Move Toward Settlement of Hot Mix Case
Ohio taxpayers in a 3 million dollar suit over road material contracts may settle out of court after a conference with Common Pleas Judge Cecil J. Randall and Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert. The case, filed in July 1938 by Agnes B. Dickinson and others, contends bid suppression by the state highway department during Gov. Martin L. Davey’s term.
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Columbus
Ohio
Statehouse
Martin L. Davey
Common Pleas
Cecil J. Randall
Thomas J.erbert
Agnes B. Dickinson
State Highway Department
Ohio, Inc
School Boy Confesses Counterfeiting Nickels
A 16 year old high school sophomore will be questioned today about circulating counterfeit nickels after a police sergeant reported catching him placing the coins in a candy vending machine. The youth admitted making the nickels in a plaster of Paris mold at school.
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Cincinnati
Oakley Wilson
Wilson
Riots Quieted But Balkan Revolt Spreads Elsewhere
Reports from Bucharest say violence declined as German Romanian troops patrolled streets. Civilians injured and dead listed, with 6 000 total Romanian casualties and 2 000 in Bucharest morgues. Iron Guard resistance said to continue outside the city.
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Bucharest
Balkan
Robert St. John
Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Romania
Brasov
Giurgiu
Constanta
Ploesti
Cantina
Craiova
St. John's
National Theater
Ion Antonescu
Tobruk
Derna
Libya
Mediterranean
Bomba
Albania
Kleisura
Athens
DNE
England
Rhodes
Italy
High Command
Malta
Will Ask Continuance Of Guffey Coal Act
Secretary Ickes said the last remaining lawsuit against the Bituminous Coal Act would be withdrawn and Senator Guffey would introduce a resolution to continue the legislation. The act controls soft coal prices and mine sales across 30 states from Pennsylvania to Washington.
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Washington
Ickes
Guffey
D.-Pa
Pennsylvania
Swastika Destroyers Turned Over to Navy
Two young Navy men who tore down a Nazi flag at the German Consulate in San Francisco were given suspended sentences of 90 days in jail and then turned over to the Navy which promised they would be adequately dealt with.
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San Francisco
Navy
Collegians in Army Report Undergraduate Experience
The army reports 2,638 of 180,152 rookies hold college degrees and 5,514 have at least one year of college experience. This reflects the educational background of new recruits in a period of broad military enrollment.
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ARMY
Washington
Walkout Ends at Cleveland Corning-McKinney Plant
The Corrosion McKinney plant of Republic Steel operated normally after a four hour shutdown by 14 crane operators.
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Cleveland
Corrigan-McKinney
Republic Steel Corporation
Cleveland police seek motive in two-family house bombing
Police could not establish a motive for the bombing of a two family house in Cleveland. No injuries were reported.
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Cleveland
Central Ohio Hit by Five Inch Snowfall
Central Ohio was blanketed by five and a half inches of snow in Columbus as the winter storm moved north from Cincinnati. Temperatures remained in the 20s with more snow forecast, and the State Highway Department reported general snow across Ohio by midmorning, while ice fishing began on Sandusky Bay as boat traffic halted.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
State Highway Department
Sandusky Bay
Servetus Hart Dies at Burlingham Home
Servetus Hart age 87 died Thursday afternoon at his Burlingham home. He is survived by children Glenn Burlingham Ernest and Dale Athens Mrs Victor Cummings Peach Fork and Mrs Edward King Enterprise 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 PM at Burlingham Church with burial in Burlingham Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Servetus Hart
Burlingham
Glenn
Ernest and Dale
Athens
Victor Cummings
Peach Fork
Edward King
Enterprise
Nye Says U S Near War Compared To WWI
Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota told a Philadelphia Men's Club audience last night the United States is closer to war than a month before entering the World War. He warned of imminent danger and urged vigilance and preparation.
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Philadelphia
Gerald P. Nye
R-Nd
United States
Haile Selassie Returns To Lead Tribal Revolt
Haile Selassie arrives in Ethiopia in a British airdrop, heading tribesmen against Italian forces. He lands in a hidden mountain field near Khartoum, travels with Ras Kassa and church dignitaries to an Ethiopian camp as British officers observe. The Italians largely patrol main roads, avoiding inland, hostile areas.
