County awards 634589 steel span contract for Lorain bridge
County commissioners awarded a 1 760 foot steel span contract to American Bridge Co of Cleveland for the 21st street high level ridge bridge at Lorain. The $634,589 project will take about 310 days to complete and funds come from a total bridge program of 1,580,000 in PWA bonds.
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Lorai
American Bridge Co
Cleve
21St Street
Erie Avenue
21St Street Ridge
PWA
Baltimore confession tied to housekeeper murder case
Amelio Marco Tarquino, 45, a steel worker, confessed to slaying his housekeeper Evelyn Bird Rice of Peachville Georgia. He buried her head in a rose garden and her torso was found in East Baltimore sewers after police dug up parts of the remains. Tarquino was arrested after Rice was reported missing following a Thursday quarrel.
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Pace Today
Amelio Marco Tarquino
Evelyn Bird Rice
Peachville
Augusta
Robert F. Tanton
Tarquino
Rose
Priest dies after fall from Los Angeles hotel
Reverend John J. Er ger a 65 year old Catholic priest from Hollidaysville Pennsylvania leaped from the seventh floor of the Hayward Hotel in Los Angeles and was killed.
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Los Angeles
John J. Ergler
Hollidaysville
Ayward
Weather update for Ohio and surrounding regions
Mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers forecast Friday especially in the extreme northwest. Tonight looks warmer in the southeast with similar trends continuing into Friday. A trough from central Canada to the Great Lakes and Texas influences today while high pressure sits over the South Atlantic and Northwest.
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Ctreme
Ioutheast
Stern Canadia
Upsx Lakes
Texas
South Atlanc
Northwest
Central Plains
Lake Region
Rio Valley
Atlantic
Roosevelt to Campaign Vigorously for New Deal in 1940
President Roosevelt signals a vigorous 1940 campaign to preserve the New Deal. He urges Democrats to back his policies or leave the party, warning that abandoning New Deal principles could spell political death for the Democratic Party. He criticizes dissident supporters allied with party enemies and stresses party unity over internal frictions.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Democratic Party
Flood conditions ease in Ohio and Mississippi valleys
Weather eased flood danger as Ohio and Mississippi rivers crested and moved toward normal levels. Cincinnati neared a crest just above 58 feet while Alton reported 23 feet four feet above flood stage and St. Louis was forecast to reach 30.5 feet. About 3,000 families evacuated across six states due to rising waters.
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Mississippi River
Cairo
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Mississippi
Alton
Ill
St. Louis
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Arkansas
Elyrians Return From Rome Trip Arrive in New York
Seven Elyrians completed a seven week European tour returning to New York on the Rex and Queen Mary. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Seward and their daughters Miss Mary Seward Miss Catherine Seward Miss Katherine McCarvel and Mrs. Marcella Conley plus Mrs. W. T. Bentz. Katherine McCarvel sailed separately from England aboard the Queen Mary. The trip celebrated the ordination of Rev. Father Edward Seward and included attendance at the coronation of Pope Pius XII in Rome.
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New York
Rome
Europe
Rex
J. B. Seward
Mary Seward
Catherine Seward
Marcella Conley
W. T. Bentz
Katherine McCarvel
England
Elyrians
Edward Seward
Early Education Roots in Elyria’s 19th Century Growth
Elyria Rotary members heard Earl Lautenschleger recount Elyria’s early education development. He noted the first school in 1820 at East Broad and East River, the 1825 tax financing law, and the 1827 Yellow School near the current city hall, with separate 1846 bond issues after a $1,000 levy failed. The talk also touched on the 1824 Presbyterian church.
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Elyria
Lautenschleger
East Side
West Side
Pope Urges May Prayers for World Peace
Vatican dispatch reports the Pope issuing a pastoral letter calling Catholics worldwide to pray for peace during May. He urges organized crusades of prayers and asks all ages in cities, villages, and hamlets to dedicate May prayers to the Virgin Mary.
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Vatican City
Allen Estate Bequest To Elyria Home For The Aged
Frank B. Allen of Philadelphia today announced a 54000 bequest from his father Edgar F. Allen to the Elyria Home for the Aged. Officials say the funds will not cover operating costs and will be placed in a permanent memorial, with further details to follow. The move follows the elder Allen’s wishes as the estate proceeds toward settlement.
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Elyria
Frank B. Allen
Philadelphia
Edgar F
Daddy) Allen
Daddy Allen
Frank
Allen
Karl P. Meister
Strike Ordered in Soft Coal Mines for May 4
The United Mine Workers of America ordered a nationwide strike in all soft coal mines on May 4 unless a new working contract is granted. The action affects about 130,000 miners in 21 states as negotiations remain deadlocked over penalty clauses fining strikers.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America Today
Appalachian
Two Elyrians Named to Phi Beta Kappa at Oberlin
Oberlin College elected thirty seniors to Phi Beta Kappa, including Elyria residents Miss Josephine Gibson Faulkner and Robert Jenson. Faulkner, daughter of E. H. Faulkner, is Latin major active in Peace Society YWCA and Classical Club, dorm counselor at Tank Hall. Jenson, Elyria High School 35 alumnus, majors in economics and took part in baseball, Dramatic Club and Public Affairs Society.
