Tax Program For Ohio Will Be Presented
Governor Martin L Davey announced that the state tax commission will supply the legislature with suggested tax sources and revenue estimates. He said the tax sources and figures will be provided as promptly as possible and that special tax types can be requested. Vice chairman Carleton Dargusch noted no official request had been made yet but information will be available on demand, with possible options including a 2 percent gross income tax and a chain store tax plan.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
House
Fuller
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Carleton Dargusch
Eggs laden wagon crashed by heavy lorry in Dundee
A horse drawn egg wagon owned by John King collided with a heavy motor truck on Victoria Road in Dundee Scotland. The egg wagon suffered only scratches while the motor truck sustained heavier damage with no injuries reported.
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Victoria Road
Dundee
Scotland
John King
Politics and sham reverence for future leaders noted
A terse reflection on politics full of sham practices and the need for reverent behavior by aspiring politicians. The piece suggests caution toward political manipulation and the burden on future leaders to uphold integrity.
How much light is enough for reading and study
The text explains light needs vary by task from minimal for eating to scientific prescriptions for reading and sewing. It states colorless glarefree illumination aids quick, easy vision and reduces eyestrain, with light spread throughout the room to avoid constant adaptation. Colored decorative lights have no place in task lamps.
In Elyria the Cost of Electricity the Lowe to History
A local Elyria feature traces the cost of electricity through time highlighting how energy pricing shaped daily life and local industry. The piece notes key eras, the role of utility policy, and community responses to price shifts and reliability concerns.
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Elyria
Hudson Motor Car Company Posts Big 1934 Gains
Hudson President Roy D. Chapin notes automobile production has nearly doubled in recent years and argues a prosperous industry underpins social and labor impact. In 1934 Hudson spent 35 million on materials and supplies and 13.5 million on payrolls, up from 1932. Average 1934 employment reached 9,790, with about 27,000 more in dealer sales and service nationwide.
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Roy D. Chapin
Hudson Motor Car Company
Chapin
Hudson and
Terraplane Dealers
Pontiac Deliveries Reach Highest Since 1929
Pontiac dealers in the United States reported 5,334 new cars delivered in the second ten days of March, the largest ten-day period since 1929 except for one, surpassing the first ten days by 900 and predicting a March total near 16,000. February set a record with 3,884 in ten days, while the first 20 days of March exceeded last year by over 1,700.
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Pontiac
United States
Chevrolet Building 5 000 Autos Daily
DETROIT March 30 Pushing steadily upward production of Chevrolet passenger cars and trucks now exceeds 5 000 per day. On March 19 a total of 9 162 units rolled off the company's nine assembly plants with Baltimore’s new plant set to add its daily quota within a week or ten days. Orders via more than 10 000 dealers have risen weekly since January, with unfilled orders nearing 100 000 and deliveries 30.3 percent above 194% for January 1 to March 10.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
W.E. Holler
Holler
Baltimore
Plymouth Official Sees Touring Gain
Detroit March 30 Plymouth official H G Moock vice president of the Plymouth Motor Corporation notes rising car sales and strong demand for models with built in rear trunks. He forecasts a record touring season with more motorists on American highways as spring deliveries rise and sales compare higher than last year.
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Detroit
H. G. Moock
Plymouth Motor Corporation
Ford Leads In Auto Gains In 1934
Ford Motor Company posted the largest unit sales gain in 1934, accounting for about 56 percent of the industry’s total 552,780 car and truck increase. Ford V-8 passenger cars totaled 530,528, up from 311,113 in 1933, with V-8 truck sales rising 105.5 percent as Ford launched a late 1933 sales push for the 1934 line.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Ford
Ohio Road Routes to Cleveland Toledo and Columbus
Road information lists routes from Toledo and Sandusky to Sandusky, Port Clinton, and Toledo via US 20 and SR 102, continuing through Elmore. It details paths to Columbus via SR 58 and US 42, and routes to Cincinnati via Cleveland, Lorain, and Mansfield. The Elyria Automobile Club provides guidance for routes not in the report.
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Toledo
Sandusky
Port Clinton
U. S
Norwalk
Fremont
Elmore
Chicago
U.S
Columbus
Oberlin
Ashland
Salem
Lisbon
Canton-Wheeling
Medina
S. R
Massillon
Canton
Steubenville
W. Va
Wheeling
Elyria Automobile Club
Grange Guests Confer First Degree in Wakeman and New London
Wakeman and surrounding towns report Grange groups conferring the first degree with guest visits. Shoppers frequent Elvrra Norwalk and Elyria on Tuesday. Eastern Star meets at Masonic Hall with a luncheon cloth gift for new brides. A new baby boy arrived for Mr and Mrs William Timbs.
