Italian alert over Addis Ababa as planes threaten siege
A three motor Italian plane warned Ethiopians to avoid road destruction or resistance near Addis Ababa while dropping pamphlets in Amharic promising safety if peaceable. The same day a massive Italian motorized column moved toward the capital, signaling a likely Northern front culmination for Marshal Badoglio's campaign and noting 3,000 truckloads of supplies moving from Eritrea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
United Press
Dessye
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
Mastawa
Eritrea
Local Realtor to Broadcast Peony Festival Plans from Capitol
Donald H. Smith, a local realtor and Chamber of Commerce member, will announce city Peony Festival plans during a nationwide radio hook up from the Von Wert High School band concert this Friday. The Washington broadcast runs 1 15 to 1 39 p m with band from Washington D C and a fund for travel expenses totaling 98 donors named including J Kemper Chicago D W McMillen Fort Wayne Ford Webster Lake Worth FL and many others across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Wert
Donald H. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Smith
James Kemper
Chicago
D. W. McMillen
Fort Wayne
Ford Webster
Lake Worth
Florida
C. L. McFadden
Cincinnati
Glenn Conley
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Willard Stitz
John C. Eberhart
Shelbyville
Ind
Alfred Nagle
Washington
W. A. Bickford
Birmingham
Ira Matthews
Clifford Matthys
Hales Corners
Wisconsin
Robert Coulter
Omaha
Nebraska
C. C. Hubach
Kilgore
Texas
W. R. Campbell
Miami
Robert Agler
South Bend
Indiana
Frank Covert
Skamania
Louis Bien
San Gabriel
Cali
John R. Pierce
Columbus
Local Man Catches Big Bass at Celina Reservoir
Naaman Brownlie of Euclid Avenue caught a five pound black bass about 22 inches long Friday. He reported the fish fought hard about 10 yards off Davis Landing in the Celina reservoir amid good bass and crappie fishing in the area. The Ohio open season for bass Moses April 89 for the spawning period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naaman “Brownlie” Brown
Euclid Avenue
Brown
Davis
Ohio
Moses
Honor Scouts Gather at Van Wert Court of Honor
Van Wert held a special court of honor in the Martha Foundation school auditorium with Glenn H. Livingston presiding as district commissioner. High honors were awarded to several scouts including Eagle Ralph M. Smith and multiple Life Star and Merit Badge recipients from Troops 31 32 34 and 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
van Wert
Marth Foundation
Glenn H. Livingston
Morrison
Robert Dasher
Roger Leatherman
Billy Miller
Donald Gamble
John Gamble
Dick Wagenred
Bob
Thomas Grindle
Lowell Lambert
Dale Walters
William Wilkie
Richard Trippy
Junior Anderson
Franklin
Grace Maxheimer Dies in Fort Wayne
Mrs Grace Maxheimer of Fort Wayne Indiana and formerly of this city died Saturday at St Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne She was a former clerk in the county recorder office and later a practical nurse Survived by five brothers and four sisters including Mrs Howard Houston of Fort Wayne Funeral services were held in Fort Wayne with burial in the I O O F cemetery Monroeville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Maxheimer
Fort Wayne
Ind
St. Joseph Hospital
County Recorder
Maxheimer
Howard Houston
Monroeville
Band trip to Washington D C still has vacancies
Van Wert High School principal C P Bowdle announced final arrangements for the band's Washington D C trip and said there is room for twenty more persons. Interested parties should notify Bowdle by 9 a m Tuesday.
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C. P. Bowdle
van Wert High School
Washington, D. C
Bowdle
County wide graduation list 171 seniors in May
The nine county schools announce 171 graduates to receive diplomas in late May. Ridge begins May 20 followed by Middle Point Union York Tully Convoy and Wren programs through May 28. Complete candidate lists by school include Ridge Middle Point Union Ohio City Wiltshire Honglin Jackson Convoy York and nearby towns with names of graduates.
