Chinese Win Smashing Victories Across Northwestern China
United Press dispatch from Chinese field headquarters in North Shansi reports a large scale counter offensive in Shanxi Province with Chinese forces achieving smashing victories over Japanese troops. Frontline battles unfold near Yuanping north of Taiyuan and in the Niangtse mountain pass, signaling a shift from defensive to offensive tactics amid intense combat in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Belden
United Press
China
New York
North
Shansi
Shanai Province
Jong
Taiyuan
Yuanping
Niangtse
Japs Fail To Break Through Chinese Lines
Intense fighting along the Shanghai front reports say the Japanese attacks on key positions were repelled by Chinese defenders who launched counter moves. Gen Matsui reportedly directed operations from the front as Nagano and Koyishi joined the navy section to study the Chinese stand amid ongoing bombardments and fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Linies
Hongkew
Soochow Creek
Iwane Matsui
China
Osami Nagano
Koyishi
Matsui
Nec
Weather overview for Ohio and Great Lakes region
Partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight with Friday remaining partly cloudy. A northeast-moving low over the Great Lakes yesterday morning is now northeastward as pressure rises over Manitoba and western states. Light scattered precipitation near the lake region and Ohio valley, with heavy rain along the Atlantic coast from New York northward. Temperatures drop in the Lake Superior area, with smaller changes elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
New York
Lake Superior
General Industries Safety Rally Friday Evening
General Industries Company hosts a safety rally Friday evening October 22 at Elyria High School Auditorium. Ohio Supreme Court Judge Roy H. Williams will speak on safety. vaudeville acts include Russell Schmittgen and Roger Barnard. The Elyrians quartet, Gene St Marie piano solos, and other performers round out the program. Admission is free for employees, families, and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy H. Williams
General Industries Company
Elyria High School
Ohio Supreme Court
Russell Schmittgen
Roger Barnard
Elyrians
Harland Brown
Walter Smith
Alan van Wormer
Bob Burns
Gene St. Marie
Nationalists Take Seaport Town Of Gijon
Nationalist forces under Generalissimo Francisco Franco march into Gijon, seizing the northwest seaport as Loyalist commanders surrender unconditionally. The city, crowded with refugees and retreating Loyalists, faces cut lines of escape as Nationalists seal the coast and advance from east and south with Italian reinforcements at the Aragon front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Gijon
Spain
Ines
Navarre
Franco
Asturias
Aragon
Provine
Britain vows to guard life line to east via Mediterranean
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain will firmly protect its imperial life line to the east through the Mediterranean Sea. The statement underscores London's strategic posture amid tensions in the region as of October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Mediterranean Sea
Buyers Active Market Opens With Gains Across Sectors
New York stock market opened with buyers on hand as prices rose fractions to two points in active trading. Bonds advanced, cotton futures edged up, and steel shares and aviation and chemical stocks showed wide gains. Utilities and oils rose, while copper, rails, and electrical equipment remained in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lorain County Schools Plan Activities for 1937 38
County principals and officials met at the Elks Restaurant to map plans for WPA back renovation work starting in November after a 12875 grant. Safety program talks, school attendance contests, assembly program exchanges, a sportsmanship trophy, teacher visitation days, and a Christmas Seals drive in schools were set to run this year with local officials and organizations coordinating efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elks
Florence Carnahan
WPA
Cleveland Automobile Club
A. T. Smith
Exton
C. A. Gibbons
W. J. Darling
Glen C. West
H. C. Haskins
W. L. Kessler
L. B. Hindman
Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Chemist Testifies In Hahn Murder Trial
Cincinnati news: chemist and research director A O Spriggs testified that a embalming compound used on Jacob Wagner, age 78, contained no arsenic. This followed analytical experts who claimed arsenic was found in Wagner's vital organs. Wagner died June 3. Prosecution accuses Mrs. Anna Marie Hahn of poisoning him for his money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, C
A. O. Spriggs
Springfield
Anna Marie Hahn
Jacob Wagner
Spriggs
Wagner
Elyria Names Committees for Halloween Gala
Elyria groups chose to hold the annual city Halloween celebration on Friday October 29 since the holiday falls on Sunday. Louis Beaumont was elected general chairman to succeed Rodney Rockwood with four committees and a fifth chair appointed. Parade committee chair is Police Chief E J Stankard with members including Lieut A L Richwine Carl Smith J M Powell Gerald Nau William France and L J Lehman. Invitation committee chair T A Dusthimer includes Carl Smith R C Maston and C P Shively. Music committee chair J Martin Beck with James Elemes Gerald M Frank and W C McLean. Entertainment committee chair Joe Boddy assisted by Jerry Ferguson Lyle Castle Jim Armitage and Fixit Johnson. Cider and Doughnuts chair George Tattersall will form his member roster and each cooperating organization is asked to provide three men to help dispense refreshments in Ely Park after the parade. No. 5 Continued on Page 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Hallowe'en
Louis Beaumont
Rodney Rockwood
E. J. Stankard
A. L. Richwine
Carl Smith
J. M. Powell
