Commissioners Open Bids For 12 Mile Ditch
County commissioners opened bids for the Schroeder ditch project, a 12 mile improvement in Russia and Carlisle townships as part of a 25 mile Spring ditch program. The $15,000 estimated job, largely CCC labor, will cost property owners about $2,000 for supplies and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Russia
Carlisle
CCC
Ray Hollis
Hollis
Walker
Sheffield
Avon Townships
Sheffield Village
WPA
Carter
Shotgun Discharges At County Jail Incident
Deputy Sheriff Paul Johnson prepared to convoy half a million dollars in Lorain County bridge bonds when a sawed-off shotgun in the county jail arsenal fired accidentally in the outer office. The blast caused commotion and damaged wall and floor. no one was harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Johnson
Johnson
Lorain County
I Reserve Bank
Cleveend
Auction Sale At E Baker Place Jan 7 1939
Auction notices list items including two horses aged seven and nine, a near new harness set, hay tools, cultivators, planter, drill, mower, and a 1929 Model A truck. Sale at E Baker place located 14 miles west of Route 252 and 500 feet south on Jaquay road off Sprague road. Clayton Sooy auctioneer for Mrs Wojciechowski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 252
Jaquay Road
Sprague Road
E. Baker Place
Clayton Sooy
Wojciechowski
Pump Priming In New Language Says Taft
Senator Robert A Taft criticizes President Roosevelt's message arguing armaments should defend the United States, not democracy abroad. He calls the new investment policy a rebranded pump priming and warns it may require sending troops overseas again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Rbt
A. Taft
Ohio
Rosevelt
Congress
United States
Taft
Roosevelt Budget Proposes Extra Funds for Espionage Campaign
President Roosevelt proposes in the 1940 budget an estimated 1,036,370 dollars to finance a new campaign against foreign espionage in the United States. The budget message omits anti-spy funds while the FBI is set for a general 1,000,000 dollar increase, tied to intensified counter espionage efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Govt to Spend 17068 Per Minute in 1940
Washington reports the federal government will spend about 17068 dollars per minute for the 1940 fiscal year due to the leap day. The public debt is estimated at 44.458 billion dollars, equating to 3341.48 dollars per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Minister Shot To Death In Warren Home
Rev. E. D. Howell, member of the Ohio Baptist Missionary Association, was shot to death in his Warren Ohio home early today. Police reported the bullet came from a gun pressed against a window from outside and struck him between the eyes. A man was arrested for questioning in connection with the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren. O
E. D. Howell
Ohio Baptist Missionary Association
Howell
Former Governor Davis Ill in Cleveland Hospital
Harry L. Davis, ex Cleveland mayor and former Ohio governor, will stay in a Cleveland hospital for two weeks under his personal physician's care. Dr. John F. Corrigan says the illness is not serious and visits are not permitted. Davis was taken to the hospital two days ago. Russia pays pensions to 1,147 Moscow mothers with seven or more children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevelaand
Harry L. Davis
Cleveland
John F. Corrigan
Corrigan
Davis
Russia
Moscow
Oberlin By Mrs. Esther Wood Delivery Service Ad
A compact notice for delivery services run by Mrs. Esther Wood based at 306 North Professor Street with phone contact 2323 and an additional delivery line at 32 Union Street and phone 4174.
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Esther Wood
Professor St
Oberlin Couple Wed in Quiet Christmas Eve Service
Miss June Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Davis of 258 North Pleasant street and Clyde McKibben son of Mr and Mrs E R McKibben of Elyria were quietly married at the home of Rev William E Smith on Saturday afternoon December 31 The bride's cousin Mrs Norman Eldridge of Elyria acted as matron of honor and Hugh McKibben brother of the groom was best man Miss Davis has run the Oberlin Travel Bureau for four and a half years and will continue in that business Mr McKibben works in the Glen Rogers car agency in Elyria They will reside at in Elyria after February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
June Davis
E. J. Davis
North Pleasant Street
Clyde McKibben
E. R. McKibben
Elyria
William E. Smith
Norman Eldridge
Elvria
Hugh McKibben
Davis
Oberlin Travel Bureau
McKibben
Glen Rogers Automobile Agency
Cleveland Street
Village Council Approves Street Paving Plan
The Village Council voted to pave Edison Street from Main to Pleasant and South Professor Street south of Follette with concrete using W P A labor under suspension of the three reading rule. Robert Fauver was reappointed City Solicitor. Mayor Comings reported licenses brought in 529 dollars, local fines and costs 373 dollars, state highway patrol receipts 85 dollars, and 204 arrests were docketed last year.
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Edison Street
Main
Pleasant Street
State Highway Patrol
First Church Forums to Open Series on International Problems
The first in a new series of First Church Forums focusing on Present Day International Problems will be held tonight at 7 50 in the James Brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church
James Brand
Wilkins to Speak on Neutrality Act Revision at First Church
Oberlin College President E. H. Wilkins will address a meeting on whether the Neutrality Act should be repealed or revised and what First Church members and others can do about it. A cordial invitation is extended to all interested in these vital issues.
