Russians Fly Polar Route To U S From Moscow
Three Soviet aviators Michael Gromov Andre Borumashev and Sergei Danilin piloting a large plane push toward a non stop Moscow to San Francisco record. They crossed the North Pole after 23 hours 50 minutes flight reporting crew feeling fine and everything in order as fog and wind challenged the voyage.
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San Francisco
Moscow
United States
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Seattle
Fort Nelson
Hudson's Hope
Peace River
British Columbia
North Pole
Arctic
Pole
Fets
Ichael Gromov
Andrei B. ¥Umashev
Sergei Danilin
Anadrr
Siberia
U. S. Army
Anchorage
Alaska
Weather Ohio thundershowers and heat linger tonight
Local thundershowers are forecast for tonight and Wednesday as a high pressure ridge sits north of the Great Lakes and over the Gulf States. Showers and thunderstorms have been widespread in Illinois, Indiana, and the Ohio Valley with light to heavy rainfall and cooler temperatures in parts of Ohio, though the heat wave persists from the plains to the Atlantic.
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Ohio
Great Lakes
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Plains States
Illinois
Indiana
Atlantic
Japan to Fight Near Peiping Warns Formosa on War Footing
In Tokyo on July 14, the governor general of Formosa warned residents to be ready for imperial orders at any moment as rulers shift to war footing after a palace conference with Emperor Hirohito and top military advisers. Violent clashes raged near Peiping, while Nanking reported China urged foreign nationals to evacuate Peiping as protection could not be guaranteed.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Hirohito
Kotohiko Kauin
Gen Sugiyama
China
Peiping
Nanking
Chinese Foreign Office
Comei
Decrease in Lorain County Criminal Cases Amid Civil Rise
Lorain county court activity shifted with fewer criminal actions and more civil filings in the year ending July 1. The annual report by clerk H. E. Agate shows criminal cases cut from 49 to 24 pending, 120 brought and 145 decided, and civil cases pending dropping from 657 to 379 while filings rose to 1 431. Fines totaled 1576 with 915 collected, costs at 4643.42, jury fees 5888.95, and notable increases in judgments granted.
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Lorain County
H. E. Agate
Japanese Reinforcements Redirect to Peiping Amid Tension
In Tientsin on July 13 Japanese home army units shown by lack of division insignia arrive from Shanhaikwan and march toward Peiping with 1,000 troops, 21 trucks, 12 tanks, and engineers. A fleet of 100 warplanes flies over Shanhaikwan as fighting prospects rise and Chinese flee Peiping. Seven Japanese trains and a force with tanks and guns reach Peiping’s eastern gates before retreating south. The Tientsin east station hosts Japanese troops, with camps and supplies in waiting rooms.
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Tientsin
China
Japan
Peiping
Shanhaikwan
Kwantung Army
Hsinking
Manchukuan
Manchukuo
Peiping- Mukden
Shanhatkwan
Tientsin East
Boy Hurt In Fall At Home Slope
Ten year old Max Bishop of 1005 East River Street sustained injuries to his left forearm and left hip when he slipped on slippery pavement near his home last evening. He was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital and was expected to be released today.
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Max Bishop
East River St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ohio budget bill passed by Assembly and Senate
Columbus July 13 The $94,554,000 compromise budget bill for 1937 and 1938 won approval in both chambers with one Senate vote against and two House votes against. Senate 391 to 1 and House 119 to 2. A separate highway appropriation of $4,300,000 was also approved. The budget includes $6,500,000 for the liquor department, with old age pensions boosted to $59,875,200 funded by liquor taxes and universities receiving larger allocations. A Metcalf measure to investigate Governor Davey’s use of state workers passed 19 to 12. Gov. Davey asked to extend the special session to cover tax levy legislation, easing extra levy votes to a bare majority under a forthcoming measure. Only Kane, Kasch, and Kelliar voted against the compromise.
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Columbus, CO
Senate
House
State
Wilberforce
W. E. Metcalf
R. Washington
Davey
Gov
Lawrence Kane
Hamilton
Gus Kasch
Summit
Lawrence Kelilar
Delaware
Collarbone Fracture Suffered By Child
Keith Myers two and one half years old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Myers of Eastavenue is confined to home with injuries from an automobile accident Sunday afternoon. The boy was a passenger in a car driven by his father and struck by a car driven by Bernard J Jordan of Youngstown. The accident occurred as Myers tried to turn into the driveway. Examination showed a fractured collar bone.
