Exempt Food Sales Tax Faces Political Debate in Ohio
Columbus July 14 Governor Daveys bill to exempt food from the retail sales tax wins committee support but faces sharp politics. The committee expands the exemption to include restaurant sales and domestic fuel, clothing up to $10, and physician prescribed medicines, with revenue impact rising to about $6,000,000. A building materials exemption failed amid partisan clash.
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Columbus
Davey
House Taxation Committee
Thiscuss
Examinations At Lincoln School For Elyria Posts
Civil Service examinations to create an eligible list for substitute carriers and clerks at the Elyria post office will be held in rooms 121 and 122 of the Lincoln School Building on Sixth Street. Two days, next Thursday and Friday, start at 8 30 a.m. each day, with 231 applicants. LSA applicants report Thursday and 115 report Friday. Entrance through the north to avoid summer classes. Building use granted by the Elyria school board.
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Civil Service Examinations
Elyria
Lincoln School
Sixth Street
J. E. Dewhurst
Civil Service
LSA
Elyrians
Dewhurst
Elvria School Board
Heat Fatal To Four In Tiffin Slump From Heat
Four people died and four more collapsed from the July heat in Tiffin, Ohio. Victims named include Jacob Hoffman aged 80, Jerome J. Studer, Ri Mra, 83 year old Charlotte R. Jacoby, and 74 year old Rose Burns.
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Tiffin
Jacob Hoffman
Jerome J. Studer
Ri Mra
Charlotte R. Jacoby
Weather forecast for Ohio cools with possible afternoon showers
The Ohio forecast calls for fair skies tonight with a dip in temperatures. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and cooler with possible afternoon thunder showers as winds shift to the north.
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Ohio
Townsend Convention Will Not Endorse Lemke
In Cleveland on July 14 Rep William Lemke Union Party presidential hopeful was invited to join the Townsend Old Age Pension governing board but Townsend said the invitation was not accepted. Townsend Plan leaders expect 9000 delegates registered with up to 15000 predicted to attend and most support sticking to the existing party structure rather than backing Lemke in 1936. The plan’s leaders emphasized they would not form a third party this year.
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Cleveland
William Lemke
Union Party
Townsend Old Age Pension Governing Board
Francis E. Townsend
OA Tp
Townsend
Lemke
Townsend Plan
Gilmour Young
California
Washington
Oregon
House of Representatives
Senate
Cleveland, C
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan
Executives And Newspapermen Ride New Train
Executives and newspapermen tour the streamlined Mercury train between Cleveland and Detroit. F E Williamson, J S Hall host a party of railroad officials and editors as they sample the speed, luxury dining car, and ride qualities of the Train of Tomorrow. Williamson, a Yale graduate and New York Central executive, greeted guests and explained train features.
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J. C. George
Cleveland
Detroit
Mercury
F. E B. Williamson
New York Central Railroad
J. 5. Hall
Williamson
Elyria
Norwalk
Yale
Escape Injuries In Auto Accidents
Russell Smith aged 77 escaped unharmed when his car on Middle Avenue rolled over three times after a right tire blew out. Edward Nabakowski reported an injured shoulder after a crash on Route 59 with G. M. Siebel. both drivers and occupants were injured or unhurt. John Weichel lost control on West Rider, skidded into a ditch and was unhurt. Sheriffs investigated each incident.
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Young Smith
Edward Nabakowski
R. 1
No. 1
Seibel
Sherif
Clarence W. Dirck
Claude Adams
John Weichel
Columbus Avenue
Sandusky
West Rider
Weichel
Charles Leonard
Ohio Receives WPA Funds for Soil Erosion Work
Washington July 14 President Roosevelt allocated 3,000,000 to the Works Progress Administration to continue the nation wide program of soil erosion flood control forestation and development of recreational areas Ohio received 87 200 of the allocation from the Emergency Relief Act funds in Ohio.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Ohio
Former Navy Officer Held For Espionage
John S. Farnsworth, a former Lieutenant Commander, pleaded not guilty at arraignment on charges of transmitting naval secrets to a Japanese naval agent. Bond set at $10,000. case continued two weeks. Farnsworth, court martialed for alleged scandalous conduct, was arrested after months of investigation. He is the second former Navy officer charged with espionage within a month, following Harry T. Thompson. Japanese officials denied prior knowledge of Farnsworth, while embassy notes called the charges astonishing. Farnsworth arrived in custody, handcuffed, declaring his innocence.
