Pan American speaker says U S is too strong to be defeated
Dr. Luis Quintanilla, Mexico's minister plenipotentiary, opening Ohio University Pan American Celebration, urged in Memor ial Auditorium that Pan Americanism rest on shared democracy not economics. He warned democracy faces Europe like challenges, called for sacrifice of economic interests, and praised the good neighbor policy as key to a united Americas.
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Luis Quintanilla
Mexico
United States
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Quintanilla
Europe
Americas
Dr. Quintanilla
Asia
Hotel Berry
Athens Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Logan Native Ernest Ricketts Dies After Heart Attack
Ernest O. Ricketts 71 Columbus attorney and Logan native dies of a heart attack in his Outlook Building office. Funeral likely Thursday at his Starr Road home with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. Survived by wife Minnie a daughter Helen Saunders and two sisters.
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Ernest O. Ricketts
Outlook
E. Broad St
N. Starr Rd
St. Joseph
Ricketts
Logan
Rankin, Thrailkill & Ricketts
James H. Snook
Ohio State
Theora Hix
Minnie
Helen Saunders
Starr Rd
J.A. van Fossen
Fifteenth Ave
George Pagels
Coventry Rd
Steel Shutdown Cuts Bessemer Output At Republic Plant
Youngstown Ohio Republic Steel Corporation shut its No. 2 blast furnace and one coke battery for lack of fuel. The furnace had produced 1,000 to 1,200 tons of iron daily for the Bessemer plant, forcing a reduction of Bessemer schedules from 20 to 8 turns per week.
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Youngstown
Republic Steel Corporation
Bessemer
400 Tires Flattened In Overbrook
Philadelphia police report 400 car tires flattened with an ice pick in Overbrook overnight. Police Captain Vincent Harris said the vandalism appears to be aimed at cars parked on the street and notes the action reflects anger toward overnight parking.
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Overbrook
Philadelphia
Vincent Harris
New Strike Threat Hits California and Mines
The AFL construction workers in Southern California threaten a general strike if wage demands are not met. Renewed talks in New York over Appalachian soft coal wages continue, with key disputes over a 40-cent differential and a move toward a $7 daily wage.
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California
New York
AFL Federated Trades and Labor Council
San Diego
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Defense
CIO
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
John R. Steelman
John L. Lewis
John A. Roebling’s Sons Company Steel and Wire
Roebling
N. J
Trenton
Washington
Labor Department
National Defense Mediation Board
American Car Foundry Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Great Britain
U. S. Army
Department
Child Bride Killed by Husband in Death Pact
Philadelphia report states Benjamin Longo aged 21 fatally shot his two month old wife Yolanda Goglia 14 then killed himself in a death pact tied to her parents objections to their secret marriage on February 27. Detective Sergt. John C. Curran provided the details.
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Philadelphia
Sergt
John C. Curran
Benjamin Longo
Yolanda Goglia
Pan-American Celebration events unfold at Ohio University
The Pan-American program at Ohio University showcases lectures by Benjamin Grant on economic rivalries in the Western Hemisphere Richard Pattee on the Good Neighbor Policy on Trial and N A N Cleven on political solidarity. A flag ceremony ROTC review musical programs and art displays follow throughout the day.
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Ohio University
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Benjamin E. Grant
School of Business Administration
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Western Hemisphere
Richard Pattee
United States Department of State
Division of Cultural Relations
Memorial Auditorium
N. A. N. Cleven
Inter-American Institute of the United States
Ohio University Military Band
Motion Pictures of
Latin America
Ohio University Stadium
University Rotc Military Review
Ohio University School of Music
Edwin Watts Chubb
Carnegie Hall
Armory
Reverend Gilbert Courtney Honored by International Convention Invite
Chauncey minister Reverend Gilbert Courtney in his 26th year in the Hocking Valley Parish is invited to speak at the international convention of the Disciples of Christ in St. Louis in early May. He originated and taught the Disciple Youth Summer Conference at Muskingum College, now part of the national curriculum, and served as president of the State Convention at Wooster last year.
