Forecast Higher Salaries At Courthouse
County commissioners signaled openness to general salary raises across courthouse offices to lift lower brackets. They recently raised their clerk to 185 a month and their stenographer to 115. Sheriff Grall seeks to standardize pay, proposing base 175 with chief deputy at 220 and another deputy at 200. current pay ranges 140 to 190. Officials warn increases will strain county finances but foreclosures tax work may fund adjustments. Continued on Page 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Grall
John E. Davidson
Lorain
Davidson
Datdson
Howard DeChant
Oscar G. Dunn
Howard RR Butler
William Wickens
Payment Of Bills Delayed Until 1938 Funds Appropriated
The county delayed about $2,000 of 1937 bills because the 1938 appropriation had not yet been adopted. Prosecutor Butler advised payment cannot occur until the 1938 appropriations are set. Commissioners will await a certification from County Auditor Kelser on the available amount before proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Butler
Oscar G. Dunn
Butler
C. S. Kelser
Weather update Ohio shows rain, snow and colder trend
An area of low pressure stretches from Illinois to the Gulf region while high pressure holds northwest. Rain is reported in the Gulf states with light snow in the northern Rockies and plains, and in Quebec and eastern Ontario. Warmer in the Ohio Valley this morning, but colder weather persists north of the Great Lakes. The low temperature reported is forty six below zero at White River Ontario.
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Ohio
Illinis
Gulf
Rockies
Plain States
Quebec
Ontario
Ohio Valley
Reat Lakes
White River
Speed Plans For Greatest Peacetime Navy
Navy department officials outline a proposed peacetime expansion to create a second to none navy. Spurred by Roosevelt, the plan adds carriers, cruisers, submarines, auxiliary vessels, and possibly battleships beyond the Vinson Trammell provisions. A supplemental bill is expected in Congress shortly to fund the growth.
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Washington, Dan
Poe
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Navy
Congress
United States
Washington
North Carolina
New York
Philadelphia
Fugitive From Fort Wayne Jail Arrested Here
Ray mond Cooke a New York resident and Fort Wayne jail escapee was captured in Rocky River after admitting he and a partner sawn through cell bars. He had stolen a Buick coupe from Cleveland and a Fort Wayne Chevrolet. Police say he will likely be turned over to Fort Wayne authorities.
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Raymond Cooke
New York
Callis
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Ater
Albert T Cornish
Stockhy River
Cooke
Ho J Indicott
A. Stankard, Jr
Michigan City
Ind
Lavelle Kini
Mailburn Avenue
Cleveland
Rini Fruit
Detroit Road
Rocky River
Deputies Use Property Bonds for Sheriff Bonds
County commissioners refuse to pay deputy sheriff bonds, prompting deputies to post property bonds or surety bonds. Chief Deputy William G. Smith notes the law requires commissioners to cover bonds, but deputies instead face $20 annual costs if using a bonding company. Sheriff William F. Grall approves property bonds if security is ample, with $1,000 bonds required for carrying a gun and for the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Smith
Smith
William F. Grall
County Board of Education Sets One January Meeting
Lorain County Board of Education will conduct a single meeting on January 15 at 2 p m to combine the annual organization with the regular business. The retreat combines activities due to a state law requiring organization meetings on the third Saturday in January.
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Lorain
Petition seeks Hatton Sumners for Supreme Court seat
Washington lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee draft a petition urging President Roosevelt to appoint Rep Hatton W Sumners of Texas to the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice George Sutherlands retirement. The White House confirms Sutherlands retirement effective January 18 1938 and Roosevelt's thanks to Sutherland.
