Avon Lake deputy captures murder suspect after longest manhunt
Deputy Marshal John W. Berchuk of Avon Lake single handedly nabbed Nick Sayko, 48, caught after a two day search across Avon Lake and nearby cities. Sayko, wanted for the 1934 stabbing of his nephew in a Pittsburgh suburb, was captured after Berchuk’s failed pistol misfired and a running chase ended with a tackle near the Wicker Plate tracks. Cleveland police will detain Sayko for extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
John W. Berchuk
Nick Sayko
Nick Relich
Brawnsburg
Pittsburgh
Sayko
Avondale Road
Stop 66
Lake Road
Cleveland
James T. Hogan
William Arnold
State Patrol
Lorain County
Berchak
Seymore Road
Berehik
Junior Chamber To Organize Tonight
Elyria’s Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a 7:30 pm meeting at the YMCA to form a permanent organization. A temporary body led by John Gurowski as chair and David Robertson as secretary was set up September 22 to govern until permanent officers are elected. Membership is open to men ages 21 to 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Gurowski
David Robertson
Bellevue Dedicates Subway And Pump
Bellevue dedicates a $168,613 subway under Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks to remove a traffic hazard and a $7,500 electric pump linked to the underpass. The city lacks sewers due to an underground river and a unique rock formation carrying waste water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Nickel Plate
Pennsylvania Railroad
Weather Ohio Fair and Cooler Tonight and Friday
A weather summary notes the Canadian low remains central over Manitoba while pressure falls over the Lake Region and Eastern states. High barometers in the Pacific and Mountain states. showers and thunderstorms in the Lake region and Ohio Valley. generally fair elsewhere. Cooler temperatures in the Upper Mississippi and Western Lake regions this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Manitoba
Lake Region
Pacific
Mountain States
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Dinner Reservations for Elyria Chamber Event
About 250 reservations have been made for the Elyria Chamber of Commerce membership dinner at First Methodist Church tonight at 6 30. Secretary Harry W Luhti says Dr James Selby Thomas, president of Chrysler Institute of Engineering and Clarkson Memorial College of Technology, will speak on an unannounced subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
First Methodist Church
Harry W Lucthi
Chamber of Commerce
James Selby Thomas
Chrysler Institute of Engineering
Clarkson Memorial Colege of Technology
AFL Hears Plea For End Of Labor War
Houston Oct 13 Wage Hour Administrator Elmer A Andrews joined President Roosevelt at the AFL convention urging prompt settlement of organized labor's civil war. He praised the AFL's accomplishments and defended the Fair Labor Standards Act, addressing charges of dictatorship and noting the need for unity between labor factions to avoid hindering labor law enforcement.
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Houston
Tex
Elmer A. Andrews
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor Convention
Organized Labor
Andrews
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L
Acc
Federation
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John P. Frey
Metal Trades Department
John Frey
House of Congress
Terrorism Threatens New Trouble In Europe
Central Europe faces renewed danger as Czech officials accuse organized armed Hungarians of seeking to invade. Komarom frontier talks near collapse with Hungary demanding frontier cessions and Ruthenia. Germany viewed as counterweight to further upheaval while Palestine and China tensions rise.
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United Press
Czech
Ruthenia
Slovakia
Europe
Republic
Hungary
Komarom
Budapest
J Prague
Poland
Jess
Italy
Germany
Reich
Russia
Palestine
China
Lorain County Tuberculosis Association elects officers
The Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association met at the Oberlin Inn with about fifty attendees. Officers for 1938 39 were elected including President Sidney Royce and Treasurer H R Birch, while L B Hindman reported on the year and Paul Mori served as secretary. A long list of executives and directors from multiple towns was named, and Dr Robert G Patterson spoke as the state secretary.
