130 Unemployed Claim Reports Set for Tomorrow in Elyria
The Elyria Ohio Unemployment Compensation Office at 322 Broad Street expects about 130 unemployed workers to file their first reports tomorrow. They must disclose any earnings in the last two weeks, with payments delayed by a three week waiting period from filing. New applications have fallen since the program began January 1, while the office continues to receive job reports including domestic and farm positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission
Broad Street
Sumner W. Day
Close Races for Olympic Honors in YMCA Meet
The YMCA boys Olympic games produced tight halfway leaders across classes. Gordon Wallace leads high school with 12 points, John Wellert tops juniors with 17, while Cadets Donald Looper and William Kenawell stay within striking distance. Other class leaders include Byam and Chapman with solid point tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Roe
Gordon Wallace
Alex Traicoff
Curtis Atkinson
John Wellert
William Kenawell
James Scarbrough
Donald Looper
Robert Heilman
Paul Rempes
Junior Byam
William Pemberthy
John Bryan
Glen Seeley
One Act Comedy Featured in Lorain 4-H Club Program
A one act comedy will headline a half hour Eaton Institute program tonight presented by Lorain County Senior Four-H Club. The cast includes William Barber Edna Lottiman Neva Carrick Lois Eldred Doris Minnich Marguerite Mason and Corbett Walker with Lee Gotro assisting coaching. The program also includes two game demonstrations by the recreation demonstration team and a piano solo by Lois Eldred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton Institute
Lorain County
William Barber
Edna Lottiman
Neva Carrick
Lois Eldred
Doris Minnich
Marguerite Mason
Corbett Walker
Lee Gotro
Behr suit challenges late Walter Behr will
Oberlin resident William T. Behr filed suit contesting the will of Walter Behr who died July 25 1938 arguing the document is not the deceased last will and testament. The will named Albert Harrison and Robert Behr and Emma Pearson as legatees but excluded plaintiff and Augusta Behr. Dorothy Mills was granted a divorce from William B Mills on grounds of neglect by Judge D A Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Behr
Oberlin
Walter Behr
Albert, Harrison
Robert Behr
Emma Pearson
Augusta Behr
Dorothy Mills
William B. Mills
D. A. Cook
Death of Wellington man_ George Myers dies at 51
George Myers 51 proprietor of Terrace Tavern Brighton and Russell Trucking Sandusky died in Bay View Ohio after a lingering illness. Survived by wife Ella four sons Ellwood William Clifford Russell one daughter Mrs Kenneth Jordan two sisters Mamie Florence Myers Cleveland four brothers Benjamin George Ottman Cleveland Arthur Covington Va. Funeral Thursday 10 am from St Patrick Church with Rev Father Moran officiating burial Brighton Cemetery Keith Andrews Funeral Home in charge.
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Wellington
Allbert George Myers
Terrace
Brighton
Russell Trucking Company
Sandusky
Bay View
Ohio
St. Patrick's Church
Eagles Lodge
Ella
Ellwood
William
Clifford
Russell
Kenneth Jordan
Mamie
Florence Myers
Cleveland
Benjamin
George
Ottman
Arthur
Covington
St. Patrick’s Church
William Moran
Brighton Cemetery
Keith Andrews
Death of Mrs Flor ence Lathrop in Oberlin
Mrs Florence Lathrop aged 77 died at her son Harold Lathrop’s home in Oberlin after months of illness. Born February 9, 1862 in Monroeville she had lived in Oberlin six years with her son and also leaves two other sons Wade of Sylvania and Clark of Manitou Beach. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at Sedgeman Funeral parlors with Rev W F Dissette officiating. Interment in Camden cemetery.
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Oberlin
Florence Lathrop
Harold M. Lathrop
North Professor Street
Mich
Sedgeman
W. F. Dissette
The
Baptist Church
Camden
Camden Cemetery
Death of Herman Schmidt at LaPorte Ridge road home
Herman Schmidt aged 46 died suddenly at his LaPorte home on Center Ridge road. He is survived by wife Lillie son Norman two brothers William and Fred of Cleveland four sisters Mrs Ella Foote Mrs Alice Thierwechter Mrs Viola Kiesel of Cleveland and Mrs Minnie Lewis of Elyria. Funeral will be at Clifford Pease chapel Dover Center Wednesday at 2 30 pm with Rev Armin Schroeder officiating burial in Evergreen cemetery Center Ridge road.
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Herman -Schmidt
Butternut Ridge Road
LaPorte
Lillie
Norman
William
Fred
Cleveland
Ella Foote
Alice Thierwechter
Viola Kiesel
Minnie Lewis
Elyria
Clifford Pease
Dover Center
Armin Schroeder
Evergreen Cemetery
Center Ridge Road
Fireman Returns to Office Duty After Illness Absence
Elyria's fire department remains one man short as Daniel C Sehnaar returns to light duty at Central Station after illness. Fire Chief W N Bates said Sehnaar, normally at Station No 3, will resume active duty when ready. Fireman Robert Curtis remains off duty due to illness.
