Defendant In Manslaughter Trial On Stand
The case of Mrs. Guettinger on trial for manslaughter nears its end as she recounts a turbulent marriage ending with a fatal shot. She testifies about the Chicago trip, the quarrels over expenses, and the night of February 11 after a bowling outing. Prosecution cross examines mildly while rebuttal witnesses are summoned.
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F. Guettinger
Chicago
Cleveland
Guetlinger
Lorain
Gudlinser
Guettinger
Fred W. Lott
Harvey Kocheiser
Avon Lake
Lott
Kocheiser
Arthur Redding
Charles Gilman
George Haag
John .Alexander
C. Ward
Ward
Committee Plans Mortgage Burning Ceremony in Elyria
Seven members of Elvira Post No. 12 American Legion were named by commander Carl L. Smith to organize the mortgage burning ceremony on April 30 and a reception for national commander Harry Colmery after his Oberlin College talk. The event marks paying the final 1 000 installment on the Legion Home mortgage on Ohio Street. The group will meet at 8 p m Friday to begin planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira
Weather Forecast Ohio Showers And Warmer Trend Tonight
The bulletin notes showers and rising temperatures in central and northern Ohio tonight, with Thursday partly cloudy and slightly warmer in the far north. It cites a western disturbance with two centers at Springfield DL and Battleford, Saskatchewan, plus heavy rains from Louisiana to Wisconsin and continuing precipitation in the northwest. High pressure remains over Hudson Bay and the northeast.
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Ohio
Springfield
Battleford
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay Region
North Pacific Coast
Louisiana
Wisconsii
Plains
Great Lakes
Madrid Bombarded Again in Ten Straight War Days
Madrid endured the war's harshest bombardment to date with two major attacks hammering the city from daybreak to noon. Officials reported about 25 killed and 60 injured, part of a ten day toll of 70 dead and 260 wounded, as shells struck central districts including Banco de Espana and Calle Alcala.
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Madrid
Capitol
Banco de Espagna
Calle Alcala
Petition drive begins to switch Ohio judges to appointive system
The Lorain County Committee on Judicial Selection started circulating petitions to amend the Ohio Constitution removing popular elections for two higher courts and making judges appointment only. A. H. West named county chairman to form five committees with 4400 signatures and $725 funds targeted, petitions due by August 1, 1937.
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Ohio
Lorain County “Committee
Lorain County Savings and Trust Company
A. H. West
A.C. Hudnutt
Lorain County
Hubbard C. Wilcox
Faces Arr aignment On Perjury Charge
Washington April 21 Ted Creech a husky coal mine superintendent faces arraignment on perjury charges. The indictment alleges he lied to the La Follette civil liberties committee during the capital labor controversy in Kentucky. Creech is to be brought to the DC police court for denying he threatened a witness under oath. His arrest followed his release from the committee subpoena after leaving the Senate office building.
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Washington
Ted Creech
Husky
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Kentucky
Harlan
Creech
District of Columbia
Senate
Redistricting Bill Set for House Consideration Today
The Harter Congressional Redistricting Bill would replace two at large seats with 24 districts. It places four districts in Cuyahoga County and creates separate districts for Franklin Sumet and Lucas counties, with detailed 24 district breakdowns listed.
