Chinese Half Japanese Offensive Shanghai Battle Report
United Press dispatch from Shanghai describes Chinese forces halting a Japanese offensive, countering with heavy shelling and machine gun fire. Chinese artillery scored direct hits on the Japanese naval HQ area in Hongkew as fighting raged in marshy fields and alleys near Chapel North Railroad station.
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United Press
Shanghai
Chapel-North
Hongkew
International Settlement
Tazang
Chapei
Pootung
Whangpoo River
Weather Summary for Ohio and Nearby Regions
Partly cloudy with chances of showers in central and eastern portions tonight and Wednesday. Cooler in western and southern parts Wednesday as a low pressure trough extends from Manitoba to Oklahoma. General showers and thunderstorms have affected the Great Lakes Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic and northern Plains in the past 24 hours with temperatures rising east of the Mississippi while the Dakotas and Rocky Mountain area feel cooler.
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Ohio
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Oklahoma
Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Plains States
United States
Dakotas
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Former Clerks At Postoffice To Be Kiwanis Guests
Three Elyria postoffice retirees will be honored guests at the Kiwanis meeting at Graystone Hotel. R B Lersch will speak. Honorees Wilford Perkins and Holcombe have 99 years in postal service combined. Nominations and delegate elections to the state convention in Toledo are on the agenda, with the convention set for October 17 to 20.
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Elyria Postoffice
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Graystone Hotel
R. B. Lersch
Elyria
F. W. Wilford
Princeton Avenue
Parcel Post Office
B. A. Perkins
Ninth Street
Registry Division
J. R. Holcombe
West Avenue
Wilford
Perkins
Holcombe
Teachers Seek Full Sick Leave Pay Change in Elyria Plan
The Elyria Board of Education debated replacing the current half salary for ten sick days with full pay for up to ten days per year, plus sick leave accumulating to 30 days in three years. Death in the immediate family would cost full pay for up to three days. but with a partial board, the motion was postponed pending a future meeting and custodians’ similar request.
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Elyria Board of Education
Hunger strike at Stateville prison nears two thousand joined
JOLIET Ill Oct 5 Stateville prison officials waited confidently today for nearly 2000 prisoners to end their hunger strike. They laid in extra supplies of tear gas and kept reserve guards on duty as a precaution against violence.
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Joliet
Ill
Stateville
Two Graduation Plans Considered for Elyria High School
Elyria Board of Education discussed handling an estimated 280 to 300 graduates next June with two separate commencements to fit the limited auditorium capacity. A January start for midyear 28 or 29 students was rejected. diplomas will be awarded in June. The board also weighed suspending the baccalaureate service due to seating limits, pending ministers’ input.
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Elyria Board of Education
Ely Stadium
Canton
Wellington Man Is Badly Injured
Wellington D Oct 5 William Botsford returning home from General Industries in Elyria at about 3 30 am today suffered severe injuries when the steering mechanism on his car broke and the car turned over several times on Route 20 south of Elyria Botsford was thrown from the vehicle He was taken to the Falls Clinic for a deep hip gash a head wound and shoulder bruises Then he was taken to his mother Mrs Paul Nichols home on Courtland Street
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Wellington
William Botsford
General Industries
Elyria
Botsford
Falls Clinic
Paul Nichols
Courtland Street
Six People Injured In Auto Accidents
Six persons sustained minor injuries in traffic accidents reported since yesterday afternoon. Donna Jean Lawrence of 1104 East Avenue remained at Elyria Memorial Hospital with lacerations and bruises after being struck near her home by Earl Andress of Fuller Road. a child darted into the path of the car. Cleveland residents Ted Petko 23 Mildred Malina 18 and Betty Ryba 19 were treated for lacerations after their car went off a 15 foot embankment on Route 57 near Grafton. Bernard Seville on a bicycle was hit on Lodi Street near Lake Avenue, and the car fled the scene causing facial bruising. Leonard Good 30 and Minnie Good were injured when Good's car struck a pole on Sugar Ridge Road. Christ Van Luit of Elyria was driving the other car.
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Donna Jean Lawrence
East Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Earl Andress
Fuller Road
Andress
Carl Vick
Plural Court
Milo Phelps
Robson Court
Ted Petko
Mildred Malina
Betty Ryba
Cleveland
Grafton
Bernard Seville
Erie Street
Lodi Street
Lake Avenue
Leonard Good
Oxford Avenue
Sheriff's Department
Sugar Ridge Road
Elyria
Christ van Luit
R. D
Minnie Good
Chester Cordy
Dates Set for Lake Erie High School League Contests
The Lake Erie High School League announced dates after its Cleveland meeting. The extempore speaking contest is set for March 11 at Shaw High School and the music festival for March 19 at Shaker Heights. Each school may enter one extempore contestant, with the festival featuring choirs and one instrumental number from a school. Elyria High School sent 15 officials and teachers to oversee league activities.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland
Shaw High School
Shaker Heights
Elyria High School
Gomez And Hubbell To Pitch Opening World Series Game
New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy named Vernon Gomez to oppose Carl Hubbell of the Giants in the opening game of the World Series tomorrow. The matchup marks a premier southpaw duel for the classic to commence in over a decade.
