Greeks Repel Italian Attacks North of Klisura
Greek mountain fighters report two Italian counter-attacks repelled as they push toward Berati in central Albania. Axis air action targets the Mediterranean fleet while RAF bombers hit base and shipping in Norway and conditions limit daylight raids.
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Greece
Klisura
Albania
Berati
London
Britain
Mediterranean
Africa
Italy
Norway
Stavanger
Scotland
East Anglia
London Admiralty
Illustrious
Southampton
Secretary Hull Presses Maximum Aid for Britain at Hearing
Secretary Hull told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that control of the high seas by law abiding nations is the key to Western Hemisphere security during a Lease-Lend hearing.
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Britain
Washington
Hull
House Foreign Affairs Committee
High Seag
Navy seeks 400 small vessels under lease lend plan
Secretary Hull urged national defense measures as he testified on President Roosevelt's loan and lease bill to aid Britain and other nations fighting aggression. He warned that loss of Atlantic sea control by Britain would threaten U.S. security and supported expanding U S shipbuilding including 400 small vessels such as sub chasers and mine sweepers.
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State Department
Roosevelt
Britain
Hull
Germany
Japan
Italy
High Seas
Atlantic
South Atlantic
Washington
Navy
Congress
Showdown Looms as Strike Threat Hits Ryan Aeronautical
In San Diego engineers at Ryan Aeronautical threaten a strike affecting 11 million in military plane work. About 731 of 1,600 employees voted to walk out if negotiations stall, prompting expected intervention by the National Advisory Defense Commission to break the deadlock.
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San Diego
Calif
Ryan Aeronautical Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
National Advisory Defense Commission
U. S
Two Holdup Slayers Die in Electric Chair
In Columbus Ohio Anthony Cirasole 29 and Joseph Dimarco 23 were executed at Ohio Penitentiary for the holdup slaying of Cleveland furrier Edward J Erdody. Both condemned men faced the chair with calm detachment kissing crucifixes before the start of the procedure.
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Columbus
Anthony Cirasole
Joseph Dimarco
Ohio Penitentiary
Edward J. Erdody
Truce Near in Strike at Eaton Manufacturing Co
DETROIT AP settlement of a strike that has closed four Eaton plants in two states and threatened defense work appeared imminent after talks with company and two unions. James F. Dewey, federal labor conciliator, said he was hopeful for a quick end. Dewey urged UAW CIO to end the strike and reopen plants pending a permanent truce. R J Thomas UAW CIO president said acceptance without reservation was sent to Dewey. He added the strike could end within hours if rival UAW AFL would allow a National Labor Relations Board election.
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Detroit
Eaton Manufacturing Co
James F. Dewey
Dewey
United Automobile Workers (Cio
R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Cio
Thomas
Riral Uaw-Afl
Saginaw
National Labor Relations Board
More Ohio Schools Closed as Flu Epidemic Spreads
Columbus reports rising influenza cases with 633 pupils absent across ten Hardin County districts. Health Commissioner Dr. Nelson C. Dysart says the situation is not yet at epidemic level while parochial schools in Columbus show 615 absentees in 17 schools. Additional closures include Southeastern in Ross County Manchester in Adams County and Kingman Mt Pleasant and New Antioch in Clinton County.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hardin County
Nelson C. Dysart
Southeastern School
Ross County
Manchester
Adams County
Kingman
Mt. Pleasant
New Antioch
Clinton County
Birth of a son after mother’s death in Sandusky
Dr. V A Killoran reports the birth of a healthy boy by caesarian section fifteen minutes after the death of his mother, Mrs Milo Walker aged 42, in Sandusky.
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Sandusky
V. A. Killoran
Milo Walker
Gangster Brothers Held After Officer's Death Shootout on Fifth Avenue
New York authorities arrested brothers William and Anthony Esposito after a payroll robbery on Fifth Avenue ended in a fatal exchange of gunfire. A police officer and an office manager were killed. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey said immediate murder indictments would be sought.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Thomas E. Dewey
William
Anthony Esposito
37 Percent of Federal Funds Go for Defense
Cleveland Trust Co reports that defense costs will consume about 37 percent of federal expenditures this fiscal year, a sharp rise from 11 percent in 1934 and well below the 1919 peak. The bank notes anomalies stem from non military federal expenses and discusses stock price relations, steel capacity, and aging machinery across industries.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Trust Co
Cleveland Trust
Budget Bill Approved by Legislature
The Ohio General Assembly approved a six month operating budget of 76.6 million dollars and sent the bill to Governor Bricker for signature so state employees could be paid on schedule.
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Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
John W. Bricker
Relief bill offered for 1941 funds in Ohio
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously backs a bill to appropriate 2 209 210 dollars to raise Ohio's share of 1940 relief costs to 50 percent, boosting total 1940 relief allotments to 12 179 987 dollars. Gov Bricker to present recommendations in a joint session tonight. A separate tax panel prefers directing motor vehicle license revenues to local governments rather than broad state funding. A five by five member Senate House delegation will go to Washington on Jan 20 to witness Roosevelt's inauguration. Keifer and Phillips oppose.
