Employment Upswing Seen in Elyria as Jobs Rise
Elyria officials report a growing job market with the local Ohio State Employment Service placing one third more workers in early July than in all of June. Demand for regular positions grows while odd jobs shrink, and skilled labor remains scarce. WPA workers must now report to keep private employment registrations active.
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Elyria
Ohio State Employment Service
L. B. Lancashire
Lancashire
WPA
Employment Service Office
Employment Service
Rescue Group To Study First Aid Methods
Elyria Chapter of the American Red Cross plans expanded first aid and advanced rescue training. Thirty rescue committee members begin a course August 4 taught by W G Dunaway, with dozens more already trained or enrolled across Elyria Territory.
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Elyria
American Red Cross
W. G. Dunaway
WPA
Dunaway
Red Cross
Huntington
Wellington
Carlisle
CCC
Gulf Road
Ridgeville
Columbia
Sheriff's Department
Elyria Police Department
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative
Weather Ohio Tonight And Sunday Mostly Cloudy
The bulletin notes a mix of mostly cloudy skies in Ohio with local thundershowers expected Sunday and slightly milder conditions tonight. Disturbances centered over eastern Manitoba and Arkansas influence the weather with a trough between implied lows while pressure trends show highs along the Atlantic coast and from British Columbia toward the Missouri Valley. Showers occur in southern Ohio and surrounding regions with cooler conditions focused in the Missouri Valley and south to the Gulf.
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Ohio
Manitoba
Arkansas
Atlantic
British Columbia
Rocky Mountain Region
Missouri Valley
West Virginia
Abduction by Three Armed Men Reported Near Elyria
James Corcoran, 25, of Lakewood, says three men abducted him from Cleveland at West 12th Street and Locust Avenue, held him four hours, stole 27 dollars, then fled on foot near Telegraph Road overhead bridge west of Elyria. He did not file a police report with local authorities.
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Telegraph Road
Elyria
James Corcoran
Olivewood Avenue
Lakewood
Corcoran
West 12Th Street
Locust Avenue
Cleveland
Long Machine Losses Grow as Weiss Resigns from City Posts
Seymour Weiss resigns as president of the Port of New Orleans Commission and as commissioner of the New Orleans police and fire departments amid a political scandal. He and four others face federal indictments for embezzling 75 dollars from Louisiana State University. Mayor Robert Maestri remains the leading power in the still-active Long machine.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Seymour Weiss
Washer
Long Machine
Port of New Orleans Commission
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Robert S. Maestri
Long
Richard W. Leche
Dog Left $1000 Trust For Pet In Will
In Philadelphia on July 22 the will of the late Alma Taylor named her pet dog Jerry as the beneficiary of a $1000 trust fund to provide for the dog’s care for life and a suitable burial including a small headstone. The Ninth Bank and Trust Company was named trustee.
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Philadelphia
Jerry
Alma Taylor
Ninth Bank and Trust Company
New WPA Shakedown Method Reported in Ohio
In Columbus on July 22 WPA director J L Kelly said a bogus scheme targets workers told they face layoff after two months. A caller demands a $3 birthday present to avoid dismissal and asks for funds to be sent to a listed address. No workers paid the money. a former employee was suspected.
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Columbus
WPA
J. L. Kelly
Ohio
Iwo
Kelly
Shanghai Terror Attack Leaves Two Civilian Fatalities
In Shanghai International Settlement police shot six Chinese terrorists and seized explosives after a sudden pro Japanese terror outbreak. Two bystanders were killed by gunfire or blasts during the incident.
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Shanghai
International Settlement Police
Automobile mechanics course opens at Clearview in Lorain County
The Clearview School will offer the first county wide vocational automobile mechanics course in September under the Smith Hughes program with state funding. Lauren Warrick of Toledo will teach, bringing seven years of hands on experience. The program targets junior and senior boys and sits in the new industrial arts wing alongside other shop and technical courses.
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Clearview School
Lorain County
Clearview
Lauren Warrick
Toledo
Clearview Board of Education
Toledo University
Dorothy Michael
Amherst Township
Ashland College
Elizabeth Johnson
C. A. Gibbons
Industral Arts
Freighter Sinks in Mississippi With Million Dollar Cargo
The 425 foot Edgar F Luckenbach lay wrecked in the Mississippi River after sideswiping a New Orleans ferry and plowing into a wharf. It sank in 85 feet of water with grain and whiskey valued at over 1,000,000 dollars. Salvage efforts failed and cargo recovery was abandoned.
