Massillon Council moves to extend bus service outside city
Massillon city council approved a motion to study extending bus service to outlying districts, with a plan to seek approval from the public utilities commission in Columbus. The meeting also awarded leases for canal land to Frank E. Hess, raised salaries for a street superintendent and an assistant electrician, repealed a fireman bond requirement, and adopted a sanitary sewer project for Orange street NW. A Riverside petition and Oakdale residents urged service extension, citing 200 local families ready to pay higher fares for convenience. <end>
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Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
City Board of Control
Frank E. Hess
Orange St NW
Carroll Burk
Charles Ripple
Riverside
Chester Oliver
Amherst Rd
A. J. Spillman
Oakdale
Massillon
Hess
Massillon Hardware Co
Council
Waste Department
Three Elected Here for Welfare Board
Roy V. Gavert of Westinghouse Electric & Mfg ordnance plant Elmer J. Helbig of North Canton Dairies Inc and Fred K. Domer of Timken Roller Bearing Co were elected to the Canton Welfare Federation board The federation plan splits trustees between community fund leaders and federation members Also re elected were Mrs James L Amerman Oscar E Barkey and Paul B Belden The Community Fund annual campaign reached 31761421 dollars surpassing its goal by over 2000 dollars
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Roy V.gavert
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg
Elmer J. Helbig
North Canton Dairies, Inc
Fred K. Domer
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton Welfare Federation
Canton Community Fund Organization
James L. Amerman
Oscar E. Barkey
Paul B. Belden
Community Fund
Community Fund Organization
Helbig
Memorial Mass Set for Wooster Sailor
Special To The Repository Wooster March 17 a memorial mass for James Henry Hixson son of Mr and Mrs Harry Hixson of Rd Wooster will be Wednesday at 9 am in the Immaculate Conception Catholic church with Rev Fr Richard Roth officiating Mr Hixson lost his life when the U S S Pollux sank off the Newfoundland coast Feb 18 He was the first Wayne county man to die in military service His body was not recovered.
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Wooster
James Henry Hixson
Harry Hixson
Rd. Wooster
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Richard Roth
Hixson
U. S. S. Pollux
Newfoundland
Wayne County
Two Autos Rationed by Alliance Board
Alliance auto rationing board on Monday night authorized purchases of cars by the city engineering department and Rev. Harry Schairbaum pastor of First Evangelical and Reformed church of 208 East Oxford Street. The move brings the total rationed cars to six since the federal government issued its freezing order.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Alliance Auto Rationing Board
Harry Schairbaum
E. Oxford St
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hess Files for Assembly Nomination in Alliance
John C. Hess of Alliance filed petitions today at the board of elections seeking the Democratic nomination for state representative and pursuing reelection.
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Assembly
John C. Hess
Alliance
Board of Elections
WPA Suspends Work in 27 Ohio Counties
Dr. Carl Watson announces the WPA will suspend operations in 27 Ohio counties after completing current projects to free about 1,200 workers for agricultural and industrial war production. Counties include Ashland Auglaize Carroll Champaign Crawford Darke Delaware Erie Fulton Hardin Harrison Holmes Huron Knox Madison Medina Mercer Miami Morrow Ottawa Sandusky Seneca Shelby Union Wayne Williams Wyandot. Displaced workers may be absorbed into the war effort. reinstatement possible if needs persist. Final suspensions hinge on completion and sponsor acceptance of ongoing units.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Carl Watson
WPA
Ohio
Ashland
Auglaize
Carroll
Champaign
Crawford
Darke
Delaware
Erie
Fulton
Hardin
Harrison
Holmes
Huron
Knox
Madison
Medina
Mercer
Miami
Morrow
Ottawa
Sandusky
Seneca
Shelby
Union
Wayne
Williams
Wyandot
Watson
Traffic Delays From High Water In Stark County
High water from Bolivar dam slowed traffic on Canton Bolivar avenue at Henline Corners with two feet of flooding and detours via Navarre East Sparta and Navarre Bolivar roads. Mahoning river overflow halted state route 225 briefly and Canton Massillon road. Rain totaled .55 inch in two storms, followed by a 65 to 80 degree swing as spring warm spells began, with hail in Noble county and wind damage in spots.
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Canton Bolivard
Henline Corners
Stark County
Muskingum
Bolivar Dam
Carl Clementz
Navarre- East
Sparta
Navarre-Bolivar
Mahoning
Alliance
Canton-Massillon
State Highway Department
Canton
Mercury
Almanac
Cincinnati
Springfield
Columbus
Cleveland
Toledo
Summerfield
Noble County
300 Americans Face Death in Hong Kong
International News Service reports from London March 17 that the London Daily Mirror says 300 Americans are imprisoned in Hong Kong with about half unlikely to survive six months unless Stanley prison conditions improve drastically. Dr Gordon King notes severe malnutrition and lack of medical care among detainees.
