Improvement of six more county roads authorized by commissioners
County commissioners authorized six more road improvements in the county. Total cost is about $20,000. Ridgeville township gains the largest share, with Stoney Ridge road to be widened and paved at $5,516. Other projects include Quarry and Butternut Ridge roads, Station road in Columbia township, and Jones road in Penfield township with slag application. County Surveyor C. T. Biggs will manage force account work. estimated total cost for the county’s portion is $12,238.
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Ridgeville
Stoney Hidge
Route 20
T. Biggs
Stoney Ridge
Mills Road
Ridgeville Township
Cuyahoga
Columbia Township
Big Four
Jones Road
Penfield Township
C. T. Biggs
Record vote in state primary shocks Chicago in 2.2 million turnout
Illinois primary results show both parties nominating candidates with Len Small winning the Republican gubernatorial race. Anti Hoover and anti tax delegates gain at the Republican National Convention while Otis Glenn is renominated. Democratic presidential delegates largely pledged to James Hamilton Lewis may switch to Franklin D Roosevelt later. A Chicago marked surge in violence noted. Total vote surpasses 2,200,000, a record for a primary.
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Chicago
Illinois
Len Small
Otis F. Glenn
Glenn
James Hamilton Lewis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Missouri Republicans Back Hoover At St Louis Convention
Missouri Republicans pledged to support Herbert Hoover as the country’s next president. The party passed a resolution calling for a national convention to address prohibition as soon as possible, in line with the Federal Constitution.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Herbert Hoover
The Weather Forecast Ohio Partly Cloudy Tonight
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Temperatures will rise slowly through Thursday and into the extreme west portion tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Will Vote On Amendment To Permit Merger Of County And City Governments
Ohio voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment allowing consolidation of county offices and merging county and city governments. The measure, proposed at an Ohio Chamber of Commerce meeting, would enable counties to adopt charters and grant home rule while limiting the largest municipality’s representation on county charter committees to six of fifteen.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Walter F. Kirk
Port Clinton
State Grange
General Assembly
Hindenburg Bans Hitlerite Storm Troops in Decree
Berlin April 13. President Paul Von Hindenburg signed an emergency decree dissolving and suppressing Adolf Hitlers Brown Shirt Fascist army. Official word says the fascist headquarters in Prussia were raided during the campaign and authorities claim to have found plans for seizing government machinery.
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Berlin
N. P
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Prussia
Former Elyria Woman Passes
Mary Laundon Johnson died at 69 at her Cleveland home on Chestnut Hills Drive. A former Elyria resident active in First Congregational Church, she is survived by sons David and Arthur Johnson and brother Ernest Laundon. Funeral Friday at 2:00 from her residence. memorials to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Mary Laundon Johnson
Chestnut Hills Drive
Cleveland
Johnson
Elyrina
Melvin Johnson
David L. Johnson
Arthur E. Johnson
Ernest Laundon
Buffalo
New York
Thomas W. Laundon
Elyria
First Congregational Church
Memorial Hospital
Lorain County seeks guidance on legality of relief bonds
County Prosecutor Don W Myers says Lorain county will likely defer action on issuing relief bonds until a test case challenging the recently enacted relief legislation is resolved. The Hamilton county case will go directly to the state supreme court for a final ruling on the law which allows counties to issue bonds to aid municipalities or districts and to repay them from designated funds.
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Lorain County
Hamilton County
Don W. Myers
Hamilton
State Supreme Court
Lorain County Music Contest Set For Saturday at Clearview
Lorain county school music contest spans three sessions at Clearview school with over 700 musicians. Morning features nine teen glee clubs for three hours ten minutes, afternoon offers sixteen orchestras for two hours forty minutes, and evening presents seven bands for one hour forty five minutes. Judges include Leslie W. Emory and Bohuslav Rozchnal. scoring emphasizes balance intonation interpretation tone and appearance. First place wins cups or plaques, with banners for runners up.
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Lorain County
Clearview
Gerald M. Frank
Leslie W. Emory
Lorain
Bohuslav Rozchnal
Medina
Tax conscious sermon at Elyria dinner by Major Wilcox
Major C B Wilcox of Sandusky urged Elyria Chamber of Commerce to seek tax consciousness and cost containment in government. He attacked direct primaries, urged universal income tax, and cited state budget cuts from 83 million to 66 million, plus per capita cost rises and county inefficiencies.
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Major C. B. Wilcox
Sandusky
Elyria
Major Wilcox
Ohio State Chamber of Commerce Committee On
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Cowper
Cuyahoga County
City and Gas Officials to Confer on Proposed Rate Cut
City and Ohio Fuel Gas Company officials will meet in Columbus to discuss Elyria’s proposed rate cut after council adopted a 13 percent reduction for the average user. Mayor Van Oster, with the gas committee, will travel to Columbus to present the plan, while Webber sought time for company review.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
W.H. van Oster
Lawrence H. Webber
Elyrians Invited to Conference on Gas Rates
W. G. Kerr of Cleveland Law Director invites A. C. Hudnutt and J. C. George of the Chronicle Telegram to a gas rates conference at his office Thursday at 2:00 p m. Forty nine Ohio cities served by East Ohio Gas Company will attend to seek united action for lower gas rates.
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W. G. Kerr
Cleveland
A. C. Hudnutt
J. C. George
The
Chronicle-Telegram
Ohio
East Ohio Gas Company
United Action
Police Officer Demoted for 60 Days
Lieutenant Patrick Crehan is demoted to patrolman for 60 days after disobeying police rules by allowing citizens and friends to ride in police cars. Police Chief B J Stankard and Safety Service Director Fred Underhill announced the action, noting the penalty and patrolman salary during the period.
