Barkley Urges Congress To Spend Within Budget
Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley urged Congress to stay within Roosevelt’s budget, avoid new taxes, and not raise the debt limit. He noted plans to block excess appropriations and discussed defense funding and economy measures as Congress weighs the deficit and pork-laden independent offices bill.
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Washington
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Congress
Roosevelt
Barkley
Senate Democrats
House
Independent Offices
Sherwood Orders Hearing On Athens County Relief
Columbus AP reports state welfare director Charles L. Sherwood will hold a public hearing in Athens on relief methods if auditors deliver their report in time. He seeks general improvements in relief administration as Athens County faces a crisis. Re-registration under state supervision with sworn need statements is required. Food orders will be distributed Wednesday and Thursday by county relief director Fred C. Shafer.
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Columbus
Athens County
Athens
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
Fred C. Shafer
Gallia Co Youth Admits Robbery in Vinton
William Glenn 25 of Vinton was arrested by Gallia County Sheriff on a robbery at Cylde Eagles store in Vinton. He confessed Monday after eight pairs of shoes stolen from the shop were recovered. Glenn lives with his mother in Vinton. Moscow radio says Russian men ages 19 and 20 have been called to the colors.
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Gallipolis
William Glenn
Vinton
Hal
Gallia County
Cylde Eagle's
Glenn
Thomas Glenn
London
W.P
Moscow Radio Today
Colors
Cold Snap Roars Across Nation After High Winds
A cold snap followed gales sweeping eastward with snow and heavy rain. Storm warnings issued from the eastern seaboard to the Great Lakes as power lines fell and structures were damaged. Destructive winds reached Pensacola and drifted snow blocked Iowa and Illinois highways. The cold extended to the Gulf and snow flurries were forecast nationwide with continued cold through Tuesday.
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Seaboard
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Illinois
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
United States
United States Weather Bureaus
Plains
North Central States
Italian Flier Lands Safely After Record Attempt
Italian aviator An gelo Tondi landed safely on Fernando de Noronha island after a Rome to Patagonia record attempt. An embassy report said he touched down at 3 50 p m GMT following motor trouble and a severe storm over the South Atlantic.
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Buenos Aires
U.P
Angelo Tondi
Rome
Patagonia
Fernando de Noronha
Pernambuco
Tondi
South Atlantic
Equator
Guidonia
South America
Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidates Plea On Eve of Primary
With federal scrutiny looming, five Democratic hopefuls appealed across Louisiana on the eve of the primary. They touted roads, free school lunches, and tax relief while largely attacking the state machine led by Governor Earl Kemp Long, Huey P. Long’s brother.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Earl Kemp Long
Truck Driver Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash North Olmstead
Ted Edward, 24, a truck driver for a Detroit cartage firm, died when two trucks collided and caught fire in North Olmstead. The crash occurred today and involved a Cleveland area roadway.
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Cleveland
Ted Edward
Detroit
North Olmstead
Bromfield Declines Congress Bid Citing Work Load
Hollywood writer Louis Bromfield says he is too busy with movie writing to run for Congress in Ohio. He announced he will not enter the race due to the pressure of work.
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Bromfield
Hollywood
U.R
Louis Bromfield
Ohio
Neutrals Call More Troops To Frontiers
Neutral powers faced mounting war nerves as Finland faced renewed Soviet air raids and Sweden Norway and Belgium faced pressure from Moscow. Britain and France were urged to aid Finland while neutral squads met in Rio to consider strengthening Western Hemisphere neutrality and uniform warship rules.
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Europe
Germany
Belgium
Leopold
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Russia
Finland
Italy
Red Army
Low Countries
Red
Moscow
Britain
France
Copenhagen
Atlantic Ocean
Neutrality Commission
Rio de Janeiro
Clyde Mayor dies in Clyde Ohio at age 64
William H. Blair, 64, mayor of Clyde Ohio, died yesterday from pneumonia. Local officials mourn his passing as the community notes his service to Clyde.
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Clyde
Fremont
U.P
William H.blair
Jap Emperor Names Admiral New Premier
Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai moved fast to form a cabinet aiming for friendlier ties with the United States and Britain. He named 10 ministers after Emperor Hirohito ordered him to lead a new government succeeding No buyuki Abe.
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Tokyo
U.P
Mitsumasa Yonai
United States
Great Britain
Hirohito
Nobuyuki Abe
Foreign Office
Japan
Acquit Slayer of Schoolgirl in Nesquehoning Shooting
Corporal Benjamin Franklin freed of murder and manslaughter charges after a jury acquitted him in the fatal shooting of 14 year old Joan Stevens in Mauch Chunk. Involuntary manslaughter charges still pending. he was released on 2500 bail. A report to Commissioner Adams could signal reinstatement with 1500 back pay.
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Mauch Chunk
Benjamin Franklin
Joan Stevens
Franklin
Lynn G. Adams
Myth of Aryan Purity Debunked by Convocation Speaker
Dr Fay Cooper Cole of the University of Chicago told an Ohio University convocation that there is no Aryan race and that race is a linguistic term. She argued civilization grows from many peoples and that race is defined by a cluster of traits not a single innate superior group.
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Nazi Germany
Fay Cooper Cole
University of Chicago
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Dr. Cole
India
Cole
Chicago
Rome
Lost Work Tag Saves Miner From Explosion
In Bartley West Virginia officials prepared services for 91 miners dead in a coal mine blast last Wednesday. One man, Perry Britton Atwell, avoided the fate after missing his work tag on the board kept him from entering the mine. He later learned his name appeared on a death list in a newspaper.