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New Orleans
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Mississippi River
Smp
Wale Celta Ship Company
Rules On Payment Of Trustees For Relief Work In Ohio
Ohio Attorney General rules township trustees designated as county relief agents cannot be paid from the poor relief fund. They must be paid from the township general fund, with later eligibility for additional compensation after September 2 under a legislative amendment. Trustees cannot act independently of county relief authority or approve contract liabilities without commissioners’ approval.
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Columbus. O
Township General Fund
Thomas J. Herbert
Theodore Tilden
Portage County
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices
Herbert
Michigan Governor to Continue Campaign Against Sin
Governor Loren D. Dickinson, 80, will address union church services in Royal Oak, Michigan, outlining his anti liquor platform and his view that alcohol fosters exploitation of young women by social brutes.
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Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Union
Royal Oak
Premier Resigns In Cairo Amid King’s Delay
Premier Mohammed Mahmud Pasha submitted his resignation to the King today in Cairo. The King deferred action on the resignation, leaving the government in formal limbo.
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Cairo
Mohammed Mahmud Pasha
Early Passage of Lending Bill Seen
The Senate banking and currency committee forecast rapid action on President Roosevelt's lending bill, aiming for floor consideration Monday. The panel trimmed the authorization to 2.49 billion dollars, removed some small business and public works loan provisions, and kept money spent under the act away from private competition in most cases.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Alva B. Adams
Colo
Sen
D. Worth Clark
Miner Dies After Desperate Desert Trek In Mojave
In the Mojave Desert near San Bernardino California 62 year old Bill Hyatt was found dead after a trek of about 20 miles. Authorities traced his frantic footprints from his broken down car toward a water hole but his thirst and the heat overwhelmed him. Hyatt had been visiting his Los Angeles sister and was en route to Telegraph Mines about 250 miles inland when the axle failed. He wandered with empty canteen as temperatures exceeded 120 degrees and starvation drove him to dig for water.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Mojave
Bill Hyatt
Hyatt
Los Angeles
Telegraph
Blazing
Dean Valley
Take No Action On Auto Inspection Law
A special Ohio Senate committee chaired by Robert H. Hoffmen tabled the proposal for a compulsory automobile inspection law. The panel delayed action on adopting a uniform traffic code to enhance highway safety and align Ohio laws with other states.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Robert H. Hoffmen
Franklin County
Ohio
Bullet In Brain Six Days Man Still Lives
In Cincinnati July 22 Pat Brindley a 57 year old former WPA foreman who attempted suicide remains alive six days after a bullet lodged in his brain. Doctors say recovery chances are slight and he cannot speak or move his limbs.
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Cincinnati
Pat Brindley
WPA
Drought Ravages New England and Atlantic Seaboard States
Severe drought across New England and the Atlantic seaboard caused hundreds of thousands in losses. Forest fires spread, crops withered, water shortages hit New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut, and some towns faced water imports. Officials warned of pollution risks and urged precautions while farmers reported major crop damage and rising prices.
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New York
New England
Atlantic Seaboard
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Civilian Conservation Corps
New York State Health Department
New York State Agricultural Department
Arab Leaders Seek Kidnapped American Missionary
In Jerusalem July 22 Arab leaders intensified efforts to locate and secure the release of Gerould R. K. Goldner, an American missionary abducted near Bethlehem by an armed group. Intercession services began at Marsaba monastery as intermediaries including Joseph Bandak, Bethlehem mayor’s son, work on negotiations. Abdul Husseini, linked to the rebel leadership, disclaims responsibility while offering aid to resolve the case and authorities pledge to prevent an anti Britain backlash.
