Tragic three car crash east of Medina claims six lives
A three car wreck on Route 18 east of Medina killed Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sooy of Spencer and Mrs. Nechammah Stampfer of Akron. Mrs. Kathryn Backer of Akron died later, and Mrs. Bertha Rosenhine of Akron was injured. The driver of the third car, William M. Stuart of Salem, was unhurt. The Spoys and Stampfer were connected to Hadassah events. Funeral arrangements set for Penfield United Church.
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Benjamin H. Looy
Spencer
Lorain County
Akron
Hadassah
Route 18
Medina
Spoys
Clarence
Nechammah Stampfer
Elijah D. Stampfer
Kathryn Backer
Bertha Rosenhine
Child Hit By Auto Suffers Minor Injuries
Lois Page aged six daughter of Mrs Chester Page of 227 Columbus Street was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for minor injuries after an auto struck her on Middle Avenue near Second Street. The vehicle driven by John Pekras struck her as she crossed from a parked car to HyGrade Dry Cleaners Store. She suffered abrasions and the loss of two teeth and was accompanied to the hospital by her mother and bystander Robert Agate.
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Lois Page
Chester Page
Columbus Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
John Pekras
Middle Avenue
Second Street
HyGrade Dry Cleaners
Robert Agate
Weather Ohio Central and West Breezy Warmth Ahead
Fair and not so cool tonight in central and west Ohio. Thursday looks partly cloudy and warmer with showers possible in the west in the afternoon or night. High pressure over the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley brings fair conditions and little temperature change. A disturbance in the central plains prompts rising temperatures and scattered showers and thunderstorms in that region. A strong Canadian Northwest high is moving southeastward.
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Ohio
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Central Plains
Canadian Northwest
King and Queen Sail for Home Visit Canada
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth plan to sail with daughters Elizabeth and Margaret on a royal tour touch in Prince Edward Island. The ship voyage includes bombing-plane escort and a 50 mile strait crossing to Nova Scotia. The PEI stop marks the province’s greeting in a nine province tour, with ceremonies and gun salutes planned.
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Charlottetown
Canada
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
George VI
Thane Campbell
Prince Edward Island
Lillibet
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
United States
Cape Tormentine
New Brunswick
Skeena
Saguenay
Halifax
Northumberland Strait
Luneheer
Government House
Pictou
Nova Scotia
New Teacher Hired For Camden School
Employment of Fred Lott Jr of Avon Lake as seventh and eighth grade teacher in Camden Township school was announced today. He will succeed Howard Gould who resigned to become principal of Markley School. Lott is a Cedarville College graduate, last week completing his studies.
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Fred Lott, Jr
Avon Lake
Camden Township
Howard Gould
Markley School
Lott
Avon Lake High School
Cedarville College
Date Forgotten By Their Majesties
King George and Queen Elizabeth forgot the date today in a humorous moment. They signed "Elizabeth R" in the Provincial Guest Book as the Queen asked the King if he recalled the date, and he admitted he did not.
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Charlottetown
George
Elizabeth
Elizabeth R
Schools To Be Cleaned And Repaired In Elyria Summer
The Elyria school system begins a summer cleaning and repair program after the 1938-39 year. W O McClellan announces painting of Franklin School will finish, boilers examined, textbooks repaired, and supplies purchased for reopening in September.
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Elyria
Franklin School
Permit Issued for City Congregation Building
Building Inspector Hart Dickason issued a permit for Elyria Full Gospel Tabernacle to erect a one story and semi basement church at 150 East Bridge Street on the site of a former temporary building. The $12,000 concrete block brick and stucco structure, 40 by 70 feet, is to be built by general contractor Herman Bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Full Gospel Tabernacle
East Bridge Street
Hart Dickason
Herman Bloom
Gulf Road
Elyria Readies Flag Day Program at Ely Stadium
Clear skies promise a large crowd for Elyria Municipal Flag Day at 7 50 p m at Ely Stadium. Mayor Petro hopes for several thousand attendees to mark the 162nd anniversary of the flag adoption by the Continental Congress. Samuel B Pettengill of South Bend Ind former Democratic congressman will speak.
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Elyria
Ely Stadium
Joseph’ Q. Petro
Continental Congress
National Flag Association
Franklin Roosevelt
Pettengill
Samuel B. Pettengill
South Bend
Ind
Indiana
Elyria Eagles
American Legion
Eugle Corps
Elyria High School
John Kolopos
Petro
Lorain Man Appeals Case in Policy Gambling Charge
Robert Reed of Lorain filed a notice of appeal after a 350 dollar fine and 60 day jail term on seven counts of promoting the policy gambling game. His appeal could affect the trial of Alma Branch of Elyria, also charged in the same case, as Reed's testimony is pivotal for the state. Prosecutor Howard R. Butler said Reed may not be available to testify in Branch’s case until his own case is resolved, potentially hindering the state's case if delays occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reed
Lorain
Reed
C. F. Adams
Alma Branch
Elyria
Howard R. Butler
Branch
School officials to attend Ohio Education Association meeting
Two county education leaders plan to attend the Ohio Education Association meeting Saturday at Cedar Point. County Superintendent C. A. Gibbons and Assistant County Superintendent Miss Emma Gleason will be present, with many other county officials expected to join.
