First Notice of Boost in Postal Rates Applies July Sixth
Elyria post office workers learned today that new postal rates take effect July 6. First class letters pay 3 cents per ounce or fraction, second class rises, and air mail increases to 8 cents for the first ounce plus 1 1/2 cents per additional ounce. A new three cent stamp will be issued to meet demand, replacing two cent Washington Bi Centennial stamps where possible. Postmasters are urged to use remaining two cent stamps with a one cent stamp to total three cents.
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Elyria
R. B. Lersch
Washington
Post Office Department
House approves Patman Cash Bonus Bill
Washington June 15 The House passes the 2.4 billion Patman Cash Bonus Bill as hundreds of ragged veterans look on from the galleries during the march on Congress.
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Washington
U.P
House
Patman
Congress
Record Broken At Bible School Attendance Hits 204
On the second day of the Summer Bible School at First Baptist Church a new attendance record of 204 children was set. Nearly every city church is represented and several out-of-town attendees are present. Rev. Williams A Mundy, a missionary returning from Africa, addressed this morning's assembly.
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First Baptist Church
Williams A. Mundy
Africa
Hearing on Wakeman Belden road improvement set in La Grange
A hearing to discuss the proposed improvement of 2 12 miles of the Wakeman Belden road in La Grange township will be held in the county commissioners office on June 30. Estimated cost is 28 164 dollars. A jury verdict for Frank Polen was returned in Judge A R Webber's court this morning in a suit by Eugene Sites for 100 dollars plus interest on a promissory note dated 11 years ago.
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Wakeman-Belden
la Grange Township
County Commissioners’ Office
Frank Polen
Elyria Township
A. R. Webber
Eugene Sites
Ohio Weather Forecast Shows Cloudy Skies Tonight
Ohio forecast calls for cloudy conditions with occasional showers in central and south portions tonight and Thursday. Temperature expected to hold steady with little change.
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Ohio
Boy Critically Injured by Auto on Pearl Road
Four year old Joseph Janowich of 425 15th Street was struck by a car on Pearl Road Lorain while running from in front of a parked car. He suffered a fractured skull and was placed in critical condition at Elyria Clinic after the collision with vehicle driven by Steve Majzum. Majzum and John Pope took him to the clinic.
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Joseph Janowich
15Th Street
Elyria Clinic
Steve Majzum
Pearl Road
Lorain
Majzum
John Pope
Humane Society Holds Regular Quarterly Meeting
Lorain County Humane Society directors met last night at Frank E. Stevens office. Only routine business was transacted and no program reports were given, as such reports are reserved for annual meetings.
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Lorain County Humane Society
Frank E. Stevens
Representative Edward E Eslick Dies in Congress
Representative Edward E Eslick of Pulaski Tennessee collapsed on the House floor in Washington while urging passage of the soldiers bonus bill. His wife was in the gallery and stood by him as he died minutes later of a heart attack.
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Edward E Eslick
Pulaski, Tenn
House of Representatives
Washington
Record turnout of Kiwanians at inter-club meeting here
Perfect weather aided a record Kiwanis turnout for Elyria Seventh Division inter-club meeting last night. Nearly 350 Kiwanis members, families, and friends dined in the High School cafeteria, with Ohio leaders Dr. J B Wilkinson and Peter Land among speakers. Winners in attendance and fellowship prizes were Barberton and Kent clubs. Delegations from Akron, Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Kenmore, Kent, Medina, Ravenna, Wellington, and Elyria attended.
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Elyria
Ohio
J. B. Wilkinson
al- Hance
Detroit
Peter Land
Akron
Land
J. Pritchard Smith
Cuyahoga Falls
H. H. McGowan
Elyria Club
Barberton
Kaiser
Kent Club
Lieut. Gov. Smith
I. T. 8. Rubber Company
George H. Richwine
The
Richwine Ice Cream Company
John F. O'Donnel Cigar Store
W. J
Cuyahoga Walls
Kenmore
Kent
Medina
Ravenna
Wellington
Means is sentenced to 15 years in penitentiary in Lindbergh case
Gaston B Means, already convicted of stealing 8140,000 from Evalyn Walsh McLean as part of the Lindbergh kidnapping ransom plan, received 15 years. Judge Proctor added 10 years for larceny tied to the ransom fund and five years for stealing $40,000 in expenses. The judge condemned the calculated, cruel nature of the scheme and lauded the fair trial.
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Bulletin
Washington
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Lindbergh
Justice Proctor
Means
McLean
Underworld
Ambassador Edge Not Planning To Retire
Chicago report notes Ambassador Walter E. Edge denies resigning on March 4 or refusing reappointment to return home for his children's schooling. He calls the reports perfectly ridiculous and says he expects to return to France soon and hopes to be back for the election with no plans to retire.
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Bulletin
Chicago
Walter E. Edge
America
United Press
France
Heat Wave Takes Toll In India
A severe heat wave in Northern India caused multiple deaths including twenty natives and three Europeans in Cawn pore while Delhi recorded a peak of 117 degrees and Cawn pore 114 degrees as water scarcity worsened conditions.
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India
Delhi
Cawnpore
Blast Fatal To Ten Miners at Splashdam
Investigation into the death of ten miners in a Monday explosion continues as families complete burial services. Rescue crews worked nearly 15 hours to recover all bodies.
