Athens County WPA program advances at Columbus conference
A three part plan to extend poor relief funding and expand WPA work was outlined after a two hour Columbus conference involving state officials Athens County and the cities of Nelsonville and Athens. The plan includes using county road funds for WPA projects boosting relief jobs a 25 percent allocation of motor vehicle revenue for relief and issuing bonds against tax delinquencies.
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Athens County
Columbus
Nelsonville
Athens
Charles L. Sherwood
Stateway Department
Sherwood
Board of County Commissioners
State
Welfare Department
C. O. Gibson
C. G. Dew
Cliff Cornell
Soviet Victory Celebrates Finnish Treaty Terms
Moscow signs a Finnish war end accord granting Russia the Karelian Isthmus Viipuri Hango and parts of the Petsamo area with a rail link to Sweden. The Red Army withdrawal from Petsamo by April 10 and Hango evacuation within 10 days are set, plus a Russo Finnish non aggression and trade pact.
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Russia
Karelian
Viipuri
Finland
Hango
Gulf of Finland
Lake Ladoga
Petsamo
Arctic
Ladoga
Moscow
Soviet Union
Sweden
Leningrad
REDS
Hango Peninsula
Kandalashka
White Sea
Kemijaervi
Gulf of Bothnia
Kemijaervi-Rovaniemi-Tornic-Haparanda
Runaway Balloon Lands After 200 Mile Flight
Akron balloon experiment breaks away and travels 200 miles to Kittanning Pennsylvania. The barrage lighter‑than‑air craft, designed to defend London from air raids, landed after reaching about 12 000 feet.
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Akron—Up
Akron
Kittanning
London
Louisiana Tornadoes Kill 13 in Western Louisiana
A pair of tornadoes lashed Western Louisiana and eastern Texas killing 13 and displacing about 500. In Shreveport a four mile wide path wrecked homes and businesses injuring many. in Marshall Texas three died. Notable victim T. K. Gidden perished when his car overturned.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Texas
Marshall
Here
State Fair Grounds
Centenary College
Ingleside
Werner Park
Queensboro
Jewella
Broadmore
Army Air Base
Barksdale Field
T. K. Gidden
Bricker Files For Nomination In Ohio GOP Bid
Gov John W Bricker filed 8000 petitions bearing 153000 signatures from all 88 counties with the Ohio secretary of state for re nomination on the Republican ticket. He said he would deliver a complete report on government functions during this campaign.
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Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
Secretary of State Today
State House
Secretary of State
Ohio
Widow of Civil War Vet Elizabeth Alexander Dies at Letart
Elizabeth Alexander age 90 widow of Civil War veteran H M Alexander died at her Letart home Tuesday. Survived by two granddaughters Grace Crow and Gladys Crow, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, a brother in Dallas, a niece in Cleveland. Funeral Friday at Letart Methodist Church.
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Alexander
H. M. Alexander
J Letart
Grace Crow
Toronto
Gladys Crow
Beaver
Mary G. Alexander
St. Mary’s
W. Va
Nettie Alexander
Natalia
Tex
Kennedy to Run for Governor Nomination in Ohio
Former Secretary of State William J. Kennedy of Cleveland filed petitions with the secretary of state for the Democratic nomination for governor. Marietta reports former Governor George White would likely file his petitions the next day.
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Columbus
William J. Kennedy
Cleveland
Secretary of State Today
Marietta
George White
Italy and Germany Agree to Ship Coal by Rail
Rome Italy and Germany signed an agreement that German coal imports to Italy will be transported exclusively by rail. An Anglo Italian deal last week had Italy pledge not to import German coal by sea while Britain released 13 Italian ships laden with German coal held in contraband control.
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Rome
U.P
Italy
Germany
Britain
New Hampshire Delegates Pledged for Roosevelt Third Term
New Hampshire eight Democratic delegates to the national convention will be pledged to nominate Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term unless he releases them. Eight Republican votes remain unpledged with most favoring Senator Styles Bridges as a favorite son candidate.
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Concord
N. H
New ,Hampshire
Roosevelt
Sen. H. Styles ‘Bridges
Columbus W.P. freighter icebound near Toledo harbor light
The freighter Columbus and tug Liberty State Earl Griffith report icebound five miles outside Toledo harbor light. Officials said pelit filed for renomination on the Republican ticket at the May pril Monday.
