Chamberlain pledges Britain to aid Poland over Danzig
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told Parliament Britain will aid Poland if its independence is threatened in the Free City of Danzig. He noted Danzig’s German population, German-held administration, and that current status under a long treaty with Poland may delay any conflict. He asserted no oppression of Germans and stressed no immediate crisis.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Poland
Free City of
Danzig
Chamberlain
Fuehre
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Pilsudski
Germany
Albert Foerster
Free City
Reich
Spain
Galeazzo Ciano
Francisco Franco
Rome- Berlin
Heat Wave Kills 57 Across Nation Amid Drought Damage
A week of extreme heat left 57 dead and crops damaged across the United States. Forecaster J R Lloyd said cooler weather was moving in, with relief expected in the Midwest and Northeast as a cold front swept east. Thirty drownings were reported in New England as residents sought relief from the heat. Arizona posted 112 in Phoenix and Yuma.
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J R Lloyd
Chicago
Midwest
Old Mission Peninsula
Traverse City
Mich
Fouit
Massachusetts
Ilinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Alabama
Minnesota
Kansas
Indiana
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Maine
Rhode Island
New England
Arizona
Phoenia
Yuma
Burns Prove Fatal in Salem Auto Work
William Biddle aged 28 died from burns suffered when gasoline ignited while he cleaned his automobile. He was working at his Salem residence when the accident occurred.
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Salem. O
William Biddle
Ohio Fair Tonight With Cooler East and South
The weather report notes cooler conditions in the east and south tonight with slightly warmer readings Tuesday in the north and west. Showers are expected midweek, with disturbances centered over the St Lawrence Valley and West Gulf States. An area of high pressure spans from the Upper Lake Region to the Mexican corner.
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Ohio
T.onus
St Lawrence Valley
West Gulf States
Upper Lake Region
Mexican Corner
Lake Region
Japan presses Britain and France in Far East struggle
Japan renews pressure on Britain and France in the Far East and launches a campaign to end its China war by forming a Japanese dominated central government. Wang Ching-wei returns to the forefront as Peiping and Nanking regimes backed by Japan meet to name a supreme leader. A Japanese army statement supports Sun Yat Sen principles but rejects communism and hints at eventual democracy.
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Japan
Britain
France
Far East
United Press
Great Britain
China
Wang Ching-Wei
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
Nanking
Makre
Shangha
Itsue Mabuchi
di Sun Yat Sen
Mabuchi
Wang
Sun Yat Sen
Five Injured in Auto Crash Near Clinton Pennsylvania
SEWICKLY Pa Five persons were injured when their car skidded off the highway at McCallister Corners near Clinton and overturned. Injured are Mrs Alice Bradley 48 and her husband Charles 49 of New Cumberland Mrs Loraine Stockwell 27 and husband John 31 of Akron Ohio Opal Hendrick 22 of Akron. They were taken to Sewickly Valley hospital with non serious injuries.
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Sewickly
McCallister Corners
Clinton
Alice Bradley
Charles
New Cumberland
Loraine Stockwell
John
S Akron
Opal Hendrick
Akron
Sewickly Valley Hospital
Distinguished career of Dr Charles L Smith ends in death
In Salem Oregon on July 10, the life of Dr Charles L Smith 74 a soldier clergyman newspaper editor and outdoor life enthusiast ended after a heart ailment. He was father of Chester L Smith sports editor at Finlsburg Press.
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Salem
Charles L Smith
Chester L Smith
Finlsbugh Press
Tragedy in Lewistown: WPA timekeeper kills wife and son
In Lewistown on July 10 a WPA timekeeper shot his wife Mary Shahen Hartley 31 and their son John Irwin 8 as they slept, then fatally shot himself. Husband Guy E Hartley 30 survived as the couple’s tragedy unfolded.
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Lewistown
WPA
Mary Shahen Hartley
John Irwin
Guy E Hartley
Worker killed by stone crusher at Mansfield mine
Henry Brumm, 21, employed at Mansfield Shale Products Co. was fatally struck on the head by a machine part while at work. Fellow workers found his body beside the device and doctors stated his skull was fractured.
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Mansfield
Henry Brumm
Mansfield Shale Products Co
Child Kicked By Horse Succumbs in Kenton Hospital
Betty Jane Wigal two years old died in a Kenton hospital after being kicked by a horse Sunday. She walked behind the horse while her father was in the stall. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Wigal of Mr Victory.
