Foes of Neutrality Law Revision Mapping All-Out Fight
Labor front brightened as strikes ended or paused at W. C. Hardesty Co in New Philadelphia Ralston Steel Car Co in Columbus Midland Steel Products Co in Cleveland and other plants. Tank output threatened by CIO labor disputes while nationwide strikes affect 700 at Oliver Farm Equipment 3100 at International Harvester and 1400 at Cleveland Studebaker frames idle. Federal mediation urged as Air Associates Bendix plant faced possible seizure over CIO strike.
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Ohio
W. C. Hardesty Co., Inc
New Philadelphia
Ralston Steel Car Co
Columbus
Midland Steel Products Co
Cleveland
Henry A. Crowe
Ralston
James F. Dewey
Midland Company
United Automobile Workers Union (Cio
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
Springfield
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
International Harvester Company
Alabama Steel Mill
Buffalo
N. Y
Bendix, N. J
Air Associates, Inc
CIO
Fairfield Steel Works
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Company
South
AFL
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Cio-United Mine
TCI
William Mitch
UMW
Alabama
Air Associates
Bendix
Frank P. Graham
National Defense Mediation Board
Board of Union
Asia Pledges Aid to Allies
Henry F. Grady reported assurances from officials in the Philippines, China, Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies, India, Burma and Ceylon to boost production and speed shipments of strategic materials to the United States and Britain. He said Southeast Asia and the US are building vast economic pools the Axis cannot enter without military force.
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Manila
Henry F. Grady
Roosevelt
Asia
Philippines
China
Malaya
Netherlands East Indies
India
Burma
Ceylon
United States
Britain
Grady
Hong Kong
Southeastern Asia
Hope To Keep Ships Out of Combat Zones
Congressional opponents of neutrality law revision announced a full fight against President Roosevelt’s request to arm shipping. Some in their ranks hesitated on guns for merchantmen, but the aim is to preserve the prohibition on American flag merchantmen entering combat zones or sailing to belligerent ports.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt Edges Toward Lend‑Lease Revisions on Arm ed Ships
President Roosevelt told Congress he sees no current report of Russia needing an armistice with Germany but notes opposition support may push Senate changes to end the armed ship ban. Taft warns of an undeclared naval war while the White House urges quick action to advance revisions of the Neutrality Act and fair lend‑lease delivery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Germany
House
Senate
Taft
Congress
United States
House Committee
Connally
D., Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Atlantic
Armaments Available Now for Cargo Vessels
Washington officials said merchant ships in the Atlantic danger zones can be armed once Congress acts and the Neutrality Act is revised. A government source noted the navy has overcome earlier weapon shortages and will provide guns for Atlantic ships after the act is amended.
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Washington
Atlantic
Congress
AFL Agent Convicted Faces Appeal to Ohio Supreme Court
Harry D. Jones, 58, an American Federation of Labor business agent, was convicted on three counts of malicious destruction and sentenced to three to 21 years for bombing three buildings being erected by CIO laborers. His counsel said they would appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court challenging the appellate upholding of the conviction.
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Akron
Harry D. Jones
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Ohio Supreme Court
Army Plane Crashes Into Monongahela River Near Donora
An army plane from the 59th Pursuit Squadron crashed into the Monongahela River near Donora yesterday after narrowly missing a towboat. Pilot Lieut. J. P. Lyons was killed in the accident.
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Donora
Monongahela River
J. P. Lyons
59Th
Seven Die In Ohio Auto Accidents In Day's Toll
At least seven people including two children were killed in Ohio traffic incidents. Kil led were Roger Pike age 12 in Lisbon after a bicycle collided with a car. Douglas Clement age 3 in Painesville. Maude Winegardner age 35 near Lima. Alex Meetin age 50 near Geneva. Richard Baxter age 16 killed by a hit and run in Canton. Police hunted the fleeing driver as cruisers searched after the Canton death.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roger Pike
Clyde B. Pike
Lisbon
Douglas Clement
Ruth Clement
Painesville
Lima
Maude Winegardner
Alex Meetin
Geneva
Richard Stratton Baxter
Howard Baxter
Hitskip
Canton
John D. Beatty
Non-Defense Work To Be Cut 60 Percent
Washington experts from the Office of Production Management say non defense construction will drop about 60 percent next year as critical materials are diverted to military needs. The forecast follows new supply priority rules banning steel copper bronze brass and aluminum for nonessential building projects.
