Trade-In war weapons gains Senate approval
Congress advanced Roosevelts aid for the Allies turning the plan into action within a large preparedness package. The Senate approved trading in rifles and other munitions for allies while extending the Mediterranean combat zone amid rising war pressures.
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O.k.’S ‘Trade-In
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Mediterranean
Italy
House
Chayt Jettesville
Army Ar Corps
U. S. Steel Export Company
U.S
Navy
Measure Approved by 1966 Margin
In Washington the House passed a rapid election-year tax bill to fund emergency defense costs, boosting the debt limit to 49 billion dollars. Debates center on new excise and income taxes, with likely Senate action and proposed cuts in federal expenditures.
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House
Senate
Rep. Wolcott
R. Mich
Doughton
D. N.C
Howwer
Byrd
D. VA
LaFollette
Hatter
Bricker's Deadline Near On Special Session Call
Bricker presses for a decision on a General Assembly special session with a July deadline. State officials discuss funding needs and potential changes to tax and arts programs as part of the call. The action centers on whether to reconvene to address revised measures and state priorities.
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Bricker
John W .Bricker
General Assembly
Mion
Fai Penton
Tate
National Arts
Wil Ett
Ohio Auditor Orders Aides Named as Civil Service Workers
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson directs immediate naming of new civil service aides. Provisions outline replacing provisional staff with permanent workers, and the department reports a profitable fiscal period with net gains of thirty five thousand dollars.
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Columbus
A.cemanc
Nat State
Joseph T. Ferguson
Provisional
Flood Control Survey Begins in Logan Amid Wartime Strain
A flood control survey commences in Logan led by engineer supervisor A. E Donahoe amid harsh conditions and wartime duty. The effort evaluates Rush Creek and the Hocking River defense plans as Allied positions stabilize, with French and Newark forces mentioned in event context and possible Seine defense implications.
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Aris
Unaerysan
A. E Donahoe
Rush ‘Creek
High. Com
Hocking
Newark
Logan
Mane River
Hall
Generaliss
Weygand
Seine
Paris
Ogan— Starr
East Asia War News From London To Key West
Fragmented dispatches report Allied positions and Italian and German moves across Europe and the Pacific. Mentions French air defense, Soviet and Japanese actions, and strategic concerns on the Somme, Aisne, and Alpine passes as war expands globally.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sydney
Australia
Taxation
Council
Romolo
Weaver
oUld
Ferguson
Navy Ministry
Somme
Aisne
Guyahoga County
mid-Pacific
Civil Service
Capital
Key West
Fla
London
Mussolini
Alps
Caideen
France
Switzerland
Navy orders two new battleships and 22 warships
The Navy announced work started on two 45,000 ton battleships and 22 other warships and auxiliaries within an hour after President Roosevelt signed the 1.4 billion defense appropriation. Officials said the swift action surpassed World War efficiency and contracts were placed with commercial shipyards for completion costing over 827 million dollars.
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Senate
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
Army High Command
America
White House
Robert E. Sherwood
Congress
United States
Washington
Frank Raps FD's Speech At Ohio Meeting
Roosevelt's University of Virginia remarks described as a declaration of war. Dr. Glenn Frank criticized presidential lecturing to Congress as dangerous. A Glouster boy, James Newman, was injured when a coal truck overturned in Hartleyville, suffering a fractured hip and broken leg. the driver had minor injuries.
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Roosevelt
Univer ‘Sity
Virginia
Glenn Frank
National Republican Program Committee
Congress
Frank
Cleveland Council of Smaller Business Men of America, Inc
Glouster
University of Wisconsin Press
Strum
Ent
James Newman
United States
Coffman
Hartleyville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Zanesville
Substitute Derby Victory At Newmarket
Newmarket England June substitute Derby was won by Yont L Eveque owned by Fred Darling over a mile and a half purse. The race replaced the Epsom Downs running as the substitute event in today’s program.
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Newmarket
Eng
Fred Darling
Epsom Downs
In U S Coal Output Washington Prediction For six months
In Washington the national coal association predicts a sharp shift in bituminous coal output for the first half of the year. J D Battle, executive secretary, says production may reach 120 million tons, down from 161 million last year and 150 09 000 in 1938.
