Addition of 4 Patrolmen Is Proposed
Safety Service Director I D Faxon proposed reorganizing the police department to add four patrolmen and one new sergeant to boost the identification bureau. Current force is 22 under Chief E J Stankeard. expansion to 26 would create three sergeants and a larger payroll by about 6500 yearly. Frank Henke supported the plan. Notley sent to safety committee for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Service
I. D. Faxon
E. J. Stankeard
Frank Waldron
Axon
Lloyd Sweet
Faxon
Frank Henke
Police Department
Council
W. E. B. Notley
Safety Committee
Sion
Fourth Street
East Avenue
W.C. Sibey
Tenth Street
Cedar
Broad Streets
Brookdale Cemetery
Columbus Street
Ajacent
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Evening Swimming Sessions Cut to 7 to 9 PM
Cascade Park pool adjusts hours due to warm weather. The pool will run 7 to 9 PM on weeknights with a shortened morning session 9 to 11 AM, and afternoon hours 2 to 6 PM unchanged. Weekdays only, closed Saturday evening and Sunday. Two lifeguards on duty. submarine lights installed for night swims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Park
Frank Wilford
City Parks
Wilford
Cascade Pool
Weather Notes Ohio Region
The forecast notes partly cloudy skies with local showers Wednesday and overnight in the north, minor temperature change expected. The eastern high has shifted to the south Atlantic states, while a northwestern high fronts east over Manitoba and the northern plains. Low pressure sits over the St Lawrence valley and southwest with a trough linking the lower lakes and central plains. Scattered showers appear near Lake Superior, the St Lawrence valley, and the southern Rockies. Temperatures edge higher in the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic but cool in the northern Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
South Atlantic States
Manitoba
Northern
Plains
St. Lawrenice Valley
Lower Lakes
Central Plains
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence Valley
Rockies
Man Who Threatened Roosevelt Held Sane
Former Deputy A. S. Marshal Morton D. Wainwright, 72, of Winthrop suburb, was declared sane at Boston Psychopathic Hospital after an exam following arrest on July 1 for sending threatening letters to President Roosevelt. Indicted by a federal grand jury, he likely faces trial this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
A. S
Morton D. Wainwright
Winthrop
Roosevelt
First Draft Of Tax Program To Be Ready Soon
United Press reports Aug 17 1937 that the administration’s 1938 tax program will have its first draft within two weeks. The plan aims to revise excess profits and undistributed corporate taxes, while protecting most existing taxes and replacing nuisance levies with permanent ones. The article notes 1937 internal revenue of 4.65 billion and a planned 6.243 billion for the current year, with talks of higher income brackets above 5000 dollars and debt reduction goals as the budget nears the 37 billion mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Boys Selected For State Fair Teams
Lorain County may send two judging squads to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus starting August 28. The Dairy Judging team includes Otis Pickworth Pittsfield Harry Rowland Rochester Malcolm Fowl Amherst Township with Norman Klingshirn Avon as alternate. The General Livestock Judging team features Leroy Hasenpflug Gerald Hasenpflug and Alex More Brownhelm with Erma Youneberg La Grange and Kenneth Grill Brownhelm as alternates. Selection was by highest average across summer judging tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Columbus
C. I. Hummel
Otis Pickworth
Pittsfield
Harry Rowland
Rochester
Malcolm Fowl
Amherst Township
Norman Klingshirn
Avon
Leroy Hasenpflug
Gerald Hasenpflug
Alex More
Brownhelm
Erma Youneberg
la Grange
Kenneth Grill
Lakeline Village charter petition fails to gain required signers
Painesville Ohio August 17 petition seeking a special election to dissolve the village of Lakeline failed for lack of sufficient signatures. Petitioners claimed incorporation raised taxes and circulated the measure among residents. Mayor B B Daggett announced the outcome today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Lakeline
B. B. Daggett
Postmaster Nominee Approved for Van Wert Job
Washington August 17 The Senate has confirmed the nomination of John I Miller to be postmaster at Van Wert Ohio The confirmation came late yesterday and completes the appointment process for the local postal position Miller named to lead the Van Wert post office amid standard routine procedures and Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
John I. . Miller
van Wert
Fire Destroys Wellington Landmark and Threatens District
Wellington city council ends summer session with talks of buying Ohio Fuel Gal Company distribution property to curb gas rates. Fire damages the Harry Otterbacher warehouse and adjoining buildings on Railroad Street, causing about 20 thousand dollars in losses to the structure, stock, and neighboring shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Smith
Ohio Fuel Gal Company
N. Black
Solous
Leo Meyer
Harrison Street
Elmer Nelson
Nelson
Anna Kennedy
W. H. Henson
East 5Th Street
Crewes Land
Malcolm Court
Finance Committee
Building and Lands Committee
Cleveland Street
Olive Street
Couch-Uthe Company
Notley
Henry Sassmanhausen
Homer Street
Beverly Court
Ohio Street
Perfection Oil Company of
Cleveland
Permis
Wellington
Harry Cotterbacher
Railroad Street
L. W. McConnell
John Hilliker
Herrick Ave
