Woodring and Morgenthau Summoned On Plane Sales Data
The Senate Military Affairs Committee called War Secretary Woodring and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau to testify on government aid to a French mission buying American fighting planes. Overruled objections by Gen. Malin Craig are noted while discussion turns to the $376 million emergency defense bill and expanded air power.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Malin Craig
Secretary of
Harry H. Woodring
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Woodring
Hugh R. Wilson
Germany
House
Senate
Severe cold wave grips nation with deadly toll
The nation endures a third severe cold wave as Bemidji Minnesota records 43 below zero and many areas see 30 to 40 below. Ohio reports a cold snap with snow. Philadelphia area tallies seven deaths and widespread damage from a violent storm and record gales.
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Bemidji
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
Philadelphia
U.P
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Youth of Italy Get Duce Plan
The Fascist Grand Council outlined a totalitarian educational program for Italy. Youth must join semi military organizations and follow a civil curriculum from kindergarten through university. A school book will certify completion when entering the job market.
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Rome
U.P
Grand Council
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Polish Youth Seeks Ocean Hop Permit for New York to Warsaw
Stanley Kluzek of Springfield Illinois applied to the Civil Aeronautics Authority for a solo non stop flight from New York to Warsaw next summer. The request is the agency’s first such entry and will signal CAA policy on non commercial trans ocean flights.
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Washington
Stanley Kluzek
Springfield
Ill
Civil Aeronautics Authority
New York
Warsaw
Poland
Federal Aviation Agency
CAA
Methodist Leader in Portland in Critical Condition
Dr Clarence True Wilson, 66, a prohibition advocate and Methodist leader in Portland Oregon, was reported today as extremely critical.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Clarence True Wilson
Teleki Accepts Regent's Invite to Form Hungarian Cabinet
Count Paul Teleki agreed to form a new Hungarian cabinet following Bela Imredy's resignation. He accepted the invitation from Regent Admiral Nicholas Horthy today to organize a government in Budapest.
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Budapest
Paul Teleki
Nicholas de Horthy
Bela Imredy
FDR To Attend Naval Maneuvers On Caribbean Sea Cruise
President Roosevelt departs for a two week Caribbean vacation to watch Navy annual maneuvers. He travels by special train to Florida then boards the cruiser Houston at Key West for 12 days at sea with Admiral Leahy and Dr. McIntire. He opens the Golden Gate Exposition by radio from San Francisco before boarding.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Navy
Grippe
White House
Florida
Houston
Key West
William D. Leavhy
Ross T. McIntire
Golden Gate Exposition
San Francisco
Warm Springs
Hang Three for Slaying Of 81 Year-Old Woman
In Winnipeg Manitoba three farmers were executed at Headline Prison for beating an 81 year old woman to death during a robbery that yielded $20. William Kanvuka 41 Peter Korczenowski 29 and Dan Prytula 32 faced the gallows in single file. Kanvuka and Korczenowski died together with Prytula last.
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Winnipeg
U.P
Headlinry Prison
William Kanvuka
Peter Korczenowski
Dan Prytula
British Recognition of Rebels Surprises U S
Washington officials were surprised by Britain's de facto recognition of the Spanish insurgent government. They said the United States would not change its relations with Spain until the situation is clarified.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Spain
Nun Believed Dead in Stoneham Convent Fire
A nun named Mother Mary of the Seven Sorrows is believed to have perished in a convent fire that destroyed the Stoneham Roman Catholic building on Wednesday night.
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Quebec
U.P
Mother Mary of the
Four Generations in the Litteral Family Reaches Four Generations
In The Plains Ohio Mary Alice daughter of Mr and Mrs James Litteral born recently may be the youngest grandmother and great grandmother in Ohio The mother is about 15 The grandmother Mrs Henry Stires 31 The great grandmother Mrs Garnett Gill 49 The baby's grandfathers are J Littoral Sugar Creek and Henry Stires The great grandfather is Alex Stires The Plains
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the Plains
Mary Alice
James Litteral
Dortha Stires
Ohio
Henry Stires
Garnett Gill
Orbiston
J. Littoral
Sugar Creek
Alex Stires
Bricker aims to control UCC as house vote nears
In Columbus the Bricker administration pushes its plan to take control of the Unemployment Compensation Commission with a final vote looming. Governor Bricker pledges a balanced 1939 1940 budget without new taxes and notes funds to reduce school debt. The House Taxation Committee backs a sales tax stamp redemption bill with a $100 minimum value, and allows party committees to redeem stamps to boost enforcement. A constitutional amendment to dedicate hunting and fishing license fees to conservation passes the conservation committee. The Easton Enabling Bill allows federal aid for conservation. the state would receive 39017 from the arms and ammunition tax if the conservation commission provides 13000.
