Bargain Hunters Balcony Collapse Wounds Dozens
In Memphis Rhodes Jennnings department store balcony fails under weight of shoppers at a $1 dish sale. At least 35 injured, six seriously, many women and children, as debris floods the main floor and dust fills the store. Firemen police and volunteers aid rescue for about an hour. Officials opened an inquiry into the cause.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rhodes-Jennings Department Store
Fred Aeschuman, Jr
Northe
Fire Department
Cliff Davis
Public Safety
Five Believed Dead At Fire Burng Cottage
A cottage fire near Johnson City Tennessee early today may have killed five people and fatally burned two others. Victims include Ira Witt Mrs Hugh Lee Witt Hugh Lee Witt Jr Marie Witt of Knoxville and Paul Reeder of Elizabeth. Charles Witt and Hugh Lee Witt Jr reportedly tried to save others as a small woods fire cut off escape.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Here
Ira Witt
Hugh Lee Witt
Hugh Lee Witt, Jr
Marie Witt
Knoxville
Paul Reeder
Elizabeth
Charles
Cox’ Lake
Grass Fire Extinguished by Cigarette Carelessness
A grass fire along East River street was started by a cigarette tossed from a passing car. The blaze spread to a hedge and several stumps before the fire department extinguished it Sunday afternoon.
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East River Street
Paine
Lorain County Primary Races Draw Voters to Polls Tomorrow
Lorain County and Ohio voters will vote tomorrow from 630 am to 630 pm to choose party nominees for state and county offices. Republican contests center on county posts auditor coroner and state legislature representative while Democrats face state races and a five-candidate United States senator contest with little county opposition.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Repubiican
Floods Add To Death Toll In China Warfare
Peiping August 11 heavy rains turned the civil war in China to muddy battlefields. Northern forces claimed a 30 mile advance against government troops as floods and fighting caused extensive casualties. Estimates ranged to 10,000 dead, with 1,000 reported dead in floods between Peiping and Mukden. Twenty towns flooded and ten bridges washed out as rains continued.
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Peiping
China
Shantung Province
Pelping
Mukden
Troops Brace for New Attack in India Frontier
Peshawar frontier troops, after repelling Afridi tribal raids on Peshawar for three days, prepare for an additional threat from Haji of Turangzai. Indications of Afridi moves against Peshawar, Bialpur and Cherat prompt reinforcements at Nowshera, about 30 miles away.
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Peshawar
India
Haji
Turangsia
Biealpur
Cherat
Nowshera
Hoover Returns to Capital for Drought Report
President Hoover returned to Washington after three days at Rapidan to receive from the Agriculture Department the first complete drought survey for the drought-stricken region. The survey, tied to the monthly crop report, outlines damage by the drought and state-by-state conditions to guide possible relief actions. Weather forecasts favored cooler temperatures with little rain before Wednesday. Special prayers for rain were held in churches including Bethlehem Chapel at the Washington Cathedral. The president prepared for Thursday governors conference at the White House, with all 12 state executives attending or sending representatives.
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Washington
Rapidan Mountain
Hoover
Agriculture Department
Rapidan
Weather Bureau
Bethlehem Chapel
Washington Cathedral
White House
Local Endurance Contestants Still Going In Elyria
Elyria reports Johnny Pruski remaining in a tree sit for record pursuit with over 580 hours logged. Three bicycle riders Al Ketchum Stan Draper and Harry Justavich still race with 427 hours. by 2 PM they had covered 2600 miles in 424 hours averaging about 611 miles per hour at 11 AM.
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Elyria
Johnny Pruski
Johnny
al Ketchum
Stan Draper
Harry Justavich
Youth Arrested For Living Up To His Name
Eugene Swift, 20, of Cleveland, a college student, was arrested for speeding 65 mph through a downtown street in Youngstown. He was arraigned before Judge Harry Hoffman, fined $100 and costs, and jailed at noon for inability to pay.
