Quilt Used By Torso Killer Is Identified
Bulletin reports a tattered quilt identified as the one wrapping parts of the 13th torso murder victim, prompting police to search a swarthy junk collector. Barber Charles Damyn recalled gifting the quilt to a junkman weeks earlier, amid notes of a 50s male suspect and a beheaded female victim found with the 12th victim’s bones nearby in Cleveland.
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Bulletin
Cleveland
Kingsbury
Charles Damyn
E. Sth Street
Damyn
Vielirn
New Record Set At Hospital
Elyria Memorial Hospital set a new patient record with 123 registrations this morning, seven above the previous 121. The rise was aided by seven births between midnight and today, contributing to the high count.
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Elyria Menorial Hospital
Anenst 2
Preliminary naturalization hearings for 130 Lorain residents
About 130 foreign born residents of Lorain County began preliminary naturalization hearings at the county courthouse under three Cleveland examiners. Thirty three appeared today with similar numbers slated for tomorrow and the next two days as part of the process toward final citizenship at the December hearing, with a return visit on September 6 for further examinations.
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Lorain County
County Court House
Cleveland
Weather summary for Ohio and Midwest regions
The report notes showers in parts of Ohio with slightly warmer conditions in the south tonight. Wednesday brings partial cloud cover and cooler temperatures with possible showers in the south. High pressure remains over the Gulf and South Atlantic, while a stronger northwestern high sits over the Canadian Prairies, Montana and North Dakota. A low pressure trough extends from the St Lawrence Valley through the Lake Region to the Cenwal Plains and Arizona. Widely scattered showers are predicted from the Lake Region to the Rocky Mountain Plateau, with warmer conditions observed in Iowa and Illinois this morning.
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Ohio
South Portion
Gulf
South Atlantic States
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Montana
North Dakota
St. Lawrence Valley
Lake Region
Cenwal Plains
Arizona
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Iowa
Four Prisoners Die in Philadelphia Hunger Strike
Four convicts were found scalded to death in adjoining cells at Philadelphia County Prison as a hunger strike against prison food prompted dual state investigations. Coroner Charles M. Hersch said autopsies indicate possible asphyxiation but are not conclusive. Officials dispute the cause, calling it accidental while relatives report disfigured bodies and identify attempts to suppress details.
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Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Hersch
Charles M. Hersch
Martin Crane
Daniel B. Conlin
U S Officials Optimistic On Budget Outlook
Washington officials forecast improvement in the budget if business recovery speeds up in fall and winter. Five weeks ago President Roosevelt outlined a revised estimate showing a likely deficit of about 4.08 billion dollars, a peak not seen since 1933. Recent confidential industry reports boost optimism for a better fiscal outlook than six months ago.
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Washington
Treasury
Rendevelt
Roosevelt
College Communist groups alarm Dies panel at Brooklyn College
The Dies committee heard Brooklyn College professor Edward Fenlon testify that four active Communist organizations on campus have turned the school into a propaganda center. He named groups linked to Stalin and Trotskyists and said the American League for Peace and Democracy probably plays a connected role. He warned Communism targets students and workers with promises of equality and peace as internal committee tensions grew.
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Washington
U.R
Edward Ll. Fenlon
Brooklyn College
Dies
Fenlon
House
Fenton
Brooklyn
American League For Peace and Democracy
Communist United Front
Stalin
American Student Union
Teachers’ Union
Quintuplets Personal Appearances Resume in Callander
The Dionne quintuplets’ daily public appearances are to resume today in Callander Ontario after a two week interruption caused by slight sore throats. The event is expected to proceed with the usual public interest surrounding the famous siblings.
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Callander
Dunn's Surprise Visit Shocks County Officials
County Commissioners E. W. De Chant and J. E. Davidson said they were amused by Oscar G. Dunn’s surprise trip to state PWA director Boulay in Columbus. Dunn reported a required special election by September 27 to preserve a 151,690 dollar PWA grant for a proposed courthouse annex. The pair opposed a special election but planned to visit Boulay’s office themselves, while Dunn’s report caused them to reconsider.
