Republicans Seize Drive For Votes At 1932 Convention
The Republican National Convention renominated President Hoover and Vice President Curtis to campaign in 1932 amid discontent over Curtis and slow fundraising. Everett Sanders takes campaign chair as delegates anticipate a tough race with low morale and cautious optimism during the final sessions.
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Unitedness
Chicago
T.fi
Republican Party
White House
Hoover
Curtis
Everett Sanders
Indianapolitician
Calvin Coolidge
Republican National Committee
Simeon D Fess
National Committee
Sanders
Pismenet
Woney
J. R. Nutt
Summer School to Open Mona Elyria opens six week session
About 125 Elyria youths will start Monday in a six week summer program at Elyria High and the grade schools. Principal F. A. Dusthimer will lead the effort with two grade teachers named Grace Thompson and Sylvia Solida. High school subjects depend on demand. fees run 5 dollars for two grade subjects plus 2.50 per extra, and 7.50 per high school subject, higher for non district students.
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Elyria
Elyria High School
R. C. Maston
Mies Grace Thompson
Sylvia Solida
F. A. Dusthimer
Flyria
Ohio Weather Forecast Partly cloudy with possible storms
Partly cloudy tonight across Ohio with Saturday remaining partly cloudy, then thunderstorms possible in the extreme west in the afternoon or at night. Temperature not expected to change much.
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Ohio
Shouse Says Republican Prohibition Plank Straddles Issue
Jouett Shouse, chair of the Democratic National Committee, calls the Republican platform on Prohibition a complete straddle. He says the plank is weasel worded and can be read as either pro or anti change, reflecting the President’s 1928 position as read by different spokespeople.
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Washington
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Democratic National Committee
Shouse
East
West
Veterans urged land allotment to ease bonus army crisis
Police Superintendent Pelham Glasford urged turning thousands of destitute bonus army veterans into farmers on government land to hasten their peaceful evacuation. He proposed granting three to ten acres per veteran with cultivation facilities, as Senate debate on the $2.4 billion bonus bill loomed and fears grew over the encamped veterans’ future.
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Washingtor
Pelham Glasford
Senate
Glassford
Congress
Washington
Anacostia
Willys Proposes Five Day Week In Industry
John North Willys, notable auto maker and diplomat, urged Toledo banquet attendees to adopt a five day work week across industry. He argued America has overcapacity in machinery and shortening the work week would spread employment. Willys also announced his return as chairman of the board of the Willys Overland Co.
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Toledo
John North Willys
Poland
America
Willys
Wills Overland Co
Ellington building explosion ruled incendiary origin
Cleveland, June 17. Testimony at the Ellington building inquest said the blast that killed 13 people was incendiary in origin. Fire marshal Val Harper stated the origin traced to a beauty and barber supply company located within the structure.
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Cleveland, O
Ellington
Val Harper
A. J. Pearse
Racing fan Forbes marks 93 as harness scenes loom
John Forbes of Elyria set to observe his 93rd birthday as the third annual Short Ship harness racing season opens June 20 at the Fairground track. A longtime horseman, Forbes trained and raced across Ohio and beyond, recalling spills, acquaintances like John D. Rockefeller, and his lifelong passion for the sport while awaiting rides to the races.
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Broad Street
John Forbes
jIman
Forbes
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
George Ely
Elyria
William A. Ely
Toledo
Knows Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Watertown
N. Y
Alex Forbes
Highland Court
Henry Dykeman
Alsa
Parched Fields In Ohio Deluged By Thunderstorms
United Press reports heavy rain and blustery storms across Ohio after days of drought. Lightning struck near Lake Erie at Sake Hamilton injuring several and killing Carl Zinn aged 18 and Robert McLain aged 13 while five others were hurt. Edwin Hoffman 11 and Carl Smith were hospitalized. Fishermen were stunned when a lightning strike hit a shanty by the lake.
