Congress adjourns by Wednesday under rail aid scrapped
Washington June 13 Senate Majority Leader Barkley said no new railroad aid would be offered as Congress nears adjournment. He noted only the Spending and Deficiency bills and Wage Hours conference report remain. Wheeler signaled railroad reorganization legislation was unlikely to pass before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Alben W Barkley
D. Ky
White House
Barkley
Roosevelt
Rubroad Labor Executives Association
Congress
House
John Nance Garner
Wiliam B. Bankhead
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Burton K. Wheeler
D. Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler
Knights Of Pythias To Honor Elyrian Member 50 Years
John C. Bins of 714 Middle Avenue receives a long service tribute from Chevalier Lodge No. 316 with a special gold emblem at a Woodmen’s Hall meeting. Grand Chancellor Dustman and other Grand Lodge officers attend to honor Bins who joined in Amherst before Elyria lodge's founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Bins
Middle Avenue
Knights of Pythias
Chevalier Lodge No. 316
Woodmen’s Hall
Chancellor Dustman
Youngstown
Grand Lodge
Bins
Amherst
Chevalier Lodge
Elyria
Ohio
Boy Slightly Hurt At Cascade Park
A 13 year old, Buster Johnson of 1909 Middle avenue, was treated at Elynn Memorial Hospital for a slight elbow laceration after a fall while playing at Cascade Park last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Johnson
Middle Avenue
Elynn Memorial Hospital
Cascade Park
Weather report for Ohio and surrounding regions
Fair and not very cool in northern and extreme western portions tonight. Tuesday brings mostly cloudy skies and a slight warming trend followed by showers at night. High pressure over the Great Lakes and Central Valleys yields fair, cooler weather this morning. Low pressure centers over North Dakota with low readings over the Rocky Mountain Plateau. Warmer temperatures prevail in the Plains States and northern Lake Region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Great Lakes
Central
North Dakota
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Plains States
Lake Region
Guard Killed In Texas Jail Break
Galveston Island police hunted three deputies who escaped from the county jail after killing guard Ernest Goode and badly beating head jailer William Lindren. The trio named Calandra Sutton and Tyler faced charges, with Goode shot as he begged for mercy.
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Galveston
Texas
I P
Galveston Island
Ernest E Goode
William Lindren
Peter John Calandra
Louisiana
Goode
Roland C. Tyler
Ed Francis Sutton
Elyria to Award First Eagle Palm Badge to Scout
James Ferriman, 17, son of Mr and Mrs W W Ferriman, will receive Elyria’s first Eagle Palm Badge at a Court of Honor by Elyria Troop 119 on Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the American Legion Home. Also. tenderfoot to star awards will be presented. George Robson chairs. C C Woodfill is scoutmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
James Ferriman
W. W. Ferriman
Boy Scouts of America
American Legion
Ferriman
Elyria High School
W.F. Hockenbrock
Lorain
George Robson
Court of Honor
C. C. Woodfill
R. L. Newcomb
Firelands Area Council
Ohio Labor Forges Nonpartisan Stand Ahead of Elections
The Ohio Federation of Labor announced it would not endorse any state candidate and would oppose candidates favoring the rival CIO. About 700 delegates at the nonpartisan political conference heard Francis Dillon cite the meeting as the Ohio funeral for the CIO. The convention kept its policy of political work within existing parties and left endorsements to local units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.E
Ohio Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
O. F. of L
Francis J. Dillon
William Green
A. F. of L
Ohio
Thomas J. Donnelly
Fire Threatens Eastern Olympic National Forest
June 13 report from Port Townsend describes a large forest fire in the eastern Olympic National Forest. About 1,000 firefighters, many from CCC camps, worked a two and a half mile front to protect timber as roughly 2,000 acres burned near the Little Quilcene River. The blaze is blamed on campers, and authorities battle to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
Ull
Olympic National Forest
C. C C
Forest Rangers
Little Quilcene River
161 Enrolled In Bible School
One hundred sixty one boys and girls attended the opening session of the Summer Bible School conducted by the First Baptist church. This year the program is at the United Presbyterian church while work on the new organ occurs at First Baptist. Mrs. Guy Byars serves as superintendent for the 14th annual session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
United Presbyterian Church
Guy Byars
Planes Over Canton Flyby With No Bomb Drops
Japanese planes passed over Canton this morning and did not drop bombs. They vanished toward the Kowloon Railway. The city has suffered heavy casualties from near daily raids, with over seven thousand five hundred killed or wounded since the middle of last week.
