Senate Near Showdown in Convoy Fight
Senate debates convoy policy as Pepper urges that aid to Britain must arrive with all shipments. Knox hints convoys may not be final solution while Tobey plans amendments on ship requisition. Roosevelt to speak by fireside May 27 amid war policy speculation. Taft calls cancel significant.
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Washington
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
United States
Britain
Knox
Canada
Australia
Africa
Senate Commerce Committee
Tobey
N. H
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol Hill
Taft
Ohio
Willkie
Stimson
Harry L. Brown Dies Noted Bird Dog Trainer at 67
Albany obituary notes the death of Harry L. Brown age 67 a nationally known bird dog trainer after a long illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at Albany Baptist Church with burial at Hebbardsville. He was the son of the late Edwin A. Brown survived by his wife and one sister Mrs Harry W McKinstry and a brother Dr J N Brown.
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Albany
Harry L. Brown
Albany Baptist Church
Hebbardsville
Brown
Edwin A. Brown
Alibany
Harry W. McKinstry
J. N. Brown
Man Ends Life by Lying on Dynamite at Sandusky
John A. Loucks age 80 died last night in Sandusky by lying on an ignited dynamite stick. Acting Coroner C. W. Koehler said Loucks was despondent over his wife's death.
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Sandusky
John A. Loucks
C. W. Koehler
Loucks
Tiffin Board Asked to Take Over Education of Orphanage Pupils
National officers of the Junior Order United American Mechanics have asked the Tiffin board of education to assume schooling for 400 children at the order's orphanage.
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Tiffin
Tiffin Board of Education
United American Mechanics
Butter Prices Rise On Shortage Fears In Chicago
Trade sources say fears of a possible butter shortage later this year help push cash and future butter prices higher. Analysts doubt dairy output can rise 6 to 8 percent as government expects, while last year’s fluid milk production reached 111 billion pounds with a target gain of 7 to 9 billion pounds.
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Chicago
Block Changes In Draft Law
Washington officials debate revisions to the selective service law as Chairman May urges a slow study of changes. Brig. Gen. Hershey proposes an age based deferment plan while keeping deferred registrants liable for eventual service.
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Washington
Selective Service Headquarters
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Rep Jones urges probe into Corcoran activities
Representative Jones of Ohio calls for a formal investigation into former aide Thomas Corcoran. He cites Ickes testimony about a government loan discussion for a private Alaska oil prospecting venture.
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Washington
Jones
Ohio
Thomas Corcoran
Administration
House
Ickes
House Appropriations Committee
Corcoran
Alaska
Defense Council Seeks More Health Facilities in Ohio Districts
A regional defense council on health welfare and recreation asks for additional hospital facilities in Ravenna and Sandusky districts home to Ohio's largest munitions plants. An influx of workers could strain public schools in the two cities and nearby areas.
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Cleveland
Defense Council On Health, Welfare and Recreation
Ravenna
Sandusky
Ohio
Ohio Conscientious Objectors report for national service
Six Ohioans classified as conscientious objectors will report to Camp Richmond Indiana on June 2 to perform work of national importance, according to state selective service officials.
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Columbus
Camp Richmond
Ind
Hess Flight To Britain Stirs German Morale Questions
Diplomatic circles say Rudolf Hess’s dramatic escape to Britain will be hard for Germans to explain and could impact morale. Both German and British accounts offer elements that may reassure or puzzle the average Third Reich citizen about his health and sanity during the crisis.
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Washington
Rudolf Hess
Britain
Nazi warns of after war trade and European dominance
Berlin reports Dr. Robert Ley warns Roosevelt of a three year horizon to full Reich production. He predicts 300 million Europeans mobilized for economy against 130 million Americans and 40 million Britons in ruined England. Hess’s sanity and motives are debated as British sources note possible German inner-council rifts and Hess’s flight.
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Third Reich
Hess
Berlin
Robert Ley
Roosevelt
Europe
Germany
Reich
United States
England
Ley
der Angriff
Believe Vittorio Veneto Sunk Believed by British admirals
British aerial reconnaissance over Italian seaports after the Matapan battle has not found any trace of the Vittorio Veneto. The 35 000 ton Italian battleship is generally believed to have been sunk aboard a British flagship in the Mediterranean.
