Four Minor Traffic Accidents Reported
Ice covered roads caused four minor auto accidents in Lorain yesterday. Vehicles driven by Alex Fox and Mike Olszewski were damaged after being struck by Vincent Toth on Depot Street. A separate collision at East River and Fourth Street involved Rolland Kraft and Robert Reeder. An additional car driven by Mrs Carl Drake struck a fire hydrant on East Avenue. Minor damage reported to J Dorsin and Mrs Jenkins on Broad Street in a backing collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Olszewski
Huron Street
Alex Fox
Elyria
Vincent Toth
Vine Street
Lorain
Depot Street
Toth
Fox
Olszewski
Rolland Kraft
Stop 8
Lake Avenue
Robert M. Reeder
Washington Avenue
East River
Fourth Street
Carl Drake
Leavitt Road
Death Record Carrie Bell Bates of Camden and Tacoma
Carrie Bell Bates 57 widow of Lynn Bates died January 1 in Tacoma Washington after a lingering illness Born November 15 1879 in Camden Ohio she lived in Tacoma fifteen years Surviving Raymond Bates and Myron Bates both of Tacoma Dortha Rods of Tacoma two grandchildren Leona and Myron Bates of Elyria sister Nell Roglin of Cleveland The body arrives Elyria Friday morning Funeral Friday 2:00 pm cemetery Kipton Ohio Rev E B Redhead officiates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Bell Bates
Lynn Bates
Camden
Ohio
Tacoma
Washington
Raymond Bates
Myron Bates
Elyria
Dortha Rods
Leona
Nell Roglin
Mrs Mary Lantsberry O Mahan Dies in Duluth
Mrs Mary Lantsberry O Mahan wife of Phil O Mahan died at home in Duluth Minnesota after a lingering illness She was born in Carlisle and educated in La Grange If she had lived to April 11 she would have been 30 She leaves her father Henry Lantsberry Carlisle stepmother Mrs Dewey Reynolds Shiloh Ohio and brother John Lantsberry La Grange The body will be brought to Ohio for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marx Lantsberry O'Mahan
Mary Lantsberry O’mahan
Phil O’mahan
Duluth
Minnesota
Carlisle
la Grange
Henry Lantsberry
Dewey Reynolds
Shiloh
Ohio
John Lantsberry
Mrs Sadena Fatz Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Sadena Fatz wife of Frank J Fatz died today at 12 45 PM at her home 921 East avenue after a lingering illness She leaves her husband a brother Jim Caraher of Detroit Michigan Bittner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which will be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadena Fatz
Frank J. Fatz
East Avenue
Jim Caraher
Detroit
Michigan
Bittner Funeral Home
Obituary: John W White Dies at Home in Ridgeville
John W White died suddenly at his home Stop 70 Cleveland road on Monday evening. He is survived by his widow Alice White three sons Leonard Lee and Martin two daughters Jessie Persall and Esther Adams one brother William White and one sister Dora Stock. Born October 24 1854 in Pittsfield he lived in Ridgeville township seven years. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 00 pm at Taylor Funeral Home with burial in Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. White
Cleveland Road
Alice White
Leonard, Lee
Martin
Jessie Persall
Esther Adams
William White
Dora Stock
White
Pittsfield
Ridgeville Township
Taylor
Wellington
Professor Speaks to Young Men's Club on World Problems
Prof. W C Pautz head of Baldwin Wallace College history dept addressed the Young Men's Club at the Y M C A last night. He outlined causes of disturbances in the world, with emphasis on Europe, and discussed international problems facing nations today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Club
W. ¢. Pautz
Baldwin-Wallace College
Pautz
Europe
Only One Fire In Elyria This Year
Elyria reports only one fire in 1937 by mid January after a New Year’s morning automobile blaze causing slight damage. A misdial led firefighters to a non existent blaze when a caller intended to report a fight. This followed Elyria’s seven year high fire loss period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Third President of OSU Passes in Columbus
Dr. William Henry Scott, 96, served as Ohio State University’s third president from 1883 to 1895 and later as Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. Born September 14, 184? in Chauncey, O., he died after a fall at home the day before Christmas, with a funeral planned for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William Henry Scott
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Chauncey
Court House fills two posts without salary in county
County commissioners yesterday appointed Ray E Hollis as sanitary engineer succeeding D D Andrus. Two suits against the Ohio Industrial Commission were filed here: Ida M Justice seeks death compensation for her daughter Helen Justice, Lorain School Board employee fatally injured May 19 1932, when struck by a Nickel Plate train at Oberlin avenue. John Dellefield sues for injuries alleged at Colson Company August 14 1935, heat stroke claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Industrial Commission
Ida M. Justice
Lorain
Helen Justice
Lorain School Board
Oberlin Avenue
John Dellefield
The
Commission
Colson Company
Former Sheriff Fred Underhill Wins $600 in Auto Accident Case
Fred Underhill former sheriff and service director obtained a verdict yesterday against Clarence Hale for six hundred dollars. The damage award stems from an accident on Cleveland Street on March 26 1936 when a machine Hale operated struck Underhill a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Underhill
Clarence Hale
