President opposes plan to merge army and navy
President Roosevelt rejected a unified department for land sea and air forces. He said the current separate departments work well together and resisted a supreme command. Senate and House members urged or dismissed the consolidation, with Clark proposing a Department of National Defense.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
May
Kentucky
House Military Affairs Committee
Sen. Clark
Missouri
War and Navy
Department of National Defense
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Clark
Supreme Command
Sen. Chandler
Children Ask Father to Confess Murder in Rockford
Horace Leo Turner, 51, summoned his five children in Rockford Illinois and admitted killing his estranged wife Margaret Turner 32 at the William Mitchell residence. He said he borrowed a shotgun and drove there Sunday night, then shot through the parlor window as William Mitchell Jr. 28 played the guitar. The children urged him to tell the truth.
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United Press
Rockford, Ill
Horace Leo Turner
Daddy
William Mitchell
Rockford
Margaret Turner
Turner
William Mitchell Jr
Mary MacSwiney Dies Leader In Irish Fight
Mary MacSwiney a 67 year old leader in the Irish independence struggle died on Saturday. Her body was taken to Cork Cathedral for a final mass and she will be buried in the same grave as her brother Terrence who died in a London prison in 1920 after a hunger strike.
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Tnitted Press
Cork
Eire
Mary MacSwiney
Cork Cathedral
Terrence
London
Wayne County Young Republicans to elect delegates
Wayne County Young Republican club will meet Thursday night at Miss Betty Metzler's home to elect delegates to the state convention. The gathering in Wooster on March 11 underscores the party's local civic activity and leadership engagement.
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Young G. O. P
Wooster
Wayne County Young Republican Club
Betty Metzler
Canada at War A Nation of 11 Million Joins Allied Fronts
Canada fights on all fronts though bomb drops have not begun on Canadian soil. Canadians serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force while home folks aid in factories, Red Cross rooms, farms, and pilot schools. The Dionne quintuplets symbolize a country large in size and spirit, mixing American influence with strong ties to England.
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British Empire
London
Java
Red Cross
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
England
Canada
Mackenzie King
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hitler
Hirohito
Red Cross Roll Call Tops 12500 Mark in Canton
Canton chapter of the American Red Cross reports 12 500 memberships in the annual roll call campaign with many more expected. An $85 donation from uncontacted donors shows rising interest as the drive continues through Saturday night. Harold Bischoff national first aid instructor from Washington arrives Sunday to lead instructor classes at Knights of Columbus hall for trained personnel and expired cards.
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Canton
American Red Cross
Harold Bischoff
Washington
Knights of Columbus
Scout Leaders Plan New Cub Packs Here
Canton leaders at Calvary Presby terian church discuss expanding Cub packs. Thirty representatives from seven packs attend a round table to consider subdividing large dens and easing overcrowding. Regional cubbing director C Walter Seamans notes Region 4 leads U S in growth as McKinley area council ranks high in numbers of boys and packs. A training program for parents and leaders for a future troop at Fairmount United Presbyterian church is set for tonight at 8 with Paul Budde outlining scouting history and L Riley detailing organization. The “Trail to Citizenship” film will be shown.
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Canton
Calvary Presbyterian Church
C. Walter Seamans
Cincinnati
United States
McKinley Area
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Carl Hope
Fairmount United Presbyterian Church
R. R. Schwalenberg
Cc. L. Riley
Paul Budde
Mr. Riley
U S Army Detail Starts Alaska Highway Work
A unit of 91 uniformed U S soldiers under Capt Edward Schleigh began work on the U S to Alaska highway 500 miles northwest of Edmonton Alberta. The project seeks 30000 workers with ads across Canada and work will begin at both ends of the corridor. Material and iron rations are en route to St John for the camps, as vast remote lands await penetration.
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International News Service
Edmonton
Alberta
U. S
Edward Schleigh
Alaska
Dominion
Canada
St. John
Ohio State House Out as Raid Shelter
Columbus reports that the Ohio Statehouse would be a poor air raid shelter despite deep foundations and granite blocks. Prof J R Shank from Ohio State University engineering department says old structures lack give and the safest places are middle floors of steel skeleton skyscrapers.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
State House
J. R. Shank
Ohio State University Engineering Department
Triplet births shock Blooming sheep herd in Pa farm
Four ewes on H. G. Townsend’s farm near Bloomsburg Pennsylvania recently produced triplets, a rare occurrence in sheep. The event highlights an unexpected wool shortage concern and draws attention to local farming records.
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Bloomsburg
H. G. Townsend
Boards Lose Power to Grant Furloughs
The army removed local draft boards authority to grant furloughs to selective service men after induction but before active duty. The change, announced by state selective service headquarters under Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, aims to speed up callups and reduce board workload and criticism by centralizing furlough decisions.
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Yy International News Service
Columbus
The
Army Today
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Camp Stewart Receives Skis For Training Camp
In Camp Stewart Georgia a batch of nearly a dozen ski pairs has been sent from northern states to soldiers in training during the recent weeks marking aid for winter exercise at the facility.
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Camp Stewart
Stewart Convinces Clerk Of Warm Weather In Desert
The native speaks of balmy temperatures while sand dunes nearby grow warm under the southern sun, a contrast to the belief of some observers.
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Stewart
Bonus Paid in Bonds at H. Freedlander Co
In Wooster on March 11 sixty five employees received Defense Bonds as bonus payments under the store profit sharing plan the largest volume of business in 58 years according to store owners.
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