Economic Ills Menace Japan
Washington reports warn that war reverberations and disrupted trade threaten Japan’s economy. Officials say mounting distress could delay Tokyo’s “new order” plans and force drastic steps to fix the crisis. They cite actions in French Indo China, pressure on the Dutch East Indies, and moves toward a Japan dominated East Asia economic sphere.
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Washington
Japan
Far East
Netherlands East Indies
East Asia
British Press Brands Hitler Threat Pure Fantasy
London editors label Hitler speech as pure fantasy and say it cannot scare Americans as headlines center on his warning to the United States.
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Hitler
London
Adolf Hitler
United States
Fuehrer
Herr Hitler
America
England
Germany
Turner Proposes Private Pilot Armada for Home Defense
Indianapolis Col Roscoe Turner, America's top speed flier, proposed forming an armada of 200000 converted flivver planes manned by private pilots for home defense.
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Indianapolis
Roscoe Turner
Parents Keep Pledge War Baby Joins Army
Lawrence W Lancashire son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Lancashire will join a Toledo contingent for army service on February 11 fulfilling a pledge made at his birth in 1918 The birth announcement noted Lawrence born April 20 1918 during World War I and his father was active in Liberty Loan drives.
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Toledo
Lawrence W. Lancashire
Herbert Lancashire
Lawrence
Liberty Loan
Lancashire
Herbert Winterton Lancashire
United States of America
Lawrence Henry
Renew Fight For Lower State Taxes
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce renewed its three year effort to reduce state taxes amid rising business activity. It objects to extending the liquid fuel tax and the 0.65 percent public utilities tax beyond their scheduled end, urges adherence to delinquent real estate tax publication, and proposes budgetary controls and reforms across local government and state funds.
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Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ohio
Police and Firemen
Firemen
Sanitary Police
County Board of Education
State budget seeks extra for personal service
Columbus reports state departments request 28.6 million more for personal service over two years than two years ago but will likely receive about 15 million. Other non highway agencies ask 291.5 million, versus 262.95 million allotted two years ago. Old age pensions gain 13.045 million and the school foundation program 2.126 million, with smaller subsidies making up the rest.
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Columbus
H. D. Defenbacher
Highway, Conservation
Liquor Control
Rotary
School Foundation
Big Order Withheld From Ford Company
The War Department withheld a multi million dollar truck order from Ford Motor Co for defying labor clauses in army contracts. Fargo Motor Corp won the contract for 11 781 half ton trucks at 10 298 128 dollars. Ford attorney Capizzi said Ford bid 250 000 dollars lower but objected to labor requirements.
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Washington
War Department
Ford Motor Co
Fargo Motor Corporation
Detroit
Ford
Department
Fargo
I. A. Capizzi
Ford Motor Company
Sweeney Seeks Bill To Aid Rural Delivery Carriers
Rep. Martin L. Sweeney a Cleveland Democrat pushes measures to fix a 40 hour week for rural delivery employees, equalize pay with city carriers, and pay six cents a mile for equipment use. He also seeks government provision of new rural delivery equipment.
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Washington
Martin L. Sweeney
Cleveland Democrat
Post Office Department
Accident Toll Reaches 96 500 in U S Last Year
The National Safety Council reported 96 500 people killed in accidents in the United States last year with another 9 100 000 injured. It estimated the economic loss at 3 000 000 000 dollars including medical costs property damage lost wages and insurance overhead.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Annual Wage Urged for Seasonal Farm Worker
Ohio symposium at Ohio State University debates an annual wage for seasonal farm workers proposed by Ted F. Silvey of the Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations. Supporters say it would stabilize workers and markets. critics note gaps between prices farmers sell and buy. Louis Bromfield urges land security as city workers increasingly move to farms.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Today
Ted F. Silvey
Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations
Silvey
Ralph P. Ward
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
H. M. Leinaker
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Harold C. Medley
Louis Bromfield
Mansfield
Daylight Raids Across London and Dover Reported
German daylight raids targeted England as balloons and sky defenses were attacked around London and Dover. British air alarms sounded while Berlin claimed several balloons shot down and described audacious attacks in southeast England. Mussolini announced Derna’s fall as Wavell’s forces advance toward Apollonia.
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England
London
Empire Capital
Hitler
High Command
Dover
Mussolini
Derna
Archibald P. Wavell
Polio Fund Expected To Reach New High
J. E. Trautman Ohio state director of the campaign to raise money to fight infantile paralysis says Ohioans may contribute as much as 100000 this year. Last year the state raised 87900 with over 200 fund raising events planned across Ohio in the coming weeks.
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Columbus
J. E. Trautman
Glass From Headlight Leads to Conviction
Frank Evans, 69, found guilty of second degree manslaughter after jurors linked glass fragments from a broken headlight to his car. The shards were recovered near the scene where John J. Foot, 53, was fatally injured on September 26.
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Toledo
Frank Evans
John J. Foot
Evans
Independent Merchant Sales Rise Across Ohio in 1940
Retail sales of Ohio independent merchants excluding department stores rose 13 percent in 1940, according to a U S Census Bureau and Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research report. Department store sales increased eight percent over 1939.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Census Bureau
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Willkie Watches British Anti Aircraft in Action
Wendell L. Willkie observed British anti aircraft guns in action at Dover during a whirlwind inspection of Hell s Corner. The Dornier flying pencil was engaged as part of the defense demonstrations.
