Dangers Seen in Far East War Widening Abroad
London officials warn the Chinese Japanese war could draw in major powers for weeks or months. Britain, France, and the United States may press Japan to curb the conflict while Russia and Germany hold back. The President Hoover bombing and the ambassador attack push urgency, with Britain seeking to avoid broader entanglement and China urging League action at September assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japan
China
Britain
France
United States
Russia
Germany
Italy
Hoover
U.S
League of Nations
League
Purge in Russia Broadens to Include Lesser Officials
MOSCOW Aug 31 Soviet Russia broadened the blood purge to include lesser officials across the country including Stalin's native Georgia. Raboch of Minsk reported eight Trotskyist Rightist Diversionists were executed, lifting total executions for counter revolutionary acts above 400. Six agricultural leaders near Leningrad were sentenced to death for conspiracy to disrupt collective farming and discredit collectivism. Trials of 13 veterinarians accused of counter revolution and sabotage in animal husbandry began at Azov.
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Moscow
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Georgia
Raboch
Minsk
Red Army
Leningrad
Azov
Weather snapshot for Ohio and surrounding regions
Fair tonight and likely Wednesday with little temperature change. An eastern high pressure area sits nearly stationary. another high approaches from the Canadian Northwest. A western disturbance sits over northern Utah. Rain extends from the Great Lakes into the Dakotas. warmth persists in the Missouri Valley and northern Rockies with minimal other changes.
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Ohio
Canadian Northwest
Utah
Atlantic
Gulf States
Rocky Mountain
Washington
Oregon
Pane Superior
Dakotas
Missouri Valley
Late Dispatches On War Situation
Aug 31 dispatches report possible US aid to evacuate Americans from China and a Chinese offer to redress for the Dollar Liner Hoover bombing. Shanghai reports a cholera threat in the French concession and Chinese forces claim Japanese losses near Lotien with 100 killed.
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Washington
Chengting T. Wang
Cordell Hull
Hoover
Shanghai
Japan Begins Large Scale Operations In South China
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan starting major operations to close Canton port for Chinese military supplies. Bombers from Swatow attacked Canton air drome and railway center, with casualties feared. Japan claims gains near Woosunga, while hints of wider offensive loom. US and British interests react to Canton bombing and tensions rise over Hong Kong.
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Shanghai
Japan
South China
Canton
Swatow
Anden
Lne
Woosunga
Whangpoo River
Trylg
China
Nanking
Here
Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
Hughe
Hong Kong
U. S. Dollar Steamship Lines
Hoover
U. S
Shangha
Peiping
Suiyuan
Chahar
Shansi
Elyria Board of Education Candidates Debated
With petition deadlines near two incumbents seek reelection on the Elyria Board of Education two more candidates have entered the race. Julia Martin currently leads as board president and is circulating petitions for another term. Ruth M Bridgeland entering the race to fill Mrs Shaw's seat, while L A Terry is also urged to run. The current terms held by Stevens Spencer and Vanoster run two more years.
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Elyria Board of Education
Julia Martin
Tenth Street
Parent- Teacher Association
Ellen Shaw
Harrison Street
Elyria
Shaw
Ruth M. Bridgeland
Princeton Avenue
Bridgeland
McKinley Parent-Teacher Association
Culture Club
Republican Club
Eastern Star
Betty
Elyria High School
L. A. Terry
Kenyon Avenue
Richard +. Stevens
Frank Spencer, Jr
W. H. Vanoster
Plane Crashes during Test Flight at Cleveland Airport
Anthony Le Vier of San Diego escaped injury when his Pobto special failed in a test flight at Cleveland airport during preparations for the National Air Races. Wing area had been reduced by 10 square feet to speed the ship. one wing torn off, propeller smashed, undercarriage and fuselage damaged. Le Vier said repairs unlikely before the races.
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Cleveland
Anthony le Vier
San Diego
Cal
Clevelad
Admits Slaying Girl With Auto Crank in Detroit
Detroit August 31 Joseph Jacobs a 45 year old factory crane operator admitted to police that he killed Evelyn Mack ten daughter of his friend Vernon R Mack with an automobile crank Jacobs led officers to a secluded spot near Dearborn where the girl was found head crushed He had mourned his own daughter's death for eight years and said I don't know why I did it Her mother said he has not been normal since the loss and he and his wife have three other children.
