Hitler elevates Walther Funk to Reichsbank presidency
Adolf Hitler dismissed Hjalmar Schacht from the Reichsbank and named Walther Funk as his successor. Funk vowed to reform the bank, while Schacht’s removal unsettled bankers. The move coincides with Germany's refugee negotiations and increased naval buildup, as Germany reports a growing trade deficit for 1938.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Walther Funk
Funk
Germany
Hitler
Schacht
George S. Rublee
Inter-Governmental Commission On Refugees
Great Brittain
British Empire Navy
Bills sought to help cities raise funds for relief programs
Republican leaders pushed enabling bills to let cities use local funds and state grants for relief. A $5 million temporary measure and license tag revenue shifts aim to free general funds for enforcement and relief needs. Rep. McGregor and Rep. McCulloch forecast major matching funds potential.
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Columbus
U.S
House
Senate
General Revenue
J. H. McGregor
Coshocton
Bricker
Assembly
Graham Kirkpatrick
Licking
Seven More Fired in Highway Department Purge
Columbus report says seven more State Highway Department employees were dismissed as part of the personnel purge. Five landscape architects, earning $225 monthly, were among those removed.
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Highway Department
Columbus
W.P
State Highway Department
Robert L. Beightler
Job Insurance Checks Go in Mail Saturday
Columbus Ohio state officials announced that the first unemployment compensation benefit payments will be mailed Saturday January 28. State Treasurer Don H Ebright estimated that about 30 000 checks will be written each day for the initial mailing phase.
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Columbus
U.P
Don H. Ebright
Franco narrowly escapes death over Barcelona blast
A Burgos radio broadcast reports that Rebel Generalissimo Francisco Franco escaped injury when his aircraft was hit by anti aircraft fire near Barcelona.
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Perpignan
France
U.P
Burgos
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Mrs Gable Arrives in Nevada for Six-Week Residence
Mrs Rhea Gable arrives in Las Vegas Nevada to establish a six week residence and pursue a long expected divorce from actor Clark Gable after the stay ends.
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Gable
Nevada
Las Vegas
Nev
Rhea Gable
Clark Gable
Loyalists Plan Capitol Move
Loyalists prepare to shift government machinery to Valencia if Barcelona falls. Seven insurgent corps totaling about 300,000 men press the Loyalist lines, now within roughly 30 miles of Barcelona. General Vicente Rojo vowed to turn Catalonia’s mountains into a tomb for the foreigners in Spain.
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Hendaye
Valencia
Barcelona
Vincente Rojo
Catalonia
Spain
Oklahoma challenges 1937 Flood Control Act
Oklahoma and Vermont challenge the constitutionality of the 1937 flood control act, arguing it violates states rights. The Legislature urged Congress to suspend a $54 million Red River flood control and electric dam project until Oklahoma can assess its desirability. The plan would cost the state nothing but require its consent.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Oklahoma
Vermont
Leon Phillips
Congress
Red River
Dem Leader George J Duswald Dies at 60
Funeral services scheduled in Cadiz for George J Duswald long time Harrison County Democratic chairman who died at his Scio home after a heart attack Thursday night.
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DEM
Cadiz
U.P
George J. Duswald
Harrison County
Scio
Hold-Up Men Win Way Into Fashionable Circles
Peyton and Quenton Wilson confessed to seven crimes as they charmed their way into aviation society. They feigned wealth as "sons for the Chicago meat-packing family" and courted Lillian Inglefield amid ties to a Royal Air Force captain. One brother revealed a wife and five-year-old daughter in New Orleans and said the family was on WPA funds.
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Cleveland
U.P
Peyton
Quenton Wilson
Royal Air Force
Chicago
Ily” Peyton
Lillian
Julian Inglefield
New Orleans
Inglefield
Bitter Senate clash over Harry Hopkins cabinet nomination
The Senate neared a vote on Harry L. Hopkins for secretary of commerce after a day of sharp attacks by Republicans and Anti New Deal Democrats. Majority Leader Barkley predicted confirmation would come as Holt pressed a one man filibuster charging Hopkins with dishonesty and unfitness.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Harry L. Hopkins
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Hopkins
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
Eddy Elopes With Divorcee on Honeymoon
Nelson Eddy the romantic baritone marries Beverly Hills divorcee Ann D Franklin in Las Vegas. They wed yesterday before District Judge William E Orr with Eddy’s mother Doris Kenyon and manager E J Osborne as witnesses. Eddy aged 37 and his bride 40 plan a three month concert tour honeymoon.
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Las Vegas
Nev
U.P
Nelson Eddy
Ann D. Franklin
Beverly Hills
Cal
William E. Orr
Eddy
Isabel K. Eddy
Doris Kenyon
E. J. Osborne
Army Seeks Additional Billion in Japan Budget
Tokyo reports that army leaders have prepared supplementary budget estimates totaling 1.3625 billion dollars for submission to the Diet. The plan envisions joint operations against China and Russia, prompting headlines of a two front budget. Nichi Nichi notes the need for large preparations due to China Manchuria and rising armaments in Britain and Russia.
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Tokyo
U.P
Diet
China
Russia
Soviet Union
Nichi Nichi
Manchuria
Great Britain
Holzer to Preside Over Ohio Valley Flood Congress
Gallipolis staff reports the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress will convene in Huntington on January 27 with Dr. C E Holzer as president. Prominent public figures will be on the program and U S Engineers will present flood control plans for adoption.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley
Eastern police consider standard speed laws nationwide
Police executives from 12 eastern states and Canada met in Trenton to study standardization of speed laws and traffic regulations spanning from Prince Edward Island to West Virginia.
