British Seek U S Volunteers to Help Man Radiolocator
Washington AP report says Britain seeks at least 13 000 American civilians to join a Radiolocator corps aiding air defense. U S devices already outpace European gear with over 100 miles range and 15 minutes warning. Towers 237 feet high along the coast emit a radio curtain enabling detection of incoming planes.
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Washington
United States
Britain
George W. Strong
Army
Congress
War Department
Defense
England
English
FDR Plans Congress Action for Price Controls
President Roosevelt prepared to ask Congress to enact statutory price control measures to bolster the national defense program. The move would seek clear authority to extend price ceilings from wholesale to retail and continue the Office of Price Administration's role led by Leon Henderson.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Office of Price Control
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Nude Cleveland Woman Found Bound in Driveway
Cleveland police report Mrs. Anna Kupisz 36 found in a Brookside Park driveway early today bound hand and foot and stripped except for shoes. Investigators say she left home for an automobile ride with a man or men then was forced to drink whiskey and beaten before being dumped and tarred in coating on the driveway.
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Cleveland
Anna Kupsicz
Brookside Park
Stand By Orders Issued to Navy Reservists
The navy issued stand by orders to the remaining reservists and launched an aggressive recruiting drive. The plan targets 12 000 to 15 000 new sailors each month, up from about 8 000 previously, to expand sea forces.
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Washington
Inmate Hangs Self at Federal Reformatory
Warden F Lovell Bixby reports James Poplin a 16 year old inmate from Shreveport Louisiana hanged himself in his cell while under observation for emotional instability at the Chillicothe facility.
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Chillicothe
F. Lovell Bixby
Federal Reformatory
James Poplin
Shreveport
Shoe Output Up in May Sets Production Record
The Tan ners' Council of America reports May shoe production at 41 million pairs, up 36 percent from 30.193 million in May 1940, marking a new high in the industry.
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New York
Tanners’ Council of America Today
Safe Journey Home Requested for Nazis
The United States asked Britain to guarantee safe conduct through the blockade for all German consular officials in the United States. This is the first step in Roosevelt’s order for their departure by July 10 due to actions harmful to U S welfare.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Three Year Record Set by Hog Mart
Hog prices rose to a new three year peak in Cincinnati with a general 15 to 25 cent gain. Hogs weighing 18 to 220 pounds sold at 10.35 dollars, matching the top price reached in 1938.
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Hog Mart
Cincinnati
Two Nuns Killed in Auto Crash Near Fort Pierce
Two scientist-nuns from the Institution Divi Thomae in Cincinnati and Palm Beach Scientific Organization died yesterday when an automobile wreck occurred on a highway nearby. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal crash with no immediate survivors.
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Institution
Divi Thomae
Cincinnati
Palm Beach
Pen
Here
King's Ransom for A Chicken Dinner
London markets show rising food prices as warm weather arrives. A Georgia grower kept peaches from market selling at 75 cents each. Tomatoes drop to about 1 dollar per pound and string beans at 90 cents. A six cent razor blade is mentioned if found.
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London
Roosevelt Receives Oxford Honor As Halifax Attends
Cambridge Mass. President Roosevelt responds by proxy to Oxford University awarding him an honorary degree in Harvard Yard. He declares Americans will fight for freedom while Lord Halifax, the British ambassador, reads the citation. Oxford honors Roosevelt after Harvard awards Lord Halifax.
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Harvard University
Roosevelt
Lord Halifax
Oxford
Harvard
United States
Welfare Institutions Receive More Funds
Columbus report states the Welfare Department gained authorization to borrow 272000 dollars from its personal service fund to fund immediate replacements and repairs at Ohio institutions.
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Welfare Department
State Board of Control
Ohio
Union Chief's Proposals Are Turned Down
AFL machinists at 11 San Francisco Bay shipyards rejected a mediating offer from their president to end the strike. The dispute centers on wage scales with $1.15 demanded and overtime pay, while a master contract already provides varied rates. Local union officials refused to confirm an end vote.
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San Francisco Bay
Harvey W. Brown
ALF
CIO
Bethlehem
Mediation Board
Marlin Rockwell Corporation
Plainville
Conn
Colfax
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh
Connecticut
Lockhaven
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Victor S. Gauthier
Circulation Managers Elevate Newsboy to Newspaper Boy Title
The International Circulation Managers' Association in Detroit decided to officially name young newspaper sellers "Newspaper Boy" to replace newsie or newsboy. They plan a national Oct 4 campaign to highlight shifts in the role from ragged street urchin to ambitious, punctual student earning an honest profit.
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Detroit
International Circulation Managers’ Association
Newsie
W. G. Andrews
Fort Wayne
Ind
News Sentinel
Andrews
WPA To Drop 43 Percent As Result Of New Quota
WPA officials in Columbus said a week is needed to decide which projects to cut to meet a 43 percent quota reduction from 83 000 to 48 500 by July 1. Administrative staff may fall by 20 percent. The move follows Washington orders amid expected WPA cuts in federal funds.
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WPA
Columbus
Washington
Ohio
Plan To Arm Merchantmen Is Opposed
The Senate showed coolness to arming American merchant ships against submarines. Senators argued such a move would invite Axis attacks despite Roosevelt stating readiness for orders if needed. Senator Norris questioned effectiveness citing World War I outcomes and noted Wilson also doubted the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Norris
U. S
Wilson
28 Emploes Sue Publisher For Overtime Claims
A federal suit filed in Columbus seeks $200000 against Earl J Jones publisher of The Zanesville News by 28 employees of Earl J Jones Enterprises Inc alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Edward Lamb Toledo attorney said the case is among the largest under the act. Plaintiffs seek $100000 for overtime from October 1938 to October 1939 and $100000 in damages for themselves and other similarly situated employees.
