Mayor's Pinball Ordinance May Be Pigeonholed
Mayor Joseph Q Petro's pinball ordinance, proposed last year, stalled in council. Last night the council discussed the gambling issue and whether the measure would allow city action against pinball and other devices used for gambling. Council members asked if enforcement would target all forms of gambling, from churches bingo to private clubs slot devices, and whether the ordinance would apply broadly or only to the small operator.
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Joseph Q Petro
Leonard Fowls
Elmer Nelson
Joseph Petra
Chamber of Commerce
Weather report notes mixed precipitation across regions
The briefing describes rain or snow in Ohio with little temperature change tonight and more snow tomorrow. It notes low atmospheric pressure from the Mississippi westward with low centers over Wyoming and Puget Sound, high pressure along the Atlantic coast, and gradual temperature moderation from the central valleys and Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Light precipitation extends from the Dakotas to the lake region and into Indiana and Ohio, with rain also reported in Florida and the Pacific coast states.
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Missisippi
Wyoming
Puget Sound
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Lake Region
Indiana
Ohio
Florida
Pacific Coast
City Plans To Issue 36000 In Bonds Against Delinquent Taxes
City council meeting details a plan to issue 46000 in bonds backed by delinquent taxes to cover 26044 street lighting bills and finance 10000 for WPA sewer projects. Bonds likely 3 percent, ten year term, retireable from delinquent tax collections, with opposition to retiring 12000 of old scrip and to recodifying city ordinances this year.
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Petro
State Tax Commission
Defends Policy of Selling U S Planes
Secretary of War Woodring defended the administration’s export policy for advanced war planes to allies. He said selling planes strengthens national defense by boosting U S production capacity and warned no real secrets would be released to foreign buyers. Several hundred reserve planes may be sold for immediate Allied delivery.
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Washington
Harry H Woodring
War Department
Woodring
May Divert Bond Retirement Funds For Relief
County officials and state welfare officials in Columbus discussed diverting $33,452 in relief bond retirement funds for direct relief. Commissioner Edward DeChant said the county had already obtained $10,000 and expected $10,000 more from Treasurer Walter J. Wright, with plans to draw $20,000 later if needed. Wright objects, fearing insufficient funds to meet relief bond retirement obligations.
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Columbus
Edward DeChant
DeChant
Walter J. Wright
Wright
Snowy Wakeup Delays Elyria Traffic In Wet Spring Morn
Snow covered the ground and fell steadily slowing traffic in Elyria. Early this afternoon rain replaced snow but driving remained slick and uncomfortable. Weatherman Ralph Cruze noted the southern edge of the storm spared this area while most snow landed near Lake Erie and in Canada.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Canada
Blast On U S Destroyer Fatal To Sailor
Newport News March 27 Naval authorities report a leaking gas tank caused a fatal blast on the U S Destroyer King in Newport Harbor. The explosion injured six sailors and wrecked the afterdeck while the ship was on patrol duty. Captain William E Farber cited leaking gas as the cause and noted Richard Carl Oehlert, a Denver first class man, failed to appear at muster after the accident, believed blown overboard.
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Roi
King
Newport Harbor
William E Farber
Newport Naval Training Hospital
Farber
Richard Carl Oehlert
Freman
Denver
Col
Navy
Liberals Win Landslide in Canada Election Victory
Ottawa report notes Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King and the Liberal cabinet swept the Dominion in Tuesday's general election. The Conservative opposition leader Dr Robert J Manion was defeated by Rev Dan Melvor. The Liberal majority in the House of Commons was expected to exceed the last record 13 seats. King called the election January 25 after criticism of the war effort. He called the victory a service to Britain and France and to threatened small nations.
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Dominion
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Bob) Manion
Germany
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House of Commons
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Plans for Lorain County Recognition Dinner Held
A committee meeting sparked plans for the annual Recognition dinner for Lorain County Fourclub advisors to be held April 29. Norman Everson was elected chairman with Malcolm Fowell as vice chair and R C Campbell as treasurer. Three committees were formed to handle banquet, program, and ticket duties. Sponsoring organizations include the Lorain County Farm Bureau Pomona Grange Wool Growers' Association Jersey Cattle Club Agricultural Society Beekeepers' Association Senior Four-H club Wellington Holstein Association Wellington Agricultural Society and Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association.
