Two Coast Guard Cutters Seek Missing After Lake Michigan Storm
A gale on Lake Michigan swept two men and a girl from small boats near Chicago, with one man dead in Monroe Wisconsin. Ruth Hatch Roy Gustafson and Richard Ludlow remain missing after their dinghy Vivian was struck by high winds. Jack Hughes survived after his boat overturned and he swam to shore. The storm knocked out power and telegraphs across Milwaukee Chicago and other cities and raised temperatures to over 100 in several locations.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Monroe
Wis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ruth Hatch
Roy Gustafson
Richard Ludlow
Hatch
Gustafson
Vivian
Ludlow
Jack Hughes
Hughes
Milwaukee
Josephs
Mercury
Kenosha
Kansas City
Peoria
Elyria Waterworks Project Passes First Test
Washington reports the proposed PWA waterworks project has cleared its initial hurdle and is eligible for the final approval stage. City officials, buoyed by a recent Deficiency Appropriation bill granting funds for PWA work, anticipate word on allocations soon. The original filing date was December 29, 1933, with an amended application later submitted.
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Washington, D. C
PWA
North Ridge Road
Columbus
Ohio
Nine Mile Swim Sets Sandusky Record
Miss Florence Brushaber aged 18 swam from Kelleys Island to the Cedar Point jetty in five hours and seven minutes. Instructor O H Schell accompanied in a boat during the late yesterday effort. The event was noted from Sandusky Ohio on June 21.
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Sandusky
Florence Brushaber
Kelley's Island
Cedar Point
O. H. Schell
Ohio Thundershowers Then Cooler Friday Night
Local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight. Friday will be fair and cooler, especially in the east and south portions.
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Ohio
Dresden sinks after striking submerged rock off Stavanger
The 14,690 ton liner Dresden carrying 975 German holidaymakers and 280 crew struck a submerged rock, sank at 8 A M. Five women are reported dead ashore with about 12 injured. Many others exposed. Officials fear additional casualties as searches continue.
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Dresden
Norway
King Haakon
Stavanger
Hauge No
Mark Shank Faces Fate As Court Decides On Rehearing
Mark Shank an Akron, Ohio attorney under sentence to be electrocuted for murder in the poisoning of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Colley and two of their children awaits final fate details. His counsel seeks a rehearing in the State Supreme Court, with a decision due Monday. if denied, the Governor will set an execution date. Delays followed the February 2 electrocution order amid appeals.
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Benton Ark
Mark Shank
Akron
Ohio
Alvin Colley
Shank
State Supreme Court
Coller
Wayne County
Food Retailers Meet Tonight
C Arthur Brown of Lorain County Food Code Authority will speak at Elyria area retailers meeting at Knights of Columbus Hall this evening at 7. The gathering aims to decide a weekly hours limit for all local food stores with a 75 percent retailer approval required for any maximum to take effect.
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C. Arthur Brown
Lorain County Food Code Authority
Elyr
P. M
Knights of Columbus Hall
Washington
Biggest battle of the Gran Chaco War in progress
In Paraguay on June 21 the largest Gran Chaco clash raged along a 75 mile front near the Pilcomayo River with Paraguayan forces driving to evict Bolivian troops from Fort Ballivian, while Bolivian units reported repulsed attempts to recapture trenches. In La Paz officials said a decisive battle continued in the Fort Ballivian sector after a six day attack, with Paraguayans halting a flank attempt.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Pilcomayo
Ballavio
Arbuigny
Paraguan
Fort Ballivian
Chacooil
War Office
LA Paz
Bolivia
Chaco
Youths Each Receive Fines and Jail Time for Molestation
Stanley Hriber and Joe Czebak, South Lorain youths, were fined 50 dollars plus costs and given 30 day jail terms by Common Pleas Judge W B Thompson after conviction for assault and battery in the case of 16 year old Madeline Johnson. Witnesses testified the pair tried to lure Johnson into their car on Lodi street. when she resisted Hriber grabbed her, Czebak driven the car, and bystanders Rainey and Raynes intervened. The men were later identified by license number during police inquiry.
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Stanley Hriber
Joe Czebak
South Lorain
Common Pleas
W. B. Thompson
Madeline Johnson
Foster Avenue
Hriber
Szebak
Lodi Street
Miss Johnson
Czebak
Carl Rainey
Rober Raynes
Stifling Heat in Drought Area Across Middle West
Heat and drought grip the Middle West as scattered rain brings a cyclone with wind that damages crops and cuts lines. Four dead and three missing from Lake Michigan floodwaters. Markets rise for saved crops as hotter weather and more storms forecast across Indiana Ohio Southern Illinois and southeastern Missouri.
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Chicago
Middle West
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Plaque Stolen From Grave In Bucyrus
In Bucyrus on June 21 a brass plaque atop the grave of Seth Holmes, an early settler, was reported stolen to police today.
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Bucyrus
Seth Holmes
Dashing Swain Forces Jail Wedding in West Virginia
William H. Alkire from Wolfe Fork had Laura Carpenter jailed to secure a marriage license. After a legal ruse and a warrant, Laura was taken to jail and wed in a courthouse ceremony conducted by Rev. F. A. Tenn ey, with county officials observing.