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Columbus
Bricker
Unemployment Compensation Commission
House of Representatives
John W. Bricker
House Taxation Committee
Senate
House Conservation Committee
House
Ohio
Conservation Commission
Randolph Introduces Bill to Deport Aliens
Rep Jenning Randolph of West Virginia introduced a bill to deport all aliens who do not declare intent to become citizens within one year of arrival. He cited a Labor Department estimate of 3,500,000 aliens in the country.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
W. Va
Perkins
Madrid Bombarded by Insurgent Artillery
Nationalists shelled Madrid with heavy artillery, firing about 100 shells. Five people died and twelve were wounded as Loyalist leaders weighed policy and prospects for holding central Spain.
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Madrid
Perpignan
Spain
German Weekly Claims FDR Seeks Japan's Ruin
Berlin reports Der Wehrmacht claims President Roosevelt aims to dominate the Pacific and seeks Japan's downfall. It asserts the Philippines lie within Japan's sphere of existence and portrays U S policy as intent on destroying Japan.
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FDR
Japan
Berlin
der Wehrmacht
Roosevelt
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Nuns and guards lead inmates to safety at Beauport Asylum
Fire in the east wing at Beauport Insane Asylum prompted nuns and guards to guide inmates to safety as flames spread through the facility in Quebec.
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Quebec
Que
U.P
Beauport Insane Asylum
Peru Recognizes Spanish Nationalist Government
Peru today announced recognition of the Spanish Nationalist government signaling a shift in diplomatic stance amid ongoing European conflict and regional alignments with Madrid. The decision reflects Peru's effort to position itself among wartime power blocs and may influence international relations and trade.
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Peru
Lima
Stolen Car Is Clue in Holdup at Miami Beach Hotel
A car stolen near the Blackstone Hotel before a dawn raid provided the only clue to a Miami Beach holdup in which bandits held 10 people and emptied 16 safety deposit boxes. About $100,000 in cash and jewels were taken, with one bandit wielding a machine gun. The abandoned car was found near Deerfield, 40 miles away, and no other traces were found.
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Miami Beach
Fla
U.P
Blackstone Hotel
Earl D. Carpenter
Deerfield
Here
Britain Moves to Recognize Nationalists and Boost Rearmament
London signals swift British recognition of the Spanish Nationalist government and launches a major armament drive. The plan envisions borrowing 800 million pounds for a five year buildup to 1942, adding 60 warships this year and two more battleships to reach nine in the 1939 program, while seeking closer France cooperation and no territorial concessions.
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London
France
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Mediterranean
Benito Mussolini
High Tribute to Pope Pius XI Paid by Nazi Diplomat
In Vatican City the German ambassador Dr Diego von Bergen addressed cardinals to praise Pope Pius XI for defending the church. He urged a responsible conclave and a peaceful transition to a successor amid the current political climate.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Diego von Bergen
Congregation of Cardinals
Pius XI
Sacred College
Pius
Sunnyland Limited Collides With Freights Near Quincy
Two men are dead and about a score injured after a head on collision between the Sunnyland Limited of the Frisco Lines and a northbound freight two miles north of Quincy Massachusetts.
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Quincy
Mass
U.P
Sunnyland Limited
Frisco
Here
Growth Slowed by Heat Cincinnati Scientists Say
Cincinnati researchers Dr. Clarence A Mills and Dr. Laurence B Chenoweth report that rising global temperatures may curb growth and puberty timing in humans. They cite English soldier height gains and American college male height increases to suggest a peak in growth has passed and reproduction rates may decline with warmth. They note data on children born during 1930 to 1935.
