Salvage Dawn For Squalus and Its 26 Lost Crew
The U S navy begins salvage of the Squalus submarine at 40 fathoms off Portsmouth New Hampshire after confirming all 26 crewmen in flooded compartments perished. Diver reports and officials point to a failed air induction valve, and 26 coffins are ordered as salvage plans unfold.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U.P
Navy
Atlantic
Navy Yard Hospital
J. C. Nichols
Charles Powell
Charles Kaney
U.S
Alfred G. Prien
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Falcon
Cyrus W. Cole
Brooklyn
Coast Guard
Navy Yard
Requests No Ashes Dumped On Oiled Alleys
Service Director I D Faxon urged residents along the alleys to stop dumping ashes, noting many dust complaints in the 13th street alley district. He explained placing ashes on oiled surfaces defeats the oil’s purpose to reduce dust.
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I. D. Faxon
13Th Street
Weather Outlook Ohio Regions Showers and Cloudy Weekend
A weather summary notes mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday in Ohio with showers in the western areas tonight. Sunday brings additional showers, with little temperature change. 24 hour observations show little pressure change across regions from the Great Plains to the Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley.
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Ohio
Great Plains
Mississippi
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Ohio Valley
Bergdoll Returns to Prison for Court Martial
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft dodger, is back in military prison on Governor's Island awaiting court martial. He faces a sentence for draft dodging and possible civil action questions loom over citizenship and forfeiture. Bergdoll cites homesickness and family as reasons for returning to the United States.
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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
America
S. S. Bremen
Germany
Fort Jay
Acme
New York
France
Adolf Hitler
Castle William
Governor's Island
Congress
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Army
Immigration Bureau
Frank K. Ross
Edward F. Glavin
Bremen
United States
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Russia Hikes Arms Budget Amid Security Pact Talks
In Moscow on May 26 Russia raised its military budget by 50 percent while awaiting a British note on a new British French Russian security pact. British ambassador Sir William Leeds informed Vice Foreign Commissar Vladimir Potemkin that London had decided on anti aggression proposals and a formal note would follow.
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Moscow
Russia
William Leeds
Vladimir Potemkin
Senate cuts $50 million from War Dept bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee trimmed 50 million dollars from the Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control sections of the war department non military appropriation bill. They restored the items to budget estimates but reduced rivers and harbors by 25 million, lower Mississippi flood control by 2 million, and general flood control by 23 million.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
War Department
Mississippi
General Flood Control Fund
Oberlin graduates to receive 22 degrees Tuesday
Oberlin will honor 22 graduates from the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology at the annual commencement in Fairchild Chapel at 11 AM Tuesday. The program includes a commencement address by Rev. Henry Pitney Van Dusen and a Baccalaureate sermon by Francis William Huckler.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Fairchild Chapel
Henry Pitney van Dusen
Systematic Theology
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
World Christian Community
van Dusen
Princeton
Edinburgh University
Scotland
American Theological Society
Francis William Huckler
Graduate School of Theology
Graham
School of Theology
Shipherd Hall
Ohio Senate Passes Biennial Appropriation Bill
In Columbus Ohio the Senate approved the biennial General Appropriation Bill totaling 317 339 110 for 1939 40 by a 32 to 0 vote. House differences will be settled by a joint committee with final action next Wednesday during a shortened session for Memorial Day.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Assembly
Thomas Biernot, 76, Ohio's first heat victim of 1939
Fairpoint Ohio reports Thomas Biernot, 76, died after being overcome in the sun while working. He is credited as Ohio's first heat victim of 1939.
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Fairpoint
Thomas Biernot
Ohio
Sheep Plan Backed to Groom Statehouse Lawn in Ohio
The Ohio House unanimously passed a resolution urging Public Works Director Carl Wahl to buy 20 sheep to graze the Capitol lawn. Representatives Hirick and Cory argued the lawn, once a pride, needs attention and that sheep will keep it presentable while mowing work already proceeds.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Carl G. Wahl
State House
Eirick
Columbus, CO
Statehouse
William F. Hirick
Cuyahoga
Willis Cory
R. Seneca
House
Director of Public Works
Capitol Lawn
King George and Queen Elizabeth Tour Alberta Calmd by Rain
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive in Calgary after stops at Regina Moosejaw and Medicine Hat. Farmers hail the rainmaking monarchs for bringing needed moisture to wheat fields amid drought fears, with crowds from prairie districts cheering along the Royal Pilot Train route.
