Roosevelt seeks funds to expand U S military reach
Congress shows broad backing for President Roosevelt's request totaling about 4.85 billion dollars to advance a nationwide preparedness program. He pledges no American troops will be sent abroad and outlines five key goals including a two ocean fleet and expanded air power. Knox and Stimson are confirmed as Navy and War secretaries, boosting readiness amid debate over timely utilization.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Ohio
Frazier
RND
Costs of government rise in Ohio experts warn
Dr Arch D Schultz head of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce urged action to curb rising costs in Ohio as he spoke to the Hocking District C of C in Logan. He noted Hocking County and Logan compare favorably on expenditures and outlined potential savings in school transportation and other areas. He warned pensions and relief costs loom large with taxes or economies needed in the next years.
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Ohio
Arch D. Schultz
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Hocking District C. of C. Council
Logan
Schultz
Hocking County
Townsend
Death of Charles L. Matheny After Hit and Run
Charles L. Matheny aged 74 died in a Columbus hospital after a hit and run. Doyle D. Minard of Mansfield was detained for questioning as the suspected driver. Matheny and wife had been visiting Logan when he crossed a street to buy tobacco and cigarettes. His wife suffered shock and was sedated as he died four hours after admission.
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Columbus
Charles L. Matheny
Doyle D. Minard
Route 5
Mansfield
Phoebe
Affie Mathney
East Second Street
Logan
Jessie Little
C. O. Allen
Minnie Moore
Mr. Matheny
Nelsonville
Lillian Farrow
Robert
Will Matheny
Tom
Athens County
Anti politics Measure Advances to President Desk
The Hatch anti politics bill cleared the House 243 to 122 and heads to Senate with minor amendments. It bans political activity by federally funded state and local workers, caps individual contributions at 5000, and restricts committee spending to 3 million. Roosevelt and Willkie endorse the measure.
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Washington
House
Hatch
Senate
Wendell Willkie
Bal
R.-Conn
Marcantonio
Al-N. Y
Claypool
Ohio
Crosser
Harter
Kirwan
Polk
Secrest
Bender
Bolton
Brown
Clevenger
Elston
Hess
Jenkins
Jones
Lewis
McGregor
Marshall
Routzohn
Seccombe
Smith
Arkansas National Committeewoman Leads Delegates Arriving
Mrs. E. W. Frost from Arkansas becomes the first delegate and national committeewoman to reach Chicago for the Democratic convention. She arrives as the ceremony opens with early arrivals and party leaders awaiting others.
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Chicago
E. W. Frost
Arkansas
Logan Day by Day swimmers host nine on nine volley ball
Charles Eberst, manager of the municipal pool, promotes two night games at eight. A net will span from the island to the high diving board for nine on nine volley ball. Players joke about floodlight fuse burnouts as a likely bad omen and potential ducking for someone if it fails during play.
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Charles Eberst
High Diving Board
Eberst
Four Day Strike Settled at Barberton Plant
Settlement of a four day strike at the Barberton plant of Babcock Wilcox Co opened the way for resumption of operators today and work on navy orders.
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Akron, O
Barberton
Babcock & Wilcox Co
Navy
Work Orders Must Be Completed Warns County Relief Chief
Everett Jacoby, county relief director, says all work orders must be completed or returned by township trustees by August 1. Unworked orders will cause loss of eligibility for future relief and two weeks is the recommended working period. He cites laxity in Hocking County and urges those with time to fulfill their obligations.
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Jacoby
Everett Jacoby
Hocking County
Bombs Found Near GOP Hall in Philadelphia
Police say seven or eight dynamite bombs were found near the Republican convention hall during the Philadelphia meeting. Police Commissioner Valentine warned the bomb blast at the Worlds Fair on July Fourth was only the beginning and pledged to pursue and sentence the alleged perpetrators.
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New York
Philadelphia
Lewis J. Valentine
Valentine
Showers and Cooler Forecast for Logan Area
Relief from recent heat is forecast as thundershowers roll in Thursday afternoon and evening. Temperatures drop Thursday night and Friday with cooler conditions expected. Logan saw 92-degree highs on Wednesday while July had a rainless first ten days, raising concerns for moisture-starved crops.
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Logan
Cleveland Physician Dr John T Henderson Dies at 73
Dr John T Henderson, 73, veteran Cleveland physician, died in a hospital after injuries from a July 3 automobile crash. Born in England, he moved to Niles, Ohio, as a youth of 15. He practiced medicine in Cleveland for many years.
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Cleveland
John T. Henderson
England
Niles, O
Mrs Roosevelt urges peace through preparedness in Ohio address
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt told 4,500 Northern Ohio clubwomen at Lakeside on July 11 that European war developments force the United States to choose between preparedness or Gandhi's passive resistance. She said no one in the country wants war or to live under any other government.
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Lakeside
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Gandhi
Roosevelt
Ohio
Willkie Plans Campaign Tour in Democratic South
Wendell L. Willkie announced an active campaign for votes in the solid Democratic South. The move signals intensified national effort following remarks from Colorado Springs.
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Willkie
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Hocking County Fair financing secured for fall repairs
The Hocking County Agricultural Society board completed financing for repairing and reconditioning fairgrounds and buildings. September 26 27 and 28 were set for the event with plans to make the fair bigger and better. Work starts immediately as committees organize departments for the fair.
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Hocking County
Hocking County Agricultural Society
J. H. Barker
Democrats Start Work On Party Platform In Chicago
Democrats gathered in Chicago as they draft a platform opposing sending Americans to fight in European wars. President Roosevelt’s third term bid remains unclear while Senator Wagner arrives with a preliminary draft for the convention’s platform.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
National Committee
Wagner
New York
America
Holbrook College Proxy Refuses To Quit Post
Alfred Holbrook, president of the small Ohio River college, faces dismissal after trustees charge him with blocking an endowment, advising students against enrolling, and spending restricted funds. State Director Dietrich cut the school's accreditation as enrollment and facilities were found below standard amid a dispute over moving the college to Portsmouth.
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Holbrook College
Manchester
Alfred Holbrook
Little College
Ohio River
H. E. Cunningham
E. N. Dietrich
Ediucation
Holbrook
Dietrich
Portsmouth
R. C. Wilkerson
Cunningham
J. W. Hauserman
The
Philippines
Italian Air Force Hurled 300 Planes at British Fleet
Gen Francisco Piccolo says 300 Italian planes attacked British and Italian fleets in the Mediterranean. Rome dispatches admit many planes damaged with wounded crew. three Italian planes lost. Sir Andrew Cunningham reports no British casualties. Italian high command claims hits on Hood Ark Royal and another battleship, but admiralty denies direct hits. The assault, lasting two days, is described as possibly the largest aerial attack on warships.
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Associated Press
Francisco Piccolo
Mediterranean
Rome
Hood
Ark Royal
Admiralty
Bohannon Executed in Ohio Penitentiary Electric Chair
Monroe Bohannon a 35 year old Negro condemned for the July 9 1939 holdup slaying of Cincinnati shop keeper Joseph Peters was executed in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair last night after two applications. He died on the second attempt.
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Columbus
Ohio
Monroe Bohannon
Joseph Peters
Cincinnati
Centenarian Martha Crim Dies in Galion
Martha Crim, who marked her 100th birthday in January, died today in Galion. She was the county's oldest resident and longtime figure tied to the First National Bank retirement, with local honors noted in the obituary.
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Galion
Martha Crim
Onie
First National Bank
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