No Relief From Heat For Ohioans
A brutal heat wave grips Ohio with record temperatures across multiple cities. Wilmington hits 106 degrees while Norwalk Lima Dayton Circleville Napoleon Toledo and Sidney report 102 to 105. Forecasters warn the heat may top all time state records as rain remains elusive and health warnings rise.
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United Press
State Weather Bureau
Columbus
Alexander
Wilmington
Norwalk
Lima
Dayton
Circleville
Napoleon
Toledo
Sidney
Ohio
Thurman
Gailia County
Expo Booth Handles Many Inquiries At Great Lakes Exposition
About 60 travelers bound for the Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition slept overnight in Elyria then moved on to Cleveland. More than 40 tourists were booked at the FEfa exposition service booth on Middle Avenue and Broad Street last Saturday night. Booth workers expect a rise in overnight visitors as the expo gains public awareness and handle numerous inquiries daily about Elyria Cleveland roads and the exposition.
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Cleveland
Elyria
Middle Avenue
Broad Street
The
Hooth
Exposition
Murphy Plans Run for Michigan Governor
Frank Murphy, high commissioner to the Philippine Commonwealth, announces resignation to enter Michigan gubernatorial race. The move was disclosed at a White House conference with President Roosevelt and becomes effective at the president's pleasure.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Michigan
White House
Roosevelt
Lewis Reports Labor To Support Roosevelt
Washington July 9 John L Lewis told President Roosevelt that every working trade and calling is rallying to the president as attacks by steel interests on the labor movement continue He denied bringing his dispute with William Green to the White House and said the meeting focused on reports showing a mass movement of labor toward the president.
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Washington
Revery
Roosevelt
Labor Organization
John L Lewin
William Green
White House
Lewis
Weather Outlook Ohio Tonight and Friday
Generally fair conditions persist in Ohio with continued warmth. Nighttime temperatures stay mild and Friday remains warm with dry skies and light winds across the state.
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Ohio
Elyrians Leave Tonight for Elks Convention
Five Elyrians depart tonight for Los Angeles to represent the Elyria lodge at the grand lodge Elks convention. A party of 20 delegates and guests travels in a special Elyria coach, with return expected about August 1, routing through the Canadian Rockies and renowned scenery. Members include Thomas Gorman exalted ruler, Mrs Gorman, J Shafer, Frank Leghy, A E Adams, and Dr G E French. The coach carries delegates from Mt. Vernon Norwalk Ashland Lorraine Lakewood and Wooster.
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Pacific Coast
Elks’ Lodge
Grand Lodge
Order
Los Angeles
Canadian Rockies
Thomas Gorman
Gorman
Local youths arraigned on grand larceny charges
Three Wellington youths and a Detroit youth facing charges for breaking into several cars at a lake resort last night. William Botsford 19 of Wellington, Clarence McDaniels 17, and Robert Van Del, Detroit, were arraigned before Justice Petro. Botsford pleads not guilty and is bound over to the grand jury under $1,000 bond. trial set for Saturday. McDaniels and Van Del await disposition. Deputies Chaimers Davidson and Ed Monroe arrested them on Lake Road. the snare drum was found with the group. The youths will be handled by Juvenile Officer William Oldham.
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Joseph Q. Petro
William Botsford
Clarence MacDaniels
Robert van Dell
Wellington
Detroit
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Lorain County
Clarence W. Dick
Courtland Street
Clarence McDaniels
South Main Street
Robert van del
Hanna Street
the Lake Resort
Adam West
North Professor Street
Oberlin
Philip Bankhardt
Shedeland Court
Cleveland
Alice Erwin
Valley Road
Chaimers Davidson
Ed Monroe
Lake Road
Botsford
William Oldham
Elyrians Swelter As Heat Wave Sweeps Ohio
Elyrians endure extreme heat with unofficial readings near 100 degrees. Official forecasts call for continued warmth. Beaches and pools provide relief while hospitals report no prostrations. Central and southern Ohio bear harsher effects amid ongoing dryness.
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Uty
Frank Wiltord
Cascade Park
Harley Stevick
Wigmla ¥. M. Co. A
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria Clinic
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Winter's March Encore Delays Roads Across County
A March snowstorm halted travel, stranding tourists and bus passengers as Route 20, Oberlin and Elyria corridors remained blocked. Sheriff Dick reports the worst traffic in seven years. dozens of roads closed, hotels filled, and crews labored overnight to clear drifts. Bus service resumed midday with help from county and state crews. forecast suggests gradual thaw.
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Clarence W. Dick
Corps of Deputies
Sherif
Hlyria
Here
Cleveland
Oberlin
Grafton
Telegraph
Elyria
Greyhound
Detroit
Akron
Brighton
Wellington
Country Road Department
State Highway Department
J. W. Warden
CCGG
Gulf Road
T. D. Faxon
Columbus
Ohio
West River
Faxon
Mercury
Chronicle-Telegram
Cascade Park
Park Swimming Pool Open This Evening
Elyrians seek relief from heat as Cascade Park pool opens tonight with 7 to 9 pm high swimming sessions for adults. Daytime sessions continue 9 to 11 am and 2 to 5 pm mainly for children, while last night 1,500 attended morning and afternoon. Picnickers fill park as large crowds gather, and five picnic areas with fireplaces and nearby water support gatherings at Cascade Park.
