Ohio legislature rushes $1.8 million relief bill through
Ohio lawmakers speed a $1.8 million poor relief measure and six other emergency bills, overriding Democrats to finalize the program. The Senate and House pass a ballot separation proposal and pension and local funding provisions, with debate over money for dependent children and old age pensions.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
House
Senate
Chester K. Gillespie
Cleveland
Wilford Bixler
D. Summit
Massachusetts
Maurice W. Lipscher
Hoving
U S Tightens Radio Control
Federal Communications Commission orders about 100,000 radio operators to show proof of citizenship. Previous orders for amateur radio to operate with foreign contacts are tightened amid concerns over unsanctioned transmissions and mobile transmitters. The decree applies to all radio services, restricting certain conversations and shipping communications.
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Raanistan
Gros Ely
Amelear
Rubber Armor Plate Proves Superior in Tests
An armor plate of steel coated with rubber compound demonstrated equal bullet penetration resistance to steel armor and about 20 percent greater stopping power, according to FB. Davis Jr., president of the United States Rubber Company, who announced the result today.
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Etrul
FB. Davis, Jr
United States
Motor Fatalities Break 20 Day Record
Several traffic crashes claim lives including Shirley Burt 1% Josephine Ratterman 81 and George O'Shea of St Louis in fatal incidents. Evland and Great Lakes vessels operate at 84 percent capacity, the highest since an earlier exception.
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Shirley
Burt
Irs
Josephine
Ratterman
George O'Shea
St. Lois
Eveland
Great Lakes
Large Army Likely To Be Sought In Defense Plan
The report notes moves to fund Ford Motor Co to mass produce airplane engines on government order. Roosevelt outlines a four class compulsory training program for national defense with potential service in fighting, auxiliaries, munitions production, and conservation. Congressional reaction is mixed as defense spending exceeds five billion dollars with a later fleet expansion proposed by Admiral Stark aiming for about 200 vessels and initial funding of 179 million.
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A.A. Senate
Ford Motor Company
Holt
D-W. Va
House
Senate
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Harold R. Stark
House ‘Naval
Stark
Revival of Latin American Loan Program Considered
Washington AP reports intensified moves to resolve debt defaults and expropriation issues as a first step in Roosevelt administration plans to tighten economic ties with Latin America. A high official says Roosevelt may detail intentions within a week, amid talks on reviving a 500 million dollar loan program linked to a 3.1 billion lending scheme, aimed at unifying world trade, with focus on Latin America’s role in European commerce.
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Washington
Latin America
Roosevelt
Sing
Ioan Proram
Europe
Two Thousand French Soldiers Flee Into Switzerland
Report from Le Locle states around 2,000 French troops including a general and multiple colonels crossed Des Roches Ridge into neutral Switzerland. They surrendered to Swiss guards, many collapsing from exhaustion and sleep in the grass.
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LE Locle
Dijon
Des Roches Ridge
Switzerland
Ohio Veterans Urge Defense at 20th VFW Encampment
Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars opened their 20th annual encampment with calls for mobilization for home defense and warnings about organized Trojan Horse movements in Ohio. Toledo commander Harold G. Skinner joined veterans groups to combat these threats as Charles A. McCarthy, past commander of Hamilton County VFW, suggested mobilization.
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Ohio Veterans
Toda Department
Harold G. Skinner
Toledo
Ohio
Charles A. Mccarthy
Hamilton County
V. F. W. Council
Eureka Man Suffered Head Wound After Shooting
Eureka resident Arthur Fife, 37, was hospitalized in Gallipolis after reportedly self-inflicted a bullet wound to the head. His condition at noon was listed as serious.
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Eureka Man
Gallipolis
Arthur Fife
Eureka
Gailin County
Census Report Shows Increase in Gallipolis
Special preliminary 1940 census finds Gallipolis population at 7 827, up 721 from 1930. City officials note gains reflect growth in the decades between.
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Gallipolis
Cnsus
Allied Prisoners Taxing German Camp Facilities
Jefferson Patterson, secretary of the United States Embassy, notes thousands of Allied prisoners have taxed German camp facilities. Castles and sites have been repurposed to house inmates as Norwegians and other prisoners join the held at camps in occupied Europe. Patterson says no complaints of abuse and claims extra rations were provided for those who worked extensively.
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Serlin
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Jefferson Patterson
United States
Netherlands
Belgium
Saxony
Roland Pattergen
Alors
Patterson
Wong
Hoover praised by John L. Lewis at convention
President Roosevelt's plan for national service sparks debate as John L. Lewis of the CIO commends Herbert Hoover. Lewis says Hoover bore no responsibility for the era's low mood, noting it was the result of political manipulation after 1932. He attributes blame to self serving politicians.
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John L. Lewis
CIO
Herbert Hoover
Lewis
National Association For the Advancement of
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Hoover
Senate Again Tries To Cut Expenditures
Senate debate on cutting federal expenditures continues with Byrd proposing a 10 percent reduction excluding military items, rejected 41 to 35. Tydings urged 3 percent cuts, Mahoney floated half a billion dollars from already enacted appropriations, while the chamber did not act.
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Senate
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Hs Felienguien
Iso
Jay
Tydings
Mayshe
Iydings
oMahoney
Edo
Niagara Sinks in Pacific Mine Attack Aboard
Prime Minister Peter Fraser announced to Parliament that a German mine sank the Canadian-Australian liner Niagara off New Zealand, with 208 crew and passengers rescued. Ohio veteran Al Ridenour of Crestline marched with the 12nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, wounded in the left arm, as GAR prepared for its 74th annual encampment and state parade.
