Tornado Kills Three In Midwest Damage Widespread
Rural Iowa and Minnesota counties jolted by a March tornado that killed three and injured scores. The storm lashed the northwest corner of Iowa and crossed into Minnesota, flattening farms and resorts. Hospitals in Milford and Estherville, and Fairmont, Minn., treated crushed limbs as communities mobilized emergency crews to restore lines and clear debris amid heavy hail and rain.
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Milford
Iowa
Ilowa
Minnesota
George Foskins
Lajorer
Bear Wilford
Julius Heuer
Everly
Ray Schelmesk
Fairmont
Minn
Esstherville
Esthervne, la
Estherville
Peace conference delayed over New Deal relief division
Rep Alfred Beiter said Hopkins and Ickes would meet to settle a split over how to divide 1.5 billion dollars in work relief funds. Beiter sought 700 million earmarked for heavy public works while the rest would go to WPA projects. No new date set for the talks.
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Washington
Mar
Alfred F. Beiter
WEA
Harry L. Hopkins
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Belter
Ick
Hopkins
Ickes
Roosevelt
Beiter
WPA
PIA
Weather notice for Ohio region forecasts showers and cool spell
Fair tonight with improving conditions. Saturday brings showers and a cooler afternoon in the far northern portions, with a gusty end to the day and variable cloud cover.
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OHIQ
614 Delegates To Methodist Conference Called To Order
Columbus Ohio May 1 Bishop John L Nuelson of Zurich Switzerland senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church today brought down the gavel to call 614 delegates to the churchs 32nd Quadrennial General Conference in session here three weeks The conference will decide on proposed merger and other policy matters with left and right wing factions not expected to clash for weeks Ohio and Northeast Ohio provide the largest delegations with ministers and lay members in equal numbers Names and posts for Ohio delegates are listed including Isaac E Miller Arba Martin Clarence H Larus John A Diekmann Warren J Dunham and others
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Columbts.o
John L. Nuelson
Zurich
Switzerland
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church
Methodist Federation For Social Service
Ohio
Northeast Ohio
Isaac E. Miller
Columbus
Arba Marlin
Portsmouth
State of the Church
Albert G Schatzman
Cincinnati
Clarence H Larus
Toledo
Charles M. Cauiter
Darton
Edmund D. Soper
Ivins
Defiance
Judson J. McKim
Ernest H. Cherrington
Walter H. Kirk
Port Clinton
C. C. Peale
E. Down Bancroft
Urbana
G. WC. Hunt
Charles
A Jones
John C. Speaks
W. Stanley Smith
Warren
Clarence D Marston
Stephentille
Carroll Stewart
Circle
Temperance
New Relief Setup To Cost $1,135 In Salaries Monthly
The county commissioners propose to pay the relief director and four aides from county funds and ten others from relief bond funds. Salaries include Ernest Holmes 125 a month Anna Anikouchine 190, Nelson MacFarland 109, Olza Lemkoff 60. Total about 1150 a month. Relieft HQ at Mrs C Cushing property on Broad Street prepared for occupancy.
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Ernest Holmes
Anna Anikouchine
Nelson MacFarland
Olza Lemkoff
Cnst
Carey
Countzs Relief
C Cushing
Broad Street
Will View On Lorain County One Room Schools Monday
Supporters of the one room schools plan to rally for a 1936 37 program at 2 p m in Court Room One at the Court House. The Lorain County Board of Education calls a public hearing under the Ohio School Foundation Law to hear views on retaining 13 operating one room schools. Some Pittsfield Township closures may be discussed, with strong opposition to further cuts. The hearing follows the board’s 1 p m monthly meeting in the Elyria Block offices.
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Lorain County
Pittsfield Township
County Board
Elyria
Army Officer To Appeal Conviction
Army Col Joseph I Mr Mullen was convicted in district court of accepting a $1,506 fee from Cuban American Manganese Corp while on active duty. Attorneys prepared an appeal. max penalties include two years imprisonment and a $10,909 fine. He is free on $2,900 bond awaiting appeal.
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Washington
Joseph I
Mullen
District Supreme Court
Patents Section
War Department
Manganese Corp
Farm Inflation Bloc Forces Vote On Bill
Washington May 1 The House inflationists pressed to pass the $3,007,900,989 Frazier Lemke farm mortgage refinancing bill with a vote set for May 11. Leaders predicted its defeat, aided by a rout of lawmakers available for support, and Boland cited 98 Democrats 27 Republicans as likely yes with 12 doubtfully aligned, forecasting a loss by at least 49 votes.
