Jap Warships Speeding To China
Shanghai reports indicate a Japanese fleet races toward China with 9 000 landing troops possibly to demand terms after clashes near Hungjao. Japan confiscates Shanghai trucks as reinforcements, while both countries plan mass evacuations amid rising tensions across the region.
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Shanghai Ang
Shanghai
China Sea
Japan
International
China
Hungjao
Pelpingtro Unt No. 1
Japanese Army Opens Attack on Nankow Pass
Japanese forces launched a major assault on Chinese defenders at Nan kow pass guarding the Peiping Suiyuan railway. Nankow city and railway yards burned while Chinese troops hold the Sha river bed. Chinese claim 50,000 in the area, Japanese say up to 40,000. Japan’s field HQ sits seven miles east of Nankow as fighting develops toward Ming tombs.
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Changping
North China
Nankow
Peiping-Suiyuan
Great Wall
Sha
Mongolia
Chahar
Suiyuan
Fu Tso-¥i
Tang En-Po
Kalgan
China
Dispute Settled Between Dorothy Rogers and Joan Crawford
Los Angeles Aug 11. Counsel for Dorothy Rogers who blamed Joan Crawford for her loss of a film studio job said the dispute has been adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned. Rogers had threatened a $50,000 suit.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Rogers
Joan Crawford
Weather Outlook Ohio Showers and Cooler Northwest
Partly cloudy tonight in Ohio with northwest showers then more widespread Thursday. A broad high pressure system along the Atlantic coast contrasts with a deep trough from Ontario through the Great Lakes to Texas. Scattered showers stretch from Lake Superior to the Pacific as temperatures rise in the Canadian Northwest and cool over the Plains.
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Ohio
Northwest
Atlantic
Puget Sound
Dakotas
Ontario
Great Lakes
Texas
Lake Superior
Pacific
Canadian Northwest
Plains States
Democrats Honor Barkley At Banquet Amid Unclear Harmony
Washington August 11 Democrats showed split loyalty as a Raleigh Hotel banquet honored Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley after his win over Pat Harrison. Roosevelt stayed at the White House four blocks away as Garner read a favorable message, with no clear rebuke to Roosevelt’s court plan critics.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate Democrats
Raleigh
White House
J. Hamilton Lewis
D. Ti
Alben W. Barkley
Pat Harrison
D. Miss
John N. Garner
Barkley
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Tricks For Tarantula Extermination In Crosby Texas
In Crosby Texas residents wage a summer campaign against tarantulas by stirring burrows with sticks and singing a children’s rhyme. Bill Shimek, famed for tarantula kills, favors the stick method while dismissing the need for singing. Mrs. G Coker notes the spiders respond to music and can be drawn out with an oat straw tune.
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Crosby
Tex
Texas
Presley
Bill Shimek
Auto Skids Kill Man in Ashland on Route 250
Ellsworth Chesshire, 80, of Garnet Michigan, was killed when the auto he rode in skidded and struck a cement abutment on Route 250 north of Ashland. His daughter Sadie Newmerch, the driver, was uninjured.
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Ashland
Ellsworth Chesshire
Garnet, Mich
Here
Sadie Newmerch
Man claims world record for attending county fairs
Urbana Aug 11 Lewis Cook claims a world record for attending county fairs. He notes attending the Champaign county fair 83 times since he was five years old.
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Urbana
Lewis Cook
Champalsn
Patronage Question at Court House Revived Again
Democratic patronage in the form of jobs flared again as the county board debated whether Dog Warden Lee Minkler a Republican could keep his job next year if he voted a Democratic ticket. Minkler asked about keeping his post and whether voting Democratic would help. both Democratic commissioners denied pressuring him.
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John KE. Davidson
Edward DeChant
Lee Minkler
Minkler
Ben Harris
Ruth Kneipper
Davidson
DeChant
Miss Knipper Regardsnz
Rain Postpones Hambletonian in Goshen
The 12th Hambletonian trotting classic was postponed one day due to rain in Goshen New York August 11. Weather permitting it will be run tomorrow marking the third postponement in Hambletonian history following 1931 and 1927 delays.
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Goshen
N. Y
Syracuse
Lexington
Special Fall Session Looms For Congress
Washington August 11 Congress faces a possible special fall session as party splits over the Wages and Hours bill and crop loans stall action. House rules split seven to seven on floor time for the measure amid farm loan pressure and other must bills.
