Tornado Strikes Mid West District
A mile wide and forty miles long tornado ripped through northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. At least three people died and more than 50 were injured. Victims include Ray Schelmeski a 19 year old farmhand George Hoskins and Mrs Julius Heuer. Dozens of homes farm buildings and cottages were damaged and injuries treated in nearby towns.
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International News Service
Fairmont
Minn
Iowa
Minnesota
Ray Schelmeski
Here
George
Hoskins
Milford
Julius Heuer
Everly
Terrace Park
Estherville
Sheldon
Haile Selassie Decides to Flee Addis Ababa as Italian Advance Continues
Emperor Haile Selassie orders two small Ethiopian forces to resist the Italian northward drive while the government plans a new war capital at Mendi 280 miles west. Panic grips Addis Ababa as civilians flee and detachments move with limited provisions toward Debra Berhan and Tarmhaba.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Tr Duce
Mendi
Wallega
Ras Getachou
Tarmhaba
Debra Berhan
Fukra Mariam
Conneaut Lake Cottage Blaze Claims Two Lives
Firefighters battled extreme heat as a blaze at a Conneaut Lake cottage killed two occupants and trapped a third who narrowly escaped. Rescue attempts were hindered by the rapid spread and intensity of the flames. Local authorities investigate cause and timeline of the stunning house fire.
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Conneaut Lake
Landon Candidacy Fueling Speculation and Platform Hope
Special to The News from Washington May 1 Alice Longworth notes Landon’s growing delegate strength and quiet visibility may be a strategic advantage for the nomination. Massachusetts victory undercuts rumors of lagging pace and fuels anti Landon chatter among leaders eager to shape the platform.
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Washington, D. C
Landon
Massachusetts
Local notes mix weather, arts, and bank heist report
A mix of local items notes warmer weather and signs of spring in New Castle and Detroit. The Detroit Savings Bank branch in Detroit was robbed of about $50,000 in broad daylight, triggering a tri state manhunt and roadblock efforts into Ohio and Indiana.
Daily Weather Report
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning report a maximum temperature of 78 degrees, a minimum of 50, and precipitation of 01. River stage stands at 7 feet. For the same date a year ago the maximum was 47, the minimum 34, with no precipitation.
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U. S
Fire shot to cow customers police trap five bank robbers
Monroe Michigan May 1 state police trapped five bandits who robbed a Detroit bank of $50,000 on the Detroit Monroe Toledo road near here within two hours of the holdup. Capture expected momentarily.
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Detroit
Detroit Savings Bank
Michigan
Toledo
Tri-State
International News Service
Monroe
Mich
Detroit-Monroe-Toledo
Dillinger Emulator Faces Electric Chair
In Chicago on May 1 Brady, a 27 year old Indiana farm boy, was handed over to Indianapolis police along with his 24 year old sweetheart Margaret Barker. Brady faces murder charges for killing Police Sergeant Rivers during a gun duel in Indianapolis. Wanda Voorhees of Lima identified him as leader of the gang that held up Kay Jewelry and linked him to robberies in Lima, Greenville and Dayton. Chicago police hold Jack Becker and his wife Laura and William Geftman for questioning as possible fences in the Lima jewel thefts.
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International News Service
Chicago
al Brady
Indiana
John Dillinger
Brady
Margaret Barker
Indianapolis
Richard Rivers
Wanda Voorhees
Lima
Kay
Greenville
Dayton
Sergi. Rivers
Jack Becker
Lima Jewelry
Laura
William Geftman
Queen and Maid of May Queens of UNC Raleigh May Day
For the first time in 143 years the University of North Carolina at Raleigh held a May Day celebration sponsored by the university. Miss Hester Barlow of Cairo Egypt was elected Carolina's first May Queen and Miss Mary Pride Cruikshank of Raleigh North Carolina served as maid of honor.
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Central Press
University of North Carolina
Raleigh
Hester Barlow
Cairo
Egypt
Carolina
Mary Pride Cruikshank
N. C
Memorial Day observers name Dr Foster chair of committee
Dr A B Foster was named chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements for the Memorial Day observance by veteran and patriotic organizations. The meeting in the Legion Home last evening set plans for the celebration with a parade in the morning and subsequent events. Chairman Foster will announce the various subcommittees in the coming days, continuing the traditional format used in recent years.
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A. B. Foster
Legion Home
Foster
Pennsylvania Business Activity Holds Above 1935 Level
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve reports Pennsylvania business activity remains well sustained and substantially above 1935. FloodAffected regions recover with spring and summer supply. Manufacturing output and crude oil rise notably between February and March, while coal production falls sharply. Aggregate industrial output up five percent in Q1 year over year, largest since 1931.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Hitler Denies Rumors of German Invasion of Austria
In a May Day address to about 100000 in Berlin’s Lustgarten Hitler branded rumors that Germany planned to invade Austria and Czechoslovakia as lies. He stated Germany’s intentions are peaceful and attacked foreign spokesmen for spreading falsehoods.
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Berlin
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Lustgarten
Hitler
Empress Mennen of Ethiopia Fled to Sudan
Popolo Di Roma reports from Djibouti that Empress Mennen and her second son the Duke of Harar fled from Adis Ababa to the Egyptian Sudan to escape advancing Italian troops threatening the Ethiopian capital.
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International News Service
Rome
Mennen
Ethiopia
Duke of
Deaths log names and ages from Meadville to Youngstown
Obituary notices list Mrs. O. C. Orr aged 78 of Meadville and James P. O Laughlin aged 72 of 1319 West Washington Street. Also named are William A. Lutz 45 of 332 Neshanock Avenue Lydia C Gearhart 80 of Youngstown Ohio and Mrs Adolphus Polk 64 of 613 West North Street.
