Britain Seizes 21 German Seamen From Japanese Ship
Tokyo reports Britain seized 21 German merchant seamen from the Japanese liner Asama Maru near Yokohama. Japan plans a protest, while Tokyo officials defend the action as legal under international law and debate further steps.
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Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Office
Yoshisada Watanabe
Yokohama
Katsuo Shiba
H. H. Gross
Asama
Ichiro Kiyose
Jikyoku Doshiaki
Kiyose
Yachichiro Suma
Link Fleming Dies at Home of His Daughter
George Lincoln Fleming 75 died at 5 this morning at his daughter Mrs. R. B. McKinley’s home near Amesville after a stroke yesterday. He leaves three daughters Mrs. McKinley Mrs. W. E. Johnson of Puntagorda Fla and Mrs. Carlos North Chester Hill. his wife and a son had died earlier. Funeral pending word from Mrs. Johnson. services to be conducted by the Masonic Lodge.
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George Lincoln
Link) Fleming
R. B. McKinley
Amesville
Fleming
McKinley
W. E. Johnson
Puntagorda
Fila
Carlos North
Chesterhill
Johnson
Masonic Lodge
Six Qualify for Ohio Prince of Peace Finals
Six young persons qualified today for the finals of the Prince Peace Declamation contest to be held January 30 during the Ohio Pastors Convention. They won semi finals in three Columbus churches last night. The finals, sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches, offer college scholarships and cash awards.
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Columbus
O.P
Ohio Pastors’ Convention
Ohio Council of Churches
Canadians Arrive to Talk Waterway Treaty Renewal
A Canadian delegation arrives to reopen talks with the U S State Department on a new St. Lawrence Great Lakes waterway treaty. The team is led by Dr. O D Skelton undersecretary of state for internal affairs, with J E Read Guy A Lindsay T H Hogg and Lefebvre among the members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
St. Lawrence
Treasury Budget Slashed in House
The House appropriations committee plans a third reduced appropriation bill cutting 11 million from the Treasury and Post Office portions. The treasury post office bill heads to the House, with 8 million and 3 million cuts slated before full committee action. The move aims to ease debt near 45 billion and avoid new tax measures.
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Treasury
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Roosevelt
Treasury and
Post Office
Treasury Post Office
Treasury-Post Office
Congress
House Appropriations Group
Finns Report Soviet Attacks Beaten Back
Finnish troops repelled multiple Soviet assaults from the Karelian Isthmus to the mid-Finland front. The official communique claimed heavy Russian losses and several destroyed tanks and armored vehicles in engagements at Kollaanjoki, Kuila, and Taipale River, with continued shelling along the Mannerheim line.
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Helsinki
U.P
Karelian Isthmus
mid-Finland
Kollaanjoki
Loimola
Kuila
Taipale
Karelian
Mannerheim
Lake Ladoga
Rites Held for Senator Borah
Washington honors William Edgar Borah longtime Idaho Republican senator with a state funeral. President Roosevelt cabinet members Supreme Court justices and diplomatic corps attend in the Senate chamber before Borah’s body is sent to Boise for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
William Edgar Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Ed Services
House of Representatives
Boise
Bridge Reopens After Snow Blocks traffic
The Sandusky Bay Bridge reopened to traffic after snow drifts closed it from 2 30 p m to 6 p m Sunday. Four snow plows kept the bridge clear, including a 16 foot rotary plow. Local cars could pass, through traffic detoured to Route 6 via Fremont. Light snow and little wind reported.
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Sandusky
U.R
Sandusky Bay
Fremont
Fire destroys church at North Baltimore
North Baltimore Methodist Church burned early Sunday with losses estimated at 50,000 dollars. The cause had not been determined. The church pipe organ was the village’s sole instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Baltimore
U.P
North Baltimore Methodist
Akron man killed crossing icy street in skid accident
Alex Perch aged 52 was killed early today when an automobile skidded on ice and struck him as he crossed a street in Akron.
