Ford Endorses Landon For President
Detroit report details Henry Ford openly backing Alf Landon in Michigan, praising his honesty and firmness while criticizing the New Deal. Ford calls for protection of democracy and warns against pressure on a president, arguing Landon can adjust policies to move the country forward. He targets Social Security and New Deal wages, urging voters to support Landon.
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Michigan
Alf M. Landon
Henry Ford
Detroit
Alf Landon
Roosevelt
NRA
United States
Gov. Landon
Dearborn
Navin Field
Ford
Landon
Y M C A Campaign Extended To Next Tuesday
The Y M C A announces extension of its membership drive to next Tuesday at noon after workers report their first findings. Richard M. Timms leads east side factories with Robert Fauver following. While today’s totals were modest, prospects signups loom for the next days as the drive aims for 250 members amid a silver jubilee celebration.
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Zlyria Y. M. Cc. A
Association
Richard M. Timms
East Side
Robert Fauver
Retail Sales Rise In 1935 Over 1933 Levels
Washington, Oct. 14. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper announced preliminary census figures showing U S retail sales in 1935 were 31 percent higher than in 1933. Total sales for 1934 were $32,709,267,000.
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Washington
United States
Daniel C. Roper
Census Bureau
Weather Ohio fair tonight and Thursday likely warmer north
A weather bulletin states fair conditions for Ohio tonight and Thursday with a slight warm-up expected in the extreme north portion. The report notes no precipitation and gentle to moderate winds typical for the period.
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Ohio
Police Round Up 21 Halloween Pranksters
Police rounded up 21 boys aged 13 to 17 in a crackdown on Halloween pranks. They were brought to headquarters, named and addressed, facing possible juvenile court action for future disturbances. The West Side disturbance at 9:30 involved tomatoes and loud disruption. Police Chief E J Stankard said patrols remained vigilant and miscreants would be held until parents respond if further incidents occur.
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Hallowe’en
E. J. Stankard
West Side
Stankard
Gleanings From Political Front
United Press dispatch from New York on October 14 reports Virginia Gildersleeve, dean of Barnard College, calling Roosevelt a communist myth and praising liberal progressivism as a defense against communism. Another New York report quotes Joseph B Ely, former Massachusetts governor, accusing Roosevelt of undermining U.S. traditions and citing Democratic withdrawal in Minnesota in favor of the Farmer Labor ticket as evidence of a shift toward socialistic and communist ideas.
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United Press
New York
Virginia Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Roosevelt
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Roosevelt era clash and New Deal defense in 1930s remarks
Former Senator James A. Reed, national chairman of the Jeffersonian Democrats, accused Roosevelt of bolsteristic ambitions and said the cabinet is radical, likening measures to Bolshevik control. Jesse H. Jones praised the New Deal for lifting American business and linking its fate to government policy.
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Minneapolis
Minn
James A. Reed
Jeffersonian Democrats
Tass
Roosevelt
Reed
Russia
Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New Deal
Award Contract For Bellevue Route Twenty Crossing Elimination
The state highway department awarded to Freeman & Jones Inc Cleveland a contract for grade crossing elimination on U S Route 20 Bellevue Ohio state highway 267 Upper Sandusky Bellevue road. The award is subject to federal concurrence by the U S Bureau of Public Roads and may take 10 days to two weeks to finalize. The bid of 16861381 dollars was the lowest and best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
State Highway Department
Freeman & Jones, Inc
Cleveland
Bellevue City
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
John Jaster, Jr
Bellevue
Upper Sandusky- Bellevue
Tonight's Talks On Political Front
A radio schedule lists programs with times and speakers including Ohio Republicans at 6:15 on WTAM, W. L. Brown at 7:00 on WHK, Peter Witt at 7:45 on WGAR, Sen Tydings at 9:00 on WGAR, President Roosevelt at 9:30 on WTAM and WHEK, Roosevelt's Progress at 12:30 on WHK, and Gov. Davey at 10:45 on WHK.
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WTAM
Ohio
W. L. Brown
WGAR
Peter Witt
Sen
Tydings
Pres
Roosevelt
Gov
Davey
Landon Seeks Freedom Of Initiative In Michigan Swing
Gov Landon campaigned through Michigan on a six stop route from Detroit to Kalamazoo. He urged freedom of American initiative in industry and farming and challenged Roosevelt to state if he intends to alter our form of government. He vowed to repeal acts granting autocratic power and warned of dangers to personal freedoms.