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E. W. DeChant
J. E. Davidson
Oscar G. Dunn
L. A. Boulay
PWA
Columbus
Dunn
Howard R. Butler
Boulay
Court House
Davidson
DeChant
Byron Dalton
Walker
Weeks
Repubcan
Dies Suddenly In Washroom Of Plant Here
Paul Barkacs 49, of 203 West River street, was found dead in the washroom at Fox Furnace Company plant. He died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after being rushed by ambulance. Born November 20, 1879 in Cinobana, Czechoslovakia, he had lived in Elyria 35 years. Survived by wife Martha and two sons Paul and John, all in Cinobana. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. body at Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home.
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Paul Barkacs
West River Street
Fox Furnace Company
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Barkacs
Cinobana
Czechoslovakia
Elyria
Martha
Paul
John
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Democrats Elect Bauer Chairman
Alfred G. Bauer was elected chairman of the Flyria Democratic Central Committee at an organization meeting. W. J. Gray retires after four years as city committee chair. A new vice chairman post was created and Elyria councilman Frank Henke was chosen.
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Alfred G. Bauer
East Avenue
Flyria
Democratic Central Committee
W. J. Gray
Frank Henke
Elyria
Ion Dengate
Mary Eshman
County Central Committee
Dengate
Eshman
Bauer
William G. Smith
Henke
Gray
J. B. Seward
Grace Elemes
W.H. Jenne
Widow Seeks Supreme Court Review of $17,000 Estate Case
Mary Jacobs, 76, of Lorain County, asks the China Supreme Court to review a dispute over her late husband Andrew Jacobs estate. The suit targets Julia Jacobs and her 10 children. Lower courts ruled against the elder Mrs Jacobs after an antenuptial agreement left her with only property and $500.
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Columbus
Mary Jacobs
Lorain County
China Supreme Court
Andrew Jacobs
Julia Jacobs
Jacobs
Falls From Tree Leave Girl With Arm Fracture at Home
Betty Rader an 11 year old girl from Grafton suffered a fractured right arm after falling from a tree while playing at her home. She received treatment at Elgia Memorial Hospital and was released after care.
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Betty Rader
Grafton
Elg‘ria Memorial Hospital
Lorain Bridges Engineering Contract Near Signing Stage
The plan for two Black River bridges at Lorain advances toward signing after a three hour meeting with county officials, Butler, and Walker and Weeks. Fees around 125000, with staged payments and county inspectors, plus travel expense terms and contingencies for changes or abandonment.
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Lorain Bridges
Black River
Lorain
Howard R. Butler
Walker
Weeks
Cleveland
PWA Extends Grants for Lorain County Bridges and Court House
Public Works Administration offers Lorain County two grants of 614052 dollars for the East Twenty first Street high level bridge over the Black River and 151490 dollars for a courts building annex. Erie Avenue bridge grant already accepted. bond issues approved pending vote. Construction must start within 12 weeks of the offer with bids opened 15 days before.
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Public Works Administration
Lorain County
PWA
H. A. Gray
Chicago
East Twenty-first Street
Black River
Lorain
County Court House
Erie Avenue
Court House
Mrs Moody Withdraws From National Singles Play
New York Aug 23 Helen Wills Moody informed the U S Lawn Tennis Association by letter she cannot participate in the National Singles championship at Forest Hills starting Sept 8. She cites a severe neuritis attack and limited progress despite treatment since returning from abroad.
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New York
Helen Wills Moody
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Forest Hills
Amherst Bank Declares 10.2 Percent Dividend on Sept 8
Samuel H. Squire announced the Amherst Saving and Banking Co final dividend of 10.2 percent will be paid to depositors on September 8. The total payment reaches 52000, bringing total refunds to 75.2 percent since liquidation began in July 1931.
