Loyalists Launch Madrid Front Drive In Civil War
Loyalists begin a major assault on Madrid to push insurgents from the capital. They advance through Casa de Campo and along the Manzanares river while Basque forces reinforce in Bilbao, totaling about 100,900 Loyalists. Diplomats note ongoing tension among Italy Britain and France, with sports links cut and German envoy involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Casa de Campo
Manzanares
el Pardo
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Italy
Britain
France
Paris
Germany
Robert Levy
President Hopes No New Taxes Will Be Needed
President Roosevelt expressed hope that no additional taxes will be required during the current congressional session. He prepared to present estimates for the 1938 fiscal year and noted he has not yet decided the amount to request for unemployment relief. The final figures will be set about 24 hours before his special budget message to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Elyrian Man Suffered Stroke and Hospitalized
John Parsch of 420 Third Street is listed at Elyria Memorial Hospital resting quietly after a stroke yesterday morning. He has long battled high blood pressure and was taken to the hospital last evening for treatment.
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John Parsch
Third Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Parsch
Lorain County music contest draws 46 groups at Clearview
The annual Lorain County Band Orchestra and Choral Contest gathers about 1000 musicians from 46 school organizations at Clearview School. Wellington leads with the largest entry, over 100 players in orchestra and bands plus a girls glee club, while the event runs tomorrow alongside the state contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Clearview
Wellington School
Wellington
Gerald M. Frank
LaGrange
Elyria carriers win state sales demonstration cup
Keefe Brasselle and Melvin Clapp of Elyria won the Ohio Circulation Managers Association contest in Dayton, earning a silver cup and a berth to the International convention in Milwaukee. They competed against teams from Columbus Toledo and Dayton and will represent Ohio newsboys in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle-Telegram
Milwaukee
Keefe Brasselle
West Bridge Street
Melvin Clapp
Cleveland Street
Dayton
Ohio Circulation Managers’ Association
Russell Stokley
Brasselle
Elyria High School
Clapp
Ohio
Columbus
Toledo
Elyria
International Circulation Managers’ Association
Carl Copp
Frigidaire Corporation
Roy Smith
Elder and Johnson Company
J. W. Mathews
Standard Register Company
Elyria Boys
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Weather Update Shifts Low Pressure To Norfolk Area
The Weather reports a low centered at Norfolk with 29.52 inches, a high spanning from the Mississippi to the Rockies, and heavy frost in extreme southeast Ohio. Precipitation runs light to moderate over most regions with heavy rain in parts of the South Atlantic states as temperatures dip below seasonal averages.
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Memphis
Tenn
Norfolk
Mississippi
Rockes
Atlantic
South Atlantic
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Noted balloonist to speak at Elyria Foremen Club meeting
Lorain County born Ward T. Van Orman, international balloonist and inventor, will address the Elyria Foremen’s Club at the Y M C A meeting on Thursday. He will discuss Adventures of 20 Years of Flying and his career including landings, races, and engineering feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elyria Foremen’s Club
Ward T. van Orman
Lorain
van Orman
Case School of Applied Science
United States Naval Air Station
Akron
United States Army
National Aeronautics Association
Akron Balloon Club
American Meteorological Society
The
Aero Club of
France
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
International Zeppelin Corporation
Goodyear Corporation
British Missionaries Expelled From Ethiopia
The Foreign Office instructs Sir Eric Drummond to raise with Italy the expulsion of six British missionaries from Ethiopia. The move is reported as reliable news from London dated April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Italy
Eric Drummond
Ethiopia
Building Collapse Kills Man, Wounds Worker in Warren
Paul Olnavsky aged 40 of Youngstown died and Robert Brown aged 22 of Warren was seriously injured when a derelict Liberty Steel Plant building collapsed in Warren Ohio while a wrecking crew was dismantling it. The accident occurred today at the old plant site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren, O
Paul Olnavsky
Youngstown
Robert Brown
Warren
Old Liberty Steel
Exhibition At Bender Plant Open To Public Tomorrow
Bender Body Company officials prepare for an open house at the Bender plant on Clark Street. Elyrians will see the Elyria made trailers, with Trailers shown 2 to 4 p m and sales staff available to explain features. The plant, once Willys Overland, now the world’s largest auto trailer factory, attracts local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender Body Company
Bender
Clark Street
Bender Travel
Elyrians
Elyria
Willys-Overland
Calls On Americans To Organize To Fight Communism
Thomas P. Downs of the Knights of Columbus urged Americans to unite against Communism in an open meeting at the Elisha Knights of Columbus hall. Attendees from Lorain Berea Norwalk and Lakewood heard a call for Christians and fair-minded people to aid in the battle, warning of the threat to religion government and homes if subversive activity goes unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Downs
Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus
Elsha
Moran not among Two Black Crows. actor found in California
In Ypsilanti on April 9 authorities identified a poorly dressed man as a member of Morgan and Mack the Two Black Crows. The claim was proved false when George Moran the only living member of the act was located working on a WPA project in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypsilanti, Mich
Morgan
Mack
George Moran
California
Two Injured By Tornado In Miami
A small tornado in Miami's southwest residential district injured two people Sam Scowins with serious head injuries and Mrs. Lillian Brewer who was treated and released from hospital. Several houses were unroofed and police were deployed to maintain order.
