Two Southwest Desperadoes Captured After Gun Fight
St Paul announces the capture of Ouus James Meredith and John Couch, southwest desperadoes, after a gun fight near Effie Minn. They were identified by FBI photographs as the pair who forced Daniel Cox Fahey and Cecilia Cross of St Louis to drive them into Minnesota. The men confessed to kidnapping and an earlier gun battle near Fort Worth, Texas. Couch surrendered peacefully. Meredith was wounded and hospitalized in Grand Rapids.
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Bulletix
ST Paul
Man
Ouus
James Meredith
John Couch
Southwest
Desperadoes
Meredith
Here
Charlie Roots
Effie Minn
Ground Rapids
Midh
Daniel Cox Fahey
Cecilia Cross
St Louis
Minnesota
FBI
Missouri State Penitentiary
Linwood
Ark
Kirkmod Mo
Vineapels Couch
Grand Rapids
Fahrey
Miss Gross
St Lous
Fahe
St Lours
Minneapolis
2300 Harvester Co Employees Return To Work
Approximately 2300 employees of the International Harvester Co return to work in Springfield today after the plant was closed for two weeks. The resumed operation marks a readjustment period for the factory and its workforce.
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Harvester Co
Springfield
International, Harvester Co
Akron Girls Confess To Robbing 50 Homes
Akron detectives report that a 15 year old girl and two 13 year old companions confessed to robbing about 30 to 50 homes to fund a trip to an amusement park. The older girl led the scheme, luring housewives with “old magazines or papers” while younger girls entered via the rear to search homes. In Cleveland, Frank Nagoda and wife report a $2,000 jewelry and money theft after assailants used a skeleton key to enter their home.
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AKRON
Fast High School
Cleveland
Frank Nagoda
Ohio Weather Sentences Local Showers Tonight And Wednesday
Local showers are forecast for tonight and Wednesday in Ohio with cooler conditions in the west on Wednesday. The region remains under high pressure over the South Atlantic states and the northwest, while another high sits north of the Great Lakes. A trough stretches from Illinois to Western Texas with low pressure near the Canadian Prairies. Rain and thunderstorms are reported from the central and southern plains eastward to the Mississippi and western Ohio. Ontario is cooler this morning, while temperature changes elsewhere are minor.
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Ohio
West
South Atlantic States
Northwest
Great Lakes
Illinois
Texas
Canadian Praire
Plains
Mississippi
Ontario
Dodge Heir Drowns After Explosion
Daniel G Dodge heir to a $9,000,000 automobile fortune died after plunging from a speeding motorboat on Georgian Bay during his honeymoon voyage. Witnesses say a dynamite blast earlier at the family summer estate also injured him and exploded in the garage, with a second blast reported by survivors.
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Mindemoyva
Daniel G Dodge
Georgian Bay
Dodge
Little Current
Czechs Observe German Frontier Maneuvers Calmly
Prague Aug 16 the supreme council of national defense met in Premier Milan Hodzas office as German troops began maneuvers across the frontier. Gen Ludwig Krejer Frantisek Machnik Josef Kalfus and other officials attended. The government pledged calm and cautious action while a frontier vigilance service operates with mobile observation posts.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Supreme Council of National Defense
Milan Hodza
Kalowrat
Ludwig Krejer
Frantisek Machnik
Josef Kalfus
FDR Advances His Purge Of Democrats
President Roosevelt endorsed Rep David J Lewis in Maryland and praised several lawmakers during a radio address marking Social Security’s anniversary. He signaled support for a broader Social Security expansion and hinted at reshaping party leadership to favor New Dealers.
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FDR
Washington
Ilm
Roosevelt
David J Lewis
Millard E Tydings
Maryland
Lewis
Robert F Wien
Rraters
Georgia
Walter F George
Democrate Party
O'Connor
White House
John O Connor
House Rules Committee
Congress
Robert F Wagner
New York
Len Harrison
Mississippi
Doughton
North Carolina
Senate
House of Representatives
Pat No 1
Lindberghs Headed to Moscow for Soviet Air Maneuvers
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh departed England by air for Moscow to attend the annual Soviet Air maneuvers. The Lindberghs flew from Reading to Lympne Airport and stopped briefly at St Inglevert, France before continuing.
