Ely School Adds Additions in $316,762 Contract Awards
The Elyria Board of Education awarded contracts totaling 316,762 dollars for construction additions and alterations to Ely Elementary on Gulf Road and Ohio Street. Hume Seigfried Company of Amherst is general contractor at 251,061 dollars, with 18 bidders participating. Groundbreaking planned for late March with completion required by November 1, 1950, and performance bonds to be furnished by March 15, 1950.
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Gulf Road
Ohio Street
Elyria Board of Education
Hume-Seigfried Company of
Amherst
Outcast
Guenther
Plumbing
M & M Plumbing and Heating Company
Sandusky
T. ©. Murphy Company
Oberlin
Erbs Electric Company
Cleveland
Total Cubage
Hume-Seigfried
Amherst Concern
Erbs Electric of
Attlee to Form New Cabinet After Election Loss
London reports Labor ministers resigned en masse to Prime Minister Clement Attlee as he pledged to form a new Socialist government. The proposed cabinet will resemble the current lineup but will face a tougher task lacking a working Commons majority. Conservatives lead with 294 seats as Labor holds 314 to 294 after near-complete tallies.
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London
Clement JR. Attlee
House of Commons
Labor
Manchester
Commons
King
King George
Attlee
Herbert Morrison
Stafford Cripps
No. 10
Downing Street
Cincinnati
Attef
U.S
Britain
James D
Zellerbach
Cooperation Administration
Mst
Sion
Italy
Drawings Approved for New Franklin Elementary School
The Elvira Board of Education approved preliminary drawings for a new Franklin Elementary School on Birch Street. The 18 classroom, two story brick complex will serve K through 8 with an auditorium gymnasium and specialized rooms. Bids for the old Franklin building will be sought April first and construction will begin soon after. the district will also have the Elytia High School heating system surveyed for a fall revision.
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Elvira Board of Education
Franklin
Birch Street
West Avenue
Sixth Street
Kinder-Garten
Elyria Board Grants Salary Increases for McClellan and Wilson
The Elyria Board of Education voted yearly salary increases for W. C. McClellan housing and finance director and Robert E. Wilson high school principal, effective March 1 1950. Both will earn 6000 per year, with McClellan rising from 5500 as his contract runs to 1952.
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W. C. McClellan
Robert E. Wilson
Elyria Board of Education
McClellan
Worth Fauver
Benny Gets Nest Egg From Treasury Chief
Washington Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder gave comedian Jack Benny a fresh dollar bill described as a nest egg to curb his famed free spending. Benny accepted the gesture and vowed to save more.
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Treasury
Washington
Jack Benny
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Weather Outlook Northwestern Ohio Keeps Cold Snow Sunday
Cloudy and continued cold this afternoon tonight and tomorrow with snow beginning Sunday afternoon. Low tonight six high Sunday twenty four. Also an advertisement noting Garford Ave. Eastern Heights Building and Land Co. phone 3131.
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Northwastern
Ohio
Garford Ave
Eastern Heights Bldg. & Land Co
Schedule Set for Clearview Sectional Class B Tourney
The 11 sectional teams from Lorain County and Medina County meet in Oberlin for the Clearview High School sectional tournament managed by W. J. Darling. Seeded holdovers include Eaton Westfield St Marys Avon Lake and others as two rounds start Monday with finals on Wednesday to determine district qualifiers.
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W. J. Darling
Clearview High School
Lorain County
Eaton
Lorain
Westheld High
Leroy
Medina County
Medina
Juewer
Wee
Avon Lake
Liverpool
Wellington
Brighton
Amherst
Camden
Lorain St. Mary's Granger
Eaton-Oberlin
Amherst-Liverpool
Westfield-Brighton
Burling
Lorain High School
Cold Wave Grips Midwest Seeping Eastward Across Nation
A mid winter cold wave blankets the Midwest and reaches the Atlantic coast with sub zero readings in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bemidji records 34 below, Chicago hits zero for a second day while Denver sits at 2 and Salt Lake City at 40. Flooding in 16 east central Louisiana parishes forces about 9,000 from homes, with receding not expected until mid next month and rehabilitation through July. A mother saves five children from a burning Minnesota home in 30 below cold. Los Angeles foothills fog causes five blind drivers to crash in heavy traffic.
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Wisconsin
Bemidji
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Chicago
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Rocky Mountain
Denver
Salt Lake City
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Victor Mattson
Los Angeles
Taxes Feed 36 Million on Government Payrolls Today
Government payrolls and spending dominate the economy. About 7.6 million Americans work directly for government at all levels, with total 1950 spending near 70 billion dollars. The budget funds salaries, services, goods, benefits, and loans, while defense and international affairs consume large shares. District of Columbia employs most federal workers, followed by California, New York, and Pennsylvania.
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United States
Europe
District of Columbia
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Hainais
Truman to take no action over weekend in coal crisis
Washington reports say President Truman will not intervene this weekend as federal mediators warn of drastic steps if a break in coal talks by Sunday night fails. United Mine Workers and soft coal operators resume talks with no government observers present and no comment from negotiators.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
John L. Lewis
United Mines Workers Union
U.M.W
Thomas Kennedy
David N. Cole
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Springfield
Thomas
UMW
U. S. Treasury
Richmond
Ohio Miners To Get Relief But Not Coal Users
Labor groups in Cleveland and East Liverpool organized food drives for striking miners families in Jefferson and Belmont counties with 1000 loaves baked by AFL affiliated Cleveland bakers and trucked to Yorkville. United Mine Workers Local 604 in Steubenville authorized donations for needy children while Steubenville mayor enabled a local drive. Heating woes worsen as temperatures fall to near zero with forecast lows of 14 to 20 degrees.
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Ohio
Weather Bureau
Half Million Idle Now As Result Of Coal Strike
Pittsburgh reports unemployment surpassing 500000 as the coal strike spreads. More than 127000 workers in coal burning industries have been laid off and 372000 United Mine Workers have been on strike for three weeks. Thousands more in related industries face layoffs as Caterpillar and Inland Steel cut output and Ford suspends Chicago plant operations.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
Ilinois
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
International Harvester
Ford Motor Company
Chicago
Ford
Jones & Laughlin
Aliquippa
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Merger Proposal Filed By Edison and Public Service
Washington and Ohio firms seek SEC approval to merge Ohio Public Service Co. of Cleveland into Ohio Edison Co. Akron. The filing outlines the merger terms and anticipated regulatory review in a move to consolidate utility operations.
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Washington
Ohio Edison Co
Akron
Ohio Public Service Co
Cleveland
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Service
Edison
Judge in Critical Condition at Christ Hospital
Cincinnati Common Pleas Judge Thomas H. Morrow remained in a coma at Christ Hospital after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage Thursday. He was in critical condition and under an oxygen tent today.
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Cincinnati
Chronicle-Telgram Want Ads Urge Attic Cleanout Sales
Community notice urges residents to raise cash by selling unused items. Call 4752 or 4753 to get help writing effective ads. A courteous ad-taker will guide you to a quick sale and cash payment.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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