Night in London shelter shows birth marriage and death cycle
NEA Service staff correspondent reports from London’s East End underground air raid shelter. A baby born in the first-aid room was later registered as Rosen, a wedding followed with eight hundred attending, and a fatal knife fight ended with one man dying at 3 24 a m. The account blends wartime hardship with human milestones amid the blitz.
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NEA
Ondon
London
East End
Harlem
New York
Pound
IEN
a_ trousseau
Father Grosser
52Nd Street Five
Limehouse
Three Counties To Get Safety Honors In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City dispatch states Greer Jackson and Muskogee counties were selected for safety honors for their 1939 and 1940 traffic records. Statuettes of a peace officer will be awarded to Greer and Jackson at a joint Altus celebration, with a later event in Muskogee for 1940 traffic achievements. Tulsa’s size city reduced highway fatalities from 22 in 1939 to 13 in 1940.
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Oklahoma City
Greer
Jackson
Muskogee
Walter Johnson
Altus
Johnson
Oklahoma Farmers See Corn Stocks Near Double Jan 1
The federal crop reporting board estimates Oklahoma corn held on January 1 nearly doubled from the previous year as farmers increase holdings and supply shows substantial growth across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Oklahoma
Dutch East Indies Demands Iron-Clad Trade Guarantees
Batavia. Dutch East Indies authorities demand that Japan provide iron clad assurances that Indies commodities discussed for trade will not be shipped to Germany. Talks, focusing on rubber tin and copra, face a potential snag as negotiations remain temporarily suspended.
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Batavia
Java
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Indies
Germany
Two Armed Trusty Convicts At Large
Police hunted two armed convicts who escaped from Tucker prison farm last night and abducted a truck driver, two soldiers, and two women during their flight. Hum bert J. Rhodes and Homer Watson, both 21-year sentences from Pulaski county, were identified as the escapees. Rhodes faced robbery charges and Watson burglary.
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Little Rock
Ark
H. R. Barrett
Tucker Prison Farm
Humbert J. Rhodes
Homer Watson
Pulaski County
Rhodes
Watson
Barrett
Paul Creek
England
Martin urges draft power for labor and industry in war drive
Glenn L. Martin told the House Naval Committee that the government should have power to draft both labor and industry for defense production. He said a six day week is necessary and would raise output about 15 percent, with 17,000 already employed and 311 patrol bombers plus Army planes in progress. The Baltimore manufacturer projected full force by April 1, 1942, reaching 42,000 workers.
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Washington
Jan
Glenn L. Martin
Congressional
House Naval Committee
Baltimore
Army
Navy
Martin
Defense
Martin Company
Cheese no longer served except as main course in UK
London officials announce cheese will be scarce in coming weeks. The food ministry urges the public to eat more potatoes and carrots as production runs about a third of national consumption, hoping peacetime levels can be maintained.
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London
Food Ministry
Oklahoma bill eyes Saturday quail hunting
Oklahoma City January 13. Farm youth groups push a bill by Guy B. Massey Broken Bow to allow quail hunting on Tuesday Thursday Saturday and holidays between Dec 1 and Jan 20. Present law bans Saturday hunting while many farmers support the sport and some favor December 15 start to aid quail development. Massey argues safety concerns are unfounded and cattle would not be endangered.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House
Guy B. Massey
Broken Bow
Massey
Health Tied to Walking Says Phillips University Dean
ENID Okla Jan 13 P Frank H Marshall dean of the Bible college at Phillips University says his good health comes from walking He is 72 and estimates walking over 20000 miles in 33 years He walks four miles daily and adds weekend eight to twelve mile hikes He has taught 47 years including seven at Texas Christian University and two in Japanese missionary schools
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Enid
Okla
Frank H. Marshall
The
Bible College
Phillips University
Marshall
Nineveh
Ind
Texas Christian University
Ford Aims for Future Role of River Rouge Plant
Ford Motor Company plans a $15,000,000 defense plant at River Rouge Michigan to supply Pratt and Whitney airplane engines during the emergency and then convert to regular Ford production. W J Cameron says Ford will build for the future and expects a flood of engines from the new plant and possibly a new Ford aircraft engine later.
