Chamberlain Promises Allied Aid If Poland Is Threatened
In a Commons address Chamberlain pledged UK and France to aid Poland if its independence is threatened during European consultations. He stated France agrees and that Britain would lend full support to Poland if action endangering independence occurred. The move marks a shift toward broader commitments amid tensions.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
France
Poland
Chamberlain
Europe
Roosevelt relief funds target larger appropriation in House
House supporters of Roosevelt relief discussed boosting the appropriation to 400 million dollars 150 million for relief and 250 million for farm parity payments An amendment proposed by Rep Vito Macantonio would raise by 300 million dollars to win farm bloc votes The rule allows only amount changes so the extra funds would require Senate action
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Vito Macantonio
American-Laborite
N. Y
Clarence Cannon
Agricultural Department
Senate
243 Hurt In New York Subway Crash
Police listed 243 injured in a subway collision between two four car trains in Astoria Queens at rush hour. None killed. 14 remained hospitalized. Motorman William Abresca’s train stalled on a curve due to a defective coupling. the second train led by Paul Tomshaw struck from the rear.
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New York
U.P
Astoria
Queens
William Abresca
Paul Tomshaw
France and Romania Sign Oil and Lumber Trade Pact
France and Romania signed a trade treaty in Paris to double Romanian oil imports. Paris agreed to buy 500000 metric tons of oil and oil products and 80000 metric quintals of grain plus substantial lumber. France will pay for all Romanian imports without clearing restrictions.
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Paris
U.P
France
Rumania
Germany
Europe
Grand Jury Report Due Late Today in Kidnapping Case
The grand jury, in session, was not expected to report until late this afternoon. The case drawing greatest public interest involves Charles Wagner charged with the kidnapping of Tim Bishop, according to Prosecuting Attorney Manning D. Webster.
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Pomeroy
Manning D. Webster
Charles Wagner
Tim Bishop
Actor Freed of Charge in Delia Bart Case
A middle aged actor was absolved today of the dlubbing of actress Delia Bo Bart, 17, the latest victim in a string of attacks on women. The court released him after reviewing the case details amid ongoing police inquiries into similar assaults.
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Hollywood
U.R
Delia Bo- Bart
State Patrol to Offer Driver Tests in Gallipolis
Tests for drivers licenses will be given by the State Highway Patrol in Gallipolis Saturday from 9 to 12 a.m. in front of the courthouse.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Ohio WPA Work Force Cut Planned If Funding Passes
Washington reports that Ohio WPA payrolls would drop by about 30,888 workers over the next two months if Congress approves a supplemental WPA appropriation of 150,000,000. Col Francis Harrington would cut Ohio’s WPA rolls from 246,600 to 210,000 in April and to 160,000 in May.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
Congress
Francis Harrington
WPA
Paroles Granted to 104 Prisoners at Mansfield Reformatory
Ohio Parole Board frees 104 inmates at Mansfield State Reformatory. Notable among released are Delbert Perry and Joseph Snodgrass from Vinton County and Gom Hager from Gallia County, all convicted of burglary and larceny with offense dates in spring and summer.
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Columbus
U.P
Mansfield State Reformatory
Ohio Parole Board
Vinton
Joseph Snodgrass
Delbert Perry
Daughter Must Claim Half Million In Jewish Heirloom
In Elgin Illinois, a junk dealer's will forces 32 year old Adelf Gay to marry a man of the Jewish faith within one year or forfeit nearly all to a $5 bequest. The will specifies the distribution of a $500000 estate and the conditions for inheritance.
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Adelf Gay
Elgin
Ill
Public Debt To Reach All Time High Today
Treasury statistics indicate the public debt will rise to an all time high of more than 40 billion dollars within 24 hours. The debt equates to about 307 dollars per person. On March 28 the debt was 39,972,052,542 dollars.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Ohio House Passes Nudist Bill in Lively Debate
In Columbus the Ohio House approved the Kellar Bill by 112 to 14 making nudism an offense in presence of the opposite sex. Debate was boisterous with Rep. Myers invoking Adam and Eve and Mrs. Ford warning that voting against it invites nudists into communities. The measure moves to the Senate.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio House of Representatives
Kellar
House
Lawrence Kellar
Delaware
L. H. Myers
Allen
Grace V. Ford
R. Trumbull
Senate
Mussolini Predicts Italian Supremacy in Calabrian Rally
Mussolini rallied thousands in Reggio de Calabria declaring Italians ready to endure war and win. He praised high birth rates, condemned low birthrates, and warned nations aged in sterility will fall under youthful power as France faces external pressure amid Daladier's stance.
