Bandit Shot and Captured After Beach Cliff Theater Attempt
In Rocky River near Cleveland, Aug 15, Police Chief Albert T. Cornish shot a bandit and captured another during a theater robbery attempt. The wounded man, John Wolman, 40, of Chicago, was in critical condition. The bandits had held manager J D Mooney, officer Kinzer, janitor Abe Bushwald, and filling station operator Jack Brosek for about eight hours before the chief arrived. Mooney said the men tried to force him to open the safe as Cornish intervened.
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Cleveland, O
Rocky River
Albert T. Cornish
John Wolman
Chicago
Beach Cliff
J.D. Mooney
William Kinzer
Abe Bushwald
Jack Brosek
Bushwald
Cornish
Mooney
Catherine
Burns Fatal To James Agate Funeral Tuesday
James Agate 18 son of H F Agate county clerk of courts died at 4 30 Saturday from burns received Friday when a gasaline steamer exploded while removing wallpaper at the Jefferson Apartments Elyria He was born October 19 1920 in Elyria and was a senior at Elyria High School a football letter winner He survived by his parents and grandparents and will be buried in Brookdale cemetery Services set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church with Dr William Muirin Auld officiating
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Tames Agate
H. F. Agate
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jefferson Apartments
Third Street
Elyria
Elyria High School
Harold E. Agate
Lewis Brown
A. L. Agate
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
East Avenue
First Congregational Church
William Muirin
Brookdale Cemetery
Court Suspends Business For Agate Funeral
Court business and clerk of courts offices will close from 12 noon to 3 30 p m tomorrow for the funeral of James Agate son of HE Agate county clerk. A resolution expressing sympathy to Mr and Mrs Agate was adopted at the bar meeting signed by Judges Cook and Findley. Offices reopen 3 30 to 4 p m to accept papers due tomorrow.
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Commun Pleas
Clerk of Courts
James Agate
He, Agate
Court Journal
Child Injured At Cascade Park In Cleveland Suburb
Esther Weinman age 12 of 11415 Kinsman Road Cleveland received treatment at Elyria Memorial Hospital yesterday after injuring her right knee when she fell from a merry go round at Cascade Park. Park attendant John Madhock helped transport her to the hospital where she was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Weinman
Kinsman Road
Cleveland
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cascade Park
John Madhock
Park
Weather summary for Ohio and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy with showers forecast Tuesday and in western portions tonight. Warmer in Ohio Valley and lake region, cooler in central and western plains. High pressure sits over the south Atlantic states and northwest while a low trough spans Ontario to Texas amid widespread showers and thunderstorms in Canada, Mississippi Valley, and plains.
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Ohio
West
South Atlantic States
Northwest
Ontario
Texas
Canadian
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Central Plains
Powerful Tammany Hall Leader Goes On Trial Today
James J. Hines, a leading Tammany figure, goes to trial in New York charged with abetting the Dutch Schultz lottery racket from 1931 to 1937. Prosecutors accuse him of accepting 500 to 1000 dollars weekly to bribe judges and officials to shield the operation, a case that drew wide national attention as racketeering linked criminals and politicians.
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Tammany Hall
New York
James J. Hines
Martin Weintraub
Hines
Thomas EF. Lewey
Weintraub
Supreme Court
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Flegenheimer
Pecora
Thomas E. Dewey
State Supreme Court
United States
England
Ferdinand Peeora
Schultz
Dewey
Germans Set Record On Return Flight
Lieutenant General Erhard Mulch announced in Essen that regular air mail service Germany to the United States could start after international agreements. The Brandenburg crew, led by Captain Alfred Henke, made a record New York Berlin flight in 19 hours 36 minutes, six hours faster than the prior record.
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Berlin
Erhard Mulch
Air Ministry
Essen National Zeitung
Germany
United States
New York
Brandenburg
Milch
Alfred Henke
Atlantic
Howard Hughes
Itas
Mulch
Indiana Man Heads Eagles
Dr. Fred Bailey of Brazil Indiana was chosen president of the Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He succeeds John W. Heller of York Pennsylvania who becomes chairman of the board of trustees. Other officers named include John Abel Marion Ohio vice president Dr A H Maze Winona Minnesota chaplain John S Parry Kansas City Missouri secretary and Howard H Ragland Cincinnati treasurer.
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Cicinnats
Fred Bailey
Brazil
Ind
Grand Aerie
Order of Eagles
Bailey
John W. Heller
York
John Abel
Marion
A. H. Maze
Winona
Minn
John S. Parry
Kansas City
Howard H. Ragland
Cincinnati
Million Germans To Take Part In Maneuvers
Berlin reports Hitler opened army maneuvers inviting more than a million troops to active duty over six weeks. Reserves left homes to report to 30 camps while warfare drills begin in central and eastern Germany without public fanfare.
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Berlin
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Hitterbog
War Ministry
East Prussia
Rotarians To Hear Rabbi Miller
Rabbi Karl Miller of Helena Arkanca will speak at the Elyria Rotary Club noon meeting tomorrow at the Elks Restaurant on Religion and the Modern World. He is the son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Alex Altfeld and has addressed the club every summer for the past several years.
