Eleven Killed In Forest Fires Near Fort Frances
Reports from Fort Frances Ontario say at least eleven people are dead from forest fires in the area. Nine bodies have been brought to Fort Frances across the border from International Falls Minnesota as wires report wide area fires. Orville Williams of Little Falls Minnesota died in a collision between two forestry service trucks in smoke near the fire lines, with another CCC boy injured. An aged couple Mr and Mrs Grant Admire near Warroad Minnesota and two Indian guides sent to save them are missing. Several homes burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifeg
Man
Fort Frances
Ontario
International Falls
Minn
Minnesota
Orville Williams
Little Falls
CCC
Nevis
Forestry Service
Grant Admire
Warroad
WPA invites bids for county truck hiring in Lorain
Ten bids are sought by the State Procurement Office in Columbus for hiring 1.5 to 2 ton hydraulic dump trucks for WPA work in Lorain County. Bids due by 10:30 a.m. Oct 17. Bids issued under new competitive procedure effective through June 30, 1939, with bidding forms available at Akron district WPA office or Columbus Procurement Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Lorain County
U. S. Treasury
Columbus
Fred Roose
Farm Bureau Co-operative Building
Carl Watson
Comptroller General of the
United States
Ohio
Akron
Farm Bureau Co-operative
N. High Street
Townsend Club Hears Detroit Man in Elyria meeting
Townsend Club No 1 held a lively evening with Detroit speaker J F Winneur second visit. He shared progress from states visited and defined the Townsend Plan as Christianity in Action and Practice. Music by Townsend songs led by Winneur and Jean Groff on piano followed a talk by Mel Brown on membership drive. Next Monday a Townsend rally is set for the high school auditorium with Wayne B Albers Edward S Sheck and Preecher Hess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Townsend Club
J. F. Winneur
Detroit
Mich
Winneur
Townsend
Jean Groff
Mel Brown
Wayne B. Albers
Edward S. Sheck
Preecher Hess
Columbia Town Hall
Longsworth
Odd Fellow Hall
Ely- Tia
Tom & Jerry’ Orchestra
Lindberghs Arrive At Berlin Airport
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrive at Templehof Airdrome Berlin for a four day stay from Rotterdam. A UPI correspondent informs Lindbergh of a Pravda letter alleging fascist sympathy and slights toward the Soviet air force. He replies I have nothing to say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.B
Charles A. Lindbergh
Templehof
Rotterdam
Netherlands
United Press
Lindbergh
Pravda
Death notices from Elyria and surrounding areas reported
Obituaries list Mrs Albertina Pallas 86 of Elyria died at daughter’s home after five weeks illness born in Germany came to America 1871 survived by many children one son and two daughters and numerous grandchildren services at St Pauls Elyria burial Ridge lawn. Additional notices: Mrs Ellen Irvine Wakeman 90 died at Wakeman with son Pierpont and granddaughter. funeral at Pease Funeral Home Wakeman. Mrs Pauline Sander 93 died at home in Webster Grove Missouri. services at Parker Undertaking Parlor and interment Oak Hill Cemetery Kirkwood Missouri. Bodies to Nichols Funeral Home for temporary custody in Elyria.
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Albertina Pallas
Albert Pallas
John Reese
Oberlin Road
Mleness
Pallas
Gallenson
Germany
Elyria
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
America
Mary Fox
Charles
Prank
Albert
Henry
Ernest
Reinhardt
Gustave Pailas
Nichols Funeral Home
St Paul's Church
Ernst Irion
Ridgelawn
Ellen Irvine Wakeman
Ellen Irvine
Don Hastings
Evanston
Tiinois
George
Pease Funeral Home
Wakeman
Pauline Sander
Herman W. Sander
West Avenue
Sander
Clara J. Mueller
St. Louis
Missouri
Cora S. Bates
Oak Hill Cemetery
Kirkwood
Nichols Funeral
Seek Settlement In Auto Hours Dispute
DETROIT Oct UPI United Automobile Workers officials met with officers of two of the auto industry's Big Three to settle a dispute over a 32 hour work week and grievances. R J Thomas and Herman Weckler confer on the 32 hour week after Briggs Manufacturing idled 9 000 workers and 6 000 Plymouth employees were idle last Friday. Jack Little presents Buick grievances to General Motors officials and may push the 32 hour week to GM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U—Upi—United
Automobile Workers Union
Uaws
R. J. Thomas
UAW
Herman Weckler
Chrysler Corp
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Plymouth
Jack Little
Flint
Buick
General Motors Corp
Little
General Motors
Denies Motions In Spy Ring Case
Federal Judge John G. Knox denied defense motions in the German spy ring case over admissibility of letters and code books seized in the cabin of Johanna Hofmann the 26 year old former hairdresser aboard the Europa. Hofmann and three others face trial Friday as authorities disclose the seized material and challenge its legality.