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Youngstown
Eugene Swift
Cleveland
Swift
Harry Hoffman
Storm in Kentucky Wrecks Property and Injures Six
A quarter million dollar storm struck northern Kentucky from Louisville to Lexington, injuring at least six residents of Louisville as an 80 mile per hour wind toppled trees and roofs. The storm disrupted communications and ended a prolonged heat wave. A barn at the Kentucky Association race track near Lexington was struck by lightning, killing 14 horses valued at $55,000.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Lexington
Kentucky Association
Gasoline Tank On Boat Blows Up In Miami
Six persons were injured when a gasoline tank on a 40 foot cabin cruiser named Westward exploded at a dock in Miami. The boat caught fire and sank as firefighters attempted salvage. Three of the injured, including B L Clark president of South Florida Motor Sales Co, were in serious condition. others had minor burns. Loss of the craft was about 35 500 dollars.
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Miami
Fla
B. L Clark
The
of the South Florida Motor Sales Co
Richard Swift
W. D. Cadle
Probe into fatal plane crash over gas tank in Chicago
Major Reed Landis heads a coroner inquiry into the year s strongest airplane crash. A youthful pilot Orville Suchy and two girls Mary Laws and Eugenia Laws died when the plane struck a gas storage tank during a thunderstorm at 3 000 feet. Experts say weather, not pilot fault, caused the crash as the plane dived and wings crumpled. The craft Majic Carpet buried in slime and water. ten hours later rescuers recovered the wreckage.
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Chicago
Reed Landis
Major Landis
Mary Laws
Eugenia
Orville Suchy
Suchy
Return Trip Of R-100 Scheduled To Start Friday
Officials of the British dirigible said the R-100 will begin its return trip to the British Isles Friday if weather permits. The craft toured western Ontario, visiting Ottawa Toronto Hamilton and other Canadian cities. It was sighted over the Peace Bridge in Buffalo at 7:15 this morning.
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Buffalo
N. Y
British Isles
Radio Corporation of America
Ontario
Ottaw
Toronto
Hamilton
Montreal
Peace Bridge
Woman Confesses Killing Husband in Ohio
Julletin Wellston Ohio August 11 Josie Napper sixty of Hawk station jailed after confessing she killed her husband Jasper seventy one with an axe She told Sheriff Ray Cox she arose at 530 AM after brooding went downstairs for the axe returned to his bed and struck one blow The axe was embedded in his head according to Cox
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Julletin Wellston
Josie Napper
Hawk Station
Jasper
Ray Cox
Cox
Napper
Campaigns for Primary Votes Closing Today
Columbus Aug 11 Candidates in tomorrow's state wide primary election closed campaigns with modest rhetoric and last minute appeals. Many local battles climaxed, Republican contests largely unopposed, while Democratic races drew focus including a five candidate Senatorial contest that could redraw party lines.
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Columbus
Congressional
Heavy Toll Of Life From Weekend Accidents In Ohio
United Press reports a grim weekend toll across Ohio with drownings heat deaths and traffic crashes. Victims include Rose Sendersky 65 and George Hempling 64 of Cincinnati two drownings in Lake Milton and Lake Erie near Saybrook, plus multiple traffic deaths in Toledo Xenia and Cleveland among others.
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United Press
Ohio
Rose Sendersky
George Hempling
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Fred Dunmas
Lake Milton
John Niderhouse
Akron
Pike Lake
Ashtabula
William Governor
Lake Erie
Saybrook
Toledo
Hanna Baus
Walter Bruminski
Hamtramck
Mich
Grand Rapids
Xenia
Viola Muehlenbach
Southgate
William Duppke
Cleveland
Veronica Samich
Lakeline Village
Olga Procho
Rocky River
Hinkley
Hollis Hill
Summit Lake
Sadsky
Earl Parrent
Huron
Lou Martin
Ft. Thomas
Polo
Hanna Daus
Galion
Esther Hergold
Mansfield
Charles Lid
Whitlam Arva Hurt In Motorcycle Collision Near Shaw Road
Whitlam Arva aged 18 of 218 West River street sustained lacerations to the left leg when his motorcycle collided with an automobile near Shaw Road last evening around 7 o'clock. He received treatment at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Whitlam Arva
West River Street
Shaw Road
Arvwa
Temperatures Fall Across Nation After Heat Waves
Chicago dispatch reports cooler weather across most sections of the country with rain in Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri Michigan easing drought conditions. Despite the relief the long drought has harmed crops and vegetables. Chicago market shows no price gains on produce as damage becomes evident.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Michigan
Michigan Towns Endangered By Forest Fires
Fire storms raced across baked plains and forests in Michigan's Upper Peninsula endangering several communities. A firefighter died in Dickinson County as hundreds battled flames. thousands of acres burned. George R Hogarth, director of conservation, called the Northern state conditions the worst in years.
