Sewer Project To Get Under Way Soon
City Engineer JaL Powell reports preliminary engineering for the 12100 Wurst court and Broad street sewer project, first unit of a $400,000 WPA program, is near completion. The plan includes draining basements along Broad street and East Bridge, and redirecting sewage to the river and into a new main sewer. WPA workers will shift from Prospect Street to Markley School water line project as prep work continues.
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Broad Street
City
Jal Powell
D. Faxon
Dan Kothe
They Engineering Department
Akron
WPA
Wurstcourt
East Bridge Street
Broad
East Bridge Streets
Broadsteet
Firestone
Cedar Street
Prospect Street
Four More Ships Lost At Sea
London reports four additional war losses at sea as of the night, with vessels from Britain Norway Sweden and Estonia hit by mines or torpedoes. The 224-ton British trawler Theresa Boyle was sunk by German planes near Peterhead. The 3,482-ton Norwegian freighter Nidadholm sank likely from mine or torpedo. another Norwegian ship rescued its crew. The 1,854-ton Swedish steamer Orania torpedoed in the North Sea. a British destroyer saved ten crew members while others remained in a lifeboat.
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London
Britain
Norway
Sweden
Esthenas
Theresa Boyle
Peterhead
Scotland
Nidadholm
North America
England
North Sea
Admiral Stark warns defense zone at 100 miles off coast dangerous
Admiral Warold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, told the naval appropriations subcommittee that a U S defense zone at 100 miles offshore would be impracticable and dangerous. He warned that unilateral limits could provoke diplomatic rejection and potential conflict unless internationally accepted.
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Stark
U.S
Washington
U P
Warold R. Stark
Naval Operations
U. S
Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
James G. Serugham
D. No Nels
Secretary Hull Opposes Invoking the Neutrality Act
Secretary of State Cordell Hull told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he opposes using the Neutrality Act against Russia and Finland or Japan and China. He said the State Department does not back the resolutions and that the United States faces no danger requiring such action. He noted he can manage the European situation without involving the U.S. and emphasized no state of war exists among the involved nations.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Finland
Japan- China
Hull
Opnion
Guy M Gillette
Japan
China
John A Danaher
R. Conn
Russia
Parity Payments Announced for Major Crops by U S A
Washington February 13 The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced 1940 parity payments totaling 96 million dollars for cotton 57.1 million for wheat 48.6 million for corn and 0.3 million for rice to growers who meet Federal acreage allotment requirements The payments are drawn from 225 million dollars approved by Congress last year The per unit parity figures are Cotton 155 cents per pound Wheat 10 cents per bushel Corn 5 cents per bushel Rice 17 cents per hundredweight.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
Two Euclid High Athletes Killed By Car
In Cleveland on February 13 a hit and run killed two Euclid High School athletes and injured five other students walking home from basketball practice opposite the Euclid police station. The driver admitted minor vehicle damage but denied crashing into the group.
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Cleveland
Euclid
Arvine Thompson
John Montana
Joseph Bergoch
Fred Lipovee
Paul Rosa
Arthur Bolon
John Taranting
Thompson
Argvine
Walt Schwegler
Montana
Tarantino
Galion Man Drowns After Auto Goes Into River Near Delaware
George R. Chyba, 43, a Galion road machinery salesman, drowned when his automobile veered into the swollen Scioto River six miles west of Delaware. He was alone in the car and his body was recovered after about two and a half hours. coroner A. R. Callander returned a drowning verdict.
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Delaware
George R. Chyba
Galion
Sciato River
Chyba
A. R Callander
Indictment Links Solomon To State Printing Contract Scheme
New York district leader William Solomon of Tammany Hall was indicted on seven counts for extortion bribery and accepting unlawful fees. The grand jury case stems from D A Dewey’s probe into Burland Printing Company state printing contracts. Charles Li Mullens, NY State Assistant Comptroller, also named. Mullens previously sought Republican nomination for comptroller in 1988.
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New York
William Solomon
Tammany Hall
James J. Hines
New York County Grand Jury
Thomas E Dewey
Burland Printing Companys
Charles Li. Mullens
Charles Li. Mullens, Assistant Comptroller of the State of
Mullens
Solomon
Hitler orders ships to try to reach home
London February 13 The Evening News reports six German merchant ships attempted to break the Allied blockade and reach Germany from Spanish waters A cable from financial sources in London described the raid as part of a wider order to more than 400 marooned German vessels to return home with needed supplies through the blockade.
