Mexico Breaks Relations With Britain Over Oil and Debts
Mexico suspends diplomatic ties with Britain in protest over expropriation of oil properties and demand for a 385000 annuity. President Lazaro Cardenas orders London legation closed, while Foreign Minister Hay hands British minister a payment and cites unpaid US war debts as context.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Great Britain
Lazaro Cardenas
Primo Villa Michel
London
Legation
Eduardo Hay
Owen St. C. O'Malley
Hav
Britain
United States
Cordell Hull
Josephus Daniels
New Trial For Hensley Overruled In Murder Case
The motion for a new trial in the first degree murder conviction of Edward Hensley 22 for the sex slaving of Miss Louise Hornbeck of Grafton last October was overruled by Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley. A hearing for a new trial was scheduled this morning but defense attorney D F Rendinell did not appear. The case may still go to the court of appeals as the journal entry will be delayed to allow the court shorthand recording to be completed. Hensley remains in prison serving a life term.
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Edward Hensley
Louise Hornbeck
Grafton
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
D. F. Rendinell
Youngstown
Court of Appeals
Findley
Gale Morgan
Hensley
Harry Lauder Reported Victim of Accident
London May 14 The Central News said Sir Harry Lauder 37 world famous music hall and vaudeville comedian had an accident at his Glasgow home and was taken to a nursing home.
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London
The
Central News
Harry Lauder
Glasgow
Ohio Weather Summary Forecast
Cloudy with rain this afternoon and tonight in west and north portions. Sunday mostly fair with little temperature change. A low pressure system moves toward Lower Lake region, centered over Indiana this morning. High pressure over the northwest extends southeast through the Rockies to the Central Plains. Rain reported from Gulf States to the Mid Atlantic with warmer readings in the Ohio Valley.
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Ohio
Lower
Lake Region
Indiana
Rockies
Central Plains
Gulf States
Central Valleys
Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Piqua Minister Elected Moderator for Ohio Congregational Church
The eighty sixth annual Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches elected Rev. H. E. Sims of Piqua as moderator succeeding Rev. Lawrie J. Sharp. Toledo pair Mrs. F. E. Walters and Rev. Harold L. Davis were named associate moderators. Dr. Fred L. Hall and T. V. Bastel were re elected conference superintendent and treasurer respectively. Seven trustees were chosen from Oberlin Canton Youngstown Marietta Akron and Huntington WV. The May 1939 Toledo meeting will be the next gathering. Dr Stephen A. Lloyd of Lansing addressed the session on Can the Church Be the Church.
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H. E. Sims
Piqua
Lawrie J. Sharp
Cleveland
F. E. Walters
Harold L. Davis
Toledo
Fred L. Hall
T. V. Bastel
Robert E. Brown
Oberlin
Henry Hughes
Youngstown
A. D. Grey
R. G. Clark
Canton
William S. Plumer
Marietta
Noble S. Elderkin
Akron
Jesse Pindell Peirce
Huntington
W. Va
First Congregational Church
Stephen A. Lloyd
Lansing
Michigan
Michigan Congregational and Christian Conference
Christ
God
A. T. Arnold
Columbus
Harry K. Eversall
Marietta College
Jesus Christ
Raymond G. Clapp
Fred E. Eulrich
Charles R. Brown
Man Buys Seven Lorain Lots With $120 In Dimes
Leroy Rahl, 23, of Leavitt Road near Lorain, saved dimes for three years and used $120 in dimes to buy seven tax lots on West 21st Street Lorain from the sheriff. He and his wife have saved every dime they get, and he turned the coins over to Deputy Claude Adams for the purchase.
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Leroy Rahl
Leavitt Road
Lorain
West 21St Street
Rahl
A. W. Rahl
Claude Adams
Conference Speaker Urges Church To Build Christian Character
Dr. Charles R. Brown of Yale Divinity School challenged the Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches to produce a larger supply of Christian character in the lives of men and women. He spoke at First Congregational Church during the eighty-sixth annual meeting, stressing moral renewal, industry ethics, and a firm spiritual foundation for a better world.
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First Congregational Church
Charles R. Brown
New Haven
Edwin A. Ralph
Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work
Cleveland
Dr. Brown
John Law
Eclipse Of Moon Visible Across Much Of The States
An eclipse of the moon was visible in most of the United States and reached totality at 4:18 a.m. EDT as the earth blocked the sun’s light reflected by the moon.
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New York
United States
Chile Plans Immediate Exit From League of Nations
Geneva May 14 Chile decided to withdraw from the League of Nations after the council rejected its demand for reform of the League Covenant. Ambassador Augustin Edwards announced the move to Latin American delegates, noting withdrawal becomes final in two years. Other nations have left over dissatisfaction with the world body.
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Geneva
Chile
League of Nations
Council
Augustin Edwards
Edwards
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
League
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Brazil
Recovery Bill Nears Passage
The Senate backed Roosevelt's 3.154 billion recovery bill to standardize state sponsor contributions for work relief. It would cap federal funds to labor and admin costs plus a fixed share for materials, aiming to curb executive discretion by the Works Progress Administration. The chamber recessed with plans to pass within a week or ten days.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Lorain County Junior Fair Board Forms
Temporary officers were elected for the newly formed Lorain County Junior Fair Board. Norman Youngeberg of La Grange is temporary president, Lois Eldred of Carlisle is temporary vice president, and James Ferriman of Elyria is temporary secretary and treasurer. A constitution committee includes Eldred Ferriman Burge Shirley Hull and Lois Youtzy. Permanent officers to be elected May 25 with the constitution to be presented then.