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Lansing
Midh
Upper Peninsula
Dickinson County
George R Hogarth
Ship Caribou Wrecked After Landing 65 Passengers
The Newfoundland mail and passenger steamer Caribou ran ashore five miles west of Port Aux Basques in dense fog. It had safely landed 65 passengers who carried only hand luggage. Built in Schiedam five years ago the 266 foot vessel of 2222 tons plied North Sydney to Port Aux Basques. The crew was praised for managing the panic after the crash.
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ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Caribou
Port Aux Basques
Nie
North Sydney
Schiedam
Holland
Nova Scotia
Canadian National Railways
Former Elyrian Dies In Kansas
News arrives from Lawrence Kansas of the sudden death of Charles R Metcalf on August 9 1930. Born August 1 1857 in Elyria Ohio he worked in his father Isaac S Metcalfs flouring mill before 1892 then moved to Lawrence where he joined a Farm Mortgage Company Funeral services were held at the home of his brother General Wilder 8 S Metcalf with whom he had lived. He was brother to Dr H M Metcalf of Elyria.
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Charles R Metcalf
Lawrence
Kansas
Mr. Metcalf
Elyria
Ohio
Isaac S. Metcalf
Wilder 8
S. Metcalf
H. M. Metcalf
Droughts End in Southwest As Farmers Brace for Loss
Kansas and Oklahoma suffer heavy crop losses as drought ends aim to salvage what remains. Farmers monitor the federal crop report for grain prices while awaiting relief and considering borrowing to endure winter. Corn, sorghum, and wheat results vary by state, with Texas faring best and Nebraska near normal.
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Kansas City
Washington
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Bombing Targets Nonunion Mines by Plane Near Providence
Evansville Indiana reports say three nonunion mines near Providence Kentucky were bombed from an airplane early today. Dynamite bundles struck the Diamond mine Luton Workings and the Ratman mine. No injuries reported as crews worked inside the mines at the time.
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Evansville
Ind
Providence
Diamond
Luton
Ratman
Elyria Girl Named Physical Education Director
Miss Marion Stetson of West Avenue is named physical educational director of the Elyria Y W C A. She fills the vacancy after Miss Vonda Brown resigns to join Indianapolis Y W C A. Stetson, a graduate of Elyria High and Chicago Normal School, previously taught at Witten Woods College and Lanesville Y W C A.
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W.b
Marion Stetson
West Avenue
Stetson
Vonda Brown
Indinnapolis
Miss Stetson
Shoot Out Ends Bandit Hold Up Near Brazil
Four Terra Haute youths surrounded the Rawley filling station five miles east of Brazil. They opened fire from cornfields and atop the station, and fled in their bandit car after Roy Long was killed. The others including Floyd Frye were wounded or captured as vigilantes trapped the group.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Roy Long
Charles F. Long
Long
Brazil
Floyd Frye
Terre Hazte
Rawley
St Louis Men Near Record In Endurance Flight
Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson fly the monoplane Greater St Louis from Lambert Field aiming to break the world endurance refueling air record of 553 hours. They report feeling fine as they near the 503rd hour, with crowds watching from Lambert Field and notes sent to ground crews. If aloft at 8 a m Wednesday they will set a new mark.
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Lambert Municipal
St. Louis
Forest O’brine
Dale Jackson
Lambert Field
Hunter Brothers
Sparta
Ill
O’brine
Jackson
Challenger Motors
Injury at Sandy Beach Left Hand Injury
Leland Richards injured his left hand while sliding down a toboggan at Sandy Beach last evening. He was taken to Memorial hospital where the injury was treated.
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Leland Richards
Sandy Beach
Memorial Hospital
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Allen
George McGill
Wichita
Kan
Henry J. Allen
U S. Senate
Department of Agriculture
Commission
Marine
Ben H. Fuller
T U. S. Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Rufus H Lane
Elyrian
Chartes Ct
Pattow
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