Senate O K Bill for Voter Registration in Rural Areas
Ohio Senate considers tripling the tax on horse race betting and expanding state revenue. A registration bill would affect about 1.66 million rural residents and 2.14 million city voters to curb out of precinct voting. Senators Daniels and Hunter advocate honest elections while other bills stall or gain cautious support.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Senate
House
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
George C. Hunter
Lawrence
Ohio River
Kentucky
West Virginia
Senate Rules Committee
Combat Plane Production in U S Rises
Secretary Stimson said American aircraft factories have turned out a substantially increased number of combat planes in February and March. He noted a very satisfactory rise in output and an improved tactical rate, with implications on British aid but he declined to comment further.
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Washington
Stimson
Britain
Mrs. Martha Berry Dies at 85 in Indiana Home
Martha Berry 85 of Edward C. Berry died after months of illness at the family home on Congress Street in Indiana. Funeral services will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church at two o'clock Saturday with interment at West Union Street Cemetery. She was the last of the Madrey family long based on Lash Street in Athens and had been in the Athens hotel business with her husband for many years. She is survived by nephews and nieces including Carl and Minnie Bell of Athens.
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Martha Jane Berry
Edward C. Berry
Congress St
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
West Union Street
Berry
Madrey
Lash St
Athens
Alsbany
Eir
Carl
Minnie Bell
Properties of Winery Sold in 85000 Deal
Sandusky properties of the former Sandusky Wineries Inc including North Bass and Island vineyards have been sold to Meier Wine Cellars of Silverton Ohio for 85000. Henry A Sonneman of the Meier company announced completion of the deal saying the move may help rejuvenate the grape market here.
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Sandusky
Sandusky Wineries, Inc
North Bass
Island
Meier Wine Cellars
Eg of
Silverton, C
Enry A. Sonneman
Meier Company
Browder Begins Four-Year Term for Passport Fraud
Earl Browder, former head of the Communist Party in the United States, reported to federal penitentiary to begin a four year sentence for passport fraud.
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Atlanta
Earl Browder
Rmer
Rtg
United States
Carpenters Win Pay Raise in Defense Strike
Columbus labor leaders announce settlement of a wage dispute tied to a $2.3 million defense program at the army general reserve depot. Effective immediately 120 union carpenters employed by Corbetta Construction Co. will earn $1.25 per hour, a 10 cent increase from the prior rate.
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Columbus
T. E. Waller
Carpenters’ Local Union No. 200
AFL
Army
General Reserve
Corbetta Construction Co
New York
Army contracts over thirty million for uniforms blankets
The Army contracted for cloth for uniforms blankets and other troop equipment valued at more than 30 million dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt Signs Naval and Air Base Deals in Western Hemisphere
The president sent to Congress newly signed agreements transferring naval and air base sites to the United States in seven British possessions for American defense from attack. A Bahamas site will follow, completing the eighth base related to last September’s destroyer-base trade. The agreements need no Congressional approval and are for informational purposes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Bahamas
Senate
House
Egg Prices Hit Three Year High In Futures Market
Government purchases of eggs by state agents spurred buying in the futures market, pushing prices to new three year highs. Wheat corn and lard also rose to yearly highs as October futures climbed about a fraction to around 22 1 2 cents a dozen. Spot prices for fresh graded extra firsts reached about 20 cents a dozen with storage packed extras at 21 cents.
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Chicago
Campaigning Americans Are Arrested in Tokyo
Fifteen persons including eight to ten Americans were reported under arrest in Korea on charges of campaigning against Japan's war in China. The Japanese Foreign Office assured U S Embassy Secretary H M Benninghoff that a prompt investigation would be made. Most arrested were believed to be missionaries.
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Tokyo
Korea
Japan
China
U. S
H. M. Benninghoff
Joseph C. Grew
City of Wheeling Buys Ohio River Bridges
Wheeling Virginia news item states the city now owns the four Ohio River bridges spanning Wheeling. Two checks totaling 2,870,000 dollars were paid to the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Co. and the Wheeling Bridge Co. for the transaction.
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City of
Wheeling
Ohio River
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia
Island
Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Co
Wheeling Bridge Co
Government Orders Prompt Settlement at Allis-Chalmers
Government demands prompt settlement at the Allis-Chalmers defense plant in Milwaukee as threats of a walkout spread to three busy New York shipyards. The move follows an abrupt government call on management and striking workers to return to work and settle the dispute.
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Allis - Chalmers
New York
Milwaukee
Knows Urges Home Guard Formation Amid Labor Tensions
Secretary Stimson urged states to speed Home Guard formation to replace national guard troops and counter labor unrest expected in six months. CIO shipbuilders at three Bethlehem Steel yards in New York Harbor vote on an immediate strike affecting 5,000 workers. Police clashed with pickets at Richmond Indiana as an International Harvester plant reopened after a CIO strike.
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New York
Knox
Washington—C
Stimson
CIO
Bethlehem Steel Company
New York Harbor
Pennsylvania
Chicago
International Harvester Company
McCormick
Richmond
Ind
CIO Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Big Steel
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Pittsburgh
Senate Votes On Farm Bill Parity Payments Plan
Senate appropriations subcommittee began voting on farm bill items. Senator Russell projected approval of a $450 million parity payments fund for farmers in federal programs, while the House had approved $212 million for parity payments to cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco, and rice growers with $50 million in cash and $162 million in contractual authority.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
Russell
D-Ga
House
Coal Conflict Settlement Is Expected Soon
Negotiations in the nations soft coal industry enter ten day with both sides saying a Tuesday decision is physically possible as the current two year pact expires. Spokesmen decline to predict if a new agreement can be reached before the deadline and the risk of a work stoppage remains uncertain. The main hurdle is the union demand for a one dollar daily wage raise for 330 000 miners plus guarantees of 200 working days a year and two week paid vacations.