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Lake Toledo
W.P
Columbus
James Watt
Liberty State
Earl Griffith
Toledo
Harbor Light
FDR Seeks Strength With Large Delegates Bloc
New Hampshire Democrats elected national convention delegates bound to Roosevelt to a third term. The eight pledged votes keep him backed until released. Roosevelt heads to Chicago July 15 with the largest instructed bloc and gains momentum toward Wisconsin primary on April 2 where 24 delegates are at stake and Garner runs against him.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Chicago
Wisconsin
Isohn N. Garner
Tte Roosevelt
Buying of War Planes Is Issue
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson said he would object to diverting war planes built for the U S Army to the Allies. The Allies seek faster deliveries while a broader debate grows over conflicts between Allied purchases and U S defense expansion. President Roosevelt met with the inter-departmental coordinating committee led by Henry Morgenthau Jr to discuss aviation purchases.
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Washington
U.S
Louis Johnson
U. S
Johnson
United States
Roosevelt
Inter-Departmental Coordinating Committee
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Mrs. Ella Miller Dies at Middleport Rites Friday
Middleport Ohio Mrs Ella Miller 57 died at her daughter Mrs Paul Smarts Lincoln Street home after a long illness She was born in Athens County daughter of John and unknown Thompson Survived by two daughters Mrs Smart and Mrs Evelyn Idle and son Gale Miller Also two brothers Earl Thompson Nelsonville and Pearl Thompson Wheeling West Virginia Funeral at First Baptist Church Middleport Friday at 2 PM burial in Greenlawn Cemetery near Nelsonville
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Middleport
Ella Miller
Paul Smart
Lincoln St
Athens County
John Thompson
Nelsonville
Smart
Evelyn Idle
Gale Miller
Earl Thompson
Pearl Thompson
Wheeling
W. Va
Youth Drowns After Jump From Drifted Boat
Marvin E. Wildman aged 10 drowned after leaping from a boat that drifted from the Scioto River bank in Chillicothe last night. The incident occurred near the Scio River.
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Scioto Chillicothe
U.P
Marvin E. Wildman
Scioto River
Icy mix coats Northeastern Ohio roads today
Snow and mist created freezing rain that left slick patches on highways across Northern Ohio. Crews salted key routes as motorists reported slippery conditions from Cleveland through the U.P. region.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ohio
Germany Hails Finnish Victory as Blow to Britain and France
The war in Finland ended on Stalinist terms with Hitler's tacit blessing. Finland ceded the Mannerheim Line and the Hango naval base but retained independence through economic cooperation with the Soviet Union. Nazi press hailed a northern front defeat for the Allies and a boost to German-Russian cooperation.
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Finland
Josef V. Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Scandinavia
Mannerheim
de Cammne
Atisees Ana We Gui
Reich
Germany
Pope Weighs Peace Move to Heal World War
Pope Pius XII told cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica that the church might lead a move to restore world peace. He warned the outlook for humanity is very grave if war continues and said no human mind can forecast the consequences of the European war.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter’s Basilica
State Examines Casts of Slain Pair's Hands
Paraffin casts of the hands of Mr and Mrs Elmer McCarty, who were found shot to death in their home Monday, have been sent to the state bureau of criminal investigation by Meigs County officers. The coroner will wait for the examination result before ruling on the case.
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Middleport
Elmer McCarty
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Meigs County
Dayton publisher Elzey Gallantin Burkham dies at 67
Elzey Gallantin Burkham long served as publisher of The Dayton Journal and The Dayton Herald for about 25 years until they were sold to Lewis B. Rock in 1935. He died today after several months of illness.
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Dayton
U.P
Elzey Gallantin Burkham
Dayton Journal
Dayton Herald
Lewis B. Rock
Anti-Pollution Drive Planned in Northern Ohio Rivers
Columbus A P A campaign to curb pollution of Northern Ohio rivers from beet sugar plant wastes is outlined by the State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources. Commissioner Don Waters says the wastes kill thousands of fish and have wrecked fishing in several streams. T. G. Gallagher of Toledo, a chemical engineer, will direct the program and seek plant operator cooperation to repurpose wastes rather than discharge them into streams.
