Commencement Speaker Named for Elyria High School
Dr Fowler D Brooks president of RePauw University in Greencastle Indiana will deliver the commencement address for Elyria High School the largest graduating class. The May 31 diploma ceremony follows acceptance of the speaking invitation and a restructuring of dates due to the school closure. The program includes a May 28 baccalaureate at First Congregational Church with Rev Muir Auld. Senior events span May 25 Senior Distinction Day and Chapel and May 26 the Senior class play.
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Fowler D Brooks
RePauw University
Greencastle
Indiana
Elyria High School
Brooks
First Congregational Church
Muir Auld
Many Nominated for County Commissioner Post
More than a score of candidates for appointment to the county commissioner office, vacant by the death of Charles E. Tucker, have announced themselves or been named by supporters. The law requires appointment by the county auditor, recorder, and probate judge, with two of three able to act. Names mentioned include Ford Loomis, N D Backus, C C Stolzenburg, W B Richmond, Ernest Rule, Clarence Walkden, Oscar Dunn, Frank Crosse, W J Hiller, George Martin, J G Starr, Sam Beal, Joe Birdsall, R H Walker, Guy Davis, William Walder, H C Harris, I Diedrick, Thomas Peebles, John Johnson, and James Davidson from Avon.
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Charles E. Tucker
Ford Loomis
N D Backus
C. C Stolzenburg
W B. Richmond
Ernest Rule
Clarence Walkden
Oscar Dunn
Frank Crosse
W. J. Hiller
George Martin
J. G. Starr
Sam Beal
Joe Birdsall
R H. Walker
Guy Davis
William Walder
H. C. Harris
I. Diedrick
Thomas Peebles
John Johnson
James Davidson
Avon
Weather Forecast: Showers and Thunder Forms Tonight
The forecast calls for showers and thunder tonight with Tuesday area storm activity. In the extreme northwest portion expect cooler conditions Saturday afternoon or night, especially in the west and extreme north.
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Treme
Mayor Vetoes Building Code Amendment
Mayor W. H. VanOster vetoed the amended building code ordinance that would cut the building inspector salary from 1300 to 500 dollars a year. He announced a veto message explaining his reasons will be made public soon and shared with the council.
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W. H. VanOster
VanOster
Clues Grow Thin in Lorain Newborn Death Case
Investigators led by Sheriff C W Dick and deputies chase meager clues in the newborn found nude between rocks along Lake Erie near Lorain. The body likely lay there days as coroner S Ward notes a normal birth. discovery reported by Andrew Maurer and Carl Sahloff to Coast Guard Captain P H Forner.
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Rockles
Lake Erie
Lorain
C. W. Dick
Gerald Nau
Paul Chapman
Ed Monroe
Fairview Village
S. ©. Ward
Andrew Maurer
Carl Sahloff
P. H. Forner
Lorain Coast Guard Station
Grain Futures Set New Marks on CBOT Trades
Chicago May 12 grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade surged to new seasonal highs in heavy activity. Corn led gains, climbing one cent above Thursday's close as other grains followed upward.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Lutheran Leader Rev. Dr Samuel Grenewall Dies
Springfield Ohio reports the death of Rev Dr Samuel Grenewall a nationally known figure in the United Lutheran church. He passed away in Springfield on Thursday May 12.
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Springfield
Samuel Grenewall
United Lutheran Church
Drowning Fatality Near Scioto River Fisherman Kenneth Lang
Columbus Ohio reports the drowning death of Kenneth Lang a fisherman who fell into the Scioto River while fishing on Thursday local authorities stated the incident occurred in Columbus May 12. He was identified as 1r. in local notices.
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Columbus, CO
Kenneth Lang
Scioto River
Split in Lorain County Farm League over joining state body
A meeting at Grafton split the Lorain County Farm and Home Protective League as a large majority voted to join the Ohio Farmers League while a minority led by Harold Brandt formed a rival faction. Stephen Prosky Wellington was named temporary chairman and Frank A West Huntington temporary secretary as plans began for a county branch at Wellington Grange Hall next Thursday.
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Lorain
Ohio Farmers’ League
Wellington Grange Hall
Brandt
A Sherrill
Oberlin
Clare Reynolds
Ripton
R. M. Gilpin
la Grange
Tariff Truce Adopted by World Economic Conference
London on May 12 reports the organizing committee for the world economic conference adopting a tariff truce unanimously. The move signals a temporary halt to tariff increases as discussions proceed among international delegates.
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London
U.P
Women Help Two Bandits Escape In Machine Gun Rampage
In Luсerne Indiana on May 12 a car driven by a woman and armed with a second woman firing a machine gun sped through a town crowd. The two bank robbers fled with them, bullets fired wounded a pedestrian and a housewife in her kitchen.
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Lucerne
Ind
Governor White to push sales tax bills in Ohio Legislature
Columbus May 12 The White administration unveils its heaviest political artillery to pass sales and earned income taxes. The governor plans a Sunday radio appeal and will present the measures on the House floor Monday amid organized opposition from school utilities real estate and other business groups. Governor Conner of Mississippi to address the legislature in support of sales tax. Observers forecast a historic legislative fight as Senate remains divided and GOP opposition solidifies the clash.
