Elyria Man Suffers Loss Of Right Eye
A New Year’s Eve crash left Ford Iverhold with the loss of his right eye after a curb strike on Hioad street in front of The Merthe Company. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital where doctors removed the optic. Several others sustained injuries in crashes on Lake avenue and nearby streets. Police documented a series of Saturday night and early Sunday morning accidents involving multiple drivers and passengers, with hospitalizations and varying injuries.
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Ford Iverhold
Redington Jouiding
Hioad Street
Merthe Company
NewYear
Elypela Memorial Hospital
Mildred Rothstein
No. 4A
Wolfblock
Welen
John Pitts
West Bridge Street
Henry Martings
Last Bridge Street
Paul Konsesky
Woodland Avenue
Lake Avenue
Wilbert Crist
Griswold Road
Illyria Memorial Hospital
David Golley
Lorain
Romeo Ret
Gulf Road
West River Street
Rebm
Wow
Marlett
Rivria
Rehm
Roy M. Prive v3
Lakewood
Warren Chilton
Here
Chilton
Lloyd Ryan
Rk. D. 3
Amherst
Samuel Hubbard
Richard Flanagan
Mlyria
North Ridge Road
Cc. E. Christie
Eighth Street
Colonial Apartments
Middle Avenue
James Grecho
Swist Street
No. 3
January Term of Court Opens with New Judge
The January term of common pleas court opened today with Judge Guy B. Findley presiding. He succeeded Judge D. A. Cook from the last term of 1937. July trials begin January 10 with 18 jurors reporting including Hewitt Hines Reeser Wells Capell Green Jackson Pitts Witt Lewis Sheppard Mitchell Robinson Nichols Penrod Wright LaGron and others from Lorain and nearby areas.
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Common Pleas Court
Guy B. Findley
D. A. Cook
James A. Hewitt
Winifred Hines
Elyria
J. J. Reeser
R. D
Virs
Art Wells
H. B. McClaflin
Wellington
Marie Capell
North Olmsted
W. H. Green
Marie Jackson
Oberlin
Fred Pitts
Lorain
Frank Witt
Cyrus Lewis
Richard Sheppard
William
Mitchell
Eva Robinson
Marie Nichols
Nora Penrod
Florence Wright
Josephine LaGron
Ohio Weather Outlook For Tonight And Tuesday
The forecast calls for cloudy and warmer conditions tonight with light rain likely Tuesday. Warmer temperatures expected in the extreme south Tuesday, followed by colder conditions Tuesday night. High pressure dominates the Ohio Valley this morning with another high reaching from British Columbia to Wyoming. Areas of low pressure lie north of Lake Superior and over Arizona. Light rain reported in Oklahoma and southern Kansas, with light scattered snows in the Lake region. Precipitation occurred recently in Florida and the New England States. Temperatures have risen across the Upper Lakes and the Northern and Central Plains.
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Ohio
Ohio Valley
British Columbia
Wyoming
Lake Superior
Arizona
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lake
Florida
New England
Upper Lakes
Plains
Death Claims One City's Oldest Residents
Mrs. Caroline R. Brooks 91 years six months four days died at 9 30 A M in Elyria after two months illness. Born June 29 1846 in Belden she lived 55 years in Elyria and ten in St Louis two in the West. Survived by two daughters Mrs Edward Bickford Los Angeles and Miss Charlotte Brooks Elyria library staff a son Fred Brooks Cleveland two grandchildren Mrs LeRoy Spinks Cleveland and Mrs LeRoy Cummings Goodrich Michigan and two great grandsons. Funeral at 11 A M Wednesday at First Congregational Church with Rev William Muir Auld officiating. Burial Belden.
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Elyria
Caroline R. Brooks
Colonial Apartments
Brooks
Belden
Lorain County
St. Louis
West
First Congregational Church
Edward Bickford
Los Angeles
California
Charlotte Brooks
Elyria Library
Fred Brooks
Cleveland
LeRoy Spinks
LeRoy Cummings
Goodrich
Michigan
Furst Congregational Church
William Muir Auld
Blytia Legion Drum Corps Defends State Title in Cincinnati
The Blytia Legion drum and bugle corps announced it will defend its state title at the state convention in Cincinnati this July. Tentative plans target a trip to the national convention in Los Angeles in the fall. First practice starts January 5 at 2 PM with changes in music and new military formations. Former members are invited back as the corps expands to 15 men for this year’s competitions.
