Ohio faces possible special session over social security changes
Officials warn liberalized unemployment compensation and broader social security reforms proposed by President Roosevelt could force a special Ohio legislative session to align state laws with federal standards. Merit rating, employer costs, and broader tax changes threaten state funding and benefit levels, with potential impact on 26 week payments and waiting periods.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Roosevelt
Ohio
General Assembly
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Buckeye
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
BUC
Plans nearly ready for YWCA building
Plans for the new YWCA building at Walnut and 6th streets are nearly finished by architect Charles E. Firestone. With defense priorities affecting start times, the building committee will press ahead when feasible and monitor funds as pledges total 239,742.92 with 133,610.60 collected.
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Y.W.C.A
Walnut
6Th St
Charles E. Firestone
C. A. Allensworth
Allensworth
George H. Double
Canton opens Victory Book Drive with 150 donated volumes
The Victory Book campaign in Canton begins with 150 volumes from Market school library. W. F. Gruber donated the books, now aimed at providing reading material for military personnel. Miss Nina Mitchell helped organize, with center staff Harriet Moore and Celia Senne supervising. Boy and Girl Scouts, Knights of Columbus members, and library trucks will aid in collecting and mending books at the 220 3rd St SW center operating 9 am to 9 pm daily.
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Canton
Market School Library
Nina Mitchell
Public Schools Department of
Canton Public Library
W. F. Gruber
Public Library
3Rd St
Harriet Moore
Celia Senne
Columbiana Squires
Knights of Columbus
Stark County
American Library Association
American Red Cross
United States
Laura Briesemeister
Hitler A Mohammedan. Turkey Calls That Prize
The Turkish radio dismissed a Japanese radio statement picked up in Persia that Hitler is a Mohammedan and a direct descendant of Mohammed. It claimed Adolf was born with a holy green belt around his body as an example of crude propaganda.
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International News Service
Bern
Turkish Radio Today
Persia
Hitler
Mohammed
Adolf
Fire destroys Pleasant Valley Methodist Church in Dennison
A defective flue fire at 12 30 p m Sunday destroyed the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church near Dennison after worship ended. Firefighters Newman and another man saved adjacent properties while resident Ralph Cormack spotted the blaze. The 1863 structure, remodeled in 1891 and 1927, served as a social center and home church of Bishop Lawrence J. Birney.
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Dennison
Pleasant Valley Methodist Church
Here
Newman
Ralph Cormack
Lawrence J. Birney
Freezing Victim Treated At Mercy Hospital
Louis Dratch, 65, a Stark County resident, was found on the Pennsylvania railroad right of way near Market area and transported to Mercy Hospital at 6:55 a m for treatment of a frozen left hand and right foot. Police say he was drinking and appeared to have fallen asleep on the tracks. Attendants report his condition as fair.
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Louis Dratch
Stark County
Mercy Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
Market
Three Men Arrested Over Bacon Thefts in Philadelphia
Three men admitted stealing a ten pound piece of bacon from a wholesale house. They fled with the bacon but argued over who would keep it, stopping at a corner where two patrolmen heard the dispute and arrested them for larceny.
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Philadelphia
Jurors Impaneled in Auto Death Case
A jury was impaneled in Com Mon Pleas Judge Frank W. Sweitzer's court to try Louis J. Christian 21 of Ardmore SW on second degree manslaughter and leaving the scene in the hit and run death of Richard S. Baxter 16 of Glenn Pl NW Oct 8. Jurors viewed the crash site at Beldenave and Tuscarawas st E. Prosecutor A C L Barthelmeh and Walter H Allman lead for the state with E L Mills and Edgar W Jones for the defense.
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Common Pleas
Frank W. Sweitzer
Louis J. Christian
Ardmore
Richard S. Baxter
Glenn Pl
Beldenave
Tuscarawas
St E
A. C. L. Barthelmeh
Walter H. Allman
E. L. Mills
Edgar W. Jones
Department Keeps Busy With Six Alarms
Six minor calls occupied the fire department on Sunday. Hot coals from a fireplace at Louis Hodnick's apartment caused the first alarm at 5 32 a m with a small floor burn. A damper issue at Rich ard Williams home produced fumes. A clogged furnace at A W Manni residence sent smoke through the house. Exhaust steam from a pipe in a vacant dwelling triggered another alarm. Bon fires at the Davis mansion were razed with a booster line. A welder's torch near a gas tank at 1518 8th st NE caused a fire with minor damage before responders arrived.
