No To Buying Clinic Building Moves By County Board
County Commissioners Oscar G Dunn and John E Davidson rejected the proposed 35000 purchase of the Clinic Building at Second and West Avenue after inspection. They argued it would be unwise with costs to renovate and operate, including an engineer and janitor, heat, light and water, likely rivaling current rental costs. DeChant favored the deal at a lower price, noting rent savings.
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Oscar G. Dunn
John E Davidson
Second and West Avenue
Edward DeChant
Dunn
Lewis Urges Careful Study of Labor Unions Plan
President John L. Lewis urged AFL negotiators to analyze the CIO plan to form an American Congress of Labor uniting all unions. The AFL rejected the idea as fanciful saying it was not designed for serious consideration. Vice President Bates declined to comment but pressed for an honorable settlement of labor differences.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations Today
American Federation of Labor
Cios
American Congress of Labor
AFL
Lewis
Harry C Bates
AFL Peace Committee
CIO
Sister Mary Noreen Dies In Cleveland
Sister Mary Noreen of the Sisters of Notre Dame of Cleveland died of pneumonia at Charity Hospital. She was 11 days shy of 12, professed in 1924 after attending Notre Dame College Normal School. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs John Burke and siblings Ann and John. funeral Saturday at nine from the Convent Chapel with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Mary Noreen
Sisters of Notre Dame of
Cleveland
Charity Hospital
Notre Dame
Mary Burke
John Burke
Princeton Avenue
Elyria
Wakeman
Notre Dame College
St Peter's School
Noreen
Ann Burke
John
Calvary Cemetery
Weather Ohio Cloudy Warmer Tonight and Thursday
Weather analysis notes cloudy skies and warmer temperatures tonight into Thursday with intermittent light rain. Pressure high east of the Mississippi with center over the middle Atlantic states. other regions show varied barometer readings and light precipitation along the Pacific coast and Rockies.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Middle Atlantic States
Washington-Oregon
Colorado
Kansas
Pacific Coast
Rockies
West Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Strike at 13 Washington hotels by AFL unions
On March 8, three AFL locals representing service staff at 13 Washington hotels voted to strike after owners refused a closed shop. Pickets lined entrances at Ambassador, Roger Smith, and nine other properties including Carlton, Continental, Harrington, Lafayette, Lee Mayflower, Raleigh, Shoreham, New Colonial, Willard, and Wardman.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Unions
Bell Boys
Ambassador
Roger Smith
Carlton
Continental Harrington Lafayette
Lee Mayflower
Raleigh
Shoreham
New Colonial
Willard and
Wardman Erk
County commissioners map Lorain County road improvements
County commissioners and County Engineer Harry L Dunham guided Divisional State High way Engineer Murray D Shaffer through Lorain County to outline a state highway improvement program. Planned work includes Route 58 near Wellington drainage, East Herrick avenue Wellington, Route 18 bridge west of Wellington, Route 303 Camden township, Ripton bridge approach, Route 20 west of Elyria S curve, Telegraph road overhead bridge signals, Cooper Foster Park road west of Oberlin avenue, Avon Belden Route 82 to Lake road, Colorado avenue Lorain to French Creek East River Sheffield, and a traffic light at Fuller road Route 57 south of Elyria. Lunch at the County Home accompanied the regular inspection.
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Harry L Dunham
Murray D Shaffer
Ashland
Lorain County
Wellington
Herrick Avenue
Camden Township
Ripton Bridge
Elyria
Telegraph Road
Cooper Foster Park
Oberlin Avenue
Avon-Belden
Lake Road
Avon Lake
Colorado Avenue
Lorain
French Creek
East River Road
Sheffield
Fuller Road
Canton Girl Faces Rare Heart Infection
Doctors at Cleveland Clinic Hospital battled to save 13 year old Erma Jean Hull of Canton with bacterial endocarditis, a dangerous streptococcus infection. Officials sought a recovered donor for a blood transfusion while specialists met to decide the next steps.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Erma Jean Hull
Canton
Begin Fierce Anti German Campaign Across Polish Frontier
Warsaw reports the National party launched a robust anti German drive along the Polish German frontier. It urges Poland to oppose alleged German aggression and resist pressure in the Baltic and southeast regions. The party, strong among students and lower middle classes, lacks parliamentary representation after a boycott but won 60 to 70 percent in western Poland elections.
