Bombing Attacks Hit Dublin and Cardiff Amid War News
Mysterious raids continue on neutral Ireland with explosions in Dublin and magnetic mines nearby while Cardiff suffers German air strikes. Britain asks the United States for more ships as naval losses mount and RAF targets Emden and invasion ports.
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Neutral Ireland
Eire
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Irish Republic
Cardiff
Wales
Breaen
British Press Association
Belee
Ypres
Contract Demanded by Union Dressmakers
New York reports 85 000 union dressmakers demand a contract with employers seeking efficient factory management and offering to supervise a business education school for betterment.
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New York
Paul Wagner Dies by Suicide in Gallipolis Home
Despondent over ill health Paul Wagner 43 shot himself Thursday afternoon at his mother Mrs. J. H. Wagoner’s home in Gallipolis. Funeral services set for Saturday at ten AM at the home. Survived by wife Audrey Burton Wagner son Julian mother and siblings Thelma Canday and Orpha Wagner. Father died last summer. The Wagners once ran a local grocery chain before illness ended the business.
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Gallipolis
Paul Wagner
J. H. Wagoner
Wagner
Audrey Burton Wagner
Julian
Orpha Wagner
Logan
W. Va
Thelma Canaday
Letart
Meigs County
Wagners
Fire Destroys Alfred Store
POMEROY Staff Special Two story frame building housing the Robinson General Store grange hall and lodge hall burned in Alfred early today. Fire started under a porch and spread, neighbors formed a bucket brigade to save nearby structures but failed to save the building or its contents. Valuable papers were saved from the store.
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Pomeroy
Robinson General
Grange
Lodge
Alfred
Alfred Grange
Cleveland Population Falls Yet Holds Sixth in Nation
Final census figures show Cleveland Ohio declined from 900 426 in 1930 to 878336 in 1940 but stayed sixth among U S cities. Cincinnati rose to 455610 17th place Columbus up to 306087 26nd and Toledo fell to 282349 34th Akron dropped to 244791 38th Dayton climbed to 210718 40th.
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Washington
Cleveland
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Akron
Dayton
Von Luckner Raiding Again
British naval circles warn it is possible and probable that Count Felix Von Luckner the famed sea devil is again active as a German raider. The 54 year old skippers a modern mystery raider potentially for the Nazis. Reports place the raider behind South Seas sinkings aboard a seized 7 100 ton vessel identified as the Glengarry in Copenhagen.
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London
Pacific
Felix von Luckner
Hongkong
South Seas
Glengarry
Copenhagen
Hitler Sends Air Force to Aid Mussolini in Italy’s War Plight
The text describes Mussolini’s peril in Egypt and Greece, with Hitler sending air support to Italy as a potential rescue. It discusses Axis plans to seize Suez, link with India, strike Malta, and threaten Britain, plus Italy’s defeat in Greece altering the Mediterranean balance. The account notes Italy’s faltering effort and the shifting Allied advantages in Crete and Egypt.
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Hitler
Italy
Signor
Mussolini
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Il Duce
Nazifuehrer
Marshal Graziani
Libya
Suez Canal
India
Far East
England
Alexandria
Malta
Balkans
Dardanelles
Britain
John Bull
Crete
Mediterranean
Graziani
FDR Powers to Meet Any Situation Asserted
Washington AP an administration legal expert said the President has sufficient emergency powers now to cope with defense program needs and that no broad declaration of emergency is necessary or possible. He noted powers come from statutes and the Constitution and are applied step by step.
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Washington
Local Governments Study Adds Sales Tax Proposals
Ohio officials consider more than 40 proposals to ease cash strains on counties and cities. The Local Government Officers' Association of Ohio urged Bricker to push higher general-assembly appropriations and to reassess personal property values. A plan to move auto license fees to general county revenues was shelved for now.
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Local Government Officers’ Association of Ohio
John W. Bricker
General Assembly
Paul C. Shafer
Ravenna
County Engineers
Mine Safety Group Seeks Public Input in Ohio
Gov. Bricker's 10 member mine safety committee invites Belmont County residents to the courthouse to offer ideas to reduce hazards in coal pits. The panel, led by George A. Strain, toured Hanna Coal Willow Grove shaft where 72 were killed last March 16 and the Big Run pit near Bellaire, gathering worker input during the visits.
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ST. Clairsville
John W. Bricker
Belmont County
George A. Strain
Columbus
Ohio
Hanna Coal Company
Willow Grove
Big Run
Bellaire
Rail and River Coal Co
Strain
Missing Plane Lands Safely Over Texas Ranch
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas a navy bomber landed safely on the Santa Fe Ranch about 58 miles northwest of Brownsville in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Pilot Lt Murray Hanson and co pilot Ens Robert B Clark were aboard the bomber yesterday afternoon along with five crewmen who jumped from the craft during a blinding snowstorm. one of the five was killed.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Santa Fe Ranch
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Murray Hanson
Ens
Robert B. Clark
West
Municipalities Must Pay Operators Full Price
Ohio municipalities may not buy coal from mine operators or their agents below the minimum price set by the Guffey Vinson Act, an attorney general ruling announced. The ruling allows purchases from retail dealers at prices below the minimum.
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Columbus
Ohio
Atty
Thomas J. Herbert
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of
Perry County Auditor Will Be Buried Sunday
Willard Mason age 45 long time Perry County auditor will be buried Sunday at 1 30 from the Methodist Church under Masonic auspices. He died in a Columbus hospital four days after an appendectomy. A Corning native Mason had been connected with local affairs.
