Gen Cedillo's Family Flees To U S
In Laredo Texas on May 21 the wife five daughters and brother in law of Gen Saturino Cedillo warlord of San Luis Potosi were in Texas possibly fleeing unrest there. Reports say Cedillo may join them in the United States with plans to fly to Brownsville. The six family members and two chauffeurs arrived here late yesterday identified by Juan Luna. The group may visit exiled former Mexican president Calles in San Diego California.
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Laredo
Tex
Saturino Cedillo
San Luis Potosi
Texas
81 Year Old Man Found Helpless In Bedroom
Robert Albert Wilson aged 81 living alone at 125 Fairlawn Avenue was found bedridden after a neighbor reported he had not been seen. Police forced entry and transported him to Elyria Memorial Hospital at 2 p.m. yesterday. Hospital attendants described his condition as favorable today.
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Robert Albert Wilson
Fairlawn Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lloyd E. Sweet
H. J. Indicott
Wilson
Frank Folley
Fairlawn
Fifty Rescued In Hotel Fire
In San Francisco on May 21, firemen rescued fifty men women and children from the Jefferson Hotel as flames raced from the engine room basement up the elevator shaft and stairs. Four guests and one fireman were seriously burned and treated in hospital. Damage was estimated at 25000 dollars as ladders aided evacuations from windows.
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San Francisco
Jefferson Hotel
Charles Brennan
Noted Teacher of Law Throckmorton Dies in Cleveland
Archibald Hall Throckmorton a renowned Ohio lawyer and longtime Western Reserve University law professor died in Cleveland at 62 from heart disease. He taught constitutional law pleadings and torts at Reserve since 1914 after serving as dean of Centre College law school. Burial will take place in Virginia after Sunday funeral services.
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Cleveland
Archibald Hall Throckmorton
Ohio
Blackstone
Virginia
Western Reserve University
Throckmorton
Philip Smead Bird
Church of the Covenant
Indiana University
Centre College
Danville
Weather Summary Ohio Showers Tonight Through Sunday
The weather forecast notes showers tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures in the south. An earlier disturbance over the lower lakes has moved off the North Atlantic coast while a northwestern high sits on the east slope of the Rockies. Showers were widespread in the north and central U S with heavy falls in the Ohio and St Lawrence valleys. Temperature changes nationwide were minor.
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Ohio
Lower Lakes
North Atlantic
Rockies
St. Lawrence
Czech Reserves Called To The Colors
Prague May 21 a council of ministers ordered the call to the colors of one year's class of army reserves. Officials said the move protects internal security and elections, not against any foreign nation, under the national defense law.
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Prague
Council of Ministers
Berlin Sees No Reason For Alarm
Berlin officials said there was no reason for alarm after the Czechoslovak government called army reserves to the colors. Nazi circles denied any German action along that line and rejected reports of mobilization or troop concentrations in Silesia or Bavaria.
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Berlin
Silesia
Bavaria
Britain Watches Situation As Halifax Returns
Viscount Halifax the foreign secretary returned to London from Oxford due to the serious international situation. He remained in close contact with the foreign office and planned to stay in touch with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain who was away for the weekend.
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London
Viscount Halifax
Oxford
Foreign Office
Neville Chamberlain
German Newspapers Flag Conditions In Czechoslovakia
Berlin reports say German papers denounce Czechoslovak conditions and demand action against alleged aggression toward Sudeten Germans. Official Nazi organs join in a campaign, signaling possible German pressure if incidents continue. British diplomat Henderson questions troop movements. Weizsaecker cites transfer to summer quarters.
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Berlin
U.P
Czechoslovakia
Voelkischer Beobachter
Essen National Zeitung
Hermann Coering
Germany
Neville Henderson
Baron Ernst Vonweizsaecker
Foreign Office
Weizsaecker
Henderson
Prague
Sudeten
Hopes War Can Be Averted In Czech Republic Speech
Prague May 21 President Eduard Benes urged unity to avert war in a Tabor address. He warned the present crisis is the most critical since World War I, stressing firm resolve, peacetime conduct, and a clear national goal. He expressed no fear of the days ahead and urged continued unity.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Tabor
Europe
Woman Dies From Kerosene Stove Blaze In Kitchen
Mrs. Mary Alice Bess, 45, died in a hospital from burns after a kerosene explosion while lighting a kitchen stove. Survived by husband Arthur and six children. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by the family in East Liverpool, Ohio.
