Forest Fires Rage Across Five States With 5000 Volunteers
United Press reports nearly 5,000 volunteers from WPA brokers and CCC enrollees battle widespread forest and brush fires across Illinois Indiana Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia. Fires threaten homes and coal areas across Wayne Hamilton counties in Illinois and Cumberland Mountain region in Kentucky with over 100000 dollars in timber lost and hundreds of workers on multiple fronts. Evacuations urged as crews from CCC WPA and farmers push to curb the blazes amid dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
CCC
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Westirginia
Virginia
Alrady
Wayne
Hamiltonounties
Ilinois
Fumberland Mountain
Virgina
West Virginia
Forest Rangers
Harlan
Bell
Leslie
Whitey
Jackson
Letcher
Hamilton Counties
Railroads Set Answer On Wage Cut Demand
CHICAGO November 4 Executives of 139 class 1 railroads met to decide whether to withdraw or stand by their order for a 15 percent wage reduction for 960000 employees. If they persist a national strike on December 1 looms. insiders say the cut may be dropped to allow immediate start on a management labor rehabilitation program Roosevelt backs in the next Congress. The unions had voted to strike if the cut took effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Brotherhoods
Plane crashes in fog kill fourteen near Jersey airport
Fourteen people died when a Jersey Airways plane crashed about 550 yards from the runway at St Helier Jersey in fog while attempting to land. Victims included 11 passengers, a baby, the pilot, the wireless operator, and a man working in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jersey Airways
Sst
Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
Roosevelt to Speak at 7:30 Tonight
President Roosevelt will address the nation by radio at 7 30 PM EST from Hyde Park New York appealing for the Democratic ticket in New York and other forward looking candidates elsewhere. The address will begin at 7 30 oclock EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Rain Tonight and Saturday in Ohio Weather Update
The report notes rain in Ohio tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions tonight and colder Saturday and Saturday night. It describes a high pressure system along the Atlantic coast and a slow-moving Midwest low toward the Mississippi Valley. An over British Columbia disturbance now over Manitoba, with high Pacific barometers. Rainfall ranging from Lake Superior to Louisiana, and rain and snow from the Dakotas and Manitoba to the Pacific. Temperatures remain moderate in the East but colder west of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Atlantic Coast
Mid-Western
Mississippi Valley
British Columbia
Manitoba
Pacific Coast
Lake Superior
Louisiana
Dakotas
Pacific
Mississippi River
Minnesota Farmer Crowned Cornhuskers King in Bankboard Contest
Ted Balho 33 Redwond Pall Mann arangs, a powerful Minnesota farmer, won the second title as king of the Cornhuskers after a rain and snow delayed bankboard romp. He produced 2224 bushels of corn to take $100 and a silver trophy. Irvin Bauman 24 of Woodford County Illinois was runner up with 2174 bushels, with other contestants including Robert Hart Ohio 1618 Howard Green Onion Indiana 1839 Dallas Jacks Indiana 2079 Edmund Puetz Indiana 1622.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Rapids
Ted Balho
Redwond Pall Mannarangs
Amenen
Irvin Bauman
Woodford County
Illinois
Robert Hart
Ohio
Howard Green
Dallas Jacks
Indiana
Edmund Puetz
Woman Perishes As Home Burns Near Vevay Farm
In a dawn fire four miles from Vevay a five room farm home burned, killing Mrs. Leonard Smith and injuring her husband, who was not expected to survive. A tenant woman with four children escaped, waking the couple on the second floor before they were trapped. The house and furnishings were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevay
Leonard Smith
Jail Breaker And Wife In Custody
John Jonas and his wife Cora, both from Steubenville Ohio, were taken into custody in Pittsburgh after extradition was waived. Police say Jonas escaped the Wellsville jail after a prior robbery charge and the couple, who have been hitchhiking across the country, were married following reformatory releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Wellsville
John Jonas
Cora Jonas
Steubenville
Jonas
Walter Monaghan
Man Killed in Hit-Run Near Vollmar's Park
Bowling Green Nov 4 William Jennings 61 of Leipsic died after being struck by a hit and run driver while pushing a bicycle toward Perrysburg on the Maumee River. Coroner Halford Whiacre reports skull fracture neck break and crushed ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
