Ohio Funds Windfall Boosts State Building Plan
Columbus reports a windfall of over 2 million dollars from the Department of Education cutting school foundation costs by at least 500 thousand annually compared with the prior biennium. The administration now projects 5 to 6 million dollars needed for new buildings, while budget leeway approaches 2.2 million.
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Columbus
Department of Education
School Foundation
House
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Supreme Court Upholds Wage-Hour Act And Child Labor Ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the 1938 Wage-Hour Act securing a 40-hour week and 30 cent minimum wage, and overruled an 1918 decision on child labor. Col. Philip Fleming praised the ruling noting added worker pay and anticipated protection for future increases. The Children's Bureau says ratification of a constitutional amendment against child labor remains urged.
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Washington
Philip B. Fleming
Supreme Court
Fleming
Children's Bureau of the Labor Department
Congress
Houses Needed In Ohio Cities
Ohio cities moved quickly after Washington urged construction of 14 375 dwelling units for defense workers in concentrated areas. Defense housing coordinator C F Palmer pushed Roosevelt’s plan with local needs unmet. Ohio totals exceed 1 000 units with Akron 300 Canton 300 Cincinnati 350 and Ravenna Warren 200.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington
National Defense
C. F. Palmer
Roosevelt
Palmer
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Ravenna-Warren
Rev Martin Niemoeller Converts to Catholicism
Reports from Berlin say Lutheran pastor and WWII submarine commander Martin Niemoeller, imprisoned for 43 months in Sachsenhausen, has adopted Catholicism. He reportedly studied Catholic writings in his cell and told friends he believes Catholicism is the best form of Christianity.
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Berlin
Martin Niemoeller
Niemoeller
Sachsenhausen
Ace Spy Buster Fackles New Case in Wash Tubbs
Captain Easy, already famed for cracking spies and saboteurs, is assigned to a thrilling case with Vicki Sheridan to track Baron Haugcolra, chief of foreign espionage. He warns saboteurs act unseen like a rat in a cracker barrel, and his goal is to end Haugcolra’s career of sabotage. Turn to the comic page to follow the adventure.
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Captain Easy
Vicki Sheridan
Baron Haugcolra
Easy
Ft Venture
Y Jmar
ASCAP Threatened With Anti-Trust Suit
Representatives of ASCAP planned talks with Justice Department officials on settling the music controversy via a consent decree. The department announced a 48 hour grace period during which it would not file an antitrust suit against ASCAP.
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Washington
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
ASCAP
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Act To Prevent Drop In Price Of Coffee
The Senate ratified a treaty by 14 Latin American nations to apportion coffee exports to the United States. The total allotted is 15,900,000 bags per year. Sponsors say the pact will prevent over shipments that would glut the market and depress prices for a commodity vital to the involved countries’ foreign exchange.
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Washington
The
Gold Imports Hit New Weekly High Amid South Africa Shipment
The American cruiser Louisville delivered nearly 150 million dollars worth of gold from South Africa. The week's imports totaled 166 million 115 thousand 127 dollars, the highest weekly total since June.
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Washington
South Africa
Louisville
Cuban Strong Man Arrests Military Chiefs
President Fulgencio Batista announced he had placed under arrest the chiefs of Cuba's armed forces after ousting them for a seditious attitude and suspended constitutional guarantees for 15 days. He declared a deep crisis had been overcome and that order and tranquility prevail.
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Fulgencio Batista
Four Billion War Chest Requested by Britain
London reports the British government will seek Parliament approval for a new credit of about £1,000,000,000 to cover war expenditures through March 31, 1942. An additional estimate of roughly $2,400,000,000 is requested for costs to March of the current year.
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Great Britain
London
Danish Ships To Carry Cargoes For England
The World Telegram reports 38 Danish ships totaling 250000 tons idle in American ports will be released to carry cargoes for Great Britain subject to U S government approval. It is also believed 20 more vessels totaling 200000 tons in South American ports would be released under similar terms.
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New York
World Telegram
Great Britain
United States
South American
Republic Steel Chief Predicts Price Rise
Republic Steel chairman Tom Girdler warned that price increases are unavoidable if costs rise, as the CIO seeks substantial wage boosts for steel workers. He said higher wages would boost defense costs and trigger inflation, risking a damaging spiral for the economy.
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Republic Steel Chief
Pittsburgh
CIO
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
U. S
Wrecked Army Bomber Found Near Morton Washington
A recovery trek by about 100 soldiers and local officials moves into dense woods to locate a missing bomber. The aircraft vanished January 16 during a McChord Field flight with seven officers aboard. No signs of life were reported and rescuers expect 12 hours to reach and salvage the wreckage and bodies.
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Morton
Wash
McChord Field
Dollar Days Set for Friday and Saturday in Athens
Athens hosts semi annual Dollar Days on February 7 and 8 with all retail stores participating. The Athens Retail Merchants Association sponsors the event offering $1 items and extra value on many prices to stretch every dollar. James P. Cumley heads the association and committees under Paul Gillilan Ralph L. Miller and P. C. Nichols coordinate arrangements. Local merchants expect shoppers from Athens and surrounding areas to flock for real value and big ads in The Messenger.
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Athens
Athens Retail Merchants Association
James P. Cumley
Merchants’ Association
Paul Gillilan
Ralph L. Miller
P. C. Nichols
the Messenger
Historian urges Congress to reject British aid bill
Historian Charles A. Beard told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that enacting the administration plan would force U S involvement in European and Asian conflicts and endanger national values. House Republicans press Democrats to imperil the bill with major amendments amid broader party clash over aid to Britain.