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Columbus
Earl J. Jones
Zanesville
Earl J. Jones Enterprises, Inc
Jones
Zanesville News
Edward Lamb
Toledo
Mrs Clara Acker to be buried Saturday
Mrs Clara Acker aged 82 widow of William H Acker died at 140 am at her daughter Mrs C C Hamfel's home in Chillicothe Funeral services will be at Roberts Funeral Home Logan Saturday at two o clock Burial will be at Oak Grove
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Logan
Clara Acker
William H. Acker
C. C. Hamfel
Chillicothe
Roberts
Oak Grove
Mail License For Billy Conn
A marriage license issued to boxer Billy Conn and Mary Louise Smith was mailed to Dr J J Mengas of Brockway Pa by Jefferson County Registrar Walter Evans. Conn 23 and Smith 21 claim. her father Jimmy Smith says she is 18 and opposes the marriage threatening Conn.
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Brookville
Billy Conn
Mary Louise Smith
Pittsburgh
Jefferson County
Walter Evans
J. J. Mengas
Brockway
Conn
Joe Louis
Miss Smith
Pennsylvania
Jimmy Smith
Cleveland Loses Fight To Collect Water Bills
Ohio Supreme Court rules Cleveland must provide free water to churches schools and charitable groups, wiping about three million dollars in delinquent bills from the utilities books after more than a decade of nonpayment.
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Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio River to Be Oil Highway for East Cincinnati
Officials propose a river convoy system moving oil by towboats and barges 2000 miles from Louisiana fields to the upper Ohio River. Tanks would be transshipped rail, truck, or pipeline near Alleghenies with terminals expanding from Pittsburgh toward Wheeling and Steubenville. Authorities seek a voluntary survey of floating equipment from Ohio and Mississippi valley carriers to gauge availability and readiness.
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Allegheny Mountains
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Finland calls reserves as Europe hears rumor of war
Finland mobilizes reserves by decree and trims civilian rail traffic to speed military prep. London reports from Stockholm note a frantic Russian mobilization along Moscow to Leningrad, fueling fears of a new German war.
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Stalin’s Move For Time Amid War Rumors In Europe
Reports from diplomatic circles in Ankara and Reuters cited Stalin seeking to buy time to build forces as German aggression loomed. British RAF strikes continued across Germany while North Africa’s Salum fighting pressed Wavell’s troops to original positions.
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Two State Policemen To Receive Meritorious Award
Two state highway patrolmen who killed one bandit and captured three others after a gunfight at high speed near Cleveland received the O. W. Merrell Meritorious Service Award. L. D. Alexander of Akron and E. L. Meyer of Cincinnati were honored with an engraved pistol regalo from Merrell.
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O. W. Merrell
L. D. Alexander
Akron
Kent
E. L. Meyer
Cincinnati
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Merrell
Ohio U Summer Session Registrations Reach 1001
Registration for Ohio University eight week summer term totals 1001, reported by registrar Dr. F B Dilley. Officials note that registration closes next Monday June 23, with last year’s enrollment at 1217.
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Ohio University
F. B. Dilley
37th Division Prepares for Kisatchie Maneuvers with 32nd Division
Ohio's 37th Division camps in Kisatchie National Forest living in pup tents and awaits orders for maneuvers with the 32nd Division from Michigan and Wisconsin slated for this weekend.
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Alexandria
Kisatchie National Forest
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York Heiress Hunter Philip M Plant Dies at 38
Philip M Plant heir to a 15 million dollar fortune and once a Broadway nightlife figure died last night in Connecticut where he had retired six years ago to a chicken farm. He was 38 and known as a big game hunter.
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New York
Philip M. Plant
Broadway
Connecticut
Great Lakes ship program eyed for defense force ships
Washington officials of the Maritime Commission discussed a possible large scale ship building program on the Great Lakes to produce ocean going vessels for defense. Details are being set at conferences with shipbuilding interests. No ship total was estimated.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Great Lakes
McCann of OSU Wins at National Intercollegiate Fly Meet
William McCann, Ohio State University junior, won the bomb dropping event at the seventh annual National Intercollegiate Flying Meet by landing paper-bag missiles within 40 feet of center of a 200 foot target. Tri-State College of Angola, Indiana, won the team event.
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Middletown
William McCann
Ohio State University
Junor
Tri-State College of
Angola
Ind
National Parks in Railroads Control Critique
Rep. Robert F. Jones of Lima Ohio claimed park concessions are controlled by the big railroads of the West and their puppets own the concessions. He argued visitors pay high prices due to inflated salaries and related expenses in the parks.
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Washington
Robert F. Jones
Lima
West
Lindbergh Makes First Transcontinental Passenger Flight Stop
A tall slim man on a Kansas City airliner announced his first trans continental flight as a passenger. The traveler identified was Charles A. Lindbergh.
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Lindbergh
Kansas City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Donley named Kiwanis International president
Charles Donley 55 of Pittsburgh, a transportation consultant, is elected the new president of Kiwanis International in Atlanta.
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Kiwanis Club
Atlanta
P —Charles
Donley
Pittsburgh
Kiwanis International
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