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Warsaw
National Party
Poland
Germany
Baltic
I Western
Hopkins Sees Business Gains From Cooperation Program
Secretary of Commerce Harry S Hopkins said the government business cooperation program is moving forward and forecast national income rising by six to eight billion dollars this year. He cited tax adjustments railroad aid utilities settlement and labor peace as key elements and noted talks with Under Secretary John W Hanes on tax law changes including a flat corporate tax. President Roosevelt and Morgenthau Jr with Hanes discussed tax revision in a separate meeting.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Harry S Hopkins
Des Moines
Hopkins
the Treasury
John W Hanes
Johnny Hanes
Hanes
Roosevelt
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Report Calls Steel Industry a Focal Point of Monopolistic Infection
The Federal Trade Commission report to the National Monopoly Committee warns that eliminating identical delivered prices in steel is needed to restore competition. It says steel should be treated as a free enterprise sector rather than a natural monopoly and cautions Socialization could threaten private enterprise and democracy. The commission urges removing monopolistic privileges or government control to preserve economic and political freedom.
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Washington
National Monopoly Committee
Federal Trade Commission Today
United States
Adjustments In Steel Prices To Stay Steady
Pittsburgh March 8 Similar action by other steel makers was expected today after Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp announced prices for steel delivered and consumed in the United States would remain unchanged for the second quarter of 1939 with minor adjustments.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
United States
Santa Fe Railroad President M T. Bledsoe Dies
TOPEKA Kansas March 8 M T Bledsoe president of the Santa Fe railroad died early today at a hospital in Topeka after an illness extending several weeks. He was 67 and had led the railroad since 1941.
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Topeka
Kansas
T. Bledsoe
Santa Fe Railroad
All Schools In County Reopen After Illness Gap
Lorain county schools resumed today after nearly two weeks of closure due to influenza. Ridgeville Township and St Peter’s in North Ridgeville reopened though about 80 of 480 Ridgeville pupils were absent. Attendance at Elyria High showed improvement with only 112 absentees.
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Lorain County
Ridgeville Township
St Peter's
North Ridgeville
Ridgeville Townships
Elizabeth Wilcox
Brownhelm Township
Ridgeville
Elyria High School
J D Severs
C P Shively
Camden
Organ not part of real estate in bold ruling
Ninth District Court of Appeals rules a church pipe organ is not part of real property and may be removed in a foreclosure suit brought by The Cleveland Trust Company against the First Church of Christ Lorain The organ builders sought sale of the instrument to satisfy an $8000 debt while the bank claimed it remained part of the real estate but the appellate court reversed the prior ruling.
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Ninth District Court of Appeals
Cleveland Trust Company
First Church of Christ, Lorain
Trust Company
A J Schantz Sons and Company of Wooster Organ Builders
Naval Air Forces Seen Equal or Better After South Atlantic Maneuvers
President Roosevelt and top naval officials concluded from recent fleet maneuvers in the South Atlantic that the U S Naval Air Forces rival and may surpass those of any other nation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South Atlantic
United States
Republicans Save Madrid Second Time
Gen Jose Miajas reports Republican troops broke the Communist led siege of Madrid and forced the 23500 fighters to surrender after heavy fighting and bombardment. Street fighting continues elsewhere as Franco demands unconditional capitulation while observers foresee further actions to resolve Madrid’s crisis.
