Ambassadors Rally Behind Roosevelt Defense Plan Talked at White House
Ambassadors Kennedy and Bullitt met with President Roosevelt and Sumner Welles to press for broad defense funding and a large air and naval buildup. Hull returns from Lima as plans detail a 2.0 billion preparedness program including a mystery fund and aims to expand the air force to about 13 000 planes and 6 000 Army Air Corps aircraft by 1943. The drive includes training 20 000 pilots yearly and expanding ship totals toward roughly 2 320 first class ships within a year.
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Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Western Hemisphere
Kennedy
Bullitt
White House
Sumner Welles
Congress
Cordell Hull
Lima
Peru
Hull
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Paris
Washington
Florida
High Administration
Army Air Corps
Roosevelt
State Aid Plans Survey On Dependent Children Program
Judge Henry J. Robison announced a state wide survey to determine which women dropped from WPA will qualify for the dependent children program. He indicated only about 2,000 of 5,000 removed may be eligible with 8,000 children on the waiting list and many counties depleted of funds. He planned to seek increased state appropriation. last biennium funded $3.2 million and over 31,000 children are supported under the mixed funding program.
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Columbus
U.P
Henry J. Robison
Robison
Coogan Sells Furnishings After Fortune Lost
Hollywood reports Jackie Coogan, once known as The Kid, had his furnishings sold for perhaps a tenth of their value after losing his fortune job and wife Betty Grable. He is suing his mother and stepfather for an accounting of about 4 million dollars earned in silent films.
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Hollywood
U.P
Jackie Coogan
Betty Grable
Coogan
the Kid
Hiker Takes Host’s Car After Ride and Room
John R. Van Horn of Melrose Park Illinois reported the loss of his automobile after lending shelter to a hitchhiker who gave the name William R. Spencer. The hitchhiker was arrested by police in Miamisburg Ohio, after vanishing with the car from Dayton.
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U.P
John R. van Horn
Melrose Park
Ill
William R. Spencer
Chicago
Dayton
van Horn
Spencer
Miamisburg
American in Germany To Negotiate for Jews
George S. Rublee American director of the inter governmental refugee commission arrived in Berlin to press Nazi officials on the fate of 600000 German Jews required to emigrate. He seeks permission for Jews to take part of their possessions as few nations will admit indigent immigrants.
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Berlin
U.P
George S. Rub Lee
Inter-Governmental Refugee Commission
Rublee
Hopkins Nomination Blocked by Senate Committee
Conservative Democrats and Republicans blocked immediate Senate Commerce Committee action on Harry L. Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce. Chairman Josiah Bailey moved to reject hearings, forcing a consent to full committee hearings Wednesday at 10 30 a m to probe Hopkins qualifications and links to WPA activity and campaign expenditures.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Harry L. Hopkins
Josiah W. Bailey
N. C
Works Progress
Claude Pepper
Fla
New Dealer
anti-Hopkins Coalition
Pepper
Hopkins
Charles L. Mc
Nary
Ore
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Bennett Champ Clark
Wallace H. White, Jr
Senate
WPA
College Head Backs Oberlin View On Flight Plan
Oberlin College President Ernest Hatch Wilkins criticized Roosevelt’s plan to train college men as fliers and the lack of prior consultation. He called the plan inefficient and warned it could become a wedge for government control of college activity and curriculum.
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Oberlin
O.R
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Oberlin College
Roosevelt
Wilkins
Four Hocking County Residents Succumb
Deaths of four elderly residents reported in Hocking County this morning. Jesse James 70 died Monday night at Hone in Hocking County. Marion Morris 84 died this morning at the family home North Street Logan. Emma Hummell 60 died early this morning at her Union Furnace home. Ruth Sargent 72 died today at her Logan home.
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Logan
Hocking County
Jesse James
Marion Morris
North St
Emma Hummell
Union Furnace
Ruth Sargent
Fatal Crash Near Kirkersville Kills Three
Three people died and another was in critical condition after a truck auto collision on Route 40 east of Kirkersville. The deceased were Mr and Mrs L E Wright and Mrs Russell Chappell from Bethesda Ohio. Mrs Wright died at the scene. the others died in the hospital.
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Newark
Route 40
Kirkersville
L. E. Wright
Russell Chappell
Bethesda, O
Fugitive Manning Captured After Jail Break
John A. Manning 36 who escaped Knox County Jail after slugging the sheriff was recaptured near Middletown by two state highway patrolmen.
