Espana Sunk by Loyalist Air Attacks Off Bilbao
Loyalist air planes bombed and sank the Spanish Nationalist battleship Espana off Cabo Mayor near Santander Bay with a direct hit. The Velasco tried to aid but was unable to rescue all aboard as 840 officers and men perished or were unaccounted for. The incident highlights Loyalist naval advantage and a shift in control at sea.
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United Press
Bilbao
Spain
Velasco
Wortham
Espana
Bay of Biscay
Cabo Mayor
Santander Bay
Glasgow
Santander
Coast Guard
Cape
Cartagena
Forty Hours Devotion Begins Sunday at St Marys Church
Forty Hours devotion starts Sunday after the 11:00 Mass at St Marys Church. The observance honors the time the Lord lay in the tomb, begun in 1548 in Milan. Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration through the period, with a procession of children and services each evening at 7:45 Sunday through Tuesday.
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St. Mary's Church
Milan
Italy
Mostly cloudy tonight with showers in west
Weather report notes a northeastern high remains over Quebec affecting eastward weather changes. A trough from Alberta to the Gulf brings light to moderate rains across northern plains and Mississippi Valley with heavy local precipitation in the South Atlantic States. Temperatures rose in the Upper Mississippi Valley Great Lakes and Ohio Valley while falling elsewhere.
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Ohio
Quebec
St. Lawrence Valley
Alberta
Gulf
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
France and Britain Agree to Aid Evacuation From Bilbao
Paris reports France and Great Britain will aid in evacuating civilians from Bilbao amid Basque Loyalist pleas. Thousands, mostly children, are to be moved first, with Britain seeking Nazi consent not to fire on refugee ships. Evacuees may travel by steamship via the Straits of Gibraltar or to French ports for overland routes to Catalonia.
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France
Britain
Bilbao
Paris
Great Britain
Foreign Office
London
Spain
Straits of Gibraltar
Catalonia
Nationalists Smash Through Loyalist Army at Guernica Front
Nationalist forces led by Gen. Emilio Mola broke the Loyalist center at Guernica, driving back Bilbao's left flank to within six miles of the Basque capital. Mola planned a May 2 capture of Bilbao, while Loyalists retreated eight miles from Berceo to Guernica. Air raids from Durango targets Amorebieta Galdacano Baracaldo and Portugalete caused heavy destruction and civilian casualties.
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Hendaye
Emilio Mola
Guernica
Bilbao
Mola
Berceo
Durango
Amorebieta
Galdacano
Baracaldo
Portugalete
Plane crash near Frankfort claims two passengers
In Kentucky, pilot G Pack of Cynthiana is in critical condition after a dusk flight ends in a tailspin. Passengers Forest D. Stievers, 25, and Charles H. Carter, 26, are dead. The crash occurred on a makeshift field at North Pleasureville, about 30 miles north of Frankfort.
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Frankfort
G. Pack
Cynthiana
Forest D. Stievers
Charles H. Carter
Pack
North Pleasureville
Here
New Bridge At Kipton Assured
Lorain County commissioners announced a new Route 20 bridge at Kipton and upgrade of Route 20 to Oberlin limits for the year. Oscar G. Dunn said this after returning from Columbus. The State Highway Department also pledged three additional county improvements this year including Avon Belden road, Route 59 resurfacing, and Shefield Avon Lake WPA project with $20,000 for materials.
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Kipton
Oberlin Corporation
Lorain County
Oscar G. Dunn
Columbus
State Highway Department
Avon- Belden
Erie County
Sheffield-Avon Lake
Apartment Damaged Extensively by Fire on East Bridge Street
Fire of undetermined origin heavily damaged the Lavera apartment at 332 East Bridge Street in the rear of the building. It started in a first floor wash room and spread to other rooms before discovery by neighbors John and Mrs Zaffer. Firemen fought the blaze, salvaging remains after extinguishing flames.
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Vincent Lavera
East Bridge Street
Luvera
John Zaffer
Zaffer
Ohio House Rejects Senate Amendments In Appropriations Fight
In Columbus the Ohio House refused amendments cutting 14 million dollars from the General Appropriations Bill, sending the measure to a conference committee. The chamber also moved ahead on traffic court limits and a string of other bills, with many measures advancing to the Senate or governor for action.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
House
Jacob Davis
Columbus, CO
Justice of the Peace
Maurice W. Lipscher
John T. Hewitt
Mahoning County
J. P
E. R. Hummel
Fairfield
Justice of the Peace Courts
Christendom
Ralph G. Marshall
Muskingum
Lutz
Ohio
American Prison Congress
Philadelphia
American Road Builders’ Association
Cleveland
Campbell
Industrial Commission
Attorney General
Zoul Senate
Fish and Game
Conservation Council
Schoenbrun State Park
Fort Hill
Eliza
Ripley
Gallagher
Fred T. Adams
Wood
Relief Load Reduced By 140 Cases In Lorain County
Lorain County relief load dropped from 256 employable cases on April 1 to 118 by month end, a 28 percent reduction. 96 of the 140 removed entered private work or WPA, eight for other reasons. cost trends and future minimums noted by Relief Director Ernest Holmes. WPA workers numbered 890 countywide, with 180 women in the program. Elyria reported 70 workers.
