Move to reroute Federal Highway 20 around Elyria
Lorain county officials push to change Route 20 designation letting traffic bypass Elyria and nearby towns. The plan seeks state takeover of Duck Pond road maintenance and to route via Lorain road into Cleveland, impacting business from Chicago Expo traffic in 1983.
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Duck Pond Road
Lorain Road
Elyria
Columbus
Qberlin Road
Cleveland
New
Lorain Bridge
Ridgeville
Dover
Rocky River
Lorain County
State Highway Department
Fairview
Chicago
Frank L Fowler
Demanding Lower Freight Rates From Railroads
Washington January 25 reports that major shipper groups will petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for freight rate reductions to align with current low commodity prices. The joint plea comes from farm organizations the National Coal Association and the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, arguing rates are kept artificially high and act as a subsidy to railroads.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Coal Association
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Wheeler Issues Warning on Bi metals Fiat Money Threat
Senator Wheeler of Montana warns in Washington that the nation faces a bi metal ism policy or fiat paper money that would wipe out creditor classes, resuming his long running free silver battle.
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Washington
Jan
Wheeler
Dem
Mont
Lorain County Plans Bond Sale to Refinance Notes
Lorain County commissioners and County Auditor C. S. Keiser began preparations to sell bonds totaling 131 255 dollars to retire notes issued for poor relief. Officials expect to obtain better interest rates from the bond issue.
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Lorain County
C. S. Keiser
The Weather Forecast Ohio: Cold, Clear Tonight into Thursday
Fair but colder conditions prevail tonight with improving skies, while rain moves into the east and extreme north areas early tonight. Thursday brings continued cold weather with a mix of sun and clouds and chilly temperatures across the state.
O Neals Farm Relief Call Sparks Revolt Warning
Edward G. O Neal head of the American Farm Bureau Federation warned the Senate agriculture committee that a farmer revolt could rise within a year unless Congress acts on relief. He urged cutting gold content, a $1 billion relief program, and inflation to restore confidence in agriculture.
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Washington
WPI
Edward G. O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senatts Agriculture Committee
Congress
O'Neal
O’neal
Thomas Dem
Okla
Thomas
Senate
Wheeler
Mont
Prisoner smuggles un loaded pistol into state pen
James Cardillo, jailed in Elyria for cutting with intent to wound, arrived at the Columbus penitentiary with a .38 pistol in his valise during the routine baggage check. Sheriff Clarence Dick transported him about 125 miles. gun not loaded. Warden P. E Thomas ordered tighter security after noting common smuggling methods including dropping firearms over walls and passing them to convicts during visits.
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Columbus
James Cardillo
Cardillo
Clarence Dick
Lorain County
Cardllo
Elyria
P. E Thomas
Thomas
Wets Win First Test In Ohio Assembly
In Columbus on January 25 the wets won the first test of prohibition sentiment in the Ohio legislature. The Senate approved a resolution by Sen. Joseph N. Ackerman to investigate liquor control methods. Two temperance bills were advanced, including medical whiskey allowances and judge power to remit liquor fines, while debate over a Senate committee continued.
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Columbus
Senate
Joseph N. Ackerman
Cleveland
Beer Commission
Ohio
Congress
Senate Temperance Committee
Smolka
Dem
William E. Handley
Cincinnati
Ackerman
D. J. Gunsett
van Wert
Finland Invited To Parley On War Debts
Finland was formally invited to send a mission after March 4 to discuss revision of its war debts. Finlands minister Alex L Astrom met with Undersecretary Castle to receive the invitation shared with Britain Italy Czechoslovakia and Lithuania. Finland’s funded debt is $9 million.
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Washington
Finland
Alex L. Astrom
State Castle
Great Britain
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Lithuania
Post Office Visit Delights Franklin School Kindergartners
Thirty five boys and girls from Franklin School toured the Elyria post office led by Postmaster Robert B. Lersch. They marveled at the canceling machine weighing scales and the busy mail routes, learning how city and out‑of‑town mail are sorted.