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Cincinnati
U.P
University of Cincinnati
Clarence A. Mills
Laurence B. Chenoweth
Mills
Chenoweth
Memphis Utility Sells to TVA for 17 Million Dollars
Memphis Power & Light Company agreed to sell its electric and gas properties to the city and TVA for 17 360 000 ending a four year fight by the city to acquire the company. TVA also planned a 78 600 000 purchase of all electric properties in Tennessee owned by Commonwealth and Southern Corporation.
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Memphis, Tenn
U.P
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis Power & Light Company
TVA
Tennessee
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Hunted killer shoots self in church pew
Benjamin Jender aged 38, sought by police after fatally wounding his wife, sat through mass at St. John Cathedral in Cleveland and shot himself in a front pew as the Mass ended.
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Cleveland
U.P
Benjamin Jender
St. John's Cathedral
Judge Tu Foh Assassinated in Shanghai under Japanese Regime
A judge named Tu Foh, working under the Japanese sponsored government, was killed by unknown assassins in Shanghai today. The incident raises concerns about security and political tensions in the occupied city.
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Shanghai
U.P
Mansfield insurance agent charged in suspected triple tragedy
Mansfield police believe John Woerth 62 a former Richland County recorder killed his wife Grace 60 and daughter Loretta 25 with a butcher knife then died by suicide in their home coroner held a formal verdict is pending details say Woerth despondent over finances and illness his daughter had been ill a year the bodies were found last night more than a day after death
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Mansfield
U.P
John Woerth
Mansfield Insurance
Richland County Recorder
Hugh C. Windigler
Woerth
Grace
Loretta
M. K. Bates
Bates
Mussolini Guards Outside Palazzo Venezia in Rome
A rewarded chest stands beside a regular guard outside Palazzo Venezia in Rome. Small sons of Italian Blackshirts killed in Spain were allowed to mount guard over Mussolini's headquarters.
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Palazzo Venezia
Rome
Spain
Mussolini
Mining To Be Killed By Proposal
Ohio coal industry spokesmen argued against a river pollution compact, warning it would force Ohio towns along the Ohio River to build expensive sewage plants. They claimed mines cannot seal off acid waste and that downstream states will join the pact while East Liverpool Steubenville Martins Ferry and Bellaire would face costly plant builds.
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Columbus
Ohio River
Ohio Coal Industry
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ohio
J. M. Woomer
Hanna Coal Company
West Virginia
Woomer
Ls. C. Kerr
Ohio Coal Operators Association
Indiana
Illinois
East Liverpool
Steubenville
Martins Ferry
Bellaire
Fred Waring
State Health Department
Coal Inustry
Kerr
Bandits Escape With 40000 From Post Office To Bank
Five armed bandits escaped with almost 40000 in federal reserve deposits after slugging Police Sergeant John Toothill and two bank messengers Fosser Webb 29 and Thomas Sheehan 22 in South Norwalk Connecticut. The robbers fled in a stolen car after forcing the trio to surrender two pouches of currency and bank mail.
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South Norwalk
Conn
U.P
City National Bank
Fosser Webb
Thomas Sheehan
John Toothill
Foothill
Blame Fever Outbreak On Defective Plumbing
East Lansing Mich defective plumbing and a faulty steam sterilizer caused an undulant fever outbreak at Michigan State College laboratories. Doctor A W Newitt said the outbreak killed one student and infected 48 others among the campus housing.
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East Lansing
Mich
U.P
State Health Department
Michigan State College Laboratory
A. W. Newitt
State Bureau of Epidemiology
Fire Damages Baldwin Wallace Infirmary. Two Students Rescued
A fire at Baldwin Wallace College infirmary caused ten thousand dollars in damage. Two students were confined earlier and were rescued by nurses. The incident prompted emergency response to limit further losses.
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Cleveland
U.P
Baldwin- Wallace College
Fifteen UAW Members Indicted in Chrysler Plant Turmoil
Fifteen United Automobile Workers members were indicted in Los Angeles on charges of terrorizing non union employees at the local Chrysler plant. The U.S. prosecutor accused the group of intimidation and violence amid union organizing efforts.
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LOS Angeles
U.P
United Automobile Workers of America
Chrysler
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