British Treasury Official Arrives in U S to Discuss British Finances
Sir Frederick Phillips undersecretary of the British Treasury arrived in the United States to present data on Britain's finances and resources for purchases in the U S The visit follows Morgenthau Jones views that Britain is a good risk for loans While Phillips plans to meet tomorrow Morgenthau cautioned no loan decision is made yet and Congress debates loan policy and neutrality laws.
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Treasury
U. S
Washington
Morgenthau
Jesse Jones
Frederick Phillips
United States
Sir Frederick
Phillips
Johnson
Calif
Britain
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nye
N. D
Congress
Capper
Expansion of Cuban Base Dismissed by FD Aboard USS Mayrant
President Roosevelt spent part of yesterday at Guantanamo Naval Base with commanding officers to review plans for extensive development of that Caribbean defense post. It marked his first check-up on expanding U S defenses in the area.
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U.S.S. Mayrant
Roosevelt
Guantanamo Naval Base
United States
Caribbean Sea
Food costs decline in major U S cities again
Washington reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a 0.3 percent drop in food costs in large U S cities from mid October to mid November, following a 1 percent fall the prior month. The data mark a second consecutive month of decline.
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U. S
Washington
Bureau. Labor Statistics
Prize-Winning Steer Brings Record Price at Expo
Largo a 1 087 pound Hereford owned by Evelyn Asay 19 of Mt Carrol Ill sold at 3 30 a pound today as grand champion steer of the 41st International Livestock Exposition. The price was about two and a half times as high as last year's winner.
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Chicago
Largo
Evelyn Asay
Mt. Carrol
Restraining Order Granted in Nelsonville Case
The Nelsonville Board of Control awarded Skinner Engine Co. of Erie, Pa., a $20,839 contract for a 200 kilowatt generator at the light plant. Judge O F Rowland issued a temporary restraining order blocking use of funds pending final hearing, after a Monday suit by Frank L Groves seeks to stop diversion of waterworks funds.
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Nelsonville Board of Control
Skinner Engine Co
Erie
Nelsonville Municipal Light Plant
Athens County Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Frank L. Groves
Nelsonville
Southern District
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Harry Mettler
Rowland
F.o.b
Groves
Buying Heavy Ebright Sees Strong Holiday Tax Stamp Demand
Ohio State Treasurer Don H. Ebright said agencies handling sales tax stamps are stocked heavily as holiday buying ramps up. Merchants’ stamp demands exceeded expectations while week ending Nov 23 receipts reached 1,080,291, up 28 percent from 1939. Year to date tax revenue stands at 45,219,324, a 12 percent rise.
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Columbus
Don H. Ebright
Tobacco Prices Too Low, Sale Suspended
Tobacco markets in Kentucky opened briefly as Bourbon County Farm Bureau at Paris suspended sales due to low prices. A three member committee planned to ask the local market to close Friday and urge similar action at other markets.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Lexington
Bourbon County
Paris
Doctor cancels patients' bills as Christmas gift
In Woodstock Illinois Dr E Thomas Brand cancelled debts owed by needy patients. He advertised the action as a Christmas donation of about 15000 dollars, noting he would not feel embarrassed meeting them on the street.
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Woodstock
Ill
E. Thomas
Brand
Dairy products urged to build a stronger nation
Iowa State College dairy head C A Iverson told the 24th annual National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation convention that extensive dairy use could make Americans the most virile people. He cited dental disease causing Navy rejections and noted current draft losses. A forum criticized retail price fixing except as emergency measures.
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Omaha
C. A. Iverson
Iowa State College
Dairy Industry
Iverson
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
U. S. Navy
Eight Killed In Chicago Plane Crash
An United Air Lines Mainliner from New York with 21 aboard crashed near Chicago Municipal Airport, killing eight people including pilot Capt. Philip C. Scott and co pilot George S. Young. The craft struck near Keating Avenue and 64th Street and burst into flames after a 150 foot loss of altitude during a routine approach.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Keating Avenue
64Th St
J. H. Herlihy
Philip C. Scott
George S. Young
Oak Park
Ill
Stuart W. Moore
U. S. Ordnance Engineers
Cleveland
Wilbert J. Austin
Austin Company
Jane Selby
Akron
Keller F. Melton
Charles W. Manville
National Refiners’ Company
Lee F. Haneline
Downers Grove
New York
Philadelphia
Scott
Young
Richard Rocas
Herlihy
Community Chest Donations From Businesses and Individuals
Local business firms and professionals contributed to the Community Chest drive. Leading donors include M Munn Grocery Connett's Greenhouse Twin Pines Restaurant and many others. Individual donors exceed the $25 mark with names like Dr. T R Biddle Charles A Cornwell and F R Murphey. Totals show Goal 12550 with Today 5919.50 and Balance 6630.50.