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Lorain County
Miss Eldred, Ferriman
John Burge
Shirley Hull
Lois Youtzy
Czechs Order Gas Masks for Prague Citizens by Year End
Prague area residents must obtain officially stamped gas masks by December 31 under penalties. Masks priced at 5 crowns, with discounts for the poor. deluxe model at 189 crowns. The German minority faces new tension as a volunteer protection unit SS, SA style forms under leader Konrad Henlein and Wilhelm Brandner vows to march to victory for their racial group.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Wilhelm Brandner
Henlein
Konrad Henlein
City considers permit for New Lorain Transit Lines
The Lorain Elyria transit debate centers on authorizing bus pickups inside Lorain city limits for the New Lorain Transit Lines. Council and transportation committee discussed route extensions along West River road and potential stops without a formal franchise. Committee members Ellsworth Albert Elmer Nelson and Henry Sassmanhausen lead the inquiry.
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Lorain Transit Lines Bus Company
Lorain
Elyria
Council Transportation Committee
Joseph Q. Petro
West River Road
Elyria Coach Company
Ellsworth Albert
Elmer Nelson
Henry Sassmanhausen
Registration In Swim Campaign Jumps To 338
Chronicle-Telegram Y M C A learns to swim campaign opens Monday running two weeks. Lester Yanke directs men boys and girls while Mrs Frank Sanders teaches women. The crawl stroke will be taught. Diplomas awarded after beginners 50 feet and swimmers 50 yards 50 feet back and dive from board.
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Chronicle-Telegram-Y. M. C. A
Lester Yanke
Frank Sanders
Socialist Forms New Cabinet For Belgium
In Brussels on May 14 Paul Spaak the Socialist announced he had formed a cabinet to replace Premier Paul Emile Janson s government which resigned over budget issues The new cabinet will have 11 members down from 15 and the finance economics and national defense posts will be held by new MPs BBR Brussels May 14
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Brussels
Belgium
Paul Spaak
Paul Emile Janson
Spaak
Mussolini Warns Democracies Of Unified Dictatorships
In Genoa on May 14 Premier Benito Mussolini told about 800000 cheering Italians that democracies risk doctrinal war and that totalitarian states would unite if the West opposes them. He urged peace with a prepared armed stance and pledged lasting ties with Germany and Britain.
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Genoa
Benito Mussolini
United States
Nazi Germany
Cordell Hull
Washington
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Germany
Great Britain
William F. Duffy Dies In Virginia
William F. Duffy aged 69 formerly of Elyria died Thursday at his home in Matthews Virginia He was born August 22 1868 in Manchester England son of the late William T and Mrs Duffy He leaves wife Anne Marchant Duffy three sisters Miss Florence Duffy Miss Agnes Duffy Sister M Camilla and a brother J A Duffy of Elyria with two brothers the late Monsignor Eugene P Duffy and the late J J Duffy all mentioned in Elyria obituary notices
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William F. Duffy
Mathews
Virginia
Manchester
England
William T. Duffy
Elyria
Camilla
Sisters of
St. Joseph
Rocky River Drive
Cleveland
Florence Duffy
Agnes Duffy
J. A. Duffy
Eugene P. Duffy
J. J. Duffy
Priest Acquitted in Garden Stakes Fraud Case
Rev James R Cox was acquitted on one conspiracy count tied to a $25 000 Garden Stakes lottery. Jurors did not reach verdict on 12 other counts involving mail fraud and lottery operations. Promoter Thomas A Harkins of Pasadena Calif was found guilty on six fraud counts but acquitted on seven lottery counts.
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Fittsburgh
James R. Cox
Thomas A. Harkins
Pasadena
Cal
Father Cox
Twenty Killed and Eighteen Wounded in Air Raid
At Valencia a British ship named Greatland was set afire and sunk by a bomb during three raids from 11 30 p m to 3 a m. Twenty killed and eighteen wounded ashore in the raid. European coast Loyalist targets renewed air attacks with two raids on Barcelona and uncertain casualty figures.
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Valencia
Lloyd's
Barcelona
British anger rises after Japanese sentry bayonets Briton
In Shanghai on May 14 British residents vowed retaliation unless Britain avenges the unarmed subject bayonetted by a Japanese sentry. Officials label the incident the era’s most serious in the Japanese Chinese war, with talk of breaking diplomatic relations and calls to delay actions while consuls report to London.
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Shanghai
British Residents’ Association
Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
China
Wilkinson
North China Daily News
Congressman Don W. Harter to address Elyria Rotary
Elyria Rotarians will hear Rep. Don W. Harter of Akron in a noon meeting at the Elks Restaurant. He will discuss a non political topic. Harter will speak at Ridgelawn Cemetery for National Air Mail Week observances after arriving Monday afternoon.
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Don W. Harter
Akron
House of Representatives
Ohio
Elyria
Marion
Oberlin
Man Bitten by Dog While Grabbing Ball
Thomas Francis, 61, of 1123 West Avenue, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a dog bite on the right hand at 6:30 p m yesterday while he attempted to repossess a ball.
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Thomas Francis
West Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
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Acme
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Archie H. Hook
Arthur E. Holt
Brown
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Ministers’ Institute
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F. A. Blanchard
Duane C. Babcock
Medina
Selden
Josef Barton
Catherine van Buren
Chicago Theological Seminary
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