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New York
Ezra van Horn
Appalachian
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Allocation of 1.6 Million for Aged Aid Disbursement
Columbus report states the Social Security Board will distribute 1,622,711 to the State Division of Aid for the Aged in April. Tom McCaw, division chief, announced the allocation.
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Columbus
Social Security Board
Tom McCaw
Yugoslav Government Overthrown Faces Axis Challenge
Dewitt Mackenzie discusses the reported overthrow of Yugoslavia's government aligned with Berlin Rome and the rise of King Peter as Axis tensions loom. He weighs British reactions, potential Allied coordination with Greece and Turkey, and the impact on Britain amid Nazi pressure.
Quail Shooting Debate Draws Capitol Crowds in Ohio
In Columbus the quail shooting bill drew 400 plus spectators as supporters and critics clashed. The measure would authorize propagation by the Conservation Division and allow shooting in 33 southern counties after November 15 1943 if supplies permit.
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Columbus
Bob White
Ohio
Glass Calls U S Convoys to Protect Britain Supplies
Senator Glass urges use of United States navy convoys as Nazi raiders threaten shipments to Britain. He says America should shoot if Germany sinks goods, but fellow Foreign Relations Committee members largely oppose convoys unless war is imminent.
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Washington
Germany
Senator Glass
United States Navy
Britain
Ohio Army Flier Dies As Bride-Elect Shops
Lieut Charles D Bird of Bellefontaine Ohio dies after parachute jump from a plane at Maxwell Field Alabama His legs were severed by the propeller of the training aircraft The bride to be Dorothy Lynch shopped for a trousseau in Lima Ohio and the engagement was announced last Tuesday The couple planned to marry next month
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Montgomery
Ala
Ltrousseau
Lima
Charles D. Bird
Bellefontaine
Bird
Maxwell Field
Dorothy Lynch
Gallipolis Janitor Samuel Williams Dies at Clinic
Gallipolis Ohio Samuel Williams a 55 year old colored janitor at the Gallipolis Clinic was found dead there early today The death was attributed to a heart attack authorities said
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Gallipolis
Samuel Williams
Gallipolis Clinic
Regretful shift: King Peter II seizes control in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia's 17 year old King Peter II ousts pro Axis regency after riots over adherence to Rome Berlin Tokyo pact. Regent Prince Paul flees. Gen Dusan Simovic forms new government. Axis pact signatories Cvetkovic and Cincarmarkovic reportedly arrested as casualties mount. Britain and the United States signal support for the new regime and independence.
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Paul
King Peter
Yugoslavia
Peter II
London
Peter
Iu We
Germany
Dusan Simovic
Aee
Budapest
Dragisa Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincarmarkovic
Vienna
Belgrade
Belgrade Crowds Wave Flags After Yugoslav Coup
Crowds in Belgrade and provincial towns parade British and Soviet flags shouting allegiance to Britain and Russia while denouncing the Axis. In London Churchill hails a nationalist revolution, and Belgrade faces rioting and food shortage protests as Yugoslavia shifts from Axis alignment.
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Britain
Russia
Germany
Justifies U S Axis Policies
Havana attorney general Jackson argued that Germany Italy and Japan violated treaty obligations by war and that modern international law grants the United States a wide basis for discriminatory action against attacked nations. He warned that totalitarian activity outside the hemisphere menaces Western Hemisphere integrity.
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Havana
Jackson
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Inter-American Bar Association Conference
Wilbur Shaw Safe in Mexico Reported
Kansas City radio officials said Wilbur Shaw, famed Indianapolis speedway winner in 1937 39 and 40, landed safely at Nacozari Sonora Mexico after a flight from Dallas to El Paso. The last radio said he was lost over rough country with 15 minutes of gasoline remaining.
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Kansas City
Wilbur Shaw
Nacazoara
Sonora
Mexico
Shaw
Dallas
el Paso
Recapture of Kaoan Announced by Chinese Troops
Chinese troops recaptured Kaoan in Kiangsi Province after fierce fighting reported by the Central News Agency. Japanese casualties reached about 20,000 in the last two weeks.
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Hongkong
Kiangsi
Kaoan
Central
Field House Project Is Dropped by Ohio State
Ohio State University trustees skip the proposed athletic field house in favor of essential library and laboratory facilities. The revised 1941-42 building program budget is less than half of last December’s estimate, leading to the field house removal.
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Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio State University
House Congratulates Ohio U. Cage Team
The House adopted a resolution congratulating Ohio University basketball team for reaching the national invitational tournament final at Madison Square Garden New York. The Bobcats finished as runners up to Long Island for the title.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
E. LeFever
Athens
Ohio University
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Bobcats
Long Island
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Lehigh River
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Charles L. Sherwood
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Paul Ballard
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
Martha Berry
Browder
Carpenters
Naval
THE
Associated Press
International Harvester Co
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
William S. Knudsen
Navy
Knudsen
Secretaries of War
Allis-Chalmers
Harold Christoffel
Bethlehem
Dewitt MacKenzie
Churchill
Hungary
Hitler
Moscow
Litler
Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Louis J. White
Glass
Ohio Army
Balkans
Axis
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Winston Churchill
Bupadest
Syria
Henri Dentz
Yosuke Matsuoka
America
Florida
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