Firemen Battle Grass Fire Near Pasadena Avenue
Firefighters fought a grass blaze on Pasadena Avenue near Poplar Street for about two hours, threatening several outbuildings and wooden structures. The 200 acre fire started when grass was set alight by a resident and spread through dense growth, hampering efforts. No property losses were reported, though several sheds and coops were scorched and nearby wires were cautioned. Fire units from Erie Department and Callan Fire Company responded, with several crews using multiple hoses to contain the flames.
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Howe
Torngan
Cus
Pasadena Avenue
Poplar Street
DPR
Erie Department
Callan
Flosa Company
Gate Road
Obertrook Road
Garlinr Dudangers
Wallon Thames
Fiemer
Accidental Killing Alleged in Child Tragedy Trial
In a crowded courtroom a defendant testifies that a blow struck a child was not deliberate. The witness describes the moment, the shock, and actions taken after the accident as the defense questions the intent and details of the incident. Proceedings continue with further questioning and testimony.
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Vlad Rites Bao
Joe Mins Weehan
Nunes
Lisvinony
Husky School
Nancy
Defense Opens For Miss O Connor in Nancy Glenn Killing
Philadelphia report notes defense for 19 year old Mary Keenan O Connor hinges on convincing the jury of her innocence in the fatal shooting of Nancy Glenn. The court refused a directed verdict of acquittal, prompting an immediate start to the defense case.
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Mary
William
Gray
Miss O'Conna
Philadelphia
Mary Keenan O'Connor
Nancy Glenn
Weather Update Ohio Rain Tonight and Friday
Weather report notes rain across Ohio tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in central and eastern portions and colder in the west. A low pressure system lingers over New Mexico while a disturbance forms over Illinois. General rain extends from northern Texas to the lower Great Lakes with snow in the upper Mississippi Valley.
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Ohio
New Mexico
Ilil
Nolg
Atlantic Coast
Montana
Dakotas
Texas
Lower
Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Great Leakes
Plains
Hospital Co. Hears Splendid Reports At Annual Meeting
The Prestington Elyria Hospital Company held its annual meeting in the hospital dining room. President Smythe reviewed assets and improvements including a $27,000 boiler, noting increased hospital usage in 1943. tributes were paid to two longtime trustees John Co Parsch and Edgar Allen who had served the hospital. The event recalled the hospital’s history and its role in the community, with emphasis on future needs and memorial efforts. Continued on Page 5.
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Presttington Elyria Vbednerial Hospital
Othe Hospital
Suythe
Ley Karls BoMiister
Elytta Deme
Uurimg
Stuvihe
Deep Feo Mme
John Co Parsch
Ddgar & Allen
Smet
Terin
Stoville Wold
Edgar Flo
Daddy Allen
Wi Smythe
Flo
Smylie
Alber
Cate
Mi Alor
Alyria
Blyth
Alon
Piyrid
Allen
Price Levels to be Discussed at Conference
President Roosevelt called a conference of economic experts at the White House to review the nation’s price structure and planned a second meeting on the current economic situation with emphasis on industrial relations. The price report compares present prices with those of 1926 and will be shared at $15 per person. Participants include Henry Morgenthau Jr., Henry A. Wallace, Mariner Eccles, and Isadore Lubin.
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Bulletin
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Isadore Lubin
Labor Department
Nine Injured In Texas Tornado Hits Mertion Center
A tornado struck the center of Mertion Texas on February 17 injuring nine people and causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Doctors and nurses traveled from San Angelo to assist the injured, who suffered broken bones and bruises.
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Mertion
Texas
San Angelo
Hensley To Be Tried By Jury
Edward Hensley, 22, Gratton State prison inmate, charged with first degree murder in the October attack killing of Miss Louie Vornveck of Gratton, will be tried by a jury. He chose jury trial over a three-judge panel. trial date set for March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hensley
Gratton State Prison
Parm
Louie Vornveck
Gratton
Hensley
D. F. Rendinell
Youngstown
U. S. Public Debt Reaches New High
Washington reports the Public Debt rose to 337,587,803,500 on February 15 as the 1938 fiscal year began its fourth straight month with a new all time peak. Roosevelt had forecast a year-end debt near 37.6 billion. Government spending totaled 4.716b while revenue reached 3.747b, creating a gross deficit of 970.1 million versus 1.946 billion a year earlier.
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Washington
Public Department
Treasury
Roosevelt
Federal Inspector Describes Crime War To Students
Major W H Diane Lester of the Federal Bureau of Investigation spoke at Kiyran High School outlining modern science aiding law enforcement. He called crime “the biggest business” costing over 15 billion yearly and detailed Gmen work, personnel, and selection barriers for agents.
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Kiyran
W. H. Diane Lester
Federal Bureau of Investigation
YY. M Con
Rotary Club
Lester
Fisra Tbeh
Y W.C. A
Tullsco
Malon
G- Men
Bureau
Cleveland
Ohio
G-men
Navy Chief of Construction Sets Cost Figures for Expansion
Rear Admiral William G. Dubose told the House Naval Affairs Committee that President Roosevelt’s naval expansion would cost more than a million dollars exclusive of 1,000 fighter planes. The figure reaches 977.54 million, about 177.54 million above Vinson’s 800 million projection, with the program spanning years and blending with the 55 million 1939 naval supply.
