City Exam Finds Large Water Debt At Elyria Memorial Hospital
State examiners report inspection of city records from 1935 to 1937 shows Elyria Memorial Hospital owes the city for water total 320 382.16. Injunction kept collection previously but may be vacated. schools owe 19 108 for water. Evaluates 56 residents owing 203.10 for water repairs and lists 35374.29 in adjustments, including 33802 in sinking fund misallocation.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Harvey C. Cheney
Unitommon Pleas Court
Cheney
William Rader
Grafton Road
Buried Under Coal Tragedy Hits Two Men in Cincinnati
At Hatfield Campbell Creek Coal Yard in Cincinnati yesterday Marvin Kellem four died and Edward Carberry twenty four of Covington Kentucky suffered injuries when a coal hopper side collapsed burying them beneath tons of coal.
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Cincinnati
Marvin Kellem
Edward Carberry
Covington
Hatfield, Campbell Creek
Coward
Ohio Weather: Fair Tonight and Thursday Warmth Next
Fair tonight and Thursday with milder temperatures in eastern and southern portions. The eastern high remains centered over New England this morning and governs weather east of the Mississippi. A low moved from Montana yesterday, Winnipeg reports 29.58 inches, with showers and thunderstorms confined to Montana, North Dakota and Canadian prairies. Overall, fair weather general across the country, warmer in the upper Mississippi Valley and Lake region.
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Ohio
New England
Mississippi
Montana
Winnipeg
Man
North Dakota
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Mississippi Valley
Lake Reston
President Will Get Trout From Castalia
SANDUSKY Ohio collects trout for the president as a special train carries President and Mrs. Roosevelt through the area. Theodore A Lauber postmaster will place the trout aboard, caught by Stephen Early on Castalia grounds where famed visitors have fished. Early stays with W E Levis of Toledo.
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Sandusky
Roosevelt
Ohio
Theodore A. Lauber
Stephen Early
Castalia
Early
Castalia Sporting Club
W. E. Levis
Toledo
Post Offices To Take Census
In Hyde Park on Sept 22 President Roosevelt decided to have the post office department deliver 31,000,000 unemployment census cards to homes before Dec 1. Census chief John D. Biggers said the project, costing about 5.6 million dollars, aims to count jobless and partially unemployed with a campaign urging prompt card returns through postal facilities. Employed persons need not answer.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Post Office Department
United States
John D. Biggers
Biggers
Regiar
Washington
Butler To Study Charges In Suit Against Gas Firms
Ohio prosecutors will probe a $42 million civil suit filed in Columbus alleging adulterated gas heat units sold by The Columbia Gas and Electric Co and subsidiaries including Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Butler will consult with Columbus attorneys and may present findings to a grand jury if warranted. Franklin County Prosecutor Bartlett will also investigate and urge witnesses with crime facts to cooperate.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Columbus
Howard RK. Butler
Grand Jury
Butler
Toearn
Davies
Franklin County
Ralph J. Bartlett
Prowler Frightened Away From East Avenue Home
Deputy sheriffs searched near 1300 East Avenue last evening for a prowler who tried to enter the M. J. Lengel home at 1385 East Avenue. He was frightened away after knocking over a clothes rail from a second story window. It is the third report from that district, with prior attempts at the Molosky store and the Bennett home unsuccessful.
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1300 East Avenue
M. J. Lengel
East Avenue
Molosky
Bennett
Opening Night Draws 3500 At Lorain County Fair
About 3,500 attended the opening night as the Lorain County Fair began its 91st year. Judges worked through exhibits from 9 a.m. as crowds watched horse, goat, sheep, swine and rabbit judging and toured agricultural booths. Evening program features Greyhound and goat races, circus acts, a bathing beauty contest, and a 60 year old “world’s oldest strong man” addendum to the lineup. County and Grange days expand the week with horse shows, dairy contests, and cattle and poultry showcases drawing visitors from Elyria and nearby towns.
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Lorain County
Elynia
Lorain
Grafton
OberNn
Amherst
Wellington
Elyna
Morris
Darwood Circus
Russells
Elyria High School
W. H. Russell
Granges Day
Farm Bureau
Farmers’ Day
Eaton Juvenile Grange
Hickory Tree
North Elyria
Tax Claims To Be Heard October 1
Lorain County seeks $30,000 in tax claims against The Lake Shore Electric Interurban Line to be resolved in Federal Court October 1. Special Master Joseph Fogs ordered briefs for another hearing. Claims cover property assessments public utilities tax and special assessments amid bondholder foreclosures.
