Offensive Boys Own: Heavy Casualties in Nine Day Russian Drive
A nine day Red Army offensive northeast of Lake Ladoga failed to flank the Mannerheim Line. About 15 600 Russians were lost, including 5 000 dead, with more than 40 000 involved. Fresh units and Marshal Budenny were reported in command as Finland faced supply worries and air raids. In London Jill Esmond obtained a divorce from Laurence Olivier with Vivien Leigh named as corespondent.
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Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Helsinki
Mannerheim
Karelian
Simion M. Budenny
Rovaniemi
Finland
Gulf of Finland
North Sea
British Isles
Paris
London
Jill Esmond
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Jap Blockade Heightens Suffering in Tientsin Concessions
In Tientsin China the American Chamber of Commerce weighed an appeal to the State Department over Japan's intensified blockade of the British and French concessions. The American consulate awaited complaints before protesting. Japanese engineers electrified barbed wire around the concessions to bar food entry, worsening a severe food shortage and rising prices.
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Tientsin
China
United States State Department
Japan
American Chamber of Commerce
Movie Stars Are Robbed in Illinois Jewel Heist
Lieutenant Kyran Phelan of the robbery detail said investigators are probing a $33,095 jewel theft reported by Constance Bennett and Anita Louise. Five masked men in a dark sedan forced Bennett’s limousine to the curb near the Loop and demanded jewelry with threats. Bennett lost a $28,000 diamond and ruby bracelet and a $95 stage diamond ring. Louise reported two rings and two bracelets worth about $5,000. Bennett had a prior $1,450 loss in Indianapolis January 2.
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Chicago
AUP
Kyran Phelan
Constance Bennett
Anita Louise
Miss Bennett
George Bayne
Louise
Bennett
Indianapolis
Ind
Hoover Praises Press For Finnish Relief Effort
New York based report notes American newspapers have raised 305525 dollars for the Finnish relief fund. Hoover, national chairman, salutes the press for leading humanitarian appeals and recounts that within 10 days of the appeal launch one hundred thousand dollars had been sent to aid Finnish women children and the elderly.
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Ish Lottas
Women’s Auxiliary Corps
Finland
Helsinki
London
New York
U.P
Herbert Hoover
America
British air defenses repel German bombing raid
British fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft units repelled a raiding German squadron off the northeast coast after a series of air alarms spread from coastal towns inland.
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Tlondon
U.P
Father Shoots Two Children Then Self in Connecticut Home
Alden G. Schlosser, 36, killed his two children Jeanette 3 and Alice 5 months, set fire to the Lake Beseck house, and died by suicide after binding his wife, Mrs Schlosser 34. She escaped unharmed.
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Middlefield
Conn
U.P
Alden G. Schlosser
Schlosser
Jeanette
Alice
Master Minds Are His Foes Says Coughlin
In a Detroit sermon the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin claimed “master minds” pushed a probe into his activities. He said he would welcome an inquiry while criticizing those who would hire others to act, tying the move to political prestige and economic power.
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Detroit
U.P
Charles E. Coughlin
Ohio Farmers Gather For Annual Meeting
Ohio State University hosts the opening of the 28th annual Farmers' Week as more than 12,000 farm families are expected to attend programs and a five day symposium on farm problems. A farmer becomes the centerpiece for a laboratory study during the event.
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Columbus
A.P
Ohio State University
Cafe Manager Killed In Cleveland Holdup
George W. Blasie a 66 year old cafe manager known for not resisting holdups was beaten to death during a robbery in Cleveland. He was found dead behind the bar with his head crushed. The robber stole $62 mostly in nickels and dimes.
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Cleveland
U.P
George W. Blasie
Labor leaders clash over New Deal in Columbus speech
Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson and John L. Lewis assail New Deal failures and back a labor driven plan for a national economic conference. Johnson praises Lewis and the CIO, critiques the AFL, and questions party services while faulting the NLRB as biased.
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Columbus
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
John L. Lewis
U.S
Johnson
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Organized Labor
John Lewis
Miners’ Union
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Former State Senator Eberle Dies at Nelsonville Home
Postmaster Louis J. Eberle aged 60 was found dead in bed at his Nelsonville home on E Washington St after returning from Magnetic Springs treatments. He served as state senator for the Ninth-Fourteenth District in 1931-32 and later as Nelsonville mayor. He leaves two daughters Ruth and Virginia Lou, two grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Nelsonville
Louis J. Eberle
E. Washington St
Magnetic Springs
Eberle
Roosevelt
Senate
Ohio Senate
Springfield
Ohio
W. J. Stuart
Fountain Pharmacy
C. E. Welch
Lou Anne Fox
Dewey Enters Illinois Presidential Primary
New York based report notes Thomas E. Dewey begins his key test for the Republican nomination by entering the Illinois presidential primary on April 9. Illinois holds 58 delegates, making it a pivotal state alongside New York with 92 delegates and Pennsylvania with 72 in the race to the national convention.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Illnois
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Pope Receives Report of Nazi Reign of Terror in Poland
Vatican release of a Polish authorized report to Pope Pius XII alleges brutal Gestapo oppression in occupied Poland. It cites torture and executions of priests, deportations to the general government, forced labor, and Nazi training for youths, with transports in cattle cars and widespread famine.