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Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Hocking Valley
Disciples of Christ
St. Louis
Courtney
Muskingum College
Wooster
Tighten Border Guard Against War Prisoners
The United States enforces a strict new policy turning away German POWs escaping to the U S from Canada. Attorney General Jackson orders border closures to escaped prisoners and authorizes force to return them, citing Franz Von Werra's earlier flight and bond jump as a flagrant violation of neutral hospitality. The move is expected to provoke strong Berlin reaction.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Franz von Werra
Peru
Jackson
von Werra
Berlin
Food Wholesalers Elect Beasley Vice President
W. H. Outland of Summit Wholesale Grocery Co. Akron is new president of the Associated Wholesale Food Distributors of Ohio. Elected yesterday at the opening of the 35th annual convention were Carl H. Beasley Athens as vice president and E. B. Smith Lima and C. P. McClain Massillon as executive committeemen.
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Cincinnati
W. H. Outland
Summit Wholesale Grocery Co
Akron
Associated Wholesale Food Distributors of
Ohio
Outland
Carl H. Beasley
Athens
E. B. Smith
Lima
C. P. McClain
Massillon
Fishes Without License Meigs Man Is Fined
Charles Scott was fined 20 dollars and costs in Meigs County mayor's court for fishing without a license. Warden A H Joachim testified Scott dropped his fishing pole when approached by a boat on Shade River. Scott was jailed until the fine and costs are paid.
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Pomeroy
Charles Scott
A. H. Joachim
Shade River
Scott
Belgium Strikers End Strike With Extra Food Rations
A week-long strike in Belgian collieries over wage cuts and food shortages ended after authorities granted extra rations of bread meat margarine and potatoes. German authorities fined each striker two marks per day and owners agreed to drop proposed wage cuts.
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Brussels
Belgium
Berlin
Sword swallower John Cherry slips to doctor for throat repair
IT JOSEPH MO John Cherry a sword swallower slipped and went to a doctor for throat repairs.
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Joseph
John Cherry
GOP Seeks Dem Aid on Patrol Bill
Ohio Senate faces a push by Republicans for a larger State Highway Patrol. The bill would raise patrolmen from 200 to 300 and expand arrest powers, drawn amid Democratic opposition labeling it a labor attack. Senate action hinges on House approval as session nears end.
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Dem
Columbus
Ohio Senate
State Highway Patrol
Ohio State Guard
Frank E. Whittemore
William M. Boyd
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Labor
Federation of Labor
Thomas J. Donnelly
Senate
High Committee
House
Secretary of State
State Taxation Department
Columbus Man Admits Slaying and Robberies
In Columbus a 23 year old laundry worker Wayne Thompson confessed to killing a grocery manager during a daylight holdup on the East Side and to 13 other robberies since March 6. Detective Chief Leo Phillips said Thompson would be charged with first degree murder in the act of committing a felony with a mandatory death penalty.
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Columbus
East Side
Leo Phillips
Phillips
Wayne Thompson
Forester Seeks Arrests Over Ohio Forest Fires
John A. Bastian associate state forester in charge of fire control attributed recent Shawnee forest fires near Portsmouth to carelessness and negligence. He announced plans to seek arrests of 25 to 30 persons for violating fire permit regulations after fires destroyed about 200 acres in the last ten days.
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Chillicothe
John A. Bastian
Ohio
Portsmouth
Convicted Man Dies Before Execution in Ohio
Joseph Curl 52 of Wilmington who faced the electric chair for slaying Wilbur Baker in Wilmington on October 13 1940 died last night of tuberculosis at the Ohio penitentiary.
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Columbus
Joseph Curl
Wilmington
Wilbur Baker
Ohio Penitentiary
FDR Calls for U S Support to Keep England as Main Defense
President Roosevelt urged Americans to view the war long term and sustain England as the primary defense of democracy. He argued victory would require more than a single sea battle or a Greece or Mediterranean setback. He affirmed confidence that the defense of England would continue.
