Elyria Group Leaves for State American Legion Meeting
A 150 member Elyria delegation heads to Cincinnati for the twelfth annual state convention of the American Legion. Otto K. Mischka will provide exclusive Chronicle Telegram coverage, with Cream Puff the horse and decorated post colors planned for recognition of a 25 percent membership rise. The special train leaves 5 a.m. Sunday from New York Central Station, routing via Linnale and the Big Four with stops at Berea and Grafton.
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The
American Legion
Cincinnati
Legion
Otto K. Mischka
Chronicle-Telegram
Mischka
Elyrians
Elyria Post
Ohio
Ohio Legion News
Charles Persons
Persons
Edgar Herzog
Elyria
New York Central
Lowin
New York Central Railroad
Linnale
Big Four
Berea
Grafton
Wellington
Crops in Ohio red in August forecast by state agencies
Ohio farmers face drought and heat with six of ten crops down from last year. Corn yields are projected at 52 percent of normal, potatoes 16 points below average, and tobacco sharply reduced. Winter wheat oats buckwheat sugar beets show some resilience, while fruit crops like apples peaches and pears lag. Many regions report little or no feed and water shortages amid the drought.
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Columbus. O
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
G. S. Ray
Federal Crop Reporting Service
West Central
Chinese steamer Tongan sinks after collision off Shantung
The Chinese steamship Tongan sank after a collision with the Lien Hsing XI off Shantung. Lloyds received a dispatch from Tsingtsao reporting seventy passengers and seven crew missing. Rescue efforts were underway as authorities traced the accident details.
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London
Shantung
Lloyds Today
Tsingtsao
Bank Holdup in Waynesville Ohio by Three Bandits
Three well dressed young robbers held up the Waynesville National Bank in Warren County Ohio today obtaining about 400 dollars. They forced the clerk cashier and vice president to surrender money then escaped in a small sedan with one robber remaining in the car while the others demanded currency and fled.
Two 11YearOld Boys Die In Cabin Fire Near Johnston
Two 11 year old boys, John Brookhart of Estherville and John Kitka of Edgewood, burned to death when a camping cabin near Johnston, Pa., was destroyed by fire on August 14. Firemen recovered the bodies. a stove is suspected to have overturned, causing the blaze and smoke suffocation before the structure ignited.
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Johnston Johnston
John Brookhart
Estherville
John Kitka
Edgewood
Floods Strain Ghihli Province Amid Heavy Losses
Reports from Ghihli Province in Northern China say torrential rains isolated large districts near Shanhaikwan with about 3000 deaths and 23 towns submerged. The Tientsin-Mukden railway area near Shanbaikwon suffered 12 miles of track destruction as renewed rain threatened relief work across the region.
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Chihli
Peiping
China
Ghihli Province
Shanhaikwani
Shanbaikwon
Tientsin-Mukden
Miners Trapped In Canadian Mine Rescue Brings Hope
Rescuers at Blakeburn Coal mine No 4 in Blakeburn British Columbia pumped fresh air to 46 miners trapped after an explosion. Forty nine men were trapped. one saved, two bodies recovered, and officials hope the rest can be removed alive.
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Princeton
B. C
Coalmont Colleries
Blakeburn
B.C
Bus crash near Norwich injures six in Muskingum County
A Nevin Transportation Co bus rolled over an embankment one mile east of Norwich while descending a wet hill. Six people were injured, one critically, including driver Roy Cody 28 of Collinsville Oklahoma. Injured passengers included J L Myers 32 Winona Texas Mrs Florence Taylor Crumright Oklahoma Mrs Edna Johnson Springfield Ohio Joseph Mechlan Toledo and Kermit Witeker Lansing Michigan. They were taken to Swan hospital for treatment.
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Cambridge
Nevin Transportation Company
New York City
Norwich
Muskingum County
Swan Hospital
Roy Cody
Collinsville
Okla
J. L. Myers
Winona
Tex
Florence Taylor
Crumright
Edna Johnson
Springfield
Joseph Mechlan
Toledo
Kermit Witeker
Lansing
Mich
Rain Deluge Boosts Kentucky Farms Across Region
A steady soaking rain drenched Kentucky worsening drought relief as nearly an inch fell in Lexington. Weather chief George B. Wurtz reported the rainfall broad from Tennessee to Virginia, bringing enormous economic benefits to drought‑stricken farms.