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Canton
China
Kowloon Railway
28 New Citizens To Get Flags At Flag Day Service
A Flag Day program at the Elyria Elks Hall features Judge Arthur H. Day delivering the address. 28 foreign born residents who became citizens this year will receive flags, with participation from the Elks, American Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, and the Ohio National Guard.
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Elks Hall
Elyria B. P. O. E. No
Arthur H. Day
Ohio Supreme Court
Elks Lodge
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Boy Scouts
Ohio National Guard
Elyria
W. E. B. Notley
Columbia
Legion Auxiliary Chorus
Howard Butler
Esquire
E. Krebs
Joseph Q Petro
Assembly
Don Meyers
John Kolopus
Lawrence Webber
America
Gerald Nau
National Guard
Lorenz Chlopkoviak
Pasquale Turpo
Alex Botos
Mike Herman
Maryanna
Helen Pandy
Mary Molnar
Cecil Kasik
Sophia Gutowski
Rose Bernasek
Mary Moore
J. M. Powell
Walter Godfrey
Frank Stetson
George Colburn
John Buckley
R F. Leemhuts
A. T. Sibley
Woman Driver Aids Three Prison Escapees at Harlem Prison Farm
A woman driving a parked car helped three convicts escape at Harlem State Prison Farm near Sugar Land Texas. The escapees Claude Jett Ira McCoy and J Smith jumped into the car as guards opened fire. Authorities including Farm Manager Capt Owens searched highways and back roads for the trio.
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Sugar Land
Texas
Harlem
Claude Jett
Ira McCoy
J. Smith
A. N. Owens
Seven Die in Ohio Traffic Weekend Crashes
At least seven people died in Ohio traffic incidents over the weekend. In Cleveland Hugo M. Schmitz 72 and Mrs Margaret Hale 66 died when their car was struck at an intersection. Mrs Rachel Guralnik 80 was hit while crossing near her home. Ada Kovachy of Cleveland died in an auto collision in Mansfield. Effie J Leigh 50 of Akron died after stepping into a car path. William Wilson 68 of Chillicothe was fatally injured after being struck on a road. Albert Golsboro 28 of Steubenville killed when his car left Route 7 south of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cleveland
Hugo M. Schmitz
Margaret Hale
Rachel Guralnik
Mansfield
Ada Kovachy
Effie J. Leigh
Akron
Chillicothe
William Wilson
Albert Golsboro
Steubenville
Lewis Fails To Settle UAW Feud
John L Lewis chaired the CIO committee meeting to mediate a feud between UAW President Homer C. Martin and Vice President Richard Frankensteen. After talks with Martin, Frankensteen, and the International Executive Board at the UMW offices, Lewis declined to disclose details and offered no comment on the split among board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Homer C. Martin
Richard Frankensteen
Lewis
United Mine Workers
No Police Court In Elyria As Docket Is Bare
For the first time in months the Elyria police court docket was empty with no cases to come before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro. Police Chief E. J. Stankard attributed the lull to Elyrians observing the weekend and staying within the law.
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Joseph Q. Petro
E. J. Stankard
Elyrians
Clue Sought in Levine Kidnapping Case
Bridgeport detectives and G men studied a smashed typewriter found near Lamp Mortar Reservoir as a potential clue to the kidnapping and slaying of 12 year old Peter Levine of New Rochelle New Jersey. Police said two notes to his father Murray Levine were written on that machine. An under surveillance suspect was linked to the extortion case, not the kidnaping.