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Bulletin
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House Rules Committee
Congress
Jin
Roosevelt
Senate
Agriculture Committee
House Democratic Steering Committee
House Agriculture Committee
House Farm State Bloc
Banking and Currency Committee
Ways
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Zionist Congress backs talks for Jewish state in Palestine
In Zurich on August 11 the World Zionist Congress approved a resolution authorizing the executive committee to negotiate with Great Britain toward a Jewish state in Palestine. The vote totaled 300 for and 158 against the minority draft which forbade any discussion with the Royal Commission on partitioning the Holy Land. Negotiators would not commit on behalf of Zionists and must report to a newly elected Congress.
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Zurich
CGI
World Zionist Congress
Executive Committee
Great Britain
Palestine
Royal Commission
Holy Land
Congress
Young Wrestler Dies in Columbus Match Tragedy
Warne Roush, 16, of Chillico, Ohio, died at University Hospital after a wrestling accident. Doctors cited a spinal injury from the bout as the cause, which led to tubercular meningitis.
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Columbus
Warne Roush
Chillicothe
University Hospital
Braun Bretz Nominated For Lorain Mayor
In Lorain on August 11 two political figures Braun and Bretz won primaries and will face off in November. Braun secured the Republican nomination with 2 273 votes over Grills and Thomas while Bretz won the Democratic nod with 1 979, beating Conley, Gascoigne and Sherman. Matuszak and Neidling also topped their parties for council president and treasurer respectively with races set for November.
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Joseph W Conley
Joseph F. Conley
R. John Gascoigne
Ed. J. Sherman
Albert Matuszak
George F. Baker
Matuszak
Baker
John J. Baird
Baird
E. C. Neidling
Earl Williams
David Goldthorpe
Patrick J. Flaherty
Flaherty
Marshall M. Keep
W. P. Duffy
Keep
J. ©. Standen
Duffy
John D. Pincura
Bazil Oziama
Precaution by Mother Saved Five Month Old in Storm
In Elyria yesterday Mrs Walter Delp removed her five month old from its bed moments before a lightning strike hit her Oxford Avenue home. The bolt hit a nail, broke a window pane and jumped to the baby’s bed burning bedding. If not moved, the infant would likely have been killed or seriously burned.
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Elyria
Walter Delp
Oxford Avenue
Delp
Amherst Approves Levy To Retire School Bond Issue
Amherst voters approved by a large margin a two mill levy to run to 1952 to retire a $125000 school bond issued in 1921 under an earlier 15 mill tax limit. The levy funds will cover payments outside the 10 mill limit. Nominees for local offices, including mayor, clerk, council, trustees, and marshals, were listed by party.
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Amherst. C
Amherst
Allie Kuss
Robert Cromwell
C. F E. Cooper
William Robertson
George Battenhouse
Alvin Brown
T. 5. Finnegan
Edward Menz
John Sabiers
A. F. McQueen
J. D. Kaser
H. van
GOP Victory Seen in Ohio Next Year
Mrs Katharine Kennedy Brown Ohio committeewoman told reporters in Washington that a Republican win is likely in both the 1938 Ohio gubernatorial and congressional races. She cited a political trend moving away from President Roosevelt and spoke after a meeting with John D. and M. Hamilton, Republican National Chairman, and state women leaders.
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Washington
John D
M. Hamilton
Katharine Kennedy Brown
Ohio
Roosevelt
Nominees For The Office Of Mayor
Nominees squared off in a tight primary with 46 voters choosing the winner over five rivals while Mr. Vanoster ran unopposed.
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Vanoster
Votes Cast In Elyria Primary Republicans Lead in City Officess
In Elyria primary returns Republican candidates lead for city offices with major Joseph Q. Petro top of ticket and W. E. B. Notley elected president of council. Several ward and at large races show varied vote totals for council seats remaining competitive among named Republicans and Democrats. Democratic mayoral contenders include W. OH. Vanoster and Joseph C. Welsh with both parties listing several council and ward candidates across the slate.
