Mayor acts to meet crisis on relief
Elyria mayor W H Vanoster moves to take full direct relief duties for 344 families after October 15 with WPA work programs as the main plan. He forms a three member citizen advisory group and will compile relief data from FERA to fund a ready transition, while county funds remain unavailable.
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W. H. Vanoster
Elyria
Elyrias
Wilk
FERA
Council Finance Committee
County Commissioners Office
Fair Gates Open At Seven In Morning Fair Gates To Open At Seven In Morning
Lorain County Fair Grounds buzzes with preparations for the opening day of the county fair tomorrow. Exhibits are being placed and entries received as officials anticipate the largest fair in years with gates opening at seven in the morning and continuing through Saturday. A full racing program is promised each day with more horses entered than usual and an evening talent show on the grandstand stage. Local 4-H clubs will showcase work with over 425 leaders participating.
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Lorain County Fair
Enches
Merchan
Fey
Lorain County Tax Distributions Reported in State Audit
Wambus dispatches today noted Lorain County received 6456 dollars from the arts, beverage and admissions tax funding reform of poor relief obligations. State Auditor Joseph T. Trace reported state totals of 1818692 dollars in sales tax and related revenues.
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Orain County
Wambus
Joseph T. Trace
Lorain County
Weather forecast for Ohio turns partly cloudy and cooler tonight
The Ohio outlook shows partly cloudy skies and a cooler night. Friday brings fair conditions but grotty colder air in the eastern portion of the state.
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Ohio
Cold Weather In Detroit For Second World Series Game
Detroit October 3. A biting wind kept the temperature in the low 40s as Navin Field hosts the second World Series game between the Cubs and Tigers. Managers Grimm and Cochrane stuck with Roots and Bridges despite the chill. West wind and dry field conditions limited long homers and made catching high balls a skillful gamble.
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Mickey Cochrane
Charler Root
Detroiters
Tommy Bridges
Tennessee
Root
Elderly Man Seriously Hurt Near Elyria in Auto Crash
Comstock 76 of Cleveland was struck while going to his mailbox about 12 38 am east of Elyria. Malcolm Black of Euclid attempted to avoid him and caused the car to flip into a field. Comstock was rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Sheriff Dick questioned the driver as Mills reported his injuries.
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Cleveland
Elyria
Malcolm Black
Euclid. C
Sheriff's Department
Clarence W . Dick
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mills
Critical condition after coal stove blaze in Ohio
Mrs. Lonne lla Hagler aged 78 was reported in critical condition in Xen ia Ohio after flames ignited her clothing while she attempted to start a coal stove.
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Xenia
Loneella Hagler
Emperor Protests To League As Crisis Mounts
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia protested to the League of Nations that Italian bombers struck Aduwa and eastern regions as a grave crisis unfolds. A battle in Aduwa raged while Italy asserted precautionary measures amid Ethiopian mobilization. The League convened to consider penalties and European alarm over potential escalation.
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Spain
League Council Committee of Thirteen
Italy Seeks To Justify Her Program
Rome reports an Italian commander in chief in East Africa has ordered action and troops occupy advanced positions beyond their lines. The communique blames Ethiopian mobilization and warlike spirit for the move while asserting Italy must react to a perceived menace. Italians expect war to start soon with strong popular support for Mussolini and a swift victory anticipated within months.
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Ethiopia
England
Mussolini
Episcopalian Bishop Gailor Dies in Sewanee Tennessee
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor aged 79, longtime dean of Protestant Episcopal ministers, died at Sewanee early today after over a week of illness from indigestion. He was the church’s oldest active bishop and had hovered near death for several days.
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Sewanee
Tenn
Thomas F. Gailor
Gailor
Protestant Episcopal Church
Mobilization Ordered In Ethiopia War Looms Across Frontiers
Ethiopia gears for total defense after Emperor Haile Selassie I orders general mobilization as Italian forces push from the north and south. Reports say air raids hit Aduwa and Adigrat, with civilian casualties, while guerrilla strategy and frontline sections are organized to resist the invasion. The mobilization includes thousands of men women and soldiers, with foreign advisers aiding prime plan.