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MT. Vernon
John A. Manning
Knox Couny
Middletown
Increased Gas Rate Ordered For Cleveland
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission ordered a 1.56 million dollar annual rise in Cleveland gas rates. The decision, retroactive to July 1, 1937, raises the average charge per thousand cubic feet from 57 to 68.88 cents for 230,480 customers in the city.
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Columbus
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
State Commission
Mystery Roar Terrifies Brooklyn Residents
A loud roaring noise disrupted Brooklyn residents for hours, described as like a hurricane or a fleet of airplanes. Thousands flooded the streets and phoned police and newspapers seeking information, with at least one witness calling it a giant roller coaster.
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New York
Brooklyn
Juvenile pair ordered to read and review book monthly
In New Philadelphia, Edward Mizer 15 and Robert Stewart 13 were placed under sentence by Juvenile Judge J H Lamneck. The two high school pupils had used a Christmas gift printing press to produce handbills with anarchist slogans.
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NEW Philadelphia
J. H. Lamneck
Edward Mizer
Robert Stewart
Open Door in China Will Be Jap Controlled
Tokyo outlines a new East Asia order to let Japan open or close the door to foreign trade in China as it pleases. Foreign participation would be allowed under strict Japanese controls similar to those in Manchukuo. Sales by third powers could rise but under Japan’s terms. A central government backed by Japan would seek international recognition, with Germany and Italy aligned, while the United States Britain and France are not expected to recognize it.
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Tokyo
Japan
East Asia
China
Manchukuo
Germany
Italy
United States
Britain
France
Naval planes take off for Guantanamo Bay exercise flight
Nineteen of the navy's finest fighting planes departed at dawn from North Island to Guantanamo Bay Cuba to participate in fleet problems. Commander Allan Price led the wing as bombers trailed a fleet of over 100 warships southward. The flight followed a routine annual war games schedule with secrecy surrounding progress until the group reaches Colo Solo near the Panama Canal.
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San Diego
Cal
U.P
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
United States
North Island
LaGuna Mountains
Tucson
el Paso
San Antonio
New Orleans
Miami
Allan Price
Colo Solo
Panama Canal
Strikers Return to Jobs To Ease Food Shortage
Striking truckers and freight handlers moved an estimated 3 million dollars of perishable foods today to relieve a six day shortage. Police investigated a shooting attack linked to roving pickets as food handlers returned to work and state officials weighed emergency measures.
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Boston
Mass
U.P
Judge Blasts WPA Jury Service Attitude in Toledo
Judge James Martin criticized WPA officials for their stance on jury service by workers in common pleas court. Two men called for jury duty sought excusal claiming removal from WPA rolls would push them to the end of the reemployment list.
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Toledo
U.R
WPA
James Martin
Common Pleas Court
Fireman Harlan Simpson Injured After Auto Collision
Marion report says 61 year old Fireman Harlan Simpson was struck by a car on a fire call. He is in critical condition with fractures to both legs several ribs head abrasions and shock.
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Marion
U.P
Harlan Simpson
Bricker plans grand jury probe of Ohio government
Ohio Governor Bricker intends to appoint a special grand jury to investigate state government activities over the past four years. Attorney General Herbert would convene the panel with Bricker directing the scope, focusing on graft and official misconduct as in previous Senate inquiries.
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Ohio
Bricker
Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
United Press
House
Senate
Thomas J. Herbert
Franklin
Herbert
Borah Opposes Sanctions Against Aggressors
U S Senator William E Borah of Idaho denounces economic sanctions against aggressor nations saying he would rather have the U S shoot soldiers than starve women and children He warns sanctions could lead to war and are not a peace move President Roosevelt advocates methods short of war while Key Pittman defends embargoes noting aerial warfare harms civilians and endorsing aid through the Red Cross
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Washington
U.S
William E. Borah
Ida
United States
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Key Pittman
Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
Red Cross
Pittman
Ship Waukegan Strikes Canal Bridge in Fatal Crash
The 395 foot freighter Waukegan from Kearny New Jersey struck a drawbridge over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at St Georges Delaware. The bridge tower collapsed into the canal and the ship. Bridge tender John Oakes was killed or seriously injured and rushed to a Wilmington hospital.
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ST. Georges
Del
U.P
Kearny
N. J
England
Baltimore
Waukegan
John Oakes
Bridgetender
Wilmington
Three Admirals Named by Retiring Governor
Columbus brief: Governor Davey, before leaving office, named three honorary admirals. Charles S. Leasure of Zanesville becomes admiral of the Muskingum River, Fred S. Pickens, his campaign manager, admiral of the Scioto River, and Francis Poulson, former Democratic State Chairman, admiral of O'Dell Lake.