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Lorain County
Lake Shore
Joseph Fogs
F. W. Coehn
Paul Jones
Foss
Uetaa
Bus Hearing Set at Amherst for Route Extension
The State Public Utilities Commission assigned a further hearing for Sept 25 at Amherst town hall on the Lake Erie and Southern Stages Inc application to extend local bus operations in the Amherst area.
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Columbus, CO
State Public Utilities Commission
Amherst Town Hall
Lake Erie and Southern Stages, Inc
City Budget Shrink in Safety Drive Costs
Salt Lake City officials debated the cost of a safety drive as Police Chief Harry L. Finch reported a $6,000 prisoner feeding budget had been exhausted and projected a daily cost of $20 to sustain the campaign.
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Salt Lake City
Harry L. Finch
Legion Hears Pledge By Green For A F L Fight On Isms
The American Legion open to business after a long Fifth Avenue parade heard from William Green of the American Federation of Labor pledging to resist Communism Fascism Nazism and similar movements. Green cited a 4 000 000 member AFL and said agents of subversive forces endanger government while pledging the AFL Legion cooperation and neutrality during labor disputes. Gen Frank T Hines urged Legionnaires to lead citizens and safeguard institutions and reported President Roosevelt’s sympathetic interest in veterans and relief programs.
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Fifth Avenue
American Legion
France
Legionnaires
Legion
Acme
New York
Apy
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F
Green
A. FL of L
A. F. of L
The
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affairs
Hines
Roosevelt
Steers Hit Highest Prices In 18 Years At Chicago Yards
Chicago stockyards saw steer prices surge to 19.50 per hundredweight, an 18 year high, on strong demand for 1223 pound choice cattle. The September peak nears the all time monthly record, with December 2019 data noted at 21.50.
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Chicago
Riots Reported in Syria and Lebanon Over Cost of Living
Exchange Telegraph said riots erupted in Syria and Lebanon in protest against the high cost of living caused by the franc decline. Troops stood by as Cairo reported the unrest.
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London
Itpy
the Exchange Telegraph
Cairo
Syria
Lebanon
Centennial of Co-education event at Oberlin Oct 8
Oberlin College marks its Centennial of Co-education with an extensive program on October 8 including convocation at Finney Memorial Chapel with remarks by Mildred Helen McAfee and Homer Price Rainey, dedication of Memorial Gateway, unveiling of Adelia A Johnston memorial, and multiple ceremonies across campus.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Adelia A. F. Johnston
Mildred Helen McAfee
Wellesley College
Homer Price Rainey
American Youth Commission
Petera Hall
Finney Memorial Chapel
Finney Memorial Chanel
LL. D
Warner Gymnasium
Memorial Gateway
Co-education
East Campus
Dudley Peter Alen
Shipherd
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin Inn
Dudley Peter Allen
ATL
Jacob Murbach Dies After Six Months Illness
Jacob E. Murbach of 1261 East avenue died in a Cleveland hospital after a six month illness. Born May 6 1855 in Switzerland he moved to Elyria in 1873. He helped form Elyria Milling Company and built the power plant supplying Elyria with electricity. He retired about 20 years ago spending time in Bradenton Florida. Survived by wife Louise a son Walter and a daughter Mrs Ray Palmer. Funeral set for Sept 23 at J W Koebler Funeral Home Cleveland. Flowers requested not to be sent.
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Jacob E. Murbach
East Avenue
Cleveland
Switzerland
Elyria
Herr-Warner Dairy and Cheese Company
George Arnold
White Mill
East Bridge Street
Arnold
Black River
Bradenton
Florida
First Congregational Church of
King Solomon Lodge of Masons
Lake Erie
Order of Eastern Star
Murbach Coal & Supply Co
Murbach Realty Co
Western Reserve Finance Co
Manatee River Bank
Elyria Savings & Trust Co
J. & W. Koebler
East 82Nd Street
Murbach
Louise Murbach
Walter H. Murbach
Brandiston Avenue
Ray Palmer
No Investigation Of Black Made By Justice Department
Washington Sept 22 Attorney General Homer S Cummings said the Department of Justice did not investigate associate justice Hugo L Black before his Senate nomination He stated no inquiry into Black afilliation with the Ku Klux Klan was conducted and that no investigation is now underway He noted current policy excludes probing private lives of prospective Supreme Court appointees and stressed investigations would be improper for a sitting senator with well known qualifications.