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Bartley
W. Va
U.P
West Virginia
Perry Britton Atwell
Spy Found in German Crew on Columbus Ship
Karl Schlueter, a high ranking German spy, was found among the crew of the scuttled Columbus liner and is being questioned by federal officials. He had fled the U S after indictment in the Nazi spy ring case from October 1938. He had posed as a steward on German liners to continue espionage.
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New York
U.R
Karl Schleuter
Columbus
Schlueter
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Francisco
Siberia
Russia
Bevis Named Ohio State President With 15000 Salary
Ohio State University trustees announce Dr. Howard L. Bevis will earn 15000 dollars per year as president starting February 1. Bevis, appointed a week earlier, met with seven board members for two hours and will conclude duties at Harvard Law School where he teaches and directs government studies.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Howard L. Bevis
Two Die in Route 2 Crash Near Port Clinton
Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Mrs. Conrad Balduff age 63 and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Ralph Balduff age 37 who died Sunday after an automobile collision on Route 2 two miles west of Port Clinton. They rode in a car driven by Louis Mortus of Port Clinton which struck a vehicle driven by Arthur Miller of Cleveland. Six others sustained minor injuries.
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Port Clinton
U.P
Conrad Balduff
Ralph Balduff
Route 2
Louis Mortus
Arthur Miller
Cleveland
Two Die in Fiery Collision Between Coupe and Truck
Two unidentified men died from burns when a coupe collided with a truck carrying 30,000 pounds of steel in Toledo. The car burst into flames instantly. driver Howard Norman of Bellevue tried to fight the blaze with a small extinguisher but failed.
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Toledo
Howard Norman
Bellevue
District U B Church Head Dies After Long Illness
Rev. E. H. Wilson 66 district superintendent of Southeastern Ohio United Brethren Churches died Sunday in Marietta after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Hadley Funeral Home Marietta and a 2 pm service at Torch A B Church with interment nearby. He built and ran the Coolville hotel and later led the Coolville Charge and Belpre A B Church. Survived by widow Eva Watson Wilson and three children Raymond Albany Ga Hazel Coolville and Clair Guysville plus two granddaughters.
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Coolville
E. H. Wilson
United Brethren Churches of
Southeastern Ohio
Marietta
Hadley Funeral Home
Torch A. B
Wilson
Belpre
A. B
Eva Watson Wilson
Raymond
Albany
Hazel Webster
Clair Wilson
Guysville
Business Group Seeks Longer Trade Pact Extensions
Under secretary Edward J. Noble told the House Ways and Means Committee that the business advisory council urges extending the reciprocal trade agreements act for a reasonable period. The 50-member council, advising on government and business issues, presented its report to the committee.
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Washington
U.P
Edward J. Noble
House
Ways and Means Committee
Business Advisory Council
Commerce Department
High Waters Close Two Eastern Ohio Highways
Two eastern Ohio routes were closed due to high water after weekend rain and thaw. Route 26 from Bloomfield to Rinard's Mill in Washington County and Route 146 near Cumberland in Guernsey County were shut. other roads remained open and clear of ice and snow.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
State Highway Department
Washington County
Bloomfield
Rinard’s Mill
Guernsey County
Cumberland
Begin Probe of Ohio Job Insurance Board
Federal official Fred Croxton arrived in Columbus to launch the Social Security Board inquiry into the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. He will team with Robert C. Goodwin, regional director for the Social Security Board in Cleveland.
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Ohio Job Insurance Board
Washington
Fred Croxton
Federal Bureau of Employment Security
Columbus
Social Security Board
Ohio Bureau of
Croxton
Robert C. Goodwin
Cleveland
Fire Sweeps Japanese City. 300 Feared Dead in Shizuoka
A Domei dispatch reports a massive blaze at Shizuoka causing destruction of 2,000 homes as flames rage through a city of about 200,000. Troops were ordered to dynamite sections to halt the fire amid 4 gale winds. Estimated fatalities reach 300.
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TOKYO
U.P
Shizuoka
Toa
Domei
18 Suspects Arrested by FBI Agents
Federal authorities announced the arrest of 18 members of the pro fascist Christian Front on charges of plotting to overthrow the government. Prosecutors said the group planned to bomb two newspapers and a theater, target Congress members, seize critical facilities and control the gold supply. The suspects, described as clerks and workers, included National Guard members and a Brooklyn Edison Co. clerk identified as leader Cassidy.
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New York
Christian Front
United States
Harold M. Kennedy
Brooklyn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Irish Republican Army
J. Edgar Hoover
F. B. IL
Hoover
Federal Reserve Banks
New York General Post Office
Charles E. Coughlin
Coughlin
Fuehrer
Bund
Hitler
National Guard
New York National Guard
Army
Navy
National Guard Armories
Sports Club
Narrowsburg
N. Y
Albany
Herbert Hh.lehman
John F. Cassidy
Brooklyn Edison Co
William Bishop
Vienna
Belgium
Great Britain
Cassidy
Murphy Nomination To High Court Bench Ok'd
The Senate judiciary committee unanimously approved the nomination of Attorney General Frank Murphy to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court and sent the nomination to the Senate for confirmation. Murphy will succeed the late Associate Justice Pierce Butler, Roosevelt's fifth nominee to the high tribunal.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Senate
Murphy
Roosevelt
High Tribunal
Pierce Butler
Infant killed in crash near Ravenna
Nine month old Evelyn Purdy daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Purdy of Waland Ohio was killed Sunday night when the car driven by her father collided with another on Route Sy near Ravenna Ohio.
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Ravenna
Evelyn Purdy
Charles Purdy
Waland, O
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