Ridgeville Opposes 40 Foot Road Width Plan
A Ridgeville town hall meeting will discuss Route Twenty improvements with strong support for a thirty foot width. Residents argue 40 feet is unnecessary, would disrupt large roadside trees, gas mains, and future piping while 30 feet suffices for current and future traffic. State officials and Route Twenty supporters attend.
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Ridgeville
Town Hall
Cleveland
Cujyahoga County
Elyria
State Highway Department
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland Street
Federal
Route Twenty Association
The Weather Forecast for Ohio Tonight and Sunday
Cloudy with rain in the southeast tonight. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a slow temperature rise.
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Ohio
Red Cross to Distribute Flour in Elyria
The local Red Cross chapter received approval for a carload of flour weighing 70 000 pounds in sacks of 24 1/2 pounds each. Arrival is expected in about ten days and distribution will be managed locally. Needy individuals may apply through A L Werner, with all names kept confidential. Eligible residents of Elyria and the county served by the chapter may receive flour.
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The
American Red Cross
Elyria
Red Cross
A. L. Werner
Reveal Market Raid Planned By Shorts
United Press reports that stock exchange shorts organized for a 1,000,000,000 market raid that would have made today the black Saturday of trading history. The Senate Banking and Currency Committee opened an investigation after emergency talks, with Richard Whitney, NYSE president, to be subpoenaed as the first witness.
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United Press
Washington
Stock Exchange
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Bear Reid
Senate
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Two Children And Mother Perish In Flames
In Louis Villus New York on April 9 a fire killed Evelyn 8 and Dorothy 6 and their mother Glenna Stewart 28 in their home. Alvey Stewart the father arrived as the blaze swept through the house.
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Louis Villus
Glenna Stewart
Evelyn
Dorothy
Alvey Stewart
Wheat Prices Rise After Government Report
Chicago opening shows wheat advancing 2 to 3 cents per bushel as traders cover shorts after a government crop report. The report indicates a drop of 458 million bushels, the lowest since 1925, triggering broad buying and a reversal from yesterday's decline.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
General Henderson surveys coal strike districts in Ohio
Adjutant General Frank Henderson began a personal inspection of coal mining districts near Zanesville Cambridge and St. Clairsville and planned to interview National Guard mine observers. He reported no disorder in the districts before departure.
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Columbus
Frank Henderson
Zanesville
Cambridge
St. Clairsville
National Guard
Henderson
Arrest man on wire tapping charge in Lorain
Walden J. Maynard, 39, a former Western Union operator, was arrested by three Buffalo detectives in Lorain Ohio on wire tapping charges. He allegedly tapped company wires across four states and Canada, admitting to sending money orders to himself. Reported gains include 800 in Union City New Jersey 400 in Buffalo and 8000 at Windsor Ontario last June. Detectives have traced more than four thousand taps.
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Lorain
Walden J. Maynard
Western Union Telegraph Company
Buffalo
Maynard
Canada
Windsor
Ontario
Union City
New Jersey
Bellevue
Custodian of Library Slain in Cleveland
In Cleveland on April 9 Thomas G. Givney 64 custodian at the Sterling branch of the Cleveland Public Library was beaten to death by robbers who entered through a rear window. The undischarged pistol lay near the body and the wallet was found emptied. Police say robbery motive. Givney was known to carry cash and previously fought off attackers in the library.
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Cleveland
Thomas G. Givney
Sterling
Cleveland Public Library
Givney
Anna Gronowich
County Commissioners View Fortune Ditch in Ridgeville
County figures George Rhoads and C D Murray inspected the Fortune Ditch in Ridgeville and Eaton townships but the joint view stalled as Cuyahoga County commissioners did not attend. Ditch improvement is planned jointly by both counties with a May 4 hearing on Gerhart ditch assessments noted in the report.
