Body of Boy Recovered From Plum Creek Flood Waters
Olmsted Falls rescue teams recovered six year old Richard Jocke from rippling Plum Creek at 10 a m after he slipped into swollen waters while hunting flowers. His brother Edmund and sister Dolores escaped by clinging to roots as the river surged. the father aided the search and a Berea rescue squad assisted.
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OLMSTED FALLS
Richard Jocke
Plum Creek
Richard
Edmond
Dolores
Jocke
Columbia road
West View
Rocky River
Edmund
John Ocke
Berea
Bereasus Line Co
Anna Mar
Jorethy
Emily
Aeronautical Expert Losey Killed in Norway Bombing
Stockholm April 22 Captain Robert M Losey U S air trade was killed by a German splinter at Dombaas Norway He was the Army s leading aeronautical meteorological expert and the first American official killed in the European war He had served as an observer in the Russo Japanese conflict and was 31 a native of Ames Iowa The refugee Norwegian government had joined the northern resistance with J Borden Harriman US minister to Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOCKHOLM
Robert M. Losey
U. S
Domaas
Norway
Scandinavia
Losey
Dombaas
Scaninavia
Arctic
Anens
ivasion
rst
rs. J. Borden Harriman
mnister
Minor auto accidents reported in Elyria
Four minor automobile accidents, none injuring anyone, were reported to Elyria police and the cross department over the week. Two Cleveland Street residents backed into each other while driving, involved in one of the incidents. Vehicles driven by Arbert Hoch of 218 Cleveland Street, No. 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria police
criss department
Iwo
Cleveland Street
Arbert Hoch
Lorain Brownheim Bands Earn Superior Ratings in State Meet
Brownheim High School band directed by R A Petersen won an excellent rating in the state contest in Columbus. Seventy nine bands competed statewide. Brownheim was in Class CC while Lorain High School, in Class A, received a superior rating.
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Brownheim High School
R. A. Petersen
Columbus
Brownimn
Lorain High School
Weather Summary Amid Cloudiness and Cooler Western Areas
The region reports increasing cloud cover and cool conditions, with mostly cloudy skies tonight and showers by night. Temperatures rose over the central plains and lake regions, with a disturbance moving from Texas to Oklahoma and a falling pressure trend along the North Pacific coast. Moderate precipitation occurred across Montana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and the eastern states as temperatures moderated in central and southern areas and along the lower Mississippi.
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Tessure
legs
lake
Montana
Texas
Oklawa
Pacific coast
Mississippi
Dakotas
Nebraska
Ohio Flood Crisis Fades as Rivers Begin Falling
Ohio’s flood danger eases as the Ohio River crested at Marietta and Cincinnati. Marietta reported widespread flooding with 400 homes flooded and five foot water in streets. Cincinnati faced crest risks but little city-wide inundation. Three drownings occurred in Buck, Sciotoville, and Findlay areas. Transportation largely continued with post-flood cleanups underway and a return-home mood growing.
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Ohio
weather bureau
Marietta
Cincinnati
Crosley Feld
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Buck
Bernard Wood
Wolf creek
Rose Ketter
Sciotoville
Betty Jane Dutton
Blanchard river
Findlay
willows
Mt. Blanchard
Earl M. Dutton
East Liverpool
Congo
Arroyo
New Cumberland
Ohio highway department
New England Coast Hit by Northeast Blizzard
A northeast blizzard battered the New England coast with two to 10 inches of snow across four states. Beach cottages were damaged or washed away in 12 spots, and 50 families were marooned as tides flooded low roads from Eastport Maine to Block Island. Maine northern areas faced disrupted lines while Vermont reported up to 10 inches near the Canadian border. Bangor and Portland Maine saw over five inches and Boston about three inches.
