Envy of England Queen of the Sky Completes Atlantic Bomber Flight
Jacqueline Cochran the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic arrived in London after delivering an American built Hudson bomber. She said she was at the controls all the way and plans to fly more bombers back to the United States with Captain Grace Carlisle as navigator. Cochran noted her companions, meals on board, and even her lucky number thirteen while staying in room 913 at a London hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jacqueline Cochran
England
Atlantic
United States
Grace Carlisle
Miss Cochran
Floyd Odlum
Promply
OEA Opens Convention at Cedar Point with 400 Delegates
More than 400 delegates attend the Ohio Education Association opening session at Cedar Point. The program features addresses by Theodore Broch then mayor of Narvik, Robert Justice of the National Parks Service, and Gov. John W. Bricker slated for Saturday. Departmental conferences will discuss the new Ohio teacher tenure laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
Ohio Education Association
Theodore Broch
Narvik
Robert Justice
National Parks Service
Fredericksburg
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Election Officials May Be Sent to Army Camps
Columbus Secretary of State John E. Sweeney said he plans to summon several county election boards to his office around July 1 to discuss sending election officials to army camps. The aim is to assist Ohio soldiers in casting absentee ballots during the August primaries and November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John E. Sweeney
Ohio
Sweeney
Wheat Damage Report Soon for Athens Area
Farmers whose wheat crops were damaged by recent high water should notify the Athens conservation office promptly per county conservation director Frank Pugh. Insurance may be filed with form FCI-108W, and the damaged area must be inspected before harvest or other use of the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Conservation Office
Frank Pugh
County Conservation Director
Pennsylvania Plans Slash in Relief Rolls
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania will drop able bodied single persons aged 20 to 40 from direct relief rolls in a planned reduction announced today by state officials.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Albino Blackbird Caught by Dr. Prill in Scio Oregon
In Scio Oregon Dr A G Prill caught a blackbird that proved to be an albino with pink eyes. The report notes the unusual creature and its distinctive pink eyed condition as the focal point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scio, Ore
A. G. Prill
Measure Wins Tentative O.K. of Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approves major tax provisions for 1941 including a graduated individual surtax plan and higher corporate excess profits taxes. Many taxpayers with credits may still owe surtaxes under the new program, while details on inheritance, gift, and excise levies are postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Gasoline and Power Saving Urged Amid War Demands
Officials urge reduced gasoline use and tire consumption to support rearmament while expanding synthetic rubber capacity with Goodyear Goodrich and Firestone. Hydroelectric power in the Southeast under daylight saving push and gasoline price freezes aim to stabilize supply as tankers shift to British use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Power Commission
Price Control Administration
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Submarine O-9 Overdue After Test Dive Off Shoals
The Navy reports the O-9, one of its oldest subs, four hours overdue on a test dive near the Isles of Shoals. The vessel went to 375 feet. two officers and 31 crew were aboard. The Navy, concerned for the ship's safety, is conducting a search.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Isles of Shoals
Navy Department
Limit Exports of Petroleum
President Roosevelt ordered export controls on all petroleum products restricting exports from the eastern seaboard to the British empire Egypt and the Western Hemisphere. The White House said the move aims to prevent a threatened shortage of oil and gasoline along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
British Empire
Egypt
White House
Cromley Dies at Home in Athens After Long Illness
Harry F. Cromley longtime associate of the Hull Foster business in Athens died at his home 69 N Congress St after a long illness Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 30 PM at the First Methodist Church in Athens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Cromley
Hull Foster
Athens
Congress St
First Methodist Church
Strike at WKRC Shuts Cincinnati Radio Operations
