Partition Plan Accepted In Principle In Britain And France
London reports that Britain and France accepted in principle a partition plan for Czechoslovakia aimed at satisfying Hitler’s demands in the Sudeten German regions. A plebiscite would settle disputed areas, with Slovakia ceding to either the Sudeten zones or remaining areas under a future arrangement.
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London
Great Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslavcileta
Ophin
Siy
Neville Chamberlain
Flese
Hitler
Cne
Irene Pnestiatiad
Czech Government Stands Firm In Sudeten Crisis Stand
Prague reports the Czech government refuses any compromise on dismemberment or surrender to Hitler demands. President Beneš convenes talks with allies as Britain and France press for concessions, while Czech leaders vow to fight alone to defend territory and reject plebiscite. Government warns of possible betrayal by Western powers.
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Pragu
Czechoslovakia
London
Eduard Benes
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Russia
Weather summary for Lake Erie region and east
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with light showers near Lake Erie. Cooler in east and central portions tonight and continued cool Tuesday. Low pressure systems over the upper lakes and Alberta, high pressures over the plains. Rain extended from the lake region and Ohio Valley to the Atlantic coast with temperature departures ten degrees below normal and light frosts in parts of the plains and Rockies.
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Lake Erie
Plains States
Upper Lake Region
Alberta
Rocky Mountain Region
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Rockies
Hitler says Czech trouble must end once and for all
Adolf Hitler told Ward Price in London that the Czech issue must be settled now and permanently. He denounced the Czech nation, warned of possible actions against Benes, and praised Neville Chamberlain's peace efforts while pledging to act to end what he called Czech oppression of minorities.
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Hitler
London
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Ward Price
London Daily Mail
Benito Mussolini
Price
France
Great Britain
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
Benes
Eouard Benes
Abe
Former Kaiser Watches Silently From Sidelines As War Looms
Former German ruler Wilhelm II sits in exile at Doorn as Europe teeters toward renewed conflict. The piece links his failed World War I gamble with Adolf Hitler's ambitions, noting how history repeats and the world longs for a steady hand while a new crisis unfolds.
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Kaiser
Europe
Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Wilhelm Ir
Doorn
Adolf Hitler
Marne
Great Britain
Credit Hitler With Victory In Diplomacy
Political commentators in Rome credit Adolf Hitler, backed by Benito Mussolini, with a major diplomatic win as Britain and France capitulate to Germany’s demand for the Sudeten Germans of Czechoslovakia. Mussolini urged plebiscites for all troubled minorities, triggering mixed reactions in Hungary and Poland, while Britain’s reluctance to commit further unsettles European allies.
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Rome
Adolf Hier
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Great Britain
France
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Mussolini
Trieste
Haly
Hungary
Poland
Czech Republic
Budapest
Britain
Sudeten
Europe
Unity Square
Czech Government Rejects Plan to Partition Nation
Moscow dispatch reports Czechoslovakia will reject any partition plan and pursue independence with possible Soviet aid under the Czech Soviet Pact. Soviet sources warn Britain and France may push a carve up, risking a German invasion and wider war. Zdenek Vierlinger, Czech minister, asserts resolve and expects Soviet support.
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Moscow
S.P
Czechoslovakia
Zednek Vierlinger
Zech
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Neville Chamberlain
Sudeten Crisis Sparks Broad Condemnation and Accord
Great Britain and France yielded to Hitler’s demand for Sudetenland. Chamberlain’s cabinet approves annexation as a war-avoiding measure, while Daladier’s French cabinet backs the move. Berlin warns of imminent action unless Czech acceptance, as 84,000 Sudeten refugees, 40,000 in “free corps,” press fighting. Prague orders border reserves ready. Mussolini and Hitler celebrate diplomatic triumph in Trieste.