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Ethiopia
Khartoum
Lion of Judah
Mussolini
Sudan
Ras Kassa
Britain braces for spring invasion amid dress rehearsals
London AP reports Britain's armed services ordered to close ranks as an all out invasion is anticipated in spring. The army guarding the shores, the most powerful force yet, speeds up training for a Nazi assault. RAF expected to play a pivotal role in defense.
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London
Britain
British Isles
Farmers Capture Fugitives From BIS in Meigs County
A hastily formed farmer posse pursued three Boys Industrial School fugitives from Lancaster after a car chase along Route 7. The youths Edwin Andrews 16 George Minger 15 and Glenn Simpson 19 fled from the school last night stole Buckley’s car and were captured near Tuppers Plains after a collision. No injuries were reported and the trio was to be returned to the industrial school.
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Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Tuppers Plains
Edwin Andrews
Athens County
George Minger
Wellsme
Glenn Simpson
Youngstown
Industrial School
Pomeroy
Chester
Russell Buckley
Long Bottom
Buckley
Minger
Simpson
Andrews
F. A. Staley
Parkersburg
97 Year Old Woman Dies In Pomeroy
Mrs. Margaret H. Stanbery, 97, died at her Lasley Street home in Pomeroy. Born December 21, 1843, she moved from Sharon, Ohio in 1867 and married Judge Philemon Beecher Stanbery in 1867. Surviving children are Dr. Henry Stanbery, Philemon Beecher Stanbery Jr., and Hart y Stanbery.
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Pomeroy
Lasley St
Margaret H. Stanbery
Stanbery
Sharon
Philemon Beecher Stanbery
Cecelia Bond Stanbery
Louise Emilie Stanbery
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
Cincinnati
Harty Stanbery
Pomeroy National Bank
Mother Indicted on Manslaughter Charge
Cleveland report states Julia Barnett was indicted on a first degree manslaughter charge for the death of her two year old son David on December 28. Police say she admitted spanking the child after the father Bernard found the bruised body upon returning from work.
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Cleveland
Julia Barnett
David
Bernard
Airmen Use Horses for Grounded Flight Week Patrols
Airmen from the 88th Reconnaissance Squadron at Fort Douglas Utah patrol on horses to deter public access while bombing targets south of Tucson Arizona next week. City Manager George Seeley arranged the mounts for the grounded airmen to maintain security and distance during operations.
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Tucson
Ariz
Fort Douglas
Utah
George Seeley
Former OU Student Appointed Junior Clerk Stenographer
Wesley Miller of the local NYA announced Regina Walczak, a former Ohio University student, as junior clerk stenographer in NYA offices. Miss Walczak transferred to Athens from the Zanesville Area offices and lived in Athens six years prior.
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Wesley Miller
NYA
Regina Walczak
Ohio University
Miss Walczak
Athens
Zanesville
Muray leads quick actions save Star lodge from fire
Wellesley Massachusetts Mrs Hazel F Murray earns praise for guiding 350 Order of Eastern Star members to safety during a third floor fire at a meeting. No injuries reported.
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Wellesley
Mass
Hazel F. Murray
Order of Eastern Star
Mrs Vercoe Dies After Stroke at Home
Mrs James Vercoe 68 died at 6 last night at 6 Sunnyside Drive after a stroke last Monday. Survived by husband James and sons Fred of Athens and Herbert at home. Cephas predeceased. Funeral Sunday at two at home with Rev John W Danford. burial in W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call at home Saturday and Sunday.
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James Vercoe
Sunnyside Drive
James
Fred
Athens
Herbert
Cephas
John W. Danford
W. Union St
Sane
Sunay
Secrest Pushes Motor Taxes for Roads Funding
Rep. Robert Secrest of Caldwell Ohio urged allocating federal motor taxes to road building. He noted motorists paid 376 million dollars last year while Congress funded less than half for federal air roads and called for a separate treasury fund ensuring full annual appropriation.
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Washington
Robert Secrest
Caldwell
Congress
Treasury Fund
Draftees May Receive Army Commissions
Secretary Stimson announced plans to train several thousand draftees and enlisted men as commissioned officers for expanding land forces. A four course program begins about July 1 for candidates up to 36 years old. The army aims to reach 97,000 officers by next June as it grows to 1.4 million soldiers. Training for winter warfare will occur at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin and locations in Northern New York and Alaska.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
New York
Alaska
Halifax Envoy Arrives Aboard King George V Battleship
Lord Halifax new British ambassador to Washington and Lady Halifax will land in America today from the battleship King George V en route to Washington. An admiralty communique confirms the King George V, 35 000 tons, in commission, among the world’s largest and most powerful battleships.