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Washington
United States
Office of Production Management
Movie Chief Testifies Paid Union Leader Cash Bribe
Nicholas M. Schenck testified in federal court that he and another executive gave William Bioff $100000 in cash after Bioff demanded 2 million from the motion picture industry. The payment occurred in the presence of George E. Browne, head of the AFL union.
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New York
Nicholas M. Schenck
William Bioff
Bioff
George E. Browne
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes
AFL
Schenck
First Cleveland Concert Signals Subtle Implication
The Cleveland Orchestra opened its 24th season with Beethovens Fifth Symphony and an added Tchaikovsky Overture 1812 by conductor Artur Rodzinski. The choice hinted at broader international meaning despite the outward normalcy of the performance.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Orchestra
Artur Rodzinski
Tschakowski
Napoleon
Moscow
Paul S. Haupert Former AP Reporter Dies at 48
Paul S. Haupert a former Associated Press World War I era reporter died in a veterans hospital at age 48 He was gassed in the Argonne Forest while serving in World War I and was a native of Ohio.
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San Francisco
Paul S
Pete) Haupert
White House
The
Associated Press
Argonne Forest
Veterans’ Hospital
Ohio
Lend-Lease Bill Faces Likely Approval in House
Republicans conceded defeat in stalling the $5.985 billion lend-lease fund as House leaders prepare to pass the bill by nightfall and send it to the Senate. Amendments would curb Russia aid, cut $300 million from a $1.875 billion commodities fund, and reserve 10 percent for small factories. Rep. Jones argued production cannot absorb the full sums already appropriated or requested.
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Washington
House
Senate
Russia
Rep. Rich
Rep. Jones
Ohio
Jones
Congress
Soldier Son Of Kidnapped Woman Dies
Private John A. Bentz Jr. dies in a car crash near Columbus after a furlough from Fort Knox. A 15 year old companion Joe Ellen McCague is seriously injured. Earlier the boy’s mother Ruth Vore Bentz was kidnapped and killed.
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Columbus
John A. Bentz, Jr
Bentz
Fort Knox
Joe Ellen McCague
Sheriff's
Bent
Elizabethtown
Miss Ruthmore
E. J. Bean
Broken Arrow
Okla
Bean
Miss Vore
Bricker To Discuss Treasury Surplus At New York Dinner
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker will address the Ohio Society of New York on Monday night about the state's treasury surplus and his opposition to a federal plan to take over unemployment compensation. Wendell Willkie, 1940 GOP nominee, joins eight former society presidents at the event with other Ohio attendees including F. F. Taggart, H. D. Wintringer, F. E. Dowler, D. Shafer, Clarence Crossland, and Edward R. Meyer.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Ohio Society of New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Society
F. F. Taggart
Massillon
H. D. Wintringer
Steubenville
F. E. Dow
Columbus man to die in electric chair for 1924 holdup slaying
Wayne Thompson, 24, of Columbus, must die in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair Nov. 15 for the holdup slaying of grocer Carl Hoover on April 22, according to the district court of appeals ruling issued yesterday.
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Columbus
Wayne Thompson
Ohio Penitentiary
Carl Hoover
District Court of Appeals
OPM Certifies Household Appliance Industry for Defense Contracts
The OPM certified the entire household washer and ironer industry to the War Department to secure defense contracts amid material shortages. The first industry-wide certification covers 34 firms and 17 defense items including anti aircraft mounts and bomb fin assemblies. Ohio firms listed: Appliance Manufacturing Company Alliance Holland Rieger Sandusky Mullins Manufacturing Salem Westinghouse Mansfield.
