China Prepares Final Fight Against Japan
Shanghai dispatch reports China's military commission under Chiang Kai-Shek takes supreme control of private and public industry, mines and all commercial and agricultural enterprises for a total war effort. A decree from Nanjing grants authority over private enterprise to mobilize resources, with further mobilization of rail lines and coastal defenses against Japan. Chinese sources note intensified campaigns in northern and central China, recapture of Wuhu on the Yangtze, and rumors of a Japanese troop mutiny at Nanking amid mounting tensions with foreign nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Military Affairs Commission
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chunenine
Tara
Soantees
Tuiars Affais Commission
Hone Kone
Hone None
Vto
Braman
Fiona Kong
Tsien
Shaneghat
Choa
Hanechow
Shanghati
Hage
Janan
Chou Pn-Lai
Wuhu
Yangtse
Nanking
Deposted Cuban President Granted Amnesty
Havana December 28 O Gerardo Machado deposed Cuban president in 1933 and recently arrested in New York on Cuban charges will receive amnesty under a bill passed by the Chamber of Deputies. The measure goes to President Frederico Laredo Bru for signature.
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Havana
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
New York
Chamber of Deputies
Frederico Laredo Bru
Weather forecast for Ohio and surrounding regions
Cloudy conditions likely with snow or rain Friday and snow in western and southern portions tonight. Warmer Friday. High pressure over the Great Lakes this morning. high pressure over California. Low pressure over Louisiana Utah Manitoba and off the Maine coast. Rain in the lower Mississippi Valley and South Atlantic States. snow from the northern Lake region westward to the Rockies. Warmer southeast. colder in the Ohio Valley and Lake Erie region.
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Ohio
Creat Lakes
Afontana
Louisiana
Utah
Manitoba
Maine
Mississippi Valley
Herbert Disbrow Named Patrolman
Herbert Disbrow a 26 year old resident of 220 Chestnut street was named the third of five new patrolmen to join the police department by January 1. Also named were Francis Callahan of 146 Elbe street and Edward G. Stankard son of Police Chief E J Stankard. Disbrow a Elyria High School graduate and former star football player remains married and has worked for The Steel and Tubes Company for the past five years. He is five feet 11 inches tall and weighs 202 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Disbrow
Chestnut Street
I. D. Faxon
Police Department
Francis Callahan
Elbe Street
Edward G. Stankard
E. J. Stankard
Faxon
Nhxt
Disbrow
Elyria High School
Steel and Tubes Company
Aerial Santa Claus Leaps To His Death
Boston authorities joined Army Air Corps Navy Coast Guard and police in a search for the body of an aerial Santa Claus who leapt from an Army biplane toward a gay children's Christmas party but sank in the harbor due to the parachute and suit weight. The tragedy unfolded as two rescue attempts caused injuries and small boat mishaps with coast guardsmen aiding in the search.
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Boston
Nee
Army
Navy Coast Guard
Iarhor
Santa Claus
Harold J. Kraner
Army Air Corps
Mt. Nick
Air Corps
Santa
Wharmer
Edward J. Seibolt
Polie Department
Richard Miller
Earl Jordan
Truck Overturns Four Die In North Dakota Crash
WILLISTON North Dakota December 23 Four members of the Hyatt family of Dodson Montana were killed when their truck overturned into a ditch and burned all were trapped in the cab The dead include Asher Hyatt his wife and their two children Floyd 44 and his 12 year old daughter A lantern in the cab and an improved heater are blamed for the blaze
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Williston
N. D
Asher Hyatt
Dodson
Mont
Hyatt
Floyd
TVA Will Open River Waterway
Knoxville Tenn under TVA plans the Tennessee river will become a key inland transport link. Davie E Lilienthal TVA director says within a year part of the river will be navigable and by six years from now the Knoxville to Paducah stretch of 648 miles should be navigable, benefiting farmers and industries across several states.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee River
Davie E. Lilienthal
TVA
Paducah
Lilienthal
South
Two Die in Dayton Traffic Accidents
In Dayton on December 23 two residents died in separate crashes. Peter J. Huber, 60, was struck by a bus as he stepped from a curb, and Henry W. Bensman, 53, was killed by an automobile within 24 hours.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Peter J. Huber
Henry W. Bensman
Norris Says Continued Blocking Of New Deal Will Force Roosevlt Third Term
Washington Dec 28 Continued blocking of the New Deal program will compel President Roosevelt to seek a third term, Sen George W Norris Neb says amid liberal bloc talks at the White House. He criticizes a campaign against the New Deal and warns it may push Roosevelt to run again. Burke Neb criticizes media bias while praising overall press fairness and opposes a third term.
