Labor Turmoil Amid AFL Walkout and Mines Strike
A general AFL walkout by 8,500 in St Louis nearly halted defense orders as captive miners ended a long walkout. Contractors failed to reinstate 110 machinists at Weldon Springs TNT and St. Louis small arms plant. President Roosevelt invited lawmakers to White House talks on labor legislation. Congress expected to move a bill next week. Labor disruptions span rail and dock sectors affecting Illinois and Midwest transport.
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Washington
Amer Federation of Labor
St. Louis
Weldon Springs
Roosevelt
Congress
Labor Department
White House
Sevelt
Rayburn
House
Railway Law and Management
Birmingham
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Chicago
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Illinois
John L. Keeshin
AFL
Defense Mediation Board
John T. O’brien
Capitol yHill
Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
George Frederick Cornwell Former Athens County Auditor Dies
George Frederick Cornwell a veteran of the Spanish American War and former Athens County auditor died Sunday in the Veterans Hospital at Huntington West Virginia after 12 years of ill health. The obituary notes his service and long public career.
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George Frederick Cornwell
Athens County
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Cornwell
Heavy Snow Falls in Missouri and Kansas
Snow draped large areas of Missouri and Kansas with depths of two to six inches Sunday. Temperatures stayed below freezing for most of the region, with southeastern Missouri seeing warmer conditions as forecast.
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Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
No More Lead Foil Defense Comes First
Washington announces the end of lead foil in wrappers for tobacco chewing gum candy typewriter ribbons and related items effective March 1 in interest of defense.
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Washington
Taft and Gillette Press for Congressional Curb on Policy
Two senators Taft of Ohio and Gillette of Iowa said they would back President Roosevelt’s international policy if Congress authorizes the actions. Taft would support funding to arm ships or sail into ports under enacted broad policy, and Gillette pledged support for steps allowed by new legislation once Congress declares a policy.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Gillette
Iowa
Roosevelt
Congress
Iowan
Fourteen miners trapped as rock fall hits mine near Bellaire
A rock fall five miles inside the Rail and River Coal Company mine trapped fourteen men for about thirty minutes. Eleven injured, four seriously, after two cars jumped tracks and toppled supports. Eighty one other miners escaped. Seven were hospitalized and four received first aid.
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Bellaire
Stewart
Rail & River Coal Company
State Division of Mines
South Charleston Boy Killed by Brother in Accident
Twelve year old Edwin Davis died in University hospital from a rifle discharge at his home in South Charleston. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Davis said Edwin's brother accidentally discharged the rifle.
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Columbus
Edwin Davis
University Hospital
South Charleston
Walter D. Davis
Edwin
Three Children Die in Northfield House Fire
Three Huntington children Janet six John five and Edward eighteen months perished trapped in the collapse of their burning Northfield home. Firefighters battled the blaze but could not reach the interior. The parents survived.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Donald Huntington
Northfield
Janet
John
Edward
Ohio sales tax drop precludes Cleveland session call
Administration spokesmen forecast a 1942 sales tax decline ranging from 7 to 12 million dollars, dimming chances for a special session to distribute surpluses. Mayor Lausche urged action, noting year end surpluses may reach about 25 million. Officials warned of possible salary rollbacks if federal tax policy tightens.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Lausche
George Harter
Akron
Earl Hagerman
Dayton
John W. Bricker
Herbert Defenbacher
Canton Man Held on Murder Charge for Daughter’s Killing
Hubert Ray Deney, 47, a coal truck driver, pleads innocent to first degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter Mrs. Almeda B. Whitmer, 23, amid a family dispute. Prosecutor says Deney fired three shots to kill her for siding with her mother. He reportedly expressed no regrets.
