Farley Visits Oberlin Post Office Dedication
Hundreds greet Postmaster General James A. Farley on a county dash from Cleveland to Toledo as Oberlin dedicates its new post office. Sheriff escorts announce arrivals at North Ridgeville Elyria and Kipton with crowds and workers lining up for autographs. Farley shakes hands with 300 plus locals, receives letters, and poses for photographers before continuing to his next stop.
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Oberlin
James A. Farley
Cleveland
Toledo
Speed
Wiliam F. Grall
Farley
North Ridgeville
Elyria
Kipton
Ruth McLaughlin
Charles J. Sartor
Leonard Smith
Elyria Post Office
Postal Service
Women’s Democratic Club
20 000 Tax Bills Going Into Mails
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright announced that about 20 000 tax bills will be mailed for the upcoming tax collection period closing August 10. The department is preparing bills for roughly 105 000 parcels worth about 2.3 million dollars in real estate taxes. Wright said 520 000 dollars has already been collected.
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Walter J. Wright
Wright
Generally fair and cool tonight with a slow rise Tuesday
A well developed low pressure centers over the Great Lakes this morning as high pressure overspreads the plains. Showers and thunderstorms have been general over the lake region and Ohio Valley while fair weather remains over the plains. Cooler temperatures prevail from Kansas and Oklahoma eastward through the Ohio Valley and lower lake region. Saint Ste Marie barometer 29.60 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Saint Ste. Marie
Plains
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Plains States
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lower
Seek Truce To End Strike In Buffalo Food Shipments
In Buffalo 1200 packing company workers sponsored by the A F L imposed an embargo on meat shipments to press for a preferential shop, 25 percent wage rise, and a 40 hour week. Simultaneously, 1000 produce truck drivers and warehouse workers saw talks among 44 wholesale food firms on a three point truce proposal. Hugh Thompson of the CIO said the embargo blocks meat flows and hopes for settlement rose after a conference with company officials and CIO leaders. Monday or Tuesday were eyed as a possible settlement date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
Hugh Thompson
C. I O
Henry A. Winters
National Labor Relations Board
Provisions of Lower Court Reform Bill
Washington July 26 The Senate Judiciary Committee may report today a bill for lower court reorganization providing Attorney General intervention in constitutional challenges to federal statutes direct Supreme Court appeal from lower courts on constitutionality authority for senior circuit judges to reassign within the circuit three judges to hear injunctions against enforcement of federal statutes and extension of retirement benefits to semi administrative courts. Sen Borah offers an amendment to establish a root for attorneys fees in receivership cases.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Court of Customs
Court of Custom and Patent Appeals
William E. Borah
Ida
Republic Steel Reopens Last Of Struck Plants
In Cumberland Maryland July 26 thirteen men including Maryland House of Delegates member Robert Glenn were arrested for picketing as Republic Steel reopened the last of its strike bound plants. Ninety steelworkers returned to work at the Tin Plate Plant under protection of about 150 state and city police. The plant had closed May 26. Police cited a city ordinance limiting pickets to six. Names of the six designated pickets were provided. others on the lines faced hearings later today.
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Cumberland
Robert Glenn
Maryland House of Delegates
Republic Steel Corporation
G. Taylor Tin Plate
Republic
Justice Court
G Men Chief Urges Unity in War on Crime
Washington July 26 J Edgar Hoover began his 21st year in the Justice Department by calling for mobilization of every branch of law enforcement to fight 4,000,000 criminals. He praised local officers for work against white slave traffic kidnapping and bank robbery and urged intensified assault on the underworld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Edgar Hooter
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jonewell
G- Men
United Press
Hoover
Battle Near Madrid Intensifies As Franco Leads Push
Marquee clash west of Madrid as Nationalists surge with 20 000 Italian troops joining Moors Foreign Legionnaires Carlists and fascists. Franco directs from front amid fierce Loyalist resistance and heavy casualties. Wounded outnumber supply, battlefield chaos continues through the day.
James J. Dooling Dies Tammany Hall Chieftain at 44
James J. Dooling, 44, longtime leader of Tammany Hall, died of a heart attack at his Belle Harbor summer home after illness. His death ahead of a pivotal mayoral fight deepened a split with four county leaders over the party nomination, pitting Copeland against Whalen as rivals vie for control. Funeral services were set for Holy Cross Church in Manhattan with burial details to follow.