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New Lexington
Willard Mason
Perry County
Columbus
Corning
White Steps Down as British Aid Group Head
William Allen White resigns as chairman of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies and will suggest a successor. The Emporia Gazette publisher stepped down yesterday and New York headquarters accepted the move with great reluctance. The executive committee meets Tuesday to name the new leader.
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Emporia
Kas
William Allen White
America
Emporia Gazette
New York
Power Line Falls on Auto Burns Two to Death
In Stow two Akron residents died when a high tension line fell onto their car after the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve. Victims were Mrs. Aldene Anderson aged 23 and Wick De Lisa aged 37, both of Akron. Sheriff Walter O Neil said the car struck a utility pole before the line toppled.
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Akron
Stow
Aldene Anderson
George Anderson
Wick de Lisa
Walter O’neil
Amendments Urged to Ohio Cosmetology Act by Guild
The Hairdressers Guild of Ohio urged amendments to the Cosmetology Licensing Act in Columbus. Proposals require all three board members to be licensed cosmetologists and compel license applicants to supply a physician's certificate proving the applicant is free of disease.
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Columbus
Hairdressers Guild of Ohio, Inc
United's new device shows airliner position in flight
United Airlines develops a ground crew aid that displays the geographical position of a flying airliner. The invention helps crews track aircraft efficiently during flight operations.
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Chicago
United Airlines
Opponents of Roosevelt's Foreign Policy Organize
Senators Wheeler Johnson Nye urged nationwide campaign against Roosevelt policies as the new congress began. Wheeler said a rock bottom list of at least 15 senators would oppose administration methods and vowed to expand. Nye claimed a reverse in the tide with many fearing war from current policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Pothouse
Senate
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Montana
Johnson
R.-Calif
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Nye
R.-N.d
Award Contract for New Naval Building
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company awarded a contract for four major buildings at the new five million dollar naval ordnance plant near Louisville Kentucky to the J G White engineering Corporation of New York. The plant will employ about 1000 skilled workers and will assemble gun mounts turrets gun slides recoil mechanisms breeching housings and breech blocks.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Naval Ordnance Plant
Louisville
J. G. White Engineering Corporation
New York
Severe Cold Grips Europe Delays Nazi Movements
Severe cold and storms sweep Europe slowing German troop progress in Bulgaria and threatening Balkans plans. Moscow reports 47 below in European Russia while Greek and Italian forces suffer in Albania. Snow disrupts Vichy and Avignon reports. Copenhagen records 30 below zero.
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Bern
Switzerland
Europe
Bulgaria
Balkans
Moscow
European
Russia
Atlantic
Albania
Vichy
France
Avignon
Copenhagen
Commissioner Ousted in Citizenship Doubt
Warren area report states Canadian-born Neil Duck cannot complete another term as county commissioner due to unresolved U S citizenship. Judge W S Slocum of Lake County ordered a three member board to appoint a successor after petitioners from Trumbull County challenged his eligibility. Duck, a Democrat, said he believed his father was naturalized about four decades ago but could not prove it.
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Warren
Neil Duck
U. S
W. S. Slocum
Lake County
Trumbull County
Duck
Slocum
Mischa Levitzki Dies Noted Pianist at 42
Mischa Levitzki a renowned concert pianist and composer died last night in Avon-by-the-Sea New Jersey at age 42 His career spanned concerts across major venues and he was regarded as a leading figure in classical music with a lasting impact on piano performance.
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Avon-By-The-Sea
N. J
Mischa Levitzki
Circus Vet Dode Fisk Buried With Festive Sendoff
In Columbus circus veteran Dode Fisk, 81, was laid to rest after a last show planned as a celebration. The performer directed joy over sorrow with a "Happy Days" finale as Rev Waddell urged laughter and activity. Fisk wished burial in Wisconsin after a funeral home service.
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Columbus
Dode Fisk
Fisk
William S
Doc) Waddell
FDR Orders Building of More Ships
President Roosevelt announced a plan to build about 200 merchant vessels as Congress convenes to address defense and foreign policy. He named Henry Hopkins to England as his personal representative until a new ambassador is chosen. The ships would be 7,500 tons each, cost roughly 350 million dollars, built in new yards, owned by the government, with the Maritime Commission in charge.
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France
Philippe Petain
Paul Baudouin
Napoleon Bonaparte
French Republic
Switzerland
Vichy
Napoleon
Louis Napoleon
Montfort
Emden
Great Britain
U. S
London
Lord Halifax
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Henry Hopkins
England
Congress
America
Britain
House
White House
Maritime Commission
Many Items Awaiting Annual OEA Meeting
Columbus officials report attendance to rise from 1000 to over 1500 for the Ohio Education Association 19th annual meeting opening. Proposals to codify Ohio school laws school board ownership of buses teacher tenure law and officer nominations are slated for the opening session.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Atendance
Ohio
Schol
Cold Weather Ahead for Weekend Forecast
Weather outlook for the Ohio Valley and Tennessee from 7 30 p m January 4 to 7 30 p m January 8 calls for little precipitation with moderate rain likely Tuesday. Temperatures rise by Monday night then fall through Wednesday with average readings near normal for the period.
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Columbus
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Comptroller Seeks Condition Report From National Banks
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business Tuesday, Dec, 31. Banks must file reports detailing their financial status and operations for adherence to regulatory standards.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
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W. C. Padgett
von Luckner
By Dewitt MacKenzie
FDR
White
NEW Flying Aid
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Hoffman
Third Air Base
Selfridge Field
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Dode
Wonewoc
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