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Columbus
Harter
House of Representatives
Cuyahoga County
Franklin
Summit
Lucas
Hamilton
Butler
Montgomery
Allen
Darke
Shelby
Auglaize
Preble
Mercer
van Wert
Putnam
Paulding
Williams
Defiance
Fulton
Henry
Adams
Highland
Brown
Clermont
Scioto
Pike
Fayette
Madison
Miami
Clark
Champaign
Logan
Union
Warren
Clinton
Greene
Marion
Hardin
Crawford
Wyandot
Hancock
Morrow
Lucens
Vinton
Lawrence
Gallia
Jackson
Meigs
Athens
Ross
Pickaway
Fairfield
Perry
Hocking
Seneca
Huron
Erie
Lorain
Medina
Wood
Sandusky
Ottawa
Washington
Morgan, Noble
Monroe
Guernsey
Muskingum
Tuscarawas
Holmes
Wayne
Stark
Delaware
Licking
Coshocten
Knox
Ashland
Richland
Harrison, Jefferson, Carroll
Belmont
Columbiana
Mahoning
Trumbull
Cuyahoga
Ashtabula
Lake, Geauga
Portage
Indicted for Murder in Violinist Death
New York April 21 Mischa Ross Broadway booking agent was indicted on first degree murder charges in the hammer slaying of violinist Tania Leelova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mischa Ross
Tania Leelova
Dr. Ralph W. Sockman to Speak at Elyria High Commencement
The New York minister Dr. Ralph W. Sockman will be the commencement speaker for Elyria High School graduates on June 9. Sockman, born October 1 1889 in Ohio, has led Christ Church in New York since 1917 and has ties to Elyria through marriage. The ceremony will cap a busy season with plans including a May 20-21 class play, May 28 Senior Distinction Day, June 6 baccalaureate, and June 7 Senior Chapel, with about 230 diplomas to be awarded.
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Ralph W. Sockman
New York
Elyria
Elyria High School
Dr. Sockman
Ohio
Christ Church
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Zellah Widmer Endley
W. C. Endley
Lockman
Mr. Vernon
Ohio Wesleyan University
Columbia University
Dickinson College
New York University
Union Theological Seminary
Federation of Churches
Deaconess Home
New York City Society
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church of England
West Twelfth Street
Otis Massachusetts
Eden Warns Ships In Spanish Waters
London April 21 Sir Samuel Hoare told in the House of Commons that British merchant ships entering Spanish waters do so at their own risk. He rejected rebel rights to fire on British ships and said a hostile vessel could only take possession. He added British warships would protect ships on the high seas from illegal interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Samuel
Bilbao
High Seas
President Leads Congress In Move For Billion Dollar Cut
President Roosevelt urges Congress to slash about 1 billion dollars from budget across education, housing, crop insurance, flood control and tenancy programs. He hints at mandatory 10 percent across the board cuts while seeking to balance the budget and curb monetary inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
RRA
Pyetanee Ogkevats
Cigas&ress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Treas
Kidnap Murder Suspect Held Near Hope Valley
A man matching the kidnap murder description of Charles Mattson was detained by Rhode Island state police near the Hope Valley barracks. An FBI agent from Boston will question him this afternoon as authorities withheld identity details pending the agent’s arrival. The detainee said he wandered and had West Coast ties.
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Hope Valley, R
Boston
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
E. A. Soyby
Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Noosé Neck Road
Hope Valley Barracks
Ohio Receives Federal Relief Totals From 1935 36
Washington reports Ohio received about 330.6 million dollars in relief through March 31 1936 from federal appropriations. Total allocations reached 341.9 million with 11.3 million unobligated and 42.5 million unpaid by that date. WPA led aid with 192.1 million.
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Washington
USP
Ohio
W U. S. Treasury
WPA
New Deal Plans WPA Program With 500000 Fewer Workers
The New Deal proposes a 1938 WPA works relief budget of 1.5 billion dollars to employ about 1,800,000 people, down from over 2,100,000 on WPA rolls. Harry L Hopkins had planned 1,600,000 by July 1 but flood relief delayed reductions. unions protest and plan national demonstrations.
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New Deal
WPA
Washington
The
New Deal Today
Roosevelt
Works Progsess Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
David Lasser
Workers Alliance
United States Chamber of Commerce
Vandenberg
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Congress
Lasser
Relief Workers Union
Robbers seize $9200 payroll at Cleveland plant
Three young suspects raided the National Woolen Mills Co. plant in Cleveland taking a $9200 payroll. They waited in front of the plant, disarmed a guard, and fled in an old touring car whose license plates had been turned upside down.