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Washington
John S. Farnsworth
Farnsworth
Navy
Harry T. Thompson
Los Angeles
Department of Justice
Tokyo
Tamon Yamaguchi
Japan
Turnedge
UW. &. Marshall
Thomas Ott
24 Names Drawn For Jury Service In Lorain County
Seventy five residents were summoned for the Wellington Bank robbery trial and other cases. The 24 jurors include Elyrians A P Bates and Maud Copas and Lorain residents Frederick Haff Jacob Jameson Anna Gable Frank Billings Mary Busha Edith Simpson J E Boyd Hattie Scholtz Perry Siscoe Elizabeth Bremer John Moonet Florence Price and others from Avon Lake Columbia Township Amherst Wellington and Sheffield. Jurors report Monday morning to Common Pleas Court for selection of a petit jury.
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Lorain
Common Pleas Cour
New Wellington
Elyrangs
A. P. Bates
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Maud Copas
East Bridge Street
Robert Loomis
Boston Avenue
Henry Beat
Crestnut Street
Robert Davies
East Avenue
Leona MeVetta
R. D
Roy Held
Quincy Street
Frederick Haff
Livingston Avenue
Jacob Jameson
Seventh Court
Anna Gable
FB Street
Frank Billings
Town Avenue
Mary G. Busha
Reid Avenue
Edith Simpson
West Twenty-sixth Street
J. E. Boyd
East Thirty-first Street
Hattie Scholtz
Perry Siscoe
Erie Avenue
Elizabeth Bremer
Fourteenth Street
John Moonet
Seventh Street
Florence Price
Florida Avenue
Robert
Urig
Avon Lake
J. Russell Marsh
Columbia Township
Ida Mischka
Cleveland Avenue
Amherst
C. E. Dickason
Wellington
William Gest
Sheffield
House Balks On Poor Relief Bill Sparks Threats
Ohio House Rules committee planned to review the 1.886 million emergency poor relief measure after the senate passed it last week. A protest by 150 Ohio Workers Alliance members in the gallery followed votes against suspending rules. Leader Ben Gray warned the bill’s defeat would bring thousands to demand action, while allies urged action and staged speeches outside the chamber about unemployment and relief.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
House
Ohio Workers’ Alliance
Galery
J. Freer Bittinger
Workers’ Alliance
Ben Gray
Cleveland
Gray
Aliance
Chamber of Ecommerce
Utilities
Chamber of Commerce
Qhin
State House
Nelson G. Meaghley
Toledo
Lee Morgan
Cincinnati
E.G. Greenfield
Meagley
France
Spain
Hunt Man Who Tried To Assault Girl In Plymouth
A 200-strong volunteer posse hunted a man who attempted to assault Roberta Ketchum, 19, in Plymouth last night. He seized her, threw her into a dark yard, and threatened to kill her if she cried out. Ketchum reported prior encounters on Plymouth streets and a prior attempt at a date.
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Plymouth
Mass
Roberta Ketchum
Miss Ketchum
Heat Reaches Peak In Ohio History In 66 Years
The heat wave in Ohio is the longest and most intense since records began, with Lima and Dayton at 104 degrees and several other cities in the 101-104 range. Four more deaths raise the toll to 106 as produce prices climb, lemons from 7 to 12 13 a box and limes up 20 percent. Milk prices threaten higher levels unless rains return to parch pastures.
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Ohio
Weather Bureau
Lima
Napoleon
Dayton
Adeville
Sidney
Wilmington
Norwalk
Marion
A F L May Suspend 12 Rebel Unions
Washington July 14 The American Federation of Labor plans to vote on suspending 12 insurgent unions after hearings. The council faced a split between delaying verdicts or full suspension of unions with over one million members. Lewis opposed compromise as leaders refused to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
John L. Lewis
Federation Council
Committee For Industrial Organization Unions
George Harrison
Lewis
U. SO
Harrison
Employ Two New Teachers For County Schools
GC Gibbons, Torain County superintendent, announced two new teachers for county schools. M Iva M. Featherston becomes music and art teacher at Ridgeville High School after serving as Rockport Indiana music supervisor last year. Joly Sakola of Pemberton, C., will teach commercial practice arithmetic and history at Maton. Eaton Board met last evening to name a teacher for the Smtta Hughes Agricultural course next year at both schools. Kipton meeting set the shared expense for the course.
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A Gibbons
Torain
Iva M. Featherston
Ridgeville
Miss Featherston
Rockport
Ind
Joly Sakola
Pemberton
Maton
Eaton Board
Camden
Smtta- Hughes
Kipton
Caution on Building Permits Issued by City Inspector Hart A Dickason
City Building Inspector Hart A Dickason warned local tradesmen to secure proper permits for electrical plumbing and heating work. He noted several weeks of negligent permit applications and stated that permit costs are nominal and inspections benefit both contractor and owner.
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Hart A. Dickason
Dickason
Forecasts Break In Heat Wave Tomorrow Evening
A mass of cool air moves down from Upper Michigan and thundershowers now in the Dakotas are expected to reach Ohio by Wednesday afternoon or evening. Forecast by J. R. Lloyd of the Chicago weather bureau.
