Enter Pleas Of Guilty To Robbery Here
Police charged two men, Samuel Moran of Peoria and Charles Donovan of The Bronx, with robbing A E Buckingham at Sunoce Gas station on East Avenue. They pleaded guilty before Mayor Joseph Q Pewo and were bound over to the grand jury under 1400 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Moran
Peoria
Charles Donovan
Yellow Taxi Company
Cecil Puli
Lorain
Buckingham J
Wes
Pits
Hey
Leram
Buckingham
EJ. Signhard
Joseph Q Pewo
Barsingham
EL Afor
Pehce
Mansfield
Ron Taylor
Canfield
Second Street
East Avenue
Theee
Taylor
New Air Record Try Aims Westward Flight From New York
Maj Alexander P De Seversky launches a single engine pursuit plane from Floyd Bennett Field at 6 38 AM to attempt the westward transcontinental speed record. Destination Burbank California with fuel stops planned at Kansas City and en route. Plane powered by a 1250 horsepower Pratt and Whitney Wasp. De Seversky to deliver to Jacqueline Cochran for Bendix Air Races. Meanwhile John Cline in Woodsfield is in critical condition after injuring sight in dynamite cap accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bennett Field
N.Y
Alexander P. de Seversky
Iest
Burbank
Cal
Col
Roscoe Turner
DeSeversky
Tno
Kansas City
de Seversky
Farmingdale
N. Y
Jacqueline Cochran
Weather Fair Warmer in South. Tropical Disturbance Moves
The Weather Fair notes a slight rise in temperatures in the southerly regions with a warm spell likely tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy conditions as high pressure dominates Western Ontario, the Northern Plains, the Rocky Mountain Plateau and the far Northwest while low pressure centers over Kansas, Alberta and Arizona. Scattered showers appear in Missouri and Southern Illinois with heavy rain and strong winds at Corpus Christi signaling tropical disturbance progression from the Gulf into Mexico. Cooler conditions linger in parts of the Northern Plains though overall changes remain modest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soull
Ontario
Northern Plains
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Far Northwest
Kansas
Alberta
Arizona
Missouri
Ilinois
South Atlantic
Corpus Christi
Gulf
Mexico
Plains
Roosevelt resumes drive to retire conservative Democrats
President Roosevelt renewed his push to oust conservative Democrats from Congress. He targeted South Carolina senator Cotton Ed Smith and Maryland senatorial ally Millard E. Tydings, with plans for a Labor Day speech and campaigns to consolidate Democratic control. The effort includes Maryland visits, Georgia endorsements, and a White House push to back pro New Deal candidates against conservative factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
James A. Farley
South Carolina
Ellison D.cotton
Smit
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
Texas
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
John J. O'Connor
New York
O'Connor
Mr. Roosevelt
Allen W. Dulles
James H. Fay
California
William G McAdon
Tydings
Georgia
Walter F. George
U. S
Lawrence Camp
Edgar A. Brown
Gay
Olin D. Johnston
White House
Cotton Ed Smith
United States Senate
Farley
Hyde Park
Rep
Davis J. Lewis
Lorain County Commissioners Seek PWA Extension in Columbus
Democratic commissioners Edward DeChant and John E. Davidson traveled to Columbus to press for a time extension on a 151,690 grant for a courthouse annex, meeting Ohio PWA director Boulay after Dunn stayed behind. They also consulted with Congressman Harler and sent architect Byron Dalton to Boulay, while Dunn claimed he had urged action earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Pwa
Boulay
Lorain Counts
PWA
Edward DeChant
John E. Davidson
Oscar G. Dunn
T. A. Boulay
Ohio
Tutin
Colummnbus
Harter
Byron Dalton
Fred Ruth
Dalton
Jim
DeChant
Ruth
Davidson
Dunn
War Scare Sends Stocks Down Across Markets
New York trading fell as European war scares sparked a broad decline. Prices dropped about 2 billion dollars in value, with the industrial average off 4.40 points at mid session. Activity picked up to roughly 2 million shares for a full session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Europe
Ohioan Installed As Dictator Of Moose
Judge Roy H. Williams of the Ohio Supreme Court was installed as supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose at a Pittsburgh ceremony closing a three day National Moose conference. U S Sen Robert R Reynolds of North Carolina was sworn in as Grand Commander of the Legion of Moose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Roy H. Williams
Ohio Supreme Court
Loyal Order of Moose
U. S
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
The
Legion of Moose
Five Die and Four Hurt in Airliner Crash at Innisfail
SYDNEY Aug 29 Five people were killed and four seriously hurt when an airliner attempting to land at Innisfail airport overshot and swerved to avoid a tractor, crashing into a cane field. The pilot maneuver failed to prevent the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Innisfail
Queensland
Report Operators Of Club To Face Liquor Charge
Sheriff Williams led a countywide check on liquor establishments after hours. Deputies Kubishke Judge and Johnson found liquor sold at 3 25 A M Sunday at a roadside club near Elyria with about 40 patrons. About five glasses were confiscated and charges will be brought against the operator before Justice Preston L. Coon once a state liquor inspector assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Williams
Granls
Emil Kubishke
John Judge
Paul Johnson
Kubishke
Preston L. Coon
Bingo And Keno Games Banned In Stark County
