Clark Attacks Aid Bill as Brink of War Nears
Senator Clark derides the British Aid Bill as autocratic and a step toward war saying it reverses Washington’s policy and abdicates Congress. Wheeler warns it imitates Daladier’s power. Pepper Austin Barkley Thomas defend lend lease as vital to counter Hitler with heavy opposition and public debate.
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Austin
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Utah
England
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Uch
Senate
Adolf Hitler
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Germany Denies Duty To Feed Occupied Inhabitants
Berlin spokesmen reiterated that Germany is not responsible for feeding inhabitants in occupied territories and disputed U S under secretary of state Sumner Welles who said international law requires Germany to provide adequately for residents in occupied areas.
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Germany
Sumner Welles
United States
Washington
Occupied
Conductor J F Maeder Dies in Snowstorm Yard Incident
In Girard yards during a snowstorm, 59 year old railroad conductor J F Maeder stepped in front of a train and was killed. The incident occurred amid winter conditions affecting railway operations.
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Youngstown
Girard Yards
J. F. Maeder
Convict Seeks Transfer to Honor Farm to Escape Again
Joliet Penitentiary inmate Jesse Van Dyke asked Warden Joseph E. Ragen for a transfer to the honor farm. After checking his record the warden questioned the move noting he previously escaped from Vandalia prison farm. Van Dyke quipped that he wants the honor farm so he can escape again and that he dislikes prison.
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Joliet
Tax strike ends in Newcomerstown after two years
Newcomerstown officials announce the two year long tax strike is called off as residents abandon resistance. Town records show 1940 ended with 14 442 in the treasury and 10 396 in bonds retired, while 80 percent of residents participated in the protest against Muskingum Conservancy District flood control assessments.
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Newcomerstown
Over Beiter
Easy Street
Belter
Muskingum Conservancy District
Prisoner Flees After Attending Funeral
A 24 year old inmate from Mansfield Reformatory serving 10 to 25 years escaped in Akron after attending his grandmother's funeral. He was brought to Akron for services with transfer officer George Skaff present.
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Akron
Mansfield Reformatory
Joseph Mamone
George Skaff
Reformatory
Infant and Nurse Die From Heater Fumes in Cleveland
Fire Lieutenant Kane attributed the fatalities to gas fumes from a hot water heater. Louis Molnar Jr., 17 months, and his nurse Mary Miller, 57, were found dead in the Milnar apartment by the child’s parents upon returning from work.
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Cleveland
John J. Kane
Louis Molnar, Jr
Mary Miller
Milnar
Woman Dies After Collision With Bicycle in Columbus
Mrs. Helen H. Miller 41 of Huntington West Virginia was knocked to the pavement by a bicycle and died two hours later in a local hospital. She is the mother of Fred S. Miller a varsity player for Ohio State University.
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Columbus
Helen H. Miller
Huntington
W. Va
Fred S. Miller
Ohio State
Martin May Continue as GOP Leader
Washington reports a threat of party split eased as Wendell L. Willkie predicted Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. would keep the Republican chairmanship. Martin planned to resign at a March 24 national committee meeting, while McNary and Willkie sought to persuade him to stay to avoid a 1942 election jeopardy.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Willkie
Martin
McNary
R-Ore
Senate
National Guardsmen search 7000 foot Franklin Peak for two missing men
National Guardsmen from the 260th trekked to Franklin Peak near El Paso seeking two men reported stranded near the summit. A mysterious early morning flashlight signal prompted an all day search, but no further signs were found and the search ended last night.
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EL Paso
Tex
National
Franklin
260Th
Pilate Demoted in Revised Catholic New Testament
The Catholic Church plans to list Pontius Pilate as a Roman Province agent rather than governor in a streamlined revision of the New Testament. The change redefines his role after about 2,000 years of historical designation.
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Pilate
Kansas City
Pontius Pilate
Judea
Jesus
Camp Shelby Spring Baseball Team Formed
Because Isadore Bresin wanted to help his country he arranged delivery of athletic gear to Camp Shelby Mississippi for Ohio soldiers. The shipment included 240 baseballs 180 bats 15 catchers masks 15 leg guards and 15 chest protectors worth 600 dollars.
