Four Escape With 3300 From Columbus Bank Branch
Four masked men robbed the Ohio National Bank in Columbus securing about 3300 Then they fled in a black Ford sedan parked in front of the bank. The manager Curt Wilcox and five employees plus three customers were threatened with guns. Across the street at First Federal Savings and Loan Co another hold up occurred Wednesday with one man described as six feet tall and 189 pounds. Police have descriptions for two other bandits and are pursuing leads.
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Columbus
T.r
Ohio National Bank
Curt Wilcox
Th Bank
First
Federal Savings & Loan Co
Ohio National
Las
Lau
U S Says Navy May Be Needed In Brazil Soon
Admiral Leahy and Navy official McGrrath warn Congress the United States may need to deploy naval power in Brazil as Germany advances in the Atlantic. They argue for a broader, more capable fleet to cover South American coasts alongside Pacific defenses amid growing global tensions.
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U.S
Brazil
Washington
Yedholm J. McGrrath
Co. Calet
Quits
William J
Leahy
Sulry
Olay
United States
Germany
Atlantic
Pacific
McGrach
Ceadh
South Americ
78 Children At Clinic Today at Gates Hospital
Seventy eight children from around a hundred miles were taken to Gates Hospital for Crippled Children to attend the orthopedic clinic conducted monthly by Doctors C. G. Heyman of Cleveland and L. A. Lawrence of Elyria. Of the 78 attendees, 11 were new cases. The youngest was a six month old girl brought for a club foot checkup. The group included children from Conneaut and communities such as Ashland, Wellington, Mansfield, Utica, Vermilion, New Haven, Norwalk, Kipton, Medina, Plymouth, Grafton, Shelby, Sullivan, Avon, Iova, Ashtabula, Lorain, Seville, Wadeworth, LaGrange, Oberlin, Wakefield, Rome, Huron, Jefferson, Bellevue, and Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates Hospital
CG. I. Heyman
Cleveland
Pla. Lawrence
Elgint
Jay
Frank Koover
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Conneaut
Ashand
Wellington
Mansfield
Utica
Vermilion
New Haven
Norwalk
Kipton
Medina
Plymouth
Grafton
Shelby
Sullivan
Avon
Iova
Ashtabula
Lorain
Seville
Iffa
South Amherst
Wadsworth
LaGrange
Oberlin
Wakelaw
Rome
Huron, Jefferson, Jellevue
Elyria
Arman Faces North Carolina Ban After Sentencing
L E X I N G T O N N C February 4 L Arman of Bryan Ohio ex superintendent at Thomasville Chair Co. faces a two year banishment from North Carolina as alternative to an 18 month prison term.
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Lexington
N. C
L. Arman
Bryan
Thomasville
Toay
North Carlina
Weather overview for Ohio and Great Lakes region
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer tonight in central and western Ohio. Saturday brings rain and warmer temperatures. Outlook shows a low over the Colorado and Puget Sound areas with generally low pressure across the western United States. Moderate rain and snow reported from New York to New England, heavier along the Pacific coast, with cooler temperatures in the Lake Region and warmer across the Plains.
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Ohio
Central
West Norong
Lake Region
St. Lawrence Valley
Great Ikes
Ohio Valley
Unitedates
Colorado
Puget Sound
New York
Pennsylla
New England
Patie
Rocky Mountain
Tin Valley
Plains States
Britain to Sink Pirate Submarines in Mediterranean
Paris and London reached a formal decision to sink pirate submarines with French warships in the Mediterranean. Britain also vowed to shoot down aircraft attacking its ships as it tightens defense measures in its patrol area after the Aleira sinking. France agreed with Britain on the policy during talks between Andre Charles Corbin and Anthony Eden.
