Roosevelt asks two billions for armaments energy in defense budget
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve a 9.0 billion dollar 1940 budget emphasizing defense and recovery. He rejected calls to cut costs while proposing 2.0 billion for military and semi military programs and 422 million in new taxes. He warned deficits will reach about 3.326 billion with a near 44.5 billion national debt limit and promised continued investment in national wealth and human resources.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
State Highway Director Seeks New Trial After Conviction
Mt Vernon U P State Highway Director Ivan R Ault convicted of soliciting contributions to Governor Daveys primary campaign fund from civil service employees asks for a new trial. Attorney F D Schell filed the motion after a six woman six man jury deliberated four hours. Ault was convicted on two of six counts involving John Jones and Robert Greenlun of the Ashland Highway Division. The trial occurred on a venue change. Ault had been a division highway engineer and was appointed highway director in November after John Jaster Jr resigned.
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MT. Vernon
U.P
Ivan R. Ault
Davey
Civil Service
F. D. Schell
Ault
John Jones
Robert Greenlun
Ashland
John Jaster, Jr
Taft Rails At FDR Defense Message Criticism
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio denounces President Roosevelt's congressional message. He argues armament should defend the United States not world democracy. Taft calls the plan pump priming and warns it could push U.S. troops abroad again.
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Washington
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Taft
Roosevelt asks budget boost for anti espionage drive
President Roosevelt proposed in the 1940 budget an estimated 1,036,370 extra to finance a new campaign against foreign espionage. An accompanying 1,000,000 increase for the Federal Bureau of Investigation was attributed to intensifying counter espionage efforts.
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Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pope Nominated To Fill Morgan's Post
President Roosevelt nominated former Senator James P Pope of Idaho to the Tennessee Valley Authority board to fill the vacancy created by the ouster of Dr Arthur E Morgan.
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Pope
Morgan
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
James P. Pope
Tennessee Valley Directorate
Arthur E. Morgan
Plan To Fight FDs Program In State Of The Union Clash
Conservative Democrats and Republicans prepared for a broader fight against Roosevelt's programs. Isolationists warned of a world police role and possible war. Economy bloc leaders protested continued large spending and readiness to challenge budgets. Lawmakers called for revisions to New Deal laws and criticized lack of White House specifics on proposals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
White House
Davey Denies Political Plans At Testimonial
Governor Martin L. Davey of Columbus, nearing retirement after four years, told about 2,000 friends at a testimonial dinner that he has no future political plans and is not a candidate for anything. He dismissed cynics and urged belief in him.
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Columbus
U.P
Martin L. Davey
Deficit Hits Billion Half in First Six Months
The federal government ended the first six months of the 1939 fiscal year with a gross deficit of 1,601,920,303 dollars. This compared with 552,541,774 dollars for the same period last year, the treasury disclosed today.
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Washington
Treasury
Names Change Sought After Late Christmas WPA Check
Akron spelling request shows John Ehmig asking Probate Court to rename two children Franklin Delano Ehmig to Lincoln Franklin Ehmig and Eleanor Elizabeth Ehmig to Jessie Elizabeth Ehmig. The WPA worker says Roosevelt failed to provide a Dec 24 WPA check before Christmas, prompting the new names honoring Akron supporters.
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Akron
U.P
John Ehmigs
Franklin Delano Ehmig
Lincoln Franklin Ehmig
Eleanor Elizabeth Ehmig
Jessie Elizabeth Ehmig
Roosevelt
Textile Union Ousts Gorman from Presidency
The United Textile Workers of America executive council ousted President Francis J. Gorman for trying to pull the union from the Congress for Industrial Organizations back to the American Federation of Labor. The council said 15 of 20 members, including Gorman, met and removed him for supporting a dual and antagonistic organization.
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NEW York
U.P
United Textile Workers of America
Francis J. Gorman
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Congress For Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Gorman
TWOC
AFL
Miami Prepares for All American Air Show
Miami municipal airport readied for the All American Air Maneuvers the nation’s largest concentration of planes. More than 500 flivvers from northern cities join the fleet expected to fly from Orlando to West Palm Beach.
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Miami
Fla
A.P
Miami Municipal
Orlando
West Palm Beach
Ohio WPA Employment Drops 2282 in Week
Ohio WPA employment fell to 261 293 workers on December 28 from the prior week as reported by state headquarters. The drop of 2 282 workers reflects continued declines in WPA work relief programs across the state.