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London
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Moscow
Lindberghs
Lympne
Reading
St. Inglevert
France
Will Ask Bids At Once On Bridge Bonds
County commissioners voted to proceed with selling 1,580 bonds of 1000 each to fund two bridges over the Black River at Lo Train. Bond issue passed with 17,285 yes and 7,568 no, well above the 65 percent threshold. Bids open September 3. Principal payments run 1940 through 1964 with interest up to four percent. PWA grants totaling 615,780 for Erie Avenue Bridge and a prior notice for the other bridge were also reported.
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Toorain County
Black River
Board of Elections
Public Works Administrations
PWA
Erie Avenue
Probe Fatal Plane Crashes
A U S Navy board of inquiry convened to determine if three bombing planes crashing near San Diego yesterday share a common factor. One plane spun and crashed north of the city killing its crew. two others nosed over in San Diego Bay, with two men killed and four seriously injured. Among the dead are Michael Moseich, Ralph Carter, and Donald Smith. The VP-9 crew escaped injury. two VP-5 planes carried multiple injuries and unidentified names.
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Diego Cal
San Diego
Canal Zone
Mesa
Here
Kearney Mesa
Michael Frank Moseich
Pensacola
Fla
Ralph Thomas Carter
Donald Fay Smith
Des Moines
H Boeckman
Bellamacina
RO Chrisinges
Naval Hospital
Five Suffer Burns In Submarine Explosion
In Honolulu on August 16 five Navy men were treated for serious burns from a crank case explosion aboard the submarine Nautilus. The cause was not disclosed by naval headquarters. The submarine was undergoing overhaul at Pearl Harbor. damage to the ship was slight.
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Honolulu
Naval Headquarters
Pearl Harbor
Naval Base
Exchange Club Hears State Senator Baumhardt
Senator A D Baumhardt Jr of Vermulon spoke to Elyria Exchange Club members about Ohio Legislature issues. He warned that the public has lost some control over government and highlighted 125 emergency bills among 1,084 total in the 92nd General Assembly. He noted 94 emergency bills lacked justification, and argued Civil Service attacks outnumbered measures to strengthen it amid rising state costs.
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A D Baumhard, Jr
Vermulon
Elyria
Baumhardt
General Assembly
Omos Civil Service
Ohio
Oberlin Streets To Be Improved
Oberlin plans an expanded street program with shared costs and revised material. East College Street and East Lorain Street will be upgraded, while the county covers about 4 000 dollars of the College and Lorain work and Oberlin reallocates funds to other streets, creating savings and a need for a new village resolution.
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Oberlings
Oberlin Village
East College Street
Childrens Home
East Lorain Street
Count Wall
College Street
Lorain Street
Oberlin
Mas
Broad Street
Elyria
Harry Lo Dunham
Oberlin Illage Council
Howard R Butler
State Highway Department
Cooling Winds Reach U S From Northwest Relief From Heat
Cooling winds from the Canadian Northwest drifted eastward aiding showers that eased heat across the Midwest and parts of the Great Lakes. Forecaster J R Tdord of Chicago said the cooler mass may not reach the Eastern seaboard where August records fell but New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and parts of New England should see some relief today. Lower Missouri Valley and upper Mississippi Valley regions have cooled with cyclonic winds touching Nichols Hills Oklahoma City causing about 100000 in damage. Nebraska and Iowa farmers welcomed cooling showers that revived corn crops after a harsh sun with temperatures around 75 degrees at Omaha.
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United Press
Canadian Northwest
United States
Middle West
Brouht
U.S
J R Tdord
Chicago
Seaboard
New York
New Jersey
Pennssania
New England
Missouri Valley
Mississippi Valley
Upper Great Lakes Regnion
Ontazin
Nichols Hills
Oklahoma City
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha
Guard Stabbed as Eight Prisoners Escape in Texas
CROCKETT Texas August 16. Eight prisoners escaped Far Eastham prison farm during fieldwork stabbing guard John Greer who was seriously wounded. The escapees seized Greer's shotgun and fled on foot into the Trinity river bottoms. Greer was taken to the prison hospital in Huntsville in serious condition. Officials identified the breakout leader as William Everett Garner a 25 year old from Beaumont sentenced to 190 years for shooting a highway patrolman.
