Orazio Liner Disaster Sparks Med Sea Search
Reports from Genoa and Marseilles describe a fire aboard the Italian liner Orazio off the French Mediterranean coast. Survivors say 439 of 643 aboard were rescued, with 104 to 107 believed missing from three lifeboats. women and children predominated among the missing as ships and planes comb the area for passengers and crew.
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Italy
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Ince
Orazio
Marseilles
France
Mediterranean
Colombo
Conte Biancamano
Oraziia Prigsr
Genna
Toulon
Cemetery Lot Promoter Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
Morton Gilbert, a cemetery lot promoter, entered a guilty plea to two federal indictments today as a trial resumed for him and 11 co defendants on fraud charges in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnat
Morton Gilbert
Cemetery Lnt
Dies In 103rd Year 122 John Findlay GQ
Adam Orth of Dunkirk Ohio, who would have been 104 on February 2, died yesterday from infirmities. He served in the City War with Sherman on his march to the sea. He was born in Wayne County, Ohio.
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John Findlay
Adam Orth
Dunkirk
Sherman
Weather Ohio: Mostly cloudy with light snow in north
Weather conditions report ongoing cold with clear variation in pressure across the nation. Temperatures remain low with freezing readings in northern and central plains, Florida and Gulf Coast show milder trends, and Lake Region sees occasional snowfall.
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Ohio
Montana
Gulf
Plann
Florida
Gulf Coast
Lake
Lorain County School Board Sets 1940 Salary Funds
The Lorain County Board of Education approved 1940 salary appropriations totaling 21,095.94, unchanged from last year except for a new service fund of 200 dollars to cover board expenses. TV appropriations remain 12,620, with allocations for superintendent, assistants, clerks, attendance officer, and supply lines up slightly in supplies. Unanticipated expenses and state fund timing shape the balance, as first paychecks for county staff arrive once funds are appropriated.
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Lorain County
Loran County
Weesmen
Gibbons
March County
Japan to File Protest Over British Seizure of German Seamen
Tokyo reports Japan preparing to protest British seizure of 21 German sailors from the Japanese liner Asama near Yokohama. A News agency says Foreign Office will file with British authorities after monitoring master Captain Ida Watanabe’s report. Commander Katsun Shiba of the Japanese Navy supervised the inquiry and advised government action.
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Tokyo
Japan
Domei
Warilish
Ida Watanabe
Asama
Yokohama
Katsun Shiba
County Board of Education Officers Re elected and New Member Sworn
Lorain County Board of Education officers were reelected at the 1940 organizational meeting. W. A. Schmittgen was reelected president for a third year, A. D. Mason was named vice president, and Clarence B. Brush was sworn in as a new member replacing Walter Hadaway, who did not seek reelection after 17 years on the board. C. A. Gibbons continues as ex officio clerk. Schmittgen was absent from the meeting.
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Lorain County Board of Education
Beard
W. A. Lehmittgen
General Industries Company
The
Boar
Werner Zech
Amherst
Schmittgen
A. D. Mason
R. D
Wellington
Clarence 8
Brush
Eaton Township
Walter Hadaway
Carlisle
Hadaway
C. A. Gibbons
California
Fire destroys 4000 bushels of apples in Lancaster
A storage building on the George B. Renshaw Fruit Farm east of Lancaster burned early today destroying four thousand bushels of apples. An oil heater likely exploded causing the fire. Loss was estimated at 12000 dollars.
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Lancaster
George B. Renshaw
State Highway Dept. Keeping Roads Open
The State Highway Department continued sanding and plowing on snow drifted roads in northern and northeastern Ohio. Drifts were reported in Sandusky, Cleveland, Chardon, Painesville and Alliance areas. Snow flurries were seen around Paulding, Defiance, Cleveland, Chardon, Geneva, Iowa, Akron and Canton with temperatures from 4 to 18 degrees.
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State Highway Department
Ohio
Sandusky
Cleveland
Chardon
Painesville
Alliance
Paulding
Defiance
Clevers Chardon
Geneva
Iowa
Akron
Canton
Ice cuts off water supply at Bellaire
Bellaire Ohio faced a total water outage as near zero temperatures pushed ice into intake pipes of the Ohio River. By 10 A.M. the reservoir was empty and officials warned of fire danger. Four alarms were reported for overheated stoves and furnaces as dam gate lowering aimed to keep river navigation open.
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Bellaire
Ohio River
Fire Destroys Church in North Baltimore
A fire early Sunday destroyed the North Baltimore Methodist Church with losses estimated at 50,000 dollars. The cause had not been determined, and the church pipe organ was noted as the village's only one.
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North Baltimore
Costly Blaze At Lumber Co In Lorain
A major fire at the Wond Lumber Company on Elyria Avenue in Lorain destroyed a two story frame building and seven thousand feet of lumber valued around $20,000. Firefighters battled four hours in extreme cold as water froze. cause unknown but suspected wiring or train ignition. Spectators gathered as flames roared into the air and traffic was detoured from Broadway and Elyria Avenue.
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Wond Lumber Company
Elyria Avenue
Yester
M. H. Romoser
Remoser
Fram Bulding
David E. Hart
Tee
Broadway
Ohio Engineering Co to Get Bridge Contract
County commissioners awarded the contract for paying the north approach to the 21st street Lorain high level bridge to the Ohio Engineering Co of Lorain on its low bid of 57 782 50. Only two bids were received by the board. the other bid came from Galler Brothers of Cleveland for 62 325.
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21St Street
Lorain
Ohio Engineering Co
Galler Brothers
Cleveland
Four Injured In Weekend Traffic Crashes
Four persons suffered injuries in separate weekend traffic accidents reported by police and sheriff departments. Eugene Green, 43, of 327 Lake Avenue, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a fractured jaw and facial laceration after being struck by Leslie Nichols of 218 Princeton Avenue on Lodi Street near Lake Avenue.
