Middleport Wife Slayer Dies After Barricade Tragedy
Harry Hill aged 57 shot and killed his wife Garnet Badgley Hill 42 then killed himself after barricading in their hillside home as Meigs and Athens County officers arrived. Son Carl, 18, wounded while fleeing, was hospitalized and later expected to recover. The altercation over his paycheck and Navy enlistment sparked the deadly sequence.
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Harry Hill
Garnet Badgley Hill
Meigs
Athens County
Carl
Holzer Hospital
NYA
U. S. Navy
Beulah Hill
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Hill
Young Scouts Lost in Woods
In Maine, two Boy Scouts Paul Atkinson fourteen and Melvin Davis fifteen his step cousin are missing four days after separating from their parents on a fishing trip East of KOKADJO. A search of four hundred men faced rain cold swarms of black flies and rough terrain as tracks were followed by bloodhounds but then lost in the wilderness.
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Kokadjo
Paul Atkinson
Melvin Davis
Atkinson
Rescue of 100 Bismarck Crew by British Forces
The Admiralty announced that more than 100 officers and men from the German battleship Bismarck were saved after she was sunk on Tuesday morning. A subsequent German air attack then sank the British destroyer Mashona.
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London
Admiralty
New Training School Planned at Toledo
The navy selects Toledo and 11 other cities for 23 new schools to train enlisted men as petty officers as part of a nationwide program. The service aims to reach 256,000 enlisted men by July 14.
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Toledo
United States Navy
Navy
Just 168 Degrees Difference That's All
Theodore A. Petras of the Byrd Expedition mailed a postcard from Little America on Jan 10 asking for reservations for a family reunion. The Richmond area saw a hot May 28 with a high of 98 degrees.
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Theodore A. Petras
Little America
Ohio Draft Quota Raised to 43805 Men for New Call
Columbus report shows Ohio's second draft quota sets a net of 43805 men to be added to the armed forces over an indefinite period, with revised local board quotas pending. Previous call allotted 52497 by June 30, about 31000 inducted, and 45318 in credits across services. July 1 registration expected to include 57000 to 60000 Ohioans.
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Ohio
State Selective Service
Carl G. Wahl
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Coast Guard
Army
Shell Workers Resume Eight Hour Schedule
About 100 shell forge workers at Pressed Steel Car Company in McKees Rocks ended a one day strike as the eight hour day was restored. Production of 90 mm shells resumed after a five hour day and a spokesman cited storage space limits. Workers said the cut reduced wages by up to six dollars daily.
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Pittsburgh
Shell Forge
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Shortage of Electric Power Is Seen in U S
Washington reports a potential nation wide power emergency as the Federal Power Commission studies diverting electricity from civilian to industrial use to ensure defense production. President Roosevelt may seize power facilities under unlimited emergency, with critical projections for 1941. Regions note drought in New England and rising risk in the Midwest, including St. Louis Milwaukee and Chicago, if generators fail to arrive on time.
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T. R. Tate
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Roosevelt
New England
Midwest
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Aljis-Chalmérs
Roosevelt Silent on Methods Of Delivering Aid to Britain
Washington AP reports a combined army navy air force of 56 000 warplanes will be funded by Congress. The War Department bill totals 9 452 8 million with 46 000 planes for the Army Air Corps and 13 000 more planes for the Navy. The program aims to reach 10 000 navy planes and 500 heavy bombers monthly to aid Britain and the United States.
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Office of Production Management
Roosevelt adopts silence on future aid methods to Britain
President Roosevelt offered no new details on how goods would be delivered to Great Britain and reiterated no plan to change the Neutrality Act. He suggested convoy concepts from 1917 are outdated and stressed defending merchant ships from submarines and other raiders with American patrols enhancing effectiveness daily. Public debate continued as Willkie praised the address while Wheeler and Taft criticized it as fear mongering or dictatorial.
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Taft
Ohio
Germany
Demobilization of National Guard Believed Unlikely
Washington officials say indefinite guard duty seems virtually certain due to the unlimited national emergency proclaimed by President Roosevelt. An early request for authority to retain 291 000 Guardsmen beyond one year of training is anticipated, with a decision expected next month.
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National Guard
Roosevelt
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Stimson
George C. Marshall
Army
Thermometers Hit New Highs In Ohio Cities
Ohio swelters under a heat wave as Cleveland Toledo Columbus and Cincinnati report record May highs around 91 to 92 degrees. Forecasters predict continued warmth with limited showers while drought drought conditions persist and crops need rain.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Mercury
Toledo
Cincinnati
Mahoning Valley
Ohio State Guard Centers Set for Recruiting Push
Adjt. Gen. W. S. Bird will meet today with new regimental commanders Col Samuel Richmond Wade C Christy and Emerson C Woolf to set unit locations for the Ohio State Guard. Once locations are determined officers will be named and recruiting begins immediately. Richmond to head the First Regiment at Cincinnati Christy the Second at Columbus and Woolf the Third at Akron.
