Dunn and Davidson Back Relief Resolution Vote
County commissioners approved a relief plan with a two to one vote to return control to subdivisions on March 1, 1939, unless Legislature enacts a broader relief bill. Dunn and Davidson supported local administration, DeChant opposed. Debates covered counties bonding versus city bonds and industrial insurance costs for relief workers. The issue was referred to Prosecutor Howard R Butler for an auditing inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar G. Dunn
John E. Davidson
Edward DeChant
Elyria
Lorain
Howard R Butler
Girl Identifies Photograph of Abductor
Mary Brown an 18 year old convent student said she was kidnapped November 30 and held for 30 hours. She positively identified a rogues gallery photo of one kidnapper and partially identified another man. Police will not publish names.
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Washington
Mary Brown
Rogues Gallery
Maryland
Elmer Munshower
Maryland State Police
Brown
Oxon Hill
Mary
Retired Canton Fireman Killed In Collision
John Eymann age 63 a retired Canton city fireman was killed yesterday when his car collided with a truck near Maysville Kentucky. His bride of two weeks Mary Henry Ey mann 50 was seriously injured. The couple were on a wedding trip to Florida and had married in Canton on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs Ey mann suffered a broken ankle and head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
John Eymann
Canton
Mary Henry Eymann
Here
Eymanns
Florida
James Seccombe
Fymann
Weather synopsis for Ohio and nearby regions
Increasing cloudiness and warmth forecast for tonight in Ohio. Wednesday looks cloudy with possible snow flurries in the northeast and extreme north, colder in central and northern areas. Light snowfall reported from the lake region to the Atlantic and into the Texas Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
New Brunswick
Lake Superior
Mountain States
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Atlantic
Texas Panhandle
Gulf
Atlantic States
Scouts to Elect Officers at Southeast District Meeting
The Southeast District of the Firelands Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America will review the year’s work at the annual district meeting at the Elks Club tomorrow night. Committee reports and officer elections for the coming year will fill the program, with Scouts' stunts featured after a 6 30 p.m. dinner. The event is open to interested persons.
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Firelands Area
Boy Scouts of America
Elks’ Club
Ayres Sees Business Improvement for 1939
Col Leonard P. Ayres of Cleveland Trust predicts a 1939 upturn with better employment rising incomes and higher industrial output. He cautions against inflation from borrowed money and notes building, trade, and transportation may expand. An international calamity could threaten the recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Co
Colonel Ayres
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Toy Shop Fund Grows as Courthouse Staff Donate
The Elyria Toy Shop for Christmas aid received a $14 contribution from courthouse employees led by Commissioner Oscar G. Dunn. Shortly after, the American Lace company staff sent donations. Capt. Henry Hillier of the Salvation Army said the fund surpassed $150 and is growing slowly as planners estimate $700 needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Oscar G. Dunn
American Lace Company
Henry Hillier
Salvation Army
U S May Join In Retaliation Against Japan
Washington officials declined comment on reports the United States might work with Great Britain to draft retaliatory steps against Japan for alleged open door policy violations in China. Observers cite Nelson Johnson’s recall as a key factor and speculated Johnson’s coming visit could reshape Far Eastern policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Japan
China
London
U. S
Nelson T. Johnson
Johnson
Countdown to Christmas Shopping Days Urge Early Buy
Retailers promote extended shopping period urging buyers to finish lists now to avoid last minute disappointment. The message stresses the rush, peak demand, and potential delays if delays occur.
Fire Destroys Large Barn on Toth Farm Carlisle Township
Fire of undetermined origin last night destroyed a 35 by 65 foot horse and cow barn on the Charles Toth farm on West Ridge Road near Albrecht Road Carlisle Township. Two horses and a calf were killed while 50 tons of hay and feed, a harness set and farm tools were lost. Neighbors aided firemen who fought the blaze for two hours and 15 minutes, saving a granary and tool house and preventing spread to nearby buildings. Fire department from Central Station used the new quadruple combination truck from 7:53 to 10:08 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Toth
West Ridge Road
Albrecht Road
Carlisle Township
Elvira
Central Fire Station
Strike Ends as 1000 Platform Workers Back at New York Terminals
Long distance freight terminals in New York resumed operations today as platform men and checkers returned to work, ending a strike that had virtually halted trucking into and out of the city. About a thousand workers were involved.
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New York
Fire damages Norwalk Baptist church, $10,000 loss
A blaze in the furnace room of a 60 year old Baptist church in Norwalk caused about 10 000 in damage. Fire crews responded promptly and prevented further damage to the building and adjacent property.
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Norwalk
Tag Day Planned for Dinners Fund in Elora
Mayor Joseph Q Petro announces a Tag Day on Saturday in Elora to benefit the Not-an-Empty Stocking Fund. Twenty Senior Friendship Club girls, sponsored by the YWCA, will sell tags in two shifts from 1 to 9 p.m. to raise money for Christmas dinners for needy families. The event replaces an amateur show that raised $100 last year.
