Roosevelt signals coming war policy amid soft talk
The piece notes an anticipated Roosevelt radio talk may reveal a shift toward long war involvement. Secretary Hull asserts weapons shipments to England will reach fighters, with convoy plans and continued materiel production behind the scenes. The article suggests a prepared move toward wartime participation despite public hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle West
Roosevelt
Hull
England
Suez Canal
America
Fifty Strikeless Years Celebrated By Cincinnati Unions
On May 29 in Cincinnati two unions and an employers group mark fifty years without a strike or lockout in their industry. The Molders and Foundry Workers Union and the Manufacturers Protective and Development Association credit mutual fairness and trust built over years for the era of peace since 1801 negotiations began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Molders and Foundry Workers’ Union
Manufacturers’ Protective and Development Association
Martyrs to Truth: U.S. War Correspondents Pay Price
An article honors American war correspondents who risked and sacrificed much to report truth. Webb Miller died in a blackout accident, Ralph Barnes perished in a British plane crash, while Legh White and Robert St. John were wounded escaping Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Miller
United Press
Ralph Barnes
New York Herald-Tribune
Balkans
Legh White
CBS
Robert St. John
Associated Press
Yugoslavia
America
Come Josephine in My Flying Machine Stirs Early 1940s Anger
A society note rails against risky air travel by student pilots citing Civil Aeronautics Board data that 40 percent of civil aviation deaths in 1939 involved learners. It warns friends to verify licenses before riding with pilots and ends with a wartime quip about relief ship dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Civil Aeronautics Board
Argentine Foreign Minister in Washington Shapes Latin American Ties
Raymond Clapper notes the visit of Argentina's new foreign minister Senor Ruiz Guinazán to Washington. He met White House luncheons and numerous discussions, signaling a pro democracy stance despite Axis chatter. Clapper stresses Argentine role in Pan American unity, cautioning U.S. political meddling and urging cautious aid to keep Western Hemisphere security intact.
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Rrnanunive
Nm Wreadh Afg
Washingon
Senor Ruiz Guinazan
United States
Argentina
Washington
White House
Geneva
League of Nations
Vatican
Europe
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
Axis
South America
Amon
Congress
Wendell Willkie
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Washington Scene: Edson Questions Convoy Timing and Policy
Peter Edson surveys Washington to question timing and use of the convoy issue as a diplomatic device. He notes stalled public stance may expose weakness, cites Roosevelt quotes and references Stimson, Yugoslavia, NRA reform, and warns against premature battles before the bell.
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District of Columbia
Washington
Hess
Scotland
Stimson
Ehin
Supreme Court
NRA
Yugoslavia
Oley
Hite Jer
Public Forum on War Wisdom and WorldlyGreed
The piece surveys varied calls from press voices amid the global conflict. It contrasts urges for harsher weapons and broader war with calls to seek Divine wisdom and historical understanding, noting lack of clarity about what nations fight for and urging discernment through scripture and history. Leonard Tucker reports from Athens on May 18.
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Leonard Tucker
Athens
Ohio University Choir Performs in Parkersburg
The Ohio University Choir directed by Prof. C. C. Robinson traveled to Parkersburg to sing at the High School Auditorium under church and school auspices. The Mens Bible class and St Paul’s M. El Shureh officers for the new year were announced, and a surprise birthday party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Brown on North McKinley Avenue with games and music.
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Ohio University Choir
C. C. ¢ Robinson
School of Music
Parkersburg
Glas
St. Paul's M. el Shureh
Carl H. Beasley
Edward Brown
N. McKinley Ave
Brown
Games
Nusic
Mystery Inscriptions At West Union Street Cemetery
Twenty years ago a single word Enis was nearly completed in the triangle at West Union St Cemetery. County Surveyor Fred Baker was in Columbus for a State Highway commission meeting with all county surveyors. W. B. Prunen hosted a birthday party for his daughter Angele with four friends in attendance.
