Germany Piling Up Huge Stock Of Iron Ore
United Press reports Germany assembling a large iron ore stock at Sweden’s Lulea port on the Gulf of Bothnia awaiting spring thaw to ship via Baltic routes. Trains from Kiruna and Gellivare move ore to Lulea, with 13,000 tons daily production in the region. Officials say Bothnia ports could handle all shipments, rail lines can adapt, though haulage costs may rise. Naruto Narvik disruptions unlikely to stop supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter C. Rhodes
United Press
Narvik
Norway
Germany
Sweden
Luleaa
Gulf of Bothnia
Baltic
North Sea
Arctic Circle
Bothnia
Boden
Lulean
Gellivare
Kiruna
Stockholm
Bothnian Gulf
Susquehanna River hits new crest amid rising flood fears
The Susquehanna River surged past expectations with a crest of 31.6 feet Monday night and an earlier 25.15 foot reading, threatening Towanda and Binghamton as alarms rose over further damage and delayed relief as colder weather slowed thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna River
Towanda
Binghampton
N.Y
Susquehanna
Weather Ohio Fair and cool through tonight and Saturday
The forecast notes a large high pressure area centered over the Dakotas guiding the weather across the central U.S. Cooler conditions prevail in the Great Plains and lake regions with minor changes elsewhere. Moderate rain is seen in the Northeast with locally heavy rainfall in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia and light rain in the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Dakotas
United States
New England
Southwest
Great Plains
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Honor Elyrian For Attendance Record
George L. Richwine of 318 Kenyon Avenue received Kiwanis recognition for a perfect attendance streak exceeding 21 years. Bennett O. Knudson of Albert Lea Minn, Kiwanis International president, addressed 500 Ohio Kiwanians at the Mayflower hotel Akron. Elyria group included F. A. Dusthimer A. H. West W. O. Zaiser Robert Harding and A. H. Waters. Knudson urged defense of democracy and learning as essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Richwine
Kenyon Avenue
Kiwanis Club
Bennett O. Knudson
Albert Lea
Minn
Kiwanis International
Mayflower Hotel
Akron
Richwine
Elyria
A. H. West
W. O. Zaiser
Robert Harding
A. H. Waters
Knudson
Salvation Army Campaign Dinner Tonight
Salvation Army workers report tonight at 6 at the Church of Christ for a building fund campaign dinner. Dr William Muir Auld will address volunteers while C F Bronson reviews early canvass reports. Subscriptions come from local groups and rural mail pledges are encouraged ahead of next Friday’s $18 000 finish. total project cost is 27500 with title held by Salvation Army Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Muir Auld
First Congregational Church
Salvation Army Building Fund
Church of Christ
C. F. Bronson
Bronson
Broad Street
David J. Nye
The
Order of de- Molay
Elyria Townsend Club No
Rebekah Lodge
Salvation Army
Salvation Army, Inc
New York State
Columbus
Ohio
Alexander M. Damon
New York
William Arnold
Atlanta
P. B. No 1
Life of L. B. Darling Former Elyria College Leader Passes
Former head of Elyria Business College L. B. Darling known as Bert dies in Newark New Jersey after a brief pneumonia illness at 55. He built Darling's Business College in Ely and later ran an accounting consulting service with activity in New York Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and metropolitan New Jersey. Interment plans at Ridgelawn Cemetery are undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
L. B. Darling
Newark
N. J
Mr. Darling
Bert
Elyria High School
Western Reserve University
Elyria Business College
E. B.C
Darling's Business College
Ely Block
Darling
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
New Jersey
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Slot Machine Inquiry Put Over To Grand Jury
Assistant Prosecutor William G. Wickens said the Lorain slot machine investigation will be continued after a one day grand jury session yielded little progress. Witnesses Dave Crawford Sr. and son George claimed ignorance of machine ownership as officials probe why police failed to pursue warrants after confiscating 25 machines in a downtown club in November 1938. The case centers on alleged owner William McIntyre, a possibly fictional figure, who moved to replevin action then had machines destroyed. proceeds were turned to Lorain’s general fund. The jury also returned six indictments in other crimes, including a break in at Hawkins Motor Co and robberies in Lorain, with arraignments set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Wickens
Lorain
Dave Crawford
Lorain County
George
William McIntyre
McIntyre
Austin O'Toole
Albert Greulich
Wiliam P. Duffy
Leo Theobald
O'Toole
Frank Jersey
Heath Avenue
Cleveland
Hawkins Motor Co
Jersey
Joe Pawlak
Pawlak
Oliver Scott
John Henry Pitts
Herman Wolf
South Lo
Several Planes Had Narrow Escapes
