Donahey Emerges as Ohio Favorite Son Candidate
Ohio Democrats lay groundwork for a so called favorite son convention to name Sen. Vic Donahey as the state’s preferred delegate to the Chicago presidential nominating convention. The move could align with President Roosevelt’s bid for a third term amid internal party maneuvering in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Eeeata
Uus
John N. Garner
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Donahey
Enator Donahey
Central Committee
Sawyer
Hull Warns No Early Peace In Europe
Secretary of State Cordell Hull told Congress there is no prospect for an early peace in Europe as he noted continued strains and dangers may persist indefinitely. A separate report shows a House appropriations subcommittee discussion on the department budget for next fiscal year. In Lancaster, Merrill Rapier, 38, of Fairfield, an engineer at a gas pumping station, died when his car struck a bridge abutment on Route 33 near Sugar Grove.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Congress
Earings
House
Department
Hull
Lancaster
Merrill Rapier
Fairfield
Sugar Grove
Civil War nurse Harriett Brubaker dies at 95
Mrs. Harriett Brubaker aged 95, regarded as Ohio's last Civil War nurse, died at her home in St. Paris last night.
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Sabana
U.P
Harriett Brubaker
Ohio
St. Paris
Huntsville Boy Admits Killing Huntsville Man
BELLEFONTAINE. Prose cutor J. Ewing Smith said 18 year old Donald Slater confessed to killing Fred Jenkins 56 a railroad telegrapher with a hammer as he slept in his Huntsville home. Jenkins body found in a ditch near Miamisburg. Smith to charge widow Minnie Smith and son Melvin 18 as accessories.
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Minnie Smith
Melvin
Melvin Jenkins
Slater
Miami University
Gallia Church Leader To Be Buried Thursday
Mary Bratt 84 widow of George Bratt dies after pneumonia at home in Gallipolis She formerly led Athens Presbyterian Church services set for Thursday at 2 pm at the Presbyterian Church with two sons Howe and George surviving her
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Mary Bratt
George Bratt
Athens
Farmer Killed In Gun Battle With Officers
Lloyd Gentry a 44 year old farmer barricaded himself in his Pekin home for five hours resisting arrest on intoxication charges and wounded two deputy sheriffs before he was shot to death by special deputies as he charged after wounding Marion Henderson and injuring him with a knife. Deputy Henderson was treated for bullet wounds and head cuts. Deputy Coudin suffered a right arm wound.
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Lebanon
Gerald Couden
Ralph Palmer
Harley Brunk
Gentry
Henderson
Ohio State Trustee Opposes Reinstating Marxist Club
Ohio State University trustee H S Atkinson said he would oppose any attempt to reinstate the Marxist Club on campus. A prior extensive hearing found the group wholly subversive. The campus YMCA plans to ask trustees at the next meeting to reinstate the club.
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Columbus
U.P
H. S. Atkinson
Ohio State University
Marxist Club
Ohio State
YMCA
Republicans Aim to Regain House Control in 1940
U P dispatch notes Republican statisticians expect about a five percent voting shift in 38 states outside the Solid South to give the GOP control of the House for the first time since 1930. Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. projects gains could occur if the anti-Democrat trend continues, with Senate balance unlikely to shift this year.
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Washington
U.P
Republican Statisticians
Solid South
House
G.O.P
Republican House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Martin
White House
Senate
World Tensions Rise as Finland Front Sees Battles and Japan Signals Policy
United Press reports intensified fighting on the Finnish front with the Red Army pressing the Mannerheim Line and air raids expanding behind Finnish lines. In Tokyo, Japanese Premier Yonai warned the United States over Japan's New Order in East Asia while hints of cooperation with Chinese leaders emerged amid broader Far East tensions.
