Ohio lawmakers debate anti sabotage bill and guard proposals
Ohio legislators introduced a sweeping anti sabotage bill amid a push for a State Guard and expanded Highway Patrol powers. Labor leaders warn against burdens on workers while an added bill would bar military force from labor disputes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Guard
Highway Patrol
John C. Hess
Stark
George D. Barrick
D-Coshocton
Thomas J. Herbert
State Guard
National Guard
Camp Shelby
Miss
Two Men Escape as Automobile Runs Wild
In Farmington Connecticut two New Britain men riding in a car leaped a four foot bank, flew 45 feet then 25 more feet, flipped over and hopped 23 feet more. John Pisko, 32, suffered a lacerated finger and John Olajas was bruised above the eye.
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Farmington
Nazis Attack Whaler Off South America
Rio de Janeiro reports state two Norwegian whaling ships attacked off Curacao by a German raider. One vessel reportedly sunk and the other damaged, with the 12, ton cing ship passing into port unexpectedly.
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South America
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Correio de Manha
O Jornal
Cing
Curacao
Former Ohio Dry Leader Buried Today
BELLEFONTAINE - Aushylvania pays final tribute to Rev. Aaron Sherman Watkins 77 a Methodist minister and ardent dry leader who died Sunday of a heart attack He was a lawyer author politician and educator and spent his last years in Rushsylvania with his wife and son. Watkins was the Prohibition Party presidential candidate in 1920 and ran for vice president in 1908 1912 and for Ohio governor in 1905 1908 and 1922 He pastored multiple Ohio towns including Carey Ottawa Edgerton Delta North Baltimore Germantown Columbus Grove Inworth Church in Cincinnati and Wesley Methodist in Lima.
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Bellefontaine
Aushylvania
Aaron Sherman Watkins
Rushsylvania
Watkins
Prohibition Party
United States
Ohio
Carey
Ottawa
Edgerton
Delta
North Baltimore
Germantown
Columbus Grove
Inworth Church
Cincinati
Wesley Methodist Church
Lima
Tax Refunds To Continue In Ohio Court Ruling
Ohio courts uphold redemption of sales tax receipts by charitable religious or fraternal groups. Individuals aiding tax collection qualify. The District Appellate Court affirmed the Common Pleas ruling against Fred Mitchell of Cleveland who sought to block refunds and vouchers at three percent of stamp face value.
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Columbus
Ohio
District Appellate Court
Common Pleas Court
Fred W. Mitchell
Cleveland
Mitchell
Italian Army Commander Tellera Dies of Wounds
Cairo reports General Tellera commander of the Tenth Italian Army died from injuries sustained in combat south of Bengasi. British headquarters confirmed the death and noted he had been wounded in the fighting.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tellera
Bengasi
America World No 1 Milk Producer Amid War Decline in Europe
Chicago reports U S dairy farms become top milk exporters as European war and Denmark Netherlands blockades boost output. 1940 41 saw record evaporated milk 2 48 billion pounds and butter exports of 2 94 million pounds, with sharp imports curtailment and a decade high producer outlook.
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Chicago
U. S
Germany
Denmark
Theerlands
United States
Willkie backs British aid plan with changes, urges action
Wendell L. Willkie told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Congress should pass the administration British aid bill with modifications for immediate and long term help to Britain. He proposed delivering five to ten destroyers a month and reconditioning them in U S yards.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Britain
Senate
Willkie
British Isles
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
James B. Conant
Harvard University
United States
Atlantic
la Guardia
Canada
LaGuardia
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress Today
Europe
Senate Committee
Reynolds
D.-N.c
Conant
Harvard
Size of WPA Cut in Ohio Not Definite
Ohio WPA officials have not learned if a third or fewer than a third of the 102,800 WPA workers will lose aid by summer. A WPA spokesman said the reduction will occur but the exact quota is undetermined. Acting Commissioner Howard O. Hunter told the House Appropriations Committee that rolls will drop from 1,950,000 this month to 1,300,000 in June with an estimated 120 million dollar saving due to a defense program boost.
