Colson Corpn Officers Elected In Reorganization
The Colson Company, now Colson Corporation, completed reorganization yesterday with stockholders electing two representatives to the nine member board. Neely Powers of Universal Steel Company was chosen president and general manager at 7500 dollars yearly plus bonus, directing under creditors until obligations are paid. Other officers and directors include A L Irish, Henry Johnson, Samuel Moore, William Zabrt, A L Patrick, A J Robinson, and J Poley. About 21 000 shares voted of 36 000. The plan aims to save a major Elyria employer and honor economic recovery after receivership since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colson Company
Colson Corporation
T Wo
Todd L. Moise
Thomas Cook
Clevelander
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Elyria
Bieveeling
Ohio's Cherry Crop Heavy Numbered Harvest Set
Belleville Ohio July 23 Ohio's cherry crop reached a new high this year for quantity and quality. Government inspectors growers and cannery operators said total tonnage would not be as large as in the best years but the average per quart was higher. About 300 pickers were employed with pay of one cent per quart and daily wages from two to two and a half dollars plus board and lodging. The Highland Cherry Farm near Belleville reported the largest yield at 75000 pounds from 18000 bearing trees with a possible total of 100000 pounds. For the first time field sorting was eliminated, and picked cherries went directly to the cannery for sorting pits removal heating and canning.
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Bellevue
Ohio
United States
Peach Crop Heavy Near Port Clinton
Fruit growers in the Danbury and Catawa Island area near Port Clinton prepared to pick what they estimate will be the largest peach crop in several years. Harvest is forecast at about 200000 bushels.
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Port Clinton
Danbury
Catawa Island
Ohio Weather Outlook for Tonight and Wednesday
Mostly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Wednesday. A slight tilt toward cooler, lake-enhanced conditions near Lake Erie may occur, with periods of showers noted in the vicinity and a risk of thunder somewhere in the region.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Senate Lobby Investigating Group Resumes Its Hearings
The Senate lobby investigation resumes as Sen. Hugo L. Black signals possible on the ground probes in Pennsylvania and New York. The panel reviews telegram campaigns and influence against the Wheeler Rayburn bill with utility interests cited. Conferees prepare to iron out differences as hearings extend this week amid absences.
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Senate Lobby
Washington
Senate
Pennsylvania
New York State
Hugo L. Black
Two Winners in Lorain County Health Contest
Warren Church 15 of Wellington and Phyllis Portman 15 of Henrietta were named the county health contest’s healthiest Four-H Club boy and girl. Announced by Dr. F R Dew, the health commissioner, the winners emerged from eight finalists chosen from 61 examined during the annual health day at Oberlin on July 17. They will represent Lorain County at the state Four-H Club health contest during the State Fair in Columbus the last week of August.
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Lorain County
Warren Church
Wellington
Phyllis Portman
Henrietta
F. R. Dew
Church
Miss Portman
Dew
Oberlin
Columbus
Ruth Paddock
Beat Attempts To Nullify Reciprocal Tariff Agreements
In Washington on July 23 the Senate blocked moves to strip away the AAA era reciprocal tariff pacts. A tabling vote by 5 to 24 halted an amendment demanding Senate ratification of trade treaties. Other proposals aimed to repealing or restricting trade pacts were similarly defeated or tabled, including a measure tying new agreements to agricultural controls under the AAA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
George W. Norris
Neb
David I. Walsh
Mass
Joseph T. Robinson
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Pat McCarran
Nev
Cate
McCarran
Fremont Editor Dies at 65 After Bright’s Disease
George A Joot editor of the Fremont News and Ohio’s oldest active newspaper man died at his home from Bright’s Disease. He began in journalism at 16 and spent time with the Findlay Republican and a Toronto cul lery outfit. He was a renowned Northwest Ohio newspaper figure, Elks and Masonic member, and outdoors fan. Survived by wife Myrtella, daughter Mary, and brothers Carl and Thad.