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Columbu
Samuel H. Squire
State Superintendent of Banks
Amherst Saving and Banking Co
Huge French Plane Begins Trip To U S
In Biscarosse France on August 23 a 37 ton seaplane piloted by Lieutenant De Vasseau Paris took off for a trans Atlantic flight to New York via the Azores. After a stop in Lisbon expected for a day the craft will refuel at Horta Azores then proceed to Port Washington New York City's seaplane base.
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N. Y
New York City
Charges Tenn WPA Workers Were Assessed
Senator George L. Berry, defeated in the Tennessee Democratic primary, charged that Tennessee Works Progress Administration employees were assessed 125000 dollars for campaign needs. He submitted his charges to Senate investigators led by Morris Sheppard, noting prior remarks by Senator Walsh about gutter politics. Berry, backed by Shelby County power in Memphis, pushed a broader claim of misused federal aid in the race.
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Washington
George L. Berry
Tennessee
Tennessee Works Progress Administration
Berry
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Morris Sheppard
Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Investigating Committee
Tom Stewart
Shelby
Memphis
E. R. Crump
David I. Walsh
Sheppard
Two Named To Vie For State Health Honors Sept. 1
Anabelle Hose of La Grange and Dick Kuchenrither of Ridgeville both 18 will represent Lorain County in the Health Contest at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on September 1. They were selected as the county’s healthiest Four-H club girl and boy by Dr. F R Dew after July examinations of members across the county. Hose belongs to La Grange Hearts of Gold Four-H Club advised by Mrs. John Curtis. Kuchenrither belongs to Ridgeville Sugar Ridge Four-H Club advised by Melvin Loundon.
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Anabelle Hose
la Grange
Dick Kuchenrither
Ridgeville
Lorain County
Columbus
Frances Eckert
F. R. Dew
Miss Hose
John Curtis
Kuchenrither
Sugar Ridge
Minor Earthquakes Felt In New Jersey And Pennsylvania
A series of four minor earthquakes was felt across southern New Jersey and nearby Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. Seismologists from Fordham University, New York, located the centers within five miles of each other. The strongest shocks struck Camden causing windows to break and residents to flee. No casualties were reported as the events continued at three week intervals throughout the summer.
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Trenton
WN. J
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Fordham University
New York
Fill Am
Camden
N. J
West Jersey
Mount Holly
Dutch Schultz aide testifies in policy probe case
George Weinberg operations manager for Dutch Schultz’s policy racket testified he gave James J. Hines 500 dollars a week starting April 1932, meeting weekly or biweekly until late 1932 to secure political protection. He said Schultz wanted 60 percent of proceeds to cover protection for his people including Hines. Testimony about Maloney’s visit to Hines was ordered stricken.
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New York
George Weinberg
Dutch Schultz
James J. Hines
Tammany
Weinberg
Hines
Harlem
Schultz
Elmer Maloney
Maulney
Maloney
Jimmy Hines
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Medina's Pig Lane murder case revived in common pleas court
Medina County revived the 1930 Pig Lane murder case of William Evans who seeks a new hearing. Evans, imprisoned since 1930 for killing Dolly Kozlowski, alleges Judge John D. Owen was biased during the 1930 trial and 1935 decision denying a rehearing. He claims Owen attended the trial as an attorney and later said he could not grant a rehearing due to presumed guilt. Evans asks for a reversal and a new hearing before a neutral judge.
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Medina
Uur
Medina County
Common Pleas Court
William Evans
Ohio
Dolly Kozlowski
Common Pleas
John D. Owen
Evan
Evans
Owen
Akron
Wadsworth
Edward J. McDonnell
Mansfield
Owens
Barberton
Harold J. Eckroate
Condition of Florida Governor Is Improved
Florida governor Fred P. Cone, ill with heart disease and influenza, was reported a little improved today while under an oxygen tent. He had been seriously ill for several weeks and remains under care in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Fred P. Cone
Florida
Cone
Middletown Hosts 1939 Baptist Convention Amid Announced Plans
Toledo dispatch reports Middletown will host the 1939 State Baptist Convention. The concluding session of the tenth secretaries meeting saw Rev. D. Ret. Chacha elected president as officials announced the event details.
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Toledo
Middletown
Chacha
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