Jenkins Charges Roosevelt Robbed Ohio Pension Fund
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins accuses President Roosevelt of robbing Ohio of about 1.3 million dollars withheld in 1938 by the Social Security Board. The House veto on a payment override failed by four votes amid Democratic support for the president and criticism from Ohio Republicans and some Democrats.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Roosevelt
Ohio
Social Security Board
Martin L. Davey
House
Jenkins
Bricker
UMWA delegates seek third Roosevelt term at jubilees
Forty seven local union resolutions demand Roosevelt be drafted for a third term at the United Mine Workers golden jubilee. John Lewis opposes a convention vote endorsing his renomination, warning of a potential defeat and criticizing the Democratic Party. The convention also backs Dies Committee attack and urges shifting funds to civil liberties, while leaders note meeting marks UMWA’s 50th anniversary.
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Columbus
U.P
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
John Lewis
Lewis
Democratic Party
UMWA
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Virginia
Ohio
Tennessee
Alabama
Wyoming
Maryland
Sharon
W. Va
White House
Holden
Union
Dies Committee
Congress
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Congress of Indus
Chinese claim 3000 Japanese slain in central China battle
Chinese dispatches from Chungking assert 3000 Japanese soldiers were fed in a week long battle on the Hupeh Henan border and remnants retreating. The Central News Agency says 20000 Japanese trapped. earlier reports claimed 4000 killed at Kaocheng, Anhwei.
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Shanghai
China
U.P
Hupeh
Henan
Chungking
Suihsien
Central Agency
Kaocheng
Anhwei
Mrs. Lovania Folden Dead at Langsville
Funeral services for Mrs. Lovania Folden age 85 will be held Friday at 2 pm at her Langsville residence with burial in Robinson cemetery She is survived by two daughters Mrs Addie Crosby Florida and Mrs Autta Steel Charleston WV and two sons Herbert and Herman both of Langsville
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Pomeroy
Lovania Folden
Herme
Langsville
Robinson Cemetery
Mrs Bertha Stratton to Be Buried Friday
Mrs Bertha Stratton age 82 formerly of Pomeroy died at her son George Stratton’s home in Huntington West Virginia She is survived by two daughters Mrs E J Bacon Sarasota Florida and Mrs Virgie Kemery Indianapolis Indiana and one sister Mrs Emma Ebersbach Pomeroy Funeral services will be conducted by Father Murphy at the Ewing Chapel Friday at 2 o’clock Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Bertha Stratton
George Stratton
Huntington
W. Va
E. J. Bacon
Sarasota
Fla
Virgie Kemery
Indianapolis
Ind
Emma Ebersbach
Father Murphy
Ewing Chapel
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Tracy Seeks Ohio State Auditor Nomination
Joseph T. Tracy, former Ohio state auditor from 1921 to 1937, plans to run for the Republican nomination to reclaim the position. the report notes his candidacy was indicated today in Columbus.
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Tracy
Columbus
Joseph T. 4 Cy
Toda
Japan United States Britain dispute dominates Far East diplomacy
Japanese anger shifts focus to the Far East as the 1911 US Japan commercial treaty nears expiry. Washington press broadcasts minimize treaty impact while Tokyo seeks to advance a New Order in East Asia. Japanese officials promise reciprocal economic action if armament sanctions proceed.
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United States
Great Britain
Far East
Japan
Washington
Roosevelt
Tokyo
East Asia
United States Congress
America
Man in Woods Returns to See Quadruplet Babies
Clyde Short arrives at Jasper Alabama hospital to visit his wife and the four newborn daughters after fear drove him into the woods. The birth of quadruplets follows reports of his disappearance during the event.
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Clyde Short
Jasper
Ala
Migrating Ducks Caught by Unusual Weather Delays
The state conservation division announced it would rush thousands of pounds of grain to Lake Erie to feed newly arrived ducks from Canada in the Sandusky area. Officials cited mild fall weather delaying the birds southward and winter conditions in the South causing disorientation among the flock.
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Columbus
State Conservation Division
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Canada
Gulf Coast
Seventeen Missing After Goteborg Steamer Sinks
A Swedish steamer Goteborg of 1,200 tons struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. Seventeen crew members are reported lost, with rescue operations continuing today.
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Stockholm
U.P
Goteborg
North Sea
Borah Returns Home for Final Reverence in Boise
The body of Senator William E. Borah arrived in Boise Idaho as friends who watched his rise from a modest attorney to a renowned statesman gathered to pay him final respects.
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Boise, Ida
U.P
William E. Borah
New Warbler Discovered by Wheeling Teacher
A Wheeling West Virginia teacher reports discovery of a new warbler species in The Cardinal published by the Audubon Society of Sewickley Valley.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Wheeling
W. Va
Audubog, Society of
AFL President Attacks NLRB Over Wagner Act
William Green of the American Federation of Labor testifies before a House inquiry, calling the NLRB’s administration of the Wagner Act contrary to the act’s spirit and letter. He urges sweeping amendments and reiterates support for protecting the act against fundamental changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Washington
U.P
William Green
House
National Labor Relations Board
Green
AFL
Congress
Finland Loan Proposal Faces Senate Opposition
Senator Tom Connally urged a thorough study by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of a plan to boost the Export Import Bank revolving fund by 100 million dollars to provide Finland a substantial non military loan. Senator Taft planned to push to limit the increase to 50 million, arguing Finland was not a good risk and opposed more credits to South American republics.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Finland
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio House Budget Drops From 1937 Level
The Ohio House of Representatives ran in 1939 with expenditures $83,313.19 under the 1937 level, according to a report by House Clerk Otis J. Johnson.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio House of Representatives
House
Otis J. Johnson
Donahey declines bid to address miners convention
Senator Vic Donahey of Ohio refused an invitation to speak at the United Mine Workers golden jubilee convention last Tuesday, as details emerged today.
