Roosevelt's Neutrality Bill Amended To Cash And Carry
Chairman Key Pittman moved to strike the 90 day credits from Roosevelt's neutrality measure and restore strict cash and carry, aiming to ease passage. Isolationists led by Sen Johnson plan to extend debate into next week, resisting early votes and seeking more speakers before any agreement.
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Washington
Key Pittman
Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Pittman
Hiram W. Johnson
Cal
Pat McCarran
Bennett C. Clark
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
CIO Resumes Contract Talks at Chrysler amid Strike Pressure
UAW-CIO representatives resumed talks with Chrysler officials as rank and file backing a strike grew. Richard T. Frankensteen said Chrysler locals overwhelmingly favored a strike, with Dodge and Chrysler Highland Park locals informally confirming support. A Dodge main plant dispute had idled about 55,000 Chrysler and Briggs workers, with 20,000 more at risk if a nationwide strike occurred.
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Detroit
U.P
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
Chrysler Corporation
Richard T. Frankensteen
Uaw-Cio
Chrysler
Dodge
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Former Ohio Governors Denounce Bigelow Pension Plan
Two former Ohio governors Cox of Dayton and White of Marietta oppose the Bigelow plan proposing a $50 a month pension. Cox also criticized a change to ease constitutional amendment and statute initiation. White, a veteran in the old age pension movement, doubts Ohio can fund the Bigelow program and vows opposition.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
James M. Cox
Dayton
George White
Marietta
Cox
White
Kiwanis District Convention Opens in Cleveland
Five hundred delegates attended the 22nd Kiwanis district convention as its first business session met in Cleveland. The four day gathering began yesterday with hopeful plans and updates from district officials.
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Cleveland
U.P
Kiwanis District
Publisher Johnson Dies at 85 in Circleville Home
J W Johnson a retired newspaper publisher and columnist aged 85 died at his Circleville home after a short illness.
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Circleville
J. W. Johnson
Plans Announced for Two Ohio Flood Control Dams
Tentative plans for two large flood control dams in central Ohio were submitted to the War Department for approval. The Delaware dam on the Olentangy River near Delaware would cost about 4 million dollars and the Dillon dam on the Licking River near Zanesville about 6.9 million dollars. Construction would begin next summer as part of the Muskingum conservancy district’s dam network.
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Washington
Ohio
War Department
Olentangy River
Delaware
Licking River
Dillon
Muskingum County
Zanesville
Muskingum Conservancy District
Muskingum
Ohio River
Licking
Ohio Power Concerns Seek Right To Merge
Five Ohio public utility firms file with the state utilities commission to merge into the Ohio Electric and Gas Company. The companies are Ohio Midland Light and Power Portsmouth Gas General Utility New London Light and Power and Western Reserve Power and Light.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
State Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Electric and Gas Company
Ohio Midland Light and Power Co
Portsmouth Gas Co
General Utility Company
New London Light and Power Co
Western Reserve Power and Light Co
Nazi Guns Hit German Plane Over Berlin
A German aircraft was shot down by anti aircraft fire above Berlin Saturday night after entering restricted airspace. The pilot parachuted to safety and was uninjured, with the aircraft not clearly identified due to clouds.
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Berlin
WUP
New York City airport opens as pilots hail safest in nation
The $40,000,000 New York City airport goes into service with airline pilots calling it the safest in the United States. It becomes the eastern terminus for Transcontinental Air Lines, partly replacing Newark which is contesting approval.
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New York
Col. Leo Kreber Named President of Ohio National Guard
Columbus Army officer Col. Leo M. Kreber of the 136th field artillery was elected president of the Ohio National Guard Association.
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Columbus
U.P
Leo M.kreber
136Th Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard Association
Conscience May Save Victim as Car Thief Faces Murder Probe
Frank Hamel, 20, is charged with robbery and assault after slugging and locking a salesman, 55, in a trunk to take his date to a dance. The victim, McGill, remains in critical condition with a fractured skull at St. John’s Hospital. Police traced the trunk to Hamel’s mother’s Astoria home and arrested him when he returned as dawn broke.
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New York
U.P
Frank Humel
Frank McGill
St. John’s Hospital
Hamel
McGill
Iona Sotach
British Naval Objectives of German Fliers
Two or three German warplanes attempted a raid on the Firth of Forth naval bases but were beaten off by anti aircraft batteries and RAF planes. Reports say bombs may have been dropped but lack official confirmation. The engagement occurred near Edinburgh with heavy firing near the Firth of Forth.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Firth of Forth
Royal Air Force
Blackhall
R. Donaldson
German Warship Sunk Claim Reported by Norwegian Fishermen
Norwegian fishermen from Vaagsee Island spoke of a two hour battle on Saturday afternoon in which they believed a German warship was sunk after air and sea forces attacked one German vessel. The tale comes as Gula Tidende reports a naval clash off Nordwaagsvey with three warships firing through smoke.
