Tornado kills and injures across the Middle West
The Ansolated Press reports a violent storm system sweeping Southern Illinois Southeast Missouri and Arkansas with at least 12 dead and many injured. Tornadoes damaged crops and property from Ben ton Arkansas to Grand River Ky with multiple counties reporting fatalities and injuries.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Benton
Ark
Cairo
Tili
Marion
Ruby Hawks
Grand Rive
Thomasville
Ala
Ow[ree
Ozarks
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Rogers
Louisi
Predicts Mine Machine Will Save Industry
W J B Mayo of Pittsburgh told delegates to the American Mining Congress that mechanization is the coal industry's brightest hope amid shrinking markets and declining prices. He noted employment rose from 190000 in 1890 to 490000 in 1935, urging adoption of small coal cleaning units to save costs and retain customers. A rubber tubing device and hydraulic coal removal method were also showcased to reduce hazards at the mine face.
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J. P. Horne
Red Ash
Oel G. Frantz
New York
Snow Storm Welcomes May in Chicago Today
Chicago was hit by a May snow storm delaying the Boston Chicago National League game. Heavy flurries and rain swept the downtown area as a northerly breeze whipped through the streets. Burns to death Cleveland Mrs Mars Voss Smith, 44, perishes in a blaze of a two story West Side home.
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Stitt
Burns
Cleveland
Mars ‘Voss Smith
M Roomer
Forecasts Tax On All Savings Forecasts Tax On All Savings
Washington D C Emmett F Connell president of the investment tankers association told the U S Chamber of Commerce that spending theories of the Government Mist Do It School may lead to a federal tax on private savings The Chamber heard Charles G Dawes vice president under Calvin Coolidge blame President Roosevelt and the abolition of the federal coordinating service in 1988 as a chief cause of chaos in the government business system Dawes said the next president would face the largest army of government
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Washington
Emmett F Cconnely
Invest~ Tment Tankers Association of Ame
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Fang
Calvin Coolidge
Roose
Federal Coordinating Service
Dawes
Ohio Salon for Return of PWA, WPA Wages
Washington representative James Seccombe argues in the House that PWA and WPA wage scales should be revived in the northern states. He labels the WPA program as contractionary, saying it shifted burden to private contractors who then hired union labor, creating labor friction.
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PWA
WPA
Washington
James Seccombe
R-Otio
Union Tabor
Allies Harried in North by Nazi Advances and Italy Threat
A Philadelphia man, 61, former teacher Hildreth, was fined $10 for disorderly conduct after arguing a sidewalk space required for dogs. In war news, Allied leaders warned of Nazi advances in the north and the risk of Italy entering the conflict. Britain suspended Mediterranean shipping and a Mussolini visit was sought for clarity on Italy’s stance, while German aerial and naval actions continued with multiple losses reported by both sides.
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Philadelphia
Walser Hildreth
Associated Press
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Mediterranean
Paris
Foreign Ministry
Rome
United States
William Philips
Mussolini
Oslo
Trondheim
Oes
Wooster Alumni Urged to Support $1 Million Campaign
Wooster College president Dr Craries urged alumni to fund a $1,000,000 campaign arguing cultural colleges risk losing support to state institutions. He spoke at a Wooster alumni event in Columbus as part of the drive. In Dayton, coroner R D Snyder reported confusion over a cistern lid replacement after May Williams, 4, fell in and died.
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Craries
F. Wishart
Wooster College
Wooster
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May Williams
House Defeats Amendments to Wage Hour Bill
Washington amid jubilant administration forces defeated Rep. Barden amendments in the House by 156 to 66. The changes, opposed by President Roosevelt, would have exempted many farm product processors from minimum wage and maximum hour standards. The author withdrew support as the House altered the measure. Senate prospects remained unclear amid talk of a Republican bill ending the Treasury foreign silver purchase program.
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Barden
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Thead
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Townsend
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Milk Drivers Strike Halts Chicago Area Deliveries
Chicago and suburban residents faced milk and cream shortages as a strike by the Dairy Employes Union halted virtually all home deliveries. The dispute over a wage contract with milk dealers left about 4,000 drivers affected and the union seeking the old scale of 48 dollars per week plus commissions. Frank Gillespie, union president, said 2,000 members would join.
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Associated Mille Dealers of
Frank Gillespie
Dairy Employes Union
Fee
Youth Kills Mother Over Celery Dispute in Cadillac
John Andreen, 24, admitted fatally stabbing his mother May Andreen, 48, during a February 24 dispute over celery prices. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison.
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John Andreen
May Andreen
Sweden's Premier Defines Neutrality Policy
Stockholm 14 May Premier Per Albin Hansson stated Sweden will defend its neutrality with all means available. Speaking to a May Day gathering he warned that new frailties require safeguarding independence and freedom from interference. In Detroit, word that The Detroit Free Press will be sold to John S. Knight, publisher of Akron Beacon Journal and Miami Herald, was announced.
