County Commissioners Ready Budget Plan Based on Sales Tax
County commissioners set tentative general fund appropriations for the last six months of the year totaling 307 910, hoping the budget commission will release the remaining unallocated sales tax balance of about 100 000. If funds are diverted to subdivisions, county department budgets would face deep cuts, though salaries remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Budget Commission
Budget Commission
C. S. Kelser
Walter J. Wright
Howard R. Butler
City Board Opens New Police Radio Equipment Bids
Five bids were received by the city board of control for police two way radio equipment after a prior rejection and a $3 500 appropriation. Bids include RCA 3480 for 50 watt, Graybar Western Electric 4330 for 50 watt, Collins 3480 for 100 watt, Doolittle and Faulkner 3038 for 50 watt and 3238 for 100 watt, and Harvey Radio Laboratories 3090 for 50 watt and 3490 for 100 watt. Board will tabulate and investigate bidders before purchase.
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City Board of Control
R. C. A. Company
Graybar Electric Co
Western Electric
Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Doolittle and Faulkner Co
Chicago
Weather Update Ohio And Surrounding Regions
Partly cloudy with local showers and thunderstorms expected Thursday and tonight in the East. Temperatures show little change. A trough of low pressure extends from Minnesota toward Arizona and northwest into Washington and Oregon. High pressure remains along the Atlantic coast with highs over Alberta and the Northern Rockies. Scattered thundershowers occurred from the Upper Lake region and Ohio Valley west to the east slope of the Rockies and south to the Gulf States, with heavier activity locally in Northern Ohio.
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Ohio
Minnesota
Arizona
Washington
Oregon
Atlantic
Alberta
Rocky Mountain Region
Upper Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Rockies
Gulf States
Japan and Britain Agree to Negotiations Over Tientsin Dispute
Tokyo and London move to resolve the Tientsin issue through diplomacy. Foreign Minister Arita and Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie will lead talks, with Japan tabling demands including local settlement, 45 million yuan silver held by Chinese banks, and cooperation on currency flotation under a Japanese-backed regime. The British concession blockade may continue in a milder form during talks.
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Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
Tientsin
Britain
Hachiro Arita
Robert Craigie
Foreign Office
China
U S Rejects Jap Warning On Blockaded Chinese Ports
U S Consul General Clarence E Gauss in Shanghai rejected Japan’s demand that foreign ships leave Foochow and Wenchow by noon tomorrow. He asserted American treaty rights to enter and reside at the ports and pledged U S responsibility for citizens and property. Admiral Yarnell was expected to issue a similar note on warship access to Chinese waters to protect lives and property. Navy men said Americans would not evacuate blockaded ports.
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Tientsin
Clarence E. Gauss
United States
Shanghai
Foochow
Wenchow
Japan
Harry E. Yarnell
Far East
Fireworks Ban Urged by City Official
Service Director I. D. Faxon urged strict compliance with a city ordinance prohibiting fireworks inside city limits. He noted several complaints to police this year and appealed to parents to help enforce the rule.
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I. D. Faxon
Russian Envoy to Japan Recalled as Tension Rises
Tokyo reports Constantine Smetanin, Russian Embassy Charge D Affaires, ordered to Moscow and to depart July 5. Foreign office not notified of recall. Conflicting wartime communiques claim air victories on the Mongolia Manchukuo frontier with several aircraft shot down.
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Tokyo
Yomiuri
Constantine Smetanin
Moscow
Foreign Office
Smetanin
Japan
Russia
Montolia-Manchukuo
Tamsk-Bulak
Mongolia
Unhurt After Amphibian Plane Sinks on Ohio River
An amphibian plane from Youngstown carrying sightseeing passengers overturned and sank during a river landing in Steubenville Ohio. Three men survived: Robert van Cise 23 from Beaver Falls Pa owner M A Moltrup 35 Beaver Falls pilot and Samuel Lyons 35 Beaver Falls ticket seller. They escaped as driftwood created a hole in the hull and were rescued by boys in a skiff.
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Steubenville
Youngstown
Ohio River
Robert van Cise
Beaver Falls
M. A. Moltrup
Samuel Lyons
Prison Warden Praises Heroine In Michigan City Hold Up
Warden Alfred H. Dowd praised Ruth Joiner a 25 year old social worker as a heroine after a knife held hostage her in a prison office by three convicts. Guards stormed the office with guns and tear gas, rescuing her and six others. Joiner faced possible amputation of her left arm and remained under care at St Anthony’s Hospital. Dowd commended her calmness and courage and an investigation was begun into how the inmates obtained knives and why two were not in assigned quarters.
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Michigan City
Ind
Alfred H. Dowd
Indiana States
Ruth Joiner
Dowd
Joiner
St. Anthony's Hospital
White Says National Debt Inflicts 30 Percent Mortgage on Ohio Real Estate
Rep. Dudley A. White of Ohio told the House the national debt imposes an invisible mortgage of 30 percent on Ohio real estate value. He noted county variation from 17 percent in Lake to 80 percent in Meigs and cited local debts totaling about 800 million dollars.
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Congressman White
Ohio
Washington
Dudley A. White
House
White
Lake County
Meigs County
Rep. White
Congressional Record
Deputies to Take Two Weeks Unpaid Vacations
Sheriff Carl R. Finegan declares deputies will take two weeks unpaid vacations to match a fixed salary appropriation. County commissioners refuse any increase for the year’s second half, citing past raises by various offices. Budget shortfalls prompt transfers requests and defense of raises as part of courthouse pay adjustments.
