Farmers Told Draft Will Get Field Workers
Ohio farmers face potential shifts as sons enlist in the army, wives work fields, and defense bonds urged. State farm defense institute warns of labor shortages, rising costs, and towns turning ghostly. Authorities propose tapping civilian industries and unemployed as new farm labor sources to balance production.
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Y United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Uncle Sam
House of Representatives
State Farm Defense Institute
K. H. Mackenzie
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Guy W. Miller
Ohio State University
Dayton- Cincinnati
Ohio River Brown
Gallia
10 County Farmers to Attend Meeting
About seventy Stark county farmers are expected at the 30th annual Ohio Farmers Week at Ohio State University in Columbus from Monday through Friday next week. County agricultural agent Ormann R. Keyser will attend virtually, discuss soil erosion, and show his film Save the Soil for Son at sessions Tuesday and Thursday, also teaching farm machinery discussions. Bricker, Bromfield, Bevis, and Cunningham named as leading speakers.
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Stark County
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ormann R. Keyser
Keyser
Gordon B. Briggs
Addis K. Barthelmeh
Barthelmeh
M. L. Antrum
Washington
State Home Extension Council
John W. Bricker
Louis Bromfield
Howard L. Bevis
John F. Cunningham
College of Agriculture
Cincinnati Soldier Arrested for AWOL Return to Faith
Deputy sheriffs arrested Howard J Benesch 24 at home after he deserted the army and mailed in his uniform He sought exemption in district court claiming a covenant with God to spread Jehovah Witness teachings He was inducted Friday and reportedly would not return to service the first Ft Thomas soldier to be AWOL since the war was declared
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Edward Kress
Murad Grubbs
Howard J. Benesch
Jehovah’s Witnesses Cult
Fr. Thomas
Benesch
United States District Court
George W. Deckert
Ft. Thomas
Capt. Deckert
Senator Vandenberg Pushes Rubber Spitting Mats
Senator Vandenberg reports the War Department seeks 1000 rubber cuspidor mats, using a ton and a half of rubber, as per Frank C. Morse of Muskegon. He suggests officers be drilled in straight spitting as an alternative, voicing the rubber shortage concern in Washington on January 21.
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International News Service
Washington
War Department
Sen. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Frank C. Morse
Muskegon, Mich
Quartermaster Corps
Morse
Ohio Bakers Elect Piqua Man as Chief
The Ohio Bakers association at its annual convention elected Ralph Osborn of Piqua president and Albert Troesch of Cleveland vice president. Directors chosen include Stanley Kowalski of Lorain and Tipton Herzog of Portsmouth.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio Bakers Association
Ralph Osborn
Piqua
Albert Troesch
Cleveland
Stanley Kowalski
Lorain
Tipton Herzog
Portsmouth
Viereck Trial Date Set After Affidavit Withdrawal
The government withdrew an affidavit accusing Associate Justice T Alan Goldsborough of bias and tentatively set February 4 for the trial of George Sylvester Viereck on charges of improper registration as a German Reich agent. The case was ordered to trial by Judge Goldsborough despite government objections.
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Associated Press
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
District Court
George Sylvester Viereck
William Power Maloney
Goldsborough
Ice Cream Flavors Reduced by Material Shortages
K R Connor of Coshocton, president of the Ohio Dairy association, told delegates at the annual convention that shortages of materials may cut the number of ice cream flavors available.
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Associated
Toledo
K. R. Connor
Coshocton
Ohio Dairy Association
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