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New York
John G. Knox
Johanna Hofmann
George C. Dix
Miss Hofmann
Change Surplus Distribution Date
Relief office clients who usually call on Wednesday for surplus commodities must call Thursday this week. E Holmes relief director notes this change in schedule and urges affected clients to contact the office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Office
E. Holmes
William Anderson Dies in Route 23 Crash Near Bloomfield
William Anderson, 40, of Columbus, died after his car struck a culvert and overturned on Route 23 three miles north of South Bloomfield. He was en route to Hurricane, West Virginia to visit his wife when the crash occurred last midnight. he was pinned beneath the vehicle and bled to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William Anderson
South Bloomfield
Hurricane
W. Va
Burns Prove Fatal in Dayton Stove Explosion
In Dayton Ohio Mrs Grace Dunn 26 a housekeeper died from burns sustained last Friday when a stove exploded as her employer Ervin Shaw tried to light it with kerosene Shaw died Friday The accident occurred on October 11 194? as reported by U P.
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Dayton
U.P
Grace Dunn
Ervin Shaw
Shaw
British Author Held Aboard Ship Over Visa Cancellation
New York October 1 1935 British author and lecturer John Strachey was held on the Normandie unable to land for a U S lecture tour after his visa was cancelled by the state department Three immigration officers at Ellis Island reviewed the case but could not override higher authority Strachey had been under investigation for political beliefs during his prior visit and left voluntarily before completion Immigrant law cited excludes Communists as advocates of violent overthrow of government not as a specific category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Strachey
United States
State Department
Ellis Island
Strachey
Immigration Office
Department of Labor
Engle Divorce Case Filed in Court House
Mary Jane Engle sues Theodore William Engle of 218 West Avenue for divorce on grounds of cruelty. Proceedings commence today in the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Engle
Theodore Wiliam Engle
218 West Avenue
Wellington Man Found Dead On Roof
Irwin Cowley 68 of East Hamilton street Wellington died yesterday afternoon from a stroke while painting the kitchen roof. His body lay on the roof until help arrived. A physician pronounced death due to stroke. He was a retired street car motorman. Survived by widow Lottie daughter Mrs. Robert Clemm of Bay Village and two grandsons. Funeral in Cleveland Thursday. burial at West Park Cemetery.
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Irwin Cowley
East Hamilton Street
Wellington
Mr. Cowler
Mr. Cowley
Cowleys
Lakewood
Cowley
Lottie
Robert Clemm
Bay Village
Cleveland
West Park Cemetery
Report On Pension Schemes Prepared
Experts from the Social Security Board prepared a Roosevelt guidance report warning that schemes like Townsend and a $30 every Thursday plan would destabilize the economy and cause chaos akin to postwar Germany inflation. The memo analyzes politically charged pension plans as threats to financial stability and aligns with Democratic push to liberalize the Social Security Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Board
Roosevelt
California
Germany
New Deal
Motorists Asked To Boycott Nevada
Committee for Industrial Organization pickets today urged motorists to boycott highways through Nevada. Authorities threatened armed resistance against the alleged invasion. Members with placards and banners gathered in Salt Lake City Sacramento and along the California Nevada boundary to claim Nevada failed to organize labor.