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Columbus
General Assembly
White
Himsel
Michael S. Conner
Mississippi
Conner
Hig State
Ohio
Ilinois
Senate
Means testifies on Lindbergh kidnap case killing claim
Gaston Means testifies that he was told the Lindbergh baby was killed when kidnapped men dropped it while moving from a concealment site. He says he confronted two alleged kidnappers and was told there was no truth in it. Means cites whisky runners Max Hassel and Max Greenberg as the alleged killers.
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Washington
U.P
Gaston B. Means
Means
Max Hassel
Max Greenberg
Ed Aubinger
Aubinger
Irving Fenton
France elected president of Eagle Aerie No 431
William M. France 504 Second street was chosen Worthy President of Eagle Aerie No 431 for the year ahead, succeeding retiring president E J Handyside. He faced Steve Leser and Karl Kaiser, with Robert Jensen re-elected treasurer and William Meinke elected trustee among five candidates. Other officers chosen included E B Haylot as vice president and Lyle Castle as chaplain. The election drew about 450 members for a gala meeting featuring an Elks minstrel show, a German band, and VFW sponsorship. France, also a former Grand Worthy president, was named Deputy Grand President of the district.
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William M. France
Second Street
Eagles Aerie
E J Handyside
France
Steve Leser
Karl Kaiser
Robert Jensen
Harry R. Wright
William Meinke
Austin
George H. French
Lorain
House Approves Economy Bill and Veterans Cut
The House approved an economy bill granting broad power to President Roosevelt and direct government spending of 460 million dollars. The same chamber backed a 543 million dollar appropriations bill by a 249 to 118 vote, with a 452 million dollar cut in veterans expenditures driving major savings. Some agencies faced reductions as part of the retrenchment.
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Washington
Independent Offices
Roosevelt
House
Senior groups work fast as graduation dates move up
Elyria High School senior class committees scramble to finish in two to three weeks as graduation activities are moved forward from the planned four to five weeks. Twenty-one committees with 140 members, plus class officers and staff, race to complete tasks for ushering ticketing and announcements.
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Elyria High School
Edward Morris
Qugen O Donnell
Myria Smetz@1
Edward Bembower
Wiss Edna Jones
Light Another Furnace at Lorain
Lorain Ohio May 12. Steel mill operations rise again as an open hearth mill lights for the second time this week and a rail mill opens at National Tube Co creating 100 new jobs. Eight of the twelve open hearths and two blast furnaces are active while pipe mills stay near 35 percent capacity. A large payroll for two years is paid to 6,000 workers under a staggered system.
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Lorain, CO
Lorain Works
National Tube Company
Lorain
Republic Steel Posts First Profit in Two Years
Republic Steel Corporation reports all districts averaging 35 percent versus 28 percent on May 1. The firm, the third largest steel producer in the country, earned its depreciation charge in April and added to cash as output remained sharply lower than the current rate.
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Youngstown
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Judges Salaries Under Scrutiny By State Panel
The Ohio House Finance Committee investigates common pleas judges who did not accept voluntary pay cuts. About 100 judges statewide have reduced pay by 10 percent, while 42 did not apply reductions to the state-paid portion. Lorain County judges are in the nonconforming group. A R Webber and W B Thompson cut 5 percent March 1 on the county portion.
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Common Pleas
Columbus
House Finance Committee
P. H. Rogers
Lorain County
Roosevelt asks mortgage creditors to pause foreclosures
President Roosevelt, signing a currency and farm relief bill, urged all mortgage creditors to refrain from foreclosure until the act’s refinancing provisions take effect. He noted immediate effect for the bill, but warned it would take time to implement the mortgage refinancing section.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elyria High School Musicians Plan Mothers Day Concert
Elyria High School student musicians present a 3 PM Sunday concert in the school auditorium open to the public without charge. The 40-voice mixed chorus and orchestra, directed by J. Martin Beck, perform Bach, Schubert, Haydn, Rossini, Grieg and more with a string quartet featured.
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Elyria High School
Fannie Beller
Irene Hollis
Mary Batsdorf
Dorothy Kieffer
J. Martin Beck
Bach
Schubert
J. Haydn
Cazaneuve
the Seraglio
Rossini
Bacalossi
Solveig
Grieg
Cain
Bortniansky
Pinosti
Nashville man dies in 325 foot tower fall near Cincinnati
Ernest P. Fuqua age 36 a structural steel worker from Nashville Tennessee was killed near Mason Ohio when he fell 325 feet from the Crosley Radio antenna tower late yesterday. Fellow workers said he lost his balance in the accident.
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Cincinnati
Ernest P. Fuqua
Nashville, Tenn
Mason, O
Here
Crosley Radio Corporation
Classified Want Ads Offer Thrift and Variety
Hundreds of ads promise livestock offers May baby chick announcements rentals seeds plants flowers food specials poultry meat household goods city and rural real estate and many used car offers. Page 17 directs readers to start.
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