Japan launches new drive on Shanghai front
Japanese air and naval forces intensified attacks across Shanghai Canton and Nanking with mass bombardments. Nanking communications were cut twice as Japanese bombers targeted key areas including the North Railroad station, Canton city districts, and the Soawith aircraft plant. Naval bombardments hit Hainan Island while landing parties seized Huantao and Huton Islands, as US and Chinese reports assess damage and casualties for the morning raid.
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Shanghai
Japan
Nanking
Canton
International Settlement
Hainan Island
China
Far East
Hong Kong
Philippine Islands
Huantao
Huton Islands
Kwelchi
Shangjao
United States
Fourth Marine
No. 6
Ohio Weather Outlook for Tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a slight warm trend on Tuesday. High pressure centered over the Great Lakes covers much of the Eastern and Central States while a low barometer lingers over the Canadian prairies and Montana. Scattered showers appeared along the Atlantic coast from Maryland southward and over the Northern plains and Rocky Mountain plateau. Cooler in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, warmer in the upper Mississippi Valley.
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Ohio
Great Lakes
Central States
Canadian Prairies
Montana
Wyoming
Atlantic
Maryland
Northern
Plains
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Mussolini Sees German Army Massed in Maneuvers
Berlin reports indicate Hitler pledged support to Mussolini against Britain and France over Spanish volunteers. Mussolini observed massed Nazi forces at Munich and Baltic maneuvers, toured Krupp works, with Berlin ordering factory closures as he prepared for a grand reception.
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Berlin
Foubier
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Mussolini
Htler
Mussolini Azwinke
Munich
Baltic
Krupp
Essen
Japs Sink 11 Fishing Junkes After Submarine Attack
Hong Kong dispatch reports Chinese fishing fleet attacked by a Japanese submarine. Eleven of twelve junks were sunk, killing over 300 aboard. five days adrift survivors were rescued by the German liner Scharnhorst near Hong Kong. Survivors describe families wiped out and no aid given.
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Hong Kong
Scharnhorst
Tungwab Hospital
Shanghai
Endeavour I Sighted Off Southwest Ireland Amid Rescue Hope
London reports a British steamship sighted Endeavour I, missing two weeks after parting from a tow near Newport Rhode Island. The 1934 America's Cup challenger was believed lost. later updates said Endeavour II arrived in Solvent, while crew member Capt. George Williams died aboard Endeavour II’s master.
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London
Endeavour I
Ireland
Valentia
Lloyd's Agency
Endeavour
Fastnet
Alcock
Newport
R. L
England
Fastnet Rock and Light
Irish Free State
Brest
France
Endeavours
Viva
Endeavour II
Viva II
United States Coast Guard
Edward Heard
Greyhound Lines
Endeavor II
Endeavor I
Pilante
Bristol
R. T
Endeavor T
Philante
Endeavor Iis
George Walliams
Russia Warns Japan Over Embass y Bombardment Threat
MOSCOW Sept 27 Russia warned Japan that it would be held responsible for any damage to the Russian embassy in Nanking by Japanese airplanes whether deliberate or not. The government said the warning was given to the Japanese Consul General at Shanghai. Japan had alleged Chinese planes were painted to resemble Japanese aircraft in attempts to bomb the embassy in Nanking.
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Moscow
Russiaj
Japan
Nanking
Shanghai
Russia
Remy
Miracle Of Surgery Keeps Heart Beating
A 37 year old Joseph Somak suffered two chest punctures from a fish fork during a kitchen scuffle at an Ohio Match Co plant fish fry. In a dramatic operation Dr. J G Blower and Dr Durling opened the chest, drained pericardial blood, and repaired two heart punctures. His condition improved though a chest infection remained critical.
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Wadsworth
Joseph Somak
Ohio Match Co
Somak
Wadsworth Municipal Hospital
Medina County
Somaki
J. K. Darling
Durling
J. G. Blower
Akron
Blower
Plan To Invite Mussolini To Three-Power Conference
London reports Britain and France are exchanging views on a note to invite Premier Benito Mussolini to a three power conference with Britain France and Italy. The note is to be dispatched to Rome after a British cabinet meeting. Mussolini will end his visit with Hitler that day and return to Rome.
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Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Munich
Germany
Fuehrer
Mumech
London
New York
Chronicle Telegram
Acme Telephoto
Great Britain
France
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Sleeping Beauty Given Blood Transfusions
Patricia McGuire of Oak Park, five year sleeping spell since February 1932, received blood transfusions as her condition worsened. An operation to remove a tumor was postponed due to bronchial trouble and fever. surgeons plan to operate the next day if recovery continues.
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Chicago
Patricia McGuire
Oak Park
Gladys Hansen
Patricia
Miss Maguire
Three Men Killed by Freight Train at Corunna Crossing
Corunna Michigan September 27 three men died instantly when their car was struck by a Grand Trunk freight train at a crossing near Corunna The victims were Orval Dunkley age 45 of Owosso a former blacksmith and his son in law Ralph Sinclair 33 and Sinclair's brother Carl Sinclair 22 both of Corunna The wrecked car was demolished The engineer F J Wheaton of Durant piloted the fast freight bound for Detroit police said the crossing was open and visibility was good for approaching drivers
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Corunna
Mich
Grand Trunk Railway
Orval Dunkley
Owosso
Ralph Sinclair
Carl Sinclair
F. J. Wheaton
Durant
Detroit
Sinclair
Siblings Reunite After Quarter-Century Split at Norsworthy Home
J S Norsworthy and 12 relatives gathered at 426 Lorain Boulevard for a first ever reunion of three brothers and a sister. After years apart due to adoption and name changes, they traced addresses from Cleveland to New York and Pa inesville. Attendees included aunts cousins and extended family totaling 13. one brother remained in California.
