured in two sectors. On the Leningrad front a Russian destroyer listed four German strongpoints and captured guns. Selizharovo town near Lake Seliger cited as recently taken. Russian forces push toward Rzhev from the Valdai hills.
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London
Red Army
Threies Jy
Leningrad
Selizharovo
Lake Seliger
Valdai Hills
Selisharovo
Moscow
Nin
Valka
Nvr
Rzhev
Navy enlistment for Rome Dobrin in Lorain Ohio
Rome Dobrin enlisted in the U S Navy from Lorain Lorain County on January 15 1992. He will report to the Naval Training Station for recruit training and then be examined for the Aviation Machinist Mate rating.
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Rome Dobrin
Elyria
George Dobrin
U.S. Navy
Navy
Staeken
Lorain
Dobrin
Tn 4
Naval Training Station
Scheol
Lean And Wiry Australians Go Into Action Against Japs
First Sergeant Van Fitchets reports Australian forces in Malaya fight the Japanese with grit. Australians vow to counter every Japanese move, showing resolve as units move to the front. Victory depends on endurance and disciplined action amid heavy combat.
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van Fitchets
United Preax
Malaya
Henry Gordon Tennett
Austral
Usdan
Gorden
Ben Iraemmander
Tad
War Summary: Allied Fronts Hold, Attack, and Involve Dutch Forces
War summary reports MacArthur's troops holding Japanese in Bataan and Dutch forces engaging in Celebes Minahassa with claims of Dutch guns sinking Japanese destroyers and a sloop during Taraken Island invasion. Australian troops attack Malaya's eastern flank while Red Army continues its broad front push. African front notes British advances around major Axis capital.
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Minahassa
Celebes
Taraken Island
Medan
Sumatra
Forecast Shake-Up In British Cabinet
London reports a cabinet reshuffle under Prime Minister Churchill driven by Far East defeats and the Washington talks. An expert predicts changes to the War Office leadership with Captain Henry B R Argess named and Lord Moone likely to move before the next office shift.
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London
Winston Churchill
Far East
Washington
Lond
Incene
Tein Carvel
Chureml
Lau Aden
War Office
Henry BR. Alirgess
Mosne
Pan American Nations Propose Joint Break With Axis
At Rio de Janeiro on January 1 a conference of ministerial delegates weighed a resolution to sever diplomatic, commercial, and financial ties with Axis nations. The plan faced resistance from Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, while Argentina and Chile sought a softer approach and economic mediation. The discussion outlined three possible paths to action, aiming to isolate Axis influence across the Western Hemisphere.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Mexico
Colombia
Venezuela
United States
Ruiz Guinn2u Io
Chile
Ion
Sisters Plan To Grow 400 Trees In Forest Planting Drive
Two sisters intend to plant four hundred trees as part of a local forest project. The effort includes other Pink-H members aiding tree planting and a broader push to place orders now for forest stock.
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Charlotte Anne Tne
Mumuiet Anlised Wiese
Toledo Zoo Seal Dies After Token In Pool Incident
A visitor's dropped Alabama metal sales tax token was swallowed by a Toledo Zoo seal, causing an intestinal obstruction and the animal's death. The incident occurred in Toledo on January 16, with zoo officials confirming the cause.
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Toledo
New Sinkings by Asiatic Fleet Reported At War
Washington January 16 navy communique says U S surface ships and submarines sank five more Japanese vessels in the Far East as Gen Douglas MacArthur's forces fend off a fierce assault. The action shows vessels sunk include two cave ships and two transports with one mech transport. The report notes Wake Island defenders and Dutch British forces face continued pressure as Japanese operations widen across Singapore Dutch East Indies and Luzon.
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Washington
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Sa Wen
U. S. Asiatic Fleet
Navy
Daran
U. S
Wake
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
MacArthur
Luzon
Speaker Tells Of Experiences In War Torn Europe
Orin W Kaye Chicago Times correspondent recounts 27 months in Europe Asia and Africa to Elyria educators and guests at a dinner. He cites patriotism perseverance and courage as keys to resisting Axis aggression and notes Hitler has not yet seen everything. Kaye was in Amsterdam just before the invasion and toured Dutch defenses with a Dutch colonel who praised Dutch readiness to resist a German assault.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
Elyria Education Association
Flyria Federation of Teachers
Cengre
Orin W Kaye
Chicago Times
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
Hitler
Kaye
Amsterdam
Low Countries
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Newport
R. L
Hansen
New York City
Acme
Reds
Viclans
New South Wales
Aline
Oman
Far East Front
Bataan Beningtta
West Vast Line
Sfital
Beth Davan
Ruis
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Adviers
Ruiz
Caribbean
Os. Arohka
Srs
Argentina
Asiatic Fleet
Southwest
Pacific
Thomas C. Hart
United Nations
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