Eccles Urges Wage Controls To Check Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Eccles testified that wage and salary controls are needed to prevent inflation and should be included in the price ceiling bill. He warned against labor disputes during national peril and urged prompt passage of the measure to restrain civilian demand. He noted profits limits as a possible tool and cited Brookings Institution findings on farm prices, wages, and wholesale price rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
House Banking Committee
Bernard M. Baruch
Industries Board
Leon Henderson
Morgenthau
Nye
R-N.d
Senate Com
North Dakotan
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Treasury Secreary
Brookings Institution
Harold G. Moulton
Meyer Jacobstein
Noted woman golfer Marion Miley murdered in Lexington robbery
Detectives hunt two masked robbers after the 27 year old golfer Marion Miley was shot in her Lexington Country Club apartment and her mother Mrs Fred Miley was wounded. Police report the pair fled with 135 dollars as officers describe it a sensational local murder.
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Lexington
Joe Harrigan
Pobé
Marion Miley
Lexington Country Club
Harrigan
Etord
Bluegrass
Guy W. Maupin
Miss Miley
Fred Miley
Country Club
Summons Police
Fragments from Obscure Local Notice Mentioning Names
A damaged OCR sample lists scattered names and relations from a local social page. It references Sunday services, a party at a home, and several individuals with titles like Mr and Mrs, leaving many incomplete phrases and unclear context.
Classified Ads Prove Effective for Local Firms
Athens firm reports daily use of classified ads yielding prompt replies. An ad for a used gasoline Dexter washer sold quickly for 69 dollars and 50 cents through Ford ical Appliances at 566 St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Athens
Dexter
Fordical
Strike Delays Production of Blitz Buggies in Cleveland
A CIO strike by Local 486 halted work on blitz buggies and related autos at Midland Steel Price in Cleveland. About 1,400 workers stopped, with unions demanding wage increases to match Detroit rates. R. H. Wallace, plant manager, declined to disclose strike details. Wages ranged from 68 cents to $1.20 hourly, 10 to 20 cents below Detroit levels. Frames for blitz buggies from Willys-Overland Toledo supply Buick, Hadom, Studebaker, and Ford trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
CIO
Midland Steel
R. H. Wallace
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Paul E. Miley
Iével
Detroit
Miley
Willys-Overland
Toledo
Midland
Buick
Hadom
Studebaker
Ford
Brief Halt in Mills Is Ended
Birmingham steel mills resume operations after a 24 hour halt by CIO pickets affecting Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. plants at Bessemer Ensley and Fairfield. Gov Dixon orders removal of 500 guardsmen while the union removes picket lines and workers return to work. The company commits to immediate grievance negotiations at the Ensley plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
Bessemer
Ensley
Fairfield
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
Patrolman Exonerated In Shooting of Youth
In Youngstown Coroner Hauser rules the fatal shooting of 20 year old Paul Lawson justifiable homicide by Patrolman George Maxim after ordering him to halt. Two youths tied to Lawson in a stolen spotlight plot were released by Chief of Detectives Reed.
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Youngstown
George Maxim
Paul Lawson
David H. Hauser
Lawson
William Reed
UAW ends Springfield strike at Ohio Steel Foundry
The CIO United Automobile Workers vote 359 to 175 in a National Labor Relations Board election at the Springfield plant to end a strike that began last Tuesday. Members return to work today as the union wins the bargaining ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
National Labor Relations Board
CIO Automobile Workers of America
Ohio Steel Foundry Co
UAW
Two Die in Plane Crash Near Chillicothe Farm
A small airplane dived into a tailspin and crashed on a farm two miles north of Chillicothe. Pilot William M. Kuhn, 28, and passenger Everett Tewksbury, 21, were killed.
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Chillicothe
Chillicothe — P
Here
William M. Kuhn
Everett Tewksbury
Man and Woman Slain Over Eight Dollars in Highland Falls
State police hunted for Manuel Jacinto after he allegedly shot Nick Monte 55 and his bookkeeper Doris Croyle 35 in view of about 100 schoolchildren. Police say the dispute centered on eight dollars owed for summer work.
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Highland Falls
N. Y
Charles Engle
Nick Monte
Highland Falls High School
Doris Croyle
Manuel Jacinto
Monte
Engle
Jacinto
Naval Ordnance Plant to Hold Inspection Parade
Canton will stage a full dress parade as Navy, OPM and Westinghouse officials inspect the new 16.5 million naval ordnance plant. The facility is now operating at about five percent of capacity, with production on naval gun mounts and related equipment.