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Oklahoma City
Ford Motor Company
National Defense
W. J. Cameron
Ford
River Rouge
Mich
Pratt & Whitney
Henry) Ford
Cameron
Konoye Emphasizes Hostility of U S
Japan's prime minister Prince Fumimaro Konoye told parliament and business leaders that the United States shows hostility toward Japan. Domei reported the speech tied to US support for England and China and warned of worldwide tension from US pressure and aid to Britain and Chungking.
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New York
Japan
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
United States
Domei
Tokyo
America
England
China
Konoye
Great Britain
Chungking
Dust Bowl Area Sees Best January Rain in 25 Years
Garden City Kansas reports the region once called the dust bowl is receiving its best January rainfall in a quarter century. In the last 24 hours the area collected 1.20 inches of precipitation.
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Garden City
Kas
Kansas
Snow and rain push regional records as January total tops
Heavy precipitation sets new benchmarks with January snow and rain exceeding the 1916 mark of 1.09 inches. The region also notes a 1940 annual rainfall of 21.37 inches, the highest since 1930, while wages in steel mills average about 90 to 92 cents an hour and automotive pay averages $1.04.
Steel Workers In Pay Raise Demands
CIO Chairman Philip Murray will press demands for higher wages and contract changes before three major steel firms next week in friendly talks. Meetings with United States Steel, Crucible Steel, and Jones and Laughlin follow a union resolution urging higher pay, a closed shop, paid vacations, and other concessions to offset living costs.
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Pittsburgh
P— Cio
Philip Murray
Steel Workers
CIO
United States Steel Corporation
Crucibile Steel Company
Edgar Lewis
Jones and Laughlin
Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Seiberling Loses Suit For Big Sum
Frank A. Seiberling 81 failed to recover 800000 from Edgar B. Davis over a 500000 loan used to rescue him in 1927. Judge Lausche ruled no trust existed with Ohio Goodyear Securities Corp. Seiberling sought 10500 shares of U S Rubber stock and 342973 cash as his property.
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Cleveland
Frank A. Seiberling
Edgar B. Davis
Texas
Davis
Seiberling
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Goodyear Securities Corp
Davis’ Company
U. S
Seiberling Rubber Co
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Goodyear
U. S. Rubber Co
Ladder
Broadway
Next Stop Of Flu Is Europe Vaccine Move Across Atlantic
The flu epidemic shifts east toward Europe as England orders large shipments of the Rockefeller Institute vaccine. Honolulu first reported outbreaks last summer with California and the U S following suit. Experts warn flu carriers are unrecognized and that Type A flu often brings sudden fever and aches but is rarely fatal.
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Europe
Honolulu
England
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
California
West Coast
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
America
Portugal
United States
Belief Grows Of Nazi Invasion Of Ireland
Washington experts believe Hitler may strike Ireland to use bases for an air and submarine war against Britain. They caution fog and night conditions complicate timing and that Britain would contest any surface movement while Ireland lacks strong antiaircraft defenses.
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Washington
Jan
Adolf Hitler
Eire
Britain
Ireland
Channel
Norway
North Ireland
United Kingdom
Hitler
England
Luxurious New Orleans Casinos Return to Open Capital
Deluxe gambling returns just outside New Orleans with free limousine service from end of streetcar line. Casinos in Jefferson Parish reopen after October closure amid public protests. Patrons bet from 5 cents to large sums on keno roulette and dice with auto or streetcar access. Huey Long once blocked doors but allowed reopening citing humor in critique.
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Edward Delobry
New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Huey P. Long
County Men Help With Selectives
Four Ada soldiers and four from Roff are on detached service at Ft. Sill Division Reception Center to process 6 000 selectives expected to enter the 45th Division by January 14. Names include Staff Sergeant James E. Abney Corporal Alfred Crow Privates Leland G Witcher Columbus G Bohannon Alfred W Flowers Privates George O Cartwright Charles I Scott George D Scott.
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FT. Sill
Ada
Roff
Cial
James E. Abney
Alfred Crow
Leland G. Witcher
Columbus G. Bohannon
Alfred W. Flowers
George O. Cartwright
Charles I. Scott
George D. Scott
Terrible Cold Takes Heavy Toll in France
In Vichy France on January 14 two shepherds and their flocks totaling more than 800 sheep were found frozen to death near Arles on the Rhone river as the country experienced the coldest winter weather.
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Vichy
France
Arles
Rhone
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