Investigation Reopened in 12 Year Old Melvin Horst Kidnapping
Orrville and Akron probes renew focus on Melvin Horst who disappeared December 27, 1928 at age four. Gov Bricker and an Akron newspaper lead renewed state efforts with leads from a former inmate and a bootlegging angle. If alive, Melvin would be 16 today.
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John W. Bricker
Akron
Bricker
C. W. Willaman
Orrville
Ed Mills
Wayne County
Columbus
Horst
Ohio Penitentiary
Victor J. Monte
State Welfare Department
California
Marion Webb
London
Monte
Melvin
Charles L. Sherwood
Tony la Fatch
Sherwood
Blizzard Area Officials Fear Flood Menace
Syracuse officials faced flood fears as a light snow and cooler night tempered thawing concerns in blizzard damaged central New York. State police reopened major east west highways but many secondary roads remained blocked and impassable for days as crews work to clear drifted routes and reach isolated communities.
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Syracuse
N. Y
U.P
New York
Prunes Crush Eight Indians in Warehouse Collapse
In Santa Rosa California coroner officials confirmed nine dead after a Prunes warehouse floor collapsed under a storm sheltering crowd. Eight victims were Pomo Tribe members including seven men and two women. An unidentified white man also died in the incident.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
U.P
Fred Young
Sailor Killed in Blast on U. S. Destroyer
Naval authorities report a leaking gas tank caused a blast on the U S Destroyer King in Newport Harbor killing one sailor and injuring six. Fireman first class Richard Carl Oehlert of Denver, Colorado, failed to appear at musters after the accident and was believed blown overboard.
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Newport
R. I
U.R
U. S
King
Newport Harbor
Farber
Richard Carl Oehlert
Denver
Col
Navy
Ex Minister Leads 200 Men in Bolivian Revolt
Bolivia remains under a siege state as about 200 carabineers led by former minister Antonio Campero Arce revolt near La Paz. The uprising marks a rare challenge to the government and triggers military and civil tensions nationwide.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
U.P
Antonio Campero Arce
Italy
Pope Blames Paganism for Present War
Pope XII told 4,000 pilgrims at the Vatican that the war stems from a lapse in Christian charity among statesmen. He denounced attempts to restore modern paganism and warned that exaltation of strength over justice endangers civilization.
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Vatican City
Prus XII
Vatican
Germany
Graf Spee Mutiny Charge Ties Scuttling to Crew Refusal
London reports the admiralty claims a near mutiny may have forced the Graf Spee to be scuttled at Montevideo. It notes Capt. Hans Langsdorff’s death in Buenos Aires and references Hitler’s order to scuttle after crew refused to fight. Ark Royal returned from a five month voyage facing sub battles and air attacks.
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London
U.P
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
Admiralty
Ark Royal
Equator
Arctic
Buenos Aires
Hans Langsdorff
Adolf Hitler
Ickes May Talk Third Term at Texas Festival
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes travels to Kilgore Texas for the tenth anniversary of the world’s richest oil field. The visit sparks speculation about third term politics as Ickes aligns with Roosevelt’s potential bid and Garner’s strength in Texas for the Democratic nomination.
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Ickes
Texas
Kilgore
U.P
Harold L. Ickes
John Nance Garner
Roosevelt
Garner
Vinton County Farmer Dies of Heart Attack
McARTHUR Ohio James Geege aged 67 a Vinton County farmer died last evening at his home from a heart attack His wife died two years ago He is survived by five children Benson Raymond Arthur and Harry of McArthur and Mrs Dora Timmes of Hamden Funeral services will probably be held Friday
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Mcarthur
James Geege
Vinton County
Benson
Raymond
Arthur
Harry
Dora Timmes
Hamden
Allies Hint at Linking Soviet Russia to Germany as Common Foe
The story outlines Allied hints that Soviet Russia may be tied to Germany as a shared enemy. It notes Paris and London plans, Moscow withdrawals of diplomats, and British and French actions against Soviet ships while Nazi efforts push to include Italy in the bloc.
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Russia
Germany
Reich
Britain
Moscow
France
Jacob Souritz
Finland
Paris
Great Britain
Hongkong
Shanghai
America
Paul Reynaud
London
Italy
Balkans
Pacific Ocean
Siberia
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Josef V. Stalin
War At Sea
West Wall
Berlin
Liberals' War Policies Approved in Canada Election
Ottawa reports Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King led the Liberal government to a sweeping victory in Tuesday's general election. The Liberals gained a larger House of Commons majority, reelected the cabinet, and vowed continued support for the war effort against Germany.
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Liberals
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
W. L. MacKenzie King
Dominion
Robert J
Dah Manin Sasha
Assene Foisuw
Mami
Laavots
Germany
Dan Mclivor
House of Commons
Woodring Defends Export of New Type U. S. Planes
Secretary of War Woodring told the House Military Affairs Committee that exporting advanced warplanes strengthens national defense. He said no military secrets will be shared with foreign buyers and that large Allied orders will boost U.S. production.