CANTON OH Aug 28 Bingo and Keno games were banned in Stark County by order of Sheriff Joseph T Nist in response to recent bombings at three reputed gambling venues Deputies visited all bingo and keno spots and informed operators of the ban The City Council had already banned bingo in Canton private clubs churches and fraternal organizations are exempted from the new ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Stark County
Joseph T. Nist
Five Injured In Traffic Accidents Over Weekend
Police and sheriff reports show five people injured in weekend automobile crashes. Johns Pastor, 25, of Lorain, suffered a fractured skull and facial lacerations and was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital after a rollover on South Lorain road in Avon. Two companions, Edwin Martin and Earl Fisher, both of Lorain, were arrested for intoxication and fined. Additional Lorain residents Milosic Porciclio Scislowski sustained lacerations from a Buckeye Stage bus collision on East Bridge street and Gulf road. Dorothy Bramley, 3, of Fremont, received minor injuries from a Route 303 crash near Kipton. Dr A S McKitrick’s car was rear-ended on Middle Avenue by Jack Surrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pastor
Lorain
Elyria Memorial Hospital
South Lorain Road
Avon
Edwin Martin
East 28 Street
Earl Fisher
East 35Th Street
John Judge
Paul Johnson
Preston L. Coon
Thomas Milosic
West 23Rd Street
Samuel Porciclio
Steve Scislowski
Denver Avenue
East Bridge Street
Gulf Road
Scislowski
Clark Higgins
Dorothy Bramley
Forres
Bramley
Fremont
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Alphonse Witkowski
Kipton
Elyria High School Musicians Gather Before New Year
Elyria High School student musicians plan Wednesday and Thursday morning practices as a prelude to the 1938 39 school year. Tryouts begin at 9 a m with a 10 30 a m clarinet sectional and 10 a m Thursday full band rehearsal. Ford Brown and Bunny Brown serve as drum majors as the band grows to about 65 70 members with roughly 15 new players expected. First field practices likely after school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
J Martin Beck
Ber
Beck
Elyria-Lorain
Ford Brown
Bunny” Brown
Boek
Employ Teacher For Markley School
A. L. Walker of Kent was employed as teacher at Markley School by the Elyria Township Board of Education Saturday night. A Wooster College graduate with a master’s from Western Reserve University, he has 25 years of experience and previously served as Hudson superintendent of schools. He succeeds J Brckley Roach who resigned last week as principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Walker
Kent
Markley School
Elyria Township
Home on Case Road Razed by Flames
The Paul Delinge home on Case Road a quarter mile south of Detroit Road was destroyed by fire in the early hours Sunday. A neighbor spotted the blaze around 12:30 a.m. Avon Village and Sheffield Village firefighters battled the flames until 3 a.m. The cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Delinge
Case Road
Detroit Road
Avon Village
Sheffield Village Fire Department
U S Gunboat Monocacy Endangered by Jap Blockade
In Shanghai on August 29 reports said the U S Gunboat Monocacy with 45 officers and men aboard is trapped in the Upper Yangtse by a Japanese blockade. Mines have exploded within 80 yards, and the ship is encircled by detonation pontoons as the crew struggles to drift south amid diplomatic protests and limited relief options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
Yangtse
Clarence V. Conslan
Conlan
Kiukiang
Wissing Yangtse
Wuhu
Harry E. Yarnell
United States Navy
China
Oahu
State Department
Rotarians to Hear Safety Engineer at Elyria Club Meeting
Safety engineer Harry L. Sain of the Industrial Commission of Ohio will speak at Elyria Rotary Club noon meeting at Elks Restaurant tomorrow. He is in Lorain County for preliminary work on the Lorain County Industrial Safety Campaign, opening October 1 and running through year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Sain
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Elyria
Nations Warn Germany Directly Of Consequences Of Aggression
London reports that Britain and France warned Germany of consequences if it attacks Czechoslovakia. Russia Romania and Jugoslavia told Berlin they would defend Czechoslovakia. Sir Neville Henderson conveyed repeated cautions, with France pledging to honor the pact and neighboring allies prepared to support Czechoslovakia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Romania
Jugoslavia
Britain
Neville Henderson
Berlin
Joseph Vuillemin
Hermann Goering
Goering
Roumania
Czechoslvakia
Sir John Simon
Thea
Tment
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
No. 10
Downing Street
Viscount Halifax
John Simon
Treasury
Scotland
Jan Masaryk
Foreign Office
Salesman Robbed And Slain In Plymouth
Robert A Moueh of New Castle Ind was found shot and slain in Plymouth Michigan. Police found he had been slugged before the shooting and the body lay in the front seat of his automobile partly in a ditch. Fingerprints and footprints were found at the scene as investigators seek the slayer. Coroner John Robbins said Moueh had been dead about five hours. He worked as a salesman for Hobart Manufacturing Co Detroit office, arriving from New Castle last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Mich
Robert A. Moueh
New Castle
Ind
Moeuch
Mouch
Monch
John Robbins
Hobart Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Demonstration Of New Pumpers For The Public
