Stimson Defends Lend Lease Power Amid War Prep
Secretary Stimson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that no president has rushed the nation into war and Congress can safely entrust broad lend lease powers to Roosevelt. He cautioned against claims the bill allows British and French naval purchases and discussed transfer limits of US warships with Navy Secretary Knox as hearings probe naval implications.
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Representative Tinkham
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Navy
Britain
U. S
Foreign Affairs Committee
Knox
Abducted Boston Baby Found 15 Minutes After Disappearance
A 13 month old girl abducted from a sleet night bedroom was recovered 15 minutes later in a neighborhood back yard. The mother identified a woman who had threatened her as a possible suspect.
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Boston
Mary Havlin
Ether Menacing NYA Class To Be Exploded
Akron safety squad from the state division of mines prepared a trench in an open field near the disposal plant to explode 3 000 four ounce cans of ether that district NYA officials and the city had awaited for a week. Mayor Lee D Schroy fire chief and NYA Director James S Justice welcomed the planned blast as a relief after ether had been stored over NYA classes in the old International Harvester building since a request from Patterson Field chiefs.
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Akron
State Division of Mines
Auto Accident Is Fatal to Meigs Youth
James Little age 20 died at Holzer Hospital after an automobile crash near Clifton West Virginia across the river from Middleport. He was a passenger with Golden Little and driver Jack Herman. Golden Little survived with injuries. Surviving siblings include Kathleen Marvin Yolanda Vivian Don and Dolores. Body taken to Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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James Little
Holzer Hospital
Clifton
W. Va
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Vernon Little
Ash St
Golden Little
Jesse Little
Locust St
Jack Herman
Elza Herman
Leading Creek
Yolanda
Vivian
Don
Dolores
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Farm Product Prices To Rise Forecast
Washington reports the agriculture department foresees price advances for meat animals truck crops grains potatoes and possibly cotton over the coming weeks. Farmers received 99 in November rising to 101 percent of the 1910-14 average in December, five points higher than a year ago and near wartime highs driven by defense spending.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Europe
Brown County Fair Crowned Best in Ohio
Brown County, population under 24,000, won the state award beating Hamilton Fairfield and Williams counties at the Ohio Managers Association banquet. Former Gov. Myers Y. Cooper presented the coveted cup, confirming the county fair as top in Ohio last year.
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Brown County
Ohio
Hamilton
Fairfield
Williams
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohioa Managers Association
Draft Club Used Against Strikers Draws U S Protest
The CIO protests to President Roosevelt over draft status threats tied to a strike at Ryan Aeronautical in San Diego set for next Tuesday. CIO negotiator Richard T. Frankensteen warns neutral draft boards risk misuse of deferment rules for defense industry workers amid wage dispute.
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Ryan Aeronautical Company
San Diego
Richard T. Frankensteen
California
Fred A Landis Dies Thursday At 59 In Athens
Fred A Landis a 59 year old coal and gravel dealer in Athens since 1905 died yesterday at his home 67 N High St after an illness of over six months He is survived by his wife Iva Ross Landis two sons David Elmo and Robert Dale four sisters Mrs Paul F Tressler Mrs J C Butler Mrs E T Wittenmeier and Mrs A C Smith and a brother Samuel Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm at Jagers Funeral Home conducted by Rev I J Cahill Burial will follow in W Union St Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home anytime
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Athens
N. High St
Athens County
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Iva Ross Landis
David Elmo
Robert Dale
Paul F. Tressler
J. C. Butler
E. T. Wittenmeier
Ohio Coalmen Join Campaign
Ohio coal producers joined today in the national coal association 3 million dollar sales promotion to regain business lost to oil and gas. J E Toby of Cincinnati reported nearly 2 million oil burners and 1 million gas burners in use for home heating versus 500 000 coal stokers.
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Cleveland
Ohlio
National Coal Association
Toby
Inaugural Crowd Begins Arriving in Washington
The van guard of an inaugural crowd gathers in Washington for Roosevelt third term festivities. Rain thins bunting but visitors anticipate a clear Monday inauguration with gala, dinners, church service, and a presidential procession to the Capitol.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pre Primary Conventions Debated in Ohio Legislature
Ohio lawmakers from both parties introduced bills to create pre primary conventions to endorse candidates for state offices and the U.S. Senate. Similar efforts have failed in past sessions since 1919. Proposals would hold a primary where convention nominees face petition filers, with 1913 direct primary context and 1926 constitutional amendment attempt noted.
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General Assembly
Ohio
House of Senate
Frank mM
Fuison Jrm-Adaams
House
United States
John T. DeRighter
Cuyahoga County
Harry L. Davis
Charles L. Knight
Akron
WU. S. Sen
Robert Taft
Louis H. Brush
Salem
H. H. Timken
Canton
Death Ends Quest for Presidential Nomination
Columbus attorney Olin J. Ross, 82, died in a hospital after a week of treatment. The longtime Republican hopeful had repeatedly sought the presidential nomination, including his 1928 bid in the Ohio preferential primary against Herbert Hoover and Frank B. Willis.
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Columbus
Olin J. Ross
Ross
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Frank B. Willis
Army Bomber Missing In Four-State Search
McChord Field Washington reports an Army Air Corps B-18A with seven men aboard vanished during a training flight from McChord to the Muroc range in California. An all-out mobilization spans four states as search teams comb large territory after the bomber failed to reach Sacramento under clear flying conditions.
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Wash
Army Air Corps
Muroe
California
Mojave Desert
Sacramento
Two Thai Warships Sunk by French Claim
French sources report the Asiatic squadron sunk two Thai warships and severely damaged a third in the Gulf of Siam during the undeclared conflict between Indo China and Siam. The Thai ships reportedly fired on a French patrol plane. exact ship types were not disclosed.