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Lake Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lodi Street
Leslie Nichols
Princeton Avenue
J. F. Wagner
West 03Rd Street
Cleveland
Harold F. Hovey
North Pleasant Street
Oberlin
Walter Chrystier
Detroit
Hovey
Ditcn
Howe Street
East Avenue
Maddock
Jack Burke
St Broad Street
Burk
Tony Baker
Fifth Street
Burke
Fast Avenue
Final Tribute Paid To Borah By Colleagues
Washington mourns Idaho statesman William E Borah with a ceremonial funeral in the Senate chamber attended by President Roosevelt, Supreme Court justices, Cabinet members and diplomats. Borah 74 lay in a gray steel casket as services closed for a Boise-bound procession and burial plan in Morris Hill cemetery.
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William FE. Borah
Idaho
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
White House
Borah
John N. Garner
Cora Rupin
James Shera Montgomery
House
Barney T. Phillips Trought
Capitol
Boise
Tdn
Idaho State Capitol
Morris Hill Cemetery
Willis van Devanter
George Sutherland
Snowbound Western New York Faces Six Day Blizzard
A severe snowstorm raged six days in western New York near blizzard strength. A Greyhound bus collided with stalled trucks near Batavia, 47 injured, 1 seriously. Buffalo faces milk shortages as roads close and farm deliveries stop. Over 100 motorists marooned. Wheatfield resident Katherine Burnell Curry, 69, killed in a fire after being trapped. Arcade and Bliss villages snowbound. Genesee County drifts reach 10 feet. Niagara Falls ice bridges form, Bridal Veil Falls reduced to small streams. Hudson River largely frozen. Mohawk icebreaker reported 10 to 118 inches of ice near Poughkeepsie.
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N. Y
New York
Greyhound
Batavia
Wheatfield
Katherine Burnell Curry
Arcade
Bliss
Genesee County
Niagara Falls
Niagara Gorge
Falls
Bridal Veir Falls
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Coast Guard
Mohawk
Russians Bombard Finnish Defenses On Karelia Front
Helskini dispatch reports Russian artillery at about 100 shells a minute pounding the eastern end of the Mannerheim line on the Karelian Isthmus. Finns reply with machine guns and guns as heavy fighting continues along the Taipale River and near Uleaborg. Casualties not yet known. rail line near Uleaborg believed at risk.
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Maninerholm
Karelian
Uaddéga
Taipale
Mannerheim
Lake Ladoga
Uleaborg
Gulf of Bothnia
Tiwee
Churchill Hints Neutrals Should Join With Allies
London January 22 an am government spokesman said Churchill hinted neutrals should support the Allies to speed war end but cautioned the speech was not government policy. Churchill warned small nations that the war could widen and urged united action to guard against Nazism and Bolshevism.
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Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Germany
Russia
Churchill
Auto kills Akron man crossing icy street
Akron man Alex Perch, 22, was struck and killed early today when an automobile skidded on ice and hit him while he crossed a street. The driver, Benjamin Martin, 20, was behind the wheel.
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Akron
Alex Perch
Benjamin Martin
Woman killed by blast in household explosion
Bowing Green report: Mrs. M. McCrery, 42, a clerk in the Ward County sheriff's office for 11 years, died Sunday when a wood-burning water heater exploded in her father Fred Schmidt's home.
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Bowling Green
Class Remembers 88th Birthday Of A. R. Webber
Judge A R Webber, age 88, was honored by the Upper Room Bible Class with a candles decorated cake and hymn Rock of Ages. He spent the day at his son Lawrence’s home for a birthday dinner and hosted friends at his own house later. He rose early to sweep snow, read a new biography at night, and remains active and healthful.
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A. R. Webber
First Congregational Church
Seng
Judge Webber
Gates Hospital
Lawrence
Webber
Heating Situation Becomes Acute At Children's Home
County commissioners moved to bypass normal procedures and invite bids by noon next Monday to replace two boilers and install stokers at the Oberlin Children's Home after both boilers failed and the laundry boiler was used as an emergency heat source. Trustees declared an emergency and urged immediate purchase, guided by architect Alva Smith for bid details.
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Dong
Oberlin
Oscar G Dunn
Dunit
Dean
Joseph Ferguson
Mornaichay
Children’s Home
Edward PeChant
Eigis
Nugget Brings Smiles To The Commissioners
Lorain County Budget Commission approved a $15 000 increase to the county budget for 1940 to cover delinquent tax collections. Original certification was $605 213.72, revised to $622 676.21, leaving a shortfall of about $2 462 to meet the goal after accounting for potential repairs and items not included.
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Lorain County
Budget Commission
C. S. Kelser
Walter J. Wright
William Wickens
Howard R. Butler
Kelser
Oscar G. Dunn
Dies Committee Extends Inquiry Amid Christian Front Charge
The House Rules Committee approved a yearlong continuation of the Dies Committee after Rep. Frank E. Hook, D Mich, charged Chairman Martin Dies with active ties to a prominent Christian Front collaborator. Hook sought time to present evidence but spoke via a lengthy congressional record statement. The panel backed the extension unanimously. a separate vote on funds, including about $100,090, will follow.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Dies Committee
Frank E. Hook
D. Mich
Martin Dies
Christian Front
Hook
Rules Committee
Dies
Congressional
Rules
House
Florida Cold Threatens Fruit Crop Across Southeast
Southeast Florida schools were dismissed as a cold wave moved through the state for three days. The low temperatures hovered near the damaging point for citrus and truck crops, threatening Florida’s fruit and vegetable yields.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
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