Second Cold Wave Grips Most of the U S
The United States from the Rockies to the Atlantic faced a second cold wave after a double blizzard over Thanksgiving weekend. New England faced 10 to 20 inch snowfalls and 29 deaths, while New York City and surrounding areas logged 33 deaths from icy roads as temperatures plunged from Miami to Minnesota. Weather forecasters warned of more snow flurries and record low temps across the South and Northeast. The Coast Guard warned of high winds from Maine to the Virginia Capes.
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Seaboard
Maine
Florida
East
Middle West
New England
New York
Chicago
South
Miami
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Coast Guard
Virginia Capes
Cleveland Has Costly Blaze
Cleveland officials reported a five story Kane Fyre company building fire causing extensive damage. Fire crews battled the flames overnight with 14 companies and thousands of onlookers drawn by a radio broadcast. Early estimates ranged from 150000 to 325000 with later revisions placing damage at 150000 to 200000 for the structure and 50000 for contents. The building, owned by the M W Heller estate and leased to Lernard M and Marvin A Kane, was heavily damaged as walls remained while water and ice hindered efforts.
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Kane Fyre 1Nityre Co
Joseph Sweeny
M. W. Heller
Belle M. Miller
Lernard M
Marvin A. Kane
Hughes-Keenan founder dies in Mansfield heart attack
Arthur Hughes, 60, president and founder of Hughes-Keenan Structural Iron Co., died after a heart attack returning from church in Mansfield. He served as Past Grand Monarch of the Ohio Baku Grotto. In Warren, M O Messer, 96, oldest active bailiff and last member of Bell Harmon Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, died. he had been a Trumbull county common pleas court bailiff until retiring in 1937.
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Hughes
Hughes-Keenan Structural Iron Co
Ohio Baku Grotto
Ohio Weather Forecast Turns Warmer Next Day
The Ohio forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures away from Lake Erie. A high pressure system over the Gulf region brings the coldest southeast weather, while a low over the St. Lawrence valley spurs more snowfall in the Northeast and Manitoba's low moves east as plains warm.
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Florida
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Manitoba
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Rocky Mountain Plateau
Suit contests congressman's election in sixth Ohio district
Emory F Smith defeated Republican candidate sues in Ohio Supreme Court to overturn Rep. James G. Polk reelection citing counting errors and fraudulent voting in Pike county. Smith seeks impounding of Pike and Scioto ballots and to block certification. preliminary hearing set.
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Ohio Supreme Court Today
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William J. Kennedy
Portsmouth
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Youngstown
Personnel Director to Speak at Carrier Banquet
Paul Barrett personnel director of Ohio Oil Co will be the speaker at The Chronicle Telegram Newspa per Carrier Boys Association annual award banquet. The Elks club hosts December 8 at 6 30 PM for about two hundred city and suburban carriers and alumni. Barrett has held YMCA posts in Columbus Findlay and led civic groups. expects many carriers and alumni present.
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Recall Men to Work in Youngstown Steel Plant
In Youngstown Ohio on November 28 Central Fireproofing Co. will recall more workers and expand hours for those already on part time schedules after securing a 1939 contract to supply government departments with steel files and desks. President George C. Brainard announced the move today.
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Central Fireproofing Co
George C. Brainard
Mouthful skater drowns near Mineral Ridge pond
Tommy Davis, 12, drowned after he and companion Harry OConnell fell through ice on a pond formed by Mean Der Dam backwater near Mineral Ridge. OConnell saved himself. Davis was recovered an hour and a half later.
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Harry
Tommy
U S Government Runs Higher Deficit Than Last Year
Treasury figures show the government is slipping further into the red, with monthly deficits near 330 million dollars since July. The year to date, the net deficit totals about 1.918 billion, vs 678 million the previous year, risking a public debt above 39 billion if borrowing rises next month.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Plan to Amend Neutrality Act Prepared for Roosevelt
New York Nov 28 government experts prepare amendments to the Neutrality Act to grant the President power to identify aggressors, impose embargoes, and halt war materials shipments. The plan aims to bolster U S foreign policy with wider discretion, potential targets include Canada and Latin American nations.
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Canada
Elyria Merchants to Announce Christmas Gift Ideas
Local merchants will publish special Christmas merchandise suggestions in Wednesday's Chronicle Telegram. Advertisements will showcase gifts and merchandise arranged to aid shoppers in Elyria and Lorain County.
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Vote Threat To Extend Strike In Packing Industry
Chicago November 28 Two livestock handlers tied to the American Federation of Labor went back to work at the strike-bound Union Stockyards station entering through a rear gate while 250 CIO pickets guarded the main entrance. A 100 police detail patrolled to prevent clashes. Police reported two bullets were fired through the AFL headquarters front door earlier that morning. no determination of the shooter was made.
