Fire Destroys Large Barn On Homer Holland Farm
Spontaneous combustion is believed to have started a fire that destroyed a large barn and its contents on the Homer Holland farm near Huntington. Four cows a colt a dog three tons of hay straw oats fertilizer a hay loader and a side delivery rake were lost. Discovered by Mary McCoy who saw flames from the home as the Wellington fire department was called but the blaze had gained headway before they arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Holland
Huntington
Milam McCoy
Bank Robbers Hit Detroit Savings Bank for Cash
Detro it police describe a bold bank heist at 10 20 am by two men in overalls who seized cash and fled in a waiting car after threatening clerks and customers. Six patrons and seven tellers were present as the robbers escaped with nearly five thousand dollars. Yesterday another Michigan bank was looted for about eighteen hundred dollars.
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Michigan
Detroit Savings Bank
Hong
Handita
Bloomingdale State Bank
Whitfield Theory Grows Over Ocean Flight Death Plan
Police in New York consider a theory that Andrew Carnegie Whitfield flew his airplane out over the ocean last Friday to end his life. Investigators weigh hiding or crash scenarios as possibilities, noting he stayed at a Garden City hotel under an assumed name and telephoned his wife promising to carry out his plan.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie Whitfield
Andrew Carnegie
Long Island
Connecticut
Garden City, L. 1
Weather Summary for Ohio and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with much cooler air and probable frost in the north tonight. Overnight lows center on the St. Lawrence Valley and Dakotas as high pressure sits over Florida and the Central Plains. General showers and thunderstorms across the Central Valleys Lake Region and St. Lawrence Valley with light snowfall reported from Canada north of the Great Lakes. Colder air extends from Lake Superior and Minnesota to the Texas Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
St. Lawrence Valley
Dakotas
Utah
Florida
Central Plains States
British Columbia
Lake Region
Canada
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Minnesota
Panhandle
Texas
Elyria Days Sales Event Brings New Spring Merchants
Local retailers announce Elyria Days a three day event with fresh spring merchandise at reduced prices. Stores across Elyria and surrounding area expect high shopper turnout Friday through Saturday offering goods for clothing home furnishings and outdoor activities while keeping budgets in mind.
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Elyria
Flyria
Elyria Days
Burglary At Kaye's Cafe In Lodi Reported
Detective Lloyd Sweet investigated a burglary at Kaye's Cafe at Lodi and West River street. A safe containing 400 dollars and various items were stolen, with entry gained through the attic and the men’s lavatory and the thief exiting through a side door onto West River street. A 61.32 pay check, a cigarette vending machine, and a quart of whiskey were also missing.
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Lloyd Sweet
Kaye
Lodi
West River Street
Sweet
Nationalists Attack Tortosa Front Near Ebro River
Spanish Nationalists push toward Tortosa across the Ebro delta. Gen Garcia Valino leads forces to Roquetas on the Tortosa south bank as 85 Nationalist planes drop thousands of bombs on Loyalist defenses. The Nationalists claim over 2,500 prisoners and large war material captures. Other units advance along the coast toward Castellon and deeper into the marshy delta.
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Hendaye
Tortosa
Ebro
Aragon Tadio
Garcia Valino
Roquetas
Castellon
Mt Clemens Raceway Fire Kills Eleven Horses
A blaze swept the Mt Clemens race track causing the death of at least eleven horses and a loss estimated at $35,000. The fire occurred at Mt Ullmens Mien on April 20. Local authorities reported the tragic incident and ongoing damage assessment.
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MT. Ullmens
Mien
Apri
L.P
Mt. Clemens
New Process Aims to Boost Coal Mining Efficiency
Shenandoah Pa April 20 chemists from Du Pont and FETI report a sink-and-float process using heavy liquid compounds to separate coal and minerals. The method promises at least a 10 percent efficiency gain and cleaner product, reclaiming one ton of hard coal per four tons of refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Chemical
du Pont de Nemours and Company
Bill Would Expand Civilian Conservation Corps Enrollments
Washington April 20 Officials said the 51 ½ million appropriation bill awaiting the President's signature will let the Civilian Conservation Corps raise enrollment by 40 000 after July 1 and provide work for about 500 000 youths in fiscal 1939. The measure would push CCC spending past 2 billion since 1933, with 300 camps to stay open and the CCC planning about 1 560 camps and 311 000 enrollees for the year. The 1939 appropriation would total 276 million against 322 million for the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Congress
Elyrian Held On Charge Of Manslaughter
Donald Roots 45 of 142 Bath Street Elyria bound to Cuyahoga County Grand Jury under $1000 bond after arraignment for traffic manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of Thomas Beggs 73 of Dover. Roots allegedly admitted driving the car which killed Beggs and claimed the vehicle was borrowed from a Lorain friend.
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Donald Roots
Bath Street
Elyria
Cuyahoga County Grand Jury
Edward E. Campbell
Doser
Thomas R. Beggs
Dover
Roots
Beggs
Parker
Hero
Defer Action To Deport Communist Leader Harry Bridges
Washington April 20 Attempts to deport Harry Bridges West Coast maritime leader appeared to have been postponed for at least a year or longer as the Labor Department awaited a Supreme Court decision on whether communist party membership justifies deportation Indefinite postponement of Bridges hearing was announced by Immigration Commissioner James L Houghteling The hearing was to begin in San Francisco next Monday
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Washington
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Labor Department
Supreme Court
Bridges
San Francisco
James L. Houghteling
Cub Pack Honors Den Chiefs At First Congregational
Den chiefs will be guests of honor tonight as Cub Pack No. 4 entertains parents at a Cub banquet in the First Congregational Church. The Cubs arranged and will direct the entire program.