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Cascade Park
Harter Named By House Speaker To Attend Funeral
Washington July 9 Speaker William B Bankhead appointed four Ohio House members to attend Rep Warren Duffy funeral in Toledo on Friday. The appointees are Rep John G Cooper Rep Robert Crosser Rep Don W Harter and Rep Frank J Kniffin. A deputy sergeant at arms William W Weber will accompany the delegation.
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Washington
William B. Bankhead
Ohio House
Warren Duffy
N. C
Toledo
John G. Cooper
Robert Crosser
Don W. Harter
Frank J. Kniffin
William W. Weber
Pertinent Facts About Elyria Retail Landscape
Elyria serves a trading area of 75 000 people with about 350 retail stores. The city has 60 grocery stores, a dozen auto agencies, 20 meat stores, nine drug stores, three large department stores, and numerous furniture, hardware, jewelry, music, book, cigar, confectionery, and five and ten cent shops along with other businesses.
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Elyria
Heat Expands Drawbridge At Lorain
Heat expanded the Erie Avenue drawbridge at Lorain delaying two boats for about an hour yesterday. Engineers expect no more trouble as heat expansion continues, with repairs underway on a bent beam and several road blowups from heat. Lanterns mark rough spots for motorists while crews from the county surveyor fix the bridge and roads.
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Erie Avenue
Lorain
J. W. Warden
Heavy Rain in Chicago Today
Chicago's weather bureau reports heavy rain began after 7 a.m. Widely scattered thunderstorms were observed overnight in central Minnesota and North Dakota. Light showers touched Bisman rck North Dakota and Alexandria Minnesota as skies clouded over northern Indiana and eastern Illinois. Dow Jones notes rainfall amounts near Cairo and Evansville, Indiana.
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Government Weather Bureau
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Alexandria
Minn
Indiana
Illinois
Dow-Jones
Cairo
Hllnamw
Evansville
Ind
Drought Grimly Expands Across Northwest And Midwest
The drought and heatwave spread eastward with 31 scorching days causing an estimated 200 million dollars in crop and livestock losses. Over 200 deaths result from the heat. Rain arrives too late to save crops as temperatures soar, while federal relief measures begin to aid one million destitute farmers and 200,000 farm families through WPA jobs, loans, and direct aid.
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United Press
Midwest
Roosevelt
WPA
Warren Official Edward A Parka Dies in Warren
Edward A Parka 70 longtime Republican leader and two time Warren mayor died at City Hospital from acute peritonitis. He served as mayor 1914 15 and 1918 19 and was elected city council president in 1922 and again last year.
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Edward A. Parka
City
Warren
Record Wheat Prices Boost 1936 Farm Income Soars
Despite drought heat and insects, U S farmers expect about 603 million dollars from the 1936 wheat crop, the highest since 1929, with winter wheat gains concentrated in the southwest while spring wheat areas face heavy losses.
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United Press
Chicago
Gram
Roosevelt
Chicago Board of Trade
Minnesota Drought Relief Workers Grade After Dusty Harvest
In Doran Minnesota drought relief crews under Victor Christmau employ 7,500 workers across Minnesota to build road and water projects as North Dakota and surrounding states suffer record heat and crop losses. Farmers like Nels Gilson describe parched fields and failed yields while WPA officials plan to hire thousands more to weather the drought through winter.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Mottana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Northwest
Conyright
United Press
Doran
Minn
Northwestern
Bois de Sioux
Otlar Tail
Nels Gilson
Olson
Victor Christmau
Heat Toll Grows From Great Drought Across States
The heat wave sweeping from the western prairies into the east has killed livestock and damaged crops across 11 states after 31 rainless days. Direct relief funds of 394000 dollars were allocated for emergency grants in Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas to help 204000 starving families. WPA work programs aim to speed employment and seed rural road and water projects as drought devastates wheat and pasture lands.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
United States
Wyoming
Montana
Iona
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kangas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Howard QO. Hunter
WPA
Sidelights On The Drought
Minneapolis reports a heat wave with sirens amid a street scream, a woman saying she felt better after the shout. Aberdeen notes a newborn near 100 degree house comfort, while Madison cites heat affecting inmates. Milwaukee details a heat collapse of an iceman guarding ice. Plum Creek in Reemer Nebraska marks a drought with a once two mile wide creek now dry.
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Minneapolis
Sixteenth Avenue
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Inser
Reemer
Food Prices Set to Rise Across Nation Says Survey
United Press notes drought pressures push up grocery costs in 15 cities while seasonal factors already lift vegetable prices. Birmingham reports sharp gains in corn cabbage beans okra and tomatoes, with 50 to 75 percent higher prices and potential 150 percent hikes soon. Abilene sees little overall price rise but vegetable quotes soar, flour cited as an example, while wheat crops weaken and grain exchanges push higher prices.
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Kansas City
Birmingham
Ala
Abilene
Kan
Washington
Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas
Cleveland
Boston
Orleans
Des Moters
Beate
Phis
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