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Ridge
Tully- Convoy
York
Ringe
Raymond Schutz
North Manchester
Ind
Middle Point
C.C. Kohl
Bowling Green
Ohio City Liberty
B. F. Stanton
Alliance
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Hoaglin-Jackson
William Réx
Defiance
Wren
R. E. Offenhauer
Lima
Tully-Conroy
Fay Lee Meadows
Dayton
E. E. Snyder
van Wert
Mary Hitchcock
Cloyd McGinnis
Ev. Scott
Richard Leathers
Rhoda Richie
Helen Neer Hoghe
Mary Filen Rice
Lucille Shaffer
Oleta Spridgeon
Floyd Thatcher
Lawrence Volk
Paul White
Evelyn Wortman
Edmund Wurst
Union
Carl Albright
Marvel Bassil
Esther Bauer
Irma Fickinger
Lorene Foust
Boyd Grubaugh
Richard Young
Lois Short
Kermit Stealer
Eugene Vining
James White
Geraldine Strickler
Honglin-Jackson
Ruth L. Foltz
Lloyd Poling
Dorothy Reed
Ilo Faye Keltner
Ruth R. Thatcher
Hildred Snyder
Ardeth Hyman
Matilda E. Bashore
Laverna Adams
Bertie Fern Mosier
Allen F Sattler
Pauline, Keysor
Emmet Shively
Harold L. Keysor
Lewis Hammons
Virgil Bowersock
Mary Virginia Veach
Walter Bricker
Anna Ruth Backus
Karl Geissler
Mildred Bell
Paul Geissler
Nadie Black
David Horine
Mary Burger
Dale Tmler
Doris Carrier
Joseph Loran
Pauline Eisler
Bruce Kreischer
Wanda Friedly
Howard Leiter
Margaret Hoover
Junior Moore
Four Killed at Sidney Crossing in Train Collision
A Big Four express train struck a railroad viaduct group in Sidney, Ohio, killing Peter Attenweidler 70 and four Palm isano children aged 13 9 and 7 plus their grandfather. Separate crashes claimed William Hansen 33 in Atwater, and two Cincinnati victims Joseph Getz 45 and Richard Hill 21. Robert Stone 79 was found dead on an Akron street in a suspected hit and run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Sidney
Peter Attenweidler
Jack Palmisano
Joan Palmisano
William Palmisano
William Hansen
Kent
Cummins
Atwater
Cincinnati
Joseph Getz
Cleves
Richard Hill
Robert Stone
Akron
Former Van Wert County Woman Dies in Decatur
Mrs. Caroline Weiland aged 74 of Decatur Indiana died this afternoon after a two week illness. A former Van Wert county resident she was a sister of Mrs. Willem Railing of Union township. Survived by two children Mrs. Clara Lehrman and Martin Weiland both of Decatur four sisters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Caroline Weiland
van Wert County
Willem Railing
Union Township
Clara Lehrman
Martin Weiland
Hurt in Fall Leaves Mary McCoy Hospitalized at Van Wert
Mrs. Mary McCoy aged 89 of South Chestnut street fractured a hip after falling in her kitchen Sunday. She was admitted to Van Wert County Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McCoy
South Chestnut Street
van Wert County Hospital
Funeral for man executed in Ohio electric chair
Funeral services for James Thompson 28 of Ironton were held in Ironton today following his execution by electric chair at the Ohio penitentiary for murder in the deaths of two Norfolk and Western Railroad men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James Thompson
Ironton
Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Alma vendor fined for selling without license
Olds of Alma Michigan pleaded guilty to selling without a vendor license and failing to pay taxes on merchandise. The case, heard by Squire John Borden, resulted in a $125 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olds
Alma
Mich
Union Township
Tom
Myers
Squire John Borden
Ohio
France voters back left with strong Communist showing
In the national election for the chamber of deputies, the left wing victories appear solid with Communists winning 9, Socialists 23, Paul-Boncour Socialists 5. Inde collapse Radical retained a majority in some districts, and a run-off is set for next Sunday in many of the 618 districts where no candidate won a majority. Premier Sarraut predicts Socialist 80 seats and Radical Socialists 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Phcto
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Popular Front
France
Paul-Boncour
Indecoma Radical
Albert Sarraut
Labor Delay Political Activity Warned by Federation
The American Federation of Labor urged affiliated unions to stay nonpartisan until an appropriate moment. The memo highlighted rifts between Green and John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers. Green’s note tied to Pennsylvania primary matters as Lewis pressed miners to vote Democratic and Dubinsky left the Socialist faction to back Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Can Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Green
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Lewis
David Dubinsky
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Lewis’ Industrial Committee
Socialist’ Party
Mr. Roosevelt
Funeral in Convoy for Russell Price 33
Russell Price 33 of Lakeside died Saturday afternoon at Oakridge Sanitarium after months of illness. He taught in Lakeside and is survived by sister Mrs. D. J. Shotts and four brothers. Funeral at 2 PM Tuesday at the Convoy M E church with Rev. G G Hughes officiating. Burial in Woodland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Price
Lakeside
Oakridge
Oak Ridge
Mr. Price
W. W. Price
Nettie Mohr
M. E. Church
Convoy
G. G. Hughes
Woodland Cemetery
Price
D. J. Shotts
Mark Price
Erwin Price
Brecksville
Owen Price
New York
Kent Pride
Liner Pilsudski Aids Freighter As Storm Roils Atlantic
A North Atlantic storm endangers six men aboard three freighters. The liner Pilsudski rushes to assist the disabled Ivanhoe after a distress call, while the Saint Quentin and Rush Pool suffer heavy seas and potential losses. Rescue ships race through gale conditions to reach the distressed vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Atlantic
