Cleveland Torso Mystery Claims 11th Victim
Cleveland officials confirmed the discovery of a leg part in the Cuyahoga river, signaling what coroner says is the 11th victim in the city’s torso murder spree. Authorities suspect the victim was female though identity remains unestablished. The leg, found by WPA worker Steve Morosky, shows knee and ankle severance, aligning with prior dismemberments from the 1994 series that began with a woman’s remains.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
R. Gerber
WPA
Steve Morosky
Cuyahoga
National Tube Co. Maintains Similar Operations at Langley Plant
National Tube Co reports a near steady weekly schedule at its Langley plant with one blast furnace, three open hearth furnaces, and four replaced by a Bessemer converter. Rail mill and seamless mills will run on five and three day cycles starting Monday while skelp mills stay idle. The plan remains tentative and subject to change per officials.
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National Tube Compan
Loraht
Companr
Bessemer
Skelp
Catholic Youth Group To Meet On Monday
Catholic Youth Organization members of the Beal committee will meet Monday night at St. Peter's Parish Lorain with Lorain Deanery committees to hear an outline of the program. Rev James H O'Brien diocesan director will speak. Local committee includes W J Young 11 Damm and R Daley. Deanery Chaplain Vincent O'Dea aids Scout troops.
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Beal
Catholic Youth Organization
St. Peter's Parish
Lorain
Tte
P. M
James H. O’brien
Joseph Schrembs
Catholic Youth
W. J. Young
Damm
R. Daley
Medina
Vincent O'Dea
O’brien
Catholic Church
Eteen
Berea Man Fined After Route 20 Collision
Berea man W. RR. Furlong was fined one dollar and costs for failing to stop before entering Route 20 at Route 16 on March 19. The stop failure led to a collision with a truck, causing the truck to tip over, according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea Man
W. RR. Furlong
Berea
Fao
April meeting notes and community events from Oberlin
Oberlin Ohio April notes report Nancy Wolcott Squire Chapter D A R elected a nominating committee for the coming year. The program covered Prominent Women Today with papers by Mrs. Warren Thomas and Mrs. Earl D. Jones. A broadcast on labor and industry cooperation was announced for April 10. Various church services and local meetings are scheduled, including Laurain County Legion dinner attendance and a致 local sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin, Q
Nancy Wolcott Squire
Erwin Worcester
College Place
t+o
Mra. J. WY. WN
ED. Jones
Marie Hageman
W. H. Phillips
George Jackson
Rowe
Obecjin
LD. A. R
Columbus
Warren Thomas
Earl D. Jones
Worcester
Edith Clark
W. Hill
Fauver
Brief travels and visits in Marietta area
Mrs. Douglas Decherd and her New York City party arrived to spend a week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Burgner on East College street. Miss Molly Ludwig visits Marietta for the Northwest Territory Lesquicentennial. Miss Norma Hammond stays at her Conneaut Ohio home. Mrs. Arthur Chandler returns to Maine after visiting her sister Mrs. Frank Craig. Mrs. Harlan Paul Metcalf of Warwick Massachusetts visits sister Mrs. Irving M. Channon on Elm street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Decherd
New York City
L. E. Burgner
East College Street
Molly Ludwig
College Place
Marietta
Northwest Territory
Norma Hammond
Conneaut
Ohio
Arthur Chandler
Maine
Frank Craig
Harlan Paul Metcalf
Warwick
Mass
Irving M. Channon
Elm Street
Court notices list multiple cases and divorces in Lorain area
Mary Doychaih seeks compensation from National Tube Company for herself and four children after the death of husband Andrew Doychak on April 1 1936. Dominic Thomas sues LeRoy Dearing for 2500 for injuries from a January 23 1938 traffic crash at 19th street and Elyria avenue. Five parcels of real estate were sold for taxes out of 48 offered, mostly in Sheffield Lake and Avon Lake. Divorces granted: Gertrude Blaine from Delbert Blaine for neglect, Lillian Silver from Robert Siler for neglect and cruelty, William J Fulgham from Margie Fulgham for cruelty and neglect, Phyllis Corriveau from John Corriveau on her cross-petition for cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Doychaih
National Tube Company
Andrew Doychak
Doychak
Rehoveline Coal
Dominic Thomas
LeRoy Dearing
Lorain
19Th Street
Elyria Avenue
Shen Claude Adams
Overlin Road
Eshefield Lake
Avon Lake
Adams
Flood Signals Rise as Rivers Surge Near Cleveland
Rain at Youngstown pushed the Maumee, Beaver, and rivers toward flood stage. The Blancoard river ran 11 feet above normal at Findlay while the Rocky and Chagrin rivers stayed high near Cleveland. Portage river at Port Clinton remained elevated but declined. lowlands remained flooded and some small retaining walls were washed out.
