Pennsylvania Miners End Strike Return to Work
Forty four thousand captive mine workers in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky returned to their jobs after the National Defense Mediation Board recommended no work stoppage for 30 days or until a written notice from wider. Union officers urged members to resume while a mediation panel tries to resolve the dispute over a union shop contract and dues increases. An insurgent faction in District Seven pressed for limits on dues and a new election.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
National Defense Mediation Board
Wide
United Mine Workers
UMWA
International
John L. Lewis
District Nine
Freeland
National Labor Relations 'Yard
District Seven
Youngstown
CIO
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Co. McDonald
Cio-United Automobile Workers Union
Springfield
International Harvester Co
Ohio Apple Crop Worth Seven Million Dollars
Columbus reports Ohio apple growers expect a 1941 crop worth about 7.56 million dollars at a dollar per bushel. National Apple Institute manager Truman Nold cites higher prices and favorable growing conditions as the reasons for the larger harvest, projecting 2,000,000 more bushels than 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Truman Nold
National Apple Institute
Nold
Condition Improves for Torch Singer Helen Morgan
Chicago telegram reports Helen Morgan under treatment for a serious liver ailment is now a little better. The famed singer had been hospitalized and her condition had raised concern among fans and colleagues.
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Chicago
Helen Morgan
Sold All of the Furniture Ad Sells Five Rooms
A three line classified ad in Sundays Messenger ordered thrice produced strong interest and buyers came to see five rooms of furniture including a radio refrigerator washer and sewing machine. Inquiries directed to John Kuhn in The Plains.
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John Kuhn
the Plains
Legislative Leaders Tackle New Revenue Bill
Washington lawmakers begin work on a forthcoming revenue measure after the Roosevelt signed a historic 3.553 billion tax bill. Chairman George D Ga indicates the new bill will be minor, raising about 200 to 250 million, mainly from insurance tax reforms and community property changes. Joint filing proposals could yield near 300 million annually, altering how a 5000 and 3000 income couple are taxed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ag Treasury
Congressional
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Mutual
House
Ways and Means Committee
Railroad Worker Kills Woman and Himself
Conneaut report: Coroner Clyde Roller returns verdicts of murder and suicide in the deaths of Mrs. Lizzie Ring, 59, and N. Eddy, 62, both of Conneaut. Eddy, a Nickel Plate Railroad worker, shot Mrs. Ring in the abdomen and back, then killed himself in a confrontation following a quarrel.
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Conneaut
Clyde Roller
Lizzie Ring
East Conneaut
Roller
Arbitrate Strike on Great Lakes Tugboats
An AFL union agrees to arbitrate a strike called today against Hand and Johnson tug line a subsidiary of Great Lakes Towing Co of Cleveland The Tug Firemen Linemen and Oilers Protective Association backed the move on recommendation of the U S conciliation service August A Wolf said the main issue is the firm s alleged refusal to arbitrate a crew member s dismissal.
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Buffalo
N. Y
AFL
Hand and Johnson Tug Line
Great Lakes Towing Company
Cleveland
Oilers Protective Association
U. S. Conciliation Service
A. Wolf
Bricker Injures Leg Playing Badminton at Farm Picnic
Gov. John W. Bricker pulled a leg tendon while playing badminton at a farm picnic near Granyuje. His physician ordered two or three days of bed rest, state office said today.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Hugh E. Negbith
Granyuje
Coast Dwellers Flee Hurricane
A tropical hurricane roared northwest in the Gulf of Mexico forcing hundreds of Louisiana coastal residents to higher ground. The storm's center lay about 170 miles south of Burrwood as air and relief units moved people to safety.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Burrwood
Coast Guard
Taylor Leaves Rome After Talk With Pope
Myron C. Taylor Roosevelt’s personal envoy to the Vatican left Rome heading home after a farewell audience with Pope Pius XII. Sources say the pontiff handed him a letter to deliver to the President, replying to a message Taylor carried from Roosevelt.
