Rain Ends Midwest Drought Sparks Farm Revival
Chicago May 14 Across a thousand miles of prairie and plain ploughs bite into damp earth as rain ends a 45 day drought. Farmers hail the moisture lifting crop fears. analysts warn renewed drought risk if rains fail to continue. Subsoil moisture was depleted but germination begins. wheat, corn and oats show early signs of recovery.
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Chicago
Midwest
North
Department of Agriculture
Sular
Colorado
Charles Reed
Des Moines
Pocket Picked As Man Leaves Church
W. OH. Pierce of Berea reported a pocket pick at a local church yesterday. He was jostled by a man as he left, and at home found his wallet missing about $20. He gave police a description of the suspect.
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W. OH. Pierce
Berea
Pierce
The Weather Forecast Ohio Showers Tonight Likely Tuesday
Ohio forecast calls for showers tonight and Tuesday morning with cooler conditions. The outlook notes a possible lapse in precipitation and a cool air mass moving in from the lake Erie's region.
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Ohio
Eric
Local Farmers Hopeful For More Rain
Lorain County farmers welcomed a slow rain that soaked into the ground with little runoff. County agricultural extension agent C. I. Hummel said the shower helped many crops, though it did not last as long as hoped, and farmers hope more rain will follow to end the drought.
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Lorain County
C. I. Hummel
South Amherst Board Meets Tonight
South Amherst High students walkout last Monday over the delay in renewing William Hendershot’s contract. The village board of education will meet at 7:30 to decide his rehiring, with students promising to resume classes if offered and to stay out if not.
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South Amherst High School
Village Board of Education
William Hendershot
Hendershot
Steel Operations at 62 Percent in Steel Magazine Report
Steel magazine reports steelworks operations at 62 percent, boosted by heavy tonnages booked for shipment before July 1. Demand declines in autos, strikes reduce smaller specifications, while Pittsburgh district shows mixed trends with sheet mills up and tin plate down. Automobile production sinks to about 515,090 cars weekly vs 400,000 in late April, yet producers anticipate a strong quarter finish.
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Cleveland
Steel
Pittsburgh
Reading Arec
Water shut off for half day in Hamilton area
Water on Middle avenue from Ninth to Thirteenth street will be shut off at 7 30 A M tomorrow and possibly until noon Safety Director F A Underhill announced R C Maston superintendent of schools said dismissal should not be required if fire plugs remain available for protection The shutdown accompanies water connections being made ahead of paving work now under way
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Ninth
Thirteenth Street
F. A. Underhill
R. C. Maston
Hamilton
New plan targets relief caseload with subsistence homesteads
Washington May 14 United Press reports a proposed relief program to remove thousands of low mood stricken families from relief rolls through federal funding. The plan mirrors subsistence homesteads, providing homes gardens tools livestock seed and part time work. It aims to decentralize industry expand rural roads schools libraries and parks coordinating PWA and FERA funds to aid farmers workers and unemployed city residents.
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United Press
Washington
Relief Administration
PWA
FERA
America
Harry L. Hopkins
Commissioners Attend Columbus Meeting on Old Age Pensions
County Commissioner Harry J L Shaw and Commissioners' Clerk Frank Ehlenberger traveled to Columbus to join 38 pension administrators for discussions on administering old age pensions in the state. William France of Elyria was named administrator here to work with the commissioners, who said pension application blanks have not yet been received.
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Harry JL Shaw
Frank Ehlenberger
Columbus
William France
Elyria
Daniels Murder Trial Set After Bus Crash Near Ridgeville
The trial of William Daniels, 32, of Pittsburgh, driver of Nevin Western Lines, for six deaths in the Ridgeville crash on April 15 is tentatively set for next Thursday. Assistant Prosecutor Malcolm Thomson announced the date. Daniels may be unready due to illness. co defense counsel William Miller said he will inform the court immediately. Daniels and A. W. Schaffer face murder charges. Schaffer’s case goes to the jury tomorrow.
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William Daniels
Pittsburgh
Nevin Western Lines
Ridgeville
Malcolm Thomson
William Miller
Daniels
A. W. Schaffer
Tugwell Urges New Deal Responsibilities at Oberlin
Rexford Tugwell chief of the brain trust and under secretary of agriculture spoke to Oberlin students urging social responsibility. He praised the New Deal as a humane system aimed at giving youths a fair chance, contrasted with the old order and warned that future generations would judge the policy in 1936 and 1940. He noted farm price improvements and affirmed faith in American democracy while addressing the Oberlin Public Affairs Society.
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Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Oberlin
Tugwell
Teswell
Washington
Oberlin Public Affare Society
Dockworkers Return After Strike In Gulf District
About 10,000 dockworkers who struck for higher pay were loading and unloading ships in the gulf district after a compromise with most shipping companies. Five men were shot two fatally during the strike and scores were beaten.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf District
Nevin Western Lines Hearing on Bus Crash Fate
Ohio Public Utilities Commission revived a hearing in Columbus on whether Nevin Western Lines Inc shall have its operating certificate suspended or revoked after six passengers died in a fatal Elyria area bus crash. The hearing examined insurance cancellations, unsafe buses, and potential penalties. the Attorney General could pursue fines up to 1000 dollars per proven act of negligence.