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Canton
Hubert Ray Doney
Almeda B. Whitmer
A. C. L. Barthelmer
Deney
Jeanette
Train plunges off embankment kills one in Corinth
Five cars of the Illinois Central Seminole passenger train slid 30 feet down a cliff near Corinth Mississippi. One woman, about 70, Mrs Davie Robertson of Selmer Tennessee, died after hospital arrival. Another, Mrs J W Garman of Chicago, was not expected to live. Wayne Johnston said a transverse fissure in a rail caused the wreck.
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Corinth
Illinois Central
Davie Robertson
Selmer
Tenn
J. W. Garman
Chicago
Wayne Johnston
Prisoner Burchett Flees Then Returns From Kentucky Visit
London Prison Farm escapee Charlie Burchett fled last week leaving a note he would return. He came back overnight with two sisters claiming to have visited his critically ill mother in Carter County Kentucky.
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London
Charlie Burchett
Carter County
Kentucky
New Developments In U S Japan Talks Predicted
AP reports a new turn in U S Japan relations with Tokyo sending an urgent Washington message. optimism is not guaranteed as talks show signs of stalling while Tojo urges national unity amid tough obstacles. Bangkok warns Thailand faces mobilization if aggression nears. Yangtze patrol boats may be withdrawn and 20000 Philippine officers join the U S Army under MacArthur.
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Tokyo
Washington
Domei
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Asahi
Hull
Thailand
Far East
Bangkok
Suvarnabhut
U. S
China
Shanghai
Yangtze
Hankow
Philippines
Commonwealth
U. S. Army
Douglas MacArthur
Temperatures Drop Tonight Across Ohio
Government forecasters predict a cold wave sweeping Ohio with 20 to 25 degree lows. Dayton marked a record low for the date at 22 degrees, Cincinnati hit 23, Findlay 7:30 am 3 degrees warmer, and Akron 27. Cleveland and Toledo registered 29.
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Ohio
Dayton
Cincinnati
Findlay
Chillicothe
Akron
Cleveland
Toledo
Defense Plant May Be Built in Gallipolis
Gallipolis is forecast as the site for a Barium Reduction Corporation unit, with final decision expected soon. Paul Mossman of the local chamber of commerce says Gallipolis is among top choices over two other cities for the defense plant. The Charleston based firm is active in national defense work.
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Gallipolis
Barium Reduction Corporation of
Charleston
W. Va
Paul Mossman
Chamber of Commerce
Price Control Bill Reaches House Floor
Washington four months of study ends as the price control bill goes to a week of debate in the House. Administration forces push to align with President Roosevelt while speakers seek to restore licensing provisions and oppose added powers for buying or selling commodities.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Rayburn
McCormack
Massachusetts
Banking and Currency Committee
Industrial Accidents Rise in Ohio as Claims Hit New High
The Ohio Industrial Commission reports 30,035 workmen's compensation claims for last month, up 3,004 from September and exceeding the prior record of 29,219 set in August 1937.
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Columbus
Ohio Industrial Commission
Hitler's New Offensive and Berlin Conference Weigh on War News
The article discusses Harriman's London broadcast claiming Allied actions against German ships and planes. It questions the Berlin conference of Axis nations and Vichy cooperation, viewing Hitler's offensive as window-dressing for an anti comintern meeting and a bid to rally Europe under German dominance.
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W. Averell Harriman
Frank
London
White House
Berlin
Reich
Predicts More NYA Slashes in Ohio
Columbus report says NYA employment in Ohio will drop 64 percent by March 1 after a federal budget cut to 40 percent. Leo B. Jacobs notes 7 341 workers on 274 projects will shrink to 97, but nine prefabricated steel defense shops in Martins Ferry Cambridge Portsmouth Ironton Newark Wilberforce Springfield Middleport Columbus will stay active. Ohio NYA operates at about 50 percent under August with focus on industrial training for national defense.
