Five Injured In Accidents On Route 18
Two traffic crashes on Route 18 near Wellington after midnight left five people hurt one seriously. Paul Romeis, 26, in Falls Clinic with brain concussion and facial injuries from a crash at 12:45 a m Sunday while riding with Carl McKenzie, 23, of Wellington. Minor injuries to four others treated after a separate two-vehicle side swipe on Route 14 west of Wellington at 2 a m Sunday. Additional minor damages reported from collisions on Broad street between Saturday afternoon and yesterday morning involving local residents.
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Wellington
Paul Romeis
Falls Clinic
Carl McKenzie
Anthony Pollock
Paul Johnson
Elmer Peterson
Richard Harris
Pittsfield
Margery Searles
Oberlin
Leona Spoerr
New London
Don McRoberts
Edward Chisler
Pittsburgh
Catherine Price
Middle Avenue
Broad Street
Nettie Stiles
Purdie Avenue
C. W. Oakley
East River Street
West Avenue
New Fire Truck May Arrive Next Week
Elmira’s new quadruple combination fire truck, tested at the factory, may be delivered to Elmria Fire Department next week to replace Hose Truck No. 1. Chief W N Bates says the apparatus, second of three ordered after National Board of Fire Underwriters recommendations, features a 100 gallon water tank a pump and 45 foot letters and room for more hose and equipment.
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Elmria
W. N. Bates
Bates
Elmira
N.Y
Flyvia
Fire
National Board of Fire
Gates Hospital Names New Supervisor for Crippled Children
Miss Helen J T Collins begins duties as supervisor at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children succeeding Mrs Helen Riley Stoney of Ashland who resigned after marriage. Stoney served two years. Collins came from Lakeside Hospital Cleveland bringing extensive pediatric experience. She is Marshall College graduate Huntington West Virginia and trained at Children’s Hospital Detroit.
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Helen JT. Collins
Gates Hospital
Crippled Children
Helen Riley Stoney
Ashland
Stoney
Collings
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
Frank Hoover
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gates
Marshall College
Huntington
W. Va
Children's Hospital
Detroit
Three Times Premier of Roumania Dies
Marshal Alexander Averescu, 79, three times premier and World War I Romanian army commander, died last night in Bucharest.
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Roumania
Bucharest
U.P
Alexander Averescu
Weather Summary for Ohio and Surrounding Regions
General forecast notes fair tonight with a gradual rise in temperatures Tuesday. A broad high pressure area centers over the St. Lawrence Valley, extending over the eastern country. Low pressure dominates the Northern Plains and Puget Sound while highs persist over Alberta and California. Overall weather is fair with light scattered showers in the northwest. Temperatures remain moderate across the Plains while the East stays cool east of the Mississippi.
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Ohio
St. Lawrence Valley
Plains
Puget Sound
Alberta
California
Plains States
Mississippi
AFL Leaders Push Changes as Labor Body Looms over New Deal
The 45th AFL convention opens in Houston with calls for sweeping reforms to New Deal social and labor policy. Leaders threaten a break with the President over the National Labor Relations Board and Wagner Act amendments. The Executive Council vows to fight the reappointment of NLRB member Donald Wakefield Smith, seen as biased toward CIO. Proposals aim to curb broad NLRB powers, allow appeals, protect bona fide contracts, tighten plant election rules, and define bargaining unit scope for craftsmen and unskilled workers.
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Houston
Tex
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
A. Plot Ll
Congress
Donald Wakefield Smith
NLRB
Senate
Counel
Smith
Committee For Industrial Organization
Councy
AFL of L
Chronicle-Telegram delayed by mechanical failure
The Chronicle-Telegram was late tonight due to a mechanical failure. The repair was made as quickly as possible. It was not the fault of the carrier or any other person. It was just one of those unforeseen mechanical difficulties.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Six Czechs Arrested By Germans
At Eger airfield in Germany on October 3, six Czech officers and soldiers were arrested by German army officials after the Czechs returned to the field following withdrawal. The Germans said the captured group was forced to throw two hand grenades before surrendering and they were jailed in the village. Earlier, German officials claimed Czech artillery fired on Boerniseh Krummnau in a neutral zone. the International Military Commission investigated and the Czechs denied the charges, while the Germans said commission members found firing and allowed German occupation of the village.
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Eger
Germany
Boerniseh Krummnau
International Military Commission
Fire Destroys Large Barn on Mrs Abbe Farm
A large 40 by 23 foot barn on Mrs Elizabeth Abbe's Stop 77 Cleveland Road farm burned yesterday afternoon. The origin is undetermined and the loss amount is unavailable. Ridgeville and Elyria fire departments responded. the Ridgeville unit could not save the structure but prevented spread to nearby buildings. Sparks fell on several roofed structures but no additional fires were reported.
