WPA Strikers Camp In Wis. State Capitol
In Madison Wisconsin March 6 a group of 125 WPA strikers occupied the Wisconsin state capitol assembling chambers calling for higher wages and government aid. They warned of loss of life if their demands are ignored and described efforts to starve them into submission. Strikers issued telegrams to federal officials while denouncing telegraph companies as capitalist. They sought food donations as they continued their protest from four upstate cities.
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Madisox
Wis
WPA
Wis- Cvesirs
Inisg
Lyle Gilson
Oson Dom
Ison
Marti
Salation Army
Philip F. la Follere
Capitol
Madison
Sirikers
Torkelson
Nose
Harry L. Moepkins
Washinston
Tele- Rrapa
Olson
Eit
Youth Sentenced To Reformatory For Gas Station Robbery
Carl Ganter aged 18 of 113 Park view court was sent to Manfield reformatory for an indeterminate term after pleading guilty to the January 21 robbery of a gas station in Oberlin. Judge D A Cook noted probation not allowed in this case and cited circumstances including Ganter pointing a loaded shotgun at attendant Joe Artino during the holdup. Co-defendant Thomas Olds, 18, of 150 Huron street, participated in the robbery.
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Carl Ganter
Parkview Court
Ganter
Manfield Reformatory
D. A. Cook
Oberlin
Joe Artino
Thomas Olds
Huron Street
Weather Ohio forcast cloudy with rain and snow
Cloudy conditions with rain tonight and likely rain or snow in the eastern portion Tuesday morning. Colder tonight and in the east on Tuesday.
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Ohio
East Portion
Postmaster Sartor Assumes Elyria Duties Today
J Sartor begins duties as Elyria postmaster succeeding R B Lerech who retires after more than four years in office. Both postmasters were seen checking supplies and taking inventory this morning as required by the post office department. Sartor received his commission last week but delayed takeover to align with the payroll period.
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Vharies J. Sartor
Elyria
R. B. Lerech
Post Office Department
Sartor
Dope Ring Probe Led By Federal Agent In Elyria
John Hesse of Cleveland, a federal narcotics agent, is in Elyria to broaden inquiries into an alleged Lorain dope ring involving a doctor, a diagnost, and a woman. Lorain police link a narcotics charge to the case but provide few details. Federal agents survey local drug stores to verify coc aine prescription totals tied to the doctor under scrutiny. The woman is described as a confidant of prominent criminals including Alvin Karpis.
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John Hesse
Cleveland
Ascmt
Elyria
Drazrist
Grand J
Bae
Wnda
Lorain
Hnold
Theodore E. Walker
Alvin Karpis
Pedestrians Victims In Six Ohio Accidents
A weekend string of fatal traffic incidents in Ohio left at least six pedestrians dead. Victims include Thelma Davis 30 in Columbus after a hit and run, Rosetta James 5 near Cleveland, and Steve Drago 49 on a road between Lorain and Elyria. Other deaths involve Howard Irons 30 at Yountstown Michael Watiras 50 near Cleveland John W Smarr 68 Heckies Corners, and Harr Renner 22 whose wife Marie 20 was bruised when a motorcycle collided with an auto driven by Walker Beitz 18 Creston near Akron.
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Ohio
Thelma Davis
Columbus
Nanm
Rosetta James
Elvrra
Howard Irons
Yountstown
Michael Watiras
Cleveland
John W. Smarr
Heckies Corners
J. C. Roberts
Fremont
Sandusky
Harr
Renner
Marie
Walker Beitz
Creston
Akron
Fiord W. Lew
Jackson County
Darton
Robert Medford
Vandalla
Gertrude
County Musicians Compete April 11
County musicians including school bands orchestras and clubs will compete on April 11 at Clearview School after officials confirmed the venue remains available. County school music supervisor Gerald M. Frank announced there is no need to move the contest, easing uncertainty about the schedule.