William Jennings
Leipsic
Vollmar'’s Park
Maumee
Halford Whiacre
Jennings
Perrysburg
Elderly Elyria Man Injured In Bike Accident
Emil Elbert, 74, of 610 Woodland Avenue, Elyria, suffered a fractured left leg and clavicle with multiple cuts after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle across Middle Avenue at Fifth Street. Cecil Dilley, city hall janitor, drove north on Middle at the time. Elbert's condition today is listed as fair at Elgria Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Elbert
Woodland Avenue
Elgria Memorial Hospital
Middle Avenue
Fifth Street
Cecil Dilley
City Hall
Elbert
Germany Defines Czech Frontiers After Vienna Conference
Berlin reports a semi official statement that the Czechoslovak frontiers are definitely established and not to be revised. It counters press claims that Vienna arbitration is a temporary fix and suggests the ruling ends Czech border questions. Observers link the stance to Hungary and potential limits on future Polish frontier desires via Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Vienna
Hungary
Poland
Ruthenia
County Approves Four Radios for Sheriff Dept Use
County commissioners today authorized the purchase of four radios for the sheriff department. Three will be installed in squad cars and one in the deputies' office at the county jail. Sheriff Carl R. Finegan announced plans to seek funding for an updated report file and index system similar to Elyria’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Department
Carl R. Finegan
Elyria Po
Two Men Perish In Rectory Blaze
Two men died in a fire that largely destroyed the rectory of the Church of St. Anthony of Padua in New York. Brother John Chizza aged 58 and a 62 year old cook perished on the top floor. Two priests, Father Richard and Father Luigi, were badly hurt while others were rescued by firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fumes Prove Fatal Car Exhaust Tragedy
Up-Harry J. Barber, 39, died from carbon monoxide fumes from a truck exhaust while en route to Cleveland. He succumbed today at Harrisville after the incident near Martins Ferry Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Harry J. Barber
Cleveland
Harrisville
Daladier Pursues Middle Of The Road Policy In France
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier seeks a middle of the road approach amid economic and political readjustment. A reoriented foreign policy follows the Munich four power accord while domestic plans aim to revitalize the economy through reform and wealth redistribution under Paul Reynaud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edouard Daladier
France
Munich
Empire
Paul Reynaud
Impeachment Petitions Circulated Against Carlisle Constable
Petitions to impeach Constable Arthur Davis of Carlisle township circulated last night over graft alleged in a slot machine scandal. Trustees started the move after Davis refused to resign. about 110 signatures needed for a common pleas court hearing. Davis testified he received ten dollars weekly for seven weeks from a slot machine baron while allowing operations in the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Davis
Carlisle Township
Davis
Common Pleas Court
Luzon Cpuntys
Herzog Testifies on Communist Effort to Recruit Teachers
In Washington a House committee heard American Legion investigator Edgar Herzog of Elyria Ohio charge the Communist party tried to employ Ohio teachers to teach communistic doctrine to children. He said he joined the party to discover its aims and named Dorothy Cannon as running a Toledo school for teachers. Herzog linked Gus Hall to SWOC and alleged a dynamite squad operated from a Warren Ohio headquarters to intimidate families of strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Legion
House Committee
Communist Party
Ohio
Edgar Herzog
Elyria
Dorothy Cannon
Toledo
Herzog
Gus Hall
Steel Workers
Warren
Hall
Arva Halberg
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Committee For Industrial Organization
Rep. Mosier
SWOC
Mosier
Art Scott
87 Children At Largest Clinic In 1938
Seventy seven crippled children from twenty seven cities in northern Ohio were examined today at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children. Fifteen were new cases and seventy two were returning patients. Examiners were Dr Heyman of Cleveland and Dr Lawrence of Elyria with visitors A H Thompson and Harry H Howett of the International Society for Crippled Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Crippled Children’s