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Royal Pilot
King George
Queen Elizabeth of England
Alberta
Canada
Prairie
Medicine Hat
Calgary
George
Elizabeth
Rockies
ROYAL
U.P
George VI
George the Rainmaker
Saskatchewan
Queen Elizabeth
Rocky Mountains
Regina
Moosejaw
Waldeck
J. A MacKinnon
Memorial Services Planned Sunday Morning at Ely Park and Church
The American Legion post 12 announces memorial services Sunday morning with John Kolepus as chairman. The 10 o'clock Ely Park service will be followed by a service at the First Methodist church. George Day will give the invocation and Corbett Southam will deliver the address. Wreaths will honor World War and Spanish American War veterans.
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Ely Park
First Methodist Church
American Legion
John Kolepus
the Park
George Day
Legion Post
Corbett Southam
Ohio Department
Senior Distinction Day at Elyria High
Turquoise blue and eggshell colors dominate Elyria High on Senior Distinction Day as 175 girls and 161 boys prepare to graduate next month. An assembly by underclassmen portrayed seniors in a humorous “School Daze” of songs and skits directed by Miss Alice Storer with Jack Elton's orchestra providing music.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria High School
Alice Storer
Jack Elton
Lyle Bungart
Dudley Horning
John Hofmann
Don Smith
Dick Hines
Sid Sprague
Bud Hofmann
Bob Slack
Ed Robson
Lila Tufford
Jean Tattersall
Gene Reichard
Elizabeth Benham
Elizabeth Love
Patricia Hoke
Phil Baird
James Kirkwood
Hubert Meredith
Robhard Buterbaugh
Seymour Weil
Alleged Wife Slayer Taken To Jail Here
Joseph Braadech of Lorain 53 was brought to the county jail after recovering enough from injuries from an April 7 shooting. He allegedly killed his wife Anna 50 and then shot himself, with doctors noting scattered skull fragments and possible mental impact affecting trial viability. A ballistic expert questioned whether Brnadech fired the weapon himself.
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Joseph Braadech
Lorain
Brazdech
St. Joseph's Hospital
Carl R. Finegan
Brandech
Anna
Anna Marie Hahn
Braadech
Brnadech
Vandenberg Named Michigan Favorite Son for 1940 Nomination
The Michigan 12 man Republican delegation unanimously backs Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg for the 1940 GOP presidential nomination. He would be the delegation favorite son at the Republican national convention next year. Vandenberg has not announced but said he would not decline if required. A deal reportedly protects Michigan from other contenders.
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Washington
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Vandenberg
United Press
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Kuhn Heads Bund Leader Faces Theft Charges
Fritz Kuhn president of the German American Bund was jailed on a 12 count indictment charging grand larceny and forgery. He faced up to 50 years and bail was set at 5000 as prosecutors alleged Bund funds were misused including 8907 from a Madison Square Garden Americanization event.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Fuehrer
Bund
Cornelius F. Cullins
Thomas E. Dewey
Kuhn
Krumsville
Allentown
James Cashman
James Canavan
Joseph Norbury
Madison Square Garden
Munich
Mexico
United States
Limit Debate On The Townsend Bill To Four Hours
The House Rules Committee granted right of way to the Townsend bill with a gag rule banning amendments and limiting debate to four hours. The move under Democratic leadership pressures bars points of order and forms part of a broader party strategy.
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Townsend
Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Navy bids advance for three submarines and four destroyers
The navy department opened bids of 2,937,000 each for three submarines like the sunken Squalus, plus bids on a smaller submarine type and four destroyers. The actions unfold under the 1940 construction plan backing 23 warships and two new battleships, funded by the new 773 million dollar appropriation signed by Roosevelt.
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Washington
U.P
Navy Department
New England
Navy
Roosevelt
Educators Bill Approved By House In Ohio
The Ohio House passed the Maston bill 92 to 12 to standardize qualifications and terms for superintendents in all districts and define nominating powers of county superintendents while leaving hiring to local boards. The Hoffman bill allowing Ohio life insurers to align contracts with those in 22 states passed 97 to 2.
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Columbus
Maston
Boards of Education
Hoffman
Ohio Life Insurance Companies
Fance
Life Companies
Bulc
Dr. Higginbottom Chosen Moderator By Presbyterians
The Presbyterian general assembly in Cleveland selected Dr. Sam E. Higginbottom as moderator on the first ballot. The internationally known missionary layman will head the 2,000,000 member denomination for one year and previously led Allahabad Christian College in India. He succeeds Dr. Charles W. Welch of Louisville.
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Cleveland
Sam E. Higginbottom
Higginbottom
Allahabad Christian College
India
Charles W. Welch
Louisville
Compensation Office Closed On Decoration Day
The Elyria Bureau of Unemployment Compensation office will be closed Tuesday May 30 in observance of Decoration Day. Those whose regular reporting day is Tuesday will report Wednesday May 31.
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Elyria
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
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John Bartram Nance
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Homer Julius Tucker
Charles Caesar Walker
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