State Patrol Expansion Favored Over Ohio Guard Plan
The Ohio administration backs enlarging the State Highway Patrol from 200 to 400, with a shift in authority over patrol powers. Governor Bricker proposed a new state guard or expanded patrols to cover emergencies while the National Guard trains. The Hayden-Hannah bill, telegraphed as aligned with Bricker’s recommendations, would lower entry ages and is to be sent to the House Highways Committee. Labor opposes broader patrol powers due to strike concerns, while reform proposals surface on unemployment insurance and ballot methods.
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Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Ohio State Guard
House of Representatives
Bricker
John Hayden
Clermont
H. H. Hannah
Brown
John W. Bricker
General Assembly
National Guard
Camp Shelby
Miss
Hayden-Hannah
E Patrol
Denver A. Ford
R-Fulton
John P. Stephenson
Columbiana
Massachusetts
Stephenson
Morgan
Wayne L. Hays
Belmont
House Taxation Committee
General Revenue Fund
House Highways Committee
State Highway Department
Columbus Linemen Strike for Pay Hike
Columbus reports 14 city light plant linemen walked out halting maintenance as a three month wage push ends unsuccessfully. Union rep O M Wilmar of Local 54 AFL says city workers earn 81 cents hourly versus private utilities paying 1.10 to 1.62 dollars.
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Columbus
Municipal Light
O. M. Wilmar
National Brotherhood Electrical Workers
AFL
Acity
Admiral Leahy Back British Victory Forecast
In Vichy France Admiral William D. Leahy US ambassador said it is his personal opinion the British government can and will prosecute the present war to a successful conclusion. The remark was issued today amid ongoing Allied efforts and Allied victory expectations.
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Vichy
France
William D. Leahy
United
Gayda Accuses U S of Azores Conquest Plan
Fascist editor Virginia Gayda challenged U S policy, claiming Washington covets the Azores as part of a vast militaristic imperial offensive. The citation framed the stance as part of ongoing wartime propaganda.
London Bombardment and Empress of Australia Safe in Port
Nazi bombers renewed raids on London as high explosives and fire bombs struck, killing one woman and causing damage in several districts. The liner Empress of Australia was torpedoed but later reported safe in port off West Africa.
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London
Associated Press
Kanese
WMS
West Africa
Australia
Britain
Willkie Tours London After Bomb Damage Visit
Wendell L. Willkie faced his first London air raid warning while touring damage at St. Pauls Cathedral. He later met the Bank of England governor and moved on to Buckingham Palace as invitations for his visit piled up. He called the bomb damage outrageous and showed curiosity about German intent.
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London
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Willkie
Bank of England
Beadle
Montagu Norman
England
St. Paul's
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Predicts Best Air Force for United States
New Orleans reports Brigadier General J. C. Brandt, Randolph Field commander, predicts the U S will soon have the best air force in the world. He says pilot training continues despite a shortage of first class planes. new aircraft are rolling off lines and the deficit should be filled within months.
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New Orleans
J. C. Brandt
America
West Point
United States
Randolph Field
Texas
Cleveland Moves to Shield Defense Plants From Sabotage
Cleveland proposes a city council measure to protect defense plant sites by closing nearby streets and alleys and allowing fences and watchmen to guard facilities producing materials for the national defense program.
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Cleveland
Boy Hero Anastasios Charalambopoulos Wins Lance Corporal Rank
Anastasios Charalambopoulos aged 13 known as Hero followed his father to the front in Koritza and helped capture spies. Greeks promoted him to lance corporal and provided a uniform for his brave service.
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Anastasios Charalambopoulos
Anastasios
Koritza
Delay Rapped By Navy Head
Rear Admiral John W. Greenslade told a Women’s Patriotic Conference on National Defense that the United States has wasted time in building defenses and is not fully using available resources. He warned there will be no second prize in battle, you win or you lose.
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Washington
Radmiral
John W. Greenslade
United States
Greenslade
Women’s Patriotic Conference On National Defense
Army Steamer Kvichak Aground Near Prince Rupert
The U S Army steamer Kvichak ran aground on Sisters Rocks near Prince Rupert after heavy seas. The crew abandoned ship briefly, then reports said the vessel faced no immediate danger of sinking unless conditions worsen. Kvichak had been ferrying supplies to Alaska defense projects after departing Seattle Saturday night.
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Victoria
B. C
Sisters Rocks
Prince Rupert
Alaska
Seattle
New Agriculture Aid Demonstrated for Farmers
In Columbus Farmers Week, 25 year old inventor Robert Q. Parks unveiled a simple crop moisture meter. The device guides farming operations by signaling when to harvest wheat and corn, when to shock hay, and when seed corn is dry enough to prevent mold and cold damage.
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Columbus —4
Robert Q. Parks
Britain’s New Night Fighter Planes Tested
London reports a boost in British night fighters amid renewed German aerial activity. Officials anticipate a spring resumption of Luftwaffe raids and describe the aircraft as a counter to nighttime terror, aiming to protect communications and troop movements.
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London
Britain
322 Pound Recruit Enlists in the Army
Owen B. Slim Warassman, 6 ft 1 1 4 in and 322 1 4 pounds, is sworn into service. A medical examiner called him as hard a man as the army will find anywhere, crediting eleven years of athletics including football for his fitness.
Western Ohio Snow Triggers Caution on Roads
A light snow fell this morning in the vicinity of Wapakoneta Bellefontaine Urbana Springfield Delaware Columbus and London. The State Highway Department reported roads in that area slippery in spots and urged motorists to use caution. A light freezing rain was reported at Marietta.
