Warden Reports County Roads Duties and Finances
County Engineer J Warden presents 1935 highway report to commissioners detailing 300 miles of improved roads, maintenance duties, and related costs. Receipts total 192,639 while expenditures reached 203,748 with reserve funds covering the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W Warden
Board of County Commissioners
Ridgeville
Eaton
Carlisle
Hallover
Pittsfield
Russia
Argo
Woman hurt in Taylor Street collision near Byington Court
Mrs Earl Rasbach of 115 Byington Court was cut on the head about 4 10 pm yesterday when her car collided on Taylor Street with a car driven by Robert Gow of 500 Dewey Avenue. She was thrown from the vehicle when the door sprang open as reported by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Rasbach
Byington Court
Taylor Street
Robert Gow
Dewey Avenue
Ohio Forecast Tonight Snow Possible East
The Ohio forecast shows a fall in temperatures with slight cooling in the southern and far eastern portions tonight. Sunday brings increasing cloudiness with a chance of snow at night, signaling a wintry mix in the affected areas.
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Ohio
Eleven Men Arrested For Stealing Coal
Creston Iowa February report says eleven men were jailed after a mass raid on Burlington Railroad coal yards amid fuel shortages. Officials claim the group removed about 15 tons using sleds and tubs, while prisoners defend actions as desperation to heat homes for families. Authorities note most houses had coal, and many defendants are married with children or dependent relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Burlington Railroad
Crestan
C. C. Palmer
Ray Tillotson
Ralph Harn
Earl Fespie
Palmer
Edward Bierce
Arthur Hartman
William Ribby
Chet Rollins
Boyd Connelly
Wayne Chute
Lee Stahl
Lee Swimm
Rumors Shaw to Quit County Post and Move to Beaver Falls
Rumors say County Commissioner Harry L Shaw plans to resign and move March 1 to Beaver Falls Pennsylvania where he would be general manager of a derrick firm. Sources close to the Shaw family indicate he has shown interest in the Beaver Falls company and may resign if his ties continue. He was seen at the commissioner’s office on Saturdays and during special calls but did not appear this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L Shaw
Beaver Falls
Shaw
Senate committee backs rural electrification bill
Washington February 15 The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to report favorably the Norris Bill creating a $900 million rural electrification administration to supply cheap electricity to rural districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ohio Legion Commander Injured in Auto Crash Near Cincinnati
Milton D. Campbell state commander of the American Legion suffered serious injuries when his car overturned after leaving a Cambridge Legion meeting. He sustained a left shoulder fracture two rib fractures and head cuts. Mrs Campbell had cuts and bruises. The accident occurred near Sharonville a Cincinnati suburb as the vehicle skidded off the road. Campbell also held several Legion and business positions in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati. O
Milton D. Campbell
American Legion
Legion
Cambridge
O. Campbell
Good Sanartiat Hospital
Campbell
Sharonville
Cincinnati
Perkins-Campbell So
Braxton W Campbell Co
Army Bill Moves To Senate In Large Peace Time Plan
The administration’s 1937 peace time army appropriation bill moves to the Senate after a 204 to 36 House passage. It funds 150 000 soldiers, 565 new planes, and boosts National Guard strength, with amendments limiting profits on ordnance and aircraft contracts to 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
House Appropriations Committee
John J McSwain
House Military Affairs Committee
John Taber
R.N. Y
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
Pacific Coast
National Guard
Navy
District youth meet to study modern Christian youth
More than 250 young men and women from north central Ohio will gather at the Church of Christ for a six district youth conference of the Disciples of Christ. Speakers include Mrs Rose Page Welch and Mev Will J Foster among others, with sessions Friday through Sunday February 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Church of Christ
Disciples of Christ
North America
South America
Normal Ward
Ward
Christian Youth In Action
Alexander Paul
Indianapolis
Myron Hropper
St Louis
Rose Page Welch
Chicago
James D Wyker
North Jackson
11 Men Rescued By Coast Guards
Boston February 15 Coast guard cutter Cayuga, already carrying 11 survivors from a wreck, rendered aid to another trawler in a northeast gale. The Winthrop, with 14 aboard, faced imminent sinking as 40 foot seas pounded the vessels three ships moved to assist and radioed distress signals.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Cayuga
Wonthrop
Cape Sable
N. S
Lemberg
Winthrop
Mars
Julia
Mid-America Endures Fourth Cold Wave
CHICAGO Feb 15 a fourth cold wave of the century cripples mid America with temperatures down to 38 below zero. Snow and winds threaten blizzards across northern states while an airborne medical aid mission drops supplies to isolated Black Hills communities. Cattle and ranch houses lie buried in drifts as 65 mph winds lash the region and rail and road transport stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
mid-America
Black Hills
South Dakota
Fred Height
Devil's Lake
N. D
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Towa
Spencer
Alvin Blessing
Des Moines
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
National Tube Co. schedule cuts next week at Lorain plant
National Tube Company at Lorain will run on a slightly reduced scale next week. Three blast furnaces and 11 open hearth furnaces stay in operation. Bessemer converter runs single shift. Butt mills 2 and 6 run five days starting Monday. Lap mill 2 runs three days. Seamless mill 2 runs five days. Schedule may change with orders. Two skelp mills and one seamless mill operated this week are expected idle next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer Converter
Fined fifty dollars by mayor on liquor charge
Mrs. Louise Branch of 246 Bath street was fined $50 and costs when arraigned before Mayor Don A. Baird for possession of legal liquor. She was committed to county jail until the fine is paid or discharged. Police found two quarts of liquor in a trunk and a gallon under a bed during a search of the Branch home.