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Norsworthy
J. S. Norsworthy
Lorain Boulevard
Paul A. Halter
Denison Avenue
Edoward
Cleveland
Halter
Elyria Post No. 12
American Legion
President Roosevelt Heads West Across Idaho on Tour
President Roosevelt arrives in Boise greeted by 500 at the station as his train arrives at 11:30 a.m. EST He will motor via Capitol Park to Nampa Caldwell Wilder and Parma before returning to Ontario Oregon The trip will loop through eight states with talk of a possible autumn special session and promises to stabilize crop prices.
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Boise
Idaho
Roosevelt
State Capitol
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Chicago
Congress
Hugo J. Black
Ku Klux Klan
Supreme Court
Midwest
Burton K. Wheeler
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wheeler
Capitol Park
Nampa
Caldwell
Wilder
Parma
Ontario
Oregon
Owyhee Federal Reclamation Project
William E. Borah
Meet To Plan For Jobless Census
Washington dispatch reports industrial, labor and farm leaders meeting with federal officials to finalize plans for an unemployment census that will form the basis of a permanent federal relief program. John D. Biggers of Toledo, named by President Roosevelt as census director, will present a tentative questionnaire he proposes to send to 31 million homes.
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Washington
John D. Bigsers
Toledo
Roosevelt
Wealthy Chicago man Charles C. Ross believed kidnapped
Police traced all telephone calls to the Ross home to learn the motive behind the apparent kidnapping of Charles C. Ross a wealthy 72 year old Chicago man. The abductors forced him from his car on a suburban road and drove off. No word has been heard since. Ross’s secretary Miss Florence Fresbage described the abductors and their cars. Ross suffered from a weak heart and high blood pressure, making any shock dangerous. Authorities tapped the line and patrolled the area for the abductors.
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Chicago
Charles C. Ross
Ross
Kidpapers
Rosa
W. H. Johnson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Illinois
Dan Gilbert
State’s Attorney's Police
Florence Fresbage
Myers Elected Bar Association Head
Don W. Myers of Elyria, former county prosecutor, was elected president of the Lorain County Bar Association. John J. Smythe of Amherst is vice president and Milton Friedman of Lorain is secretary and treasurer. Terms begin October 1. a memorial resolution for late Attorney C. R. Summers of Oberlin was adopted for the court journal.
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Don W. Myers
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Court Journal
Frank A. Stetson
Howard R. Butler
John von Blum
Patrolman Gibson Released From Hospital
Patrolman Myron Gibson was discharged from Elyria Memorial Hospital to recover at home at 610 Lake Avenue from a gun shot wound suffered September 7. He was shot in the right arm and side by Roy Shauver of Lorain, a Woodville bank robber captured shortly after by Parohman C. E. Andress.
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Myron Gibson
Elyria Memorial Hospital
610 Lakes Avenue
Gibson
Roy Shauver
Lorain
Woodville
Parohnan C. E. Andress
Tragic Accident At Bridge On Telegraph Road
Mrs Hilda Cherrington 38 of 1777 Sheridan Ave Detroit was fatally injured and her husband John 40 a Packard tester critically hurt when their car crashed into a concrete abutment of the New York Central Railroad bridge on Telegraph road while en route to New York for a week long vacation. She died in Elyria Memorial Hospital after the crash. Their 17 year old son arrived late. This was the county 47th traffic fatality this year.
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Hilda Cherrington
Sheridan Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Jonhn
Packard Motor Company
New York Central Railroad
Telegraph Road
New York
Cherrington
Elyria Memorial Hospital
47Th
Anthony Pollock
Charles C. Bittner
Weolland Avenue
Elyria
George Wack
Lodi Street
Court
Broad Streets
Bittner
Henry Cook
Avon Lake
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
Clarence Wistrick
Cook
North Ridge Road
Avon Center
Wistrick
Albert Lutz
Center Road
Avon
Lutz
Edward Kinzel
Reigelberger Road
Samuel Paonessa
John Judge
Beatrice Biekel
Illinois Avenue
Alvin
Christine Biekel
Rocky River Bridge No. 2
Rush Begins For Drivers Licenses Rush Begins For Drivers Licenses
The Elyria offices of five deputy registrars report a heavy three day rush as motorists race to obtain the new 1938 licenses before the 1937 licenses expire next Friday. Professional drivers are reminded to bring new photos for chauffeur licenses and many applications lack pictures.
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Elyria
Lcenses
Retired Justice Cancels Speech
Elliott City Md Sept 27 Willis Van Devanter retired justice of the Supreme Court canceled his scheduled address before the American Bar Association convention in Kansas City citing personal reasons. He said upon returning from a western vacation he had many personal matters requiring his attention and could not spare the time to travel. The former justice was to speak the same day Justice Hugo J Risch, his successor, returns from a European vacation.
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Elliott City
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
American Bar, Association
Kansas City
van Devanter
Bar Association
Hugo J. Risch
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Bulletin
Yacht Endeavour II
Sleeping Beauty
William Simmons
Florence Forsch
Painesville
Herbert Merritt
Elyria Post
Albert
Norwalk
Herbert
Forsch
Albert Norsworthy
James Linsky
James Linsky, Jr
Dudley
California
Myers
Billiet
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