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Youngstown
Find‘lay
Cleveland
Chagrin
Portage River
Pore Clinton
Panhandle Blizzard Chooses Texas Panhandle Tragedies
A fierce blizzard paralyzed the Panhandle with seven deaths from gas asphyxiation in Pampa while floods hit Sabine river regions in East Texas. Thousands of livestock died, and crop losses rose across twenty counties. Drowning and missing persons followed floods in Georgia. Governor Graves deployed National Guardsmen to flood areas in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, as temperatures varied across cities.
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Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
Pampa
Pex
Sabine River
East Texas
Whitestone
Taluna Creek
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Detroit
Kansas City
Chicago
Atlanta
House splits over New Deal amid protests and leadership clash
Protest mood and pressuring factors battered Presidential prestige as House factions, led by Rep. John J. O’Connor, blocked the special session. O’Connor’s past opposition to Rayburn and role against the Wage and Hours bill mirror tensions in the Senate’s Judiciary reorganization debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
John J. O'Connor
House Rules Committee
Holtera
O’connor
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Buch
Rayburn
Senate
Roosevelt Judiciary
Farm Land to be Classified by Use in Lorain County Meetings
Community meetings in Lorain County explain provisions of the 1938 Agricultural Conservation Act. Ninety township committee members received guidance on acreage allotments and soil depleting versus non depleting land classifications. John Barber said classifications will compare 1938 soil depleting crops to established farm acreages.
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Lorain County
John Barber
Anchurch
Leos
Gueer Surzhum
Sudan
Seybrau
Elated by Success Of YMCA Circus
The YMCA circus drew about 700 people, mostly adults, and organizers say it was the most successful yet. Canton Jug Band performed with improvised instruments while a minor mishap with a horizontal bar caused no injuries.
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Moe
Gitan
Cael Wagner
Last Sight
New Deal Struggles Shape Senate Leadership Shift
President intervenes to enable Alben W Barkley to become Senate leader over Harrisons bid after the death of Joe Robinson. Wounds from judiciary and age hour battles linger as Harrison drives a tax bill through the Senate, amid broader New Deal clashes. Harrison’s earlier 1937 bid to expand Supreme Court shows ongoing Congressional turbulence.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Rosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Maine
Vermont
Political Courage Across Parties Praised for Vote
The passage commends Democrats who voted against the President despite risks to patronage and reprisals and similarly praises Republicans who opposed the bill, urging national unity and citizen gratitude for brave lawmakers across parties.
Fifteen To Receive Diplomas In Nursing
Commencement exercises for the 1938 graduating class of Elyria Memorial Hospital's M. B. Johnson School of Nursing will be held at the Elks Hall on June 2. Prof. Henry M. Busch of Cleveland College will deliver the commencement address. A baccalaureate service is planned at First Baptist Church on May 29 with Rev. Dr. Neighbour speaking. The class comprises 15 graduates.
