Council Acts on Number Of Items
Council handled a traffic light petition for Cleveland and Harwood streets amid local accidents including two fatalities. A Hayes avenue light request and a $25.60 damage claim were sent to committees. Residents urged oiling unpaved streets after scraping and moving a barn at 607 West 15th to 11th street. East Bridge and Broad street traffic will stay the same. The recreation commission received $200 profit from a softball tourney for promotion. Parmely avenue drainage and Delaware avenue grading were approved with costs borne by city or abutting property owners.
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Council
W. EB. Natlow
Cleveland Street
Gulf Road
Olive Street
Cleveland and
Harwood Streets
Hayes Avenue
Anna Ivan
319
Ha Avenue
Comec
Notley
Vincent Howard
West 15Th Street
11Th Street
East Bridge
Broad Strets
City Recreation Commission
Parmely Avenue
Delaware Avenue
Battle Forest Fire Rages in Glastonbury Mountains
Volunteers battled a forest fire 10 miles southeast of Arlington on October 18 as tinder dry woods and a stiff west wind fueled a rapid blaze through hurricane tangled trees in Glastonbury.
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Arlington
Glastonbury Mountains
Here
Weather Ohio: Partly cloudy with rain tonight
Partly cloudy weather in Ohio gives way to rain in central and western portions tonight. Cooler in the north and west, with a warm south tonight and a chance of occasional rain on Wednesday. Scattered showers span the Gulf states and upper Midwest, with snow in Montana and western North Dakota.
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Ohio
Minnesota
Texas
Atlantic Coast
Mountain States
Plains
Gulf States
Iowa
Montana
North Dakota
Ordinance Defeated After Lobby Opposition At City Hall
Council defeated the 1 A. M. music ordinance amid a lobby opposition from WC T U members and others including former Commons Pleas Judge A R Webber and Rev Wid Kirby. Proponents argued clubs needed late hours to compete while critics urged a censor board and zoning limits. a committee was appointed to review the matter and consider a WC T U proposal for a five member board including the mayor and police chief.
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Als
WC. T. U
Commons
A. R. Webber
Eawid Kirby
Samuel Dewisch
Jackson Hotel and Grill
Don Cornish
Elyria Hotel
Anna Kennedy
W. C.T. UL
Board of Censors
East River Street
Kennedy
Nelson
Frank Henke
Leonard Fowls
Henke
Harvey Cheney
George Thompson
Abgerit
Names Committee Council
W. E. B. Nattey
Forwls
Black
Sedit
Albert
Fast River
Filbert Street
Joseph Q. Petra
Board of
Zouing Appeals
Catholic priests arrested in Vienna report
Vienna reports six Roman Catholic priests arrested in the last week as Nazi authorities ban street processions and most special church services indefinitely. Belief exists that many more priests were detained elsewhere in Austria. Jews faced attacks during the Feast of the Tabernacle weekend.
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Vienna
Austria
Freak Weather To End Within Next 24 Hours
A fast moving weather shift from a three day heat and snowstorm event is expected to end within 24 hours. Forecaster C A Donnell in Chicago reports Eastern states endured high temperatures while Montana and Wyoming faced snow and road hazards. City and regional readings ranged from 36 to 90 degrees in Albany Atlanta Boston Philadelphia and Washington, D C.
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United Press
Midwest
Montana
Wyoming
C.A. Donnell
Chicago
Micago
Donnell
York City
Albany
Atlanta
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Snow Storm In Montana Takes Toll In Lives
Helena Mont Oct 18 three dead and three missing as the first major snowstorm of the season hit. The storm disrupted power and lines and caused an auto crash near Helena Townsend. Searches in subfreezing temps for James Cummings 22 East Helena hunting party, Guy Pizer in Salmon mountains, and Anna Reilly WPA sewing room employee near Butte.
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Helena
Mont
Townsend
James Cummings
East Helena
Belt Mountains
York
Salomon Mountains
Hamilton
Guy Pizer
Pocatello
Ida
Anna Reilly
WPA
Butte
Shed Your Coat Turns Hot October Record Forecast
Ohio state meteorologist John C. Fisher warned that October 18 could set a new heat record, with 81.5 degrees reached yesterday and 82 degrees the all time mark from 1910 still in reach. He cautioned the warmth may last several days and stressed this is not Indian Summer.
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Columbus
Ohio
John C. Fisher
Fisher
Britain Plans To Build Warships
London reports Britain's 1939 naval expansion includes a 35,000 ton battleship, several cruisers, two flotillas of destroyers, motor torpedo boats, and a large naval aviation program. Prime Minister Chamberlain heads to cabinet meeting amid talks on armaments, Spain, Italy, and potential German negotiations.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Scotland
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
See Advantages In Removing Trade Barriers
Kent State University faculty members Dr. Clarence Cameron Kochendorfer and a colleague led a round table on foreign trade at the YWCA gym. They described foreign trade as a stabilizer of employment, noting it accounts for 10 percent of U S trade overall but about 50 percent in some lines, with 2 000 000 Americans employed directly by foreign trade. They urged reciprocity and warned against self sufficiency, citing steel material imports missing from the United States. (No. 3 continues on Page 2)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent State University
Clarence Cameron Kochendorfer
United States
Absentee Ballots Ready for Lorain County Voters
Lorain County voters away on election day may pick up absentee ballots at the board of elections office or request delivery by writing to the office. Ballots were received yesterday afternoon and are not available to those in county.