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Paris
C.P
London
Great Britain
Med- Herranean
Anl
Pereira
Anuthonus Eden
Eerie
France
Britain
Andre Charles Corbin
Eden
Five Killed In Mine Disaster Near Sudbury
Five men were killed and eight injured in a Levack Nickel Mines elevator accident seven miles north of Sudbury. Blasting operations earlier in the shaft jammed it with rock eight feet underground. The skip elevator struck rock, pinning three men to the shaft wall while two fell to the bottom.
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Sudbury
Findlay Anl
Woo
Levack Nickle
Admiral Leahy Refuses To Answer On Naval Cooperation
Washington February 1 Admiral William D Leahy chief of naval operations refused to answer a question on a possible agreement for naval cooperation between the United States and Great Britain. He said the matter is absolutely secret and vital to the interests and defense of this country.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
United States
Great Britain
State Purchasing Agent Faces Contempt Charge in Coal Bid Inquiry
Columbus Ohio February 1 The state senate probing committee prepared contempt charges against State Purchasing Agent Glenn A Horn for refusing to explain why the state bought coal under competitive bidding He balked at questions without his attorney Clarence Addison who was ejected from the room The panel plans a warrant to compel Horn to appear on February 8 He acknowledged bids were not taken for three years and said future bids will be required The committee has estimated state coal costs higher than Cleveland's in past years and continues its inquiry James Metzenbaum counsel noted Horn may refuse testimony without his attorney present while noting the issue hinges on his right to testify without counsel present
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Columbus
State Senate
Glenn A. Horn
Horn
Moniger
Clarence Addison
J. Ralph Seidner
Senate
Cleveland
Morey
James Metzenbaum
Ray Allison
Alison
Sweet To Give Talk On Crime Doesn’t Pay
Lieutenant Detective Lloyd E. Sweet of the Elyria police identification bureau was scheduled to speak today before an Oberlin High School English class on the subject Crime Doesn t Pay. In Mansfield Ohio Cyrug Miller Gatton aged 74 renowned for nature stories and called the sage of Gattons Rocks died at his home 12 miles southeast of Mansfield.
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Lloyd E. Sweet
Oberlin High School
Lieut. Sweet
Elyria
Mansfield
Cyrug Miller Gatton
Gattons Rocks
Here
Recover Body Of Drowning Victim From Icy Waters
ALGONA, Mick Feb 4 The body of Carl M. Vincent 30 of four persons in an automobile which plunged through the sea of Lake Saint Clair Sunday was recovered with grappling hooks Vincent's wife Alfreda 52 and Mr and Mrs John Edmunston of Columbus QC still were missing today The two couples set out for the Vincent cabin on Dickinson Island State police located the sunken car yesterday after tracing its tire tracks across the ice Special block and tackle equipment hauled it to the surface
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Algona
Mick
Carl M. Vincent
Lake
Vincent
Alfreda
Airs
John Edmunston
Columbus
Vincent Cabin
Dickinson Island
Tracig
Suit seeks 4145 for trust claim over Lorain property
Alla W. T. Shoup of Lorain sues Mary and Frederick Comer of Lake road near Vermilion for 4145 alleging the Comers obtained 2500 from the plaintiff in 1935 to buy 742 Lakeside avenue Lorain but took title in the defendants name. The filing notes rent totaling 810 since June 1936 and Claims the property is held in Mrs Comer s name. The action replaces a prior suit dismissed recently.
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Alla WV
Lakeside Avenue
Lorain
Comer
Camp Rally At YMCA For Elyria Youth Tonight
About 60 Elyria boys are expected at the YMCA tonight for the first camp rally of the year. They will hear plans for the 1938 season at Camp Iss-See-Kies on the Vermilion River and discuss preparations for attending.