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Italy
Vittorio Veneto
Matapan
Two Attempt Robbery of Gallipolis Operator
Local police expect the quick arrest of two men who last night assaulted and attempted to rob Ross Wallace, service station operator. Wallace was knocked to the ground in a struggle with the two men, but arose, beat them off, and they fled.
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Gallipolis
Ross Wallace
Wallace
Boy 12 Is Sentenced to Life in Father Killing
In Waynesboro Georgia 12 year old Robert Messex was sentenced to life for killing his father who had whipped him after he skipped school. The case highlights a tragic school discipline confrontation and a minor's violent act.
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Waynesboro
Robert Messex
Ohio Solons Bush Action On 2 Bills
The Ohio Senate planned to adjourn soon while the House faced difficulty completing work by then. A suspension of the rules was needed to vote on unemployment insurance and mining safety bills, requiring party support. The Senate approved adjournment dates and a conference on the state budget, with committee brawls over several measures and labor involvement noted.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
House of Representatives
House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Organized Labor
Judiciary Committee
House Conference Committee
Airplane Crash Kills New York Couple on Pleasure Trip
In dense fog near Lewistown Pennsylvania a plane crash killed prominent New York socialites Mr and Mrs Benjamin Brewster. The $25 000 craft wreckage was found several days after they began a cross country jaunt to Warren Ohio. The tragedy adds to the Alleghenies graveyard fame.
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Lewistown
New York
Benjamin Brewster
Warren, O
Rudolf Hess Shadowed Hitler’s Rise to Power
The article chronicles Rudolf Hess as Hitler’s closest ally and “Shadow” from World War I battles through the Nazi ascent. It notes Hess’s role in the Beer Hall Putsch, his imprisonment with Hitler at Landsberg, and his early Nazi leadership and personal life.
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Adolf Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
France
Hess
Reich
Churchill promises fuller flight Hess story in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill said another statement would follow on Rudolf Hess who flew to Scotland. Churchill noted Hess would not always be in Glasgow and recalled Hess’s long service with Hitler, including a Reichstag meeting and birthday greetings at the Balkan front.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Alec Stratford Cunningham-Reid
Hess
Glasgow
Defends Food Price Increase Debate in House Ag Committee
Chairman Fulmer announces he will summon Secretary Wickard and aides to testify on whether policies favor farmers or consumers. He argues department actions favor consumers and warns against price increases harming buyers. A conference panel backed mandatory price-pegging loans at 85 percent parity and penalties for abnormal production.
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Washington
Fulmer
D-Sc
Wickard
House Agriculture Committee
Senate House Conference Committee
Hog Prices Rise in Active Chicago Market
Chicago hog prices climbed as buyers pushed prices 10 to 25 cents higher in active trading. Heavier hogs showed strong demand with gains of 15 to 25 cents. Choice hogs 180 to 300 pounds sold at 8.80 to 9.00 dollars per hundredweight with a $9 top readily paid.
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Chicago
Hess Flight Shocks Nazi Allies and Follower Ranks
The Hess incident unsettles Germany's allies and people as doubts arise about a possible rift in the Nazi leadership. While official explanations hint at illness, questions linger about Hess's mental state and motive. Hess, a trusted confidant of Hitler, traveled to Britain without return, prompting speculation whether he fled or carried out a mission.
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Hess
Hitler
der Feuhrer
Great Britain
Germany
Dewitt MacKenzie
Rudolf Hess
Britain
Fuehrer
High Council
Berlin
Shortage Of Water In Ohio Valley
Washington reports marked shortages in water storage in the Ohio Valley especially in reservoirs used for power and industrial purposes due to prolonged lack of rainfall. The Geological Survey warns that unless very heavy rains occur ground water conditions may become critical in parts of the valley, with Indiana and Ohio showing low stream-flow and little spring recharge near Cincinnati. The Federal Power Commission has not received reports of serious hydro electric impairment yet.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Geological Survey
Ohio River Valley
Indiana
Ohio
Cincinnati
Mahoning Valley
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Strike Called At Gun Plant Hartford Colt Firearms Strike
An undetermined number of Colt’s Patent Fire Arms employees at Hartford went on strike today. Dwight Phelps, vice president, said a "very substantial" number of the 4,900 day men remained at work and the plant was operating. Strikers reportedly seek a wage increase.
