County Schools To Receive State Funds in Lorain County
Lorain County schools will receive 195 887 in notes as part of the 12 052 274 state distribution under the Ohio School Foundation Program. Elyria gains 44 564, Lorain County districts 73 231, Oberlin 10 102, with notes redeemable for cash later. EB N Dietrich announced a future cash allocation of 11 297 000 to retire June notes. districts may borrow on notes and pay interest until redemption.
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Lorain County
State Department of Education
Ohio School Foundation
Columbus
School Foundation
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
EB. N. Dietrich
State Board of Control
Goon
Loyalists Win Costly Battle at Belchite Front
Loyalist International brigade forces battled Franco backed rebels at Belchite in the eastern salient. The clash near the town 28 miles southeast of Saragossa left heavy casualties and saw Loyalists seize heights, a cemetery entrenchment, a railway station, and a seminary after fierce hand to hand fighting with close air and ground cooperation. The government reported two Rebel attacks repelled as artillery and machine guns raked the town center.
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Hendaye
International Brigade
Belchite
Saragossa
Francisco Franco
Franco
Madrid
Valencia
August automobile sales in Lorain County reported
Lorain County dealers sold Reveal new cars and trucks in August per clerk of court records. Elyria dealers accounted for 204 of the total. The August figures show a drop from July and cite a mix of passenger cars and trucks compared with prior months.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Weather summary for Ohio and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy tonight with most of Friday becoming cloudy and a chance of showers in western and extreme northern areas. High pressure persists along the Atlantic Coast driving heat into the Central Valley while another low centers over Manitoba and Saskatchewan with a trough from the Lake region to the Gulf of Mexico. Moderate to heavy rains occur in the southern states and light to moderate rain north of the Canadian region with warm humid conditions in central areas.
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Ohio
Atlantic
Lake Region
Gulf of Mexico
Arkansas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Fens
Suffers Painful Injury In Crash Near Wellington
Anthony Powell of Duquesne, Pa., was badly injured when his auto was forced into a ditch two miles east of Penfield. He suffered a fractured right arm and severe lacerations at Falls Clinic. His wife and mother were bruised and shocked. a fourth passenger was unhurt. Powell alleged a woman driver fleeing the scene caused the crash.
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Wellington
Pennsylvania
Penfield
Anthony Powell
Duquesne
Falls Clinic
Mary Powell
Powell
Typhoon Tragedy Hits Hong Kong as Death Toll Surges
More than 100 killed in Hong Kong as the worst typhoon in history devastates parts of the city and ships in the harbor. Among damaged vessels, the Asama Maru and Conte Verde were driven ashore while Thracian and naval tugs assisted. Regular communications disrupted. many residents trapped beneath collapsed structures.
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Hong Kong
Lineen
Thracian
Part Time Traffic Lights To Be Turned On
Safety Service Director I D Faxon ordered part time traffic lights near schools to switch on during busy morning and afternoon periods as students enter and leave. Specific intersections include 13th and Middle, Hamilton, 15th and West, Holy Cross, Lake and Edison, Lake and Bath, and Cleveland and Longfellow. Some lights will stay on daytime. Broad and Cedar will run 7 to 9 am and 3 to 6 pm. A court street bus loading change favors Elyria Coach Company buses from the east on the west side.
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Safety Service
I.D. Fazon
Faxon
13Th
Middle
Hamilton School
15Th
West Avenue
Holy Cross
Lake Avenue
Edison
Bath
St. Agnes
Cleveland Street
Longfellow Avenue
Ely
Sixth
6Th
Broad and
Cedar Street
Faron
Court Street
Elyria Coach Company
Weat
Bicycle Riders Must Obey Traffic Signals
Chief E J Stankard announced that bicycle riders must obey traffic signals like other vehicles. With school starting next week, complaints have risen and police will arrest violators to curb the hazard.
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E. J. Stankard
Stankard
Japanese Warn Foreigners to Stay Out of Battle Zones
United States and other foreign ships in Shanghai waters faced naval escort fears as Japan warned against approaching battle zones near the International Settlement and the French Concession. The alert covered the Whangpoo River area and involved U.S. cruisers and other foreign vessels amid a broader defensive posture.
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United Press
Shanghai
United States
4Th Marines
Koyishi Hasegawa
Augusta
Whangpoo River
Tientsin
No Man’s Land
Oberlin Road To Be Further Improved
County commissioners were informed that the State Highway Department will extend Route 20 resurfacing from Oberlin to Route 10. Current resurfacing covers about one mile east of Oberlin. The Ohio Engineering Company will furnish material while state road gangs provide labor. Work to begin immediately.
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State Highway Department
Here
Oberlin
Oberlin Corporation
Ohio Engineering Company
Refuse Trucks Must Be Kept Covered
City watchdog orders all garbage truck violators arrested after complaints of un tarred trucks. Safety Service Director I D Faxon issues sweep affecting city vehicles and independent collectors under a council backed tarpaulin ordinance in force for months.
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Safety Service
I. D. Faxon
Faxon
British Ship Torpedoed Off Spanish Coast
The British steamship Woodford was torpedoed off the Spanish coast with one man killed and six wounded. The attack occurred between the Colombretes Island group and Castellon de Le Plan a north of Valencia in the central Mediterranean. The Havock and Hasty returned to Gibraltar after going to the rescue.