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Elyria
Daniel C. Sehnaar
Sehnaar
Central Fire Station
W. N. Bates
Robert Curtis
Heart attack ends life of Charles Keefe in Columbus
Charles Keefe 78 a Delaware native died of a heart attack while starting his evening meal Sunday Firemen treated him for 20 minutes with an inhalator He came to Columbus in 1913 and lived there since.
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Columbus, O
Charles Keefe
Delaware
Columbus
New Course For Members Of Camera Club
A new course for Elyria Y Camera Club members and others starts tonight at the Y M C A meeting. Miss Grace Schulke will teach composition in picture making, with sessions at 9 P M following the 8 15 P M business meeting. Classes meet every second Monday for several months in discussion groups, with active participation and Ms Schulke guiding from 9 to 10 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Y Camera Club
Grace Schulke
Sevral
Miss Schulke
Maritime Unions May Combine
Chicago January 16 leaders of 15 maritime unions in the Congress of Industrial Organizations met to plan a ground for uniting about 500000 members into a single union. CIO chairman John L. Lewis organized the committee to coordinate activities and legislative programs. Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union spoke of uniting all crafts of the industry into one vertical union.
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Chicago
Congress of Industrial Organizations Maritime Committee
John L. Lewis
CIO
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Change Time For County Board Of Education Meeting
The Lorain County Board of Education moved its annual organization meeting to 2 PM on Saturday. Originally 10 AM, the time change avoids a conflict with the Lorain County Farm Bureau meeting, now set for February 28. State law requires the third Saturday in January for organize tion meetings. 1939 officers will be elected and other business discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Country Board of Education
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Tire and Wheel Stolen From Car on Depot Street
Kenneth Cameron of 244 Marseilles avenue reported to police that a tire and wheel assembly was stolen from his car while it was parked on Depot Street Saturday evening.
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Kenneth Cameron
Marseilles Avenue
Depot Street
Flood control projects and harbor improvements outlined
Engineers recommend local cooperation for flood protection in several Ohio River basin projects. Proposed costs include 9 million for Cincinnati district flood measures, 16 million for Pittsburgh area reservoirs, 2.225 million for Muskingum land purchases, and 3.648 million for Huntington district projects plus maintenance and operation funds for locks and dams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Shipbuilding Company Drydock
National Tube Company
Municipal Pier
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ohio Valley
Muskingum Conservancy District
Ohio
Bluestone
West Virginia
Huntington
W. Va
Ironton
South Africa adopts Roman Dutch law as standard
The Union of South Africa maintains Roman Dutch law as its established legal framework. Reports note a cooperative tilt in government with Governor and cabinet meetings and shared credit among Republicans, while Democrats caution that Republican majorities may lack independence from the executive.
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House
Senate
Union of South Africa
Hospital Admissions And Discharges List From Local Notes
A long list records admissions and discharges across multiple names and addresses. Notable entries include Henry Ford Brown at 142 Riverside court and Norah Beattie at 119 Ridge street among others, with several discharges such as Harold MacCune and Mrs. Wilbur McVeigh. The notices reference residences in Everett, Wellington, Grafton, and nearby areas.
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Henry Ford Brown
Riverside Court
Luis Sanchez
Charles Wise
Grafton
Theodore Bakso
Beech Street
Arthur
Margo Cassidy
Sumner Street
Jack Boewadt
Longford
Frank Rudolph
Princeton
Charles Brooks
Bath Street
Norah Beattie
Ridge Street
Frank Jontz
Wellington
Perry Wacker
R. D. No
Robert Curtis
Jefferson Apartments
Col Ayres Sees 80 Billion Dollar Income Possible
Col Leonard P Ayres vice president and statistician of the Cleveland Trust Co says an $80 billion national income for 1939 is achievable matching 1929 receipts. He urges business risk taking, higher profit ratios, and government supportive profit policies to spur long term investment, factory expansion, and advertising while noting steel and railroad sectors as key indicators.
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Col. Ayres
Cleveland, O
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Co
Ayres
Roosevelt
Union
Colonel Ayres
Flames Destroy Two Warehouses In Cincinnati
A general alarm fire in Cincinnati destroyed two merchandise warehouses owned by Checker Stores. Loss estimated at 100000 to 150000 dollars. Firemen worked two hours to control flames and five more hours to cool ruins. Ten firefighters and one policeman suffered minor injuries. Cause undetermined. fire spread through a connecting archway.