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Washington
House
Patrick Boland
Boland
Two Truck Drivers Narrowly Escape Farm Goods Spill
Two Chicago truckers escaped injury when their tractor and semi trailer ran off Lake Road east of Oak Point and rolled over a five foot embankment dumping about nine tons of butter and oysters. Drivers Steve Dobeyr and Henry Schwieger crawled free unhurt. Schwieger was asleep at the time. Deputy Sheriff Paul Chapman and Joseph Woodings investigated. the front wheel left pavement and sank into soft dirt along the roadside.
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Chicago
Lake Road
Oak Point
Inick
Steve Dobeyr
Henry, Schwieger
Sherif Paul Chapman
Joseph Woodings
March Car and Truck Sales Rise in Lorain County
Lorain County automovities and trucks sales climbed toward a record pace in March with 423 new cars and 35 trucks sold. Official reports from the county clerk’s office show slightly varied figures. 23 cars and 41 trucks in a near record month, while March totals matched 30 cars and 35 trucks for a prior period.
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Lorain County
Former Rural School Supervisor Killed By Automobile
Funeral services for W. Parks of Ashtabula, killed instantly by an automobile Tuesday while crossing near Willoughby, will be held at his home at 3702 Station Ave. Burial in West Wood Cemetery, Oberlin, the same day. Park was well known in Lorain County and served as rural school supervisor during World War years.
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W. &. Parks
Ashtabula
Willoughby
Station Ave
West Wood Cemetery
Oberlin
Sopom
Park
Lorain County
Italians At The Gates Of Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa May 1 Emperor Haile Selassie declared he would resist the Italian invaders at the gates of his capital as reports circulated that Italian troops had entered Addis Ababa. Corroboration varied with some correspondents noting a composite force believed to have entered this morning while others warned the entrance might be delayed.
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Addis Ababa
Friane Selassie
Londox
Exchanse
Tisshed
Katan
Roma
Fachanze
Srenadi Sps. Sts
Fashirts
Rome
Italy
Alps
Sicily
Rome Awaits Word as Italian Forces Advance Toward Addis Ababa
In Rome the capital faced awaited news as Italian advances pressed toward Addis Ababa. Reports claimed movement along parallel mountain roads with Dehra Sina near 77 miles from the city and others fording the Gaduia river 62 miles away. Marshal Peiro Radozhin issued a communique indicating calculated progress and a key peak, Ternaber, reached along the Dehra Sina–Addis Ababa axis.
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Peiro Radozhin
Dehra Sina
Addis Ababa
De-Ankober
Addis Abama
Ternaber
Gaduia Torrent
Ankoher Road
Honeymooning "Bad Boy" Of Congress Fined For Speeding
A honeymooning member of Congress, Marion Zioncheck, was fined $50 and costs for reckless driving on the Mt. Vernon highway and $19 and costs for abusive language toward an arresting officer. He did not appear in police court and was represented by Maurice Rosenberg. Costs and bond were not paid, and the case heads to corporation court by month’s end after a note of appeal. The incident followed his speeding at 62 mph on Washington Avenue and a prior speeding incident. The wider scene saw a lighthearted House of Representatives granting a temporary unpaid leave of absence for official business as Zioncheck and his bride left for Florida on their honeymoon.
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Alexandria
Iwo
Marion Zioncheck
Jhoweymooning
Bad Boy
Congress
Mt. Vernon
Washington Democrat
Maurice Finberg
Virginia Assembly
Rosenberg
Duncan
Zioncheck
Corporation Court
Police Vndie
James R. Duncan
Ziencheck
Theongressman
Tarfarh
Zinnebeck
Fior‘ida
Zinncheck
Washington Avenue
Cnt
Iexandria
Seattle
House of Representatives
Washington
Bey
Ted
Savims Hele
Resignation Accepted Of Perry Null As Ohio Home Head
In Columbus on May 1, Margaret Kman state welfare director formally accepted the resignation of Perry L. Null, commandant of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors' Home at Sandusky. The resignation takes effect June 1.