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Vatican City
Myron C.taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Rome
United States
Pius XII
Taylor
Cloudburst Breaks Gas Lines in New Mexico
Continued rainstorms threatened New Mexico as mountain cloudbursts shattered Albuquerque’s main natural gas pipeline. Gas was slowly restored to hospitals and businesses, but about 70,000 residents faced no hot meals or baths after the Saturday washout.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
AFL Asks Bricker To Increase Wages
The Ohio State Council of the AFL urged Gov. John W. Bricker to convene an immediate special session of the Legislature to raise wages for state employees and fund wage increases for political subdivisions. The group cited a $25,000,000 state surplus and urged a five day 40 hour work week for all state and subdivision employees.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio State Council
The
American Federation of State
AFL
Russia War Turn As German Drive Faces Possible Peace Seek
Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee say the outcome of the German push in Russia will decide if Nazi Germany seeks peace within six months or sustains a long war. They note the Russians fight could determine U.S. full entry, while debates linger over funding Russia aid in the lease lend bill and whether to block Soviet support.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
Pepper
Fla
Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Clark
Idaho
George
Senate
Barkley
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sea of Azov
Sebastopol
Crimean
Kiev
Kharkov
Donets
Leningrad
Odessa
Moscow
London
Red Army
Ohio Adventurer Dies In Long Lake Trip
Arthur J. Szabo 25 of Canton Ohio, an adventuresome paddler aiming to cross 50 miles of Lake Erie in a 12 foot home made kayak, perished after his body floated ashore a week after leaving Gordon Park Cleveland Ohio.
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Alymer
Ont
Arthur J. Szabo
Canton, O
Lake Erie
Gordon Park
Cleveland
Cow Dragged to Death by Animal in Gallia County
Max Davis nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Denver Davis of Frankfort Ross County died from head injuries after a cow rope tied to his waist caused the animal to drag him across a pasture. Funeral services set for two oclock tomorrow in Bulaville Gallia County where the family formerly lived.
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Gallipolis
Max Davis
Denver Davis
Frankfort
Ross County
Bulaville
Gallia County
Davis
Ohio Woman And Abductor Die in Crash
At Fort Knox Nevada? no Elizabethtown Kentucky. A Columbus Ohio mother Mrs Ruth M Bentz 46 visiting her son Pvt John A Bentz Jr at Fort Knox and her abductor E J Bean 33 of Broken Arrow Oklahoma died in a head on crash near Elizabethtown Kentucky. Also killed Eu gene Myers 21 Fort Knox civilian employee. Victims were driving with three other youths injured. Bean abducted Bentz and forced her to stay in car after forcing Bentz and Ruth Vore 20 from their auto. Patrolman G C Ray cited kidnapping as motive undetermined.
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Elizabethtown
Columbus
Fort Knox
Here
G. C. Ray
Ruth M. Bentz
John A. Bentz, Jr
E. J. Bean
Broken Arrow
Okla
Eugene Myers
Ray
Bean
Bentz
Ruth Vore
Myers
15 Ohioans Die In Accidents
At least 15 people died in a series of Ohio weekend traffic crashes and two Ohio women died in out of state incidents. An eight injured head on collision near Defiance involved Indiana residents returning from a reunion in Rising Sun. Ada Cooley, 44, of Laotto Indiana, died. her husband Robert, 43, and Charles Bryant, 18, both of Hamlet Ohio, were among the injured. A separate crash near Eaton killed Goldie Simpson, 7, of College Corner with eight others hurt, including her mother Bessie Simpson and sister Rose Adams, 18, of Hamilton Rural Route 1.
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Ohio
Defiance
Indiana
Rising Sun
Ada Cooley
Laotto
Ind
Hamlet
Eaton
Goldie Tressie Simpson
College Corner
Bessie Simpson
Rose Adams
Hamilton
King George of Greece Flees to British Port
King George of Greece arrives at a northern British port after escape from Athens and Crete. He had been in Capetown, Union of South Africa, for several weeks as German forces pushed his resistance.
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George
Greece
London
George III
Athens
Crete
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Flynn and Fidler In Hollywood Club Brawl
The quarrel ended with Errol Flynn bleeding from the ear after a scuffle with gossip writer Jimme Fidler at a Hollywood club. Flynn claimed he struck first, naming a slap, while Fidler denied initiating any blows and suggested Flynn tripped.
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Flynn
Fidler
Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Jimmie Fidler
Washington
Senate
Bobbie Fidler
War Today Analyzes Ukraine Battle and Axis Moves
The piece outlines a grave Russian position but argues morale could sustain a defense as winter aids the Bolsheviks. It discusses Hitler’s push toward the Caucasus for oil and a potential long war, notes Red shortages of tanks and airplanes, and cites Axis pressure on Turkey and possible Bulgarian participation as Bulgaria and Turkey face pivotal choices.
