Hull To Be Heard Again On Aid Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hear Secretary Hull behind closed doors on the lease lead bill. Hull cautioned that certain information should not be public, aiding national security. House and Senate panels continue executive sessions as leaders seek passage amid opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Sechary Hull
Hull
House Committee
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
George C. Marshall
Army
Vandenberg
Mich
Senate Committee
Wheeler
Mont
Nye
N. D
Roosevelt
National Coordinating Committee For the
CIO Women’s
CIO
AFL
William Green
House
Mhambers
French Troops Riot in Algeria Kills Six
Vichy reports a riot by French troops at Maison Carree Algeria resulting in six deaths including three women. Authorities say ringleaders have been arrested and several suspects are cornered in a remote hideout.
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Vichy
France
Maison Carree
Algeria
Husband Slayer's Case Goes to Grand Jury
In Portsmouth a grand jury will likely hear the case of Mrs. Goldie Pauley 30 who pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the shotgun killing of her husband Lee 42 Prosecutor Marvin Kelly said she claimed her husband had threatened to kill her and their five children at their farm home last Monday.
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Portsmouth
Goldie Pauley
Lee
Marvin Kelly
International Harvester Plant Strike Settled
East Moline Illinois management prepared the plant for a Wednesday resumption after a labor dispute shut it since January 16. Members of both an independent and a CIO union voted to return to work and then submit employee demands to the company.
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East Moline
Ill
International Harvester Company
CIO
Ohio NYA to Add 4000 Youth for Defense Training
In Columbus the Ohio National Youth Administration plans to enroll 4000 young men aged 18 to 25 in defense job training programs within 30 days.
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Columbus
Ohio National Youth Administration
Willkie Seeks Ireland Visit After London Talks With Churchill
Willkie meets Churchill at luncheon and plans to visit neutral Eire to see Prime Minister De Valera. He doubts U.S. entry but says he will tour Britain and provinces, meeting Eden and other leaders, and may press for ports at Lough Swilly and Cobh. He praises British resolve and chats with locals outside official channels.
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Willkie
Churchill
de Valera
Ireland
Eddy Gilmore
London
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Eamon de Valera
Neutral
Eire
Dublin
Foreign Ministry
Anthony Eden
England
United States
Britain
Lough Swilly
Cobh
Taft Sees Aid Delay Until 1942
Senator Robert A. Taft warned in New York that regardless of Congress action the United States cannot extend effective aid to Britain before 1942. He blamed Britain for delays due to not issuing orders to justify plant enlargements and called amendments limiting aid to two years unimportant, noting nine months lag in starting the war.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Congress
America
Great Britain
Taft
New York State Bar Association
Call for 16 500 Air Corps Volunteers
Washington announces recruitment for 16 500 volunteers to serve three years in the air corps and related branches. Nine corps area commanders were told to recruit by March 1. Eligible registrants in selective service are invited to join.
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Washington
Army
Air Corps
Death After Self-Extracted Tooth Extraction
John Dedic aged 64 died in a county hospital nine days after pulling an abscessed tooth with pliers. He told his wife he felt like a two year old as infection developed following the extraction.
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Chicago
John Dedic
Sawyer Seen Possible Attorney General Choice
Capital circles speculated that Charles Sawyer an Ohio Democratic national committee man considered for attorney general if the post becomes vacant. Sawyer would leave his Cincinnati law practice if Roosevelt named him to succeed Jackson amid the Supreme Court vacancy. He conferred with party leaders during the recent inauguration.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
Ohio
Sawyer
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Jackson
Supreme Court
Justice McReynolds
Mrs Edward Beck Dies In Columbus
James A. Farrell of 264 Richland Ave. learned of his sister Mrs Edward Beck death Sunday in Columbus. Born Marie Farrell she had lived in Athens and Logan. her husband died two weeks ago. Friends may call at Roberts Funeral Home Logan. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 9 a.m. in St. John’s Church Logan.
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James A. Farrell
Richland Ave
Edward Beck
Columbus
Beck
Marie Farrell
Athens
Logan
Roberts
St. John’s Church
Burns to Death as Fire Destroys Home in Berne
Berne Ind Irene Kirchhofer 30 died trapped in an upstairs bedroom as a early morning fire swept her family's home. Her brother Wilbur leaped from another upstairs room and used a ladder to rescue his wife and child. Amos Kirchhofer escaped.
