Corrigan Leaves Job to Soar World Headlines
A Los Angeles man, Douglas Corrigan, loses his job at Northrop Aircraft for failing to obtain a social security card. He then crafts a makeshift aircraft, funds repairs with improvised engines, and earns fame for an unplanned Atlantic crossing culminating in Ireland. The tale blends odd behavior, testing foods, and a dramatic career pivot from welder to aviation hero.
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Los Angeles
Northrop Aircraft Factory
Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan
Doug
California
Ireland
Great Britain
Fraser Langford
Langford
First Baptist Church
Santa Monica
New York
Auetion
Oceanside
San Diego
Dairy Day Judging Contests Set for August 12 at Wooster
Four-H Dairy and Calf Club members will compete Friday August 12 at the Ohio Experimental Station in Wooster. Judging begins at 9:30 a.m. Six members per county may enter with classes for agricultural vocational departments and Four-H clubs. H Warshfield, assistant state club leader, leads the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Wooster
H. Warshfield
Dall Motor Co Prevails as Perkins Owes Court Fees
In a Common Pleas verdict Judge D A Coox ruled for J R Dall Motor Co in a suit by E S Perkins of Elyria who alleged misrepresentation of a sold car. Perkins sought 300 dollars. the court awarded Dall and found Perkins owes Dall 17.53. A divorce case Kate Holdovin v Mike Holdovin was dismissed. County commissioners favored installing a shower bath in the women’s jail quarters if funding is found. currently no female inmate facilities exist beyond a basement shower for general use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
D. A. Coox
J. R. Dall
J. R. Dall Motor Company
E. S. Perkins
Elyria
Perkins
Dall
Kate Holdovin
Mike Holdovia
Common Pleas Court
D. A. Cook
Alleged Pull Fails Prisoner in Parole Boast
Lorain youth William Szabo, 22, boasted of a political pull to win parole from the county jail where he serves a 50 dollar fine for striking a deputy. Sheriff Grall refused parole without a deputy’s recommendation. Szabo, arrested for a disturbance at a Brighton dance, would remain jailed until August 26 if fines and costs are not paid.
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William Szabe
Lorain
Szabo
Willliam F. Grall
Exail Kubishke
Preston Coon
Brighton
Rodman Douglas
Rotarians Enjoy Musical Program at Elyria luncheon
Elyria Rotary Club members heard a musical program arranged by J Martin Beck at the weekly luncheon at the Elks restaurant. John Mowry played French horn with Ed Wright, performing Wagner The Evening Star and Adams Holy City. Oliver Schubert and Wayne Lemke joined in clarinet duets Pepperina and Father of Waters. Walter Ayres announced the Rotary golf meet set for Friday July 22 at Elyria Country Club with a 1 30 p m start and 6 30 p m dinner. Lorain Rotary to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Rotary
Elyria Country Club
Lorain
Elyria Club
Draft Horse Tour From Sidney Aimed at Lorain County Breeders
Lorain County horse breeders are expected to join the State Draft Horse Association tour starting from Sidney, Ohio, as announced by C. J. Hummel, county extension agent. Hummel also said the Lorain Dairy Extension Committee will meet at the La Grange town hall at 8 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Sidney
Ohio
C. J. Hummel
Hummel
Dairy Extension Committee
la Grange Town Hall
P.m
Motorcycle Fire Near Broadstreet Causes Damage
Hose Co No 1 of the Elyna Fire Department answered a 5 55 pm call to 716 Broadstreet yesterday to extinguish a burning motorcycle gas line and rear area. The owner is William Kreeger of Ht Bailey court. Backfire through the carburetor is believed to have ignited leaking gasoline and flames scorched the paint.
Huffman Fined for Disorderly Conduct in City Court
Hugh Huffman of 87 Chestnut Street was fined $5 and costs on a disorderly conduct charge after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q Petro in police court. Arrested about 10:05 p m yesterday by Officer Earl Boggs amid a scuffle that damaged Boggs glasses during attempted jail placement.