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Elyria
Franklin School
Esther Heggie
Robert B. Lersch
Lersch
Hoover Sees Currency Stabilization Key to Recovery
President Hoover stated that stabilizing European currencies would most aid debt revision and improve world economy. He warns depreciated currencies flood American markets, causing unemployment and stagnation, and urges drastic action with two paths: stabilize foreign currencies or raise tariff barriers.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Safety Council Planned in Elyria Chamber Effort
Twenty five local employers met at the Elyria Chamber of Commerce to form a city safety council. A committee including Paul Gentzel and George Stark will determine costs, budgets, and membership fees within two weeks. The council would use Chamber offices and focus on industrial, home, and traffic safety plus fire prevention.
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Elyria Safety Council
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Elyria
Paul Gentzel
George Stark
R C. Maston
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Personal Crisis Reports After Killing Wife and Daughter
In Jaich ERIB January 25 police say John Shaffer aged 64 shot and killed his wife Martha 53 and daughter Virginia 21 then killed himself in their home. Son Leonard 27 woke to shots and fled. police found the three bodies in the daughter's room.
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Erib
John Shaffer
Martha
Virginia
Leonard
Japan Plans To Quit League Of Nations
Tokyo January 25 reliable reports say the Japanese cabinet views withdrawal from the League of Nations as inevitable and has instructed delegate Yosuke Matsuoka to reaffirm Japan's position on Manchuria before returning to Tokyo. The cabinet also expects Article 15 Paragraph Four to be invoked, leading to recommendations condemning Japan's recognition of Manchukuo led by Henry Pu Yi.
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Tokio
League of Nations
Yosuke Matsuoka
Geneva
Japan
Manchuria
Yasuya Uchida
League
Henry Pi Yu
Trial By Jury Bill Approved by House Judiciary Panel
The judiciary committee voted 10 to 4 to recommend passage of a trial by jury bill. The measure grants defendants the right to jury trial when charged with violations of state statutes or municipal ordinances.
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Columbus, O
Addison
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Night Watchman Dies in Chicago Department Store Fire
A night watchman died of suffocation in a Chicago department store blaze. Firefighters saved several tenants via dramatic rescues as flames and smoke trapped residents. Bruno Jazlovida, 45, died near a telephone booth while attempting to contact Raymond Krumm, son of the building owner John Krumm.
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Chicago
Fhre
Bruno Jazlovida
Raymond Krumm
John Krumm
Garford Funeral Planned for Friday at 3 P M
Funeral services for Arthur L. Garford who died of a heart attack at his home will be held Friday at 3 p m in the Congregational church. Rev W Muir Auld will officiate. The daughter Mrs Emanuele Lavagnino of Pasadena California and Mr Lavagnino are expected to arrive Thursday. Family arrangements are being made.
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Arthur L. Garford
Congregational
W. Muir Auld
Emanuele Lavagnino
Pasadena
Calif
Lavagnino
Senate Discards Free Silver on Debtor Relief in Glass Bill
Washington January 25 The short session Senate rejects free silver as debtor relief and aims to dispose of the Glass Bank Bill. The Wheeler silver rider fails 56 to 18 amid warnings that silver forces may be stronger than the roll call suggests. Senator Glass ends debate by tabling the rider, though silver and currency expansion remain active topics alongside Senator Connallys plan to reduce gold dollar weight.
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Washington
Senate
Wheeler
Norris
Glass
Dem
Connaily
Tex
Pershing to Lead Inaugural Parade on March 4
Washington, Jan 25 Ten thousand people from every state will march down Pennsylvania avenue after President-elect Roosevelt takes the oath. General John J. Pershing will be grand marshal for the first division including Army Navy Marine Corps and coast guard forces. Second division will feature state governors and staffs. The sequence includes National Guard organized reserves and Citizens Military Training camps. Final delegations come from patriotic fraternal civic and political groups.