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George Rhoads
C. D. Murray
Ridgeville
Eaton
Cuyahoga County
Elyria Rotary to hear new pastor Dr E J Bond
Dr E J Bond newly installed pastor at First Methodist will address Elyria Rotary Club at noon next Tuesday at the Hotel Newell His topic is Things A Blessing or a Menace according to the club announcement
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Elyria
E. J. Bond
M. E
Bright Spots In Business World
A 1930s business brief notes improved sentiment in early year as deflation checks helped. Plymouth Motor adds 2,500 workers in five weeks. Alton Railroad and Chicago & Alton report first quarter income of 116,615 versus a loss last year. New York & Richmond Gas reports 1931 income at 414,043 up from 392,039. Packard operations in Detroit show strength versus 1931.
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New York
D.p
R. G. Dun & Co
Detroit
Plymouth Motor Company
Chicago
Alton Railroad
Chicago & Alton Railroad
New York & Richmond Gas Co
Political Mass Meeting At Oberlin
L. J. Tabor of Columbus and National Grange master will headline a public mass meeting at the Oberlin Grange Hall on April 16. Carl C. Dramm of Russia township announces all county and state candidates are invited. the event opens with a 6 20 dinner.
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National Grange
L. J. Tabor
Grange Hall
Columbus
United States
Oberlin Grange Hall
Carl C. Dramm
Russia Township
Pomona Grange
Larain County
Plead Guilty To Liquor Charge In Oberlin
John Dad Johnson 82 and Orville Stevens pleaded guilty to transporting 20 gallons of liquor. Judge A R Webber imposed fines of 200 and 500 dollars. Deputy sheriffs Caley and Breagger arrested them on Oberlin road yesterday.
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John “Dad” Johnson
Oberlin
Orville Stevens
A. R. Webber
William Caley
George Breagger
Oberlin Road
Gets Life For Bank Robbery
Oscar J. Smith, 35, confessed bank robber, was sentenced to life in an Ohio penitentiary a week after robbing the First National Bank at Blanchester. Judge Frank M. Clevenger imposed the sentence under the new criminal code.
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Wilmington
UPI
First National Bank
Blanchester
Oscar J. Smith
Ohio
Frank M. Clevenger
Act of kindness ends fatally for Mrs Glaser in Ohio
In Cincinnati on April 9 Mrs Marie Glaser 28 mother of two went to her father in law’s home to tidy up. A gun hidden under a mattress discharged while she made a bed injuring her body. The incident appears accidental and stems from a concealed weapon.
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Cincinnati
Marie Glaser
Government wage cuts proposed for federal employees
Washington April 9 Two plans for governmental economy will be offered today when the president meets the House Economy committee authoritatively. One plan includes about thirty specific reductions including cuts in pay of government employees. The president expects further meetings before a final program is set. Mills Roop Wilbur Brown will join the discussion.
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Washington
U. P
House Economy Committee
Secretary of the Treasury Mills
Roop
Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur
Brown
Bitter fight looms over WWII bonus in Congress
Washington April 9 Congress faces a bitter battle over the veteran bonus. The House Ways and Means Committee will begin debate on the Patman Bill to grant immediate payment of about two billion dollars in veterans adjusted compensation. 1,895 World War veterans marched on the capitol, pressuring approval, while President Hoover signals opposition, risking a veto if Congress passes.
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Washington
House
Congress
Capitol
Henry Stevens
American Legion
Mr. Hoover
Mammoth Bones Found Near Springfield in Bog Search
Six bones believed to be from a mammoth were found by highway workers between Urbana and Springfield Ohio. Miami University officials plan further excavations and seek to purchase the remains. the find is dated about 60 000 years ago.
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Urbana
Springfield
Miami University
Malcolm Switzer
Galion
Miami
R. A. Hefner
M. W. Boesel
Miami Zoology Department
Chicago Field Museum
Wittenberg College
Ohio State University
Wittenberg
Western Reserve University
Mian! University
Opel House of
Will Plan For 4 H Club Camp
Plans for a joint Lorain and Cuyahoga County Four H Club Camp at Camp Crag in Medina County next summer will be discussed Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland. Miss Alice Bird Lorain county agricultural extension agent C C Cray assistant state club leader and H H Harshfield Cuyahoga County club agent will attend. The camp will serve Four H Club members from both counties. Previously Lorain members used Camp Iss See Kies on the Vermilion River but attendance was too small for a separate camp, leading to the joint arrangement.