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Norwegian
Bergen
Norway
U.P
Vaagsee Island
Gula Tidende
Nordwaagsvey
Royal Oak
Jutland
Berlin
Head of Swamp Murder Victim Sought in New Castle
Police pursue a lead in the New Castle scene after a headless body is found in the murder swamp. State Motor Policeman Robert McCullough says the search for the head continues to aid identification by hair color or dental work.
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New Castle
U.P
Cleveland
Kingsbury Run
Robert McCullough
Norwegian Ship Hit Mine in North Sea
The Norwegian steamship Gressholms struck a mine Friday night while traveling from Stanger Norway to Antwerp. Three of the 11 crew members were killed.
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North Sea
Ymuyden
Netherlands
U.P
Gressholms
Stanger
Norway
Antwerp
Soviet Strikes First Snag in Turk Finnish Demands
Bucharest reports firm resistance by Turkey and Finland to Russian demands. Moscow suspends negotiations as Ankara and Helsinki review positions. Finnish envoy Paasikivi to Helsinki for government consultation. Romania warns against Russian demands, threatening resignation rather than respond to Moscow.
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Bucharest
Romania
U.R
Turkey
Finland
Moscow
Russia
Dra
J. K. Paasikivi
Helsingfors
Paasikivi
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Mercy killing of five year old James Fitzpatrick shocks New York
Authorities described Lawrence Rougeau as a 26 year old WPA worker who killed his step son James Fitzpatrick in a bathtub drowning after bonding his hands and feet for a game. The victim was deemed a normal child. investigators highlight concerns about temper and abuse signs.
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New York
U.P
Lawrence Rougeau
WPA
James Fitzpatrick
Rougeau
Jimmy
Germans shoot down Allied aircraft in early morning raids
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command confirming a British bomber was downed by anti aircraft fire near Gross Gerau at 1 a.m. one crew member was killed and three captured. A French reconnaissance plane near Germersheim also fell, with one dead and two wounded taken to a hospital.
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Berlin
U.P
Grossgerau
High Command
Germersheim
Shelby youth dies in collision with freight train
Howard Artz aged 19 of Shelby is killed when his car collides with a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at a crossing northwest of Mansfield early today.
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Mansfield
U.P
Howard Artz
Shelby
Baltimore & Ohio Crossing
Book Cleveland Motorist On Manslaughter Charge
Leon Simmons, 41, Cleveland, faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of Loretta Cavalnaugh, 32, Mantua, from an automobile collision near Aurora. Simmons was fined $50 previously for reckless driving.
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Chungking
U.S
H. H. Kung
Japan
United States
China
U. S
Dr. Kung
United Press
America
Ravenna
U.P
Leon Simmons
Amer- 41
Cleveland
Aurora
Simmons Sing
Colorado Moves to Repeal $45 Pension System
Colorado lawmakers push a constitutional amendment to scrap the $45 monthly pension for about 40,000 needy elderly. The plan would replace it with $30 monthly pensions nationwide and seeks a 1940 ballot vote led by Sen. Rudolph Johnson. Local governments face budget strain as the state supreme court allocates liquor fees to the fund and Attorney General Byron Rogers files collection suits.
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Denver
U.P
Colorado
Ohio
California
Colorado Pension Plan
Rudolph Johnson
State Supreme Court
Byron Rogers
German Submarines Sink French Liners Aboard
Survivors from the Bretagne and Louisiane say German submarines attacked without warning as lifeboats were lowered, killing or wounding more than 40 including women and children. Rescue by British warships limited casualties. other ships and the Royal Oak toll are noted with survivor counts.
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London
Bretagne
Plymouth
West Indies
Great Britain
Havana
Britain
North Pacific
Panama Canal
Admiralty
Coughlin Urges General Purge of Reds
The Reverend Charles E. Coughlin called for a general purge of communists in Britain France and America during Sunday sermons. He urged listeners to press Congress to keep the arms embargo and warned that neutrality act provisions would invite war and Communism into America.
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Detroit
Charles FE. Coughlin
Great Britain
France
America
United States
U. S
Surgeons Approve Work at Holzer Hospital
The American College of Surgeons announced official approval of Holzer Hospital at its annual convention in Philadelphia. Charles E. Holzer attends the meetings as a longstanding member, with the recognition noting work done at the hospital.
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Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
American College of Surgeons
Philadelphia
Charles E. Holzer
Lion
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Gustaf V
Rumania
Poland
Kung
French Line
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The
Louisiane
Ortille
Panama
Coughlin
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