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Hartford
Conn
Colt’s Patent Firearms Company
Dwight Phelps
Jason towboat sold to Union Barge Line of Pittsburgh
The 765 ton towboat Jason built by Marietta Manufacturing and launched May 21, 1940 has been sold to Union Barge Line of Pittsburgh. The vessel measures 167 feet by 37 feet 6 inches with an 8 foot 2 inch draft and 2000 horsepower. The price was not disclosed.
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PT. Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Union Barge Line
Pittsburgh
Jason
Marietta Company
Refuses 'Conscience' Money After 63 Years
In Richmond Virginia a man who as a boy broke a school window paid the damaged amount at age 73 after visiting Supt Jessie Binford. The superintendent refused the payment citing the statute of limitations.
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Richmond
Jessie Binford
Alice Faye Weds Phil Harris in Ensenada Ceremony
Blonde film star Alice Faye and conductor Phil Harris married in Ensenada Mexico yesterday. The secret ceremony occurred four months sooner than previously planned, delaying public announcements.
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Alice Faye
San Diego
Calif
Phil Harris
Ensenada
Mexico
Meigs Political Leader O H Bissell Dies at 74
O H Bissell 74 a longtime Meigs County Republican figure died Monday night at his daughter Mrs Googlein's home where he had lived for a year He was born in Bedford Township and worked in the Treasury in Washington before returning to Meigs after his wife Bessie Saunders died in 1902 He is survived by two daughters Mrs Googlein and Mrs Earl Collins and a son Walter of Jasonville Ind Sidney preceded him in death Funeral services by Rev Taylor will be Thursday at 2 p m at the Googlein home with burial at Carleton Cemetery.
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Earl Collins
Walter
Jasonville
Ind
Sidney
Taylor
Google
Carleton Cemetery
Mother of Three Is Dead at Middleport
Myrtle Archer Hess, 27, died at her Hudson Street home in Middleport after a period of illness. She is survived by her husband Charles, three children, her mother Mrs. Margaret Archer, a brother Charles Archer, and sisters Betty Mary Louise Joan Archer and Martha Burns, all of Middleport. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Pomeroy
Myrtle Archer Hess
Hudson St
Middleport
Charles
Margaret Archer
Charles Archer
Betty
Mary Louise
Joan Archer
Martha Burns
Pomeroy Youth Hurt In Attack On Boat
William Warner son of Mr and Mrs Herman Warner was struck by an unknown assailant aboard the Island Queen in Pomeroy. The Pomeroy High School sophomore sustained facial cuts that required several stitches and was admitted to Holzer Hospital.
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Pomeroy
William Warner
Herman Warner
Island Queen
William
Pomeroy High Schoo
Holzer Hospital
City Policemen to Work 48 Hours Weekly With Paid Vacations
Columbus announces police reform effective July 31 limiting patrols to 48 hours per week and granting two weeks paid vacation annually. The measure, passed by the legislature and approved by Gov. Bricker, reflects a shift in city labor standards.
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Columbus
John W.bricker
British See Dissension Among Nazis
The article reports on Rudolf Hess's 800 mile escape flight to Scotland and his capture. It notes British evidence of a Nazi leadership rift while Hess is held in a Glasgow hospital after bailing out, with doctors ruling him sane and officials debating his motives and potential disclosures.
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U. S
Carol of Romania
Magda Lupescu
Cuba
Magda
Hamilton
Adolf Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Germany
Scotland
Hess
Messerschmitt
Hitler
Fuehrer
Foreign Office
Alfred Duff Cooper
Duff Cooper
Nazi Party
England
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Augsburg
Ivene Kirkpatrick
Berlin
Reichstag
Store Gutted by Fire in Downtown Columbus Market District
Firemen battled a three alarm blaze that gutted a three story brick produce company building in Columbus downtown market district. In Cleveland an eight year old boy Richard Moshogianes died after he fell from a home made scooter and was run over by a truck.
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Columbus
Market
Cleveland
Richard Moshogianes
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