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O. C. Orr
Meadville
William A. Lutz
Neshannock Avenue
Lydia C. Gearhart
Youngstown
Ohio
Adolphus Polk
West North Street
James P. O’laughlin
W. Washington Street
Fourth Death From Home Fire At Washington
John Budovich died in Washington hospital following a lethal home explosion and fire that killed his wife and two daughters, Dorothy 6 and Jane 4, when cleaning flame fumes ignited in the basement. Budovich briefly regained consciousness yesterday, but did not recover.
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Washington, Pa
John Budovich
Washington Hospital
Budovich
Dorothy
Jane
Buffalo Mayor Denies Bribery Indictment Claims
Buffalo Democratic mayor George G. Zimmerman pleaded not guilty to three indictments accusing him of bribery tied to his 1933 pre election campaign. He was charged with offering city jobs to August Ebke Harry Russell and Charles C Bellanca to drop an independent bid for former Mayor Frank Schwab. None of the promises were carried out.
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International News Service
Buffalo
N. Y
George G. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Erie County Grand Jury
August Ebke
Harry Russell
Charles C. Bellanca
Frank X. Schwab
Swissvale Man Is Choice Of Rotary District Governor
John P. Pfeil of Swissvale was elected district governor of Rotary International's 33rd district for the coming year at the close of the 1936 district conference in Washington, Pennsylvania. He succeeds Dr. L. Franklin Harkey. Uniontown was chosen as the 1937 district conference city. Sixty clubs were embraced by the district.
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John P. Pfeil
Swissvale
Rotary International
Washington
L. Franklin Harkey
Uniontown
New Castle
Robert F. Galbreath
Westminster College
Harold R. McCulloch
J. Lee McFate
W. L. Campbell
Fred L. Rentz
J. F. Rentz
Rudolph Stadelhofer
A. L. Thayer
Ralph W. Bolsinger
Winifred Bell
Clare Book
Fred Taylor
Frederick Taylor
New Wilmington Club
Dr. Taylor
McCulloch
New Castle Club
George Washington
Nineteen Horses Entered In Derby At Kentucky
Nineteen horses were entered in the 62nd Kentucky Derby by the May 1 deadline at 10 30 am. The list includes top favorites Dnieper Bold Centure Granville Merry Pete Teufel Grand Slam Forest Play Coldstream Bien Joli Banister Brevity Gold Seeker Hell Image The Fighter Indian Broom Sangreal He Did Silas and Seventh Heaven.
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International News Service
Louisville
Dnieper
Bold Centure
Granville
Merry Pete
Teufel
Grand Slam
Forest Play
Coldstream
Bien Joli
Banister
Brevity
Gold Seeker
Hell Image
the Fighter
Indian Broom
Sangreal
Silas
Seventh Heaven
Discarded Lover Kills Woman in Washington DC
Miss Jessie Posey twenty five was shot and killed in front of her home in Washington. Carl Loveridge twenty nine a taxicab driver and her discarded suitor was held for investigation. James Rosier her step father heard the shot and saw a man run to a parked taxi.
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International News Service
Washington
Jessie Posey
Carl Loveridge
James Rosier
Quiet May Day Observances Worldwide Amid Tense Europe
May Day celebrations were restrained around the world with parades and violence largely absent. Europe remained on edge with authorities alert as Hitler denied rumors of invasions and urged peace while Germany showed joyous observance.
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International News Service
Europe
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Austria
Czecho- Slovakia
Gasoline price war eyed to push to ten cents a gallon
In Erie Pennsylvania on May 1 analysts predicted gasoline wars would trim prices to 10 cents per gallon including tax through the summer. An independent dealers spokesman said refineries will back independents in a drastic cut to end future rate jockeying.
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International News Service
Erie
Cottage Fire Kills Two Men at Park Pennsylvania
Arthur Herbert Bigelow 66 and William A. Kleeb 52, both Pittsburgh residents, died in a cottage fire at Park. Donald J. MacDonald escaped as flames spread from a kitchen stove around 11:30 PM. Firefighters recovered the bodies after heat prevented rescue.
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Conneaut Lake Park
Arthur Herbert Bigelow
William A. Kleeb
Pittsburgh
Donald J. MacDonald
MacDonald
Conneaut Lake Company
Bigelow
Kleeb
Conneaut Lake
Meadville
Maurice Bigelow
Byham
Armory Footers Start Next Five Days At Cascade Park
L A Haug in charge of Troop F armory construction in Cascade Park says footers for the foundation will begin within five days. Excavation is advancing quickly with a steam shovel and Hog Hollow stone being quarried. Admin building excavation nears completion and should finish by mid next week. Once footers, stone, and steel are on site, work is expected to accelerate.
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L. A. Haug
Troop F
Cascade Park
Hog Hollow
May Day Parade Delights Fill Sky With Colorful Revelry
The scene envisions girls in gowns merrymaking on a bright May Day. Decorations sway with streamers while music and laughter lift spirits. A pageant dreams of distant lands as dancers celebrate a perfect seventy two degree day.
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St. Joseph
Robert J. Hall
Angus Gallagher
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Gallagher
Miss Williams
Alice Longworth
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
PA Newc
James Hendrickson
Make Bruce
Hamlet
Ophelia
Robert B. Mantell
Antell
East Washington Street
State Highway Department
Ek & Young Pa Newe
A. W. George
Daily Weather Report
Bandits
Rod Detroit Bank
Igan
Dillinger
Mary P. Cruikshank
Sudan
Rotary
Washington, D.C
Arthur Mometer
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