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Congress
Washington
Charles A. Beard
Great Britain
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Beard
Europe
Asia
United States
House
Roosevelt
Logan Officer Submits Resignation From Police Force
Patrolman A F Evans appeared before Safety Director R R Loomis and tendered his resignation effective Feb 4 1941. Loomis accepted the resignation and said the vacancy would be filled soon.
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Logan
A. F. Evans
R. R. Loomis
Loomis
Hitler Petain Duel Shapes War With France In Focus
The war column analyzes the clash between Adolf Hitler and Marshal Henri Petain as pivotal to the conflict. Petain’s cooperation with Nazism and control of the French navy and colonial forces are seen as crucial levers. Hitler risks intensified Mediterranean action while seeking French support against Britain.
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Germany
Britain
Dewitt MacKenzie
Herr Hitler
Marshal Petain
France
Fuehrer
Petain
Vichy
Hitler
England
British Isles
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Africa
Albania
Explosion of locomotive injures score in Denver yard
At least 22 persons were hurt when a Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger locomotive exploded while being pushed into the southwest industrial yards. Motorists at Thirteenth Street and Osage Avenue witnessed the boiler and cab lifted and hurled into the air, with injuries also reported among a nearby loading crew. Frank Hobbs called the blast an “earthquake and a powder plant explosion rolled into one.”
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Denver
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Thirteenth St
Osage Ave
Frank Hobbs
Parkersburg Theft Solved
Police marked the Parkersburg jewelry theft as solved after a Columbus arrest of Clyde Wesley Lott 35 who tried to pawn a $1000 unset diamond. Police recovered about $8000 in jewels from three Parkersburg homes last November and detained Marie Middaugh 35 and Darrell Jenks 31 as accomplices. Lott is accused of stealing $6785 in jewelry from Frank Owen head of Porcelain Products Inc.
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Parkersburg
Clarence Hulbert
Columbus
Clyde Wesley Lott
Marie Middaugh
Dayton Truck Drivers Seek Agreement To End Dayton Strike
Dayton drivers from seven firms returned to work while 26 others pursue a common base with union reps to end a four day old strike that has halted most deliveries in the Dayton area.
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Dayton
Army to reach 1,418,000 by June with Camp Shelby units
The War Department projects 1,418,000 officers and men in the army by June 15. About 53,200 will be stationed at Camp Shelby in Mississippi where Ohio's 37th Division trains, and 1,100 at Fort Hayes in Columbus as the Fifth Corps Area Headquarters.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ohio
Fort Hayes
Fifth Corps
Columbus
Manhattan Freed After Tide Lifts Grounded Liner
Five tugs aided by a rising tide freed the 10 million dollar liner Manhattan from a sand bar at Palm Beach three weeks after it ran aground.
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Manhattan
West Palm Beach
Fla
Japanese Aims Misunderstood by United States
New York dispatch reports Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka telling a Tokyo budget committee that the United States fails to grasp Japan real power and real intentions. He vows to intensify efforts to make Americans understand while insisting Japan does not seek war for its ambitions.
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New York
Domei
Tokyo
Yosuke Matsuoka
United States
Japan
Budget Committee
Matsuoka
Discounts Authorized For Farm Cooperatives
The Bituminous Coal Division allowed soft coal producers in the Appalachian field to offer registered farmers' cooperatives discounts up to 25 cents per ton from minimum mine prices. Affected districts cover about 70 percent of U S soft coal output and include Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia Ohio Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Division
Appalachian
New Order
United States
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois Army Men Rise To High Military Pass
Hartford Connecticut reports on former F Troop, First Illinois Cavalry members. Reginald B DeLacour now adjutant general of Connecticut and Lawrence Reagan recently adjutant general of Illinois. George A Davis serves as adjutant general of Oklahoma.
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Illinois
Hartford
Conn
Orice
Reginald B. DeLacour
Lawrence Reagan
George A. Davis
First Illinois Cavalry
DeLacour
Connecticut
Reagan
Davis
Oklahoma
Future Enlistments By Inductees Banned
COLUMBUS 4 The War Department ordered Fifth Corps Area headquarters to forbid any registrant ordered to report for induction from enlisting in the regular army. No reason given, but officials noted some youths enlist to choose their preferred branch, creating extra work for draft boards by preparing replacements for induction.
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Columbus
War Department
Fifth Corps
Willkie Talks Ireland as RAF Strikes Brest and Allied Ships Losses Grow
Wendell L. Willkie met with Irish Prime Minister Eamon De Valera in Dublin to discuss Ireland and the international situation while RAF bombers attacked Brest, and British ship losses were announced. Mussolini and Hitler reported raid successes as Allied and Axis actions expanded across North Africa and the Mediterranean with Italian torpedo boats hitting a convoy.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Dublin
Eamon de Vallera
Brest
France
de Valera
Willkie
Ireland
England
George VI
Elizabeth
Germany
Graves Yard
Atlantic
London
Admiralty
Rome
Berlin
Hitler
High Command
Mussolini
Red Sea
RAF
English Channel
Britain
East Anglia
Derna
Bengasi
West Libyan
Tripoli
Libya
East Africa
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Albania
Trebeshina
Klisura
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Petain
Jean Darlan
Paris
U.S. Planes To Help Convoy British Merchant Fleet
British shipping protection will be aided by U S built patrol planes and 50 United States destroyers, disclosed by Ronald H Cross to the Empire Society. He said long distance aircraft will play a key role in safeguarding ships.
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London
Ronald H. Cross
Britain
United States
Cross
Empire Society
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