Tornado Loose In Ridgeville Causes Wide Damage
A tornado near Ridgeville damaged a barn roof, uprooted a large tree, and knocked down lines while uprooting ventilators and scattering grain. The storm flooded streets and basements in Elyria and disrupted traffic on Route 20. Electrical wires were broken and a building storing drilling equipment was destroyed. No severe injuries reported.
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Ridgeville
Justin Diederich
Elyria
George Carrick
Route 20
Case Roads
R H Dyke
O C Hadaway
Hadaway
Diederich
J. P Diederich and Son
Hadany
George H Dempsey
Pas
John Fulton
John Hudoh
Carrick
West Bridge Street
Lake Avenue
Spruce and
Chestnut Streets
West Avenue
Taylor, Furnace
Broad Streets
Western Automatic Machine and Screw Company
Kent
Rain Benefits Lorain County Corn and Crops
Heavy rain yesterday brought relief to Lorain County farmers, with officials noting broad moisture across the county. The corn crop especially benefits as ears form, while potatoes and vegetables also gained needed moisture. wheat is largely harvested and not affected. Edmund C Tarbell, 76, famed artist, dies at his New Castle summer home after two weeks illness.
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Lorain County
C. I Hummel
Hummel
New Castle
L.pi
Edmund C Tarbell
Weather Summary for Ohio and Surrounding Regions
Partly cloudy with locally scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Temperature expected to remain steady. The map shows low pressure over eastern Ontario Minnesota and Arkansas with high pressure over the South Atlantic States and Pacific Northwest. Rain has been widespread from Tennessee to the Lower Lakes and Pennsylvania with Ohio Valley totals often over an inch and occasionally above two inches.
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Ontario
Minnesota
Arkansas
South Attlantic
Pacific Northwest
Tennessee
Lower Lakes
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Six State Primaries Dominate Political Week
The week features tests of Roosevelt era leadership in six primaries including Kentucky where Barkley seeks renomination and faces Chandler. Kansas sees Gerald Windrod challenging multiple Republicans while Virginia Missouri and West Virginia hold primaries and Tennessee weighs Democratic Senate campaigns amid spending worries. West Virginia reports a quiet race with no belts or purges. Kentucky coverage portrays Barkley as a front runner amid Roosevelt's influence and hints at Barkley as a potential 1930s presidential contender.
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Washington
Willi
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Len Alben
Barkley
Senate
Jeader Barkley
Guy A B
Happy) Chandler
Kansas
Gerald B Windrod
Charman John D . Hamilton
National Committee
William Allen White
Virginia
Missour
West Virginia
Tennessee
West
Ins
Chandler
Jeader
Joel Robinson
Four Bandits Rob Bank on East Side of New York
Four bandits robbed a Banco Di Napoli branch on the East Side New York and fled with a valise reportedly containing 70 600 dollars. They held 14 customers and six bank employees at bay as their leader seized the bag from the manager's desk and the bandits escaped in an automobile from the bank at 12th Street and First Avenue.
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New York
U.21
Banco di Napoli
East Side
12Th Street
First Avenue
Sawyer To Visit County Thursday Campaign Tour
Charles Sawyer of Cincinnati, Democratic governor hopeful, will visit Lorain County Thursday with county campaign manager John J. Smythe. He plans informal stops at Ridgeville town hall, Graystone Hotel, Grafton, Wellington, Oberlin, Amherst, South Amherst, and Lorain, with times between 10:00 am and 2:15 pm.
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Charles Sawyer
Cincinnati
Lorain County
John J. Smythe
Amherst
Sawyer
Vic Donahey
Smythe
Ridgeville
Graystone
Grafton
Wellington
Oberlin
South Amherst
Lorain
County-Wide Rural Youth Picnic Set For Thursday
Preparations near completion for the county-wide Rural Youth Picnic at Cas Cade Park on Thursday. Hundreds of youths from across the county including 4-H Club members and other groups are expected. Events begin at 9:30 am with softball and the annual YMCA style revue to crown the county champion. The softball finals feature the winning 4-H team versus the top other team. Demonstrations by last Friday’s contest winners may also be held.