New Foundland
Pilsudski
Rush Pool
Mill Pool
Saint Quentin
West Hartlepool
England
Kay Store at Lima Robbed Again Today
Police radio reports show Kay's Jewelry in Lima robbed at 11 4 this morning by four men with machine guns who fled in an expensive automobile. The earlier theft weeks ago took watches and gems worth about $8,000. Witnesses include Chester Greene and Robert Hawkins who appeared near the scene after the hold up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Lima
Chester H. Greenewald
Walnut Street
Robert Hawkins
Ialzo
van Wert
Will View Try-Outs for Olympic Baseball Team
R J Morgan a Van Wert sporting goods merchant is district commissioner to conduct Olympic baseball trials. Any eligible district young man may apply through Morgan for a chance to play with the American team this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Morgan
van Wert Sporting Goods
Morgan
Two drunks fined then banished from Toledo
Jack Wisher of Toledo and Michael Shannan of Limp were charged with drunkenness and dish conduct in Mayor John H. Morrison’s court. Both pleaded guilty, received $88 fines plus costs, with suspension conditioned on leaving the city within 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wisher
Toledo
Michael Shannan
John’ H. Morrison
Judge Walters Tells Horace Ritchie Story at Rotary
Judge Sumner E Walters of Van Wert county speaks to the Rotary about Attorneys and the Law praising Horace Ritchie for honesty. He urges lawyers to rely on merit and avoid tricks, and condemns law enforcement failures in the United States as he paints a bleak view of crime and justice locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner E. Walters
Common Pleas Court
van Wert County
Rotary Club
Walters
Horace Ritchie
van Wert
Thousands in Trenton march for relief at legislature
A large crowd of workers alliance members gathered in Trenton to press for relief. Police from state and highway units assisted in keeping order as about 10 000 marchers from across New Jersey arrived. A mock unemployed legislature slept in the capitol awaiting floor privilege from the real body under speaker John Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
State House
Workers Alliance of New Jersey
William Albridge
Workers Alliance
Assembly
Senate
Capitol
John Spain
Marcus W. Newcomb
Sacred Concert at Ohio City Wednesday
The Community chorus of Ohio City directed by Miss Marguerite Lantz will perform a sacred cantata at the Methodist church in Ohio City on Wednesday at 8 15 p m. Miss Martha Lou Wise accompanies the chorus. Soloists include Miss Jeanette Reuter Miss Lois Throop Mrs Paul Weihl Donald Brunni and Edsel Dibert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chorus of
Ohio City
Marguerite Lantz
Methodist Church of
Martha Lou Wise
Jeanette Reuter
Lois Throop
Paul Weihl
Donald Brunni
Edsel Dibert
Van Wert County Suit Questions Library Funding Use
Van Wert county commissioners sue in the probate court seeking rulings on whether money from the property tax fund may support Delphos library and if the Bellis warrant payment is valid. The suit cites an 1896 agreement for a building and asks if distribution of undivided taxable funds can proceed without Brumbeck library trustees and commissioners agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brumback
Dephos
van Wert Commissioners
Pevserty
Delphos Institution
Wright
Delis
County Sumer
Gees
Delphos Library
Bellis
Brumbeck Library
Marble winners named in Van Wert ward competition
Marble winners in four Van Wert wards and several county villages were named Saturday after scores of boys under 15 competed in The Van Wert Times elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
van Kert
Delphos Selects Alternate Queen Candidate
Delphos High School chose an alternate candidate for queen of the Vai Wert Peony Festival after the original nominee faced issues. Marguerite de Stigatt remains involved as the replacement, with the event continuing as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphos High School
Marguerite Dse Stigatt
Nae
Man Injured Pulling Iron From Well Sparks Electric Shock
A man was injured yesterday while pulling an iron from a well and came into contact with an electric wire. Emergency responders treated him on site and transported him to a medical facility for further care.
Weather forecast with partial clouds and showers
Partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and tomorrow. Local temperature readings show a day range. moonset tonight is 1:30 AM and moonrise tomorrow at 1:41 AM. Data includes year, age, maximum and minimum temperatures and other unreadable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laun
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Ervin Morrison
Ft. Wayne
Lucille Laker
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Ruth Denbach
Mable Wise
Helen Zimmerman
Clayton Wambaganss
Ralph Brown
Helen Boltton
Harry Walery
Algeline
Harbert
Vaughn Morgan
Albert Nichols
Edythe Roller
Hubert Profit
John Russell Lloyd
Mary Price
Edgar Morgan
Eldred Brittsan
Wakie Bennett
Ruth Cully
Imogene Clifton
Albert Gehres
Irene Mildred
Germann
Victor Gehres
Wilbert Peveroy Kiehl
Vin Ross
Liggett
Sheets
Aa’ Prestidge
Vincent Sweet
Marvin Stewart
Maxine Welker
Ruth Sweveland
Ruby Workinger
Esther Black
Lois Brown
Frances Standiford
Sidney Crossing
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Pilsudaki
Ivanhoe
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