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Elora
Joseph Q Petro
Petru
2 000 Delegates At Grange Sessions
AKRON Ohio December 13 The 66th annual convention of the Ohio State Grange drew 2 000 farm delegates to Akron to hear speakers and discuss agricultural issues. Governor Martin L Davey main opening speaker quipped about leaving the state house and passing on to his successor John W Bricker rewards and burdens of office. Bricker will attend later sessions. Other speakers include Louis J Taber national Grange master and Harry A Caton National Grange secretary and Ohio State University board chair.
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Akron
Ohio State Grange
Martin L. Davey
Grange
John W. Bricker
Davey
Bricker
Columbus
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Harry A. Caton
Ohio State University Board of Trustees
New Cubbing Award Presented For The First Time
Three Elyria boys were the inaugural holders of a new Cubbing Nine-Point Award at a Cubs Pack No. 4 meeting last night in Elyria. J C Linville received a Silver Bear for service to the Cub program, presented by Henry Ingersoll Jr. Two Cubs, David Davies and Joseph B Watson, advanced to Scout Troop 136, with Harvey Plas moving to Troop 135.
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Elyria
First Congregational Church
J. C. Linville
Harvey Plas
Henry F. Ingersoll
Bus Driver Controversy Over Sheffield Lake Bus
The Sheffield Lake school board again voted three to two to keep bus driver Charles A Bauserman on the route on probation through December 23. Protesting parents demanded his removal citing missed safety stops at a railroad crossing. A petition with 50 names urged action, while some residents supported retaining him. the board will confer with the county prosecutor before any further meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Lorain
Bauserman
Howard R. Butler
C. A. Gibbons
Sheffield Lake Board
Gibbons
Sheffield Lake District
Sales official accused of funneling funds to top officers
Washington dispatch reports government witness Frank E. Speicher testified that Norman K. Haig, GM fleet sales manager, allegedly obtained thousands of dollars over years for payment to the army’s top officers including the late Secretary of War Dern, former Assistant Secretary Woodring, and ex Chief of Staff MacArthur, though no money was proved paid. The witness is central to criminal conspiracy charges against ex Quartermaster General and two New York surplus dealers, accused of pressuring Speicher to skip a House inquiry into a $10,000,000 1934 army contract split.
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Washington
U. S. District Court
Norman K. Haig
General Motors Corp
Frank E. Speicher
Haig
George H. Dern
Harry H. Woodring
Douglas H. McArthur
Philippine Commonwealth
Speicher
Army
New York
Alexander Willams
Joseph
Nathan Silverman
House
Europe Again Running Up A War Fever
European powers brace for potential crisis as Nazi Italy and Nazi Germany maneuver to widen influence. Mussolini aims at Mediterranean control and imperial gains while Hitler pushes east toward Ukraine, Poland, and Romania, threatening Britain, France, and Soviet Russia.
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Europe
United Press
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Munich
Rome
Mediterranean
Berlin
Russia
Great Britain
France
Poland
Roumania
Mussolini
Britain
Corsica
Tunisia
Rome-Berlin
Soviet Russia
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Enraged man shoots four and commits suicide in Beaver Falls
Frank Hardman, 58, a WPA worker from Darlington township, killed himself after shooting his estranged wife Rose, 47, and three others. Victims included Dorothy Hardman, 22, and two men from Ohio. Rose remained unconscious at Providence Hospital with life threatening injuries.
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Beaver Falls
Frank Hardman
Darlington Township
WPA
Hardman
Darlington Pa
Rose
Dorothy Hardman
Chester Dickey
Rodgers, O
Reymond Feazer
Negley
Dickey
Fence
Senator Pittman Predicts Anti Spy Legislation
Chairman Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee predicted during a Washington session that anti spy legislation would be posed at the next Congress with little opposition. He said the main goal was to aid the government in cataloguing and monitoring persons suspected of possible sabotage in an emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Bribery Trial Reveals $50 Payments to Sheriff Grall
Former Chief Deputy William G. Smith testified he received several $50 payments from Penny Morgan, split 60-40 with Sheriff Grall, with one instance Grall keeping the entire sum. The testimony described meetings in jail, at Penny’s place, and the Vernon theater, plus details of related grafts and immunity agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Smith
William F Grall
Fenny Morgan
Grall
Howard R. Butler
Smith
Henry George King
Samuel Herman
Penny Morgan
Butler
Texas
Gral
Wickens
al Bauer
Bauer
Joe Balestino
Elias Hanna
Sid Rosenfelt
Lorain
Sid
Herman
Rosenfelt
Florida
Dutton Road
Sidney Kraus
Brett
Grau
Maxine Barbour
Sandusky
Penny
Joe Bulzami
Bulzami
Grail
Joe
Oberlin Avenue
Palace Theater
Sam Barbour
John Fulton
C. J. Cordy
Elyria Avenue
Paul Johnson
Foster Park Road
Miss Morgan
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Miss Schmelzer
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Charles
Mary Lou
Margie
Frederick
Gayhart
Florence
Ruth
Lovina
Betty Jean
Charlie
Donald
Toth Farm
Truckers
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
D. A. Cook
William Wickens
S. C. Ward
Harry Mohlman
Will J. Foster
Sheriff's Department
Frank Maloy
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