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Hugh Huffman
Chestnut Street
Joseph Q Petro
Huffman
Earl Boggs
Boggs
Bogg
State Softball Tourney To Be Held Here
Ralph Bauer, chairman of the Recreation Commission, appointed Richard Stevens as general chairman of the state softball tournament to be held at Harmon Field on August 26 27 and 28 Stevens named program chairman Don Cornish souvenir program chairman Ralph Bauer publicity chairman Leonard Terry ticket chairman Robert Jones housing chairman and S Q O Harmon in charge of field properties and concessions Carl May general secretary of the Portsmouth MC A and state softball commissioner will assist Elyria committees next week to plan the event 16 district champion teams will compete each with 17 players a manager and a coach about 100 visitors are expected to attend after two years in Lima.
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Ralph Bauer
Recreation Commission
Richard Stevens
Harmon Field
Stevens
Don Cornish
E. C. Keyes
Leonard Terry
Robert Jones
S. Q O. Harmon
Carl May
Portsmouth
Elyria
Lima
Violent clash at plant as police battle crowd of workers
A policeman attempting to rescue a man from a crowd of about 500 union workers was pushed against a building. A worker nicknamed Red Alger was cut on the face when a knife appeared, which police say he produced. A night stick swung by an officer, and a deputy with a gun was disarmed during the melee.
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Red
Paris Welcome as Royal Couple Arrives by Red Blue Carpet
The royal and presidential party arrived opposite City Hall with Notre Dame Towers in view. A red, white and blue mosaic road led from the landing to town hall where formal speeches occurred. The city gifted crystal and porcelain table service, crystal centerpiece, a bound book collection, a queen’s gold cigarette case with sapphire, a king’s miniature florist shop, and small gifts for the princesses in London.
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Paris
Notre Dame Cathedral
London
Witness Testifies of Threat Linked to Civil Liberties Probe
Kenneth Sadders a Cleveland resident and former Republic Steel undercover agent told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee he received a threat of bodily harm last week tied to his appearance before the panel His wife Gertrude reported a call from Sadders half sister in Canton mentioning the danger to his life The caller allegedly was Mrs Keith Hammond Sadders said he traveled to Canton to contact Mrs Hammond but found no contact and has no further information about the warning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenneth Sadders
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Sadders
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Canton
Gertrude
Keith Hammond
Hammorn
Drink card proposal for male citizens urged by official
Richard 5. Collins, chair of the State Board of Equalization, proposes a drink card system for all male citizens to help bartenders verify legal drinking age and entitlement. The idea aims to enforce liquor laws and deter underage purchases.
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San Francisco
Richard 5. Collins
State Board of Equalization
Y Members Tour Tel Co As Elyria Y M C A Tours
Thirty six boys from the Elyria Y M C A inspected the Tel Co yesterday. Interest rises in ping pong checkers golf and shuffleboard due to a new continuous tournament devised by Geyer. The competition pits players across classifications with promotion and demotion, now involving 101 boys.
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Geyer
Sheriff Reports Budget Request Below This Year’s Spending
Sheriff William F Grall announced that the 1939 budget request would be less than actual departmental expenditures for this year. He said the request would be about 1250 dollars under anticipated spending and that the next year’s sheriff budget would be 847,945 dollars. The budget is expected to be filed with the commissioners tomorrow as most departments seek increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Grall
Sheriffs Department
Earthquake Ravages Greek Regions Near Athens
In Greece an earthquake centered near Oropos caused extensive damage across Euboea and neighboring towns. Early reports cite at least 19 to 20 deaths and about 80 to 100 injured, with Nespalatia Sfendali Tanagra Kakos Salessi Tata Chalkis and nearby areas affected by collapsed houses and ruined villages.