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Elizabeth Abbe
Cleveland Road
Abbe
Ridgeville
Elyria
New Federal Deficit Record Expected For Fiscal Year
Washington reports the first quarter of the 1939 fiscal year shows a gross deficit of 700.98 million dollars as income reached 1.509 billion while expenditures rose to 2.210 billion. The deficit nears the September total of 54.34 million and may set a Roosevelt deficit record by year end due to rising relief costs and defense spending.
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Washington
Federal
Treasury
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Agriculture Adjustment Program
Civilian Conservation Corps
Slow jury selection in bribery trial opens in Common Pleas
Slow progress marked the opening of a slot machine bribery trial in Common Pleas Court with Judge Guy B Findley presiding As jurors were questioned nine of eleven seated by noon and peremptory challenges were used by both sides Five defendants include William Peer Harry Ziegman Dave Crawford Sr Dave Crawford Jr and Stanton S Hobbs Defense objected to Rev Will J Foster at the prosecution table He was asked to retire pending a ruling Jurors seated or excused hailed from Elyria Lorain Avon Lake Wakeman Wellington and Cherlin with names such as Melvin Meddock Gwendolyn Wagner Ruby Fulmer Anna Barclay Anne Dort and Ellen Reynolds identified
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Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Tis
William Peer
Harry Ziegman
Dave Crawford
Dave Crawford Jr
Stanton S. Hobbs
William F. Grall
William G. Smith
Alfred G. Bauer
Elyria
Charles F. Adams
Lon B. Adams
Will J Foster
Foster
Melvin Meddock
Gwendolyn Wagner
Lorain
Ruby Fulmer
Eastern Heights
Blvd
Anna Barclay
Grant Street
Anne Dort
Avon Lake
Etta Latteman
Wakeman
O. H. Dirlam
Wellington
William T. Behr
Cherlin
Ellen Reynolds
Alice Platner
Howard Peters
Edwin Wolfe
Hazel McLean
Lena Foster
Harry Gregg
R. G. Pferrer
Rev. C. C. Smith
Maxine Metzger
William Jasper
Chief Justice Pays Tribute To Cardozo
The Supreme Court opened its 1938 39 term with seven justices present and one vacant seat for the late Benjamin N Cardozo. Chief Justice Hughes paid tribute, noting the irreparable loss to the court and sadness among the justices. Oral argument on the Tennessee Valley Authority case was postponed to November fourteenth.
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Cardozo
Washington
Supreme Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo
James C. McReynolds
Charles Evans Hughes
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hughes
Democrats To Hold Unity Meeting At Lorain
Democrats plan a unity gathering at Antlers Hotel Lorain at 7:30 p m to seal a united front for the November ticket The event follows a Saturday plan session with Lorain County Democratic groups and outlines campaign leadership including Ben N Harris Howard Cobb and Joseph Conley plus district heads and aides.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Antlers
Davey
Sawyer
United Front
Democratic Executive Committee
County Central Committee
County Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs
Arthur Limbach
Democratic State Executive Committee
Columbus
Ben N. Harris
Howard Cobb
Central Committee
Joseph B. Conley
Lorain City
Frank Henke
Elyria
R. J. Fortney
Wellington
J. J. Smythe
Amherst
Joseph Conley
Henry Webber
Jessie Webber
Jacob Levin
William Jenne
Social Security Liberalization Plans Move Forward
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration intends to liberalize the Federal Social Security program by revising the spent security setup before new tax measures. The effort aims to curb old age pension schemes and to influence November elections in several states. Treasury data on fiscal aspects of a broader program are being prepared.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Democratic
California
Maine
West Virginia
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Florida
Morgenshau
Sheridan Downey
Doughton
N. C
Ways and Means Committee
Townsend
Bricker To Speak Twice In County
Preparations were completed for two public addresses in Lorain County by John W. Bricker Republican candidate for governor. He speaks at Finney Chapel Oberlin at 7 p m under the Public Affairs Society then at Lorain High School Auditorium at 8 p m with Edward S. Sheck of Akron as first speaker. Lorain program overseen by Malcolm Thomson.