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Detroit
Joseph Jacobs
Evelyn Mack
Vernon R. Mack
Jacobs
Ambassador Bridge
Canada
Evelyn
Dear- Born
Macks
Jacob
Vast Buffalo Parade Opens Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention
In Buffalo on August 31 thirty five thousand VFW and auxiliary members parade as the city’s largest military march, with over 300000 spectators expected. The eight hour event features 75 musical units 14 divisions and floats. Leaders emphasize peace through strict neutrality and robust national defense. Senator Vandenberg Governor Hoffman and Senator Lee promote peace and regulate war profits while opposing foreign entanglement.
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Buffalo
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Harold Hoffman
New Jersey
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Statler
Hoffman
America
Lee
Elmwood Music Hall
Death of Ohio Supreme Court Judge Thomas A. Jones
Judge Thomas A. Jones, 78, long service on the Ohio Supreme Court, died at his Columbus home. A Republican, he was first elected to the court in 1914 and would have completed his current term December 31, 1933. Survived by four children, he began public life as mayor of Jackson, Ohio, in 1885. Gov. Davey can appoint a successor, likely shifting the court toward Democrats. Born March 4, 1859, in Oak Hill, he attended Ohio University and served as circuit court judge before the Court of Appeals and finally the Supreme Court. He was active in church, Masonic bodies, and Phi Delta Theta.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Jones
Ohio Supreme Court
Jones
Supreme Court
Fife
Jackson
Martin L. Davey
Toy
Log Cabin
Judge Jones
Thomas J
Eben
Harold Mosfer
William B. Bockley
Cleveland
Oak Hill
Ohio
Jackson County
Ohio University
Court of Appeals
Presbyterian Church
Phi Delta Theta
Exploding Star Photographed in Distant Nova Event
Pasadena report announces the 15th observed supernova photographed at Mt. Wilson 100 inch telescope. Since March 8 its brightness increased about 40 000 times and luminosity greatly exceeds the sun, placing it among the largest known supernovae though it will fade beyond Earth's reach. Dr. Fritz Zwicky identified the event at Patomar Observatory and confirmation came from Mt. Wilson. The stellar explosion occurred 3 000 000 light years away, a vast remnant of cosmic history.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Mt. Wilson
Tycho
Fritz Zwicky
Patomar Observatory
Two Teaching Vacancies In County Schools
Lorain County village and rural schools near opening next Tuesday report only two teaching vacancies remain. Ridgeville Township filled one vacancy with Anna E. Fisher, a Wheaton College graduate, to teach sixth grade after H. E. Willis resignation. Avon and Columbus high schools still need one teacher each. Superintendent Gibbons notes Saturday meetings for directors and principals to plan the year. no county wide teachers meeting before opening. Renovations are mainly cleaning and painting. Avon Lake plans a 950000 addition funded by a $22500 PWA grant for industrial arts and home economics facilities.
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Lorain County
G. A. Gibbons
Ridgeville
Anna E. Fisher
Rocky River
H. E. Willis
Vincent
Qear Bashore
Miss Hashore
Miss Fisher
Glen Willow
Cuyahoga County
Wheaton College
Hilinoig
Avon
Columba
Gibbons
Avon Lake
PWA
Meeting Called By Commissioners Open To Public
County commissioners scheduled a public meeting for Friday at 1 30 p m to discuss the child aid program amid controversy over funding. Commissioner Oscar G Dunn denied letters seeking the dismissal of Doris Todd and urged all interested to attend. The board cut 28000 from next year’s department request, proposing 40000 in county funds and proportional federal and state shares, totaling 103000. Officials say the new program expands aid beyond the old mothers pension and leverages state and federal funds.
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Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
Columbus
Doris Todd
Child Aid Department
H. H. Nye
Two Injured In Auto Crash Near Wellington
Detroit residents Mr and Mrs James Hoy were treated at Falls Clinic Wellington for injuries after a car skidded on icy pavement about 1.5 miles east of Wellington. The crash occurred around 6 pm as Hoy lost control, tipping the vehicle into a ditch. Hoy suffered a facial laceration. Mrs Hoy had scratches.
