Award Contract For Postoffice Improvements
Work on Elyria post office repairs begins after contract award to Chicago contractor Roldon F. Dressler for 3063 dollars. Project funds, approved by Washington, require 90 days to complete once notice to proceed is issued.
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Elyria
Roldon F. Dressler
Chicago
C. J. Sartor
Public Works Brone
Washington
Dressler
Sartor
Washington of
Tree
Roosevelt urges haste in crop control plan
President Roosevelt told the northwest that haste is essential in handling surplus crops and signaled a push for a special session of Congress. He outlined goals to stabilize farm use of land and curb surplus with farmer support, and he challenged a Supreme Court ruling on AAA contracts.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Roosevelt
Northwest
Congress
Supreme Court
Heart Attack Fatal To Motorist Here
Everett House aged 68 of 3501 Scarsdale avenue Cleveland died of a heart attack last evening while stopping at Shell Gas Station on Broad street near West avenue after a trip from Cleveland to Green Springs Ohio. He collapsed as he stepped into the station. death was reported as almost instant. House drove the full trip. Coroner S C Ward ruled heart failure. His body was taken to Taylor Funeral Home. He was accompanied by his wife and brother in law John Rendfleisch and Mrs Rendfleisch.
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Cleveland
Green Springs
Everett House
Scarsdale Avenue
House
John Rendfleisch
Clifton Blvd
Rendfletsch
Shell Gan
Broad Street
West Avenue
Rendfleisch
Taylor Funeral Home
S. C. Ward
Ohio Weather Outlook With Rain Tonight and Tuesday
Ohio forecasts show likely rain tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions in the southern portion on Tuesday. A high pressure zone remains over the New England States and northwest region this morning while lower pressures lie over Arkansas and Colorado. General precipitation covers the United States in the last 24 hours except for New York New England Florida and the southwestern states. Temperature changes are not significant.
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Ohio
New England
Arkansas
Colorado
United States
New York
Florida
Oberlin Honors Centennial of Coeducation Friday
Oberlin will host a Friday program recognizing the centennial of women entering college level education. A 10:00 convocation, NBC international broadcast, and a 3:00 memorial gateway dedication highlight the day with speakers Miss Mildred H. McAfee and Dr. Homer Price Rainey, plus Nobel laureate Dr. Robert A. Millikan addressing Oberlin.
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Oberlin
Educational Institutiona
General Federation of Women's Clubs
American Association of University Women
Iigh
E. S
Finney Memorial Chapel
Mildred H. McAfee
Wellesley College
Homer Price Rainey
American Youth Commission
Washington, D. C
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Oberlin College
St. Andrews
Scotland
British Isles
James Irvine
Wilkins
Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
NBC
Hollywood
California
Millikan
Oberlin Conservatory
R. T. Miller, Jr
Chicago
American School
Richard Kimball
New York City
Meeting Tonight To Plan Lake Erie League Activities
Principals and teachers from six league schools meet in Cleveland tonight to plan the 1937 38 Lake Erie High School League activities. Elyria High School will be represented by fifteen officials and teachers among about 100 attendees. Discussions cover athletics music and extempore speaking with final approval by school principals.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland
Elyria High School
C. P. Shively
J. D. Seevers
Roy Clymer
Ralph Bauer
E. G. Baxter
J. Martin Beck
F. A. Eaton
Margaret Edwards
Howard Huston
Lee Lyman
Carl Smith
A. N. Smith
Alice Storer
W. L. Vaughn
Allyn Rose
Marian Kemble
Duke of Windsor May Visit United States Says Government
London reports suggest the government reluctantly authorized the Duke of Windsor to travel to the United States with Wallis Simpson, ending rumors of a possible permanent settlement in America. Restrictions had limited his moves since abdication, with discussions involving Hore-Belisha and Buckingham Palace officials culminating in approval for trips to Germany and the United States.
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor
United States
United Press
London
Duke of Windsor
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Wallis Simpson
Germany
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Hore-Belisha
Motions challenge Black's seat at opening Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court opened the 1937-38 session with Justice Hugo L. Black on the bench despite two motions aimed at ousting or questioning his seat. Albert Levitt sought to file a suit on constitutionality of Black's appointment, while Patrick Henry Kelly asked for a commissioned inquiry into the legality of his seating. The court allowed both motions to be filed but did not rule.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Black
Charles Evens Hughes
Albert Levitt
Justice Department
Levitt
Patrick Henry Kelly
Boston
Kelly
Justice Black
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Congress
Call For Boycott On Japanese Goods
In Bournemouth the British Labour Party unanimously approved a resolution calling for a boycott on Japanese goods and urging a government ban on munitions or financial credits to Japan. The resolution was passed as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain received a letter urging a special Parliament session to address the Chinese Japanese crisis. The party approved this demand in its revolution.
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London
British Labor Party
Bournemouth
Japan
Neville Chamberlain
Japanese Savage Thrust For Shanghai Front
Shanghai dispatch reports a major Japanese breakthrough south of Shanghai as heavy bombardment drives Chinese forces from Liu Hang toward a new position at the Liuhang line. Japanese artillery and air power bombard key Chinese defenses while Chinese troops retreat and resist at Kwansuchen amid mounting casualties.