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International News Service
London
London Daily Mirror
Hong Kong
Stanley
Gordon King
Hong Kong University
China
Uruguayan Ship Sunk by Torpedo Off Haiti
Montevideo March 17. Foreign Minister Alberto Guani said the Uruguayan merchant ship Montevideo formerly the Italian Amadeo was torpedoed in Haitian waters and some of the 31 crew members were rescued. No further details were provided.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Alberto Guani
Adamellio
Guani
Mexico Radio Plans English Broadcasts
A half million dollar radio station near Rosario, Mexico, 10 miles from the California border, will start English broadcasts within two months. XERB, a 100000 watt station built by former President Abelardo Rodriguez, is among Latin America’s most powerful stations.
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The
Associated Press
Rosario
Mex
Latin America
California
Abelardo Rodriguez
Five perish in fire at Traverse City home
Mrs Vern Nichols and her four sons George 19 William 12 John 3 and Edward 3 were burned to death when a fire swept their home in Traverse City Michigan last night.
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Traverse Crrz
Mich
Vern Nichols
George
William
John
Edward
Train death shocks Millersburg on Friday night
Glenn Geisinger aged 48 formerly of Millersburg was killed when struck by a train in Middletown where he resided. Services were planned today in Medina.
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Millersburg
Glenn Geisinger
Middletown
Medina
Former Wayne Man Imprisoned in Japan
Rev. Elmer H. Zaugg a Wayne county native and brother of J. H. Zaugg of Wooster is listed among 90 civilians imprisoned in Japan at the war outbreak. Relatives report Mrs. Zaugg was en route home but her ship was returned to Japan.
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Wooster
Elmer H. Zaugg
Wayne County
J. H. Zaugg
Japan
United States
Two Men Sentenced On School Charges
Lisbon March 17 Juvenile Judge H W Hammond sentenced two fathers to 10 days in county jail and fined them $20 each for permitting daughters and sons to be absent from school 52 and 62 days respectively.
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Lisbon
H. W. Hammond
Washington
Illinois Man Named U. S. Housing Chief
Washington March 17 President Roosevelt nominated Herbert Emmerick of Illinois to be administrator of the United States housing authority He succeeds Nathan Straus who resigned recently
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Herbert Emmerick
Illinois
United States Housing Authority
Nathan Straus
Alliance Votes 2906 Sewer Tax and Firehouse Work
Alliance council approved a 25 cent monthly sewer tax to reopen No 2 fire station on S Liberty Ave, buy a new pumper under 9000, and add four firemen. It also funded engineering studies on Berlin dam water protection, with salaries, plus a $2500 for water system modernization. Police moved to buy a $2500 two way radio and pay Chief Stark $90.75 back salary.
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Alliance
S. Liberty Ave
Safety Service
W. J. Packer
Berlin
Truc
Harry Stark
Two New Jury Commissioners Named in Columbiana
Lisbon March 17 Common Pleas Judge Joel H. Sharp named two new jury commissioners Charles R. Stephens Democrat and East Liverpool veteran and Donald H. Mayhew Republican Legionnaire of Salem. They replace Lee C. Cooper and Charles R. Wilson. The panel will draw 40 names for grand and petit jurors for the April term, with the drawing set for Monday at 1 p.m.
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Lisbon
Joel H. Sharp
Charles R. Stephens
East Liverpool
Donald H. Mayhew
Legionnaire
Salem
Lee C. Cooper
Charles R. Wilson
Sharp
Stork visits 54 in Holmes County births in Feb
Holmes County health office reports 54 births and 19 deaths for February in Millersburg. January shows a similar number of births and 20 deaths.
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STORK
Holmes
Millersburg
Holmes County Health Office
Death of Mrs. Mary J. Hayner a Miami county show place owner
Mrs. Mary J. Hayner 87 widow of W M Hayner longtime distillery operator dies at her home a Miami County show place famed for her world travel art collection.
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Troy
Mary J. Hayner
W. M. Hayner
Miami County
British Subjects Interned in Morocco Coastal Towns
Reuters from Tangier reports French authorities in Morocco have ordered the internment of all British subjects aged 18 to 50 residing in coast towns. The total believed affected is about 2,000 individuals.
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London
Reuters
Tangier
Morocco
Elderly Woman Stricken By Whooping Cough in Dover
Mrs. John Berkshire aged 86 fell ill with whooping cough at her Tuscarawas home on March 17. Doctors suspect she contracted the illness from her five year old grandson Tommy Morgan.
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Dover
John Berkshire
Tuscarawas
Tommy Morgan
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