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Wellington
James Hoy
Detroit
Falls Clinic
Hoy
Local Stores Open Next Wednesday Afternoon
Elyria retail stores will be closed this Wednesday afternoon but will reopen next week for Labor Day. The Elyria Chamber of Commerce announced the change to end confusion over closing hours. It is unclear if Wednesday closures will continue in fall and winter.
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Elyria
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Luether
Chamber of Commerce
Petitions Filed For Local Option Vote In Carlisle Township
Petitions containing 404 names were filed with the Lorain County board of elections seeking a local option election in Carlisle Township this November to prohibit beer wine and liquor sales. The township has about 1 200 potential voters, with 380 names needed for beer and 163 for wine and liquor on the ballot. Local supporters say they near a majority of the expected votes. objections cited include a nightclub near a church and concerns from residents about nearby establishments.
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Carlisle
Board of Elections
Lorain County
Election Board
Stanley Waite
Mary E. Miller
Mae’ Huene
Ava V. Pitkin
Edna L. Drusendahl
Maynard L. Huene
William A
Neutral ships halted by Japanese admit blockade action
A Japanese spokesman disclosed that warships stopped and boarded several neutral merchantmen off the China coast to check identities under the blockade. The statement follows warnings from US authorities to avoid Shanghai and seek safer routes. The President Hoover liner reported a crewman killed from a Chinese air strike.
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Shanghai
China
United States
United States Navy
Hoover
Woosung
Whangpoo
Nantao
Markham Road Bridge
Dollar Line
Harry E. Yarnell
Bus overturns near Goshen kills multiple in crash
Conflicting reports say a transcontinental bus with about 35 to 36 aboard overturned into a ditch north of Goshen Indiana. Initial details list at least one death and many injuries with rescue teams and ambulances dispatched as authorities confirm varying casualty figures. Household names named include Mrs James Kelleher of Chicago with her husband reportedly uninjured.
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Goshen
Ind
U. P.j
Here
Duelap
Mored
James Kelleher
Chicago
Kelleher
Eight New Teachers For Wellington Schools
Wellington announces new school year staffing with eight new teachers. Jean Phelps and Wilda Morgan join elementary ranks, Grace McClaflin comes from Nova for grades three and four, while Wellington High adds Jean Aber as art, Roma Hopson in foreign languages, Marie Adler as vocal music supervisor, Kathleen Darby in biology and physical education, and Julia Clague in the commercial department. Registration and schedules are outlined for September 8 opening.
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Wellington
A. W. Shields
Shields
Wellington High School
Jean Phelps
Wilda Morgan
Grace McClaflin
Nova
Misa Phelps
Miss Morgan
Miss McClafl
Jean Aber
Roma Hopson
Marie Adler
Kathleen Darby
Julia Clague
20 Selected For Jury Service
Court officials named 20 jurors from a 100 person pool for petit jury duty in common pleas court starting September 20. Read names include Hazel Brodbeck, Clarence Edwards, Opal Schnuerer, Dorothy Payne, IQwen Bannon, Gertrude Lemon, Frances Sherrill, Roy Briges of Elyria, Edward Brandt, J. B Ellis, Hazel Mars, Rose Plato, Gladys Norton, Bessie Boskey, Vesta Lewis of Lorain, Myron Smith, Jim Stevenson, E. C. Blanchard of Wellington, A. R. Tolhurst of Amherst, Milo Mc Queen of Brownheim.
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Common Pleas Court
Hazel Brodbeck
Clarence Edwards
Opal Schnuerer
Dorothy Payne
Iqwen Bannon
Gertrude Lemon
Frances Sherrill
Roy Briges
Elyria
Edward Brandt
J. B Ellis
Hazel Mars
Rose Plato
Gladys Norton
Bessie Boskey
Vesta Lewis
Lorain
Myron Smith
Jim Stevenson
E. C. Blanchard
Wellington
A. R
Tolhurst
Amherst
Milo McQueen
Brownheim
Constable Bert Orvis Named in Elyria Township
Bert Orvis of 208 Locistrews was appointed constable for Elyria township to fill the vacancy caused by Thomas Finegan’s death. Trustees Walter Carlin George Cotton and Charles Holtaman made the appointment. Orvis, a Green Line foreman for 36 years, will serve until the term ends on November 31, with expected candidacy for reappointment at the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Orvis
Elyria Township
Thomas Finegan
Walter Carlin
George Cotton
Charles Holtaman
Orvis
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