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Keith Myers
Ralph Myers
Eastavenue
Bernard J. Jordan
Youngstown
Myers
Declare Court Reform Bill is Licked
Senate leaders proclaimed they have the court reform bill licked after a week of fierce debate and without a filibuster. Key senators Wheeler Burke Bailey asserted the measure would not be enacted, while an administration source said three uncertain votes could still derail passage. Opposition cited O Mahoney as delivering the strongest attack and warned the fight would impede other major legislation as Roosevelt sent a new veto message stirring parliamentary maneuvering.
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Washington
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Edward R. Burke
Neb
Josiah Bailey
N. C
Burke
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D. Wye
White House
Bailey
War Department
Stkely
Roosevelt
Congress
Robinson
Pittman
Fight For Citizenship Taken To Court Of Appeals
Two Elyria men Dominik Stevko and Paul Hanus appealed a Lorain County Common Pleas Court citizenship denial based on alleged ties to the International Workers Order. Attorneys argue the organization is nonpolitical and membership should not bar naturalization. The appeal, first of its kind in the county, follows a denied motion for new trial and notes the case will contest both law and fact.
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Elyria
Court of Appeals
United States
Common Pleas Court
International Workers Order
Dominik Stevko
Paul Hanus
Yetta Land
Jerry Land
George Palda
Cleveland
H. B. Agate
Lorain County
Tate
Guy B. Findley
Inter
National Workers’ Order
Communist Party
International Workers’ Order
Supreme Court of the United States
Paul Werner
Naturalization
Three Transfers Voted By County School Board
Lorain County Board of Education approved three territory transfers at July meeting under the reorganization plan. State Education Director E. L. Bowsher read notice of state approval. No attendance changes. transfers involve Lake Avenue area from Elyria Township to Elyria city district, A. Pease farm moving from Wellington to La Grange, and the Carter Rule Toth farms shifting from Pittsfield to Wellington. Awaiting further word on School Foundation Program approval. Continued on Page 13.
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Lorain County Board of Education
State Department of Education
E. L. Bowsher
Lake Avenue
Elyria
Elyria Township
Elyria City
Elsria
A. Pease
Pittsfield
Wellington
la Grange
Carter, Rule and Toth
School Foundation
Elyria Sets Primary Voter Eligibility Near 11,500
About 200 new Elyria voters join the eligible list for the upcoming primary after registration closes. The Lorain County Board of Elections also processed roughly 150 voter transfers. Estimated total eligible voters in Elyria: about 11,500.
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Elyria
Lorain
86 Year Old Woman Critically Injured in Car Crash
Mrs. Celia McEwen, 86, of 229 Wooster Street, was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when the car she rode in, driven by Liord R. Smith of 54 Tenth Street, was struck by another vehicle driven by Maude Keith of Prospect Street at Fuller Road and Route 37. She was reported in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital with a fractured skull and other injuries.
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Celia McEwen
Wooster Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
McEwen
Liord R. Smith
Tenth St
Maude Keith
Prospect Street
Fuller Road
Route 37
House Committee Seeks to Override Roosevelt Veto
Washington July 13 The House Agriculture Committee today agreed to seek to override President Roosevelts veto of a bill extending emergency low interest rates on Federal Land Bank loans.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Heat Wave Eases as Thunderstorms Sweep Across U S
United Press reports thundershowers bring relief from a deadly heat wave across many parts of the United States. Cooling trends follow widespread high temperatures with New York and New England experiencing showers, cities like Philadelphia and Chicago seeing notable temperature drops and storms easing the heat's toll. The article notes 109 deaths in New England and lists varied readings from cities including Rapid City 64, Kansas City 94, Minneapolis 92, Cincinnati 90, St. Louis 90, and Washington 90 as heat weakens in a broad region.
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United Press
America
J. R. Lloyd
U. S
Chicago
New Jersey
Kansas
Minnesota
Plains
New England
Philadelphia
South Dakota
Rapid City
Kansen City
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Washington
Severe Wind And Rain Storms Lash Ohio
Severe winds and heavy rain swept across north central Ohio with hail near Bowling Green injuring crops. Homes and barns were blown down in Haskins and Galion, with trees uprooted and utilities disrupted. Several residents were injured as storms damaged structures and livestock. Clouds and more showers were forecast by the Weather Bureau for the next day.
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Bowling Green
Luckey
Pereburg
Galton
Crestline
Herman Spark
Galion
Bud Lisles
Galion Wes
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