County to Sell Relief Bonds Under County Administration Plan
County commissioners, after a three hour morning conference with Elyria Lorain city officials and township trustees, decided to continue relief administration at the county level. They plan to issue bonds next month against anticipated revenue from special taxes to January 1942, totaling 230,950 dollars. County relief director Ernest Holmes says about 1,295 relief cases cost around 26,000 dollars monthly.
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Elyria
Lorain
Willian Klebold
Ernest Holmes
John E. Davidson
Oscar G. Dunn
Klebold
Edward DeChant
Billions To Be Spent On U S Defense Program
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans to shift a large share of federal relief funds to the national defense program. If carried out the army and navy allowances for the next fiscal year could reach two billion dollars, doubling this year's peace-time spending. The move aims to use more relief funds for housing and improvements at army posts and naval bases, freeing regular appropriations for warship and plane construction.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Utilities Returns May Be Inspected By Committee
President Roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing the joint congressional committee investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority to inspect income and excess profits tax returns of private utilities for calendar years up to 1937. TVA Committee Counsel Francis Biddle said the data will help value private utility properties and may be used as hearings begin this week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joint
Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Francis Biddle
Biddle
Weather outlook for Ohio and northeast snow flurries
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with probable snow flurries in the Northeast. Cold tonight, slowly rising temperatures in the West on Wednesday, and warmer conditions expected Thursday. Light to moderate snowfall across the Great Lakes region and light rain in the Pacific Northwest with fair weather elsewhere.
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Ohio
Eastern Lake Region
New England
Alberta
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
United States
Ambassador To Germany Is Called Home
Secretary of State Cordell Hull ordered American Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson home from Berlin for report and consultation amid rising U S tensions with Germany. Observers see aims to express displeasure over Nazi policies and bolster State Department staff for the Lima Pan American conference. Wilson’s recall signals no stated end to relations, with George S Messersmith aiding policy discussions in Washington.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Germany
Hugh R. Wilson
Berlin
Hull
State Department
Lima
Peru
United States
Adolf Berle
Wilson
Europe
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Ilre
Hulls
Welles
George S. Messersmith
Foreign Service
Central
Nazis Suppressed Newspapers in Switzerland Drive
BERNE November 15. The federal council continues its drive against Nazis in Switzerland and decides to suppress three Nazi newspapers Angriff Schweizerdegen and Schweizerfolk. Authorities have been searching Nazi quarters for propaganda literature and other documents.
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Berne
Switzerland
Federal Council
Angriff
Schweizerdegen
Schweizerfolk
Arrests of 50,000 Jews Reported Across Reich
Berlin dispatch reports that about 50,000 Jews have been arrested in the Reich over the past days, with 7,000 to 8,000 seized in Berlin. Many detainees are described as influential or wealthy and are being held as hostages.
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Berlin
The
Reich
Plunges 19 Floors To His Death In Cincinnati
Bulletin reports Clifford J. Taylor aged 59 of Milford Ohio leaped from the 19th floor of the Union Central building. The Pennsylvania Railroad worker dropped as two attendants reached for him. A note found near his overcoat read I can't put up with it any longer Dear Lulu you have been so considerate.
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Cincinnati
Clifford J. Taylor
Milford
Union Central
Taylor
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lulu
Chest Workers To Hear Columbus Drive Leader
E M Tharp of Columbus vice president and general manager of Ohio Fuel Gas Company will speak at Elyria Community Chest workers luncheon at noon Wednesday at the Y M C A. He just finished as campaign manager of the Columbus and Franklin County Community Fund drive, which ended November 1 and exceeded its 650000 goal. He spoke previously in Springfield and has led the Red Cross Ball Call for Franklin County for three years, raising more memberships than any postwar effort.
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E. M. Tharp
Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Elyria Community Chest
Tharp
Franklin County
Springfield
Red Cross
Bishop Schrembs
Wilson
National Catholic War Council
Lawrence H. Webber
Elyria
Leo R. Meyer
CIO Refuses Compromise On Unionism Issue
Pittsburgh is the scene as the CIO delegates hear the peace committee report on efforts to unite the American Labor movement. The group insists on Industrial unionism as the cornerstone, refusing any compromise and presenting the findings after a four hour peace conference that ended at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Unn
Committee For Industrial Organization Today
American Labor Movement
CIO
Peace Committee
American Federation of Labor
France Won’t Cede Colonies To Germany
Paris reports Foreign Minister George Bonnet said France would refuse to cede any colonies to Germany in negotiations over Adolf Hitler’s claims. The statement followed a conference with Premier Edouard Daladier ahead of Neville Chamberlain’s late month visit to Paris, hinting Britain and France may discuss colonies during his trip.
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Bulletin
Paris
Uum
France
Germany
Adolf Hitler
George Bonnet
Bonnet
Edouard Daladier
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Fed Tax Program Still Uncertain
Washington officials indicate revision plans for the Revenue Act may be shelved to avoid disrupting economic recovery. Morgenthau said the program hasn’t jelled yet, marking the administration’s uncertainty about a broad tax agenda. Only likely action is removing tax exempt privileges from future government bond issues.
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Washington
U.E
Administration
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Elyria’s 21st Chest Campaign Opens With Bishop Appeal
Elyria's twenty first Community Chest drive began with about 300 workers at First Congregational Church. Bishop Joseph Schrembs urged donors to help the needy, urging instinct for duty and unity, and emphasizing long term care for families facing poverty and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
First Congregational Church
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland
Schrembs
Three Nations Asked Conference With Germany on Refugee Plan
London reports that the United States Great Britain and France asked Germany two weeks ago to discuss orderly emigration of potential refugees including Jews. Germany had not replied. George Rublee, head of the International Refugee Committee, would visit Berlin once invited. No official British-German contact had occurred, and Wilson's summons to Washington adds to Prime Minister Chamberlain's embarrassment over the Jewish crisis.