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M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elks’ Hall
Henry M. Busch
Cleveland Colleg
First Baptist Church
IR. W. Neighbour
Death Record for Albert Davis in Amherst and others
Albert Davis, 72, died yesterday at 3:00 pm at the home of Mrs. S. O. Bauer after a two month illness. Born February 10, 1866 in Henrietta, he lived at the Bailey home most of his life and is survived by two brothers in Elyria and a son in Medina. Funeral at Baker Funeral Home Amherst Monday at 2 pm, burial in Brownhelm. Also notes Chades Canat of 124 Pasadena Avenue, funeral Monday at 2 pm from Taylor Funeral Home, Rev. W Walker officiating, interment in Brookdale Cemetery, body at Hulme home until Monday. Tony Broz, formerly of Lorain, died last night at Elyria Memorial Hospital, age 80, survived by wife and three children in Croatia. body at Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Davis Solth Amberst
Albert Davis
S. 0. Bauer
Mr. Davis
Henrietta
Bailey Home
Brothers
Elyria
Medina
Baker Funeral Home
Amherst
Brownhelm
Hades Canat
Pasadena Avenue
Taylor Funeral Home
W_ Walker
Brookdale Cemetery
Hulme
Tony Broz
Lorain
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Croatia
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Easter Display By Churches At Bank
The Elyria Ministerial Association through president Tir J. J. Urieh and publicity chairman They Will Yoster places an Easter display at Rilvla Savings and Trust Co. Flowers from Heacoch Glyndwr Wainwright Carek Botamer and Draper supply the show while Sehavid Picture Co. lends De Viner's Last Supper reproduction. The display invites church attendance for next Sunday and Easter Sunday, with records showing higher turnout than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Ministerial Asso Iaium
Tir J. J. Urieh
Will Yoster
Rilvla Savings and Trust Co
Heacoch
Glyndwr
Wainwright Carek
Botamer
Sehavid Picture Co
de Viner
Bell
Church of Four Choice
Old Fashioned Belief Shapes Alimony Hearing in Court
In Common Pleas Judge D A Cook’s alimony hearing Anne Hegyi of Lorain seeks support from Louis Hegyi after a 1931 marriage that ended in separation eight months later. Mrs Hegyi adheres to an old fashioned belief that the man pursues the woman, while the husband cites her preference to live with her parents. The court orders $35 toward attorney fees and $12 monthly support until the divorce is adjudicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Anne Hegyi
Lorain
Louis Hegyi
Helen Aea
Carl Manzo Pleads Not Guilty on Reckless Driving Charges
Carl Manzo of 228 Third Street pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro today on two charges of reckless driving. He was arrested at 6:20 P.M. yesterday for speeding 45 miles an hour on Cleveland Street, according to arresting officers. His case is set for Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Manzo
Third Street
Joseph Q. Petro
Cleveland Street
Alarm Drives Off Thief From Abbe Road Garage
Elmer Forthofer of Abbe road reported a garage theft attempt halted by an alarm sounding at 1 50 a m. The sheriff's department record states the alarm frightened the thief away.
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Elmer Forthofer
Abbe Road
Sheriff's Department
Forthofer
Auto Crash Injures Leading Local Resident at Elyria
Simon Warkellie sustained facial cuts and wrist injuries after his car left Lake Avenue, hit a tree stump, and struck a tree near Elyria Memorial Hospital around 2 10 p m. Police noted slippery pavement contributed to several minor accidents as others reported collisions on 15th Street and West Bridge Street.
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Simon Warkellie
Elyria
Elyria Memorial
Lake Avenue
Warkellie
Kurkellie
James Wahl
Oxford Avenue
Herbert Welty
Hastern Heights Boulevard
J. Winsor
Oberlin Road
Clifford Hanmer
LaGrange
West Bridge Street
Hold Suspect In Theft Of Elyria Man's Auto
Cleveland officers hold an 18 year old suspect in a theft of a Elyria Patrolman H J Johnson’s automobile. The youth attempted flight driving the stolen car through a traffic light and failed to show a license. He was chased by Patrolman Emil Kral and Frank Nilota, jumped from the car, and fled but surrendered after a gunshot. The car was taken about a week earlier near Lakewood during a visit by Patrolman Julin Sot. License plates from Lorain were placed over the owner’s plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Wilson Blouin
Claveland
H. J. Johnson
Elyria
Vlne Lion Wit
Emil Kral
Frank Nilota
Kral
Lakewood
Julinsot
Elyrians Sing At Wooster Meeting
The Elyrians quartet performed as a featured entertainment at the Western Reserve Associated Mutuals annual convention in Wooster. Members Harland Brand Robert Burns Raymond Huston and Alan Van Wormer were the quartet with accompaniment by Gene Sr. Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrians
Western Reserve Associated Mutuals
Wooster
Harland Brand
Robert Burns
Raymond Huston
Alan van Wormer
Gene Sr. Marie
Hungarian Reformed Church Palm Sunday Services
