Five Lorain County Mayors Seek WPA Recreation Plan
Mayors of Elyria Lorain LaGrange South Amherst and Oberlin urge county commissioners to help maintain WPA recreation programs as the 18 month work rule threatens layoffs. A meeting was set for Tuesday to discuss reinstating recreation supervisors without disrupting activities.
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Lorain
WPA
Joseph Q. Petro
Elyria
Albert Matuszak
W. R. Wolf
LaGrange
Henry Garland
South Amherst
H. V
Date Set For Relief Meeting In Elyria and Lorain
Commissioner John E. Davidson reports a 1:30 p m Tuesday meeting with Elyria and Lorain officials to decide whether relief should stay with the county or be turned to the two cities. The county relief agency now administers all county aid. cities may assume control when funds remain.
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John E. Davidson
Elyria
Lorain
Davidson
Ernest E. Holmes
Oscar Dunn
Edward DeChant
Mussolini Convenes Senior Italian War Chiefs in Rome
Premier Benito Mussolini held a high level conference in Rome with the army, navy and air force general staffs and the air raid protection chief. He was joined by Count Galeazzo Ciano and Antonio Benn i as ministers. The talks covered military preparations and included two messages from Adolf Hitler. Mussolini answered the first communication via the Italian embassy in Berlin.
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Rome
U.p
Benito Mussolini
Army
Navy
Air Force
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Antonio Benni
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Weather Ohio Fair Tonight and Sunday
Fair conditions prevail in Ohio with little temperature change expected. The latest 24 hour chart shows a high pressure center near Green Bay intensifying to 20.35 inches while a separate high forms over British Columbia and Washington. A disturbance lies over Saskatchewan and stretches southeast into the upper Mississippi Valley, with rain mainly along the Atlantic coast. Warmer readings occur in the Missouri Valley and Utah, cooler in the Atlantic States and northwest. overall changes are minor.
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Green Bay
British Columbia
Washington
Saskatchewan
Missouri Valley
Atlantic
Utah
Northwest
Cobb Sets Three Auto Speed Records At Bonneville
John Cobb piloted his 2,600 horsepower car at Bonneville Salt Flats to world marks of 326.68 mph for five kilometers 283.01 mph for ten kilometers and 270.35 mph for ten miles. A timing trap failure prevented official five mile record.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
John Cobb
Cobb
Lorain Girl Is Traffic Victim
Lorain Ohio reports the second traffic fatality of the year as 22 year old Etta May Dowdell of 1500 Broadway was fatally injured after running into a car at Reid avenue and 15th street. She died at St Josephs Hospital from internal injuries after being rushed by William Robinson of 205 West 16th street who stopped and assisted. The driver was not held.
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Lorain
Etta May Dowdell
Broadway
Reid Avenue
15Th Street
William Robinson
West 16Th Street
Robinson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ask Estimates On Cost Of County Building Repairs
The county authorized R. S. Silsbee and A. C. Smith to survey and estimate costs for repairing or removing the courthouse dome, repairing the courthouse roof, pointing masonry at the Oberlin Children's Home, and waterproofing walls at the tuberculosis sanatorium. The levy to voters this November will fund the work, with architects paid 6 percent if repairs proceed or 1.2 percent of the survey estimate if no repairs are made.
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R. S. Silsbee
A. C. Smith
Oberlin
Bride Accused in Killing Of Husband
Tekla Lashuta, 42, sat in a Linndale jail cell accused of fatally shooting her husband Peter Lashuta, 46, five weeks after their marriage. Police say Peter had beaten Tekla to exert control. Tekla cried and told mayor Zelis she did not mean to kill him. He died after being wounded twice in the chest and dying en route to a hospital.
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Cleveland
Tekla Hodosoff Lashuta
Peter Lashuta
Tekla
Peter
Linndale
John A. Zelis
Will Ask Special Japan Diet Session
Tokyo dispatch reports the Minseito party plans to petition the government for an emergency diet session to address the Russian German non aggression pact situation. A cabinet reshuffle is possible, with rumors of resignations by the premier, foreign minister, and war minister. An imperial council may be summoned to chart a foreign policy reorientation.
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Tokyo
Minseito
Japan
Diet
Plane crash injures lone flyer during 37th hour
Gallipolis Ohio August 26 Lon Wedge aged 73 was attempting a 50 hour non stop solo flight in a light aircraft when his plane crashed during the 37th hour. He was slightly injured and the incident occurred today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marlon Wedge
Edward Meisenhelder Former Marietta Mayor Dies at 83
Edward Meisenhelder aged 83, a former Marietta mayor and councilman, died Friday in Marietta Ohio. His service details were not disclosed in the brief notice.
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Marietta
Edward Meisenhelder
Mandamus suit looms over county meal bill payment
Two Elyria county commissioners refuse to approve a 217 bill for meals for county engineers covering January 1 to August 15. Commissioner DeChant vows to follow the law. Engineer Dunham argues meals are payable and necessary. Dunn and Davidson contend engineers already earn good salaries and should not be fed while away from the office.
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Board of County Commissioners
John E. Davidson
Oscar G. Dunn
Edward DeChant
Harry L. Dunham
Dunham
Dunn
Davidson
Elyria
Father Kills Family Then Himself in St Louis
Police say Walter E. Biernacki a 30 year old clothing cutter killed his wife Josephine Hermacki 25 and daughters Helen 5 and Dorothy 3 in their home after writing a note about being tormented by visions of God The killings were discovered when a neighbor honked to awaken him and he did not respond
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ST. Louis
Walter E. Biernacki
Josephine Hermacki
Helen
Lorain County Plans Cattle Tuberculosis Testing
Lorain County commissioners will discuss regular triennial cattle TB tests at a meeting with Dr J W Reeded the assistant state veterinarian. Chairman John E Davidson said testing must start this fall to keep the county accredited free of the disease. The county has $3,000 allocate for tests this year with an estimated total cost of $5,000 for testing all cattle, plans call for $2,000 from next year’s funds to finish the program through 1940.