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Blytia Legion
Cincinnat Jate
Los Angeles
PLM
Davey to Deliver Bombshell Senate Speech Tonight
Columbus report says Davey returned from Kent with a "bombshell" address likely to name each member of the Senate Investigating committee. He will address the House from 7:15 to 7:45 p m and the speech will be broadcast on an Ohio network of 14 stations.
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Columbus
O. Jan
Guy Martin T. Davey
Kent
Senate
House of Representatives
Ohio
Steel Production Advances 33.3 Percent
New York Jan 3 The nations steel mills will start this week at 25.6 percent capacity, up 6.4 points or 33.2 percent, marking the first advance in sixteen weeks per the American Iron & Steel Institute estimate.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Treasury to keep silver price unchanged for world market
Washington January 3 The United States Treasury will keep the price it pays for silver unchanged in the general world market. This follows a cut on January 1 in the domestic silver price. The world price has recently been between 44 and 45 cents an ounce.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Lake Shore Railway To Be Sold At Auction
Lake Shore Electric Railway Co a fading Ohio interurban line under receiver for four years will be auctioned tomorrow at Sandusky main offices. A salvage firm plans to buy the road for scrap but service will not be halted until substitute transport is arranged, says Receiver F W Coen.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Shore Electric Railway Co
Ohio
Sandusky
F. W. Coen
Mayor Petro Inaugurated In Elyria After Public Ceremony
Approximately 100 people attended Elyria’s inaugural for Mayor Joseph Q. Petro. The ceremony, arranged by the Republican Party, marked his official start at 10 a.m. January 1 following a midnight assumption of power. Speakers praised Petro and outlined goals including fire equipment upgrades, sidewalk and Water Works improvements costing about 25,000, traffic upgrades, and aid for those in need. Petro urged cooperation among officials, council, and citizens and invited public contact.
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Council
Joseph Q. Petro
Elyria
Republican Party
Carl Curtis
Republican City
Wayor
Leonard Smith
Frank
Stetson County Republian
Petro
Don A. Baird
Stetson
E. J. Stankard
County Employees Receive Raises In Board Reorganization
During the county board reorganization the commissioners elected Edward DeChat as chairman and reappointed current staff, granting raises to several. A dispute arose when Oscar Dunn sought to reemploy Dogz Warden Lee Minkler at 150 dollars a month, but no second followed. Democratic member John E. Davidson moved to extend Minkler one month amid complaints, with three votes backing the plan to allow investigation before a final decision. Two written applications for the job were from Sumner Day and Frank Turman, both Lorain Democrats.
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Board of County Commissioners
Edward DeChant
Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
Dogz
Lee Minkler
Minklers
Oil Service
Minkler
Civil Service
John E. Davidson
Davidson
Lorain
Sumner Day
Old Ave
Frank Turman
West 21St Street
Tax Bills Ready January 15th
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright reported tax bills will be ready January 15 and asked the State Tax Commission for permission to collect until February 20. He noted about $250,000 has been collected under a partial payment plan, with the coming period expected to boost county and subdivision coffers by roughly $1.6 million.
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Walter J. Wright
State Tax Commission
Court reporters receive 180 dollar yearly raises
Common Pleas Judge Guy B. Findley and D. A. Cook revealed increases in salary for 1838 for court reporters Harry Moehlman and Gale O. Morgan. Each now earns 2766 dollars, with the raises set by the judges in court.
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Harry Moehlman
Gale O. Morgan
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
D. A. Cook
County to pay 224 432 37 in bonds in 1938
Lorain County plans to meet its 1938 bonded debt of 224 432 37 with 160 363 in the bond retirement fund. The shortfall must be raised by taxes after 103 245 in relief bonds payable and 4 524 15 in related interest. Additional retirements totaling 116 663 12 cover the Tuberculosis Sanatorium County Home improvements and sewer district upgrades.