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Columbus
Senate Finance Committee
Ohio
House
Senate
Assembly
Bricker
Senate Taxation Committee
Washington
Roosevelt
Horace S. Keifer
Clark
H. T. Phillips
Athens
Keifer
William M. Boyd
Cleveland
Ice Blankets Ohio Streets Across Major Cities
A light coat of ice covered at least two thirds of Ohio as temperatures dropped turning rain into sleet. Readings ranged from 15 to 40 degrees with ice on streets and highways in Toledo Columbus Youngstown Mt. Vernon Lancaster Cambridge Zanesville Coshocton Dayton Cincinnati Springfield and Steubenville. Traffic slowed and cinder crews addressed hazards amid multiple minor accidents. Rain fell in Wilmington St Clairsville and New Philadelphia.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Youngstown
Mt. Vernon
Lancaster
Cambridge
Zanesville
Coshocton
Dayton
Cincinnati
Springfield
Steubenville
State Highway Department
Wilmington
St Clairsville
New Philadelphia
Hog Prices Soar To New High for Year
CHICAGO hog prices jumped 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight in the sharpest advance since September 1939. The top reached $9 as bidding in limited quantities grew more active with dealers paying higher prices to build supplies.
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Chicago
Aga Khan to Receive Weight in Diamonds Gift
In Bombay the Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims in India, East Africa and Central Asia, would be given his weight in diamonds if a campaign by followers in Karachi Province succeeds.
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Bombay
India
Aga Khan
Indian
East Africa
Central Asia
Karachi
Ohio Republicans oppose Roosevelt lease lend plan
Rep. John Vorys and Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins in Congress condemn the lease lend bill saying it would force the United States to imitate dictatorships. They warn it grants the President unlimited power to gift or barter war materiel and set prices without legal limits.
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Washington
Ohio
House
Roosevelt
United States
John Vorys
Columbus
Vorys
Britain
Thomas A. Jenkins
Iron‘ton
Hitler
Jenkins
Scioto County Solon Faces Voting Fraud Charges
Columbus reports charges of fraud and irregularities in Scioto County election as a special House committee widens its probe of two contests. Allegations include noncitizens voting, misuse of relief facilities to sway ballots, and a pay for support scheme tied to Prosecutor Kelley.
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Columbus
Scioto County
House of Representatives
Orin L. Graves
Scioto
Gladys E. Davis
United States
Ohio
Miss Davis
Selma Davis Johnson
New
Democratic Central
Roosevelt Fires Back At Foes Of Aid Program Tactics
President Roosevelt denounced opponents of the lease lend bill during a White House press conference calling their charges the rottenest and most unpatriotic statements of his generation. Senator Wheeler called the remark a sign the issue could decide war involvement as debate grows.
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Roosevelt
Wheeler
D-Mont
White House
Giant Generator Heads West To Join Grand Coulee Dam
Engineers prepare the 1,000 ton waterwheel generator for a 2,500 mile rail shipment from Pittsburgh to Washington. Weighing 24 feet high and 45 feet in diameter, it will be dismantled into 38 cars for an 11 day journey to the Columbia Basin to aid irrigation at the Grand Coulee Dam.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River
Columbia Basin
Death of Judge Herschel W. Arant Recalled in Columbus
Associates of Judge Herschel W. Arant of the Sixth U S Circuit Court of Appeals express deep regret at his death in Columbus at age 53. He was former dean of Ohio State University law college and had been treated for kidney ailment since January 5 in a city hospital.
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Columbus
Herschel W. Arant
Sixth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arant
Ohio State University Law College
Battle for Eire bases pits Allies against Nazis in neutrality row
The War Today column assesses strategic naval bases in Southern Ireland as Britain and Nazi Germany eye Ireland for vital ports. It notes Eamon de Valera's firm stance to uphold neutrality, arguing any base use would turn Ireland into a battlefield.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Eire
Ireland
England
Germany
Britain
Hitler
Eamon de Valera
Erie
Mr. de Valera
London
Henry Ford Navy Service School Opens in Dearborn
Henry Ford opens a free navy service school at Dearborn with cooperation from the U S Navy. The first dormitory block houses 150 sailors from Great Lakes as three month courses in mechanical and technical trades begin. When fully developed the program aims to graduate 330 skilled personnel monthly while trainees remain enlisted and do not work in Ford production.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
United States
Dearborn
United States Navy
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Former Portsmouth Minister Succumbs
Dr. Joseph Hastings Harris age 70 pastored Hilstonia United Brethren Church and served as superintendent of the Southeastern Ohio Conference He was a minister in Portsmouth and Hillsboro a Morgan County native and longtime church leader.
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Columbus
Joseph Hastings Harris
Hilstonia
United Brethren Church
Southeastern Ohio
The
United Brethren Churches
Portsmouth
Hillsboro
Morgan County
Retired Optometrist Succumbs at Gallipolis
Tom S. Eachus aged 74, a retired Gallipolis optometrist, died at his home today. He is survived by his wife. Funeral services will be held at two o clock Thursday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Tom S. Eachus
Will J. Wikoff 78, retired actor, dies
Springfield reports the death of Will J. Wikoff age 78 a retired actor born in Sidney Ohio He toured nationally in stock companies before retiring in 1926 and passing away after a long career in the theater.
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Springfield
Will J. Wikoff
Sidney, C
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