Senate Debate Boosts Lend Lease Aid as Connally Urges Unity
Senator Connally of Texas urged world democracies to “hang together or hang separately” in support of the British aid bill. He defended Congress’s purse strings control, warning against arguments that the measure makes the President a dictator. Senators Bailey Hill and Murray followed with pro program remarks as Roosevelt adds Harriman to coordinate the effort in London.
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Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Bailey
N. C
Hill
Ala
Murray
D. Mont
Roosevelt
W. Averell Harriman
London
Harriman
Marines Seek College Men in Ohio Recruitment Drive
The U S Marine Corps outlines a campaign to enlist men from at least five Ohio colleges. Capt Thomas A Tighe says the drive will begin in March with seniors from Western Reserve University Toledo University Akron Oberlin and Wooster targeted. Recruits will train at Quantico three months then be commissioned in the Marine Corps Reserve.
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Cleveland
United States Marine Corps
Ohio
Thomas A. Tighe
Western Reserve
Toledo
Akron
Oberlin
Woosa
Cincinnati
Quantico
Marine Corps Reserve
Regular Corps
Mine Inspection Bill Seen for Quick House Approval
Washington D C the House Mines Committee is expected to approve swiftly tomorrow a bill requiring annual federal inspections of all coal mines. The measure has Secretary of the Interior support and mirrors last year’s proposal while allowing state agencies to conduct federal inspections.
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Smith
W. Va
House Mines Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Sckies
House Committee
Sales Tax Redemptions Hit $25,000 Weekly
Ohio residents save sales tax stamp receipts for hospitals high school bands sunshine funds and organ projects totaling $25,000 weekly. T G Constable head of the redemption section said $156,000 had been paid to organizations and individuals through February 11 and projected a $1,000,000 year for 1941.
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Columbus
Sunshine
Iron and Pipe Organs
T. G. Constable
Wallace To Give First Speech in New Role
Vice President Wallace, serving as presiding officer of the Senate, will deliver his first speech in his new role Saturday. The speech is expected to be carefully reviewed by the President and may aim to bolster mid western support for the British aid bill.
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Wallace
Washington
Senate
Dog and cat meat sales probed in Brussels region
Independent investigators report dog and cat meat sold for food in the Brussels region. The government food control bureau is conducting an inquiry into the practice and possible violations.
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Brussels
Belgium
Berlin
Food Control Bureau
Sixth traffic fatality in Columbus this year
Harvey Wilson, 58, became the capital city’s sixth traffic fatality of the year when he succumbed to auto crash injuries. The incident occurred in Columbus, with authorities continuing to investigate the wreck and its circumstances.
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Columbus
Harvey Wilson
Unemployment Benefit Reform Urged In Ohio
Proponents from the Ohio State Federation of Labor the Congress of Industrial Organizations and other groups tell two legislative committees that the current unemployment compensation act fails to help the jobless. They propose raising the maximum weekly benefit to 20 dollars adding a 7 dollar minimum for permanent unemployment extending benefits from 16 to 26 weeks shortening the waiting period to one week and replacing merit rating with a flat 2.7 percent payroll tax on employers.
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Ohio State Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
International Ladies Garment Workers
Ohio Consumers’ League
Resignation Requested for Orry May by School Board
West Union Ohio school board member H H Colvin announced the immediate resignation request for Orry May a 24 year old Blue Creek teacher convicted of manslaughter in the traffic death of state patrolman John Hough. May released on bond from Scioto County Jail had been sentenced to 60 days in jail to begin after finishing his school duties.
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West Union
Orry May
Blue Creek
John Hough
H. H. Colvin
May
Scioto County
B. F. Kimble
ASCAP Agrees to $24,000 Anti Trust Fine Settlement
In New York the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers directors approved a consent decree to pay $24,000 in fines, clearing the path to settle the federal antitrust case against the group.
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ASCAP
New York
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Today
Bricker Urges Ohio Revaluation at Founders Day
Gov John W Bricker praised Ohio University as vital to national virtue during the 137th Founders Day at Athens He urged a renewal of spiritual moral and mental values to sustain democracy and warned machines threaten society if education fails to guide progress He said Ohio and the Midwest are the heart of American democracy and warned equality of educational opportunity must be sustained across institutions
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American Republic
John W. Bricker
Northwest Territory
Bricker
Democracy
Athens
Ohio
Middle West
America
Corporal Kratzer
Doebel
Columbus
Colum
Diamonds Found at Cumberland City Dump
In Cumberland Maryland a group of boys sifting through trash at the city dumping ground uncovered a box containing $14,000 in diamonds. The stones, owned by a local attorney's wife, had been left at a jeweler for cleaning. The box was brushed off the counter and accidentally hauled away with the rubbish.
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Cumberland
Cigaret Tax Revenue Rises in Columbus Report
The 1940 net cigaret tax revenue reached 9,083,799 dollars, climbing over 900,000 from 1939 and about 1,750,000 above 1938, as released by the State Department of Taxation.
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Columbus
State Department of Taxation
Anti Nazi Groups Send Widespread Messages Against Hitler
A.C.A. Communications reports hundreds of messages sent to German radio mocking Hitler and calling for varied responses. CBS noted broadcast of opinions while RCA doubled telephone operator support as messages arrived from Americans.