Palm Sunday services start with Sunday School at 9:30 A M and a 10:00 church service led by Rev Bela Bacso with the sermon entitled The Coming Conqueror. Choir to sing Behold All Ye People. Ten youths to be received in confirmation after the sermon. At 4 PM the young people service and confirmation reunion with Rev Will Foster preaching. Banquet follows in the church basement. Holy Week services follow each evening at 7:30 with guest preachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fungarian Reformed Church
Bela Bacso
Will Foster
Church of Christ
Disabled Vets To Sponsor Dance in Elyria Hall
Elyria chapter No. 49 Disabled Veterans of the World War plans a benefit dance at Elks Hall from 9 P M to 1 A M with Happy Wines Orchestra. Soloist Mins Laulae Fox will perform as part of the event to raise funds for the rehabilitation program and to unite eligible veterans in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Mihalis
Chateman
Walter Ruhl
Elks Hall
Happy Wines Orchestra
Mins Laulae Fox
Reports Reviewed By W C T Leaders
Activities of the past year were reviewed by Lorain County Women's Christian Temperance Union members at the mid year meeting in the First M E Church Sunday school rooms. Reports from Brownhelm Blyria Lorain and Oberlin highlighted gains in the Centenary Fund for educational use and stressed arousing interest in constructive civic effort. Speakers included Mrs Mund national treasurer noting alarming conditions from liquor and drugs, and Rev William Muir Auld on religion abroad. Neilia Gregory sang two solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
jLorain County Women's Christian ‘Temperance Union
Brownhelm
Blyria
Lorain
Obertin
Lorain County
Columbus
Mund
National
Rose Longwell
Lillian al. Hill
Lloyd Faylor
Oberlin
William Muir Auld
First Congregational Church
Neilia Gregory
Chapman
Man Fined For Intoxication After City Arrest
Louis Persenski of 554 West River Street was fined one dollar and costs after being arraigned before Mayor Joseph Q Petro. He was arrested at 11 p.m. yesterday near 715 West River Street, police reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mator Louis Persenski
West River Street
Joseph Q. Petro Todas
Lorain County Bar Clarifies Annex Attitude
A letter from Attorney A. H. West asserts the Lorain County Bar Association as a whole does not bind the bar to an annex for the courthouse. West, a five member bar committee member, notes a summer vote opposed to annexes and supports a new courthouse. The committee, including Frank Stevens, Frank Staak, Jacob Levin, J. a. Smythe and Bar President Don W. Myers, voted 50 on a motion to seek a longer bridge over the Black River and to favor annex as the feasible solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Bue Association
Board of County Commissioners
A. H. West
Elyria
West
Bar Association
Bar
Frank Stevens
Frank Staak
Jacob Levin
J. A. Smythe
Don W
Behold The Man at Church of Christ Sunday Service
The Leinweber picture Behold The Man will be shown at the Church of Christ during the Sunday night service at 7 20. Mary B Foster presents this watercolor and pastel reproduction in a devotional setting using lighting to resemble an oil painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Foster
Markets Glhan and Mill Feed Prices From Grain and Hay Markets
Markets show mixed grain and mill feed prices with oats, wheat, corn, and bran across multiple lots. Prices for hay and straw vary by type and quality, with No 1 timothy hay around 8.45 and alfalfa prices listed in the mid-teens to mid-20s. Chicago cash soybeans quoted with steady demand. butter and eggs prices fluctuating slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mwrain
Bay API
Sheets Glevator Co
Gonle
Iasd
Chicago
Seorte
Firels Ieee
Vc. S
Agricultura
United States
Northern
Abu Atedly
Idaho Russe
Burbanks
Washington
Rusget Mure
Dakota Bliss
Blesedrly Ohlos
Godt
Minnesota
Eli
Wisconsin
O& Commercials
Green Mountains
S&s
Florida
Texas
U. S
U.S
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Esther Wood
Richard Clevenger
Frances Perkins
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Democratic National Committee
Industre
Oberlin Democratic Women's Club
Palm Sunday
First Methodist Church
Whiteman
M. A. Burill
Methodist Church of
Rus Methodist Church
Holcomb
Edward Hensley
Oberlin Colored Citizens Committee
IND
Karl Wilson Locke
American Legion
Amherst Memorial
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N. F. Kelling CO
Elyria Bloc
H.R. Roace Agtacy
Elyria Savings & Trust
Gertrude Blaine
Delbert Blaine
Db. A. Cook
Lillian Silver
Robert Siler
William J. Fuigham
Margie Fulnham Oy
Phyllis Corriveau
John Corriveau
U. A. Cook
G. J. O'Connor
18Th St
Y. M. C. A. Circus
United Dry Cleaning Co
Sony Broz
King Floral Co. L.C
Hecock Floral Co
Clinton Sanders
Fifteenth Street
Max Jalowlee
Felrlawn Avenue
15Th Street
Elyria Man
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance Phone
TULLE
Gratin
Tighlen
Fred Wity
SB Ovellow
George Harvolk
R, FL
Clark
Oberlin, Ohio
Hobbs
City Cab
Brown Hotel
H. C. Peters
RESAR
East Piver Street
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