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New York
James J. Dooling
Tammany Hall
Dooling
Tammany
Tweeds
Crokers and Murphys
Belle Harbor
Queens
Thomas Howley
Evelyn and
Florence Dooling
Howley
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church
Manhattan
Alfred E. Smith
U. S
Royal S. Copeland
New Deal
Grover Whalen
Copeland
Hall
Coneland
Kings County
Bronx
Richmond
Whalen
William Kenneally
Farm Women Register For Camp Period
Fifteen Lorain County farm women have registered for the annual Farm Women's Camp opening Thursday at Camp Crag in Hinckley Medina County. Session closes Sunday. Miss Alice Bird, Lorain County Agricultural Extension Agent, will lead the camp with representation from Medina Cuyahoga Summit Wayne and Holmes counties across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Camp Crag
Hinckley
Medina County
Alice Bird
Medina
Cuyahoga
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Eight Injured In Clash At Republic Steel Plant
In Cleveland today about 1,000 striking workers blocked the Republic Steel Corrigan McKinney entrance. Police charged the pickets moving to the plant, injuring eight including a mounted officer. A march on City Hall followed as tensions rose after sheriff’s restrictions were lifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Corrigan-McKinney
Rowley Oker
William Johnson
Tom Glowacki
Glowacki
City Hospital
Ollie H. Moore
E. Fernandez
Robert Gardella
Mike Chemetor
City Hall
Martin L. O’donnell
Martin J. Horrigan
Jefferson Playgrounds Replaces Gates
Ralph Bauer city playground director announced Jefferson playground will replace Gates as the west side activity scene. The switch aims to boost attendance after poor daily crowds at Gates. The summer program continues through August 20 with a gala at Ely Stadium planned for that date.
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Jefferson Playground
Gates
Ralph Bauer
City Playground
Bauer
Ely Stadium
Monkey Rampage in Los Angeles Pet Shop Causes Mayhem
A South American Rhesus monkey escaped its cage at Arthur Brann’s pet shop in Los Angeles, killing canaries and other birds and tossing goldfish onto the floor. Spectators gathered as the creature swung between cages, prompting police arrival before Brann saved most of the stock.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Brann
Canaries
Brann
Ohio Highway Crashes Reach 13 Dead
Heavy mid summer rain and traffic congestion spurred a series of Ohio crashes over the weekend, killing at least 13 people. Five from a Dola area car train crash died with five occupants named Cloyce Getz 30 and his family. Motorcycle wrecks claimed two more lives in Columbus and Canton. Other fatalities occurred in Cleveland Bucyrus Hamilton and related scenes.
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Ohio
Dola
Hardin County
Pennsylvania
Cloyce Getz
Loretta Fay
Marjorie Ann
Claudetta
Getz
Columbus
Charles H. Long
Galion
Canton
Robert Stuhldreher
Cleveland
Jane Wolf
Andrew Powtak
Eleanor May Deiwert
McDonald
Bucyrus
Mary Joan Kennedy
Hamilton
Hubert Sears
Marie C. Shartz
Chinese Laundryman Hosts 500 for Louisiana Birthday Banquet
New Orleans July 26 Charley Tung a Chinese laundryman entertained 500 of Louisiana s political and social elite at the Roosevelt hotel banquet hall for his son Edson s first birthday. Guests included Seymour Weiss E A Parsons and local officials. The event showcased Tung s rise from Canton laundryman to a wealthy business owner with strong community ties. The feast cost about 4000.
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New Orleans
Charley Tung
Louisiana
Tung
Edson
J. Ferguson
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
E. A. Parsons
Louisiana Historical Society
Tees
Roosevelt Hotel
Hennia
Ferguson
Kim Yat
Charley
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Henry
Ford
Edsel
Edison
China
Traffic mishaps flood Lorain County roads this weekend
For a second weekend in a row Lorain County reported no fatal wrecks though many crashes occurred. Notable incidents include a crash on Route 7 injuring Mrs Helen Crable and Willie Lee Williams after a car driven by Harry Crable overturned and went into a ditch. A collision on Route 20 near Elyria injured Jennie Mele and Margret Squillacioto. Minor cuts were reported for Elsie Radics and Yolan Doktor in a Route 254 collision. A 17 year old, Herbert Kimmel, overturned on Lovell Road. Minor damages were seen to cars on Route 57 and East Avenue involving Art Berta Tenartson Gunnar and Robert Mills.
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Lorain County
Helen Crable
Massillon
Willie Lee Williams
Ahbion
Harry Crable
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Crable
Cleveland
Yolan Doktor
West 42Nd Street
Lorain
Eherrif’s Department
George Fause
Lucerne Avenue
Harold Clotz
Herbert Kimmel
Washington Ave
Lovell Road
Young Himmel
Art Berta
Harvard Avenue
Elyria
Tenartson Gunnar
West Avenue
Robert Mills
East Broad Street
F. J. Kufner
East Avenue
Hope To Salvage Part Of Program To Reorganize Gov't
Congressional leaders moved to salvage parts of Roosevelt's government reorganization plan focusing on civil service reforms and a White House kitchen cabinet. Secret testimony before a joint committee revealed divisions on the scope. Speaker Bankhead and leaders aimed to adopt some modernizing changes this session. The kitchen cabinet bill would add six presidential aides and restructure budget, personnel, and planning duties under the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Joint Congressional Committee On Reorganization
Charles E. Merriman
William B. Bankhead
Louis Brownlow
Cleveland Thief Steals 100 Coats
A thief roamed downtown Cleveland during a storm and stole 100 ramroats from a parked car owned by William Pulliam of St Louis. Police investigated the incident as a bold preparedness era theft.