Gates Hospital For
Crippled Children
Cc. H. Heyman
Cleveland
F. A Lawrence
Elyria
A. H. Thompson
Harry H. Howett
International Society For Crippled Children
Engineers Hear Bridge Plans Described
Lorain County engineers heard details on two new Black River bridges at East Erie Avenue and Twenty-first Street. Wilbur Watson and Associates described the Chicago type bascule span with 186 foot clear channel, 165 foot towers, 90 second open and close times, three million pound counterweights, and uninterrupted Erie Avenue traffic during construction. The 977 foot water clearance poses War Department height limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Lorain
Lorain County
Lorain County Society of Professional Engineers
Deutsches Restaurant
Harding
Erie Avenue
Twenty-first Street
War Department
Watson
John Griffith
H. W Bowden
T. E. Terry
Cleveland
Society
D. E. Patterson
C A. Brown
J. S. Wetherill
Oberlin
D W. Rothe
Elyrians to Attend Ohio Chamber Meeting in Akron
Elyria Chamber of Commerce members plan to travel to Akron for the annual Ohio Chamber meeting. Official delegates are J B Johnson and Neely Powers, with several others likely to attend some sessions next Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Akron
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Chamber
J. B. Johnson
Neely Powers
Post Office Closes On Armistice Day
Elyria post office will be closed next Friday and no deliveries will be made in observance of Armistice Day. Postmaster C. J Sartor announced the change noting it is the first year Armistice Day is observed as a holiday by postal workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
C. J Sartor
Sartor
Betty Ridenour Dies From Poisonous Insect Bite
Betty Ridenour, 12, of near Somerset, died in a hospital at Zanesville after a poisonous insect bit her eyelid. Her death occurred last night, the tragedy reported from Zanesville, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville, O
Betty Ridenour
Somerset
Bond Reduced Grall Freed From County Jail
Ex Sheriff William F. Grall was released from the county jail at 11 30 a m after a bond reduction to 2500. The bond had fallen from 20000 to 10000 under Judge Guy B Findley and then to 2500 with surety posted by Steve Viha. Prosecution and court signaled possible affidavits of prejudice to move the case to an outside judge ahead of the November 9 trial date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Grall
Grall
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Howard R Butler
Henry King
Lorain
Steve Viha
West 21St Street
King
Findley
Cook
Butler
National Tube Co Schedule For Coming Week
National Tube Company at Lorain plans similar output next week with three blast furnaces and 10 open hearths in operation. The Bessemer converter will run double turn, rail mill idle. Skelp mill No 5 to resume Saturday for five days. Skelp mill No 1 to shut at 3 pm. Several mills to operate varying days. schedule tentative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Skelp Mill
Skelp Mill No
Butt Mills
Seamless Mill
Japan to Reply to U S Note on Nine Power Treaty
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita will issue a statement on November 10 about the Nine Power treaty and China’s sovereignty while Japan prepares to answer a U S government note criticizing Tokyo’s actions in China. The spokesman said Japan regards the Nine Power accord as obsolete and is weighing a three power substitute including Japan Manchukuo and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hachiro Arita
China
Foreign Office
Japan
United States
Manchukuo
Night Club Employe Fatally Wounded
Newark Ohio, Nov 4 Donald Hatfield 30 a night club employee died in hospital after being shot during dinner at the Four Mile Inn Route 79 four miles southwest of Newark Mrs Mattie Nies 46 owner was critically wounded with a chest bullet Max Heck 50 Mt Vernon gasoline station employee was to be questioned by Licking County officers Hatfield and Nies were dining when Heck fired two shots at Nies then shot Hatfield as he rose Heck formerly worked for Nies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Donald Hatfield
Mattie Nies
Four Mile Inn
Max Heck
Mt. Vernon
Licking County
Heck
Hatfield
Nies
Lawyers Club To Hear Dr Jaszi On Munich Peace
The Elyria Lawyers club hosts Dr Oscar Jaszi head of Oberlin College political science and former Karolyi Cabinet member at a noon luncheon at the Graystone Hotel Saturday. Club president King Fauver leads the meeting as discussion centers on probable consequences of the Munich agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Jaszi
Oberlin College
