Two Bridge Contracts Awarded by Lorain County
Lorain County commissioners awarded two PWA bridge contracts to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Cleveland. The 21st street bridge substructure contract is worth 176 020 dollars and the Erie avenue bascule bridge river piers and caissons contract is 293 539 dollars. Both are to be completed in about six months and must finish by May 29, 1940, with contracts forwarded to Columbus for approval.
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PWA
Lorain
Great Lakes
Erie Avenue
Columbus
Labor Committee seeks unions input on wage hour law amendments
Washington April 1 Chairman Mary T Norton asks the AFL-CIO and CIO to submit views on proposed changes to the wage hour act. The committee aims to report amendments with limited hearings. Norton backs a closed rule to limit exemptions. The plan would exempt white collar workers earning 200 dollars monthly and allow longer hours for agricultural and perishable goods industries.
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Washington
Mary T. Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Afl-Cio
AFL
CIO
Four Elyria Buildings Ordered Repaired or Razed
State fire marshal's office in Columbus ordered owners of four Elyria buildings to repair or raze to eliminate fire hazards after an inspection by a Cleveland office inspector. One owner began work before the order was issued, and a similar order was prepared for another building.
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Elyria
State Fire Marshal
Columbus
Cleveland
State Fire Marshal's Department
Pope Pius Sends Blessing To Franco
Pope Pius telegraphed General Francisco Franco an Apostolic blessing for him and the Spanish people. The message thanked the Lord for the victory of Catholic Spain and hoped Spain would resume with new vigor its former Christian traditions.
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Burgos
Spain
Pius
Francisco Franco
Weather Report From Ohio And Adjacent Regions
Cloudy and colder tonight with snow flurries in the Northeast. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and slightly cooler conditions in the East. A Western Ontario disturbance moves into the Northern Lake region and toward the Ohio valley. A trough from the Canadian prairies to the Texas Panhandle dips low pressure over the area. Light precipitation in the Ohio Valley and Lake region. scattered showers from Saskatchewan to the Dakotas. Temperature changes overall slight with colder conditions in the Upper Mississippi Valley.
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Ohio
Ontario
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Canadian Prairies
Texas Panhandle
Manitoba
Pacific Coast
Florida
Saskatchewan
Dakotas
Hitler Presses Britain to Back Munich Pact or Face War
Adolf Hitler warned in Wilhelmshaven that Britain’s attitude could destroy the Munich Agreement and the Anglo German naval accord of 1935. He challenged Neville Chamberlain, declaring Germany ready for conflict if Britain submits to rearmament or disputes are forced to be discussed.
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Hitler
Britain
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
U.P
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
England
Wilhelmshafen
London
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Nuremberg
Reich
Roosevelt Watches European Crisis From Warm Springs
President Roosevelt at the Little White House intensifies monitoring of European events awaiting Hitler's reply to Britain France and Poland alliance. He sits near a telephone ready for fresh reports from American embassies in London and Paris.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
White House
London
Paris
Broadcast Of Hitler Speech Is Cut Off
Radio officials in Bern report the short wave address by Adolf Hitler to the United States was interrupted due to a line disturbance between Wilhelmshaven and Berlin. Experts say such faults are rare since 1933, when a Stuttgart speech also went off air. The broadcast began late amid confusion as German officials suspect rebroadcast to Europe. three bells preceded the cut-off signaling automatic termination.
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Bern
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
United States
Wilhelmshaven
Berlin
Hitler
Stuttgart
Great Britain
Poland
Germany
Wilhelmshafen
NBC
Europe
Columbia Broadcasting System
Mutual Broadcasting System
DJB
San Diego Suffers 90 Minute Power Outage After Transformer Blast
A 12,000-volt transformer explosion at the San Diego Gas and Electric plant cut power to the city and county for about 90 minutes. Two electricians were burned. Harry Dodge, 50, died at the scene and Edward Cook, 45, died later in hospital.
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San Diego
Cal
San Diego Gas and Electric Company
Harry Dodge
Edward Cook
United States Recognizes Franco Regime and Reopens Ties
President Roosevelt at Warm Springs announced the end of the arms embargo to both sides in Spain and established unconditional diplomatic relations with Franco's Nationalist government. Hull said ambassadors will be exchanged but names are still under study.
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Washington
United States
Francisco Franco
Spain
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Cordell Hull
Franco
Madrid
Fernando de Los Rios
Juan de Cardenas
New York
Italy
Ethiopia
Japan
Manchukuo
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hull
Business Men Urge Four Point Recovery Program
At the annual meeting in Washington 256 Ohio business leaders urged Congress to adopt a four point plan for recovery. Key items include amending the Wagner Act tax revision ending automatic Social Security tax increases and a balanced budget. Graves Williams of Portsmouth urged reforms to balance employer and employee responsibilities and restrict compulsory union practices.
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Washington
Congress
Ohio
Graves Williams
Portsmouth
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Williams
Dismissal of 24 Provisional Investigators Taken by State
Helen Keating of Lorain an investigator in the division of Aid for the Aged is among 24 provisional appointees dismissed today by Tom McCaw chief of the state old age pension division. Keating earned 1509 dollars yearly as investigator. The day’s dismissals raise the two month total to 345 with some replacements. McCaw cited efficiency surveys since the new Republican administration took over as the reason.