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Columbus. O
Margaret \Kman
Perry L. Null
Ohio Soldiers & Sailors’ Home
Sandusky
Ice jam traps lake steamers in Erie and New York News sails heavy
Late news reports say Sarnian towed to harbor after ice jam vents four propeller blades. New York News tried to force its way through ice with 2000 tons of sprint coal for Chicago. Twenty two vessels still stuck in Lake Erie ice as of May Day. In Pennsylvania, a labor contract extension averts a strike by 106000 miners, with Edward F. McGrady flying to negotiate.
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Lake Erie
Colbourne
Ont
Sarnian
James B. Eads
New York News
Pew Sprint
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
Edward F. McGrady
Washington
Eleven Killed As Bomber Crashes Near Ulm In War Exercise
Eleven people die when a military bombing plane crashes during night maneuvers near Ulm. The crew of four perished along with seven others struck by the falling aircraft during a wartime blackout drill. Germans omit references to the incident in their papers. In Louisville Kentucky nineteen three year olds led by Brevity were nominated for the 62nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Munich
Ulm
Louisville
Joseph E. Widener
Churchill Downs
Governor names racing chairman and purchasing agent
George H. Blecker of Mansfield was appointed chairman of the State Racing Commission by Governor Davey at an annual salary of 3600 dollars. Thomas Dre of Urbana was named assistant state purchasing agent at 5000 dollars annually.
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Columbus. C
George H. Blecker
Mansfield
State Racing Commission
Davey
Gav. Davey
Thomas Dre
Urbana
Earhart Testifies Before Senate on Air Safety Emphasis
Amelia Earhart Putnam co founder tells Senate air safety committee that emphasis on scientific flying raids boosts public confidence in planes and pilots. The May hearing highlights improving aviation safety measures and trust.
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Washington
Amelia Earhart Putnam Co
Senate Air Safety Committee
Attack on Tax Bill Triggers Senate Debate in Washington
May 1 report notes critics from the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce urging changes as opponents and supporters clash over the tax bill. President favors quick congressional action on the tariff and a new ship subsidy measure.
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Washington
Senate
Franklin
Edmunds
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Rorses
Bank Robbery Report From Detroit Michigan
Detroit police report a bank holdup at a city savings bank on May 1. Four men entered the Detroit Savings Bank building and escaped with about $40,000. Boats and branches of the bank were alerted as authorities investigate the heist.
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Detroit
Detroit Savings
Ales
Michigan
59 Children At Clinic Here Today
Frank B. Allen of Philadelphia, director at the International Society for Crippled Children, visits Elyria Memorial Hospital during a bi monthly clinic series. About 99 children attended morning session as plans announce free clinics on the first and third Fridays through September.
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Regnier
Tion
International Society
St Louis
Morcow
Iasis
Dadedy Allen
Frank Hoover
Huger Sai
Vittye
Earker
Approval for Schools Reorganization in Elyria Township
Residents of the Markley school district show strong support for reorganizing two Elyria Township schools. Plan would place four grades in Markley and four in Lakes Avenue, with each teacher handling one grade. The proposal includes adding manual training and home economics. No extra teachers or costs needed. students would be transported by district buses. Further meetings set to discuss details.
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Elyria Township
Markley
Su Sted
Laks Avenue
Biebey
Louis
River Road Press
Keller
Elyria
Avenue
Ray Ridge
de Jaise
Thoard
Gulf Road
Thhe Town Line
Maplewood
Board orders General Industrial to offer back pay to three employees
Washington. The board today ordered General Industrial to offer back pay and rent to three workers, including cleaner John Cotton, who were said to have been charged for union activities.
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Wwashington
Iz i
General Industria. QO
Mrs Viola Peters Becomes Lorain County Jury Commissioner
Mrs Viola Peters of 419 Hie nos avenue Lorain a Democrat assumed her duties today as Lorain County Jury commissioner serving with Hart A Dickason Republican Mrs Peters was appointed to succeed Mrs Leata Mitchell of Ridgeville who resigned May 1 Mitchell recently was appointed to a post in the department of Aid for the Aged Jury commissioners are paid 150 a year each.
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Viola Peters
Lorain
Lorain County
Hart A. Dickason
Peters
Common Pleasandres
A. Conk
B. Findley
Leata Mitchell
Ridgeville
Mitchell
Department of Aid For
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