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Jerusalem
Gerould
Goldner
Hebron
Bethlehem
Marsaba
Joseph Bandak
Abdul Husseini
Grant Mufti
Palestine
Britain
Roosevelt Urges Clean Sweep in Dutchess County
President Roosevelt speaking as a farmer urged a county house-cleaning in Hyde Park New York. He cited a liquor conspiracy case with 22 indicted including three deputy sheriffs and noted $2.5 million in tax violations spanning before Sheriff Sedgwick’s term.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Dwight R. Sedgwick
Forthcomig
Internal Revenue
Sedgwick
Wage Hour Amendments On Must List In House
Washington July 22 the House Rules Committee placed wage Hour amendments on its must list and issued an ultimatum to opposing factions to compromise at once. After an executive session Elmer F Andrews and Mary T Norton would seek a compromise at a hearing Tuesday with Rep Graham A Barden. The deadlock pits Barden farm exemptions against Norton limited agricultural exemptions. President Roosevelt opposed Barden removing protections for about 2 000 000 workers. Deadlock threatens session revision.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Elmer F. Andrews
Mary T. Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
Graham A. Barden
N. C
Rep
E. C. Cox
Barden
Norton
Roosevelt
Await Statement From Tokyo on Japanese North China War Conditions
The foreign office said a statement would declare British recognition that Japan acts under war conditions in North China. Issued simultaneously in London and Tokyo, the wording was not revealed. The note is seen as basis for Britain’s stance on Japan’s North China conquest and the peace and order proposal.
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Tokyo
T.pi
China
London
Great Britain
Japan
Observers See Roosevelt And Farley Drawing Apart
Reports claim Postmaster General James A. Farley may bolt Roosevelt over the third term issue, though many deem the idea premature. Some sources think Farley could command a large Democratic following if the partnership dissolves before the 1940 convention, while Garner remains an anti third term candidate.
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Roosevelt
Farley
Washington
James A. Farley
Lowing
Farwy
John N. Garner
Garner
Chicagh
Trucker Killed When Bakery Truck Struck by Freight Train
John Dolacki a 26 year old driver for Central Bakery in Lorain was killed when his bakery truck stalled on the Miller road crossing of the Nickel Plate Railroad in Avon Lake and was hit by a westbound fast freight. The impact carried the vehicle about 1400 feet down the track. Dolacki a husband and father of two had been missing from home last night and was found injured and later pronounced dead by the coroner.
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John Dolacki
Saiesman
Central Bakery
Lorain
Miller Road
Nickel Plate Railroad
Avon Lake
Dolacki
W. Paxton
Earl A. Butz
Conneaut
D. Thomas
Sheriff's Department
Reichlin and Cooley Funeral Home
Clean Politics Bill Reaches The President
The Hatch clean politics bill, passed by the House in a long night session, goes to President Roosevelt for signature. It bars federal workers from political activity except for the President, Vice President, cabinet members, and policy-making officials. Senator Carl N. Hatch moved to concur with House amendments to avoid a conference.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Hatch
House
Carl N. Hatch
White House
Multiple Minor Vehicle Accidents Reported Across Counties
Police reported a series of minor injuries and vehicle damages from several accidents. Martha Pitts of 660 Lodi street was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital after falling from a car driven by Jack Surrell of 127 West street on West street. A three car collision on Route 57 near Stop 48 involved Dora Reuter Felix Hernandez and Clarence Banks. A fender was damaged on a Ford Dernier car at Lake avenue and Adams street in Saintch ent. Howard Banks of Grafton saw his car badly damaged on La Grange road south of Route 20 after it rolled over several times. the driver was not present. A Route 38 collision near Oberlin caused minor damage to shelves on cars driven by Edward Savislovy and Adolph Mueller.
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Martha Pitts
Lodi Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
West Street
Jack Surrell
Dora Reuter
Felix Hernandez
Clarence Banks
Mansfield
Sheriff Department
Ford Dernier
Grafton
Lake Avenue
Adams Street
Stchent
Kenneth McDaniels
Vermilion
Howard Banks
D. Grafton
la Grange Road
Shevitts
Oberlin
Edward Savislovy
R. D. Oberlin
Adolph Mueller
Baltimore
32 Dozen Eggs Broken In Traffic Accident
Eggs were smashed in a traffic mishap at Middle Avenue and Eight Street at 3 20 p m reports say Mabel Reisinger of Kinsler Comers Grafton township and SF Vernon Smith.
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Felice
Middle Avenue
E Gith Street
Mabel Reisinger
Kinsler
Comers
Grafton Township
SF Vernon Smith
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