Administration drafts new Army expansion program to match Navy
Washington reports detail an undisclosed Army expansion plan to parallel the Navy’s $2.0 billion fleet expansion. The draft, rushed by top officials and the National Defense Commission, aims to emphasize aircraft and new weapons over a large standing army.
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Senate
Britain
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House
Naval Affairs Committee
Senatorial clash over naval expansion and foreign ship sales
Senate examines the 34 million to 66 hundred thousand plan for a global navy while Sen Wheeler calls for a permanent congressional watchdog. Sen Clark backs continuing the probe as Chairman Vinson pushes swift action amid stormy naval committee hearings.
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Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Congress
Army
Navy
Bennett Champ Clark
Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Senate Naval Committee
Walsh
Naval
Horse Pulling Contest At Norwalk Sunday
Horses and teams from well known and rising drivers gather at the Norwalk Fairgrounds for the fourth 1940 season pulling contest by the Horse Pulling Association of Ohio in conjunction with the Huron County Fair board. Owners anticipate qualifying for at least one of fourteen purses.
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Fairgrounds
Norwalk
Horse Pulling Association of Ohio, Inc
Huron County Fairboard
Woman Preaches as Guest Minister Fails to Appear
In Hinsdale Mass a guest minister did not arrive at First Congregational church. Men held a quick meeting and the women took over. Marion Swift, daughter of the pastor, opened the service and invited Mrs. V Marlin Smith to preach on The Bible as a Book. Attendees called the impromptu sermon enlightening and instructive.
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Hinsdale
Mass
First Congregational Church
Marion Swift
V. Marlin Smith
85 000 Romeo Pump Stock Sells Fast in Cleveland
A brisk stock sale in Cleveland disposal of 85 000 shares of Romeo Pump Co common stock Elyria took place. Offered at 90 cents per share, stock traded around $150 with quotes 13 8 to 15 8s. Underwriter Charles D. Gentsch with Albert J Weatherhead Jr and Joseph B Brennan. distribution by Cunningham & Co and Gassman & Co. Romeo Pump in receiver ship since May 1939 under Chandler Act provisions.
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Cleveland
Romeo Pump Co
Elyria
Charles D. Gentsch
Albert J. Weatherhead, Jr
Joseph B. Brennan
Weatherhead Co
Cunningham & Co
Gassman & Co
Romeo Pump
Chandler
Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement In School Funds case
John C. Reed of Russ Township Board of Education pleaded guilty to embezzling 20000 dollars from school funds. He was bound over to the Wood county grand jury under a 5000 dollar bond. Reed works for an East Toledo oil company. Circuses are doing record business in South Africa.
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Bowling Green. O
John C. Reed
Russ Township
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