Rejected Petitions Trim Primary Ballot Names
The board of elections announced two petitions for the primary were rejected for insufficient names of qualified electors. Republican candidates W. J. Barndotlar and E. A. Shorace from Elvria failed by a few signatures to reach 190 needed for ballot printing. they may still be written in. Leon B. Brown’s petition for recorder was accepted after initial doubts about meeting 100 names. All other petitions were approved.
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Board of Elections
W. J. Barndotlar
Elvria
Vorney
E. A. Shorace
Frank Stetson
Election Board
Leon B. Brown
Brown
Stetson
House rolls up taxes as $595 million sales levy debated
Washington report describes the House pushing a billion dollar tax increase bill through debate. Leaders plan section by section consideration as normal rates rise to 2 4 and 6 percent, exemptions shrink from 3500 to 2500 and 1500 to 7000, with a 214 percent sales tax looming.
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Washington
Marcel
Crisp
Ways and Means
Rainey
House
Laughton
Dem. 4. U
Ohio Weather Forecast Promises Increasing Clouds and Warmth
The Ohio forecast indicates increasing cloudiness and a rise in temperatures tonight. Saturday will bring rain and warmer conditions across the state.
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Ohio
Man Claims Driving Lindbergh Baby Kidnap Car
POCATELLO Idaho March 18 Ignace Blaistein 30 arrested on burglary charge held today while authorities investigated his claim he drove the automobile in which Charles A Lindbergh Jr was kidnapped Blaistein was arrested in Boise Wednesday and brought here charged with stealing clothing from a fraternity house Police Sergeant Robert Pugmire said Blaistein admitted participation in the kidnapping He told the sergeant the baby was hidden in Newark New Jersey and named the exact place The mayor ordered details of his statement forwarded to New Jersey police Blaistein said he arrived here last Friday in an automobile with two other men involved in the Lindbergh plot
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Pocatello
Idaho
T Ignace Blaistein
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Blaistein
Boise
Robert Pugmire
Newark
N d
T. C. Gaffin
New Jersey
Bright Spots In Business World
Alfred P Sloan Jr of General Motors hailed the auto industry’s outlook in the annual report. Federal Reserve figures show credit conditions improving nationwide. American Tobacco reports 1939 earnings per share of 9.07 and net income of 46.19 million. Chesapeake & Ohio Rail shows February net income of 1.47 million, up from 1.17 million. Retail trade across 55 leading cities improves per Bradstreet data. Chicago Great Western Railroad earnings trend toward a more favorable path. Houston Lighting and Power posts year end net income of 3.40 million, down from 4.15 million prior year.
Lindbergh baby case leads to secret conference
Routine bulletins from the Lindbergh kidnapping hunt continued as Colonel Lindbergh held a secret night conference with investigators. Reports from Pocatello and Denver raised questions about suspects and gang activities while officials said most clues were unfounded. No private detectives were enlisted and the Lindberghs urged the safe return of Charles Augustus Jr.
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Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Charles Augustus Jr
Schwartzkopf
Body Of Boy Found In Creek Bulletin Columbus
The body of Lawrence Artz, five year old son of Morris Richard Artz of Shady Lane Farm, was found in Big Walnut Creek shortly after 4 a m. He had been missing since 6 p m Wednesday. Authorities believe he wandered onto the bank and fell in while playing, and persistent effort to reach him had raised fears of kidnapping.
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Creek
Columbus
Lawrence Artz
Morris Richard Artz
Shady Wane Farm
Big Walnut Creek
Mandamus Hearing Held Over Lorain County Notes
In Columbus Ohio March 14 the Ohio Supreme Court heard a mandamus suit by Stranahan Morris and Company Toledo investment brokers seeking to force Lorain County Treasurer N D Backus to retire 625060 in anticipatory notes issued by Lorain County commissioners for the Lorain County Tuberculosis Hospital construction. The court took the matter under advisement after hearing argument. Backus reportedly refused to retire the notes despite a county resolution approving action.
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Mare 14
T Lorain County
N. D. Backus
Attorn
Ohio Supreme Court
Stranahan, Morris, and Companys
Toledo Investent
Toledo
Barkus
Lorain County
High Court
Backus
Craig Davis
Strannahan, Harris and Company
Toledo Concern
German servants detained in Lindbergh kidnapping case
Bryn Mawr Pa March 18 German servants residents of Leandro Lightfoot home Franklin Park N J were detained by Lower Merion police at request of New Jersey State Police They worked in Bryn Mawr from March 3 three days after Charles A Lindbergh Jr was kidnaped They refused to identify the family and were taken to Hopewell by state police for questioning.
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UPFH
Leandro Lightfoot
Franklin Park
N. J
Lower Merion Township
Sadie
Paul Engstenberg
Ignatius J. Mullen
New Jersey
Hopewell
U.S
Engstenbergs
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Engstenberg
Morning Press Center
Educator Will Speak Tonight at Northeast PTA Conference
Dr. A. L. Heer, longtime superintendent of Kent State training, will open the Tenth Annual North East District Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers session at the Methodist Church. His talk, The Task of the Education Agencies in Providing Adequate Training for Faithful Citizenship, outlines aims for school systems.
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A. L. Heer
Kent State
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Methodist Church
Republican Rally Set for April at Methodist Church
A pre election dinner and rally will be held at the Methodist Church on April 7 announced by Frank Stetson county Republican leader. John W. Bricker of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will speak, with Mrs. Elsie Bennet Wilson of Medina likely to join. All candidates are expected to attend as plans target 509 attendees.
