Willkie Drive in Spotlight at Republican Convention Opens
Philadelphia dispatch reports Ohio Governor John Bricker named chairman of the Ohio delegation to the 1940 Republican convention in Philadelphia. Bricker and party leaders deny any switch from Taft to Bricker, while Willkie supporters press for an Ohio stance and Mrs. Taft headlines a female political event.
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Willkie
Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Wendell Willkie
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
John B. Hollister
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Resolutions Committee
Henry Bannon
Portsmouth
Robert Fletcher
Findlay
Lawrence D. Payne
Taft
Bricker
Bob Taft
Massillon Negro Slain During Robbery
A Massillon man described as a Negro was killed during a robbery as police investigated the shooting. The incident occurred in a store where a jewelry firm reported a burglary and a suspect fled the scene. Authorities pursued leads tied to the local coal industry and a parade of delegates at a party platform meeting in the area.
Coal Dust Engine To Be Developed in Ohio
Delegates at a convention in Ohio heard plans for a coal dust engine project as major figures like Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota and Rev. Albert Joseph McCartney attended. The gathering opened with rituals and prayer and moved through routine delegations and temporary officers. Willkie’s rising influence stirred talk of its effect on Taft Dewey and other rivals as ballots loomed.
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John Hamilton
America
Albert Joseph McCartney
Coverant First Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Willkie
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E Dewey
Japan protests arms traffic to China via Burma
Japan protested to Great Britain against arms shipments to China routed through Burma and demanded authority to deploy inspectors to enforce a ban. Reports close to the government said Tokyo was prepared to take a stronger stance toward British and French possessions in the Southern Orient. France Indo China Burma and Soviet Russia were cited as main channels to Chungking for war materials.
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Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
China
Burma
Orient
France
Soviet Russia
Chungking
Americans Starting For Home Via Spain
Browder loses appeal in New York courts as U S Life magazine photographer confirms Americans fleeing war are being processed to cross from Italy and France into Spain en route to the United States. Earl Browder sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined 2,500 by a federal jury for passport violations. The first of these refusees is near the Bay of Biscay port of Bilbao, awaiting transport back.
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Rome
M. Fillmore
Madrid
New York
U. S
Life Magazine
Thomas D. Methe
Circuit Court of Appeals
Life
Earl Rus
Sel Browder
OC Popular Culture
Italy
France
Spain
Communist Party
United
United States
Poeta
Browder
Rodolfo Graziani
Bay of Biscay
Bilbao
Lisbon
Forces Battle Grasshoppers in West Front
Modern mechanized forces fight along a western front stretching from Canada to Northwest Texas. Grasshoppers faced as enemy as planes and vehicles engage in varying intensity. Federal officials predict a decisive victory, with the hottest fighting in northern Montana where 134 federal machines spread poison bait to limit crop losses to 1 to 5 percent.
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Washington
Canada
Texas
Montana
America Backs Drive on Nazis
Government circles discussed Uruguay’s effort to combat fascist influence with U S support. Wilson’s speech linked to joint action against suspected collaborators as investigations led to arrests of nine Germans.
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America
Montevideo
Uruguay
Crisons l
Bert Trom
Wilson
Investgatiog
Two Ohioans Identified As Bank Robbers in Trial
In Common Pleas Court today witnesses identified Elmer Whitt of Columbus and Ivan Phillips of Marion as the men who robbed a Central Trust Co. branch, taking 30 dollars. They faced charges of entering a bank to commit a felony with possible life imprisonment. A British liner Wellington Star, 11,400 tons, was torpedoed near Cape Finis.
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Cincinnati
Common Pleas Court
Elmer Whitt
Columbus
Ivan Phillips
Marion
Central ‘Trust Co
London
Wellington Star
Cape Finis
Aerie
Reuters
British News Agen
Liston
Driver Hurt as Auto Strikes Bridge Abutment
A car driven by Stanley Pinnell 24 of Columbus struck the concrete bridge abutment over Monday Creek near Deanville at 1 30 a m. Pinnell suffered head and face lacerations and was taken to his parents home in Logan. Also reported Parliamentarian Sir Richard James Meller, 67, former MP since 1933, died.
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Monday Creek
Deanville
Stanley Pinnell
Columbus
Pinnell
Logan
London
Sir Richard James Meller
Rumanian Soldiers Die Ohio Presbyterians In Fire
A Wooster meeting of the Presbyterian Synod in Ohio was interrupted by a mine explosion at a depot near Bucharest. About 400 delegates, including Rev. John Sharp, were expected to attend the annual session. Fire and an explosion followed the incident, with reports of casualties among soldiers and delegates.
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Ohio Presbyterians
Wooster
Bucharest
Presbyterian Synod
Ohio
Muntient
John Sharp
Mauretius Ferry
France pleads for U S understanding on wartime decisions
A French government official urged the United States to understand France's choice to seek peace with Germany and Italy, saying it was made with full independence. He claimed Britain had promised 26 divisions totaling about 390,000 men before the war and that France kept older soldiers under arms while Britain had not mobilized younger troops.
