War Fronts Brace for Spring Thaw in Europe and Finland
As winter ends, Allies prepare major offensives in Western Europe while the Red Army readies a broad spring push. In Finland, Russian assaults test the Mannerheim Line near Lake Ladoga as volunteers arrive from abroad. U S citizens in Sweden are urged to consider returning home. France enhances Maginot defenses linking to Siegfried Line concepts, and Japan denounces Britain and the United States over trade tensions amid rising nationalist sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
Finland
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim
America
Australia
Ulenborg
United States
France
Britain
Japan
Kokumin
Yomiuri
Army Engineer Gilbert H. Friend Dies at 58
Funeral services tonight in Pittsburgh for Gilbert H. Friend senior engineer in the U S Army Corps Pittsburgh District who died at his home. He is a brother of Lloyd Friend registrar at West Virginia University and brother in law of Wenn Browning of Portland Meigs County. He will be buried in Parkersburg West Virginia tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
Gilbert H. Friend
United States Army Engineers
Friend
Lloyd Friend
West Virginia University
Parksburg
W. Va
Wenn Browning
Portland, Meigs County
Freeze Halts Mines in Monongahela River Region
Ice on the Monongahela River leaves traffic paralyzed and stops mine activity across at least 10 coal mines in Uniontown area. About 7,000 miners idle as operations suspend under the freeze.
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Uniontown
U.P
Economy Axe Still Chops Government Spending
Three Democratic leaders Barkley Harrison Byrnes urged Congress to cut federal expenditures enough to avoid new taxes or debt limit increases. The Senate approved a $251,822,588 emergency defense bill $20 million below budget, while the House sent a $1,032,154,612 Treasury Post Office bill with $11,491,900 in cuts. Earlier the House trimmed $94,500,000 from budget estimates for independent offices to total $1,100,187,000.
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Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Pat Harrison
Miss
James F. Byrnes
S. C
Congress
Senate
House
Treasury Post Office
Selby Funeral Services Set for Sunday
Olive Gifford Selby wife of oil operator Frank M. Selby died Thursday morning. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Sunday at the Washington Street home in Marietta conducted by Rev. Carl B. Alexander of First Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Marietta
Olive Gifford Selby
Frank M. Selby
Washington St
Carl B. Alexander
First Methodist Church
Oak Grove
Negro Bandit Slain By Columbus Groceryman
Columbus report says James Walker 38, a Negro, robbed a store of 97 dollars then fled. Kenneth Watson 26, the grocer, pursued Walker to an alley and shot him when he did not halt.
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Columbus
U.P
James Walker
Kenneth Watson
Walker
Harrington Sees Lack of Jobs for Reliefers
Washington WPA official F C Harrington warned that only about 13 percent of the 700000 people cut from WPA rolls by June 1 will find private employment. He cited past layoffs and noted most former workers remain unemployed with low earnings. He also said soup kitchen aid and a road-building program were being referred to Ohio WPA officials for consideration.
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Washington
U.P
F. C. Harrington
Clifton R. Woodrum
House Appropriations Committee
Harrington
Woodrum
WPA
Athens County
Carl Watson
Ohio
Watson
John Owens
Ohio Cio
Southeastern
Wheeler urges Roosevelt on third term to calm Democratic rift
Montana Senator Burton Wheeler spoke at the UMWA convention in Columbus urging President Roosevelt to declare a third term soon. He warned labor against foreign distraction and pressed for action to solve domestic problems, unemployment, and rising living costs. He urged industrial leaders to craft a program for industrial democracy and social security.
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Columbus
United Mine Workers
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
UMWA
Wheeler
Labor
United States
Democratic Party
Lewis
CIO
American Federation of Labor
William Green
AFL
President's Birthday Next Change
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins told the House Ways and Means Committee that confidence is essential for the public to rest easy. He warned against upheaval and quipped that after next year the President's birthday will be changed.
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Jenkins
Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
House
Ways and Means
Mrs. Gusta E. Wolfe Dies at Great Bend
Mrs. Gusta E. Wolfe age 72 died at her Great Bend home Thursday afternoon. She is survived by husband Thornton Wolfe and two daughters Mrs. Jennie Allen and Mrs. Freda Holter, both of Middleport. Funeral by Rev. Scott Sunday at 2 in residence with burial in Great Bend family cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Gusta E. Wolfe
Great Bend
Thornton Wolfe
Jennie Allen
Freda Holter
Middleport
Scott
Edison Co Employes May Split With AFL
A revolt against the AFL spread among 38000 Consolidated Edison employees. Two IBEW locals claiming to represent 16000 workers voted to withdraw from the AFL and form unaffiliated unions.
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NEW York
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Consolidated Edison Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Consolidated
AFL
Mrs Lydia Carpenter Dies at Chesterhill
Mrs Lydia Carpenter died at the home of her son A S Carpenter on Thursday evening. Funeral services were set for 11 o clock Saturday at Fawcett Funeral Home with burial at Mt Zion beside her husband the late Charles Carpenter.
Explosion at Mjoenda len cellulose factory kills two
An explosion at the Mjoenda len cellulose plant released poison gas, killing two people and injuring about fifty others. Emergency crews and investigators responded to the scene as the city investigates the incident and determines the cause.