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Woodring
U. S
Washington
Harry H. Woodring
House
United States National Defense
War Department
Italian Vessel Reported Lost
The Giornale D Italia reports the French destroyer Railleuse sank near Casablanca after a violent explosion as it left Casablanca harbor. About 100 men were killed and others injured. Cause unknown. Casablanca authorities allegedly trying to hush up news of the sinking.
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ROME
U.P
Giornale D'Italia
Tanigiers
Casablanca
Three Boys Escapees Sought. One Recovered Today
One of three youths who fled the Boys' Industrial School Sunday was returned as authorities continued to search for the remaining three who escaped Monday night.
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Lancaster
U.P
House To Test Sentiment on Labor Board
The House weighs restoring a 337000 cut to the National Labor Relations Board budget for 1941. Supporters may seek to restore funds cut by the appropriations committee which eliminated the Saposs research division amid charges of radicalism. Critics noted a 126 to 78 defeat on restoring travel funds for the Wage and Hour Division and Rep Casey plans to push to restore 1080000 from wage hour funds.
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Washington
U.S
House
National Labor Relations Board
Appropriations Committee
David J. Saposs
Dies Committee
Labor Department
Joseph E. Casey
Mass
Casey
Mary T. Norton
Labor Committee
Chaplin Seeks Berlin Premiere for Dictator Satire
Charlie Chaplin aims for a Berlin world premiere of his anti dictatorship film with a one man audience Adolf Hitler. Jack Oakie says Hitler might see the joke and drop the war as Chaplin and Oakie played Mussolini and Hitler in the satire. The cast also includes Billy Gilbert and Henry Daniels as Goebbels.
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Hollywood
U.P
Charles Chaplin
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Jack Oakie
Charlie
Oakie
Mussolini
Chaplin
Billy Gilbert
Henry Daniels
Goebbels
20Th Century-Fox
Il Duce Oakie
FDR Plans to Send Relief Message to Congress
White House secretary Stephen T. Early said Roosevelt would send a special message to Congress with recommendations for relief appropriations based on unemployment and needs. He did not set a date for submission, but the president may revise the $1.3 billion estimate if conditions worsen.
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Congress
Stephen T. Early
White House
Roosevelt
WPA
Farm Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Toll dime sent for historic highway toll evasion
Columbus Ohio The state highway director Robert S Beightler received a ten cent payment for a long overdue toll from a resident near Dillonvale The sender kept his name secret claiming he dodged toll for a four mile drive when the road was a toll pike now part of State Route 647 The charge then was two and one half cents per mile.
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Columbus
Robert S. Beightler
Dillonvale
Miss Sarah Wyman Dies in Lima at 62
Miss Sarah Alice Wyman, 62, native of Vinton County, died yesterday at her sister's home in Lima. She lived in McArthur for 22 years as a clerk in the Will store. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM at the Episcopal Church with Rev. Robert Purrington leading.
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McArthur
Sarah Alice Wyman
Vinton County
Lima
Wyman
Will
Mc‘Arthur
Episcopal Church
Robert Purrington
Mother Uses Ammonia To Kill Baby Boy
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Mary Orban 34 held without bail after admitting she forced ammonia down two year old Frank Orban s throat. He died in hospital from the poisoning as police investigated a motive tied to her fear he would grow up to attack girls.
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Wilkes-Barre
U.P
Frank Orban
Mary Orban
Red passages in textbooks spark Dies Committee probe
Rep J Parnell Thomas asserts many schoolbooks contain subversive passages. He chairing the Dies Committee investigation predicts revelations from a hired special investigator while withholding specific titles.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
Thomas
Dies Committee
Open Powder Box Found In Willow Grove Mine Blast
Investigators uncovered an open powder box and three closed ones at the Hanna Coal Company mine as they probe the Willow Grove blast that killed 73 on March 16. State official George W. Strain and mine inspectors said a cigarette could have ignited the powder as a possible cause.
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Bellaire, O
Tu.p
Willow Grove
George W. Strain
Hanna Coal Company
Welles Ready To Deliver Europe Report To Roosevelt
On the Conte di Savoia en route to New York Under-Secretary of State Sumner Welles has completed his European situation report. He will hand it to President Roosevelt tomorrow afternoon and heads to Washington after a 9 a.m. New York arrival for a White House conference in the day.
Tipple Fire at Mine Causes 50000 Dollar Damage
A fire destroying a tipple at the Sterling Mine on the Columbiana Carroll line, owned by the J. M. Herst Coal Company, caused an estimated 50000 dollars in damage. The mine employed 150 workers.
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Salineville
Sterling
J. M. Herst Coal Company
Columbiana
Carroll County
Ohio State report shows slight February drop in industrial employment
The Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research reports February industrial employment declined slightly but stays nine percent above February 1939 level.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Ohio
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