Dispute Halts Restart at Ra venna Shell Plant
A truce fray halted 5000 AFL laborers at the $30 million Ra venna shell loading plant. The Wednesday morning walkout was called unauthorized by Kenneth Stater AFL Hod Carriers union official. Workers who stayed off the job risked losing union support. Other labor actions include a wage deal at a carpenters’ strike and multiple regional stoppages affecting gas stations longshoremen and shipyards.
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AFL
Ravenna
Kenneth Stater
AFL International Hod Carriers, Building, and Common Laborers Union
AFL Carpenters
Gasoline Truck Drivers Union
Cleveland
Gasoline Station Operators and Helpers Union
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodyear Tire & ‘Rubber Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber ‘Co
International Longshoremen’s Union
Cleveland Stevedore Co
Lederer ‘Terminal Warehouse Co
National Terminals Corp
National Mediation Board
CIO
United Mine Workers of ‘America
New York
Buffalo
N.Y
Great Lakes
San Francisco
T Bay
Washington
Agricul
Hudson Motor
Detroit
United Automot
Tile
Uaw-Cio
Chicago
X Ray Finds Flaws in U S Airplane Parts
X ray inspection revealed faults in U S airplane components. The report, presented by engineers including Harmon and Stevenson of Veos Aircraft in Burbank, Cal, states that X ray enables foremen to locate and correct flaws during production.
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U. S
U S awaits French note on Nazi collaboration extent
Washington AP reports that the United States will use a watchful waiting approach until the Vichy regime discloses how extensively it plans to collaborate with Nazi Germany in its colonies. Washington considers no immediate action but awaits formal French disclosure and interchanges among FBI and other officials.
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Washington
United States
Martinique
Nazi Germany
George
D. Ga
Senate Foreign Relations
Washington Gm
Eloral Bureau of Incleation
Atlantic
Vichy
France
FBI
Tad
Martini
New World
Hoover
Tull
Gaston Henry-Haye
United
Robert
Willkin
Shimla
Glass
Shimola
Germany
Paris
Wilkin
Shimoiatal
Bef
Congress
Mary Stahl Dies in Columbus Hospital
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Stahl age four died Wednesday evening in Grant Hospital Columbus. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock at the home for her daughter Mrs Wesley Lyman 205 West Union Street Athens. Friends may call at the Luman home after 4 p.m. Friday.
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Mary Stahl
Columbus Hospital
Mary Elizabeth Stahl
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Jor
Wesley Ly
W. Union St
Athens
Luman
British Capture French Tanker With U S Oil
London officials said British naval patrols intercepted the French tanker Schehere ate in the Atlantic bound for Casablanca with a cargo of oil from a United States port. The seizure was confirmed as part of ongoing Allied efforts in North Africa.
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London
Atlantic
Casablanca
North Frica
United States
New Convertible Airplane Aims as Troop Transport
A 37 ton airliner capable of 280 mph cruising speed and carrying 60 troops was announced in New York. Developed by Howard Hughes for Lockheed, Pan American, and Transcontinental & Western Air, the craft is described as the largest and fastest landplane transport, with orders for 40 units from each line.
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New York
Ank
Calif
Howard Hughes
Lockheed Company
Pan American Airways
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
War Today and Moves in the Near East
The report discusses Turkey's strategic role and neutrality in enabling or limiting the movement of German forces into the Near East. It notes Turkish positions, Allied pressure, and potential routes via Crete while mentioning delays and political hurdles. A separate note cites a record sale of straw nuts in New York, with Vichy reports suggesting progress.
Break in Heat Wave Forecast For Friday
Ohio endured a three day heat spell with statewide heat until a forecast of predawn thundershowers. Northern Ohio was to see showers while Cleveland and Youngstown were cooled by storms later today. Two heat related deaths were reported including 9 year old Delbert Ray Johnson who drowned at Springfield, and 10 year old James Nettleton who fell from a raft in the Scioto River at Columbus where a 91.5 degree record was set.
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Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Youngstown
Nore
Secfon
Delbert Ray Johnson
Springfield
The
Mercury
James Nett Iton
Scioto
Hess Bailout Follows RAF Pursuit of German Plane
London AP report says Rudolf Hess bailed out of his Messerschmitt May 10 after a Defiant fighter pursued the craft. Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told Parliament the pursuit may explain bullet holes found in the wreckage.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Frehrer
Nazi Germany
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Sinclair
Hess
Messerschmitt
James Scriven Heads Jaycees Another Year
At the annual meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce the officers elected include President James Scriven, Vice President Kenneth Begg, Secretary John Cline, and Treasurer Floyd Wolfe. Directors named are Harold Junod, Brooks Fly, and Dr. J. R. Goldberg, with Sol Rosenberg and Paul Cotton held over. Eighteen new members joined. five transferred out. Active membership stands at 63 as committees will be formed soon, and the group plans a Soap Box Derby sponsorship in July.