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Washington
William G. Dubose
Navyy
Naval Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Dubose
Cat Vinson
Gahad
Vinson
Six Flying Fortresses On Hop To Peru
Six large Flying Fortresses of the Army Air Corps roared from Miami toward the canal zone on a 6,000 mile goodwill flight to Buenos Aires. Lt. Col. Robert Olds led the formation, averaging 172 mph, with fuel load gradually lightening to speed up after Panama.
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Bulletin
France
Pield
Panama
Fli
Army Air Corps
Canal Zone
Buenos Aires
Robert Olds
Lima
Peru
Miami
Valhaion
Caribbean
Iltma
Mian
Army
General Headquarters Air Force
Langley Field
Britain Declares It Will Not Interfere With Hitler
London February 17 Britain will not interfere with Adolf Hitler moves, says the government in the House of Commons. In Berlin, Dr Arthur Seyss-Inquart met Hitler after arriving from Vienna, with talks focusing on Austria Germany negotiations and possible steps toward a customs union and Austrian Nazi storm troops joining the government defense.
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London
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Austen
Loventh
Anthony den
Pfuehrer
Europe
Seres-Inquart
Seyss-Inquart
Herman Goerig
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Seyss- Inquart
Berlin
Bridgeland Named To Elyria Board Of Health
Mrs. Ruth Bridgeland of 227 Princeton avenue was appointed to the Elyria Board of Health by Mayor Joseph Q. Petro to replace CG M. Lee, whose term expired last December. She is the board’s only woman member beside Doctors M E. Perry and C. J. Miller, W. F. Collmar, and R. L. Stearns. Bridgeland’s term runs to December 31, 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bridgeland
Princeton Avenue
Elyria Board of Health
Joseph Q. Petro
CG. M. Lee
Bridgeland
M E. Perry
C. J. Miller
W. F. Collmar
R. L. Stearns
Collmar
Miller
Stearn
Reeves Dies in Auto Train Collision Near New London
Fred B. Reeves of Bucyrus proprietor of an office supply company was killed when his car was struck by a Big Four train at a railroad crossing several miles east of New London, Virginia, on February 16 according to local reports.
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United Sees
Rudolph Island
North Pole
Fiederot
Kiemkel
Puranin
Stehling
Chen Camp
Aeine
New London, V
Fred B. Reeves
Bucyrus, Pro Prietor
Here
Prisoner Will Be Deported For Stolen Goods
Prisoner torhard Murphy 4 percent was arrested for stealing pencils and pens from a local market. He will be deported to Canada after serving his sentence and costs. Lieut Detective Lloyd Sweet said Murphy’s entry into the United States was not lawful and federal officials in Cleveland will oversee removal. Two other Canadians arrested on suspicion were deported after it was found they had not entered lawfully.
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Torhard Murphy
Ificent
Canada
Lloyd BE
Sweet
Aver Hig Forest
Murphy
Ormeimalls
Nmoieration
Cleveland
United States
50 Piece Band To Give Concert Here Friday
The Elyria High School concert band will be joined by a clarinet solo and trombone quartet for a Friday night concert in the high school auditorium directed by J. Martin Beck. Oliver Schubert, freshman, will perform Weber’s Second Concerto with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Louis Kolups. The trombone quartet includes Jim Brown, Tony Marsico, Jack Spencer and Del Row. The program features American works, a Military Escort march, sections by Zamecnik, Evanson, Safranck and others, with the band performing most of the music.
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Supece Elyria Midi
J. Martin Beck
Oliver Schubert
Lorain County
von Weber
Louis Kolupus
Jim Brown
Tony Marsico
Jack Spencer
del Row
Air de Ballet
Gluck
Evanson
Strauss
Zameenik
Ohlo
Fillmore
Russell
Moon
Zamecnik
Safranck
Deppens
Schubert-Romberg
Sam
Promises Alleged in Davey Graft Inquiry in Ohio
Cleveland Feb 17 former Davey Tree employee Bradley testified before the Ohio Senate Graft Investigating Committee that he acted as a contact man with public utilities and automakers. He said Davey promised 30 percent of the state's business to a Detroit carmaker and another 30 percent to a second manufacturer if paid off. Bradley claimed $175,000 in contributions were organized for Davey’s campaign and that he received cash payments and a new car in return. He planned to provide records from a Pittsburgh safety deposit box to substantiate his claims.
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Cleveland
Lee Bradley
Davey Tree Expert Co
Kent
Ohio Senate
Bradley
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Detroit
New York City
New York
Biltmore
Florida
Francis Poulson
East Cleveland
Poulson
Columbus
Democratic State Committee
Theda Jacobs
Hernard Donovan
Toledo
Werner Metcalf
Marietta
James Metzenbaum
Public Hall
Pittsburgh
Newton D. Baker
Rownevelt
Henry 4. Wallace
Des Moines
New York Cty
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McIntyre
Acme
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E. VM. Martindale
Britain
Hitler
Crossinu
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