The American Federation of Radio Artists called a strike at Cincinnati radio station WKRC affecting daily operations. Union members walked out disrupting programming and station services in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
American Federation of Radio Artists
WKRC
New Catholic Chaplain Named at Columbus Penitentiary
Rev Louis F Kelly is appointed the new Catholic chaplain at the Columbus Ohio penitentiary succeeding his uncle the late Rev Francis Kelly who served as chaplain there for 28 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Louis F. Kelly
Francis Kelly
German Soviet War Plans Puzzle Shapes Europe Future
The article analyzes the German Soviet border strains as a lever in war length and scope. It considers Hitler's aims to exploit Soviet resources to create a Eurasian bloc with Russia and Japan under German control and the risk of Stalin resisting while Britain eyes a western strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Vanderschmidt
Hitler
Baltic
Indo- China
Russia
Japan
Britain
Near East
Stalin
Soviet Union
Red Army
Germany
Army Camp Contract Awards in Fifth Corps Area
Contracts totaling 1,895,721 dollars for building at six Army posts in the Fifth Corps Area were announced by Lt. Col B F Vandervoort. Fort Hayes and Columbus General Depot are among the sites with bids including a 22,647 dollar chapel and a 50,227 dollar barracks complex. Steinle Wolfe Inc was awarded 367,798 dollars for guard house fire station and related facilities at the Erie Proving Grounds in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Army
Fifth Corps
B. F. Vandervoort
Fort Hayes
Columbus General Depot
Fort Thomas
Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Erie Proving Grounds
Walter Construction Co
Cincinnati
William F
Conradt & Son
Hamilton
Ohio
Steinle-Wolfe, Inc
Fremont
Detroit Team Leads In College Air Meet
The National Intercollegiate flying meet nears its end as college aviators push for bullseye landings from a 360 degree approach. Larry Zygmunt won the 180 degree precision landing, boosting the University of Detroit A team to the lead with 85.5 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Larry Zygmunt
University of Detroit
Two Prisoners Escape London Honor Camp
London Prison Farm Supt W F Amrine reports two more walkaways from the Lebanon honor camp. Identified escapees include Jack Gamper 46 jailed for breaking and entering in Fremont and Dwight Bennington 33 serving time for auto theft burglary and larceny from Greene County.
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London
W. F. Amrine
Lebanon
Jack Gamper
Fremont
Dwight Bennington
Greene County
County Truck Drivers Win Increase in Pay
Crawford County commissioners granted a two cent hourly raise for county garage truck drivers after a strike by drivers and laborers. Earlier increases left drivers at zero and laborers at 55 cents, with a demand for liability insurance that cut into the raise. Both sides expressed satisfaction with the settlement and planned to return today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
Crawford County
Labor peace hopes rise as CIO UMW pact in soft coal area
A new conference was called between Southern Appalachian soft coal producers and the CIO United Mine Workers to push for complete labor peace. The two year agreement signed yesterday by CIO UMW and northern producers raised miners pay from six to seven dollars a day and serves as a pattern for southern negotiations. In other labor news a four day municipal strike in McKeesport Pa ended after workers accepted wage increases from 60 to 10 percent, and shipyard and shipbuilding disputes linger as Washington weighs a simpler anti strike measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO United Mine Workers
Cio-Umw
Northern
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Great Lakes
McKeesport
Apollo
AFL
CIO
Harvey W. Brown
AFL Union
Washington
House Naval Committee
Roosevelt
National Defense Mediation Board
Hot Weather Grips Nation Across Vast Regions
A heat wave grips the nation with two thirds of the country affected. Record highs were reported in Blythe California 106 and many cities from South Dakota to Georgia reached the upper 80s and 90s including Peoria Huron Memphis and Raleigh. New York City hit 89 and Washington DC 88 as heat persisted.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Blythe
Calif
Pierre
Huron
S. D
Peoria
Carbondale
Ill
Memphis
Cincinnati
Boston
Mass
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas
Tennessee
Georgia
New York City
Washington, D. C
Conn Bride-To-Be Says Dad Gave Consent
Pittsburgh model Mary Louise Smith and Billy Conn announced plans to marry as the wedding hour passed in St Marys Pennsylvania. Smith said her father James L Smith, a Pittsburgh sportsman and former major league player, had given full consent and blessing.