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Landon
Michigan
Henry Ford
Alf M. Landon
Detroit
Ford
Toledo
Tillinois
Ohio
Indiana
Go. Landon
Gov. Landon
Grand Rapids
Arthur Wardenberg
Flint
Lansing
Jackson
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo
Topeka
Navin Field
Roosevelt
America
Supreme Court
NRA
AAA
New Deal
Kansas
Congress
Theft of Sack of Registered Mail At Niles
Niles Ohio October theft probe targets a sack of registered mail from Erie railroad station with an estimated value around 35 000 dollars in cash money orders and checks. The bag was slashed and missing when station agent Kenneth Clark left the baggage room to help unload a train. it was later found by William Eaton in company yards.
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Niles, O
Erie
William Eaton
Youngstown
Niles Steel Products Co
Kenneth Clark
Clark
Riot at Smith College injures two students
Officials probed a campus political riot at Smith College Northampton mass where two girls were hurt and Roosevelt pictures torn during a clash between rival Republican and Democratic factions after a street parade. About 409 attendees from wealthy families participated as 159 Democrats faced 250 Republicans in the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Roosevelt
Democratic Club
Lewis And His Aides Confer On Peace Moves
John L. Lewis chaired talks with CIO officials and allied union leaders on AFL peace efforts. Max Zaritsky of Amalgamated Hatters and Milliners, John Brophy, Philip Murray, and Charles P. Howard attended the secret meeting assessing CIO policy and federation peace proposals.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Max Zaritskys
Amalgamated Hatters and Millinery Workers Union
Cio
New York
John Brophy
Philip Murray
Lewis Committee
Zaritsky
Amitr
Federation
Charles P. Howard
International Typographical Union
Contest Distribution By Liquidators Of Bank At LaGrange
LaGrange Village seeks a larger share from a 10 percent liquidation distribution of Peoples Bank of LaGrange. The district court of appeals considered whether the village's claim of 400 to 500 dollars should be based on the full 338000 dollars deposited or the balance after deductions on securities. Prosecutor Howard R. Butler represents the village.
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LaGrange Village
Peoples Bank of LaGrange
District Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Howard R. Butler
Elyria Man Charged With Cruelty to Five Children
Louis Michowha 45 of 15th Street in Justice Preston Coon's court faced charges of mistreating and failing to provide for his five motherless children. Committed to county jail after bond denial, trial set for 10 a m tomorrow. Police found two children locked out and a 12 year old alleged beating with a cane. Children housed at Oberlin Children's Home pending disposition.
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Louis Michowha
15Th Street
Preston Coon
Richard Horan
Michowha
Michowna
Anna
Julia
Horan
Oberlin
Cleveland Stadium Explodes Injuring Four in Detroit-Exposition Area
An explosion at Cleveland Municipal Stadium caused by defective wiring ignited gas in a storage room injuring four men. More than 2900 seats were destroyed as concrete blocks flew 40 feet. Police questioned a Great Lakes Exposition employee. James Cosgriff was seriously injured. John Carroll vs Adrian college game to proceed.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Slant Municipal Stadium
Grand Stand
John R. Flynn
James E. Nimmo
James A. Cosgriif
Anthony Vaccariello
H. F. Hasfurder
Charles T. Grennell
Herbert Buckman
John Carroll
Adrian
Mich.) College
Progress On Elimination Of Grade Crossings
Washington reports the U S Bureau of Public Roads announced $131,133,227 in construction work completed or started in the past year as part of the grade crossing elimination campaign. With $210,000,000 in emergency relief funds, 5,097 crossings will be eliminated, 320 old bridges rebuilt, and 1,037 crossings addressed in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads Today
Bureau
Peace Efforts Stressed By President
President Roosevelt reaffirmed faith in democratic peaceful process to meet national and international security challenges while dedicating a World War dead memorial in St. Louis. He urged home service and unity, linking recovery, good neighbor policy, and social reform to a stronger America as he campaigns through Missouri and Illinois toward Michigan.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Roosevelt
Missouri
America
West
Rocky Mountain
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Chicago
East St. Louis
Springfield
Bloomington
Til
Pontiac
Joliet
Fire Truck And Auto Collide In Elyria Incident
An Elyria hose wagon returning from a fire collision caused slight damage to the truck at East Avenue and Second Street as a passing auto failed to yield. The fire truck sustained bumper and fender damage while no damage occurred to the auto or the fire at United Dry Cleaning Co. The incident prompted an investigation by Fire Chief W N Bates. The fire had been caused by a backfire igniting gasoline in the dry cleaning truck, which was not seriously damaged.