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M. M. Munn
Connett’s Greenhouse
Twin Pines
Valley View
Athens Flooring Co
Athens Shoe Shining
Cornell’s
Athenean
Harry C. Slaughter
Antoinello’s
B. M. Covert Cornwell & Co
M. D. Worley
Byron Danford Kyle
Court rules gambling raid money cannot be seized
Ohio Supreme Court overturns seizure of cash from gambling raids, upholding Lorain County verdict to return 487 dollars to Max and Louis Jacobs of Lorain. The ruling clarifies that money obtained by peace officers in raids cannot be confiscated with gambling equipment.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain
Max
Louis Jacobs
Plane plants project half million workers by June
A spokesman said about 500 000 employees will be on payrolls next June. Other sources say factories could churn out 350 warplanes weekly or over 18 000 annually. In Cleveland the Harvard Club was locked and County Detective Harry S Brown held the key to the last major gambling resort in Cuyahoga County.
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New York
Cleveland
Harvard Club
Cuyahoga County
Harry S. Brown
Lady Astor: Britain Backed by U S Can Not Fail
Lady Astor tells American volunteers in the Royal Air Force that Britain, backed by the United States, cannot fail. She cites 30 trainees now, predicting thousands more, and stresses the urgency of united English speaking resolve. Captain Balfour also urges continued American support and new squadrons.
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Lady Astor
Britain
U. S
London
Royal Air Force
United States
America
Baltimore
Charles Sweeny
Sherman
H. H. Balfour
Air
FDR Reopens Seaway Fight
President Roosevelt said he would urge Congress in January to approve a Canada treaty for completing the St. Lawrence seaway and power project. A. A. Berle Jr announced the plan at the Great Lakes Seaway and Power Conference, stressing defense production gains and a safe waterway for ship construction to replace wartime losses.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
Congress
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
A. A. Berle, Jr
Great Lakes Seaway
Berle
St. Lawrence
Auditors Seek Bigger Share Of State Sales Tax
The Association of Ohio County Auditors drafts a resolution for a larger local share of a 50 million dollar annual sales tax. It also calls returning automobile license money to prior distributions used in 1932 to 1934. Governor Bricker opposes extra state aid.
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Columbus
The
Association of Ohio County Auditors
John W. Bricker
Association
Association of County Treasurers of
Ohio
Ohio Sealers’ Association
Taft Opposes Stabilization Fund Loans to Foreign Nations
Cincinnati October report shows U S Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio planned protest in Washington against using the 2 billion Stabilization Fund for loans to foreign countries He urged the administration to seek congressional authority before any use.
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Taft
Stabilization
Cincinnati
Washington
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Congress
World’s Fair Exposition Building Collapse Kills Three
A massive collapse at the New York World’s Fair exposition building yesterday left three dead and five injured among workers and attendees. Rescue crews battled unstable debris as investigators began assessing the scene.
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New York
Britain Rejects Motion for Peace Talks in Parliament
Britain's House of Commons voted 341 to 4 against a motion by three Independent Labour members urging immediate peace negotiations. The debate featured sharp exchanges led by Clement Attlee and James Maxton, while Greece reported new advances against Italian bases in Albania and Britain formed a new trade pact with Turkey seen as a counter to Axis influence.
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Britain
Coventry
House of Commons
Glassgow
Clement R. Attlee
Privy Seal
Attlee
Winston Churchill
RAF
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Duesseldorf
Alps
Italy
Turin
Turkey
Dardanelles
London
Balkans
Germany
Romania
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Tokyo
China
Japan
Wang Ching Wei
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
National Preparedness Program To Cost 35 Billion Dollars in Five Years
A Treasury report from Agriculture Department economists estimates the national defense program could require 35 billion dollars over five years. The analysis notes the figure is rough and contingent on world events, with potential effects on prices, wages, and farm incomes, and suggests unemployment could fall between 1940 and 1942 as defense spending and force expansion rise.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Program Board
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Thomas M. Wolfe
T. H. Morgan
Herman G. James
Dean A. H. Armbruster
F. R. Murphey
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Florence FE. Wagner
Grace Steininger
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W. A. Conner
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Herman Luckoff
John A. Hess
A. B. Sias
Constance G. Leete
M. D. Hughes
E. F. Sells
Sheriff's Office
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Carpenter Hardware
Gallagher Drug Co
Athens Lumber Co
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Thomas R. Biddle
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