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Oslo
U.P
Mjoendalen
Clifton acquitted in embezzlement trial
James S. Clifton, suspended Franklin County relief director, was acquitted today after a trial on embezzlement charges in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
James
Clifton
Franklin County
Frigid Ohio Braces for Another Cold Day
Frigid temperatures near zero persist in Ohio for at least 24 hours with sub zero readings statewide. Ice formations rise on the Ohio River from Louisville to Cincinnati while engineers monitor a 100 mile gorge and flood risk remains unlikely.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Chicago
U. S. Army
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Louisville
Big Gorge
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Miami
Fle
New Orleans
Miles City
Mont
C. A. Donnel
Rockies
Mississippi River
Mississippi
College flyers Have Brilliant Safety Record
The Civil Aeronautics Authority reports that 9 310 students have flown over 35 000 hours in the Civilian Pilot Training Program with no serious accidents. About 1 200 have completed the solo stage, and 90 percent of 437 colleges are conducting instruction, with hopes of certifying nearly 10 000 new pilots by June.
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Washington, D. C
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Robert H. Hinckley
CAA
Anti-Pollution Bill Advocates Plan Low Interest Loans
Congressional backers of stream purification move to craft a new measure to fund sewage disposal plants without direct federal grants. Leaders discussed the plan with President Roosevelt who suggested long term, low rate loans to subdivisions, following a 1936 veto on similar aims.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Eberle Approved as Nelsonville Postmaster
The Senate confirmed multiple Ohio postmaster nominations including Louis J. Eberle for Nelsonville and others such as Frank Noland London William A. Cowen Loudonville and George A. Greenbaum New Lexington in Washington reports.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Ohio
Frank E. Noland
London
William A. Cowen
Loudonville
Louis J. Eberle
Nelsonville
George A. Greenbaum
New Lexington
U.S. Freighter City of Flint Returns Home
The S. S. City of Flint, a 4,963 ton U S freighter, reentered U S waters near the Virginia Capes after a voyage that began October 3 from New York. It was seized Oct 9 by the German battleship Deutschland and taken to Tromsoe and Murmansk before Norwegian officials interned the prize crew and allowed the ship to return home.
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Baltimore
S. S
Flint
Virginia Capes
U. S
New York Harbor
Deutschland
Tromsoe
Norway
Murmansk
Roosevelt says Americans may volunteer for foreign service
President Roosevelt stated that U.S. citizens may volunteer for service in foreign armies without losing citizenship as long as they do not swear allegiance to the belligerent nation.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Plan Hearings On New Dams In Ohio River
CINCINNATI U P A public hearing will be held at Portsmouth in Feb 27 to consider desirability of constructing navigation power dams in the Ohio River The dams would be near Letart Ohio and Greenup Ky The development of hydro electric power at the Gallipolis locks and dam near Hogsett W Va will also be considered Investigations were ordered by the House River and Harbors Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce Navigation interests electric power interests and local officials will be given a chance to express views at the hearing
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Cincinnati
U.P
Portsmouth
Ohio River
U. S. Army Engineers
Letart
Ohio
Greenup
Gallipolis
Hogsett
W. Va
House River and Harbors Committee
Senate Committee On Commerce
Veteran Printer Dies Native of Meigs County
POMEROY Staff Special Nicholas Baum a Meigs County native and longtime printer died Thursday at his Huntington home. He leaves a wife and three daughters. Baum worked in Cincinnati for years before starting his own business in Huntington. His brother John Baum died years ago in Minersville. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Nicholas Baum
Meigs County
Huntington
Baum
John Baum
Minersville
Cincinnati
Communist Flag Disrupts Lewis Address at CIO Convention
Columbus police hunted a culprit after a red hammer and sickle flag was unfurled above John L. Lewis as he spoke at the miners union’s 50th birthday broadcast on NBC. Delegates jeered, photos were limited, and Lewis declared no Communist flag could serve as the UMWA master, reaffirming American allegiance. The resolutions panel debated a 10 cent per member gift to Finland.
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Columbus
U.P
John L. Lewis
The
CIO
Lewis
National Broadcasting Company
America
God Save America
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Sia
Belmont County Jurist Assigned to Athens Bribe Trials
Judge Clifford Belt of Belmont County Court of Common Pleas will preside in Athens on Feb 2 at trials of three Belmont County officials indicted for soliciting and receiving bribes. Indictments: Beckler eight counts Whitmore six Maccombs four. Judge Rowland requested visiting judge to ensure fair trial and avoid any conflict of interest.
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Clifford L. Belt
Court of Common Pleas
Belmont County
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Athens
Athens County
Rn Whitmore
Walter Maccombs
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Beckler
Whitmore
Maccombs
Belt
C. F. Rowland
Weygandt
Rowland
Harold J. Rose
Green backs Administration backing New Deal at UMWA dinner
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, voiced support for the New Deal while criticizing John L. Lewis for his attack on President Roosevelt at the Columbus convention of the United Mine Workers of America. Green spoke to 2,500 labor leaders at a dinner honoring Thomas J. Lyons, implying Lewis without naming him.
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NEW York
U.P
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
Columbus
Green
Thomas J. Lyons
State Federation of Labor
Lewis
Royal Order of Ingrates
Farm Groups Differ On Reciprocal Treaties
Louis J. Taber of the National Grange warned Congress may damage trust in legislation if the reciprocal trade treaty program is extended beyond June 12. Edward A. O'Neal, head of the American Farm Bureau Federation, urged continuation of the program as beneficial to farmers.
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Washington
Whetheer
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Church Group Demands Coughlin Investigation
The United Christian Council for Democracy urged a federal probe into Rev. Charles E. Coughlin activities. The demand was added to the Democratic rights commission report by Dr. Harry F. Ward leader of the ACLU and president of the American League for Peace and Democracy.
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Cleveland
United Christian Council For Democracy Today
Charles E. Coughslin
Democratic Rights Commission
Harry F. Ward
American Civil Liberties Union
American League For Peace and Democracy
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Las Cruces
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Mexico
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Selby
Lydia Carpenter
Chesterhill
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U.S
U.K
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