Heat Wave Grim Toll Mounts Across Midwest Earth
As temperatures surged to new highs, nearly 10 million American farmers faced catastrophe and death tolls climbed with each hour. Hospitals in Chicago and other cities were overwhelmed as more than 350 people died in 24 hours from heat and heart failure. Crops faltered across Illinois, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and plains as drought and heat devastated corn and wheat, with fire risk rising in Southwestern Iowa.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Wichita
Louisiana
Calbordia
Ottumwa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Surf
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Igwa
Elyria Health Contest Earns Twelfth Place in National Field
Elyria's health program for 1933 earned twelfth place in Group V of the Inter-Chamber Health Conservation Contest, a national program by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. T. F. Cunneen, contest manager, lauded the city for entering for the first time and praised the polio prevention drive. He outlined nine needs including sewer connections, milk consumption, diphtheria immunization of preschoolers, smallpox vaccination of elementary students, annual medical exams for grades above four, and expanded nursing visits for school children, tuberculous, prenatal, and preschool cases.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
T. F. Cunneen
Weather forecast: Partly cloudy tonight to Friday
Partly cloudy conditions persist with little temperature change through Friday. Expect similar overnight and daytime ranges with no significant precipitation or wind shifts noted.
Fay Stocking Co. Creditors Seek Trustee Relief
Three creditors of Fay Stocking Co Elyria petitioned the federal court to appoint a trustee to reorganize and operate the business for creditor relief under new national legislation. They claim insolvency and failure to qualify under prior filings, with Hinde Dausth Paper Co Sandusky $853 Ohio Salt Co Wadsworth $26 Oscar Heineman Corporation Chicago $1359.
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Cleveland, C
Fay Stocking Co
Elyria
Hinde-Dausth Paper Co
Sandusky
Ohio Salt. Co
Wadsworth
Oscar Heineman Corporation
Chicago
Dairy Judging Team Chosen From Lorain County
Six Lorain County boys named for the dairy judging team representing the county at the Ohio Dairy Day program at Wooster. Names include Charles Webber, Raymond Grills, Melvin Furst, Fred Wilcox, Donald Sims, and Wayne Aldrich. They were selected from a touring group in Lorain and Erie counties. Henry Wallace, U.S. secretary of agriculture, will be principal speaker as teams from other counties compete. Three members may later join the state fair team. Large group of dairy farmers expected to attend.
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Lorain County
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Charles Webber
Wellington
Raymond Grills
Oberlin
Melvin Furst
Fred Wilcox
la Granze
Donald Sims
Carlisle
Wayne Aldrich
Lorain
Erie
C. I. Hummel
Henry Wallace
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Death Summons Samuel Hollis
Samuel F Hollis 79 a longtime Elyria resident died at his son Frank's home 7804 Starr Ave Cleveland after a stroke He worked as a miller and lived at 03 W River St until moving to Cleveland Survived by children Frank Teresa Arthur all in Cleveland brothers David Ed Elyria sister Mrs Albert Nichols Earnest preceded him in death Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 AM at St Francis Church Superior and First St Cleveland Father Hopp to officiate Interment St Mary's Cemetery Elyria
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Samuel F. Hollis
Elyria
Frank
Starr Ave
Cleveland
Mr. Hollis
River Street
Hollis
Teresa
Arthur
David
Albert Nichols
Earnest
Monreal Bros
St. Clair
110Th St. Cleveland
St. Francis Church
Superior
Fist St. Cleveland
Hopp
St. Mary's Cemetery
Employers Seek End to Martial Law in Minneapolis
On August 9 1940 employers in a 6000 truck driver strike urged three Federal judges to terminate martial law in Minneapolis They argued that civil authority had been subordinated to Governor Floyd B Olson under martial law in violation of the Constitution
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Minneapolis
Bulletin
Attornexss
Floyd B. Olson
Water Faucets Stolen From Building in Fridge Street Area
Police were told yesterday by GC Crooks of 239 Roosevelt Street that 12 water faucets and possibly other articles were stolen from a building owned by Benjamin Francis at 206 East Fridge Street. Crooks said he stored the material in Francis' building.
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Benjamin Francis
East Fridge Street
GC. Crooks
Roosevelt Street
Crooks
Francis
Boy Suffers Bruises After Bicycle Collision on Cleveland Street
Jack Forbes aged 12, of Cleveland road, sustained leg bruises when his bicycle struck a parked trailer on Cleveland street yesterday. He was talking with another boy and did not see the trailer, police say.
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Jack Forbes
Cleveland Road
Cleveland Street
Copper wire theft at Lake Shore Electric Railway site
Company officials reported the theft of 400 feet of copper wire from Lake Shore Electric Railway property on Kolbe road to the sheriff's department today.
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Lake Shore Eilectric Railway Company
Kolbe Road
Sheriff's Department
Kipton Farmer Clarence Waite Drowns at Linwood Beach
Clarence Waite 34, Kipton farmer, drowned at Linwood Beach Lake Erie during a Sunday School picnic. He swam toward a rock 200 feet offshore, cramps reportedly struck, body recovered by coast guard and bathers at 10 p.m. His remains were sent to Altoona, Pa. for burial. he worked on the Saym of F. B. Sharp near Kipton.
