City Council Approves City Employee Pay Increases
The council passed a new salary ordinance boosting monthly raises by 10 dollars for all salaried workers under 2400 annually with minor exceptions. Top hourly wages in sewer and water rise from 63 to 70 cents. Two lower paid clerks gain 85 dollars monthly. senior assistant clerk unchanged. Payroll up about 11000 yearly. Raises for higher brackets deferred to a later committee study after passage.
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Seward Black
Black
Council
George Thompson
U S Enacts Nationwide Daylight Saving Time for War Effort
President Roosevelt signed a law placing the entire nation on daylight saving time at 2 am February 9 to aid the war effort. Director William Knudsen cited power savings of about 500000 kilowatt hours annually as the rationale for the measure.
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Roosevelt
Congress
William
Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Fourth Tanker Attacked By Sub Escapes
The navy answered with warships and planes to curb German submarine activity along the Atlantic coast. In six days their campaign damaged four allied oil tankers, sinking three and damaging one by shell and torpedo fire. The latest victim was the Males Gulf Oil Company tanker, a 8206 ton vessel built for Gulf Oil.
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Newport News
van Jan
Atlantic Seaboard
Caribbean
Middle Atlantic
Tom Gulf
German Sub And Troopship Sunk
British air and undersea forces in the Mediterranean claim sinking a German submarine and a troopship and damaging two enemy destroyers and a tanker. Reports differ with Daily Mail and rival agencies citing conflicting details about the sinkings and hits in the central Mediterranean.
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London
Britain
Mediterranean
Daily Mail
Miia
Caine
Pere
Deadly Lynn Fire Claims 13, Injures 28 in City Block
A downtown Lynn apartment fire destroyed Melvin Hall a five story hotel like structure. Thirteen occupants died and 28 were hospitalized with 15 in critical condition. Five people remain missing as crews search debris with Fire Chief John Adams among the injured.
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Lynx
Mass
Can
Melvin Hall
Depaty
James Neil
John Adams
Marblehead
British Planes Sweep Japanese Forces At Singapore Front
British fighters and bombers attacked along the Muar river sector near Singapore as Japanese forces pressed at Batu Pahat. Australian units led counterattacks south of the Muar while RAF planes hit transport targets including landing barges and supply columns in malaya. Japanese raids on Singapore caused civilian damage but limited military losses were noted.
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Singapore
Xivetor
Batu Pahet
Muar River
Royal Air Force
Muar
Kuala Lumpur
Serine
Bata Rahat
Batu Pahat
Costly Lorain fire damages two story brick store
Lorain on January 20 suffered its costliest blaze in six years at 20 Broadway. Fire started on the first floor of Scott's Fire and a Ten Cent store, consuming 12,000 square feet of interior space. Four alarms called out crews who fought the flames until under control at 3 39 am despite a stiff southwest wind and heavy smoke. Mrs Cart escaped with her housekeeper. her husband died last week.
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Lorain
Jan
Broadway
Scott's
Flser
C. L. Minnich
J. A. Cart
David Hart
Elyrian Heads to Camp Shelby as Reservists Report
Private first class Joseph Koviak and others moved through Camp Perry before proceeding to Camp Shelby. Physicals and clothing issued marked the transition. Port Clinton residents welcomed arriving soldiers, with many drawing cars to shuttle troops to church on Sunday.
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Joseph Koviak
Camp Shelby
Mise
Camp Petry
Piet Koviak
Camp Perry
Port Clinton
Russians Open Major Drive on Leningrad Front
London reports an Arctic backed Russian offensive slicing German lines east of Leningrad. Fierce clashes near Schluesselburg on Lake Ladoga and Neva mouth mirror a broader push toward Mozhaisk as Soviet forces threaten the German positions around the region amid heavy winter fighting.
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London
Leningrad
Sleckhim
Schiuesselburg
Ladopa
Neva
Volkhoy River
Ski Sreps
Schluesselburg
Lake Ladoga
Mozhaisk
Mogotow
Stockholm
Elyria Youth Enters Flying School Training
Mekits Bates, son of Mn DH, enters the flying school in Highey Chandler Ariza region. Bates enlisted in the Air Corps last June and travels to the school for speedinduced aviation training, dated around 1055 est yesterday.
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Mekits Bates
Highey-Chandler
Ariza
Speedinde Aed
Avia Vu
Bates
Air Corps
Eleven Elyria Registration Centers Announced by Draft Board
The Elyria draft board chaired by A S Ormsby announced twelve registration centers for the third Selective Service registration next month. Centers will be open February 12 14 and 15 from 12 to 4 p.m. and February 16 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registration will occur at multiple schools and city facilities with locations listed by name and entrance. Between 1700 and 2000 men are expected to register and 100 to 150 volunteer registrars are sought to assist.
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Elyria
Draft Board
A. 5. Ormsby
Selective Ice
Qi Agevin
Addiion
Aixvia
Parent-Feacher Fon
West River Street
Franklin School
P.T. A
Elyria High School
Hamilton School
Middle Avenue
Ely School
Gymnasim
Gulf Road
Allen School
T.T. A
Abbe Road
Garrard Schon
Clark Street
McKinley School
P-T. A
Ormsby
Dhat Board
Injuries Fatal To Oberlin Woman
Edith Meek a 55 year old Oberlin resident died at Fremont Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Fremont a week earlier. She was the wife of Sanford Meek of North Main Street. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Qberlin
Edith Meek
Sanforéek
North
Main Street
Allen Hospeath
Fremont
Fremont Hospital
Oberlin
U.S. Bombers Sink Japanese Cruiser in SW Pacific
American air forces in the southwest Pacific sunk a Japanese cruiser off Jolo near Mindanao, with several direct hits and a tanker set afire. The action comes as MacArthur reports growing Japanese pressure on Bataan and Mindanao with fighting near Davao.
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Bulletin Washington
U.P
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Cen
Douglas MacArthur
Wet
Bataan
Pacific
Jolo
Philippines Island
Mindanao
U.S
Celebes Sea
March Of Dimes Drive Gets Under Way In Elyria
Broad today, boxes and wishing-willows appeared in Elyria stores as residents contributed to the March of Dimes campaign. The drive will climax January 3 with a Birthday Dance at Bik Hall to celebrate President Roosevelt's seventieth birthday, with many events planned across Elyria and surrounding communities.
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March of Dimes
Elyria
Crise
Bik
Romevelt
Bere Be
Auto Workers March On The Statehouse In Lansing
About 3,000 Auto Workers of America members marched in Lansing to protest layoffs at General Motors. The Oldsmobile plant, employing 1,700 on assembly, faced reduced orders, prompting the protest. The crowd dispersed after Mayor Sam Street urged calm and promised action.
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Statehouse
Lansing, Mich
Lansing
Mich
Slin
Rajland
Actemels Workers of America
CHO
Joan the Autohouse
General Motors Corp
Mier
Nba
Crewn
Sam Street
Nny
Scark
Nani
For Sale Classified Note on Cash for Defense Stamps
A wartime notice urges buying and selling household items to raise cash for Defense Stamps. It suggests attacking old clothing, bicycle, stove, and other items, with contact numbers 4412 and 4413 for sale or wanted listings under Mrs. Cellaneous.
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United States
Atlantic
Norfolk
Owio
Lynn
Elyrian
Camp Shelby, Miss
Point Barrow
Anchorage
Alaska
Rome
Wetferson Junior High
Madison Street Gates School
Lake Ave
MacArthur
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