Revolt Over Townsend Plan Roils National Convention
In Indianapolis on June 24, a revolt by eastern delegates against Dr Francis E Townsend's leadership erupts at the fourth Townsend convention. Resolutions call for purging congressmen who opposed the 200 a month pension plan, targeting about 30 representatives. Townsend loyalists accuse the founder of hand selecting delegates and eject dissenters as regional units threaten a separate meeting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Francis E. Townsend
House of Representatives
Townsend
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Covington
Jeannette
Robert
Snner
Hitler
Clergy speakers at LaPorte and Trinity Methodist services
Reverend Joseph Priestley of Wooster will speak at LaPorte Methodist church at 11 15 Sunday morning on religious education topics for Sunday school workers. Trinity Methodist in Cleveland marks its forty fifth anniversary with former pastor Rev Thomas Hughes as guest speaker. Special music by Misses Eleanor and Elizabeth Robson.
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Carlisle
Joseph Priestley
Wooster
North East Ohio Conference
LaPorte Methodist Church
Thomas Hughes
Trinity Methodist Church
Cleveland
Priestley
Eleanor
Elizabeth Robson
East Carlisle Wom en Club Learns Gardens and Plans
Members of the East Carlisle Woman's Club met at Howard Muller home on East Avenue. A noon dinner for eighteen guests honored Miss Frances Eckert and marked birthday of Mrs. Frank Harrison. Afternoon plans for Fall meetings were discussed. the group will resume in September.
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East Carlisle
Funeral attendees for Mrs Jennie Alexander held in Elyria
Among locals who attended the funeral for Mrs. Jennie Alexander in Elyria on Wednesday afternoon were Mrs William Rennie Mrs Frank Rhoads Mrs Carrie Ogden Mrs Clyde Amspaugh Mrs Elizabeth Reisinger Mrs Ella Wilton Nelson Reisinger and Mr and Mrs George Goodyear.
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Jennie Alexander
Elyria
William Rennie
Frank Rhoads
Carrie Ogden
Clyde Amspaugh
Elizabeth Reisinger
Ella Wilton
Nelson Reisinger
George Goodyear
Reformatory Head Probes Tip on Velma West Escape
Marysville Ohio June 24 Superintendent Marguerite Reilly of Marysville Reformatory for Women left to check a tip that Velma West the hammer murderer was seen about 12 miles from the reformatory. Reilly who has urged Velma West remains at large near the reformatory until the hunt ends, went to Summerville the only lead in days. Velma West Virginia Brandy Mary Ellen Richards and Florence Sheline escaped after obtaining keys to cells and outer doors. Velma West's mother and brother Bert and Kenneth Van Woert took lie detector tests in East Cleveland police station and were declared absolutely innocent.
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Marysville
Marguerite Reilly
Summerville
East Cleveland
L. G. Corlett
van Woert
Velmas
La Grange Five Hundred Club Hosts Pot-Luck Dinner
La Grange residents gathered at noon for a Five Hundred club pot-luck hosted by Mrs Ralph W Sanders. High score went to Mrs Chas Opfer with Mrs Will Young Las second and Mrs Tom McQuiston third. consolation prize to Mrs John Houlcomb and special prize to Mrs Albert Archer. Mrs McQuiston to host next event.
Local Social Notes Highlight East Carlisle and Wellington Visits
Charles Hopfer gains from his finess. Mrs. George Law hosts a Sunday family gathering with tea and dinner. Doris Nichols of East Carlisle visits her uncle and aunt. J. H. Curtiss and Mrs Charles Pomeroy of Cleveland are guests of Mrs 4 H Pomeroy. Frank McRoberts entertains guests at a quitting party. Funeral trip to Coshocton for Mrs Haines from Wayne Aldrich and friends. Lewis Whitney of Wellington dines with sister Mrs C H Opfer. Tippin family spending time at C W Martin home on Church Street.
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Charles Hopfer
George Law
Doris B Nichols
East Carlisle
J. H. Curtiss
Charles Pomeroy
Cleveland
H. Pomeroy
Frank McRoberts
Canal and railroad employ about 13000 persons
The Panama Canal and the railroad there employ some 13 000 persons reflecting the scale of work and job needs in this strategic transit region.
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Panama Canal
Elyrian Writes Of Convention From Indianapolis
Mr and Mrs V A Mitchell of 927 Gulf Road attend the Townsend National Convention in Indianapolis Ind They registered at 10 am Thursday as 16000 had already registered at convention headquarters The heat in Indianapolis was nearly unbearable and Elyrians including Doane Neff Waltz Garver Mae Johnson were seen Others from Columbia Amherst and Lorain report housing is the big challenge Mitchells secured a place six miles from downtown The Mitchell letter says the convention is the second largest of its kind ever held in the United States.