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Supreme Court
George Sutherland Te
Roosevelt
Sutherland
Wallis van de Vanter Byight
Se Ehown
Acme
Washington
San
House Judiciary Committee
Hatton W. Sumners
Teaus
George Sutherland
White House
Sutherlands
Sulmners
Supreme Bench
Knudsen Views on Employment and Production Curves
General Motors chief Knudsen told the Senate unemployment committee that government and industry conferences could help align production with demand but he doubted their effectiveness. He cited a 50 percent December sales drop that forced 30,000 layoffs and warned the surplus funds would not last if recession persisted. He hoped for a spring comeback and noted 1937 earnings per share at 4.48 versus 37.35 in 1936 with a sizable year‑to‑date surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Senate
Roosevelt
Knudsen
James F. Byrnes
General Motors
Byrnes
IK Knudsen
Len
Carl A. Hateh
N. M
Local Democrats Plan Akron Dinner With Prominent Speakers
Lorain Medina Summit and Portage County Democrats will travel to Akron for the Jackson Day dinner hosted by the Fourteenth Congressional District group. Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma will be the principal speaker, described as a leading United States Senate orator, with several state and national figures invited. The event gathers prominent Democrats from Lorain and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Akron
Fourteenth Congressional
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Elks’ Club
Lee
United States Senate
Lorain Medina
Summit
Portage
Three Victims Of Farm House Slaying To Be Buried Friday
Triple funeral services will be held Friday at North Lima for three victims of a farm house killing last Tuesday. Authorities in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania continue to search for a 21-year-old farm hand believed to have robbed and killed Mr. and Mrs. Baumeister and Baumeister's 71-year-old father. Michigan state police sent one trooper to North Lima to investigate a possible link to a similar slaying near Fenton, Michigan, on April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
North Lima
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Henry Baumeister
Baumeister
Michigan
Fenton
Mich
Ask Rehearing In Mellon Tax Case
The government renewed its claims for back income taxes against the late Andrew W Mellon, asserting a 1931 deficiency of 1 438 627 dollars. The Commissioner filed briefs with the Board of Tax Appeals seeking a rehearing on legal grounds from a supplementary opinion accompanying the board’s first decision in December. The fraud issue was not raised, but the government signaled possible appeal on all issues. The deficiency rests on gain from stock trades between McClintic Marshall Corp and Bethlehem Steel Co and from liquidation and reorganization of McClintic Marshall and Union Construction Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Board of Tax Appeals
Mellon
Ooard
Secretary of the Treasury
McClintic- Marshall Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
McClintic-Marshall and
Union Construction Co
Ickes Warns Fascism Threat as Monopolies Rise
Washington January 6 Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes warned that fascism is the greatest threat to the United States while urging new laws to curb big corporations that sidestep existing measures. He linked the danger to monopolistic families and cited Ferdinand Lundberg’s book and ongoing legal battles over public works projects as signs of the system’s vulnerability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Arthur H. Vandenberg
St. Mich
Senate Finance
Vandenberg
Martin Dies
Tex
Dies
United States
Robert H. Jackson
Supreme Court Mondas
PWA
Department of the Interior
Ferdinand Lundberg
America
Hig
Nashville, Tenn
French Freighter Reported Bombed by Plane
MARSEILLES France Jan 6 The French freighter C Guaruja 4282 tons reportedly wireless today that it had been bombarded off Las Palmas by a Spanish insurgent plane The Guaruja is owned by the French America Navigation Company of Marseilles.
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Marseilles
France
Las Palmas
French-America Navigation Company of
Lorain County Receives Final 1937 Sales Tax Distribution
Lorain County Auditor Charles Kelser announced the county received a final 1937 sales tax distribution from the state totaling $312,251.56, about $42,250 under the state estimate. The final check of $33,000 was apportioned to subdivisions, with Elyria receiving $7,300 and Lorain $10,300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Charles 8. Kelser
Kelser
Elyria
Lorain
Citizenship Classes Start Next Tuesday in Elyria
Citizenship classes sponsored by the American Legion will begin at 7 p.m. next Tuesday at the Washington School, announced by John J. Kolopos, Americanization chairman for Elyria Post No. 12. Classes help foreign born residents prepare for citizenship. interested residents should contact Kolopos or attend the first meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Washington School
John J. Kolopos
Elyria Post No. 12
Kolopos
Photographing U S Fortifications Regulation Bill Clears Senate
Washington January 6 The Senate completed approval of a bill to restrict and regulate photographing of United States fortifications outside the main land. The Senate agreed to house amendments to the bill.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Agate Reports Rise in Fees Collected
Clerk of Counts H. BE. Agate released a report showing about $30,000 in fees collected last year, up from 1936 by $2,000. He credited efforts to collect old court costs, estimating $6,000 recovered, despite fewer foreclosure cases, the department's main revenue source.