WPA Head Ready To Meet Truck Drivers
In Columbus on October 12 Dr. Carl Watson Ohio Works Progress Administration official said he was ready at any time to hear grievances of striking WPA truck drivers in Cleveland. Watson had been notified by Aubrey Williams that Washington telegraphed William J. Corrigan attorney for the drivers giving Watson full authority to arbitrate WPA Ohio grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Umn
Carl Watson
Ohio Works Progress
WPA
Cleveland
Watson
Aubrey Williams
Washington
William J. Corrigan
Ohio
Hundreds Subject To Penalty Report
Washington Oct 11 Hundreds of persons who failed to register as representatives of foreign governments or corporations depended on leniency of the state department to escape fines or jail. Officials noted many subject to resignation failed to file by the Oct 6 deadline. Only 86 registered before then and 20 late filings were received last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashington
I lLn
State Department
Man Fined in Disorderly Conduct Case at Hotel Grille
Elvira Man Fined William J. Kain of the Jackson Hotel was fined $2 and costs after arraignment before Major Joseph Q. Petro in police court. Kain was arrested about 3 15 p m yesterday following a disturbance in the Jackson Hotel Grille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Kain
Jackson Hotel
Joseph Q. Petro
Kain
Market prices and farm produce notes from Toledo region
Market listings show grain, flour middlings, seeds, and hay prices, with wheat and corn futures and feed details. Local farm produce like onions, cauliflower, lettuce, tomatoes, and tomatoes to peppers are priced by basket or peck, plus cattle, poultry, and produce market conditions in Cleveland and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monetana
Stralgar
STIAW
Dinner Speaker Draws Wide Interest in Elyria
Dr James Selby Thomas president of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering and Clarkson Memorial College of Technology is slated as the speaker for the Elyria Chamber of Commerce membership dinner at the First Methodist Church Thursday evening. Thomas has delivered 375 commencements 1 809 high school assemblies 165 chamber and business talks and 295 talks before other groups over the past 30 years. He is educated in the United States and abroad and has been active in education civic and fraternal affairs. He has written several books and numerous magazine and trade articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Selby Thomas
Chrysler Institute of Engineering
Clarkson Memorial College of Technology
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
First Methodist Church
Thomas
Chambers of Commerce
United States
P T A Council To Hear 2 Educators
Lorain County superintendent Co A Gibbons announced two sessions of the Lorain County P T A Council at Clearview School on Wednesday October 19 The 4 p m session includes a dinner and an illustrated Europe lecture by C Langdon White of Western Reserve University The evening session features A Caswell Ellis director of Cleveland College as speaker with an untold subject
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gibbons
Lorain County
P.T. A. Council
Clearview
C. Langdon White
Western Reserve University
Europe
A. Caswell Ellis
Cleveland College
Boy Exonerated In Death Of His Father
In Columbus Ohio Walter Oakley Sr aged 37 died after a brick struck him during an argument with his 17 year old son who was later exonerated by authorities. The youth’s account said his father became angry and chased him with an axe while the boy, described as a model boy, had been playing the piano when asked to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Walter Oakley
British tighten control in Palestine as patrols wart
In Palestine the British government expanded direct military patrols. Troops were housed in the Church of the Nativity courtyard at Bethlehem. Reports state 15 Arabs killed and many arrested in towns and villages as authorities seek order before further policy moves.
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Holy Land
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Palestine
Sawyer Addresses Oberlin Students on Youth Plank
The Hon. Charles Sawyer, Oberlin alumnus and trustee, campaigned for Ohio governor before Oberlin College students at Finney Chapel. He argued for Democratic open fights, touted the Youth plank as a first for Ohio, urged students to vote, and praised making the Democratic ideal work for a well governed Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Charles Sawyer
Ohio
Oberlin College
Finney Chapel
Sawyer
Cuyahoga County
United States
Brazilian Envoy Ordered To Return To Rio De Janeiro
Reports from Buenos Aires state Brazilian ambassador to Germany Jose Joaquin de Lima E. Silva was ordered back to Rio de Janeiro. German ambassador Ritter, visiting Brazil, did not return. Strain in Brazil Germany ties followed Vargas 1937 move to an authoritarian state. German centers and language institutes in Brazil were closed amid tensions and protests.