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Fremont, CO
George A. J.oot
Fremont News
Ohio
Bright
Findlay Republican
Toronto
Northwest Ohio
Elks and
Masonic
Myrtella Hoot
Mary Hoot
Carl
Thad
Sharp Block To Be Remodeled For Sears Co
Sears Roebuck and Co of Chicago will remodel the Sharp block on Broad street just east of Middle avenue in Pittsfield Mass. Berksh ire Life Insurance Co, owners, leased the building. Doun Halpin of Elyria will handle the contract. Steffans and Fox of Cleveland are the architects. Negotiations have been in progress for some time with a large expenditure planned on No. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp
Sears Co
Sears, Roebuck and Co., of
Chicago
Broad Street
Middle Avenue
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Pittsfield
Mass
Doun Halpin
Elyria
Steffans and Fox
Cleveland
Break Ground for Second Baptist Church Building
The congregation of Second Baptist Church broke ground yesterday for its own church on 16th Street west of West Avenue. Rev. R. T. Settle estimates completion by late fall. Parishioners excavated by hand to conserve funds after a successful penny fund drive.
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Second Baptist Church
16Th Street
West Avenue
R. T. Settle
Wife Whipped For Bobbed Hair in Cleveland
A 36 year old wife testified to police that her husband 40 assaulted her with slaps and a belt after she bobbed her hair. Their 16 year old daughter Mary also accused the father of flogging her with the belt during the beating, as reported in Cleveland on July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Belr
Anna Belan
John
Mary
Death summons Mrs. B. C. Franklin
Mrs. B. C. Franklin of 207 Eastern Heights Boulevard died this afternoon at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by husband, daughter and two sons. Funeral arrangements to be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Franklin
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Britain To Urge Firm League Attitude At Council Meeting
Paris July 28 reports that Great Britain will press for a strong League of Nations stance to avert war between Italy and Abyssinia and seek an accompanying breakdown of the League covenant at a council meeting later this month citing reliable authority.
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Paris
Great Britain
League of Nations
Italy
Abyssinia
League Council
Opposition to Attach Bonus and Farm Bill to Tax Legislation
Washington officials moved to block votes on two inflationary measures the Patman bonus plan and the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage bill. Leaders warned the measures should not be attached to Roosevelt’s tax bill and debated separate consideration. The Frazier Lemke plan would refinance farm mortgages at 11 1/2 percent and livestock at 3 percent, funded by farm loan bonds, with Fed and banks required to invest surplus in those bonds if markets fail.
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Washington
Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Joseph T. Robinson
Ark
Robinson
Lynn Frazier
N. D
James F. Brynes
S. C
Senate
Veterans” Organizations
White House
Ohio
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve and
National Banks
Voters Urged to Register By Nine O’Clock Today
Elyria election officials announced that unregistered residents or those moving since last voting must register or file a change of address by 9 p.m. today to be eligible for the August primary. About 9,300 residents are currently registered, down from a peak of 11,000. The election board headquarters stay open until 9 p.m. for convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Officials
Elyria
Election Board
Troops Called To Keep Order In Terre Haute
Violence erupted during Terre Haute strike as 200 pickets clashed with National Guardsmen using tear gas. Troops guard power plant and utilities while union leaders vow perseverance. Governor McNutt mobilizes forces. food and supplies disrupted for thousands. one grocer defies chaos with armed defense and steady hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
National
L. G. Brown
Enameling and Stamping Union
Charles Richardson
Washington
T. N. Taylor
American Federation of Labor
McNutt
Paul V. McNutt
Dunes State Park
Samuel 0. Beecher
Columbia Enameling and Stamping Company
Louis Musgrave
Central Labor Union
J. M. Moore
Xenia Home Costs To Be Studied In Ohio Probe
Gov Davey ordered a thorough investigation into the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at Xenia. Col Gilson D Light of the adjutant general's offices will direct, examining costs management and equipment after complaints of inefficiency and concerns over how the home is run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans
Xenia
Gilson D. Light
Toledo
Adjutant General
Davey
Heat Claims Two Victims In Cleveland Hot Spell
Cleveland records another brutal heat day with two deaths tallied. Victims include Lena ie, 77, and Michael Mahovlic as the city endures record temperatures.
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Cleveland
Lenaie
Michael Mahovlic
Rage Against Japan Sweeps Italy War Pressure Derailed
Italy pivots to anti Japan mood as gold suspension to fund war purchases stirs economic debate. Mussolini indirectly condemns Japan via Popolo d Italia while Italy accuses Tokyo of imperial ambitions in Ethiopia and threatens to break European peace. Japanese and Italian officials exchange terse signals amid rising anger over Ethiopian dispute.
