Paris Bombing Dominates War News With Ongoing Blockade
German air assault on Paris devastates the city with fires, collapsed streets, and many casualties. William C. Bullitt narrowly escapes a bomb as the bombardment continues. Allied ships endure another attack off the French coast while Berlin signals possible new strikes against Dunkerque. Reports describe mass evacuation and intensified anti aircraft fire.
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Yanis
Paris
Fone
William C. Bullitt
United States
Bullitt
Lave McH
Seines
Associated Press
Aheleters
Flanders
London
Worthing
Pari
French
B.E.F
Dunkerque
Ohio University Commencement Opens Amid Silent Crowd
A capacity audience witnessed the 1940 Ohio University graduation ceremonies as Frank L. McVey of the University of Kentucky urged graduates to seek light and wisdom amid world events. The procession moved through McGuffey elms to the Memorial Auditorium with graduates in cap and gown.
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Ohio University
Frank L. McVey
University of Kentucky
Wedey
Gounod
Witnes
Aca
Peneath
McGuffey
Ing Hall
Cape
Uneir
Edu
Cincinnati man charged in shooting of son-in-law in Deer Park
Matthew Flynn, 65, faced a murder charge after he allegedly shot John Hemmerle, 47, as Hemmerle wrestled with Hemmerle's brother William in a Deer Park home. Authorities said Hemmerle had come to see his wife and child and threatened the family.
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Cincinnati
Matthew, Flynn
John Hemmerle
William Hemmerle
Deer Park
Richard Selz
John
Rill
Film Company Head Indicted for Fraud
LOS ANGELES a film company head, Joseph W F Packard, president and board chair, indicted on 24 counts including income tax fraud and false statements to a government investigator. He died earlier yesterday in Columbus hospital at age 84. Local notices reported a Springfield hotel fire where Samuel Stone died in an electric heater blaze. In Findlay a hayloft fall killed Francia Niyard near Jenera.
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Los Angeles
Joseph
W.F. Packard
Schend
Columbus
William F
Springfield
Samuel Stone
Francia Niyard
Jenera
Right Conclusion But a Trifle Late
New York report quotes court records showing James Mecite has served nine years, three months and twelve days for drunkenness, with remarks suggesting belief that it does not pay to dine. The fragment hints at a late conclusion and a long incarceration in a drunkenness case.
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New York
James
Tim
Drun
Court Upholds School's Flag Salute Orders
The Supreme Court, in an 8 to 1 decision, sustains a Mineraville Pennsylvania school board rule requiring students to salute the flag. Justice Frankfurter says it furthers patriotic impulses and is not the court’s role to judge educational policy. Justice Stone dissents.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tsuce Frankfurter
Mineraville
Frankfurter
Justice Stone
Shipbuilding Strike Ends with Workers Returning
Keats n Juar the tegess a Shipbolding and Drydock Con pass vorta tere ey nasi Tapas teployes returned 12 wrk ier young 8 to 1 to end a threes day use which halted construc tion in two United States Cruces to four detroyer ine tlsshi of workmen came pack at midnight balance of Ete plants 800 contraction ems Sloyen were to report for work fy Ito afternoon ints ending's walk our which tos place SThureagy fmianigh because ete wage dis ae Members of local 36 industrial Nests Schaste and apace prorters of America
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Keats
United States
Ems Sloyen
Schaste and
Apace
America
Cio
Yates
Parade of Progress Opens in Lancaster
The Lancaster Eagle Gazette prints a 120 page special edition for a week long Parade of Progress marking Hotel Lancaster completion and Anchor Hocking Glass Corp offices move to Lancaster. Kenneth Kerr is general chairman of the program.
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Lancaster
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Hocking Glass Corp
Kenneth Kerr
Eagle-Gazette
Two Youngstown Men Shot to Death
Police report two Youngstown men were killed in separate incidents. Jurney, 48, and Duffey, 29, died in West Side confrontations. A 29-year-old woman involved in a quarrel with an older woman was held for questioning. Duffey was fatally wounded as he forced into a residence to confront his estranged wife.
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Jurney
Edward Duf
Youngstown
Martin Fey
West Side
Duffey
Defense Tax May Exceed 656 Millions
The House Ways and Means Committee considers boosting defense taxes past 656 million dollars yearly as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen preparedness. Senators push for 750 million to 1 billion, with proposals for full government financial reorganization and wider tax changes. Actions include CIO policy talks, a tool list for armaments, and a transfer of public works labor toward defense.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
George
D-Ga
Brown
Dmich
Iia
Vandenberg
Mich
Capper
R-Kant
Congress
CIO
John Lewis
Aldes
Lewis
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Pepper
D-Fla
United States
Federal Works Agency
Senate
Senate Naval Committee
Three Months To Prepare Guard For War Trial
Columbus report cites Adjt. Gen. Gilson D Light stating three months training would prepare Ohio 10 20 national guardsmen for active duty after two days of mimic combat at New Albany. He recalls six months were needed for World War I mobilization in 1917.
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Columbus
Ohio
Adjt
Gilson D. Light
New Albany
Here
British Agents Accused of Sabotage Ties in Mexico
Operating from Mexico AMERILU CITY the press area of the German legation charged today that many British secret service agents had arrived in Mexico and the Panama Canal zone to organize sabotage operations and to create incidents to arouse fear and hatred of Germany in the United States. Charles Phillips dies in New York at 77, a noted stamp dealer and former head of Stanley Gibbons & Co. Allen Callaway, 39, drowns while fishing at Bay Bridge.