Cleveland Street
Hale
Jury verdict in Lorain estate case over fatal auto crash
A jury in Judge Guy B. Findley’s court awarded $2,000 to John C. Love as father and administrator of the estate of John Love, a former Lorain newspaper reporter killed in a September 1934 collision. The defendant Samuel Bader of Lorain was found liable for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy B. Findley
Court Today
John C. Love
John Love
Lorain
Samuel Bader
Lerain
Loye
Verdict awards $124 for rent against Ackerman in 1934 35
A verdict for 124 dollars was returned in favor of Ralph Cobb against Christian Ackerman of R D 3 Elyria for rent during part of 1934 and 1935 as announced by Judge Gur B Findley today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Cobb
Christian Ackerman
R. D
Elyria
Gur B. Findley
Gertrude Schareina Sues Alfred for Divorce in Elsria
Gertrude Margaret Schareina of Elsria filed for divorce from Alfred Schareina of Elyria on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Margaret Schareina
Elsria
Alfred Schareina
Elyria
Roosevelts Peace Conference Trip and Neutrality Policy
The article reviews the German situation and Spanish revolt while outlining U S relations in world affairs. It notes President Roosevelts trip to a South American peace conference, introduces a new neutrality regulation, and discusses national defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Roosevelt
South America
Kindergarten Classes Will Be Restored In Elyria In September
Elyria Board of Education passed a resolution to restore public kindergarten classes at the start of the 1937-38 school year in September. The move follows reports on probable 1937 revenue for schools and protests from Allen School district parents demanding earlier restoration. The board cited uncertain finances and the need for revenue to support reopening, but pledged to restore kindergarten service as soon as funds permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Allen
Rebekah Lodge Officers Installed in Oberlin
Installation of Vine Rebekah Lodge officers was held after a regular meeting. Noble Grand Nelle Coats and Deputy President Lillie Rudehoff led the ceremony, naming Agnes Princehorn, Lena Gerber, Bertha Murphy and others to key posts. A social hour with refreshments followed.
Mrs. Taft to speak at Oberlin League meeting
Mrs. Howard A Taft, National League of Women Voters board member and State Chairman of Government and Foreign Policy, will address the Oberlin League of Women Voters at 3 30 pm in Wright Laboratory. A Cincinnati civic leader, she helped found the Cincinnati League of Women Voters and has long served on multiple boards including the Children’s Hospital and Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Taft
National League of Women Voters
Department of Government and Foreign Policy
Oberlin League of Women Voters
Wright Laboratory
Taft
Lloyd Bowers
United States
William Howard Taft
Cincinnati
Hamilton County Community Chest
Children’s Hospital
Girl Scouts
Cincinnati League of Women Voters
Hamilton County Republican Women's Club
Reverend Marshburn Leaves Oberlin for Macon Pastorship
The Reverend F. N. Marshburn, two years pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, preached his farewell sermon Sunday and accepts the pastorate at First Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia. He departed Oberlin today. His successor will be Reverend Homer J. Tucker from Beaumont, Texas, expected to arrive soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Marshburn
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Marshburn
First Baptist Church
Macon
Georgia
Oberlin
Homer J. Tucker
Beaumont
Texas
Marsnburn
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology noted for strong record
The Oberlin Graduate School of Theology has built a solid track record here and many friends wish him continued success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
D A R Convene Nancy Wolcott Squire Chapter Meeting
The January meeting of Nancy Wolcott Squire Chapter D A R was held at Mrs. M J Watson's Elm Street home with twenty members and two guests. Mrs. Rowe presided as Regent, delegates to the National Convention in Washington April 19 were elected, and alternates named. State delegates to Columbus in March and two papers on Marflower Passengers were given before a social hour.
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Nancy Wolcott Squire
M. J. Watson
Elm Street
Rowe
America
Washington
Erwin Worcester
J. W. Hill
Molyneaux
W. B. Durand
Phillips
Hageman
C. S. Clark
Watson
H. V. Zahm
George Jackson
W. C. Christy
Harvey
George Dudley
Columbus
England
Clark
Oberlin Junior Forum Discusses The Jew Topic
The Oberlin Junior Forum met at the Beebe home on West College street. Papers by Helen Brady and Edith Princehorn explored the topic The Jew. A social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Junior Forum
Doris
Eleanor Beebe
West College Street
the Jew
Helen Brady
Edith Princehorn
Professor Peirce speaks on Reciprocal Trade at Oberlin Club
Oberlin Economics Professor P S Peirce addressed the Oberlin Exchange Club at Oberlin Inn on Reciprocal Trade Agreements. Mr and Mrs Ray Bradley and daughter of Spencer Ohio visited Mr and Mrs William Finley of South Pleasant street. Miss Beulah May of North Main street joined the Ashtabula library staff. Mrs J Rudekoff of North Pleasant street was called to Detroit last night due to a serious condition of her sister.