Cleveland reports a deadly plane crash as Lieut. James W. Phelps, 25, died when his pursuit plane plummeted in Euclid during a low storm flight. Five other planes in the group bore scratches on their undersides from brushing tree tops along Lake Erie. Captain John Stone at Selfridge Field said at least one more ship may have struck a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
James W. Phelps
Euclid
Lake Erie
John Stone
Selfridge Field
Mich
No Change In Schedule At National Tube Plant
Next week's operations at the National Tube Company plant in Lorain will run on the same schedule as this week. Four blast furnaces and nine open hearth furnaces will remain in operation, with single turn operation of the Bessemer converter and other operations adjusted to suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tube Company
Lorain
Denies Petition of Silver Shirt Leader
Judge Jesse C. Adkins denied William Dudley Pelley a writ of habeas corpus to halt his extradition to North Carolina. Attorney T Edward O'Connell claimed Pelley was being railroaded by a conspiracy involving House Un-American Activities Committee Chairman Martin Dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jesse C. Adkins
District Federal Court Today
William Dudley Pelley
Fifteen French Soldiers Die in Western Front Clash
Berlin dispatch reports a severe battle southwest of Saarlautern where a French stronghold was destroyed and 15 French soldiers were killed by German shock troops. Germany claims one dead and several wounded, and that enemy arms and equipment were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Saarlautern
DNB
Lieut Governor Herbert Speaks At Legion Banquet
Lieut Governor Herbert addressed over two hundred Legionnaires and wives at the annual Lorain County American Legion Banquet in Elyria on the 23rd anniversary of the U S entry into World War. He praised the Dies Committee for exposing subversive activity. Guests included James V Suhr, R F Leemhuis, Carl L Smith, and others. An auto accident prevented Dr C J Kuntz from attending. A Fathers and Sons Banquet was announced for April 11 with Don Myers Castmaster and Ellis Van der Puyl and James V Suhr as speakers. Informal dancing followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion of Ohio
William S. Ronald
Warren
Ohio
American Legion of Ohio
James V. Suhr
Cleveland
Suhr
R. F. Leemhuis
The
Forty & Eight of
R. Leemhuis
Lorain
Elyria Post No. 12 Ladies' Auxiliary
Tob F. Buckley
Elyria Most No. 12
Sons of the American Legion
Fathers and Sons
Don Myers
Ellis van der Puyl
WGAR
Jas. V. Suhr
Dept
Outbreak of Rabies In Montgomery County
Reports of a rabies outbreak in Montgomery county prompted state health director Dr. R. H. Markwith to highlight recently adopted Public Health Council rules mandating all dog bite cases be reported to local authorities. He said 26 rabid dogs had been found in the county and information on the number of persons bitten was unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Montgomery County
R. H. Markwith
Public Health Council
Markwith
President Roosevelt to spend weekend at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt, recovering from a three week attack of intestinal influenza, will travel tomorrow to spend the weekend at Hyde Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roositvelt
Hyde Park
Britain plans to speed ship building and wartime trade
London April 5 Britain lays out mass shipbuilding by type in every yard to break world records and outpace German losses. A new English Commercial Company Ltd will push trade with Bulgaria Greece Hungary Romania Turkey and Jugoslavia while using pay up supplies to choke Germany by sea and raise price for goods Germany can obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Balkans
North Sea
Gulf of Bothnia
Australia
Asiatic Pacific
Russia
trans-Siberian
Britain
William Westwood
British Isles
English Commercial Company, Ltd
Lord Swinton
Bulgaria
Greece
Hungary
Rumania
Turkey
Jugoslavia
Saanle
U S Is Gradually Slipping Into War Says Sen Holt
Senator Rush D Holt of West Virginia accuses Canada's Attorney General Gordon Conant of provoking U S involvement in Europe. He argues antiwar forces here push toward conflict and compares Cromwell and Cromwell era remarks to current diplomatic statements. Senator Bennett Champ Clark notes Conant’s rhetoric mirrors a charge against the secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
Ontario
Senate
Canada
United States
Cromwell
Bullitt
Holt
Gordon Conant
Jimmy Cromwell
Jimmy
Sen
Bennett Champ Clark
Conant
Suit Over $21,344 In Marysville Reform School Case
Marguerite Reiley, superintendent of the Marysville reformatory for women, testified as co defendant in Judge Findley court in a case brought by Max Caplin of Cleveland for 21344 alleging Arthur Christ of Avon Lake owns property there but transferred it to Reiley on September 3, 1932 to defraud creditors. Reiley denies the claim and asks to quiet title in her name while asserting the transfer clouded the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Reiley
Marysville
Britain Now Fully Prepared For An Attack Says General