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Hitler
New York
Adolf Hitler
CBS
Jackie Goodsell
R.C.A
Ameradio
Berlin
Dispute Over Local Sales Tax Revenue Moves To Senate
In Columbus the push to boost local governments annual share of sales tax by 5.9 million shifts to the Ohio Senate. Democrats see a Senate split as a path to passage with potential Republican defections. House passage was 73 to 58. emergency clause failed, delaying funding 90 days.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
House
Driscoll
King
Clark County
A. Lee Fair
D-Holmes
Harold W. Houston
Republian
Bricker
See No Relief From Arctic Temperatures
Arctic winds kept the Midwest at sub zero levels with seven states reporting the coldest readings. Bemidji Minnesota logged 27 below, Roseau 25 below, Devils Lake 25 below, and Watertown 17 below zero. Pacific coast and southern regions saw above normal warmth.
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Midwestern
Minnesota
North Dakota
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Minn
Roseau
Devils Lake
N. D
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S. D
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Ariz
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Diego
Calif
New York
Ohio
State Workers Lose in Court
COLUMBUS. Common Pleas Judge Cecil J. Randall ruled that the state welfare director may determine if the eight hour day applies to workers at state institutions. The decision stems from a suit by Royal Clements of the Ohio State Employes' Union for a declaratory judgment against Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood.
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Columbus
Common Pleas
Cecil J. Randall
Royal Clements
Ohio State Employes’ Union
AFL
Charles L. Sherwood
Randall
Akron flier warned after enlisting with Canadians
James Lamar Price, 23, of Akron, classified 1 by local draft board, passed scrutiny and was due for call up in March. He has enlisted in the Royal Air Force in Canada while training there, a move the U.S. warns against for prospective American soldiers.
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AKRON
Sam
Canada
James Lamar Price
RAF
British Import Needs Seen Limited by War Halt
Administration farm officials on Wednesday said Britain is unlikely to require significant American farm products soon. They based this on England's needs, shipping conditions, and postwar import restraint which followed wartime rationing and a push to boost domestic production.
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Washington
Administration
Great Britain
United States
England
Ohio Women Victims of 27000 Jewelry Theft
Two Ohio women report jewelry worth 27000 stolen from rooms at the Naples Hotel. Mrs. Robert S. King of Dayton says 26000 in diamonds and pearls were taken by two men, while Mrs. J J Stevens of Cincinnati reports 1000 dollars in jewelry stolen nearby.
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Naples
Fla
Ohio
Lewis Thrope
Robert S. King
Dayton
J. J. Stevens
Cincinnati
Vice Squad Raid Nets Nearly $2,000 in Fines
Columbus report states a vice squad raid yesterday resulted in fines totaling about 1950 dollars. Fourteen men were fined 1550 dollars plus costs and four bonds were forfeited after court no shows. All faced gambling charges.
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Vice
Columbus
Governor Bricker Stranded En Route to Athens
Governor Bricker, en route to Athens with a escort of patrolmen, became stranded on Route 33 five miles north of Loble. He walked to three farmhouses until a telephone was found and was then connected with President Herman G. James in Athens. He attempted to flag a bus but could not attract the driver’s attention.
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John W. Bricker
Athens
Bricker
Herman G. James
James
Cambridge
Knudsen Warns of Peril in Broad Strike Legislation
Washington. William S. Knudsen told the House Judiciary Committee that attempts to curb defense plant stoppages with overall legislation could provoke industrial breakdown like France. He opposed broad controls while backing a cooling off period proposal for disputes before strikes. He noted France’s wage and hour fixes under Blum as warning. He predicted no substantial future stoppages.
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William 5S
Knudsen
France
Office of Production Management
Smith
D-Va
House Judiciary Committee
Blum
United States
British Unveil Sky Fighters In Secret Parachute Force
British parachute troops reveal a growing sky fighting unit after a raid on Italy. Newspaper witnesses saw leather clad paratroopers three months ago dropped from carriers with equipment, supporting an armored division in a mock assault and “capturing” towns.
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England
Italy
Britain
Empire
May House Defense Workers in Trailers Approved
A plan to house thousands of defense workers in mobile trailers was approved by a Senate appropriations subcommittee in a $396,140,000 urgent deficiency bill. The package includes $375,000,000 for the WPA and $6,700,000 for temporary housing and trailers, as explained by C. F. Palmer, coordinator of defense housing.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
WPA
Adams
D-Coro
C. F. Palmer
Defense Housing
Fire destroys house after overalls dry mistake
Sam Angelo spent 600 dollars to dry his overalls in Rochester New York. He hung them over the furnace and went to bed. The heated clothes ignited catching the house on fire and causing extensive damage.
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Rochester
N. Y
Sam Angelo
CCC Enrolls 24000 In Washington Program Push
The CCC plans to enroll 21000 young men by Feb 28 to fill junior vacancies caused by ongoing projects in Washington.
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CCC
Washington
New British Troops Land At Singapore
War fever mounts in the Far East as thousands of Australian troops reinforce the Malay Peninsula defenses around Singapore. Japan accuses Britain of a belligerent act while German war supplies move through Yugoslavia toward Bulgaria for a potential invasion of Greece.
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Balkans
Orient
Japan
Britain
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Greece
Shanghai
Kunio Akiyama
China
South Pacific
Britain Rejects Japan Mediation and Seeks Clear Victory
Britain said it would not entertain peace proposals until a complete victory is achieved as Japan offered mediation. Dispatches describe Italian and German efforts in the Balkans and Greece amid renewed fighting, while Australians reinforce Singapore defenses and British forces push into Ethiopia.
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House of Commons
Japan
United States
Britain
Pacific Ocean
Belgrade
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Italy
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