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Bridgeport. Conn
G-Men
Lamp Mortar Reservoir
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. J
Murray Levine
Ohio Women's Party Leader Helen Winters Dies at 70
Helen Clegg Winters, 70, wife of Valentine Winters and chairwoman of the Ohio Committee of the National Woman’s Party, died in Dayton after a long illness. She participated in the 1913 suffrage parade in Washington. Her husband was Winters National Bank president until 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Helen Clegg Winters
Valentine Winters
Ohio
National Women’s Party
Body Found In Lake Lorain Missing Identity
A submerged male body found wedged between Lorain east breakwater rocks remained unidentified. Clothing fragments and belt hinder identification, officials suspect months in water and consider a possible match to a sailor from the Canadian sandsucker sunk off Avon Lake last October. Burial planned for Elmwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
John Azok
18Th Street
Coast Guardsmen
Schwartz Funeral
Coast
Avon Lake
Elmwood Cemetery
Three Injury Suits Settle For Ten Thousand Each
Three personal injury actions filed in Lorain common pleas court set to receive $10 000 each from The William Seher Company and from Clara Redington and Arthur Folsom. Plaintiffs Joseph Gluvna Frank Zuffa and Joseph Homola Jr alleged a Moss Redington Folsom driven collision caused by a Seher Company truck on Elyria Avenue near 33rd Street on July 27 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Joseph Gluvna
Lorain
Frank Zuffa
Joseph Homola, Jr
Zufta
William Seher Company
Clara Redington
Arthur Folsom
Eau Gallie
Fla
Moss Redington and
Folsom
Seher Company
Elyria Avenue
33Th Street
Grand Jury Seated in McCall Kidnapping Case
In Miami Florida a special grand jury of 18 county residents was selected and sworn for the Franklin Pierce McCall kidnapping and murder investigation. State Attorney G A Worley aims to indict McCall on kidnaping and murder charges each punishable by death in the electric chair. Worley and Sheriff Coleman expect a guilty plea to the grand jury return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Jimmy Cash
Princeton
G. A. Worley
McCall
Florida
Worley
D. C. Coleman
South Amherst Man Hit By Automobile
Joseph Kolenda 56 of R D 1 South Amherst was struck while walking on Route 59 in front of Clinton Kilmer’s property. He suffered facial lacerations but his injuries were not serious. The car was driven by John W. Luxon of 187 Park Avenue New London, and State Patrolman J A Bower investigated.
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Joseph Kolenda
R. D
South Amherst
Clinton Kilmer
John W. Luxon
Park Avenue
New London
J. A. Bower
Kolenda
Auto Falls 30 Feet In Cleveland Bridge Plunge
Richard Dougher aged 23 and Ruth Ellis aged 21 escaped with slight bruises when Miss Ellis lost control of her car on a Cleveland bridge. The vehicle felled 30 feet through the guard rail but was stopped by wires.
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Cleveland, O
Richard Dougher
Ruth Ellis
Ellis
All Occupants Of Lost Plane Found Dead
A Trans-continental and Western Air plane missing since March 1 was found on Buena Vista Peak near Wawona California with eight of nine bodies located. Fresno climber H O Collier located the wreckage and guided a search party toward the scene set to reach late afternoon. Pilot John D Graves and eight other aboard included co pilots C W Wallace Tracy Dirlam sister Mary Lou Dirlam Stanford students L B Waltz Victor Krause Martha M Wilson and others. Public reward posted by TWA stood at 1000.
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Wawona
Calif
Buena Vista Peak
Trans-continental and
Western Airways
H. O. Collier
Fresno
Sierra Nevada Mountains
San Francisco
Los Angeles
John D. Graves
Collier
CCC
Yosemite National Park
Buena Vista
TWA
Wood
Penk
L. A. Merriam
Graves
H. M. Sailisbury
C. W Wallace
J. Tracy Dirlam
Mary Lou Dirlam
Stanford University
Mansfield O
L B. Waltz
Victor Krause
Lincoln
Neb
Martha M. Wilson
Philadelphia
Bridgeport
Ohio
Cascade Park Opens 1938 Swimming Season Today
The Cascade Park pool opens this morning with two daily sessions nine to eleven thirty A M and two to five P M, except Sunday, as the park commission announces. Earl Chesler, ex OSU swimmer, leads. James J Boylan is guard chief. Donald Yost doorman and guard. Mrs Ralph Hancock matron.
