Elyria Board Approves 164 Teacher Renewals Without Salary Details
The Elyria Board of Education renewed contracts for 164 teachers but did not fix salary bases. They will meet with two teachers' organizations to discuss pay and finances, with a suggestion to suspend increments and adjust maximum salaries. Finance remains uncertain due to potential sales tax repeal.
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Elyria Public
Elyria Board of Education
Richard F. Stevens
Carl W. Martin
Ohio
R. C. Maston
Marian Kemble
Frances Tuthill
Garford School
Earl Lautenschleger
Ely School
Mary Garford
D. A. Baird
Betty Schaefer
Sentenced To Jail For Larceny
Roy Moore of Barberton Ohio pleaded guilty to petit larceny in police court before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro. He was fined five dollars and costs and sentenced to five days in the city jail after attempting to sell three pairs of women’s gloves stolen from J C Penney. Moore said he had been influenced by pills given by another man and noted prior bootlegging arrests.
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Roy Moore
Barberton, O
Joseph Q. Petro
Moore
Jack Tarry
Broad Street
Tarry
J. C. Penney Company
Petro
Weather Ohio fair and cooler tonight into Saturday
Ohio forecasts call for generally fair, cooler conditions tonight and Saturday. A low from Minnesota moved toward Lake Superior while another low is forming over New Mexico and western Texas. A northern high sits over British Columbia extending into the northern Rocky Mountain Plateau. scattered light precipitation reported across Plains, Rockies and Great Lakes. Cooler in Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions, warmer in the Southern Plains.
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Ohio
Minnesota
Lake Superior
New Mexico
Texas
British Columbia
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Plains States
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Plains
Council Approves Step in Million Gallon Water Well Project
The council unanimously approved the first step in constructing a million gallon well for the water system. The project, a PWA initiative estimated at 61 000, will use about 35 000 city funds and 26 000 federal grant, employing 40 men for the summer. The city previously rejected and then reauthorized hiring engineer George B Gascoigne.
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Lake Erie
George B. Gascoigne
Cleveland
Joseph Q. Petro
J. D. Faxon
PWA
Petro
Students Ask Delay On Contract For Elyria High Principal
A committee of eight students asked the Elyria Board of Education to delay renewing C. P. Shively’s contract as Elyria High School principal. The board, noting the contract runs to August 1, postponed action and said concrete charges with evidence are needed. Bert Alexander led the group citing several hundred students as backing the request.
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Elyria Board of Education
C. P. Shively
Elyria High School
Shiveley
Shively
Bert Alexander
Threatened With Torture Paid $3,000 in Extortion Case
Harley Spruance of Marshall, Ohio, alleges he was extorted of 3000 by Dorothy Hildebrand 17 James Merritt 25 and Edna Merritt 21 after being tied and beaten at his home. They allegedly drove him into western Indiana and later Cincinnati before cashing a Hillsboro bank check. Warrants accuse kidnapping and extortion. Spruance reported the incident after fear delayed him.
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Hillsboro
WLP
Ohio
Harley Spruance
Marshall Farmer
Spruance
Dorothy Hildebrand
James Merritt
Edna
Merritt
Merchants National Bank
Dayton
Howard Dunseith
Cincinnati
Marshall
Here
State Patrolmen Capture Suspect After Battle
Mansfield Ohio May 6 Frank Willard 25 of New York City brought to jail after a gun battle with two state highway patrolmen at Loudonville He opened fire as they sat in a cruiser the windshield and radiator were damaged and he surrendered Willard driven car stolen two weeks earlier from a Jersey City dealer He faces charges of shooting with intent to kill driving without the owner's consent and robbery at Wooster
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Mansfield, CO
Frank Willard
New York City
Loudonville
Willard
Wooster
L. D. Alexander
Charles B. Tieben
Jersey City
N. J
Mooster
Urges Kiwanians To Study Social Problems
Marion Dietrich lieutenant governor of the Sixth Kiwanis Division urged Elyria Kiwanis Club members to study social frontiers during his visit to the Graystone Hotel. He described social frontiers, urged watching new socialisms, and called for action on war race conflicts unemployment and social security in relation to Fascism Communism and Democracy.