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Louise Branch
Bath Street
Don A. Baird
C. L. Miller
Fred Bongs
F. Andress
E. Parker
Fox Branch
Motor Across The Ice To Canada
Four residents of Pelee Island Ontario crossed frozen Lake Erie in two trucks covering 25 miles to reach Canada. The travelers Mr and Mrs William A Feltz Cloyce Pierce and William Lamb foresee a return trip today hindered by famine conditions if land routes were blocked. The crossing highlights an unusual winter automobile route between Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Canada
Pelee Island
Canadian Lake Erie
Lake Erie
William A. Feltz
Cloyce Pierce
William Lamb
Feltz
United States
Fce
Widow Victim Of Old Black Box Racket
Mrs Mary Zurkan widow living alone near North Ridge road was swindled of 8400 by two men in an old black box racket. She learned of the loss yesterday after a man in a new car lured her to invest in a Cleveland restaurant venture. They accompanied her to the Lorain bank where she withdrew the funds and later left the bag with her. Deputies seek the two con men using Cleveland police photos. She is a Hungarian widow of three years and speaks English with difficulty.
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Mary Zurkan
Yellow Line
North Ridge Road
Cleveland
Sherif Clarence W Dick
Cleveland Trust Company Bank
Lorain
Cleveland Police Identification Bureau
Ice Jam Hits Richmond Harbor Sweeps Boats Out To Sea
The great ice jam in Richmond Harbor swept several large boats out to sea and caused extensive property damage. The Texaco tanker Richmond with about 10 crew and 450,000 gallons of gasoline was unreported for hours but later found undamaged. A tug Mary Steeel was crushed and sank. other ships grounded further down the river. Coast Guard vessels Kankee and Antietam were involved with limited updates as water rose rapidly.
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Richmond
Texaco
Mary Steeel
Coast Guard
Kankee TM
Dutch Gap
Uphold Will Disposing Of Part Of Statler Hotel Fortune
A North Carolina jury sustained the will of Elva Statler Davidson over claims of undue influence. The verdict left her husband HK Bradley Davidson Jr. as primary beneficiary, with $100,000 outright and a $270,000 trust yielding $12,000 annually. The contested fortune stemmed from the Statler Hotel legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statler Hotel
Carthage
Elva Statler Davidson
Wia Davidson
HK Bradley Davidson, Jr
Harvard
Davidson
Buffalo
Boston
Secretary Swanson Suffers Setback in Illness
Secretary Swanson, seriously ill with pleurisy, suffered a setback at the Naval Hospital. Officials describe his condition as very serious as hospital staff monitor his recovery and medical team reassesses treatment.
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Secretary Swanson
Washington
Naval Hospital
Inflationists Lose Ground In The House
Washington February 15 House administration leaders claimed strength to block inflationary bills this session. The 3.9 billion farm mortgage measure faced withdrawal of names from a petition to force a floor vote dropping from 215 to 209. 218 were needed. Rep William Lemke criticized the administration and hinted at revealing who dropped their names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Patrick Boland
William Lemke
N. D
Lemke
Boland
Tension Marks Strained Japan Soviet Border Clash
Tension between Soviet Russia and Japan rose amid border frictions in outer Mongolia and Manchukuo. Japan reported 1000 Mongols with full equipment invaded Manchukuo north of Lake Buinor and clashed with Japanese troops. A Moscow proposal for a frontier commission to investigate border incidents was floated by ambassador Ohta.
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Manchukuo
Lake Buinor
Moscow
Tamekeshi Ohta
Japan
Russia
Wisconsin Board Dismisses Athletics Leaders in Shakeup
Madison Feb 15 The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents dismissed Athletic Director Walter E Meanwell football coach Clarence W Spears and athletic trainer William J Fallon in a full housecleaning after months of bitter controversy rocking the athletic department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Walter E. Vmeanwell
Clarence W. Spears
William J. Fallon
Real Pressure To Be Applied Says Wright
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright plans a detailed survey of tax delinquent parcels totaling about 3.8 million dollars to prepare foreclosure suits against owners who have long avoided taxes. He notes past leniency ended, outlines partial payment and Whittemore plans, and says delinquencies must reach four years before sale.
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Wright
Walter J. Wright
Whittemore
Dunn Plans Wellington Meeting On Home Affairs
County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn announced a public meeting at Herrick Hall in Wellington at 7 30 p m Wednesday to discuss Children's Home issues. He warned trustees they must organize their own event if they contest his critique of governance and cited a supportive telegram from Lorain Central Labor Union praising his taxpayer focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar G. Dunn
Wellington
Herrick Hall
Oberlin
Dunn
Central Labor Union of
Lorain
L. J. Ramsey
The
Lorain Central Labor Union
Missionaries Safe In Ethiopia Reported In Prison
ADDIS ABABA Feb 15 Seven missionaries reported imprisoned by authorities of Gamo province south of the capital are safe. Rev John Trewin of Toronto telegraphed the government that Rev and Mrs Harold Street Jr of St Paul Minn and their four children are proceeding to Soddy for medical treatment. They are accompanied by Miss Ruth Bray American nurse.
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Addis Ababa
Gamo
John Trewin
Toronto
Harold Street, Jr
St. Paul, Minn
Soddy
Ruth Bray
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CCC
Gulf Road
Lorain County
O. Palmers
New Jersey
George C. Warren
N. J. Fish and Game Commission
Bulletin
Penna
Miss Park
Southern Christian Institute
Welch
Wooster Avenue “Curtain Jerkers
Akron
Ruth Edick
Coast Guards
Branch
Ice
Secretary of the Navy
Claude A Swanson
Washington, DC
Swanson
Acme
Soviet Russia
United Press
Outer Mongolia
Manchukuuo
Wisconsin
Ethiopia
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