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Columbus
Ohio
WPA
Howard O. Hunter
Works Projects Administration
House Appropriations Committee
National Defense
Industrial Commission Seeks More Funds to Handle Claims
In Columbus the State Industrial Commission asks for higher appropriations to hire staff and buy equipment after a 28 percent rise in workmen's compensation claims. The report to the General Assembly requests increases across departments to speed the distribution of 1.4 million dollars monthly in injury and death benefits.
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Columbus
State Industrial Commission
General Assembly
Decrease in Exports To Orient Noted
Washington officials said government subsidized exports of American wheat and flour to the Orient have virtually ceased. The program, once limited to the Americas and the Philippines, was withdrawn for China last Oct 8 after the U S restricted shipment of strategic war materials to Japan.
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Washington
Orient
Agriculture Department
Americas
China
Phillipine Islands
United States
Japan
Republic Steel Strike Ends in Youngstown Negotiations Begin
Work stoppages involved about 25 men in Republic Steel Co. s Bessemer Department and between 150 and 250 scarfers and chippers at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. s Brier Hill plant. The disruptions ended last night with promises of negotiated settlement.
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Youngstown
Republic Steel Co
Bessemer
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Brier Hill
January Heat Wave Causes Three Deaths
Rio de Janeiro authorities report twenty three sun stroke and heat exhaustion deaths this month amid a January heat wave. The shade temperature has reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Union Chief Attacks Aid to Britain Bill in Senate Hearing
CIO maritime union president Curran hails the opposition claim the measure would repeal civil liberties and union rights. He argues ships sent to Britain endanger American seamen while Britain keeps its trade routes. Debate on amendments to begin tomorrow and bill to reach the floor by week’s end.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph Curran
CIO
National Maritime Union
Curran
Britain
George
House
Capitol
Dies
Treasury and
Post Office Department
Faithful Laddie Seeks Recovery After Army Departure
Monterey Calif. Airedale Faithful Laddie once near death after his master left for army camp shows slight improvement. A night of rest, broth and return to Private Everett Scott revived the aging hound, who was flown from Chanute Kansas to Monterey for treatment.
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Monterey
Calif
Airdale
Everett Scott
Chanute
Kas
County Teachers To Hold Dinner Meeting
The Athens County Teachers Association will hold a dinner meeting at 6 15 Wednesday evening at the First Presbyterian Church. A book review by Prof. C N Mackinnon of Ohio University will be on the program along with the election of officers.
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Athens County Teachers’ Association
First Presbyterian Church
C. N. Mackinnon
Ohio University
Gas Explosion Kills Four in Philadelphia
An illuminating gas explosion in South Philadelphia killed four people and injured more than twenty, wrecking two homes and igniting a fire that destroyed seven additional houses. Authorities investigated the blast as a gas leak and warned residents to avoid the area.
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Philadelphia
1942 Ohio Auto Tags To Be Green on White
Ohio's 1942 automobile license tags will feature green numerals and letters on a white background as announced by the bureau of motor vehicles. The 1941 tags, which go on sale March 1, will have white on a maroon background.
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Ohio
Columbus
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Cave-in Crushed Man in Springfield Basement Wall
George R. White, 25, was killed when a concrete basement wall collapsed during a remodeling project in Springfield. The accident occurred in a residential area, and investigators were on scene to determine the cause and whether safety protocols were followed.
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Springfield
George R. White
Mrs McCune Dies Monday in Cleveland Heights
Mrs. Samuel L. McCune died at her home 2290 St James Parkway Cleveland Heights after a months long illness. She was the widow of Samuel L. McCune a former Athens banker who died in Cleveland years ago. The couple married in Chillicothe in 1907 and formerly lived in Athens. She leaves her mother Mrs Cora Dwinell of Chillicothe a sister Mrs Elizabeth White a niece Marguerite White and a nephew Marvin White all of Cleveland and two sisters in law Mrs Peter G Hibbard and Mrs George S Pilcher of Athens.
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Samuel L. McCune
St. James Parkway
Cleveland Heights
McCune
Athens
Cleveland
Chillicothe
Athen
Cora Dwinell
Elizabeth White
Marguerite White
Marvin White
Peter G. Hibbard
George S. Pilcher
Aeronca Sees 1941 Production Boost in Aircraft Output
Aeronca Aircraft Inc. aims to produce 2,000 light airplanes in 1941, doubling 1940. President Carl Friedlander said about 50,000 jobs would be available in U.S. airplane factories for young men who enjoy hands on work.