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London
Woodford
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Colombretes Island
Castellon de le Plana
Valencia
Rng
Havock
Hasty
Gibraltar
Bonicarlo
Nations Urged to Avoid Supplying China
Tokyo today issued a formal statement by Foreign Minister Koki Hirota urging powers to refrain from aiding China with munitions or similar support. He said Japan seeks cooperation by avoiding actions that prolong the conflict, noting Japan’s restraint while accusing Chinese provocations in North China and Shanghai. He blamed Chinese leaders for anti-Japanese sentiment and for preparing for war, contrasting this with Japan’s consideration of a peace proposal.
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Tokyo
Koki Hirote
China
Japan
Hirota
Portsmouth Plant Prepares to Reopen Amid Strike
Officials of Williams Manufacturing Co. shoe plant in Portsmouth prepared to reopen after a 16 day strike by United Shoe Workers of America affiliate Committee for Industrial Organization. Sheriff Earl C. Brandel assured enough deputies to preserve order. a court order provided for reopening. The union seeks sole bargaining rights. About 1,100 to 1,200 workers idle.
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Portsmouth
Williams Manufacturing Co
United Shoe Workers of America
Committee For Industrial Organization
Earl C. Brandel
Elyria High Students Face Busy First Day Schedule
Elyria High School opens for the 1937-38 year with a full day to distribute free textbooks and complete first day work. New and returning students must bring seven locks for 70 cents each. tardy bell is 8 25 a m and classes end at 3 05 p m. Jefferson Junior High shortens day by ten minutes to 3 15 p m to speed bus routes through Elyria Township.
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Elyria High School
C. P. Shively
Shively
Jefferson Junior High School
Elyria Township
Bas
Jefferson
President Signs Low-Rent Housing Bill
President Roosevelt signed the Wagner Steigall low rent housing bill, enabling a $526 million push to wipe out slums. He also approved a sugar measure aimed at beet and cane growers, opposing refined sugar imports from Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The housing act allows cities to borrow from a $500 million bond issue and receive grants totaling $26 million to build modern, sanitary low income housing on slum sites.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Wagner-Steigall
United States
Seaboard
Congress
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Stam
Offers Schmeling $100000 To Meet Farr
Dallas entrepreneur W H Johnson offered heavyweight Max Schmeling $100000 to fight Tommy Farr at the Cotton Bowl during the Pan American Exhibition in late October. Johnson said Schmeling would reply later and he believes Farr could be persuaded to appear for about $50000, anticipating a roughly $330000 gate.
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Dallas
Tex
W. H. Johnson
Max Schmeling
Tommy Farr
Johnson
Schmeling
Farr
Auto and Bus Collision Claims Four Lives in Bel Air
Four people died and another was seriously injured when a car and a Washington bound bus collided head on on a highway near Bel Air Massachusetts. The deceased were Elmer D. Hays 46 of Chevy Chase Md Mrs Isabel R. Hays his wife Elmer D. Hays Jr 18 and James Leech 18 also of Chevy Chase The injured passenger on the bus was Thorn Perkins 24 of Striker Md Police reported Perkins died later.
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Bel Air
Here
Elmer D. Hays
Chevy Chase
Isabel R. Hays
Elmer D. Hays, Jr
James Leech
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Baltimore
Thorn Perkins
D. Perkins
Hays
Indictments Aimed At Belden Gas Well Destruction
Grand jury in session considers indictments against six men charged with destroying Ohio Fuel Gas Co property at Belden during January strike. About 60 employees affected. Testimony on the well destruction and worker beatings awaited. Subpoenas issued for 12 witnesses including L W Gerth company detective with eight Wayne County confessions and one in Cuyahoga County.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Belden
L. W. Gerth
Wayne County
Cuyahoga County
Mothers Protest Meager Budgets Before County Officials
Widowed mothers relying on the county child aid program plan to meet with county commissioners and department officials tomorrow afternoon to protest budgets they deem insufficient to clothe and feed their children. They complain September checks were not increased, and some threaten to appeal to state or federal officials if no action is taken.
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Commissioners
Doris Todd
H. H. Nye
Five Men Hijack Lorain Couple Then Rob Gas Station
Police hunt five armed men who abducted Joseph Mille and Rose Catalano in Lorain. They tied Mille and bound Catalano, escaping with $46.38 after holding up a Griswold Road Lake Avenue gas station. Victims freed themselves, police seek suspects and fingerprints.
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Bquads
Lorain
At & A. Mt
Griswold Road
Lake Avenue
Joseph Mille
East 33Rd Street
Rosé Marie Catalano
Mille
Mills Toad
Avon
Mists Catalano
Edward Barnett
Ming Catalano
Ohio
T. J. Farmer
Paul Eddy
Birth Certificates Demand Ahead of Lorain School Entry
Lorain County parents rush to secure birth certificates as children prepare for first grade. The county rule allows entry for six year olds by January 1. younger children must wait. Certificates can be obtained from district health commissioners: Elyria births from Dr. G. J. Pretch, county district births from R. Dew at Obertin, and Lorain births from Dr. Yalloré.
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Lorain County
C. A. Gibbons
Gibben
Elyria
G. 3. Pretch
R. Dew
Obertin
Lorais
Yalloré
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Lotien
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Spanish Coast
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