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Karl Miller
Helena
Arkanca
Elyria Rotary Club
Elks Restaurant
Rabbi Miller
Alex Altfeld
Rotary Club
Three Elyrians Injured in Two Auto Accidents
Elyria residents were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital after two crashes yesterday. Kenneth Fowl, 15, and Harold Bramwell, 14, were injured when their truck struck a pole on Fuller Road. Fowl suffered chest and back injuries with lacerations. Bramwell sustained a fractured left leg and lacerations. They were aided by a passing motorist. John Muth, 39, of 140 School Street, was hospitalized after being struck by a car near Kent and Ravenna. He had forehead lacerations, facial abrasions, head contusions, chest contusions, and possible rib fractures.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Fowl
Elyria R. D
Harold Bramwell
Neufer Court
Fuller Road
Fowl
Carl Fowl
Czechs anxious over Germanys war games
Prague reports acute anxiety over Germanys giant army maneuvers. Government sharpens stance on minorities as National Defense Council convenes. Sudeten German party seeks concessions, with Viscount Runciman seen as potential British adviser. Prem Hodza vows firmness amid near mobilization and peace guards. Germanys maneuvers tied to Czech partial mobilization of May 21.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Germany
National Defense Council
Runcim
Ministry of Interior
Milan Hodza
Runciman
Great Britain
Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission Faces Shortage
The Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission warns it may run short of funds for the rest of the year. It has $4,000 on hand but spent $1,300 last month. No new funds were requested yet, though officials expect they will be needed before year end as the county commissioners praise the commission’s handling of work.
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Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission
Dunn First To File His Expense Account
Oscar G. Dunn filed the first expense account for his successful Republican primary campaign for Lorain County commissioner. The report lists a total expense of 166.19 dollars and notes all candidate accounts must be filed by Friday at the elections office.
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Oscar G. Dunn
Lorain County
Bud Smith Elyria newspaper figure dies at 60
Bud Smith a longtime Elyria newsman and hotel desk clerk at Brown Hotel died at Huron Road Hospital Cleveland after a lingering illness. He worked with Perry Williams at the Elyria Telegram, covering the courthouse and only hall. Survived by two sisters A B Taylor and F T Horan, he was born June 11, 1878 in Elyria and educated at Elyria High. Funeral 3 pm Wednesday at St Marys Church, Rev Scharnitzky officiating, burial in Ridgetown Cemetery.
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Frank Carlton
Bud) Smith
Brown Hotel
Huron Road Hospital
Cleveland
Smith
Perry Williams
Elyria Telegram
Court House
Only Hall
Losin County
L. B. Smith
Elyria
Elyria High School
A. B. Taylor
Lorain County Savings Anc , Trust Company
F. T
New Pumper to Arrive for Elyria Fire Dept
Elyria will receive a new pumper this afternoon. City safety director I. D. Faxon said the vehicle arrived in Cleveland yesterday and will be moved to Elyria around 4 p.m. It is the first of three new fire trucks to replace old equipment in service.
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Elyria
I. D. Faxon
Cleveland
Faxon
Elyna
First Annual Grocers Picnic Draws 25000 At Crystal Beach Park
Lorain County Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers plan a large picnic at Crystal Beach Park on August 17 with an expected crowd of 25 000. rides half price and free dancing from 2 to 6 p m. races and games begin at 2 p m with prizes. kiddies receive 200 gallons of chocolate milk and 4800 bottles of pop. Lake Shore buses run from Elyria every 45 minutes starting 10 30 a m. special contests include peanut race balloon kicking and pie eating among others. a tug of war pits grocers against butchers for cigars. prizes for oldest married couple and largest family. Elyria and Lorain committees listed.
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Lorain County Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Crystal Beach Park
Lake Shore
Elyria
Fritz McHenry
Mike Savulak
George A. Novak
Sol Jacoby
Clayton Miller
Charles McHenry
Isadore Jacoby
Lorain
Jack Guthrie
W. E. Baker
W. H. Bilow
Walter Gerber
Herman Aroling
Dewey Hull
Bert Bilow
Lorain Firm Wins Low Bid for Oberlin Street Project
Lorain based Ohia Engineering Company submitted the lowest bid for resurfacing 4650 feet of East Lorain Street in Oberlin. County commissioners opened two bids, both above the 6500 dollar estimate, with Ohia at 6760 dollars and Cleveland Trinidad Paving at 7332 dollars. The project runs east from Cedar Street to the brick pavement end.
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Ohia Engineering Company
Lorain
Lorain Street
Oberlin
Ohio Engineering Company
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company
Cedar Street
Frey accuses CIO of communist dominance in Maytag case
John P. Frey of the American Federation of Labor testified before the House un American Activities Committee alleging that the CIO dominated by Communists directed the Maytag strike in Newton Iowa. He named William Sentner as a Communist organizer and said James Lustig and other figures show Communist influence along with a Central Committee list including Wyndham Mortimer.