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BOSTON
New England
Eastport
Block Island
Maine
Vermont
Canadian
Bangor
Portland
Memorial Day Group To Meet Tonight
Memorial Day committee executives meet at 7 45 PM at the Armory. John Kolopos announces Rev Alfred J Funell will conduct the Sunday Memorial Service May 26 at the Capital Theatre. Funell, WWI chaplain, now serves at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky. Other committee members include A L Aicawine George Colburn Thomas Micalis Norman Bradley William Lindsey J H Howlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
John Kolopos
Alfred J. Funell
Capital Theatre
Funnell
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Sandusky
Kolopos
A. L. Aicawine
George Colburn
Thomas Micalis
Norman Bradley
William Lindsey
J. H. Howlett
Sons of Veterans
Wrecked Lake Shore Limited Probed By Four Agencies
Three investigations push into the Lake Shore Limited disaster near the curve at 59 mph. ICC inspectors aided by technical staff search wreckage for clues while New York Central privately probes engineer Jesse Earl's speed. Coroner and district attorney pursue pending recovery of foreman Andrew Bayreuther as officials list 30 dead and many injured.
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LITTLE FALLS
Lake Shore Limited
New York
Chicago Express
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
ther
limited
Jesse Earl
State Public Service Commission
ICC
Fred C. Sabin
Carl Peterson
Herkimer county
Andrew Bayreuther
Bayreuther
Sabin
Earl
Becker
P. GO. Moline, Jr
Bilanchard
C. J. Unea
N_ Y
Bradley Joseph EL
Toledo
O. Burrs
John EL St. Lows
Earl Jesse
Syracuse
Fahey
Sarah
Lewiston
Francis
Charles
Ghyselinger, C. L
Two Army Fliers Die In Training Plane Crash
Two U S Army fliers were killed today when a training plane crashed and burst into flames at the Municipal airport in Atlanta. The dead are Maj George Q Wiggs a civil aeronautics authority inspector from Candler Field Atlanta and Hal Clinckscale an army mechanic from Candler Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ATLANTA
George Q. Wiggs
civil aeronautics authority
Candler Field
Hal Clinckscale
Britain Prepares Historic Budget for War Effort
London reports April 2022 plans to spend between 10 and 12 billion pounds as Britain girds for further conflict with Germany. Sir John Simon to present the fiscal year budget in the Commons while RAF raids intensify against Danish Aalborg and Norwegian Stavanger bases.
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LONDON
CP Great Briain
sealess
Germany
tadar
Scandinavia
John Simon
House of Commons
treasury
Great Britain
Royal air force
air ministry
royal ar force
Aalborg
Denmark
Stavanger
British Force Advances Toward Trondheim
ROEROS Norway April 22 A British expeditionary force of significant strength moves on German occupied Trondheim as Allied and Norwegian units increase activity in the Trondheim zone. British troops had landed at Namsos and Andalsnes last week, with Roeros 67 miles southeast of Trondheim, for a potential pincers attack. German planes flew over Roeros dropping leaflets with no bombs dropped.
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ROEROS
Norway
Stockholm
Trondheim
Twe
Namsos
Andalsnes
Emeritus Oberlin Treasurer Thurston Dies in Kentucky
Hiram B. Thurston, 72, emeritus treasurer of Oberlin College and Oberlin Village Council member, died in Berea Kentucky after a stroke. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2:30 pm at the First Church in Oberlin. The Oberlin College offices and City Hall will close for the service. Rev J A Richards to officiate.
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OBERLIN
Hiram B. Thurston
Oberlin College
Berea
J. A. Richards
County Tax Delinquency Reduced in Lorain County Report
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright reports Lorain County general tax collections reached 112 percent with 119 percent on special assessments in the latest period. Delinquency fell to $1,692,891 from last period, with total collections across towns and villages detailed for Elyria, Lorain, Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Oberlin and others. The report notes strong performance in Carlisle, Ridgeville and Wellington areas.