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Washington
Roosevelt
England
Greece
Mediterranean
United States
Nazi conquest may be costly to German economy
Washington experts say Germany s Balkan advances in Yugoslavia and Greece will not boost the Nazi economy. They warn the conquests threaten supply lines and damage gains, predicting limited or no economic improvement for the Third Reich.
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Washington
Germany
Yugoslavia
Greece
Balkan
Senate panel asks Lewis and mine reps to testify Friday
The Senate Defense Investigating Committee urged John L. Lewis and leaders of both northern and southern soft coal operators to appear before it on Friday if mine operations have not resumed by then.
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Washington
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
John L. Lewis
End of 18 Day Balkan War Nears as Germans Close on Athens
Greece's army in Epirus surrenders, King George II flees to Crete, and Berlin claims Nazi blitzkrieg annihilated the British rearguard at Thermopylae. Germans push through the pass toward Athens while Stukas sink ships and target transports. few BEF troops are said to reach home.
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Athens
Greece
Epirus
George II
Crete
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Thermopylae
Balkans
Moe Aml
Aidania
Hitler
British Planes Handed to RAF by America and Canada
Lord Beaverbrook told the House of Commons that nearly 1,000 assembled American and Canadian aircraft have been handed over to the RAF. He noted only one aircraft lost on the ferry service between America and Britain. London Radio reports Greek forces hold lines in new positions amid a collapse in the northwest.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
House of Commons
RAF
Greek forces in Epirus surrender after truce terms
Mussolini's high command said Greek armies in Epirus and Western Macedonia surrendered unconditionally after three senior officers sought terms under a white flag. In Athens King George II blamed the armistice on lack of sovereign consent and vowed to continue fighting from Crete. The British fate remained unsure with options to abandon Greece or withdraw through the Peloponnesus as German claims of heavy Allied losses circulated.
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Mussolini
Epirus
Macedonia
Athens
George II
Crete
Greece
Peloponnesus
Hitler
Yugoslavia
German War Strategy Parallels Xerxes At Thermopylae
The piece compares German Luftwaffe tactics to Xerxes in 480 B C as it pounds Southern Greece and Greek ports while Spartan defense at Thermopylae is breached by a rear attack. It notes Plymouth bombing, RAF strikes Brest, and a large British bombardment of Tripoli harbor. Axis troops reportedly halt a British breakout at Tobruk.
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Xerxes
Athens
B. C
Leonidas
Thermopylae Pass
Thermopylae
Greece
Britain
Plymouth
RAF
Brest
Tripoli
Barbary Coast
Egypt
High Command
Tobruk
Libya
Opposition Grows to Proposed Income Tax Increase
Washington reports early signs of opposition to Treasury plans to raise $3.6 billion in new federal revenue by imposing higher surtaxes on all taxpayers who owe income tax. The plan would spike the lowest bracket rates to 16.5 percent, with surtaxes applying from the first dollar of taxable income, affecting a single filer earning $1,000 and a married couple with two children earning $3,500.
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Washington
Treasury
Gallia aviator to join World War II effort
Jerry Verdon 21, Gallipolis Airways superintendent, leaves for Montreal with mechanic Kenneth Slepr to join the Royal Air Force. Verdon is expected to serve as a ferry pilot flying bombers from English factories to war zones. Slepr will be a flight mechanic as they head toward England.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Jerry Verdon
Charles E. Holzer
Gallipolis Airways, Inc
Montreal
Verdon
Kenneth Slepr
Cleveland
England
Huntington
Jamestown
N. Y
Royal Air Force
Sleer
Predict Enactment of Mine Inspection Bill
Washington agrees on conference action for federal coal mine inspections at least once a year. Senate and House have passed the measure and await approval before Roosevelt signs the bill into law.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Army Selectees Have Low Delinquency Rate
Columbus report shows only about 1 in 210 Ohioans registered for selective service are delinquents. Lieut. John J. Nolan says 2,427 delinquency cases exist with 1,310 for failure to return questionnaires on time.
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Columbus
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