Amherst Man Bound Over To Grand Jury
Abraham George of Amherst was bound to the grand jury under 25000 bond by Mayor C E Cooper on a charge of shooting to kill his mother in law Bertha Abraham during a backyard argument. Mrs Abraham lies in Amherst Hospital in critical condition from a shotgun blast. George is hospitalized with head injuries from her two sons. Chief Deputy William G Smith said George will likely remain in the hospital another week under police guard before transfer to the county jail.
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Abraham George
Amherst
C E Cooper
Bertha Abraham
Abraham
Amherst Hospital
George
Abrahams
William G Smith
Wage floor aimed at steel contracts to curb cuts
Washington July 12 government labor officials plan hearings to set the prevailing minimum wage for steel companies under federal contracts above 200000 dollars. Metcalfe Walling said the move under the Walsh Healey act would establish a wage based on industry norms to deter potential pay cuts amid price declines. Government scrutiny follows a price reduction test and a Justice Department inquiry into steel pricing.
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Washington
Labor Department
Metcalfe Walling
Departments
Public Contracts Division
Walsh- Healey
Public Contracts Board
Wallings
Justice Department
311 Children Now Wards Of Home At Oberlin
A report to Oberlin County Childrens Home trustees shows 311 children under the Home's jurisdiction, with 198 under financial care. Dr F R Dew notes the wards' health and dental condition exceed average, but urges social workers to monitor fruit intake at foster homes due to some teeth discoloration.
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Lorain County
Ohio Weather Report Indicates Fair Conditions and Warmer Outlook
The bulletin notes generally fair weather for tonight and Wednesday in Ohio with slightly warmer conditions in the northern portion on Wednesday. A small disturbance is centered over the Middle Atlantic States, with a trough extending from Manitoba into eastern Colorado. High pressure prevails in the Pacific Northwest and southeast. Rain fell in the Atlantic and Gulf States, parts of the Ohio Valley, North Dakota, eastern Montana and the southwest, while temperatures yesterday rose into the 100s in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska.
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Ohio
North Portion
Middle Atlantic States
Manitoba
Colorado
Pacific Northwest
Atlantic
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
North Dakota
Montana
Ilinois
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Elyria Reports 11000 Voters Eligible for Primary Ballot
Election officials say 11000 Elyria residents are eligible to vote in the August 9 primary. At 8 pm yesterday about 50 people waited to register and roughly 600 new registrations occurred over the last three days.
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Board of Election
Elyria
Relief Tax Bills Signed By Governor Davey
Columbus Ohio July 12 Governor Davey signed ten bills completing enactment of a seven week relief session. Key measures include an institutional building authority with 7500,000 in bonds to match federal funds and finance welfare institution buildings. The package also extends taxes for relief through 1941 and creates a state relief director and a nine member commission to study relief needs. It allows notes against delinquent taxes, allocates funds from federal grants for public improvements, and authorizes counties to pay rent with tax certificates, later negotiable if they exceed taxes due. Highway patrol salaries rise two dollars monthly and laborers move to a monthly minimum salary.
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General Assembly
Highway Patrol
Lone Bandit Gets $1300 At Columbus Fashion Co Store
A heavy set bandit wearing a pana ma hat and white shirt took 1300 dollars from Robert Shoemaker a bank messenger in the lobby of the Fashion Co downtown department store in Columbus Ohio on July 12.
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Columbus
Robert Shoemaker
Fashion Co
Agate and Dunham Submit County Budget Requests
Clerk of Courts H E Agate and County Engineer Harry L Dunham filed 1939 budgets with the Board of County Commissioners. Agate requests 27540 including 1620 for deputies and clerks, matching last year but with a smaller commissioner allowance and potential salary adjustments. The tax foreclosure item is 600 versus 2000 this year. Dunham's budget totals 15883, near last year, with 9000 for deputies and assistants and 1920 for a tax map draftsman.
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Board of County Commissioners
H. E Agate
Harry L Dunham
Agate
Program For Play Day Announced
The General Play Day at Cascade Park runs 9 a m to 4 p m Friday announced by Ralph Bauer Elyria supervisor of play grounds. Events include shuffleboard tennis horseshoes croquet games crafts and softball with running races tests of skill and various age group races.