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Ohio Education Association
Cedar Point
C. A. Gibbons
Emma Gleason
Relief Supply Bill Reaches The House
The House receives a 1940 relief bill totaling 1.7166 billion dollars, 45.89 million less than requested. It creates a three member WPA board, earmarks 125 million for PWA, and imposes wage and job-creation limits while altering the theater project and oath requirements. The plan forecasts a WPA payroll near 2 million for 1940 with a decline to 1.5 million by June 30.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
WPA
Appropriations Committee
F. C. Harrington
PWA
National Youth Administration
Rotarians Hear Call To Guard U.S. Heritage
J. B. Johnson Elyria division manager of Ohio Public Service spoke to the Elyria Rotary Club urging Americans to conserve and guard Our American Heritage. He contrasted U.S. life with conditions in Mexico and warned against treating liberty as an inalienable right.
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J. B. Johnson
Elyria
Ohio Public Service Company
Cascade Park Pool Opening Delayed by Cold Weather
The Cascade Park swimming pool opening, postponed from yesterday, was delayed again today due to ongoing cool weather. Officials expect a opening tomorrow if temperatures rise enough to allow swimming.
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Cascade Park
Unrest Grows in Czech Protectorate Under Nazi Oversight
June 14 Prague reports Adolf Hitler orders immediate suppression of anti German activity in Bohemia and Moravia. Himmler meets with protectorate authorities to enforce stricter labor rules and curb frontier movement. Berlin also denies foreign press access while arrest tied to a Czech suspect in the killing of a Nazi policeman is noted. Himmler visits Neurath and the Germania SS regiment.
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Prague
Adolf Hitler
Czech Protectorate
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Secret
Bohemia
Moravia
Constantin von Neurath
Welfare Ministry
Berlin
Protectorate
Germany
Himmler
Kladno
Three Firemen Overcome By Smoke At Xenia Plant
In Xenia on June 14 three Hooven and Allison plant firemen were overcome by smoke while battling a blaze in the cordage plant's fiber warehouse. Captain Kenneth Dice and firemen Ray Kelly and Robert Haller were not seriously hurt. A night watchman found the fire. source undetermined. The brick building holds raw materials and was controlled by section firewalls.
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Xenia
Hooven and Allison Company
Kenneth Dice
Ray Kelly
Robert Haller
Convicts Return to Coal Mines After Sit Down
A strike by 250 inmates at the Kansas State Penitentiary over silk underwear ended as convicts returned to work in the prison coal mines. By morning 220 went down, with 30 remaining in punishment cells awaiting disciplinary action. Six celebrants faced possible punishment after an alcohol-related incident.
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Lansing
Kansas
Kansas State Penitentiary
M. F. Amrine
Unions Clash in Flint Injuries Reported at Plant Site
In Flint on June 14 AFL and CIO squads battled near Fisher Body Plant No 1 where UAW led by Homer Martin tried to strike. Six hurt and a dozen with minor injuries as clubs stones and fists flew. police and deputies broke up both fights and confiscated a shotgun bearings and iron pipe. Plant and Chevrolet units reopened and operated normally.
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Flint
Mid
AFL
CIO
Fisher
United Automobile Workers Union
Homer Martin
Chevrolet
Uawafs
Motive sought in Clyde infant abduction case
Fremont Ohio June 14 deputies found 11 weeks old Haldon Baker Fink dead in Green Creek downstream from a Clyde area bridge eight miles east of Fremont. The baby, ill since birth, was taken from his grandparents’ Clyde home by an intruder last night and thrown into the creek. Authorities hunt suspects as FBI assists. no arrests yet.
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Fremont, .C
Haldon Baker Fink
Green Creek
Clyde
Fremont
Roy Krugh
Ted Paul
Sandusky County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cleveland
Ervin Fink
Krugh
Paul
C. W. Philo
Albert Lea
Fred Baker
186 Enrolled in Bible School at First Baptist
The Summer Bible School at the First Baptist Church reported 186 enrolled and 179 present. Officials noted the attendance percentage was unusually high and praised the turnout.
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Bible
First Baptist Church
Obituary of Harold Granger Simpson
Harold Granger Simpson 76 longtime newspaper man and former curator of the Newspaper Department at the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Museum died after a six month illness. He worked in Columbus Cincinnati and St Louis and was a Newark native.
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Columbus
Harold Granger Simpson
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Museum
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Newark
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Emma Sooy
Washington, D. C
Niewspapl
Wisconsin
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
Wis
Acme Telephoto
Camden School
Eliza Gordon
East Bride Street
Lorain Man
U.S. Heritage
America
Lake Michigan
Ted Bellak
Frankfort
Mich
Sturgeon Bay
Jim
Smiley
Cass Szmagaj
Acme
Franz Guertner
Bulletin
Armline
West Ave
Hrun
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