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Buenos Aires
Jose Joaquin
de Lima E. Silva
Germany
Rio de Janeeiro
Iarl Ritter
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Getulo Vargas
Ritter
Fifteen Arabs Killed in Palestine Disorders
Fifteen Arabs killed and four policemen wounded in Palestine disorders across towns and villages. British troops establish headquarters in Bethlehem at the Church of the Nativity courtyard as part of the security response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Legion and Auxiliary Install Officers in Oberlin
Karl Wilson Locke Post No 102 with the Auxiliary conducted a joint officer installation at the Legion Hall. Harold Cook presided as installing officer. Legion leaders Frank Felkner and others assumed roles. Auxiliary officers include Trene Stanfield as president and Minnie Dunn as first vice president. A social hour with refreshments followed the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Karl Wilson Locke
American Legion
Legion Hall
Harold Cook
Legion
Frank Felkner
C. D. Ryals
A. N. Fowler
H. R. Pratt
V. W. Rosa
J. F. Miskovsky
C. W. Wood
Trene Stanfield
Minnie Dunn
Lucile Pratt
Ellen Ruth Kimmel
Mildred Prosser
Ruth Byars
Tillie Lyman
Dorothy Cook
Exchange Club Hears of Poultry Congress
Fred C. Elford of Ottawa a member of the general executive board and secretary of the Canadian World's Poultry Congress Committee spoke at the Oberlin Exchange Club luncheon at Oberlin Inn. He had just recently re-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Elford
Ottawa
Canada
Oberlin Exchange Club
Oberlin Inn
Elford
Wallace Directing Drive For Larger Farm Crop Markets
Secretary Wallace assumes direct command to expand domestic markets and boost federal aid for farmers to counter unprecedented surpluses. He reorganizes staff to salvage the New Deal farm program amid record cotton, wheat, and corn supplies heavy with bumper crops and low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Department
Beisan clash marks latest Arab revolt action in Jordan Valley
In Beisan, Jordan Valley, 11 Arabs were killed and three wounded as an armed Arab band attacked a settlement and clashed with police. British planes arrived to rout the attackers with machine gun fire while reinforcements moved from Malta and Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beisan
Jor‘dan
Royal Air Force
Dominion official promotes World Poultry Congress in Cleveland
The tired commissioner of agriculture for the Dominion of Canada tours the United States to publicize the World Poultry Congress set for July 27 to August 7, 1939 in Cleveland. He touts it as the largest agricultural and international event in the nation with delegates from sixty four countries previously and expectations of at least seventy countries this time. Several guests interested in the activity attend the talk where Mr Elford speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion of Canada
United States
Cleveland
Elford
Form High School P T A Organized After Years
A High School Parent-Teacher Association is being formed after years without organization. A reception for teachers preceded a brief business meeting to plan the year and nominate officers. Committee members include Mrs. Frost Tucker Yocom White Wright Alter. Elaine Lee and Natalie Henderson performed. Refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Frost
F. G. Tucker
H. Yocom
S. J. White
Fred Wright
Warner
Alter
Elaine Lee
Natalie Henderson
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Elvira
Toledo Kan
Satie
Sam Timothy Nomin
Rigals
Iosteady
Mirkel
Harris
Elton Tesuily
Ates
Cuneford
Hothouse Sorane
Boston
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Thess
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Quinnor
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Tedden
Fiela
Hothon
SDAND
Acds
Michigan
New Jersey
Long Islinds
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Reds
Idahos
P-T. A. Council
W. Broad St
Athroom
Hitney & Son
Esther Wood
Professor St
Auxiliary
Exchange Club
Hears of Poultry Congress
Malta
Egypt
P T. A
Cassin
North Pleasant Street
Grate Hageman
Norma Hammond
Elizabeth Bently
Dorothy Smith
Hazel B. King
Art
Oberlin Women's Club
Iil Robert Parrish
North Cedar Avenue
East Ave
Postoffice
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Elyria Savings & Trust CO
Lorain County Savings & Trust CO
the Savings Deposit Bank & Trust CO
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