Christmas Rush At Postoffice Has Started
Elyria post office workers report a rising Christmas mailing season with more one and one half cent stamps sold and Postmaster Sartor urging early mailing. Foreign mail to England Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia expected. 20,000 Christmas cards handled last year. Extra staff and carrier accompanyers planned. special handling stamps advised. secure packaging emphasized.
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Elyria
C. J. Sartor
England
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Orient
Llyrians
Matter
Ile
Sartor
Post Office
Betwen
Civil Service List
Post Office Department
State Highway Department
Oberlin
Weather overview for Ohio Indiana and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a warmer trend in northwest Ohio and north central Indiana. Mostly unsettled conditions across Indiana with slight warming Thursday. High pressure dominates eastern U S with a low near Alberta and relatively low pressure in California. Moderate rain in Texas and light snow in the upper Mississippi valley and northern lake region with generally cool temperatures nationwide.
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Ohio
Northwest
Indiana
Sierras
Wyoming
Ohio Valley
Alberta
California
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
United States
Durant Warns Character Breakdowns Endanger America
Philosopher Will Durant told hundreds at Elyria High School that breakdown of character may be America's greatest danger. He warned neglect of soil and rising birth rates could weaken civilization, urged moral character taught by family and religion, and linked family decline to economic change and school specialization.
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Will Durant
America
Elyria High School
Elyria Woman's Club
Earth
Ted
Second Congregational Church marks fortieth anniversary
The Second Congregational Church concluded its fortieth anniversary observance with a fellowship dinner and program. Glen Broderick, acting chair man, traced the church’s history from 1897 and 44 founders to about 600 members. Clergy and lay speakers praised the church’s role in the community as a beacon of service. Messages from church leaders and former teachers were read, music was performed, and Mrs. A E Kemp cut the birthday cake.
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Second Congregational Church
Glen Broderick
Bath Street
Florence Guthrie
Oberlin
W. E. Cadmus
First Congregational Church
W. ¥. Stocking
H. F. Wanamaker
Gleason
Reese
Hutchinson
Bennett
Arthur Barnard
William Flammer
Flammer
C. EB. Wiseman
Wiseman
A. E. Kemp
Herbert L. Loomis
Congregational Church of
Lorain
William Muir Auld
Fred Hall
Lillian Sears
Lakewood
Elyria
Jack Roberts
Nellie Gregory
Fred Hensman
Glen Straderick
S. H. Boynton
Frank Spencer
Nina Ramser
George Standen
State Checks Received For County Schools
Lorain County Board of Education received twenty four state checks totaling 65702.08 for August School Foundation payments. Largest 8282.94 goes to Wellington, 9719.92 to Clearview Rural. many townships and villages receive varying amounts to retire notes on borrowed funds.
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Lorain County
Wellington
Clearview
Russia Township
Pittsfield
Avon Lake
Avon
Brighton Township
Brownhelm Township
Camden Township
Carlisle Township
Columbia Township
East Carlisle Rural
Eaton Township
Sokee
Elyria Township
Grafton Township
Cleveland Relief Funds Exhausted City Faces December Shortfall
Cleveland relief clients totalling about 60,000 found no money or orders for food coal or rent as Mayor Harold H Burton announced all city funds were exhausted. He blamed Gov Martin L Davey for failing to secure December funds while eggs and prunes were given to indigent residents in two East Side districts. Police were ordered to standby at relief stations if unrest arose.
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Cleveland, O
Harold H. Burton
Martin L. Davey
East Side
Clark L. Mack
Publish Newspaper As Plant Burns
Erie workers risked their lives to rush yesterday's final edition from a blazing Dispatch Herald editorial room above the press area as flames swept the plant. Firemen fought the blaze pouring water into the room, with damage estimated around 15000 dollars.
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Erie
Erie Dispatch- Herald
Plans to eliminate S curve on Route 20 west of Elyria
County Commissioners John E. Davidson and Edward DeChant report state highway officials prepared detailed plans to eliminate the S curve on Route 20 west of Elyria and widen Avon Belden road from Route 57 to Route 82 pending federal approval. The state will install a traffic light at North Ridge Road and Elgriv Avenue. A survey will decide if a light is needed at Cooper Foster Park. Route 18 hazards near Wellington were noted with no current improvement plans.
