British Admit Heavy Sea Losses in Battle of Atlantic
British claims of recapturing Berbera in Somaliland and Cheren in Ethiopia frame a wider wartime update. The report notes Lloyds shipping losses total 4,962,257 tons across 1,245 ships in 18 months, with German and Axis losses at 2,028,140 tons through March 2.
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MMS Vais CD Afleleder
Rome
Athens
Middle East
Cairo
Berbera
Royal Navy
Air Force
Britain
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Friends of Aid Bill Ready to Vote Fund
Washington AP Roosevelt presses for urgent all-out national effort in lease lead program to supply war implements for democracies. Administration forces stand against any cut to the 7 billion dollar fund, aiming for rapid approval of every cent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Willkie Plans Counter Offensive Against Isolationists
Wendell Willkie, opposing isolationism, contemplates joining Senator Wheeler on a nationwide speaking tour to rebut anti administration foreign policy arguments. Wheeler plans travels from Boston to San Francisco to rally opposition, with other senators expected to join the crusade.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Wheeler
Montana Democrat
Boston
San Francisco
Friends of
Wilkie
Reports Grain-Storage Facilities Are Needed
The Agriculture Department said there is a need for increased storage facilities. It suggested more commercial storage, port storage, and farm storage as possible solutions to meet the problem.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
St Patrick's Day Parade Scheduled in Ravenna
A St Patrick s Day parade was scheduled in Ravenna. The War Department sanctioned the march through the reservation by Irish among the project s 10,000 construction workers.
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Ravenna
Ravenna Ordnance Sian
War Department
Civil War Veteran Dies on Ohio Farm
Nathaniel Nearhood a Civil War veteran wounded at the Wilderness died on his Bellevue area farm at age 94. He was dusky County's last surviving war veteran.
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Ohio
Bellevue
Nathaniel Nearhood
Dusky County
Washington speed up aid program faces push for more production
William Knudsen disclosed that the seven billion dollar British aid and defense contracts plan requires a 60 percent rise in U S industrial activity. Debates in the House begin with expected approval by Wednesday as some senators question immediate need. The lease lend program is active with initial materiel shipments to Britain and more prepared for transport. Roosevelt's Saturday night speech drew strong reactions though its main points were clear and decisive.
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Washington
William 8. Knudsen
House
Roosevelt
Britain
Bullet ricochets off axe injuring boy in basement shoot
In Chicago a 17 year old, Elmer Bull, was practicing rifle shooting at home when a friend threw an axe at the target. The axe bullet ricochet chipped the tip of Bull's nose.
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Chicago
Elmer Bull
Bull
Balkans Likely Source of Violent Earthquakes Near Prato
Seismic observatory at Prato reports two unusually violent quakes Sunday with epicenter probably in the Balkans. Officials say the damage must have been extensive and widespread in the region.
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Rome
Seismological Observatory
Prato
Balkans
Mrs William Leifheit Dies in Pomeroy Sunday
POMEROY staff special funeral services set for 2 30 PM Wednesday at Finsterwald Funeral Home for Mrs. William Leifheit age 65 who died Sunday at Prospect Hill. She leaves husband and children Lawrence Epple Glen Barnetts Earnest Earl Ethel Clifford Lucille Baughan with siblings Rose Meiser Charles Sennett Will Val Louie Reuter Albert Reuter. Beech Grove Cemetery interment planned.
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Pomeroy
William Leifheit
Prospect Hill
Finsterwald
Beech Grove Cemetery
Leifheit
Lawrence
William Epple
Akron
Glen Barnetts
Muncie
Ind
Earnest
Earl
Taxes Needed for War Revenues Explored in Congress
Washington reports lawmakers discuss a general manufacturers excise tax as a major revenue source for armament programs. A payroll tax was dismissed though considered unlikely, while higher middle income taxes and fewer exemptions are seen as more probable. 1940 revenue estimates show about 7.65 billion from existing taxes, leaving over 18 billion to be raised mainly by new taxes or borrowing.
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Washington
Cource
Aluminum Rationing Hits Civil Pilot Training Program
New York reports a national aluminum shortage threatening civilian pilot training for defense needs. An order signed February 20 by E. R. Stettinius cuts off aluminum deliveries to manufacturers except those on prime defense orders, jeopardizing light airplanes for Civil Aeronautics Authority contracts.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Authority
E. R. Stettinius
James Stewart Found After Forced Plane Landing Near Van Nuys
James Stewart age 32 known as James Smith was located in a hospital after a private airplane forced landing near Van Nuys. Dr Saul Fox said he is fine and would not provide additional statement.
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Hollywood
James Stewart
van Nuys
James Smith
Saul Fox
Sabotage blamed for fatal Pennsylvania train wreck
Pennsylvania Railroad officials blamed saboteurs for the derailment of a Cleveland to Pittsburgh passenger train near Baden, killing four and injuring 114. The locomotive jumped tracks in a snowstorm after spikes were removed, sending three cars into the Ohio River and causing a mass rescue as authorities identified victims including engineer A R Weigle and a 9 month old baby.
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Baden
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ohio River
E. W. Smith
Pittsburgh
A. R. Weigle
Cleveland
C. H. Millburn
Alliance, O
Roosevelt urges total effort to arm democracies in war urging sacrifices
Axis broadcasts denounce his policy as expansion and dictatorship. Berlin calls it baseless attacks while Rome predicts direct American combat across continents and a possible massive blood bath. Tokyo cites a declaration of world war.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
United States
Berlin
Germany
Rome
Europe
Asia
Foreign Office
Cemetery Lot Trial to Start in Ohio Federal Court
Witnesses were summoned as a federal court opens tomorrow for the trial of 44 men charged with mail fraud and conspiracy in the sale of cemetery plots near Marion Columbus and Springfield. Forest Glen Inc officers and salesmen allegedly promised 25 to 100 percent returns on about 3 million dollars of plots sold from 1933 to 1938. jury selection begins tomorrow with expected six to eight weeks. The indictments issued last December were described by U.S. Attorney Calvin Crawford as a declaration of war for the helpless and wary.