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Louis Hodnick
McKinley Ave
No. 5 Company
Richard Williams
Roslyn Ave
A. W. Manni
15Th St NW
No. 4 Company
Tuscarawas St
Davis Mansion
Market
Avea
8Th St
Times-Star aid dies in Cincinnati at 57
Walter B. Going longtime business manager for the Kentucky edition of the Times-Star died in Cincinnati at age 57 after 13 years in that role. He is remembered for his leadership and extends to colleagues and friends. Service details were not disclosed in the notice.
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Times-Star Aid
Cincinnati
Walter B. Going
Kentucky
Times-Star
Twenty two Canton men enlisting in regular Army
Recruiter Donald D. Frazer reported twenty two more Canton district men accepted for service in the regular army. Five more enlisted for the Marine Corps await physicals in Cleveland. Army unassigned names include Herbert H. Bailey Jesse Merritt Paul L. Nad ing Howard D. Jones and others from Massillon Dover Alliance Sugar Creek Paris and more. Marine enlistees pending exams are Pendrin Erb Smith Davis and Warner.
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Canton
Donald D. Frazer
Marine Recruiting Office
Cleveland
Army
Air Corps
Wichita Falls
Herbert H. Bailey
11Th St
Jesse Merritt
Union
Paul L. Nading
Howard D. Jones
Alliance
Robert E. Richardson
Louisville
James M. Dearth
Sterling Ave
Dover
Paul V. Nangle
Massillon
Robert T
William A. Schenk
Sugar Creek
John H. Wright
Margaret St. Dover
William A. Hodel Jr
22Nd St
Leonard E. Rinkes
Arnold Are
Robert L. Wilson
Paris
Virgil O. Cocklin
Greentown
Lemoyne W. Neff
New Martinsville
W. Va
Gilbert L. Christopher
Grossave
Leslie H. Long
Dennison
Thomas H. Seikel
Peter A. Papoulias
Auburn Pl
Ordnance Division
Savannah
Raymond W. Sherret
Marines
Henry J. Pendrin
Massillon Y. M. C. A
Melvin L. Erb
Front Ave
New Philadelphia
Friel J. Smith
25Th St NW
Thomas A. Davis
2Nd St SE
Charles N. Warner
18Th St NW
Ford and Ohio defense council in wartime drive
A Ford letter urging race tolerance is released by the Anti-Defamation League. The Ohio state council of defense expands from 33 counties to 557 local councils, organizing medical health defense, conservation, and public education on wartime controls. The council mobilizes volunteers, sets up institutes at Ohio State, and coordinates with state and local agencies to prepare for war risks and rationing.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry Ford
Anti-Defamation League of
B’nai B’rith
League
Sigmund Livingston
Chicago
Ford
Dearborn
The
Columbus
Jan
State Council of Defense
America
Atlantic Ocean
Gov. Bricker
Maj
Ralph D. Henderson
Courtney Burton
Cleveland
Council
National Defense Council
Consumers’ Interest Committee
Margaret Mahoney
Ohio Defense Council
Miss Mahoney
Washington Institute
Ohio State University
Defense Council
State Council
Burton
Williams Burns
Ford Worthing
Zanesville
State
James F. Hubbell
Ben Fields
Henderson
Warner
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Arthur J. Gentholtz
Republic Steel Corp
Edward P. Murphy
Teamsters and Chauffers Union
Hotel homicide case brings innocent plea
Cincinnati January 12 John R. English 21 of Middletown pleaded innocent in common pleas court on a murder charge in the hotel room bludgeoning of George Winlack 44 of Canton December 23 English surrendered to Middletown police the following day
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
John R. English
Middletown
Common Pleas Court
George Winlack
Canton
English
Canton Women Mobilize for Wartime Nurses Aid Training
Canton area women schedule a 1 p m Wednesday registration at Red Cross headquarters 1311 Market for nurses aid training. Applicants must be high school graduates 18 to 50 pass a physical and commit to 80 training hours plus 150 hours unpaid service yearly. Mrs Margaret Allman leads the Canton chapter nurses aid program seeking more applicants.
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Canton
Red Cross
Market Area
Margaret Allman
Nurses’ Aid Training
Household Finance loan offers straightforward small unsecured cash
You can borrow 25, 50, or 100 dollars and repay in fixed monthly installments with total costs of 1.28, 2.52, or 7.10 dollars respectively. No endorsers or guarantors required, private and flexible terms. Loans available on personal note, car, or furniture with emphasis on income and character.
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Ohio
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