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Fdr
Norris
Washington
Roosevelt
George W. Norris
Senate
White House
Roosevel
Congress
Edward R. Burke
Neb
Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Landon
Burke
Josiah Bailey
County to borrow $50,000 for Lorain relief funds
Lorain County commissioners plan to borrow $50,000 next week under a relief bill to carry February and March relief costs. The loan would be short term and non interest bearing, repaid from anticipated surplus from next year's sales and utilities excise taxes. Central relief areas, including Elyria and Lorain, have risen to 905 cases costing about $20,000 this month, risking exhausted funds unless the loan is secured.
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Lorain County
Oscar G. Dunn
Kelser
Walter Wright
Howard R. Butler
Dunn
Edward DeChant
James KE. Davidson
Columbus
Ernest Holmes
Howard Butler
Holmes
Ohio Emereency Relief Board
State Board
Lorain
Elyria
Avon Lake
Amherst
LaGrange
Britain cannot bar arms exports to Japan says Cranborne
In London on December 23 Viscount Cranborne the foreign undersecretary told the House of Commons that Britain will offer China moral support but cannot prohibit arms exports to Japan. This stance limits Britain’s ability to curb arms shipments amid tensions in the region.
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Britain
Japan
London
Great Britain
China
Viscount Cranborne
House of Commons
Governor Davey Receives Shrine Ring At Dinner
Columbus report says Governor Davey wore a diamond Shrine ring given by cabinet members and division heads during a testimonial dinner. Democratic State Chairman Francis Pulson presided as toastmaster, marking the event in Columbus.
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Columbus
Davey
Francis Pulson
Santa Visits Gates Hospital for Crippled Children
Twenty two children at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children will welcome Santa on Saturday with gifts. Parents of several patients will attend the annual Christmas party, while a large gift collection awaits distribution. Ages range from eight to sixteen. some long stay patients have left for home, others anticipate a big hospital Christmas. Pack No. 4 Cub Scouts and Forty and Fight clubs host parties, with Rotary funding eight watches and Mrs. Ferguson providing Christmas cookies for a decade.
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the Gates Hospital
Santa Claus
Isabele Hasley
Eyrin Memorial Hospital
Wises Hasley
Pack No. 4
Henry Ingersoll, Jr
Elyria
George Ferguson
Second Street
Special Christmas Plans Across Lorain County Institutions
More than half of about 200 residents across three Lorain County institutions will spend Christmas at home or with relatives. The rest will have special dinners as superintendents report extensive holiday activities already underway. The County Home hosted a party with 153 residents and 200 guests, featuring entertainment led by master of ceremonies Jim Armitage. Elyrians contributed much of the program, including dances by the Armitage siblings and others, plus bands and orchestras. A chicken dinner and gifts followed the program, with holiday cards already arriving. About 63 children at Oberlin’s County Children's Home will have Christmas dinners with relatives or host families. Page 2 continues.
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Lorain County
R. B. Baus
Jim. Armitage
Prowlan OL
Elyrians
Bob
Bill Armitage
Betty Beltz
Nan French
Judy Perry
Lois Carpenter
Betty Hengelbaugh
Junior Bova
Dolly May
Jack Slack
Jerry Birkline
Jack Miller
Charles McGuire
Reift Murray
Lois Wells
Betty Steltzer
Kay Steltzer
Jack Flynn
Bill Struck
Novelty Instrument Orchestra
Dickason
Marx Brothers Orchestra
Oberlin Wi
Sheriff Department to Follow New Policy in County
Sheriff William F. Grall announced a new enforcement policy narrowing activity to outside village limits unless invited by local authorities. A countywide meeting of law enforcement chiefs, marshals, and constables will be held in January to coordinate effort and improve mutual understanding, following a crackdown on village punchboard gambling with ten arrests in two days.