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Jose Miajas
Madrid
Spanish Defense Council
Miaja
Defense Councill
Cuidad Real
Francisco Franco
Franco
Valencia
Germany
Italy
Saan
Negrin
France
New Defense Council
Few Criminal Cases Pending In April Grand Jury
Prosecutor Howard R Butler announced no grand jury will convene until after April 3 due to few criminal cases pending The sole remaining manslaughter charge is against 84 year old William Case of Columbia township Walter Cleveland of Cleveland faces a manslaughter charge for a traffic death in Avon Lake His preliminary hearing is set for March 15 11 Butler attributed the low docket to recently shifting non support cases in juvenile court A 75 name jury draw ordered for March 18 will select 15 for grand jury and others for petit jury for the April term
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Howard R Butler
William Case
Columbia Township
Walter Cleveland
Cleveland
Avon Lake
Preston Lpoon
Butler
Common Pleas Court
Elyria High School to Represent at Lake Erie Extempore Contest
Elyria High School junior Paul Inion will represent the school in the Lake Erie High School League extempore contest on March 17 at Shaker Heights High School. Two alternates were named Richard Funk and Mary Jean McElfresh. The topic is Youth and American Crime with the exact prompt to be drawn two hours before speaking and no notes allowed.
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Paul Inon
Elyria High School
Lake Erie
Shaker Heights High School
Alice Stofer
Richard Funk
Mary Jean McElfresh
Elyria
Lot
South America
Bricker Faces Opposition Over Life Tenure In Office
In Columbus March Bricker proposes removing high commanders of the Ohio National Guard and ending tenure until age 64 for top military staff. Governor Bricker backs the Frec ner bill while opposition grows among Republicans. The House committee had supported the measure, which would replace current appointees with those serving at the governor’s pleasure.
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Columbus. O
Ohio National Guard
Bricker
Rep
H. McGregor
Adji
Emil F Marx
St Marys
House Military Affairs Committee
Marx
Loucks Brown
Kenton
John Blount
War Department
Harry Jackson
Circleville
General Maras
Speaker to Describe Siam Jungle Experiences at Elyria Club
Ralph Thibaut of Thew Shovel Company will recount his jungle journey in Siam. The service engineer will share details from a 300 mile expedition while supervising mining equipment installations. The Elyria Foremen's Club meeting at the Elyria Y M C A is set for March 16.
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Siam
Ralph Thibaut
Thew Shovel Company
Elyria
Elyria Y
Michigan Man Wins Federal Budget Director Post
Washington announces that Har old D Smith of Michigan will become federal director of the budget on April 15. He succeeds acting director Daniel Beil, who resigned after differences with President Roosevelt. Smith has long held municipal and state budget roles in Michigan and is a friend of Attorney General Frank Murphy.
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Washington
Harold D Smith
Michigan
White House
Daniel W. Beil
Lewis Douglas
Roosevelt
Bell
Secretary of the Treasury
The
Treasury
Smith
Lansing
Mich
Frank Murphy
Bureau of Municipal Research
Detroit
Michigan Municipal League
Bureau of Government
University of Michigan
State Planning Board
Great Lakes
Neutrality Law Criticized By The President
President Roosevelt criticizes the Neutrality Act at a press conference and on the Senate floor. He says the law’s effectiveness is hard to judge and notes Congress may tackle amendments and a war referendum proposal. He suggests U S security might have been stronger without neutrality legislation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
House
Tax collection extended to March 20 under treasurer Wright
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright returned to work after illness and said tax collection would continue without penalty until March 20. He reported receipts of more than $1,300,600 for this period with many returns still forthcoming.
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Walter J. Wright
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Federal Budget
House of Labor
Phillip Murray
Sidney Hillman
Matthew Woll
T A Rickert
Rear
A F of L
Frances Perkins
A F
John C Lewis
C IO
U. S. Naval Air Forces
Paul Inion
Chicago
Reimhold Faust
Faust
Acme
Joint Committee On Relief
Lawrence Kane R. Hamu
Siam Jungles
Bazley's
Bath
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