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Upper Michigan
Dakotas
Ohio
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago Weather Bureau
Chronicle-Telegram
Detour Set for East River Road During Bridge Work
County commissioners approved a detour for Fast River Road traffic during the Gas House Hill bridge construction. Vehicles will be guided east on Burns Road to Abbe Road then north to State Route 254, expected for two to three months. Ford Road will close at North Ridge Road during the project.
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Gas House Hill
A. P. LaGron
State Highway Department
Burns Road
Abbe Road
Ford Road
North Ridge Road
Fire destroys reduction plant on Ford Road
A blaze this afternoon completely destroyed the reduction plant on Ford Road. The fire spread rapidly into a flaming inferno with no means of fighting it, and Ford Road lies outside the Elyria fire department jurisdiction. Damage extent is unknown and owner S S Mendelson could not be reached for comment.
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Ford Road
Elyria
Speed Records Shattered In 48 Hour Bonneville Run
English driver George Eyston finished a 43 hour attempt at Bonneville Salt Flats with his car Speed of the Wind, breaking 20 world speed records. Jockey Hapaard paused in the pits after raising the 48 hour record by 27 miles an hour to 136.38 mph while Eyston earlier set a 24 hour record of 149.99 mph and beat last year’s pace by about nine mph.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George Elyt
Eyston
England
Hapaard
Ton
Sit Downs End at Goodyear Plant Akron
In Akron Ohio on July 14 a sit down protest halted production at Goodyear Tire and Rubber three local plants from midnight to 6 AM. A temporary agreement with the local rubber workers union ended the sit downs. A conference was planned later. About forty men moved through the factory urging non union workers to leave. Some non union workers reported rough treatment, though union members deny violence. An estimated 75 non union workers departed the plant.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Rubber Workers’ Union
Bridge Repairs Near Completion at Erie Avenue Lorain
County Surveyor J. W. Warden said repair of the automatic gate closing mechanism at the Erie Avenue Bridge in Lorain should finish tonight. Workers found the beam bent only slightly and plan not to disassemble for repairs. He also seeks expansion joints to prevent future heat related jams, as county road crews report more blow-outs from heat.
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Erie Avenue
Lorain
J. W. Warden
Warden
Jin County
Auto Driver To Be Arraigned In Fatal Route 20 Crash
Julius Brawn a 22 year old of Cleveland faces a second degree manslaughter charge after an early morning Route 20 collision that killed two women in his car. Bond set at 2500, preliminary hearing held, he is jailed. Co-driver S L Lincox of Warren Illinois involved. Victims Mrs Susie Moss 35 and Mrs Jordan Harris 51 of Mereland died. Mrs Gussie Mae Henderson injured. Dead bodies removed to local funeral homes. Henderson in satisfactory condition with internal injuries and expected recovery.
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Julius Brawn
East
90Th — Street
Cleveland
Route 20
Brawn
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Q. Petro
Clarenca W. Dick
Brown
Lorain County
S. L. Lincox
Warren
Susie Moss
Jordan Warris
Mereland
Moss
Harris
Elyria Memorial Hospital
May Appoint New City Patrolman
City officials met in the office of Mayor Don A. Baird to discuss appointing a replacement for Leland Folk, the rookie patrolman killed in a June 30 accident. No action was taken as Safety Service Director T. D. Faxon awaits a certified list and a potential request to the Civil Service Commission. The commission has a list of twelve examined applicants from November 1935, from which the top three will be submitted for consideration.
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Civil Service Commission
Don A. Baird
Leland €. Felk
Safety Service
T. D. Faxon
Commission
Folk
Faxna
Nine States Still Held In Grip Of Heat
Chicago reports a deadly midwest heat wave easing with cooling showers expected tomorrow. The prolonged heat killed over 1,600 and damaged crops and property estimated at 400 million dollars across nine states. Hospitals ran on emergency basis as hundreds collapsed daily and rail lines faced heat-induced strain.
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Chicago
Midwest
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Illnois
Michigan
Inbn
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Diana
Ohio
Kentucky
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Appalachians
Atlantic
Peoria
Illville
Ind
Duluth
Minn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Evans and
Dubuque
Green Bay
Wis
Alpena
Port Arthur
Ont
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Columbus
Detroit
Lakeichigan
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis General Hospital
F. O. Hansen
Louisville
Charles W. Hay
Frankfort
Hay
Great Northern
Cando
N. D
Aberdeen
S. D
Grafton
Jamestown
Oakes
Dickinson
N.D
Upper Michigan Peninsula
J. R. Lloyd
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Thomas
Huml
Thomas J. Donnelly
Ohio Federation of Labor
Russell Smith
Pleasant Street
la Grange
Middle Avenue
A. F. of L
East River Road
Bulletin
End “Sit Downs
Goodyear
Lloyd
Whecoesis
Illinois
Indiepa
Obde
Welgendey
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