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Perlbin Hansson
Sweden
Ing
Hansson
Detroit
DETROIT_P
Desroit Free Press
John S. Knight
Akron, D
Beacon Journal
Pittsburgh group offers reward for Hitler capture
Samuel Harden Church of the Carnegie Institute announced a Pittsburgh based group would pay a million dollars if Adolf Hitler is delivered to the League of Nations by end May for trial. Church noted the plan echoes a postwar raid by American troops who abducted Kaiser Wilhelm II from Holland, a tale many recall with mixed detail. Church, a retired Pennsylvania Railroad official, described the push as sincere though uncertain.
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Adolf Hitler
Puehrer
League of Nations
Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Mes
Derman Kaiser
Land
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Iia
Times
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Col. Luzke Lea
Tennessee
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
Holland
Pennsylvania Railroad
French Legion ‘of Honor
Grain Belt Farmers Are Profiting by War Scare
Earl Campbell, 45, a structural steel worker from Gallipolis, died at home today of a heart attack. He was married. Funeral services likely to be held Friday.
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Gallipolis
Earl Campbell
AML
Water Supply and Contaminated Wells in Chicago Flood Aftermath
In Chicago and surrounding areas concerns rise over flood tainted water as wells in Morrow affected. Health officials report a portion of wells contaminated and a mortgaged market for grain influenced by wartime conditions. Legislation moves through the House Judiciary Committee on political activities while farmers face financing shifts tied to the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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Morrow
Sam
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
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Faroas
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Flee Ag
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Birmingham
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Fama
May Part Of 1941 Relief Fund This Year
Administrator McNutt reported private employers hired 18 percent more persons in March than a year earlier. Congress weighed adding funds to the WPA before June 30. About a 1.3 billion appropriation was used to date, with further WPA money possible from the Roosevelt request for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Senate leaders noted no decision yet on new allocations. WPA rolls listed 2,100,090 persons on April 1.
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Pede Security
Barkley
D-Ky
Roosevelt
Delegate-Picking Outcome Dominates Preconvention News
Roosevelt and Dewey lead in early delegate contests as Democrats and Republicans begin the pivotal pre-convention period. Republicans have 14 of 1,000 delegates allocated and will choose 477 across 26 states in May, nearing completion. Democrats have 374 of 1,004 delegates selected, with at least 302 more to come in 18 states in May and June.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Urge Recall of FDR's Envoy
Atlantic City delegates to the General Conference of the Methodist Church heard the Interdenominational relations committee report that Myron C. Taylor's appointment as peace envoy has caused heaviness and resentment, failing to promote peace and instead sowing discord, with calls to keep the United States out of the European war.
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Atlantic City
High School Youth Fatally Injured in Shop Incident
Galion High School senior and basketball and football team captain Richard Danner, 17, died from injuries after a wood sliver struck him in the stomach in the machines shop. Manual training instructor Charles Aplas said the accident occurred when a file/wood piece slipped from a high speed lathe.
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Galion
Richard Danter
Galion High School
Charles Aplas
Danner
Taxes contested as Ohio Supreme Court takes case
The Ohio Supreme Court hears the case of a university challenging property tax collection under long renewable lease terms. Fragmentary OCR notes mention events around a leap year and a family pairing, with unclear names and dates.
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Columbus
Lesseon
Iami University
Ohio Supreme Court
Flooded Home After Thieves Steal Plumbing
Columbus resident C. Russell Smith reported thieves robbed his home of 1000 dollars worth of plumbing and turned off the water, flooding the house. In Cleveland, factory employment rose to 17 percent above last November, with May prospects viewed as reasonably encouraging by the chamber of commerce.
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Columbus
C. Russell Tmith
Cleveland
Chamber of Commierce
Beckler Trial Opens With Testimony In Limestone Scheme
In Marietta, a jury trial began for B F Beckler Jr Athens County engineer charged with soliciting bribes. Ralph Elliott testified for the state as court recessed for lunch. opening statements outlined alleged limestone sales profits and improper use of county authority to obtain materials.
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Attornreyn
B. F. Beckler
Athens County
Ralph Elliott
Athens County Auditor's Office
Board of Commissioners
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Harold 3
Beckler
Greene
Oakdale
Irene
Becker
Heckler
Bolin
Board of Elections Aaid
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Boxlin
Athen County
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Pi Mbolin
Jone
Walter Maccombs
Whitmore
Rose
Army seen as easy victim of Nazi power
New York report quotes Brigadier General John Ross Delafield of the Organized Reserve warning that the U S Army, small and undertrained, would be wiped out by a German assault as quickly as Poland’s forces were. He spoke at ceremonies marking the 151st anniversary of Washington’s inauguration.
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Ohn
Ross Delafield
Organized Reserve
George Washington
Romanian Expels 200 Germans Under Gov’t Orders
In Bucharest, authorities signed orders to expel 200 Germans after a survey of 600 homes in the Oltot area and other regions of Romania.
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Olfeta Aiatrete
Rumania
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