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United Press
Ohio
Columbus
Sake Hamilton
Youngstown
Carl Zinn
Robert McLain
Edwin Hoffman
Carl Smith
Forcible Ejection Of France At Republican Convention
June 17 discussion at the Republican Convention centered on the forcible ejection of former Senator Joseph France from the platform. Guests debated whether France was treated too abruptly while others argued the move followed convention rules since he had been nominated to speak.
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Chicago
Joseph France
France
Calvin Coolidge
Driver killed in truck crash in Lorain
Burdell Baker of Cleveland was killed instantly about 5 30 a m today when a Bond Baking truck he drove crashed into a tree on East Erie avenue as he was entering Lorain to deliver baked goods. The accident occurred in front of 2354 East Erie avenue. There were no witnesses per Lorain police. Baker resided at 571 East 99th Street, Cleveland.
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Lorain
Burdell Baker
Cleveland
East Erie Avenue
Baker
East 99Th Street
Gangster Barker Slain in Chicago Underworld Power Bid
Chicago June 17 George Red Barker gangster and racketeer was shot by machine gun fire from an ambush nest as he sought to seize the underworld throne vacated when Al Capone was imprisoned. Barker’s death marks the first big shot slaying in months and police say he was aiming to fill Capone’s power gap. Only one witness was found, though Barker reportedly had several bodyguards.
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Chicago
George
Red) Barker
al Capone
Barker
Underworld
Capone
Bright Spots In Business World
A compact summary notes mixed signs in mid June business activity with the Business Week index at 56.7, down from 65.9 a week earlier. Reading Co net income for April rose to 327,381 from 111,513 in 1931. Iron and steel scrap shipments to mills in Youngstown indicate improving melting schedules ahead. Alco Products, division of American Locomotive, secured a 6000 barrel per day distillation equipment order for Pure Oil Refineries in Smith's Bluff, Texas. Dodge car and truck sales rose 4 percent in six weeks from May 1 to June 11 versus the prior year.
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Philadelpha
The
Reading Co
Youngstown
New York
Alco Products, Inc
American Locomotive Co
Smith's Bluffs
Tex
Detroit
Dodge
Ohio delegates 106 meet en route home
In Chicago on June 17 1932 Ohio 65 republican delegates head home after backing the administration at the national convention. Key Ohio figures like Walter Brown Simeon Fass James Garfield and Maurice Maschke influence GOP sessions while Ohio democrats set up for the coming convention expectations.
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Chicago
Congress
Ohio
Charles Brand
Urbana
L. T. Marshal
Xenia
Explosions Kill 21 On British Tanker Cymbeline At Dock
A string of blasts at dawn on the British Oil Tanker Cymbeline at Canadian Vickers Dock near Montreal leaves 21 dead and 63 injured. Fires raged for hours as crew and dock workers fled. many dock men reportedly jumped into the water. Damage exceeds one million dollars.
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Montreal
Canadian Vickers
Cymbeline
Canadian Vickers Co
Bandits Hold Up Bank Slug Men Kidnap Women
Five bandits robbed the Citizens National Bank at Fort Scott Kansas, slugged two men and kidnapped three young women, releasing them unharmed soon after. They fled with an undetermined amount of money as a large crowd pursued.
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Fort Scott
Bans
U. P
Citizens National Bank
For Women Only Food Thrift Ads Guide Readers
Thrift minded housewives are urged to shop wisely for family meals. The Want Ads section highlights ads under Food Special to help families economize this month with neighborhood listings and small notices guiding economical grocery choices.
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Central Press
Bertrand Snell
Lawrence Richer
Patrick Hurley
California
G. O. Rutledge
Utah
Seo Jorgenson
David J Wulson
J. C. Maskell
Onio
George Barker
L. J. Nixon
Dregalla Trucking Company
Richard Schmidt
Joseph Petro
Schmidt
Clarence Adams
Lake and
Elyria Avenues
Frances Ember
Columbis
Emberson
University of Mimoazi
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