New Plane Trade With Britain Seen
Washington reports an official forecast of a very large shortage of engines for U S warplanes by next spring. The note hints at a possible trade of American bombers for British ordered engines to align American and British orders. Lord Lothian discussed Britain needs ships munitions planes and finances while Knox announced 50 million dollars for bases on English wartime sites. Roosevelt faced congressional resistance to relaxing credit limits before January. Major Lyon warned of a coming engine shortage due to lag in new production facilities.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Lord Lothian
State Department
London
Britain
Congress
Army
Lyon
Coventry
Birmingham
England
Berlin
English Channel
Columbus Boy And Girl Held In Auto Abandonment Case
A 19 year old Columbus man William Artis and 14 year old Dolores Andrix were arrested after allegedly stealing a car owned by Betty Colley of Indianapolis and abandoning her six month old son Timmy. The baby was found unharmed in a Brown County barn. Artis remained jailed in Clermont County on a 1500 bond and Miss Andrix was to appear in Franklin County juvenile court.
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Batavia
Columbus
Indianapolis
William Artis
Clermont County
Timmy
Thurman Jennings
Brown County
Artis
Miss Andrix
Chillicothe
Mrs Ira Huntington Dies in Gallia County
Mrs Ira B Huntington age 84 died at her Gallipolis home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements not announced at noon. In Columbus Assistant Director Herbert R Mooney said the State Welfare Department has applied for final approval from Washington on a proposed 85000 WPA improvement WEOgram at Toledo State Hospital.
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Ira Huntington
Gallia County
Oere
Ira B. Huntington
Gallipolis
Columbus
Herbert R. Mooney
State Welfare Department
Washington
Toledo State Hospital
12 Day Strike at Vultee Plane Factory Settled
Downey California AP reports a 12 day strike at the Vultee aircraft plant ended with a 16 month arbitration pact. The deal includes wage hikes totaling about 1.4 million dollars annually for production workers and imposes no mass reemployment. FBI will vet returning workers for espionage risk amid charges of Communist influence denied by the union.
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Vultee
R. J. Thomas
U. A. W. International
Richard W. Miller
Vultee Aircraft
John B. Steelman
Downey
Calif
Vultee Aircraft Factory
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jackson
Martin Dies
Congressional Committee
Wyndham Mortimer
International Uaw
Millar
Logan-Walter Bill Nearing Final Action
In Washington the Logan-Walter measure moves toward final congressional action as Rep Walter asks the House to accept all Senate changes. Senate Leader Barkley predicts Roosevelt will veto the bill and that the Senate would sustain a veto. The bill would create uniform conduct standards for quasi- judicial bureaus and broaden appeal bases while the Senate limits appeals to substantially interested parties.
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Washington
Senate
Logan- Walter
House
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
Barkley
Roosevelt
Senate Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Trade Commission
Texas Floods Drive Hundreds From Homes Across Lone Star State
A severe winter storm and floods displaced hundreds of Texas families, with damage stretching across South and East Texas. The Panhandle faced transportation and communication disruptions while reconciling ice and snow in Ohio and the Northeast. An automobile accident near Bellevue left Mrs. Rose Newton dead and James Newton seriously harmed as temperatures fluctuated.
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Middle West
Texas
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Boston
Panhandle
New England
Great Lakes
Chicago Weather Bureau
New York City
Virginia
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Lake Erie
Bellevue
Rose Newton
Toledo
James Newton
Cleveland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Omaha
Cincinnati
Mount Vernon
Maine Corporal Held In Captain's Slaying
In San Diego California a Marine Corps court of inquiry heard that Sgt. Clayton R. Fore possibly faced demotion when he allegedly shot to death Capt. George Corson and wounded Sgt. Major Gilbert L. Owen. The investigation followed claims Fore feared rank reduction by a Marine Corps board.
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San Diego
Calif
United States Marines Court of Inquiry
Clayton R. Fore
Intelligence Office
Marine Corps Board
Brig
George Corson
Gilbert L. Owen
Roosevelt signs Ramspeck Civil Service Bill
President Roosevelt signed the Ramspeck Bill authorizing coverage of about 200,000 federal emergency agency workers into the civil service after they pass non competitive exams.
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Ramspeck Civil Service Bill
Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Service
Worker dies after fall from corn fodder truck
A 61 year old man, John Hochstetler of Smithville, died after falling from a truck loaded with corn fodder in Wooster. Sheriff and investigators are probing the accident scene.
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Wooster
John Hochstetler
Smithville
Britain Can Win If We Supply More Aid But Not Enter War
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the United States faces a choice on prolonging aid to Britain. He notes Lord Lothian's view that Britain can win with more U S support but not if the United States enters the war. He discusses credits, cash, and possible barter of West Indies for war supplies.
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England
Lord Lothian
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Flanders
Hitler
Europe
British Press Association
West Indies
Forecasts drop in Ohio relief burden
Ohio Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood predicted a major decrease in relief costs for 1941 with possible progress toward an irreducible minimum. He told 100-city officials that new funding methods beyond real estate taxes are needed to finance relief, estimating 1941 costs between 15 and 16 million dollars versus 39 million in prior years. He noted about 76,000 relief cases as of November 1 and warned rural counties may resist urban relief burdens.