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Akron—Up
Alex Perch
Heart Attack Claims Life of L. I. Brown Coal Dealer
Louis I. Brown a Detroit Southern Ohio and West Virginia coal operator died about one o'clock at his home 2 University Terrace from a heart condition after a period of illness. He was the son of the late L. W. Brown and a native of Jackson. The family long ran coal interests in Ohio and West Virginia.
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Louis I. Brown
Detroit
Ohio
West Virginia
University Terrace
Mr. Brown
L. W. Brown
Canaan Coal Co
Jackson
Brown
Young couple found dead from carbon monoxide in car
Cincinnati authorities report that Weston Meece a 24 year old bartender and Pauline Philippi 25 were found dead in a closed garage from carbon monoxide poisoning. The pair died several hours before their bodies were discovered on Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Weston Meece
Pauline Philippi
Athens County Relief Probe Gets Started
State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood announced a probe into the Athens County relief administration. An investigative team led by Andrew Truelson began work aided by Ray Noble and Elizabeth Griffith, with plans to hire five to six more investigators. The goal is to uncover negligence while not transferring administration.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Athens County Relief Administration
Athens County
Athens
Andrew Truelson
Welfare Department
Public Assistance
Truelson
Ray Noble
Elizabeth Griffith
Lawrence County
Sherwood
Florida Hit By Cold Wave Across The State
A southeastern Florida cold snap prompted school dismissals as crops face potential damage to citrus and truck produce. Smudge pots burned for the third night to protect groves while a north wind chilled much of the state. Winter visitors stayed away from beaches, and people used fur coats and heaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
U.P
Florida
Fire Destroys Four Thousand Bushels of Apples
A storage building on the George B. Renshaw fruit farm east of Lancaster burned early today. An oil heater allegedly exploded, destroying about four thousand bushels of apples with an estimated loss of twelve thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
U.P
George B. Renshaw
Man From Zanesville Dies By Own Action Aboard Bus
Kansas City report states 40 year old John Smith Curran of Zanesville killed himself aboard a transcontinental bus returning from Los Angeles. Police described the death as self inflicted and noted the vessel was en route to his home.
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Kansas City
U.P
John Smith Curran
Zanesville
Los Angeles
Lewis Attacks Labor Act Enforcement as UMW Opens
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers CIO, charges the Roosevelt administration with failing to enforce the Wagner Act by barring contractors who flout the law from government work. He criticizes Bethlehem Steel Electric Boat and aircraft industries and hints at political debate within the convention in Kansas City. Mary McElroy death noted with background on her kidnapping case and family.
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Lewis
Administration
UMW
Kansas City
Mary McElroy
Columbus
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
CIO
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Electric Boat Corp
U. S
America
Henry F. McElroy
Tom Pendergast
Miss McElroy
McElroy
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Wheeler
Roosevelt
Washington
Mine Workers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
104 Missing From Blazing Italian Ship
The Orazio fire left 104 people missing including 68 crew members after 539 rescued. French and Italian ships, planes, and lifeboats scoured a wide area for two missing lifeboats and the ship’s crew and passengers faced a perilous search off Toulon Marseille area.
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Rome
Orazio
Conte de Ancamano
Colombo
Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Reports 1939 Sales Peak
Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company posts record net sales of 9.15 million dollars for the year ended October 31 1939, a 24 percent rise from 7.39 million. President A L Freedlander told shareholders the firm can look forward with confidence to the future.
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New York
Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company
A. L. Freedlander
Soap Company President Tops List of Highest Salaried Persons in U.S.
The Treasury released a list of 1938 top salaries led by F. A. Countway president of Lever Brothers with 469,713 dollars. The ten highest include IBM's Thomas J. Watson Bethlehem Steel's Eugene Grace and GM's William Knudsen with gains and declines noted, plus Hollywood figures Claudette Colbert Bing Crosby and Darryl Zanuck.
