First U S War Budget Draft Goes To Printers
The first United States war budget moves toward disclosure as President Roosevelt and Budget Director Harold D. Smith push pages to printers after New Year’s work. The plan cites about 55 billion dollars in total spending for the next fiscal year with 50 billion in war costs, aiming to exceed Germany and Britain in wartime outlays.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Harold D. Smith
Congress
United States
Germany
British Empire
Treasury
Twenty hunters killed during Ohio season ends in tragedy
Columbus report notes two gun shot fatalities on the season's last day raising Ohio hunter deaths to 20 since November 45. Heart attacks while hunting and a boy struck by a train add to 23+ wounded. latest victims include Ronald Robinson, 14, East Sparta, fatally struck by a discharged companion's gun near Canton, and Philip C Henning, 54, Jacksonburg, shot near Jacksonburg.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Ronald Robinson
East Sparta
Canton
Philip C. Henning
Trenton
Jacksonburg
Murray Would Unify Labor Supply Setup
The Associated Press reports from Pittsburgh that Phillip Murray, president of the CIO, urged President Roosevelt to place all labor supply activities under the department of labor. He cited wartime pressures and Britain’s centralized policy, proposing training and labor programs be directed by the department led by Frances Perkins and transferring U S employment offices to its jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Phillip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt
Department of Labor
Great Britain
Frances Perkins
Murray
United States
Marietta College President Resigns in 1939
Dr. Harry K. Eversull resigns as president of Marietta College effective February 1, returning to religious work. He will become associate secretary of the Cincinnati Council of Churches after 13 years as pastor at Walnut Hills Church in Cincinnati. Eversull led a five year drive to build a $500,000 endowment starting in 1937.
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Associated Press
Marietta, O
Harry K. Eversull
Marietta College
Eversull
College Board of Trustees
Robert S. Lambert
Cincinnati Council of Churches
Walnut Hills Congregational Church
Cincinnati
Eversall
Edward S. Parsons
Detroit Plant Declared First Espionage Proof Factory
The Pioneer Engineering and Manufacturing Co plant in Detroit is described as a pioneering espionage proof facility. It features a bomb proof basement with hidden utilities, limited access with a single pedestrian entrance, shatterproof glass, air conditioning, moveable walls, and a 200 engineer drafting room. Security includes armed guards, barbed wire fencing, and strict access controls.
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Detroit
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Army
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pioneer Engineering and Manufacturing Co
America
A. M. Sargent
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