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Lexington
Kentucky
George B. Wurtz
U. S
Wurtz
Tennessee
Virginia
Showers Benefit Ohio Crops Across Regions
Sporadic but beneficial showers fell over Ohio last night and today, aiding crops materially. Additional rain is in prospect across several areas as forecasts suggest continued moisture for farming conditions in the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rain Drenches Ohio River Valley Spreading South
Heavy rain drenched the parched Ohio River Valley extending across Kentucky Southern Illinois Southern Indiana Southwestern Ohio and into Tennessee. Weath er bureau reports totals of .96 inches at Evansville .70 at Louisville 1.24 at Terre Haute .82 at Nashville and 1.04 at Springfield Missouri.
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Chicago
Ohio River Valley
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Maryland
Evansville
Ind
Louisville
Terrehaute
Nashville
Tenn
Springfield
Weather Officials Cite Slow Drought Relief From Recent Rain
U S Weather Bureau officials said cool temperatures persisted and precipitation remained insufficient to end the drought. However the prior week's heavy rainfall helped relieve conditions, according to officials.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Four men held in poultry hijacking near Kipton
Four men are jailed by Ashtabula County authorities as suspected hijackers in a poultry theft case. Sheriff Adams traced the truckload to a Windsor farm after a two day probe, finding two thousand chickens identified by Morris Drucker of the Reliaples Egg and Poultry Co. and evidence such as crates, nails, and crate reinforcings. The suspects named are Barney Weistberg, Joe Long, Sol Weinstein, and Morris Winnstien.
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Ashtabula
Kipton
Clarence E. Adams
North
Bristol
Adams
Windsor
Morris Drucker
Reliaples Egg and Poultry Company
Cleveland
Barney Weistberg
Joe Long
Sol Weinstein
Detroit
Morris Winnstien
Weisstberg
Westberg
Drucker
Man and son shot while raiding truck garden
In Toledo on August 14 Elmer G. Tilton and his son Louis were shot to death during an apparent raid on Lester Coy’s truck garden on the outskirts of the city. Coy said he fired after laying in wait and claimed prior raids prompted him to trap the raiders. Coroner Frank G. Kreft opened an inquiry. No charges were filed pending findings.
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Toledo
Elmer G. Tilton
Louis
Lester Coy
Coy
Frank G. Kreft
Tiltons
E. D. Widener
Curtice
Tilton
Grass Fire at 114 West River Street Quenched by Citizens
Fire report notes three blazes yesterday and today with one grass fire at 114 West River Street aided by garden hoses and water buckets. a rubbish fire at Halpin's dump on Elm Street was tackled in the afternoon. another rubbish fire at Turner Treat on the river bank arose early morning.
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West River Street
Halpin
Elm Street
Ure Department
Turner
Hawks Breaks Transcontinental Flying Record
New York Aug 14 Capt Frank M Hawks extended his cross country record, clocking 12 hours 25 minutes from Los Angeles to New York with 11 hours 40 minutes airborne, beating Lindbergh and reclaiming the era’s fastest time. He praised favorable weather and plans to compete at Chicago National Air Races.
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New York
Frank M. Hawks
Pacific
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Hawks
Charles A Lindbergh
Curtiss Field
Valley Stream
L. I
Roscoe Turner
Roosevelt Field
Lindbergh
Captain Hawks
Albuquerque
N. 3
Wichita
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Chicago
Bob Fowler
Fowler
San Francisco
Jacksonville
Fla
Boy Suffers Severe Injury From Fall Near Hospital
Albert Barbknecht 13 son of Mr and Mrs A G Barb Knecht of 326 Princeton Avenue sustained a fractured vertebra and a broken wrist after a fall from a tree while playing near the hospital yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital in serious but hopeful condition.
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Albert Barbknecht
A. G. Barb Knecht
Princeton Avenue
Lon Io Good
Elyria Memorial Hospital
2000 Men Fight Forest Fires in Upper Michigan
Menominee Michigan August 14 nearly 2000 firefighters fell back before flames sweeping hundreds of acres of timber and brush in upper Michigan. Rain offered hope to halt the fires while rising winds threatened a larger disaster. Homes were evacuated as new fires flared after temporary gains in battles near several towns including Menominee. Fire crews faced water shortages with twenty fires burning in Menominee County as attention shifted to containment.
