Bing Crosby taxed to the hilt and forced to borrow
Hollywood figure Bing Crosby, among filmland's richest, reportedly borrowed to pay his first quarter income tax as roughly 80 percent of earnings go to federal and state taxes. The piece critiques the burdens of wealth, employment, and the New Deal on big earners.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Filmland
California
Bing
Larry
Bing Crosby, Inc
News Dispatch
Big Boy
Maine
Mrs. Jones
Park Avenue
Copyright Ledger Syndicate
Famed Wings Over Jordan Chorus to sing in Lorain
The Wings Over Jordan chorus of 42 members will perform at Lorain High School auditorium at 4 p m on Easter Sunday. The group broadcasts Sundays at 9 30 a m on the Columbia network and recently visited the White House. Worth Kramer of WGAR directs.
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Wings Over Jordan
Lorain High School
Columbia Network
White House
Washington
Worth Kramer
WGAR
Juvenile Delinquents Now Eligible for Army Enlistment
A March bulletin from the Association of Juvenile Court Judges of America reports the Judge Advocate General and War Department now allow juveniles with felony-level delinquency to enlist. Judge Harry L. Eastman led the representations, and the change may also affect CCC eligibility. The liberalization is expected to be discussed at the association’s June meeting.
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U. S. Army
Army
Judge Advocate General
War Department
Association of Juvenile Court Judges of America
Harry L. Eastman
Association
CCC
H. H. Nye
Easter News From Spencer Area Residents
Local brief notes list residents moving into the Geisel house, Easter visits to Monroeville and Lancaster, hospital updates for Mrs. Myron Bellman, Frank Nowak’s Navy training in Newport, and several guests staying with relatives over Easter. Also mentions Easter travel to Cleveland and Wellington and a hospital operation for C. W. Myers.
Landlady’s rumor spurs schemes in Mary’s life
In a tense chapter, Miss Slater manipulates Mary’s social ascent while planning for a public revelation to disrupt Mary’s engagement to George Van Buskirk. Clydeforth pressures Mary during a costly shopping spree as Mary questions loyalties and hidden motives unfold.
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Mary
George
George van Buskirk
Miss Slater
Clydeforth
Fifth Avenue
Burton
Mr. Burton
Leonard
Santori
Vacation Visits and Easter Guests Pattern Town Chat
Miss Vena Bechtel visited the Earl Friend home with her West Salem ties. Seth Nichols from Caippewa Lake stayed with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichols. Robert Clark of Canton spent the week as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Johnson. Maud Hendricks a Mentor teacher spent Easter vacation with brothers Arleigh and Harry Hendricks. A prior year accident loss totaled 106000 lives and caused about three and a half billion in property damage.
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Raymond Lamp
Vena Bechtel
West Salem
Earl Friend
Seth Nichols
Caippewa Lake
Fred Nichols
Robert Clark
Canton
Forest Johnson
Maud Hendricks
Mentor
Arleigh
Harry Hendricks
Easter Services Mark Resurrection in Amherst Churches
Amherst Ohio April 8 sunrise services and Easter sermons planned across churches. St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed hosts dawn candle light service at 6 30 with Holy Communion and 11 30 service with Easter sermon. Foursquare presents Makers of the Cross pageant at Town Hall 7 30. St. Joseph’s Masses 8 and 10. Parishes hold English and German services. Congregational breakfast after dawn service. First Evangelical and Lutheran note special music and sermons. Buckeye Boys’ State selects Amherst five delegates. flowers to ill Civil War veteran Capt. L Stough.
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Amherst
Christ
Foursquare
Makers of the Cross
Foursquare Church
Town Hall
St. Joseph’s
Father Smith
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Miles
Woolcot
Donola Lee
George Cox
First Evangelical
Lydia Heller
Union
R. H. Hearn
Herbert Veler
First Lutheran Church
Lorain
M. A. Burris
Methodist Church
Women’s Union
St. John’s Church
South Amherst
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Ferrers
Cleveland
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Elmer Johnson Post
American Legion
Buckeye
Columbus
Capt. L. Stough
Union church service held at St. Peter's E&R in Amherst
A union service of Amherst churches took place Friday afternoon at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church from 1 30 to 2 p m. Rev Schmidt led with assisting pastors from participating churches. Rev Buser of the Foursquare church read the first scripture prayer and Rev Kuntz of the Congregational church read the second scripture. Special musical numbers featured a solo He was Despised.
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Amherst
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Schmidt
Daniel Buser
Foursquare
Kenneth Kuntz
Congregational Church
Frederick Cook
Brownhelm Congregational
Park Avenue Youth Delinquency Panel Volunteers Named
Thomas Bruce and Franklin Moebius volunteered to act on the juvenile delinquency work by the ot ov on Park Avenue, indicating local efforts to address youth crime.
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Park Avenue
Thomas Bruce
Franklin Moebius
PTA April Meeting Slated at Public School Auditorium
The April meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association will be held at the school auditorium Monday evening. A Memorial Day committee meeting is set for 8 p m Monday in Mayor Cooper's office. The Mothers Club of Middle Ridge School meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. R H Hearn, Middle Ridge.
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Parent- Teacher Association of the Public Schools
Memorial Day Committee
Cooper
Mothers’ Club
Middle Ridge School
R. H. Hearn
Middle Ridge
Rochester News Notes Move Through Local Social Scene
Mrs. Cleo Critten of Leroy is ill with pneumonia in Wadsworth hospital. Dinner guests included the Snyders, Cyrus Tucker family of Shelby, Mabel Hipp and Dorothy of Nova, and Carlos Tucker brought Alice to stay with grandparents. A C Pohlman visited relatives in Rochester with the Wolfes in Homerville.
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Rochester
Cleo Crittenden
Leroy
Wadsworth Hospital
Carlos Snyder
Cyrus Tucker
Shelby
Mabel Hipp
Dorothy
Nova
Carlos
Alice Tucker
A. C. Pohlman
Lewis Wolfe
Homerville
Elyria Woman Delivers Talk on Macdowell Nature
Mrs James B Thomas spoke before Ridgeville and Columbia Garden Clubs at Columias home of Mrs Ora Walker. She described Macdowells interpretation of nature in major musical works and reviewed his life while playing selections to illustrate his style.
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James B. Thomas
Macdowell
Ridgeville
Columbia
Ora Walker
Road work updates spread slag near Griggs road and township
Slag was spread on the Griggs road west from the village Tuesday and in the south part of the township Wednesday.
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Griggs Road
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Maple Heights
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Crile’s Corner
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