Queen Elizabeth Awaits War End Amid Ghost Fleet at Hudson
The Queen Elizabeth sits idle among a ghost fleet of luxury liners tied at Hudson River slips awaiting the war’s end. Guards tightened, visitors barred, and 33 policemen added to deter sabotage and souvenir hunting as British warships escorted her from Scotland. The ship’s antimagnetic mine device by Gauss is under test, with Captain Townley uncertain of its effectiveness. Also moored nearby are the Queen Mary and the Normandie, among the world’s largest vessels.
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New York
Hudson River
Scotland
Atlantic
Britain
Gauss
Townley
Guard Snare Three in Lift
In Columbus a night watchman trapped three suspected crackers between floors of a downtown building elevator last night. Charles Redman, 68, heard movement on the fourth floor and asked who was there. A weak voice replied Jack, which Redman could not identify, prompting him to open the floor door and call police.
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Columbus
Charles Redman
Jack
Redman
Theft Charge Faces Thrill-Seeking Youth
A 16-year-old youth stole a car and led police on a two mile chase at 65 mph. Officers fired eight shots into the rear of the vehicle. The car sideswiped a parked car and crashed into a building. He was hospitalized with injuries and faces an automobile theft charge.
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Cleveland
Donahey Ill Postpones White House Summons
Washington reports Senator Vic Donahey of Ohio delays a White House summons due to illness. President Roosevelt indicated he would urge the Ohio Democrat to reconsider retirement plans, though Donahey says his decision to quit at term end is irrevocable.
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U.P
Vic Donahey
Ohio
White House
Roosevelt
Donahey
English Planes Make Record Polish Flight
Royal air force planes flew over Poland during the longest reconnaissance expedition since the war, it was announced today.
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London
Royal Air Force
Poland
Former Professor Admits Book Thefts
Orville Marsh, 52, a former college professor, admitted a book theft pattern after 800 books valued at $10,000 were found in a rented locker. Marsh, a former instructor at University of Akron and Cleveland College, said he started collecting books in 1926 while pursuing a master’s at the University of Chicago after Harvard business admin graduation.
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Cleveland
A.P
Orville Marsh
Police Today
University of Akron
Cleveland College
Marsh
University of Chicago
Harvard
Ohio Farmers Benefit From 1939 AAA Payments
The Ohio AAA Committee reports 150 000 farmers share 17 250 000 in 1939 farm program payments, with total expected to exceed 18 500 000, up 10 000 000 from 1938. Principal sums go to soil depletion and soil building allotments plus wheat and corn price adjustments. Elmer F. Kruse notes 60 percent of farms and 70 percent of cropland covered by the 1939 program.
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Ohio Aaa Committee
Ohio
Elmer F. Kruse
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Farmhand Kills Self After Slaying Child Near Lexington
Authorities believe a 27 year old farmhand killed nine year old Marjorie Gamble at the employer’s home three miles south of Lexington Ohio on U S Route 42 and then died by suicide. The bodies of Marjorie Gamble and Theodore Smith were found late yesterday in the farm home of Mr and Mrs P A Gamble.
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Mansfield
U.P
Little Marjorie Gamble
Theodore Smith
P. A. Gamble
Lexington
Brutal Murder Probed in Columbus of 76 Year Old Woman
Police work from faint clues including fingerprints a wool strand and a heel mark to solve the murder of Miss Alice Lauterbach a 76 year old spinster whose beaten body was found in her home yesterday authorities say the motive appeared to be an attempted criminal attack.
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Columbus
Alice Lauterbach
Ohio counties to host banquets for seventh New Deal anniversary
Banquets will be held in 51 Ohio counties tonight to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the New Deal agricultural program forfarmers and rural communities across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
FBI Probing Charges Against Group Over Wagner Act Lobbying
FBI probes charges that National Labor Relations Board officials lobbied against Wagner Act amendments. Attorney General Jackson ordered the inquiry. House debate grows as Smith Committee drafts drastic reforms including abolishing the board for a judicial panel. Nixon era tone and figures cited.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Labor Relations Board
Robert H. Jackson
Howard W. Smith
House
FBI
Smith
House Labor Committee
United States Chamber of Commerce
Germans Bomb Italian Steamer Amelia Lauro
A German airplane bombed and set fire to the Italian steamship Amelia Lauro off the east coast of England. One crewman was killed and three wounded. 26 others were rescued in lifeboats. This follows previous Italian ship attacks and German minelaying actions in the war.
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U.P
England
Amelia Lauro
Mira
Britain Mobilizes 23 Year Old Reserves
Great Britain suddenly sped up mobilization by calling 23 year old reserves to the colors, expanding armed manpower under wartime measures.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Manipower
Finns face tough terms as war hangs on peace prospects
Experts warn Finland can continue fighting if safe behind the line, while Soviet demands include surrender of Hango and transfer of Karelian Isthmus territory. Viipuri offensive strains Russian forces as Finns resist broad concessions, seeking a favorable peace rather than any price.
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Copenhagen
Stockholm
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Kurt Wallenius
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Green Wants CIO To Resume Peace Talks
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged the CIO to resume peace talks to end the labor movement split. He said the AFL stands ready to negotiate through its committee and called on John L. Lewis to notify the president that both sides are prepared to continue discussions for peace.
