Council approves bids for road oiling and roof repair
City council suspended rules to authorize bidding for 000 gallons of road oil for annual street oiling and to bid repairs on the city hall roof not to exceed 1000. The move follows last year’s bidding and targets the street surface treatment program. A transfer of 1032 was approved. a church street light request was rejected. and garden establishment and School Street light proposals were referred or opposed.
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Uty Hall
Atic
Solons
Reorganized
Church of Later Day Saints
Walnut and
Lake Avenues
Cold Weather Delays Lorain County Asparagus Harvest
Lorain County vegetable growers report frost damage uncertain with asparagus delayed four to five days beyond normal cutting times. Grower L F Diederich notes prior frosts already pushed harvest back and predicts the latest start in years while fruit buds show less freezing danger due to slowed development.
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Lorain County
L. F. Diederich
Ridgeville Township
Real Estate Board To Meet Tomorrow
The Elyria Real Estate Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 12 noon in the Elks Restaurant dining room. Routine business is planned and a progress report from the legislative committee in Columbus will be presented.
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Elyria Real Estate Board
Elks Restaurant
Columbus
Weather update for Ohio and surrounding regions
Fair and cool tonight with light frost in exposed areas. Wednesday and Thursday expect fair skies and gradually rising temperatures. Lake Region high pressure readings reached 30.44 inches this morning at Port Arthur and White River Ontario. Disturbances over North Carolina and Saskatchewan, with light to heavy frosts from the Lake Region southward into Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
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Ohio
Lake
Port Arthur
White River
Ontario
North Carolina
Saskatchewan
Indiana
Tilinoia
Brakes On New Deal Publicity Program In Congress
Washington May 2 congressional action placed a stop on large scale government publicity. The $1.7 billion treasury post office bill includes a general ban on mailing circulars unless expressly requested, targeting WPA propaganda and forcing agencies to trim mailing lists of about 2.28 million names. Supporters say savings possible. opponents label it political.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury-Post Office
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
Roosevelt
Special Senate Committee
WPA
Frank E Hook
Mich
Executive Department
Post Office Department
Government Printing Office
AFL Chief Countercharges Lewis in Labor Rifts
Washington May 2 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor accused John L Lewis head of the Congress of Industrial Organizations of stirring class hatred and spreading falsehoods about workers He rebutted Lewis who claimed AFL amendments to the Wagner Act were drafted with manufacturers and other enemies of labor Green spoke to the Senate Labor Committee and said he would welcome questions on the documents Lewis said he had proving evidence and asked for inquiry into Green’s conduct
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Washington
Wiliam Green
American Federation of Labor Today
John L Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Green
Senate Labor Committee
Lewis
AFL
National Association of Manufacturers
of Labor
Village in Japan Disappears Into the Sea
Akita May 2 Police say the village of Aikawa vanished into the sea after a tidal wave generated by an earthquake. Seven of 500 residents were killed and most others were injured or missing.
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Akita
Japan
Aikawa
Summer School Sees Doubling of Work and Extended Schedule
Elyna Board of Education reports high school Summer classes will require about 60 hours of work over 40 days, up from 34 last year, pushing sessions to 90 minutes. Teachers move to two subjects with tuition up to eight dollars per subject while elementary rates stay.
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Elyna Board of Education
State Department of Education
R. C. Maston
State Department
Maston
Factory Here Almost Ready For Occupancy
Manufactures and Fabricators Inc expects to occupy its new Elyria plant soon delayed by president T F Schilling illness. The firm will move equipment next week after remodeling three American Rolling Mills buildings and will produce annealing furnaces and laundry equipment for the steel industry.
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Manufactures and Fabricators, Inc
T. F. Schilling
Cleveland
K Lebrever
Elyria
American Rolling Mills Company
Break In Ranks Of Coal Operators In AP Coal Talks
In New York on May 2, a split among coal operators over a new Appalachian soft coal contract led James Walker Carter to resign from the Operators' Committee. The break occurs as efforts to avert a nationwide tie up proceed with Frances Perkins coordinating. Carter led the Pocahontas Tug River southern West Virginia and parts of Virginia interests on the panel amid a deadlock over concessions to John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
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New York
James Walker Carter
Tabor
Frances Perkins
Carter
Carter Coal Company of
Pocahontas-Tug River
West Virginia
Virginia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
New Auto Sales Report for Lorain County Dealers
Lorain County auto dealers sold 231 new passenger cars and 19 new trucks in April, compared with 127 cars and 31 trucks the previous year. March figures show 259 cars and 27 trucks, with Elyria dealers totaling 76 new cars and trucks.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Walsh, Power Authority Chair, Dies of Heart Attack
New York May 2 J P Frank P Walsh 73 longtime labor attorney and chairman of the New York State Power Authority died of a heart attack in front of the State Supreme Court building.
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New York
J.P
Frank P. Walsh
New York State Power Authority
State Supreme Court
Council OKs $40,000 Bond for Fairground Purchase
The Elyria council approved sending a $40,000 bond issue to voters next November to buy the fairground property now undergoing suspended foreclosure by Elyria Savings and Trust Co. The property carries about $26,000 in indebtedness and the plan covers necessary improvements for park and playground use with ten year serial bonds at up to three percent.