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Columbus
Elyria
Nevin-Western Lines, Inc
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
New York State Insurance Department
Nevin Line
Commission
Nevin
Cleveland
Herbert Baker
Cincinnati
H. L. Goodbread
Famine in Cleveland as Station Attendants Strike
May 14 Cleveland reports a four week strike by 2,000 gas station attendants. In Washington talks stalled over compulsory arbitration as Dr W M Leiserson leads a plan. Major companies reject it. Efforts continue before Interior Secretary Harold L Ickes acts. Gasoline supply in Cleveland nearly halted with only two outlets remaining open.
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Cleveland
Washington
W. M. Leiserson
Petroleum Labor Policy Board
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Lorain County 4-H Leaders Meet at Elyria YMCA
The Lorain County Senior 4 H leaders plan the second in a series of recreational leadership meetings at the Elyria YMCA on Wednesday. R B Tom of Ohio State University rural sociology will lead, teaching club members how to direct recreational activities. The final session was led by Tom and Jones with Tom again in charge.
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LEARS
Lorain County
Elyria Y
Supreme Court affirms death penalty for Shank
The Supreme Court today affirmed a Saline County jury verdict imposing the death penalty on Mark H. Swank, 42, Ohio attorney, for a mass poisoning murder of Mrs. Ethel Colley and family near Malvern. Governor Futrell will set the execution date after May 31. Shank was on death row at Tucker prison farm and had pleaded insanity.
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Little Rock
Ark
Supreme Court Today
Saline County
Mark H. Swank
Ohio
Shank
J. Marion Futrell
Ethel Colley
Akron
Colley
Alvin Colley
Malvern
Futrell
Tucker Prison Farm
Two Fliers Hop Off for Rome
New York May 14 The sonoplane Leonardo Da Vinci carrying Commander George R Pond of Ceasare Sabelli sped eastward from Floyd Bennett Field bound across the Atlantic to Rome The departure inaugurates the 1934 trans ocean flying season The pilots planned the flight for more than a year but faced delays and expect to cover about 4600 miles without a stop The big plane rolled onto the runway before 7 am and lifted off at 7 24 am Eastern Standard Time
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New York
Leonardo da Vinci
George R. Pond
Ceasare Sabeilli
Floyd Bennett Field
Atlantic Ocean
Rome
Pond
Sabelli
Avon High School Graduation Adds One More
The Avon High School graduate list omitted Anna Lutz, increasing the class size to 32. Graduates will receive diplomas tomorrow night at the season’s first commencement in Lorain County.
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Anna Lutz
Avon High School
Lorain County
Prepare Y Camps For Summer Season Elyria YMCA Camp
Elyria Ohio Vermilion River YMCA camp readies for 1934 season as twenty Hi Y members from Junior and Senior bands work Saturday. They repaired lodges and mess hall, prepped volleyball courts and baseball diamonds, then enjoyed an afternoon of baseball and swimming. Groups will use the camp each weekend before opening next month, says Robert H. Goarher YMCA secretary.
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Elyria
M. C
Vermilion River
Robert H. Goarher
Y. M.C
Buss
Painters Meet to Discuss Code in Lorain County
Contracting painters of Lorain county will meet at Lorain Wednesday night to discuss the code for their industry and other business. The code outlines a trade area and other provisions to be explained. The meeting will be at the German hall Apple and Twenty ninth Streets Lorain at 7:59 p m. It is called by the Lorain county Chapter of Master Painters and Decorators Inc H P Shanafelt president and Charles W Baker secretary.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Ales
Apple
Gettle Ransom Money Ready Los Angeles May 14
William F Gettle Beverly Hills millionaire remains in kidnappers hands after ransom plan fails. Intermediary Ernest E Noon retrieved 75000 dollars from a Beverly Hills bank and headed toward Laurel Canyon as police broadcast a dragnet. Authorities warned they will press for Gettle's release or pursue the abductors if negotiations collapse.
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Los Angeles
Calif
William F. Gettie
Beverly Hills
William F. Gettle
Ernest E. Noon
Gettle
Laurel Canyon
Hollywood
Cahuenga Pass
Gettie
Arcadia County
Byron Fitts
Patieot
Kidpaners
Hartshorn, Ohio G.A.R. leader, dies at Newark home
Martin D. Hartshorn, 9, senior commander of the Ohio Grand Army of the Republic, died at his Newark home today. He was a longtime veteran and prominent figure in the veterans organization. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Ohio
G. A. R. Thes
Newark
Martin D. Hartshorn
Ohio Grand Army of the Republic
Doan
Roosevelt proposes nation wide home modernization plan in Congress
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass a four part home modernization and repair program. It would include modernization and new construction mortgage insurance mortgage associations and building and loan insurance aimed at putting unemployed to work and generating wealth while conserving real property. Senate leaders expect two to three weeks for action and adjournment pushed to early June.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Joseph K. Robinson
Insull Vows Battle Of His Life In Hospital Row
Chicago May 11 Samuel Insull says he will fight the battle of his life as he admits mistakes helped collapse his 2 billion dollar utilities system and defends against federal and state charges of embezzlement and fraud. He spoke from a hospital bed where he is resting as a paying guest denying he is feigning illness and insisting he sought privacy and quiet.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Fort News
Insull
Harriman Goes On Trial Today In Federal Court
Joseph W. Harriman former president of the Harriman National Bank faces misapplication and diversion charges in a federal case. Co-defendant Albert M. Austin, former vice president, stands trial with him on two indictments containing 17 counts. The case follows Harriman’s botched suicide attempt and long delays.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Albert M. Austin
Hareriman
Harriman
Jong Bee Deen
Bellevue Soup
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