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Lorain County
J. W. Reeded
John E. Davidson
County approves $95,000 transfer to general fund
County commissioners authorize moving 95 000 from undivided tax funds to the general fund to cover current expenses. The transfer serves as an advance on the county share of the last tax collection, which may not be ready for distribution until December.
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County General Fund
5000 Break Up Communist Rally At San Antonio
A crowd of 5000 angry citizens including veterans disrupted a Communist meeting at the municipal auditorium in San Antonio. Police faced injury and demonstrators were hurt as 130 officers attempted dispersal with tear gas water hoses and nightsticks. The clash followed disputes over access to the auditorium lecture chapel and Mayor Maverick’s permit decision drawing civic and patriotic groups’ protest.
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San Antonio
Tex
Municipal Auditorium
Texas
Ray Ashworth
Wallace Watersdorf
A. B. Gonzales
George Bartholomew
Maurey Maverick
Canadian Premier appeals to leaders to avert catastrophe
Ottawa reports Prime Minister W L MacKenzie King urged Adolf Hitler Ignace Moscicki and Benito Mussolini to prevent disaster. He stated Canada would join Britain if war breaks out and that Canadians will align with other Commonwealth nations to seek a just settlement of major global problems. Identical messages were sent to Hitler and Moscicki with Mussolini receiving a similar note.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ulde
W. L. MacKenzie King
Adolf Hitler
Ignace Moscicki
Poland
Benito Mussolini
Canada
Britain
King
Hitler
Moscicki
Mussolini
Washington Hopeful as Diplomatic Activity Reported
Washington grows more hopeful about the European situation as intense diplomatic activity unfolds among European statesmen. The US stays informed while preparing for potential war, with Johnson Berle and Roosevelt discussing precautionary measures including radio control and tighter customs to preserve neutrality. Moscicki and Roosevelt press Hitler for direct negotiations or conciliation to avert conflict and save lives.
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Washington
A.P
United States
Louis Johnson
A. A. Berle, Jr
Europe
White House
Johnson
Berle
Roosevelt
Count Jerzy Potocki
Sumner Welles
New Buildings Additions At Five Lorain County Schools
Plans for the 1939-40 Lorain county school opening are nearly finished with all districts except Wellington set to begin September 5. Wellington starts one day later. Several schools feature major additions and remodels including Wellington’s 180000 expansion and Columbia Township’s 120000 project. Brookside, South Amherst, Clearview and others receive new classrooms, labs and facilities. New principals include John Salisbury at Columbia and Howard Gould at Markley as superintendent changes accompany the new year.
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Lorain County
C. A. Gibbons
Wellington
Gibbens
Scheel
Columbia Township
Brookside
South Amherst
Gibbons
Columbia
John Salisbury
Bellpoint
Delaware County
M. L. Royer
Salisbury
Henrietta
Roger
Strongsville
Markley
Howard Gould
Parma
Orlando Shiltz
Oberlin
Gibbeon
Elyria
German Ship Held In Canada Until Cargo Is Unloaded
In Quebec a German freighter, the Koenigsberg, was detained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police until the master agrees to unload the remaining cargo and post a 12000 dollar bond on a theft charge for attempting to sail without unloading. The ship had started to move down the St Lawrence when authorities intercepted it and ordered a return.
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Quebec
Koenigsberg
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Germany
Lloyd Line
Sorrel
Montreal
Adlard Paulhus
National Revenue
Wilhelm Siegert
St. Lawrence
Paulhus
Siegert
Sean Gendron
Admiralty
Government Calls Up Three More Reserve Classes
Paris reports the government mobilized three additional reserve classes numbered one, five and six bringing the total called to nine classes. The move affects men holding mobilization cards as the nation steps up wartime manpower.
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Paris
Rejection of Hitler Proposals Seen Likely
Britain and France prepared a firm reply to Hitler on his Poland plan. A reliable source said he offered only suggestions, not a peace plan, and sought to return Danzig and loosen Poland by direct talks. Cabinet met to decide if proposals justify peace or warrant firmness with Poland.
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Hitler
London
U.P
Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Danzig
Reich
Peace hopes flicker as Britain and Germany seek openings
Today in Europe reports a British ambassador to Germany arriving with proposals from Hitler amid faint peace hope as hundreds of Germans rush home. News from Berlin notes tens of thousands of reservists called to colors, with railways crowded. Mussolini and Hitler exchange messages. Roosevelt asks Hitler for pledge on peace while Polish president pledges to negotiate. In the Atlantic, cruisers stand watch near Panama Canal. First German killed in Poland is reported. Italians tighten frontier with France as Moscow says British and French missions depart. German ships rush home for safety, a Canadian ship is seized for theft, and Tokyo forecasts cabinet reshuffles and high‑level resignations.
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Hitler
Germany
Berlin
London
Paris
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Mussolini
Washington
Roosevelt
Cristobal
Bix
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Warsaw
Moscow
New York
Quebec
Tokyo
Hitler calls thousands to colors after Britain proposals
Berlin reports Hitler sent new peace proposals to Great Britain over Poland and reinforced readiness by mobilizing tens of thousands. British ambassador Henderson flew to London with the proposals as reservists were ordered to report. Berlin stations crowded with new conscripts. anti aircraft and patrols active overnight. Diplomats awaited Henderson’s return for an urgent reply.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Germany
Poland
Nevile Henderson
London
Fuehrer
Henderson
Hitler
Popaganda Ministry
Hendersom
Europe
Muenderwa
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Baltic
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Albert Forster
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