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Gomez
Hubbell
New York
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Vernon (Letty) Gomez
Carl Hubbell
Giants
New Record Set At Hospital Elyria Memorial
Elyria Memorial Hospital reports a new monthly record for September under Superintendent Frank W W Hoover. Patient days reached 3125, averaging 104.5 per day, surpassing June’s 102. All departments, including crippled children, accident, and maternity services, show increases, signaling broader local hospital use. Hoover notes much private room work and expresses trustees’ concern over choosing Klyma Memorial Hospital.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Frank W.W. Hoover
Hoover
Elyria
Klyma Mequorial Hospital
Secret Supreme Court session on Black disqualification questions
The nine justices meet at noon in secret session to consider motions challenging Hugo Black's constitutional eligibility. Black will attend but may not join discussions on the motions, and questions arise about whether he should disqualify on cases involving New Deal laws enacted during his Senate tenure. The conference also weighs granting reviews of over 400 lower court decisions and Levitt's bid to challenge Black's eligibility.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Black
Senate
Albert Levitt
Levitt
Funeral Services For Former Elyrian Held Here Wed
Funeral services for James G. Horgan a 52 year old former Elyrian who died yesterday in Polyclinic Hospital Cleveland will be held at the Nichols Funeral Home at 2 p m Wednesday The Elyria Elks Lodge will handle services at Brookdale Cemetery where burial will take place He is survived by his wife Avis and son Maurice 24 with his mother in Ireland and his former positions at Ohio Public Service Company and Republic Steel noted
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James G. Horgan
Polyclinic Hospital
Cleveland
Nichols Funeral Home
Horgan
Ohio Public Service Company
Republic Steel Company
Elyria Elks Lodge
President Roosevelt Presses Crop Law Reform and Labor Bills
On the Roosevelt special train en route to Hyde Park the president urged Congress to pass crop surplus controls and wage and hour laws. He linked these acts to restoring New Deal pillars and hinted at a possible special session to push economic legislation. The speech was well received by about 15,000 listeners in St. Paul.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
UPI
Supreme Court
St. Paul
AAA
NRA
Northwest
Congress
Pacific Coast
Reorganization of Police Dept Under Way
Elyria accelerates police reform with one added officer and four patrolmen under a new ordinance. Two readings remain before final passage, likely adding staff after year start. current force stands at 22, awaiting vacancy fill. Exams set for October 14 for Sergeant Detective and four patrolman posts. Patrolman Waldron resigns November 1, retiring on pension. New structure: one chief, one captain, two lieutenants, two detectives, two sergeants, and 20 patrolmen.
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Elyria
F. W. Zarnke
Lloyd Sweet
I. D. Faxon
Frank Waldron
Waldron
Faxon
Dividend planned for Sandusky bank depositors
State Banking Superintendent Samuel H. Squire announced that depositors of the closed Commercial Banking and Trust Co. of Sandusky would receive an immediate 10 percent cash dividend totaling about 250000 dollars.
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Columbus, CO
Samuel H. Squire
Commercial Banking and Trust Co
Sandusky
Duke and Duchess to Leave Sunday for Germany
Paris dispatch says the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will depart by train Sunday for Germany to study housing conditions among the working classes. The announcement came from the Duke's secretary J H Carter.
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Germany
Paris
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
J. H. Carter
Roosevelt urges cooperation with labor leaders
President Roosevelt urged the American Federation of Labor to continue cooperation among workers and management to consolidate substantial gains for American workers. He spoke at the AFL convention and emphasized working together to advance labor interests.
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Denver
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor Convention
Roosevelt urges world peace and quarantine of aggressors
President Roosevelt warned of growing world lawlessness and proposed a concerted effort by peace-loving nations to quarantine aggressor powers Germany Italy and Japan. He accused violations of treaties and spoke against neutrality while urging positive steps for peace. The remarks were delivered at Chicago during the Outerlink bridge dedication.
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Chicago
United States
Roosevelt
Spain
China
Germany
Italy
Japan
America
Outerlink Bridge
Roosevelt Calls for Action to Stop Japan Invasion
President Roosevelt’s Chicago speech is seen by officials as a plea for concrete action by Peace-abiding powers to halt Japan’s invasion of China. It signals readiness to join in international police efforts to preserve world peace and stiffens the good neighbor policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chiesto
Japan
China
Great Britain
France
League of Nations
United States
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