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Columbus
A.P
Ohio
State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Don Waters
T. G. Gallagher
Toledo
Conservation and Natural Resources Commission
Gallagher
Death of Kitts Hill Pair Ends Secret Romance
The death of Eloise Roberts a 15 year old Kitts Hill High School basketball captain elect and the self inflicted death of Bert Mays 28 Lawrence Township constable are linked as a clandestine romance. Teachers say Miss Roberts wept in class and her family reports she cried through the night.
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Ironton
U.P
Eloise Roberts
Kitts Hill High School
Bert Mays
Lawrence Township
Miss Roberts
Roosevelt's Son Names Two 1940 Republican Hopefuls
Elliott Roosevelt, the President's son, says Sen Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan and Sen Robert A. Taft of Ohio are the two best Republican candidates for President in 1940. He voiced the view after addressing the Cleveland Automotive Trades Association.
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Cleveland
U.P
Elliott Roosevelt
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Robert A. Taft
Republians
Roosevelt
Cleveland Automotive Trades Association
Portmouth Rod and Wire Mill Walkout Averted
The threat of a strike at the Wheeling Steel Corp Portsmouth works was averted after a three hour meeting between union officials and company representatives.
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Portsmouth
U.P
Wheeling Steel Corp
Finland Closes War With Soviet Union After 342 Months
Finnish Foreign Minister V A Tanner announced in a radio address that Finland had no choice but to accept terms. The armistice ends the long conflict, with Finnish forces withdrawing behind new frontiers. Tanner cited lack of equipment and aid, noted ceded territories, and said the peace excludes political changes though it remains hard.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
V. A. Tanner
Mannerheim Line
Peter the Great
Tanner
Sweden
Viipuri
Baltic
Petsamo
Kuusinen
Pious Kentuckian To Be Buried Second Time
Hazard Kentucky reports plans to bury Isaac Uncle Bud Eversole in the same limestone casket used when he spent three nights six feet underground. The 55 year old known for piety and biblical verses died yesterday of a heart ailment.
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Hazard
U.P
Isaac
Bud” Eversole
Kentucky
Eversole
Baltimore Volunteers Save Fire House From Destruction
Volunteer firemen of Baltimore saved their headquarters from destruction by fire today preserving the station and equipment as flames were checked by swift action and nearby water sources.
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Save Fire House
Baltimore, CO
Volunteer Firemen of
Baltimore
Chamberlain Defends Finland Aid as Hore-Belisha Attacks
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain defended Britain's readiness to aid Finland in its struggle against aggression. Leslie Hore-Belisha sharply criticized the government for not taking stronger action and demanded a Commons debate on war conduct. Chamberlain said Finland received prior notice of materials and manpower being prepared, while Sir Archibald Sinclair sought an official guns and ammunition statement.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Finland
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Hore-Belisha
House of Commons
Archibald Sinclair
Chamberlain
Thief Returns Purse After Twenty Years
In Cleveland a pocketbook stolen from Mrs. John T. Brennan during Mass at St. Rose's Church twenty years ago was returned by Rev. Fr. Patrick J. O'Connell. The thief, moved by conscience, restored $19 and the other items contained in the purse.
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Cleveland
U.P
John T. Brennan
St. Rose’s Church
Patrick J. O'Connell
St. Rose
Fashion Edition Preview for the Athens Spring Line
The Messenger announces a Thursday March 14 spring fashion number with new colors Hot Pink and Camouflage Blue and silhouettes like elongated torsos. It guides skirt lengths for spring and straw hat placements to evoke a 1940s look and helps readers pick fashions that stay in style.
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Athens
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Pulaski
Ill
Mike Lutzyn
Electric Company
Agbo Helsinki
Karelian Isthmus
Petsamo and
Salla
Tornio
Kuhmo
Sertavala
Murmansk
Estonia
Ussr
Union
Pacific
Black Sea
Afghanistan
Josef Stalin
Lithuania
Latvia
Esthenia
Beckler
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Common Pleas Court
Ira Whitmore
Walter Maccombs
Clifford L. Belt
Belmont Co
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Belt
Maccombs
Whitmore
Community Survey
Motorola Radio ‘Club
Congress
Jergens
Luckoff
Athens National Bank
Cornwell's Steppes Beauty Shop
Bank of Athens Food Ads
F. J. Beasley Co
D. Shafer Co
Motorola Radio
Letart
FDR
France
By Joe Alex Morris
United Press Foreign News
Pope
Death of Kitt’s Hill
Vandenberg
Taft
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