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Helen Keating
Lorain
Tom McCaw
State
Miss Keating
McCaw
Miami University Student Injured as Car Flips Near Hamilton
Robert E. Cahall 19 of Higginsport in serious condition after a car carrying four Miami University students overturned on State Route 130 near Hamilton. Frank Booth 19 of Cleveland Heights suffered a wrist cut.
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Hamilton
Robert E. Cahall
Higginsport
Miami University
Frank Booth
Cleveland Heights
Fire destroys OSU building at Ohio state fairgrounds
A third mysterious fire at the Ohio state fairgrounds destroyed the Ohio State University building today. Loss is estimated at several hundred dollars. Firemen suspect incendiarism.
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Columbus
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Ohio State University
Gas Explosion Damages New Home. Man Burned in Carlisle Township
Thomas James, 29, of East River Street, suffered facial and neck burns when a gas leak in the Lees home on Route 10, Carlisle Township, exploded during gas line work. The injury was not life threatening, and firefighters limited fire damage after a valve fault allowed gas to escape and ignite in the basement.
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Thomas James
East River Street
Robert Lee
Carlisle Township
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Lee
Ray Jackson
James
Edward Menz
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
George Boorn
Boorn
Harold Bruce
F. W. Bunting
North Olive Street
Lees
Shirley
Quad Company No. 1
Hensley Appeal Set For Thursday In Akron Court
Edward Hensley 23 of Grafton Prison Farm to have appeal heard by Court of Appeals Akron at 10 AM Thursday April 6. Hensley convicted of first degree murder for the October 18 1937 slaying of Louise Hornbeck 19 of Grafton with life sentence in Ohio Penitentiary. He was serving a 10 year term for robbery in Youngstown at the time.
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Edward Hensley
Grafton
Louise Hornbeck
Court of Appeals
Akron
Hensley
Ohio
Hornbeck
Youngstown
Daniels Loses Job In Highway Department
Lewis Daniels of Grafton a Democrat and for two years superintendent of maintenance and repair at the State Highway Department at Oberlin left the states employ today. He said his dismissal came through abolition of the office but a successor may be appointed under another title. In the interim the maintenance and repair division will report to J N Eidt resident engineer for Lorain and Medina counties.
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Lewis Daniels
Grafton
State Highway Department
Oberlin
Daniels
State Highway
J. N. Eidt
Lorain
Medina Counties
Seward Writes Of Service In Rome Ceremony Described
J B Seward reports from Rome on the ordination of Rev Edward Seward of Elyria to the priesthood. He calls the ceremony lovely and impressive, lasting over two hours, and notes Rome’s spring flowers and attire similar to home.
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Edward Seward
Elyria
Rome
J. B. Seward
Fourth Street
Seward
Edward
France Protests Japan Over Pacific Island Claim
Paris reports France will protest Japan's occupation of the Spray Island group in the Pacific about 700 miles from Manila. France had claimed the islands in 1983, with Dagen announcing yesterday that Japan annexed them.
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Paris
Japan
Spray Island
Pacific
Manila
Dagen
Hollands Still At Children's Home
Trustees of the Lorain County Children's Home at Oberlin plan to select a successor for J G Holland as superintendent and Mrs Holland as matron at the regular meeting Wednesday. The Hollands asked to retire after 12 years of service and hoped to be relieved by April 1 while continuing current employment until then.
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Lorain County
Oberlin
J. G. Holland
Holland
Fire Costs Lives Of Two Children In Orrville Area
In Orrville area last midnight a fire destroyed the Powell home killing Marjorie Price, 6, and Truman Price, 7, left alone when their parents briefly left. The stepfather and mother returned to see the house ablaze and efforts to rescue the children were futile as the flames prevented entry.
Inquiry Begins Into Sandusky Fire Losses
Deputy state fire marshals A F Gallagher and Henry J Egers surveyed the ruins of a Sandusky business block where a fire destroyed all but two buildings. The loss was now estimated at 1 400 000 with 700 000 in buildings and merchandise up to 700 000. Sears Roebuck manager Glenn Shoop said new stock would arrive and a new store open Monday.
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Sandusky
A. F. Gallagher
Henry J. Egers
R. L. J. Wagar
E. E. Hartung
Glenn Shoop
Sears & Roebuck Co
M. R. Herb Co
Frankel
Ackley Tobacco Co
Stephens Printing Co
McClellan’s
Cohen's Women's Store
Elyria Named Honor City in Nationwide Contest
Elyria earned an honor city rating in the Nations Five competition for class five cities. Memphis, Tennessee won the grand prize. Parkersburg West Virginia led class five for 20 000 to 50 000 populations. Other class winners included Detroit class one Memphis class two Hartford lakewood Ohio class three and Fremont Michigan class six.
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Elyria
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
United States Chamber of Commerce
Memphis
Tennessee
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Detroit
Hartford
Connecticut
Lakewood
Ohio
Fremont
Michigan
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Wilson
League of Nations
Galveston
Tex
Keys
Oklahoma City
Perricone
Beaumont
Mary
Roberta Keys
Anthony
Bernard
Carl
Donald Perricone
Leota
Mona Keys
Acme
State Fair
Sandusky, O
M. R. Herb Company
Elyrian
Highway Dept
France
Hollands
Children’s
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