Call Strike of 8,500 Men on Railroads
SAN FRANCISCO April 16 Two railroad brotherhoods called a strike of 8,500 men on Southern Pacific lines in eight western states for 6 p m PST today in defiance of the Railway Labor Act warning. Verdict in polls showed 95 percent support though no specific demands were listed and officials predicted service would mostly continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
A. D. McDonald
Brotherhood of
Railway Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
B. R T
Roosevelt
National Mediation Board
C. V. McLaughlin
Van Orman Looks Back Twenty Years and Foreshadows Flight Future
Lorain native Ward T. Van Orman, famed balloon racer, spoke to Elyria Foremen Club executives at the Y M C A outlining two decades of flying and a future of stratosphere speeds from 100 to 600 mph, improved aircraft, and lighter than air ships able to circumnavigate the world without refueling. He recounted ship landings, dramatic balloon races, and near‑disasters, noting safety in airship travel while praising lighter‑than‑air methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward T. van Orman
Lorain County
Flyria Industrial Plants
Elyria Foremen's Club
Brussells
van Orman
Atlantic Ocean
Brest
France
America
Pelin
Gordon Bennet
Chicago
Lake Michigan
H. W. Luethi
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Foremen’s Club
H. W. Pond
Timms Spring Company
H. J. Schultz
Pond
Bender Body Company
al Stahl
Edward Hazen
Harlie G. Stevick
Ed Bang
Cleveland
Western Quartette
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Weather Ohio and region forecast with highs and lows
Generally fair in Ohio with light frost possible and cooler in the northeast. Saturday cloudy and slightly warmer with showers in the west and south. High pressure dominates from the plains to the Appalachians, while another high sits off the North Pacific coast. Rain over the North Atlantic states and continued light to moderate precipitation from the northern plains to the Pacific coast. Temperatures down overall except in Manitoba to Texas and the southwest and Gulf states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie
Plains States
Appalachians
North Pacific Coast
Roseburg
Lake Erie
Maine
Colorado
Manitoba
Denver
Pas
North Atlantic States
New England
Plains
Pacific Coast
Dakota
Texas
Southwest
Gulf States
Legion Hopes To Burn Mortgage On April Thirtieth
Elyria Post No. 12 American Legion plans a public mortgage burning event on April 30 at the Ohio Street home. Only $1,000 remains to be paid, and national commander Harry W. Colmery is expected to attend to present the final check to A. B. Taylor of Lorain County Savings and Trust Company. The ceremony may take place on the courthouse steps after years of debt reduction from $14,000 since 1920.
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Elyria Post No. 12
American Legion
Legion
Ohio Street
Harry W. Colmery
A. B. Taylor
Lorain County Savings and Trust Company
Court House
Ohio senators press no new tax drive on $92 million bill
In Columbus Ohio on April 16 a senate bloc pressed reductions to a $92 million two year state operations bill after claiming the measure totals $89 million. They shaved small items including a governor mansion budget and judicial council funds while administration allies fought back. No relief agreement emerged as leaders warned more cuts may follow.
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Columbus
Senate Bloc
Baggett
Judicial Council
John Taylor
Columbiana
Maurice
W. Lipscher
John Connolly
Lucas
Verner E. Metcalf
Campbell
Bernard J. McCluskey
Cuyahoga
William Zoul
Emerson Campbell
Belmont
James Matthews
Clark
George M. Morris
Franklin
Bart T. McIntyre
Howard L Shearer
Hamilton
Baggott
McIntyre
Zoul
Matthews
Sen. Matcalf
Senate
Bond fund to retire relief bonds from state surplus
Lorain County Treasurer Walter J. Wright said 86000 from the state relief surplus will be deposited in the county bond fund to retire outstanding relief bonds. County Prosecutor Howard R. Butler concluded the money should stay in the bond account until enough accumulates to retire the bonds, with excess to direct relief later.
