County defers library funding decision to April 1
Lorain county budget commission postponed action on appropriations for five libraries, with total requests of 77,729 compared with last year’s 57,050. They discussed a 6,000 library truck to deliver books to rural areas and heard updates on circulating growth, school stations, and needed repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Budget Commission
County General Fund
Edna Moore
Elyria
Miss King
Lorain
C. E. Cooper
Amherst
Wayne C. Black
Avon Lake
Ernest Hewes
Wellington
Howard R. Butler
Walter J. Wright
C. 5
Kelser
C. A. Horn
Butler
Florida
All County Schools Back In Session After Closures
All county schools were believed in session again today with no new closures reported for influenza or illness. Wellington School, the fourteenth to close, was scheduled to reopen today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Gibbons
Wellington
Eight bids opened for Baltimore and Ohio underpass project
Commissioner John E. Davidson presided at noon today as eight bids were opened for the construction of an underpass under the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at the 21st street bridge. The estimated cost is $140,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Davidson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
21St Street Bridge
Weather report for Ohio and surrounding regions
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with snow flurries in the east and north. Thursday should be fair but colder in the east and central areas. A Kansas-origin storm moved to Lake Michigan bringing high winds and snow in the upper Mississippi valley and Lake Region, with light rain in the lower Ohio Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Kansas
Lake Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Bachelorhood Tax Proposed in Ohio Legislature
In Columbus on March 15, Mrs. Anna F. O’Neil of Akron introduced a plan to form a special committee to study a graduated bachelor tax from 100 to 1000 dollars for men over 30 to fund mothers’ pensions. The proposal implies singles would bear the revenue burden, including Rep. Patrick Dunn in higher brackets.
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Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Anna F. O'Neil
Akron
O’neil
Patrick Dunn
Tuscarawas County
Dunn
Elyria Chamber Dinner Sees 300+ Reservations Ahead
Attendance of more than 300 Elyrians was indicated for the annual Elyria Chamber of Commerce dinner at the First Congregational church. Delegations from local plants expected. Dr James Selby Thomas of the Chrysler Institute will speak. Rev William Muir Auld to give invocation. Frank E Stevens reviews 1938. Neely Powers previews 1939. toastmaster Powers to lead as officers and directors are presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
First Congregational Church
Chamber
James Selby
Thomas
Chrysler Institute of Engineering
Clarkson Memorial College of Technology
William Muir Auld
Frank E. Stevens
Neely Powers
Oberlin Conservatory
Powers
Two Aged Aid Office Workers Dismissed in Reorganization
Mrs. Gertrude P. Mathews and Laverne Bowers placed on a state list of 120 division of aid for the aged employees to be dismissed by Director Tom McCaw. Mathews earned 1500 dollars as investigator and Powers 950 as office assistant. all had provisional appointments without civil service ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude P. Mathews
Laverne Bowers
Division of Aid For
Tom McCaw
Ask Wage Cut For Soft Coal Miners
Appalachian bituminous producers planned to ask the United Mine Workers of America to approve a 50 cents a day wage cut for nearly 500000 soft coal miners. The proposal came as a reply to union demands for a 50 cent wage increase, a 30 hour week, 200 working days per year, and two weeks paid vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers of America
Fishing Boats Held to Harbor By Heavy Seas In Lake Erie
In Sandusky Ohio 75 fishing boats could not leave the harbor as a stiff southeast wind drove ice floes into Sandusky Bay. A tug from the Post company found the harbor mouth was blocked making it impossible to reach the fishing grounds in Lake Erie.
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Lake Erie
Sandusky, Q
Sandusky Bay
Sandusky
Post Company
Leake
Record-Lorain County music contest hits 82 entries
The Lorain County School Band Orchestra and Choral Contest at Clearview School faces a nine and a half hour schedule with 82 participating groups. Two-stage setup, dual judging, and back-to-back performances aim to keep 82 entries on one day despite tight timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Clearview
Gerald M. Frank
Frank
S. Norman Park
Lorain High School
Harold F. Brown
Lorain
Wellington
Clearview School
Marjorie Howe
Principals Agree On Objectives In Three County Meet
High school principals from Lorain Erie and Huron Counties met at Oberlin to review proposed education objectives. Faculty committees presented statements and an editing committee will draft a district statement for April 12. C P Shively of Elyria High School chairs Group 15 overseeing the discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
National Secondary School Principals Association
C. P. Shively
Elyria High
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Man and Wife Fatally Injured in Car Fire Crash
PAINESVILLE Ohio March 15 Joseph Kovach 30 of Fairport and his wife Theresa 29 were fatally injured when their automobile caught fire after sideswiping a truck seven miles east of here early today Their 14 month old daughter, thrown from the car, was found unconscious on the highway with a fractured skull and critical condition Kovach a railroad brakeman was taking his family home from Conneaut where they had visited his parents The automobile side swiped a truck driven by Harry Bolling 21 of Fredonia New York at 2 curve on Red Mill Hill
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Painesville
Joseph Kovach
Fairport
Theresa
Here
Kovach
Conneaut
Harry Bolling
Fredonia
N. Y
Red Mill Hill
Hitler Rewrites Central Europe Map With Unprecedented Scope
Adolf Hitler crossed into Czechia en route to Prague with Ribbentrop and Himmler. Nazi officials claim Germany can redraw Europe’s map, absorbing Czechoslovakia and threatening Hungary and Ukraine, while Britain, France, and the United States respond cautiously.
