Date Set for Lorain Bridge Hearing at Supreme Court
The Board of County Commissioners announced a Supreme Court hearing set for Thursday May 10 on the Lorain Bridge permanent injunction case. Assistant County Prosecutor R I F Vande Mark filed the motion for the commissioners seeking permission to appeal the Court of Appeals ruling, which could reverse the injunction and allow bridge construction if granted. If the Supreme Court rejects the appeal, the project must await another voter decision before proceeding.
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Tae
Board of County Commissioners
Lorain Bridge
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
R. IF. Vande Mark
High Court
Nationalist Spring Offensive Near Peking Eases Support
Nationalists push toward Peking within 240 miles as Shanghai doubts grow over decisive victory and continued southern financial support wanes. Chiang Kai Shek faces Manchurian warlord Chang Tso Lin’s challenge while Shanghai bankers struggle to fund the army. T. Soong reports raised 312,000,000 yuan from bankers and surtaxes, enough for about three months.
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Shanghai
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Chiang Kai Shek
North
China
T. Soong
Min‘dater
Forest Fires Beyond Control Threaten Wallings KY Town
Forest fires on Pine Mountain and Cumberland range peaks sweep beyond control threatening Wallings, 26 miles away. District forester S. P. Berer reports fires on Pine Mountain. Baker issues volunteers call. GaP.
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Painesville
Pine Mountain
Cumberland Range
Wallings
S. P. BeRer
Baker
Gap
Lorain Schools To Be Covered By Insurance
The Lorain Board of Education announced plans to insure one school property valued at about 1.244 million dollars. The total property valuation near 2.5 million dollars will be split among 27 Lorain Insurance Agents Association members, each receiving roughly 51 thousand dollars in policies.
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Lorain
Board of Education
Air maneuvers at Langley Field observed by lawmakers
About 150 Army Air Service airplanes gather at Langley Field in Hampton Virginia for annual maneuvers. A 20-ship bombing formation flew in from Bolling Field with senators and Congressmen aboard. Tonight’s program includes a theoretical attack on Messick Virginia and demonstrations of pursuit planes, balloon destruction, machine gun and bombing drills, and smoke screen use.
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Hampton
Army Air Service
Bolling Field
Jones
Washington
Oddle
Nevada
McMasters
South Dakota
James
Michigan
Hoffman
New Jersey
Houston
Hawaii
Robinson
Ind
Pine
Okla
Brookhart
Towa
Messick
Selfridge Field
Mich
Air Service
Met Opera assistant conductor awarded $1000 damages
In Cleveland on May 4 a common pleas jury gave Riccardo Dellera, assistant conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, $1000 in a suit against Green Cab Company for injuries from a door slam two years ago. Marion Talley and other Opera figures testified for Dellera.
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Common Pleas
Riccardo Dellera
Metropolitan Opera Company
Green Cab Company
Marion Talley
Kansas City
Opera Company
Dellera
Green Company
Tally
Delfera
Two Pilots Fail In Endurance Tests
Two war trained pilots attempted to set new sustained flight records in separate states. Lieut Royal Thomas landed after about 35 hours at Roosevelt Field Long Island due to mechanical trouble. In Oklahoma Chickasha Joe Hart descended after a morning flight due to a defective part. Eddie Stiason and Captain George Haldeman had recently set a near sixty four hour mark.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Royal Thomas
Roosevelt Field
L. I
Chickasha
Okla
Joe Hart
Eddie Stiaoson
George Haldeman
Burns Fatal to Roy Rucyrus
May 4. Cheater Metzger three, son of Mr and Mrs Milton Metzger, died last night from burns suffered while playing with matches in Roy Rucyrus Ohio. Local authorities report the incident as a fatal accident with no foul play suspected.
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Burns
Roy Rucyrus
District Advisory Council Meeting Sets Public Health Agenda
Net won with the election of a new member to the County Board of Health, Lorain County hosts the annual district Advisory Council meeting Monday afternoon May 7 at 2 at the Director's room in the park build ing. Open to the public, the council includes mayors of ten cities and villages and chairmen of twenty township boards. Program covers election of chairman, annual report by Health Commissioner C D Barrett, business, minutes, filling the Board of Health vacancy, and discussion on public health viewed by county officials including Dow A Baird and W B Richmond plus the Board of Health and W R Morrison.