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Washington
OPM
War Department
Ohio
Alliance
Holland Rieger Company
Sandusky
Mullins Manufacturing Company
Salem
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Mansfield
Roosevelt outlines drive to rehabilitate 200000 rejected draftees
President Roosevelt announced a program aimed at rehabilitating about 200000 men rejected under the draft. He cited 100000 lacking a basic education and 900000 rejected for physical or mental defects, with dental ailments topping the list at 188000 cases.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nazi Drive Opposing Moscow Faces Stiff Russian Resistance
In remarks from The War Today, a fresh Nazi surge presses along the front opposite Moscow as German forces push against stiff Russian lines. Civilians join soldiers in defense, while Allied observers note the Reds resist strongly in the central sector, offering a hopeful sign amid a climactic struggle. The piece also warns of potential Japanese involvement if the Russian front collapses.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Moscow
Druggists Challenge Federal Tax Equity
In Cleveland the National Association of Retail Druggists urged that federal taxes on jewelry cosmetics be charged at the point of manufacture. A resolution calls the tax inequitable as a consumer levy with no mandatory collection provision, risking dangerous competition and potential monopoly.
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Cleveland
National Association of Retail Druggists
Association
Utah City Rises in National Traffic Safety Ranking
Los Angeles report notes Salt Lake City leaped from 39th to fifth in a national traffic safety list. Al Jenkins, driver and Salt Lake City mayor, says the city resists profit motive in safety work and argues jail time for drunk driving yields better results than fines.
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Los Angeles
al Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Bandits Steal Cash From Centennial Savings Bank
Two armed bandits held up the Centennial Savings and Loan Co in Cincinnati taking about 1000 to 2000 dollars from cash drawers and a vault after holding Elmer Beckmann the treasurer and two customers at gunpoint. Beckmann said the exact amount would require a checkup.
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Cincinnati
Centennial Savings and Loan Co
Elmer
Beckmann
Monthly Wage Hike Granted WPA Workers
Washington WPA workers numbering 834,895 will receive a five dollar and twenty cent monthly wage increase effective November 1 due to higher living costs. The boost targets employees with 130 hours or less earning under ninety dollars monthly, with plans to adjust those already above ninety but below one hundred as a separate calculation.
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Washington
Howard C. Hunter
Hunter
Shoe Workers Get Pay Raise in Minimum 40 Cent Increase
Washington reports an upcoming 40 cent an hour minimum in the shoe industry under the wage hour act. About 96 000 workers gain raise as 250 000 are covered. Regions include the middle west with 24 000 affected.
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Washington
Philip B. Fleming
Middle West
Ohio 2519 Troops to Be Released by December 31
CAMP SHELBY Miss Man Gen Robert S Beightler announced 2519 Ohio men will be released from training by Dec 31 The 37th division totals about 20000 soldiers and has trained at the camp for roughly a year The releases follow quotas: 847 for dependency or hardship 46 who enlisted three years ago and terms expired 1626 selectees and National Guardsmen 28 by July 1
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Robert S. Beightler
Ohio
Fourteen Year Old Star Signs 2000 Weekly Contract
Virginia Weidler who began in films at age two signs a seven year contract at fourteen. The deal guarantees her a weekly salary starting at 450 dollars escalating to 2000 dollars with an additional 300 dollars per week to her mother Mrs. Margaret Weidler.
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Hollywood
Virginia Weidler
Margaret Weidler
German firing squad toll rises to 74 in occupied France
Paris reports German authorities announced the 74th person killed as reprisal for attacks against German occupying forces in occupied France.
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Paris
France
New Threat to Moscow Reported in Global War Dispatches
World war fronts shift with reports of German armistice talks rejected by Russia while Soviet forces push back in Vyazma Bryansk sectors. BBC and Red Star notes indicate heavy losses for Germans and renewed Russian manpower deployment. Panama fascist coup in progress. Arias ousted as De La Guardia named constitutional leader.
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Adolf Hitler
Bryansk
Moscow
S.S.R
Europe
Germany
Russia
Japan
Bulgaria
London
BBC
Upper Volga
Rzhev
Vyazma
Orel
Red Army
Red Star
Vyazma-Bryansk
Panama
Arnulfo Arias
Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia
Arias
Cuba
Washington
de la Guardia
Greece
Macedonia
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U.S.A
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