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Joe Alex Morris
United ‘Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Czechia
Prague
Fuehrer
Boehmisch-Leipa
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Heinrich Himmler
Secret Police
Europe
Versailles
Munich
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Kingdom
Hungary
Ukraine
Russia
Chamberlain Still Hopes For Peace
London reports Britain’s anger over Germany’s move in Czechoslovakia and the Munich accord breach. Prime Minister Chamberlain insists on pursuing peace while Halifax and others warn of setbacks. Trade visit to Germany postponed amid tensions. Richly reported in House debates.
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England
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Sudetenland
Germany
London
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Viscount Halifax
Chamberlain
Halifax
Munich
Britain
France
Italy
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Robert Hudson
Adolf Hitler
Bricker To Speak At Sandusky Tomorrow
Governor John W Bricker will headline the Firelands Draft Horse Society banquet in Sandusky tomorrow night. About 1,100 are expected at Sandusky Junior High School with 1,500 seats opened to the public at 8 p m. Irish songs by Maggie O Kelly greet attendees as Worden Spitler president of the Percheron Horse Association of America offers greetings along with H J Brant of the Belgian Horse Association of America. John F Cunningham dean of the Ohio State University college of faculties will toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Firelands Draft Horse Society
John W. Bricker
Sandusky Junior High School
Maggie O'Kelly
Worden Spitler
Germans Enter Prague Amid Hisses as Czechs Sing Anthem
German troops occupied Prague in a dawn march amid hisses and Czech national anthem. Crowds cried, troops paraded with machine guns, and police subdued clashes as residents sought escape routes and asylum.
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Prague
Central Europe tides shift as troops seize Czech capital
Prague is occupied by Prague German troops amid boos and curfews. A military governor is appointed as Hitler departs Berlin for a triumphal entry into the Czech protectorate. Romania mobilizes to 600000 men, Poland reinforces its frontier, and Hungary pushes deeper into Carpatho Ukraine with an ultimatum.
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Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Prague
Austria-Hungarian
Britain
France
Carpatho - Ukraine
Poland
Rumania
Fuehrer
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Carpatho- Ukraine
Carpatho-Ukraine
Europe
Ukraine
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Bucharest
Warsaw
Budapest
Chust
Avon School Superintendent Reemployed by Village Board
W. E. Blake, Avon School superintendent, was reemployed for the post by the Avon Village Board of Education. Blake, who has served several years, also teaches mathematics and physical education in the high school.
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W. E. Blake
Avon School
Avon Village Board of Education
Blake
Fragments Hint at Local Classifieds Listings
Readable fragments mention items like "Hierring" and "Begley's" with brief references to perch and tout, suggesting a small local classifieds notice or ad list.
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Fresm
Hierring
Perch
Tout
Begley
s _ Ady
Czech Provinces Placed Under Protectorate
German troops move to occupy Bohemia and Moravia as Hitler proclaims protectorate over the Czech lands. Prague and Bratislava report resistance and mixed troop actions across Carpatho Ukraine as German forces advance. Leaders Hacha and Chvalkovsky meet Hitler, Ribentrop, Goering, and Hess as occupation escalates.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Hitler
Emil Hacha
Czechoslovakia
Hacha
Bohemia
Mboiga
E- Statés
Moravia
Frantisek Chvalkovsky
Czech
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hermann Goering
Rudolf Hess
Farmers Need No Federal SID to Sell Farm Goods
TRUE or FALSE claim mixes terms and satire about selling farm items this spring without federal ID. The statement implies exemption based on inexpensive Want Ads but lacks clear legal basis or context.
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Aged Office
The
Central
Democratic Front
Czechoslovak
Bismarck -Hitler
Bricker
Joseph Tiso
Baron Dornberg
Tempelhof
Tiso
Bratislava
Slovakia
Acme
Wenceslas Square
Republic of
Boesing
Ratzersdorf
Czove Etre Rao So
Mackinsch-Ostrau
Pilsen
Carpartho
Piassa
Murray
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