Newspaper carrier pricing and advertising contacts details
Advertisement lists price 3 cents for copies, 18e per seek and 9.18 per year in advance. Mail rates include 4.00 per year outside Elyria and $5.00 within Ohio. Foreign ad reps named John W. Cullen Company with offices in Chicago New York Columbus Detroit and Detroit GM.
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Bingle
Mail
Elyria
Eerie
Ohio
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
New York
Fifth Ave
Columbus
Detroit
General Motors
Remarkable boxing feat Knight vs Chapman at Bradenwell Kent
Boxing match on September 22, 1796 saw Knight the British blacksmith defeated by Chapman a armless young fighter. The bout lasted nearly an hour with Chapman using head and heels while Knight suffered two broken ribs.
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Knight
Chapman
Bradenwell
Erith
Kent
Anniversaries and historical notes mark May 13 1939
Today in history and anniversaries list notable births and events from 1607 Jamestown to 1939 Naval Expan sion Bill. Includes Henry William Stiegel John LeConte Brinton Otho Sprague Arthur Savage and others with brief life details and the May 13 horoscope.
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Henry William Stiegel
Pennsylvania
Baron von Stiegel
Germany
John L. LeConte
New York
Philadelphia
Daniel G. Brinton
Thornburg
Otho S. A. Sprague
Chicago
Vermont
Arthur W. Savage
Utica
N. Y
California
Kingston
Jamaica
William Boyce Thompson
Plant Research Foundation
Yonkers
Virginia City
Mon
Past Grand Patriarch Of 1.0.C.F. Will Be Honored At Oberlin
Carl Berger Past Grand Patriarch of Ohio will receive the Grand Decoration of Chivalry at a public Oberlin gathering in Warner Gymnasium on Saturday evening May 20 General Herbert A Hughes will confer the honor He joined Oberlin lodge 678 in 1922 and held multiple offices including Grand Patriarch of Ohio in 1937 He also served as Colonel of the Sixth Regiment Patriarchs Militant and helped inaugurate a new encampment
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Carl Berger
Ohio
Warner Gymnasium
Oberlin
Herbert A. Hughes
Patriarchs Militant
Mr Berger
Oberlin Lodge No
Canton Lorain
Oberlin Lodge
Berger
Patriarchs
Bible Readings and Faith Reflections with Sir Wilfrid Grenfell
May 13 readings focus on acts of the apostles and healing miracles as believers gather and shadow of Peter heals the sick. Sir Wilfrid Grenfell, a man of faith, shares thoughts on life, eternity, and the Christian call to action, emphasizing lived experience over formal exams.
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Peter
Wilfred Grenfell
Socrates
God
Christ
When Will Promises Have Meaning in Government
A critical editorial argues elected leaders fail to uphold promises amid budget deficits and pork barrel spending. It cites Senate and House votes increasing farm benefits and rivers and harbors funding, criticizing both parties for expediency and urging a pro-economy pressure movement.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Washington
Senate
House
Treasury
Cleveland
Bender
Marshall
Bolton
Crosser
Sweeney
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Harrison
Uncle Sam
Congress
Vandenberg
Byrd
Byrnes
America
Labor Fight May Reshape Coal Industry and Politics
Observers see John L. Lewis winning a decisive power shift in the Appalachian coal talks. The Pettengill article notes Lewis aiming for near total control of soft coal, with unions reoriented, dues centralized to the United Mine Workers, and rivals frozen out. Roosevelt's role as 1940 campaign factor intensifies the struggle.
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Appalachian Coal Conference
John L. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Roosevelt
Samuel B. Pettengill
Indiana
Lewis
United Mine Workers
A. F. of L
Pettengill
Mr. Pettengill
Williams
American Federation of Labor
eAward
Labor’s Choice: Democracy or Autocracy in Unions
The speaker argues the core issue is whether workers can choose to join a union or be compelled to join to gain the right to work. He frames the conflict as a clash between labor democracy and labor autocracy and predicts big political dynamics ahead. He notes the need for united labor support in past campaigns and questions future alignment.
Rumors of Louisiana Long murder probe reemerge in Washington
The piece notes renewed talk of a full investigation into Huey P. Long’s assassination, fueled by visits from James A. Noe and interest from a major corporation. It cites two facts: predeath warnings of Long’s demise and the absence of a thorough inquiry, with lingering witnesses and high-profile attention.