Housing amendments spur $2 billion building boom
The White House announced President Roosevelt signed amendments to the Federal Housing Act to boost a projected $2,000,000,000 building boom. The plan, championed by Sen. Robert F. Wagner, expands mortgage and insurance provisions for FHA and FNHA insured loans, with higher coverage for pricier homes and extended amortization options, set among new premium and rate terms.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
White Mouse
Robert F. Wagner
House
Senate
Congress
Collision of Two Bombers Leads to Navy Inquiry
SAN DIEGO Calif Feb 4 a board of inquiry investigates the collision of two B 14 ton PRY bombers during war games off the coast causing 11 deaths. The planes locked wings in darkness and a squall, burst into flames and sank. Four crew escaped by parachute. one later died. The disaster occurred as 98 warships and 300 plus aircraft simulated an enemy invasion, with the flag ship Pennsylvania nearby. The planes were valued at 250000 each. two similar bombers had been lost in six months.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Charles A. Blakely
Tater
Carlton P. Hutchins
J. H. Hester
Pennsylvania
Lieut. Hutchins
Williamt Woodrutt
John
M. Neidzweichi
San Diego Harbor
Vp-7 Squadron
Hawaii
Panama
Dayton Plane Crash Probe Underway At Wright Field
Officials at Wright field investigated a Lockheed plane crash after a test flight just outside the field. Capt. E. H. White and Lieut. Paul Shanahan were hospitalized in fairly good condition following a forced landing that damaged a motor landing gear and the nose after striking a ditch.
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Dayton, O
E. H. White
Paul Shanahan
Wright Field
Lockheed
Probation Dept Receives 2000 Dollar Funding Increase
County commissioners approved a 2000 dollar hike for the probation department to sustain operations. The decision, 2 to 1, taps the contingent fund, with Dunn opposing broader increases. The prior year budget had 1800 dollars for salaries and expenses, insufficient for both the officer and assistant. Jois Bins remains probation officer and Carl Curtis assists.
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Proctare
JH. Xye
Edward [Ope Chant
John E. Davidson
Oscar G. Dunn
DeChant
Nyer Eeing
Jois Bins
Carl Curtis
Canton in Fear as Pro-Japanese Plot Fears Grip City
Canton China faced mass air raid fears as Japanese warships probed a river boom and district forts. Soldiers patrolled streets while rumors spread of plots against Mayor Chung Yuen To. A shot rattled a Japanese resident’s window amid security checks of foreign diplomats.
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Canton
China
Hong Kong
Citg
Bocca Tigris
Chung Yuen-To
Chungshan
Riae
Review Sought In Will Contest By Hogan Heirs
In Columbus Ohio on February 4 Ruth and Frank Hugh Hogan children of the late John M Hogan asked the Ohio Supreme Court to review their suit to set aside their parents last will. They contend their father acted under duress when signing. The Lorain County Common Pleas upheld the claim but the appellate court ruled the will valid.
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Columbus
Bernice Ruth
Frank Hugh Hogan
John M. Hogan
Ohio Supreme Court
Clara FE. Hogan
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Smallpox Outbreak Postpones Madison Butler Basketball Game
A fourth smallpox case traced to Madison High School in Mansfield prompted postponement of the Madison versus Butler high schools basketball game. Principal Wayne Miller was among those affected, with the outbreak delaying tonight’s contest.
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Mansfield
Madison
Butler
Wayne &. Miller
Small Business Men's Group To Report Today
Representatives of the administration's Small Business Men's Conference will report to President Roosevelt today on anti New Deal resolutions adopted in two sessions. Up to 1,000 business men left a committee to compile a report for Roosevelt through General Chairman Fred Roth. They urged credit help, greater enforcement of existing laws, and new agencies to aid small operators while supporting trust busting and limits on chain stores.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Housevelt
Small Business Men
Fred Roth
Cleveland
Ohio
Ifar
Congress
New Deal
Little
Couple hurt in Lake and Elyria crash
Stang, 43, of Stop 4 Lake Avenue, sustained facial injuries and his wife, 24, minor bruises after a collision at Lake and Elyria Avenues at 7 PM yesterday. DeForest Falkner, 24, of R D 3 Grafton, drove the other car. Both vehicles were damaged. the couple was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Stang
Lake Avenue
Lake and Elyria Avenue
DeForest FP
Falkner
R. D
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Federal Bureau Inspector to Speak in Elyria on February 17
W H Orange Lester, inspector for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will give three talks in Elyria on February 17. The main lecture at 7 p.m. in the Elgjrt High School auditorium on "The G Man and Crime" is open to police with a nominal admission fee and sponsored by the Rotary Club. Earlier talks are slated for an Elyria High School student assembly and a Kiwanis Club noon meeting. Lester, a Mississippi native and Rhodes Scholar, joined the Bureau in 1902 after practicing law in Memphis.