Chief W N Bates of the fire department announced a planned public demonstration of the new fire apparatus. One pumper is in service with two more pieces yet to be delivered, pending tests before the public viewing of the latest motorized firefighting equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Bates
Fire Department
Coroner Links Prison Chief to Inmate Deaths
Coroner Charles H. Hersch stated Superintendent William B. Mills likely involved in the roasting deaths at Philadelphia county prison. He noted Mills escorted victim John J. Schroeder to a heat cell known as the Klondike, where four men died and twenty-one others were hospitalized after placements in super heated punishment cells. An inquest and arrests of guards and a prison official are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
William B. Mills
Philadelphia County Prison
Mills
John J. Schroeder
Klondike
Hersch
Philadelphia County
Liquor store worker injured by bomb in Barberton
Charles Cacioppo, 42, a state liquor store employee, was seriously hurt when a bomb wired to his car starter exploded. One leg had to be amputated after the blast in Barberton. He refused to speak with police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barberton
Charles Cacioppo
Barberion
Elyria Sees Steady Rise in Electrical Current Use
Industrial activity in Elyria shows a six week rise in electrical consumption at Ohio Public Service Company offices. Manager J B Johnson notes last week marked the fifth consecutive weekly increase, reversing a year long downward trend as factories scale up production. He predicts the current quarter may exceed 1937 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio Public Service Company
J. B. Johnson
Avon Lake Taxpayers Sue Over 1925 Water Works Assessments
Eight Avon Lake residents including Nelson Catabish Albert Gates and Catherine Gates Hudson sue to restrain county tax officials from collecting assessments for the 1925 water works on farmland zoned 2 with a small portion in 1. The petition cites Zone 4 2 and 3 allocations and notes Catabish faces a 519,985 bill over 20 years with no apparent benefits. The court previously ruled for similar local property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Nelson C. Catabish
Albert J. Gates
Catherine Gates Hudson
Roman J. Klingshirn
Anna Klingshirn
Eugene Herrmans
Emma Beck
Fred Herrmann
Catabish
Corabish
Commot Pleas Court
Steel Production Rate Rising To 44 Percent Capacity
New York August 29 The American Iron and Steel Institute reports national steel mills will operate this week at 44.0 percent of capacity the highest since early last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Tron & Steel Institute
Akron Times-Press Suspends Publication
The Akron Times-Press, a Scripps-Howard paper, was suspended Saturday night after its acquisition by the Akron Beacon-Journal. John S. Knight serves as president and editor of the Beacon-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Times-Press
Akron
Scripps-Howard
Times-Press
Akron Beacon-Journal
John S. Knight
Farley to keynote Ohio Democratic state convention
Postmaster General James A. Farley will be the keynote speaker at the Ohio Democratic state convention in Columbus on September 22 and 23, announced by gubernatorial candidate Charles Spewyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James A. Farley
Charles Spewyer
20 Employees Forced To Lie On Floor
Cleveland August 29 Three masked men escaped with 3176 from the Fairmount Creamery after forcing 20 employees to lie on the floor with eyes closed One worker Robert Groner was hit on the head with a gun butt but not seriously hurt Arnold Peterson creamery manager said the robbers entered as deposits were being prepared They used two revolvers and a sawed off shotgun and rifled cash drawers and the office in search of more money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fairmount
Robert Groner
Arnold Peterson
Peterson
Hines Seen With Dutch Schultz in Bridgeport Case
Charles W. Hughes, former Bridgeport hotel manager, testified he saw Tammany Leader James J. Hines in Bridgeport in 1933 and 1935 with Dutch Schultz, and in a Hotel Barnum lobby with Schultz and bodyguard Lulu Rosenkranz. The testimony links Hines to Schultz’s lottery racket as prosecutors press their case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles W. Hughes
Bridgeport
New York City
Bateman
Gardner
Mass
Hughes
Boston
Thomas E. Dewey
Hines
Schultz
George Weinberg
Dudley Brothwell
Fairfield
Conn
School Boards To Be Authorized To Issue Notes
Lorain County boards of education were set to receive authorizations to issue about 179,692 in notes from the third quarterly state fund distribution under the Ohio School Foundation Program. Elyria, Lorain, Amherst, and county schools would share 42,797 65,302 7,114 and 64,479 respectively. Oberlin had no reported amount. State director E N Dietrich issued the authorizations in lieu of cash, with total state authorizations at 11,947,935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Education
Lorain County
Ohio School Foundation
Elytia
Lorain
Amherst
Oberlin
E. N
Elyria City
Gulf Storm Diminishes Away From Texas Coast
A Gulf storm once menacing Texas coastal towns was blowing out into the mountainous interior of Mexico. Only Victoria, capital of Tamaulipas, received the storm’s full force with tropical winds and heavy rain, cutting communications there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Mexico
Victoria
Tamaulipan
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Woodsfield
John Cline
Graysville
Don Harier
Moose
Dutch Schultz
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!