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Cas Cade Park
Unty
Tfour-H Club
YMCA
Rural Youth Council
Abandon Hope Of Finding Flying Boat
Manila dispatch says hope fades for locating the Hawaii Clipper and its 15 crew after an intensive search by 14 vessels and seven airplanes. No definite trace found and oil from the Meigs suggests a gasoline leak. Pan American officials still hold hope radio silence hid the craft.
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Manila
P I
Hawaii
Leo Terletzky
Philippine
Meigs
Pan American
President Roosevelt Arrives at Cocos Isle For Fishing
President Roosevelt reaches Cocos Isle about 450 miles off Panama for a two day fishing visit aboard the U S 5 Houston after a morning arrival from San Salvador Island in the Galapagos group This marks his third trip to these fishing grounds since taking office.
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U.S. 5
Houston
Cocos Isle
Naval Ro
Die
United Press
President Roosevelt
Panama
White House
San Salvador Island
Deluxe Train Collision Involving Commodore Vanderbilt
Deluxe train the Commodore Vanderbilt crashed into the Mercury near Rocky Ridge injuring 37, with about 50 treated at the scene for cuts, bruises, and shock. The rear collision followed rain on a crowded schedule as both trains ran at high speed, the Mercury tangentially struck a crossing auto and the Vanderbilt wrecked the observation car. Injured include Mrs Marshall Bickke 46 of Scarsdale NY and Mrs John Brown 47 of Winnetka IL among others.
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Rocky Ridge
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Central
Chicago
New York
Mercury
Detroit
Cleveland
Bickke
Marshall
Scarsdale
Bruises Brown
John
Winnekta
Coleman
Mary
Vacationing Elyria Conductor Misses Wreck On Flyer
Will Morgan of 602 East Broad Street Elyria a regular conductor on the Commodore Vanderbilt was to command the crash hit Mercury before vacation. The collision occurred 20 miles east of Toledo at 7 10 pm yesterday while he was away. Morgan and Mrs Morgan are reported to be in Florida.
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Will Morgan
East Broad Street
New York Central
Commodore Vanderbilt
Mercury
Toledo
Morgan
Mercury Morgan
Florida
Agencies See Accelerating Business Trend
Agencies report signs of an accelerating recovery across labor banking and government sectors. The American Federation of Labor cites employment gains and optimism, but warns the corner may not yet be turned. Commerce data show gradual wholesale gains and improving employment, with relief declines in Pennsylvania and Boston. National City Bank notes a stock rise boosting sentiment while insisting fundamentals improve independently of prices.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Commerce Department
Pennsylvania
Boston
National City Bank of New York
Graft Probe Moves Toward Grand Jury in Pa
Judge Schaeffer impounds all evidence for a grand jury probe into graft in Gov. George H. Earle’s Little New Deal. The dispute between courts and legislature over the investigation was renewed as Dauphin County District Attorney Carl B. Shelley petitions to impound the evidence for the grand jury.
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Harrisburg
Paul N. Schaeffer
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Carl 3 B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Shelley
State Supreme Court
Sales Mean Jobs campaign urged Elyria shoppers
Shoppers in Elyria are reminded that sales help keep people employed as local merchants join the National Salesmen's Crusade. The executive committee explains that employment follows prosperity and that increasing sales across more than 600 cities will create demand and jobs, urging timely purchases to reduce unemployment.
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Eloria
Elyria
Elyria Industries
Expenditures Of Candidates Being Compiled On Campaign
Washington August 1 Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee heard Robert Bulkley report campaign expenses of 16083 the largest so far. Barkley treasurer Thomas Coughlin listed contributions 20691. Barkley and Chandler in Kentucky race cited 1915 contributions and 2180 travel. Berry showed 6120 in statewide race with 495 travel 1340 HQ 809 stenographers 209 phones 1700 soundtrack 1475 advertising. Committee aims to publish primary costs in six states before voting. Berry’s Tennessee report mailed, Kentucky investigation due tomorrow. coercion charges cloud Barkley Chandler clash. Investigators also probing McAdoo forces in California and Royal Oak tied to Pennsylvania and Indiana cases.