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Kenton, O
Betty Jane Wigal
Kenton
Vernon Wigal
Victory
Defiance Man Dies From July 4 Auto Crash Skull Fracture
Albert Guidenetz aged 54 of Defiance died from a skull fracture suffered when his car overturned on July 4. The fatal injuries were reported today.
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Defiance
Albert Guidenetz
Tempestuous Week for Congress Over Neutrality Bill
Washington faces a tempest as debate over the administration neutrality bill pits Congress against the prospect of arms sales to belligerents. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is to act within 48 hours, with potential adjournment signals or a month long filibuster debated.
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Washington, Cy
Great Britain
France
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Capitol Hill
United States
House
Roosevelt
Hiram W Johnson R. Calif
Wellington Town Hall Occupants Ordered To Move
The old Wellington opera house now used as the town hall has been condemned. Occupants were ordered to leave after the state inspection demanded a central heating plant at an estimated cost of 12 000 to 15 000 dollars, deemed too high for the aging building. The hall houses the count room, clerks office, jail, fire department, Ham an Woman's Relief Corps club rooms, American Legion funds, and the Emboyd theatre.
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Wellington
Wellington Town Hall
Wellington Township
State Bureau of Inspection
Haman Woman's Relict Corps
Ican Legion
Emboyd
Nobody's Fool And No Woman's Toy
A brief drama centers on Meredith and Sam Henderson as a family proud of its name and wary of finances. Meredith defies expectations yet keeps love unspoken, while Sam proves to be nobody's fool and not a toy for any woman. The Chronicle-Telegram promotes a new serial debut on page 8 tonight.
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Sam Henderson
Meredith
Sam
Chronicle-Telegram
Psychiatrists To Question Dolezal Today
In Cleveland detectives and two psychiatrists questioned Frank Dolezal about the head of Florence Polillo, a torso murder victim. Dolezal had claimed replacing the head, varying stories about Lake Erie disposal and Kingsbury Run burial. Authorities seek corpus delicti with a lie detector planned.
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Cleveland
Sherif Martin L. O'Donnell
Frank Dolezal
Florence Sawdey Polillo
Dolezal
Polillo
Sherif O Donnell
Lake Erie
Weather Bureau
Kingsbury Run
Samuel R. Gerber
Florence Sandes Polillo
Sudden Death Toll Mounts In Ohio Road Tragedies
A string of Ohio fatalities includes a Columbus collision that killed five, a Celina crash, drownings near Akron and Twinsburg, and other injuries across Cleveland and Euclid. Victims range from children to adults, with several families affected and roads blamed for slippery or high speed conditions.
Bill authorizing lending program is introduced
In Washington on July 10 the administration seeks a 2.66 billion dollar lending program to aid business recovery. The bill, revised from Roosevelt’s proposal, increases export import loan authority to 200 million and preserves War Department bridge approvals for interstate toll projects.
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Washington
Roosevelt
US Housing Authority
House
Senate
Congress
Secretary of War
Bauer pleads guilty in race betting case
Fritz Bauer, 35, of 323 Denison Avenue, one of five indicted in a grand jury horse race betting probe, pleads guilty to keeping a room where bets were made. He is fined $100 plus costs by Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley after admitting renting a $30 monthly hotel room for his bookie operations and using two telephones and a News Service line. Other defendants had pleaded guilty or remained not guilty. one was released on bond.
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Fritz Bauer
Denison Avenue
Common Pleas
Guy B Findley
Bauer
Ohio News Service
Whech
Youngstown
Max
Louis Jacobs
Lawrence Maiino
Lorain
James Collins
Sheffield Lake
Howard R& Butler
Don W Myers
Registration Deadline Near For Primary Election
Election officials announced unregistered residents eligible for the August primary have until 8 PM today to register. The Elysia Savings and Trust building office will stay open to accommodate late registrants. About 200 people registered last Friday and Saturday, bringing city totals to roughly 9,300 voters with an estimated 11,000 eligible residents remaining.
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Election Board
Elysia
Motor In Boat Explodes On Lake James Near Coldwater
Four Ohio residents narrowly escaped death when a motorboat exploded on Lake James near Coldwater in mid July. Dr L M Githins of Wren Ohio and his wife were among those rescued by lifeguards after the blast enveloped the craft in flames. Miss Case was thrown into the water and saved after a second dive by the maid who went down twice before rescue.