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Trenton
N. J
U.P
Canada
Prince Edward Island
West Virginia
State halts delivery of 75000 tons coal for state institutions
State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood ordered a stop to the remaining coal deliveries for state institutions. He cited orders without proper requisitions or purchase orders and said the extent of delivered coal was unknown. Finance Director Evatt said the halt awaits price investigation.
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Columbus
Davey
State Welfare
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
William S&s. Evatt
Evatt
German Canal Zone Spies Are Sentenced
Hans Schackow and Ernest Kuhrig were sentenced by Federal Judge Bunk Gardner to two years in prison for German spying. Co-defendants Ingeborg Gutmann and Gisberg Groos face trial in February after arrest for photographing at Fort Randolph in the fortified zone.
Gallia State Highway Office To Be Closed
Gallia County State Highway Office under Robert Jenkins will be terminated as part of a Republican state wide economy plan. Jenkins received notice that his position as resident engineer ends Wednesday January 25.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Robert Jenkins
Jenkins
Alaska Projects Called Fascist in Mismanagement Probe
Seward Alaska officials led by Mayor Don Carlos Brownell demanded a congressional inquiry into government colonization in the Matanuska Valley and the government owned Alaska Railroad. They accused both projects of fascist like dictatorial mismanagement and hindering their declared purposes.
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Seward
Alaska
A.P
Matanuska Valley
Alaska Railroad
Don Carlos Brownell
Mother May Die of Burns at Gallipolis Home
Mrs. John Shoemaker, 25, suffered fatal burns when her gingham dress caught fire near Gallipolis. She escaped by leaping into water and was hospitalized. 16 month old daughter cared for by grandmother. The father moved the baby after the incident. Theaters owner Gus Frantz dies at 60 in Parkersburg.
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Carrie Romig
Indianapolis
Daniel Romig
Gallipolis
John Shoemaker
Parkersburg
W. Va
Tu.r
Charles A
Gus” Frantz
Marietta and
Cambridge
Logan Driver's Exams Set At Fair Grounds
State Highway Patrol announced driver license examinations will be held Saturday at the Logan Fair Grounds.
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Logan
Logan Fair Grounds
State Highway Patrol
Proc ter and Gamble Reports $5.78 Million Q4 Profit
The Proc ter and Gamble Co. posted a net profit of 5,784,759 for the quarter ended December 31, according to R R Dupree president to stockholders.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Procter and Gamble Co
R. R. Dupree
Gallia Veteran Arrested for Threat to President Roosevelt
Vernon Littrell, 50, a Gallipolis World War II veteran resident at the National Military Home, was arrested by secret service agents on charges of sending a threatening letter to President Roosevelt. He was to be placed in the home hospital for mental observation. Littrell had prior prison terms for similar letters to physicians and for horse stealing. authorities checked eight cities before locating him. The letter's contents were not disclosed immediately.
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Dayton
Vernon L. Littrel
Gallipolis
Roosevelt
Littrell
Secret Service
U S Agents To Probe Eviction In LIKETON Camp
Federal agents were to investigate the removal of 500 sharecroppers from a Liketon camp after state police loaded them into trucks and returned them to plantations. Sheriff Stanley said most campers were Negro, with white residents pressing complaints and a race riot threatened. A Farm Security Administration rep called the action a forceful eviction.
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Liketon
U.P
A. F. Stanley
Farm Security Administration
New Madrid
Washington
Martin suspends 15 UAW officers in payback move
President Homer Martin of the United Auto Workers suspends 15 high officers and executive board members amid factional strife aimed at removing him. He said 10 of his ranking supporters were ousted by the hostile board last night in the internal power clash.
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Detroit
U.P
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union Today
Martin
Ohio farmers pay wheat insurance on 1939 crop
The Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee reported 10 288 farmers paid premiums to insure the 1939 wheat crop. Premiums total about 200 000 bushels of wheat, aiming to guarantee an average yield of 3 000 000 bushels for the year.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee
Liquor Director Warns Distillers Ohio's Business Is Not for Sale
Ohio liquor director Jacob B. Taylor warned distillers in Columbus that the state's business is not for sale. He threatened a blacklist for any attempts to gain favor or influence, and urged honesty in the liquor department under Governor Bricker. He said no new brands would be added for three to six months and urged ending branding of the same whisky under different names.
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Distillers
Ohio
Columbus
Jacob B. Taylor
State of
Taylor
Ohio State University
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Department of State
Liquor Department
Roosevelt backs Guam base plan amid relief debate
In Washington the Senate appropriations subcommittee weighs a compromise bill for 366 million dollars to extend WPA through winter. President Roosevelt advocates funding to 875 million for five months, while opposition cites relief cuts and bond tax issues.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee On
Works Progress Administration
Ohio WPA Employment Drops 7301 in Week
Ohio WPA projects employed 251150 persons on Jan 11, a drop of 7311 from the prior week, state headquarters reported today.
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Ohio
WPA
Columbus
U.P
Ocala UDC Threatens Boycott Over Scarlett Casting
The Ocala Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy threatens a boycott of Gone With the Wind unless a Southern actress is chosen to play Scarlett O'Hara. The action highlights regional casting tensions as the film arrives in Ocala Florida.
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Ocala, Fla
U.2
Ocala
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Scarlett O’hara
Ohio Rabbis Invited to Columbus Pastors Convention
Sixteen Jewish rabbis from Ohio were invited by the Ohio Council of Churches to attend the Ohio pastors convention in Columbus, starting January 30, an announcement said.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Council of Churches
Ohio Pastors
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