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Cleveland
Cleveland. CO
Stresta
Duwntown
William Pulliam
St. Louis
Accident Victim James Bolger Remains Unchanged
Elyria Memorial Hospital reports James Bolger of Avon Belden Road remains in serious condition after a hay wagon accident on Saturday. Bolger was injured when the team of horses bolted and he fell from the wagon, causing serious injuries.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
James Bolger
Bolger
Avon-Belden Road
Fourth Suit Filed Against B and Q Railroad Company
A fourth suit against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was filed in common pleas court seeking 8000 for flood damage to an 57 acre Columbia Township farm. Parents Irena and Fred Leinweber allege August 6 1937 inundation when a York Township dam failed, damaging wheat corn tomatoes tomato plants cabbage carrots cucumbers raspberry bushes 40 chickens and two barns.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Columbia Township
Common Pleas Court
Irena
Fred Leiweber
Black Mover
York Township
Medina County
LaGrange Girl Fatally Hurt By Automobile
Miss Jane Wolfe, 19, of Bay Village, was struck while crossing Lake Road Saturday night by a car driven by a 19 year old youth from QC. She died at Lakewood Hospital yesterday. Funeral services will be held at The Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Cruver officiating. Burial at Brookdale Cemetery. She is survived by her parents and five sisters and three brothers.
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Jane Wolfe
LaGrange
Lakewood Hospital
Lake Road
Bay Village
Miss Wolfe
Lakeview Drive
Gilead
Taylor Funeral Home
Henry Cruver
Brookdale Cemetery
Eva Agnes
Dollie
Winona
Bertha
Ernest
James
Herbert
Four-H Clubs Annual Contest In Elyria Tomorrow
The county-wide 4-H demonstration contest for girls is set for the Elyria M C A tomorrow at 10 am with Miss Alice Bird in charge. Demonstrations proceed in township alphabetical order, judged by Miss Christine Kibler of Geauga County. Open to the public, the event features clubs such as Brownhelm Perfection, Columbia Bare Free Kitchen Keepers, Eaton Sunpy Stitchers, Elyria Gulf Road Buckeye, Lake Avenue Flying Needles, Belden Jolly Joes Grafton Junior 4-H Clothing Club, La Grange Forget-Me-Nots, La Grange Thrifty Cookers, and Russia Dainty Stitchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Alice Bird
Lorain County
Christine Kibler
Geauga County
Kibler
Ohio State University
Brownhelm Perfection Club
Columbia
Barefree Kitchen Keepers
Eaton
Gulf Road
Lake Avenue
Flying Needles
Belden
Jolly Joes
Grafton
la Grange
Forget-Me-Nots
la Grange Thrifty Cookers
Russia Dainty
Minor Injuries in Two Traffic Accidents Reported
Cars driven by O W Burre of Kingston Pennsylvania and B Hall of Parkersburg West Virginia were badly damaged in a collision at Sullivan near seven p m yesterday. Occupants received minor injuries at Faas Clinic Wellington. A second crash near Penfield involved Rev G Ribbons rear ending J C Mees of Curabaco Falls after backing from a driveway. Only Orving Olsen of Wellington, a Mees passenger, sustained a forehead bump.
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O. W. Burre
Kingston
B. Hall
Parkersburs
W. Va
Sulllivan
Faas Clinic
Wellington
Rev. G. Ribbins
J. C. Mees
Curabaco Falls
Penfield
Filip Babel
Orving Olsen
Mees
Resurfacing Progress on City Streets and Bridge Work
City crews advance on Park avenue and Broad street resurfacing after finishing Washington avenue and Ohio street. Henry J. Bart, contractor, leads the project while workers widen and improve the Third street bridge. Park avenue and Broad street redo completes, next is Kaat Bridge street reintegration.
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Park Avenue
Broad Street
Washington Avenue
Ohio Street
Henry J. Bart
Third Street
Kaat Bridge Street
Japs Enter Peiping After Ultimatum Rejected
Japanese troops stormed the Changyimen gates of Peiping after an ultimatum expired, capturing streets inside the south wall. The Nanking government ordered Chinese forces to resist, signaling a move toward broader conflict as Japanese units pressed from Fengtai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Changyimen
Elst
Nanking
Gennosuke Matsui
Pekning
Kiyoshi Katsuka
China
Chin Teh-Chun
Sung Cheh-Yuan
29Th Army
Lukouchiao
Papaoshan
Changhsintien
Yungting River
37Th
Hsiyuan
Paoting
Yunsgting
Fengtai
Sung
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Republic Steel
G-Men
Madrid
Francisco Franco
International Brigades
Brunete
Bulletin
Jefferson Playgrounds
Monkey
Gov't
B. and Q. Railroad Company
Miami
Fla
Cuthbert Coghill
Lewis Allen Browne
Broadway
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