Five Die as Massive Lake Michigan Waves Hit Holland
Five people are confirmed dead after 10 foot high walls of water crashed over Holland Michigan beaches near Lake Michigan. Lifeguards say undertow swept swimmers and fishermen away. other victims drowned when their canoes overturned or were pulled under. Names include Ruth Riksen 18 and Oscar Thorsen 49, with additional victims from Beaver Dam and Grand Rapids. Rescue crews and coast guardsmen reported multiple rescues along the piers as storms on the Wisconsin shore are blamed.
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Holland
Mich
Lake Michigan
Ruth Riksen
M. W. Borders
Kansas City
John D. Lent, Jr
Peru
Catherine Schutt
Beaver Dam
Herbert Brower
Grand Rapids
Bell Telephone Co
Oscar Thorsen
Muskegon
Lent
Pentwater
Brower
Coast Guard
Wisconsin
Elyria Scouts Take Part in Three-Week Ohio Canoe Trip
Two Elyria boys Jim Simpson and Dave Huffman join 11 Firelands Area Boy Scouts on a three week canoe expedition through Ohio rivers under Rev. F E Eastman of Amherst. The group includes scouts from Lorain Wake man Oberlin New London and Sandusky.
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Elyria
Jim Simpson
Dave Huffman
Firelands
Ohio Rivers
F. E. Eastman
Amherst
Lorain
Wakeman
Oberlin
New London
Sandusky
Weather Ohio Fair and cooler tonight and Friday
The report notes a disturbance centered over eastern Ontario affecting the lake region and Ohio Valley to the Atlantic coast. High barometers are found in the west and central Rockies while showers span the Ohio Valley and a broad area from Kansas to Nevada, heavy in southern Ohio. Temperatures are cooler in the upper and middle Mississippi Valley with minor changes elsewhere.
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Ohio
Ontario
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountain
Ohio Valley Lake
Kansas
Nevada
Mississippi Valley
Candidates Meet At Belden Tomorrow
Three congressional contenders set to attend a Belden School meeting at 8 p m under the Lorain County Women's Republican Club. George Bender of Cleveland Edward Sheck of Akron and Cornelius Kohlmeyer of Lorain lead the slate for the 14th district nomination with additional county and state candidates expected.
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Belden School
Lorain County
Call For Arms Reduction Sounded By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urges world armament reduction and invites other powers to join in, calling for peace moves while addressing thousands at Treasure Island San Francisco Bay. He praises upcoming exhibitions as signs of Western Hemisphere peace and reviews the US fleet as a defense symbol, noting high spending abroad.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
America
California
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
New York
Western Hemisphere
United States
Rotarians Set Annual Golf Party At Elyria Club
The Elyria Rotary Club schedules its annual golf party at Elyria Country Club tomorrow afternoon starting at 1 30 p m. A dinner follows at 6 30 p m. Dinner ticket committee is led by Walter Ayres with Mike Forbes Rae Selby and Andy Ormsby on the panel.
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Elyria Rotary Club
Elyria Country Club
Walter Ayres
Mike Forbes
Rae Selby
Andy Ormsby
Lovers quarrel blamed for suicide attempt in Cambridge
Miss Lucille Wells aged 23 attempted suicide by swallowing poison in Cambridge Colorado. She fell into serious condition at a local hospital. Police say a lovers quarrel sparked the act and investigation continues.
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Cambridge, CO
Lucille Wells
County Budgets Filed Show Small Increases and Cuts
Three budgets filed with the county commissioners include two with higher totals than this year. County Recorder Mose Wilder’s budget falls $1,000 from last year totaling $13,580 with deputies and clerks pay up $400. County Home Requests $43,520 up from $40,000 for repairs and equipment, while Election Board seeks $32,040 up from $30,600 for incidental expenses supplies and worker mileage.
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Board of County Commissioners
Mose Wilder
Recorder
Board of Elections
Election Board
Disabled Voters Ballots To Be Mailed This Election
Election board tightens handling of disabled voters ballots after state guidance. Ballots must be mailed to the voter rather than delivered by others to curb abuses. Absentee ballots likewise must be mailed unless voting at the board headquarters. Last day for absentee voting is the Saturday before election.
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Election Board
Toin
City Playgrounds Proving Popular This Week
Attendance at five city playgrounds for July 5 to 8 reached 2414 with Cascade Park leading at 1057, Hamilton 450, Mc Kinley 390, Allen 319, and Edison 198. No program on July 4. General Play Day set for Cascade Park with registration for transportation and parent viewing at 9 p.m.
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Ralph F. Bauer
Cascade Park
Hamilton
McKinley
Allen
Edison
Lima grocer Ben F. Altschul dies at 63
Ben F. Altschul aged 63 Lima wholesale grocer and founder with his three brothers of a business 42 years ago died today in Lima Ohio. The passing marks the loss of a longtime local merchant and family business patriarch.
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Lima Grocer
Lima, O
pi—Ben F. Altschul
Lima Wholesale Grocer
British Troops Move To Hankow As Bombings Continue
Shanghai dispatch reports several hundred British troops en route to Hankow to guard nationals and property amid Japanese bombings and a push toward the provisional capital. Chinese forces claim major victories including sinking seven Japanese warships on the Yangtze and the recapture of Namoa island off Swatow.
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Shanghai
U.P
Hankow
Wuhan
Wuchang
Hanyang
China
Kiukiang
Yangtse
Namoa
Swatow
Hukow
Kwantung
Death Summons One of County's Best Known Farmers
Wellington Ohio notes the death of Charles Wagner 83 a Brownhelm native and longtime farmer who ran Wagner's Grove and a free picnic ground. He died in sleep after his 80th birthday with family nearby. Surviving children include Austin Mrs Harold Rowley Mrs Ford Biggs and Mrs Fred Lorence. Funeral services are planned Saturday at 2 PM from the Lorence home with burial in Wellington cemetery. Rev Recard to officiate.