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Athens
Greece
Nespalatia
Sfendali
Tanagra
Kakossalessi
Tata
Chalkis
Euboea
Oropos
Lorain Bridge Committee Organizes Campaign Team
Mayor criticizes single ballot plan for two bridges and backs separate ballot for Erie street and 2st street high level bridges plus courthouse issue. The Lorain County Bridge Committee convened to organize with Stanley Thompson named campaign de mentor and full time pay. other officers include Anderson as general chairman Williams secretary Culbertson treasurer and several vice chairs and committee heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Erie Street
Bretz
A. F. Balock
Goldie Perry
Elyria
Frank Mramer
Joseph Conley
J. G. Braley
Don W. Myers
Death of Lucile Duffield in New York auto crash
Lucile McCollum Duffield of Summit New Jersey was killed yesterday when her car skidded in Catskill New York and was struck by another vehicle. Her younger daughter, driving, is in Catskill Hospital with eight broken ribs. The funeral will be held in Summit, cremation in New York, ashes to Elyria for burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Other notices include Leon Mohler’s death and funeral, Anna Gainok Sr.’s passing, and a newborn Reynolds burial at Ridgelawn.
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Lucile McCollum Duffield
A. T. Duffield
Lucile McCollum
Summit
N. J
Albany
New York
Catskill
Reynolds
Theodore Reynolds
Woodland Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Theodore Vernon
Infant of 7 Months Has 9 Grandmothers
Meridian California reports a seven month old girl born to Mr and Mrs Harley Nieman of Anaheim has nine grandmothers. The infant’s line includes two grandmothers four great grandmothers two great great grandmothers and a step grandmother reflecting a large family tree.
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Meridian
Cal
Harley Nieman
Anaheim
Brighton MISS SEARLES HONOURED BRIGHTON
Mrs Earl Betts hosted a miscellaneous shower Friday night in Brighton for Miss Dorothy Searles of Camden with out of town guests from Oberlin Elyria New London and New Town. Ice cream cake and gifts followed. The Brighton Community Club gave a shower to Mrs Dezzer Eibner a recent bride at the Brighton Town Hall with around thirty guests and a picnic dinner.
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Brighton
Earl Betts
Dorothy Searles
Camden
Hattie Rogers
Forest
Betty
Esther Wyckeff
Don Searles
Oberlin
William Wehman
Elyria
Genevieve
Landis
Tony Huber
New London
Miss Searles
Brighton Community Club
Dezzer Eibner
Brighton Town Hall
Local Social Roundup Touches Oberlin and Amherst Visits
Mr and Mrs S N Merrill visited the latter s sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs G A Paige in Oberlin a day recently Mr and Mrs Earl Betts and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Steve Latran in Amherst Charles Metcalf of Hartland was a caller at the John Green home on Thursday evening Mrs Violetta McCullough motored to Springfield Monday to spend several days with relatives there and at Washington Court House Ohio Mrs C H Lamphere accompanied her
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S. N. Merrill
G. A. Paige
Oberlin
Earl Betts
Steve Latran
Amherst
Charles Metcalf
Hartland
John Green
Violetta McCullough
Springfield
Washington Court House
Ohio
C. H. Lamphere
Film Companies Defendants In Anti-Trust Suit
The Justice Department filed a civil anti trust action against eight major motion picture producers seeking to split production from exhibition. In U S District Court in New York the suit names Paramount Pictures Loews Warner Bros Pictures Twentieth Century Fox Columbia Universal and United Artists among others and accuses them of monopolistic power that disfavors independent theatres. The filing seeks an equity decree forcing divestiture of theater ownership or production facilities.