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Germany
London
United States
Great Britain
France
George Rublee
International Refugee Committee
Intergovernmental Commission
Rublee
Berlin
Paris
Washington
Hugh R. Wilson
Neville Chamberlain
Birch chairs industrial division in Community Chest drive
Claude Birch of the Pfaudler Company heads the industrial division in this year’s Community Chest campaign. He and assistants have worked for weeks organizing the solicitation targeting local industrial establishments, emphasizing its importance to the drive.
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Claude Birch
Pfaudler Company
Birch
Woman Feigns Illness in Jeckyll Hyde Case In Iowa
LE MARS I a Nov 16 County authorities charged Mrs Maybelle Knox 50 once a socialite and dry crusader with feigning illness to dodge questioning about her mother s death and her husband s disappearance and an elderly mystery woman Investigators call her a Jekyll Hyde figure who in community life was active yet corresponded via a matrimonial bureau She may be arraigned this week on warrants claiming she buried her mother illegally cashed $90 monthly Civil War widow checks and sought to impersonate her mother to quiet neighbors authorities press for her husband Sumner 55 and an unidentified woman in a search
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LE Mars
Maybelle Knox
L. A. Trow
Trow
Scholer
John Murray
Knox
Orddr
Two German Ships In New York Harbor Guarded
Police guarded two German ships in New York Harbor after reports of a possible bomb threat against the Bremen liner. Detectives boarded the Bremen, patrols were posted on the pier and street, and a police launch operated between the Bremen and the Hamburg-American liner New York. A radio car accompanied the pier area as authorities sought to deter any water or land attack amid a 150 strong pro Nazi demonstration.
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New York
Bremen
New York Harbor
Hitler
Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury
F M Bauer of 245 Third street narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday at 3 pm when he stepped from between parked cars on Second street near the Elks Club and was struck by a car driven by Carl Coen, 17, of 157 Bell avenue. He suffered a minor leg injury and a forehead laceration, police report says, and he went home unassisted.
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F. M. Bauer
Third Street
Second Street
Elks Club
Carl Coen
Bell Avenue
Half Million Hunters Take Field In Ohio
In Ohio from Nov 15 to 30 more than half a million hunters will roam the countryside, with grouse now on the game list and limits set for rabbits, partridge, and other game. The piece playfully cautions bunnies while noting conservation guards will enforce limits and warns Wood County residents of heavy hunting activity with guarded optimism about safety in town.
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Bunny
United Press
Ohio
Pheasant
Roosevelt
Scioto Pike
Adams
Ross
Wood Co
Kipton Hardware Store Robbed
Kipton hardware store owner W. L. Smith reported a morning burglary. Deputies Cordy Bulzomi and Adams said the front door was forced open and cash, hunting gear, a shotgun, shells, a Civil War rifle, knives, flashlights, and watches were taken. The burglars cut the wire to a nearby grocery store.
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Sheriff's Department
W. L. Smith
Kipton
C. J. Cordy
Michael Bulzomi
Claude Adams
Ranney Appointed Assistant By Ault
Ravenna division engineer A. E. Ranney was named acting assistant state highway director by Director Ivan Ault. The appointment starts December 1 with a $5000 yearly salary. Anderson, Jaster, Jr., and nine division engineers resigned last Saturday amid disagreement with the Dewey administration.
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Columbus
U.P
A. E. Ranney
Ravenna
State Highway Department
Ivan Ault
Ranney
G. Murray Anderson
John Jaster, Jr
Dewey
Anderson
Ault
Home Burns To Ground After Severe Blast
An explosion in Cleveland injured six people and caused a house to burn to the ground. The Kennerdell home was destroyed while nearby residents including Marie Karnes and her infant Theresa suffered shock and cuts. Michael Skrovan and Jenny Garbey were treated for burns and shock in the adjacent grocery and living quarters.
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Cleveland
Harry Kennerdell
Marie Karnes
Theresa
Karnes
New Ordinance Targets Coin Devices Across City
City officials discuss a proposed anti gambling ordinance that would ban all coin operated devices possibly used for gambling including pinball machines crane machines and any skill games. Mayor Petro says he has reviewed Cleveland's model and council safety committee chair Frank Henke expects the measure to be introduced at the next council meeting. Cleveland drafted the rule after licensing gambing machines proved unsatisfactory under guidance of Safety Director Elliott Ness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Council
Joseph Q. Petro
Council Safety Committee
Safety Committee
Frank Henke
Elliott Ness
Brooklyn Private Crashes Expensive Bomber in Night Flight
Army private Ben Fleigelman 35 from Brooklyn seized a Douglas B-18 bomber and, untrained, flew at night with no lights. The aircraft crashed into a pineapple field after clipping a power line. Fleigelman escaped with minor injuries and was held for questioning.
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Honolulu
T. H
Brooklyn
N. Y
Army
Ben Fleigelman
Lakefield
Fleigelman
Fleigerman
Pineapple
Jackson report on grade school accident near town
Jackson Ohio November 15 a line consolidated grade school ser ious accident occurred miles northeast of here the incident is linked to scarlet fever outbreaks with local authorities investigating the event and community health concerns.
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U. S. Defense
Columbus Drive
Bishop
Harry L. Reynolds
Elyria Community Chest, Inc
Edgar F
Daddy” Allen
Reynolds
Jack Flynn
Robert Burns
Elyrians Quartette
Alan van Wormer
Kenneth Sexton
Harland Brown
Gene St. Marie
Diocese of
Jekyll-Hyde
U.B
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