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Columbus
National Youth Administration
Ohio
NYA
Federal Budget Bureau
Leo B. Jacobs
Martins Ferry
Cambridge
Portsmouth
Ironton
Newark
Wilberforce University
Springfield
Middleport
Ohio Nya
Jacobs
Harriman Says U S and Britain Share War Fight
London reports W Averell Harriman told Britons that Britain's war with Germany is Americas fight and that the navy is engaging German submarines and aircraft at sea. He said Roosevelt understands the interdependence of American destiny with Britain and shares Churchill's hatred of Hitler.
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London
Britain
Germany
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
Harriman
Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Winston Churchill
Unidentified Man Dies From Jump in Pittsburgh
An unidentified man hanged from the Smithfield Street Bridge over the Monongahela River last night as two sailors watched. He released his grip when they neared. A Canton Ohio store label was found in his coat.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Smithfield Street
Cubans Ready To Join United States in War
In Havana President Batista told Cuban workers that the United States would enter the war by spring and that Cuba would be the first nation to join the United States on her side in the conflict.
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United States
Havana
Batista
Cuba
London Says North Africa Campaign Meeting With Stubborn Axis Resistance
The piece notes German claims of advancing toward Moscow while British and Allied forces face fierce fighting in North Africa. It covers Moscow’s defense, Donets counterattacks, and Italian and German losses in Tobruk and Tobruk’s sector, with Allied air and naval actions shaping the campaign. The report mentions 15,000 prisoners and Axis losses in tanks, armored cars, a warship, and a submarine.
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London
North Africa
Donets
Rostov
Don
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Sperling
Rome
Tobruk
Fourth Armored Brigade
Cairo
Alan Cunningham
Bardia
United States
Libya
Mediterranean
Seven Nations Set To Join Anti Comintern Pact
Berlin announced seven more governments would join the Anti Comintern Pact tomorrow including Finland Denmark Bulgaria Croatia Romania Slovakia and the Nanking government. The ceremony marks the pact's fifth anniversary with Germany Japan Italy and others renewing signatures.
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Berlin
Finland
Denmark
Bulgaria
Croatia
Rumania
Slovakia
Germany
Japan
Italy
Spain
Hungary
Manchukuo
Britain
United States
France
Turkey
Ohio Hunting Deaths Reach 18 After Two Die
Ohio's hunting season deaths rose to 18 as two hunters died in separate incidents. Mrs. Carl McFerren, 47, was killed near Belleville when her husband tripped and his gun discharged, striking her. In a separate accident, 16 year old Joseph Downey Jr., from a notable Columbus prize fighting family, was killed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Carl McFerren
Belleville
McFerren
Joseph Downey, Jr
Truck brakes ignite during stop on Congress Street
A truck caught fire Saturday night at 8 15 when brakes ignited as it tried to halt at Congress Street and Woodard Avenue. Athens firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze.
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Congress St
Woodard Ave
Athens
World's Finest Cattle To Appear in Chicago
Hungry Europeans might envy the world's finest beef cattle and hogs being unloaded at the Chicago stockyards for the International Live stock Exposition opening next Saturday. A record entry of 12,000 prize animals spans cattle sheep swine and horses raised by 7,000,000 North American farm families.
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Chicago
North America
Seven Hurt in Union Riots at Mt. Clemens
Seven persons were injured in inter union rioting at Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. gates. UPW CIO members voted to strike over alleged unjust discharge of five colleagues from the United Pottery Workers.
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Mt. Clemens
MT. Clemens, Mich
Mt. Clemens Pottery Co
S. S. Kresge Co
United Pottery Workers (Cio
Upw-Cio
General George A. White dies at age 60 in Portland
Portland obituary notes Major General George A. White aged 60 died last night. White rose from a bugler in the Spanish American War to commander of the district division, reflecting a lifetime of service.
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Portland
Ore
George A. White
Dist
Death of Major Percival Christopher Wren noted in London
Major Percival Christopher Wren aged 56, famed author of Beau Geste and 30 adventure thrillers, died in London last night in a pictureesque military career marked by literature and service.
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London
Percival Christopher Wren
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