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Columbus
Marion
Springfield
Forest Glen, Inc
U.S
Calvin Crawford
Crawford
New Zealand Welcomes U S Navy Cruisers and Destroyers
In Auckland thousands of residents lined the waterfront to greet the U S Navy ships Brooklyn Savannah and destroyers Case Cummings Shaw and Tucker arriving for a three day training cruise and visit.
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Auckland
New Zealand
United States
Brooklyn
Savannah
Case
Cummings
Shaw
Tucker
New
Toll heavy crossings kill seventeen in Ohio in one week
A string of grade crossing crashes across Ohio ends with at least seventeen deaths in Butler, Middletown, Painesville, Newark, Portsmouth, Columbus and Akron. Victims include Willis H. Kame and Charles Frederick Miller, both in their forties, among others.
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Columbus
Ohio
WPA
Middleton
Middletown
Willis H. Kame
Springfield
Hamilton
Charles Frederick Miller
Butler County
Painesville
Cortez Atkins
Unionville
R. A. Wright
Geneva
Newark
Jesse Richards
Portsmouth
John B. Guthrie
Evan Thomas
Grove City
Akron
Brown
Ben Houser
FDR To Accept New National Art Gallery
President Roosevelt will accept on behalf of the nation the new National Gallery of Art on Constitution Avenue. The $15 million marble gallery houses a collection of old masters valued between $50 million and $80 million, donated by Andrew W. Mellon of Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave
Andrew W. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Mine Safety Proposals Delayed by Minority in Ohio
In Columbus recommendations for radical state mining division changes to reduce hazards were withheld from Gov Bricker pending a dissenting minority report. UMW official William Kennedy criticized the minority and predicted the majority proposals would become law. He spoke in Bellaire on the Willow Grove Mine blast anniversary, which killed 72.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
William Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Bellaire
Willow Grove
Ohio University basketball team heads to New York for NIT opener
The Ohio University Bobcats board the B and O streamliner for New York City and Madison Square Garden to face Duquesne in the National Invitation Tournament. Coach Trautwein urged spirit and confidence, with a cheering sendoff in a raging snowstorm.
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CIO Ready To Accept FDRs Mediation Plan
Roosevelt appears to have won CIO backing for a federal mediation board to handle defense labor disputes. The plan envisions two CIO, two AFL, four industry, and three public members with power only to seek voluntary agreements. Murray avoided comments but cooperation is expected if the President proceeds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
Federal Mediation Board
Philip Murray
Murray
AFL
Strike Curtails Defense Work in Cleveland Area
A CIO Steel Workers Union strike halted operations at Sterling Brass Co in Cleveland. The plant, employing 110, faces wage increase demands and alleged contract arbitration violations cited by manager David B. Jacobs. Part of output supplies plumbing goods to U S Army camps and to the Navy for battleship equipment.
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Cleveland
CIO Steel Workers Union
Sterling Brass Co
David B. Jacobs
U. S. Army
U. S. Navy
Jacobs
Retired Miner Takes Life at Shawnee Home
George E. Spicer aged 74 a retired coal miner living with his sister Mrs Kay Howell shot himself after family left for church Perry County officers reported Coroner H F Marshall ruled death by own action.
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Shawnee
George E. Spicer
Kay Howell
Perry
H. F. Marshall
Burns Cause Death Of Amby Wagner In Home Explosion
Amby Wagner aged 67 died a week after a kerosene stove explosion at his Hoytsville home. The incident occurred while he was pouring kerosene and caused fatal injuries, authorities reported.
Blast at Minerva Clay Plant Kills Man From Marietta
A blasting explosion at the Minerva Clay Company plant near Canton killed Freg L Kuba of Marietta. The incident occurred at the plant site and authorities investigation is underway.
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Canton
Minerva Clay Co
Freg L. Kuba
Marietta
Deadly winter storm slams Midwest and Canada.
A powerful blizzard grips North Dakota and Minnesota with 33 and 14 deaths respectively. The storm spreads across the Upper Mississippi Valley into Ohio and New England as sub zero temperatures and hurricane force winds leave rescuers at work and many fishermen unaccounted for on Lake Superior.
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Midwest
Lake Superior
North Dakota
Minnesota
Hudson Hope
B. C
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Roseau
Minn
Bemidji
International Falls
Minnesota-Canadian
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
R. E. Gumpf
Huron
Coast Guards
Ohio
Meigs Man Placed on Probation for Arson
Dale Howell admitted he was hired last year to burn the John Jewell store in Harrisonville and testified against Jewell in a recent trial. Judge Cedric Clark placed Howell on four years probation in common pleas court while Jewell received a sentence to the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Pomeroy
Dale Howell
John Jewell
Harrisonville
Cedric Clark
Common Pleas Court
Howell
Jewell
Ohio
Murder charge likely against Harold Bowman in Isadore Nelson killing
Sheriff Fred Sanders said murder charges probably would be lodged against Harold Bowman in the fatal shooting of Isadore Nelson, both 29.
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Ironton
Fred Sanders
Harold Bowman
Isadore Nelson
Cross Country Trip Of Small Boy Ends
In Huntington Indiana ten year old Jon Wesley Stevenson of Fort Wayne skated toward California 2500 miles away along U S Highway 24. A few miles from Huntington he got tired and rode to the police station where he decided not to continue after his mother was contacted and ordered him to stop.
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Ind
Jon Wesley Steveson
Fort Wayne
California
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