County health survey urged more funds and staff
A district advisory council meeting urged the county budget commission to funding sali funds for county health work to support the tuberculosis survey. The plan calls for two more nurses and an additional clerk to prevent loss of survey gains while continuing school skin tests and countywide outreach. Re-elected officials include P M Rogers to the county board of health and W N Hitchcock as council chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Budget Commission
Distri Advisors Council
Lofai
P. HM. Rogers
Grafton Township
Loratm County
L. B. Hindman
Lorain, County
ACWA
Tuberculosis and Health Association
County Stealth Department No. 2
Bus Driver Under Sheriff Guard In Hospital
Fremont Ohio May 8 The Sandusky County grand jury will be asked to indict Dave Veigh Great Eastern Stages Bus driver on a manslaughter charge after a fatal crash Sunday between his bus and an interurban freight car at Clyde Ohio Coroner W Philo said he would pursue the indictment after county and state inquiries. Veigh 31 of Euclid Ohio was seriously injured and held under guard at Memorial Hospital Clyde tire repairman Glenn Kruser testified the accident was not caused by a tire blowout Contrary to Great Eastern officials. Passengers testified Veigh had been driving recklessly and appeared sleepy or intoxicated during the Toledo to Cleveland trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Kruser
Clyde Tire
Great Eastern Wares
Circle
Weish
Toledo
Cleveland
Weather forecast for Ohio turns warmer with showers
Ohio forecast expects fair skies with a slight warmup tonight especially in the northeast. Wednesday brings mostly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with a chance of showers in the northern areas, continuing into Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Petition Seeks Elimination of Center Safety Strip
About 45 Middle Avenue property owners petitioned the council to remove the center six foot safety strip citing traffic hazards high maintenance costs and potential loss of property value. Atty W D Taylor spoke for Mrs Gerald Rive PTA head noting PTA support for the strip as a safety device. The request was referred to the streets and sidewalks committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Avenue
Council
Atty
W. D. Taylor
Gerald Rive
P.T. A
Parents
W. G. Smith
Rubber Exports To Be Restricted In Agreement
London reports a coordinated effort by rubber producing nations to curb exports, aiming to raise prices and control supply for American buyers. Britain and Japan trade tensions persist, with Japan enforcing a new punitive tariff law while negotiations on world market partition continue. Delegates from Britain France India the Netherlands and Siam sign to curb output and back higher rubber prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Japan
Britain
International Wheat Advisory Committee
France
House of Commons
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Great Britain
Wheat Conference
India
Netherlands
Siam
Foreign Office
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Runciman
City Seeks Tax Advance and Scrip Loan Approval
The council approved a 37590 advance from the personal property tax distribution to the county treasurer. It also authorized the city auditor to borrow 5000 of scrip from the sinking fund for six months without interest, to be repaid from intangible tax receipts.
Explosion at Cont'l Export grain elevator in St Louis
A massive blast and fire at Continen tal Export Co grain elevator on the Mississippi injured many, with unverified reports of two deaths. The 2,000,000 bushel facility stored corn, wheat, oats and rye. parts were blown into the river as Julius Mayer rushed to assess damage. Mrs Flannagan nearby recalled mistaking it for an earthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Continental Export Co
Julius Mayer
Agna Flannagan
United Press
Mansfield girl killed by bus near Norwalk
May-Louiz Stevens of Mansfield was held at county jail after a bus struck and killed 6 year old Isabelle Grossweiler near Norwalk. No charges will be filed pending coroner’s inquest led by Coroner C L Bell. The victim was the daughter of Charles Grossweiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Louiz Stevens
Mansfield
Buckeye Stages
Tate
Isabelle Gossweiler
Here
Horges
C. L. Bell
Stevens
Charles Grossweiler
Flags at Half Staff During Funeral
In respect to the memory of Richard DeWitt Perry, Elytia’s pioneer industrialist, the mayor ordered city flags lowered to half staff for the funeral. The service is set for Wednesday at two o'clock, with Rev. William Muir Auld officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riichard DeWitt Perry
Elytia
W. H. Vanoster
Wm. Muir Auld
Cemetery Markers Rejected For Brookdale Cemetery Elevation
Council voted unanimously against elevating cemetery markers at Brookdale Cemetery. William G. Smith, chairman of the building and lands committee, said elevation would raise maintenance costs from two to three times and require manual trimming around markers, while the grass could be cut with a power mower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Brookdale Cemetery
Wiliam G. Smith
Toledo taxi driver murdered in alley in Toledo Colorado
May 7. Twelve suspects held as police scour Toledo underworld for killer of George R. Stacer a 29 year old Yellow Cab driver fatally wounded in his car in an alley at 3 am shot in the back. Deputy county attorney Arthur Gmelner reported no trace of the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taxe
Toledo
George R. Stacer
Tay
Dfe
Arthur Gmelner
Auenar
Insull Returns To Chicago For Trial In Bond Fight
Samuel Insull Jr announces his father cannot raise 200000 bond and faces trial on two criminal indictments in Chicago. Federal Judge Barnes sets bond at 200000, Insull collapses waiting in court, escorted to marshal’s office as effort to secure surety continues. Insull, aged but defiant, returns to stand trial amid a tense, ceremonial train arrival and city crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Insull, Jr