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Patrick Crehan
B. J. Stankard
Stankard
Safety Service
Fred Underhill
Leutenant
Crehan
Grange Leaders to Meet at Kipton Monday Night
Lorain county grange leaders including masters lecturers and secretaries from all subordinate granges will convene in Kipton at 8 p m Monday in an announced gathering.
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Kipton
Lorain County
Comparison of Gas Rates by City Council and Gas Co
The Chronicle telegram reports the Council proposing a one year gas rate of 1.00 for the first thousand cubic feet and 0.56 per additional thousand. The current rate is 1.00 for the first 500 cubic feet and 0.60 per thousand for each extra thousand. In other cities under bond, the rate is 0.95 for the first 5,500 cubic feet with 0.45 per thousand for additional usage up to 5,000 cubic feet. A comparison charts these proposals against the four year contract that expired Jan 29, 1932, and against present rates and bond rates in contested cities.
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Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Webber
Utilities Commission
Gas Co
Chronicle-Telegram
Eac
Council
Ssaee
Eae Ee
Late News Bulletins From The Day's Front Pages
A flash of items reports Violet Younte a 20 ounce baby in Quincy Mass dying after a 13 day battle for life. In Harbin 300 Chinese were killed and 1500 wounded in clashes near Taolai chao on the southern Chinese Eastern railway. Washington notes a federal budget deficit of 2.018 billion the first peace time deficit over two billion. In San Diego Rosina Ellis 18 missing since Monday feared kidnapped after being separated from 15 cents.
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Quincy
Mass
Violet Younte
Houghs Neck
Harbin
Manchuria
Manchuriu
Taolaichao
Here
Washington
The
Treasury
San Diego
Rosina Ellis
Bert Ellis
California
Grandchildren of Vice President Guarded in Rhode Island
A police guard has been assigned to the grandchildren of Vice President Charles Curtis after reports of a kidnapping plot. Authorities say no names were mentioned in threats and that Curtis's grandchildren, along with several other children of prominent Rhode Islanders, are being protected as a precaution.
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Providence
R. 1
Charles Curtis
Rhode
Graf Zeppelin Completes 164-Hour Brazil Trip
Graf Zeppelin moored at Friedrichshafen after a 164 hour journey from Pernambuco, Brazil. The airship carried 11 passengers and reported no incidents during the voyage.
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Graf Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Pernambuco
Brazil
Hoover Seeks Five Day Week for Government Workers
President Hoover proposed a simplified staggered employment plan featuring a five day work week for federal staff. The move aims to save about 95.6 million dollars as part of a broader economy program to balance the budget.
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Washington
Hoover
House to Bring Steagall Deposit Bill for Fed Banks
Washington April 13 Speaker Garner signaled that the Steagall bill to guarantee deposits in Federal Reserve Banks will be brought before the House with the backing of Democratic leaders.
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HOUSE
Washington
Garner
Stormy meeting over bonus at Elyria Legion Post
Elyria Post No 12 of the American Legion held one of its stormiest meetings as members voted 66 for to 41 against immediate payment of the bonus with four abstentions and two absent. The debate touched on whether to discuss the issue now or wait for National Commander Stevens radio address next Monday. Delegates from the District State National Convention led the pro and anti sides, stressing unity versus a split in Legion ranks. Dr Kenneth I Brown of Hiram College will speak at Elyria High tomorrow morning, with details not yet announced.
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Elyria Post No. 12
American Legion
Henry L. Stevens
Detroit
Legion
C. A. Persons
Alvien Miller
Peter Smith
Harvey C. Cheney
A. J. Lehman
A. R. Agate
Walter Bagnall
Carl F. Wolf
James J. Elmes
Hiram Myers
National Legion
Ohio
Ene Coudents
Kenneth I. Brown
Hiram College
Elyria High School
C. P. Shively
Notes Paid by Lindbergh Found in Londres and New York
Reported discoveries show a $20 gold certificate turned up in New York City and pieces of the $50,000 Lindbergh ransom currency found or traced to London. Secret service and New Jersey police pursue sources, with Scotland Yard and Daily Mail tips guiding the probes. Authorities expect numerous false ransom leads as investigations continue.
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Washington
New York
The
Treasury
Secret Service
New York City
London
Col. Lindbergh
Daily Mail
Scotland Yard
Major Schoeffel
New Jersey
Condon claims direct contact with Lindbergh kidnapers
New York April 13 UP Dr John F Condon says he has had direct contact with the Lindbergh kidnapers and still maintains ties. Condon spoke after another night trip believed to be an attempt to reach the ransom negotiators to whom he paid $50,000 in a failed effort to recover the stolen baby.
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New York
Jassie
Condon
Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
VF W To Discuss Bonus Bill At Post Meeting
A special meeting of the local post of Veterans of Foreign Wars is set for tomorrow night at eight o'clock to discuss the proposed Veterans Bonus. The gathering aims to review the bill and its implications for members.
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VF. W
Post of Veterans of Foreign Ware
Want Ads Promote Spring Clearance and Extra Income
Fragmentary notice hints at using Want Ads to clear many articles and earn extra income from home. Mentions easy cash, regalia, and spring clearance, with references to telegraph insert and readers urged to consider Want Ads for selling items.
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Caren Icle-Telegraga
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van Oster
Council Gas Committee
Lawrence Webber
Public Utilities Commission
Elyrians
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