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Department of Health
Lorain County Park
Board of Health
W. R. Morrison
Crop outlook for Lorain county in 1938 fair says agent
County farm extension agent O F Rowland reports the Lorain county outlook this spring is just fair. He notes light apple blooms and a fair cherry bloom while peach blooms appear normal. Meadows and pastures look poor due to winter freezing, and wheat and oats conditions are not encouraging yet. The crane outlook remains uncertain.
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Lorain County
O. FE. Rowland
Rowland
Erfense
Fire destroys Sam Solomon Auto Parts plant in Fostoria
FOSTORIA, O. May 4 Fire chief R B Linhart and officials investigated a blaze that wiped out the Sam Solomon Auto Parts Co plant and buildings. Loss was estimated at 106000 dollars. More than 200 autos bought for salvage were destroyed.
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R. B. Linhart
Sam Solomon Auto Parts Co
Solomon
Candidates Replies to Investigators Draw Limited Response
Washington May 4 Four of the 18 candidates have replied to telegrams sent yesterday by the senate campaign investigating committee chairman Steiwer announced. Steiner declined to release replies until all 18 are heard from. A telegram was sent to Senator Borah, bringing to 19 the total presidential candidates asked about campaign officers and expenditures.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Steiwer
Steiner
Borah
Idaho
Arkansas G O P Delegates Will Be Uninstructed
LITTLE ROCK Ark May 4 Arkansas's delegation to the Republican National convention will be uninstructed. Supporters of Frank Lowden lost a bid to instruct the delegates. Of four delegates at large three favored the Illinois candidate. the fourth supports Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Frank QC
Lowden
Illinois
Secretary of Commerce lIcover
Farm Bill Nearing Final Action in Congress
Washington May 4 The Haugen bill moves to conference with the McNary measure as differences are ironed out in hopes of a near final action. The House vote 204 to 121 kept the equalization fee, with two amendments accepted.
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Washtington
House
Senate
President Coolidge
Congress
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Cotton Bloc
Commodity Council
Influenza Epidemic Strikes Ohio State Prison
An epidemic of influenza has hit the state penitentiary in Columbus. About 30 prisoners are in the prison hospital with the disease, with 25 struck Thursday and five moved to the hospital early today. Dr. George Keil, prison physician, said none of the cases were serious.
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Columbus
State Penitentiary
George Keil
Mansfield to Welcome Flyer Chamberlin May 9
Mayor James A. Hewitt joins the Committee of Welcome for Colonel Clarence D. Chamberlin at Mansfield Airport Day on May 9. Elyrians and locals are invited as air squadrons from Dayton Cleveland and Columbus attend. Chamberlin will speak and show motion pictures during the gala Mansfield event.
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Clarence D. Chamberlin
Mansfield
Mansfield Airport
Chamberlin
J. Hart Ports
Dayton
Cleveland
Columbus
Bus Carrying Non Union Miners Stopped Near Mine
Caldwell Ohio May 4. Arrests expected after union pickets halted a Cambridge mail bus yesterday near the Cambridge Collieries Co mine. The bus carried non union miners clearing the site for operation under the 1917 wage scale. An attempt to overturn the bus failed.
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Caldwell- Cambridge Mail
Cambridge Collieries Co
Ohio Democrats Set Aug 24 Convention Date
The Democratic state convention will be held in Columbus on August 24. Henry J. Brunner of Mansfield will oversee hall arrangements and program planning as the state executive committee drafts the platform and names Democratic presidential electors for the November ticket. Republicans will meet June 26 and 27 at Memorial Hall, dates fixed in February by the GOP committee.
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Columbus
Henry J. Brunner
Mansfield
Memorial Hall
Blue Ribbon Health Contest Features Final May Date
Schools across the region push for Blue Ribbon by May 11 final exam date in Oberlin Health Office on May 10. Dentists see many youngsters for examinations. honors go to Elyria township Lake Avenue crowd with a large list of recipients and high standards for a first year, reflecting strong health habits and immunization requirements.
