Safety Council Pushes for New Ohio Traffic Laws
The Ohio Traffic Safety Council urged the General Assembly to enact a state compulsory accident reporting law and strengthen the Ohio Driver's License Act. Stanley Baker of the National Safety Council criticized the license law as "puny" while Burton W. Marsh of the AAA called for mandatory accident reporting to obtain essential traffic data. He warned pedestrians are the most at risk and noted 857 of 1922 traffic deaths in 1938 were pedestrians.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
General Assembly
Ohio Traffic Safety Council
Stanley Baker
National Safety Council
Burton W. Marsh
American Automobile Association
Marsh
Coal Train Caboose Derailed by Snow Drift
Heavy snow drifted over the upper parking lot entrance crossing the railroad tracks causing a caboose on a Chesapeake and Ohio coal train to derail. The caboose left the rails and plunged down the river bank but Arthur Fick and William Phillips escaped unharmed.
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Pomeroy
Chesapeake and Ohio
Arthur Fick
William Phillips
Secrecy Surrounds Roosevelt 10 Day Fishing Cruise
President Roosevelt imposed wartime secrecy as he prepared to entrain for an undisclosed seaport and board an anonymous war vessel for a 10 day cruise Somewhere in the South. The mystery surrounding the voyage spurred speculation he might extend the trip to neutrality patrol ships along the southeast or Gulf coast.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
South
Gulf
Daughter Killed Enroute To Father's Funeral
Miss Gladys Mae Smith of Washington D C died in a head on collision just east of Columbus. Her brothers H L Smith and H H Smith suffered rib fractures while traveling to Marion Ohio for their father John W Smith's funeral.
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Columbus—Tuip
Gladys Mae Smith
Washington, D. C
Columbus
H. L. Smith
Silver Springs
H. H. Smith
Washington
Marion
John W. Smith
Attorney Dies After Stroke in City Council Chambers
Akron attorney Ron Up-R Nesbitt, 57, died in a hospital after being stricken by an apoplectic stroke in the City Council Chambers yesterday following his remarks in a meeting. Local officials and colleagues mourn the loss of Nesbitt.
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Ron
Roy H. Nesbitt
Akron
Love Sickness Gets Unemployment Benefit Clause
Illinois Division of Unemployment Compensation rules that a worker cannot be discharged for misconduct due to love or lovesickness. The ruling cites acts of God like floods and earthquakes, granting immediate benefits to those discharged for such causes.
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Chicago
U.P
Illinois Division of Unemployment Compensation
Congress Asked to Approve 21 New Warships Expansion
The U S House Naval Affairs Committee urged a 10 percent boost to the navy, authorizing 21 new warships at a cost of 654 million dollars. The plan requests starting all ships within two years and comes amid debate over a 966 million dollar naval appropriation bill.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
U. S
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Naval Affairs
Milk Group Seeks To Ban Regulation
The Milk Producers Association of Summit County filed suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against the State Department of Agriculture. It seeks to overturn a regulation requiring a tight partition between cow stables and horse stables, arguing it benefits large dairy interests and deprives cows of light.
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Columbus
U.P
Milk Producers Association of
Summit County
Franklin County
Hymn Composer Rev. Rufus H. McDaniel Dies at 90
The Rev. Rufus H. McDaniel, a prolific hymn writer with more than 100 church tunes, died yesterday at his daughter's Dayton home at age 90.
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Dayton
U.P
Rufus H. McDaniel
Germans Claim Right To Sink U S Vessels
The United Press reports Nazi Germany asserts a theoretical right to torpedo U S ships amid expanding European war fronts. Russia drives on Finland's Mannerheim Line with heavy artillery and fierce close combat as Finns defend stubbornly using knives and rifles.
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U.S
Europe
Red Army
Finland
Mannerheim
Russia
V. A. Tanner
Berlin
United States
Helsinki
Karelian Isthmus
Mannerheim Line
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Akron men die in car crash near disabled truck
Phillip Stewart aged 30 and Charles Brooks 45, both Black residents of Akron, were killed last night when their car struck the rear of a disabled truck. Police reported the collision occurred on a local road and the truck had mechanical problems earlier in the day.
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Wauseon
U.P
Phillip Stewart
Charles Brooks
Akron
Finnish Women in War Front Line Join 110000 Lotta Svärd
Stockholm reports 110000 Finnish Lotta Svärd members are serving near front lines amid bombardments. 20 Lottas killed, many wounded, with roles in field kitchens hospitals evacuation homes and supply depots. The ladies left families behind as husbands fought and civilians evacuated.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Fanni Luukkonen
Lotta Svaerd Organization
Lotta Svaerd
Luukkonen
Lottas
Finnish National Guard
Russia
Troopers Save Wife and Daughter of Murder Suspect
In Maryland 25 troopers and 300 farmers fought a half hour battle at Snow Hill Jail to protect Marcie Blake Collick and her 14 year old daughter Virginia from a mob seeking the slayer Dave Collick. Sergt. Weber and Charles Disney were injured. Collick is wanted for the killing of Harvey Pilchard.