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Cascade Park
Ralph Bauer
Elyria
Marion Man Dies As He Nears 100
John W. Malone of Marion died within four months of turning 100 and was buried in Marion, Ohio, as reported by United Press. The article notes his nearing 100 years of age and his burial in his hometown.
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Marion
John W. Malone
Two Women Hurt In Accident At La Porte
A sun glare near a gas station caused a car to leave the road in La Porte injuring two women Mrs Susie Farnsworth and Mrs Homer Evans both from New London. They suffered injuries including a possible fractured shoulder scalp laceration and dental damage and were taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital. The vehicle was driven by Richard Farnsworth of New London at about 620 am.
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la Porte
Susie Farnsworth
New London
Homer Evans
Sheriffs Department
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Richard Farnsworth
Foreman Survives Nighttime Attack In Oxford
R E Skidmore foreman for Skilker Brothers is attacked outside his Oxford apartment. He resists and fires twice, injuring one assailant as two men flee. Investigators say threats of kidnapping his four year old daughter preceded the assault. FBI agents assist in the inquiry.
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Oxford
R E Skidmore
Skidmore
Here
New York
Skilker
Brothers
Columbus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cincinnati
King George Improves After Gastric Flu
Physicians report King George is practically recovered from gastric influenza in London. They expect he will rest for a week or until he and Queen Elizabeth depart for France on July 19 for an official state visit.
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London
King George
Queen Elizabeth
France
Wrestling fan dies at event in Tiffin Ohio
Herman Wiley McKerrick 71 of Findlay collapsed and died from a heart attack at a wrestling show in Tiffin. A physician attributed the death to excitement. His daughter Margaret Courtney was with him.
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Tiffin
Herman Wiley McKerrick
Findlay
Margaret Courtney
Hughes Making Fast Time On World Flight
Howard Hughes and four American aviators advance toward Omsk on their round the world attempt. They left Paris and Moscow leg progress places them 32 hours 55 minutes from Floyd Bennett and 17 hours 51 minutes ahead of Post’s 1933 record, aiming for seven days 18 hours 49 minutes.
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Moscow
Howard Hughes
Omsk
Siberia
Paris
New York
Wiley Post
Hughes
le Bourget Airdrome
Floyd Bennett Airport
Charles A Lindbergh
Berlin
Post
Three Committees To Meet Here This Month
Three farm extension committees gather at the office of county extension agent C I Hummel. The Vegetable Institute Committee meets 8 pm tonight with N J Hosken Peter Nissen L H Keller Theodore Peak Walter McAllister J Gerhart and Stanley Wolf. Friday night the Fruit Committee convenes with E. C. Cotton John Schoepfle Otto Knoble F. E Schriver Henry Schriver Paul Schmidkon Ruben Miller and Don Waser. The Dairy Committee meets Tuesday July 19 with Leon Lehman Sterling Muls Theodore Camp D G Swanger Norman Leininger Ray Appley Lawrence Betts J P Jackson and N B Ever 500.
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C I Hummel
Vegetable Institute
N J Hosken
Peter Nissen
L H Keller
Theodore Peak
Walter McAllister
J Gerhart
Stanley Wolf
E. C. Cotton
John Schoepfle
Otto Knoble
F. E Schriver
Ohio Sends Over One Third Billion to Federal Treasury in 1938
Federal tax report shows Ohio contributed 334.735 million in 1938, up from 268 million in 1937. Increases appear in Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and Columbus districts across corporation taxes individual income taxes and payroll taxes, with total Ohio collections rising sharply.
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Washington
Ohio
Federal Treasury
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Columbus
Decrease in Ohio farm crops forecast by Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture projects a broad drop in Ohio crop yields for 1938 due to reduced acreage. Corn falls by about 300000 acres with yield around 143 million bushels. winter wheat, oats, potatoes and fruits show varied decreases, while oats rise to lift total state production. Sugar beets in Northwestern Ohio rise to 466000 tons.
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Washington
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Insurgent advances threaten Sagunto and Valencia fronts
Nationalist forces push toward Sagunto and Valencia with three main columns operating south of Teruel, near Segorbe, and along the coast north of Chilches. Generals Jose Varela, Miguel Aranda and Garcia Valino lead the drive to break Loyalist lines as heavy shelling and air raids strike Segorbe Sagunto routes.