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Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Mary Louise Smith
Miss Smith
St. Marys
James L. Smith
Poor Relief Costs in Ohio Dips From 1940 Levels
Ohio paid out $1,362,811 in poor relief last month, $236,000 less than April. For the first five months of 1941 the total reached $11,406,362, down $2,854,916 from the same period in 1940, and last month was $566,654 under May 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Death ends Springfield High School student Lincoln Fisher diploma night
An 18 year old student named Lincoln Kay Fisher died shortly before receiving his Springfield High School diploma last night after a brief illness of heart ailment. The event occurred during the period when plans were underway for the graduation ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Death Lever
Lincoln Kay Fisher
Springfield High School
OPM Asked to Intervene In Columbus Strike Threat
The Office of Production Management was requested to intervene in a strike by 150 AFL electricians at Curtiss-Wright’s Columbus warplane plant, a move that could pull 1,500 construction workers off site. Ohio Bell plans nonunion cable installs, aiming to finish today as plant nears 75 percent completion with 25 ships daily at peak.
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OPM
Columbus
Office of Production Management
AFL
Curtiss- Wright
Arthur Bennett
Electrical Workers’ Union
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ross Boggs
Columbus Building Trades Council
Paul Denning
Ohio Bell
Curtiss-Wright
Duchess Gets Short Reprieve of 30 Days
Mrs Evelita Juanita Spinelli known as The Duchess to the underworld gangs she led received a 30 day reprieve from Governor Culbert Olson. She was scheduled to die in California’s San Quentin gas chamber at 10 am but officials cited new information prompting the stay.
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San Quentin
Calif
Evelita Juanita Spinelli
California
Culbert L. Olson
Churchill kin says he will register after July 1
Winston Churchill impersonator from Martinsville Indiana plans to register after July 1 for selective military service. He is 21 in January and believes he may be a distant relative of the British prime minister.
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Martinsville
Ind
Winston ‘Churchill
Plans Started For Mustering Of Ohio Guard
Ohio plans to muster additional State Guard units under Adj. Gen. Whittier S. Bird. The first company formed in Chillicothe. Kenton and Marysville units set for Monday, Pickaway and Columbus Thursday, Eaton on June 30. Uniforms to arrive around July 15 will differ from U S Army insignia.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Guard
Adj
Whittier S. Bird
Chillicothe
Bird
Kenton
Marysville
Pickaway
Eaton
U. S. Army
Canton Plant Begins Work
Production at the naval ordnance plant in Canton will rise to 2000 skilled operators as small scale operations start ahead of schedule. The first of four buildings now has machines making gun parts 143 days after ground breaking for the 16 million dollar facility. Governor John W. Bricker praised Westinghouse executives and naval officers at a banquet for selecting Canton and boosting national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Naval Ordnance Plant
Naval
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Ohio Aims to Double Tourism Through Six Day Bus Tour
The State Development and Publicity Commission plans a six day tour for 58 reporters travel agents and auto club reps from Ohio and neighboring regions. The trip stops at Cincinnati Marietta Cleveland Cedar Point Toledo and Columbus focusing on parks and historic sites with no industrial stops. The group seeks to educate travelers about Ohio as a recreational destination and to boost out of state and local tourism profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Development and Publicity Commission
Buckeye
Automobile Club
Dominion of Canada
R. F. Schulkers
Commission
Schulkers
Britons Detect Major German Push Near England
Reports from London indicate a nine day RAF bombardment of invasion ports and Ruhr aimed at crippling German industry and delaying a possible Nazi strike on Britain. Soviet Izvestia warned Germany not to cross borders, while Washington dubbed the Robin Moor sinking an outlaw act and prepared no retaliatory move.
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London
RAF
Channel
Ruhr
England
Germany
Russia
Izvestia
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Joseph V. Stalin
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
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Evening Standard
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American Express Company
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