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Wellington
Charles Wagner
Brownhelm
Fred Lorence
Magyar Street
Wagner
Emma Gillette
Austin
Harold Rowley
Elyria
Ford Biggs
Burkhart
Catherine Wagner
Peter Wagner
Ogden
Lorence
Magyer Street
Rev. Recard
President Roosevelt Ends Cross Country Tour in California
President Roosevelt completes a 3000 mile journey with speeches urging liberal candidates to Congress. In California he will speak in San Francisco visit the Exposition site and Yosemite, review the U S battle fleet of seventy ships, and travel by car from Crockett to the city for a noon address.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
California
Congress
San Francisco Exposition
Yosemite National Park
U. S
Crockett
Mr. Roosevelt
Eight Bond Issue Requests Filed For August 9 Primary
Election board reports eight bond issues filed for the August 9 primary with a July 19 final filing. The county WPA project totals 1,580,000 for two Lorain bridges, approved by the Ohio Tax Commission. Local school bonds include Wellington Village 99,000 and other districts.
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Lorain
PWA
Wellington Village
Columbia
Sheffield Lake Village
Amherst Village
East Carlisle
South Amherst Village
Woman jumps into creek as fire engulfs home
Mrs. John Shred, 20, fled through a rear field when a fire broke out at the Brighton area residence near Wellington yesterday. Firemen found her unconscious in a creek a quarter mile away after residents noted her absence. She was revived at Falls Clinic in Wellington and hospitalized. The blaze caused about 1000 dollars in damage, starting in the upper part of the home where sunlit tags ignited.
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Wellington
Brighton
John Shred
Shred
Falls Clinic
Ballots On Hand for August 9 Primary Election
The County Election Board reported having 20000 Republican and 15000 Democratic ballots ready for the August 9 primary. Special issues ballots contracts will be set after the July 19 deadline. Henry G. Peat Printing Company won the bid at 394.95 dollars, printing the county bond issue ballot.
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County Election Board
Henry G. Peat Printing Company
Odd Fellows of Ohio pick Canton for 1939 convention
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Ohio selected Canton to host its 1939 convention at the close of a five day meeting in Springfield Ohio on July 14.
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Canton
Springfield
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Ohio
Give Her the Gun Hughes Flys Around the World
United Press reports Howard Hughes completes a world flight in a record 42,000 miles of travel. The journey spans from Floyd Bennett Field to Cape Breton Island, Ireland, and Omsk with stops for repairs, fuel, and weather checks. Hughes and crew push through Arctic and Siberian skies toward a final return to New York.
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Howard Hughes
North Pole
Paris
Spirit of
St. Louis
Great Circle
Hughes & Co
Floyd Bennett Field
Harry Connor
Hughes
Cape Breton Island
Newfoundland
Ireland
Republic Steel Case to Hear Arguments August 11
National Labor Relations Board officials will hear oral arguments on August 11 regarding proposed findings against Republic Steel Corp for alleged Wagner Act violations during the little steel strike last summer. Republic may file a brief by August 6 in support of exceptions to the findings which recommended reinstating 5,000 workers and disestablishing company unions.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Republic Steel Corp
Little Steel
Luther Day
Cleveland
Republic
Body of Woman Found Near Wimbledon Courts
A well dressed woman about 30 was found near the All England Wimbledon courts with battered face and cut throat. A passing motorist found her in Lovers Lane on Somerset Road opposite the championship grounds. She wore a wedding ring and appeared to have fought fiercely before being thrown from a blood spattered car. Police search for the vehicle continues.
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Wimbledon
England
Somerset Road
Hughes Sets World Flight Record Breaker Returns Home
Howard Hughes and four companions completed a record world flight, landing at Floyd Bennett Field New York at 1 37 12 PM EST. They flew 14 690 miles overall with a 40 mile tail wind and beat the previous 186 hour 49 12 minute record by Wiley Post.
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Isreland
Broadway
France
Lindbergh
Hughes & Co
Paris
Thurlow
Connor
Lund
Stoddard
Rhine
Danube
Moscow
Khabarovsk
Anadyrsk
Kurgan
Krasnoyarsk
Omsk
New York
Ghengi Khan
Yakutsk
Siberia
Fairbanks
Alaska
Stoddart
Allis
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Floyd Bennett Field
U.P
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Minneapolis
Great Lakes Area
United States
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York City
Broad Lake Michigan
Thousands At Floyd Bennett Field Welcome Hughes Home
Thousands gathered at Floyd Bennett Field New York on July 14 to greet Howard Hughes and his crew. By noon about 6 000 people crowded the field while 1 100 police kept the crowd back and managed traffic beyond a wire fence.
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Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Howard Hughes
Open Hearths To Resume Massillon Celebrates Steel Reopening
Massillon, O July 14 When the clock strikes three bells and whistles will blow to mark Republic Steel Corp open hearth division resuming operations after a closure since last November. Citywide celebration includes a concert by seven bands and fireworks tonight.
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Massillon
Cloc
Republic Steel Corp
Clomxé
Millikan Submits to Gall Bladder Operation at Mayo Clinic
Nobel laureate Dr. Robert A. Millikan, famed UC physicist, underwent gall bladder surgery today at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. He recently attended experiments in Bismarck North Dakota to study cosmic ray phenomena.
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Rochester
Minn
Robert A. Millikan
University of California
At & Mee Clinic
Siete
Bismarck
WN. C
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