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Lorain-Cuyahoge
Society Elects Dr Miller at Ohio Sociological Meeting
Delaware April 9 Dr Herbert A Miller of Oberlin was elected president of the Ohio Sociological Society to succeed Dr Charles W Coulter of Ohio Wesleyan University. Other officers named include Vice President Professor C E Gehrke Western Reserve University Secretary Treasurer Professor A A Johnson Wooster College editor of the Sociologist Professor F E Lamley Ohio State University.
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Delaware
Herbert A. Miller
Oberlin
Ohio Sociological Society
Charles W. Coulter
Ohio Wesleyan University
Miller
Ohio State University
C. E. Gehrke
Western Reserve University
A. A. Johnson
Wooster College
Sociologist
F. E. Lamley
Fear Boliva And Paraguay Are Near Clash
Washington dispatch reports urgent diplomatic meeting of neutral diplomats at the State Department to preserve peace amid reports of Bolivian and Paraguayan military activity in the disputed Chaco region. Bolivia reportedly positions thousands of troops and air power, while Paraguay claims about six thousand soldiers in the area.
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Bulletin
Washington
D.p
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Francis White
State Department
Relief Commission Begins Activities in Ohio
Columbus April 9 The Ohio Relief Commission created by the General Assembly to combat unemployment hunger and suffering began its official work today The Hamilton County commissioners sought authority to issue 1 million dollars in bonds to finance county relief efforts The bond request approved by the new commission moves to the state tax commission for approval ahead of a test suit challenging the Espy Roberts Act authorizing relief bonds and five year redemption funded by higher public utility excise taxes
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Columbus
Ohio Relief Commission
General Assembly
George White
Hamilton County Commissioners
State Tax Commission
Hamilton County
Relief Commission
Tax Commission
Supreme Court
Warning Issued On Registration For May Primary
Election officials caution voters that those not yet registered must register by April 19 for the May 10 primary. Already registered residents who have moved must also notify the board by April 19. Absent voters may cast ballots April 21 to May 7 if away on May 10.
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Election Board
Lindbergh Baby Search At Standstill
In Lansing Michigan detectives pursue a possible lead in Toronto involving two officers and a suspected Purple Gang member. Reports tie Harry Fleisher to the kidnapping while other convicted gangsters serve life terms.
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Lansing
Mich
Charles A. Lindbergh
Toronto
Can
Michigan
Oscar G. Olander
Fleisher
Detroit
Irving Milberg
Ray Bernstein
Harry Keywell
Marquette
Ten Indictments Reported In Secret Grand Jury
Prosecutor Don W. Myers and assistant John Harding disclosed ten secret indictments after jurors reported. Fifteen names appeared in openly returned charges including Wilda McCauley and others from Elyria Lorain Brownhelm and Torgsin. Arraignments set for 10 a.m. Monday with May 17 as jurors’ next session.
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Don W. Myers
John Harding
A. R. Webber
Wilda McCauley
Elyria
Petit Larceny
Anthony Meo
George Brotherton
Mahlon Caldwell
East River Road
Roy Surrell
Irene Kroaman
Joseph Varga
Lorain
Andy Sabo
George Luther Black
Brownhelm Township
Charles W. Bacon
Donald Bring
James Cutre
Torgsin
J. L. Cale
Harry McCann
Henry Crann
William Crapo
Kenneth Unger
Jacoby Brothers
Hattie Williams
Utopia Baker
Earl Burwell
Mattie Burwell
Joe Czajka
Ridgeville Students Attend Ohio State Home Economics Session
Ridgeville High School sent representatives to the Ohio State Home Economics Student convention in Columbus. Principal G. C. West and home economics instructor Mrs. J. M. Patterson led the group, joined by Mrs. Arthur Dawson and Mr. Dawson of the OSU extension staff. Delegates include Alice Bartter, Betty Blaine, Evelyn Laubenthal, Doris Fortune, Frantina Pape, Ruth Steinmetz, Lena Salisbury, Dorothy Banke, and Sean Salisbury as official club delegate. Bartter toasted at Friday’s banquet. Helen Reed of Wallace College presided over the stunt meeting.
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Ridgeville High School
Ohio State
Columbus
G. C. West
J. M. Patterson
Arthur Dawson
West
Dawson
Ohio State University
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