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Hitler
Ukraine
Caucasus
Middle East
Russia
Persian Gulf
America
Black Sea
Berlin
Turkey
Dardanelles
Germany
England
Bulgaria
Police Seek Farmer In Fatal Shooting Case
A 53 year old farm hand is sought in the fatal shooting of 30 year old Carl Lavers Wooley at his mother's home. Sheriff Roy Bates says the shooting followed an argument in Paulding County Ohio.
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Carl Lavers Wooley
Wooley
Ida Mae Metzner
Roy Bates
Paulding County
Unauthorized Strikes At Mines Are Settled
Strikes at Hanna Coal Company mines in Ohio settled after operators signed a contract bringing district Six under the Appalachian soft coal agreement. About 1800 miners at Willow Grove Georgetown Dun Glen and Piney Fork returned to work after the union labeled the actions unauthorized. The walkout began when 38 picking table boys at Willow Grove demanded wages rise from 5.15 to 6 a day.
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Bellaire
Hanna Coal Company
United Mine Workers
District Six
Ohio
Appalachian
Willow Grove
Georgetown
Dun Glen
Piney Fork
Japanese Offensive in Chungking Sees 15000 Affected
A Chinese MBY spokesman said a grand Japanese offensive launched Wednesday cost about 15 000 people affected. The report notes heavy casualties amid ongoing fighting surrounding Chungking.
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Chungking
China
Kelland Urges GOP Become Rescue Party
COLUMBUS Ohio novelist and RNC man Clarence Budington Kelland told an Ohio Federation of Republican Women meeting that the national administration seeks to destroy small and big business and organized labor. He urged the GOP to become a rescue party promoting a planned economy and warned that organized labor is the third target of the New Deal.
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Columbus
Clarence Budington Kelland
Arizona
Republican Party
Ohio Federation of Republican Women’s Organizations
Kelland
Democrats Rally To FD’s Support In Ohio
At the Federated Democratic Women of Ohio weekend convention in Columbus leaders urged all-out support for President Roosevelt in foreign and domestic affairs. Former Gov. Martin L. Davey National Committeeman Charles Sawyer and State Chairman J Freer Bittinger spoke as delegates overruled the nominating committee and elected Mrs Lena Siferd of Lima after nominating Mrs Anne Dorrington of Cleveland from the floor.
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Columbus
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Federated Democratic Women of
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
J. Freer Bittinger
Anne Dorrington
Cleveland
Lena Siferd
Lima
Fugitive From Prison Farm Recaptured in Lisbon
Fern L. Smith, 29, who escaped from London Prison Farm on August 21, was captured in Lisbon and returned by the Columbiana County sheriff. He had been committed from Geauga County on January 15, 1940, for a one to 15 year assault to rob conviction.
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London
Fern L. Smith
Lisbon
Columbiana County
Smith
Geauga County
Bennett dies after fall at home
Barney A Bennett aged 66 died Saturday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital from injuries after a Thursday wall fall at home 21 1 2 Rose Ave. He worked 21 years for The McBee Company. Survived by daughter Mrs J Lester Hayman Morgantown WV granddaughter Alice Hayman and sister Mrs Carlos Wilson Athens. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Jagers Funeral Home. Burial W Union St Cemetery. Friends may view at the funeral home.
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Barney A. Bennett
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bennett
Rose Ave
McBee Company
J. Lester Hayman
Morgantown
W. Va
Alice Hayman
Carlos Wilson
Athens
Jagers Funeral Home
W. Union St
Heart Attack Fatal for Columbus Publisher’s Wife
Maude Fowler Wolfe, 69, wife of Harry P. Wolfe publisher of The Columbus Dispatch, died last night from a heart attack in Columbus.
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Columbus
Maude Fowler Wolfe
Harry P. Wolfe
The
Columbus Dispatch
Capt. George Hamilton, retired steamboat operator, dies
Capt. George Hamilton, a retired steamboat operator, died in Gallipolis this morning. He was a longtime local figure and his passing was announced by family and local officials.
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Gallipolis
George Hamilton
Rome Says Three Ships Sunk in Gibraltar Raid
Rome reported Italian naval commandos used small assault boats to attack Gibraltar at night, sinking one 10 000 ton tanker, one 600 ton vessel, and a 6 000 ton steamer while damaging another 12 000 ton war materiel ship. The fate of attackers’ crews was not disclosed.
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Gibraltar
Rome
London
Italy
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Associated Press
Dewitt MacKenzie
Gop
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Barney Bennett
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