Britain to Spend Half Million to Restore Air Supremacy
Britain plans a vast 250 million pound three year air expansion as part of a drive to regain aviation supremacy. The Air Ministry targets 71 new squadrons, 2,500 pilots, and 28 new airfields with 1,500 fighters for home defense and 700 overseas aircraft, seeking parity with Germany and a revival of its WWI era air strength.
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Imperial Airways plans new transatlantic fleet and pilot program
In 1935 Britain drives a bold civilian aviation push led by Imperial Airways. Atlantic tests are planned for spring 1936, with 29 large flying boats under construction and a Mayo composite ship for mid air launches. A three year Britain’s Air University at Hamble trains pilots at 5000 dollars who may join the new Atlantic fleet.
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Elyria Plans Fourth Local Na tional Union for Social Justice Unit
An Elyria unit of the National Union for Social Justice is planned with a meeting at 8 p m Thursday in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall at 340 Broad Street. It will be the fourth local unit. three other groups have held or scheduled meetings this week. The meeting will be open to interested persons with discussion of the 16 cardinal principles and unit organization on the agenda.
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National Union For Social Justice
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Broad Street
Museum Receives Vast Soviet Newspaper Archives
London reports the British Museum has received a huge collection of Soviet official newspapers. The consignment includes complete files from 1824 to 1923 encompassing Izvestia Pravda Ekonomicheskaya Zhizn and other periodicals, marking a notable acquisition for the museum.
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British Museum
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Ekonomicheskaya Zhizn
Sikorsky Flying Boat to Be Built in Britain Factory
The United Aircraft Corporation granted British Aircraft Manufacturing Company full manufacturing rights to its latest Sikorsky flying boat. The American type craft, used on the California Honolulu route for a 2416 mile non stop crossing, will be built at a new factory near Southampton.
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California
Steubenville Prosecutor charges Nina Wiikeman in fatal bus incident
In Steubenville, Prosecutor Arthur L. Hooper filed a second degree manslaughter charge against Nina Wiikeman of Amsterdam, 30, alleging she drove the car that struck and killed Ruth Anderson, nine, as she boarded a school bus near Richmond Monday. The case updates Ohio crime records in a grim city brief.
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Arthur L. Hooper
Nina Wiikeman
Amsterdam
Bricker rules acts not relief under law in Ohio
Attorney General John W. Bricker ruled that acts such as furnishing a public health nurse Christmas gifts by a church organization and supplying clothing to school children do not constitute relief under the law and thus do not prevent a legal settlement. The opinion was sent to Marion County prosecutors. Floyd Douglas, a Athens County farmer, was decapitated when an automobile overturned near Pomeroy. The Barnetts were injured. A bomb destroyed the store and residence of Alex Bonolo near Dillonvale, with $5,000 damage. Ralph Thackery, former assistant secretary of the Perpetual Savings Association, faced a 1 to 10 year sentence after pleading guilty to embezzling $2,000. He had previously
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John W. Bricker
Marion County
Pomeroy
Floyd Douglas
Athens County
Clarence Barnett
Barnetts
Dillonvale
Alex Bonolo
Bonolo
Urbana
Ralph Thackery
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Thackery
Pleaded Not Guilty in Embez zling Charges
Cleveland police sought witnesses to testify against 14 men arrested in a robbery investigation involving $50,000. Detective Sergeant Peter Vargo said witnesses would be needed to proceed. In Columbus, Christina M. Keevert, 92, a Columbus native, died here late yesterday.
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Cleveland
Peter Vargo
Columbus, O
Christina M. Keevert
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Keevert
Obituary notes and election results from Ohio brief
Quaker City resident formerly of Columbus for 60 years survived by three children, nine grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. In Findlay on January 15 George Oswald of Erie County was re elected and RK H Barney county vice president and H Hoffmann secretary. Thirty two and deputies from ten counties attended the convention.
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Joe Nelson
Ohio Penitentiary
Mahoning County
Quaker City
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H. Hoffmann
Hanmosch
Mile-Deep Pit Sunk For Gold
Gold is drawing men deeper underground in the Black Hills region around Deadwood and Keystone. Homestake leads with a mile-deep shaft and new hydro plant. Mill expansions, new ore veins, and lithium spodumene output accompany rising 1934 gold value and mining activity across several sites.
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Homestake
South Dakota
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Rockford
Capitol Ifill
Maitland
Pringle
Keystone
Etta
Black Hills
Ten Commandments Ignored by Cincinnati Thief
A Cincinnati thief entered Henry Miller's home and stole Bible verses, showing no regard for the Ten Commandments, authorities report.
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Cincinnati
Henry Miller
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