Field Day Programs To Be Held Thursday At Four Playgrounds
Field Day activities move from Ely Stadium to four city school playgrounds on Thursday afternoon. Hamilton McKinley Edison and Allen grounds host events at 2 pm featuring track races horseshoe pitching volleyball bicycle contests and more. Public attendance encouraged and a full schedule follows at each location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Stadium
Ralph Bauer
Hamilton
McKinley
Edison
Allen
Van Devanter forecasts no more moves to enlarge court
Retired Supreme Court Justice Willis Van Devanter predicts in an exclusive United Press interview that no further efforts will be made to change the court’s size. He urges nine justices for stability as Senate debates Roosevelt’s plan to add members unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Devanter
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
United Press Ass'n
United Press
Piarr
Elliott City
United States Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Justice van Devanter
Washington
Senate
Hugo W. Black
Ala
Roosevelt
Mayor Ford Removed From Chillicothe By Court Ruling
James B. Ford, 73, the mayor of Chillicothe, was removed from office by Common Pleas Judge Harrison W. Jewell of Delaware after a hearing. He faced accusations from Ross County ministers that he allowed slot machines and gambling devices in public places, and failed to keep a campaign promise to clean them out. The judge said it is the duty of officers to enforce the law and that permitting such activity violates law and public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
James B. Ford
Common Pleas
Harrison W. Jewell
Delaware
Jewell
Ford
Ross County
Ross County Citizenship League
Lorain County Officials Refuse Tax Penalty Refunds
Lorain County taxing officials said they will not refund delinquent tax penalties and interest for 1931 and 1932 under the Oglin act. County Auditor C. B. Kelser and County Treasurer Walter J. Wright, empowered to issue refunds, stated they will not due to constitutional doubts. Prosecutor Howard R. Butler plans no injunction action, noting opponents see the act as benefiting banks and financial institutions that foreclosed on property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Howard R. Butler
Kelser
Walter J. Wright
Butler
Lilly T. Cairns
Lorain
Rev Ketcham to Speak at Gary Church Tomorrow Night
Rev. R. T. Ketcham of Gary Indiana will address the prayer meeting at the First Baptist Church tomorrow night at 230 Former pastor of Elyria, he left six years ago to lead the Central Baptist Church in Gary Ind A cordial welcome is extended to friends and acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Ketcham
Gary
Indiana
Ketcham
Elyria
Cental Baptist Church
Ind
Chiang Ready To Leave Capital At Any Moment
President Roosevelt ordered 1 200 more U S Marines sent from San Diego to Shanghai to bolster guards there and Secretary Hull said a 30 000 relief appropriation would back evacuations. In Shanghai the Japanese offensive surged, threatening Nanking and forcing Chiang Kai Shek toward evacuating the capital as thousands of nationals and refugees fled toward the Philippines and Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang
Washington
U. P
Roosevelt
U. S
San Diego
Calif
Shanghai
Marine Guard
Cordell Hull
Hull
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Changha
Philippines
President Jefferson
Manila
Wangpoo
Woosung
Dollar
Hoover
Tsingtao
Big Shantaung
Nort
Tentsin
Japan
Nanking
Tsinan-Fu
Shantung
Grand Jury Session Set For September 1
Prosecutor Howard R. Butler announced the next grand jury session would be called for September 1 to consider criminal cases accumulated since the May session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Butler
Roosevelt To Speak On Virginia Dare Anniversary
President Roosevelt plans to address the nation amid turumoil in the Far East and a divided Congress as he travels to Roanoke Island North Carolina to mark the 350th anniversary of Virginia Dare birth noted as the first white child born in the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
N. C
Premiums Rise on Cargo Insurance Amid Chinese Japanese Tensions
Lloyds and other underwriters announced sharp increases on cargo insurance for shipments to and from Chinese and Manchukuoan ports amid fears of a formal Chinese Japanese war. The move targets maritime trade routes as tensions escalate in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cr— Lloyd’s
Proclamation Expected Soon On Sino Japanese War
Washington reports a presidential proclamation declaring Sino Japanese hostilities a state of war and applying neutrality law is imminent President Roosevelt and advisers weigh sending more troops to Shanghai to reinforce forces already there and evacuate Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Shanghai
Mariter
Manila
State Department
Oriental
Japan
China
Missionaries aid wounded near Paotingta amid bomb raids
Correspondent Jack Belden reports U.S. missionaries at the Presbyterian hospital in Paotingta, near Nanking, tending starving, mutilated Chinese soldiers despite constant air raids. He details lengthy, perilous routes from the front and scenes of hospital care and army positions along the Peiping railroad corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Belden
U. P
Nanking
China
Paotingfa
Peiping
Nankow
Paotingfe
American Board of Missions
Presbyterian
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Hilliker Magic Store
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C. L. Sulzberger
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