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East Liverpool
Mary Alice Bess
Arthur
Two German Farmers Killed Sparks European Tension
Prague reports two Sudeten German farmers Niklas Boehm and George Hofmann killed near Eger during border incident as Czech cabinet orders one year of army reserve called to the colors to preserve order amid Sudeten German tensions and municipal elections. The move heightens fears of broader European conflict as Hitler's influence looms.
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United Press
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eger
Niklas Boehm
George Hofmann
Sudeten
Boehm
Hoffman
Europe
First Aid Station Planned at Brighton Highway Route 18
Elyria Red Cross officers finalize plans to open a new highway first aid station in the Harry L. Clawson store on Route 18 at Brighton. Ten residents trained by WPA instructor W. E. Dunaway will provide emergency service once equipment arrives and signs are installed. this marks Elyria Chapter's second highway first aid station after the Columbia Station location opened earlier.
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Red Cross
Brighton
Elyria
American Red Cross
Harry L. Clawson
W. E. Dunaway
WPA
Elyria Chapter
Columbia Station
Democrats Plan County Meeting in Lorain at Antlers Hotel
The Lorain County Democratic Club will host a 7 30 p m meeting at The Antlers Hotel Lorain to discuss primary campaign activities and plan a county wide Democratic picnic in August. Secretary Helen Stencil announced the event and said a speaker will be engaged.
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Lorain County
Democratic Club
Antlers
Lorain
Helen Stencil
Inmate Earl Scholl Killed Near Sandusky Home
Earl Scholl age 45 who resided at the State Soldiers Home near Sandusky Ohio was struck and killed by an automobile while walking on a street near the Home. He had entered the Home from Lorain.
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Sandusky
Earl Scholl
Lorain
Pistol stops youth flight after burglary at Firestone
Patrolman Russell Payne fired once to halt a 17 year old who fled from the Firestone Garage at Broad and Cedar after breaking in with an 18 year old. They escaped with $5.57 and three packs of cigarets. warrants were issued for burglary and larceny. The 17 year old to juvenile court. the 18 year old to the grand jury.
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Russell Payne
Firestone
Broad and
Cedar Streets
Payne
Fred Bongs
J. E. Boggs
Cedar Street
Harry Brooks
Brooks
Walter Schultz
Standard Oil
Cedar and
Broad Streets
E. J. Stankard
Chief Stankard
Grand Jury
Three Deaths From Lightning In Ohio
Three fatalities from lightning were reported in Ohio as violent thunderstorms moved across the state. R. L. Roger, 60, was struck in a field near Van Wert, leaving a widow and nine children. Alexander Freeland, 30, died at a shed doorway near Bucyrus. Fred Carney, 39, a WPA worker, perished beneath a tree near Cleveland. Frank Hind, 25, another WPA worker, was knocked unconscious.
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United Press
Ohio
R. L. Roger
van Wert
Alexander Freeland
Bucyrus
Fred Carney
WPA
Cleveland
Frank Hlnd
Maniac Kills 28 in Japan Then Ends Itself
Takao Doi, a Japanese laborer, killed 28 people and wounded two before fleeing to the mountains and shooting himself as police and volunteers closed in. Searchers found Doi's body and identified him.
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Okayama
Japan
Takao Doi
Former Lorain County Resident Fatally Injured in Cleveland
John Bender a 46 year old former Telegraph Road resident near Elyria was fatally struck by a car while crossing a street near his Cleveland home. He died at City Hospital and is survived by his mother a sister and three brothers. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Spaulding's Funeral Home followed by burial at North Murray Ridge Cemetery.
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John Bender
Telegraph Road
Elyria
Cleveland
Highview Avenue
City Hospital
Spaulding
West 25Th Street
Denison Avenue
Murray Ridge
Roosevelt seeks immediate start on Navy expansion program
President Roosevelt proposed rapid construction of the $1 billion naval expansion. Four days after signing the bill to build the United States' strongest navy, he asked the House Appropriations Committee to add $25,876,500 in the fiscal year 1939 deficiency bill for ship and aircraft construction authorized by the expansion plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Wage-Hour Bill Seen Passed by House
Southern opponents conceded House passage without wage differentials next week but predicted the Senate would defeat the measure unless lower southern wages are allowed. Proponents forecast passage by 0 to 100 votes within two days and expect the universal wage standard to stay in the bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
Youth Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping In Ohio Case
John Joseph Deitch 18 of Columbus pleaded guilty to two kidnapping counts and received five to 30 year terms on each, with sentences to run concurrently. He had earlier admitted armed robbery and faces further time. Deitch will be sent to Mansfield Reformatory after the Delaware ruling. He admitted kidnapping Clara Mae Kerr of Steubenville and Charles Hopkins of Lansing to Marion, then Kerr returned to Delaware before release. He also robbed J S Davis Jr of Dayton of 1 dollar and a 15 dollar check.