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Lorain County
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Finney Chapel
Oberlin
Public Affairs Society
Lorain
Edward S. Sheck
Akron
Congress
Rotary district chief to visit Elyria club Tuesday
District Governor Charles A. Hoot of Orrville will pay his official visit to the Elyria Rotary Club tomorrow. He will address the noon meeting at the Elks Restaurant and meet with club directors and committee chairs at 10 46 a m to discuss Rotary activities.
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Charles A. Hoot
Orrville
Rotary
Elyria
Hitler Triumphs in Sudetenland Welcome as Reich Grows
Adolf Hitler entered Sudetenland amid wild cheering in Eger and Hof Bavaria, pledging the region will remain part of Germany. He reviewed occupation forces with Konrad Henlein and reiterated a vow that Sudetenland will never be torn from the Reich, marking another triumph since Austria’s 1938 annexation. The ceremony featured Sepp Dietrich and other top Nazis as the border was crossed and sovereignty symbolically accepted.
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Edward W. Beattie JR
Eger
Sudetenland
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Fuehrer
Vienna
Austria
Third Reich
Hitler
Bavaria
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Sepp Dietrich
Hof
Asch
Konrad Henlein
Sudeten Party
New Reich Cmmissioner
Henle
Sudeten
Germany
Berlin
Walter von Reichenau
Zone No. 3
Whg
Aschau
Selb
Conrad Hentein
Britain Ready To Make Loans To Czechoslovakia
Foreign Minister Viscount Halifax told the House of Lords Britain stands ready to advance 10 million pounds immediately to Czechoslovakia in response to a Czech request for 30 million pounds. The aid follows loss of key regions under the four power Munich peace plan and reflects wartime economic support considerations.
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London
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Munich
Clear Way For Penna. Probe
The State Supreme Court voided laws by Gov. Farley to halt a grand jury inquiry of a state administration crime system. It also ruled that the Attorney General cannot supersede Dauphin County District Attorney Shelley in a grand jury probe into graft and corruption among Earle and 13 Democratic state leaders. The court sent the record to Dauphin for potential replacement of Shelley and cleared the way for the Dauphin Grand Jury to begin immediately.
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Pittsburgh
State Supreme Court
George H. Farle
Guy B. Bard
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Grest
Earle
Dauphin Court
Shelley
Dauphin Grand Jury
Modified Martial Law Established In Sudetenland
Berlin reports a modified martial law state in the Sudetenland as German troops push beyond former Czechoslovakia frontiers. Hitler plans rapid demobilization after occupation, with a decree letting court martial try offenses against Germany in the Sudeten area. Keitel and Guertner issued the decree amid propaganda notes.
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Berlin
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Sudeten
Wilhelm Keitel
Armed Forces
Franz Guertner
Ministry of Propaganda
Warn Armaments Threaten Democracies And Economy
Washington dispatch reports the Foreign Policy Association warns the global arms race drains economies and risks undermining democracies. Armament costs rose from 4.0 billion in 1933 to over 17.0 billion in 1938, signaling strain on national economies and repeated calls for international economic action.
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Washington
Foreign Policy Association
William T. Stone
Europe
Roosevelt Wate
Sen. Lewis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Ludlow
Ind
United States
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Answers Charge Of Surrender To Hitler
London October 6 British re armament will rise as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain defends his peace policy in the Commons. Alfred Duff Cooper attacks policy, claims Munich declaration betrayed allies and warned of future German demands.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
Admiralty
Alfred Duff Cooper
Duff Cooper
Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Fuehrer
Duf Cooper
Demobilization to Begin After Sudeten Occupation
BERLIN Oct 3 Adolf Hitler plans to start demobilizing Germanys army of about 1 506 000 men immediately after completing the occupation of the Sudetenland around Oct 10 It is forecast that maneuvers will be officially ended by next week and reserves sent home The plan includes a possible two to three month semi vacation for Hitler at Berchtesgaden while diplomatic talks may follow Munichs four power agreement and aims to explore Mediterranean issues and German French friendship
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Sudetenland
Europe
Hitler
Sudeten
Berchstesgaden
Bavarian
Munich
Great Britain
France
Italy
Service Director Lees Pumper In Final Test
Service Director 1 D Faxon returned to his office after a two weeks vacation trip. He visited the American LaFrance Fire Equipment plant in Elmira New York and saw the final testing of the citys new pumper which is to be delivered this week. The third piece of equipment, an 85 foot seris bedhardt truck, will not be delivered before November.
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1. D. Faxon
LaFrance Fare Equipment
Elmira
N.Y
Faxon
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Woodring
George van Horn Moseley
Fourth Army Corps
Moseley
U. S Army
Acme
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Alfred Dulf Cooper
Penna
Sen
Burke
Neb
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