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Cleveland, O
C—A
National Woolen Mills Co
J. A. McCaffery
McCaffery
Mediators Work To Halt Stockton Cannery Strike Clash
In Stockton California mediators kept a 24-hour truce as rival cannery strikers and vigilantes faced off with pick handles and bat clubs. Gov Merriam ordered guards after appeals by citizens. sheriff Odell mobilized 1000 business owners and farmers to defend four canneries. Union leaders threatened a general strike and the Central Labor Council urged negotiation. Under the truce canneries stayed closed and picket lines were pulled back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Calif
Frank F. Merriam
Harvey Odell
Joan of Arc Legion
Central Labor Council
Cannery and Agricultural Workers Union
End School Strike Ends in Strasburg as Students Demand Board Resign
In Strasburg Ohio on April 21 19 49 or 1950 the high school strike ended when students passed resolutions asking the entire school board to resign and returned to class. The walkout started over the board's failure to rehire Superintendent Herbert P Lohrman. Students blocked entrances keeping out both faculty and pupils.
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Strasburg. O
Civ
Herbert P. Lohrman
Boy Killed by Auto in Akron Area Collision
Seven year old David Rongone was struck and killed by a car driven by Martha Roberts in a Cuyahoga Falls incident. The driver was being taught driving by her father W B Roberts when she cut a corner and mounted the sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
David Rongone
Cuyahoga Falls
Martha Roberts
W. B. Roberts
Penfield Youth Wins State 4-H Honor
Edgar Jones of Penfield, twenty, is one of two Ohio youths chosen to represent the state at the National 4-H Club Congress in Washington this June. Four delegates, two boys and two girls, will attend. Jones is honored for a decade of active club work and previously represented Lorain County at the state congress in Columbus and participated in a Four-H radio program last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Jones
Penfield
Ohio
Washington
Jones
Lorain County
Columbus
D A R backs referendum on court plan at continental congress
The Daughters of the American Revolution adopted a resolution urging the presidents court plan be submitted to voters as a constitutional amendment. It opposed House and Senate bills embodying the plan and warned it would alter checks and balances. Delegates called for a people’s vote despite some opposition voices. Delegates planned to attend Mrs. Roosevelts White House reception that afternoon.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Robert J. Johnston
Humboldt
Iowa
Resolutions
DAR
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
Police Called In Maine Shoe Strike Sparks City Violence
In Lewiston and Auburn Maine police were mobilized to curb violence during the general shoe strike called by United Shoe Workers of America. Pickets crossing a 500 foot factory deadline faced arrest as Justice Mansner had issued a temporary injunction. Patrolman Hartwell Bo Grant was injured and two men were arrested on assault charges.
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Lewiston
United Shoe Workers of America
Auburn
Harry Mansner
State Supreme Court
Marchine
Lewiston City Hall
Hartwell
Bo Grant
GM Announces $450000 Morain Plant in Dayton
General Motors Corp will construct a 450000 dollar plant in Dayton to house its Morain Products Division. The facility will provide 90900 square feet of floor space, more than the current 40000, with Morain Products moving from a Delco Products building in Dayton.
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Dayton, O
General Motors Corp
Morain Products
Delco Products
Industrial And Labor Leaders Converge On Wagner Act Talk
Washington April 21. Labor leaders and industrial spokesmen at a Perkins organized conference defer immediate amendments to the Wagner Act, with most of the 30 conferees favoring a wait‑and‑see approach. No formal stance was taken, but observers noted unity on opposing compulsory arbitration and respecting the act as the law of the land while pursuing further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organized Labor
Eaaers
Frances Perkins
United Press
Congress
Miss Perkins
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Woman joins Denison University board of trustees
Lorena Woodrow Burke named to Denison University board of trustees becoming the third woman to serve after the death of her husband. Thomas B. Fordham, a retired Dayton executive, also named to the board.
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West Point
Academy
Eden
Spanish
Ury
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Joseph T. Robinson
Robinson
U. S
Boy
Auto
Maine
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