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Shanghai
Liuhang
Kiangwan
North Rail Road
Tong
Kwansuchen
Two Convicts Die in Eastman Prison Arsenal Raid
In Weldon Texas on October 4 a convict raid at Eastman prison led to two fatalities and two injuries. Guard J H Thomas killed Roy Thornton and Austin Avers. Forrest Gibson was gravely wounded. Clyde Thompson, a convict who murdered two brothers, was shot while the prison riot unfolded.
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Weldon
Tex
Eastman
Arsenal
J. H. Thomas
Roy Thornton
Bonnie Parker
Austin Avers
Raymond Hamilton
Thomas
Forrest Gibson
Gibson
Clyde Thompson
Eastland County
Sutliff Named Wellington Postmaster in Ohio
Wellington Ohio October 4 Wilbur H Sutliff investigator for Lorain County Old Age Pension office for three years was named postmaster of the Wellington post office early this morning He will succeed Ray Coates Coates was not at the post office and could not be reached for comment on his future plans The appointment's effective date was not stated
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Wellington
Wilbur H. Sutliff
Lorain County Old Age Pension Office
Sutliff
Ray
Coates
200 Convicts Hunger Strike At Stateville Prison
About 200 convicts joined a hunger strike at Stateville Prison in Joliet challenging Illinois parole policies. Warden Joseph Ragen said Gov. Henry Horner mobilized state resources to control the incident while expressing confidence the defiance would be short lived. the strike followed alleged new parole board policies amid recent prison unrest.
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Joliet
State Board of Parole
Stateville Penitentiary
Joseph Ragen
Henry Horner
City Joins In Week's Drive Against Fires
Elyria observes National Fire Prevention Week with schools and local firms showing the film The Bad Master. Posters urge fire hazard awareness and care, while speakers address organizations. The National Fire Waste Council advises correct addresses when reporting fires to avoid delays.
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Elyria
Chicago
National Fire Waste Council
Death Summons Ed Howe Sage Of Potato Hill
Ed M. Howe editor and philosopher known as the Sage Of Potato Hill died Sunday from a paralytic stroke. He will be buried Tuesday in Atchison Kansas where he settled and founded his newspaper 59 years ago. His funeral will be at Potato Hill with Episcopal rites. Howe left a long record as a blunt Republican thinker and writer whose works and editorials were widely reprinted. He was 4? He died on the day of his divorced wife Clara L Howe's funeral. her sons Eugene A Howe and James Howe traveled from Falls City Nebraska to attend the service.
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Atchison, Kan
M. Howe
Clara, L. Howe
Eugene A. Howe
Atchison Globe
James Howe
Falls City
Neb
Potato Hill
Two Men Fatally Hurt In Lorain County Weekend
Traffic deaths rise to 51 for the year in Lorain County as two men die from weekend incidents. Mike Karamarkovic, 48, was struck from behind while bicycling on Pearl Road near Elyria, and John Vidosich, 46, died after being hit at 29th Street and Oakwood Avenue in Lorain. Police hold the driver pending investigation.
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Lorain County
Mike Karamarkovic
R. D
Elyria
Pearl Road
Lorain
Intercity
Charles Snyder
Oak Street
William G. Smith
Karamarkovic
John Vidosich
East 34Th Street
29Th Street
Oakwood Avenue
Vidosich
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Eva Dorsin
Wellington
Amherst Hospital
Dorsin
Paul Bruner
Chardon
J. B. Gibbs
Cleveland
Fields Corners
John Hudak
George Palenkus
East 29Th Street
Lordin
LeRoy J. Diedrick
North Ridge Road
Amherst
Hudak
Lee
Mendeicourt
Sheriff’s Department
Henrietta Township
Lewis Atkins
Oberelin
West River Street
Alex Sabel
Dudley Welsh
West Clarksfield
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Welsh
Railroad Men Get Pay Raise
Chicago October article reports a 44 cent daily raise for 250000 railroad workers including engineers firemen enginemen conductors trainmen and switchmen ending threats of a nationwide strike. The compromise retroactive to September 1 raises payrolls by about 6.6 percent annually and may total $40 million to carriers while the union sought 20 percent.
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Chicago
William M. Leiserson
National Mediation Board
Leiserson
H. A. Enochs
Carriers” Conference Committee
Rotarians To Hear Cleveland Executive Speaker
Sam Moore, executive president of the Atco Company of Cleveland, will address Elyria Rotary Club at the Elks' Restaurant at noon tomorrow. Neely Powers, president of Colson Corporation, will chair the meeting. Moore's subject was not announced.
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Sam Moore
Atco Company
Cleveland
Elyria
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Miss Frost
James T. Fairchild
Adelia A. F. Johnston
Dudley Peter Allen
Shipherr
Theological Quadrangle
Warner Concert Hall
Conservatory
Maurice Kessler
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Lake Erie League
Bulletin
Detroit
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Mich
Ed Howe
Sage of
EB. W. Howe
Howe
Treaty, Ind
Harrison County
Missouri
Clevland
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