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West Union St
Fred Baker
Columbus
State Highway Commission
W. B. Prunen
Kiliott St
Angele
Poet’s Corner Democracy Shield Epigram by Dunlof
A compact verse fragment echoes a defender’s line about democracy bearing a cross on its shield. The quoted lines stress resistance to hate and the rise of man as a banner for liberty. Gene Dunlof is credited.
Hemlock PTA Plans Meeting Wednesday
Hemlock PTA schedules final meeting for Wednesday at 7 with officer installations. May Day program led by pupils under Mrs Josephine Stewart. Baccalaureate May 25 at eight, Rev James Diggins and Rev Walter Briggs to deliver. Alumni banquet May 3 at 7 with Mrs David Williams announcing a child. Family news notes celebrations and a fall from ladder injuring Nelle Hodson of Columbus.
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Wiliaga Williams
Tear Hemloce
Mae Hupp
Grace Russell
Park
Lane
Grandma
Holly
Harry ‘Tharp
Point Rock Social Notes at Columbia High School event recap
Commencement at Columbia High School marked by graduates Helen Holomb Phyllis Rife Lucy Jo Dge Margaret Brooks Gerald Collins Siaire Steward and Odell Marsh gton. Family visits and a Friday wedding at Pomeroy linked to Charles Rife Jr and Margaret Brooks Pyle. The couple will move to Mt Gilead Chil dren's Home after the wedding.
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Point Rock
Columbia High School
Helen Holomb
Phyllis Rife
Lucy Jo Dge
Margaret Brooks
Gerald “Collins
Siaire Steward
Odell Marshgton
Freda Kennedy
J. A. Turner
McArthur
Turner
Charles Rife, Jr
Charles Rife
Donna Brooks’ Pyle
D. V. Morris
Mattie Morris
Wellston
Buckeye Lake
Chester Steward
Dana Nisen
Dayton
Howard Bolton
Francis
Knapp
Columbus
William Ogdin
Chillicothe
Vina Griffin
Lena Knapp
Fend Carl
Athens
Carolyn Hud
Nalt
Suzie Harvey
Howard Weyand
Audrey Nixon
Owen Kennedy
Three to Make Ready by W. H. Pears serial tale
Paula juggles study and romance on campus as Chris and Kilo spar over love and the League. Paula wrestles with Tony calls while Jenks taunts and a late campus walk under moonlight reveals Kilo's resolve and Paula's guarded choices.
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W. H. Pears
Paula
Chis
Christ
Chris
Chila
Ney
Tinker's Creek
Tony
Sweetland
Kilo Sherwood
Bill Jenks
Kilo
Cris
Kile
Jenks
Chi
Paulie
League
Barney Sher
Wood
Blue Lake News Briefs
Blue Lake residents share family news. Mrs Sherman Caldwell visits. Earl Oneal moves to Newport News, Va forDravo Co. Reatha Haney and daughter of Wilmington visit. Ray Oseon of Cleveland related travels. Rev Herman Lews to preach at Elizabeth Chapel May 28. Local folks host visitors from Springfield, Columbus, Gallipolis. Dravo Construction Co calls back former workers to Newport News for shipyard work.
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Earl Oneal
Newport News
Vas
Holcomb
Dravo Company
Reatha Haney
dmighe @ ter
Wilmington
Ray Oseon
Cleveland
Berthie
Herman Lews
Uneshire
Elizabeth “Chapel
Sundny
Oho Dealt Gang
Dale Boer
Tilda
Springfield
Adam Brucker
Grace Gillingham
Colume
Cora Gillingham
Dravo “Construction Co. Hich
Donovan Wogan
Pomeroy
GE Sheets
Franklin Sheets
Columb
Truman Saunders
Columbus
Max North
Harry North
Clyde Porter
Wilbur Unree
Gallipolis
Ira
Alva Calhoun
Harold Wallace
Sire
Wallace
Buster Gates
Ia’ Leeper
Sun- Sire
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the Public Forum
Rent
Arente
Onaale
Gene Dunlof
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Hemlock Pta
Point Rock Social Notes
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Asia
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Huntington Hospital
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