Cold Wave To Continue For Few Days
A severe cold wave from the northwest grips the United States, driving temperatures to near zero in many cities and threatening crops in Florida and Louisiana. The weather caused fatalities, hindered rail traffic, and blanketed the northern half with snow. Edmonton reports 30 below. Casper 26 below, and Chicago near zero as New York remains chilly but improving.
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United States
West Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Middle Atlantic States
Casper
Wyo
Williston
N. D
Edmonton
Alta
Middlewest
No Immediate Relief From Old In Ohio
Winter’s bitter cold continues in Ohio for 36 to 48 hours, state meteorologist John C. Fisher says. Temps across the state fell to six to 12 degrees above zero, with Salem at two below. Early December lows match 1927 records. no near-term snow outlook. travel slowed in northern areas due to heavy snow and ice.
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Ohio
John C. Fisher
Fisher
Salem
State Highway Department
Weather Ohio Forecast and Recent Conditions
Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight and Friday with possible snow flurries near Lake Erie. Low pressure over eastern Ontario with high pressure from Saskatchewan to the plains and Gulf. A North Pacific coast low is moving in. Colder in the Ohio Valley and Mississippi valley with subzero temps in Nebraska and Iowa. warmer in Florida. Snow general in the lake region and rain in the southeast late.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Plains
Gulf
North
Pacific Coast
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Nebraska
Iowa
Texas
Florida
Nanking Surrounded as Final Japanese Assault Near
December 9 report from Shanghai says a 240,000 strong Japanese army has sealed off Nanking and prepares the final assault. The advance guard seized Tachinch jiao airfield near the gates while a heavy bombardment roars through the city. A Japanese naval spokesperson warned foreigners to stay away as tensions rise along the Yangtze.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Tachinchjiao
Japan
Ohio Gov Davey pushes unemployment aid plan
Gov. Davey announced immediate steps to mobilize staff from other state departments and ready the administration of the State Unemployment Insurance law to aid about 100000 newly unemployed by early next year. He challenged critics as spreading deliberate falsehoods and warned that technical difficulties should not block an emergency response. He compared the crisis to a flood emergency and said the program could be ready by the first of the year, possibly sooner.
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Columbus
Davey
Ohio
Social Security Board
Washington
Carriers To Receive Merit Awards Tonight
Chronicle-Telegram Carrier Boys Association plans a 6:45 p m banquet at the YMCA to honor outstanding city and suburban carriers for 1937. Neely Powers of Colson Corporation will deliver the principal address.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Coasting Hills At Cascade Park Open Tonight
Cascade Park begins its winter season with two flooded coasting hills ready for high speed thrills above the ball diamonds. The river ice may tempt riders, but officials warn against going onto the water and note longer rides mean longer returns.
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Cascade Park
Elyria
Kennedy to be Ambassador to Great Britain
Washington reports that Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the Maritime Commission, will be nominated as the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain within two weeks, replacing Robert W. Bingham. The move appears part of a broader wave of diplomatic shifts. Kennedy declined to comment and White House officials offered no statement.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Maritime Commission
U. S
Great Britain
Robert W. Bingham
Kennedy
White House
State Department
Five More Lorain Robbery Gang Pleads Guilty
Five more youths from Lorain pleaded guilty in common pleas court, bringing a total of eight indicted suspects in a spree of 14 robberies and related crimes. The defendants include Andrew Simko, Joseph Geri, Peter Calabrese, Joseph Kuznier, and Frank Toth. Sentencing is set for Saturday.
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Common Pleas
Lorain
Andrew Simko
Joseph Geri
Peter Calabrese
Joseph Kuznier
Frank Toth
Guy B. Findley
Foster
James Fisher
Steve Kolody
Kolody
Mansfield Reformatory
D. A. Cook
William Wickens
Simeon Stutzger
Cities Service
Lodi Street
Wickens
Lorain War Fund distributed among six groups
Six groups receive portions of the $28,000 Lorain World War fund, raised for veterans and held by trustees. Judge D A Cook ordered distributions: $300 to Disabled Veterans, $1,350 to Avon Lake American Legion Post, $500 for a Boy Scout camp and debt relief, $1,200 in legal fees, $2,500 to build a soldier memorial on Vermilion river site, and the remainder split 55 percent to Lorain American Legion Post and 45 percent to Lorain Veterans of Foreign Wars, totaling about $12,457 for the Legion and $10,193 for VFW.
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Lorain
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Jegion
Avon Lake
Disabled Veterans’ Organization
American Legion Post
Glitsch
Boy Scout
Vermilion River
Oberlin
Lorain American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Lorain Legion Post
Lora
Former Supt of Hospital Anna Younglove Dies in Florida
Funeral services are held for Anna Younglove 75 former superintendent of Elyria Memorial Hospital who died suddenly Tuesday night in St. Petersburg Florida where she spent the winter. She had lived with cousins Mr and Mrs Frank Lovejoy at 448 West River Street. death cause not stated.
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Anna Younglove
Elyria Memorial Hospital
St. Petersburg
Florida
Miss Younglove
Frank Lovejoy
West River Street
Man 68 Gives Eye To 19 Year Old Lad
In New Orleans a 68 year old farmer donor gave his left eye to 19 year old Frank Chabina after a cornea transplant at Charity Hospital. Surgeons used Amos eye tissue to restore sight. outcome awaited eight days later.