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Washington
John P. Frey
American Federation of Labor
House Committee
CIO
Newton
CLO
Frey
William Sentner
Sentner
Communist Party
St. Louis
James Lustig
Wyndham Mortmer
United Automobile Workers of America
Mortimer
United Automobile Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
Holywood
Edward Sullivan
West Coast
Martin Dies
Tex
Hollywood
Sullivan
A. F. of L
Lewis
Japanese Soldiers Lower British Flag On Vessel
In Shanghai on August 15 tensions rose as Japanese troops lowered the British flag and raised the Japanese on the tug Victoria grounded in the Yangtse off Kiangyin. Eight soldiers seized the vessel leading to protests and talks between British and Japanese naval authorities. Foreign officials discussed plans for semi military control over unoccupied settlement areas.
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Shanghai
Yangtse
Kiangyin
Fractures Two Ribs In Fall At Cascade Park
Bert Rogers 65 of 121 Lodi Street received treatment at Elyria Memorial Hospital about 11 30 a m yesterday for injuries from a fall Thursday at Cascade Park. Police said he fell over the bank at the park entrance, fracturing two ribs and injuring his shoulder and back. He was treated and released.
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Bert Rogers
Lodi Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cascade Park
Rogers
Lave
President Roosevelt to Extend Social Security Act Anniversary
Washington Aug 1 The New Deal marks the Social Security Act’s third anniversary with a promised expansion. Roosevelt will address the nation at 9 30 p m EST detailing proposed changes and liberalization of old age benefits. The event includes remarks by Wagner Lewis Perkins and a Social Security board overview.
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Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
White House
Social Security Board
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
David J. Lewis
Frances Perkins
Young Man Injured Ankle After Fall On Street
Charles McVey, 18, of 232 West Bridge Street, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for an ankle injury after falling from a curb on Lodi Street. He was transported by John Donovan of Chestnut Street.
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Charles McVey
West Bridge Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lodi Street
John Donovan
Chestnut Street
Seize Huge Supply of Opium in Brooklyn Junk Boat
Treasury agents seized 600000 dollars worth of opium aboard an old junk boat tied at a Brooklyn pier near the British steamship Glaucus. Officers Walker and Kirschhoff found 21 burlap bundles saturated with fuel oil and hermetically sealed cans containing opium. The owner was identified as Frank R. McCarnn of Brooklyn.
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Washington
The
Treasury Today
Brooklyn
William Walker
John F. Kirschhoff
Glaucus
Treasury
Frank [R. McCarnn
Coast Guards Still Hunting Lake Victim
Two men drowned in Lorain County with John Usak missing after a rowboat overturned in Lake Erie near shore. Daniel Toth and son John Toth were rescued by fishermen, as coast guard units searched the area. A second drowning occurred on the Vermilion river ledge, James Lusk of Cleveland fell into a deep hole and died after unable to swim. he was pronounced dead at Amherst Hospital.
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J. R
Dixie) Davis
Schultz
Newark
N. J
Dewey
Davis
Luscious Hope Dare
Miss Dare
Harry Schoenhaus
George Weinberg
Bo Weinberg
George
Putomasast
Solly Gurtsch
John Cooney
Harry Wolf
Hines
Long Beach
Democratic State Committee
Election Board
William Sr. Dodge
Disinet
Huron Capsnaw
Tammany
Francis Erwin
Lorain County
Coast
Lorain
John Usak
Thirtysixth Street
Toledo Avenue
Lake Erie
Daniel Toth
East Twentyninth Street
John Toth
Francis Bradik
East Avenue
John Mateck
East Thirty-fifth Street
Bechtel
Vermilion River
Brownhelm Township
James Lusk
East Highty-third Street
Cleveland
Lusk
Amherst Hospital
Broadening the Income Tax Base Warned by Senator Harrison
Senator Pat Harrison warned that Congress must broaden the income tax base by year’s start unless business conditions improve. He opposed re-enacting high rates and the undistributed profits tax, signaling a renewed clash over federal taxation as the next session opens in January. Harrison forecast a new tax bill and noted nuisance taxes expected to yield 400 to 500 million dollars annually, with potential retention or reversal depending on March 15 collections.
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Washington
URI
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Harrison
Senate
Roosevelt
Ask Injunction On Pensions From General Revenue
Taxpayers Inc a Columbus based nonprofit asked Franklin county common pleas court for an injunction to stop state officials from withdrawing funds from the general revenue to pay old age pensions. The suit, filed in the name of Robert Leeds, seeks to bar Auditor Joseph Fergus on and Finance Director M Ray Allison from using the $800000 borrowed from the fund or borrowing more. Old age pensions are paid from liquor monopoly revenues though the current revenue is insufficient.
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Columbus
Taxpayers, Inc
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
General Revenue Fund
Robert Leeds
Joseph T. Fergusson
M. Ray Allison
Eye specialists assess if ball ends Jake Hinea career
Kron news from August 15 reports eye specialists were to decide today whether a batted ball ended Jake Hinea’s baseball career. Medical evaluation and injury severity were the focus as the team awaited a prognosis and potential treatment plan.
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Kron
D.d
Jake Hinea
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Arthur J. Altmeyer
Toledo
U. S. Coast Guard Patrol
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