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Washington
N.p
Justice Department
U. S. District Court
Arnold
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Loew's Inc
Irving Trust Company
New York
Radio-Keith Orpheum Corp
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corp
Columbia Pictures Corp. Universal Corp
United Artists. Corp
Terrier Club To Hold Licensed Show
The Irish Terrier Club of Ohio will hold a licensed A. K. C. puppy show at Bully Langs Langharst Kennels at 2 P.M. Sunday, July 24. Local Irish Terrier puppies join entrants from other northern Ohio cities. entries limited to puppies over two months and under 12 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Terrier Club of
Ohio
Mitch
Bully Langs Langharst
Labor groups clash over Davey 100 percent enemy claim
Thomas J. Donnelly labeled Gov. Martin L. Davey 100 percent enemy of labor, prompting strong rebuke from Charles Sawyer supporters. Burl Whitney charged the governor used the National Guard against a strike, delayed unemployment insurance, and taxed workers to fund political aims, arguing Ohio labor backs Sawyer nearly 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Donnelly
Ohio Federation of Labor
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
Burl Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Sawyer
Donnelly
Tom Donnelly
Davey
National Guard
Whitney
Ohio
Labor
Junior Fire Fighters To Discuss Hazards
The Junior Fire Fighters Clubs announce a meeting schedule for Thursday July 21. A model furnace will illustrate fire hazards in the cellar and attic while chemical demonstrations will follow completion. Sessions will gather at Cascade Park Casade Park at 9 A M Gates Edison and Jefferson battalions. 10 30 A M Allen Ely battalions at Allen playgrounds. 2 P M Garford McKinley St Marys at McKinley playgrounds. 3 P M Pranklitt Hamilton at Hamilton playgrounds. Roosevelt battalion at Roosevelt ballroom.
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Jesson
Gates, Edison and
Jefferson
Cascade Park
Allen and Ely Battallions
Allen
Garford
McKinley
St. Mary's
Pranklitt
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Child suffers injury in Elyria crash at Artemas Court
Beverly Sheldon seven, daughter of Mrs James Sheldon of Case road, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon for minor injuries after a car she rode in collided with a tree at Artemas Court and Cleveland street, authorities reported.
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Beverly Sheldon
James Sheldon
Case Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Artemas Court
Cleveland Street
Markets Review of Grain Poultry and Livestock Prices
Market report lists prices for butter eggs and poultry with steady trends. Grain and mill feed quotations by Sheets Elevator Co and Montana Milling Co cover corn wheat oats flour and feeds with varieties and prices. Live cattle calves and hogs are shown with receipts and price ranges for Cleveland market.
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Lteets S.jis
Plymouth
United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri
U. 1
Kansas
U.S
Bliss Trmples
Idaho
Oregon
California
White Rose
Scummercals
Sheets Elevator Coe
Fieny
Montana. Milling Co
Cleveland
Morgan testifies loyalty claims of TVA waste and wrong rates
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan testifies before a Congressional committee, accusing TVA directors of wasting millions and basing rates on a “lucky guess.” He cites Lilienthal’s denial of a survey report and argues the yardstick was set by Tacoma rates, with disputes fueling his ouster. He pins potential savings at Norris Dam and cites failed agricultural projects.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Arthur E. Morgan
Tenessee Valley Authority
Congressional
David E. Lilienthal
Lynn Frazier
N. D
Dr. Morgan
TVA
Luienthal
New Deal Agency
Congress
Tennessee River
Morgan
Lilienthal
Tacoma
Wash
Uilienthil
H. A. Morgan
Meelitin
Norris Dam
Vic Donahey
Roosevelt
Lilenthal
A. B.morgan
Floyd Reeves
R. Lilienthal
Livestock Market Report Highlights Lambs and Hogs
Sheep and lambs receipts and market strength noted with price ranges for various grades. Hogs show strong demand and higher bids across weight categories, with quoted prices for light and feeder pigs.
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Chicago
Cedar Point
Fire Dept
UTO Loans
Motor Car Loan CO
Court Street
Thone 2
Western Reserve Finance
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance
Tel. Co
Elyria Y. M.C. A
Eos Telephone Company
Herman Gerebers
Leon J. Mohler
Alice Mohler
R. D. Grafton
Leon
Grafon
Belden
Belden M. E
George Beebe
Nesbitt Cemetery
Anna Gainok
South Amherst
Gainok
Nativity Catholic Church of
Europe
Joseph
Andrew
Paul
Mary
Elizabeth
O. H Baker
Baby Reynolds
Sederis Restaurant
Wesley Suhr
J. E. Betteridge
Elyria Savings and Trust
Mit
Toatoyer
Toledo Ghain Ghose
Ivain
Transic Billy
Virginia
Stone’s
Elyria Coffee Shop
Broad Street
Temple Cf
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