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Cleveland
Charles L. Sherwood
Ohio
Sherwood
Ohio League of Municipalities
National Defense
AFL Acts To Block Union Racketeering
In New Orleans the AFL unanimously backed a resolutions committee plan to purge gangsterism from unions and empower its executive council to take action if needed. The move follows debate on strengthening national defense and echoes Milo J. Warner of the American Legion urging youth military training.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Milo J. Warner
American Legion
AFL
Resolutions Committee
Executive Council
Mason to Lead Ohio House Democrats in New Session
H. L. Mason of Wyandot County, a former county prosecutor in his third term, was elected minority leader with 32 votes on the sixth ballot. The election was approved to be unanimous as the new House lineup shows 60 Democrats and 78 Republicans.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
H. L. Mason
Wyandot
House
Eskimo Baby Born During First Heavy Snow in Dubuque
Heavy snow blankets Dubuque as an Eskimo baby is born at a local hospital. The infant daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Percy Spalock from Point Barrow Alaska arrives while the Spalocks study at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.
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Dubuque, Ia
Percy Spalock
Point Barrow
Alaska
University of
British Ship Port Bris bane Sunk by Raider in Indian Ocean
The British cargo ship Port Bris bane, 8,739 tons, was sunk by an enemy raider in the Indian Ocean five days ago. Australian navy minister W. M. Hughes disclosed the loss.
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Indian Ocean
Canberra
Australia
Brisbane
W. M. Hughes
Civil Budget Slashed as Roosevelt Targets Nondefense Outlays
Washington reports outline of a lean budget after President Roosevelt announced plans to cut non-defense outlays to essentials. He warned by spring or summer the defense program would absorb many jobless workers, enabling sharp cuts in public works including highways rivers harbors parks forests and public lands while expanding WPA allocation to national defense work.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Banks Must Pay Job Insurance Funds
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that state banks in Columbus must contribute to the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Fund despite federal reserve membership. Forty state banks are affected and must pay over $1,000,000 into the fund to protect their employees.
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Columbus
Federal Reserve System
Ohio
Supreme Court
Special Grand Jury to Reopen City Funds Shortage Probe
A special grand jury will reopen investigation into an $11,000 shortage in East Liverpool municipal funds. The move targets potential misappropriation or accounting errors and aims to determine accountability and remedies.
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Grand Jury
Lisbon
East Liverpool
Large Italian Fleet Routed By British Mediterranean Force
The Mediterranean fleet engaged a strong Italian force at extreme range and forced retreat toward base after a long range battle shortly before noon. The clash involved battleships cruisers and destroyers as British bombers hit the Italian arsenal at Turin and raids targeted Berlin. British leaders claimed growing US aid and predicted a second American arsenal in North America to aid victory.
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Mediterranean Fleet
Britain
Mediterranean
London Admiralty
London Air Ministry
Royal Arsenal
Turin
Berlin
Greece
Italy
United States
North America
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
Churchill
Athens Chest Contributors Business Firms and Professionals
A list of local contributors and businesses including Mantz Wholesale Nations Athens Bottling Works Broughton's Dairy Store Virgil Davis Insurance Whites Tin Shop The Stedman Co Atlantic Pacific Tea Co Perry Power Dowler Ferguson and the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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O. Mantz
Athens Bottling Works
Broughton
Virgil Davis
Insurance
White
the Stedman Co
eAtlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Perry & Power Dowler & Ferguson Junior Chamber of Commerce
Drive Goal Reaches 12550 With 889 Today Total
The drive shows a current total of 889 today toward a $12 550 goal and a balance of 11 661. Contributors include individuals giving 25 or more and groups such as Athens County Savings O O Mantz wholesale Nations Harvey Cone Grocery The C D Shafer Co The Bennett Co Johnsons Quality Upholstering Easterling Service Bethel s Grocery The Athens Messenger East Side School Senior High School West Side School General Administration Athens Public School System Central Grade School High School Gymnasium.
Followers of King Carol Are Executed
The Iron Guard in Romania purportedly executed 64 political prisoners near Codreanu’s grave at Jilava Prison in Bucharest. Among those killed were former Prime Minister George Argesanu and General Gabriel Marinescu, with others including a former cabinet minister, a police prefect, and the former head of the Romanian secret service.
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Budapest
Hungary
Romanian Iron Guard
Carol II
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Iron
Carol
Antonescu
Berlin
Romania
George Argesanu
Gabriel Marinescu
Police
Bucharest
Iron Morusov
Rumanian
Secret Service
Firmer Strike Laws Urged After White House Conference
President Roosevelt said no new legislation would be sought immediately to curb strikes in key defense industries. He emphasized keeping factories with government contracts open and undamaged after talks with Knox Stimson Jackson and Sidney Hillman.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Knox and
Stimson
Jackson
Sidney Hillman
Defense Comemission
Penalties for Sabotage Approved by the Senate
The Senate unanimously approved legislation imposing drastic penalties for sabotage in national defense industries. It would impose a $10,000 fine and ten years in prison for willful injury or destruction of war or defense materials after House approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Swiss Government Orders Dissolution of Communist Party
The Swiss Federal Council ordered the dissolution of the Communist Party and all its branches in Bern officials announced. The action followed legal review of party activities and national security considerations.
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Bern
Switzerland
Federal Council
Eomannciat
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