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W. H. Orange Lester
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Elyvia
Wil Bs
Elg J Rt High
Bivria
W.c
Ebytia
Tia Kiwanis Club
Office
States Army
Federal Bureau of Inv Hou
J. Ddsiv Troover
Federal
Bureag
He Ig
Missessiphi
The
Unity of Mississippi
Osford University
Memphis
Tenn
Bucesu of Investigation
Gas Station Attendant Robbed by Armed Youths
Two youths aged 16 to 18 robbed a Detroit road gas station with a revolver and shotgun. They took about 1.20 from the cash register and 14 gallons of gas, forced the attendant to ladder the rear alcove, then fled. Knight identified the incident to state patrol officers J A Bower and T B Rorgan. One suspect wore a white handkerchief, the other was unmasked. vehicle unknown.
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le Knight
Gus
Detroit Road
Avon High School
Knight
Borah Warns Against Anti-Lynching Bill Usurping States
Senator Borah charged in Washington that the anti-lynching bill unconstitutional invades states rights. He cited that Supreme Court decisions uphold state sovereignty and that there is no dissent challenging federal overreach.
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Borah
Washington
William Fe, Borah
Ida
Senate Today
Supreme Court
Brewery Blast in Mansfield Kills Tank Worker
An explosion at the Frank and Son Brewery in Mansfield fatally injured 63 year old Sam Barge. Officials say he was working on a beer storage tank when a gas heater used to dry the vessel ignited, possibly after being extinguished overnight.
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Mansfield
Frank and Son
Sam Barge
Barge
Barger
Prison Farm Trusty Held Over Attack Link To Hornbeck Case
A 22 year old Grafton Prison Farm trusty admits attempting to grab Miss Bernadette Hater as she walked home from church. Sheriff Grall and Chief Deputy Smith call the development a key line in the investigation of Miss Louise Hornbeck’s murder last October. The man was found hiding in the superintendent’s basement and revived by guards after collapsing. Police questioned him and Miss Bater could not positively identify him. The public search drew about 300 residents armed with firearms as authorities pursued the lead. The suspect, from Youngstown and jailed for robbery there, had worked as house man for the superintendent for about 15 months. Prosecutor Butter plans a full interview to probe possible absence from the prison farm on the Hornbeck date.
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Grafton
Bernadette Hater
Mechanic Street
Louise Hornbeck
William F. Grall
William G. Smith
Hornbeck
Stoward R. Butter
Annyone
C. H. Swan
Ray Taylor
J. M. Rule
Swan
Taylor
Miss Bater
Miss Eater
L. T. S. Rubber Company
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Huron Street
Smith
C. J. Cordy
Anthony Pollock
Elyria
C. E. Parker
Paul Johnson
Penfield
Guy Bambrick
Cordy
Grafton Institution
Youngstown
Hepatiog
Oldest Attorney in Trumbull County Dies
Warren Ohio Feb 4 Veteran lawyer and jurist Thomas I Gilmer aged 93 died after a long illness He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and served as county prosecutor in 1875 two terms and as Common Pleas Judge from 1886 to 1903 The obituary notes he retired years ago
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Dayton
Will
Daniel
Kuper
Commerce Department
Federal Bureau
Prison Farm Trusty
Trumbull County
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