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United Press
Great
Britain
France
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Domand
Czechoslovakia
London
Neville Chamberlain
Faris
Edoard Daladier
Berlin
War Preparations Seen By Elyrians On European Trip
Dr T F Cushing and Mrs Cushing returned to Elyria after a six week tour of Europe visiting Germany Italy France Switzerland and Poland. They observed soldiers and border fortifications but noted limited war talk as authorities control news. Nervous travelers and refu gés on the boat home signaled anxiety about potential conflict. In Marion Ohio B J Stanforth of Canton was elected president of the Ohio Federation of Men’s Bible Classes and Minerva was chosen as the 1939 convention city.
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Europe
T. F. Cushing
Elyria
Hitler
Germany
France
Dr. Cushing
United States
Marion
J. B Stanforth
Canton
Ohio Federation of Men's Bible Classes
Minerva
Elyrian Who Would Have Been 100 In February Passes
Frances Bennett, who would have turned 100 on February 18, died at 3 a.m. at the home of her granddaughter in Elyria. Born February 18, 1839 in Dansville, New York, she married William G. Bennett in 1869 and lived in Michigan before moving to Ohio in 1912. Survived by son W. G. Bennett of Cleveland, two granddaughters, three great grandchildren, a niece, nine siblings preceded her. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. from the Schafer home with Rev. E. C. Young officiating. body at the Schafer home for calling.
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Elyria
Frances. Bennett
BE. L. Schafer
Cambridge Avenue
Bennett
Dansville
New York
William G. Bennet
Michigan
Ohio
President And Hull Have No Comment
Washington Sept 19 silence from President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull on the Czechoslovakian minority crisis persisted as cabinet members stayed in close contact with central Europe developments. Hull reviewed late reports, while peace groups urged Roosevelt to spell out his stance and press stay-out-of-war policy yet insist America would not fight foreign wars.
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Washington
Europa
Roosevelt
Cordell Hunl
Europe
London
Hull
U. S
White House
Armerica
Labor
County Deputy Reports Local Vice Situation Cleaner Than Years Past
Chief Deputy Sheriff John Fulton announced Lora County 55 is the cleanest in years regarding slot machines gambling and vice. Deputies Michael Bulz ami and Elmer Peterson, part of the new vice squad, surveyed all county areas last week except Elyria and Lorain, which Fulton says are also cleaner due to a Grand Jury investigation shakeup.
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John Fulton
Lora County
Fulton
Michael Bulzami
Elmer Peterson
Elyria
Lorain
Grand Jury
New Story Starts In Chronicle Telegram
A new serial begins in the Chronicle Telegram on page five titled Linda travels to the movie capital with only one dollar. The reader is invited to start the night and follow the drama as events unfold in the opening chapter.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Hollywood
Linda
Burns Fatal Near Coshocton Woman Dies at 74
Mrs. Thomas L. Barnes aged 74 died from severe burns suffered when her clothing caught fire while she attempted to light an open grate fire. The incident occurred in Coshocton Ohio on September 19 with authorities reporting the tragic accident.
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Coshocton
Thomas L. Barnes
Indictments In Bribery Cases To Be Amended
Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley granted Prosecutor Howard R Butler leave today to file a motion to amend bribery indictments returned against William Peer Harry Ziegman Stanton S Hobbs Dave Crawford senior and junior and Elias Hanna of Lorain as attorneys for the state and the defense began to fight a preliminary legal skirmish before the bribery cases came to trial before a jury here on October 2 Objections to the indictments were filed last week by Charlies and Lon B Adams defense attorneys These objections made in the form of a motion to quash the indictments were to be heard today but were not heard because of an apparent misunderstanding on the part of Adams that the hearing was to be tomorrow Butler however asked the court today for permission to file a motion to amend the indictments in certain minor particulars The court said he would take both matters under consideration at as early a time as possible.