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Cub Pack No. 4
First Congregational Church
County Council P T A Elects Officers
Lorain County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations elected three officers for two year terms at its Spring meeting at Belden High School. Lola Wigert was named president, Fred Lott second vice president, and Lee Terrell treasurer, with Rolland Zimmerman appointed secretary for the coming year to complete Wigert's term. Approximately 200 people attended as Dr. J. B. Offenhauer of Bowling Green University spoke.
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Lorain County
Lillian Hardy
Vincent
Rolland Zimmerman
Wellington
Wigert
Edna Taylor
Grafton
J. B. Offenhauer
Bowling Green University
Belden High School
Floyd C. Moore
Neil Wise
Belden
Marguerite Spelbrink
Jeanne Wise
P.T. A
C. A. Gibbons
Wilda Rosebrook
Oho State University
Love
G. C. Beebe
Marin Beriswell
Belden FT. A
Margaret Jantz
Belden Girls’ Glee Club
Boys’ Glee Club
Lorain County to honor air mail history at Oberlin event
Lorain county will stress its role in air mail history during National Air Mail Week at Oberlin on May 16. The program will honor Rep William Graves Sharp of Elyria for introducing the first air mail bill in Congress on April 21, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Oberlin
Oberlin Inn
William Graves Sharp
Elyria
Ohio
United States
France
Sharp
Ohio Unemployment Law Explained To Lorain County Bosses
More than 109 Lorain County businessmen heard two Social Security Service speakers outline operation of the Ohio unemployment compensation law at First M. E. Church. Schultz and Dougherty discussed employer tax rates, record keeping, and how benefits depend on average weekly wages. They urged employers to track wage data and secure social security numbers for older workers as part of the new system.
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Ohio
Lorain County
M. E
Social Security Service
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
State Commission
A. D. Schultz
Pat J. Dougherty
Paetar Social Security Servce
Schultz
Dougherty
J. B. Johnson
Frank E. Stevens
Elytla
Lorain Bridge Project To Be Discussed
County and Lorain City officials meet in Lorain to outline a definite plan for a new 800000 dollar bridge over the Black River. They aim to secure federal aid with a proposed cost split of one half from federal funds, one fourth from the state, and one eighth each from the county and Lorain city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Roosevelt
Black River
Erie Avenue
Don W. Harter
Lorain City
Lorain County Faces Relief Shortfall as Funds Run Dry
County officials warn that direct relief funds in Lorain County will be exhausted by April unless the state legislature acts quickly to provide about 109000 more in relief. The central relief unit covers Elyria Lorain Amherst Avon Lake and LaGrange with 1207 families and 570 relief cases.
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Lorain County
Davey
Columbus
Edward DeChant
Ernest Holmes
Joseph Q. Petro
Harvey Cheney
Elytta
Frank Ayers
Lorain
Holmes
Elyria
Amherst
Avon Lake
LaGrange
Wests Celebrate 75 Years of Married Life on Hampshire Farm
Mr and Mrs James West mark seventy five years of marriage on their Hampshire farm in England. West, nearly 98, began life as a bird scarer and recalls a simple breakfast of apple and bread. They live on homemade bread butter milk cheese from their farm and have fourteen children and about one hundred descendants.
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Acme
James West
Hampshire
England
West
Offers Reward For Recovery Of Son
Murray Levine, grieving father of 12 year old Peter Levine missing since March 1, offers 25000 dollars for information leading to his son's recovery and 5000 dollars for information to recover the boy's body within 20 days. Seven suspects arrested for attempts to extort Levine, including Frank Maltese and Pasquale Parisi, who tried to extract payment of 30000 dollars.
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New York
Murray Levine
Peter
Peter Levine
Levine
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank Joseph Maltese
Pasquale Parisi
Maltese
Harrigan
N. Y
Can't Confirm Report Henry Ford Will Visit White House
Henry Ford was en route to Boston for a farm and garden meeting with Mrs. Ford. Reports he would visit President Roosevelt in Washington next week could not be confirmed. Ford officials said they knew nothing about such plans amid a visitor’s presence yesterday by G Hall Roosevelt. Ford did plan to attend an American Society of Newspaper Editors meeting in Washington.
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Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Boston
Ford
Roosevelt
Washington
G. Hall Roosevelt
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Lorain County Receives $2666 Share of State Sales Tax
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced Lorain County will receive 2666 dollars from the April sales tax allocation out of a total 459201 dollars for the state.
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Lorain County
Joseph T. Ferguson
Urges Repeal of Profits Tax To Aid Business
The Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee urged repeal or major modification of the undistributed profits tax and capital gains levy to lift business during a recession. The report cites industry leaders calling for tax relief to spur investment and jobs, while noting Roosevelt opposes current actions.
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Washington
Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Opponents to Naval Expansion Form Today
Washington April 20 opponents of President Roosevelts billion dollar naval expansion program organized today to attack authorizations for three 45000 ton battleships. Senator Walsh defended bigger ships as a preparedness move, noting the navy prefers 35000 ton vessels and may not use the 45000 ton authorization immediately while backing 26 auxiliary ship authorizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
David I. Walsh
Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Bird Appreciates Elyrian's Kindness
John Wadsworth of 224 Second Street feeds birds every morning, helping robins and other birds. He recently received a belated Easter gift from a thief, a partly eaten doughnut used by a robin for a nest, with a robin's egg found in the doughnut hole.
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John Wadsworth
Second Street
Birds
Mr. Wadsworth
Robin
Wadsworth
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