Relief Clients Must Re-register Under Dixon Rules
Columbus Ohio August 3 William Dixon new state relief director announced all Ohio relief clients must re register this month and prove need and eligibility. Registration blanks go to local agencies this week and all cases close on a fixed date. Clients seeking relief must file new applications with financial statements and affidavits. Agencies must complete by September 1. idle clients must accept work offered, such as weed cutting, and centralization of relief under one county agency is urged with optional large city administrations.
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Columbus
William €. Dixon
New State Relief
Ohio
Dixon
Relief Administration
Italy to Increase Armed Forces Strength
Rome reports Premier Mussolini has decided to raise the strength of Italy's fighting forces after conferences with Finance Minister Paola Raon Di Re Vel and war staff officials. The announcement says it was agreed to increase still further the strength of Italy's armed forces.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Paola Rhaon di Revel
Alberto Parianti
Giuseppe Valle
All Mussolin
Italy
No Action Taken In Joseph Maiden Case
Alfred Humphrey chief of the Ohio Liquor Enforcement division said William A MacDonald of Dennigan was removed from the state payroll as a liquor inspector on July 16 by the State Auditor's office. An auditor finding for recovery of 2319 was issued against MacDonald for false pretense. Humphrey said nothing further about Joseph Maiden Canton liquor inspector with a 115.70 recovery finding.
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Columbus
Alfred Humphrey
Ohio Liquor Enforcement Division
William A MacDonald
Dennigan
Humphrey
MacDonald
Joseph T. Ferguson
Joseph Maiden
Canton
Abandon Search For Clipper
The U S Transport Meigs tonight abandoned its search for the Hawaii Clipper which disappeared last Friday with 15 persons aboard while flying between Guam and Manila. The Meigs carried a large passenger list and headed for Guam and the United States as officials said army planes were not expected to resume the search. Navy vessels will remain in the area for several days.
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Manila
U. S
Meigs
Hawaii
Fair tonight with isolated to scattered thunder showers
Weather overview notes fair conditions tonight in Ohio with a local chance of thunder showers. Cooler tonight and warmer pockets across the Lake Region and Upper Mississippi Valley as high pressure shifts from the South Atlantic States toward the Rocky Mountain Plateau.
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Ohio
South Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Minnesota
Plains
Arizona
Upper Lakes
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Gulf
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Governor Seeks End To Maytag Strike In Newton
Governor Kraschel moved to settle the Maytag Washing Machine strike in Newton, aiming for immediate resolution to avoid a clash between state and federal authority. Union workers offered a 10 percent wage cut if profits sharing is allowed from July 1, 1938, to July 1, 1939, as National Guard units faced a Labor Board hearing deemed a threat to peace.
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Washington, DC
National Labor Relations Board
Madison Hall
Maytag Company
Newton
Des Moines
Nelson G Kraschel
Iowa
The
Moving Washing Machine Company
Uniion
Maytag
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America
Committee For Industrial Organization
Man Loses Job Over Refusal to Donate, Says Plainti
A petition with 122 names from Painesville requests the attorney general investigate the dismissal of Ernest Chapin from the state highway department. Chapin says he was fired for refusing a $25 donation to Governor Davey. Blase Nemeth, resident highway engineer, says Chapin was laid off due to slack work and would be rehired when conditions warrant.
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Painesville
Herbert S. Duffy
Ernest Chapin
Chapin
Davey
Blase Nemeth
Chaping
Three Of Six Escaped Convicts Captured
London O Aug 3 The surrender of Edward Brown 38 of Middletown to Newport police left three fugitives of the six convicts who escaped from the London Prison Farm last Friday Brown said illness of his panther prompted the break and he visited his mother and former wife before surrendering Brown serving 10 to 25 years for robbery Stewart Bennedum 38 of Dayton was captured by Columbus police and Sheldon Waits 35 was found at South Charleston last Saturday
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London. O
Edward Brown
Middletown
Newport
London
Brown
James Fuller
Springfield
Polie
Stewart Bennedum
Dayton
Columbus
Sheldon Waits
South Charleston
Plan To Call Girdler As Witness
Washington August 3 The State Civil Liberties Committee will arrange a date soon for Republic Steel board chairman vem Girdler to testify. The committee continues hearings on the 1937 Little Steel strike, calling Youngstown Mayor Lionel Evans as a witness amid riots and organizing efforts.
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Washington
State Civil Liberties Committee
Republic Steel Corporation
Vem Girdler
Lionel Evans
Youngstown
John L. Lewis
Phi Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Republic
T. F Patton
Girdler
Senate Post Office Committee
Post Office Committee
Civi Liberties Committee
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
P. Wis
Ralph E Elser
New Voting Rules For Sick and Disabled Enforced
Election officials were informed by the secretary of state that sick and disabled voters must apply 15 to 3 days before polls. Applications require a physician's certificate and an affidavit signed by the applicant and two electors who know the facts.
