Flood Threat Grows Across Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
Storm bringing rain and snow pushes rivers toward flood stages in Ohio and Mississippi valleys. 2,600 families expected to evacuate. 2,000 already displaced across West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and southern Indiana. Missouri floodplain and St. Louis report rising Mississippi levels. Ohio crest near Pittsburgh remains below flood stage.
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United Press
Midwest
Ohio
Mississippi
Illinois
Cairo
American Red Cross
Washington
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ill
Huntington
Catlettburg
Newport
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Missouri
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Ohio Valley
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Weather Summary for Ohio and Surrounding Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions in the southern part. Light to moderate showers reported in the Ohio Valley and Lake Region with fair weather west of the Mississippi. Cooler in the Ohio Valley this morning and warmer temperatures in the Northern Plains and Northern Rockies.
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Ohio
South Portion
Illinois
Lake Region
Manitoba
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Pacific States
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi
Plains States
Rockies
Paris Liner Capsizes and Sinks After Dock Fire
The French liner Paris overturned and sank at Le Havre after a nightlong blaze. Art treasures valued near 460000 dollars were partly saved. Louvre and Versailles holdings remain safe. The ship, preparing to sail for New York with 3240 passengers, suffered unknown cause possibly sabotage. an Italian dock worker was arrested.
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LE Havre
France
Paris
New York
Louvre
Versailles Museum
Mazarin
Richelieu
Turenne
Houdon
Diderot
Napoleon
Voltaire
Josephine
Nine Lorain Students Await Tie Breaker Test
Nine high school students who tied for county scholarship team places after last Saturday tests will take a second exam Monday afternoon to decide who earns spots. Five will join the team to compete for district honors in four subjects at Kent on May 6. algebra had a three way first place tie among Alice Osborne Elaine Renner and Arlene Austin.
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Lorain County
C. A Gibbons
Kent
Alice Marie Osborne
Brookside
Elaine Agnes Renner
Brown Helm
Arlene Austin
Eaton
Beth Layman
Hazel Marie Myers
LaGrange
Nelson F. Woodings
Clearview
Eugene A. Klingshirn
Avon Lake
Josephine Rollin
Penfield
Mary DiVencingo
Belden
Bill to Outlaw Nudist Camps Near Enactment
Ohio Senate Education committee recommended the nudist camp ban for passage by a 5 to 2 vote after its House approval. Introduced by Rep. Lawrence Kellar the measure awaits Senate calendar placement under Rules committee discretion.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Education Committee
Lawrence Kellar
Delaware
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Steel Co. Head Flags Policies of New Dealers
E. T. Weir, head of National Steel Corp., told the Weir Cove Chamber of Commerce that government control hampers private initiative and prevents continued economic progress. He urged removal of obstacles to private investment to restore a real recovery and a 100 billion dollar annual national income.
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Weirton
W. Va
E. T. Weir
Weir-Cove
Weir
White House
America
Memorial Day Committee to Meet in City Hall
Detailed preparations for Elyria s annual Memorial Day observance will be discussed at a Memorial Day committee meeting in City Hall tonight. General chairman George P. Colburn announced the meeting and urged all committee members to attend.
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Elyria
George P. Colburn
King and Queen Plan June US Visit Schedule
The official programme shows King George VI and Queen Elizabeth entering the United States June 7 at Niagara Falls. They meet President Roosevelt in Washington, attend a White House garden party and state dinner, lay wreaths at Mount Vernon and Arlington, then travel to New York and Hyde Park before heading to Canada.
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Washington
Europe
George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Union Station
White House
Mt Vernon
Potomac
George Washigton
Arlington Cemetery
Mrs. Roosevelt
New York City
Hyde Park
Canada
Death Summons W. J. Farewell in Elyria
W. J. Farewell, 70, of 208 Fourth Street, died at 11 30 A M after a lingering illness. A Broad Street merchant tailor and haberdasher for 34 years, he came from Norwalk to Elyria and was born in Canada. Survived by wife Irene, son William C Farewell of New York, two grandchildren William Heiser and Irene Farewell, plus a brother and three sisters. A daughter Pearl Ruth Heiser of Lakewood preceded him in death. He belonged to Elks Ledge Elyria Kiwanis Club and Knights of Columbus. funeral arrangements were incomplete. Body at Taylor Funeral Home and to be moved to Farewell home.
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W. J. Farewell
Fourth Street
Farewell
Broad Street
Elyria
Norwalk
Canada
Irene Farewell
William C. Farewell
New York
William Heiser
Taylor Funeral Home
Peace Plea Seeks Mutual Understanding With Germany
British Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax voiced a plea for mutual understanding with Germany and signaled the return of the British ambassador to Berlin. He said efforts remain possible if they can win a mutual response, while Chamberlain eyed including the Far East in anti aggression efforts. The piece notes German Italian pressure, Japan’s alignment with Europe’s bloc, and delays in forming a broader anti aggression front.