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AFL
Two Farmers Kidnapped by Kansas Outlaws in Michigan
State police hunt intensified as gunmen abducted Henry Vicksburg and Claud Mennis near Mendon. The trio fled in a 1934 sedan toward Detroit after a running gun battle, injuring, kidnapping and seizing two farmers and cars. Police blocked roads around Kalamazoo, checking hospitals for wounded desperadoes.
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Massillon Teen Fatally Hit. Classmate Charged
In Massillon a 15 year old, William Kork, died after being struck by a car while riding a coaster last night. William Cleaver, 19, was charged with operating an automobile without a driver's license.
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William Kork
William Cleaver
Mrs Garfield Reports Armistice Day in Paris Letter
Mrs Garfield writes from Europe about Armistice Day scenes in Paris with the crowd at the Arc de Triomphe, the Unknown Soldier grave flag display, and a three minute silence. She recounts mirrors used by women to view the parade, the colorful soldiers, and the vast European flags visible in the city.
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Pope Pius XI Recovers and Plans World Peace Encyclical
Pope Pius XI, 81, resumed near normal activity in Rome after a Friday health scare. He walked to his throne without aide to meet 400 Hungarian pilgrims and conferred with Vatican attaches, with plans for an encyclical on world problems and a renewed stance against war, communism, and calls for international cooperation.
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Pius XI
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General Strike In France Set For Wednesday
Paris reports indicate Renault workers resumed some shifts after guards evicted sit-down strikers. Government talks precede a nationwide strike planned for Wednesday as Daladier seeks full powers to curb unrest. Railway unions defy plan to run lines with military engineers amid warnings of possible disorders.
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Polish and Czech Troops Clash Over Slovakia Occupation
WARSAW November 28 At least three Polish soldiers were killed and several wounded in clashes between Polish and Czech troops in the Ja vorina district of Slovakia as Poland asserts occupation. Czech sources say the occupation was premature noting the Dec 1 date. An official Polish communique lists a major and two soldiers killed and two captains wounded with serious injuries.
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Bricker Inauguration Set For January Ninth In Columbus
Governor elect John W. Bricker and four Republican state officials chosen for January 9 will be sworn in at a downtown Columbus auditorium in a simple ceremony with no inaugural ball. The event will be broadcast by radio and followed by a public reception. Also inaugurated will be Lieutenant Governor elect Paul M. Herbert Attorney General elect Thomas J. Herbert Secretary of State elect Earl Griffith and State Treasurer elect Don H. Ebright.
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John W. Bricker
Ed D. Schorr
Bricker
Paul M. Herbert
Thomas J. Herbert
Earl Griffith
Don H. Ebright
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Scherr
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House
Irwin Convicted of Triple Slaying Gets 139 Year Term
Robert Irwin, 31, a former Rockland State Hospital inmate, was sentenced in New York for Easter 1937 killings. Judge James G. Wallace imposed 99 years for Frank Byrnes murder and 20 years to life each for the mothers and her daughter, totaling 139 years behind bars.
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James C. Wallace
Beekman Hill
Robert Irwin
Rockland State Hospital
Ronnie Gedeon
Frank Byrnes
Gedeon
James G. Wallace
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Hundreds Guard Against Brush Fires in Southern California
In Los Angeles on November 28, several hundred men remained on duty to prevent a recurrence of brush fires that had denuded over 30,000 acres of timber and brush since the previous Wednesday. By day’s end only scattered blazes persisted, with forest supervisors and fire chiefs reporting the fires under control.
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Los Angeles
California
Bricker to Reveal First Appointee Tuesday in Ohio
Governor-Elect John W Bricker says he will announce the first appointees on Tuesday amid a flood of job applications. He hints the initial reveal may include his secretary or cabinet members as harmony grows among Republicans electing McCulloch as speaker and McGregor as speaker pro tem. The plan aims for a short biennial session and swift legislative work. Secretary of State-elect Earl Griffith will announce his four key appointments next week as party leaders prepare for the caucuses in Columbus.
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U.P
John W. Bricker
Bricker
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House
William M. McCulloch
Piqua
J. Harry McGregor
Coshocton County
Earl Griffith
Senate
Frank E. Whittemore
Akron
Thomas E. Bateman
Evergreen Tree Planted in Ely Park in Elyria
A small evergreen tree is being planted in the northwest corner of Ely Park to serve as a municipal Christmas tree. If it thrives it will remain for years and be decorated with colored lights to enhance downtown holiday illumination. Arthur Ely, the park commission's newest member, directs the planting and the tree may become a permanent feature if it grows well.
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Elyria
Ely Park
Park Commission
Arthur Ely
Too Early For Good Coasting At Cascade Park
Elyria park workers report Cascade Park coasting hills not yet ready for use as ground beneath the snow remains too soft. Despite cold weather stirring interest in winter sports, the hills cannot provide safe sledding until the ground firms up.
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Elyria
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