Five Billions To Be Added For Defense
The United States plans a new five billion defense program to speed toward a 50 000 plane air force and mass produce tanks artillery and other gear The White House announced approval from President Roosevelt and the defense advisers The plan mirrors the current year's budget and will be sent to Congress next week with about half funded outright and the rest authorized later It may include compulsory national service for youth Burke Wadsworth Military Training Bill is already before Congress Pershing and Harvard President Conant endorse compulsory military training The Senate Naval Committee backs a two ocean navy bill adding 15 000 planes and 200 ships with a six year 4 billion construction program and a broad auxiliary fleet Also provisions for 15 000 planes and related vessels were noted The committee approved Col Frank Knox as secretary of the navy and Congress will consider Knox and Henry L Stimson for war secretary
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United States
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James B. Conant
Harvard
Senate Military Committee
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
Naval Committee
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Frank Knox
Chicago
Senate
Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Military Committee
Stimson
James Thomas Dies at Logan
Funeral services for James Thomas 75 who died at his Logan home at 2 30 am today will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the residence with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery He was Logan s first chief of police later vil lage marshal and two terms as sheriff of Hocking County He worked many years in mines near Murray City Survived by two sons Harry Logan and James Columbus two daughters Mrs Carl Groves Columbus and Mrs Dale Harrison Logan one brother Matthew Thomas Murray City and one sister Mrs George Rasp Jacksonville
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James Thomas
Oak Grove
Thomas
Hocking County
Murray City
Harry
James
Columbus
Carl Groves
Dale Harrison
Matthew Thomas
George Rasp
Jacksonville
Air Mail Pick Up Plan Is Authorized by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing the Civil Aeronautics Authority to issue licenses for air mail pickup service ending the last barrier to non stop air mail operations. A CAA examiner had recommended denying a license to seven states as the plan was deemed experimental. A second item notes Dr Louis J Karnosh, 48, Cleveland psychiatrist, recovering from a neck wound as an Akron man is charged with the shooting.
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Roosevelt
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Cleveland
Louis J. Karnosh
Akron
Roosevelt Hull Ticket Foreseen By Democrats
High Democratic circles expect a Roosevelt running mate as Hull with a third term bid. Roosevelt has not spoken publicly, but sources say he aims to run with Hull for foreign policy strength. Some suggest a temporary emergency term if elected, while Garner and others may still seek nominating boosts. Byrnes criticizes the Republican platform as appeasement and unpreparedness.
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America
Preparedness Emphasized in Ohio Fourth of July Celebration
Ohio marks Independence Day with patriotic speeches and military displays across the state. Cleveland hosts the Festival of Freedom at the lakefront stadium expected to draw 80,000 people. Gov Bricker to speak to 2,700 citizenship candidates at Geauga Lake Park and two Columbus picnics. About 50,000 expected at Buckeye Republican Club fireworks in the capital.
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America
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John W. Bricker
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Buckeye Republican Club
Capital
Dog seeks hospital retreat from Fourth of July firecrackers
In Columbus five year old Skippy the small house dog again visited a pet hospital a mile from home to escape popping firecrackers rockets and similar noises. The dog previously was taken there each July for peace and quiet during the holiday festivities.
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Columbus
Skippy
Refugee Children to Find Homes in Oberlin and Nearby
Twenty war refugee children from England already have homes in Oberlin and Wellington. Officials of the Association of University Women predict homes will be found for 100 children arriving in Canada by mid July.
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England
Wellington
Association of University Women
Canada
Neutrality Act Blocks Earle from RAF Service
George H. Earle IV son of the U S minister to Bulgaria is kept from joining the Royal Air Force by the Neutrality Act and will attempt to reach home to enlist in the U S Air Force his father reported.
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George H. Earle
United States
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U. S. Air Force
Bandit robs cafe on Cleveland's East Side
A masked gunman forced 20 patrons into a back room at an East Side cafe early today and robbed proprietor Morris Frank of $30. Police investigate the cafe robbery and review surveillance and witness statements.
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East Side
Morris Frank
Urges Use of Cans In Defense Program
Rep Robert Secrest of Caldwell Ohio calls for a national director to conserve tin rubber and other materials. He says billions of tin cans are discarded and should be washed flattened and sent to smelters to aid the defense program.
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Washington
Robert Secrest
Caldwell
United States
Major U S Air Base Is Built at Tacoma
Uncle Sam dedicates McChord Field in Tacoma Washington a new 2000 acre air base costing 18 million dollars. The project includes more than 400 buildings four large hangars a 1200 man barracks and a 20 bed hospital with additional structures planned.
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Wash
Uncle Sam
Pacific Northwest
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Nine year old Henry Kirkpatrick drowns in creek
A nine year old boy named Henry Kirkpatrick drowned in a creek near Mansfield yesterday. Police and rescuers responded to the scene and life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.
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Mansfield
Henry Kirkpatrick
Cleveland Population Decline Hits Twenty Thousand
A 1940 census recap shows Cleveland losing more than 20 000 residents over the decade yet still Ohio’s largest city and the nation’s sixth. Cincinnati remains second, while Columbus surpasses Toledo for third place.
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Toledo
Alcoa Strike Talks Resume After Labor Lull
Negotiations between Aluminum Company of America officials and the CIO Aluminum Workers Union paused with a Friday resumption planned. A 10 cent per hour raise for about 15 000 workers is the wage demand, with plants at New Kensington Edgewater Baden and Detroit among those backing the union.
