U S Plans To Update War Planes Amid Aid Talks
Senate subcommittee chairman Elmer Thomas said expert testimony shows American war planes lag Germany’s. He indicated a possible $20 million addition to the Army bill for 106 latest-type aircraft, on top of 57 approved in the House. General Arnold cited German armor, 37 mm guns, and self sealing tanks prompting plans to upgrade 1 990 planes with stronger weapons.
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WASHINGTON
Elmer Thomas
Senate Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Army
war department
H. H. Arnold
Air Corps
Germany
Arrest of 21 Dutch Nazis in Holland under siege rules
Premier DeGeer announced in two broadcasts that 21 extremists were arrested in Holland during the night under the state of siege regulations. All detainees are identified as Dutch Nazis and were taken into custody as part of wartime security measures.
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Holland
THE HAGUE
D. J. DeGeer
East Indies
Netherlands
Lorain County to Purchase Office Rug for Attendance Officer
Lorain County commissioners will be asked to buy a new rug for the office of A. T. Smith, county school attendance officer. Superintendent C. A. Gibbons estimated the cost at 25 to 35 dollars and noted local law requires the county to furnish the school board offices. He said he would present the request to the commissioners.
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A. T. Smith
Lorain County
Ohio Brief Weather Forecast and Conditions
Fair with light frost tonight in Ohio. Sunday expected to be fair and warmer. Over the last 24 hours high pressure dominated the Great Lakes and central valleys while low pressure centers lay over New England the southern plains and the Pacific Northwest. Light showers persisted from Ohio and the eastern lake region to the Atlantic with fair weather elsewhere except the North Pacific coast.
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OHIO
Great Lakes
New England
southern plains
Pacific northwest
great plains
South Atlantic states
lake region
United States
North Pacific coast
Italy claims eight million soldiers and 340 warships ready
The ultra fascist Il Tevere newspaper reported Italy has 8,000,000 soldiers and 340 warships in position in the Mediterranean. It claimed no Allied shell could strike Italian industrial centers or coastlines when the hour comes, and cited 1,000,000 soldiers ready for action. It said the fleet includes six battleships, 33 cruisers, 115 destroyers, 62 torpedo boats, and 121 submarines along the Ligurian Sea to Otranto Strait.
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ROME
U P
Tl Tevere
Italy
Mediterranean
Il Tevere
Sicily
Greece
Ligurian Sea
France
Haly
Otranto Strait
Adriatic Sea
Dissension Among Allied Commands in Namsos Sector
Report notes serious discord between British French and Norwegian leaders before Allied withdrawal from Namsos. British French clashes over Tronheim campaign methods and stalled harbor work by Norwegian engineers fueled suspicions of an imminent retreat.
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STOCKHOLM
Social Demokraten
Norway
Namsos
Tronheim
Blast At Powder Plant Injures Two Men
Two workers were injured when 45 000 pounds of powder exploded at the E I DuPont smokeless powder plant in Carneys Point New Jersey. Police investigated a possible sabotage tied to a recent blast at the Givestown plant nearby as detonations were heard across the Delaware River toward Wilmington.
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CARNEYS POINT
N. J
E. I. DuPont De Nemours and Company
Givestown
Wilmington
Delaware river
Hartford Flood Threat From Connecticut River Rise
Hartford faces rising flood danger as Weather Bureau warns the Connecticut River will climb about three feet in 24 hours and crest near 23 12 feet on Sunday. By midday the river exceeded 20.7 feet, flooding the lower east side and blocking major routes. The crest was noted at White River Junction, Vermont.
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HARTFORD
Conn
Weather Bureau
Connecticut river
White River Junction
Reject Changes In Wage Hour Law Revisit Proposals
Washington May 4. House votes 205 to 175 to recommit all wage hour amendments to the labor committee. Despite rejection of changes in the wage hour law, Howard W. Smith plans to call up proposed amendments to the Wagner act with 17 drastic changes. No date set for consideration as the House recesses before routine legislation.
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WASHINGTON
House
National Relations board
chamber
labor committee
Howard W. Smith
labor board
Field For Derby Stands At Eight
Churchill Dowams Louisville May 4 The Derby field was cut to eight as True Star was scratched. Rainy weather cleared to sun and prospects of a fast track for the 4:20 P.M. post. M J Schmitt owner True Star withdrew his horse. Bimelech remained the favorite despite track conditions.
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CHURCHILL DOWAMS
Louisville
True Star
M. J. Schmitt
E R. Bradier
Seventy Applicants for Wellington School Superintendent
The Wellington Village Board of Education faces a tough choice as 70 applicants from across Ohio seek to succeed A. W. Shields. The board has filed applications with C. A. Gibbens, county school superintendent, who reports two finalists arrived simultaneously.
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Wellington Village
Elyria Scouts Sustaining Membership Appeal Totals $1080
Last night at the Elks Restaurant a Boy Scout sustaining membership appeal reported $1,080 subscribed by 137 members. Troop and patrol totals, led by Troop No. 1 with $140 and Silver Fox patrol at $75, comprised the evening's largest figures.
