Century Old Abbe Home Damaged By Oil Stove Explosion
An oil cooking stove explosion caused a blaze at the century old Abbe residence on Cleveland Road near Elyria, damaging the second floor kitchen and forcing smoke and water damage on the first floor. Damage was estimated at 400 dollars. quick Ridgeville Township Fire Department response helped limit harm. The 100-year-old house’s owners include Mrs Elizabeth Abbe and occupants Mr and Mrs Oliver Barthold, with their 14 month old son nearby. This is the second fire on the Abbe property in just over a year, the prior blaze destroying a large barn.
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Cleveland Road
Elyria
LA. Hadaway
Ridgeville Township
Oliver Barthold
Elizabeth Abbe
Abbe
Costly Blaze At Dayton Cause Unknown
A Dayton fire caused about 300000 in damage to Kuhns office building with five stories in the business district. The Spencer Jewelry Co basement blaze spread through lower floors before control was won after two hours of firefighting. Six women from the Adame Ladies shop were saved by firefighters and three firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation. Jewelry stock suffered the heaviest loss, estimated at 100000, with other damages to Rossiter and Jarrett Furniture Co and minor totals noted. Fire inspectors R F Kurfiss and Deputy State Fire Marshal Joseph Ross aided in investigating the cause.
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Dayton, O
Kuhn
Dayton
Spencer Jewelry Company
Bulding
Adetime Ladies
Elyria Schools Receive $37,749.53 State Fund Distribution
Elyria schools receivd their share in the quarterly State Public School Fund distribution yesterday. W O Mee Clellan, clerk treasurer of the Elyria Board of Education, announced that the state check totaled $37,749.53.
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Elyria
W. O MeeClellan
Elyria Board of Education
McClellan
Weather report for Ohio and surrounding regions
Rain expected tonight and Sunday with freezing rain in the north this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures rise slowly tonight and Sunday in east and north areas. Much cooler Sunday night. A southwestern disturbance stays centered over Oklahoma with a second low north of Montana. High pressure remains over the northeast and Pacific coast. Light precipitation from the upper Mississippi Valley to Central Ohio and Western New York. Winds strong across Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle, with warmer central valleys and colder conditions across the central and southern plains.
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Ohio
Oklahoma
Montana
Northeast
Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
New York
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
Russians Enter Outskirts of Viipuri
MOSCOW March 2 Russian troops entered the southern outskirts of Viipuri and reached Tali six miles east, with a landing on the western shore of Viipuri Bay. Finns set fires to the city reportedly despairing of defense as Russians claimed advances along the Vuoks River area and towns east of Viipuri. Russian sailors from the Baltic Fleet reportedly crossed Viipuri Bay ice to land on the Karelian Isthmus, aiding infantry operations.
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Moscow
Viipuri
Tali
Bay of
Paakholankeski
Vuoks River
Hein
Virpuri
Tal
Vupuri-Leningrad
Rairoad
Vsevold Vishnevsky
Viipuri Bay
Karelian
General Committee For Finnish Relief Named
The Lorain County branch of the Herbert Hoover Finnish Relief Fund has organized and plans to present the cause to county citizens. Porter notes funds go to the National Committee for evacuation, food, clothing and housing of Finnish refugees. Contributions may be sent to any county bank or Hubbard C. Wilcox, secretary treasurer, Lorain County Bank Building, Elyria.
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Lorain County
Herbert Hoover National Finnish Relief Fund Committee
IL Porter
Finland
Hubbard C. Wilcox
Lorain
Germans Attack on British Shipping Successful
Berlin reports German aircraft attacked British warships and merchantmen across North Sea convoys reaching the Orkneys. One vessel sank instantly, another burned, four sustained severe damage and losses are probable. A German bomber reportedly crossed into Dutch territory at Nijmegen on return.
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Berlin
North Sea
Orkney Islands
Germany
Nymwegen
Leaves 100000 To Companion For 25 Years
The late Mrs Laura E Price Briggs leaves 100000 to her companion of 24 years Susan H Bowles as income from her residuary estate and personal effects. Other bequests go to friends relatives and servants up to 50000. After Bowles death residuary estate divided among Western Reserve University Hiram College the Benjamin Rose Institute the Cleveland Welfare Federation and Huron Road Hospital.