Huey Long Assassination Plot Still Unresolved In 1936
The passage recalls Huey Long’s 1935-36 murder and Governor Leche’s sudden opposition to a state investigation funded at 100000 dollars. A Senate committee shelved the grant while Leche spoke against it, leaving questions about the unaccounted death and alleged would be assassins mentioned by Huey Long.
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Huey
McKinley
Dick Leche
Senate
Leche
Face
Huey Long
Louisiana
Washington
Huey Senate Speech Details Conspiracy Claims and Weiss Straw
The account describes Huey Long reading a covertly recorded Senate speech from New Orleans associates. It notes Roosevelt pardon remarks for killers of Long, lists conspirators, and identifies Carl Weiss who drew the short straw.
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Huey
Senate
de Soto
New Orleans
Herbert Christenberry
Christenberry
Carson
Roosevelt
Long
Carl Weiss
Congressional Record
Senator Long
Bob Brothers
Weiss
Mystery over Huey Long shooting deepens in 1935 case
The account details the September 8 1935 assassination of Senator Huey Long in the State Capitol and the hurried gunplay by Murphy Rodin Joe Messina and George McQuiston. It notes a Washington call naming the assassin Dr Carl Austin Weiss Junior and the coroner's unknown papers delaying confirmation.
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Huey
Washington
Senator Long
State
Murphy Rodin
Joe Messina
George McQuiston
Weiss
Harry Costello
Long
Baton Rouge
Costello
Carl Austin Weiss
Carl
Dr Weiss
Bird
Huey P. Long
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Mother's Day Program by Jones Chapel and Bethany Choirs
The Jones Chapel A. M. S. and Bethany choirs will present a Mother's Day program at 3 30 Sunday afternoon at Bethany Baptist church. All mothers invited to attend. Meanwhile air wardens plan house-to-house calls to fit gas masks in Great Britain within eight hours of any emergency.
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Jones Chapel A. M. S
Bethany Choirs
Bethany Baptist Church
Great Britain
Elyria Stocks Nominal Quotes From May 13 1939
Nominal quotations from P R Smith and Company for Elyria Savings Building deposits and multiple securities. Listed items include Andwur Mort Bs Colson Ist Pid Colson V T C and others with bid and asked prices such as O Elec Pwr 71% Pid 104 and O P S 7% Pid 106. The page reflects trading values with limited movements and several securities showing minor changes.
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P. R. Smith & Company
Elyria Savings
Mort
Colson
Colson V. T. C
Mort. Bs
Marion Reserve
O. Elec. Pwr
Perry Fay
iKhew
John Barrymore Sued By Business Manager in Hollywood
Hollywood reports that John Barrymore's business manager David Fisher accused the actor of defaming him and intends to sue for 250000 dollars. Fisher says Barrymore named him as a co defendant in a 300000 dollar New York accounting suit. Also named in the action are Elaine Barrie and her mother Edna Jacobs. A second item notes that more than 7900 boys and young men have been arrested in Japan for appearing to have too much leisure.
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Hollywood
David Fisher
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Fisher
New York
Elaine Barrie
Edna Jacobs
Japan
Odd Fellows to honor distinguished member on May 20
Members of the IOOF will attend the ceremony on May 20, honoring a member for distinction across the society. The event is described as adding special honor to the individual’s achievements in various Odd Fellowship branches.
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IOOF
Odd Fellowship
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Glare Geurue
Elyria Postoffice
John Hix
Girlie
Girle
Wills Haghart
Cumberland
Haghart
Chiang Kai-shek
Arial
England
Jamestown
Michigan State Agricultural College
Black Legion
WPA
James H. Franklin
Crozier Theological Seminary
Chester
Pamplin
Maud M. Lindsay
Alabama
Tuscumbia
Ala
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Austintown
Stanley Field
Jean Starr Untermyer
Zanesville
Leonard H Dyer
Florida
Washington, D. C
Horace Bowker
Boston
Cairo
Egypt
C.F
Bible
James A. Noe
Kingfish
Noe
Hill-Billy
Arkansas
Mississippi
Georgia
Pocahontas
EGG
Schroll Coal
Paradise
Saemeember
the Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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