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Coldwater
Ohio
Lake James
Here
L M Githins
Wren
Smuggling Case Leads to Court Resignation Fallout
New York July 10 Mrs Elma N Lauer released after three months in jail for violating U S customs laws smuggling Parisian finery worth 1833 with aid of Albert N Chaperau an international soldier of fortune linked to Jack Benny and George Burns whose actions pressured her husband Edgar N Lauer to resign from the state supreme court bench.
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New York
Elma N Lauer
Edgar N Lauer
State Supreme Court
U.S
Lauer
Albert N. Chaperau
Jack Benny
George Burns
Spanish American War Vets Hear Warnings in Lorain
Spanish War Veterans in northeastern Ohio met at Lorain High School for a mid summer session of the Northeastern Ohio Booster Association. Scott Wehe urged the U S stay clear of foreign alliances amid fears of a Europe war. A program featured mayoral welcome, invocations, solos, and talks by veterans leaders. The next meeting is planned for October, with a picnic set for August 20 at Ashtabula Lake Park.
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Northeastern Ohio
Lorain
Europe
O Shaw
Albert Matusik
J H Deemer
First Baptist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Paul Kleefeld
R F Leemhuis
Elyria
American Legion
Robert Buford
Ladies Booster Association
Charles Duncan
Columbus
Corbett Southam
United Spanish
Rotarians to Hear Oberlin President at Elyria Meeting
Dr Ernest H Wilkins president of Oberlin College will address the Elyria Rotary Club at the Elks Restaurant at noon Tuesday He will discuss a recently written book on a suggested federation of nations and its implications for world cooperation.
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Ernest H Wilkins
Oberlin College
Elyria Rotary Club
Elks
Federation of Nations
Fire causes slight damage to garage at Geiger home
Fire fighters from Squad Company No 1 and Engine Company No 2 responded to a rubbish fire at the rear of a garage at 129 Harvard Avenue. The blaze caused slight damage to the structure belonging to L. J. Geiger.
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L. J. Geiger
Harvard Avenue
Death of famed writer Havelock Ellis in England
London reports the death of Havelock Ellis aged 80, the renowned writer on sex psychology. He passed away Saturday at Hintlesham near Ipswich, with the announcement made today.
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London
Havelock Ellis
Hintlesham
Ipswich
Trio Bank Robbers Hit Kipton Bank In Lorain Chase
Lorain officers hunted three young men after the Kipton Bank robbery at 9:15 am. $900 taken. The stolen 1937 Chevrolet used in the holdup was seen on 22nd Street and Oberlin Avenue before fleeing. Police linked the crime to recent Berea and Willard robberies and noted a license plate observed by Assistant Cashier H C Scott.
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Carl R. Finegan
Kipton
22Nd Street
Lorain
Oberlin Avenue
Sheriff Department
Chris Lewis
C. J. Cordy
Chalmer Davidson
Peter Goods
Lyle Kuntz
10Th Street
H. C. Scott
Sheriffs Department
Berea
Willard
Alfred O Donnell
Elyria
State Funeral for Secretary Swanson in Senate Chamber
Secretary of the Navy Claude A Swanson will receive a state funeral this afternoon. President Roosevelt and Cabinet members attend in the Senate Chamber. After services at 1 p.m. the body will travel by horse drawn hearse to Union Station for train transport to Richmond for burial. Swanson represented Virginia for 23 years.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Claude A Swanson
Swanson
Senate
Roosevelt
Army
Diplomatic Corps
Union Station
Richmond
Zebarney T. Phillips
Virginia
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Martin L O Donnell
William Driscoll
Hammond
Kenneth Bowers
Mary Freck
Dristolls
Dr.e
Daibydale
Celina
George P Phillips
Arlington
Evelyn
Joseph Stadaro
Aubrey Hichman
Booneville
May Bogus
Charles J Engeman
Crystal Lake
Carl A. Miller
Euclid
Geaug
Lake Park
Charles Cholensky
Twinsburg
Frank Innes
Jackson
Paul Sitko
Alliance
Carrie Harrington
Rolland Hanie
Braceville
Kale Creek
Kewton Falls
Mrs. Lauer
Elyrian
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H. B. Cook
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Luella Hagerman
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