General Sir Edmund Ironside told a press conference Britain is now fully prepared for an attack, though unprepared at war’s start. He noted Germany did not strike in the first seven months, and praised Britain’s seven month build up to a strong army. Ironside paraphrased Prime Minister Chamberlain as Hitler "missed the bus" and said Britain has turned the corner in the last fortnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Edmund Ironside
Imperial General Staff
Britain
Germany
Neville Chamberlain
Ironside J
Hitler
British Ship Fights Off Nazi Planes
Passengers aboard the Mira report a dramatic air and sea battle in the North Sea off the Scottish coast. German planes dropped bombs and fired on the 11,200-ton liner. two passengers were wounded before a British destroyer arrived and repelled the attack, the planes fleeing under anti aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Mira
Bergen
North Sea
Bergenske Dapskibsselskab Line
Mrs. Mary Terry Dies in Wellington at 41
Wellington, Ohio, April 5 Mary Elizabeth Terry 41 died at home after four weeks illness. She witnessed the Wellington Oberlin slave rescue case of 1858 and was a friend of Frances Willard. She was born in the Tripp house on Herrick avenue East, educated at St. Mary’s and Oberlin College, returned from Chicago 15 years ago after her husband’s death. Surviving grandchildren Sidney Oscar Oldberg and Mrs John Colmar. great grandchildren. two sisters Addie Heminway and Carrie Vischer. body at Keith Andrews Funeral Home. arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington, O
Mary Elizabeth Terry
Terry
Wellington-Oberlin
Francis MM. Willard
Tripp
Herrick Avenue
Edward S. Tripp
St. Mary's School
South Bend
Indiana
Oberlin College
Wellington
Chicago
Sidney
Oscar Oldberg
Detroit
John Colmar
Addie Heminway
Carrie Vischer
Keith Andrews
Mauretania Sails Toward Australia For Troop Service
British liner Mauretania reached Honolulu on April 5 to refuel after a long voyage from New York via the Panama Canal. Police guarded the pier as observers speculated the ship would head to Australia, Hong Kong, or another British post, with limited crew ashore and fuel supplies soon exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Australia
Coast Guard
New York
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Hong Kong
Locomotive Works Wins 15 Engine Order From New York Central
Lima Ohio April 5 The Lima Locomotive Works announced an order for fifteen Mohawk 4 8 2 engines from New York Central for fast freight and passenger service Delivery is set for September and the project will bring 200 workers back to the plant The order value is about 1 5 million dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Lima Locomotive Works, Inc
New York Central Railroad
Census forms released for Elyria area inquiry
William M. France, a squad leader for Lorain county enumerators, announced that sample census forms have been received and are in demand. France noted many residents request the forms to have answers ready when enumerators visit, with headquarters located in the Eagles' building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. France
Elyria
Lorain County
France
Eagles
RAF Bombs German Warships at Wilhelmshaven Base
The Air Ministry announced RAF bombers struck the Wilhelmshaven naval base on Germany’s North Sea coast. British planes penetrated defenses at the Jahde Estuary, attacked a warship, then four destroyers, with all aircraft returning safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
North Sea
Raf
Jahde
Roosevelt Opposes One Year Trade Extension Fight
President Roosevelt urged defeat of the one-year limit on extending the reciprocal trade agreement program. Vice President Garner backed the proposal as Sen David Walsh prepared to offer the one-year extension before a Senate vote on the three-year extension. Roosevelt argued a longer term would better aid industry and prevent future embarrassment and power shifts next January.
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Washington
No Salaries Set By Ridgeville School Board
The Ridgeville Township Board of Education delayed contracts for the 1940 41 year due to financial uncertainties and will close the Ridgeville school on April 19. Preemployment includes a full time music and art teacher but excludes two special instrumental teachers. The board studies finances after two failed mill levy elections and notes a temporary 0.63 mill transfer from bonds this year but expects to restore the bond levy next year. Work is accelerated in all classes to finish by the April 19 closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville Township
Rob Bridge Tollkeeper Robbed at Ono River Bridge
Three men wearing masks held up the tollkeeper at the Ono River tollhouse in East Liverpool Ohio today, stealing $15 and overtoeked 340 on the counter. The bridge connects East Liverpool to Newell West Virginia.
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Liverpool
John Los Hen
Ono River
East Liarpeel Newell
W. Va
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