Donahey seeks wildlife refuge at Indian Lake Ohio
Senator Donahey of Ohio introduces a bill to create a National Wildlife Refuge at Indian Lake Ohio and bar hunting of water fowl there. The measure, backed by the governor and needing Conservation Commission approval, would be enforced by the state. His retirement plans and past losses of swans and fowl are noted.
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Washington
Donahey
Ohio
Indian Lake
Sen
Beause
Unconservation Commission
Don Waters
Senate
Wila “Ey
Stack Reappointed as Pleasant View Sanatorium Trustee
Dr. L A Stack of Lorain was reappointed a trustee of Pleasant law sanatorium for another three years by unanimous vote of the county commissioners today. New term begins April 1 and ends April 1 1943. Other trustees are A J Robinson of Elyria and Prof Lynn Jones of Oberlin. Trustees serve without remuneration.
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Rk. Stack
L. A. Stack
Lorain
Pleasant Law Sanatorium
Junty
Stack
A. J. Roiinson
Elyria
Lynn Ones
Oberlin
Elyria City Separation Proposal Questioned
Voice of the People letters from Elyria Ohio critique a council plan to separate Elyria city from Elyria and Carlisle townships. The writer calculates potential tax shifts, suggesting the move could raise city taxes by 0.35 mills to fund about 15 000 dollars yearly, while transferring roughly 2 900 dollars in current township tax receipts and possibly costing residents around 12 000 dollars annually.
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Elyria
Ohio
Chronicle-Telegram
City of
Elyria City
Elyria Township
Carlisle Township
Elyra City
Elytia
John KE Nece
Model Airplanes On Display At Library
Dozens of model airplanes in varied designs and colors are on display in the Elyria Library children's room, mostly built by club members. The exhibit includes a half finished Douglas transport, a tiny Gee Ree model, and egg shell fuselage planes, with many flying models hanging overhead. The display runs for two weeks and invites additional builders to contribute.
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Elyria Model Airplane Club
Elyria
Harry Gard
Itas
Luther Shenman
Elyrian
Arch Hall
Arch
Arthur Hall
Robert Steele
Robert Paty
Rod Hines
Steele
Rail link lets traveler cross Australia in 314 days
Canberra reports that a completed railway connection enables travel from Sydney to Perth across Australia in 314 days. The journey covers about 2,760 miles but requires three gauge changes, slowing the pace.
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Canberra
Australia
Sydney
Perth
Children To Hear The Story Of The Bluebird At Library
Maurice asterlinck’s famous tale The Bluebird will be the feature attraction at the Biyria Library children’s story hour tomorrow. Miss Elaine Cole will begin the story at 4 p.m. and finish in later sessions. The tale has recently been adapted into a motion picture.
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Maurice “Aeterlinck
Bluebird
Biyria
Elaine Cole
Navajo twins higher than whites say Sage Memorial head
Ganado Arizona Dr C G Salsbury Sage Memorial Hospital superintendent reports a ten year study finding one multiple birth in 79 Navajo births versus one in 170 among white mothers. The result highlights higher twin rates among Indian families compared with white mothers.
Deaths in Lorain County Feb shows more male deaths
Dr. F R Dew reports 71 male and 36 female deaths in Lorain County General Health district for January and February 1940. February alone tallies 31 male and 17 female deaths, with heart and circulatory diseases leading to 16 deaths, pneumonia eight, and cancer six. Average February ages: 57.5 for males and 53 for females. Contagious diseases rise this year to 286 cases in two months, 165 in February, with chickenpox measles mumps pneumonia whooping cough and septic sore throat above February norms. The two months average age for both sexes is 62 years.
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Lorain County General Health
F. R. Dew
Dew
Kidney Tubes Flush Out Poisonous Waste
Advertisement explains excess acids in blood stress kidneys and hints at symptoms like backache and swelling. It promotes Doan's Pills as a remedy, claiming long use and relief, urging readers to ask a druggist for Doan's Pills to cleanse kidneys.
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Nature
February traffic deaths set record pace in two years
The nation's motorists logged 2,170 traffic fatalities in February, the shortest month, marking a 10 percent rise from February 1939 and the fifth straight monthly toll increase. Through January and February 1940, the toll reached 4,800, about 250 higher than 1939's first two months, with Providence, Rhode Island top among cities over 250,000 for safety honors. Other leading cities listed include St. Louis, Cleveland, New York, and Lakewood, Portland, Springfield, New Kensington, Fairmont, Maplewood, and Corinth, with notes on layout and urban design.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Providence
St. Louis
Cleveland
New York
Lakewood
Portland
Springfield
New Kensington
Fairmont
W. Vz
Maplewood
Injunction Sought Over Alleged Gas Bills Dispute
Mrs. Marshall M. Keep of Lorain filed in common pleas court against Ohio Fuel Gas Co alleging excessive winter gas charges. A temporary injunction barred shutoff for non payment of January through March bills totaling 67.44 until an impartial engineer checks the heating system to find the cause of high consumption. The suit notes a gas furnace bought in 1938 with prior estimate of 70 yearly, but bills through April 1, 1940 reached 9159. The petition says shutoff was threatened for March 2 if bills remained unpaid.
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Common Pleas Court
Marshall M. Keep
Hawthorne Avenue
Lorain
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
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Panama
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Acme
Kingsham
Henrietta High School
Lorain County
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DR. Pennington
Broad Strees
San Rafael
Cal
Corinth
Greece
BEE Gore LP
Packard
White &Harry Motors
East Bridge Street
Co & E
Ohio Public Service
Everkot
C. H. Merthe CO
Spark's Radio
Ryan Electric
ART Furn.uphol. CO
Maytag Elyria CO
Day's Hardware
Elyria Electric
E. F. Whitney & Son
Loeffler
Bigbee CO
Elyria Superior Elec. CO
Ohio Public Service CO
Elyria Hardware CO
Held Myer Hardware CO
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