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Columbus
U.P
Davey
Charles S. Leasure
Zanesville
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Muskingum River
Fred S. Pickens
Scioto River
Francis Poulson
O'Dell Lake
Hocking County Relief Efforts reviewed with Ward Township
Logan staff and Murray City officials travel to Columbus to seek guidance from Dr. Carl Watson on county relief. Hocking County commissioners report Ward Township hosts 16 percent of residents but consumes 65 percent of relief funds and note they have exhausted county resources.
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Logan
Ward Township
Murray City
Columbus
Carl Watson
Hocking County
Charles Fowler
Joe Stone
John Currens
C. W. Graham
Wards Township
Two Restored To State Jobs In Ohio
W F Amrine of London reappointed superintendent of correction by State Welfare Director Charles L Sherwood after resigning as London Prison Farm head in 1935. Amrine has 30 years in welfare service and cites Governor Davey inquiry into employees political affiliations. Barbara Danford of Columbus reinstated as executive secretary after department abolition in 1937. she has served since 1911.
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Columbus
U.P
W. F. Amrine
London
Charles L. Sherwood
Amrine
Barbara Danford
Sherwood
Danford
Davey
Thomas Jenkins
Ohio State Board Takes No Action On President Selection
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees, after a closed meeting in Columbus, said no decision had been made on selecting a new university president to succeed the retired Dr. George W. Rightmire.
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Columbus
Ohio State University Board of Trustees
George W. Rightmire
Chamberlain Faces Bolder Stance If Mussolini Stands Firm
Webb Miller reports Chamberlain departs for Rome to meet Mussolini as appeasement policy hangs on Italian response. A firmer line seems likely if Madrid and Rome resist concessions, with Eden’s resignation and Munich pact criticism shaping the shift potentials. The Rome talks could mark a turning point in European diplomacy amid rising tensions.
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Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Europe
Chamberlain Goes to Rome Amid Unemployment Riots
London reports say Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain faced a riotous demonstration at Victoria Station as he departed for Rome to meet Benito Mussolini and discuss appeasement policy. Viscount Halifax joins Daladier and Bonnet in Paris for talks ahead of the Rome visit.
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Webb Miller
Neville Chamberlain
Rome
United Press
London
U.P
Europe
Benito Mussolini
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Victoria Station
Viscount Halifax
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Proposes Billion for Expansion of AAA
A conference of agriculture department officials state farm experts and cotton producers recommended a 1 billion expansion of the Agricultural Adjustment Act and rejected substitute programs. The group favored higher parity payments to cotton wheat corn tobacco and rice producers.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Fixed For Hocking County
Logan staff report county commissioners announced operating fund allocations for the current year totaling 251347.33 dollars. The general fund receives 112597.33 dollars, road and bridge 121000 dollars, cog and kennel 3250 dollars, and bond retirement 14500 dollars.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Bricker Recovers From Inaugural Handshake Session
Governor John W. Bricker sports a taped right hand after hours of handshaking at the inauguration. Four blisters were reported on his hand from the lengthy ceremonies.
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Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
Cordle Couple Die After Auto Crash At Bridge
In Portsmouth Mrs. Cora Cordle 42 died Monday from injuries after a car struck a bridge abutment. Her husband William Cordle died soon after the accident, leaving two bereaved families to mourn.
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Portsmouth
U.R
Cora Cordle
William
Lima Fugitives Reported Seen in South Chicago
Chicago police aided by the South Side area search for three escapees from Lima Ohio state hospital for the insane. Frank Haines 36 long known in Chicago, vows to kill his former wife and four police officers. William Blatz 32 and Marion Pierce a Indianapolis Negro murderer are at large. two other inmates were captured.
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Chicago
State Hospital For Insane
Lima
South Side
Frank Haines
William Blatz
Marion Pierce
Indianapolis
Hamilton Man Is First To Get Claim Approved
Hamilton man Manley Graves, 514 S. 9th St., Hamilton, made Ohio history as the first to receive official approval of unemployment compensation benefits under the state program. He previously worked at Greenwood Cemetery in Hamilton before losing his job.
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Columbus
A.P
Ohio
Manley Graves
S. 9Th St
Hamilton
Greenwood Cemetery
Davey Comes Home Kent Celebrates Local Son
Bands blared and fireworks lit Kent as the city welcomed home its famed son Martin L Davey on Monday night in a festive homecoming.
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Davey
Kent
Martin L
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