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Middletown
Aeronca Aircraft, Inc
Carl Friedlander
Aeronca
United States
Cleveland pair apply for marriage license
Bruno Zacchini known as the human cannonball with the Grotto Circus and Germana Loyal a bareback rider filed an application for a marriage license in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Bruno Zacchini
Grotto Circus
Germana Loyal
German Transport Planes Move South Across Hungary
Reports from Budapest indicate Nazi transport planes, linked to the 1940 blitz, heading toward Romania Bulgaria with aims tied to an invasion of Greece or Turkey. London sources warn Britain may sever relations with Bulgaria as Nazi troops enter. In Belgrade observers fear a rapid Balkan climax as German forces push toward the Dardanelles and the Bosporus.
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Britain
Rumania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Turkey
London
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Europe
Soviet
Russia
Dardanelles
Hitler
Danube
Germany
Winston Churchill
Flanders
Hanover
RAF
London Air Ministry
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Ostend
Holland
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Mediterranean
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Franco
Spain
Mussolini
Rome
Madrid
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Bengasi
Libya
Mersa Tadlai
Eritrea
Tripoli
Mersa Tadai
Red Sea
Massawa
Albania
Former Soviet Secret Agent Walter Krivitsky Shot to Death
Gen Walter G Krivitsky was found dead in a New York hotel room with bullet wounds. His New York attorney Louis Waldman says a man named Hans, an assassin of the OGPU, had recently arrived in the United States and Krivitsky feared for his life.
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Walter Krivitsky
Washington
Krivitsky
Dies Committee
U. S
Navy
Walter G. Krivitsky
Louis Waldman
New York
Hans
OGPU
Waldman
United States
Unamerican
United States Army
Committee of House
Josef Stalin
War Policy Decided By People Taft Says
Senator Robert A. Taft told the Economic Club that the choice of war or peace must be faced within six months. He argued that passing the British aid bill would grant Roosevelt power to enter war, but he believes the president will avoid war if the people oppose it.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Economic Club
Cincinnatian
Roosevelt
Britain Chooses Initiative in Balkans Amid Mediterranean Wins
The article argues Britain and Allies gain momentum after Mediterranean victories enabling action in the Balkans. Hitler defends eastern front as Albania and Bulgaria become targets, with Romania swamped and Turkey possibly mobilized to join the Allied cause. Russia's stance on Bulgaria remains a speculative factor.
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Mussolini
Mediterranean
Hitler
Balkans
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
Russia
Defense Cuts WPA Funds
The House appropriations committee approved a 375 million dollar WPA fund to last until July 1 and warned that defense driven industrial expansion would reduce relief grants. WPA employment is set to fall to 300,000 by June from a previous low of 1,455,977 in August 1937, supplementing a 975.65 million dollar fund allocated last year for the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Girl Who Would Fly Stretches for Height
Evelyn Hatchett, 19, sought admission to a pilot training course on January 2 but was rejected for being an inch short. She stretched for a month, bending and chinups, and has reached five feet two inches. She will begin the course February 15 in Lamar Colorado.
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Lamar
Colo
Evelyn Hatchett
British Liner Georgic Returns After Long Voyage
The 27 759 ton Georgic, Britain's first liner in almost three months, reached New York Harbor just after 10 a m EST with 576 passengers aboard returning from England. In Washington the Rural Electrification Administration allocated 228 000 dollars to the Adams Rural Electric Cooperative of West Union Ohio for electric service improvements.
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New York
England
Ohio
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Adams Rural Electric Cooperative of
West Union
Farewell March to Open Funeral for John F. Jacobson
John F. Jacobson a 68 year old composer and band leader will be laid to rest tomorrow with the world premiere of his recently composed Farewell March to accompany the service. The local musician noted for leadership of a town band and contributions to community concerts is remembered for his melodic works and public performances. The funeral arrangements are announced by the family in Painesville with neighbors and colleagues expected to attend.
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Painesville
John F. Jacobson
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