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Cleveland
Laura E Price Briggs
Jeff
Susan H. Bowles
Moss Bowles
Western Reserve University
Hiram College
Benjamin Rose Institute For Social Training
Huron Road Hospital
Cleveland Welfare Federation
Steggs
Elyria Chamber Groups Schedule Meetings Next Week
At least three Elyria Chamber groups announce gatherings for the coming week. The building and construction group holds a Monday dinner at 6 30 at the Graystone hotel. The safety committee meets Tuesday evening at 7 30 in Chamber rooms. The professional group convenes Wednesday noon for a luncheon at the Graystone hotel.
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Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Graystone
Safety Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Graysone
President To Sign Loan Bill Today
President Roosevelt was set to sign a loan bill authorizing the export-import bank to extend non military loans to Scandinavia including Finland Sweden and Norway The bank has allocations of 20000000 for Finland 15000000 for Sweden and 10000000 for Norway The bill increases the bank capital by 100000000 and was approved by the Senate after House amendment related to loans for commercial planes and war materiel pricing
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Washington
Roosevelt
Finland
Hjalmar Procope
Sweden
Norway
Jones
Senate
Corenrring
Jewssit Peatmante
Naval Battle Developing Near Cape Polonia
Tribuna Popular reports from Rio Grande that a naval battle involving three British cruisers and six German submarines is developing about 200 miles from Cape Polonia. Cape Polonia lies about 110 miles northeast of Punta del Este, near the prior December clash that sent the Graf Spee’s crew to scuttle in Montevideo.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Tribuna Popular
Rio Grande
Cape Polonia
Punta del Este
Graf Spee
Commissioners OK Up To 10000 Cubic Yards Bridge Fill
County commissioners by a 2 to 1 vote authorized contractor Howard G Herring to buy up to 10000 cubic yards of fill for the Twenty First Street bridge approach in Lo. A telegram from G L Rounds Chicago regional PWA engineer confirmed authority to buy additional up to 30 percent of the previous 28000 cubic yards. Commissioner Dunn voted no citing uncertainty of needed amount and cost.
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Howard G. Herring
Lorain
J. E. Davidson
BE. W DeChant
Oscar G Dunn
G. L Rounds
PWA
Chicago
Dunn
Herring
Harry L. Dunham
Dunham
Davidson Davidson
Davidson
Chamber of Commerce backs major labor act changes
The United States Chamber of Commerce endorsed four major changes to the national labor relations act. They urged prohibiting unfair labor practices by both sides, removing protection from violators of bargaining terms, repealing exclusive bargaining rights for majority unions, and requiring employers to bar gain with unions only for their own members. They also called for clear standards on when an employer falls under interstate commerce.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Labor Relations Act
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Locate Ship Reported Attack By Sub Equals Southgate Located
The British freighter Southgate, which flashed a submarine attack message last night, was located by Navy planes about 150 miles northeast of San Juan Puerto Rico and deemed not in danger. A cutter and three destroyers plus neutrality patrol planes hunted since dawn. details of the sighting location were not released. The ship had earlier signaled it was under attack and Navy radio contact was not established, likely to protect the captain’s position.
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Washington
Navy
Southgate
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Chief of Naval Operations
Gunfire off Scottish coast sparks Berwick residents
London report says gunfire woke Berwick on Tweed watchers early morning with fear of naval clash. Sightings near Firth of Forth. British steamship attacked near Amble while German planes suspected. Explosions heard along Northumberland coast as RAF possibly engaged.
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London
Berwick-on-Tweed
Royal Air Force
Firth of Forth
Dunbar
Berwick
Northumberland
England
Amble
State funds distributed to Lorain County schools
Checks totaling 58 258 were sent by the Lorain County superintendent to county schools for the first quarter of 1940. Clearview rural school received 8 222 48, Wellington village 5 522 2, Avon village 3 201 63, Avon Lake village 2 582 33, and other districts followed with payments to Brighton township, Brownhelm township, Camden township, Columbia township, East Carlisle mural, Eaton township, Elyria township, Grafton township, Grafton village, Henrietta township, Huntington township, La Grange village, Penfield township, Pittsfield township, Ridgeville township, Rochester township, Sheffield Lake village, and South Amherst village.