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Berne
Ind
Irene Kirchhofer
Amos Kirchhofer
Wilbur
Harvard Lampoon Names Worsts of 1940 in Tongue in Cheek List
Harvard Lampoon editors publish their 1940 worsts with targets including Y Louis Bromfield Miriam Hopkins Leila Ernst Jane Withers Mickey Rooney Joan Crawford and George Brent. The Andrews Sisters respond saying they would sing at a Harvard prom and scare them to death.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Lampoon
Andrews Sisters
Harvard
Omaha
Neb
The
Lampoon
Ohio
Y Louis Bromfield
Brigham Young
Leila Ernst
Boston
Joey
Victor Mature
Miriam Hopkins
Jane Withers
Mickey Roonley
Sue To Smash Bulb Monopoly
The government moves to dissolve an alleged electric light bulb monopoly. The Justice Department files suits in federal court at Trenton against about a dozen firms, aiming to cancel patent licensing agreements that allegedly fix prices and limit production. General Electric Company and Corning Glass Works are cited as monopolizing glass bulbs and frosted glass bulbs.
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Washington
Jackson
Trenton
N. J
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Anti-Trust
General Electric Company
Corning Glass Works
Italians Boost Wheat Yield With Electricity
Washington reports Italy claims a method of increasing wheat yields by jolting seeds with a pre-planting electric current. The Agriculture Department says treatment stimulates reproductive cells to produce more grains per head, according to Italian experts.
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Washington
Italy
Department of Agriculture
British Officers Arrive For Purchased Ships Hektoria
The 13,757 ton British whaler Hektoria arrived in New York Harbor amid a blinding snow storm. She now carries 15 merchant marine officers to man ships recently acquired by Great Britain and has reportedly been converted into an oil tanker after operating in Norwegian waters before the war.
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New York
Hektoria
Aaron George, 87, Dies At Home in Gallipolis
Aaron George, 87, a retired resident, died at his home in Gallipolis Sunday night. Funeral services are expected to be held Tuesday, officials announced this morning.
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Aaron George
Gallipolis
Fire destroys school warehouse in Shaker Heights
Fire Chief Merle M. Hand of Shaker Heights estimated damage at $10,000 in a blaze at a school warehouse, blaming an overheated gas stove.
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Cleveland
Merle M. Hand
Shaker Heights
Solons’ Speedy Session Fails To Deliver Legislation
Ohio lawmakers enter Week four with few enacted laws asGovernor Bricker’s proposals are stalled. Only one bill, a $76 million partial appropriation, has passed yet, and a $2.2 million relief reimbursement measure sits in committee. Speaker McCulloch notes funding questions delay action while aid for distressed cities remains administration-unapproved.
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John W. Bricker
Senate
House
William McCulloch
McCullough
Antonescu Forms Strong New Government Purging Iron Guard
In Bucharest Premier Ion Antonescu ousts Iron Guardists from his cabinet and builds a military regime aided by loyalists. Iron Guard suspects are rounded up as bayonet squads patrol streets under a blizzard while Vice Premier Horia Sima is reportedly arrested.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Iron
Antonescu
Tve
Iron Guard
Horia Sima
Barton Mentioned for Congressional Vacancy
New York state Sen. Frederic R. Coudert Jr and former Rep. Bruce Barton were named as likely Republican choices for the vacancy created by the death of Rep. Kenneth F. Simpson. Simpson died of a heart attack at his home after 20 days in the 77th Congress representing Manhattan's 17th district once held by Barton.
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New York
Frederic R. Coudert, Jr
Bruce Barton
Kenneth F. Simpson
Simpson
Manhattan
Barton
Senate
Assassination Report of Kiangsu Puppet Governor
Shanghai dispatches report the Japanese-sponsored Kiangsu Governor Kao Kuan Wan was shot and killed at Soo Chow last week. Martial law was said to be in force across the city with the assassination described as a major blow to puppet authority since Fu Liao En’s death last year.
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Shanghai
Kiangsu
Kao Kuanwan
Soochow
Fu Liao-En
Italy
Columbia Broadcasting System
Turin
Milan
Balkan
Romania
China
Peiping-Hankow
Han River
Han
Indo-China
Thailand
Saigon
Youth Dies of Wound Inflicted by Playmate
Hamilton report of Bennie Barton, fourteen, who died from gunshot wounds after handing an unloaded shotgun to a playmate of the same age. A blood transfusion from the grieving companion failed to save him.