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Bordeaux
United States
Tony
France
Germany
Italy
America
Britain
Nile
Athens County GAR Member Dies Saturday
Dr. AX Learned a Chet War veteran from Athens County died at his Columbus home Saturday night after years of residence there. Funeral services are set for today at 1 pm with Reverend officiating, burial in Nye Cemetery. Survived by his wife Martha. children Mrs. Waten, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Learned. former comrades of Company I, One Volunteer Infantry, under General Thomas.
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Athens
Tronic
Arclok
Columby
Baral
Nye
Mney
Visi Waten
Genceorge
If ‘Thomas
Old Cincinnati Medical College
Ig Columbus Medical
Athens County
Pont
Dane
Sabel Smith
Milita Charo
Lucy Nerds
Colunbusr
Bert
Mumia
Cat Dosige
Congress Sets All Time Cost Mark for Year
Congress left the nation a bill of 14.54 billion dollars for the coming year covering peacetime operations and an expanded defense program. The sum includes 5.08 billion for defense after Roosevelt urged stronger armaments, and surpasses the prior session’s total by about 1.01 billion.
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Congress
Washingson
Roosevelt
French Armistice Terms and French Leadership Debate
Reports detail French and British reactions to the Armistice terms, with De Gaulle and Petain facing scrutiny over collaboration. Washington and London weigh how surrendered French forces and fleets affect the war, while calls for a unified independent France grow amid German pressure. Local notes mention a fatal crash on Route 2 near Warren and a gunman investigation.
Seizure of French Vessels Or Colonies Discussed
Washington AP report notes calls for seizing French vessels or colonies amid World War debt issues. Roosevelt, Hyde Park visit cited as shaping national defense policy. Also mentions rumors of French fleet absorption into British Navy and a possible Labor Department head change as New York politics unfold. A separate note reports Harold Kapp year old drowned in Marblehead during a boat slip incident.
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Washington
United State Marine
Navy
Colc
France
Norman
New York
Edison
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Adolf Hitler
Norman Davia
Red Crows
Plorello
LaGuardia
Perking
Labor Department
Boy Drowns In Ohio River At Middleport
The body of 11 year old Billy Hayes, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hayes, was recovered from the Ohio River Sunday night about four feet from where he fell in near the depot. Fire department and Red Cross aid failed to revive him. Billy and Bobby Harrison were in a boat when Billy lost balance and toppled over. Richard C Moss of Cincinnati phoned for help. he and Bobby tried to save him but failed. Oakey Van Meter and Walter Blake of Clifton West Virginia recovered the body. Survived besides his parents are an older brother Frank. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Middleport
Billy Hayes
Frank Hayes
Ohio River
A. W. Hoover
Red Cross Exective
Billy
Bobby Harrison
Harrison
Bally
Richard C. Moss
Cincinati
Bobby
Oakey van Meter
Walter Blake
Clifton
W. Va
Middleport 1
Frowned
Frank
Britain Backed by Colonies After France Surrenders
Britain announced support from Syria French Indo China the Cameroons Tunis Morocco Kibutt Senegal and others as plans shifted to face Germany. French colonies will receive British financing to continue the fight while a large French army concentrates in Syria and fleets anchor at Alexandria Egypt. French terms include occupation of much of France and dissolution of the army as Paris seeks terms in Rome Bordeaux and Berlin.
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France
Britain
Germany
Mediterranean
Rome
Bordeaux
Mont Blanc
Mediterranean Sea
Mussolini
Maritime
Alps
Italy
Thile White House
Dunkerque
English
Bay of
Spain
Atlantic
Gironde
la Roschelle
Rochefort
Borseaux
Poitiers
Lyon
Grenoble
Chambery
London
Charles de Gaul
Rhone
Culoz
Thettantic
Geremany
Berlin
Syria
Indo-China
Cameroons
Tunis
Morocco
Kibutt
Senegal
Ger
Alexandria
Egypt
Patain Bitter
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Pennsylvania
Arthur James
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank J. Harris
Pittsburgh
James
Massillon
Eddyang
Republican Party
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Dewey
Missasppi
Louisiana
Caroline
Herbert Hoover
Bat Segre
Henry Mitchel
Colum
Marshal Lee Pontius
Co-Operative Mills
Maranal Lee Pontiva
Mitepell
National Defense
National Coal
WNBA
Philadephia Wathi
Wille Tor Preident 'Association
Oleh
Japa
Athens County Gar
Jefferson
Whitwood
Ewete
Winston
Tunedsee
Ana Coke
Valdal
Geran
Monroe County
General de Gaulle
Robert Hall
de Goulie
Hall
Lytton
Monasti
Hitler
Africa
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Ming
Paris
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Harold Kapp
Shester Kapp
Marblehead
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