Britain Will Not Withdraw Her Fleet From Med
Paris reports Britain will be content with French port facilities if conflict comes with Italy in the Mediterranean and will not promise active French military support. London cabinet rejects any withdrawal of the home fleet as a gesture of conciliation. The decision follows Sir George Clerk’s Paris talks and the ongoing Italian Ethiopian crisis. The Mediterranean stance remains precautionary, not a threat to Italy.
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Paris
Cpr
Great Britain
Italy
Naral
London
Mediterranean
Traty
George Clerk
Pierre Laval
Britain
League
Ethiopia
Libya
Italians Drive Southward In Ethiopia
Italian scouts under Gen. Santini report repelling Ethiopian snipers as forces push southward in northern Ethiopia. Gen. De Bono centers on civil rule while Ciano notes no Ethiopian forces on the Makale path for 144 miles. A new large scale push appears planned with ample transport and civil administration units in position.
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C. P
Ethiopia
Asmara
Ruggieo Santini
Emilio de Bono
Aduwa
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Makale
Gaakere River
Nile
Irmy
Cragey
Santini
Ohio Weather Outlook Warmer West With Light Rest Southeast
Ohio forecast shows slightly warmer conditions in the far west with light rest in the southeast. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures as the system moves through the state.
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Ohio
Alarming European political clash over Italy Ethiopia crisis
Paris dispatch reports sharp East West tensions as Premier Mussolini presses Italy Britain toward peace talks while France Britain clash on responses. Britain seeks penalties against Italy, Laval’s withdrawal hints vex France, Locarno pact looms. Observers fear a Geneva confrontation over Italy Ethiopia and Brenner frontier protection.
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United Press
Paris
Laya
Italy
Great Britain
Geneva
Ethiopia
Great Britaan
Berto Musolini
France
Britain
League of Nations
Belgium
Germany
Laval
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Brenner Pass
Austria
Ethiopians Accused of Mutilating Prisoners in Harar
Harar, Ethiopia report alleges Ethiopian forces may parade emasculated prisoners in the streets as proof of success. Italians push from the Quaden front toward Jiyiga Harar to sever the Djibouti Addis Ababa rail line, with Graziani using intensified bombing to reduce infantry losses. Ethiopian leaders boast sharp shooting and casualties to pressure peace, denying airpower can hold ground.
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United Press
Harar
Ethiopia
Ttalilan
Quaden
Jiyiga-Harar
Djibouti-Addis Ababa
Rodolfo Graziani
Britain Proposes Complete Boycott of Italian Goods
In Geneva on Get. 16 Great Britain formally urged the League of Nations to enact an immediate complete boycott of Italian goods as punishment for Italy's war. Eden presented a resolution seeking an embargo on key products across three categories including raw materials, largely controlled items, and doubtful-league-control commodities.
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United Press
Geneva
Great Britain
League of Nations
Anthony Eden
General Staff
Eden
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Maxim Litvinov
Russia
Canada
United States
Tron
Germany
Crucial Battle Believed Imminent
Addis Ababa reports the Ethiopian high command ready to send an army to confront Italian forces as the Somaliland front braces for a decisive clash. Rome notes a major Italian push toward Harar and a possible secretive military operation. Authorities ban foreign correspondents from the Somaliland sector amid anticipated drives by Graziani.
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U. Paddis
Rome
Harar
Ihahian
Rodolfo Graziani
Commerci
Rebel Attacks Worry Towns On Border
Rebel forces threaten northern Sonora towns as raids kill soldiers and officials. Citizens demand federal troop reinforcements while authorities clash over responses. Gaps in local garrisons persist as troops hunt bandits and fear shifts along the border.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Mexico
Santa Ana
Magdalena
Ramon Ramos
Pliutarco Elias Callies
Local contractors urged to study PWA rules in Lorain County
James F. Brown Elsha school business manager asked contractors to study PWA regulations as three large school projects in Lorain County move toward bidding. Projects include a 117 009 dollar addition at Jefferson Junior High a 325 000 dollar Graf ton new building and a 40 006 dollar Oberim addition. Plans for Eiska nearing completion with state PWA submissions due November 1. bids due December 15 construction starts January 1 and completion by December 15 next year. Brown notes rules are complex and local bidders should learn them to compete effectively.
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PWA
Lorain County
Tbs County
James F. Brown
Elsha
Jefferson
Grafton
Oberim
Eiska
Columbus
Brown
Legion Committees Named By New Commander Nielsen
Elyria Post No. 12 of the American Legion reestablishes a county wide service officer to aid veterans, widows and dependents losing about 30,000 annually under the national economy acts. Commander Nielsen, first time in the post, oversees a drive to restore aid and prevent further losses, with flags for schools and the Elsha post office building among actions.