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Donahey
Columbus
Vic Donahey
D. Ohio
United Mine Workers
Middleport Man Risks Life To Rescue Collie
Frank Shog De Weese aged 56 risked his life to rescue a stray collie that fell through ice on the Ohio River near Mill Street. With help from Rawlings Garage workers he pulled the dog onto boards, shared his jacket for warmth, and brought it to safety. The owner is unknown and the dog recovered at the garage.
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Middleport
Frank
Shog) DeWeese
Ohio
DeWeese
Mill St
Rawlings
U. S Japan Trade Pact Expires Without Replacement
The 1911 treaty governing US Japan trade expired for all practical purposes with no new agreement in sight. Congress shows no rush to replace it, and the State Department says future relations remain uncertain pending developments in the Far East. Possible retaliatory action against future Japanese discrimination is implied.
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Shanghai
Japan
Wang Ching-Wei
Washington
U.P
United States
Congress
State Department
Far East
Cold Snap Grips Ohio With Zero Degree Lows
Ohio faced another freeze as temperatures hovered around zero across major cities including Columbus Cleveland Dayton and Cincinnati after one to two inches of new snow. Winds created snow drifts slowing highway traffic with a gradual warmup forecast for the weekend.
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United Press
Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
Dayton
Cincinnati
Markwith Rearranges Ohio Health Department
In Columbus R H Markwith state health director ordered abolition of 200 bureaus divisions and other units and the creation of eight new divisions. The reorganization, approved by the public health council, goes into effect February 1 with Markwith stating it will greatly improve department efficiency.
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Columbus
Ohio Health Department
R. H. Markwith
State Public Health Council
Markwith
37 Are Missing After Steamer Strikes Mine
Amsterdam reports the Norwegian steamer Biarritz of 1 752 tons sank after striking a mine 36 miles northwest of Ymuiden. Thirty seven people including several passengers are believed missing.
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Amsterdam
A.P
Biarritz
Ymuiden
Storm damages ship north of Bermuda
The S. S. Andreas reported damage from severe weather north of Bermuda. She directed all ships to listen for further messages as crews assess the situation.
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Washington
U.P
S. S. Andreas
Bermuda
Firefighters Rescue Fourteen From Kenmore Blaze
Firemen saved fourteen people from a burning business and apartment building in Kenmore early today. The suburban blaze prompted evacuations as flames damaged the structure.
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AKRON
U.P
Kenimore
Bricker Denounces Roosevelt Veto Over Ohio Pension Rolls
Ohio Governor Bricker condemns President Roosevelt for vetoing the Jenkins old age pension bill, arguing 125,000 Ohio pensioners are harmed. He accuses Washington of unfair New Deal hostility toward Ohio and cites a pay-as-you-go budget with increased pension costs and aid to locals.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Roosevelt
Ohio
Congress
Washington
New Deal
McNutt Attacks Lewis At National Auto Dealers Banquet
Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt accused John L. Lewis of trying to “sit down” on him during a keynote at the Automobile Dealers Association banquet. In Columbus Ohio at a United Mine Workers convention Lewis labeled McNutt a political adventurer seeking votes to become president.
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Washington
U.P
Paul V. McNutt
John L. Lewis
National Automobile Dealers Association
McNutt
United Miner Workers Convention
Columbus
Lewis
Columbus Invites Civil Aeronautics Offices to Open Here
The U S Civil Aeronautics Authority was invited to establish two divisions in Columbus. The action followed a meeting with State Aeronautics Director Earle L. Johnson and members of the State Aeronautical Advisory Commission. Johnson cited 11 000 students under ground and flight training and 225 cities airmarked in three months as part of a spring campaign. J H Du Buque of Chicago discussed a WPA land-cost inclusion on sponsor contributions.
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Columbus
U.P
United States Civil Aeronautics Authority
State Aeronautical Advisory Commission
State Aeronautics
Earle L. Johnson
Commission
Gordon K. Bush
Athens
Don C. Flower
Troy
G. A. Stone
John T. Corsrodi
Johnson
Ohio Bureau
J. H. du Buque
Chicago
Wife of Noted Oil Man Dies
Mrs. Olive Gifford Selby aged 82 native of Sharpsburg Athens County and wife of Frank M Selby noted oil operator died at the family home in Marietta She was married in 1882 and they had son William G Selby of Sarasota Fla Survived by husband son a sister and several half siblings
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Olive Gifford Selby
Sharpsburg
Athens County
Frank M. Selby
Fameily
Marietta
William G. Selby
Sarasota
Fla
Selby
Laura Smith
Amesville
Ruse Elliott
Ford Totman
Baltimore, O
Charles
Howard Gifford
Arthur
South Dakota
House Funds Dies Red Probers Investigation
The House approved $75,000 by unanimous consent to continue the Dies investigation of Un American activities during 1940.
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House
Washington
U.P
House Today
Dies
Ohio Woman Willing To Take the Chance
Police Magistrate W. D. Conway who offered leap year marriages free on Feb 29 got an early taker. Evelyn F. McKnight of Upper Sandusky sent a letter proposing to Conway, a bachelor, in leap year terms. She asks, Who knows what may come of it.
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Springfield
W. D. Conway
Evelyn F. McKnight
Upper Sandusky
Conway
Evelyn
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