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Elyria Kiwanis Club
Marion Dietrich
Kiwanis
Graystone Hotel
Dietrich
United States
Burglary at Dr. Cushing’s offices nets $100 and checks
Sergeant Detective Clare Parker reports a burglary at Dr. Thomas Cushing’s offices in the County Savings and Trust Building. About $100 in currency and three checks were stolen during the noon hour from a locked safe compartment which remained unlocked.
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Clare Parker
Thomas Cushing
Lorain County Savings and Trust
Parker
Stolen 15 Chickens Reported Near Oberlin Farm
C D Peabody of Russia township two miles north of the Chil dren's Home at Oberlin reported yesterday to the sheriff's department that 15 chickens were stolen from his farm.
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C. D. Peabody
Russia Township
Oberlin
Sheriff's Department
Hamilton grand jury indicts Schroer for soliciting campaign funds
Six indictments accuse Frank Schroer, head of Ohio liquor stores in Cincinnati, of soliciting state civil service workers for Democratic campaign contributions. Named employees include Everett Hayes, Robert Bachman, Bert Springer, Harry Neiheisel, John Kaldy, and Lonnie Stoneking. Conviction carries dismissal, up to six months in jail and a 50 to 500 dollar fine.
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Cincinnati
Frank Schroer
Civil Service
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Schroer
Ohio Liquor Department
Dudley M. Outcalt
Jerome Goldman
Hamilton County Good Government League
Democratic
Herbert S. Duffy
Columbus
Everett Hayes
Robert Bachman
Bert Springer
Harry Neiheisel
John Kaldy
Lonnie Stoneking
Clarence Burk
Liquor Department
Burk
Derby Field Set for Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
Ten horses entered for the 64th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with Fighting Fox as early betting favorite after Stagehand was scratched due to fever. The lineup includes Bull Lea Dauber Lawrin The Chief Menow Cant Wait Elooto Co Sport and Mountain Ridge. An estimated 85,000 spectators are expected.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Stagehand
Maxwell Howard
Stagecraft
Fighting Fox
the Chief
Bull Sea
Danber
Menow
Lawrin
Co-Sport
Elooto
Mountain Ridge
Earl Sande
Bull Lea
Dauber
Chief
Co- Sport
Berby
Sailor McGee Convicted of Second Degree Manslaughter
Lansing sailor John M. McGee was found guilty of second degree manslaughter by a jury in Judge L A Cook's court for the death of John O Callaghan of Cleveland. The crash occurred March 20 when a car struck a railroad abutment on Lake Road west of Lorain. The jury reported a prior disagreement but later returned a unanimous verdict and recommended leniency for sentencing.
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John M. McGee
Lansing
Lb. A. Cook
McGee
John O'Callaghan
Cleveland
Lake Road
Lorain
Cook
William B. Richmond
Nine Month Old Among 89 Children At Gates Clinic
Ninety nine crippled children from eleven Ohio counties were examined at Gates hospital monthly clinic. Counties include Crawford Morrow Ashtabula Richland Jefferson Ashland Medina Seneca Huron Lorain and Summit. The youngest was nine months old with health nurses from Huron Medina Ashtabula and Richland counties present. Observers from Western Reserve University Miss Herr and Miss James joined Miss Sherrod, county health nurse.
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Ohio
Gates Hospital
Crawford
Morrow
Ashtabula
Richland
Jefferson
Ashland
Medina
Seneca
Huron
Lorain
Summit
Sherrod
Western Reserve University
Herr
James
Group Favors Only High Level Bridge
Delegation from the Federated Polish Societies of Lorain told county commissioners they oppose any bridge plans except a high level span located in Central or South Lorain. The dispute over a Black River crossing has persisted for over a decade.
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Black River
Lorain
South Lorain
Kennedy addresses Democratic Women's Club in Elyria
About 150 people including visitors from Columbus Oberlin and Elyria heard Secretary of State William J. Kennedy urge party unity over patronage and discuss democracy social welfare and the need for compromise. He praised Democratic reforms and warned against third parties while stressing shared responsibility and political balance.
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Democratic Women’s Club of
Elyria
Columbus
Oberlin
William J. Kennedy
Woman’s Club
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Ohio Citizens' Committee Forms to Lead Taxpayers Revolt
A non political Citizens' Committee of Ohio formed by four industrial and civic leaders aims to support two taxpayers suits filed by Agnes B Dickinson against highway contractors and a liquor trucking firm. The group plans to publish facts on state expenditures and curb waste, seeking to put government on a better footing with Massachusetts cited as a model.