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Delaware, O
John Joseph Deitch
Columbus
Common Pleas
Frederick Wickham
Deitch
Mansfield Reformatory
Clara MaeKerr
Steubenville
Charles Hopkins
Lansing
Mich
Ohio Wesleyan University
Marion
Miss Kerr
Delaware
J. S. Davis, Jr
Dayton
Davis
Ohio Wesleyan
Rotarians Hear Talk On Lawsuits At Elyria Club
Clinton B. Boyd of Hamilton will speak on celebrated lawsuits at the Elyria Rotary Club noon meeting at the Elks Restaurant. Members plan the charter night for the Oberlin Rotary Club on May 25 with Dr. F. R. Dew as president. A ladies night is set for June 1 at Oberlin Inn, and a joint meet with other service clubs is planned for Camp Iss-See-Kes on June 8.
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Clinton B. Boyd
Hamilton
Elyria Rotary Club
Elks
Oberlin Rotary Club
F. R. Dew
Elyria Club
Oberlin Club
Oberlin Inn
Camp Iss-See-Kes
Vermilion River
Sunset Cafe Bombed in Cleveland Colorado
The Sunset Cafe in Cleveland County was damaged by a dynamite bomb causing about 5000 dollars in losses. Police could not determine a motive for the bombing.
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Cleveland, CO
Sunset Cafe
Vandenberg Seeks Profit Sharing Plan for Capital Labor
Sen Arthur H Vandenberg proposes a voluntary profit sharing system between management and labor to share production gains. He urges cooperative capitalism and notes a Senate subcommittee will study voluntary profit sharing with possible tax incentives. He stresses no push for a universal mandate and aims to guide business practices.
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Sen. Vandenberg
Bynited Press
Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg, R
Mich
Vandenberg
Senate
Finance
Vandenberg and Sons
Clyde L. Herring
Martin leads in Oregon Democratic primary amid partial returns
Gov. Charles H. Martin edges Henry L. Hess for the Democratic nomination with 31 098 to 30 211 as 1 181 of 1 681 precincts report. Mahoney leads Donaugh in the Senate race and Holman defeats Stanfield for the Republican nomination. Sprague wins the GOP gubernatorial race with about 30 000 votes. Portland area shows mixed results amid labor union opposition to Martin.
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Portland
Ore
Charles H. Martin
Henry L. Hess
Martin
Willis E. Mahoney
U. S
Carl G. Donaugh
Rufus C. Holman
Robert N. Stanfield
Mahoney
Donaugh
Holman
Stanfield
Charles A. Sprague
Salem
Sam H. Brown
Farmer
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Taxpayers Urged to Refuse Payment in Newcomerstown Case
U S Senator A Vic Donahey advised Newcomerstown residents to withhold payment of the Muskingum Zum Conservancy district assessment of 500000. He urged citizens to band together and oppose taxes they deem unjust while noting the conservancy’s federal state support and flood control benefits. Newcomerstown, population 5000, has tax duplicate about 2250000 with district benefits appraised near 1000000.
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Newerstown
U. S
A. Vic Donahey
Newcomerstown
Muskin- Zum Conservancy
Sen. Donahey
Charles Yingling
United States
Conservancy District
Petitions Seek Removal of Garfield Heights Mayor
Petition circulation targets Mayor Don Cameron of Garfield Heights for alleged failure to drive slot machines from the suburb. Signatures equal to 10 percent of registered voters required. court previously tossed a similar action on a technicality. Mayor Cameron declined to comment.
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Cleveland
Don Cameron
Garfield Heights
Cameron
Common Pleas Court
Nelson J. Brewer
Outstanding Ohio high school seniors named winners
Ohio's outstanding high school seniors were named, with Anne L. Munger of Dayton and Benjamin H. Landing Jr. of Findlay honored for the school year. The awards came from the state education department after a 1994 contest.
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Columbus
Ohio
Anne L. Munger
Dayton
Oakwood
Benjamin H. Landing
Findlay
Weni
Ito Eate Department of Education
Segham
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Alden
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Bulletin
Almanach Dé Gotha
Britain
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Hitler
Austria
Akron Rubber
Akron
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
United Rubber Workers Union
Navy
CAFE
Gov. Martin
Hess
Multnomah County
Donahey
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