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P. S. Peirce
Oberlin College
Oberlin Exchange Club
Oberlin Inn
Ray Bradley
Spencer, Ohio
William Finley
South Pleasant Street
Beulah May
North Main Street
Ashtabula
J. Rudekoff
North Pleasant Street
Detroit
Mrs Wright Hosts Christ Church Auxiliary Lunch
Mrs W E Wright of South Professor street entertained the Women's Auxiliary of Christ Church at a one o'clock luncheon at her home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wright
South Professor Street
Women’s Auxiliary
Christ Church
School Board to Borrow Funds for Current Expenses
The board will borrow about $51,090 from a local bank to cover payroll and expenses until tax money arrives. With no year end balance like prior years, authorized borrowing is tied to the county auditor’s half year tax certification. Bids will be sought for a new depository as the current contract with Elyria Savings and Trust expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
Ohio School Foundation
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Local police remove gambling machines from city establishments
Chief orders immediate removal of all gaming machines after patrols Friday and Saturday. Investigation Chief Make Investigation Standard reports most machines eliminated, citing a survey and officials’ statements.
Detention home urged to handle child welfare cases
Lorain County officials pressed for a county detention home for children as a solution to keeping minors in temporary care without proper commitment papers. Superintendent J. G. Holland noted officials often send children to the Oberlin Children’s Home for temporary periods lacking legal authority. Probate Judge Elect H.W. Nye will assume office February 9, and plans for a permanent solution will follow. County commissioners approved December bills for the home, transferring funds from the soldiers relief fund to cover costs. operating costs rose to about $56,000 for 1936 with 198 children committed last year versus 66 in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
J. G. Holland
Holland
Lorain County
WL Nye
Soldiers’ Relief Fund
Elyria Polices Sweep Finds No Slot Machines
Officers visited all known local establishments and found no operating slot machines in Elyria. Two squads, one led by Fred Bongs and Paul Palmer and the other by L. D. Brown and Clare Parker, conducted a citywide check with no arrests. Local slot machines were said to be controlled by two main groups, one linked to an Elyria distributor and the other to an Akron man, as both sides began removal of machines earlier in the day, with most machines reported “out” by late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bongs
Paul Palmer
L. D. Brown
Clare Parker
Elyria
Akron
Twenty Persons Missing After Ship Sinking
London reports twenty people aboard a lifeboat missing after the Finnish motor vessel Johanna Phalder sank in Pentland Firth near Orkney Islands. The missing include some women as rescue efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Johanna Phcarder
Pentland Firth
Orkney Islands
Ransom Notes and Kidnapping Details Emerge in Charles Case
Paul Seeva, manager of the Rainer Park Company, testified for the father about failed ransom attempts for Charles. He described a defective printing press used to issue notes and said the notes were unclear and contradictory. The kidnapper appeared wary as Charles likely died soon after the theft, with notes continuing despite the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Seeva
Rainer Park Company
Mattson
Charles
Sceva
Cleveland Police Captain Sentenced
Cleveland Ohio January 21 2 Police Captain Michael Jarwood was sentenced to two to 20 years in Ohio Penitentiary for taking bribes from bootleggers after Common Pleas Judge Frank S Day overruled a new trial motion. Judge Day called defense contentions trivial and exaggerated and James C Connell filed notice of appeal. Bond set at 7000 pending appeal hearing. Captain Harwood convicted December 10 following a four month undercover Ness probe that also involved Deputy Inspector Edwin C Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Michael Jarwood
Ohio
Common Pleas
Frank S. Day
Commissioners Busy On Appropriations
County commissioners worked on the 19387 appropriation bill today and limited access to their private office. They plan hearings for all county officials and aim to finish by January 15, payday for county employees, with salaries pending funding.