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London
Lord Halifax
Washington
Lady Halifax
America
Admiralty
Estate of banker valued at 1.33 million after fatal crash
The estate of Ralph D. Sneath, board chairman of Commercial National Bank, who died in a June automobile accident, is valued at 1,326,433 in an inventory filed with Seneca County Probate Court.
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Tiffin
Ralph D. Sneath
The
Commercial National Bank
Seneca County
Secret Hearings Planned On Aid To Britain Army Leaders
Democratic members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to hold a secret session with Gen. George C. Marshall Admiral Harold R. Stark and Maj. Gen. George H. Brett to discuss the Aid-to-Britain Bill. Debate centered on how the measure would affect U.S. defenses and war readiness.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
Air Corps
George C. Marshall
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
United States
Representative Fish
Bloom
Fish
The
New Yorker
Johnson
NRA
Africa
Roosevelt
House
Senate Foreign Relations
Courtney
Tenn
Lindbergh
Europe
Ceredeubien
Britain
Germany
Hutchins Warns War Perils in Speech at Chicago
University of Chicago President Robert M Hutchins argued the United States should stay out of war to protect democracy and human rights. A lease lend bill appeal signed by 125 faculty members accompanied his remarks as about 900 faculty exist at the university.
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Fish
Lindbergh
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Chicago
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
United States
Hutchins
Driver Injured in Car Truck Collision in Athens
Arthur Burton of Athens Route 4 and Lonnie Slagle of Athens Route 3 collided at Carpenter and N Congress Streets at 8 20 this morning. Burton was treated for a cut between the eyes after brakes failed and he could not avoid a red light. The truck sustained minor damage. Red Cross allotted 500000 to Finland for food and materials, total winter aid 2379000.
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Arthur Burton
Athens
Lonnie Slagle
Carpenter and
N. Congress Sts
Slagle
Burton
Ohio editors seek greater community responsibility at convention
Ohio newsmen gather in Columbus for the Ohio Newspaper Association meeting with round tables, contests, and speeches. Grove Patterson of the Toledo Blade urged leadership responsibility, urging faith in ingenuity democracy and spiritual purpose. Banquet speakers include Gov. Bricker and Albert Morrill. Awards honor Portsmouth Times, Coshocton Tribune, Alliance Review, Athens Messenger, Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Marion Star, and others for advertising excellence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Newspaper Association
Grove Patterson
Toledo Blade
Patterson
Ohio Select List
John W. Bricker
Albert H. Morrill
Cinciinnati Chain
Prin
Cipal
Portsmouth Times Today
Coshocton Tribune
Alliance Review
Athens Messenger
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Marion Star
Ashtabula Star-Beacon
East Liverpool Review
Portsmouth Times
Wooster Record
Physical Exam Cuts Draftees
In Ohio during the first two days of the second army draft, 151 of 1,161 inductees were rejected for physical defects. Bad teeth, poor vision, flat feet, and valvular heart disease led rejections at Toledo, Cleveland, Fort Thomas, and Fort Hayes in Columbus.
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Columbus
State Selective Service
Gilson D. Light
Toledo
Cleveland
Ft. Thomas
Fort Hayes
Attorney in Marble Board Cases Is Shot
Police investigated a shooting at the home of Dominic F. Rendinell a 52 year old attorney involved in marble board gambling cases. He was wounded in the back while playing solitaire. his wife was present. The wound is not serious.
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Youngstown
Dominic F. Rendinell
Rendinell
Johnson on Group to Speed Pilot Selections
Brig. Gen. C. A. Trott announced the appointment of Earle E. Johnson of Cleveland as one of four civilians to speed the selection of flying cadets in the Fifth Corps Area. The region is currently recruiting 245 cadets each month.
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Columbus
C. A. Trott
Fifth Corps
Earle E. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Ten Ohioans Die In Mishaps On Thursday
Columbus report details ten deaths in a single day across Ohio. Six traffic crashes, two hangings, one fall, and one fatal burning are enumerated as the day’s causes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Willkie Heads to Europe from New York on Yankee Clipper
Wendell L. Willkie departed New York aboard the Yankee Clipper bound for Lisbon and then Hendon en route to Europe. The move signals his travel for political or campaign purposes.
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Azores
Wendell L. Willkie
Lisbon
Hendon
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