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U.P
William Green
American Federation of Labor
American Labor Movement
Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AFL
American Federationist
John L. Lewis
United States
Allies Continue Aid to Finland
Paris dispatch says France and Britain will maintain aid to Finland if she resists the Soviet invasion. France reportedly sent a large war materiel package including 175 airplanes 496 field guns 5000 automatic rifles 400 mines 200000 hand grenades 795000 artillery shells and 20000000 cartridges.
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A.P
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Britain
Finland
Jenkins Attacks New Deal on Buying Russian Gold
Representative Thomas A. Jenkins charges the Roosevelt administration aids Russia’s Finland invasion by financing gold purchases and selling war materials to Moscow. He says $1 billion has gone to Russia for gold and that U S policy funds Moscow with $20 million in aid to Finland while Russia buys planes and engines in the United States.
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New Deal
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Thomas A. Jenkins
Roosevelt
Russia
Finland
Republican National Committee
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Fort Knox
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Moscow
Senate Finance Committee Approves Three Year Trade Pact Extension
The Senate Finance Committee approved a three year extension of the reciprocal trade agreement program and rejected a move to require senate ratification. The extension until beyond June 12 was sent to the full Senate in the form passed by the House. Administration supporters defeated all amendments in committee.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Officer Accused of Embezzling Ends His Life
Barberton police report Patrolman Jack Baylor aged 50 shot himself to death shortly after warrants charged him with misappropriating 763.30 dollars from the Barberton Fraternal Order of Police. He was near retirement after 25 years on the force.
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Barberton
Jack Baylor
Barberton Fraternal Order of Police
Baylor
Six Year Old Girl Found Drowned in Creek
The body of six year old Dolores Banning, missing since Monday, was found in a creek half a mile from her Hamilton Township home. Police say she drowned. death listed as accidental.
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N. J
Dolores Banning
Leonard Banning
Hamilton Township
Rose Halasz, 105, Dies in Lorain County Home
Mrs. Rose Halasz aged 105 died after two weeks of illness at Lorain County Home. The death was reported from Elyria with customary notes on her long life and residence.
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Elyria
U.P
Rose Halasz
Lorain Coll
Allied Effort To Move Troops Through Sweden Sparks Resistance
The Swedish parliament considers arming defense to block any Allied troop movement through Sweden to reach Finland amid ongoing Finnish Russian peace efforts. Paris signals show Allied willingness to aid Finland if fighting continues, while Finnish leaders seek neutral mediation.
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Sumner Welles
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Description of Men Leads To Speedy Arrest
Gallipolis officers arrested Joe Chappelle 28 Ath ens and Fred Grambo 23 Columbus two hours after Detectives from Columbus furnished warrants and descriptions. They allegedly robbed Dr. F. L. Gruber Feb. 5 at gunpoint, taking a watch chain pin and about 30 dollars. The pair traveled often, sometimes to Middleport, usually with Gallipolis women nearby. Chappelle carried a bodcarriers union card. Detective Archer, a Columbus veteran, aided in the arrest.
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Ray Archer
W. D. Austin
Columbus
John Fraley
Joe Chappelle
Athens
Fred Grambo
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F. L. Gruber
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Ohio Hospital
Boats Avert Wreck At Eureka Dam Site
The Slack Barrett drifted toward the Eureka Dam rollers after a barge machinery failure. The steamer Julius Fleischman aided in the rescue. Captain Russell Stone suffered a broken ankle jumping from the barge and is treated at Holzer Hospital.
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Julius Fleischman
Slack Barrett
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Russell Stone
Holzer Hospital
Woman 47 Gives Birth to 21st Child in Bedford Family
Mrs. Marietta Romito, 47, gave birth to a boy, the couple's 21st child. Eighteen of the 20 older children live at their nine room Bedford home. two are twins. The couple married in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, when she was 14 and he was 21, and moved here two years ago.
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U.P
Marietta Romito
Romito
Constantino Romito
Charleroi
WVU Former President’s Widow In Serious Condition
Mrs. Frank B. Trotter widow of the WVU president 77, lies in serious condition after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered following her husband’s death yesterday in Morgantown West Virginia United Press report.
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Morgantown
W. Va
U.P
Frank B. Trotter
West Virginia University
Filibuster Seen As Only Block To Hatch Bill
Advocates seek to extend the Hatch no politics act to state and federal funded workers. Opponents push to block the changes, warning that a filibuster may delay final passage. Senator Carl A Hatch faces delays as foes try to force continued committee referral.
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Washington
Senate
Carl A. Hatch
N. M
Hatch
House Cuts Budget for Interior Coal Division
The Senate received the House approved 118,578,187 dollar Interior Department appropriation bill reduced by about 35 million from budget estimates. The House passed the bill after Rep. Robert G. Allen's amendment sliced 1 million from the 2,187,800 dollar coal division budget.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Interior Department
Robert G. Allen
Seek Speedy Transfer of Land to Government
A Muskingum conservancy district taxpayers committee urged a rapid transfer of conservancy lands to the federal government to prevent further assessments. The move aims to avoid additional tax burdens for taxpayers in Newcomerstown and surrounding areas.
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Muskingum Conservancy District
Conservancy
Conservancy District
Edwin Markham Dies at 87 Poet of The Man With the Hoe
Edwin Markham, 87, renowned American poet and author of The Man With the Hoe, died last night at his Staten Island home in New York. The death ends a long career noted for social justice themes and lyrical verse.
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Edwin Markham
Man With the Hoe
Staten Island
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