Washington Roundup on War Plans and Policy Shifts
Diplomatic dispatches show potential Western war blows along the West Wall with German action likely. France weighs attacking the Siegfried Line, lessons from Finnish defense spur hope, while fear of heavy losses looms. Welles and Roosevelt weighed peace odds, Hoover solidifies ties with Jackson over wire tapping. Senate scenes reveal Crockett’s laborious roll call as consular closings in Poland prompt timing fights. Mail Bag covers bank resignations, housing admin, and global aircraft output comparisons.
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Mannerheim
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Roosevelt
Welles
Italy
J. Edgar. Hoover
Edgar Hoover
Poland
San Francisco
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Land Bank
Albert S. Goss
Farm Credit Adistraction
St. Joseph
Stewart McDonald
Maryland Casualty Comp Fll
New Orleans
Great Britain
U. S
Britain
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Shenanigan Business in Lorain County
Consulting Engineer Ralphs Harding and County Harry Dub ham staged a junk peddler skit to sell the Erie Avenue bridge iron, risking an estimated 10,000 in taxpayers’ funds. Commissioner Dunn objected to giving the old bridge away as part of the act.
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Ralphs Harding
Harry Dubham
Lorain County
Charley McCarthy
Erie Avenue
Bergeo
Charley
Dunn
Bridge scrap dispute over county project contract
The county debate over old bridge scrap and a new structure involves Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. claiming a contract for construction and dismantling. After oral promises cited by Harding and Dunham, Commissioner Dunn referred the issue to Assistant Prosecutor Wickens, who ruled the scrap belonged to the county. The Mt. Vernon firm showed little stake beyond removing the debris.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co
Where Are County's Typewriters Missing Inventory?
Inquiries by the American Majority reveal no centralized county inventory for equipment. Officials offered guesses on typewriter counts, noting losses and transfers between Lorain and other offices, and urging a complete perpetual inventory to prevent property loss and aid recovery after fires.
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DeChant
Davidson
Dunn
Fred Ruth
Lorain
Duna
WPA
Alkion
Sandusky
Township trustees get large raises under Ohio legislature
Condensed from Everybody's Business bulletin March 1940 notes trustees and clerks in townships gain raises funded by taxpayers. Elyria school debt analysis shows a $358,000 building cost ballooning to $1,002,406 for the same asset and a current debt of $717,600 with high interest, underscoring burden on taxpayers and calls for prudent budgeting.
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Ohio
Biw
Elyria
Ely School
Lorain County
U. S
Berkeley Students Tire Over First 20 Pages
Berkeley news notes that the first twenty pages of each book suffer the most from student use at the University of California. V. L. McHenry, who renovates about 3,000 library books annually at the university press building, observes that the front matter and initial leaves bear the most wear while the middle and end pages rarely need renewal.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California
McHenry
University Press
Montclair’s tax cuts and debt payoff scheme gains praise
A syndicated piece recalls Montclair New Jersey cutting taxes and paying down debt since 1999 and 1940. It highlights privatized garbage, honest purchasing, and reduced costs totaling large savings. Citizens funded by saved money consider further tax cuts or debt relief as a model for clean government.
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America
Montclair
N. J
Hague
New Jersey
Bath
Chicago
Elyria City Bond Call Plan Faces Missed Opportunity
Elyria carries 37000 NAP with six percent bonds, callable in limited amounts. Previous calls in November for 537000 wart were not made and now cannot be called until May. Bonds should have been called or refinanced then. It is noted that 8000 will be retired and the rest refinanced on the May call date, a procedure that would have yielded over 200 in profit if done last November.
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Jackson
Congress
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Pecora
Morris Ernst
FBI
Senate
Clers John Crockett
Crockett
Adams
Andrews
Ashurst
Gerry Mong
Gibson
Conger
Gillette
Clerk Crockett
Wheeler, White
Wiley
Lord Byron
Elyria
Watch For April Issue Of Everybodys Business For Candidates
A public notice invites all candidates for public office to read the upcoming April issue of Everybody's Business as it may assist them in pursuing their electoral goals. The message stresses that the magazine content could be helpful for candidates.
Maston Reports Changes in Elyria High Staff and Enrollment
Elyria schools report a drop in student numbers while teacher counts rise, mirroring nationwide birth rate declines. The superintendent notes enrollment has peaked and will gradually fall each year, urging planning to avoid past performance pitfalls.
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Elyria
Maston
Elyria High
Education cost concerns rise from Elyria elementary shift
A 23 percent drop in Elyria elementary enrollment since 1933 coincides with an 8 percent rise in teachers. The report cites a usual 38 pupil per teacher ratio versus Elyria’s 28 last year, noting past cutting of staff during 1933 and urging fiscal vigilance to avoid waste despite a three mill levy.
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Ebbe Bane
Superintendent of Schools
Elyria
Maston
Elygia
Readers flag budget versus appropriation discrepancy
Dear Editor, a reader notes inconsistencies in Chronicle-Telegram figures. The 1940 budget totals 923,866 with 247,968 for operating expenses while the 1940 appropriation totals 843,987 with 285,464 for operating expenses. The correct operating-savings difference is 62,902. The concern highlights misaligned totals and bond-interest allocations.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Council
Everybody's Business in Lorain County Airs Its Goals
This bulletin, funded by public spirited citizens, reprints March issue facts from Everybody's Business mailed to American Majority supporters. It aims to inform Elyria and Lorain County residents about progress in reducing debt and burdens as it chronicles local civic and economic conditions.
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Lorain County
Everybody's Business
Elyria
Dunn well obstructionists face backlash over county actions
The article portrays Commissioner Oscar Dunn as an obstructionist for opposing county wasteful scrapping and road paving without bids. It notes Dunn recovered 23500 worth of office equipment moved by the WPA to Akron and Sundusky offices by mistake and calls for more countermeasures against obstructionists and rubber stamps.
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Oscar Dunn
Dunn
WPA
Akron
Sendusky
Judge Nye Critiques Spending In Juvenile Court Policy
Probate Juvenile Judge H Nye argues that more current juvenile court spending could reduce later sheriff’s office costs, endorsing a federal matching funds approach. He adds a new worker and theory that higher today spending may not be justified by costs in the sheriff’s department, urging prudent county finances.
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Judge Nye
Sheriffs Office
Rifts
Juvenile Court
Int
Nye
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