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H. BE. Agate
Agate
Thew Shovel Co Open House Sunday For Visitors
The Thew Shovel Company will host open house Sunday with about 2000 visitors expected to tour its Elyria and Lorain plants. Employees and families may attend to see equipment in operation. Attendance requires entrance passes. Lorain plant hours 1 to 3 pm, Elyria plant 3 to 5 pm. Souvenirs will be given to children.
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Thew
Elyria
Lorain
Three Bandits Kill Messenger and Seize $25000
Guthrie Ky January 6 federal agents and police extended a border blockade as they hunt three masked bandits who killed post messenger Arthur Simms and fled with $25 000 in cash en route to a train to the Federal Reserve Bank in Louisville. Assistant Postmaster Guy Askew was forced into the car and later released. Police said the robbery appeared planned with possible inside knowledge and officers have orders to shoot to kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Tennessee-Kentucky
Federal Reserve Bank
Louisville
Arthur Simms
C. M. Sherrod
Guy Askew
Hopkinsville
Askew
C. M. Mansfield
Todd County
Illinois
Fleeing Bandits Believed Killers Of Store Owner
In Nashville Tennessee Rudy Evans aged 86 was shot dead in a small country store. Five hours earlier three bandits killed a post office messenger at Guthrie Kentucky and fled with 325000. Descriptions matched those at Guthrie and police blockaded the border as Evans and his father and a constable stood in the store. A robber entered asked for tobacco offered a five dollar bill and drew a pistol saying this is a holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Rudy Evans
Here
Guthrie
Tennessee-Kentucky
Evans
Guthrie Road
Wiliam Evans
Will R. Redicker
Rudy
1 003 Couples Secure Licenses To Marry In Lorain County
In Lorain County a year ending December 31 1937 saw 1 003 couples apply for marriage licenses in probate court, a rise from 963 in 1936. The licensing activity reflects a robust matrimonial market as reported from the local records.
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Lorain County
Congress Begins Work On 1939 Appropriations Bill
Congress unveiled a 1.414 billion 1939 appropriations bill for 37 independent agencies, with Roosevelt economy measures reducing civilian conservation corps funds by 123.7 million. The Social Security Board gets the only large increase, while veterans, railroad retirement, and planning commissions face sizable cuts. The House moved quickly to consider the bill after committee report.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Civilian Conservation Corps
House
CDC
Veterans’ Administration
Railroad Retirement Board
National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Foreign Service
Social Security Board
Asks Probe Of Bund Activity
Representative Samuel J. Dickstein urged a state investigation into Nazi activity by the German American Bund in the United States. He cited gun use in target practice and referenced a federal inquiry summarized in a report by J Edgar Hoover. Dickstein claimed Bund membership numbers far exceed official figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel J. Dickstein
Bund
United States
Department of Justice
Dickstein
Homer Cummings
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cummings
Brien McMahon
Department of Criminal Division
Department
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Hoover
Camp Upton
New York
Camp Nordland
N. J
Illinois
Wisconsin
West Coast
Officials Study Relief Burden Under New Law
Elyria officials review relief costs after a state bill shifts one third of relief funding to local subdivisions while the state provides two thirds. Mayor Joseph Petro and Service Director J D Favon estimate local costs at about 36006 if the annual relief bill totals 60000, with the state contributing 44660. County figures showed 4499 residents in need earlier last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Q. Petro
J. D. Favon
Elyria
Ates Molmes
Wnees
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County Board of Education
Boost Texan
Supreme Court Bench
Bulletin
Mr Roosevelt
Mr. Justice Sutherland
Ask
U. S
Citizenship
Thew Shovel Co
Messenger
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