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National Defense
Aluminum Company of America
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Aluminum Workers Union
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Federal Conciliation Service
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Edgewater
N. J
Alcoa
Tenn
Baden
N. C
Detroit
Arandora Star Sunk Killing 1000 War Prisoners
The 15 000 ton British liner Arandora Star, used as a prison ship, was torpedoed off the Irish coast at dawn July 2. Over 1 000 people perished or were drowned, mainly German and Italian war prisoners en route to Canada. Survivors describe a chaotic sinking, with panicked internees and a steam cloud rising as lifeboats were dragged under.
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Canada
Martin Verinder
Scotland
Verinder
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Arandora Star
E. W. Moulton
Harriett Middleswart Dies at Niece’s Home
Miss Harriett Middleswart aged 91 died Wednesday night at her niece Mrs. Van McDade’s Portland home after a period of ill health and a recent stroke. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 pm at the McDade residence with burial in Middleswart Cemetery nearby.
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Harriett Middleswart
van McDade
Portland
McDade
Middleswart
Veteran Fire Chief Elmer McMillen Dies at 74
East Liverpool reports the death of Elmer E. McMillen veteran fire chief who retired four years ago after 36 years with the department He died yesterday at age 74 reflecting on a long career in public safety and service to the city
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East Liverpool
Elmer E. McMillen
July 4th Remembrance From Father of Our Country
Washington recalled July 4 as a memory filled with mixed moments. He surrendered Fort Necessity in 1754 and began the Boston siege in 1775, while July 4 also marks many historical firsts and notable events linked to nations, leaders, and innovations across years.
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George Washington
Fort Necessity
Boston
Barbone
Marine Strike On West Coast Is Called Off
The west coast Marine strike was cancelled minutes before the deadline to deploy 175 flagship-blockade crews. The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union ratified a memorandum peace formula with a 10 percent wage increase, based on Harry Bridges plan and urged by Frances Perkins.
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CIO Marine
Harry Bridges
Frances Perkins
Bridges
California
CIO
Sidney Hillman
National Defense Committee
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
Romania Orders British Oilmen Out Quickly
In Bucharest British oilmen were given 24 hours to leave Romania amid fears of nationalization of oil fields. Reportedly the so called minute men, ready to sabotage wells in invasion scenarios, include Ted Masterson of the English Phoenix Company who was barred from his refinery.
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Rumania
Germany
Russia
Ted Masterson
Phoenix Company
Three Indicted in Tax Stamp Fraud in Columbus
Three Columbus men Clarence L. Waterman Walter Bowers and Russell Brown were indicted for attempting to defraud the state by redeeming second time sales tax stamps at three percent of face value. Waterman was a suspended state auditor's examiner Bowers a former probate court file clerk Brown’s role was named but not detailed.
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Columbus
Clarence L. Waterman
Walter Bowers
Russell Brown
Anti Nazi Demonstrators Clash in Buenos Aires Arrests
Twenty five people were arrested last night as anti Nazi demonstrators tried to halt a German film "Siegfried Line" at the Central Cinema. Police dispersed other groups that attempted further street demonstrations.
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Buenos Aires
Britain Seizes French Fleet as Axis War Sours Mediterranean
Allied forces press a dramatic naval clash as Britain and Italy fight to control a large portion of the French navy. Churchill reports that ships and crews were put out of action or withheld from Germany. Disparate fleets clash at Oran Casablanca and French Morocco amid Italian aid heading toward Oran.
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House of Commons
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French Morocco
British Estimate Nazi Losses At 400000
London reports British military circles estimate Germany’s total casualties since May 10 reach about 400000 as Nazi high command released a July 2 figure of 156492 total casualties including 27074 killed 111034 wounded and 18384 missing French losses in the last month are estimated at 1500000 dead wounded and missing.
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French Battleships Set Aflame as British Ultimatum Fails
Reports state that two French battleships were set aflame yesterday after a six hour ultimatum from Britain was refused. A third battleship exploded and a fourth ship with smaller vessels fled under heavy fire.
British Guns Fire Two New Battleships in Mediterranean
British shelling struck two large French battleships the Dunkerque and the Provence plus other war vessels in the Mediterranean. The Bretagne blew up on a mine while Strasbourg escaped to open waters as Petain's government ordered stopping British merchantmen. Churchill condemned Petain as Britain vowed to keep the fleet under British control amid axis armistice terms.
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Newsboy Hurls Paper To Stop Fugitive
Kingston North Carolina tale of a newsboy Robert Brown Lee who hurled a folded newspaper at a suspected armed fugitive, striking him on the temple and knocking him into a parking space as police pursued through streets.
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N. C
Bernard Dail
Robert Brown Lee
Lee
Clyde Weaver Dies at 81 in Racine
Clyde Weaver of Racine, 81, died at his home Wednesday night. He is survived by his wife Stella, daughter Mrs. Orville Brown, grandson Allan Brown, and sister Miss Sally Weaver of Letart. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Clyde Weaver
Racine
Stella Weaver
Orville Brown
Allan Brown
Sally Weaver
Letart
German General Von Winterfeldt Dies at Rest
Gen. D. Von Winterfeldt retired military representative on the German government at the first Compiégne Forest armistice in 1918 died last night.
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Berlin
D. von Winterfeldt
Compiégne Forest
French Liner Champlain Sunk by Atlantic Mine
The 28 124 ton French liner Champlain struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic while en route to America with many passengers. All passengers were saved but a few crew members perished, according to German press reports.
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Atlantic
America
Inheritance tax paid on WV coal operator William McKell estate
Partial payment of inheritance taxes on the estate of William McKell the West Virginia coal operator who died August 24 at a cousin’s home in Chillicothe Ohio gave the state 750000 today.
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W. Va
William McKell
West Virginia
Chillicothe
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