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Methodist
Frank Stetson
John W. Bricker
Public Utilities Commission
Glohia
Elsie Bennet Wilson
Medina
John J. Baird
Lorain
Stella Scehilleman
Alma Portman
J. N. Stone
Sybil Miller
Ff. A. Stetson
Government to Sell Wheat and Cotton Abroad
Secretary of Agriculture Hyde announced at the White House that the government will conduct an intensive campaign to unload surplus cotton and wheat abroad. He said funds likely to come from about 200 million dollars accruing to agriculture under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would be used for the campaign.
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Washington
Marvel
Hyde
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Swiss trapper plans rescue mission for Colonel Fawcett
Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports Stephan Ratlin says he has been summoned by the British embassy to plan a four man expedition to Matto Grosso to rescue P H Fawcett, allegedly held by Indians. Ratlin recounts meeting a white man in Indian dress who claimed to be Fawcett and says persuading natives to release the captive will be the main hurdle.
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Stephan Ratlin
P. H. Fawcett
Rattin
United Press
Sao Paulo
Arthur Abbott
Col. Fawcett
Raleigh Rimell
Great Jungle
Fawcett
Raitin
Visitors flood Elyria for Parent Teacher Conference
Hundreds of visitors are arriving in Elyria today for the Conference of Parents and Teachers which opens late this afternoon. The program of the sessions and other information may be found on the first page of the second section of this paper.
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Elyria
Four Children Die in Fire at Crown Point Road Home
In Paulsboro New Jersey a two story frame house on Crown Point Road burned early today killing Theresa Bell 15 Mary 9 Ruth 4 and William 8 months old. Their mother Lilian Bell 38 suffered serious burns while trying to rescue them. father William Bell was at work. Neighbors alerted by neighbor Charles Blackman helped and found the children's bodies in the ruins.
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N. J
Crown Point Road
Camden
Theresa Bell
Mary
Ruth
William
Lilian Bell
Charles Blackman
Pardoner’s Tale of Ohio Penitentiary Fire Heard by Elyria Club
Judge Maurice Meyer recounted the 1930 Ohio Penitentiary blaze at Columbus to the Elyria Foremen’s Club, noting the prison held 8,700 at the time though built for 1,800. He warned idleness fuels discontent and urged prisoner classification by mental and physical exams, followed by entertainment acts at the meeting.
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Columbus
Foster
Elyria Foremen's Club
Maurice Meyer
Cleveland
Meyer
R. K. Foster
Mrs. Foster
George Zemba, Jr
The
Five Westerns Orchestra
Bicycle collision injures Elyria man on Huron Street
I, El Fritz of 238 Spruce Street, suffered a dislocated collarbone, cuts, bruises, and injuries to the face after a car driven by Kenneth Harden of 293 East Bridge Street struck him on Huron Street yesterday around 5 pm. Fritz was taken to Elyria Clinic by A. Powers who witnessed the incident. Harden claimed he did not see Fritz in time to avoid the collision.
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EL Fritz
Spruce Street
Kenneth Harden
East Bridge Street
Huron Street
Fritz
Elyria Clinic
A. 3
Powers
South Antherst
Harden
Ohio PTA Leader to Attend East District Meeting
Mrs. Hamilton Shaffer of Dayton Ohio, president of the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers, will attend the opening of the Tenth East District meeting in Elyria this evening.
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Hamilton Shaffer
Dayton
Ohio
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Northeast
Ely+ tia
KIWANIANS HEAR MAJOR WILCOX ON ECONOMIC TREND
Major C B Wilcox of Sandusky spoke to the Kiwanis Club on the economic trend of government. He used charts to argue costs must adapt to conditions and urged restraint in spending. He described Ohio Chamber of Commerce efforts to curb state expenses by blocking new offices and delaying salary increases.
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Major C. B. Wilcox
Sandusky
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Newell
Major Wilcox
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Life in France Told by War Bride at Elyria Club
Madame Lahaurine Johnson matron of the Oberlin College French House will discuss life in France and the experiences of a French woman learning English. The talk, to be given mostly in English, covers school life, student activities, and Echoel children, followed by French readings.
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France
Elyria High School
Bank Robbery Shakes Prospect As Gunmen Escape With Cash
Three men robbed the Prospect Citizens' Bank in Marion county today, holding up bank president R. W. Herbster, cashier D. H. Gast and two bank examiners B. Lonsway and C. B. Houser. They escaped in a blue sedan after forcing open a safe, with about $10,000 taken. authorities followed with gunfire exchanged on Route 6.
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Bulletin Prospect
Prospect Citizens’ Bank
Marion County
R. W. Herbster
D. H. Gast
B. Lonsway
Tiffin
C. B. Houser
Upper
Sandusky
Marshall Ed Fritsch
H. B. Osborn
Barn Fire Kills Livestock On Two Amherst Properties
A blaze last night destroyed two barns near Amherst injuring no people. One barn on Middle Ridge Road housed a cow owned by Dr. Wiseman and a horse plus hay and grain owned by Harry Erwin. a nearby shed was saved by neighbors. The second barn on Butternut Ridge and Indian Hollow roads belonged to Charles Wise and suffered extensive loss including hay, silos, grain shed, milk house, and a burned tractor. Firefighters arrived around 2 am after the fire was discovered at 4:35 am. Wise valued damages at $8,000 with partial insurance. Thirty-five tons of hay and two silos were destroyed along with the barn’s contents. A contract for Gore-Orphanage roadway grading and ditching was let to Thomas Allen of Lorain for $770.
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Charles Majassie
Middle Ridge Road
Amherst
Charles Wise
Butternut Ridge Road
Indian Hollow Road
Dr. Wiseman
Harry Erwin
Elyria
Wiss
Wise
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