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Elyria
Avon-Belden
State Highway Department
John E. Davidson
Edward DeChant
Columbus
North Ridge Road
Elgriv Avenue
Cooper-Foster Park
Route 18
Wellington
Oscar G. Dunn
Davidson and
DeChant
Ohio Legislature Battles Davey Relief Plan Denounced
In Columbus on December 1 lawmakers move swiftly on welfare measures as the Ohio C I C echoes protest against Gov Davey. A union meeting of 125 with 11 points backs immediate adoption of a 16 million relief program and a state income tax to fund ongoing aid. The House and Senate set to study deficit and tax bills as leaders warn of a possible log jam from the flood of measures.
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Columbus
Committee For Industrial Organization
Davey
Ohio
Ohio C. I. C
John Owens
League of Municipalities
Joint Legislative Committee
Lady Hamil
Cleveland
Tte
House
Senate Rules Committee
Taxation and Relief
Bernard R. Donovan
Lucas
Harold D. Nichols
Clermont
H. D. Byrne
Portage
William F. Turley
Lorain
W. F. Garver
Holmes
Don R. Thomas
Montgomery
Edward N. Waldvogel
Hamilton
Lawrence A. Kane
Fred L. Adams
Wood
expose activities of smugglers new york indictment
Federal prosecutors exposed an international narcotics ring that allegedly smuggled at least 1 million dollars of drugs into the United States while customs officers were said to look away. Louis Lepke Buchalter and 29 others were named in an indictment charging conspiracy to violate narcotics laws and public officials bribery. Bench warrants were issued for Buchalter and nine fugitives.
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New York
United States
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Buchalter
Salvation Army Takes Over Toy Shop Project This Year
The Salvation Army will sponsor the Toy Shop this year and provide new toys for local children. The project started with Elyria firemen, then American Legion, Knights of Columbus, who step back this year. About 900 toys last year. 740 to 900 expected this year with volunteer wrapping and distribution and confidential checks of needy families. Funds between 500 and 700 dollars. no debt and toys purchased only as funds allow.
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Salvation Army
Elyria
American Legion
Exservicea
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Henry Hillier
Broadstret
Hillier
K. of Co
Capt. Hillier
Seven-Week-Old Baby Escapes Fire In Elyria Residence
An Elyria couple carried their seven week old baby from smoke filled rooms as a fire tore through a partition at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Silver at 116 Longfellow Avenue. Firemen from Hose Company No 1 and Engine Company No 2 arrived to extinguish and ventilate, with damage described as slight. The blaze started when a studding pocket and overheated furnace ignited, the alarm lasting 22 minutes.
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Elyria
Vic Silver
Longfellow Avenue
Engine Company No. 2
Donahey Opposes Diversion of Highway Funds
Senator Vic Donahey pledges to fight any diversion of authorized highway funds. He insists every cent should be used for intelligent road reconstruction. Senator Robert Bulkley declined to comment on President Roosevelt's highway spending message.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Sen
Donahey
Robert J. Bulkley
Dr William Muir Auld on Humor for Rotarians
Dr William Muir Auld pastor of the First Congregational Church spoke to Elyria Rotary Club at the Elks Restaurant about humor breaking tension in modern life. He argued humor helps us ease daily concerns and cautioned that trying to define humor spoils it. He contrasted wit and humor noting wit is laughing at life while humor is laughing with life and offered examples of both kinds.
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Elyria
Complaint Filed Against Ford Motor Company
ST. LOUIS December 1 The regional office of the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint charging Ford Motor Company with discriminating against union workers. A hearing on the charges was set for December 16.
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ST. Louis
National Labor Relations Board Today
Ford Motor Company
30 Cases Will Be Presented By Prosecutor
Henry Moehl of Elyria was named foreman of a new grand jury convened for a three day session. The panel includes former county and city officials and a township trustee and faces about 30 cases including robbery kidnapping murder and manslaughter. The jury heard instructions from Judge Guy B Findley.
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Henry Moehl
Earlcourt
Elyria
Employe
Lorain City
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Moehi
C. T. Biggs
Paul Cook
Lorain
M. W. McQueen
Brownhelm Township
Bessie Hawkins
G. M. Marsh
W. J. Flint
Mary Boyer
Grate Lumley
Edward Plovordy
George Smith
Lenore Robinson
C. J. Tiffany
Maude Dumons
Lena Conley
Madeline Ohlemacher
Jesse Wright
Russell Minger
Helen King
Sheffield
Study Program To Halt Wild Armaments Race
Britain and France begin preliminary work on a three point European peace program to halt the arms race. Leaders seek to meet Hitler’s colonial claims, pool resources, and involve Mussolini. Delbos tours central Europe as experts pursue a broad arms limitation plan and reduce Mediterranean tension.
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London
Great Britain
France
Shorts
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Yvon Delbos
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