Large Crowd To Hear Republic Steel Head Speech
A large audience is planned to attend a dinner and program featuring Republic Steel officials. The event, hosted by the Chamber, will include remarks by a company manager and anticipated discussion on industrial trade policy. Reservations are required to ensure seating.
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Republic Steel
Chamber of 0
Paceiy Pan
Sterl Cg
Jim Arn
Gene Marie
Longworth Dilemmas in Hoover Nomination Fight
Washington date lines report Alice Longworth weighs Hoover’s odds and criticizes his political appeal. She notes Hoover’s status as symbol of depression era hardship and doubts nomination acceptance. Several supporters doubt his bid, while some insist he lacks ambition. Copyright 1956 McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Young Men's Club Skips Meeting for Elyria Chamber Talk
Members of the Young Men's Club will not hold their regular weekly meeting at the Y M C A tonight. They will attend the Elyria Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Thursday night to hear R. J. Wysor, executive vice president and general manager of Republic Steel Corp.
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Young Men's Club
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Wysor
Republic Steel Corporation
France Would Propose World Court After Rhineland Reoccupation
France proposed sending the Rhineland reoccupation question to the World Court in The Hague. Foreign Minister Flandin lined up Britain Italy Spain Romania Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia to oppose Hitler’s peace plan and push for enforcement of Locarno and Versailles. Proposals include German troop withdrawal from the Rhineland and new mutual defense guarantees. or formal finding of violation with a quick adjournment and Geneva consultation.
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France
Rhineland
World Court
Loxbon
Hague
Decison
Evienne Flandin
Ituasia
Spain
Euxtente
Roumania
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Hitler
Germany
Belgium
Britain
Italy
Council
Lovarno
Versailles
Geneva
France Rejects Hitler Conditions At League Session
London reports that France informed the League Council in a secret session that Hitler's two demands are unacceptable. Germany must join the council on equal terms and that his European peace plan be reviewed. British and Romanian attendees weighed German and Polish positions as tensions rose.
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London
France
League Council
Fuehrer
Hitler
Germany
Gern
Locarno
Eric Phipps
Business Outlook Favorable Says Col. Ayers
Col. Leonard P. Ayres, economist, warns in the Cleveland Trust Co bulletin that while business conditions look favorable, a tax on corporate surpluses could discourage cash reserves. He says reduced reserves would hinder plant expansion and risk a new downturn, and that higher taxes may cut dividends while slowing large scale plant rehab.
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Cleveland, O
Leonard P. Ayres
The
Cleveland Trust Co
Cal ‘Eres
Raiain
2000 Tradesmen Strike In St. Louis
About 2,000 building trades workers walked off public works projects in St. Louis to protest the low wage scale of the Works Progress Administration.
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St. Louis
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Akron Mayor Declares War On Agitators
Akron O March 16 For mer Mayor Nelson Sparks intensified his drive to purge this industrial city of 230000 of out-of-town radical readers so that the nondrear Tire and Rubber Co can reopen its strike besieged plants. Sparks sworn in as a special deputy sheriff launched his vigilante movement after union rubber workers on strike for four weeks. He appealed for public support to drive radical leaders out of Akron and warned of a possible general strike if trouble grows.
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Akron
Nelson Sparks
Sparks
Dent
Stvikers
Former Convict Shot Had Car Stolen Here
In Cleveland Ohio on March 16 Eduard A Webber 25 a former convict was shot in the face while slumped in a sedan. He had been serving a term for grand larceny at Mansfield reformatory and the car he was in had been stolen from Clifford T Warren of Elyria last December. Police traced Webber by fingerprints after he gave the alias Ned Drake and noted license plates tied to Oberlin Ohio.
