Ohio Senate and House Clash Over Governor Tax Bills
In Columbus on May 16 Republicans in the Ohio senate opposed proposed sales and income tax bills backed by Governor White. The Democratic house, led by Rep. William M. Goodwin, prepared to push the measures amid a wave of opposition. Senator Earl R. Lewis forecasted further tax diversions and cautioned against new levies. The bills were sent to the house taxation committee, with debate expected Wednesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House of Representatives
White
Earl R. Lewis
William M. Goodwin
Hamilton
Joint Legislative Taxation Committee
Chamcter
Joseph N. Ackerman
Cleveland
State Highway Department
Lewis
Ackerman
Goodwin
Standing Taxation Committee
House
Execu
Revolution May Have Started In Cuba
Havana May 16 UP The general staff dispatched hand picked troops to troubled eastern provinces as attacks on rural guard detachments raise belief that a revolution may be under way Major Arsenio Ortiz to command the expedition Rebels raided Tagaso Santa Clara fought guards eight killed feared further violence stores raided and supplies seized alleged schooner landed rebels near Cienfuegos telegraph lines cut trains derailed
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Havana
Camaguey
Santa Clara
Arsenio Ortiz
Cuba
Ohio Weather Forecast The West Warmer
Ohio forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. A warming trend arrives Wednesday with warmer readings in the western portion tonight and throughout the period.
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Ohio
West
Mayor vetoes building code amendment in Elyria council
The council failed to approve the failed veto override as Walter Kohn moves to refer the amended building code ordinance and the veto to building and lands safety and finance committees. The veto cites years of study by builders and tradesmen and aims to reduce the building inspector salary from 1500 to 3500 annually.
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Walter Kohn
Building and Lands, Safety, and Finance Committees
City Council
Elyria
Ohio
Strikers Clash With Deputies In Wisconsin
In Shawano Wisconsin May reports a milk strike flare up with pickets and sworn deputies clashing as milk is dumped near Lake Mills and Johnson Creek. Fifteen strikers arrested after refusing to disperse. Pickets fled in trucks avoiding a pitched battle with 250 deputies as tear gas proved ineffective.
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Shawano
Wis
National
ROK Separation of City Area From Carlisle Township
Residents south of 16th street presented petitions to city council seeking withdrawal of their area from Carlisle township. Petitioner F B Squire noted their burden mirrors a prior Elyria township split with city residents paying 1.37 mills more tax. City rate stands at 22.36 mills to 23.73 for Carlisle Elyria. Council will consider the measure.
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16Th Street
Carlisle Township
F. B. Squire
West Avenue
City
Elyria Township
Squire
Carlisle-Elyria
No Action Taken On Appointment Of Commissioner
Reports indicate requests to convene the County Republican Central Committee to endorse the county commission appointment. A legally empowered three member commission lists 49 applicants. Protesters argue county wide representation should guide the decision, not city focus. C E Cooper notes Guy Weils may be asked to call a county meeting for endorsement.
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Republican Central Committee
Kelser
William Mitchell
H. C. Wilcox
Elyria
C. E. Cooper
Republican Executive Committee
Guy Weils
Wellington
County Central Committee
Republic Steel Lights Another Blast Furnace
In Youngstown on May 16 Republic Steel Corporation lit a third blast furnace, raising active stacks in its Youngstown district to four of five. About eighty percent of the company’s blast furnaces are melting for the first time in years. The newly lit stack had been shut for three years.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Republic
Elyria Council Moves to Separate From Elyria Township
Elyria city council approved a resolution urging county commissioners to detach the city from the surrounding Elyria Township outside the city limits. The measure faced opposition from rural residents who argued township revenue from the city funds welfare programs. Councilman Carl Curtis framed the vote as an economy move to reduce city taxes by severing the financial link.
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Elyria City
Elyria Township
Carl Curtis
Curtis
Elyria
Criticism of Lorain County Board Education Actions
The Murray Ridge Parent-Teacher Association adopts a resolution opposing retaining the music supervisor while eliminating the primary and elementary supervisors. It argues general curricular supervision is more important than one subject. Other county groups plan protests and expect more resolutions at the next board meeting.
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Lorain
Taylor Proposes Economy Plans for Elyria City Costs
Councilman W. O. D. Taylor led a cost study comparing Elyria with ten Ohio cities of similar size. He cited health, street lighting, and potential policing and fire department reductions as key targets. Suggestions include sewer and garbage rentals, merging street with engineering, and seasonal fire station staffing to preserve ratings.