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Reggio DE Calabria
Italy
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Rome
France
Daladier
Popolo di Roma
Coal Miners Battle to Extend Wage Hour Contract
Negotiators for coal operators and union miners in the Appalachian bituminous region strive to extend or renew the 35 hour week and wages of 6 dollars in the North and 5.60 in the South before the midnight expiration. A broader extension term remains unresolved risking mine shutdowns and 338,000 miners out of work next week.
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New York
Relief meeting to tackle unemployment discussed at high school
Nelsonville is hosting a 7:30 pm meeting at the high school auditorium to discuss relief for unemployment. Ted F. Silvey of the Ohio Industrial Union Council will chair, with local officials and labor leaders attending. Miss Hilda Smith of Washington, D C, WPA workers education head, will speak, and a 6 pm dinner at Blue Bell grants is hosted by the Labor Council.
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Nelsonville
Hocking and
Sunday Creek Valley
Hilda Smith
Washington, D. C
WPA
Blue Bell
Pomeroy Police Chief Reported Seriously Ill
Walter Wolfe Pomeroy police chief became ill suddenly last night at his home in Naylors Run and was reported to Mayor Malcolm Hartley this morning as seriously ill.
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Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Naylors Run
Malcolm Hartley
Eighth Roosevelt Grandchild Born At Swedish Hospital
A nine pound son was born last night at Swedish Hospital to Mrs. John Boettiger wife of the Seattle Post Intelligencer publisher. It is the Roosevelts eighth grandchild with Mrs. Roosevelt at the bedside today.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
Swedish Hospital
John Boettiger
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Loan Interview Session For Farmers In Athens
Clarence Fealty from the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office will interview loan applicants at the office of Ross Wright, county agricultural agent, in the Athens Post Office Building on Wednesday April 5 between 2 and 3 o clock. Applicants should be present at that time if they wish to apply.
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Clarence Fealty
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office
Ross Wright
Athens Post Office
Switzerland Guards Frontiers Against Surprise Attack
Switzerland has taken emergency precautions within the last few days to guard all frontiers against surprise attack, it was learned today.
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Switzerland
Zurich
New Jersey and Providence Lead Traffic Safety Awards
Chicago hosted the National Safety Council grand awards as New Jersey and Providence, R I, were honored for the greatest improvement in traffic safety campaigns during the past year.
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Chicago
Uuhk
New Jersey
Providence
R. I
National Safety Council
Fire sweeps Sandusky block causing $2 million loss
A morning fire destroyed six buildings in Sandusky’s E Market Street block, leaving two structures standing. Fire Chief McLaughlin estimated losses above $2,000,000 as crews from Norwalk Fremont Bellevue and Huron aided. The incident began at 4 a.m. at M R Herb Co. and threatened nearby stores before containment.
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Sandusky
AU P
Wilson McLaughlin
Norwalk
Fremont
Bellevue
Huron
Sandusky Department
M. R. Herb Company
E. Market St
William Frankel Dry Goods
McClellan Clothing
Sears Company
Cohen Women's
Market
Wayne Sts
Cohen
Herb
Register
Water St
E. B. Ackley Tobacco Co
Stephens Printing Co
FE. Market St
Ricelli Food
Martin's
One Dead Two Hurt in Crash on Route 33 Bridge
A beer truck and a car sideswiped on a narrow bridge near Sugar Grove seven and a half miles south of Lancaster on Route 33. Marion Peters 35 of Columbus Route 2 driver of the car died. Alex Unverzaght 45 Columbus truck driver for Franklin Brewing Co. and James W. Peters of Columbus were injured and hospitalized with bruises and possible fractures. Two years earlier two youths died in a collision at the same bridge.
