Ohio Primed For Gayest New Year Party In Decade
Ohio eyes a big New Year’s Eve turnout as hotels and night spots report heavy advance sales. In Youngstown 700 venues spend near 90000 on talent while expecting about 250000 in revenue. Cover charges range 1 to 5 dollars with bands of six to eight players. Cleveland hotels post 5 to 750 per person, higher than last year. Police deploy extra units in cities to curb drunken driving as liquor sales rise slightly.
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Ohio
Youngstown
Cleveland
ASCAP strike shadows New Year radio tune deathlock
In New York on December 31 ASCAP faces a pivotal midnight as 1 500 000 tunes from major networks loom. The five year network broadcaster contract expires and no peace seen over licensing rates. Muse Inc seeks to supplant ASCAP with songs by Porter Berlin Herbert and Gershwin heard on NBC CBS Mutual.
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Victor Herbert
George Gershwin
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
Muse, Inc
NBC
CBS Mutual Networks
Galions
Rede
Department of Justice
BML
CBS
Pay boost approved by judge for 1941 expenses
Judge B F. today allowed Mervin A Kelly $4200 as annual expenses for 1941. The figure increases the prior allowance by $2000 a year. Kelly was reappointed to position, with Dep. W. W. present and noted in the proceeding.
Traffic deaths in county drop to decade low in 1940
Four people died in Portsmouth and New Boston auto mishaps in 1940, a county total of 16 excluding those two towns and 20 for the county overall. The year saw diverse causes from a truck upset to a child darting into traffic and a pedestrian collision, with officials aiming to reduce fatalities further in 1941.
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Portsmouth
New
Boston
New Boston
Gallia
Young Streets
Lonnie Salyers
Auto
New Year Celebrations Loom With Bonfire and Dances
City residents plan watch night services and a huge bonfire under the Junior Chamber of Commerce at Charles and Boundary streets to welcome 1941. Dances hosted by the Elks and Valley View Country Club are noted, with WPAY broadcasting to midnight. City offices and libraries close. mail service pauses. Selby Shoe and Williams Manufacturing adjust hours for inventory and holiday needs. Weather prospects hint at warmer temps with cloudy skies and rain.
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Charles
Boundary Streets
the Elks
Radioland
Valley View Country Club
WPAY
Cus
Portsmouth
Scioto County
New Boston
Sciotoville
Selby Shoe Co
Williams Manufacturing Co
Four teen prisoners stage mass break from Mansfield reformatory
Four teen inmates mounted a mass escape at Mansfield reformatory just before the 5 PM meal. Superintendent Arthur L Glattee said the break was stopped quickly as officers rounded up the fugitives. The incident disrupted the evening routine and prompted a swift search.
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Mansfield Reformatory
Arthur L Glattee
Glatthe
City Fire Loss Relief Staff Shakeup Details
Portsmouth 1940 fire loss totaled 12226 a drop from 1939. Chief Leedom and Secretary Oakes compiled. New Boston and Valley Township also reported large losses. County shook up courthouse janitor staff and relief office. salaries raised for commissioners clerks and new warehouse manager appointed.
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Portsmouth
Robert R. Leedom
Donald Oakes
New Boston
Portsmouth Works
Wheeling Steel Corp
Thomas Pauley
Ben Schwamberger
Frank Kuhn
James T. Phillips
Mary Jane Bennie
Oscar Moore
Weather Report for the Day From Observer Schirrman
Observer Schirrman reports today at 11 am temperature 39 degrees. Today’s low 37, yesterday’s high 53. One year ago today high 35 and low 15.
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Schirrman
From Us To You A Gay New Year Card
A fragmented page title signals a column or feature celebrating a gay New Year. The readable portions show festive tone and social context, with scattered phrases referencing West End and social pages. Names and exact dates are unclear, but the item appears to be a cultural personal corner from a newspaper page.
Stiff New Taxes On Incomes Seen Ahead
Washington officials report heavy new income taxes proposed by Senators Connally of Texas and Johnson of Colorado. They urge higher rates to raise revenue from all sources including personal incomes, electric, petroleum, and luxury products. The plan signals a tax trek upward from present levels with expected adjustments and broader fiscal push.
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Associated Press
Washington
Connally
Texas
Johnson
Colorado
Industrial boom predicted as 1940 ends
Associated Press report notes America's wartime industry awakening with steel, aircraft, and tools surging. It cites Congress defense funding, Britain’s orders, and potential unemployment shifts from six to nine million, forecasting an arms-driven boom yet warning of higher taxes and trade disruption.
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Britain
Uncle Sam
America
CIO
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Victory In '41 Promises German Triumph Despite War Aid Debate
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler denouncing democracies and their capitalistic systems in a New Year message. He predicts the year 1941 will bring Germany a great victory, claims world-conquering nations incite war, and asserts Germany fights for its rights against a vast coalition. He warns against “infamous lies” about German aims and portrays the conflict as a struggle between haves and havenots under Providence’s protection. Page 7 reference.
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Adolf Hitler
Nazi
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Italy
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Fuhrer
Strike threat voiced by union against Ford
Union sources warn of a strike at Ford amid labor tensions. Report notes planned actions by shop committees at the Ford Linenin plant and potential escalation tied to the company’s response. Names and exact quotes are unclear due to OCR errors.
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FORD
Wheeler Urges U S Seek Peace In Europe
Senator Wheeler of Montana denounces President Roosevelt on Europe peace. He says the United States should push for an immediate end to the war, challenging the president’s broadcast that there is no reason to talk of peace. Other critics press for possible peace terms while the White House reports broad public support.
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Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
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White House
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AntiWar Leader Claims Peace Plan Rejected Post Offer
Verne Marshall of the No Foreign War committee said at a Washington press conference that a high Nazi official proposed a “gentle and just” peace terms to be offered after the war but were rejected by President Roosevelt. Marshall alleged the terms would have guaranteed German gains and led to immediate concessions.
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State Department
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No Foreign War Committee
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Henerebiy
Peece
Marchell
New York
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