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England
United States
Tokyo
Matsumasa Yonai
Japan
East Asia
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
America
Russia
Britain
Far East
Asia
Great Britain
Peter Barnes
James Richards
Birmingham
Dublin
Scandinavia
Norway
Red Army
Mannerheim Line
Karelian
Helsinki
Lake Ladoga
Salla
North Central
Bus Skids In Snow On Route 20 Ditch Entry
Six passengers aboard a westbound Lake Shore Coach Lines bus were shaken when the bus skidded on U S Route 20 east of Fremont and went into a ditch during a snow storm. Driver Douglas White of Sandusky attributed the crash to braking before a truck.
Munster Sunk. All Passengers and Crew Saved
The British passenger cargo steamer Munster of 4305 tons was sunk today. It is unclear whether mined or torpedoed. About 200 people aboard were saved and landed at an English port where ambulances awaited them.
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London
U.P
Munster
Grace G Glascott Named Regional Director in Wage and Hour Division
Miss Grace G Glascott of Cleveland was appointed regional director for the wage and hour division covering Ohio and Michigan. Her salary is placed at $5,600 annually.
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Washington
U.P
Grace G. Glascott
Cleveland
Ohio
Michigan
Lewis Attacks Plan to Amend Labor Act
CIO President John L. Lewis charges AFL sponsored Wagner Act amendments were drawn with help from three attorneys who have represented violators. Lewis' statement, read to the Senate Labor Committee by Philip Murray, cites secret meetings between AFL counsel Padway and Reed Ballard and Monroe. AFL President Green allegedly aware of the conferences.
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Washington
CIO
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Senate Labor Committee
Philip Murray
Murray
Senate Committee
House Labor Committee
House Committee
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Joseph Padway
Earl F. Reed
Ernest S. Ballard
Gilbert H. Monere
Green
Illegal transfer blocked for Muskingum Watershed lands
Ohio Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled that Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District cannot transfer lands to the Federal Government under current water conservancy laws. He noted the district's powers come from its charter and contracts with the Federal Government are limited by law. The AG emphasized flood control and water conservation are public powers and the district must operate as specified by the legislature.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio Water Conservancy
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Board of Directors
Bricker
Conservancy District
Herbert
White Eaters GOP Senator Race in Ohio
Norwalk congressman Dudley A. White announced his bid for the Republican nomination for U. S. senator in Ohio at the Huron County McKinley Club banquet. He aims to defend constitutional government against dictatorship and will face Cleveland Mayor Harold H. Burton, with potential challenges from George Bender and others from Columbus and Ironton as rural urban divides shape the race.
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Norwalk
U.S
Dudley A. White
U. S
Ohio
Huron County
McKinley Club
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
White
Burton
George Bender
Cuyahoga County
Louis J. Taber
James N. Linton
Columbus
Thomas Jenkins
Ironton
Garner Backs CAA Funding Cut in Senate Tie Breaker
Vice President John N Garner, voting in the Senate for the first time in almost six years, supported an amendment to trim 115 259 dollars from the Civil Aeronautics Authority budget. He said he favors reducing appropriations and opposes increases, a stance seen as a rebuke to the President.
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Washington
U.P
John N. Garner
Senate
Friends Today
Garner
Independent Offices
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Senate Panel Votes to Study River Bill in Economy Move
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to reconsider the Rivers and Harbors Bill and cut the approved $407 million package from last year. Chairman Josiah Bailey said the bill is overloaded with projects and must be trimmed for economy. the panel will meet next Tuesday to study the measure.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Josiah W. Bailey
M. C
Taft Declines Illinois Presidential Primary Bid
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio confirms he will not enter the Illinois primary on April 9, signaling no contest in the state for the Republican nomination.
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Washington
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Illinois
Labor Peace Report by AFL President Green
Miami report says William Green prepares a peace prospects assessment for the AFL executive council. Green had warned peace seemed remote, accusing the CIO of ignoring peace plans as labor factions remain split. AFL outlines a nationwide organizing drive focused on the Far West South and highly unorganized industries.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Green
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Far West
South
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Office Closing Dates
The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation will close on Monday February 12 and Thursday February 22. Claimants with Monday reporting day will report Tuesday February 13 and those with Thursday reporting day will report Friday February 23.