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Adjt
W. S. Bird
Ohio State Guard
Bird
Samuel Richmond
Wade C. Christy
Emerson C. Woolf
State Guard
Richmond
Cincinnati
Christy
Woolf
Akron
Defer Students for Defense Courses Urged by Official
Major Gareth N. Brainerd chief of the field division of selective service national headquarters urged that college students pursuing defense related courses be deferred from army service by local boards. He spoke during a conference with state officials in New Orleans saying such deferral would help students settle into defense jobs.
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Army
Gareth N. Brainerd
Serctive Service National Headquarters
Brainerd
Father Drowns Trying to Save Stepson in River
In Cleveland a father Leonard King 31 and his stepson James E Marik 6 slipped from the river bank into Rocky River. Unable to swim King entered the water to rescue the boy but both were swept under by a whirlpool and drowned.
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Leonard King
Rocky River
James E. Marik
Former Postmaster of Allensville Dies at 76
Lindsey Fry, 76, longtime Allensville post master and merchant, died at home after a two week illness. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 PM at Allensville Christian Church. He is survived by wife Louisa, two sons Porter of McArthur and Rodney of Allensville, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Ohio Signs Bill Banning Cut Rate Cigaret Sales
Gov Bricker signs measure prohibiting cut rate cigarette sales requiring retailers to maintain at least a six percent profit over cost and handling. The effect will raise statewide cigarette costs by about four million dollars annually three months after enactment.
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Columbus
ALCOA Workers Vote to Strike in Cleveland Area
CIO reports ALCOA workers at five Cleveland plants have voted to strike if wage demands are unmet. The facilities employ about 7,500 people, with roughly 4,500 factory workers represented by the National Association of Die Casting Workers.
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CIO
The
Aluminum Co., of America
ALCOA
National Association of Die Casting Workers
New World Order Urged by Japanese Foreign Minister
New York dispatch reports Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka warned today that the present world crisis must end either in the destruction of modern civilization or in the establishment of a new world order.
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New York
Yosuke Matsuoka
Boxer Max Schmeling Declared Killed in Crete Escape
An eye witness, a New Zealand ambulance driver, says former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling was killed while attempting to escape British forces and was identified at capture. He reportedly fired on German parachutists before being shot. German officials had earlier confirmed Schmeling's parachute landing in Crete.
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Max Schmeling
New Zealand
Crete
Schmeling
RAF Fliers To Train in U S
Secretary Stimson announced plans to train 8,000 British Royal Air Force pilots in the United States starting June 7. The first class of 550 from the British Isles will begin then, with new groups every five weeks, and the program may be expanded later.
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Washington
Stimson
Royal Airforce
British Isles
Army Air Corp
Mrs. Jennie Achauer Dies in Logan Hospital
Mrs. Jennie Achauer aged 76 wife of W L Achauer of Haydenville died Wednesday afternoon at Cherington Hospital Logan. Funeral services set for Saturday at 1 30 PM at Haydenville Methodist Church with interment at Oak Grove Logan. She leaves a husband seven children two sisters and several relatives.
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Jennie Achauer
W. L. Achauer
Haydenville
Cherrington Hospital
Haydenville Methodist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
C. S. Matheny
Battle of Crete Shapes Axis Plans and Allied Dilemma
Mackenzie outlines the grim stakes as Crete resists Allied forces with German airpower likely to tip the balance. A victory would allow the Nazis to threaten Cyprus and Syria, with potential drives toward Palestine, Egypt, and the Suez Canal, while placing Libyan-Egyptian border targets within 250 miles.
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Crete
Cyprus
Palestine
Egypt
Suez Canal
Italians Join In Attack to Trap British in Crete
Italian troops enter the 10 day old battle of Crete landing on the island east side while German forces seize Suda Bay on the west creating a German bridgehead. Eden denounces Germany as a repeat violator of peace and Britain's aim to resist a new domination.
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Suda Bay
Anthony Eden
Britain
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Almyra Bay
London
Flanders
Dunkerque
England
Italy
High Command
Emmanuel Tsonderous
Canea
Candia
Retimo
Salam
Reuters
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North Africa
Sfax
British Isles
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Liverpool
Foundation Deficit To Be Cut Three Million
State Treasurer Don H. Ebright moved to slash 3 million dollars from Ohio's school foundation fund deficit. Refunding notes will be paid June 16, under a 352 million dollar appropriation bill Gov Bricker planned to sign. Another 3 million will be cut next year.
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Columbus
Don H. Ebright
Ohio
John W. Bricker
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