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Columbus
Wapakoneta
Bellefontaine
Urbana
Springfield
Delaware
London
State Highway Department
Marietta
Use of Home Market Urged
Washington dispatch quotes Milo Perkins administrator of the surplus marketing administration urging farmers to focus on untapped U S outlets to offset lost foreign markets. He says the unsatisfied wants of millions offer a chance to expand domestic distribution as industrial employment resumes boosting farm product consumption.
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Washington
United States
Milo Perkins
Surplus Marketing Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Postpone Beginning Of New Training Period
The 37th Division's second 13 week training period will not begin until April 1. Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler announced the Ohio troops commander. Originally scheduled to start Feb. 15, training was postponed to permit 10 000 new recruits to get acquainted with troop routine. The second training period will stress coordination in troop movement.
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Camp Shelby
Robert S. Beightler
Ohio
Former state workers lose mandamus suits in Columbus
Thirty one former state employees failed to appear at hearings on their mandamus actions seeking restoration of their jobs, leading Common Pleas Judge Cecil J. Randall to dismiss the suits.
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Columbus
Common Pleas
Cecil J. Randall
War Aims in Britain and the Battle of Britain Outlook
The piece discusses Senate proposals to push belligerents to state war aims and Britain's Halifax hints at defining aims. It notes the looming Battle of Britain may decide peace terms and outlines two possible outcomes if Hitler attacks: either victory for Germany ending the war for now, or a great German defeat prolonging the conflict for years.
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Britain
Senate
America
Washington
Lord Halifax
Hitler
England
Churchill
Canada
Blame Blame for Beckley Mine Blast Reveals Ignition Source
The Bureau of Mines blamed a lit match for the Raleigh Coal and Coke Co. explosion near Beckley West Virginia that killed nine workers on December 17. Burned matches were found and investigators said someone likely lit the gas. The mine was non gas but explosive gas mixtures and coal dust ignition contributed to the blast.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Raleigh Coal and Coke Co
Beckley
W. Va
Family Escapes Blaze With Bed Mattress Tactics
In Delphi Indiana the Charles Robertson family escaped a farmhouse fire by tearing apart a bed and using the mattress as a launch to jump to the ground unhurt. The home burned to the ground with their two small children upstairs asleep.
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Delphi
Ind
Charles Robertsons
Aviation industry doubles 1939 production in 1940
The nation's aircraft industry reported $544,440,000 in aircraft, engines and propellers produced last year, more than doubling 1939. Col. John H. Jouett, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, said adding accessories would bring total output to about $625,000,000.
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Washington
John H. Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, Inc
Ohio youths win army flying cadet scholarships
Fort Hayes in Columbus announced 122 Ohio youths were awarded army flying cadet scholarships for the February class. The selects, the largest from the area since the program expanded last June 1, will begin nine months of flight training on February 13 at the Fifth Corps Area headquarters.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
Soviet Moves to Buy U S Goods Amid War Trade
London reported Hugh Dalton said in the House of Commons that Soviet Russia is buying cotton copper machinery and wheat in the United States to replace large consignments sent from Russia to Germany as part of wartime trade adjustments.
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London
Hugh Dalton
House of Commons
Soviet Russia
United States
Russia
Germany
Limitation of Powers Has His Approval
President Roosevelt told a bipartisan White House conference that the Aid to Britain bill could grant wide powers but he would use them only as his advisers deem necessary. He welcomed amendments to limit lease lend, require periodic reports, and bar deliveries without military clearance. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau testified Britain’s war debt and assets, noting France’s collapse drained resources and outlining the dollar and gold assets involved.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Britain
Capitol Hill
Congress
England
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
France
Connally
Tex
Third Addition Is Planned by Tool Company
Monarch Machine Tool Co announces a $650000 expansion to add 400 lathe workers, a 25000 square foot sawtooth plant, land costs of 150000 and 500000 for equipment. The plant will operate 22 hours daily over six days with 1000 existing employees. Major output last year rose 242 percent and goes to U S and British defense programs.
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Sidney
Monarch Machine Tool Co
Wendell E. Whipp
Whipp
Monarch
United States
Farmers Week Highlights New Agriculture Legislation
Ohio State University hosts the 29th annual Farmers Week with about 2000 farmers attending. Perry Green of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation presides as John D. Black of Harvard University speaks on The American Farmer and the World Today.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Perry Green
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
John D. Black
Harvard University
Farm Bureau Day
Graft Probe Delays Indiana Army Ground Land Purchase
The government suspended land acquisition for a $10 million army ordnance proving ground in Jefferson Ripley and Jennings counties Indiana. The pause follows an investigation into commissions and fees charged by real estate agents and abstractors. About 500 farm families would be moved and two towns Bryantsville and Bellview would be razed.
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Madison
Ind
Indiana
Jefferson
Ripley
Jennings
Bryantsville
Belljeview
Kate Reasoner Dies At Home of Daughter
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Reasoner, age 8, will be held at the New Plymouth Church Wednesday at 2 30 PM with burial in New Plymouth Cemetery. She died Monday at the home of her daughter Mrs Ralph Williams. Survived by Mrs Williams and another daughter Miss Effie Clark of Columbus, one son Frank Clark of Nevada City California, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Carbondale
Kate Reasoner
Ralph Williams
New Plymouth Church
New Plymouth
Italian general surrenders to British under Eritrea drive
In Eritrea Italian forces retreat as a British cavalry officer accepts the surrender of a senior Italian general. British troops advance with fixed bayonets down a hillside toward Keru and beyond toward Agordat as operations push Italian units back.
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Cairo
Egypt
Keru
Agordat
Italian Eritrea
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