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Clarence Waite
Kipton Farmer
Lake Erie
Linwood Beach
Waite
Arthur Eppley
Lorainenast Guards
Coast Guards
Oberlin
Altoona
Saym
F. B. Sharp
Camden Corners
Kipton
Hitler government to free prisoners declared amnesty
Berlin August 5 The Hitler government decreed amnesty for minor criminal offenses and political prisoners. The move, tied to a new chief executive, would release many detainees from Nazi crackdowns and extend to most political prisoners after review, echoing past presidential intimations by Hindenburg in 1925 and 1932.
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Berlin
Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Farmers Picnic At Cascade Park Draws Hundreds In Elyria
Elyria hosts a county wide Farmers Picnic at Cascade Park with hundreds of Lorain County residents and families attending. Parking fills roads as visitors bring picnic dinners. Play areas, baseball, horse shoe, swings and slides see heavy use. The event, sponsored by Lorain County Farm Bureau Pomona Grange and 4 H clubs is open to all farmers. John Cunningham of Ohio State University will headline the afternoon speaking program joined by Mayor W. H. Anoster and musical acts.
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Elyria
Dreds
Lorain County
Cascade Park
Hsad
Lorain
John Cunningham
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
W. H. ¥Anoster
County launches relief projects plan with planning board
County Relief Director M A Houghton announced a broad relief work program for fall and winter. L W Bauman was named Works Manager to lead county projects planning board with engineers Ray Hollis and Frank Cruisinger. A third engineer will join. local municipal planning boards urged to propose community projects and assist in county development efforts.
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County Relief Administration
M. A. Houghton
L. W. Bauman
State Relief Commission
County Projects Planning Board
Mr. Bauman
Ray Hollis
State Highway Department
Frank Cruisinger
Oberlin College
Houghton
Wer
Sheet
Maiy
Club To Hear Election Returns
The Lorain County Young Men's Republican Club will hold an election night meeting at the Elyria M. C. A. at 8 p.m. Tuesday with public invitation. Leonard Smith, president, said a brief business session will precede the main event devoted to listening to the election returns, with special arrangements to receive them promptly.
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Lorain County
Wellington Woman In Hospital After Auto Wreck
Mrs. Louise Bradstock of Wellington is hospitalized with a severe scalp wound and heavy blood loss after her car left Butternut Ridges road near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and overturned. The accident occurred around 9:30 this morning. a passing motorist transported her to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Abs. Bradgtock was alone in the vehicle. cause details were not known.
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Louise Bradstock
L. G. Bradstock
Wellington
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Butternut Ridges
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Frank W. Hoover
Abs. Bradgtock
Fliers Fail Nonstop Atlantic Crossing Attempt
Leonard G. Reid and J. R. ng began from Ontario and landed at Heston airfield at 6 pm after about 41 hours in the air. They aimed to set a new world nonstop flight record but failed to complete the crossing.
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London
Leonard G. Reid
J. R. Ng
Ontario
Bagdad
Heston
New Orleans Wins Injunction Over Police Board
In a landmark ruling, the New Orleans civil district court granted a permanent injunction against a Huey Long dominated state move to create a nonpartisan police board. The decision, seen as a turning point in the city state power conflict, voids the new board and preserves mayoral authority amid the Walmsley Long feud.
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New Orleans
Lan
Civil District Court
Huey 'P Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
President Roosevelt Nationalizes Silver in United States
President Roosevelt today nationalized all silver in the United States for 01 cents per fine troy ounce and ordered delivery to mints within 60 days. The action, issued under the Silver Purchase Act, cites rising costs and prevents paying more than 50 cents per ounce.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
Rioting Flareups Continue Across Constantinople
Aug 4 reports race riots breaking out in scattered quarters of Constantine. Police say the department was called to multiple incidents, with three fatalities claimed and two men charged with murder amid ongoing unrest.
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EL x. Constantine
Niring
Dl 3 Fiaters
Judge rules price fixing powers struck in Ohio bid case
Cleveland judge Holtz ruled the Ohio Recovery Administration cannot interfere with competitive bidding on public school coal contracts. Theodore A. Kearns, attorney for five local companies, sought permission to bid against price schedules set by the coal code authority. The injunction against the firms was modified in a continuing dispute over school board coal contracts.
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Cleveland, Q
Ohio Recovery Administration
Common Pleas
David Ralph Holtz
Theodore A. Kearns
Coal Code Authority
Hertz
Roosevelt Promises New Deal Wealth for All at Bayside Park
President Roosevelt outlined a national wealth expansion plan to defy critics and end the old economy. About 140,000 in Bayside Park cheered as he urged confidence in a future guided by the New Deal, while stock quotes and press wires flashed optimistic updates. Observers called the rally a political success as the president continued a coast to coast schedule.
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Bayside Park
Green Bar
Wis
Roosevelt
Times
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Lake Michigan
Chicago
FINGH JUDGING (HOO EXHIBITS IN LORAIN COUNTY 4-H CLUBS
More than 1,300 exhibits were judged by Mrs. J. W. Pendry in Lorain County 4-H clubs with over 500 girls participating. Final grades depend on record books and club project completion, shaping 51 percent of club grades. State Fair eligibility requires "A" grade exhibits, limiting entries to top scoring pieces.
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Lorain County
J. W. Pendry
Kent
Alice Bird
Ohie
Labor Union To Hold Open Meeting
An open meeting of the Federal Labor Union will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Broad Street. All Elyria area factory workers are invited, members or not. Officers for the coming year are to be nominated at this meeting.
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Federal Labor Union
S P
Knights of Columbus
Broad Street
Elyria
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