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Hamilton
Bennie Barton
Bennie
Former Labor Official Held on Bribery Charge
Robert A. Firestone, former labor union aide, awaits Knox County grand jury action on charges he offered $6,000 to a witness to flee a prison camp and not testify in a unionist's trial.
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Cleveland
Robert A. Firestone
Knox County
Grand Jury
Italy tightens food rations with restaurant cards
Rome announces new ration restrictions led by food dictator Giuseppe Tassinari, limiting spaghetti rice and noodles served in restaurants as authorities implement dining room ration cards.
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Rome
Giuseppe Tassinari
Matsuoka Attacks U.S. China Policy Over Defense Belief
Tokyo reported Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka told a House budget panel that Washington’s view of China as its first line of defense blocks closer ties with Japan. He called Secretary Hull’s Manchurian remarks distorted and unworthy of scrutiny.
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Tokyo
Yosuke Matsuoka
China
United States
Japan
Domei
House of Representatives
America
Eastern Pacific
Matsuoka
Cordell Hull
Fire at Norfolk Base Destroys Naval Records
A fire at the Norfolk naval operating base caused about 275000 dollars in damage to communications and administration offices and destroyed many official documents. Capt. H G McClure, commander of the naval training station, estimated the loss as investigators sought the source. The base, home to 10000 service men, was without telephone and radio for five hours.
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Norfolk
Navy
Norfolk Naval Operating Base
H. G. McClure
Naval Training Station
CIO Walkout Closes Standard Tool Company
Cleveland note Standard Tool Co makers of factory equipment for defense industries closed today after a CIO United Auto Workers strike over a contract deadlock. General manager H. C. McKean declined comment.
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Cleveland
Standard Tool Co
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
H. C. McKean
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm II Turns 82 in Exile at Doorn
The white bearded former German emperor Wilhelm II marked his 82nd birthday quietly in Doorn Netherlands. He has lived in exile since abdication over two decades ago and shows little sign of leaving his refuge as war swirls around him. He is fond of saying Old trees cannot be transplanted.
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Doorn
Netherlands
Wilhelm II
Germany
Snow and Ice Drain Ohio Roads and Air Travel
Snow and the Cripple Ohio ty oo transportation snarled the state with five inches in the north and more elsewhere. Rain and fog created treacherous highways while city crews spread salt all night. Air travel was cancelled as precipitation continued from Batavia and Chillicothe to Cleveland and Toledo.
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Ohio
Batavia
Chillicothe
Athens
Marietta
State Highway Patrol
Toledo
Cleveland
Senate OKs Naval Air Bill for 300 Million Defense Upgrade
The Senate unanimously approved a 300 million dollar bill to modernize the fleet’s air defense and sent it to the White House. Witnesses urged stronger air attack protection after lessons from the European war. Chairman Walsh noted later authorizations totaling 909 million for shipbuilding ordnance works and 400 small naval craft.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Chamber
Senate Naval Committee
Walsh
D-Mass
Naval Committee
Navy Shipbuilding and Ordnance Works
Delay in Religion Curriculum Start at Youngstown Highs
Two week delay pushes back optional religion classes in six public high schools. Outside instructors from Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths will teach once weekly. Students may attend or skip the courses.
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Youngstown
Skilled Labor Shortage Menaces Defense Work
Detroit reports a rising skilled labor shortage threatens the auto industry as it prepares to mass produce defense equipment while continuing normal car output. The test comes in October with the model car year and the start of major defense production phases, as GM Ford and Chrysler plan bomber parts and sub assemblies.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Forces clash as British move toward Tobruk and Derna
British troops press toward Derna Libya and Agordat Eritrea as Italian defenses falter. Cairo reports 25,000 Italian prisoners taken in Tobruk campaign and 700 more in Eritrea as RAF raids and air battles unfold.
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Britain
Derna
Libya
Mussolini
Yussuf
Italian Etrirea
Red Sea
Cairo
Agordat
London
Hanover
Germany
Hitler
High Command
Tobruk
Italian Eritrea
Biscla
Red Star
Athens
Albania
Ugo Cavallero
East Side fire damages Haselton Dollar Store building
A fire on the East Side caused $5,000 in damage to the Haselton Dollar Store building and affected two families. The blaze, blamed on a cigarette stub, occurred yesterday.
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Youngstown
Haselton Dollar Store
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