New York City
Samuel Insull
U. S
Chicago
John P. Barnes
Insull
United States Marshal's
Samuel Insu
Insarts
Englewood
Tasall
Caion Station
Students At South Amherst Demand Rehiring Of Hendershot
South Amherst High School students went on strike to press the board of education to renew William Hendershot’s contract. A parade through town followed a student protest, with authorities called but not needed as the crowd remained orderly. The strike began after the board failed to agree on his hiring last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst High School
William Hendershot
South Amherst Board of Education
Wei Oaant
Hendershot
South Amherst
Hendarsnot
Carellew
Henrietta
Lorain
Case
Daddy Allen Birthday Greetings Pour In From Across Nation
Birthday messages flood the office of bk F. Daddy Allen founder of the International Society for Crippled Children on his 72nd birthday. Rotary clubs hospitals and schools send tributes while a NBC Cheerio broadcast carries well wishes. Elyria Rotary hosts a party and Gates Hospital plans a celebration for him. He continues work as usual despite the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
United States
Bk. F
International Society For Crippled Children
Lorain County
Dren
National Broadcasting Company
Elyria Rotary Club
Elks’ Club
the Gates Hospital
Three Convicts Recaptured After Ohio Pen Escape
Investigation into the April escape of three convicts from the Ohio Penitentiary reopened as the trio was recaptured near Hooker Station four miles south of Lancaster. Warden Thomas questioned them about cash, arms, and food. a second pistol and weapons were found during the pursuit. Convicts Rufus Deeds, Arthur Koontz, and Martin Schmidt were captured after a jungle camp confrontation with Sheriff Belhorn and Deputy Crider, with Deeds wounded but non fatally.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Hooker Station
Lancaster
Preston E. Thomas
Thomas
Rufus Deeds
W. L. Belhorn
Fairfield County
Belhorn
Dudley Crider
Deeds
Arthur Koontz
Franklin County
Martin Schmidt
Findlay
Koontz
Wocking
Crider
Bers
Thomas’ Cozuizance
Godman Shoe Co
Gasoline Supply Hit By Cleveland Strike Action
The three week old strike by 2600 gas station operators nearly halted gas in Cuyahoga County. Only two city stations served physicians, nurses and emergency services while a few isolated emergency sites remained open across the county, leaving 250,000 motorists with little access.
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Cleveland. Q
Cuyahoga County
Mellon Tax Charges Dropped By Grand Jury
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh returned a no bill on the governments charges that Andrew W. Mellon failed to pay sufficient income taxes for 1931 and 1951. The panel heard experts and Mellon's aides before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Robert M. Gibson
Mellon
Rand
Airmail Routes Return to Private Hands Today
The first load of mail carried by a commercial line in three months arrived in Chicago aboard United Air Lines pilot Bob Dawson. The 1,109 pound payload and seven passengers landed four hours and forty minutes after leaving Newark, marking a return of private routes as Army jets had handled the service. Westbound traffic faced delays due to a planned Post Office Department order.
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Chicago
United Air Line
Bob Dawson
Newark
New
Post Office Department
United Air Lines
Pfo. Dawson
Hae
Hoover Elected Rotary Club President
Frank W. Hoover, superintendent of Elyria Memorial Hospital, was elected president of the Elyria Rotary Club at a special directors meeting. He will be succeeded by W. C. McClellan as president of tasks, with W. F. Golimar elected president of vault and J. P. Troman as secretary. The new officers take office July 1 for one year and will attend the district governor’s meeting in Cleveland tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Hoover
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria Rotary Club
Homer
W. C. McClellan
Tas Cniks
W. F. Golimar
Vo Alth
Hooves
J.P. Troman Bas
Yen
Cleveland
Nine women and three men on jury in Ohio trial
In Cleveland a nine women and three men jury hears opening statements in the trial of A W Schaffer 42 Norwalk charged with manslaughter in a crash that killed six and injured several. The defense contends Schaffer was not intoxicated and argues the truck’s taillight wiring had been damaged and that the bus was faulty or poorly repaired. Jurors will view the crash scene this afternoon as the state plans to prove Schaffer’s actions caused the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Danisls
Nevin Western Lines
Cleveland
C. F. Adams
A. W. Schaffer
Norwalk
Schaffer
W. B. Thompson
Frank B. Stevens
Adams
Beck
Ohio
Nevin Co Wins Injunction Resuming Ohio Bus Ops
Nevin Western Lines Inc resumes operations in Ohio after a federal injunction by Judges Florence Allen Benson Hough and Robert Nevin suspends the state utilities commission license pause to May 15 for a hearing on equipment compliance. A crash near Elyria in April killed six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nevin Western Lines, Inc. Bus Company
Ohio
State Public Utilities Commission
Hne
Elyria
Florence Allen
Benson Hough
Robert Nevin
Taxi drivers union meets ends near riot in Cleveland
A meeting of taxi cab drivers in Cleveland turned chaotic as union officials announced a vote in favor of adopting a contract with Zone Cab Co. The hall erupted with boos and protests by Yellow Cab drivers on strike for nearly a week. Lights went out and a chair was thrown as officials ordered the crowd cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riol
Cleveland
Mar
Zone Cab Co
James V Vincent
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Advisory Council
America
Brittain
Biz
Ostent
Civic Opera House
Insaits
Insallas
Bader
Wm. Hendershot
Thomnas
Sarah Deeds
Belham
Schmidt
Teputies
Hoover
Rotary Club
Nevin Co
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