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Canton
Naval Ordnance
Navy
OPM
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
Body of Radcliff Man Found on Railroad Tracks
The body of Leo E. Lowe aged 33 of Radcliff was found on railroad tracks a quarter mile from Radcliff by a section crew this morning. Sheriff Earl Stuck and Coroner Joe Strong investigated and ruled the death accidental.
Tragic Lake Erie drowning of toddler near Cedar Point
Three year old Mary Ann Landall wandered from a home where her mother worked and drowned in Lake Erie off Cedar Point.
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Sandusky
Mary Ann Landall
Lake Erie
Cedar Point
Roosevelt to seek arming of merchant ships in Neutrality Act debate
Washington observers split over whether President Roosevelt will request authority to arm merchant ships alone or push for broader changes. Some expect a limited measure, others anticipate proposals to lift restrictions on belligerent ports and combat areas. Forecasts say final decision could come after talks with leaders, with House opinions divided on full repeal minus licensing provisions.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Administration
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
White House
Rep
Mundt
R.S.D
House Foreign Affairs
Luther A. Johnson
D.tex
Hitch-Hiker Suspect Sought in Reed Slaying
Sheriff deputies seek a hitch hiker with a southern accent for questioning in the murder of Charles Leroy Reed. Reed, a 64 year old Franklin County laborer, was found slain on Judge Edward C. Turner’s farm after Reed’s car vanished following a crash on Route 42 west of South Charleston.
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Columbus
Charles Leroy Reed
Franklin County
Route 42
South Charleston
Reed
Cincinnati
Edward C. Turner
Ohio Supreme Court
New Navy Ships Shown in Bold U.S. Fleet Display
Pictures show Uncle Sam's latest fleet additions including the XPB2M-1 four motor flying boat, the largest in the world, ready for final tests in Baltimore. Two new destroyers launch at night at Kearny New Jersey, the Rodman following the Hamilton into the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
U.S
Baltimore
Kearny
Rodman
Hambleton
Maneuvers of War Ended in Louisiana
Louisiana ends largest field exercises as 400000 troops begin return to home stations from Shreveport to Lake Charles. Last four day clash between Second and Third Armies ended yesterday. Krueger led Third Army through Second Army defenses after a 36 hour 160 mile push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Shreveport
Atlantic
Texas
War Department
Third Army
Walter Krueger
Second Army
Second Armored
Second Infantry
Ohio Drivers Warned on 1942 License Rule
Columbus officials warn motorists that driving without a 1942 permit after Tuesday violates state law and carries up to a $500 fine and six months in jail. About 2,800,000 licenses are sold annually in Ohio.
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Columbus
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ohio
Smoke Elimination Plan Takes Effect in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh moves to clear its air starting October 1 with a smoke elimination ordinance for industrial and commercial establishments. The regulation begins a two year phase in to cover all city operations as officials push to curb soot in the steel city.
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Pittsburgh
Hitler prepares winter campaign in Russia
From Berlin sources Dewitt Mackenzie notes Hitler plans an all out winter drive in southern Ukraine toward the Caucasus. He warns the 1100 mile front from Leningrad to the Black Sea will face brutal weather with roads treacherous as mud and snow complicates operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Berlin
Hitler
Russia
Napoleon
Moscow
Herr Hittler
Ukraine
Caucasus
Leningrad
Black Sea
Finland
Stout to speak at Brine Dinner in Nelsonville
About 400 civic leaders from six Southeastern Ohio counties will attend a 6:30 P.M. dinner at the Nelsonville Elks Club to hear Columbus state geologist Dr. Wilbur Stout discuss salt brine tests and the industrial potential of the Hocking Valleys natural resources. Guests include Ohio Industrial Development and Publicity Commission members and rail officials from Chesapeake & Ohio and Nickel Plate Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ohio
Elks Club
Wilbur Stout
Columbus
Hocking Valleys
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Ohio Industrial Development and Publicity Commission
Justin A. Rollman
H. H. Hampton
W. M. Munn
Reno Hoag
D. D. Hatcher
R. F. Schulkers
Cc. D. Shafer
I. W. Morris
H. E. Rodenfels
S. M. Swaney
R. L. Abbihl
Cincinnati
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Frank Ditch
H. K. Balthaser
Lancaster
Rotary Club
F. M. Brooks
Chinese Deng Jap Victory Over Changsha Battle
Chinese defense officials claim the Japanese have lost at least 20 000 of 80 000 troops in their Changsha drive while the Hunan capital remains in Chinese hands. Reports from Shanghai say Changsha was captured after fierce fighting and that Japanese forces pushed beyond the city, with battle still raging seven miles from Changsha’s limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Changsha
Hunan
Shanghai
Lack of Steel Shuts Ashland Armco Furnaces
Ashland Ky. Three open hearth furnaces at the American Rolling Mill Co plant were forced to shut down over the weekend due to a shortage of scrap steel. R R Smith, manager of the Ashland Armco division, disclosed that five other furnaces remained in operation.