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Election Board
Secretary of State
Columbus
Missing golf pro Stanley Fisher sought by Ohio authorities
Lima Ohio August 3 authorities failed to uncover a clue in tracing Stanley Fisher 22 Springbrook Country Club golf professional missing since Monday night Two private detectives could not aid Sheriff Daley in the search Prosecutor Jones said authorities believe he was abducted by robbers Signs of a struggle were found in the caddy house and his empty pocketbook was found outside His automobile was missing from the club grounds Frank Colucci operator of the club suggested robbery may be connected and noted the professional usually carried a large sum of money.
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Lima
Stanley Fisher
Springbrook Country Club
Robert F. Jones
William Daley
Fisher
Frank Colucci
Dunn Attacks Relief Examiners Methods
County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn denounced relief examiners techniques as causing worthy clients to lose homes and go hungry. He cited about 106 local cases dropped and noted many seniors over 65 had not filed for Old Age Pension under a shifting relief law.
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Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
City Hall
Lorain
Burnt
William Klebold
Klebold
Sandusky
Joseph Stemmle
Stemmle
British Officer Killed By Jap Bullets
Shanghai August 3 British customs launch on the Yangtse Valley burned to the waterline after six Japanese airplanes bombed and strafed it. A British harbor officer J T C Crawley and two Chinese were killed aboard the anchored launch thirty five miles below Hankow.
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Shanghai
Yangtse
H. M.sonat
Hankow
J T C Crawley
Gnat
Nationalists Fire On Loyalists On Ebro Front
Nationalist airplanes artillery and machine guns unleashed deadly fire on 20000 Loyalists on the western Ebro River Valley south of Gandesa. Loyalist claims say attacks were repelled with heavy losses, while Loyalists report seven Nationalist planes shot down and two lost.
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Hendaye
Ebro River
Gandesa
Zaragoza
Allene
Rotary Club Encore Delights Elyria Readings
Mrs. Cassandra Brothers drama art teacher at the Elyria YWCA faced a closing difficulty as her program of dramatic readings at the Elyria Rotary Club meeting at the Elks Restaurant drew praise. Rotarians demanded more and an encore was performed. The program featured a variety of readings.
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Cassandra Brothers
Elyria Y. W. C. A
Elyria Rotary Club
Elks
Rotarians
PWA Approves 21st Street Bridge Project
Lorain County boards receive PWA approval for a high level bridge over the Black River linking 21st Street and Kansas Avenue with a federal grant of 614052, covering 45 percent of the 1364560 cost. The county's share stands at 750508, including right of way, and voters on August 9 will decide a 1580000 bond for joint PWA bridge construction, with no option to choose a single bridge.
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PWA
Black River
Lorain
21St Street
Kansas Avenue
Board of County Commissioners Today
L. A Boulay
Columbus
Boulay
Erie Avenue
Ernest Kitchen
Bowlay
Lorain County
City Swelters Across Elyria With Little Relief
Elyrians sought cool spots during a Wednesday half holiday as the hot sun baked streets. Downtown thermometers read 86 to 92 degrees with shade reducing readings. The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday with possible thundershowers Thursday night.
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Cty
Pressure Brought On Pensioners in Athens County
Secretary of State William J Kennedy sent James A Walker to Athens to probe charges of vote getting pressure on old-age pensioners. David Johnson, Athens Board of Election chairman, alleged state workers urged pensioners to file for disabled voters ballots, with about 180 applications reported as unusually large.
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Columbus
William J. Kennedy
James A. Walker
Athens
Athens County
Kennedy
David Johnson
Athens Board of Election
Johnson
Old Age Pension Division
State Highway Department
Sees Recovery In Retail Sales
Washington August 3 Assistant Secretary of Commerce Richard C Patterson Jr said definite signs of expansion in consumer purchasing during July point to an earlier recovery in retail sales than anticipated. Although July sales figures are incomplete available data indicate that the June improvement in retail trade was strengthened in July. Patterson released a mid year summary showing consumer sales for the first six months of 1938 were about 15 percent below 1937 and about five percent below 1936.
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Washington
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
Patterson
Ten Bids For Water Well Submitted To City Board
Ten bids were received by the City Board of Control for the million gallon clear water well project and will be sent to PWA headquarters in Columbus for approval. The low bid came from General Construction Company of Columbus at 48785 dollars. Other bids ranged up to 66870 dollars from Carroccio and Williams of Cleveland.
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City Board of Control
PWA
Columbus
Aproval
J M Powell
General Construction Company of
Sam Trifietti
Loran
Randall and Cooper
John Dandrea
Lorain
Ohio Engineering Company
M Fornaro
G. H. Leach Company
T. J. Hume Company
Lora
Bever and Morris, Inc
Cleveland
Couse and Saunders
Detroit
Carroccio and Willams
45 Boys Going To Y Camp Tomorrow
Elyria and East Cleveland Y M C A groups head to Vermilion River camp for a 10 day session with separate programs under James Whyte Wagner and Russell Gleason. Girl Scouts will take over for three weeks starting August 14 with about 150 expected.
