Explosion at Brown Powder Co. plant kills two workers
Painesville Ohio May 19 two men were believed killed and five others badly burned when a Brown Powder Co plant, reopened days earlier after a two year closure, exploded and caught fire. Firemen battled flames as debris showered blocks away. two workers were trapped, one eyewitness said the building was blown apart and a chimney 225 feet high collapsed.
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Painesville
Te Brown Powder Co
Painesville Hospital
Painesville Fire Department
Brown Company
Strong Hand Government Reported In Bulgaria
Vienna May 19 Rumors of a bombing attack on the Royal Family in Sofia were denied when radio contact was restored. Messages described a new strong hand government forming, signaling a possible dictatorship as Bulgarian army leaders favored a non parliamentary regime to replace the factions in power.
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Vienna
Sofia
Balkan
Boris
Strike of Tugboat Men Ends After Peaceful Talks
May 19 report says tugboat workers ended a brief strike by agreeing to negotiate wages and conditions. Operations resumed at Great Lakes Towing Co. ships. similar settlements reached in Buffalo after officials proposed setting up a National Labor Board arbitration committee with two company and two union members.
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Cleveland
Erie
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Fairport Harbor
Great Lakes Towing Co
Buffalo
Warkors
Nve
Ans
National Labor Board
The Weather Forecast GHIO Far Warm Tonight and Sunday
The forecast calls for continued warmth with high temperatures tonight and Sunday. Light breezes and dry conditions are expected across the region with elevated evening humidity. No significant precipitation is anticipated through the weekend.
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Austrian Railroads Dynamited in 11 Places
Vienna May 19 Austrian railroads were wrecked in a series of dynamitings in 11 different sections of the country during last night and early today. The explosions were believed to be the work of persons seeking to disrupt traffic and showed knowledge of train schedules. Dynamiters placed warning torpedoes and used flares to warn trains. Authorities indicated they suspect Nazi railroad workers.
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Vienna
Winners Named for 1934 American Legion School Awards
The Elyria American Legion committee selects two eighth graders from 13 girls and 13 boys for the 1934 awards. Margaret Lugas of Hamilton school wins the girls medal and Robert Marsh of Ely school wins the boys medal. The medals will be presented by James J. Elemes on Memorial Day, May 30, at local exercises.
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American Legion
Elyria
Margaret Lugas
Hamilton
Shelve
Middle Avenue
Robert Marsh
Longford Avenue
Ely
James J. Elemes
Legion Post
Carl Smith
Carl F. Wolf
F. A. Dusthimer
Cigaret Dealers Warned By County Auditor
County Auditor C. S. Kelser warns cigaret dealers to obtain new licenses by May 27, the expiry date for old licenses. Dealers who sell cigarets after midnight May 27 face penalties four times the license fee, $25 for retail and $100 for wholesale. Applications must be signed sworn and paid at issue.
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C. S. Kelser
President Roosevelt Cruises Potomac Aboard Sequoia
The president sails the Potomac on the yacht Sequoia as he nears completion of his Congressional message on silver registration. He expects to send the message to Congress Monday and has three more messages left to deliver.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
Sequoia
Ford Congress
Congress
Will Test Twelve Varieties of Corn
Comparative values of twelve varieties of silage corn will be tested in trials starting this month on the Fred Prosser farm in LaGrange Township. The tests, announced by C. T. Hummel, county extension agent, follow similar trials held in other parts of the state. Results have prompted changes in views on the values of several varieties.
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Fred Prosser
LaGrange Township
C. T. Hummel
Congress Ready to Approve Embargo
Washington May 19 Congress prepared to rush through an embargo measure empowering President Roosevelt to block arms shipments to Paraguay and Bolivia amid the Chaco conflict. A league of nations convention ratification and an embargo resolution were introduced in both houses aimed at international arms control and stopping future wars.
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Bolivia
Washington
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Chaco
Senate
Key Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Sam D. McReynolds
State Department
Four Injured In Minneapolis Riot
Bulletin from Minneapolis reports four men injured as a police riot call spread and ambulances moved toward the produces market district where pickets halted truckloads of perishable food. The day also saw a Toledo car collision on Broad Street between C. C. Stolzenburg and H. Manson with Mrs. Stolzenburg suffering a sprained back.
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Minneapolis
Produces
C. C.stolzenburg
Columbus Street
H. Manson
Moore Street
Toledo
Broad Street
Quick Vote Expected on Roosevelt Tariff Powers
Washington May 13 Republicans and Democrats agree Senate will adjourn over the weekend then vote on the administration tariff proposal early next week. The bill would grant the president powers to reduce duties to aid foreign trade negotiations. Senate likely approval by about two to one despite strong GOP criticism.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Vigor
Johnson Revokes Censorship Order in Press Policy Shift
Washington May 13. Ger Wuga S Johnson revokes censorship orders that had over the Recovery Administration in recent weeks. He orders division and administrators to deal directly with the press on all matters under their jurisdiction. The rule previously required information to be released only through the publicity office.
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Washington
Ger Wuga S. Johnson
Recovery Administration
Johnson
Rotarians to Visit Elyria Home for the Aged
Elyria Rotary Club members will tour the Elyria Home for the Aged next Tuesday, inspecting the institution and its operations as part of their community service outreach.