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Thomas Coughlin
Barkley
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
A. B. Chandler
George L. Berry
Teno
Berry
Washington
Morris Sheppard
D. Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Gegge L. Berry
Tenn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Chandler
Bennett Champ Clark
Gerald B. Winrod
Wichita
Kas
California
James W. Mellen
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Pennsylvania
Royal Oak Party
Illinois
Indiana
Owen County
WPA
Woman Dies At 101 In Dayton After Fall
Dayton woman Lucy Cooke aged 101 died from injuries after a fall. She passed away here on August 1, with death attributed to the accident. Local reports note her long life and residence in Dayton.
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Dayton
Lucy Cooke
103 Indicted In New York Alcohol Case Probe
The indictments charge 103 people including six New York police officers and seven Treasury agents with conspiracy to defraud alcohol taxes. Aimed at a large NY NJ PA network, the group allegedly ran 14 “stills” in the Bronx Brooklyn and Manhattan and shipped high quality liquor into New York City at five gallon cans priced about 15 dollars.
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New York
Treasury Department
U. S
W. M. Dickerson
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York City
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Budget Talk At Elyma School Board Meeting
Elyma City Board of Education meets tonight to finalize the 1938 39 budget and approve new teaching staff for the coming year. School Superintendent Maston will present recommendations to fill vacancies caused by resignations as the opening of the school year looms. A resolved budget remains possible after a July 18 deadlock.
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Elyma
Elyma City
Receipts In Mayor's Court Increase for July
July receipts in the mayor's court rose to 515.25 from 451.43 the previous month per clerk J. G. Schrock. Fines totaled 142.08 in July, reflecting an overall uptick in revenue for the court.
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J. G. Schrock
Mayor's
Miniature tornado damages farms in Lorain county area
A Sunday evening storm in Lorain county damaged farms in Pittsfield Rochester and Brighton townships. The Jesse Knapp home in Rochester was wrecked, barns and a blacksmith shop blown down, and 200 volunteers aided in living room repairs. Paul Kenney Jewett brothers barn toppled, Smalley granary destroyed. Robert Sheffield and three children escaped injury when the storm struck their Northwestern Pittsfield home. Kenney and Sheffield families report injuries and extensive property loss, with poultry losses and telephones disrupted.
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Lorain County
Pittsfield-Rochester-Brighton
Jesse Knapp
Rochester Township
Knapp
Brighton
Paul Kenney
Jewett Brothers
Smalley
Robert Sheffield
Pittsfield Township
Paul
Lloyd
Joan
Sheffield
Wellington
Taxi Driver Fractured Nose as Two Arrested in Incident
Emil Greiner a 39 year old Checker Cab driver reported being assaulted after picking up Oscar Dale 27 Eugene Brandt 28 and Dale's father at a beer parlor. Dale and Brandt pleaded not guilty to assault and battery in police court and were bound over to the grand jury on $500 bonds each.
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Cleveland
Elyria Memoral Hospital
Emil Greiner
North
Maple Street
Checker Cab Company
Greiner
Oscar Dale
West 56Th Street
Eugene Brandt
Elk Avenue
Dale
East Bridge Street
Cleveland Street
Greer
Brandt
Joseph Q. Petra
Grand Jury
Elyria Postoffice Names New Clerk McDonald Fletcher
A new post office clerk arrives in Elyria from Charleston West Virginia with his family to begin duties this afternoon. McDonald Fletcher will replace Veacel Bivin who transfers to Fairmount West Virginia as master clerk. Bivin’s move follows a three way mutual transfer that reassigns Fletcher to Beeton as his successor.
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