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Lorain County
Plans for Annex Bond Issue Campaign At Courthouse
Active drive for the proposed courthouse annex bond issue was launched at a courthouse meeting. Former Judge A R Webber named honorary chairman and A F Balock elected permanent secretary. Richard Taylor presided as campaign chair and Building Trades Council president. Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley urged reconsideration and offered $1000, while urging a new courthouse. Webber opposed delaying construction citing taxpayer strain and employment potential from the project. Architect estimates about 106 450 man hours and related trades work accompany the plan.
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Courthouse Annex
A. R. Webber
A. F. Balock
Richard Taylor
Imd
Building Trades Council
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Court House
Webber
Confessed Nazi Spy Told How U S Counted Troops Along Seaboard
Guenther Gustave Rumrich a confessed Nazi spy testified in federal court that a German espionage contact assigned him to learn how many U S soldiers were kept along the eastern seaboard and especially in the New York City area. He described meetings with Sanders and officials of the German War Ministry and Naval Intelligence.
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U. S
Seaboard
New York City
New York
Adolf Hitler
Ane Voelkischer Beobachter
Berin
Erich Glaser
U. S. Army
Johanna Hofmann
Otto Herman Voss
Rumrich
German
War Ministry
Sanders
Lester G. Dunigan
Government Printing Office
Germany
Canal Zone
Schmidt
Ernst Mueller
Naval Intelligence
Bremen
Rumrigh
John C. Knox
Manila
Constable Davis Refuses to Resign Amid Bribery Probe
Arthur Davis of 1922 Middle Avenue Elyria township constable refuses to resign after Carlisle Township trustees planned to demand his resignation. He testified last week he agreed to a $10 weekly bribe to permit slot machines in Carlisle Township. Impeachment petitions may be circulated if he remains in office.
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Arthur Davis
Middle Avenue
Elyria
Carlisle
Davis
Harry Ziegman
Carlisle Township
Martin Huebner
Leaders named for municipal Halloween celebration 1938
At a meeting of Kiwanis and civic groups Bud Worthington was chosen chairman for the 1938 Halloween events to be held Monday October 31. R G Rockwood named secretary and George Richwine treasurer with E J Stankard in charge of the parade and committee selection.
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Bud Worthington
Kiwanis’ Club
R. G. Rockwood
George Richwine
E. J. Stankard
Splendid Y M C A Drive Wins New Elyria Members
The Elyria Y M C A enrollment week drive closed with 439 reported memberships and potential gains of about 50 more as workers finish reports. Officials praised the results, noting an increase over last year as campaign heads release final totals at a dinner meeting.
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Elyria Y. M. C. A
Association
Further Probe Of Vice Indicated By Grand Jury
Secrecy surrounds the gambling vice bribery and jury tampering inquiry to be presented to a new Lorain County Grand Jury. Prosecutor Howard R. Butler expects a three day session, with deputies and others subpoenaed. Witnesses include Deputy C. J. Cordy and Joseph Bulzomi, among others, while substitutes named due to illness and delays.
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Howard R. Butler
Sheriff's Department
Butler
Lorain County
C. J. Cordy
Anthony Pollock
Paul Johnson
Michael Bulzomi
Emil Kubishke
Joseph Bulzomi
Here
Lorain
Sic’ Rosenfeld
Cleveland
Steve Kosash
Elyria Avenue
John Yalik
Frank Hintz
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
R. W. McWilliams
Elyria
William Whitney
F. W. Zarnke
Akron
Red Cross Roll Call Opens Elyria Chapter Drive
Thirty three trustees for the Elyria Chapter of the American Red Cross were elected as 75 campaign workers gathered for a dinner meeting at the Church of Christ officially kicking off the Red Cross drive. Harold D. Burns and Joseph W. Levering reviewed Red Cross activities, with H. E. Agate reporting 100 percent membership in local offices.
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Elyin
American Red Cross
Church of Christ
Red Cross
The
Harold D. Burns
Elyrian
Mansfield
Joseph W. Levering
Ohio
H.E. Agate
Burns
New England
Florida
H. C. Cheney
Elyria
R. E. Baird
Roll Call
Joseph Q. Petro
R. J. Fitch
Edith Metcalf
Scarlet Fever Outbreak Triggers Quarantine in McArthur
Four scarlet fever cases reported in McArthur Ohio prompt a quarantine for Vinton County Children’s Home. Public schools stay open as health officials monitor the situation.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Howe
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