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Soap Company
U.S
Washington
U.P
Treasury
F. A. Countway
Lever Bros
Hollywood
F. A. ‘Countway
Lever Bros. Co
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corp
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Co
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corp
Claudette Colbert
Warner L. Baxter
Darryl F. Zanuck
Bing Crosby
S. P. Skouras
Quezon rejects middle course on Philippine independence
President Manuel L. Quezon told the national assembly that the Philippines must risk independence or remain under the United States. He doubted postponement of independence beyond 1946 and urged full control over currency, public debt, foreign affairs and immigration as a condition for any lasting relationship.
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Manila
P. L
U.P
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippines National Assembly
United States
Quezon
Philippines
Six Day Snowstorm Abates in New York
A six day western New York snowstorm eased today after heavy drifting and near blizzard conditions. A greyhound bus crashed into stalled trailer trucks near Batavia with 25 cars piling up, injuring 57 people. Buffalo faced milk shortages as roads were closed and farm deliveries halted. Over 100 motorists were stranded in rural areas by deep drifts.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Greyhound
Batavia
Marysville Building Gutted by Basement Fire
A fire gutted the Sanders Building in downtown Marysville burning the basement and first floor. Citizens Federal Savings & Loan reports about $2,000 in equipment losses from the blaze started in refuse in the basement. Baker's Food Market occupies the first floor.
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Marysville
Sanders
Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association
Baker's Food Market
Woman Killed As Water Heater Explodes at Father’s Home
In Bowling Green, Mrs. M. McCrory age 42 a Wood County sheriff's office clerk for 11 years died Sunday when a wood burning water heater exploded in the home of her father Fred Schmidt.
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Bowling Green
M. McCrory
Wood County Sheriff's Office
Fred Schmidt
Indict Youth for Murder in Telegraph Slaying
John L. McCormack 21 a University of Pittsburgh senior was indicted for first degree murder in the holdup slaying of Theodore Nichols 40 a Western Union telegraph agent. Nichols was shot three times at the main office while responding to a burglar alarm and died from his wounds as McCormack lay wounded awaiting arraignment at bedside in City Hospital.
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Cleveland
U.P
John L. McCormack
University of Pittsburgh
Theodore Nichols
Western Union Telegraph Company
McCormack
City Hospital
Common Pleas
Frank J. Merrick
Mrs. Hansel Appointed To Hocking County Post
Mrs. Della Hansel of Logan was appointed an investigator in the Hocking County office of the aid for the aged by State Administrator Tom McCaw. She will receive a salary of 1320 dollars.
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Columbus
Della Hansel
Logan
Hocking County
Aid For the Aged Today
Tom McCaw
Fire destroys Lorain Wood Lumber mill in $22,008 loss
A blaze Sunday consumed more than 7000 feet of lumber and destroyed the Wood Lumber Company main mill and construction shop in Lorain. Estimated loss set at 22008 dollars.
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Lorain
U.P
Wood Lumber Company
Eight Ships Lost in Week End Sea Warfare
London report states the week end saw at least eight ships sunk including the 1 458 ton British destroyer Grenville. It went down in the North Sea on Saturday after a mine or torpedo strike. Eight dead are confirmed with 73 missing presumed dead. 118 survivors were rescued many with serious injuries.
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London
U.P
War At Sea
Grenville
North Sea
Admiralty
Survivor of Sherman’s March to Sea Dies at 103
John Adam Orth of Dunkirk a Civil War veteran who marched with Sherman died yesterday at 103. He would have turned 104 on Feb. 26 and was born in Wayne County.
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Findlay
John Adam Orth
Dunkirk
Sherman
Wayne County
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Link Fleming
Prince of Peace
Ohio River
Acme Telephoto
Borah
L. I. Brown
Mary Melroy
Miners’ Convention
Mr. Roosevelt
Mary M. McElroy
Henry F. McElroy, Jr
Genoa
Marseilles
Barcelona
Spain
South America
SOS
Cellina
Schian
Dayton Rubber Firm
Hansel
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