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Splashdam
Rescue Crown
Tentative Draft of Platform Completed At Republican Convention
The tentative draft of the Republican National Platform was completed after an all night session by the Resolutions Subcommittee and will be considered by the full Resolutions Committee. The proposed plank calls for reconsideration of prohibition and retention of Congress’s power to regulate liquor if the 18th Amendment is modified. Senator Hiram Bingham proposed an outright repeal plank that could go to the floor if defeated by the committee.
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Congress Hotel
Chicago
UPI
Resolutions Subcommittee
Tull Resolutions Committee
Congress
Full Resolutions Committee
Florentine Room
James R. Garfield
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Charge Attorney With Killing Mother
Birmingham attorney John R. Boyle was jailed today after being charged with murdering his 68 year old mother. He told police a highwayman stabbed his mother and wounded him during a flower gathering on a mountain road.
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Birmingham
Ala
John R. Boyle
Measles Epidemic Subsiding in Elyria City
Elyria reports a slowing measles outbreak after two months of spread. Through the current month 118 cases were listed, with daily totals decreasing. Whooping cough also declines, diphtheria appears again with a second case, and chickenpox has nearly vanished with four June cases.
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Elyria
Il W3e
G. BE. French
Health Department
Elyriane
Iung
Two More Paroles Recommended After Jail Records
County records show two parole recommendations for squatter law violators. Delia Banka was released on $10 cash and $10 monthly until $110 in fines and costs is paid, following sentencing by Mayor W. H. Van Oster. Golden was released on $506 cash and $16 monthly until $408 is paid, also after Mayor Van Oster's sentencing. Paroles require court and county official approval before grant.
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Delia Banka
W. H. van Oster
Golden
van Oster
Dawes Declines Vice Presidential Nomination Offer
Washington June 15 Charles G Dawes said he would not accept the Republican nomination for the vice presidency if offered. He relinquished the presidency of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and requested a more explicit explanation of his attitude amid press speculation. He valued the honor but stated he could not accept the nomination if made.
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Washington
U.P
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Watson Declines VP Nomination Bid
Senator Watson of Indiana stated he would not accept the Republican nomination for vice president under any circumstances after his name was floated in Chicago. The remark came in a day involving his potential candidacy and national party discussions.
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Washington
Watson
Indiana
United Press Today
Chicago
Pennsylvanian Delegates Back Repeal At Caucus
A Pennsylvania caucus approved a resolution to place the state delegation on record in favor of immediate modification of the Volstead Act and repeal of the 18th Amendment. Adopted 55 to 17, the measure orders a reconvened delegation to voice wet sentiments after the national platform. Steve Mahaff of Cleveland was fined $40 plus costs for driving an overloaded truck on Route 20 before Justice Walter H. Watts.
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Steve Mahaff
Cleveland
Walter H. Watts
Immunization Drive Continues For Elyria Children
The Elyria health campaign immunized 80 more preschool children with diphtheria shots and 14 with smallpox vaccines at the Masonic Temple Health Center. Totals reach 188 diphtheria and 120 smallpox as the effort targets children entering school this fall. A three week follow up clinic will serve those not yet reached, announced by Dr. G. E. French, city health commissioner.
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Elytia
Masonic Temple
Ith
Elyria Memorial Hospital
G. E. French
Bank Robbery Strikes Smithfield Bank, $1,000 Recovered
Four men robbed Miners' Merchants Bank in Smithfield, C., taking about $81,000 in cash before fleeing in an automobile. It marked the bank's third robbery in three years.
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Smithfield
Bright Spots In Business World
Crude rubber consumption by American manufacturers in May rose to 29 197 long tons from 25 953 in April, a 12 5 percent gain. Ford Motor Co of Canada boosted payroll after a merchandising agreement with Ford Motor of England. Standard Oil of New Jersey announced forty hour week from July 1 as job insurance for present and future hires. Building permits issued in Miami Beach in the first four months totaled 512 450 dollars, up from 452 552 in 1931. Willett Gray noted sugar production running below consumption for the first time in over five years.
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New York
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Miami Beach
Fla
Willett & Gray
Republican Convention Opens Second Day Amid Cheers for Hoover
At the Republican National Convention in Chicago on June 15, delegates began the second day focusing on prohibition and the vice presidency. Bertrand Snell was elected permanent chairman and amid demonstrations Hoover’s name drew the biggest response, with Gov. Rolph waving a state flag and the hall erupting in cheers as Wisconsin finally backed the administration.
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Chicago
Bertrand Snell
New York
Resolutions Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Father Bonn
Albert W. Jefferies
Nebraska
Snell
Ren
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
United States
Hoover
Rolph
Gov. Rolph
Calif
Mississippi
Titi National
Fess
Wisconsin
la Follette
Wanted items spark summer demand in old want ads
In a short item from the want ads, several readers sought ranges from Mrs. Baumecourle, with seven calls appearing for a new gas range. She sold it the day the ad ran and took cash. The clipping highlights briskinterest and quick sales typical of the period.
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Mrs. B
Aumecourle
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W. O. Zaiser
Elytia Club
Samuel Barnard
Leonard A. Stack
Lorain Club
A. C. Hudnutt
Chronicle-Telegram
E. J. Stankard
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