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Stockton
Snow Hill
Maryland
Sergt. W. H. Weber
Charles Disney
Homer R. Baker
Baker
Marcie Blake Collick
Dave Collick
Harvey Pilchard
Virginia
Pilchard
Collick
J. W. Hall
Worcester County
Dunn's Swamp
AAA Announces 1940 Parity Payments Schedule
The AAA announced parity payments totaling 225 million dollars for 1940 crops with Cotton 1.55 cents per pound Wheat 10 cents per bushel Corn 5 cents per bushel Rice 1.7 cents per hundredweight for producers meeting acreage allotments. The total subsidy combines parity and conservation payments for cotton wheat corn and rice. Mrs. Robert A Taft campaigns with knitting needles in support of her husband for the Republican nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
Department
House
Senate
AAA
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ginger Rogers to Set Reno Residence and Divorce Lew Ayres
Actress Ginger Rogers announced plans to establish a Reno Nevada residence this summer while filing for divorce from Lew Ayres. The move signals new beginnings for Rogers as the pair ends their marriage locally.
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Hollywood
Ginger Rogers
Reno, Nev
Lew Ayres
Heavy Snow Buries Western Pennsylvania
The heaviest snowfall of the winter blankets western Pennsylvania with a white wet covering more than a foot thick, burying major roads and prompting weather warnings.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio Liquor Department Reports Record 1939 Profit
The State Liquor Control Department reported a net profit of 8 234 003 30 for 1939, up 1 658 399 42 from 1938. Operating expenses fell to 866 413 54, a 20 14 percent drop. December sales set a record at 6 745 846 41, exceeding December 1938 by 436 834 33.
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Columbus
U.P
State Liquor Control Department
January Snow Doubles State Highway Costs
Columbus U P reports snow and ice on state highways in January increased maintenance costs by about 300000 dollars beyond the 250000 budget. Highway Director Robert S Beightler said the department will seek a transfer of 500000 dollars from other highway funds to cover personnel expenses as storms continued.
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Columbus
U.P
State Highway Department
Robert S. Beightler
Board of Control
Ohio
Highway Department
Cincinnati
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Lorain County
Chillicothe
Zanesville
New York Hit by Sleet As Storm Moves East
A storm moving from Virginia to Maine brings sleet to Metropolitan New York. Misty rain froze on sidewalks as easterly winds push in a new wintry spell, ending the recent mild spell that lasted several days.
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New York
Virginia
Maine
Youth Admits Robbing Fiancee's Hope Chest
Cleveland police placed 25 year old Joseph Kicielinski on two years probation after he promised to repay 250 dollars. He admitted stealing from his fiancee Sophia Novak's hope chest, making nine trips to the savings cache to gamble on football games and liquor.
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Cleveland
U.P
Joseph Kicielinski
Kicielinski
Ohio Snow Storm Paralyses Roads Across Southeast
Ohio was hit by a major snowstorm with 8 to 12 inch drifts in Marietta Lancaster Caldwell and Athens and 10 inches in Circleville the largest in 15 years. Roads were impassable in several counties with drifted highways and delayed deliveries lasting hours.
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Ohio
Marietta
Lancaster
Caldwell
Athens
Circleville
Columbus
Cincinnati
Guernsey County
New Lexington
Coshocton
Birds Run
Jefferson County
St. Clairsville
Piney Fork
Belmont County
Permit Britons To Join Finns
In the House of Commons Major Osbert Peake announced a general license allowing British subjects to enlist in the Finnish armed forces. A license was also granted to a London recruiting organization. Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky attended question time in the diplomatic gallery.
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London
U.P
House of Commons
Osbert Peake
Home Office
Denis Nowell Pritt
Peake
Commons
Ivan Maisky
Great Britain
Bucyrus Architect Dies While Clearing Snow
William Unger 54 a Bucyrus architect became ill while shoveling snow at his home. He walked indoors and died of a heart attack, authorities said.
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Bucyrus
William Unger
Europe Braces for Flood Risk After Severe Blizzard
Europe confronts a spring flood threat as a seven week blizzard ends, ice jams clog rivers from the Danube to the Elbe, and winter conditions cause coal shortages and port closures. Denmark, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania report record cold and high mortality, with Baltic ports closed and shipping disrupted.
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Amsterdam
Holland
U.P
Europe
Danube
Black Sea
Elbe
North Sea
Rhine
Waal
Maas
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Baltic
Skagerrak
Straits
Scandinavian Peninsula
England
Canada
United States
Balkans
Budapest
Hungary
Latvia
Esthenia
Lithuania
Riga
Tallinn
Senate approves loan bill broadening aid to Finland China
The Senate passed a bill to boost the Export-Import Bank capital by 100 million dollars and authorize loans up to 20 million dollars each to Finland and China. Officials say the move could provoke anti American reactions from Japan amid strained East Asia relations. The measure goes to the House Banking and Currency Committee with expected quick action on floor debate.
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Washington
U.P
China
Finland
Senate
House
Tokyo
Auto License Funds Solve Relief Problem
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce reports that a special legislative session to raise relief funds is unnecessary after a State Supreme Court decision upholding diversion of motor vehicle license tag funds. The bulletin says the state should finish the year with a roughly 3.73 million dollar surplus.
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Columbus
A.P
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Supreme Court
Pendergast Henchmen Lose Fight for Offices
Kansas City residents vote to cut terms for mayor councilmen and municipal judges. The measure reduces mayor and council terms from four to two years and sets an April 2 election to name successors, ending Boss Tom Pendergast era control.
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Kansas City
1U.P
Tom Pendergast
Charles Keith
Minimum Coal Prices To Be Argued On Wednesday
The bi tuminous Coal Division announced three days of oral argument will begin Wednesday against recently concluded hearings on minimum coal prices. Representatives of producers and consumer agencies will appear and each witness is limited to 30 minutes. Examiners will then recommend minimum prices for the industry.
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Washington
U.P
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