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Oberlin
Elyria Township
Lake Avenue School
Child killed by coal truck in Rucyrus Ohio incident
Edward Shiffer, 3, son of Edward and Bessie Shiffer, died when a coal truck owned by Clarce Gingery ran him down here yesterday. Gingery was exonerated. The accident occurred after the child wandered into the roadway near his home. Local authorities investigated and filed no charges.
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Rucyrus
Edward Shiffer
Edward
Bessie Shiffer
Clarroce Gingery
First Straw Hat Seen Thursday On Broad Street
G M Decker of Broad Street wore the year’s first straw hat on Broad Street Thursday afternoon. The straw hat season runs May 15 to September 15, with retailers noting weather as the real guide over calendar dates. Decker swung a cane and paraded the new headwear, a sight signaling the seasonal start.
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Broad Street
G. M. Decker
Deckers
Haberdashers
Bremen Fliers Endure Gala Ties in New York
May 4 in New York the Bremen crew faces fatigue after a day of receptions. Baron von Huenefeld bears strain, while Capt. Koehl and Major Fitzmaurice show resilience. Fitzmaurice weighs theater plans against fatigue as others struggle with English at events. The fliers’ Met Opera outing offers relief, with English dialogue limited and German speakers buoyed by familiar speech.
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Bremen
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
Herman Koehl
James C. Fitzmaurice
Fitzmaurice
Koehl
America
Metropolitan Opera House
Kock
von Waerefeld
Tax Reduction Bill Attacked By Harrison
Senator Harrison of Mississippi assailed the $203,000,000 tax reduction measure in the senate charging the Treasury Department understates future revenues to shrink the national debt faster. He argued the tactic would aid efforts to cancel foreign debts and lift the value of foreign bonds favored by Wall Street interests.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Senate
Harrison
Treasury Department
Wall Street
Local Elyria Real Estate Banker Dies at 69
George R. Allen aged 69 of 606 West Avenue died at home at 10 16 this morning after a ten week illness. Survived by son, two daughters Louise a Cleveland school teacher and Mrs Henry Hancock of Blurts. a brother Alten of Parkersburg West Virginia. widow preceded in death a year ago. Funeral at 2:00 p m Monday from the home with burial in Ridge Lawn cemetery.
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West Avenue
Elyria
Brson
George H. Allen
First Methodist Church
Louise
Cleveland
Henry €. Hancock
Blurts
Alten
Parkersbarz
West Virginia
Ridge
Italian Polar Dirigible Italia Delayed By Storms
Italian polar dirigible Italia faces a 48 hour delay at Vadsee due to a snow storm and torn fabric from volunteers during landing. Winds and heavy weather threaten further ice. General Nobile’s departure from Vadsee is postponed as hangar damage is repaired by Citta di Milano crew.
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Norway
Vadsee
King’s Bay
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Italia
Weather Bureau
Aneberta Nobile
Bear’s Island
Court shifts trial to seat Elyria class in civics day
Court officials moved the trial of D. F. Gooden from court two to court one to accommodate about 135 Elyria High School civics students watching the proceedings. Gooden faces a charge of issuing a check with intent to defraud and the trial, begun Thursday afternoon, continued before Judge W. B. Thompson after Gooden’s not guilty plea at arraignment last Saturday.
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Court Room Number Two
Court Room Number One
Elyria High School
D. F. Gooden
W. B. Thompson
Gooden
Thompson
Hoover polled 217 430 votes in Ohio primary
Hoover polled 217 430 Republican votes in Ohio according to the official tabulation by Secretary of State Brown. Frank B. Willis received 84 461, Olin J. Ross 8280. Al Smith led the Democratic primary with 42 365 write ins. Atlee Pomerene 13 957, Donahey 79 235.
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Yierbert Hoover
Ohio
Brown
Frank B. Willis
Olin J. Ross
al Smith
New York
Atlee Pomerene
Cleveland
Donahey
Resolution For Grafton Engineer Defeated Thurs
A fragmented note reports the defeat of a resolution aimed at hiring a Werks engineer in Grafton. The text hints at local council action concerning dam work and related hiring, but many words are garbled, leaving the core fact of the defeated measure unclear.
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