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Crockett
Tex
Far Eastham
John Greer
New Pumper Arrives in Elyria Fire Department Parade
A shiny new pumper truck arrived at Central Fire Station in Elyria yesterday after 4 pm, replacing Hose Truck No 1 out of service. Brought from Cleveland, the 80 mph, 1250 gpm machine features a concealed bell, protected ladders, and a steel shell, part of a modernization program costing roughly 12 to 13 thousand dollars.
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Elyria
Central Fire Station
Cleveland
Child Injured By Fall On The Sidewalk
Donald Dombrosky six years old of 153 Erie street sustained a laceration above the left eye when he fell on a sidewalk in front of his home at about 630 pm yesterday He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital treated and released
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Donald Dombrosky
Erie Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County relief funds set from three state taxes
Lorain County and subdivisions may receive 284839.94 for relief from three state tax sources by January 30 1942 according to Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson. The statement shows notes up to 230950 may be issued against anticipated revenue and outlines tax sources including public utility beer and admission taxes with totals and dates. Relief rolls total 1585 with re registration required by September 1 under new state law.
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Lorain County
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ernest E. Holmes
Holmes
Bright Outlook For Building Industry
The August 16 1938 dispatch from New York reports a brighter outlook for the building and construction sector, with total first half year contracts near 1.294 billion dollars and anticipated yearly totals above 4.0 billion. It notes employment impact, Dodge permit valuations, and commentary from Seth Schnitman on revived architectural activity and near term gains in residential contracts.
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United Press
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Congress
F W Dodge
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
New York City
Seth Schnitman
Financial World
Dodge Corporation
Dodge
Elderly Man Overcome By Heat in Elyria
Clifford Thomas, 8, of 172 Spruce Street, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital after being overcome by heat at 10:15 am while visiting his son who was building a sidewalk at 167 Hamilton Avenue. He was not working at the time and his condition was described as fairly good.
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Clifford Thomas
Spruce Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Thomas
Hamilton Avenue
Leper Gang Robbers Rounded Up in Osaka
Tokyo reports police rounded up a feared group dubbed the Leper Gang in Osaka. Forty three members were previously convicted of robbery on June 3, with authorities now choosing permanent detention sites for the suspects.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Comet
Tragic Drowning Of Grafton Boy In Inflated Tube
Eight year old Charlotte Kuinect rushed home to warn parents as her brother Raymond Kuinect disappeared under water after the inflatable tube slipped away in a shallow lake near Grafton. Lifesaving efforts failed. funeral set for Belden. The drowning marks Lorain County’s third death in three days with two other recent incidents in Brownhelm and Lorain. The unnamed rowboat incident in Lake Erie also led to a recovery.
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Charlotte Kuinect
Grafton
Raymond Kuinect
Wond
Raymond
Medina
Lewis Klinect
Charlotte
William
Gayle
Earl
Howard Walker
Avon Lake
Lotte Khnect
Belden School
M. E Church
Belden
George Beebe
Larain County
James Lusk
Cleveland
Vermilion River
Brownhelm Township
John Leak
Lorain
Carly
Lake Erie
Japanese Bottled Up in Upper Yangtse Valley
A Chinese military spokesman, in Shanghai on August 16, said the Japanese are bottled in the upper Yangtse river valley with one hope to reach Hankow via Juichang. Defenses at Juichang block that route, while all other avenues below Hankow are closed north and south of the Yangtze and Kiukiang area.
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Shanghat
JSPI
Yangtse
Hanan
Jwichang
Whiukiang
Juichang
Canton-Hankow
Choosing Jury For Tammany Hall Leaders Trial
NEW YORK Aug 16 The last six jurors were being chosen for the trial of James J. Hines charged with selling legal protection to the Dutch Schultz mob while dominating city politics from Tammany Hall. Six blue ribbon jurors were seated from 300 after DA Dewey listed politicians officials and criminals who might testify. Dewey aimed to outline the people’s case as eight co-defendants were indicted. three pleaded guilty and will testify, while the rest are dead or missing.
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New York
James J. Hines
Tammany Hall
Thomas E Dewey
Hines
Uss
Dewey
Mine Disaster Omits Fifty Men in Korea Cave-In
A cave-in at the Reigaste mine in northern Korea following heavy rainstorms killed forty five miners and left ten more missing or injured. Rescue efforts faced rising water and dangerous conditions as authorities investigated the incident.
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KEIO
Seoul
Korea
Reigaste
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Fontune
R Young
Sare
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Lindbergh
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