Goering Warns Of Attacks by Nazi Airmen
Nazi air raids intensified along the British coast as Goering warned of another test for the Luftwaffe. Sumner Welles met with Joachim von Ribbentrop in Berlin amid talks on American German relations and Soviet Finnish war. Finland faced a major Red Army assault aiming at Viipuri, threatening the Mannerheim line.
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Goering
United Press
Europe
Roosevelt
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Sumner Welles
United States
Welles
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
North Sea
London
Thames
Yorkshire
London Air Ministry
Herman Goering
Finland
Red Army
Viipuri
Women Protests Grow Over Census Income Questions
Senate hearing on 1940 census questions heard bipartisan women's protests led by supporters from Olean New York. Opponents warned Congress to back off enforcement of income queries saying women would resist and even favor jail over bureaucratic intrusion.
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Inea
Aurora
Washington
Senate
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Congress
Olean
N. Y
H. R. Helsby
Olean Times-Herald
Helsby
Davey to Decide on Political Run by Mid Next Week
Former Gov. Martin L. Davey said he expects to announce by the middle of next week whether he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor again this year. He added he has been seriously considering it but has not reached a final decision.
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Kent
U.P
Martin L. Davey
Ironton Man Held For Murder of Woman
Ironton William R. Smith age 28 held to the grand jury after pleading guilty to first degree murder in the death of Miss Dessie Hubbard 23 of McDermott. Police quoted Smith saying Dorothy kept chewing at me until I knocked her down.
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Ironton
U.P
William R. Smith
Dessie Hubbard
McDermott
Dorothy
Smith
Assistant Resigns From State Liquor Post
Fred J. Mills of Columbus resigns today as assistant to state liquor director Jacob B. Taylor to return to private practice. The move ends Mills involvement in state liquor affairs and opens a vacancy in the rear department of the bureau.
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Lumbus
Fred J. Mills
Columbus
Jacob B. Taylor
Britain Seizes German Coal in Italian Supply Blockade
London reports German coal found in cargo ships after midnight will be detained by British control. The ban blocks Italy's sea imports from Germany, halting 5 to 6 million tons yearly. Britain offers to supply all needed coal to Italy if payment can be arranged.
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London
U.P
Britain
Italy
Germany
Nationalists Plan India-wide Disobedience Campaign
The executive committee of the Indian Nationalist Congress in Patna decided to launch an India-wide disobedience campaign in protest of Britain denying immediate political freedom. It also urged a plenary session resolution disapproving Britain’s wartime stance that India is belligerent and disassociating India from the European war.
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Patna
India
U.P
Indian Nationalist
Congress
Britain
Pension Plan Rejected Again in Ohio Move
Secretary of State Earl Griffith refused for the second time today to approve the petition form for a proposed $30-a-week pension system amendment to the Ohio Constitution. The Pension Action Bureau of Cleveland sponsored measure was rejected for missing the original summary certification by former Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy in 1938.
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Columbus
W.P
Earl Griffith
Ohio
Pension Action Bureau
Cleveland
Herbert S. Duffy
Dayton Cafe Proprietor Fatally Shot in Burglary Trap
Henry Harshman, 74, cafe owner in Dayton, was killed when a burglar allegedly triggered a trap too soon after entering the cafe. Relatives note prior burglaries and a previous late-night confrontation. police say the prowler fired as Harshman confronted him.
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Dayton
U.P
Henry Harshman
Harshman
Newark to host 1940 national air races at airport
Newark mayor Meyer C. Ellenstein announced negotiations to move the 1940 national air races from Cleveland to Newark Airport, changing the traditional site used in prior years.
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Newark
N. J
U.2
Newark Airport
Cleveland
Meyer C. Ellenstein
Secret radio transmitter found by Dutch police
Dutch police in Schiebroek near Rotterdam arrested two men after discovering a hidden radio transmitter used to send signals to German aircraft.
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Amsterdam
U.P
Schiebroek
Rotterdam
Taber May Run for U S Senator in Ohio
Columbus report says Louis J. Taber, national Grange leader from Columbus, will likely announce next week if he seeks the Republican nomination for U S senator. The field at that time includes Mayor Harold H. Burton of Cleveland and Representative Dudley White of Norwalk.
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Columbus
U.P
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
U. S
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
Dudley White
Norwalk
Nine Lives Lost in Sacramento Floods
The Sacramento River flood devastated communities from Redding to Sacramento with 5000 homeless and nine deaths. Crests around 34 feet loomed near Knight's Landing as relief work labored to shore levees south of Meridian. Snowbound tributaries slowed inflows while more lives were claimed as vehicles were swept away in the flood.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Redding
Red Bluff
Gerber
Tehama
Colusa
Knight’s Landing
Sacramento Wer
Meridian
Sutter County
Sacramento Valley
Siskiyou
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Mine Sitdown Strikers Fail To Win In 62 Hour Protest
Forty men conducted a 62 hour sitdown strike in a 2600 foot gold mine at Pioneer British Columbia defying officials and police. They emerged last night with sore feet and beards, having not won recognition for the Mine Mills and Smelter Union or higher wages, though officials were reportedly willing to discuss demands. Pumps were shut off and seepage was heavy until raincoats were provided. Many had kept boots on since Tuesday causing swollen feet.
Vanderbilt Sues Third Wife for Separation
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. files suit for separation from Helen Warner Vanderbilt of Clarksburg West Virginia. He previously divorced Rachel Littleton and Mary Weir Logan and married Mrs Warner in Albuquerque New Mexico on January 5 1935.