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W. O D. Taylor
Ohio
Elyria
Taylor
Norwalk
Syria
Marion
Winckles Street
Council
O. E. Rankin
Ed Notley
City Council Cannot Override Veto Until Ten Days
City Solicitor Howard Butler said the council cannot override the mayor's veto of the building code ordinance until at least ten days after the veto. The amendment reduces the building inspector's salary from $1590 to $590 annually.
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Howard Butler
O. E. Rankin
Council approves relief fund transfers and staff stipends
The council passed an ordinance reallocating four thousand dollars in gasoline tax for poor relief with allocations for food, fuel, rent, tools, labor, hospitalization, medical care, and administration. A second ordinance authorized expenditures of nineteen dollars weekly for an office assistant and fifteen dollars weekly for a commissary clerk for relief administration.
County Employees Get Week's Pay
County employees were given half of their regular two weeks pay today according to the county treasurer. They now have about three weeks salary owed. City workers are not paid today per the city auditor. they now have six weeks salary owed.
Flood Peril Mounts Across Indiana and Illinois
Unrelenting rain swells rivers along Indiana and Illinois borders with twelve deaths reported. Indiana tops $2 million in damage as Wabash and White River flood towns and farmlands, forcing evacuations and delaying corn planting. Levees fail in Illinois while prisoners bolster defenses.
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Hlinois
Illinois
Vincennes
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Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Kaskakia
Ill
State
Oberlin Store Scene of Holdup
Oberlin police search for a robber who entered the Stanley Boo Shop on West College Street at 6 05 am The bandit produced a revolver and demanded money before forcing the manager into the basement and fleeing Sutfin the manager turned over yesterday s receipts and cannot confirm if an accomplice or vehicle was involved
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Oberlin
West College Street
W. R. Sutfin
Sutfin
Sufin
Highlights Of Message To Nations
A profound hope of the people of my country is that peace may be assured through practical measures of disarmament. All of us may carry to victory our common struggle against economic chaos. The World Economic Conference will meet soon and must come to its conclusions quickly. The world cannot await deliberations long drawn out.
Conference Aims to Stabilize Currencies and Free Trade
The conference seeks to replace current chaos with currency stabilization, open world trade flows, and international steps to raise price levels, aiming for coordinated global economic order.
International action urged to back domestic recovery programs
A call for coordinated international steps to support national economic recovery programs. Emphasizes smart, measured policy coupling domestic measures with global cooperation to stabilize markets and spur growth.
Disarmament Conference Urges Concerted Action for Public Good
The disarmament conference has labored for over a year with confused aims and dangerous clashes. Our duty lies in guiding toward practical results through coordinated action aimed at the greatest good for the greatest number.
Disarmament Vision Urges Reducing Weapons Worldwide
The speaker argues that fear drives arms stockpiling more than aggression seeks. Complete elimination of offensive weapons is the ultimate aim, while immediate goals include substantial reductions and removal of many arms to secure national independence and defenses.
Pact of non aggression urged by world leaders
The speaker calls for all nations to sign a solemn pact of non aggression to guarantee lasting peace during disarmament. He warns that if powerful countries reject sincere cooperation at Geneva and London, progress toward political and economic peace could be obstructed.
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Common Sense
Geneva
London
No Nation Should Bear Full Responsibility for Failure
The speaker argues that the civilized world seeks two forms of peace and that no single nation should bear the blame for failure, urging shared accountability and restraint in pursuing peace.
Roosevelt calls for world pact of non aggression
President Roosevelt urges all nations to pledge no armed forces across frontiers and to reduce armaments as a step toward universal peace. He addresses 54 sovereigns including Russia and signals U S leadership in a global disarmament effort.
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Washington
Europe
Ramsay MacDonald
Geneva
London
Russia
Michail Kalinin
All Union Central Executive Committee
Moscow
United States
San Francisco Hit by Strong Early Morning Earthquake
A strong quake shook San Francisco at 3:45 am lasting about 30 seconds and felt across the mainland. Three shocks were reported in Vallejo and the tremor was described as dreadfully severe at Petaluma with reports from Sonoma County.
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Vallejo
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Petaluma
Sonoma County
United Press
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