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W. OH. Vanoster
Joseph Q. Petro
W. H. Vanoster
W. E. B. Notley
Joseph C. Welsh
R. J. Fitch
Fred M. Bauer
H.C. Cheney
Cyril J. Maple
Ellsworth J. Albert
James C. Scott
George Thompson
Albert F. Balock
Charles BE. Guth
William H. Jenne
Henry Sassmanhausen
Louis W. Beaumont
Leonard E. Fowls
Carl Finegan
Seward N. Black
Andrew J. Foreman
Elmer E. Nelson
Alfred A. Alten
E. F. Wilcox
Frank C. Billings
Joseph F. Kolopos
Frank R. Henke
Oberlin Democrats Nominate Haynes Kutscher and Bahr
In Oberlin on August 11 the Democratic party nominated George S. Haynes J H Kutscher and G A Bahr for the three council seats to be decided in November. G D Keller lost with 95 votes while Haynes led with 173 Kutscher 151 and Bahr 117. Republican nominees are Charles R Comings James C McCullough and H S Arnold seeking reelection with 146 144 and 134 votes respectively. Arnold runs for the seat held by Walter Walker who did not run. The council has five members elected for four-year terms under the city manager plan.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Democrats
George S. Haynes
J. H Kutscher
G. A. Bahr
G. D. Keller
Haynes
Kutscher
Bahr
Charles R. Comings
James C. McCullough
H. S. Arnold
Comings
McCullough
Arnold
Walter Walker
Lightning Strikes Wellington Home and Flooded Streets
A noon thunderstorm in Wellington caused a lightning strike on Philip Miller’s home on Middle Street damaging electrical features and ceilings with expected losses over 200 dollars. Streets and cellars flooded as sewers failed to cope. 1.61 inches fell in 15 minutes and 9.04 inches for the day, part of 13.94 inches in the month, per Charles Gadfield.
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Wellington
Philip Miller
Middle Street
Charles Gadfield
Welington
Winners In County 4 H Health Contest Announced Today
Lorain County 4 H health contest results named four winners. Senior division picks Elizabeth Churchward and Raymond Petty to represent at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus starting August 28. Junior winners pursue honors locally with Esther Gibbons and Frederic Portman. Churchward and Petty lead in adult teacher guidance and club affiliations noted.
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Lorain County
F. R. Dew
Obertin
Elizabeth Churchward
Columbia
Esther Gibbons
Lake Avenue
Raymond E. Petty
Frederic Portman
Henrietta
Miss Churchward
Raymond Petty
Columbus
Columbia Narefree Kitchen Keepers
Alice Linzstrom
Milford Gartter
Petts
Henretta H. H.R. Club
Don Wasem
Miss Gibbens
C. A. Gibbens
Playground Tourney Opens Tomorrow With Four Senior Games
Jefferson at Hamilton and Allen at McKinley headline opening round play in the playground senior softball tournament set to begin tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Supervisor Ralph Bauer notes rules bar players from both senior and junior teams. Winners meet Tuesday for the playground championship. volleyball drawings at McKinley Friday morning before play begins at 9.
Petro Wins Republican Mayoral Nomination by Narrow Margin
Joseph Q. Petro captured the Republican nomination for mayor by a 712 to 687 unofficial margin over Walter S. Kohn in a tight primary race. Other top contenders included Leonard Smith and Robert B. Lersch, with Petro set to face Democrat W. H. Vanoster in November. The council slate will be all male after Henrietta Colburn’s defeat.
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Joseph Q. Petro
Walter S. Kohn
Petro
Kohn
Leonard Smith
Robert B. Lersch
Elyria Poste Master
Asaph R. Jones
Felder R. Ankeny
Vanoster
W. H. Vanoster
Ciw
S. Smith
Lersch
Jones
Smith
Petra
Henrietta W. Colburn
City Councl
Cearga No. 3
Nominees in Elyria Primary Voters Pick Candidates
Elyria voters chose nominees in a local primary listing several candidates by party for judge solicitor and council seats. R D and BD party affiliations appear next to each name with multiple races reflected.
Petro Early Vacation Delayed by Post Primary Praise
Joseph Petro, successful Republican mayoral nominee, planned a two week trip to Catulipe Canada but was delayed as well wishers congratulated him on yesterday's primary. He expressed appreciation for the support and praised the fairness of other candidates before departing in late morning.
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Joseph Petro
Petro
Catulipe
Canada
Mine Owner Found After 36 Hours Lost in Mine
Jesse Wilson, 28, a mine owner missing for 36 hours in the abandoned tunnels of Peabody Mine No. 3 near Marion Alabama, emerged at the entrance as rescue crews prepared to descend. He walked out smiling and said he got lost. He was taken to a Herrin hospital and is reported suffering only exhaustion and hunger.
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Marion
Jesse Wilson
Peabody Mine No
Wilson
Herrin
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