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Lorain County
Norman Everson
Brighton
Malcolm Fow
Amherst
R C Campbell
Pittsfield
John Barber
F E. Sharp
Merritt Powell
Guy Radcliff
R. E. Campbell
Allan Branson
George Yost
Corbett Walker
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Pomona Grange
Wool Growers’ Association
Jersey Cattle Club Agricultural Society
Beekeepers’ Association
Seniour Four-H Club
Wellington Holstein Association
Wellington Agricultural Society
Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association
Curtis C Spence Elected Exalted Ruler of Elyria Elks
Curtis C Spence of 222 Stanford Avenue and head of Spencer Manufacturing in Spencer was elected exalted ruler of the Elyria Elks Lodge for the 1940 41 year unopposed. He succeeds Walter S Kohn and will be installed next month. A class of 52 candidates was initiated in a meeting witnessed by about 200 members and guests from Lorain and Norwalk.
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Stanford Avenue
Spencer Manufacturing Company
Spencer
Elyria Elks’ Lodge
Walter S Kohn
DW Rothe
Roy G Wickard
Cherlis C Snoble
J. M Marshall
Lorain
Norwalk
Jim Armitage
Protest Holds Up Water Line Work To La Porte
Drainage Engineer Ray Hollis reported the WPA water line project to La Porte cannot proceed until a protest by Ford Biggs Route 10 farmer is resolved. Biggs faces a $954 assessment with a $200 appeal bond. he has ten days to appeal, with April 15 as the last day. Appeals go to probate court. reassessment could occur if the court finds the levy excessive. The project line runs from near Carlisle school to Route 10 and toward the Biggs property, funded by the WPA with labor supplied locally.
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la Porte
Ford Biggs
Route 10
Biggs
Fred Ruth
Hollis
Carlisle School
Biges
WPA
Public Sounding Planned Before Elyria City Separation
Elyria City Council backs sounding out residents before separating Elyria City from Elyria and Carlisle townships. Potential tax change includes up to 35 cents per $1,000 value, with county and school revenue questions. Public discussion urged with Chamber of Commerce and citizen groups to gather input amid protests over tax increases.
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Elyria City
Britain Seizes Russian Copper Ship in North Pacific
Reliable sources report the British navy seized a Russian vessel carrying copper from San Francisco in the North Pacific. The ship, heading toward Hong Kong, was expected to reach within days. If confirmed, the action would signal a widening blockade to Russian Pacific ports as France demanded Russia’s ambassador recall in Paris.
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FDR Considers Unemployment Figures in Relief Plan
President Roosevelt will send a special message to Congress with recommendations for relief appropriations based on the latest unemployment and human needs data. He noted possible revisions if conditions fail to meet expectations and reviewed the situation with key aides including Carmody, Smith, and Harrington.
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Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
Farm Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Federal Works
John M. Carmody
Harold Smith
Francis C Harrington
Stephen T. Early
White House
French destroyer Razileuse sinks after explosion
Rome dispatch reports the French destroyer Razileuse sank off Casablanca after a violent blast while departing Casablanca. About 1000 sailors were reported lost and several others injured. Officials seek to suppress news of the sinking as cause remains unknown.
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Giornale d'Italia
Tangiers
Casablanca
Finnish Pastor to Speak at St John’s Monday Evening
The Reverend G. A. Aho of the Ashtabula Finnish Lutheran Church will lecture on Winland And Its People at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Monday at 8 p m. Aho, 42, born in Minnesota, is a leading Finnish church figure, author, and current synod president. A free will offering will be taken to support Finnish relief.
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Ashtabula
Winland
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Aho
Minnesota
Suom
Hancock
Michigan
Two German and One British Plane Shot Down in France
London dispatch reports that in France yesterday a British squadron intercepted seven German reconnaissance planes escorted by fighters. The German aircraft were shot down, one British plane fell, and the pilots reportedly escaped by parachute.
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France
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Royal Air Force
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