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Cleveland. O
Eduard A. Webber
Webber
Ned Drake
Mansfield Reformatory
Clifford T. Warren
West Avenue
Elyria
Oberlin
County Educators To Hear Dr Reavis March Meeting
Dr G H Reavis state high school supervisor will speak at the March meeting of Lorain county school superintendents and principals on March 23 announced by A Gibbons county school superintendent The talk is expected to focus on the foundation program as plans to enlarge several county schools were discussed last year with possible enrollment growth The meeting place has not yet been decided and the usual March 1 date was delayed by one week due to Dr Reavis attendance
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G. H. Reavis
State Department of Education
Lorain County
Tdas
A. Gibbons
Reavis
Lorain
Gibbons
Germany Corrects Translation On Hitler Peace Offer
A Berlin report states Germany says a translation error altered its reply on participating in League of Nations talks about Rhineland. The misrendered word alsbald or aisbald was read as forthwith, prompting fears of an immediate council rejection and suggesting a concession by Germany in its peace terms.
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Tomer Ahr
Ted Press
Elondon
Germany
Great Britain
League of Nations Council
Alsbald
London
Aisbald
Hitler
Mmessere
Iodar
60 Percent Increase In Income Tax Returns Here
A. Radican, Elria local deputy collector of internal revenue, reports about a 60 percent rise in income tax returns this year. He notes many new filers, estimates the increase near 50 percent, and says most who must file for 1953 taxes have likely done so. With only hours left, the local office will stay open tonight for late filers.
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Poim Elriia
Tv. A. Radican
Iocal
Internal Revenue
Althouth
Internal Revenue Office
Cleveland
Radican
Wellington Man Injured In Fall
Wellington, D. March 16 Frank Obrig proprietor of the Cities Service station on Herrick Avenue West was injured Saturday afternoon when a 5 pound motor oil can dropped on him as he unloaded it from a truck. The fall bruised a leg and injured an eye requiring four stitches after treatment at Falls Clinic.
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Wellington
Frank Obrig
Herrick Avenue
Cities Service
Falls Clinic
WPA Worker Killed in Elyria Traffic Crash
One WPA worker, Steve Drago, 42, died after stepping into traffic on North Ridge road near Stop 71-2 as Frank Byer, 40, drove east. Byer and cafe patron Robert Brandt moved Drago to St Joseph's Hospital where he died. Eight others were injured in a separate crash near Columbia Center on Route S% involving a tow-car and nine youths led by William Mc Cray. The seriously injured included Carol Mc Quistion, Lois Mc Quistion, and Rosemary Go Donnell with multiple injuries.
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Steve Drago
WPA
North Ridge Road
Frank Byer
South Muore Street
Elyria
Robert Brandt
Broadway
Lorain
Byer
Drago
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Louis Mathie
Middle Ridge Road
Chapman
Joseph Woodings
Drazo
Elyrians
Columbia Center
Litchfield
Harry McDonald
Gerald
William McCray
991
West Avenue
Phil Bobel
Penfield
McCray
Woodings
Many Expected To Honor Allen At Dinner Here
Rotary clubs from several cities plan to send representatives to the Elyria Rotary Club dinner meeting Wednesday night. The local club will honor BLF Daddy Allen founder and president emeritus of Rotary International Crippled Children and present him an honorary life membership. The event will be at Elyria Country Club at 6 36 p m with a program committee led by Harry L Reynolds.
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Rotary Clubs
Elyria
Lawrence H. Webber
Frank W. Hoover
al Mason
Paul Harris
Rotary International
Paul Barrett
Findlay
Rotary
H. Squire
Webber
Uo Mar
Aocal Rotary Club
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Gale
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Gerald M. Frank
T. Robinson
Senate Economic Committee
Jos. C. O'Mahones
Wyoming
John G. Tounsendare
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Jos
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Alice Longworth
Washington, D.C
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Gelite
Cootdse
Iad
Alies Longworth
McNaught Syndicate. Inc
Wysor
Berlin
Maximim Litvinay
Nicholas Tibleen
Reumania
Col. Ayers
Dr. Reavis
Allen
Jonger
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