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Elyria
Elks
C. P. Shively
Russell tokley
A. N. Smith
Silver Fox patrol
H. J. Ryan
Henry Ingersoll, Jr
A. H. West
W._ Co. McClellan
L. D. Huffman
Joseph Q. Petro
A. C. Hudnutt
William Dilgren
Ellsworth Schneider
Claude Birch
Russell St
Controversy at Elyria Township board over road motion recount
Democratic Commissioner John E. Davidson accuses Republican Oscar G. Dunn of false reporting about a West Ridge road improvement motion. Dunn apologized for confusion and says he will not propose or second motions until documented. Davidson and Edward DeChant seek renomination.
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John E. Davidson
Oscar G. Dunn
Davidson
Edward DeChant
Dunn
DeChant
West Ridge road
Elyria township
Educators To Attend School This Summer
Lorain County Board of Education approved summer school attendance for C. A. Gibbens and Oewald M. Frank. Gibbens will attend a six week session at Ohio State University and return to Elyria each weekend to manage local duties. Frank will attend the University of Washington following a similar pattern.
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Lorain County
Political Tempest Threatens Prime Minister Chamberlain
The article reports a political storm around Neville Chamberlain amid reverses in the Norwegian campaign. Clement Davies calls for a real war cabinet and says the government must go, while observers expect parliamentary debate on Tuesday.
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LONDON
Norway
Neville Chamberlain
Narvik
Chamberlain
Clement Davies
Hitler
Davies
Kolopos Accepts Responsibility Over Dinner Aidrow
Councilman John Kolopos said he takes full responsibility for any criticism about the financing of a 50 cent Hungarian dinner at the Y. M. C. A. He defended inviting Congressman Dudley A. White as speaker to discuss national affairs and said donations from Republican candidates would go to the Hungarian Reformed Church.
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John Kolopos
Republican executive committee
Frank A. Stetson
Kolopos
Dudley A. White
U. S
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
White
wil
Believe Italy Will Enter War Soon
Washington reports indicate officials believe Italy may join the war in the near term. State Department secrecy surrounds Roosevelt’s attempts to deter expansion of hostilities, with limited officials viewing Rome correspondence between the department and Ambassador William Phillips.
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Italy
WASHINGTON
State department
Roosevelt
department
William Phillips
Rome
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Elyria YMCA Delegates Return From Springfield Meeting
Three Elyria YMCA representatives Howard C. Gollmar Ralph Standen and Harlie G. Stevick returned from the annual YMCA meeting in Springfield. The group serves as trustees and secretary for the local organization.
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Elyria
Elyria Chamber reps return from national meeting in Washington
Two Elyria Chamber of Commerce representatives came home this week after attending the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington. J. B. Johnson, a national councillor for the local chamber, returned last night and secretary Harry W. Luethi returned Thursday night.
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Elyria
Germans Move Northward In Two Columns
German troops reportedly advanced north from the Steinkjer front toward Namsos in two columns. A second group moved along Lake Snaasa toward Snaasa while the Norwegian commander announced an armistice. British and French forces evacuated Namsos without Norwegian notice, according to Gen Ole Getza.
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FORMOFOSS
Norway
Steinkjer
Namsos
Lake Snaasa
Snaasa
Ole Getza
Large Vote Expected in Elyria Township School Ballot
Prospects for a large turnout in Elyria township as residents vote on school organization. L. H. Keller, president of the township school board, said many ballots were cast early and a strong vote is anticipated to reflect public preference between four grades at Mark Jey and Lake Avenue versus eight grades at both schools. Voting continues until 5 p.m.
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Elyria township
L. H. Keller
Mark Jey
Lake Avenue
Bridge Collapse Kills 21 in Paris Train Crash
May 4 report says twenty one people died and two injured when a railroad bridge between Vallon and Urcay collapsed under a Paris bound train. Flood waters weakened the structure as two locomotives and three front coaches leaped the rails during the crossing.
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PARIS
Vallon
Urcay
Twe
Crash Victim May Have Skull Fracture
Frank Johnson aged 26 of 436 West 14th street suffered serious injuries in a collision with a truck at West avenue and 16th street and crashing into a tree. Doctors at Elyria Memorial Hospital said he had severe head face and hand lacerations and may have a fractured skull. Police Lieutenant Crehan said Johnson's head went through the windshield as both vehicles moved south. The truck was driven by H J Sandreck of 215 Eighth street.
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Frank Johnson
West 14th street
West avenue
16th street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Johnson
P. J. Crehan
Crehan
H. J. Sandreck
Eighth street
Nazis claim three British ships sunk by planes
Berlin reports German air fleet destroyed a 30,000 ton battleship, a heavy cruiser, and a loaded transport off the Norwegian coast. The High Command says a Queen Elizabeth class battleship was sunk, while Berlin radio adds a York class cruiser and another transport were sunk or damaged.
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BERLIN
U.P
Norwegian
High Command
Norway
Narvik
Cleveland’s Mad Butcher Linked to Pittsburgh Slayings
Police tie the so called Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run to three mutilated bodies found in box cars near McKees Rocks. Detectives in Cleveland Pittsburgh New Castle and Youngstown traced the cars from Struthers Ohio and note the third victim bore Nazi letters on the chest while two earlier bodies were dismembered.
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PITTSBURGH
Cleveland
Kingsbury Run
Peter Merylo
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
McKees Rocks
New Castle
Youngstown O
Struthers
Youngstown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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ELVERUN
U.S
County
Hartford, Conn
Derby
Wellington
Commissioners Office
Oslo
Springfield
Sweden
Aftonbladet
Elyria Two
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