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Cincinnati
Nathan Bernstein
Checker Stores
Byrd Alleges New Deal Policies Block Private Investment
Senator Harry F. Byrd accuses Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles of blocking private capital flow with pump priming and debt spending. He cites Eccles’s duty to balance the budget as discredited and argues government borrowing throttles private enterprise, challenging recovery theory tied to deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Boston
High School Girl Slain and Mother Beaten in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE Wisconsin January 15 A 16 year old high school girl was slain and her widowed mother Ida L Scott 57 was lashed and beaten by a man who entered through a ground floor window. Officers found Ruth Ella Scott a high school junior dead on a blood spattered bedroom floor her hands tied and a rag gagged mouth. Police said she had been hacked to death with an axe as she fought the attacker.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ida L. Scott
Ruth Ella Scott
Hearing on Lorain woman's fraud suit continues
Alta V. T. Shoup of Lorain sues Mary Comer alleging loss of cash and rentals totaling 4225 through fraud and false representation. Comer, denying, cross-sues for 493 for board, advances, and taxes. Shoup says May 1935 payment of 2500 bought 742 Lakeside Ave but title issued to Comer. Comer allegedly occupied property May 1935 to June 1936 at 15 monthly rent with limited payments and later collected 890 as rent. Comer claims ownership of the property and disputes Shoup’s claims.
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Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Alta V. T. Shoup
Lorain
Mary Comer
Appropriations Set Up For Elyria Township Schools
Elyria Township Board of Education set appropriations totaling 37162 for the district during Saturday night’s meeting. The general fund totals 32442.50, mirroring last year, with 3720.40 allotted for bond retirement, down about 1000 from prior year as bonds were paid off. A proposal to erect a Lake Avenue School building was denied by clerk J. H. Hogan. The Parent-Teacher Association formed a committee to study costs but no building request was presented. The board was briefed on a new court ruling requiring traffic to stop when school buses stop, refining prior understanding of stopping at curbs.
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Elyria Township
Parent-Teacher Association of
Township
Communist Paper Denounces Lindbergh Silenced by Soviet organ attack on Lindbergh
Moscow reports the Comintern organ calls Col. Lindbergh a reactionary Fascist agent of Hitler and Chamberlain. The article condemns his links to the House of Morgan and claims his aviation praise serves fascist ends. It alleges Lindbergh sought a Soviet tourist visa, met with praise, and later aligned with Nazi figures.
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Moscow
Communist Internationale
Comintern
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hitler
Chamberlain
House of Morgan
Lindbergh
Lincoln
Soviet Union
Germany
London
Lady Astor
Czechoslovakia
France
Berlin
Goering
15 Persons To Be Questioned In Smuggling Probe
New York officials target about 15 individuals believed to be young socialites linked to Albert N. Chaperau, the confessed smuggler for film and radio stars. Notes in Chaperau’s effects hint at involvement of at least 12 women, with Burns and Benny already implicated. Chaperau faces federal charges over jewelry smuggling for Burns, Burns has pleaded guilty, Benny not guilty, and Justice Edgar J. Lauer’s wife Elma L. Lauer has admitted guilt in related indictments.
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New York
New York City
Albert N. Chaperau
Chaperau
George Burns
Jack Benny
U. S
Joseph L. Delaney
Burns
Benny
Elma L. Lauer
Nominations Approved By Committee For Supreme Court and Justice Post
The Senate judiciary committee approved the nominations of Felix Frankfurter for associate justice of the Supreme Court and Frank Murphy for attorney general. Both were unanimously backed by subcommittees. they await Senate confirmation. Lemuel R. Via was also approved for U S Attorney for the southern district of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Senate
Frankfurter
Murphy
Henry F. Ashurst
D. Ariz
Lemuel R. Via
West Virginia
United States
New Traffic Rule Affects Child Crossing Protection
Reported Saturday night a ruling states traffic must stop only until children reach the nearest curb. Hogan will bring the issue to Prosecutor Howard R. Butler noting the interpretation offers no protection for children crossing the road.
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Hogan
Howard R. Butler
Elyria Coffee Shop Tuesday Specials and Prices
A historical menu snippet from Elyria shows Tuesday offerings including boiled corned beef and potatoes with fresh spinach and rolls, coffee, tea, or milk. Wednesday features chicken chow mein with Chinese noodles and rice, potatoes, vegetables, rolls, butter, and beverages.
The Silent Observer and Other Oddities
A jokey montage of vignettes features a policy holder’s widow grieving over a ruined air cushion, a doctor diagnosing acute appendicitis, political banter about government ownership, a beleaguered salesman, and a nervous riveter turned dentist. The snippets mix humor with brief human moments and misheard lines.
Dictionary Salesman Delivers Quip About Knowledge
In a light exchange, a user asks if the person favors those who know all the answers. The reply rejects the notion, then a punchline reveals he is a dictionary salesman, turning the question into a joke about words and knowledge.
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Trac
Smith Bros
Court House
Albert George Myers
Herman Schmidt
HXTRA
Link Sausage
Kraft
Phoenix
Camera Club
Maritime
County Board of Education
Sederis
Principality of
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance
Bulletin
East Sibrunette
Vajda
Geezer
Mr. Guppy
En Guppy
Chappell
Doc
Janey
Mother
Milan
Berlinville
Carl M. Locke
P. A. Walker
Redington Bldg
Nichols Court
Thornwood
Maple Grove
Crow Hollow
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