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Lorain County
Walter J. Wright
Wright
Seven Students Die In Ohio Train Crossing Crash
Seven Edgerton and Hicksville youths, five boys and two girls, were killed when a car crashed through lowered crossing gates into an eastbound Mohawk train near Butler Indiana. The sedan was carried 500 feet. the train delayed to switch engines. Coroner O B Shook investigated, with inquest planned after examining witnesses.
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New York Central Railroad
Marvin Muller
Lowell Blythe
Merle Sarver
Jacob W Strauffer
Richard Staupe
Tech
Edgerton
Margery Roan
Nice
Gwendlyn
Hicksville High School
Edgerton High School
New York
Chicago
Toledo
Krill
Perkins and
Reed
Hicksvile
Shook
Boy Is First 1938 Baby At Hospital
The first baby born at Elysia Memorial Hospital in 1938 arrived at 1:57 p m on New Year’s Day. The boy is the child of Mr and Mrs Edward Borowy. He was the hospital’s only newborn on January 1 with three more births on January 2 including a boy to Mr and Mrs Herbert Dill ingham 833 Bond Street a girl to Mr and Mrs Edwin Glosser 46 Samuel Street and a boy to Mr and Mrs Clellan Andress 1039 East River Street.
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Elysia Memorial Hospital
He i
Edward Borowy
Herbert Dillingham
Bond Street
Edwin Glosser
Saumel Street
Clellan Andress
East River Street
New Deal Wins By Court Decision
The Supreme Court opened a path to overturn a 40 year old rule on reproduction costs in rate making. It reversed a California district court ruling that held California PG&E rates invalid for not using reproduction cost data. The move aids New Deal efforts to lower power rates.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Federal District Court
California Railroad Commission
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Burns Fatal To Elderly Woman Miss Effie Oberle 75
Miss Effie Oberle 75 of Birmingham died from smoke and burns after an old fashioned flatiron heated on a stove was placed in her bed Saturday morning. A neighbor saw smoke, entered the house, and found her on the bedroom floor. The iron burned through bed clothing to the floor. she suffered smoke suffocation. Funeral services are set for 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Marys Catholic Church Wakeman with Rev. F. E. McLaughlin officiating. burial in Birmingham Cemetery. She is survived by nephews and nieces in Sandusky and Cleveland.
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Effie Oberle 75
Birmingham
Miss Ohrrle
Ralph Welz
WPA funds set for Lorain County road projects
Lorain County was allotted 64667 dollars as its share of 332090 dollars allotted to Ohio for WPA street and road improvements. Officials say the money will expand WPA operations in the county and may transfer many relief clients to WPA projects.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Washington
Badly Injured By Hit-Skip Autoist
Stanley Renfield a 26 year old man from Avon Lake was struck on Lake road by a hit and run driver. He was taken to St Josephs Hospital Lorain with a broken arm three fractured ribs and a deep head gash.
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Stanley Renfield
Center Road
Avon Lake
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lorain
Lake Road
Congress Faces Demands For Tax Relief
Congress opens the 75th session amid calls for tax relief and New Deal curbs on monopoly. Roosevelt aims to address budget deficits, defense spending, and unemployment while confronting judiciary reform and a House Senate dispute. The president is expected to outline defense needs and economic policy as Congress resumes work after the holiday recess.
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Washington
Conress
New Deal
Congress
Treasury
Roosevelt
White House
House
Senate
Carent
Supreme Court
New Deal Democratic Party
Mr. Roosevelt
Robert L. Jackson
Harold L. Ickes
President Roosevelt Pushes New Deal Aid and Tax Reforms
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass wage hours laws and warned the 1939 budget would not balance. He pressed for farm program cooperation, tax law revisions, and measures to raise national purchasing power while maintaining essential government functions. He warned against abuses by a minority and called for responsible business conduct to support recovery.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
Robert Jackson
Sam
Executive
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