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Indo-China
Thailand
Siam
Gulf of Siam
Hold Chinese Transient In Three Fire Deaths
New York report says a 1-year-old homeless Chinese man named George Low was blamed by Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy for a Chinatown blaze that killed three, with Low charged with homicide and arson after a confession.
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New York
Thomas Brophy
Chinatown
George Low
Brophy
Kentucky Burley Drops Again in Market Price
Kentucky burley tobacco growers faced another price decline as the 100 pound average fell to 13.75 dollars, down 78 cents from the prior day. A total of 7,542,851 pounds sold for 1,037,138.75 dollars at Louisville.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Burley Tobacco
1940 State Relief Fund Balance Reported in Columbus
State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood reported a year end balance of 10259 for the State Relief Fund. He listed December poor aid expense at 1979681, bringing 1940 total expenditures to 24399590.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Riggs Re-Elected Head of Agriculture Board
Ernest J. Riggs of Gallipolis was re-elected president of the state board of agriculture. W. J. Galvin of Wilmington was named vice president and Mrs. C. A. Steele of South Vienna was chosen secretary-treasurer.
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Agriculture
Columbus
Ernest J. ‘Riggs
Gallipolis
State Board of Agriculture
W. J. Galvin
Wilmington
C. A. Steele
South Vienna
Hull Provoke Tokyo Protest as Hull Testimony Draws Fire
Tokyo reports Japanese officials plan a Parliament reply to Secretary Hull after his Congressional testimony warning that an Axis victory at sea would greatly raise U S risk. Foreign Minister Matsuoka and Premier Konoye prepare statements. cabinet line remains undecided amid sharp press criticism.
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Hull
United States
Yosuke Matsuoka
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
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Germany
Italy
High Seas
Orient
Cabinet Information Bureau
Domei
Willkie Urges Power for FD
Willkie tells New York audience that Britain’s collapse would end the American way of life and urges Americans to grant President Roosevelt broad emergency powers to aid Britain and keep the nation in the free world. He argues risk in entanglements is warranted to preserve democracy if Britain falls.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Great Britain
America
Roosevelt
Air
Norman Thomas
Britain
Franklin Roosevelt
Donations To GOP Campaign Fund Highlight Major Contributors
A senate committee credited three wealthy families the Du Ponts of Delaware the Rockefellers of New York and the Pews of Pennsylvania with contributing 276 725 to groups supporting Wendell L Willkie in the last election. The 1940 gifts were less than a quarter of what they gave to the Republican cause in 1936.
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Washington
du Ponts
Delaware
Rockefellers
New York
Pews
Pennsylvania
Senate
Wendell L. Willkie
Ambassador Leahy’s Condition Improves in Vichy
United States ambassador William D. Leahy’s condition improved today as his fever cooled to normal for the first time since he became ill with bronchitis on January 11. The embassy said he would stay indoors at least until Monday.
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Vichy
France
United States
William D. Leahy
Britain Seeks U S View On West Indies Contraband Base
An authoritative source says Britain is asking the United States for views on creating a contraband control base in the Western Hemisphere, possibly in the West Indies with Trinidad named as the likely port. The base would block trade deemed contraband between the Americas and Germany.
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Britain
United States
Western Hemisphere
West Indies
Washington
Trinidad
Americas
Germany
Larger Patrol Alternative for State Guards
Columbus reports Gov Bricker favors enlarging the state highway patrol rather than creating an Ohio State guard. With the National Guard in federal service, floods riots and pestilence could require expanded patrol authority. The force would grow from 200 to about 300, costing roughly 200000 in the first year and 192000 annually thereafter.
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Columbus
Ohio State Guard
John W. Bricker
Ohio National Guard
Storm Abates After Deadly Eastern Blizzard
A silver freeze storm left at least 22 dead and hundreds injured across Maryland New York Pennsylvania and nearby areas. The system caused icy highways power outages and disrupted trains and flights as temperatures were expected to rise. Maryland suffered nine deaths New York State six and Pennsylvania five with two indirect fatalities in New Jersey.
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Maryland
New York State
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Government of Mexico Bans Siestas in Public Offices
The Ministry of Interior announced that all public offices must stay open during the day with no early closures for siestas. Mexican government workers are required to remain at their posts to maintain daytime service.
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Government of Mexico
Mexico City
Ministry of Interior
Woman 76 Dies After Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian
The 1941 traffic death toll in Youngstown rose to three with the death of Mrs Bertha Wohlgemuth 76 after being struck by an auto as she crossed the street.
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Youngstown
Bertha Wohlgemuth
Knox Sees U S Fleet Outnumbered by Axis
Secretary of the Navy Knox urged passage of the lend lease bill in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He warned the U S Navy would be heavily outnumbered if British sea power fails, noting the Axis would add 304 new units while the U S adds about 100 in two years. He stressed the need for time to complete the two ocean navy plan and Britain's aid.
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Navy Knox
Roosevelt
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Knox
Britain
Great Britain
Atlantic
Pacific
Greeks Push Italians Back At Tepeleni
Greek dispatches from the Albanian front report gains in Tepeleni amid heavy fighting and while Greek press claims one third of Italy's forces are knocked out of the 11 week conflict. British bombers raid Nazi bases along the French coast as RAF targets Wilhelmshaven and other ports.
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Germany
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Ericksen
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Rumania
Gereman
War Aims Statement Asked in Bender Bill
Rep. George Bender introduces a House resolution urging warring nations to declare their war aims. The proposal argues nations cannot aid others without clear knowledge of how that help will be used and seeks a formal statement of war goals from combatants.
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Bender Bill
Washington
George Bender
Ohio
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