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Weston
W. Va
William H. Alkire
Wolfe Fork
Alkire
Laura Carpenter
Laura
Georges I. Davisson
F. A. Tenney
Church Leaders Debate Social Role in New Congregational Union
Oberlin Ohio June 21 The General Council of the Congregational Christian churches began a two day session outlining a seven day program aimed at new social relation standards between state and citizen Seminars led by experts will study social problems and craft action plans Dr Douglas C MacIntosh Yale theologian who was denied citizenship in 1931 for defying state policy on war argues democracy rests on voluntary support of government not coercion An ultra liberal group may push a pledge to repudiate future war while another motion would bar aggression and wars of conquest The Congregational and Christian churches united in 1929 now claim over 7000 churches and 1 050 000 members The retiring moderator Rev C B Patton of Los Angeles was to speak before the election of a new moderator.
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Oberlin, C
Tvpp
General Council of the
Congregational Christian Churches
Douglas C. MacIntosh
Yale
Supreme Court
Congress
MacIntosh
New Church Union
Congregational Church
America
Christian Church
C 8S. Patton
Los Angeles
Court directs verdict for second time in game case
Common Pleas Judge A R Webber directed a verdict for the Ohio Public Service Company in a suit by Doris Yanovitz of Lorain for 23000 after the plaintiff's counsel spoke. Earlier Judge W B Thompson had directed a verdict for the defendant and granted a new trial. Yanovitz sued after service to his home was shut off for unpaid bills.
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Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Ohio Public Service Company
Doris Yonovite
Lorain
W. B. Thompson
Jacob
Fred Levin
Court of Appeals
Yanovitz
Investigating Large Old Age Pension Applications
William France announced that about 1000 old age pension applications are being investigated at his office. He and assistants Mrs. Mary Brandt and Wilbur Suthiff said the workload is large, may require extra help, and that he will confer with state pension officials in Columbus next week to speed approvals for timely payments.
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William France
France
Mary Brandt
Lorain
Wilbur Suthiff
Wellington
Columbus
Noted Preacher Cadman To Deliver Elyria Sermon
Dr Samuel Parkes Cadman renowned radio preacher will deliver a sermon at First Congregational Church Elyria next Sunday morning starting at 10 45 Reverend John H Grant and Dr William Gilroy of Boston editor of The Advance will participate with Dr William Muir Auld The cadman is regarded as a leading English speaking preacher of his era
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Samuel Parkes Cadman
First Congregational Church
Central Congregational Church
Brooklyn
New York
John H Grant
First Church
William &. Gilroy
Boston
the Advance
William Muir Auld
Cadman
Railroad Pension Bill Awaits Signing
Washington June 21 The Crosser Railroad Pension Bill awaits President Roosevelt signature seen as first step in administration social legislation. It provides annuities for railroad workers with 30 years service or age 65. Pensions based on average pay of the eight years before December 31 1931 for those past 65. New retirees after enactment receive pensions based on their salary at retirement.
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Washington
Crosser Railroad
Roosevelt
President Defends Brain Trust at Yale Race Visit
President Roosevelt sails toward New London aboard the Sequoia for the Yale Harvard boat races while defending the Brain Trust role in government. He received an honorary degree from Yale, plans to tackle administration matters, and faces press and Senate debates on Tugwell.
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New London
Conn
Roosevelt
Harvard
New Haven
Yale University
White House
Franklin Roosevelt, Jr
Franklin
Yale
Brain Trust
Rex
Tord
Guy Tugwell
Senate
Perkins Moves to End Pacific Coast Longshore Strike
Washington reports Frances Perkins directs a path to end the coastwide longshoremen dispute affecting about 20,000 workers. She wired both sides to submit their quarrel to a department arbitrator and warned she would invoke the Labor Dispute Bill if necessary to set up an arbitration board.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Secretary Perkins Busy On Steel Situation
Washington reports Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins pressed steel industry to accept a four point peace offer. She briefed NRA counsel Richberg and Sen Wagner, awaiting a reply from the American Iron and Steel Institute by mail and phone. Perkins prepared for all outcomes, denying a deadlock amid Exploratory Conferences. Green of the AFL remained in close contact as talks continued.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
American Iron and Steel Institute
Miss Perkins
NRA
Donald Richberg
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Johnson Plans Speaking Tour Across the Nation
Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson will depart July 19 for a nationwide speaking tour visiting fifteen major cities. He will discuss all phases of the recovery program and the re selling of the Blue Eagle to the American public.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Onion Weeders Strike Hits Cele Marshes Demands Eight Hour Day
June 21 reports 600 onion weeders in the cele marshes demanded an eight hour day and higher wages. Workers had been paid 15 cents an hour after working ten hours daily, and leaders warned crops would suffer if the strike continued. The dispute centers on reduced hours and pay amid farm labor tensions.
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McGuffey
Cele Marshes
Ers
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HEALY
Elyria Waterworks
Kenneth Raines
H. E. Fisher
Cincinnati
LeRoy Whitaker
Bertha Whitaker
Peri
Dashing
Swain
Sweetheart
General Council of the Congregational Churches
Oberlin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Old Eli
James Rowland Angell
James
Angell
Elyria
DR. S. P. Cadman
Long Island Sound
Henry Coyle
Brandighes
Perkins
Bulletin
Johnson
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