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Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Joseph Q. Petro
Penalty Section of New Parking Ordinance Explained
The council heard the first reading of the penalty portion of a new parking ordinance. It allows towing and impounding with fees, or tickets with escalating fines, and potential court action if unresponsive. The measure may take effect after three readings, with existing one hour parking on Broad Street set to start May 17.
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Joseph Q Petro
Broad Street
East
City Council Receives Damages Claim Over Park Accident
Solicitor Harvey C Cheney referred a claim for damages to the city from George Bauer of 847 Walnut Street. The suit concerns the death of Wayne Bauer age seven, who had hemophilia and died June 1 from internal hemorrhage after an injury on a Cascade Park slide May 30. The claim amount was not disclosed.
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Harvey C Cheney
Council
George Bauer
Walnut Street
Wayne
Cascade Park
Three Injured In Oberlin Road Three-Car Crash
Three people were hurt in a three car collision on Oberlin road near the city limits at 830 PM yesterday. Cookston 63 and Sooy were admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital with injuries. Botamer and Hitsman escaped injury.
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Oberlin Road
Lawrence Looy
R. D
Wellington
T. Ralph Cockston
Lun- Grange Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cookston
Mary Bkotamer
Sooy
Mary Botamer
Don Hitsman
Robert Brown
R. D. Elyria
William Barber
Union Officials Vindicated At Hearing Today
Labor union officials were vindicated in a Lorain hearing over rumors that workers paid fees up to 128 dollars to secure jobs on Lorain PWA bridge projects. Officials denied ever charging more than ten dollars initiation plus one hundred fifty dollars monthly dues, while a Slavic League spokesman said explanations were satisfactory.
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Lorain Pwa
Higgins
Laborers’ Union
Lorain
Joseph Tkach
Slavic League
Richard Taylor
Union
U. S. Debt Tops 40 Billion as Year Ends
The treasury reports 1939 fiscal year ended with expenditures of 7.55 billion and receipts of 4.66 billion, a year deficit of 2.89 billion. Public debt reached 40.06 billion, with two months left before a new fiscal calendar. President Roosevelt had forecast higher receipts and outlays.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
City Considered Paying Hospital Bills After Slip Incident
Mrs. Mary Kostyo of 142 Irondale Street petitioned the city council to cover a $105 hospital and medical expense from a December 2 fall on Woodford Avenue caused by water on the sidewalk. The request was referred to the finance committee by Council President W E Notley.
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Mary Kostyo
Irondale Street
Council
Woodford Avenue
Finance Committee
W E. B. Notley
Mayor's Secretary Gets Salary Boost On Eve Of Wedding
Kenneth Barclay secretary to Mayor Joseph Petro will have three city posts combined into one job with a $1 680 annual pay boosting by $360 a year. The consolidation saves the city about 103.22 a month and follows Clerk J G Schrock's retirement after 25 years. Barclay and Elizabeth Campbell marry at Congregational Church parlor this evening.
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Kenneth Barclay
Joseph
Petro
Barclay
Joseph Q. Petro
J. G. Schrock
Seward N. Black
Elizabeth Campbell
Congregational Church
School Board Considers $500 Add-on for Summer Playgrounds
Elyria City Board of Education signaled cooperation with Elyna Recreation Board and agreed to provide 500 for the Summer playground program, likely after July 1 due to funds. In prior years the district funded 500 annually under the Elyria Council of PTA. The recreation board sought use of school playgrounds and facilities and storage space, with details to be worked out with Superintendent R. C. Maston and assistant W. O. McClellan.
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Elyria
Recreation Board
R. C. Maston
W. O. McClellan
Board of Education May Have To Borrow Money To Meet Payrolls
Elyria City Board of Education faces potential borrowing to cover May payrolls totaling 38 600 and June obligations as 45 000 county tax receipts fall short by about 10 000. Clerk treasurer W O McClellan notes possible June advance and a 40 000 Ohio School Foundation payment could offset needs, but $30 000 moved from the general fund to the bond fund last year leaves no operating surplus.
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Board of Education
Elyria City
Four detained in policy racket stakeout by sheriff
Two men and two women were arrested by Sheriff Carl R. Finegan and deputies as they met at a North Ridge West River Roads rendezvous. Alma Branch Catherine Smith Charles Brooks and Robert Reed faced charges after about 200 policy slips and $15 were found. authorities link Branch to a broader Cleveland area operation.
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Carl R. Finegan
Alma Branch
Bath Street
Elyria
Catherine Smith
Charles Brooks
Robert Reed
Broadway
Lorain
North Ridge West River Roads
Finegan
Reed
Branch
Stewart
Stewart Branch
Cleveland
Emil Kubishke
Peter Guvohs
Chalmer Davidson
Do. J. Cordy
Joseph Guzik
Howard R. Butler
Poland Prepares Vigorous Answer To Adolf Hitler
The Polish government asked Parliament to grant President Ignacy Moscicki emergency powers until November 1 to regulate all economic and defense matters without parliamentary action except for fixing the zloty’s value. The move follows tension over Danzig as a boycott on German newspapers was imposed by the Association of Polish news vendors. Continuous coverage noted.
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Warsaw
Poland
Ignacy Moscicki
Moscicki
Danzy
Four Applicants Denied Citizenship By Judge Findley
Common Pleas Judge Guy B. Findley denied citizenship to four of 51 applicants before a two day hearing for 204 cases. The court opened with 111 cases heard that morning as Findley questioned applicants on reasons for seeking citizenship and pension-related motives.
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Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Findley
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