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Clarksfield
Wesleyan Club Programs A Colored Quartette Recital
At the Wesleyan Club of the Methodist church in Amherst on Friday, a colored quartet including Curtis Mayo Henry Rainbow Theodore Ledbetter and Walter Anderson presented a varied program with spirituals tenor and bass solos piano works and dialect readings. The program featured spirituals such as I Know the Lord Good News Give Me That Old Time Religion Swing Low Sweet Chariot Ezekiel Saw the Wheel Get On Board Little Children Deep River and Hush Hush Some One Is Calling My Name among others along with piano solos Study in C Sharp Minor First Movement from Beethoven’s Sonata in D Minor and The Last Movement in Beethoven’s Sonata in F Minor. Readings included Anti Bellum and One More River To Cross. Rev Jenson introduced the performers.
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Amherst
Wesleyan Club
Methodist Church
Curtis Mayo
Henry Rainbow
Theodore Ledbetter
Oberlin Conservatory
Walter Anderson
Oberlin Theological Seminary
Jenson
Bendemeer
Ezekiel
Scriabine
Beethoven
Curtis Maro
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
South Amherst Ladies Aid Society Meeting
Mrs Lodi Gibson presided at the Methodist Ladies Aid Society meeting held at Mrs John Thompsons home. Routine business was transacted and final plans were made for the noon dinner in the church parlors on April 11. Mrs Garfield Harris, president, attended for the first time since her illness in November. After adjournment refreshments for 16 guests were served by the hostess and Mrs George Rice.
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South Amherst
Lodi Gibson
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
John Thompson
Garfield Harris
George Rice
Raymond Jones Severely Injured in Farm Saw Accident
Raymond Jones suffered a serious farm accident Thursday at Edward Becker’s property while operating a buzz saw. His leg was drawn into the blade, the bone nearly severed. He was rushed to Amherst Hospital for operative treatment with doctors hoping to save the leg.
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Raymond Jones
Edward Becker
Amherst Hospital
Sunday church services and pastors listed
Congregational Rev David Davids morning worship 11 00 Sunday school 9 45. St John Evangelical Rev C E Schmidt Sunday school 1 06 Public worship 2 00. Church of Nativity Rev R J Steiger Magies 00 and 19 00 A M. Methodist Rev R C Jenson morning worship 9 45 Sunday school 11 00.
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David Davids
St. John’s
C. E. Schmidt
Church of Nativity
R. J. Steiger
R. C. Jenson
Local Notes and Social Updates from Oberlin Area
Mrs Merawyn Kenyon won first prize at a gathering. Late hour refreshments were served. Mr and Mrs Charlies Scribner and Clifford Martin are moving to Pearl Street. Mr and Mrs Marion Finley move to their farm. Mrs Keith Stanfield of Oberlin remains about the same. Wakeman Chapter met at Masonic Hall Wednesday evening. Rev Gerca of Norwalk spoke briefly. Mrs Adam Kirschner is very ill with the flu.
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Merawyn Kenyon
Charlies Scribner
Clifford Martin
Pearl Street
Marion Finley
Keith Stanfield
Oberlin
Wakeman
Masonic Hall
Gerca
Norwalk
Adam Kirschner
Weslayan Club Hosts Program With Light Refreshments
A good crowd attended the event and after the program light refreshments were served in the Sunday School rooms by the Weslayan Club.
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Wesleyan Club
Democratic Women Honor UNC Professor at Cleveland Luncheon
Mrs. Harry Wolf and Lorain chairwoman Mrs. J. Conley attended a Friday luncheon at Hotel Statler Cleveland in honor of Miss Harriet Elliott Professor of Political Science UNC. Olive Joy Wright presided. Elliott spoke on The Constitution of the United States. Other speakers were Mrs. A Makley Cincinnati Mrs. John Jester Jr Cleveland and Mrs. Bernice Pyke Cleveland. They toured a bazaar and exhibit for the Eleanor Roosevelt Scholarship Club.
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Harry Wolf
Maplestreet
J. Conley
Lorain
Hotel Statler
Cleveland
Harriet Elliott
University of North Carolina
Olive Joy Wright
Miss Elliott
United States
A. Makley
Cincinnati
John Jester, Jr
Bernice Pyke
Cuyahoga County
Democratic Women’s Club
Eleanor Roosevelt
Amherst Club and Local Meetings Ahead Monday Evening
Amherst Townsend Club opens Monday at Congregational church parlors with speaker Robert Kaiser from Miami University. Amherst Business Men's Association meets Monday at St Paul Lutheran church parlors with supper at 6 15. Mary Martha class hosts at Mrs Frank Radde’s home on Cleveland avenue Monday evening. Past Chiefs Club of Pythian Sisters hosts at Mrs Conrad Mulder’s home on West Martin street. Amherst Study Club gathers at Stone House Kolbe road with lunch at 1 15 and program. meet at Kuss Drug store at 12 45.