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Columbus
Citizens
Independent Citizens’ Committee of
Ohio
Agnes B. Dickinson
Common Pleas Court
Senate
S P. Bush
Preston Davis
American Education Press
Walter T. Dickerson
Shoe Company
A. H. Thomas
Buckeye Steel Castings Co
Thomas
Bush
Massachusetts
U. S
Bodies Recovered Of Two Men Drowned In Avon Lake
The bodies of Charles Imdorf and Earl C. Dickson were recovered after a waterspout capsized their fishing skiff off Avon Lake. Imdorf, 37, was found at 6 50 P M and Dickson, 25, was found earlier near noon. The bodies were located wedged between rocks beside a stone pier in 12 feet of water and taken to Ford Thompson Mortuary in Lorain.
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Charles Imdorf
210Th Street
Fairview Village
Earl C. Dickson
Fairview
Avon Lake
Dickson
Harold Sampsel
Harold Phillips
Ford Thompson Mortuary
Lorain
New Battalion Forms for Junior Fire Fighters in Elyria
O A Lysaght announces organization of another battalion of Junior Fire Fighters of America in Elyria with 40 students at the Ely School. A Jefferson Junior High unit is being formed by Fireman Robert Curtis. Baseball teams and a Garford girls team are planned with YMCA support. Total members in three battalions reach 116.
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Fire Fighters of America
O. A. Lysaght
Fire Department
Educational Bureau of
Elyria
Hlyria
Ely
Charles Brown
Richard Beard
Billy Diedrick
Donald Foster
Bill Flaherty
John Fauve
Garford School
Berniece Jalowiec
Garford
Allen School
Parent-Teacher Association
Lysaght
Fire Department Educational Bureau
Curtis
Henry Stolzenburg
Frank Lysaght
WPA Project Shortage Ties Lorain County Jobs
Lorain County faces a shortage of WPA projects as Roy Newell notes 688 certified relief clients remain idle. About 1,700 men and 300 women are employed on WPA work locally, with 500 facing layoffs as projects near completion. County and Elyria officials push new projects including West Ridge road and South Amherst drainage while awaiting funding.
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Lorain County
Roy Newell
Lorain
Ashland
Medina Counties
Newell
Elyria
Amherst
Harry L. Dunham
South Amherst
Henry Garland
Grass Fire Extinguished at Mills Property
Firemen halted a grass fire that scorched over a quarter acre on property owned by the American Rolling Mills Company at the New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads end of Filbert Street. Investigators blamed local boys with matches.
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American Rolling Mills Company
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Filbert Street
Ohio to seek three point program for relief funds
Columbus May 6 A three point program to provide 17 900 000 for rest of year relief and to unlock federal money for a welfare building plan will be presented to the state legislature. Proposals create a public institutional building authority with federal grants and loans, issue bonds in anticipation of utility taxes, and allow political subdivisions to cooperate with federal aid projects by issuing bonds. The governor has not decided on a city enabling act permitting broad tax and relief powers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Davey
Norwalk District Conference Meets at Fields Church
The fifty second session of the Norwalk District Conference of Methodist Episcopal churches will be held in two sessions at Fields M E Church on Monday May 9 from 9 A M to 5 P M The program includes worship talks on noted preachers discussion on the preachers preacher and sermons through personality with speakers Frederick W Robertson Henry Ward Beecher Bishop Matthew Simpson and Bishop Titus Lowe plus committee meetings reports and the Aldergate Anniversary observance.
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Norwalk District
Frederick W. Robertson
Brighton
W. E. W. Seller
Henry Ward Beecher
New York
H. E. Cobb
W. W. T. Duncan
F. H. Callahan
B. M. Hanninger
Phillip Brooks
Boston
H. H. Powell
Matthew Simpson
F. W. Hass
Aldergate
Titus Lowe
Auto Parts Plant Closed After Labor Troubles
General Motors shut the Chevrolet Parts plant in Bay City two hours after opening for a second day of a sit-down strike. Union and management prepared for a conference to settle grievances, with reports the company would stay closed until Monday to negotiate with union leaders.
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Bay City
Midh
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Unig
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