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spiaa
Loran
Walter J. Wright
Wright
Elyria
Elyria township
Elyria-Carlisle
Carlisle
ship
Sheffield township
Amherst
Avon village
Avon Lake
Grefton village
Ridgeville
Oberlin
Sheffield Lake
Wellington village
British Troops Slow Up The Nazi Drive In Norway
British troops reinforced by tanks fight alongside Norwegian forces in southern Norway around Hamar and Raedsfjord area. Reports say German advance slowed. rail line from Andalsnes to Oslo region under British-Norwegian pressure. Some reports doubted. confirmations point to British-Norwegian force in Lillehammer area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOCKHOLM
Hamar-Elverum
Norway
Oslofjord
Raendsfjord
Jake
Oslo
Hamar
Lake Miesen
Gudgrandsal
Andalsnes
North Sea
Molde-Andalsnes
Lillehammer
Hamar - Oslo
Ha Mar
Gudbrandsal
Dombas
Annual Clean Up Week Starts Today
Boxes and barrels of rubbish are collected by three city trucks as the annual Clean Up Week begins on the east side. The program runs through Thursday to Saturday in different sections, with subsequent days on the west side. Fire Chief W N Bates urges residents to dispose of inflammable materials and warns of possible enforcement if hazards remain after the drive. The health department echoes the warning. No ashes are collected.
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W. N. Bates
Elyrians
health department
Shortage Reported as Clerk Missing in Mt Gilead
State Examiner Freeman A. Smith reports a $2,669.45 shortage in the records of Clerk of Courts Alfred D. Crock, who has been missing since March 10. The notice comes from Mt Gilead on April 22 and cites the unresolved discrepancy in official accounts.
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MT. GILEAD
Freeman A. Smith
Alfred D. Crock
Allied offensives gain momentum around Narvik and Trondheim
Refugees report British and Norwegian forces pushing German troops back north of Narvik while the Tromsoe commander warns of an imminent land sea and air assault on Narvik. Additional Allied troops reported landed near Narvik with German forces hemmed in at the iron ore port.
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STOCKHOLM
Sweden
U.P
Trondheim
Arctic
Narvik
Tromsoe
Desvatin
Norbotten Kurien
Lulena
Britain Reports Operations in Southern Norway Successful
Britain and Norway claim Allied forces achieved rapid success in southern Norway with high morale among Norwegian troops. Stockholm reports of recaptured towns are denied while lines near Lake Miosa and areas toward Lillehammer are described as held. Allied air raids and coordinated air support are noted to deter German bases and protect landings.
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LONDON
Great Britain
Norway
Stockholm
Hamar
Elverum
Oslo
The
Press Association
Lake Miosa
Andalsnes
North Sea
Domaas
Dovre
Lillehammer
Air Ministry
Aalborg
Denmark
Kristiansand
Stavanger
Army
Navy
Germans Claim Progress in Drive Toward British Lines
Berlin reports say German forces push toward strategic Allied positions around Trondheim with emphasis on Namsos and Andalsnes. Official notices claim two Allied submarines and two merchant ships sunk and a British destroyer bombed, while Namsos burns after a four hour air raid and rail facilities are damaged.
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BERLIN
U.P
Trondheim
Namsos
Andalsnes
DNB
Germers
Lillehammer
Nerwar
Admiral Taussig Warns of Inevitable U S Japan War
Rear Admiral Joseph K Taussig told the Senate Naval Affairs committee that a war between the United States and Japan is inevitable. He warned Japan seeks Far East conquest including the Philippines French Indo China and the Netherlands Indies and cited a 1927 Tanaka memorial as detailing the program. He said the United States might use economic pressure and force to protect China.
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WASHINGTON
Joseph K. Taussig
Senate Naval Affairs committee
Japan
United States
Prosram
Taussig
fifth naval district
Norfolk
Philippines
Indo-China
Netherlands Indies
Far East
Tanaka
China
Spring Signs in City Hall Departments
Signs of spring appear as the street department begins the annual marking of streets and parking spaces. The fire department starts its yearly fire hose tests, inspecting two sizes of hose under 200 pounds of pressure. Chief W N Gater reported the test details.
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W. N. Gater
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