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William F. Grall
William G. Smith
Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff's Department
Smith
Michael Bulzomi
John Presti
Lowes
Oberlin
Preston Coon
Eva Mason
Charles Swesey
Brighton
W. Croft
Elyria
Katherine Pfundstein
H. G. Robek
Lake Road
Lorain
Charles Nero
the Roundhouse
Ridgeville
O. C Bradley
Belden
Charles Ormeroid
Wellington
Orrville Couple To Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
Orrville, O. December 22. Mr and Mrs Frederick Myers will host a Christmas party marking their 60th wedding anniversary. Their 43-year-old triplets Chester Esther and Lester will be guests of honor, among 37 attending. The couple married December 24 1877 at Millersburg Holmes County.
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Orrville
Frederick Myers
Aliie Fair
Fred Myers
Millersburg
Holmes County
Chester
Esther
Lester
Myers
Ers
Esther Myers
Fred Gerber
Wooster
John Myers
May Gerber
Mt. Eaton
Dennis Myers
Beach City
Carl Myers
Kent
Isola Hauenstein
H. R. Hauenstein
Wayne County
Fear Barberton Woman Met With Foul Play
Akron Ohio dispatch reports Mrs. Remola Dehart 23 mother of two boys has been missing since Sunday night. Barbert on police suspect foul play possibly a sex fiend or hit and run. She was seen walking toward a drugstore to buy medicine for her children but never reached it. Police in nearby cities aided the search with volunteers and Boy Scouts joining the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Barberton
Remola Dehart
Eighty Dollars Bid, Horse Drops Dead
At a Humboldt Iowa farm a public auction halted when the auctioneer asked for bids on a horse. A bidder offered seventy five dollars, another eighti, then a bidder shouted eighty dollars before the horse suddenly dropped dead.
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Humboldt, In
Gottlieb Hanselman
Delivering Toys To Needy Elyria Families
Christmas cheer for 750 children in Elyria is underway as the Toy Shop project delivers toys today and plans tomorrow for dinner baskets for about 300 families under the Not an Empty Stocking effort. Salvation Army offices serve as the hub with trucks provided by local firms moving a wide array of new toys.
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Elyria
Salvation Army
J. R. Dall
Leo R. Meyer
J. C. Welsh
Walton Ice and Fuel Company
Mexico City Shaken By Strong Earthquake
A powerful earthquake struck roughly 250 miles from Mexico City, rattling the capital where sidewalks cracked and furniture toppled. Observatories reported broken instruments and a rotatory oscillatory quake at 7:18 a.m. local time, with no immediate casualties.
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Mexico City
New York
Mexico
National Observatory
Observatory
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims 16 Year Old Leonard Smith
Leonard Smith 16, son of Mr and Mrs Frank E Smith of Butternut Ridge Road, died after a shotgun discharged while his brother Lawrence 19 unloaded their gun following a hunting trip near their home. The accident occurred two miles from home as two Elyria residents assisted. Leonard was a Carlisle school student.
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Leonard Smith
Frank E. Smith
Butternut Ridge Road
Leonard
Lawrence
Elyria
Ernie Handrosh
Peter Slauter
Handrosh
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Carlisle School
Dies Offers to Organize Support for Roosevelts Economy Plan
Washington December 23 Rep Martin Dies a southern Democratic bloc leader who fought the Wage Hour bill pledged to organize a House movement to back President Roosevelt economy demands after reading the presidents letter to Chairman Cartwright of the Roads committee He warned the Democratic majority to bear blame if budget balancing plans for next year are disturbed The Roads committee had ignored the presidents request to repeal Federal Highway Aid authorizations for next year Roosevelt said cuts are for the president to propose and Congress to decide where to cut The president warned that patronage and pursuit of federal funds by counties could destroy the Democratic party and government gains The House appropriations subcommittee reportedly cut TVA funding and preserved CCC camps at 1500 despite proposed reductions The highway authorization sought would exceed 400 million over two fiscal years and action was due by January 1
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Washington
Martin Dies
Tex
Roosevelt
House
Dies
Wilburn Cartwright
Okla
House Roads Committee
Congress
Roads Committee
Cartwright
Capitol Hill
TVA
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
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Bulletin
Gates Hospital
Fear Barberton
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