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Rnt Nthens
Paul Cotton
Chrysler Workers Lose Unemploy Case Involving Church Group
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled on the case tied to Chrysler plants and the United Automobile Workers CIO dispute. The Rev Simon Dates and Rev Ben Leach were among leaders declared ineligible for certain duties within a Disciples of Christ denomination during the 90th annual convention proceedings. The decision centers on union activities and 1942 convention terms to be held in Columbus.
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Michigan Supreme Court
Biden Garestson
Solera
Simon D
Davita
Disciples of Christ
Ate
Gourteld
Son
Con- United Automobile Workers-Cio
Ben Leach
Bureaunins
Cleveland
A.C. Young Chrysler
Lancaster
Activitie Fev
Gaines" Cook
Columbus
Italians Surrender to British in Ethiopia
Cairo dispatch reports British forces closing in on Forest Nons in Southern Ethiopia with 6000 Italian troops captured and 42 guns seized. An additional 300 Italians were reported taken in Northern Ethiopia as Gritah Middle East command announced the deployments.
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Ethiopi
Cairo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gritah
Middle "East Command
Gonar
Five family members perish in Fremont house fire
A dawn blaze three miles southwest of Fremont destroyed a one room home killing Frank Townsen his wife Elsie and their three children. Townsen’s body was found near a fan oil store and authorities theorize he may have been attempting to start the fire.
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Fremont
Here
Frank Townsen
Emoye
Elsie
Townsen
Fan Oil
Defense Boom Trims Ohio Relief Costs In April
Ohio relief expenditures dropped to 1 509 415 dollars in April, the lowest since the Welfare Department took over relief in 1939. Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood cited defense work boosting industry and milder winter weather. He said 5 000 fewer relief cases than a year ago, with 165 564 cases in April.
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Columbus
Ohio
Elief
Charles L. Sherwood
J. Sherwood
Sherwood
Stimson Voices Opposition to Neutrality Act and Freedom of the Seas
In Washington the secretary biases against the Neutrality Act as a violation of the freedom of the seas. He notes Knox called American shipping barred from war zones, and says the issue may require careful consideration in the sale of munition to Great Britain. He refrains from acting as War Secretary.
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Uxtary
Stimson
Knox
Great Britain
Inquirer
Juaranti On Entering Service
Ellwood City youth enlists with signs painted on clothing declaring he is leaving for a year. The message asks his two younger brothers to keep away from the garments. The scene captures wartime enlistment sentiment and family implications.
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Ellwood City
Scions Close Cleveland WPA Probe After Writers' Project Blast
A Cleveland inquiry into the Works Progress Administration Writers' Project ends without further action as investigators conclude the blast damage was not connected to the funds probe. The committee discontinued further hearings and critics question the motive behind the televised inquiry.
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Scions
Cleveland
WPA controversy in Ohio county hearings echo WPA disputes
The report recounts a Cleveland area WPA project clash with Senator Metzenbaum and James Daniels over payroll disclosures. Witness Schwartz defends the program while critics label the WPA writers as fakes amid questions of waste and cost.
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WPA
Cuyahoga County
Proci Aladieton
Hac District Court of Appeals
Eye
Pike ‘County
Tor and
Common Pleas
Middleton
James Metzenaum
Schwartz
Daniels
Columbus
Metzenbaum
Cleveland
Wage Increase Planned for Hobart Employees
About 1500 workers at Hobart Manufactures Co in Dayton and Troy will receive a 10 percent wage rise starting June 1. The higher pay applies to all eligible employees across the Dayton and Troy plants.
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Hobart Manufactures Co
Dayton
Troy
New Chute Troops Take Island City
Allied report says Nazi parachute troops seized Candia Crete as heavy fighting raged over the island. British naval forces repelled sea landings while air assault operations continued in the Suda Bay area near the major base. Churchill acknowledged the occupation of the city as the three day battle intensified.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Crete
Suda Bay
Winston Churchill
Candia
Crete battle dominates Allied-war updates from Cairo
Dispatches report ongoing heavy fighting around Crete with German air landings and 14 000 troops involved. British actions include sinkings of transports and attacks near the island while Vichy France faces British warnings over collaboration.
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NTE
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James Scriven
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