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Otto B. Mischka
Lorain County
Elyria Post No. 12
American Legion
Elyria Post
D. Nielsen
Eaiser
Ohio
County
Veterans Relief Commission
Community Chest
Red Cross
Lorain
Elrria Legion Post
Elsha
George EL. Tattersall
Legion
Euditizz Committee
Carl Smith
Arnold EF. Deutsch
Frank Hoover
Elyvia Memorial Hospital
House Committee
Legion Holding Company
Resignations Expected After Officer Conduct Review
Patrolman E L Oling submitted resignation to Police Chief E J Stankard this morning and Patrolman C E Barnhart anticipated to follow after a Safety Service hearing. Director Fred A Underhill said both resignations will be accepted and steps to fill the two vacancies will begin. Barnhart admitted drinking beer on duty and both officers faced disciplinary actions after four years in the department.
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E. L. Oling
E. J. Stankard
C. E. Barnhart
Safety Service
Fred A. Underhill
Moeming
Stankard
Ohio
Springfield
Underhill
Barnhart
Two Men Sentenced for Malicious Property Destruction
Trial Judge Gry B. Findley sentenced Rudolph Kopecka and Thomas Smetana, both of Cleveland, to the Ohio penitentiary for malicious destruction of property tied to the Avon power line tower bombing last April. A stay of sentence was ordered pending appeals. bonds set at 16.69 dollars each.
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Gry B. Findley
Rudolph Kopecka
Thomas Smetana
Cleveland
Of'o
Avon Power Line
Court of Appeals
Comnty
Roper Opposes More Federal Regulation of Business
Washington October 16 Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper stated opposition to further federal efforts to regiment business and said that from now on business should take back its responsibilities.
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Washington
Daniel Roper
Y M C A Campaign Nears Completion
The Y M C A plans membership drives next week with over 22 male workers and a board of directors backing the effort. Carl Wagner leads the workers in the men’s division while a parallel campaign runs for the boys, opening Monday and running through the week as new memberships are sought.
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M. F. Fey
Ebs
Cs Cnt
Bors
Carl Wagner
Campaign to Curtail Unnecessary New State Taxes of 1936
A coalition of large business organizations opened a campaign in Cleveland to oppose unnecessary new state taxes for 1936. Representatives met to discuss findings from a 10 week study into the tax situation and cheered the results of the report.
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Cleveland
McClellan Named Assistant For Campaign
Announcement by Harry Reynolds, Elyria Community Chest general chairman, states W O McClellan has accepted the post of assistant chairman. He has participated in many Chest drives and knows the campaign detail work. As assistant chairman he will help organize teams and follow their reports.
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Harry Reynolds
Elyria
W. O. McClellan
McClellan
Elyria Minister Elected Head of Conference
In Cleveland and Lorain County a regional conference gathered at St Pauls Church with seventy delegates and twenty visitors. Rev Henry Vieth, Mrs Harold Auler, and Ben Hindman led sessions while Rev Evnstition was named president. St Pauls members hosted meals as attendees were entertained.
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Auler
Honduras
Rusell Dunford
Dunford
Evnstition
Ihelty
Benenenit E. Bahus¢n
St. Pauls Clevelan Eveland
Keasul- St. John’s St. Raw
C E. Schmidt
Amherst
Dunton Bid to Drop Charges in Man Slaughter Trial
L. H. Dunton a New York bus driver faces a man slaughter case after his attorney Frank E. Stevens moved to erase the elements of reckless driving and speeding. The July 4 Ridgeville crash that killed three Detroit residents led to indictments on all three charges. Prosecutor Howard R. Butler opposed removing those potential convictions as the judge reviewed the motion.
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L. H. Dunton
New York
Dunton
Frank E. Stevens
D. A. Cook
Ridgeville
Detroit
Howard R. Butler
Meluch Sentenced to Ohio Penitentiary for Manslaughter
Joseph Meluch, 28, convicted of manslaughter in the slaying of his six week bride Dorothy, 21, in Lorain last August 14, was sentenced by Trial Judge D. A. Cook to confinement in the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus until discharged by law. The court set the term at manual clemency and noted self defense as his justification. The case drew sharp public interest as authorities discussed murder vs manslaughter and potential life imprisonment.
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Joseph Meluch
D. A. Cook
Dorothy
Lorain
Meluch
Ohio
Columbus
State Board of Clemency
C. F
Lon B. Adams
Metuch
Melach
Howard Butler
Rotary inspection trip to Edgewater power plant
Rotarians met at Lorain for lunch at the Edgewater power station of the Ohio Public Service Co followed by a guided inspection. J B Johnson and Paul Gentzel arranged the visit highlighting plant history capacity and operations including turbine generators coal and water use and tax details from county officials.
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Lorain
Edgewater
Ohio Public Service Co
J. B. Johnson
Paul Gentzel
Tail
Gentzel
Johnson
Elsha
Mr. Johnson
Mr Johnson
Elrrians
Arthur Giles
Lst
Fve
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Aberdeen
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