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Carson City
Nev
U.P
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Staten Island
America
Helen Warner Vanderbilt
Clarksburg
W. Va
Vanderbilt
Rachel Littleton
Mary Weir Logan
Miss Warner
Albuquerque
N. M
Senate Attack on Polish Aid Bill Sparks Debate
A Polish aid measure faces Senate resistance as lawmakers argue care for hungry Americans at home should come first. Critics Schwellenbach Reynolds warn against funding Europe while domestic relief is cut, even as Hoover pushes aid to Europe and Roosevelt signals approval for export bank capital expansion.
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Washington
House
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Lewis B
Finland
Hoover
House Foreign Relations Committee
Schwellenbach
Further Federal Grabs Opposed by Ohioan
Washington U P reports Hal Sours Ohio State highway engineer testified before the House Road Committee against a pending federal aid highway bill provision. The measure would allow the federal government to take title to highway rights of way, drawing opposition during the hearing.
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Washington
U.P
Hal Sours
Ohio
House Road Committee
Roosevelt visits Pensacola aboard cruiser Tuscaloosa
President Roosevelt arrives in Pensacola Florida aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa after completing a 4000 mile inspection voyage of Panama Canal defenses.
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States
Lang
President Roosevelt
Pensacola
Fla
Tuscaloosa
Panama Canal
Foreign Pair Admitted to Hollywood Royal Family
Hollywood celebrates the 12th annual Academy Awards with Vivien Leigh and Robert Donat named top stars. Leigh wins for Gone with the Wind as Donat appears in London winning best actor for Goodbye Mr. Chips.
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Hollywood
Vivien Leigh
Robert Donat
Donat
London
Mr. Chips
Miss Leigh
Scarlett O’hara
Technicolor
Hattie McDaniel
Scarlett
Charles Mitchell
Newpaper
David O. Selznick
Irving G. Thalberg
Judy Garland
Famous Sherman Home in Lancaster May Become National Shrine
Interior Secretary Ickes will send a historian to Lancaster Ohio to study turning General William Tecumseh Sherman’s home into a national historic site. A report due by March 26 will guide a recommendation to Ickes. funds for purchase are not provided by the department.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Lancaster
William Tecumseh Sherman
National Park Service
Ickes
Harold J. Claypool
Sherman
Dayton Rep. Wood Backs Probe Into Auditor’s Office Payroll Deductions
State Rep. John R. Wood of Dayton, a Republican, announced support for an investigation into charges that employees in the State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson’s office were assessed two percent of their salaries. He commended Gertrude Jones, chairwoman of the State Civil Service Commission, for stating her intention to pursue the inquiry.
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Dayton
O.P
John R. Wood
Gertrude Jones
State Civil Service Commission
Joseph T. Ferguson
Cincinnati to Begin Limited TV Broadcasts Sept 1
Crosley Corporation announced in Cincinnati that limited television broadcasts will start September 1, using a new FCC ruling to permit commercial TV programs.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Crosley Corporation
Federal Communications Commission
Danish Prince Aage dies in Paris
Prince Aage of Denmark, once a royal favorite who renounced his prerogatives to pursue a career as a professional soldier, has died in Paris according to announced reports. His death ends a distinguished, if maneira, life tied to many royal houses.
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Paris
U.P
Prince Aage
Royal House of
Denmark
Quarantine in Troy After Rabies Fatalities
Health commissioner Dr. K. C. Becker ordered a citywide quarantine of all dogs in Troy following the third rabies death in recent weeks. Authorities urge residents to keep pets confined and report stray animals.
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Troy
U.P
K. C. Becker
New York Woman Reneges on Promised Palestine Wedding
Kitty Zweigel of New York traveled to Palestine to keep a two year old promise to wed Aaron Berlinerblum a bus operator. She is pictured after returning without Aaron claiming he was jealous.
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Kitty Zweigel
New York
Palestine
Aaron Berlinerblum
Aaron
Kitty
Promised Land
Union seeks court ruling on eight hour day for state workers
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees asks Franklin County Common Pleas Court to clarify the 1912 eight hour day amendment. Welfare institution workers now clock 12 hours daily six days a week. The union seeks a declaratory judgment on extraordinary emergency definitions overtime pay and enforceable hours.
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Columbus
American Federation of State
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Royal E. Clements
Clements
Protest Dies Motion Picture Probe
The Independent Theater Owners of Ohio plan to protest the Dies Committee announcement to probe possible un American tendencies in the motion picture industry. They adopted a resolution calling the committee's charge grave injustice against the exhibition branch and asking for modification until a fair impartial investigation shows basis for indictment.
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Columbus
U.P
Independent Theater Owners of
Ohio
Dies Committee
Byesville Convict Is Pardoned by Bricker
Gov John W Bricker pardoned Elmer Farra formerly of Byesville for the 1923 murder of Noble County Sheriff Charles W Moore He had been serving a life sentence at Ohio Penitentiary since January 8 1924 and is released at once on the commission recommendation
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Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
Elmer Farra
Byesville
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Charles W. Moore
Noble County
Farra
Ohio
Columbus attorney Ray Allison seeks Democratic secretary of state nomination
Columbus attorney and state finance director in the Davey administration, Ray Allison, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state.
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Columbus
U.p—M
Ray Allison
Davey
Appointment of Dr. Harry B. Millhoff as chief dentist
Dr. Harry B. Millhoff of Dayton is appointed by Dr. R. H. Markwith state director of health to lead the dental division of the State Department of Health in Columbus.
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Columbus
J.P
R. H. Markwith
State Director of
Harry B. Millhoff
Dayton
State Department of Health
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