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United Press
London
Germany
Viscount Halifax
Berlin
Halifax
House of Lords
Neville Chamberlain
Far East
Czechoslovakia
Sir
Nevile Henderson
Italy
Europe
Great Britain
France
Roosevelt
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Middle Europe
House of Commons
Orient
Arthur Henderson
Laborite
Tokyo
Asahi
Japan
Hitler
Grigore Gafencu
Romania
Bucharest
Count Paul Teleki
Franz von Papen
Austria
Turkey
Britain
Paris
Russia
Moscow
Jugoslavia
Officials to discuss WPA project on Colorado Avenue
Division officials of the State Highway Department will meet with Lorain county commissioners and municipal officials from Lorain Sheffield and Avon in the commissioners office at 10 A M Tuesday to discuss improving Colorado avenue from Lorain to French Creek as a WPA project. The avenue was rated Lorain County’s top state highway improvement after a county road survey by M D Shaffer the divisional state highway engineer.
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State Highway Department
Lorain
Sheffield
Avon
Colorado Avenue
French Creek
Lorain County
M. D. Shaffer
Ashbolt says redistricting bills die in Ohio House
State Rep. Sam E. Ashbolt of Lorain County reports a poll showing more than two thirds of the federal relations committee oppose redistricting bills. He asserts both measures would unfairly affect Lorain and says the bills would be killed if voted on, keeping Lorain’s harbor advantage intact.
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Lolumbus
Sam E. Ashbolt
Lorain ‘County
Ohio House
George Harter
Akron
Loraine County
Erie
Huron
Seneca
Sandusky
Wood
Gu Kasch
Summit County
Lorain County
Ashbolt
House
Federal Relations Committee
Lorain
Medina
Summit
Portage
Washington
Harter
Vermilion
Port Clinton
Lindbergh Joins Active Duty With U S Army Air Corps
Col Charles A Lindbergh reported for active service to survey technical research facilities for the Army Air Corps. He arrived at the War Department in Washington and met with Major General Henry H Arnold. The assignment could extend to two weeks, with potential longer active service.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
War Department
United States
Lindbergh
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
America
Army
Air Corps
Corps
Labor Secretary Intervenes In Coal Strike
Dr John R. Steelman arrives from Washington under order from Frances Perkins to attempt to settle the two week old soft coal strike that has paralyzed the industry.
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New York
John R. Steelman
Federal Labor Department
Conciliation Service
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Five Playgrounds To Be Operated This Summer
Elyria Recreation Board announced five playgrounds will be run this summer for eight weeks starting June 11. Directors and assistants were named for Allen, Cascade Park, Hamilton, McKinley and Roosevelt locations with Ralph Bauer supervising the program after resigning from the board.
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Elyria
Elyria Recreation Board
Gideons to Hold District Meeting at Court House
County commissioners granted permission for The Gideon Society to use the Court House front entrance for a district mass meeting Saturday evening. Broadcast arrangements will be made for the event.
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Gideon Society
Court House
Grand Jurors to Hear About 100 Witnesses Subpoenaed
Grand jury actions include about 100 witnesses to testify in 25 pending cases. Walter Cleveland faces a traffic manslaughter charge after a March Avon Lake crash that killed Fritz Buhler. another youth injured. William Case to face manslaughter in a December shooting during a tree theft. George Jaycox charged with criminal morals. LaGrange High boys and probation officer among witnesses. Vic Piccione, John Pavlich, Charles Corrao, Chester Sigler, and Joseph Loughan faces various charges. Substitution and vacancy filled on the panel.
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Walter Cleveland
Cleveland
Avon Lake
Fritz Buhler
William Case
Columbia Township
William Rosseau
Grafton
Rousseau
Case
George Jaycox
Chestnut Street
LaGrange High School
Carl Curtis
Jaycox
Victor Piccione
Lorain
John Pavlich
Charles Corrao
Chester Sigler
Joseph Loughan
Oberlin man elected president of Lorain County Animal Protective League
I. L. Porter of Oberlin was elected president at the first regular meeting of the new Lorain County Animal Protective League. Porter had been temporary chairman. Fred C. Ruth was chosen secretary and treasurer. Dog Warden See Minkler and Assistant Dog Warden Weasley Miller also elected to posts.
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I. L. Porter
Oberlin
Lorain County Animal Protective League
Porter
Fred C. Ruth Ofim
See Minkler
Weasley Miller
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Acme
U.S
C. A. Darnell
Chicago
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
LaFayette
Memorial Day Group
W. J
U. S. Army
Gideons
Beton
Grand Jury
Morrow
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Carl Lehman
Cleveland Street
FE. D. Hinkley
Hugh Wetzel
Charles
Animal Protective League
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