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Washington
National Coal Asxation
J.D. Battle
Berlin Says German Sub Stopped Liner Washington
German sources disclosed that a German submarine stopped the U S Liner Washington at dawn on a refugee voyage. The ship, 1020 refugees aboard with a crew of 510, was 240 miles northwest of Lisbon when intercepted. Reports mention an onsea course toward Ireland and Bordeaux and reference a coroner’s inquiry into a separate autopsy case.
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United States
Washington
Island
Bordeaus
France
Germany
Ireland
STO
Lisbon
Portugal
Yes
Loraina
Son
Galway
Addi|sradlate
M Rex
Martes Ita
Coast of
Pain
Walker
Staan Poation
State Hospital Patient Victim of Gas in Silo
Clarence E. Ramsey a 43 year old patient at Athens State Hospital died from carbon monoxide asphyxiation while helping fill a silo. Superintendent Dr C H Creed reported Ramsey entered the silo against orders from dairyman Homer Gaul who halted another attempted entry. Ramsey was last known to have relatives B F Ramsey and C A Ramsey of Chillicothe. About 25 years four patients at the Athens State Hospital have died in similar incidents.
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Clarence E. Ramsey
Mse
Athens State Hospital
Shillicothe
C. H. Creed
State Welfare Department
Athens County
Ramsey
Homer Gaul
Gaul
Creed
Grain floor removal sparks market chatter in Middleport
Middleport reports a volatile grain market after a week of heavy selling and a 34 cent drop in wheat. Officials consider temporary price restrictions as Secretary of Agriculture and exchange leaders weigh steps to stabilize markets while Middleport residents Mrs William Thomas and Elizabeth Hartinger discuss implications for farmers and exports.
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Beralf
Atx Se
Subi.ng
Friang. Ry
U.S
Ashes
Secretary of Agriculture
Portugal
Ince
America
Middleport
William ‘Thomas
Mary Eliza
Beth Hartinger
France
Washington
Europe
Thomas
Elizabeth “Hartinger
Mid 2Leport
Dan Hart Singer
Letart Falls
18 Year Minimum Age For Miners Considered
Washington plans consider an 18 year minimum for most coal mine employment at a public hearing on June 28. An exception would apply for late and other refuse picking at a picking table in a tipple or breaker and for office or repair or maintenance shop work on the surface.
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Washington
Sur
Census shows small gain for Trimble in 1940
The preliminary census release by Agnes B. King district supervisor for Trenton states Trimble’s population rose to 686 on April 1 1940 from 680 in 1930. The report highlights a modest increase in the town’s count.
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Agnes B. King
Trenton
Graduation party ends in tragedy near Sofia
Miss Erickson recently graduated from high school joined by Ruth Ford IB on a party night. They stopped at a restaurant in Sofia's south end. A man driving by gave them a ride home. Ford was dropped off first, Erickson was found wandering near the area around 2:30 p.m. in a dazed state and died about three hours later at a hospital.
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Miss Erickson
Ruth Ford
Sofia
Walker
Parole Board Frees 90 Ohio Prisoners in Reformatory Action
Columbus report says the parole commission granted paroles to 90 prisoners at the Ohio State Reformatory. Four were conditionally released and 39 cases continued. Named offenders include Athens County men William McKee and James Staley, with crimes ranging from breaking and entering to auto stealing and release dates in late summer.
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Columbus
Teomordon
Parole Commission To
Ohio State Reformatory
Athens
William McKee
James
Staley
Lawrence Skinner
Clyde! Skdders
Electrical Storm Hits Ohio Farmlands and Churches
A fierce electrical storm sweeping central and northern Ohio damaged acres of flooded land and caused heavy crop losses after days of rain. Lightning fires damaged historic St James Church in Zanesville with estimated losses at $15,000 and ripped stone from a Presbyterian Church tower. Rainfall reached 2.29 inches, flooding streets and interrupting traffic. In Bombay, Thakore Share Dharmendeasinhy, ruler of Jalkot, died of a heart attack while tiger hunting in Bir Forest.
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Ohio
St. James Shurch
Zanesville
Wndu kuLei
Bombay
P—Thakore
Hel Dharmendeasinhy
Natve
Jalkot
Bir Forest
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