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Iss-See-Kes
Elyvia
VY M. C
Vermilion River
East Cleveland
Young People's Society of the Second Congregational Church
Oh Wagner
Exchange Club To Host Sunshine Special For 40 Children
The Elyria Exchange Club with Aid for Dependent Children will operate its Sunshine Special for about 40 dependent children tomorrow. The group will depart from Middle Avenue around 1 30 P M. Supervised by the Aid For Dependent Children staff, club members and others will form a caravan to Beaver Park for an afternoon of picnicking games and contests.
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Elyria Exchange Club
Aid For Dependent Children Department
Probate Court of
Lorain County
Middle Avenue
Aid For Dependent Children
Beaver Park
Owls to Lose Nest in Washington Avenue Tree
Firemen placed chicken wire over two owl nests at 509 Washington Avenue after residents complained. The action aims to deter the owls from returning and encourage them to relocate, following weeks of objections from nearby residents.
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Washington Avenue
Elyria
Virginia Vote Defies New Dealers in Primary News
Conservative North Virginia Democrats broke with the New Deal as precincts favored Rep Howard W. Smith 3 to 1 for renomination over William E. Dodd Jr who opposed recovery relief and Roosevelt measures. Missouri renominated Clark amid judiciary bills, while Colgate Darden defeated Norman Hamilton in North Carolina’s district race. The Rev Jesse Fisher trailed in Kansas Republican Senate contest. United Press tabulation covered 2209 precincts statewide.
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Washington
North Virginia
Laggard
Howard W. Smith
Smith
Wiliam E. Dodd, Jr
New Dealer
Kansas
Nat
Clark
Missouri
Len Bennett C. Clark
Senate
Lloyd C. Stark
Thomas J. Pendergast
West Virginia
Virginia
Dodd
Colgate W. Darden
Norman R. Hamilton
Darden
Hamilton
Gerald B. Winrod
U. S. Senate
Wichita
Clyde M. Reed
Dallas W. Knapp
Jesse Clyde Fisher
United Press
New teachers hired for Avon and Clearview districts
Avon and Clearview boards of education last night filled four teaching posts. Avon hired Miss Mary M. Conry of Wakeman as high school English and Latin instructor to replace Miss Cantry. Clearview added three high school teachers: Miss Ruth Reddy of Cleveland as commercial teacher, Miss Marian Healey of Lorain as English home economics and girls physical education, and Miss Betty Jane Lehman of Columbus as vocational home economics to replace retiring staff.
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Avon
Clearview
Mary M. Conry
Wakeman
Perle Wilford
Miss Cantry
Ursuline College
Cleveland
Ruth Reddy
Marian Heeley
Lorain
Betty Jane Lehman
Columbus
Miss Reddy
Thelma Hoffman
State Teachers’ College
Kearney
Nebraska
Paxton
Commercial Teachers' College
Dyke School of Commerce
Miss Healey
Kent State University
Lehman
Margaret Bremner
Ohio State University
Railroads And Men To Submit Case To Gov't
Chicago August 3 railroads and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen said they failed to agree on a proposed 15 percent wage cut and will submit the case to a federal mediator. H A Enochs and A F Whitney announced the move after talks since July 18. Enochs will seek W M Leiserson of the National Mediation Board as mediator. Whitney had filed the case May 12 for protection.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
H. A. Enochs
Carriers’ Jet
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Enochs
W. M. Leiserson
National Mediation Board
Leiserson
Brotherhoods
Whitney
Mediation Board
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives Association
Warm Campaign Ends In Tenn
In Memphis Tennessee the Democratic primary closes as Gov. Gordon Browning and the Ed Crump machine run rival tickets while Sen. George L. Serry faces three challengers. Investigators heard closing speeches amid fraud rumors as Browning asserts Crump plans to steal the election.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
John D. Martin
U. S
Acme
Ed Crump
George L. Serry
Brown
Mississippi
Jackson
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Browning
Shelby County
Crump
Prentice Cooper
Lorain County Grange Picnic Set At Linwood Park
Lorain County Grange members from across the county will gather at Linwood Park next Wednesday for the annual picnic. Events begin at 10 a.m. with a baseball game led by Merle Penfound and Donald Wasem, followed by lunch at noon. The afternoon features contests and athletic events with prizes donated by Elyria merchants, including awards for the Grange with the highest attendance and youngest and oldest couples.
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Grange
Lorain County
Linwood Park
Lorain County Grange
Merle Penfound
Donald Wasem
Elyria
Sherman Mason
John Barber
Ernest Parks
Frank Mason
E. D. Schramm
Mildred Witbeck
Marian Knittle
Frances Eckert
Former Employees Of Southwestern Co To Have Picnic
A crowd of 400 to 500 Elyrians is expected for the annual picnic of former employees of the Cleveland Southwestern Railway at Chippewa Lake Park Sunday. Buses will depart Elyria at 8 a.m., led by Corbett I. Southam, captain in the local police and Southwestern Association vice president. Registration begins at 1 a.m. A large outdoor meeting is set for 1 p.m. and will run to 3. A sports program follows at 2:30 p.m.
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Cleveland-Southwestern Railway
Chippewa Lake Park
Elyria
Corbett I. Southam
Southwestern Association
Ceater
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Exchange Club
Avon and
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County Grange
Southwestern Co
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