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Cleveland
Isadore Bresin
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ohio
Bresin
Wooster Rubber Co Plans $20,000 Plant Addition
The Wooster Rubber Co announces a $20,000 expansion to its plant, increasing capacity as the facility now employs 120 workers.
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Wooster
Wooster Rubber Co
Solons Split Over Sales Tax Issue
In Columbus a partisan split over a 12 million sales tax bill widened in the House while Senate Democrats and Republicans patched differences. Republicans oppose expanding local government funding. Democrats press for 5.9 million more amid welfare and relief needs. A 6 million highway construction appropriation passed the Senate and heads to the governor. A health license inspection bill and a state offense bill with a 10,000 dollar fine were also noted.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Senate
House
John W. Bricker
H. T. Phillips
Athens
State Bar Association
Ohio county committeemen discuss wheat and corn quotas
Ohio 264 county AAA committeemen met in Columbus to consider marketing restrictions if wheat and corn supplies exceed domestic and export needs. Quotas would require a two thirds grower referendum, with wheat voting from May 15 to June 10 and corn voting before October.
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Columbus
Ohio
AAA
Fire rages in Santander leaving 30000 homeless
Soldiers dyna mited a ring around the blazing center of Santander to control the fire that has driven 30,000 residents from their homes. Wind swept flames threaten remaining structures as authorities scramble to contain the disaster.
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Madrid
Santander
Ohio U in Line for Place in National Tournament
Ohio University basketball team receives a feeler bid to the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden New York City Athletic Director Don C Peden says the athletic committee approved accepting if invited Asa Bushnell chairman of the committee in charge and president of the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Bobcats hold a 13 3 record with 835 points in 16 games and notable victories over Toledo and Washington and Jefferson Weeklong schedule previews publicized ahead of the March 18 opening with semifinals on March 24 and finals on March 26
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Ohio University
Madison Square Garden
New York City
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Ohio
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Asa Bushnell
Bushnell
Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Toledo
Washington and
Jefferson
University of Baltimore
White Plains
N. Y
Woman 75 Faces Murder Charge in Syracuse Slaying
Mrs. Mettie Ables, 75, pleaded not guilty to second degree murder after shooting her husband James Ables, 76, at home in Syracuse. Bound over to Meigs County Grand Jury on $2,000 bond. coroner ruled the shooting justifiable homicide.
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Mettie Ables
James Ables
Syracuse
Meigs County Grand Jury
Ables
Percy L. Peoples
David Jenkins
Nellie Ables
Clara Riser
Henry Ewing
Defense Plant CIO Strike Is Still Unsettled
Officials at the Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee plant said it would not reopen despite a truce with CIO UAW representatives. Nine thousand workers remained idle, with $45 million in defense orders halted for four weeks. The union withheld ratification, seeking an impartial referee to adjudicate disciplinary disputes. A closed shop demand for an $18 million powder bag loading plant near Charlestown, Indiana, risked wider action.
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Washington
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Milwaukee
Cio-United Automobile Workers
National Defense
Charlestown
Ind
Ohio River
Louisville
Tripoli or Tea Next on Menu Says Lord Woolton
British Food Minister Lord Woolton told the House of Lords Britain chose Bardia over beef and warned tougher diets ahead as submarines sink food ships. He said transports used to bring meat to the country cannot be recovered during the Mediterranean campaign and the meat ration will not rise from 23 cents weekly.
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London
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
Britain
Mediterranean
Food Ministry
Turco Bulgarian non aggression pact seen as mixed impact
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes the Turco Bulgarian non aggression pact noting Berlin calls it a Reich feather while Britain and allies suffer a Mediterranean setback. He argues Egypt and Suez gains widen British influence, Greece risks, and Turkey remains free to honor other treaties with Greece and Britain.