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Elyria
East Avenue
Second Street
W. N. Bates
United Dry Cleaning Company
East Broad Street
Park Place
Cleveland Men To Be Honored By Hospital Trustees
Elyria Memorial Hospital trustees plan a 6:30 p.m. dinner next Thursday to honor David L. Johnson and Arthur E. Johnson of Cleveland for enabling the hospital company to retire its remaining bonds. The brothers’ gift memorializes their parents Melvin Blake Johnson and Mary Laundon Johnson, after which the school of nursing at the hospital was named in recognition of their gift of $50,000.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cleveland
David L. Johnson
Arthur E. Johnson
Johnson Brothers
Hospital Company
Melvin Blake Johnson
Mary Laundon Johnson
Hospital
Red Cross Roll Call Dinner Tomorrow in Elyria
Preparations are underway for the Elyria Red Cross annual meeting and 1936 Roll Call opening at First Congregational Church tomorrow. John H. Cremer of the Cleveland Red Cross will speak. reservations advised at the Masonic Temple Red Cross office. 50 cents of every dollar stays locally.
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Elyria
American Red Cross
First Congregational Church
Red Cross
Masonic Temple
Edith Metcalf
J. B. Thomas
Roll Call
John H. Cremer
Cleveland
The
Elsrna
Washington
Loyalists Launch Counteroffensive Near Madrid Front
Loyalists pressed the offensive on the Madrid front after two days of retreating toward the capital. Insurgents may have stretched lines too far, while Loyalists claimed gains and vowed to push insurgents from the west Madrid line. In Toledo area, an attack was launched that could enter Toledo if successful. At Oviedo, 13 weeks of siege continued as a relief column of Moors and foreign Legionnaires aided defenders amid heavy fighting and reported air fleet concentration.
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Gibraltar
Madrid
Toledo
Oviedo
Senior Hi-Y Club Initiates 11 New Members
The Senior Hi-Y Club at the Elyria YMCA initiated 11 new members from Elyria High School. Plans for upcoming events include a spaghetti dinner next Tuesday and a Halloween party on October 28.
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Elyria High School
Ship Plunges To Earth In Florida
Three men were killed when a wing collapsed and the plane plunged to earth near Hilliard Florida. The victims were Ralph A. Green 35 Hearst McClelland 45 and Robert Bond all Daytona Beach residents, according to reports from Jacksonville dated October 14.
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Jacksonville
Get
T. P
Hilliard
Fla
Ralph A. Green
Hearst McClelland
Robert Bond
Daytona Beach
Fia
18 000 Locked In Battle For Oviedo
American readers are told of a ferocious clash at Oviedo as 18 000 fighters from all sides struggle for control. Moors Foreign Legionnaires and Galician militia threaten the garrison’s defenses while 15 000 Austrian miners push toward the town. Six U S citizens are in Oviedo among thousands of expatriates as foreign residents are urged to fly their flags to avoid being drawn into the fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Hendaye
Oviedo
U. S
Unite States
Mt. Narance
Roper Denies G O P Charge
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper rejected Republican charges that his department hid foreign trade statistics for political advantage. He asserted efforts to speed release and that cooperation with the party on data requests contradicted claims of suppression and attacked civil servants’ integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniel C. Roper
Republican National Committee
United States
Roper
Mills to repay processing taxes to customers across branches
General Mills, a major Minneapolis milling company, says it will return millions of dollars in processing taxes charged under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. The taxes were collected but not remitted after a Supreme Court ruling voided the act. The repayment covers the Minneapolis mill and 13 branches nationwide.
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Minneapolis
General Mills, Inc
Supreme Court
Mimmerapolis
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Ladon
Y.M.C.A
Niles
Lewis
LaGrange
Cleveland Stadium
Red Cross Roll Call
Florida
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