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Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Howard R. Butler
William Peer
Harry Ziegman
Stanton S. Hobbs
Dave Crawford
Elias Hanna
Lorain
Charlies
Lon B. Adams
Adams
Butler
Four States To Vote Tomorrow in Key Primaries
Washington dispatch notes the Q3B primary season ending with Roosevelt's bid to defeat John J. OConnor in New York 11th district. New Jersey Wisconsin Massachusetts and New York vote tomorrow while New York politics loom with potential Dewey Wagner matchup. OConnor faces Fay and Dulles. New Jersey backs Ely. Wisconsin unites Dem and GOP against La Follette. Duffy seeks renomination with Roosevelt blessing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John J. O'Connor
House Rules Committee
New York
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
New York State
O'Connor
Thomas E. Dewey
James J. Hines
Tammany Hall
Dewey
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
James H. Fay
New Dealer
Allen W. Dulles
Foreign Service
John Milton
DB. Ne
Frank Hague
William 4H. J. Ely
WPA
New la Follette Progressive Party
F. Ryan Duffy
Bricker To Speak At Three Lorain meetings
Republican gubernatorial candidate John W. Bricker will speak at three Lorain county events next month. He opens October 4 at Oberlin College Chapel, then Lorain High School auditorium at 8 30 p m the same evening, and a dinner at First Methodist Church October 18 hosted by the Elyria Republican Women's Club.
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John W. Bricker
Lorain County
Frank A. Stetson
Republican Executive Committee
Bricker
Oberlin College
Lorain High School
First Methodist Church
Elyria
Republican Women's Club
Caddy Hurt After Golf Shot at Elyria Club
At Elyria Country Club a golf ball struck Melvin Pasenew a 14 year old caddy on a bench near the 13th hole causing a fractured skull and serious injuries. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Elyria Country Club
Melvin Pasenew
West River Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Pusenew
Three Vehicle Crashes Leave Several Hurt and One Dead
Weekend traffic reports from Lorain County detail a fatal crash on Leavitt road near Telegraph road when a car carrying Patricia Urbas and her parents rolled three times after leaving the road. The six month old girl died from a fractured skull. The mother and father sustained injuries and were hospitalized. Additional injuries occurred in a head on collision on Route 20 near Oberlin involving Ruth Smith and Mrs. George Smith. Other minor crashes on Route 10 near LaPorte and Route 18 near Wellington also reported injuries or rollovers.
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Patricia Urbas
Charles Urbas
East 28Th Street
Lorain
Leavitt Road
Telegraph Road
Paul Johnson
Elmer Peterson
Urbas
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bernadine Bailey
Oberlin
Ruth Smith
New London
George Smith
West Avenue
Elyria
Anthony Mark
Hudson A. Rose
South Park Street
Rose
Peterson
John Jason
Lodi Street
LaPorte
Chalmer Davidson
G. A. Brown
Convention of Legion Opens
LOS ANGELES September 12 One hundred thirty thousand American Legionnaires opened their national convention with focus on war clouds in Europe. Spokesmen urged a hands off policy and a stronger defense to ensure peace. The fight for national commander concluded with Stephen F. Chadwick unopposed after three rivals withdrew. Chicago was seen as likely to win next year’s convention. Boyd Stutler predicted reaffirmation of neutrality.
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Los Angeles
American
Stephen F. Chadwick
Seattle
Milo J. Warner
Toledo
Raymond J. Kely
Detroit
Lynn U. Stembaugh
Fargo
N. D
Chicago
Boyd Stutler
New York
American Legion Magazine
Legion
Cleveland, Q
Farm Bureau President To Speak Here
Perry L. Green, president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, will address a meeting of Farm Bureau members from Lorain, Erie, Huron and Cuyahoga counties at the Elyria Y M C A on September 29. The legislative gathering will discuss taxation problems as part of statewide district meetings to gauge member views for the bureau's tax program proposal to the legislature. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with an afternoon session.
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Perry L. Green
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Farm
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Cuyahoga
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Legislative Committee
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