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Legation c
Mexico
Panama Canal
Germany
United
New York
Charles 3 Phillips
Wener
Stanley Gibbons & Co
Vendon
Parisian Eye View of German Raid Reported by AP Correspondent
AP correspondent William J. Humphreys, in Paris, described a German air raid with sirens, bombs, and shelter evacuations. He reported near-constant bombardment lasting hours, windows shattered, a hospital wounded, and a factory damaged, with censorship blocking some details.
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Associated Press
Willian
Humphreys
Salisbury
Maryland
Paris
Parsian
Cape
Port of
Mie Depates
William J. Humphreys
Anna Mal
Massi
Fotneat
War Ars
Maurice "Dalya
Ann
New York
Hones
Jury Visits Huntsville Murder Scene in Slater Trial
A Huntsville jury in the first degree murder case of 18 year old Donald Slater toured the home of Fred Jenkins and the Mad River area. Slater, who worked at Mrs Jenkins’ restaurant, claimed Jenkins abused him. the case includes Jenkins’ body found Feb 3 in a Miami River gully after a Feb 1 attack with a claw hammer.
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Bellefontaine
Donald Slater
Huntsville
Fred Jenkis
Miamisburg
Jenkins
Mad River
Troy
Sinter
Lawrence
Slater
Walliam ‘Ritter
Malcolm Frye
Merlin
Pole
Fer
Athens Youth At Industrial School Escape Recovers One
Four inmates escaped the Boy's Industrial School in Lancaster on Sunday. Russell Faye, 16, of Bellefontaine and Allen McWilliams, 16, of Athens were at large but Faye was recaptured soon after. Paul Hiles, 14, of Van Wert and Glen Simpson, 16, of Youngstown remain at large from the institution hospital.
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Lancaster
Russell Faye
Bellefontine
Allen McWilliams
Athens
Paul Hiles
van’ Wert
Glen Simpson
Youngstown
Institution
Blaze Damages Furniture Warehouse in Toledo
Smoke and flames struck a Toledo furniture warehouse causing about 60 000 dollars in damage. Dispatches quote authorities and the Home Furniture Co storage facility as the scene, with overseas reports noting Allied activity elsewhere in Norway and Mo.
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London
Toledo
Ahipe
Ranafjord
Norns
Home Furniture Co
Touay
Umbeladet
Plane Crash Probe Pushes Inquiry Into Navy Transport
Investigators pursued a crash inquiry into a U S Navy built twin engined high wing transport during its first test flight. The craft plummeted after takeoff killing four Douglas employees and injuring others. Pilot Harry E. Bogen aged 38 and crew members William Melville Benson 25 James Dale Jewart 23 and Walter M Mulvaney 48 were aboard.
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Los Anaruns
U S. Navy
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Navy
Douglas Aircraft ‘O
Harry E. Bogen
William Melville Benson
James Dale Jewart
Walter M. Mulvani
Conservancy District Indebtedness Reported Lowered
In New Philadelphia a conservancy district funding update notes reduced indebtedness after federal support. The project covers eighteen counties in the third district with about $460.00 in funds cited and another $15,000 directed through the US engineer office to advance improvements.
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New
Philadelphia
War Today: Mackenzie On Allied Doom and Nazi Speed
Dewitt Mackenzie argues a temporary lull in World War II is a prelude to a fresh Nazi blitz. He contends Hitler will strike again soon, while the Allies gain resilience from recent rear-guard actions near Dunkirk. Morale and preparation shape ongoing conflict prospects.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Flanders
England
France
Dunkerque
Sige
Designer Picked For 1941 Christmas Seal By Tuberculosis Aid
At the National Tuberculosis Association meeting in Cleveland artist Steve Dohanos of Cleveland 33 was chosen to design the 1941 Christmas Seal. His initial sketch features a lighthouse in a winter setting, reflecting a maritime locale.
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Clayer
National Tuberculosis Association
Steve Dohanos
Cleveland
Dohanos
Rome Exposition Postponed As Italy Prepares for War
The Italian government postponed the 1942 Rome Exposition indefinitely citing need for more time to prepare exhibits. Behind the scenes mobilization continued with pink reservist cards arriving at homes as Italy readies for potential conflict. Amid rumor of further announcements, officials indicated the army is being placed on a war footing while displacement and mobilization concerns grow among residents and shipping lines.
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Sume
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Turin
Genoa
United States
Manhattan
Harrison
Excambion
National
Mnal
Giovanni Annaldo
Man Crushed Under Wrecked Freight Car
Conte Lee Hawkins, 45, of Frankfort Indiana, died as a box car crushed him near Findlay eight miles east of town yesterday. The wreck halted traffic and delayed a Naples stop as Italian liner Conte was reported in Genoa yesterday.
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1! Resto & del Carlino
Tl Resto
Italy
Lee Hawkins
Frankfort
di Savoia
Genoa
Ind
Naples
Thurst
Here
Webb Funeral To Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Charles Webb aged 15 will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at Woodard Funeral Home in Logan. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. He previously worked for Poston interests in Nelsonville and lived in Toledo the past 39 years. Survived by brothers Cleason Webb of Webb Summit and Willard Webb of Toledo.
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Logan
Charles Webb
Toledo
Woodard Funeral
Oak Grove
Poston
Nelsonille
Cleason Wenn
Webb Summit
Willard Webb
Bricker proposes Ohio justice department and appeals court
Governor John W Bricker outlined a plan to create an Ohio department of justice and an administrative court of appeals. He spoke at a governors conference, suggesting reorganized governmental agencies to streamline state law enforcement and judicial processes.
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Duluth
Minn
Ohio’ Department of Justice
Administrative Court of Appeals
John W. Bricker
Governors’ Conference
Ohio
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