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United Press
Rome
Japan
Benito Mussolini
Popola D'Italia
Milan
Ethiopia
Italy
Paris
Yotaro Sugimura
Mussolini
Sugimura
Koki Hirotai
Giacinto
Abyssinia Sees Italian Reception as an Offense
Addis Ababa July 23 Italian minister Count Luigi Vinci Gigliuci skipped a birthday reception hosted by Emperor Haile Selassie I marking his 44th year. Abyssinians called the boycott an affront signaling rising fury as both nations arm for war while the Emperor maintains a path to peace unless war becomes unavoidable.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Luigi Vinci-Gigliuci
Haile Selassie I
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Legation
Pitania
Haile Selassie
U S Takes Lead For Davis Cup
The United States doubles team of Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn fought off five German match points to beat Baron Gottfried Von Cramm and Karl Lund 2-6 6-3 5-7 9-7 8-6, giving the U S a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup tie at Wimbledon. The victory sets up tomorrow's singles with Allison favored to seal the point.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Wilmer Allison
Texas
Johnny van Ryn
Philadelphia
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Karl Lund
Germany
United States
von Cramm
van Ryn
Allison
Lorain Garden Club hears Miss Bird on 4 H and farm work
Miss Alice Bird county farm extension agent spoke before the Lorain Garden Club on Four H Club and farm extension work. The gathering at R N Knight’s home on West 28th street toured several gardens including the Memorial Rose Garden.
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Alice Bird
County Farm
Lorain Garden Club
R. N. Knight
West 28Th Street
Memorial Rose Garden
City Bank Lorain to Pay 10 Percent Distribution
Holders of participation certificates from the City Bank Company Lorain will receive a distribution on August 1 equal to 10 percent of the original amount of each certificate. The trustee committee Charles Fell D. D. Grimm and Joseph Frederick announced the plan. The distribution will be credited to an unrestricted account in the bank in the names of the certificate owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Bank Company
Lorain
Charles Fell
D. D. Grimm
Joseph ©. Frederick
Two Paroles Recommended For Lorain County Men
Two Lorain County men were among 62 inmates recommended for conditional paroles by the Ohio Board of Clemency. James Cardillo, serving a sentence for cutting to wound, is to be released after September 15 and go to New York. Clarence Angell, jailed for wire stealing, will be released after September 15 and go to Missouri.
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Lorain County
Ohio Board of Clemency
James Cardillo
New York
Clarence Angell
Missouri
Fremont Man Held In Death Of Boy
Walter Sibbrell a 25 year old Fremont man was held on charges after police say he struck a truck carrying Donald McGrady and his father causing the child to die in a hospital Police say he failed to stop and was later arrested for a arm injury treatment at the hospital
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Fremont
Walter Sibbrell
Donald McGrady
McGrady
George McGrady
Sibbrell
Donald
Flames Consume Hiram Walker Distillery Fire
Peoria July 23 A massive blaze at the Hiram Walker distillery overwhelmed the city fire department. A rackhouse exploded, destroying liquor worth millions and triggering a citywide evacuation as thousands watched the inferno from a swelling crowd. Missing workers include John Barden and William Hulsebus. The distillery, completed July 4, 1934, was valued at about $5 million and is described as the world’s largest.
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Peoria
Hiram Walker
John Barden
William Hulsebus
Carl Fisher
One-Half Cent Coins Proposed for Use in the United States
Treasury plans to issue one half cent pieces for the first time since 1857 to address sales tax fractions. If Congress approves the Morgenthau proposal the coins may circulate soon and could be made from an alloy such as booze or an aluminization compound. Stores may begin marking prices in fractions of a cent. the coins would increase loose change and be smaller than pennies with undetermined die type.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Congress
Great Britain
France
Japan
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Fear Two
Colson Corp’n
Q O. C. Heller
J. E. Coble
Western Union
Luther Cole- Man
Postal Telegraph Company
York
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Telegram
Haston
Allentown
Warren
James M. Mead
N. Y
Buffalo
Senate Committee
James O'Connor
Bulletin
Britain
Rage Against Japan
Garette
Artice IV
Bank of Italy
U.S
Miss Bird
City Bank
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