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London
The
Evening News
Germany
Adolf Tiler
Britain calls for 10000 volunteers for coastal defense
London reports Britain issuing a call for 10 000 volunteers to man coastal defenses against German mine warfare as the Swedish steamship Dalaro is reported sunk, the fifth vessel in 24 hours. The 3927 ton Delaro from Stockholm was torpedoed in the Atlantic. A Belgian trawler rescued the crew, landed at a North Irish port.
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London
Great Britain
Anohor
Stockholm
Atlantic
North Trish
Bombing Hits Porvoo on Finland's South Coast
Helsinki reports Russian planes heavily bombed Porvoo on the south coast of Finland, about 60 miles east of Telšinis, setting many houses afire. The attack occurred today and is described as severe.
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Helsinki
Porvoo
Finland
Telsinis
British trawler Towimo sunk after shelling by U‑boat
Eleven crew members of the 290 ton British trawler Towimo were landed on the coast of Eire reporting their vessel shelled and sunk by a German submarine. One man was rolled and three injured as the crew escaped.
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London
Eire
New Principal To Begin Work Monday In Elyria
Richard W Outland, a Euclid elementary teacher, will become principal of the Ely School next Monday after the Euclid Board released him from his contract. Harley Q. Carnicom, current Garfield Heights elementary principal, will also begin in Elyria pending satisfactory completion of his new duties.
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Richard W Outland
Euclid
Ely
R C. Maston
Euclid Board of Education
Outland
Elyria
Harley
Q. Carnicom
Garfield Heights
Carnicon
Russia Deploys 300000 Men and 1000 Tanks Against Mannerheim Line
COPENTAGEN Denmark February 13 United Press Russia is deploying about 300000 troops and 1000 tanks in its offensive on the Mannerheim Line, surpassing Finland’s army. The seventh army corps with 12 divisions leads the attack amid reports of more troops heading to the front. Swedish dispatches note Finnish forces capturing new 70 ton Russian super tanks with three turrets. Kirkenes reports a large scale aerial bombing campaign from northern bases.
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Copentagen
Denmark
Russia
Mannerheim
Berlingske Tidende
Helsinki
Seventh
Stockholm
United Press
Kirkennes
German Ship Wakama Scuttled Off Brazil by Its Crew
Rio de Janeiro Feb 13 Rear Admiral Sir Henry Maitland Wood announced that the crew of the scuttled German freighter Wakama, 3771 tons, were picked up by a British cruiser Hawkins after the Wakama refused surrender and was set afire. The pursuit occurred between Cape Frio and Cape São Sebastião as Hawkins moved toward Guanabara Bay, where the ship arrived after a six hour coastal voyage. Royal Navy assumed the Germans were prisoners as coastguard searches continued along the Brazilian coast.
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Rio DE Janiero
Sir Henry Marwood
South
Atlerntic
Brazil
Upi
Germany
Wakama
Hawkins
Cape Fro
Cape de Sua
Iawkins
Hawking
Guanabdara Bay
Wakamas
French Army Digs 200 Mile Anti-Tank Ditch Line
The French army completes a 200 mile anti-tank ditch along the Berman border from Luxemburg to the English Channel. Built with gun emplacements and barbed wire, it replaces weakened forts and strengthens defenses ahead of Hitler’s March moves.
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Luxemburg
English Channel
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Rhineland
Moselle
France
Belgium
Holland
Russians Press On At Mannerheim Line Despite Losses
From Helsinki on February 13, Russian infantry tanks and armored sledges attacked the Mannerheim line for the 12th day amid blood stained snow. Trench mortars hurled tens of thousands of shells and 6 and 12 inch guns smashed pine forests. Russian losses were severe but the high command believed heavy attrition justified the push to overwhelm the Finns. New tanks from Leningrad replaced over 60 destroyed in the Summa sector.
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Helsinki
Finland
Mannerheim
Leningrad
Summa
Pope Pius XII Gauges Opinion on Welles European Visit
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII has begun surveying Paris Berlin and London circles and public sentiment ahead of Sumner Welles Under Secretary of State visit to Europe. Messages were sent to Apostolic Nuncios in France Germany and Great Britain to collect informed views on the venture.