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Ohio
WPA
Columbus
U.P
Government Plans To Spend 17068 A Minute Next Year
The 1940 fiscal year will see spending at about 17068 dollars per minute due to an extra leap day. Public debt is projected at 44.458 billion dollars by year end, or 341.98 dollars per person. Roosevelt era debt has risen by over 28 billion dollars, with receipts around 41 billion and expenditures near 68 billion.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Roosevelt
Roosevelt submits recovery relief budget for 1940
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a recovery relief budget of 2 266 165 000 for the 1940 fiscal year, with a supplemental 750 000 000 to extend WPA to June 30. The plan adds 875 000 000 for WPA jobs, covering 3 000 000 to 2 700 000 people. It includes a farm aid package of 1 014 390 851 for 1940 and soil conservation payments of 485 000 000, totaling 1 286 000 000 for agriculture.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Farm Security Administration
Agriculture Department
Felix Frankfurter Named Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter, 56, longtime Harvard Law professor since 1914, Austrian born Jew who arrived at age 12, was named by President Roosevelt to succeed the late Justice Cardozo as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court.
Colored Minister Shot To Death In His Home
Rev. E. D. Howell, Negro, a member of the Ohio Baptist Missionary Association, was shot to death in his home here early today. Officers said the bullet was fired from the muzzle of a gun pressed against the window from the outside, striking the minister between the eyes.
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Warren
E. D. Howell
Ohio Baptist Missionary Association
Frankfurter Named to Supreme Court in Roosevelt Nomination
President Roosevelt nominated Felix Frankfurter of Harvard Law School to the U S Supreme Court to fill the Cardozo vacancy. The 56 year old Jewish legal liberal is an adviser to the President and a key figure in New Deal policy, praised as influential and erudite.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard University
U. S. Supreme Court
Harvard Law School
High Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Frankfurter
Hugo L. Black
Stanley F. Reed
White House
Stephen T. Early
Senate
United States
Body of Truck Driver Found
Clark Scott Hayes a 28 year old grocery truck driver was found slain in a water filled quarry eight miles north of Marysville by diver William Rabbit of Toledo. He had been missing since Tuesday night the eve of his wedding to Cletha Morrow 26. Authorities theorized an attempted holdup and murder as the cause of death. Sheriff Homer S Roosa led the investigation in the sparsely populated area near Magnetic Springs Ohio.
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Marysville
U.R
Clark Scott Hayes
Here
Hayes
William Rabbit
Toledo
Cletha Morrow
Homer S. Roosa
Magnetic Springs
Crews
Meigs Woman Found Dead at Son's Home
Mrs. Clistie Houdasheldt of near Carpenter Meigs County was found dead at her son Elmer Houdasheldt's home when he and his wife returned Wednesday afternoon. She had been in her usual health earlier that day and is believed to have died of a heart attack. No funeral plans announced. Adjutant General Emil S Marx announced the mustering out of Troop F of the 107th Cavalry Regiment Ohio National Guard at Barberton and transfer of the unit to Ravenna.
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Point Rock
Clistie Houdasheldt
Carpenter
Meigs County
Elmer F. Houdasheldt
Columbus
U.R
Emil S. Marx
107Th Cavalry Regiment
Ohio National Guard
Barberton
Ravenna
Freezing Weather To Return in 36 Hours
Ohio will see a return to freezing conditions within 36 hours as forecaster John C. Fisher says. The day opened with a new high of 61 degrees at 2 a.m. signaling a shift back to normal spring-like conditions before the cold returns.
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Columbus-Hu
Ohio
John C. Fisher
Trial of Warden Craven Opens in Philadelphia
The jury is to be completed today for the murder and manslaughter trial of Deputy Warden Frank A. Craven 39 over the heat deaths of four hunger striking inmates at Philadelphia county prison.
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Philadelphia
O.R
Frank A. Craven
Philadelphia County
Finance chief requests year end condition of national banks
Comptroller of the Currency Preston Delano issued a call for condition reports of all national banks as of December 31. The data will reflect each bank’s assets, liabilities, and capital positions to assess financial stability and compliance with federal standards.
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Washington
U.P
Preston Delano
Roosevelt Message Met With Dictator Denunciation and Democratic Praise
Dictators denounced Roosevelts message while Britain France and other democracies praised it as European leaders studied the address to the 7th Congress. Germany Italy and France reacted with varying emphasis to the call for unity defense and neutrality law changes amid radio broadcasts and press commentary.
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Roosevelt
Britain
France
London
U.R
7Éth Congress
United States
Great Britain
Europe
British Broadcasting ‘Company
Germany
Men of 38 Called To Defense of Catalonia
The government announced that the 1922 class men now 38 and the early 1942 class now 18 have been drafted to bolster Loyalist defense of Catalonia in the civil conflict.