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Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
GOP Piles Up Heavy Vote in Two Primaries
Ohio special congressional primaries produce strong Republican turnout in the 17th and 22nd districts. Frances Bolton, widow of Chester Bolton, wins the Republican nomination in the 22nd to face Democrat Anthony Fleger. In the 17th, J. Harry McGregor secures the Republican nod to meet Democrat Byron Ashbrook. The Democratic ticket also includes Merritt A. Vickery losing to Fleger in the 22nd.
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Columbus
Ohio
Congress
William A. Ashbrook
Johnstown
Frances P. Bolton
Euclid
Chester C. Bolton
Anthony A. Fleger
Parma
Flieger
Merritt A. Vickery
J. Harry McGregor
West Lafayette
Col
Oliver H. Dockery
Newark
Byron B. Ashbrook
Ohio Roads Slippery After Freezing Rain
Freezing slush and rain made northern Ohio roads slippery today while the state highway department urged cautious driving. All roads remained open with a light southern rain and temperatures between 26 and 38 degrees.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
DIES AT 101 SPRINGFIELD
Mrs Nancy M Dunlap longtime Clark County resident dies at 101 on a Tuesday she would have turned 102 on March 3 in Springfield a local obit notes her longevity and status as one of the county’s oldest residents
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Springfield
Nancy M. Dunlap
Clark County
Novelist Lewisohn: wedding halted by former wife and child
New York novelist Ludwig Lewisohn said he considered his Baltimore ceremony with Edna Manley a true marriage after a three hour interruption by his former common law wife Thelma Spear and their six year old son. Spear pursued legal action while officials discussed bigamy charges under Maryland law. The ceremony at Har Sinai Temple was nearly complete when Spear interrupted the nuptials.
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New York
U.P
Ludwig Lewisohn
Edna Manley
Baltimore
Mary Arnold Crocker
Thelma Bowman Spear
Miss Spear
Lewisohn
Bernard H. Sandler
Maryland
Edward L. Israel
Har Sinai
America
Sandler
Miss Manley
Reno
Ohio Supreme Court rules Liggett Act constitutional
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the Liggett Act authorizing temporary diversion of up to 25 percent of county motor license revenues to create a poor relief fund. The ruling, by all seven justices, allows Akron and Toledo mandamus actions to compel Sum mit and Lucas County commissioners to transfer funds, deeming no constitutional violation since revenues are to be repaid and discretionary county funds may be used for relief.
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Columbus
LLP
Ohio Supreme Court
Akron
Toledo
Summit
Lucas
Supreme Court
Roy H. Williams
Resolution calls for flood funds in Ohio Valley
The Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress adopted a resolution urging Congress to increase flood control appropriations in the Ohio River Valley. It asks to place flood control under national defense and to have U S Army Engineers direct all work. Dr. Charles E. Holzer of Gallipolis was re-elected president. all other officers were re-elected.
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Portsmouth
Congress
Ohio River Valley
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
National Defense Program
U. S. Army Engineers
Charles E. Holzer
Gallipolis
Browder Defeated for Congress in New York
Earl Browder, American Communist leader with a four year federal prison sentence, was defeated today in a New York special congressional election. M. Michael Edelstein, a Tammany Democrat, won and pledged support of the New Deal.
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New York
Earl Browder
Congress Today
M. Michael Edelstein
Roosevelt
Mother Seeks Good Home for Two Sons
Mrs. Fred McNeil wife of a WPA worker offered to give away her two youngest sons Wilbur six and Paul four so they could receive better food and care than their father's limited income allows in Columbus U P report of a family seeking a new home for the children
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Columbus
U.P
Fred McNeil
WPA
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