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Oberlin College
Elyria
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Josephine Gibson Faulkner
Robert Jenson
Faulkner
E. H. Faulkner
Ninth Street
Peace Society
Tank Hall
Miss Faulkner
Jenson
Elyria High
Dramatic Club
Public Affairs Society
May Dismiss Charge Against William Case
The manslaughter charge against 84 year old William Case of Columbia township may be dismissed after grand jury testimony by Mrs. Rousseau. She said the jury should not indict, citing lack of business for their presence on Boone road during the shooting of her and her husband while they took a Christmas tree.
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William Case
Columbia Township
William Rousseau
Boone Road
Case
Rousseau
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Grand Jury
Charles Kahler
Route
Kingsley Corners
Sarah Dahm
R. C. Novatney
Joseph Braadech
Lorain
Anna
Branded
Braadech
Anna Marie Hahn
St. Joseph's Hospital
Brandech
William Wickens
Wickens
Smithville
Ohio
Lindberghs Leave France for United States
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh sails from Le Havre on the Champlain with a nurse and two children bound for the United States. She will join Charles A. Lindbergh, recalled to active duty by the war department to survey United States air facilities.
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LE Havre
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Champlain
United States
War Department
Former Elyrian Melvin Brush Dies in Virginia Home
Melvin Brush, a well known Elyrian for many years active in banking and telephone work, died Tuesday at the Elks Home in Virginia at about 80. He lived in Elyria periodically, left recently for the Elks Home, and is survived by several children none of whom reside in Elyria. He was a nephew of Charles Brush, the Cleveland inventor.
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Melvin Brush
Elks
Virginia
Mr. Brush
Elyria
Elks’ Home
Brush
Charles Brush
Cleveland
Mussolini Casts Doubt on Roosevelt Peace Plan
In Rome on April 20 Mussolini denounced Roosevelt peace proposals as absurd and rejected arch conferences. He said Italy and Germany seek peace but distrust a world conference and warned against ten or twenty five year guarantees. He linked Hungary with moves toward a non aggression pact with Jugoslavia as the axis tightens.
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Benito Mussolini
Roosevelt
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Belgrade
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Hitler
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Campidoglio
Britain and France Move Toward Three Power Pact With Russia
Paris reports Britain and France have informed Soviet Russia they will seek a three power military aid treaty. The agreement would bind Britain France and Russia even if Poland or Romania refuse protection. Negotiations aim to soothe Polish and Romanian objections. If unresolved the partners may sign an overriding pact with Russia aiding the two democracies.
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France
Russia
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Great Britain
Ivan Maisky
Jacob Suritz
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Rumania
Germany
British Turkey anti aggression talks claimed by Vakit
Istanbul April 20 Turkish newspaper Vakit said British Turkish anti aggression negotiations have been finished though not officially confirmed. It noted the British Turkish accord lacks a guarantee of aid to Romania and Greece, yet Turkey would join Romania and Greece to form a strong Near East peace front for Turkey’s safety.
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Turkey
Vakit
Antee
Rumania
Greece
Near East
Armory Building Program Scrapped by Ohio Finance Committee
Ohio House Finance Committee votes unanimously to kill a 668000 armory building program and 20 armory bills across as many cities citing lack of funds amid welfare and relief uncertainties. Several proposed armories and conversions were vetoed including Celina Mansfield Kent Bellfontaine Springfield Portsmouth Cambridge Lima Kenton Canton Alliance Wooster and Ashland. The panel also adds 22400 for unemployment bureau audits to the appropriation bill.
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C.R
House Finance Committee
W. H. Knepper
R Williams
Celina Armory
Mansfield
Kent Armory
Bellfontaine Armory
Springfield Armory
Portsmouth Armory
Cambridge Armory
Lima
Middletown
Mt. Vernon
Kenton
Canton
Alliance
Wooster
Ashland
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Lindbergh to Testify on Aviation Power Today
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh testifies in a closed session of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. He will discuss European aviation programs and urge rapid U S aircraft production growth. He will tour air research facilities nationwide and later present further recommendations to the government.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Advisory Committee For
Aernautics
United States
Army Air Corps
Lindbergh
U S Fleet Leaves For The Pacific
The navy battle fleet, after a two week stop at Norfolk, departed Hampton Roads at 6 35 A M EST to head back to the Pacific coast departing April 20 in Norfolk Virginia the fleet left for the Pacific
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Norfolk
Pacific Coast
Hampton Roads
The Embassy Bill Lober and His Famous Guitar
Bill Lober showcases his famed guitar at The Embassy, drawing fans and local media attention. Performances highlight his renowned instrument and a period voice of the venue.
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Bill Lober
Adv
Hitler Birthday Parade Exhibits Largest Anti Aircraft Guns
Berlin reports a massive 40 000 strong force parade for Adolf Hitler's 59th birthday with six large anti aircraft guns shown as experts say larger than prior mobile pieces. Foreign observers note planes overhead while diplomacy shifts amid requests for a peace pledge from Roosevelt.
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Adolf Hitler
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Czechoslovakia
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France
Benito Mussolini
Danzig Celebrates Hitler's Birthday in 50th Year
Danzig marked Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday as rumors of a German move to absorb Danzig into the Reich circulated. Leaders Foerster and Greiser met in Berlin to present Hitler with honorary citizenship while authorities denied any reabsorption plan. Reports of opposition arrests were not confirmed by Polish or Danzig officials.
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Adolf Hitler
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Fuehrer
Albert Foerster
Arthur Greiser
Senate
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Hitler
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