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Catalonia
Barcelona
Doanville robbery murder confessed by 21 year old Koon
Nelsonville police report James Edward Koon 21 confessed to the December 21 killing of Levi Laudermilk 60 in Doanville. He was arraigned on murder while perpetrating robbery, held without bond, and later moved to Athens County jail. Police recovered 655 in cash hidden in a baking powder can.
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Nelsonville
Levi “Leo” Laudermilk
Doanville
Doanville Hollow
George Bateman
Nelsonville City
James Edward Koon
Deanville
Koon
C. G. Dew
Bateman
Athens County
Levi Laudermilk
Everett Koon
Ohio State Penitentiary
Marion
Charles Bayless
Mansfield
Bayless
James Cope
Laudermilk
WPA
Fire destroys New York tenement. four dead, hundreds flee
A five story New York tenement fire early today killed at least four residents and sent nearly 200 occupants into the streets in their night clothes. By noon only one body had been recovered, with three others still visible among the flames.
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New York
Two Killed In Truck Auto Collision At Curve
A head on collision near the eastern city limits killed two automobile occupants identified as Roland Fleming 30 Vermillion and Roy A Cothern 39 Vermillion formerly Canal Fulton. The truck driver Leon Grilley 36 Cleveland was uninjured.
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Sandusky
A.P
Roland Fleming
Vermillion
Roy A. Cothern
Canal Fulton
Leon Grilley
Cleveland
NBC Bans Beer and Light Wine Ads Nationwide
NBC will no longer accept advertising for beer or light wines, announced by Lenox B Lohr president of the National Broadcasting Company. The policy change affects radio advertising nationwide.
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Washington
IUP
National Broadcasting Company
Lenox B Lohr
Radio Chain
Truck Drivers Strike Paralyzes Boston Traffic
More than 5,700 truck drivers walked off the job halting movement of foodstuffs and general merchandise in Boston as supply lines threatened by the strike.
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Boston
U.P
Deanville miner tied to large roll of money despite fears
The community recalls Laudermilk carrying a large roll of money in Deanville. He reportedly lost the roll in a mine but it was found and returned. Friends advised banking the funds, but he refused, fearing ownership could affect WPA employment.
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Deanville
Laudermilk
WPA
Corn Acreage Allotments for 39 Announced
Washington DP Wallace announced 1939 corn acreage allotments totaling 41,239,659 acres across 12 states. The national goal remains 94,000,000 to 97,000,000 acres. Commercial area growers meeting allotments will receive 14 to 15 cents a bushel in payments, higher than 10 cents in 1938, and will be eligible for corn loans next fall. Indiana and Ohio allotments listed among belt states.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Indiana
Ohio
Tornado Kills Seven in South
Seven people died and at least twenty were injured as tornadoes struck four southern states. A cyclone near Bolivar Tennessee destroyed Monroe Willis’s home killing him and injuring four others. A mother and her five year old daughter died near Bargerton Tennessee in the same storm. Previous fatalities occurred near Winnfield and Montgomery Louisiana with damage reported in Mississippi and Arkansas.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Bolivar
Monroe Willis
Willis
Cecil Wilson
Baregerton
Winnfield
Montgomery
Mississippi
Arkansas
Native of Logan Dies At Detroit Early Today
Logan obituary reports Minnie Mahoney 43 wife of Adam Mahoney died in Detroit at 6 AM. She grew up in Logan, graduated high school in 1914, lived in Detroit 15 years, and leaves two daughters, a brother Clarence of Toledo, and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stracke. The body will be brought to Logan for funeral services and burial.
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Logan
Minnie Mahoney
Adam Mahoney
Detroit
Fred Stracke
Strackes
Nelle Dowler
Nelsonville
Roosevelt seeks $545000 to curb foreign competition in Latin American farming
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 545000 dollars for the 1940 fiscal year to fight foreign competition in Latin American agriculture. The sum nearly doubles the 1939 appropriation, signaling a stronger push to support domestic producers in the region.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Springfield raid suspects released on bond at Tecumseh Park
Seven men and a woman were arrested in a Tecumseh Park numbers raid twelve miles west of Springfield and released on bond today. The group, described as negroes in police reports, faced no immediate further action.
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Springfield
Tecumseh Park
Here
Temperance Day Observed in Ohio Public Schools
Temperance Day will be observed on Friday January 13 in public schools across the state. The event aims to promote temperance values among students and staff.
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Columbus
U.rk
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