Lecture on English Gardens At Oberlin Garden Club
Harvey Bicknell of Cleveland gave a talk on English gardens at Oberlin Community Garden Club. He shared photos from an English estate tour. Louis Bromfield, now in Oberlin, will discuss French gardens at the February meeting. date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Bicknell
Cleveland
Oberlin Community Garden Club
Oberlin
Bicknell
England
Louis Bromfield
Bromfield
France
Installation of Vine Rebekah officers rescheduled
The installation of officers for Vine Rebekah No. 364 will be held on Monday, January 33, revised from January 9. Miss Virginia G. Carson returns to Ohio University Athens as a sophomore dramatics major after a two week home visit on Morgan street. Mrs Ralph Williams and son Bob of Detroit visit the Allen family on East College street with Mrs E B Morgan of Camden this week. Esther Dew Carson of Detroit spends weekend with her parents on Morgen street. Lasa Berkshire of Chillicothe also visits. Mrs Mary Ruggles Oberlin Inn manager departs Monday for a Nassau cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia G. Carson
Ohio University At
Athens
Morgan Street
Ralph Williams
Bobby
Detroit
E. B. Morgan
Camden
R. W. Allen
East College Street
Esther Dew Carson
W. S. Carson
Morgen Street
Markets near by produce baskets and grain quotes
The listing details fruit and vegetable baskets with prices such as celery 2.74 a basket and tomatoes 1.50, plus assorted grains and feeds including flour, hay, and straw. It notes elevator prices for grain, hay, and mill feeds and corn, wheat, and oil meal prices across various grades and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vie
Senoml
Market Fluctuations Amid Mixed Farm Prices
Market unsettled with exports turning cautious, live poultry markets firm yet selective. Hens mostly 22 cents, some 28, Leghorn weights and roosters varied. Potatoes priced across Michigan cobblers to Idaho and California crates, with ranges from 1.25 to 2.25 per bag depending on variety and origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Maine
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP RECEIPTS UPDATE AT MARKET SALE
Cattle receipts about 250 with active steady pricing. steers 1100 lbs and up around 11.50 to 11.40 while medium and common grades vary. Hog receipts 800 rising, prices from 7.00 to 8.50 for 180 to 300 lb ranges. Sheep and lambs receipts 1200 active and near steady. spring lambs near 9.00, feeders 3.00 to 4.50, common 2.00 to 3.00.
Judge Florence E Allen Tops 1938 List of Outstanding Women
Florence E Allen of Ohio, judge on the sixth U S Circuit Court of Appeals, heads Durward Howes list of ten outstanding women for 1938. Other recognized figures include Pearl Buck, novelist and Nobel laureate, along with fellow notable women in American life.
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Allen
Los Angeles
Florence E. Allen
Ohio
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Durward Howes
Who's Who
Pearl Buck
New City Fireman Starts Work Today
Elyria’s fire fighting force is at full strength as Earl A. Schaefer begins service as the new fireman. He fills the vacancy from Edson A. Stokes’ death and joins Squad Company No. 1 under Fire Chief W N Bates for broad experience. John Hadaway moves from Squad Company No. 1 to Engine Company No. 1.
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Elyria
Earl A. Schaefer
Schaefer
Edson A. Stokes
Ilness
W. N. Bates
John Hadaway
Dictators See U S As Potential Enemy
London dispatch reports dictatorships denounce President Roosevelt while democracies praise his message to Congress. Critics in totalitarian states view U S defenses as a threat, whereas Britain and France see unity and strength as good news for peace loving nations amid calls to revise neutrality laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
France
Wool yarn inventor touts unshrinkable system
Patents filed for a new process to make all wool yarn unshrinkable. Inventors claim the method will curb the use of foreign synthetic wool yarns and improve quality control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Presidential candidates clash with anti administration talk
Senators Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Robert Taft of Ohio issued formal statements criticizing the President's new philosophy of government investment. Taft called the approach pump priming dressed in new language, while Vandenberg said the President is off on a spree with spenders and boot strap lifters. The exchange follows ongoing debates over unemployment and administration gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Local Market Prices For Produce And Livestock
A scanned market page lists prices for beef and pork in various weights, homegrown items, and a wide range of produce. Pigs range around 8.25 per 126-150 lbs and $8.00 for roughs, with hogs and stags at 5.50 to 6.50. Apples show several varieties like Baldwin Delicoius Winesap and Greening with $1.19 to $1.50 per 24- to 26-inch lot, and other fruit prices. Carrots lettuce celery cabbage endive escarole and herbs have per-basket or per-peck pricing, with specifics for outdoor and hothouse varieties. Tomatoes, squashes, radishes, parsnips, turnips, and mushrooms are listed with varied unit prices, including onions like cipER and common storage items. Overall, this is a snapshot of a wholesale market listing detailing stock, weights, and per-unit costs for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Spy
Baldwin
Jonathan
Savoy
Naturalization officers to examine 35 petitioners tomorrow
Federal naturalization officers will arrive tomorrow to examine 35 citizens petitioning for admission at the May hearing, per Clerk H. E. Agate. A ten month marriage ends in divorce. Aurel G. Peasley of R. D. Oberlin charges neglect and cruelty, alleging Blanche failed to cook meals and do laundry and spent long periods in Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Naturalization — Officers
Clerk of Courts
H. E. Agate
Aurel G. Peasley
R. D. Oberlin
Blanche
Canton
Death Record of Lydia N Ives Wife of Charlies W Ives
Lydia N Ives died last evening at 8 15 after a lingering illness. Born in Winchester Ohio April 22 1893 she lived in Elyria fifteen years and was member of First Baptist church and Sunshine Bible class. Survived by husband two daughters Marian Louise and Doris one son Lewis Bernard at home her parents Mr and Mrs William Pigott two sisters Mrs Herschel Mickle and Mrs Milton Caplinger and two brothers Albert M Pigott and Oscar E Pigou. Funeral services Saturday at 3 09 p m from Taylor Funeral Home with Rev Ralph W Neighbour and Rev W F Clay officiating burial in Columbia cemetery.