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Pope
Vatican City
Poland
Germany
Pius XII
August Cardinal Hlond
Dioc
Allah
Hitler
Bricker Makes Capital Debut in Washington
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio arrives in Washington to mingle with Taft supporters and meet political writers as he opens his campaign in the capital. He addresses the Ohio Society and sparks talk of substantial backing from eastern money sources amid Ohio relief concerns.
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Washington
U.P
John W. Bricker
Ohio
G.O.P
Robert A. Taft
Bricker
Taft
Ohio Society
Roosevelt
Wounded High School Boy Crawls to Home
Everett Schwartz an 18 year old Pt Pleasant High School junior crawled nearly a mile to his parents home after a shotgun shot hit his left foot while crow hunting. He was taken to Holzer Hospital where doctors found the lechalone entered his instep and emerged at the ankle, with badly mangled bones.
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Gallipolis
Everett Schwartz
Homer Schwartz
Pt. Pleasant High School
Holzer Hospital
Lechalone
Cemetery Fraud Jury Remains Deadlocked in Cincinnati
A ten man jury in federal court resumed deliberations on fraud charges over Arlington Cemetery lot sales after a five hour session Sunday and a total 21 hours of jury deliberation. They were recessed at the request of the jurors.
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Cincinnati
Arlington Cemetery
Mac Swinford
Money Returned to Woman for Lost Purse
In Cincinnati Miss Adele Slade recovered $10 15 years after her purse was left on a street car. A man who found the purse kept the money but sent the note with the ten dollars apologizing and returning the cash.
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Cincinnati
Adele Slade
Hicksville Church Swept by Sunday Fire
A Sunday blaze at the Hicksville Methodist Church caused about 30000 dollars in damage. The building was insured for 20000 dollars. Investigators suspect an overheated furnace started the fire.
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Hicksville
Defiance
Forbid Tipping in Ciney Union Depot
Cincinnati Union Terminal Company ends tipping for red caps and imposes a 10 cent luggage fee starting Thursday. Terminal manager Elloga said the plan removes doubt about red cap compensation and ensures continued adequate service for travelers.
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Cincinnati Union Terminal Company
Isss
Elloga
Union backs Roosevelt for third term
The national executive council of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers representing 70,000 members urged President Roosevelt to run for re election. The board said social and economic gains under the New Deal were threatened by reactionary forces and called for broader action on social legislation.
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CIO
AFL
Johnson
John Lewis
Louis
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Jackson
National Labor Relations Board
Philadelphia
U.P
National Executive Council
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Afhw Council
Executive Board
Mr. Roosevelt
Barred Doors Fail To Halt Pastor In Vinco Church
In Vinco Brethren Church Pennsylvania Reverend Ord Gehman held services inside as barred doors and trustees demanded resignation. Some worshippers entered despite the barred access, with reports of boys climbing through cellar windows to unlock doors.
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Johnston
Ord Gehman
Vinco
Ord
Murphey, 73, Found Dead From Gas Heater Fumes
Joseph Murph ey age 73 was found dead today in his sleeping quarters from fumes emitted by a gas heater.
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Urbana
U.P
Joseph Murphey
Effect of the Jam on Eureka Dam Debated
Government officials and U S engineers discuss potential outcomes if Jam forms in the ice at Eureka Dam near Marietta. Rivermen warn of huge pressure if ice must pass under rollers. Dam officials predict no damage though some doubt their assessment. Newsreel teams plan to film any action against the dam if conditions worsen.
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Gallipolis
U. S
Eureka
Marietta
Press Association
Hull to Outline Far Eastern Policy Before Senate Committee
Secretary of State Cordell Hull will outline the administration policy on the Far East to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The hearing precedes debate on a proposed embargo against Japan, with Chairman Key Pittman announcing the session after returning from Idaho. The meeting follows the expiring 1911 trade treaty between the United States and Japan.
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Washington
U.P
Cordell] Hull
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Key Pittman
Idaho
United States
Japanese Train Wreck Fatalities Total 186
Tokyo dispatch from Domei reports 186 killed and 69 injured in a gasoline engine drawn three car train wreck near Osaka. Most victims were workers heading to industrial plants, including some women.
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Tokyo
U.P
Domei
Osaka
Farmer Kills Man Threatening Son in Paulding County
Oscar Ball, 48, a farmer northeast of Oakwood in Paulding County, says he shot Steve Strakey, 33, of Ney, Ohio, from a second floor window with a .22 pistol after Strakey allegedly forced Ball’s 19 year old son Richard into a car and pointed a pistol at him. Strakey died from a forehead wound. Ball notified authorities and said Strakey had previously tried to extort money.
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Paulding
U.P
Oscar Ball
Paulding County
Steve Strakey
Ney, O
Ball
Oakwood
John K. Bridenbaugh
Defiance County
Strakey
Richard
Roy Bates
Frank Wallar
Ball Farm
Mrs. Ball
Two Killed in Plane Crash near Cleveland Home
Funeral services set for Tuesday and Wednesday for Joseph Kapel a 27 year old pilot and Charles Caghagen 36 a passenger. The rented cabin monoplane crashed Saturday afternoon over Euclid Cleveland suburb after Kapel dived low over his home the craft appeared to stall and struck a field.
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Cleveland
U.P
Joseph Kapel
Charles Caghagen
Euclid
Kapel
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