Opposition to Highway Department Reorganization in Ohio
The Ohio Good Roads Board and automobile clubs with over 50,000 members oppose consolidating the state highway department under the superintendent of public works. They warn the code creates shifting responsibility and chaos, urging the highway department remain a separate entity due to its large 50 million dollar annual expenditures and critical role in state infrastructure.
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Ohio General Assembly
State Highway Department
Ohio Good Roads Board
Ohio State Automobile Association
Superintendent of Public Works
Good Roads Board
Superintendent of Highways
Wich
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Distinguished Americans of a Half Century Ago Visit to Virginia City
Rare photo found in Virginia City shows General U S Grant and his party touring the Consolidated mines on October 7, 1879. The visiting group included notable figures among the era’s leading Americans.
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Virginia City
Nev
U. S. Grant
Consolidated Mines
State Auto Laws Under Review by Ohio Legislature
Ohio lawmakers consider a codification of automobile laws with the judiciary committee handling all bills. The Ohio State Automobile Association foresees no passage this session and warns that good bills passed by the Senate may stall. It backs Senator Burke on safeguards for rail approaches and Hopley on duplicate licenses, McCor on penalties for car theft, Atwood on a required bill of sale, Albaugh on aiding crash victims, Green on signs, and Calvert on uniform traffic rules.
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Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Ohiio State Automobile Association
State Association
Burke
Hopley
Secretary of State
McCor
Senator Atwood
Albaugh
Green
Calvert
Sentinel Burglar Alarms Protect Your Home
Frighten off burglars before they enter with Sentinel Burglar Alarms offering complete protection. The ad emphasizes preventing break-ins at the window or door rather than after entry. Cal 73-975.
Steel price cuts spark mixed views amid uncertain market
United States Steel Corp and National Tube announce price reductions of four to twelve dollars per ton for steel pipe. Industry leaders warn auto prices may not drop soon due to high steel stocks and other costly inputs. analysts see limited immediate impact and expect potential value gains in automobiles rather than lower sticker prices. Meanwhile Ohio State University official Hilbert Connell takes a district manager post with D L Auld Company effective July 1.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
National Tube Company
Frederick J. Haynes
Dodger Brothers
Leroy A. Walker
McClintic-Marshall
Mr. Walker
Alvan Macauley
Packard Motor Car Company
R. H. Collins
Cadillac Motor Car Company
Columbus
Hilbert Connell
Ohio State University
D. L. Auld Com Pany
Local Social News From La Grange Area
La Grange residents host guests Mr and Mrs Henry Wingert and family visit Elyria. Mrs Charles W Gott visits Akron son Phil and wife. William Wolfe uses his father from Tifton to paint his house. Maccabees meeting canceled due to Pythian Sisters event. special session planned for May 41. A H Rahmer and wife attend a Christian Science lecture in Lorain discovery area.
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Henry Wingert
Local social notes and visits from Elyria area
Rain Friday evening. George Bainbridge and wife paint Sunday with daughter and family in Elyria. Mrs Heath entertained Berea relatives Sunday. Sam Busby visited Elyria Saturday. Leslie Gott travels to Massachusetts for weeks with New England friends. Albert Dean and wife with relatives in Elyria Sunday. Pelton sons visit grandparents in Penfield. Widening Circle members visit Miss Nettle Gouldife at R Loomis home with cafeteria dinner. Readings at business meeting led by Mrs A R Underhill. Mrs Miles Harrison joins circle. Rahmer building a garage on North Main. Woodruff of Akron visits Starr. Bainbridge roofs his house. Rawson and King attend Sunday school convention in Elyria. Ruby Swartz and Lloyd Zimmerman wed in Grafton. Masonic dance features Elyria and Grafton guests. Alonzo Jackson hosts daughter and husband from La Tarte. E L Adams and sons visit. Mother's Day events planned by Baptist and Methodist. LaGrange members entertain Heath siblings and others. Rus Yell Heath leaves to join Robinson’s circus at Peru, Indiana. Guests enjoy evening and luncheon. Howard Rogers of Elyria and Roy Hultz speak at Old study.
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George Bainbridge
Elyria
EB. L. Pierce
Penfield
M. B. Church
Nettie Gouldife
R. Loomis
River Road
O. A. Foster
Robert Denham
Paul Sage
Andrew Rawson
Join King
Ruby Swartz
Lloyd Zimmerman
Grafton
Winters
Lyndon Chapter O
BE. S
F. C. Billings
W. B. Richmond
Derr Billings
Theobald
Horder
Thomas
Bennett
W. C. Park
Ables
Alonzo Jackson
Albert Opfer
E. L. Adams
LaGrange
Heath
Rus‘Yell Heath
Robinson’s Circus
Peru
Ind
Howard Rogera
Roy Hultz
Old
Clean Up Week Observed in LaGrange With Community Events
Glory Grange notes Clean Up Week in LaGrange with roadside rubbish loaded for free collection. A town hall dance is planned for Wednesday evening May 4 to raise funds for the ball team.
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Glory Grange
LaGrange
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Ely Via
City Hardware Co
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Mothers’ Day Club
the Wickens Co
Mindy Bann
Lorain
Apaaak
Tabor Quality
Detroit
Structural Steel
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Tittle Bros
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GEO. G. Peairs Dist
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New Victor
Phillips Drug Store
Elyria, O
Victor
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Singer
Woolworth
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Victor Clothes
People's Store
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