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Lorain County
Ernest Holmes
Holmes
County Department of Aid
WPA
Elyria
Hundreds Tour Elyria City Hall Remodeling Opening
City hall remodeling in Elyria drew about 400 visitors last night with Mayor Don A. Baird noting crowds began after 258 were counted. The event highlighted a new first floor water office, praised for space and convenience, and overall approval of the $24 900 project.
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Elyria
Don A. Baird
Kenneth Barclay
I. D. Faxon
Two Are Killed In Missouri Storms
Three Missouri towns faced tornadoes and hail storms late Thursday causing two deaths and several injuries. Near Ash Grove a windstorm toppled three houses killing Mrs. George Snyder and Elmer Corbin. Snyder children were hurt. A baby born two hours earlier was carried away but sustained only minor injuries.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Ash Grove
George Snyder
Elmer Corbin
Snyders
Sara Watson
Record Crowd Expected at Elyria Home for the Aged Pilgrimage
The Elyria Home for the Aged anticipates a large Mother's Day pilgrimage on May 9 led by Rev. Karl Meister. Dr. W. H. McMasters of Mt. Union College will speak, with loudspeakers and a music program. Visitors may tour a new cottage for a retired minister and spouse as part of a planned twenty dwelling group.
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Elyria Home For
Karl Meister
W. H. McMasters
Mt.Union College
Alliance
Break For Freedom Ends In Four Prisoners Shot
Four convicts attempted an escape from the West Virginia penitentiary driving a stolen truck toward the main gate. Three were killed and Roy Altizer lay near death in the prison hospital. H. E. Straley, guard, was injured during the takeover.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Roy Altizer
West Virginia
Ralph Richards
Wellsburg
Pittsburgh
Clifford Stewart
Cabell County
Harry Battle
Wheeling
H. E. Straley
C. F. McClintic
Baby twin dies after premature birth at Elyria hospital
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul Pais of 178 Fairlawn avenue died shortly after noon today after a three day battle for life. Born Monday evening, he weighed just over three pounds and spent his brief life in an incubator at ninety degrees with oxygen due to tiny lungs. The body was moved to Nichols Funeral Home with funeral plans pending.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Paul Pais
Fairlawn Avenue
Pais
Betty Burnett
William Burnett
Elyria Chamber lists 25 year firms for May dinner
Fifteen additions to the Elyria Chamber quarter century list bring totals to 75 in business and professional life. Plans for a May 13 dinner at First M E Church advance as workers consider war service continuity and award the oldest city-born resident with lifelong ties. Tickets available through committee members.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
M. E. Church
Red Mill, Inc
Chronicle-Telegram
Red Mill
Lorain Gazette
Archibald S. Park
Gazette
Elyria Times
Park
Josiah A. Harris
Ohio Atlas and
Elyria Advertiser
Buckeye Sentinel
Elyria Courier
Courier
Independent Democrat
Elyria Republican
George C. Washburn
Republican
Daily
Reporter
Evening Telegram
Weekly
Telegram
Chronicle
Wagner Brothers
West Avenue
George H. Chamberlain
Milwaukee
W. B. Hubbell
R. F. Vandermark
L D Hamlin
J. E. Betteridge
J. W. Smith
J. C. Crisp
W. J. Farewell
Lorain Counts Savings and Trust Company
George Tailor and Company
Eastern Heights Land Company
Fairview Building and Land Company
Tattersall Dairy
L. D. Huffman
Charles Crehore
George Day
W. O. McClellan
C. A. McMillen
Walter Schultz
C. P. Shively
B. F. Sprague
Arthur Waters
M. E. Whitman
Congress Turns To President In Controversy
Washington scene as Senate rejects House 15 percent cut in appropriations and backs Byrnes 10 percent proposal. Leaders argue only White House can balance the budget with Roosevelt’s stance likely decisive. Debates spike over relief funds and deferral of debt retirement.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate House
Senate
House
White House
Gulf of Mexico
James F. Byrnes
S. C
Byrnes
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson
Mr. Roosevelt
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Tentative UAW Pact Reached On 19 Of 22 Demands
Detroit April 39 A tentative agreement has been reached on 19 of 22 demands the United Automobile Workers filed with Packard Motor Car Company. Union conferees announced today.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Packard Motor Car Company
Lorain Men Named in Federal Indictments Over Taxes and Liquor
Indictments by a Cleveland grand jury charge three Lorain men Olimpo Giannini Theodore Rufo and Arthur Rufo with conspiring to defraud the government of 100 000 in taxes. The indictments allege operation of liquor stills in Lorain from 1952 to 1934 and secrecy around additional Lorain suspects for illegal liquor activities. Twenty five defendants are to be arraigned Monday before Federal Judge Samuel H West.
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Federal Grand Jury
Cleveland
Samuel H. West
Olimpo Giannini
Theodore Rufo
Arthur Rufo
Lorain
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Floyd C. Kerns
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