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Lorain
Walter J. Wright
Wright
Howard R. Butler
Butler
Direct Relief Fund
Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
Attorney General's
Columbus
Threats of Strike at Ford Plant After Unions Leaders Beaten
Ed Hall of the United Automobile Workers warns Ford officials in Detroit that peace or war may follow if attacks on Barron De Louis and O W Penney are not halted. In Kansas City four men beat De Louis and Penney near the Ford plant as 100 Ford workers in the chassis department vote to back potential strike action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ed Hall
United Automobile Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
Kansas City
Hall
Barron de Louis
O. W. Penney
Ford Service Department
Ford
Ford Assembly
Barron Delouis
UAW
Kansas City Ford Workers
John L. Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
Penney
de Louis
Union
Bus Drivers Strike Paralyzes Akron Transit
Akron O April 16 Akron's bus system shut down as drivers strike without warning or a vote. Pickets blocked garages and hundreds of riders were stranded during the morning rush hour. The union seeks $1 an hour, up from 65 cents.
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Akron
Assistant Chief of Ohio Securities Division Indicted On Bribery Charge
Edward T. Carney, assistant chief of the Ohio Securities Division, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging two bribes totaling 6050 dollars. He was released on 2500 dollar bond and is on indefinite leave of absence. The case cites Jan 51 1935 and Oct 5 1935 payments from E. F. Harsh of Lima’s Old Consolidated Motors Co. The prosecutor criticized division cooperation and called for leadership changes.
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Ohio Securities Division
Columbus. O
Edward T. Carney
Securities Division
Alfred Benesch
Carney
Columbus, O
Franklin County
Grand Jury
E. F. Harsh
Consolidated Motors Co
Lima
Cecil J. Randall
Ralph J. Bartlett
Securities
B. Frank Thomas
Youngstown
Omo
Harsch
Sydney H. Hesse
Cleveland
Donald J. Hoskins
Bartlett
Ohio
Grand
Division of Securities
Highway Department
Ben
Davidson Proposes Cutting Down Relief Rolls
County Commissioner John E. Davidson calls for removing all employable relief clients from aid and forcing them to seek work. He notes 256 of 495 cases are employable, with 1,293 people on relief and monthly direct relief around $19,000. He plans to meet with Relief Director Ernest Holmes to review statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Davidson
Davidson
Ernest Holmes
Stankard Speaks At Columbus Police Meeting
E. Jo Stankard, city police chief and president of the Ohio Police Chiefs Association, spoke at a Safety Co-Ordinating Bureau Law Enforcement Division gathering in the State Office Building, Columbus. Other speakers included Col. Lynn Black and Buckeye sheriffs’ leaders as they discussed traffic law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Jo Stankard
Ohio Police Chefs’ Association
Martin L. Davey
Columbus
Col. Lynn Black
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Bl. B. Miller
Lakewood
Police Chiefs’ Association
O. Moore
Buckeye Sheriffs’ Association
H. M. Pontius
R. T. Kelsey
Ohio Farmer
G. W. Benham
Col. Black
Spain Declares Truce to Bury Dead Near Madrid
In the El Pardo sector north of Madrid a truce between Loyalist and Nationalist forces began to allow both sides to bury their dead. This first request during the Civil War paused fighting. rebel stretcher bearers removed bodies while Loyalists refrained. Fighting elsewhere around the capital continued and shells fell, as Loyalists tried to relieve 10,000 Nationalists in University City with supplies.
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Madrid
el Pardo
University City
Highway Improvement Is Planned in Ohio Corridor
County Commissioner John E. Davidson reported state officials are surveying an alternate seven mile highway to Route 20 from south of Kipton to near Oberlin. The planned road would have 20 foot lanes, a 10 foot center strip, 10 foot berms, a 15 foot drainage space, and a 100 foot right of way to replace two railroad crossings.
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State Highway Department
Kipton
Oberlin
John E. Davidson
Davidson
Four officials prepare citizens under federal naturalization process
Four federal naturalization examiners conducted preliminary hearings for twenty six applicants who may gain admission next December if they pass. The hearings were led by Paul Werner, Phillip Leighton, James Heatherman, and Arthur Milliray. They will return Friday to re examine about 100 persons eligible for citizenship this May.
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Federal Naturalization
Paul Werner
Phillip Leighton
James Heatherman
Arthur Milliray
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Little Bay de Noc
Escanaba
Mich
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Donald Wakefield Smith
J. Warren Madden
Edwin S. Smith
Madden
Antwerp
van’ Orman
Belgium
Holland
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Lithuania
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Pernambuco
Brazil
Graf Zep
Ford Plant
Bulletin
Stankard
Spain
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