Karolyi
Elyria Lawyers Club
Graystone Hotel
Jaszi
King Fauver
Parma Citizens Fight To Keep Schools Open
Parma citizens urged a voluntary funding effort to keep public schools operating from November 9 to January 1. A meeting of teachers, staff, and the Parma Business and Professional Men's Association produced an agreement for staff to work gratis and for the association to raise 3900 dollars for fuel, power, and supplies through contributions and public benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma
Cleveland
Parma Business and Professional Men's Association
George P. Abigin
Boy Has One Chance In Hundred Of Having Light
San Francisco reports a three year old boy, feverish and blind since birth, given cornea tissue from the eye of a executed murderer in a pioneering transplant. The boy, with only one chance in 100 to regain sight, is the youngest patient yet in such procedures. The operating specialist, unnamed, has previously completed three successful transplants, including one from a deceased woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John W. Deering
Ulah
Continue Effort To Rescue Dog
CLARKSBURG West Virginia November Five feet of solid rock blocked a rescue crew five feet from Sport a beagle trapped in a sink hole in Spelter mountain for 16 days Norman Hall a coal miner with a dozen helpers said more dynamite was obtained and if Sport is where they think he is they are five feet away from freeing him When dynamite ran out the workers resumed using picks and shovels
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Sport
Speltzer Mountain
Here
Norman Hall
Spelter
County Board To Adopt Budget
The Loram county board of education will meet at 8 p m tonight to adopt its 1939 budget. The budget must be prepared in November for state approval under the Ohio School Foundation program before the new year begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loram County
Bank Robbery Hits Grandview Heights Branch in Columbus
Three men robbed the Grandview Heights branch of the Ohio National Bank in Columbus, forcing four employees and eight customers to lie on the floor with automatic pistols. They escaped with between $2,000 and $3,000 after a time-locked safe prevented opening. Suspects, aged 30 to 35, linked to a Clintonville branch hold up on Sept 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
U.P
Grandview Heights
Ohio National Bank
Willard C. Young
Emmet Story
Clifton Smucker
Helen Nickerson
A. O. Kaiser
Joseph McDonald
B. M. Howell
Ray W. Reese
John Fadley
John Foettinger
J. W. Spahr
Young
Nickeson
Clintonville
Appeals Court Rules In Fare Of Bean Estate
The Ninth District Court of Appeals affirmed a Common Pleas ruling for the Bean estate in Elyria by holding that the income yield on stock is limited to cash dividends and cannot reflect the market value of Mission Corporation stock distributed from Standard Oil. executor John H. Watson Jr. appealed the Tax Commission assessment on 138 Mission shares valued at 1288.50, while Bean earned 3275 Standard Oil shares with 3221.25 in cash dividends. The court also reversed Judge D A Cook on a separate note case, ruling against a directed verdict and in favor of the plaintiff on a copy note dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Ashton G Bean
Elyria
State Tax Commission
John H. Watson, Jr
Bean
Mission Corporation
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Standard Oil
Mission Corp
D A. Cook
George Alexander
E. L. Cornell
Pomona Grange To Elect Officers At Akron Meeting
Lorain County Pomona Grange plans an all day Kipton meeting to elect thirteen officers for the next two years. John Barber of Wellington serves as master and Mrs. E D Schramm of Oberlin is lecturer. A noon dinner is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Pomona Grange
Kipton
John Barber
Wellington
E. D. Schramm
Oberlin
State Unemployment Insurance Office To Be Established Here
Regional offices of the state unemployment insurance commission will be located at 322 Broad Street in the property of Catel Floris Inc. subject to approval of the attorney general, announced by Carl G Wahl Ohio Pure Works Director. The office here will be one of many throughout the state. The monument here was reported to ye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Unemployment Insurance Commission
Broad Street
Catek Floris Inc
Carl G. Wahl
Ohio Pure Works
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Minnesota Corn Husker
Ted Balko
Redwood Falls
Minn
Sioux Falls
Balko
Minnesota
Bulletin
National Tube Co
U.S
Lawyers Club
Appeals Court
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