Sheriff Freeman Grall Backs Bond And Clean-Up Drive
Sheriff Willam Grall pledges to meet a $30,000 bond and lead a county wide crackdown on rackets and law violations after the Grand Jury slot machine exposure. Chief Deputy John Fulton says to pursue all gambling and illegal activity inside and outside city limits. Trials over bribery indictments targeting Big Four operators are set for October 3 with hearings by Judge Guy B Findley.
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John Fulton
Willam Grall
Common Pleas
William Peer
Harry Ziegman
Stanton S Hobbs
Dive Craywford Sentir Amd Yumm
Big Four
Finis Hanna Loram
Guy B
William G Smith
Fulton
Fulton Meade
Tern
Sherif
Sherif Gril
20 Quarts Of Whiskey And Cash Stolen
The Gypsy Fiddle at 142 Woodford Avenue reported whiskey and about 2050 dollars stolen last night. William Keyacs, proprietor, filed the report. Patrolmen Olmstead Payne and Indicott investigated, noting a window on the east side was pried open. Cash came from a broken pinball and cigarette vending machine.
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Woodford Avenue
William Keyacs
M E Olmstead
Russell Payne
H J. Indicott
Auto Crashes Through Bridge in Manitowoc Tragedy
Six people drowned when an automobile plunged through the railing of an old woods en bridge into the Manitowoc River near Manitowoc Wisconsin. The dead include Martin Witzak 32 and his wife Helen 21 married a month, Louis Vande Castle 42 and his three children Lorraine 8 Joan 7 and Donald 3.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Martin Witzak
Helen
Lous Vande Castle
Ohio Weather Forecaster Notes Cloudy Skies and Showers Likely
Weather report from Ohio notes cloudy conditions with possible showers late tonight into Sunday. Warmer temperatures expected in the north tonight, then cooler Sunday afternoon and night. An Iowa low pressure area extends rain to the Lake region. high pressure dominates the Northeast, Rocky Mountain Plateau, and Canadian Prairies. Temperature shifts have been modest over the last 24 hours.
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Ohio
Iowa
Lake Region
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Uure Portant
U S Debt Reaches New High As Borrowing Surges
Washington reports a record public debt near 378.4 billion dollars with projections to rise before year end. The figure reflects heavy borrowing to fund recovery programs, following peaks under prior administrations and wartime needs.
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Washington
Treasury
Hoover
Coolidges
First Aid Aids Man From House Stair Fall
Harry Rankin of 369 East Bridge Street administered first aid at 1:40 a m. today after Fred Ketchum, 30, of 110 Lewis Court, fell down stairs cutting his right arm on a window pane. Rankin applied a tourniquet, ambulance delayed, Ketchum transported to Elyria Memorial Hospital and released.
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Harry Rankin
East Bridge Street
Fred Ketchum
Lewis Court
Ketchum
Rankin
Great Britain Faces Hitler Terms In Czechoslovak Crisis
Berlin reports pressure on London to accept Hitler's terms as Sudeten German leadership returns to organize amid mass flight from Czechoslovakia. German sources warn of possible spontaneous action if Britain delays. A Czech frontier clash escalates fears of violence at the border.
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Great Britain
Hitler
Berlin
Postoffice At Avon Lake Is Robbed
Federal postal officials joined with county and Avon Lake officials today in investigating a $150 burglary at the Avon Lake postoffice. Mrs Ed ward DeChant, wife of County Commissioner DeChant, reported the loss of $150 and a .32 caliber revolver from a drawer pried open with tools left in the postoffice. An earlier Thursday attempted entry was noted via a second floor window from the rear porch roof.
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Avon Lake
Edward DeChant
DeChant
William Arnold
Cleveland
Sherif
Chalmer Davidson
Anthony Pollock
Steel Output Rising in Mahoning Valley
Steel operations in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys will reach their highest production in months next week. Youngstown Mills plans to boost output to 47 percent of capacity due to an influx of small orders.
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Youngstown
Mahoning
Shenango
Youngstown Mills
Offitals
Crossing Crash Victim Known In Wellington
El don E. Schott 54 died of injuries from a crossing crash while returning from a church conference in Cleveland. A Brewster postmaster since 1933 and former clothing-store operator, he was a Wellington visitor through his daughter Alice Schott teaching there. Funeral services set for Sunday at home and Brewster Methodist Church. Survived by widow four daughters and a son.
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Wellington
Eldon E. Schott
Masgillon Hospital
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cleveland
Alice Schott
Schott
Brewster
Methodist Church
Realtors Meet At Luncheon Monday In Elynn
Two Ohio State Real Estate Board officials will speak at a luncheon of the Elynn Real Estate Board at the Elks Dining Room on Second Street at 12 o clock Monday. Guest will be Willard M. Ewing secretary of the state board and Cyrus C. Ford of Cleveland vice president. A large attendance is expected and a talk is promised.