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Washington
Union
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
John J. Pershing
Capitol
Hoe
Pennsylvania
White House
Ohio House to hear two year moratorium on foreclosures
A bill by Rep. Charles S. Best would authorize Franklin county common pleas judges to postpone mortgage foreclosures for up to two years if the debtor keeps up interest and taxes. The order can be lifted if payments lapse, and the law would expire February 1, 1935 with an emergency clause making it effective upon adoption.
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Columbus
Charles S. Best
Franklin County
Common Pleas
Representative Best
Elyrian Honored By Ohio as Grand Warden
E L Bailey assistant county superintendent of schools at 222 Stanford Avenue has been elected Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Ohio I O F for a one year term. Installation will be in Columbus in June. Bailey notes no time away from Elyria needed and regards the post as a step toward higher lodge office. He previously served as Grand Master and has chaired the Elyria lodge as Noble Grand. He has long been active in lodge affairs locally.
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E. L. Bailey
Stanford Avenue
Asistant County
Grand Lodge of Ohio
I. O
Bailey
Columbus
Elyria
Grand Lodge
Noble Grand
Britain to Seek Cancellation of War Debt
London reports Neville Chamberlain hinted that Britain may devalue sterling to throttle American imports unless a settlement on the British war debt is reached before the June 15 debt payment date. The move would also give Britain a market advantage over the United States.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Neville Chamberlain
Leeds Chamber of Commerce
Britain
Trees Condemned in Elyria for Danger
About 30 large street trees in Elyria were condemned as dangerous and ordered removed by Street Commissioner L. A. Hastings. Many are 75 to 100 years old, mainly along Middle East and West avenues. Ohio Public Service Company will take them down at no cost to the city, and the wood will be given to needy residents under the relief commission's direction.
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Elyria
L. A. Hastings
Middle
Ohio Public Service Company
Relief Commission
County Humane Society Scrutiny Overlap Costs
County commissioners question overlapping services as they seek cost reductions. Commissioner Harry L Shaw says the matter lacks thorough investigation for firm recommendations. Consideration was given to shifting the legal work of the Humane Society to the county prosecutor, with attorney Richard Horan proposed as assistant prosecutor.
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County Humane Society
Harry L. Shaw
Shaw
Sgme
Humane Society
Richard Horan
Lawmaker Says Lobbyist Offered 1000 to Drop Bill
Columbus Ohio January 25 Representative Forest W Hall Senecaville author of a bill to cut chattel loan interest from 3 percent monthly to 1 1 2 percent says he was offered 1000 cash to forget the measure a powerful state wide lobbyist made the offer Hall declined to name the man and will file a formal charge when the bill reaches the House He suspects heavy financial interests back the lobby State Senator David Lorbach Cincinnati says he was offered 250000 to withdraw from a highway investigation in 1931.
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Columbus
Forest W. Hall
Senecaville
Ohio House of Representatives
Hall
House
Cambridge
David Lorbach
Cincinnati
Complaint Against Halloran Dropped In Leroi Case
In Phoenix on January 25 a preliminary hearing dismissed the complaint charging J J Halloran with being an accessory after the murder of Agnes Anne Leroi. Winnie Ruth Judd testified Halloran aided in disposing of Leroi's body. Judd, already condemned, claimed self defense for the shootings.
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Phoenix
Ariz
J. J. Halloran
Agnes Anne Leroi
Winnie Ruth Judd
Halloran
County Home Employees Accept Rough Pay Cut
County commissioners announced voluntary pay cuts at the county home totaling about ten percent. Superintendent Reuben Baus and matron Mrs. Baus will see reduced salaries from 150 and 90 to 140 and 85 respectively, with other wages dropping from 90 to 25 dollars monthly for 13 staffers across 154 inmates and a waiting list.
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Reuben Baus
Baus
Capone Loses In Attempt For Freedom
Capone failed to win release from federal prison as Judge Marvin Underwood granted the government motion to dismiss his plea for a writ of habeas corpus. Capone's lawyers argued the ten year sentence was excessive and that tax evasion convictions were time barred.
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Atlanta
Abphonse Capone
E. Marvin Underwood
Capone
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