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Amherst Townsend Club
Congregational Church
Robert Kaiser
Miami University
Townsend
Amherst Business Men’s Association
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Frank Radde
Vincent Nalley
Mary Martha
Cleveland Avenue
Chiefs Club
Pythian Sisters
Conrad Mulder
West Martin Street
Amherst Study Club
Stone House
Kolbe Road
Kuss Drug Store
Sermons Ahead at St Peters and Town Hall
Rev C E Schmidt of St Peters Evangelical Reformed outlines a Sunday morning sermon A Lesson in Giving with choir anthem Oh Worship the King. Rev F E Eastman continues Christ Conquers series with Christ Conquers Sin. Further Lent service planned. Rev Rickel preaches Sunday morning on Perfect Cure for Sin and in the evening Servants of Righteousness. Miss Ida Mary DeVries to preach at the Town Hall Sunday.
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C. E. Schmidt
St. Peter’s Evangelical Reformed Church
Heyser
F. E. Eastman
Rickel
Ida Mary DeVries
Evening Program Before Sunday Sermon at Methodist Church
A special musical program precedes the preaching service. Rev William Fisher of Oberlin will preach Sunday morning at the Methodist church on Faith Hope Love. The choir will sing Jesus Lover of My Soul.
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William Fisher
Oberlin
Methodist Church
Jesus
Pythian Sisters Hold Regular Meeting at Hall
The regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters will be held at the Pythian Hall Tuesday evening. Officers are asked to meet at 7 p m for practice for the annual inspection to be held before part of May. Mrs Kathryn Hebblethwaite Berlin Heights will conduct the inspection.
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Pythian Sisters
Pythian Hall
Kathryn Hebblethwaite
Berlin Heights
PTA Plans Basketball Banquet at Public School
The Parent Teacher Association organizes a community basketball banquet at the public school gymnasium on Thursday evening, April 4. All PTA members are urged to cooperate to ensure a successful event.
Lorain Visitors And Local Calls Reported
Mrs. Fred Koch was a Lorain visitor Friday. Mrs. Rudolph Sabiers is reported ill at her home on Milan Avenue. Mrs. Roy Papworth was a Lorain caller yesterday. Mrs. Harry Wolf spent Friday in Cleveland. Mrs. Jessie McLean spent Friday in Lorain. Miss Crystal Schofield is spending the weekend with Lorain relatives. Mr. and Mrs. QO. J. Brown Elyria called on Amherst relatives last evening.
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Fred Koch
Rudolph Sabiers
Milan Avenue
Roy Papworth
Plans for National Park in Ohio Revealed
United States Forestry headquarters in Columbus announced that plans to establish a national park in Ohio are advancing. The federal government intends to buy 1,464,000 acres of timber land across 14 southeastern counties at an estimated cost of 7,990,000 dollars. Sixty examiners are reviewing the land slated for initial takeover, including 50,000 acres. Forest Supervisor Byron L. Groesbeck, formerly of Chequamesgon National Park in Wisconsin, provided the details.
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Columbus, CO
United States Forestry
Ohio
Byron L. Groesbeck
Chequamesgon National Park
Wis
NRA Fundamentals Endorsed By Green
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, endorsed the fundamentals of the National Industrial Recovery Act during a Senate Finance Committee investigation. He criticized the administration’s handling but argued against scrapping the social and economic experiment, urging patience for a thorough trial and progress.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate Finance Committee
NRA
Green
Labor
Pat Harrison
Purple Heart Awarded to Creek Veteran Johnny John
Vetuma Okla loss note. Johnny John, a full blood Creek Indian and World War I veteran, received the Purple Heart from the War Department for bravery and severe wounds from the Meuse Argonne offensive in 1918.
Salem Witchcraft Rumor Tied to Parris Servant
Report summarizes that witchcraft rumors in Salem arose after an Indian servant of Reverend Samuel Parris taught magic to eight girls, whose later actions stirred community superstition.
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Salem
Samuel Parris
Trifles That Changed Antietam War Fate
The near-miss inked cigar wrapper carried Special Order No. 191 from Robert E. Lee. McClellan learned Lee's split wings, prompting a march that altered Antietam’s course. The clash produced about 22,140 casualties, reshaping the Civil War narrative.
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B. W. Mitchell
Munete
Ind
Twenty-seventh
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Army of the Potomac
George B. McClellan
McClellan
Robert E. Lee
D. B. Hill
Lee
Antietam
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