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Ashland
American Rolling Mill Co
R. R. Smith
Ashland Armco
Nemenyi Dies at 55 Steel Trade Authority
Youngstown industrial editor Ernest N. Nemenyi, 55, died from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a noted authority on the steel industry for The Youngstown Vindicator.
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Youngstown
Ernest N. Nemenyi
The
Youngstown Vindicator
Akron inventor of rubber glove Lee Miller dies at 64
Akron news notes the death of Lee R. Miller 64 inventor of the rubber glove. Authorities or exact cause not disclosed in the readable text. Local obituary brief references Miller’s notable contribution to manufacturing and his Akron residence.
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Akron
Lee R. Miller
Czech General Shot to Death By Nazi Order
The Czech government in exile reports six people were executed by order of Reinhard Heydrich including General Josef Bily former Bohemia military commander and Division General Hugo Jotsi deputy commander of the Seventh Army Corps Bratislava. The executions were the first imposed by Heydrich and were carried out after a firing squad yesterday according to German radio reports.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Bohemia-Moravia
Josef Bily
Bohemia
Hugo Jotsi
Seventh Army
Bratislava
Slovakia
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Reuters
Heydrich
Gestapo
Henrich Himmiler
Ohio Defense Workers Agree To Delay Strike
SANDUSKY. AFL organizer John Clark said 200 office workers at the Plum Brook ordnance plant deferred a strike as E. B. Badger & Sons Co and the Office of Production Management agreed to start conferences to consider grievances. Workers seek wage increases and reinstatement of discharged union members.
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Sandusky
John Clark
AFL
Plum Brook Ordnance Plant
E. B. Badger & Sons Co
General Contractors
Office of Production Management
Lancaster Boy Injured In Dynamite Cap Incident
Deanne Thogmartin 13, son of Mr and Mrs D O Thogmartin, was critically hurt when a dynamite cap he prodded with a nail exploded. His brothers Bruce 11 and Keith 9 and Dick Mohler 10 were burned in the face after the cap was found at a sawmill, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Deanne Thogmartin
D. O. Thogmartin
Deane
Bruce
Keith
Dick Mohler
Spencer Steinhoff
Quetta Quake Felt With Severe Intensity
A strong earthquake shock lasting about 35 seconds was felt today in Quetta. The city recalls the disastrous 1935 quake and its enduring impact on the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quetta
India
Two Die in Fire in Cleveland Rooming House
Fire in a Cleveland rooming house caused the deaths of Arthur W. Mayo age 45 and his wife Ethel 35 from asphyxiation and burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Arthur W. Mayo
Ethel
Heaviest War Raid Reported by Allies and Axis
British and Italian forces clash in air and sea battles as RAF bombers strike nine Fascist cities in the heaviest raids yet. Mussolini’s high command says Italian torpedo planes sink ships. British losses include cruisers and merchants.
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Great Britain
Italy
Mussolini
High Command
Mediterranean
Berlin
Baghdad
Russia
Caucasus
Britain
Africa
Asia
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Middle East
Sicily
Rhodes
London
RAF
Genoa
Rome
Cairo
Spezia
Turin
Savona Marina
Milan
Palermo
Trapani
Marsala
Castel Vetrano
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Ren Reid
Nelson
Mer
Son
Ter
Cole
United Automobile Workers
Naval Ordnance Plant Inspection Scheduled
Radcliff
NEA Telephoto
Stout
Deng Jap
Ohio Defense
Lancaster Boy
Associated Press
Semeon Timoshenko
Yelnya
Smolensk
Desna
Crimea
Perekop
Adolf Hitler
Dnieperopetrovsk
Far East
Japan
Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
United States
Canberra
Australia
Pacific
John Grieg Latham
Singapore
Alfred Duff Cooper
Latham
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