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Lydia Nondus Ives
Charlies W. Ives
Sumner Street
Ives
Winchester
Ohio
Elyria
First Baptist Church
Sunshine Bible Class
Marian Louise
Doris
Lewis Bernard
Wiliam Pigott
New Market
Herschel Mickle
Washington Court House
Milton Caplinger
Hillsboro
Albert M. Pigott
Springfield
Oscar E. Pigou
Taylor Funeral Home
Ralph W. Neighbour
W. F. Clay
Columbia Cemetery
German born gardener George W. Herwig dies at 70 in Oberlin
George W. Herwig 70 a Hessen native died at his Adelbert street home after a yearlong illness. He came to the United States at 16 and spent 62 years in Elsria. A landscape gardener he belonged to St Pauls church. Surviving wife Alartha B E Herwig one brother and three sisters in Germany. Funeral at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home Saturday at 2 with Rev Ernst Trion. Burial Evergreen cemetery South Amherst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Herwig
Hessen
Germany
Adelbert Street
Elsria
St. Paul's Church
Alartha BE. Herwig
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Ernst Trion
Evergreen Cemetery
South Amherst
Mrs Mattie Gott 70 Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Mattie E Gott aged 70 widow of Eugene Gott died at her Adelbert Ave home after a lingering illness. Born Castalia Ohio September 14 1868 she lived in Elyria 31 years and belonged to First Baptist Church Women’s Relief Corps and North Elyria Grange. Survived by son Judd Gott Detroit daughters Delton Carstensen Elva Spore seven grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at 1 PM at Nichols Funeral Home with Rev Neighbour officiating. Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Mattie E. Gott
Eugene Gott
Adelbert Avenue
Mrs. Gott
Castalia
Ohio
Elyria
First Baptist Church
Women’s Relief Corps
North Elyria
Delton Carstensen
Elva Spore
Nichols Funeral Home
R. E. Neighbour
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Gothic Cathedral of Milan Legend of Incompletion
The Milan cathedral began in 1368 and, per legend, can never be completed. The famed Gothic structure stands as a monumental unfinished work tied to centuries of devotion and architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Ault Convicted Asks New Trial In Campaign Funds Case
State Highway Director Ivan R. Ault, convicted of soliciting campaign contributions from civil service workers, asked for a new trial. A six juror panel deliberated four hours before the verdict on two of six counts. The defense argued no case was made while prosecutors noted two employees were pressured for five percent of wages.
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Mt, Vernon, O
Ivan R. Ault
Davey
Civil Service
F. D. Schell
Ault
John Jones
Robert Greenlun
Ashland
Schell
Robert L. Carr
A. Ross Siverling
Ashland County
Jones
Greenluw
Half Million Dollars In Bridge Bonds Are Transferred
Lorain County bridge bonds totaling half a million dollars were moved from the First National Bank of Lorain to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland today. County Treasurer Walter J. Wright arranged a special depository to cover the $2,800,000 expenditure for two bridge constructions in Lorain as a PWA project. The transfer was guarded by four deputy sheriffs with riot guns, a machine gun, and revolvers in a second car.
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Lorain
First National Bank of
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Walter J. Wright
Loraine
PWA
Seventeen Plead Innocent in Franklin County Campaign Fund Case
Seventeen persons have pleaded innocent to similar charges in Franklin County. Dates for their trials have not been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
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P. A. Walker
Redington
Nichols Court
Warren
Bulletin
Cab.t
Heldmyer_ Hardware
Broad Street
Union St
Council
Baskets
AEP Li Ea
Tarlimt
St . “ Nee
Fedoras
Red Top
Toledo Grain Close
Hut & Tie
Hla
Cleveland Produce
Cleveland Livestock
Mackinaws
Elyria, Ohio
New City
U. S
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance
Lydia Ives
Harriet McClaflin
Harriet Adeline McClaflin
Wiliam B. McCliflin
Fred Peabody
Russia Township
Jars. McClaflin
York
Union Street
Peabody
John West
Pittsfield
Sedgeman Funeral
the Standard Drug CO
Reublin Bros
Florida
Heinz Junior Foods
Heinz
Heinz Junior
P. V
Jones Farm
Honor Brand
Barry’s
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