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Cascade Park
Earl Chesler
Ohio State University
James J. Boylan
Donald Yost
Ralph Hancock
Yarnell Plans Yangtse Trip to Inspect River Conditions
Admiral Harry E Yarnell, head of the US Asiatic fleet, completed plans for an inspection trip up the Yangtse River. He told Japanese authorities American warships would not be kept from danger zones where lives and property are at risk, despite calls to avoid the area between Wuhu and Hankow.
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Shanghai
Harry E Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Yangtse River
Wuhu
Hankow
Yarnell
Nanking
Yangtse
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Castellon de la Plana
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Body of 10-year-old girl recovered after boat capsizes
The body of Pina Mae Webb, 10, was recovered Sunday at Dam 31 four miles from the Ohio River accident site. The bodies of Evelyn Fry and Gladys Rudd remain missing.
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Portsmouth
Pina Mae Webb
Ohio River
Dam
Evelyn Fry
Gladys Rudd
Edward N. Dietrich Receives Honorary Doctorate at Ohio Wesleyan
Edward N. Dietrich State Education director received an honorary Doctor of Education degree among 11 honored at Ohio Wesleyan University 94th commencement. Rev Edwin R Romig of Alliance earned a Doctor of Divinity as 283 seniors received degrees.
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Delaware. O
Edward N. Dietrich
Ohio Wesleyan University
Edwin R. Romig
Alliance
Former Students Of Little Red School At La Porte Reunite
Former pupils of the Little Red Brick School at La Porte gathered for the second annual reunion at East Carlisle School amid rain plans for a riverside picnic. The event featured officer elections, remarks from former teachers, and a slide of memories including Aunt Hannah Alexander.
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Little Red School
la Porte
East Carlisle School
Frank Harrison
Grafton Road
Jennie Alexander
Robert Alexander
Bert Eddy
Joyce Greig
Frank Marrison
Arthur Bruce
Clyde Worthington
Charles Bruce
Burt McMullen
Jennie Coon
Theresa Fox
Mable Wood
Charles Williams
East Avenue
George R. Goodyear
Goodyear
Dykes Break Forces South in Japan China Campaign
Floods from the Yellow River halt Japanese advances in China, pushing main operations toward the Yangtze and threatening clashes with American interests. Admiral Yarnell pledges continued protection of U S assets as the conflict shifts south.
Two Elyrians Hurt In Auto Accident
Robert Seybert 22 of 203 West Street and Charles Dillingham 25 of 833 Bond Street were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a collision on Cleveland Street. Seybert sustained facial lacerations and Dillingham scalp and facial injuries and was admitted.
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Robert Seybert
West Street
Charles Dillingham
Bond Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cleveland Street
Seybert
Robson Creamery
J. H. Wagner
Ninth Street
Dillingham
Emma Walker
Lorain
Second Street
Tremors Felt in Belgium Over Third Consecutive Day
Earthquake shocks were felt in Belgium for a third day. The first tremor struck at 3:45 AM and lasted seven seconds, followed by a second shaking of two seconds.
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Brussels
Belgium
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Elyrian
WNPAP
National
Bible
Clyde
Tex
Acme
UAW
Women’s Party
Lake At Lorain
Hannah Alexander
Dimmick
Grace Park
Elmer Alexander
Lute Alexander
Carlisle
Mina McClinnon Wood
Roy Gault
Bernard Gault
Betty Weasel
Louie Strouse
Nettie Barbyte
Carl Hollup
Eileen Hollup
Grace A. Myers
C. H. Worthington
William Bleck
Ada Worthington
Lester Alexander
Lester Jr
W. Ralph Vogler
Ira Ives
Edwin Schoenherr
Joann
C. B. Sayles
Grafton
Japan
United Press
Yellow River
Yangtze
Tye Yangtze
Chengchow
Lunghai
Yangtze River
Harry E. Yarnell
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