Gerald Nau
William France
L. J. Lehman
T. A. Dusthimer
R. C. Maston
C. P. Shively
J. Martin Beck
James Elemes
Gerald M. Frank
W. C. McClean
Joe Boddy
Jerry Ferguson
Lyle Castle
Jim Armitage
Fixit
Oberlin Professor Arthur Kimball Dies After 41-Year Career
Oberlin Ohio October 21 Professor Arthur Mith Kimball longtime Conservatory faculty member died at his daughter's home in Pelham Manor New York He joined Oberlin in 1853 became full professor in 1892 retired 1924 a 41 year service Oberlin College awarded him an honorary AM in 1915 He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Chauncey L Williams of Pelham Manor and a son Richard Kimball New York architect who designed the Monument to Education Funeral services set for Friday October 22 at 2 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ward 335 East College Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin, O
Arthur Mith Kimball
Conservatory
Pelham Manor
Kimball
New England Conservatory of Music
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Manhasset
L. I
Chauncey L. Williams
N. Y
Richard Kimball
New York
Clarence Ward
East College Street
Cattle Queen Aunt Kate OBrien Dies in Pauper Grave
Catherine Isabelle Sturdivant OBrien known as Aunt Kate a former West cattle queen and Mexico manager for Pancho Villa died in a state asylum at age 90. She once led vast wealth from cattle holdings, saw property rise to 300000 during Villa era, then loss through revolt and war. Her fortune dwindled after a 19 room mansion fire and moves ended in Arizona in state custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
New York
Pancho Villa
Catherine Isabelle
Sturdivant) O’brien
Mexico
Kate
Villa
Oklahoma City
Arizona
Elyria Trading Days Engage 56 Stores In Citywide Sale
Fifty six Elyria stores will join Friday and Saturday in a cooperative sales event named Elyria Trading Days. Each store offers a hot shot special plus additional bargains across food, clothing, home furnishings, and more. Bannered participation and wide variety are expected to draw shoppers from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Merchants’ Division
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
M. E. Whitman
Merchants Division
Anti-New Deal Convention Proposed
Washington dispatch reports former Senator Walter E Edge of New Jersey proposes a free for all anti New Deal National Political Convention late next spring to supersede Hoover s off year convention. Edge calls for 50 to 75 leaders across factions including labor agriculture and industry to press three non controversial principles in a bid to influence the GOP toward revised spending an independent judiciary and constitution based government. The move intersects Hoover Landon tensions ahead of the November National Committee meeting in Chicago where the party may choose the Hoover plan or await Landon s unendorsed stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
D. E. Pomeroy
Herbert C. Hoover
Edge
France
National Committee
Agriculture
Industry
American Legion
Mr. Hoover
Alf. M. Landon
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Hoover
Landon
Noover
G. QO. P
Race Track Director Held for Grand Jury in Rhode Island
Providence Oct 21 Walter F. E. O Hara managing director of Narragansett Park racetrack was found probably guilty of felonious act and ordered held for the December 6 grand jury District Judge Maurice Robinson released him in five thousand dollars bail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Walter FE. O’hara
Narragansett Park Racetrack
Maurice Robinson
O'Hara
Dali
Repudiation of Confession Clouds Grafton Case
Authorities confront a full denial by John W. Campbell 19 of guilt in the Louise Hornbeck sex murder near Grafton. Investigators link Campbell to the crime or seek exoneration, examining clothing, suitcase items, and bloodlike spots while pursuing ballistic and identification tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Campbell
Marshall
Mich
Louise Hornbeck
Grafton
Campbell
William Grall
Marshal
Michigan
William ©. Grall
Perl Kellay
Grall
Barograph May Show Cause Of Plane's Crash
A barograph found in the United Airlines Mainliner wreck in the Uinta Mountains may reveal why the crash occurred. The instrument logs altitude and could show whether the pilot Earl Woodgerd was at 10 000 feet when the plane hit the mountainside or if a sudden drop or mechanical fault caused the crash. Department of Commerce inspectors will decide on a hearing time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
United Airlines
Uinta Mountains
Earl Woodgerd
Woodgerd
Department of Commerce
Funeral for Rollin A. Wilbur in Wellington
Rollin A. Wilbur 63 died of heart disease in Toledo. Funeral at Congregational Church Wellington at 4 pm with Dr. Charles W. Recard officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. He led Hettrick Manufacturing Co and was Investment Bankers Association president in 1929. Survived by wife Belle and four sons Emery John Rollin Jr and Richard. He had ties to Ambassador Myron T. Herrick in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Rollin A. Wilbur
Toledo
Congregational Church
Charles W. Recard
Greenwood Cemetery
Hettrick Manufacturing Co
Investment Bankers’ Association
Investment Bankers” Code Committee
Home Savings Bank of Wellington
Tater
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
John Wilbur
Wellington High School
Belle
Emery
John
Rollin A. Jr
Richard
Wate
Wilbur
Frank Murray
Clinton Wilcox
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Norwalk
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Gratton
Fred Prosser
la Grange
Prosser
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Millington
Maryland
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la Grange Road
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