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Miami
Fla
Sam Scowins
Lillian Brewer
Scowins
Seniors Prepare For Elyria High School Commencement
At Elyria High School ten senior class committees with 74 members are already planning commencement activities. The labor spans social, memorial, class motto, color, gowns, flower, song, and attire distinctions with chairs and members listed for each group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Wanda Bielke
Harold Barres
Jean Crowe
Phyllis Hull
George Johnson
William McClellan
Bernice O'Donnell
Mary Louise Carr
Helen Schafer
Betty Scheibel
Ada Stanford
Doris Haney
Delores Cowen
Charles Melton
Mary Barbarossa
Mary Ellen Buswell
John Price
Alice Link
Corbett Walker
Norman Stegman
Robert Deutsch
Elizabeth Rehm
Virginia Noonan
Nancy Oldfield
Alice Klinect
Richard Llewellyn
Burdette Schmidt
Fred Ehlers
Neil Haas
Hazel Dallas
Laura Hanson
Myra Gerhardinger
Magdaline Helges
William Born
Daryl Wipf
Mars Ann Bachtel
Helen Hackett
Harriet Spencer
Alice Joviak
Ethel Ryan
Louis Post
Betty Jacoby
Martha Krebs
Ruth McKee
Dorothy Miller
Noris Minnich
Muriel Summerlee
Muriel Fiedler
Alan Katz
John Klyop
Florence Moore
Mary Jane Sullivan
Victor Sutcliffe
Henry Hart
Malcolm McDonald
Rodney Long
John Gorney
William Kaylor
Elaine Johnson
Rose Marie Haglund
Jean Smith
Florence Welton
Kathryn Wolfe
Firman
Edwin Hall
Ernest Butz
Ed. Czak
Lois Eldred
Robert
No-Bruise-Non-Bump Bathtub Invented in Washington
Washington reports Samuel Friedland of Memphis Tennessee has invented a no bruise non bump bathtub with a door and rubber ramp enabling safe entry and exit. The U S government issued patent number 2075933 recognizing the design as the world’s most docile tub. The device includes a hinged door, rubber lined ramp, and a drain policy that requires caution to avoid ceiling damage.
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Washington
Samuel Friedlander
Memphis
Friedlander
U. S
Premier Offers Police Aid to Break Up Oshawa Picket Lines
Pickets ring General Motors Canada plant in Oshawa as Premier Hepburn offers Royal Canadian Mounted Police to reopen the factory. Ontario to supply resources if needed. 3,700 workers at GM Canada plant and union demands for recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oshawa
Ont
P -Union
General Motors Corporation of Canada
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Hepburn
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Toronto
Ontario
General Motors
Chrysler
Hudson
United States
United Automobile Workers Union
Chrysler, Hudson
Reo Motor Company
Lewis’ C. I. O
Canada
Hugh Thompson
Detroit
Alex Hall
C. H. Millard
St. Catherines
McKinnon Industries
Settlement Reaches Hudson Motors Strike Amid Ford Resistance
In Detroit on April 9 the United Automobile Workers redoubled recruitment in Henry Ford plants as 11 000 Hudson Motor Car Company workers prepared to return after Chrysler workers settled. Ford refused to recognize unions, yet organizers pressed on in factories. Four hundred Kansas City Ford workers met to discuss organizing, signaling a relentless campaign to win Ford’s majority.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers Union
Henry Ford
Hudson Motor Car Company
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Kansas City
Extra Copies Of Bender Body Special Edition Available
The Chronicle-Telegram reports remaining copies of the Bender Body Edition from April 7 at the regular price of three cents each. An office sale continues to meet post publication inquiries with a limited stock still on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle-Telegram
Missionaries Possible Ethiopia Expulsion Reported
United States Embassy officials said they may officially investigate a Giornale D Italia article hinting that Americans and possibly all Protestant missionaries could be expelled from Ethiopia soon. The note comes amid diplomatic reporting from Rome dated April 9.