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Rotartans
Elyria Rotary Club
Elyria
Elyria Home For
Elyria High Student Earns Tenth in Ohio Scholarship Contest
James Arthur Campbell a January graduate of Elyria High School won tenth honors in Ohio general scholarship for high school seniors. He was valedictorian in January and topped Lorain County senior tests, competing with about 2,800 students statewide. First state honors went to William Q. Selz of Steele High Dayton and Elinor I. Ayies of Belpre.
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James Arthur Campbell
Elyria High School
Ohio
State Department of Education
Columbus
Campbell
Lorain County
State Department
William Q. Selz
Steele High School
Dayton
Elinor I. Ayies
Belpre
Washington County
Dillinger and Nine Associates Indicted by Federal Authorities
Federal authorities indict John Dillinger and nine associates in Madison Wisconsin. The case accuses conspiracy to shelter each other from the law as part of an airtight plan should his capture occur.
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Madison
Wis
John Dillnger
Ring
Tube Co schedule unchanged at Lorain plant
National Tube Company operations at the Lorain plant remain on a similar scale next week. Three blast furnaces and 11 open hearth furnaces will run, the bessemer converter doubles, and the blooming mill follows conditions. The yard mill runs five days, with skelp mills and batt mills also scheduled through the period.
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Lorain
National Tube Company
Bessemer
Dillinger Escapes After $25,000 Bank Robbery in Flint
John Dillinger again eludes law officers after raiding the Citizens and Commercial Savings Bank on Glenwood Avenue in Flint and fleeing with most of the cash. State police across Michigan Ohio and Indiana set up road blocks and cautioned routes south and toward Mackinac ferry. Cigar shop owner Kirk Roland identified the bandit and recalled the machine gun threat as officers closed in.
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John Dillinger
Citizens Commercial & Savyings Bank
Flint
Mick
Kirk Rowland
Dallas Hale
Harry Staym
Mich
Dillinger
Glenwood Avenue
Citizens and Commercial Savings Bank
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Straits of Mackinac
Kirk Roland
Rulings on NRA Codes Reach Elyria Chamber
The National Recovery Administration issued two rulings received by the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. One limits “emergency work” to include urgent repairs rather than equipment installation or dismantling for transfers. It also allows overtime for essential repairs. The other ruling places optical stores under the consumer retail code, setting minimum wage requirements. Over 29,900 such stores exist nationwide.
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NRA
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
National Recovery Administration
United States
Boys Work At Y M C A Camp In Elyria For Spring Prep
A large group of local boys cleaned and repaired Camp Iss- See-Kes on the Vermilion River under the guidance of Robert H. Goacher, YMCA boys' secretary. Similar work has progressed for weeks and will help ready the 1934 season with an afternoon of recreation as a reward.
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Iss- See-Kes
Elyria
M.C
Vermilion River
Robert H. Goacher
Illinois Mines Damaged By Blasts
SPRINGFIELD May 19 Two powerful dynamite bombs wrecked two Peabody Coal Co mines near Riverton and Andrew destroying fan houses and a blacksmith shop. No miners were working at the time. The attacks appear tied to factional union warfare with many deaths and extensive property damage in prior disorders. Claude Pearcey, president of the Progressive Union, urged President Roosevelt to seek a state wide referendum on union affiliation.
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Springfield
Ill
Peabody Coal Co
Riverton
George Brown
Peabody
Andrew
United Mine Workers of America
Progressive Miners’ Union of America
Claude Pear+ey
Progressive Union
Roosevelt
City of Elyria Wins Rate Case Against Power Company
The District Court of Appeals reversed a common pleas ruling, ruling for Elyria and affecting about 700 commercial electricity users. The court estimated annual savings near $25,000 and a typical monthly cut of about $3 per business, with the city pursuing recovery of excess charges since the ordinance began September 1, 1931.
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Elyria
Ohio Public Service Company
District Court of Appeals
Howard Butler
Butler
Power Company
District Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Tae
Common Pleas Court
W. B. Thompson
Perry Stevens
Ross W. Funk
C. G. Wash-burn
Bisher
Elizabeth Busher
East River Street
Ridgelasn Cemetery
Four-Block Newburyport Fire Devastates City
A massive blaze in Newburyport Massachusetts on May 19 destroyed four entire blocks and endangered the city. The fire, started by a pyro maniac, prompted a mass evacuation as flames spread quickly in gusting wind. Firefighters from 15 towns battled the blazes. four firemen were injured. Police detained two high school boys for questioning as investigators seek the arsonist. Damage is estimated at 1 million dollars.
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Newburyport
Mass
New Safety Laws Sought for Truck and Bus Lines
In Columbus Ohio lawmakers plan to draft bus and truck safety measures after deadly bus-train crashes. The Public Utilities Commission leads a safety council with bus truck and insurance reps to craft laws. current state rules lack truck safety standards. If existing PAC truck rules become law accidents should fall. The Nevins Western Bus Co case in federal court challenges PUC authority to suspend or revoke licenses. A further hearing set for Thursday will consider new evidence.
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Columbus
91St General Assembly
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
Herbert Baker
Cincinnati
Commission
Baker
PAC
PUC
Nevins
Nevins Western Bus Co
Buscuss
Higher court sustains verdict for Wiss in estate claim
A 1951 Ohio case reverses to sustain a Common Pleas ruling in favor of Anna Carney Wiss of Lorain for $1501 in services to an estate. The action was against W. J. Wedagen and involved a disputed settlement with the estate.
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Common Pleas Court
Anna Carney Wiss
Lorain
W. J. Wedagen
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