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Greece
Dewitt MacKenzie
Berlin
Mediterranean
Africa
Egypt
Suez Canal
Italy
Hitler
Turkey
Bulgaria
Police Aid 200 Non Strikers at Richmond Harvester Plant
Police forced entry as 200 non strikers were escorted into the Richmond International Harvester plant amid a strike by the Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee CIO. Clifford Kerr protested as officers said entry was to ensure compliance with the law. the walkout began yesterday over demands for end of piece work higher minimum pay and bonuses for drafted workers.
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Richmond
Ind
Farm Equipment Workers’ Organizing Committee
CIO
International Harvester Company
Clifford Kerr
Legislation to Honor Gen Sherman Birthplace as Shrine
Rep. Claypool of Ohio plans to meet with Secretary Ickes to obtain final approval for a bill to transform Lancaster Ohio the birthplace of General William T Sherman into a national shrine. The measure introduced last year aims to authorize the project with Interior Department support already indicated.
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Washington
Claypool
Ohio
Ickes
Lancaster
William T. Sherman
Ohilean
Interior Department
Cleveland Faces State Action Over Sewage Dumping
The State Health Department threatened court action against Cleveland for dumping raw sewage into Lake Erie. The city’s $24 million sewage treatment plant had been ordered shut down by municipal utilities director John A. Hickey due to funding shortfalls.
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Cleveland
Department of Health
Lake Erie
John A. Hickey
Family Has 11 Girls, Gets Boy at Last
In Fallen Timber Pennsylvania the Raymond Conrad family welcomed their first son after eleven daughters. The long run of girls ended this week as the stork delivered a baby boy, much to the family’s relief and celebration.
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Raymond Conrad
Ohio Whipped By High Winds
A strong wind across snow covered Ohio lowered temperatures to four degrees in Central Ohio with 18 degrees elsewhere at 4 30 am Delaware reported four degrees while Springfield had 10 and Columbus 12 miles per hour winds reached 50 in Columbus toppling utility poles and causing minor damage The gale touched Cleveland Sandusky and Cincinnati as well.
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Delaware
Springfield
Cleveland
Sandusky
Cincinnati
Three Men Paroled By Ohio Commission
In Columbus the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission granted paroles to three men once labeled by Cleveland police as racketeers. Harry Weiss Yale Cohen and Harry Katz were implicated in racketeering schemes and associated violence stemming from inter racketeering conflicts. Weiss faced charges over arranging acid parties for dry cleaners and others involved were on a public enemy list at one time.
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Cleveland
Harry Weiss
Yale Cohen
Harry Katz
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Weiss
Cohen
Katz
Nathan Arnold Dies Monday at Harrisonville
Nathan E. Arnold 78 died Monday evening at his Harrisonville home. Survived by three sons Nathan Arnold Wester ville Charles and Raymond Harrisonville, one brother J H Arnold Lincoln Hill Pomeroy, one sister Maria Arnold Columbus. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from the residence. Burial in Greenler Cemetery.
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Nathan E. Arnold
Harrisonville
Nathan Arnold
Westerville
Charles
Raymond
J. H. Arnold
Lincoln Hill
Maria Arnold
Columbus
Greenler Cemetery
Goodyear to Begin Testing Six Balloons
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. will start testing six barrage balloons for defense use. Tests will occur at Wingfoot Lake in Akron for three to six months during daylight hours, affecting airport traffic control stations and pilots on regional and transcontinental routes.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Wingfoot Lake
Italians Called to Service by Giornale D'Italia
The paper announced that exempted members of the class of 1921 and related groups would be recalled to active duty beginning February 27.
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Rome
I! Giornale D'Italia
Invasion Threats Rise as Axis Pressure Presses Greece
Reports claim Hitler pressed Greece to accept peace with Italy under threat of a Nazi invasion from base lines in Romania through Bulgaria into eastern Thrace. The Sofia paper Zora says Soviet Russia agreed with Germany on a Bulgarian Turkish pact to curb southeast European war spread.
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Italy
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Hitler
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Soviet
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Moray Firth
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South Seas
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Dempsey Visits Wife in New York Hospital Room
Jack Dempsey flew from Miami to New York and spent over an hour at the bedside of his estranged wife Hanke Williams, a musical comedy actress, who has been seriously ill.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Miami
Hanke Williams
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