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United Press
Addis Ababa
Anene
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie I
Aduwa
Adigrat
Agame
Canital
Soren
M.bri
Ethiotia
Italian planes bomb Red Cross hospital at Aduwa
Ethiopia telegraphed to the League of Nations accusing Italian planes of bombing the Red Cross hospital at Aduwa. The message also stated 78 Italian projectiles were found near Aduwa.
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Geneva
Ethiopia
League of Nations Today
Red Cross
Aduwa
Italians Begin Advance Into Ethiopia
Italian forces launch the advance into Ethiopia with Aduwa as the main objective. Squadrons of bombers and fighting planes from the Asmara area head toward Aduwa while Adigrat lies to the east. Tens of thousands of troops move southward across the Mareb river as Italian roads and wells support the advance amid wartime excitement in Eritrea.
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Ethiopia
Adu-wa
Aduwa
Mareb River
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Emilio de Bono
Aduna
Galeazzo Siano
Benito
Mareb
Eritrea
Traijan East African
Eden Leaves London for Paris and Geneva to Press Sanctions
Anthony Eden sails from London with cabinet authority to sustain England's support of the League and demand sanctions against Covenant-breakers. He plans talks with Premier Pierre Laval in Paris, as Dino Grandi visits the foreign office and meets Sir Robert Vansittart.
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Anthony Eden
League Affairs
Paris
Geneva
England
League
Eden
Pierre Laval
France
Dino Grandi
Foreign Office
Robert van Sittart
England France Draw Closer in Suez Question
Paris October 3 British jurists began a study on legal means to bar Italian troopships and supply ships from entering the Suez Canal without disrupting normal traffic. French officials stated the canal would not be closed. The debate showed England and France moving toward unity on Italy's East Africa actions.
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United Press
Paris
Suez Canal
England
France
East Africa
Italy Emulates Manchuria in Ethiopia Invasion
Rome reports Italy will press its invasion of Ethiopia without a formal war declaration. Authorities say the move mirrors Japan’s Manchuria action. Washington awaits clarified dispatches before any arms embargo decision by the U.S. is made.
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Italy
Rome
Ethiopia
Japan
Manchuria
Washington
Cordell Hull
Italian planes bomb two Ethiopian towns at dawn
Italian airplanes attacked Aduwa and Adigrat at dawn destroying hundreds of houses. Reports say 100 homes burned in Adigrat and 15 in Adaira with women and children among the casualties, as the strike came from the north near the Eritrean frontier.
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Addis Ababa
Aduwa
Adigrat
Adaira
Ethiopians Lose Trench Charge As Italians Advance
An unconfirmed report from Addis Ababa states Italian forces pushed seven kilometres on the southern front while about 800 Ethiopians attempting a countercharge were mowed down by machine gun fire. A Cairo dispatch says Aduwa is in flames with many killed, and Egyptian troops began moving into towns including Alexandria.
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Addis Ababa
Aduwa
Paris
Cairo Today
Mony
Alexandria
Egypt
World Markets Nervous as Italian Drive Into Ethiopia
World markets opened nervous as Italian armies began a drive into Ethiopia. Gold currencies eased in New York while London held firm against the dollar. Bond trading opened weak on rail offerings then steadied. Italian loans declined about a point amid light early selling but with solid support for stocks. Gold shipments rose as European fears persisted and New York’s Federal Reserve reported $225 million rushed into U S vaults in September amid war jitters.
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New York
Ethiopia
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bris Totai Iziporis
U S To Keep Clear Of Conflict
President Roosevelt warned the United States will remain un entangled and free as Europe risks war. He spoke in San Diego before sailing home, urging avoidance of European quarrels and echoing fears of repeating 20 years ago. Secretary Hull urged that armed camps do not create ideal trading centers.
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Houston
Panama Canal
Cardl Hull
Europe
United States
Italy
Ethiopia
Hich
United States of America
Hostility Toward Italians Shown By Frenchmen
In Toulouse on October B fifty Italians returning home were escorted by police amid a hostile crowd. French locals shouted anti-Italian and anti-war slogans during the send off. A consular official attended to appeal for protection to regain his office. Only 56 of 4099 volunteers in Toulouxe have answered the call to the colors.
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France
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