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Ohio State Real Estate Board
Elynn Real Estate Board
Elks
Second Street
Willard M. Ewing
State Board
Cyrus C. Ford
Cleveland
British Leaders Vie For Compromise On Czechoslovak Crisis
London dispatch reports British leaders urgently draft a compromise plan hoped to satisfy Hitler in a second conference with Neville Chamberlain. Viscount Runciman attended cabinet sessions as ministers weigh rapid action to avoid war while fearing a provocative move could trigger conflict with Germany. The plan aims to secure German acceptance without delaying alliance with France if Germany attacks Czechoslovakia.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Viscount Runerman
Ceechasluvdhii
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Runciman
Hitler
Viscount Runciman
Great Britain
Germany
France
Britain
Chamberlain
Hitler Demands Sudeten Area Cession to Germany
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler presented Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with an uncompromising demand for cession of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, threatening dissolution of Czech resistance and leaving Britain and France to decide between yielding or accepting possible war. Chamberlain's planned meeting with Hitler at Godesberg was set for next week, heightening the crisis amid Czech moves against the Sudeten German party.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentropfeenter
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Berlin
I P isGreat
Britain
London
Hitler
Front
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Crechoslovakia
Sudeten
Webb Miller
United Press
Berchtesgaden
Chamberlain
France
Fuehrer
Sudetenland
Reich
Godesberg
Bonn
Rhine
Former Convict Admits Ohio Bank Robberies
Detroit reports Lee Elliott McVary a 49 year old ex federal prisoner confessed involvement in three Ohio bank robberies netting 147000. He named Springfield and Salem Ohio banks in 1935 and two Warren bank messengers holdups in 1933. He will be tried in Cleveland for the Springfield robbery after current bond set at 50000.
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Detroit
Ohio
Cleveland
Lee Elliott McVary
G-men
Springfield
Salem O. Banks
Warren, O
John Bug
Micigan
FBI
McVay
McVoys
McVoay
Garden City
Mich
Hay Sheht
Old Case Disposed Of One Dollar Fine Imposed
The two year-old case of Arthur W Tablett of Grafton, acquitted of second degree manslaughter after an August 3, 1936 accident that killed Frank Brown, was disposed of today by a $1 fine and costs for reckless driving. Judge D Cook approved the disposition on Prosecutor Howard R Butler’s recommendation.
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Arthur W Tablett
Grafton
D . Cook
Howard R Butler
Tablett
Middle Avenue
Ninth Street
Frank Brown
Ridgeville
Boy Struck By Auto Recovers at Jackson Home
Six year old Buddy Cropp was struck by a machine while alighting from a school bus in front of Mr and Mrs Harry Jackson home on Route 10 at LaPorte about 4 15 p m Monday. He is reported to be getting along nicely and remains at the Jackson residence.
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Buddy Cropp
Harry Jackson
Jackson
LaPorte
Young Men's Club To Resume Meetings
The Elyria Young Men's Club will begin its 1938 39 season with a meeting at the Y M C A at 640 p m Monday after summer suspension. Frank Seward recently returned from California will speak, and committee appointments are planned. Injuries Are Fatal Dayton Ohio Miss Mary Spivey 51 died yesterday from an automobile accident August 29.
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Elyria
Frank Seward
California
Dayton. D
Mary Spivey
France to Go Along With Britain in Czech Crisis Talks
Paris reports that Premier Edouard Daladier and Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet will fly to London to confer with the British cabinet. They will receive Britain’s deliberations and plans and are expected to support them. Observers in Paris foresee France aligning with Britain as Germany’s chances of absorbing Sudetenland without war rise.
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Paris
France
Premer Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
London
Villacoublay
Britain
Germany
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt Monitors Hitler Demands Amid Crisis in Europe
President Roosevelt stayed at the White House to receive confidential reports from US ambassadors on Hitler's demands in the Czech crisis. Officials weighed whether tensions abroad had eased, while Roosevelt planned a radio address and studied European dispatches after a long cabinet meeting on war effects on neutrality, finance, and trade.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Great Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
State Department
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Hugh R Wilson
Berlin
Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
World Fronts Weigh Hitler Sudeten Demands In Europe
The Situation In Europe reports Cabinet debates in London on a compromise plan to placate Hitler. Berlin holds firm on ceding Sudetenland. Prague vows to defend every inch of territory. Rome backs Hitler’s aims and Paris expects a peaceful quick union with Germany.
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United Press
London
Hitler
Berlin
Sudetenland
Prague
Rome
Mussolini
Paris
France
Germany
French Leaders Invited To London For Talks
London sources say Premier Edouard Daladier and Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet have been invited to London as soon as possible to discuss ongoing matters with British officials.
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London
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
France
Will Fight To Last Man If Necessary
Czechoslovaks vow to defend every inch of territory including Sudeten areas even at the cost of war. Government and army endorse the hard line while awaiting Britain and France action. Sudeten leader Kundt denounces party banning, warns of force to keep seat. Bechyne rejects plebiscite as ruinous and unfit for the republic.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Army High Command
Foreign Office
United Press
France
Great Britain
Germany
Ernst Kundi
Europe
Sudeten Party
Kundt
Kamil Krofta
Krofta
Russia
Hitler
Rudolph Bechyne
Polish Army Ends Large Maneuvers Near Soviet Border
Ten Polish military divisions prepare to conclude three days of large maneuvers near the Soviet frontier in southeast Poland ending the summer war games. Units from WARSAW report the drills wrap up tomorrow with observers noting readiness and force posture.
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Warsaw
Poland
Poand
Injuries Fatal To Railroad Conductor
Columbus dispatch reports railroad conductor Russell Suydam aged 43 died in hospital after injuries from a reported argument at a beer patio. Police said the incident occurred during a dispute and are questioning involved parties as investigators probe the fatality.
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Columbus
Russell Suydam
Bajutins
Ciés Bie
Metallia
Itor
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U.S
Elyrian
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