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Willkie
Dover
England
Hell’s Corner
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt Birthday Celebrations Spread Nationwide
Tens of thousands across the nation marked Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 59th birthday with parties balls and fundraisers for the infantile paralysis campaign. FDR spoke from the White House expressing gratitude while public crowds filled the capital including 13 000 at the Mayflower Hotel.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Strike Settled at Wright Field Amid Wider Defense Disputes
A 400 to 500 AFL building trades group at Wright Field Dayton returned to work after the War Department halted an electrical project where CIO members worked. CIO claimed a closed shop with Penner Construction Co. Meanwhile other plants faced slowdowns with strikes affecting Allis Chalmers Wisconsin orders 40 million dollars, International Harvester Chicago tractor works, and Mobile Alabama shipyard repairs forcing idle work and ongoing negotiations.
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Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
AFL Building Trades
War Department
CIO
AFL
Penner Construction Co
New York
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Wisconsin
Cio-United Automobile Workers Union
International Harvester Co
Chicago
Mobile
Ala
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
CSO
Navy
Nazi U Boats Sighted Near Leased Base Off Newfoundland
A British freighter radioed a sighting of a suspicious submarine about 60 miles east of St John s Newfoundland near the leased U S base. The 4 868 ton Sheaf Crown reported the contact but offered no further details. Submarine activity had been reported in the Caribbean and off South America. this marks a northern hint near the Great Banks outside the neutrality belt.
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New York
St. ‘S
Newton
United States
Britain
St. John's
Canada
Caribbean
South America
Great Banks
Bund Officials Are Sentenced In New Jersey Case
Wilhelm Kunze national Bund leader and eight associates were sentenced to pay and serve one year to 14 months in state prison for violating New Jersey race hatred law. Two fined 2000 dollars each others fined 1000 dollars. Indicted for making or permitting anti Semitic speeches at Camp Nordland.
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Newton
N. J
Wilhelm Kunze
Bund
New Jersey
Nordland
Welles Questions Peace Prospects Amid German Record
Sumner Welles, U S under secretary of state, cited the German government's eight year record and questioned if any peace under current conditions would be worth the paper it is written on. He spoke in New York last night warning that peace terms might ignore German aggression and future risks.
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New York
Sumner Welles
Logan Woman Injured In Fall On Icy Street
Logan Mrs. J. W. Gabriel fractured her right hip after slipping on ice while walking to a child’s home. She is mother of Mrs. Esther Murphy of Athens and was taken to Cherrington Hospital.
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Ohio
Florence Allen
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Justice McReynolds
Allien
Ohio Supreme Court
Logan
Young Girl Drowns In Skating Accident
URBANA The sheriff identifies Dorothy June Frank 16 as the victim whose body was found at Kiser Lake after a skating party. He says she likely skated into an open water area and drowned.
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Urbana
Jay McKeever
Dorothy June Frank
Kiser Lake
Steady Decline Reported in Ohio Flu Epidemic
Ohio health department reports a continued steady decline in influenza cases with 163 new infections, the lowest daily toll in weeks, as officials monitor the outbreak in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Health Department
Valent seeks new trial over confessions in bank hold up
Rudolph Valent serving 10 to 25 years for robbery at Mansfield Reformatory acts on a motion for new trial. Attorneys cite a youth confession by Steve Caprio admitting three holdups including the Western Union office crime. Sergt Carl Hossbach confirms Caprio’s admission six minutes after the East Side hold up.
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Cleveland
Rudolph Valent
Mansfield Reformatory
Carl Hossbach
Steve Caprio
East Side
Western Union Telegraph Co
Valent
Fremont District Sugar Beets Reach Record Harvest in 1940
A seven county Fremont district harvested a record 114 302 tons of sugar beets in 1940. A C Frost factory area manager sold to 1500 growers here yesterday.
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Fremont
A. C. Frost
Split in GOP Ranks Likely Over Willkie
Washington reports that Representative Joseph W. Martin’s decision to resign as Republican National Committee chairman signals a power struggle over Wendell Willkie’s leadership. Willkie seeks a chairman aligned with his Britain aid stance, while opponents push for their own pick. Senator Taft backs David Ingalls as a potential successor.
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Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Wendell Willkie
GOP
Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Martin
Willkie
Taft
Ohio
David Ingalls
Township Trustees Debate Poor Relief and Defense Policy
Ohio township trustees in Columbus discussed defense, gasoline tax diversion and poor relief administration. Officials opposed centralization of local functions like poor relief but favored national defense decisions by the federal government.
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Columbus
British Press Assess Hitler Message As Mixed Signals
The British press views Hitler’s threat to the United States as unlikely to deter aid to the Allies. Churchill warns against underestimating the Nazi menace while American defense arming rises. Hitler hints at spring U boat warfare, signaling a shift from air power to submarine strategy amid British shipping losses.
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Churchill
Hitler
America
Washington
London
Raeder
England
Crisis Seen By Knox in 60-90 Days
The administration sent the British aid bill to the House floor for a three day debate starting Monday as Secretary Knox warned of a very grave crisis within 60 or 90 days. He testified that Germans scan long range weather forecasts for invasion conditions and criticized Lindbergh’s peace stance. Senate and House committees push the bill with strong support as Willkie and other rebuttals are planned for next week.
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Washington
House
Knox
England
House Rules Committee
Bloom
N. Y
Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Capitol
Foreign Relations Committee
Navy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
Germany
Britain
Secretary of the Navy
Gillette
Raeder
Lindbergh
Rules Committee
Senate
Wendell L. Willkie
London
FDR Kin Cornelia Roosevelt Dies in Paris at 93
Mrs Cornelius Roosevelt Paris born widow of Theodore Roosevelt kin died last night at 93 in her Paris apartment. She was a cousin by marriage of the late President and had long resided in Europe.
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FDR
Vichy
France
Cornelius Roosevelt
Paris
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