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New Orleans
Charity Hospital
John Wesley Amos
Frank Chabina
Chabina
Alabama
Amos
Amherst Mayor Faces County Probe Over Fines and Jails
County Commissioner Edward DeChant probes alleged excessive fines and county jail terms from Amherst Mayor Cooper's court. Records sought include Arthur Crompton's DUI case with 10 days in jail after a $100 fine. other cases involve 60 day jail terms for fornication. County officials caution against shifting jail costs, calling the county the goat.
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C. BE
Cooper
Amherst
Edward DeChant
DeChant
Cleveland
Arthur Crompton
Bedford
Compton
Crompton
Jonn BH
Davidson
Justice of the Peace
Oscar G. Dunn
Weir Outlines Program For Recovery
Ernest T. Weir, chairman of the National Steel Corp., urged Congress of American Industry to remove federal labor law obstacles, arguing government action has disrupted capital and labor relations. The 1938 platform called for open shop, fair tax and labor laws, private initiative, sound practices, broader markets, and cooperation with agriculture and peace. Weir stressed a sound management labor relation is essential to economic recovery.
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New York
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
Weir
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturing
Agricul
Ture
Grafton murder case hears testimony in grand jury
The grand jury continued its session from 9 A M to 1 P M in the Grafton murder probe with over 60 witnesses. Dr Walter Maple testified about Miss Louise Hornbeck who was found murdered October 19 near her home. Two hitchhikers in jail confessed, but authorities have not corroborated their stories.
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Grafton
Howard R. Butler
Walter Maple
Louise Hornbeck
Miss Hubbard to Address Lorain Teachers
Miss Harriet Hubbard, head of Elyria public schools, will address Lorain County WPA Educa tion Program teachers at the Washing ton School meeting. She will discuss new reading methods and the role of reading in schools. Nursery school teachers in the county WEA program will travel to Akron for a district conference with speakers George Bryant and Miss Mary Jacobs, per Mrs. Alice Platner.
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Harriet Hubbard
Elyria
Lorain County
WPA
Washington School
Hubbard
WEA
Akron
George Bryant
Mary Jacobs
Alice Platner
Tattersall Named Drum Corps Chief in Elyria
George L. Tattersall was elected manager of the Elyria American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps for 1938 at a Legion dinner. He succeeds Tom Welsh with a six member supporting committee. The corps plans an earlier start and will defend its Ohio state title at Cincinnati in July, with possible participation in the Los Angeles national convention. About 130 attended, with Harvey C. Cheney as toastmaster and Joseph Q. Petro as speaker.
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George L. Tattersall
Elyria American Legion
Legion
Tattersall
Tom Welsh
Carl L. Smith
L. E. Davis
A. T. Sibley
James J. Elemes
Hayden Evans
R. F. Leemhuis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Harvey C. Cheney
Legionnaire
Joseph Q. Petro
Elyria
Petro
American Legion Auxiliary
Bill Provides Poor Aid Loans For December Relief
In Columbus Ohio on December 9, the House advanced a relief package authorizing one million dollars for poor aid loans in December. Local governments would repay loans from 1938 relief allocations. Several relief measures passed, totaling nearly 3.5 million dollars, with broad support and unanimous votes.
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Columbus
Wright
William M. McCulloch
Aged Patients Escape Fire At Ambler Hill Sanitarium
Fifty elderly convalescents at Ambler Hill Sanitarium in Cleveland were rescued as a large frame barn near the facility burned. No injuries were reported. one patient with pneumonia was hospitalized. Proprietor Eva Fahey credited staff and a supervising nurse Evelyn Allick for the swift evacuation with help from Baldwin Reservoir workers and Western Reserve University students.
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Cleveland
Ambler Hill
Eva Fahey
Baldwin
Western Reserve University
Fahey
Evelyn Allick
Eight Die In Flames In Knoxville Apartment Fire
Eight persons from two families perished when flames trapped them on the second floor of a three story wooden building in Knoxville. Survivors fled the blaze and were treated for exposure as crews searched for a missing 12 year old. The fire, condemned by the fire inspection bureau, forced five families from the structure and left the father leaping to safety with his infant.
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Knoxville
Tenn
McKinley Connaster
Virginia
Vallee
Cora Tate
Eugene
R. L. Melton
Junior Melton
James Melton
Luther Connaster
R. C
C. M. Johnson
Certificates Of Citizenship To Be Given Friday
Fifty Lorain County residents who recently passed naturalization exams will receive their citizenship certificates Friday night at the Elks Hall. The program is sponsored by the education program with Mrs. Alice Platner, county director, announcing it today. Principal speakers include Common Pleas Judge Guy B. Findley and Mayor-elect Joseph Q. Petro.
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Lorain County
Elks’ Hall
WPA
Alice Platner
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Joseph Q. Petro
Kipke Loses Post As Michigan Coach
Ann Arbor reports Harry G Kipke was removed as head coach of the University of Michigan football team after serving since 1929 by the Board of Control of Physical Education. The announcement came today with Kipke's coaching tenure ending effective immediately.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Harry G. Kipke
University of Michigan
Board of Control of Physical Education
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