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Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Department of Justice
Hugo L. Black
Senate
United States Supreme Court
Cummings
Department
Black
Ku Klux Klan
Smallest Man Dies In England
Harold Dyatt known as Tiny Tim, claimed as world’s smallest man, died at 50 from bronchial ailment in Hemel Hempstead England. Born in Lancashire, he stood 23 inches tall and weighed 24 pounds. He toured sideshows worldwide and performed before kings and royalty. He could fit in a palm and sit inside a top hat, remaining a famed curiosity of his era.
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Hemel Hempstead
Harold Dyatt
Tim
Dyatt
Lancashire
G O P Candidates Plan Campaign Tonight
Republican mayoral candidate Justice Joseph Petro will host a campaign planning meeting at 7 30 p m in his office. Carl Curtis, Republican City Committee chair, announced the gathering to map campaign strategy.
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Joseph Petro
Carl Curtis
Republican City Committee
Sale Of Drivers Licenses Moves Slowly In Elyria
Elyria motorists show lax sales of new drivers licenses since September 15. Few have been bought as Oct 1 approaches with no time extensions from the state department. County residents must apply locally and chauffeur licenses require a 2.5 inch square photo. Deputy registrars listed include Allyan Gehl, William Jenne, Tom Francis, J. P. Lonsway, and G. M. Johns along Middle Avenue, Foster and Bond Street, Broad Street, Lake Avenue, and Cleveland Street.
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Elyria
State Department
Lorain County
Allyan Gehl
Mediter ranean pirate patrol talks advance in Paris
Paris reports French British and Italian experts will soon meet to finalize Italy’s participation in the nine power Mediterranean pirate patrol. Italy offers practical terms and Ciano gains with Rome agreement, Mussolini set for Berlin as Britain and France seek to ease tensions and influence Mussolini’s stance on Spain.
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Paris
Italy
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Berlin
Britain
France
Haly
Mussolini
Germany
Mediterranean
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Baptist Group To Meet Next Week In Oberlin
Lorain Baptist Association members will gather at First Church in Oberlin next Wednesday for the ninety ninth annual meeting. A full day starts at 9 30 a m with devotions led by Rev C A Ban tham and ends with Rev Gordon E Bigelow of Cleveland delivering the main address at 7 45 p m The theme is Better Baptist Churches with morning sessions a business period talks on administration and an annual sermon by Rev Harry S Mabie. Educational conferences, a men’s banquet, Youth Union rally and various committee meetings fill the day ending with an evening program of song devotions and Bigelow’s address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Baptist Association
Oberlin
C. A. Bantham
Gordon E. Bigelow
Church of the Master
Cleveland
Paul Judson Morris
Granville
Harry S. Mabie
Litchfield
George H. Waters
China
Morris
William Breeden
Charles O'Brien
Conferece
E. Meredith Roberts
Saidusky
Baptist Young People's Union
Homer J. Tucker
Oberlin Mt. Zion Church
Bigelow
At & P m
Japan Looses Full Force Of Anger On China
Nanking reports air raids on the capital and Canton as Japan presses a major offensive. Reports describe heavy bombardment, casualties, and fires amid chaotic front lines. U.S. embassy staff retreat to gunboats Luzon and Guam while fear grows over Nanking’s fate.
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Shanghai
Japan
China
Nanking
Canton
United States
Peiping-Hankow
Tientsin-Puxan
Litien
Liuhang
Grein
Yangtze
Midway
Shanzhai
Kiangyin
Domei
Hsiakuan
Yantze River
Shanghai- Nanking
United
Truck Kills Girl In Zanesville Incident
Ruth McFerren seven, daughter of Oscar McFerren, was killed when struck by a truck driven by Santo Anello, a fruit dealer, in Zanesville Ohio. Anello was held on a manslaughter charge after brakes on the faulty truck were found defective.
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Zanesville, CO
Ruth McFerren
Oscar McFerren
Santo Anello
Fralt
Anello
Poll
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Say Hospital
David L. Rupert
C. H. Swain
Jacob Murbach
Justice Department
England
Baptist
Luzon
Guan
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