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V. A. Mitchell
Gulf Road
Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Doane
Neff
Waltz
Garver
Mae Johnson
Columbia
Amherst
Lorain
Mitchel
Townsend
United States
Camera Club To Hear Dr Forbes At Elyria YMCA
Dr M H Forbes will speak at the Elyria Camera Club meeting at the YMCA at 8 p m Monday. He will discuss a recent tour of the Eastman factory in Rochester NY. Summer meetings occur semi monthly while weekly sessions resume for most of the year.
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M. H Forbes
Elyria Camera Club
YMCA
Eastman
Rochester
Fire at Bender Body Company ends before spread
Elyria reports its 102nd fire alarm of the year as Squad Company No 1 answered a Clark Street call to the Bender Body Company. The blaze was confined to a bus under construction, caused by grinder sparks igniting thinner. Employees used extinguishers to extinguish the fire.
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Elyrias
Bender Body Company
Clark Street
Officials To Meet With Relief Director
Elyria and Lorain mayors and service directors will meet with county commissioners and County Relief Director E. E. Holmes at 11 a.m. Monday to arrange compliance with new relief laws. The changes require a written city–county agreement to continue relief after July 1, and the agreement must be signed before then.
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Elyria and
Lorain
E. E. Holmes
NYC Central Train Schedule Change to Chicago
The New York Central line announced a schedule adjustment for its Chicago service. The daily departure shifts from 7 32 a m to 7 14 a m starting Sunday, affecting riders and connections.
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New York Central
Chicago
Sheffield Briefs Visit Contacts Across Lorain and Huntingdon
Mr and Mrs Howard Hammer and son Dale of Lorain and Mr and Mrs Joseph Gargasz and son of South Amherst called on Mr and Mrs Arthur Bryden Thursday evening. Mrs James Logan is visiting friends and relatives in Huntingdon Pennsylvania.
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Sheffield
Howard Hammer
Dale
Lorain
Joseph Gargasz
South Amherst
Arthur Bryden
James Logan
Huntingdon
Oberlin Richard Clevenger Delivery Notice
Mrs Esther Wood lists Oberlin Richard Clevenger at 306 N Professor St with delivery service, phone 550. Another contact phone 4174 referenced for Union St delivery details.
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Esther Wood
Professor St
Oberlin Church Schedule for Sunday Services
Oberlin listings show multiple church services across denominations. Union church school session at Methodist church parallels First Church worship with a sermon by Dr. Richards on The Rightness of the Church. Additional hymns, rehearsals, and midweek prayers are planned at Christ Church, Sacred Heart, Grace Lutheran, Rust Methodist, Mount Zion Baptist, and related youth programs.
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Oberlin
Methodist Church
Union Church
The
First Church Uniting
Union
Richards
Bruce H. Davis
Schedule for Miss Elsie Gatherer at C M A Church
The Christian and Missionary Alliance presents Miss Elsie Gatherer as pastor with services Sunday at 2 00 p m Sunday school 3 00 p m preaching 7 30 p m Monday 8 00 p m Young People meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Prayer meeting.
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Christian and Missionary Alliance
Elsie Gatherer
German bicycle trip starts for Oberlin scholar
Dr. Margaret M. Wright of Oberlin, holder of a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in April, began a European bicycle tour this week. She arrived in Holland on June 19 aboard the S S Nieu Amsterdam, plans to travel through Germany to Italy and other countries, and expects to return in September to teach German and the History of Art at Cedar Crest.
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Margaret M. Wright
Oberlin
University of Wisconsin
Germany
Holland
S. S
Local residents make visits and travel notices
Mrs. W. A. Dawley visits daughter and son-in-law in Dover Center. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huntley depart for Menomonie Wisconsin after a three week visit with Mrs. Huntley’s parents in Dover Center. Mrs. Walliam Fitzner visits her mother in Toledo. Mrs. Ada Hastings and her mother and son head to a Summer home on Wolf Island Canada. Miss Imogene Hunt and Mrs Frank T. Craig leave for Maine via Bridgeport Connecticut stopping to visit a sister. away about a month.
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W. A. Dawley
South Mainstreet
W. H. Tanner
Roseroad
Dover Center
Frank Huntley
Menomonie
Wisconsin
Snell
Toledo
Ada Hastings
Morris
James
Wolf Island
Canada
Imogene Hunt
Frank T. Craig
Maine
Over 7 600 Buttons in Mrs Cunningham Collection
Mrs J S Cunningham of 425 Cleveland street has a hobby growing since childhood and now owns 7 600 buttons. She began collecting over 50 years ago and revived the hobby two years ago, adding buttons from Ireland recently. The collection includes 55 varieties with heads, plus rare pieces from England and Ireland.
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J. S. Cunningham
Cleveland Street
Europe
England
Ireland
Miss Soga to Speak at Congregational Church Meeting
Miss Mina Soga, selected by Missionary Baptist as one of two outstanding native women from missionary fields, will address the Elyna Ministerial Association meeting at the Congregational Church Sunday night at 7 30 o clock. Will J Foster calls her one of the most unique figures to appear before American churches in years. Public invited to attend.