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Oberlin, O
Lorain County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Oberlin Inn
Health Department
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
J. N. Stone
Paul Mori
South Amherst
H. E. Birch
L. B. Hindman
M. A. Houghton
Deane Burns
Sidney B. Royce
August Nabakowski
Amherst
H. R. Birch
Public Health Association Board of Ohio
A. L. Werner
Execu
Oberin
W. S. Baldwin
M. D
Dean Burns
E. L. Henes
Wellington
A. Nabakowski
Valloyd Adair
F. R. Dew
G. E. French
D. A. Minnis
A. N. Smith
E. F. Litzenberg
Avon Lake
J. C. Britton
J. I. King
J. R. Pipes
Brownhelm
RH. Fairchild
Columbia
E. J. Dunford
M. L. Roger
D. A. Baird
Deane
M. Ivish
Franklyn M. Jones
C. J. Recard
A. W. Shields
C. R. Comings
D. R. Moore
C. EF. Wigton
Dean Minnis
Pleasant View Sanitorium
Robert G. Patterson
Rehabilitation Plan for U S Railroads Proposed by Labor Leader
George M. Harrison, president of the Association of American Railway Labor Executives, presented a four point program for the rehabilitation of the $26 billion railroad industry to Roosevelt's fact finding board. The plan calls for competition reform, a balanced rate policy, financial reorganization, and consolidations. The move accompanies discussion of a wage dispute with carriers seeking a 15 percent wage cut, about $250 million yearly, delaying substantial action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George M. Harrison
Association of American Railway Labor Executives
Roosevelt
Harrison
R E Baird To Head Red Cross Drive
R L Baird named chair man of Elyria Red Cross Roll Call drive with kickoff dinner at Church of Christ at 8 P M on Monday October 17. Harold D Burns Mansfield attorney and former Elyrian will speak as the drive runs October 17 to 24 urging renewed and new memberships due to east coast disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Baird
American Red Cross
Baird
2. A. Baird
Elyria
Ohio State University
Church of Christ
Harold D. Burns
Elyrian
Mansfield
Red Cross
Dr Ketcham to Speak at First Baptist Church Tonight
Dr Robert T Ketcham of Gary Indiana and editor of the Baptist Bulletin will preach at the First Baptist Church tonight in an ordination service for Edward Frederick. Visiting ministers from many localities and members of the executive council of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches North attend. The ordination and sermon will be open to the public.
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Robert T. Ketcham
Gary
Indiana
The
Baptist Bulletin
First Baptist Church of
Elyria
First Baptist Church
Edward Frederick
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
North
Frederick
Ketcham
Pioneer Trek Ends in Marietta Caravan Completes Trail
The Northwest Territory Pioneer Caravan of about 36 college boys finished their 10 month journey in Marietta Ohio after starting in Ipswich Massachusetts last December and traveling through the six states carved from the Northwest Territory.
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Marietta, O
Northwest Territory
Ipswich
Mass
Oil Plant Fire Extinguished Near Linden Loss 500000
A massive blaze at the Cities Service Company plant in Linden New Jersey burned for over 18 hours, destroying 20 tanks and causing more than 500000 dollars in damage. Firefighters battled flames from tanks holding gasoline naptha kerosene and oil, with 1060 on scene. explosions sent debris into nearby areas and smoke reached to New York City. All workers escaped, seven firefighters injured or burned as crews saved the nearby Sinclair and Standard Oil plants.
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Linden
WN. J
Cities Service Company
New York City
Sinclair Oil Company
Standard Oi Company
Four Men Found Guilty In Bribery Trial Ended Last Night
A grand jury is convened Tuesday to probe alleged jury tampering and related misconduct tied to a slot machine bribery case that ended at 10 30 p m with four men convicted and Dave Crawford Sr acquitted. The court scheduled immediate sentencing, with appeals possible, after the jury of three men and nine women returned verdicts on two counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Crawford
Howard R. Butler
William F. Grall
Paul Wellert
Guy B. Findley
Melvin Maddock
Elyria
Findley
C. F. Adams
Crawford
Maddock
Adams
Matilda Yeaman
Lorain
Social Security Amendments Planned For Pension Defense
Washington lists New Deal plans to amend and liberalize Social Security early in the next Congress. Aimed at broadening coverage to farm laborers domestic servants self employed and others adding roughly 16 million to Old Age insurance rolls. Also proposed are earlier benefits for aged wives widows and children of insured workers and higher efficiency in administration and unemployment provisions.
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Washington
New Deal
Congress
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
Federal Reserve System
Social Security Advisory Council
Grall Refuses Resign Amid Bribery Case Pressure
Sheriff Grall says he is not ready to resign despite four defendants being convicted in a slot machine trip. He admitted receiving about 3000 dollars in bribes over 18 months and notes two more bribery trials ahead. Board officials push for bond increase while seeking clear resignation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trip
William F. Grail
Grall
Elias Hanna
Lorain
Board of County Commissioners
Edward DeChant
Dunn
John E. Davidson
Three Defendants Post New Bond In Slot Case
Bonds of 7000 each were posted by William Peer Harry Ziegman and Dave Crawford Jr of Lorain. They were convicted yesterday of bribing Sheriff William Grall in their slot machine operation. Judge Findley set new appeal bonds. Hobbs received time to furnish additional funds. Original bonds were 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Peer
Harry Ziegman
Dave Crawford, Jr
Lorain
Stanton
Hobbs
Oberlin
William F. Grall
Guy B. Findley
Peer
Mike Peer
Ziegman
Stella
408 Goldstein
Crawford
Willam B
Gertrude
Ana Hobbs
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New Jersey
N. J
Warner-Quinlan Company
Jersey
Acme
Hassan Sidky Daidany
Jerusalem
DaJany
Near East
Holy Land
Haiti
Samaria
Jaffa
Ching
Canton
United States
Mindanao
Pearl River
Waichow
Hong Kong
Wichow
Haly
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
London
Cardinal Innitzer
U.S
R. E. Baird
Red Cross Drive
Dr. Ketcham
Supreme Court
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