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Ethiopia
Rome
U.P
United States
Giornale D'Italia
Boys Use Dynamite Cache As A Target
Akron police found boys firing bullets into the walls of two tile and brick buildings where dynamite was stored after a hardware company complained that rifles were using the cache as a target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Rob 35 Patrons Of Cafe In Cleveland
Six men held up employees and patrons at the William Hartehtok Cafe in Cleveland on April 3. They obtained about $1,000 in cash and checks, one patron escaping through a window to call police. the robbers fled in an automobile before officers could catch them.
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Cleveland, DD
William Hartehtok
Kipton Bridge Plan Filed To Advance Local Project
State Highway Department filed plans and specifications for the Kipton bridge improvement. County Commissioner John E. Davidson pushed the project, with an estimated cost of 45 000 dollars. The 2300 foot structure will carry a 24 foot roadway and a 9 foot sidewalk on the west side, with a 14 foot approach fill to remove a dangerous drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whipton Bridge
John. E. Davidson
Kipton
State Highway Department
Harry L. Dunham
Davidson
No Plan To Lower Price Of Gold
President Roosevelt stated there is no plan to lower gold prices. He said the U S treasury also has no plan in that direction. He noted that reports of a move come from the foreign press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. Treasury
Robbery at American Screw Co. payroll in Cleveland
Ralph G. Rehor cashier of the American Screw Co. was robbed by a masked man who displayed a pistol. The bandit escaped with a $716 payroll in a car driven by an accomplice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Ralph G. Rehor
American Screw Co
Soviet envoy presses clock on Spain intervention
Soviet ambassador Ivan Maiski delivered a demand for a time limit for Mussolini to discuss the withdrawal of foreign volunteers from Spain. He warned of a non intervention committee meeting if Italy does not change stance this weekend. Maiski also proposed a special commission to monitor Spain.
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London
Russla
Italy
Spain
Ivan Maiski
Lord Plymouth
International Non-Intervention Committee
Maiski
Mussolini
Valencia
Final Tribute to Msgr Duffy At Cleveland Cathedral
Funeral services for Msgr Eugene P Duffy former Charity Hospital chaplain were held at St John Cathedral Cleveland. Bishop Schrembs led the pontifical mass praising his life and work aiding the ill with spiritual and physical comfort. Hundreds of priests and mourners attended the solemn rites and burial followed at St Marys Cemetery Lorain County beside his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene P. Duffy
Charity Hospital
Cleveland
St. John’s Cathedral
Joseph Schrembs
Michael D. Leahy
St. James’ Church
Lakewood
William A. Scullen
Holy Name
Edward A. Reilly
Our Lady of Peace
Patrick J. O'Connell
St. Rose’s
Edmund J. Ahern
St. Mary’s Lorain
Floyd L. Begin
Vincent E. Balmat
James A. McFadden
Francis P. Johns
Monsignori
Toledo
Charles H. LeBlond
St. Joseph
Msgr
Duffy
Cleveland Council
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Lorain County
LeBrond
Busy Week Ahead in Lorain County Education Circles
Lorain County schedules reveal a busy week for students teachers and parents. The county scholarship test at Elyria High School will select two per subject for 16 subjects with district competition at Kent next month. Public meetings include a monthly Lorain County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations session at Eaton School and a Lorain County Education Association assembly in Amherst with talks by W B Bliss and Eleanor Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
C. A. Gibbons
Elyria High School
Kent
Lorain County Counci
Eaton School
Byron Field
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Amherst
Lorain County Education Association
W. B. Bliss
Ohio Education Association
Mise Eleanor Johnson
Lakewood
American Education Press
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Elyrian
Mary Christine Dunn
Bonne Terre
John P. Nate
Washington University
St. Louis
Wrecker
Bender Plant
Hudson Motors
Rob
Cafe
Kipton Bridge
Bulletin
Bandit
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