Rev Schumm To Leave Elyria For Toledo Pastorate
Rev. F. J. Schumm resigned as Grace Lutheran Church pastor at the Elyria quarterly meeting to take a call as pastor of Memorial Lutheran in Toledo. He will leave mid February after serving Elyria since 1931, with about 50 additional communicants during his tenure. He expressed regret at leaving but said Toledo offers a wonderful field. The Toledo church sits in a rapidly growing residential area. his successor has not been chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Schumm
Grace Lutheran Church
Elyria
Toledo
Schumm
Roosevelt seeks near unlimited power to reorganize federal government
President Roosevelt asked Congress for sweeping executive authority to merge about 100 agencies into 12 major departments under White House direct control. The special message outlines five key points to expand presidential management of the federal apparatus, challenging traditional limits on executive prerogative.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Budget Bureau to be Expanded Under White House Plan
NUMBER THREE Continued from Page NUMBER THREE managerial agencies the Bureau of the Budget the Civil Service Administration and the National Resources Board will become directly connected with the White House. Their financing would be in the executive budget as they aided him in fiscal personnel and planning. The Budget Bureau would be greatly expanded into a powerful organization under the plan with the President appointing the director. The committee urged enlarging its appropriation as the logical staff agency to guide consolidation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Budget
Civil Service Administration
National Resources Board
White House
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Strike Language Quoted in Historical Report
A fragment quotes union demands about workplace actions. The text mentions no immediate resolution and references sit-down protest language as part of ongoing labor discourse during the period.
Cleveland Market Report Covers Produce Livestock and Grains
Cleveland markets report unsettled prices across produce eggs and poultry with limited receipts. Livestock shows slow cattle and strong hogs while grain and mill feeds list quotes for oats corn wheat flour and hay and straw from local suppliers.
City Council Acts On Contracts And Damages
The council extended contracts with the hospital and Elyria Clinic. It rejected a $4.15 claim by H. E. B. Pankoff for tire damage due to alleged bad pavement at West Avenue and Fifth Street. Reappointments were approved for A. J. Robinson, R. L. Stearns, James Thomas, Harwood Lersch and Ralph Silsbee. A committee of the whole will meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. to decide how to use $75,000 remaining from water main and elevated tank projects, with about $406,000 of that as federal grant money and the rest borrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Clinic
H. E B. Pankoff
West Avenue
Fifth Street
A. J. Robinson
R. L. Stearns
James Thomas
Harwood Lersch
Ralph Silsbee
Don A. Baird
PWA
Strikes at General Motors Plants Force Wide Shutdowns
State officials and National Guard involvement followed a Flint street barricade as 112,800 GM workers were idle by tomorrow. Mediation shifted to Washington while Fisher Body Pontiac, and Oldsmobile Lansing plants prepared to close or run only minimal operations after today’s shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher Body
Murphy
Flint
James F. Dewey
General Motors
National Guard
Earl DeLong
Leo J. Montell
Monclova
Toledo Chevrolet
Washington
Pontiac
Lansing
Oldsmobile
Grain price report with mixed futures and spot says Wheat and Corn rates
Grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 1.41 with multiple decimals and note track pricing. No 2 yellow wheat around 1.14 and oats near 0.59 to 0.60. Rye No 2 at 1.20% and corn No 2 yellow at 1.10 to 1.12 with various small fractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheets Elevator Co
Montauk Mild Co
Slisq
COKRN
Toledo Produce Butter-Extra and LGGS-Extras Ad
A brief old newspaper ad notes Toledo Produce offering Butter-Extra by the pound price and LGGS-Extras at 23 cents each. It reflects retail items and pricing typical of a local market listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tracks In Snow Apprehends Five Boys
Five boys aged 14 to 17 were identified after tracks in the snow led police to their homes following a raid on Howard Rawson’s garage at 1417 West River Street. They stole a hot water heater a victrola tools and other items and confessed to a prior break in at Elyria Dairies. They will appear before Police Chief EB Stankard this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Rawson
West River Street
Rawson
Myron Gibson
Frank Waldron
EB. J. Stankard
Elyria Dairies Company
Lloyd Sweet
Reisting Pleads Not Guilty in Reckless Driving Charge
Charles Reising of Grafton pleaded not guilty to reckless driving in Justice Petro's court over a December 26 traffic crash on Grafton road. He posted $100 bond and is scheduled for trial at 10 a.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reising
Grafton
C. C. Roe
Joseph Petro
Grafton Road
Reising
Car Damaged In Adams Street Collision
A car owned by N. E. Walker of Royal Oak Michigan was damaged this morning when a truck driven by William Dunham of Detroit skidded into it on Adams street where the vehicle was parked according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Walker
Royal Oak
Mich
William Dunham
Detroit
Adams Street
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Mrs
Ray E E. Hollis
D. D. Andrus
O’donnell
Court Street
Esther Wood
Professor Street
Allan Harris
Rebekah Lodge
Mrs. Howard Taft
Vage
ERSIX
Make
Cir
Weatherstrip
Sibley & Sprague Telephone
Telehone
Capt. Harwood
Edwin C. Burns
Eliot Ness
G-man
Rev. Schumm
Pago
Atrik
Century West
Hutter
Orin
Simouth
Samull
Idaho
Penn
Florida
York
Maine
Xeood
Fram Jage
F. A. Humphrey
E. 13Th St
the Brown Company
Lodi St
Aper Merchants
ED. Marsh
Middle Ave
5Th St
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