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Mia Iter
Peter Fraser
Parliament
Niagara
New Zealand
Columbus
Thomas
Crestline
Pacific
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Fraser
Crans
Safe
12Nd
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
al Ridenour
Chickamauga
Germany
Nelsonville Population Grows in 1940 Census
The 1940 census count for Nelsonville Athens County shows 5364 residents, a gain of 42 from the 1930 figure. Agnes B. King district supervisor notes figures may be adjusted on review.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Agnes B. King
Voters Defeat Tax Proposal in Columbus Council Meeting
Columbus voters rejected a charter amendment to raise real estate taxes by 4.36 mills aimed at adding about 1.59 million dollars for relief. Mayor Floyd F. Green urged the measure as the best option and proposed using employee service donations to fund relief until revenue is available, while grocers threaten to suspend credit over unpaid relief orders.
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Columbus
Floyd F. Green
Columbus Grocers
American Agriculture Faces War Problems in Baltic Regions
President Roosevelt warned that American agriculture could face wartime strains as Soviet troops consolidate in Lithuania Estonia and Latvia. He noted that army guards man railway stations and bridges while negotiations continue for a broader plan to stockpile reserve food supplies with Baltic states to support mutual aid and safety pacts amid rising tensions.
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Ent
Roosevelt
Lithuania
Estonia
Rea
Hi Press
Baltic
Soviet Union
Germany Overtakes U S in Coal Mines Production
Germany leads coal mine output surpassing the United States with 366.764 million metric tons mined in 1938 while conquered areas push total to 522.271 million. Britain totals 24.5 million and by products fuel explosive production estimates to exceed U S capacity.
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Germany
United States
Albert Lebrun
Rome
France
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Netherlands
Britain
Berlin Says Negotiations Are Banned
The Associated Press reports unconfirmed terms from Berlin on armistice talks with Germany and Italy dictating unconditional surrender. Italian and German sources say negotiations are not open to discussion and must be accepted as stated, while a Madrid meeting was floated but details remain secret.
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Associated Press
France
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Berlin
Hitler
Bordeaux
Madrid
Francisco “ Fricco
Spain
Germany
Abe
Iscione
Transfer policy stance echoed by State Department briefing
The State Department instructed representatives in Berlin and Rome to notify the German and Italian governments of United States opposition to transferring Western Hemisphere possessions between non American powers. Britain France and the Netherlands governments having possessions in the hemisphere were urged to refrain from such moves, reflecting official policy sentiments.
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State Department
Berlin
Rome
United States
Western Hemisphere
Nother
Britain
France
Netherlands
Clear Way for Sale of Boats
British withdrawal from France shifts to home defense. Berlin reports claim German advances toward Brest and Lyon while American shipyards eye selling boats for the fleet. Pope Pius XII appeals for Italian generosity as Axis terms surface amid surrender talk and naval plans. In Madrid and Paris, confusion over French fleet fate continues. British air raids kill civilians. seven of about 100 attacking planes are shot down. Drivers end Columbus strike with a five cent an hour raise.
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London
Berlin
Cherbourg
Brest
Axl
Nancy
Washinurur
Lorraine
Metz
Lyon
Groton
Howe
Navy Department
Ceremany
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Pius XII
Madrid
Boredeaux
Petain
England
Teeming
Thames
Yorkshire
Inland Boat Launching Broadcast Today at Neville Island
Pittsburgh reports the first inland boat launching via radio at Neville Island Shipyards on the Ohio River for the towboat William Penn. The ceremony includes an address Inland Water Ways as Part of National Defense by Thomas B Woodward vice chairman of the U S Maritime Commission and details of the event. Harry S Smith a 19 year old Michigan University freshman was killed yesterday while cleaning a rifle.
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Pittsburgh
Neville Island Shipyards
Ohio River
William Penn
Thomas 8. Woodward
Hce
U.S. Maritime ‘Commission
Canada’s New Viceroy Hastens to Ottawa
Canada’s new viceroy arrives in Ottawa after payment certification of 750000 dollars for Ohio relief and a 1 029456 dollar relief bill with an annual salary of 50000 dollars plus 100000 for expenses. The Canadian official carries a government mandate and connects with King George VI as part of the British warship relief linkage. A Cleveland teen, Wain T. Clapp, 13, was electrocuted at Conneaut Lake, struck by a low hanging power line yesterday.
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Columbus
Welare
Charles L. Sherwood
Oday
Halifax
N. S
Earl of ‘Athlone
Canada
Sherwood
Mary
Ada
George VI
United Kingdom
Meadville
Wain T. Clapp
Cleveland
Weary Conneaut Lake
Loaded Coal Cars Derailed at Prospect
A Chesapeake and Ohio train derailed nine miles south of here at Prospect, nine of twenty four loaded corner cars wrecked. Trainmaster C. M. Ryster at Columbus said cause not yet learned. Loss estimated between 25000 and 35000 dollars. The wreck involved coal shipments from West Virginia to Toledo.
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Mamgun
Cnr
Chesapeake & Ohio
Prospect
Here
C. M. Ryster
IC & O
Columbus
West Virginia
Toledo
Paris Begins Life Under Nazi Occupation
Paris resumes public services as German forces occupy the city. Rightist papers Le Matin and Victoire resume, while former leaders Reynaud and Daladier are blamed for the war. Officials from DNB Otto Abetz and Achenbach assume key posts. Postal service returns to the Seine district and the state theater reopens, easing displacement for families.
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Victoire
Paris
von Grote
DNB
Otto Abetz
Achenbach
Pais
Paris de
Seine
Francaise
France
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