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Sugar Grove
Lancaster
Marion Peters
Columbus
Alex Unverzaght
Franklin Brewing Co
James W. Peters
Municipal Hospital
Ohio to Run 30 CCC Camps This Summer
Washington U P reports 30 Civilian Conservation Corps camps will operate in Ohio from April 1 to Sept 30 with a maximum enrollment of 6000. The 13th enrollment period list includes Nelsonville Hocking Rockbridge Hocking and Zaleski Vinton and other locations.
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Washington
U.P
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ohio
Robert Fechner
Nelsonville
Hocking
Rockbridge
Zaleski
Vinton
Conservation Director Names Contact Man
Columbus AP reports conservation commissioner Don Waters launches a program to match farmers with landowners. James M. Stitts of Bowling Green wins the $1800 yearly post to speak to farm groups on conservation matters and improve hunting and fishing understanding.
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Columbus
U.P
Don Waters
James M. Stitts
Bowling Green
Stitts
State Bridge Commission shifts control after Bricker appoin tment
In Columbus the State Bridge Commission moved from Democratic to Republican control as Governor Bricker named Roy Irons of Clyde to the panel. The appointment ends a party balance and gives the GOP a majority on the commission.
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Columbus
U.P
State Bridge Commission
Bricker
Roy Irons
Clyde
Japan says Spratly Islands seized off French Indo China
The Foreign Office announced that Japan advised France it was annexing the Spratly Island group off the southeast coast of French Indo China, claimed by Japan.
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Tokyo
U.P
Foreign Office
France
Japan
Spratly Island
Kent Students Protest Budget Reduction at Kent State
Kent State University classes were suspended for two hours as 2,400 students gathered in a special assembly to protest a proposed 478,000 dollar cut in the university budget for 1939 and 1940.
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Kent, O
U.P
Kent State University
Polish Foreign Minister to Discuss London Situation
Polish foreign minister Col Josef Beck will discuss measures to maximize cooperation to halt aggression. British confidence grew after ultimatum talks with Poland, with a possible guarantee of Poland's territorial integrity and cautious timing from Prime Minister Chamberlain ahead of a declaration.
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London
Beck
Josef Beck
Chamberlain
Howard Kennard
Warsaw
Kennard
Poland
Free City of
Danzig
League of Nations
Man Crushed by Log Succumbs To Injuries
Edward Schaeffer age 49 died at his Naylors Run home from injuries after a log rolled on him three weeks earlier. Former miner turned farmer leaves a wife and two children Alma and Edward Jr. two sisters Mrs. Dunkle and Mrs. Norton two brothers Norman and Elmer and his mother Mrs. Barbara Schaeffer. Funeral plans not yet completed.
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Pomeroy
Edward Schaeffer
Naylors Run
Schaeffer
Alma
Edward
Helen Dunkle
Millfield
Irma Norton
Glouster
Norman
Elmer
Barbara Schaeffer
Senate Group To Decide on Ohio Red Hunt
The Senate Military Affairs Committee in Columbus was authorized to report by April 10 on whether a special inquiry into alleged un American ism in state educational institutions is justified. Chairman Sen. Ray Palmer said hearings would begin next week to see if concrete evidence justifies an investigation and would study evidence from Ohio State testimony.
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Columbus
U.P
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Claims Nazis Strong in Air
Glenn L. Martin, Baltimore aviation pioneer, visits Wright Field and says Germany’s air output may reach 60 ships daily. He notes U S production is rising and his Baltimore plant will add 440000 square feet and push employment to 10000 within a month.
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Dayton
A.P
Amereica
Germany
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Wright Field
Air Corps
Gallia County Receives Funds for New Power Line
The Rural Electrification Administration allocates 154000 dollars to Buckeye Rural Electric Association of Gallipolis Ohio for 152 miles of power lines to serve 661 rural consumers in Lawrence and Gallia Counties.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Buckeye Rural Electric Association of
Gallipolis
Lawrence
Gallia
Coal-loader vows to nab New York crooks in badge plan
UMWA delegate Charles J. Wolf of Nelsonville described his vigilante hunt for con artists in New York City. The 49 year old laborer, famous as a rat catcher, carried $47 and chased shills and coppers after being swindled in the subway maze.
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New York
Charles J. Wolf
Nelsonville
United Mine Workers Union
New York City
Wolf
Tony Galento
Commodore Hotel
Manhattan
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Husky
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Arthur Greenwood
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