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Soga
Elyna Ministerial Association
Roma World Fair Guides Train for Rome 1942
Forty young men prepare for Rome's 1942 World's Fair acting as mobile information booths for tourists. Each guide wears a uniform emblem showing flags of languages they speak and has passed exams on Rome's archaeology tourist sites and train schedules.
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Rome
Traffic De In Interest Of Safety At Busy City Intersection
Traffic congestion at Best and Fourth streets prompted Safety Service Director I. D. Faxon to order police to halt all truck deliveries in the No area on Fourth street. Future deliveries must come from the East River side. Faxon noted the intersection makes westward left turns from East River onto Fourth nearly impossible.
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Best
Fourth Streets
I. D. Faxon
Faxon
Fourth Street
East River
E. J. Stankard
Fourth
Arrested Driver Found To Be Blind Pensioner
In San Jose a drunken driving arrest revealed the motorist collected a state blind pension. His brother living with him also drew a blind pension. Officers voided the driving license due to the apparent conflict with those benefits.
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San Jose
Cal
Itas Als
United States Exports to Latin America Lead Global Trade
Report highlights that the United States sells more than one third of its imports to Latin America, a share greater than combined imports from Germany Italy and Japan. The finding underscores strong regional trade ties and economic links across the Americas.
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United States
Latin America
Germany
Italy
Japan
Baby Born By Glow Of Single Flashlight
In Salt Lake City Utah the seven pound 12 ounce son of Mrs Keneth Wallace arrived after an automobile knocked down a utility pole cutting hospital power. A doctor arrived minutes before birth and delivered the baby by improvised flashlight lighting.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Keneth Wallace
Boy's Banditry Ended by Mrs Wood Toy Revolver
In Winnipeg a 14 year old St James boy tried a holdup on Mrs. Andrew Wood. She slammed the door trapping his hand and forcing a retreat after he dropped a toy revolver he carried. The youth fled after failing to seize money.
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Winnipeg
Man
St. James
Andrew Wood
Alibi Wins In Court It Really Has Teeth
Spokane defendant O W Harrison faced a police court over parking and presented a real alibi with genuine teeth after a chase to locate a lost set. The judge suspended the fine. The story notes a booming building activity in Mexico.
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Spokane
Wash
O. W. Harrison
Harrison
Canada refuses to cut kilts import tax in Commons
In Ottawa the government upheld a 37 1/2 percent tariff on kilts arguing it protects Canadian kilt makers. Liberal MP Thomas Reid had urged tax relief for Scots seeking to wear kilts. Finance Minister Charles Dunning defended the tariff as necessary for the industry.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Thomas Reid
Charles Dunning
Canada
Young Lovers Long Ago Finally Married At 7
A 71 year old couple, William Shiffert and Elizabeth Sharp, wed in Indiana after a 51 year wait. Their earlier engagement was broken when they were deemed too young, and Shiffert had five marriages overall, with his current wife once.
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Fennville
Mich
William Shiffert
Elizabeth Sharp
Hher
Indiana
Shuiffert
Youngest Founders Society Member Born in Norwich
In Norwich Connecticut John Goodrich Gager Jr is only a year old but holds a life membership in the Society of the Founders of Norwich. His ancestors were early settlers dating back to 1659 and he is noted as the youngest member of the society.
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Norwich, Conn
John Goodrich Gager, Jr
Society of the Founders of
Norwich
John, Jr
Ireland's Bogs Cover One Seventh of the Country
The article estimates that bogs occupy roughly one seventh of Ireland. It notes widespread peat landscape across multiple counties and underscores bogs' cultural and economic role in rural areas. It mentions preservation and potential development considerations.
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Ireland
Shoes theft case sent to Mansfield Reformatory
Ernest Jackson a 23 year old from Huntington West Virginia pled guilty to smashing a shop window and stealing two pairs of shoes and was sentenced yesterday by Common Pleas Judge Dudley M Outcalt to an indeterminate term at Mansfield Reformatory in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Ernest Jackson
Huntington
W. Va
Mansfield Reformatory
Common Pleas
Dudley M. Outcalt
Jackson
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Velma West
la Grange
the Bank
Member
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Elyrian
Camera Club
Dr. Forbes
Richard Clevenger
Union St
Christ Church (Episcopal
L. E. Daniels
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
W. C. O'Loughlin
Grace Lutheran Church
H. Dawe
Rust Methodist Church
Mount Zion Baptist
Homer J. Tucker
Hias
Miss Soga
E. F. Whitney & Son
W. Broad St
Mexico
Founders Society
Olmsted & Hoeffel
Water St
Goodrich
Regula
Goodrich Silvertown
Elyria, Ohio
Second Street
Elks Club
Trolls
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