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Hendaye
Sagunto
Valencia
Jose Varela
Miguel Aranda
Garcia Valino
Sierra Espadan
Segorbe
Segorbe-Sagunto
Teruel
Turin
Mediterranean
Local man dies after collision with locomotive
Celina Ohio July 12 John Schott aged 67 died in a hospital after being struck by a Nickel Plate locomotive while pushing a cart across the tracks. The incident occurred late yesterday and the death followed injuries from the collision.
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Celina
John Schott
Elyria Merchants Discuss Sales Mean Jobs Campaign
Fifty members of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division met at Hotel Graystone to hear reports from Akron about the Sales Mean Jobs campaign and to consider launching a similar drive locally. Attendees reviewed impressions from Akron, debated a future Elyria rollout, and planned a follow up meeting to finalize details. Mayor Joseph Petro addressed the budget issue, explaining department needs and the city’s stance on budget reductions while pledging cooperation to restore public confidence and boost business conditions.
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Merchants Division
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Graystone
Akron
Elyria
W lLuethi
M E Whitman
Merchant’s
Asron
E L Wilshere
J H Brown
L F Reisinger
J B Johnson
Harold J Saum
Leo R Meyer Meyer
Joseph Petro
Petro
Akron Man Admits Turning In Several False Fire Alarms
Akron fire officials say Fireman John Kunze tackled an alarm box prowler at Grace Park ending a spree of false alarms. Charles E. Kidney, 41, a Cuyahoga Falls restaurant employee, admitted turning in several false alarms.
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Akron
Akron O
John Kunze
Kunze
Grace Park
Charles E. Kidney
Cuyahoga Falls
Admi
Six Arrested in Elyria Car Theft Gang Bust
Sergeant Detective Clare Parker led a months long investigation into a band of automobile thieves in Elyria. Last night six suspects were captured after a chase. five pleaded guilty and were sent to the grand jury, while a 16 year old was sent to juvenile court. Richard Cornell admitted guilt and implicated others, leading to arrests including Stanley Cebula George Karkellie Eleanor Tommie Vaas Ray Edelman and the juvenile. Edelman faced receiving stolen property charges for a radio bought from the gang. Bonds were set. mayor and city officials weighed terms.
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Elyria
Joseph Quetro
Clare Parker
Albert Brouse
Woolland Avenue
William J. Theis
Courtland Street
West Avenue
Broad Street
Brouse
Theis
Richard Cornell
Gulf Road
Cornell
Stanley Cebula
South Olve Street
George Karkellie
Eleanor “Tommie” Vaas
Lake Avenue
Ray Edelman
Cleveland Road
Cebula
Karkellie
Miss Vaas
Tegi Edelman
E J Stankard
Elizabeth Harpster
Cornell Avenue
A R Taylor
Princeton Avenue
Edel- Man
Harpster
Harvey C Cheney
Edelman
Petro
Fire destroys barn on Warner farm near Wellington
Wellington July 12 A morning blaze on the Margaret and Jeanette Warner farm one mile east of town on Greenwood cemetery road destroyed a large barn and its contents. Spontaneous combustion started the fire at nine o'clock in the roof. Loss included hay, three horses, harness, grain, machinery, and two calves. Damages not yet fixed. Farm operated by M. L. Hoepkins. tenant house occupied by Mr and Mrs Fred Seybrandt.
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Wellington
Margaret and
Jeanette Warner
Here
Greenwood Cemetery
M. L. Hoepkins
Fred Seybrandt
Judge Seabury's Home Damaged in Early Fire Explosion
New York July 12 an explosion and fire struck the five story town home of Judge Samuel Seabury the 65 year old reformer who led a legislative inquiry that toppled Tammany Hall in 1931 and ended with Mayor James J. Walker removed from office.
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New York
Samuel Seabury
Tammany Hall
James J Walker
Davis Condition Improved in Lorain Hospital
The condition of Charles W. Davis, 65, Lorain Republican leader and Lorain County Board of Elections member, was reported somewhat improved at St Joseph's Hospital in Lorain. He was admitted nearly three weeks ago with diabetes related illness and had previously faced critical health fits last week.
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Charles W. Davis
Lorain
Lorain County
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