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Vatican City
Fed
Pope Pius XII
Paris
Berlin
London
Sumner Welles
United States
Europe
Apostolic
France
Germany
Great Brita
Welles
Rye Beach Farmer Killed By Auto
Rye Beach farmer Dale Bardshar age 58 was killed when struck by an auto driven by Ben Berryman Jr of Sandusky on Route 2. Deputy Sheriff William Hanson said Bardshar was crossing the road to his son's home and apparently did not see the car.
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Sandusky
Jay
Dale Bardshar
Rye Beach
Ben Berryman, Jr
Sherif William Hanson
Bardshar
Ohio Streams Swollen By Sudden Thaw
Ohio roads faced closures and flood risks as a sudden thaw swelled streams. Route 75 north of Route 86 at Stony Bridge Coshocton County was shut due to an ice jam. Route 3 near Wooster and Route 30 east of Wooster were submerged. Routes 146 and 285 in Guernsey and Route 76 in Holmes cleared later. Traffic mostly maintained. sleet near Lorain Oberlin made some roads slick. Temperatures between 22 and 38 degrees.
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Columbus. OG
Ohio
State Highway Department
Stony Bridge
Coshocton County
Highway Department
Wooster
Coshocton
Creighton
Wayne County
Guernsey County
Holmes County
Lorain
Oberlin
Russians Claim Victories Along Mannerheim Line
Moscow reports through Tass that Russian forces on the Karelian Isthmus seized 32 defensive fortifications yesterday, including 12 artillery forts, and over the past days took 230 machine guns and 82 field guns. The army communique also notes earlier gains in Summa and between Lake Ladoga and Suovaservi, with Finnish infantry repulsed and 16 fortifications captured.
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Moscow
Mannerhem
Tass
Karelian Isthmus
Finland
Summa
Mannerheim Line
Lake Ladoga
Suvasiaervi
Mannerheim
Mass transport of German Jews from Stettin to Poland begins
Reports from Stettin indicate the first mass transport of 800 to 900 German Jews to former Polish territory has started. They were rounded up early this morning and are being sent by rail to an unannounced destination believed to be Lublin, where a Jewish reservation is established.
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Berlin
Stettin
Ald Reich
Lublin
Poland
Vienna
Protectorae
Bohemia and
Moravia
Old Reich
Navy bill seeks record 966 million defense fund
House Navy appropriation sub committee urged approval of a record 966,772,878 dollar Navy bill to protect America amid shifting perils. Scrugham warned of totalitarian danger as Europe faces widespread war while deferring cuts below Roosevelt's estimates. Two deficiency bills were signed by Roosevelt to support Army Navy and other defense needs.
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Washington
James G. Scrugham
D. Nev
House
Navy
Scrugham
Roosevelt
Con_gress
Flood Waters Forcing Mass Evacuations In Parker Landing
Flood waters in Parker Landing Pennsylvania surge rapidly due to a long ice gorge in the Allegheny River. Homes and businesses flooded basements as the town was isolated and communications were disrupted. Water depths reached four feet in streets and cellars before receding, with the ice gorge still holding and threatening West Monterey's main reservoir.
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Parkers Landing
Allegheny River
Jarion County
West
Monterey
Kiwanis Club To Honor Scouts This Week
The Elyria Kiwanis Club dedicates its noon meeting at Elks Restaurant to the Boy Scouts of America celebrating their thirtieth anniversary this month. Dr Theodore J C Stelholm will speak, a Silver Beaver recipient. Kiwanis Queens meeting rescheduled to Feb 20 at Ohio Public Service. Kiwanis Sixth Division Council events in Cleveland discussed.
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Elyria Kiwanis Club
Elks
Boy Scouts of America
Theodore J. C. Stelholm
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Fof
Ohio Public Service Company
Cleveland
S. J. Birkbeck
Gordon A Smith
John Odgers
Ward Leppere
Ray Ritter
Denis Ryan
Teachers Meet Today in Elyna Pudtie Schools
Teachers across Elyna Pudtie schools convene this afternoon for a general meeting. The main purpose is to discuss changes in income tax withholding and to address financial concerns affecting staff for the first time this year.
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Elyna Pudtie
Ames
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