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Menominee
Mich
Upper Michigan
Menomine
Prince Albert
Ladder Lake
Here
St Louis Flyers Extend Endurance Flight Past Record
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine rebuilt glory by piloting the Greater St Louis monoplane to 577 hours aloft at Lambert Field. An oil company paid 100 dollars per hour to beat the 553 hour mark, while crowds cheered through a stormy night as the flight neared completion. The plane had covered about 40,000 miles since July 21, with engine revolutions surpassing 44 million.
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Lambert ST. Louis Field
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Greater St. Louis
John and
Kenneth Hunter
Chicago
Bert Kaul
Fairbault
Minn
Ten Die In Express Train Collision In Bucharest
Ten people were killed and eight seriously injured when two express trains collided on the Bucharest to Comrat route. Twenty others sustained minor injuries in the crash reported today in Bucharest Roumania.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Comstansa
Joint Hearing On Road Bids In Sandusky Today
Coram county commissioners meet with Huron county officials in Sandusky for a joint session to hear bids on paying Green road a county line road. Bids for material to make Whitehead road in Penfield township traffic bound are to be received tomorrow at the commissioners office.
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Coraim County
Sandusky
Huron County Commissioners
Green
Whitehead Road
Penfield Township
Commissioners
Former Elyria Pastor to Speak at First Baptist Bible Conference
Dr. R. E. Neighbors, former Elyria pastor now based in Vancouver, will headline a Bible Conference at First Baptist Church starting Sunday August 24 for a week, with evening sessions each day except Saturday and a Sunday night conclusion. Neighbors, a noted author and Bible teacher, has wide travels in Canada and the United States.
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R. E. Neighbors
Elyria
Vancouver
British Columbia
First Baptist Church
Dr. Neighbors
Lorain County
Canada
United States
Ohio Democrats plan fall campaign and convention
Columbus Aug 14 With the primary over Ohio Democrats outline fall campaign at a meeting of state leaders and nominees led by Henry G Brunner. Plans call for the state convention last week of August likely Aug 26 to draft the party platform. Brunner may stay as executive chairman for two more years directing the campaign. Prohibition stands split the party with a key plank likely to be debated. Robert J Bulkley of Cleveland nominated for LA senator on a personal platform for repeal. Georges White of Marietta governor nominee seeks an open anti prohibition stance but is a veteran in politics.
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Columbus
Henry G. Brunger
Brunner
Ofice
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
LA. 3
Bulkley
Georges White
Marietta
Momatnee
Dry
Saleem Langus
Massacre in Twin Cities Sends Chicago Gang Roots
In Twin Cities August 14 three men described as gangsters were killed on a lonely road near an inn linked to Bugs Moran’s Chicago followers. Victims Sammy Stein of Minneapolis, Frank M. Coleman of Kansas City, and a third man known as Butch No. 3 were shot while en route to White Bear Lake. Moran is said to be at a Brattleford summer camp. the case marks the first underworld massacre in the area.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Slomg
Lonely Road
George
Bugs
Moran
Chicago
Monsen
Bratford
White Bear Lake
Sammy Stein
Heckel
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Frank M. Coleman
Solle Weisman
Butch No
Rival Gangsters Kill Danny Vallo in Niles Center
Danny Vallo, 38, linked to the St Valentine’s Day massacre, was ambushed and shot dead by rival gangsters as he walked from his car to a cafe in Niles Center a northern suburb. Vera Wallace, 24, who had accompanied him, was unharmed. Police noted the attackers hid in high weeds and fired with shotguns.
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Chicago
Danny Vallo
Vaile
Niles Center
Vera Wallace
Hot Springs
Ark
Danny
Wife Of Reputed Bootlegger Slain in Ontario Ambush
Hamilton report states Mrs. Bessie Perri 45 wife of reputed bootlegger Rocco Perri was killed in the garage adjoining their home by unidentified gunmen. Three shots from a sawed off shotgun fired by the assailants left behind. Police believe Perri was the intended target. he escaped by diving to the floor as the attackers fled.
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Hamilton
Bessie Perri
Rocco Perri
Gavage
Perri
Five room house for sale with outbuildings in South Elyria
Advertisement notes a furnished five room house in South Elyria with barn and chicken houses on good soil. It promises cheap sale terms and invites interested buyers to inquire.
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Elyria
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