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Carl R. Finegan
C. S. Kelser
Walter J. Wright
Wright
Kelser
Keiser
Deadline Near On Relief Bill
The Senate resumes consideration of a 1.735 billion dollar relief bill amid pressure to pass it before midnight Friday. Administration leaders warn that failure would end WPA relief for 2,500,000 workers as the fiscal year 1940 begins Saturday. Majority Leader Barkley warns against overlong sessions to avert a shutdown.
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Washington
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Cleveland doctor pleads guilty in child-placing case
Dr. John W. Tippie of Cleveland pleads guilty to a technical charge of child-placing in the alleged sale of a newborn girl to a Pittsburgh couple for 50 dollars. Judge Stacel deferred sentence as the parents were summoned. Tippie denied selling the baby, claiming his aim was to find a proper home. The mother vowed to fight for the baby's return.
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Cleveland
John W. Tippie
Pittsburgh
Jacob Stacel
Tippie
July 10 Registration Deadline for August Primary
Lorain County board of elections urges unregistered voters to sign up by July 10 for the upcoming August primary. Officials estimate about 2,000 eligible citizens remain unregistered out of the county’s total population.
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Lorain County Board of Elections
Election Board
Elyrian Slated For Position At Decatur
Frank W. Hoover of Elyria Memorial Hospital is being considered for the Decatur and Macon County Hospital superintendency in Decatur Illinois. Illinois hospital leaders interviewed Hoover trustees and physicians and will seek board approval with a decision expected Friday. Decatur hospital, population about 60 000, has 165 beds and averaged 118 patients daily last year, about one third more than Elyria Memorial’s 90. If chosen Hoover would start by July 20 to prepare before the current superintendent’s Aug 1 departure.
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Frank W. Hoover
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Decatur and Macon County
Decatur
Ilinois
The
Illinois Hospital
Hoover
Decatur Hospital
E. C. Cohlman
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Showdown Near On The Danzig Issue
Paris reports circulate of a likely showdown over Danzig. Daladier told a parliamentary group that German infiltration was confirmed and action could come during the coming weekend. Officials warn the danger is greatest in years with July or August emergency preparations.
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Paris
Danzig
Germany
Edouard Daladier
Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
London
Two Lorain Men Plead Guilty to Gambling Charge
Max Jacobs was fined 250 dollars and Louis Jacobs 100 dollars after they pleaded guilty to keeping a room for gambling in a raid at the Colonial Hotel Lorain. Judge Guy B Findley announced the fines and then heard arguments on returning 482 dollars seized in the raid.
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Max and
Louis Jacobs
Lorain
Guy B. Findley
Max Jacobs
Finchey
Colonial Hotel
Injuries Fatal To Elderly Farmer
Sullivan Ohio June 28 J Sprinkle 76 died 8 25 P M Monday at Lodi hospital from injuries Friday when a span of young males he was tedding hay ran away and threw him under the tedder. Surviving are three daughters two sons. Private funeral Thursday 2 p m Heyls Funeral Home Ashland with Rev Barth and Rev Armstrong officiating. Interment in Sullivan cemetery.
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Heyls
Ashland
Rev. Barth
Sullivan Congregational Church
Rev. Armstrong
Sullivan Cemetery
Galento Faces Louis In Hefty Weight Advantage Showdown
Tony Galento weighs 233 3 4 pounds to Joe Louis at 200 3 4 as 6000 fans crowd New York boxing HQ for weigh in. Odds favor Louis at 5 to 1 with promoter Mike Jacobs hoping for a 40000 crowd and 350000 gate at Yankee Stadium.
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New York
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Galento
Louis
New York Boxing Commission
Worth Street
Mike Jacobs
Chardon Man New G. A. R. Commander
Ohio G A R delegates observe the annual state convention in Columbus with a Civil War veteran parade by the State Center. Frank S. Morris of Chardon, 91, wins the new state commander post by one vote over Rev. W. L. Hooper, while 93 year old Frederick Pfeister retires as commander.
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Columbus, CO
Republic
Centrol
Ohio Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
Frederick Pfeister
Cincinnati
Frank S. Morris
Chardon
W. L. Hooper
Columbus
Pitkin Movement Aims At Community Problems In debut
Cleveland reports Walter B. Pitkin author of Life Begins At Forty unveiled the American Middle Class Revolution a non political effort to tackle local issues first. He warned against excessive taxes and discussed studying its operation to improve or abolish it as needed.
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Cleveland
Walter B. Pitkin
Committee To Propose Three Amendments
Washington June 26 Democratic managers of the Administration Neutrality bill express confidence they have whipped the measure into form for passage. House debate ends with two Republican leaders James Wadsworth and Bruce Barton ready to endorse the revised bill. Three amendments would remove presidential power to proscribe combat areas, replace a travel penalty with at your own risk wording, and cap foreign credits at 90 days under the bill.
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Washington
House
James Wadsworth
Bruce
Barton
N. Y
Sol Bloom
Oer
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
House and Senate Set Conference on Monetary Bill
The House approved sending the monetary bill to conference with the Senate 216 to 164 to craft a compromise on devaluation powers and the silver buying program. Officials expect talks to preserve devaluation while potentially fixing the 77.57 cent domestic silver price, with the current framework set to lapse at midnight Friday.
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Washington
House Today
Senate
Roosevelt
House-Senate
Treasury
Special Council Meeting Called By The Mayor
A special council meeting was called by the mayor last evening to address city administration under the new bill. Mayo explained the measure would come into effect on May 1 and the administration would continue under the new act.
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Mayo
Mayee
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