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Lorain County
Clearview Rural
Wellington Village
Avon Village
Avon Lake Village
Brighton Township
Brownhelm
Camden
Columbia Township
East Carlisle
Eaton Township
Elyria
Grafton
Grafton Village
Henrietta
Huntington Township
la Grange
Penfield
Pittsfield
Ridgeville
Rochester
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst Village
Smythe Reappointed To Advisory Group For Fourth District
Cleveland Ohio March 2 Re appointment of five Industrial Advisory Committee members for the Fourth Federal Reserve district has been approved by the Board of Governors. New appointees include F A Smythe Elyria chairman of Thew Shovel Co Daniel R Davies Cleveland Acme Machinery Co Herman Reeff Cleveland George 8 Rider Co and Dan C Swander Cleveland Columbian Wise and Manufacturing Co.
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Cleveland, O
Fourth
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve System
F. A. Smythe
Elyria
Thew Shovel Company
Daniel R. Davies
Cleveland
Acme Machinery Company
Edward C. Folsom
Toledo
Ottawa River Paper Company
Herman Reeff. Cleveland
George 8. Rider Company
Dan C. Swander
Columbian Wise and Manufacturing Company
Hitler asserts Germany's natural spheres of influence in Europe
Berlin dispatches report Adolf Hitler told Sumner Welles that Europe must honor Germanys natural spheres of interest and that peace would be on German terms. He criticized Britain, defended Germanys strength, and questioned U.S. neutrality as talks touched on German American relations and ambassadorial posts.
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Sumner Welles
Jeft
Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Welles
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Summer Welles
United States
Washington
Central
Weiles
Britain
France
Soldier Relief Spend Totals in February Reported
Lorain County Soldiers' Relief Commission expended 2795.45 for soldier relief during February, disbursing funds to 405 people as reported to the county commissioners. This marks the first time the commission has filed a report with the board.
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Lorain County
Italy to protest to Great Britain over British blockade
Rome reports Italy will formally protest Britain’s blockade measures, especially the seizure of German coal bound for Italy from Dutch ports. An official note states the protest will be forwarded tomorrow. The Allied blockade ships were authorized to seize contraband coal at sea. Italy plans to rely less on Britain’s offer to sell coal from German coal ships.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Amsterdam
Britain
Germany
Belgian Plane Shot Down By Germans
A German airplane shot down a Belgian plane in the Limbourg province today, according to reliable quarters in Brussels. Officials refused to confirm the report.
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Brussels
Limbourg
Business Council To Meet At Elk's Club Here
The Lorain County Brsnem Council of business men from area cities will meet Friday evening at the Elks club for a dinner session. Frenat BMevens of Elyria is president of the council.
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Business Council
Elk's Club
Lorain County
Brsnem
Elks Renta
Frenat Bmevens
Elyria
Prasmien
Coumetl
Inquiry Into Slot Machines Not Finished
Lorain County grand jury completed its two day session and plans to reconvene to continue the slot machine inquiry. No indictments were returned in that matter, with 58 witnesses heard, while other cases yielded several indictments and dismissals.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Ney
D. A
Absen
Grand Jury
Monay
Joseph Lawrence
William T. McIntyre
Subpena
William Wickens
William John and
Russell Guastella
James J. Foisy
Elyria
George E. Reese
Andrew Matusik
Robert Yonkings
John Pachuta
Durward Knepper
Robert E. Haehl
Edgar A. McGil
Eddie Glass
Sam Smith
John Janovich
Peter Diedrich
Kosta Mickich
British Planes Fly Over Berlin
British air planes flew over Berlin for the fourth time this week as the air ministry announced overnight operations over northwest and central Germany. Sumner Welles, Roosevelt's envoy, stayed at the Adlon hotel awaiting a meeting with Hitler during the raid.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Adlon
Adolf Hitler
W Ar
Royal Air Force
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Elyria Schools
Bradwell Talbot Turner
Littlehampton
General Committee For
C H Davis
A. Nahakowski
Walter Nord
A J Pelander
Guy E Wells
Mr Wilcox
Cooper
E E Foster
F J Hubbard
Kenneth Kuntz
A F McQueen
William A. Miller
E C Schmidt
James H Smith
J. J Smythe
Amherst
A F P Reesing
Henrietta Colburn
Will J Foster
A M Hannaford
Frank L Hicks
L. D Huffman
A.C Hudnutt
J B Johnson
A J Plocher
R. G. Rockwood
W. Zatser
Jos. P. Scitters
Harry van Wagnen
B. P. Reidy
E. G. Price
Larain
U.S. G. of
Middleport
Clifford Whittington
Bradbury
von Ribbentrop
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