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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1929
Page
10
Columbus approves a 25 year franchise with a flat 53 cent per 1900 feet gas rate and 75 cent minimum monthly charge for five years. The Columbus Gas & Fuel Co may accept or reject within 10 days.
Dr James H Snook of Ohio State University faced murder inquiries over the death of Theora K Hix with narcotics tied to the case. Police weigh blood analysis from Snook car and alibis as witnesses describe visits to the Snook home and conflicting timelines.
Col Arthur C. Goebel, holder of the coast-to-coast non-stop flight record, arrived in Cleveland and announced he will enter the Pacific Coast to Cleveland race. The national air races and aeronautical exposition run August 24 to September 2.
Clarence Carrier of 443 12th Street SE was charged with violating the Crabbe act and fined 160 dollars with court costs.
Chicago officials consider converting the old Cook County hospital prison into a municipal auditorium for visiting conventions. The Graystone Hotel now houses prisoners, and the vacant facility has drawn no buyers. Alderman B A Cronson proposes remodeling the building for convention use.
Edward Lietzen, a man facing divorce, returned home after heavy drinking and set fire to the family house, seriously injuring his 13 year old daughter Thelma who tried to fight the flames as she was beaten.
Chicago detectives issued warrants for Joe Alello and Charles Ice Wagon Connors on charges of assault with deadly weapons after a farmer near Antioch Illinois was lightly wounded by a stray bullet during efforts to improve their target practice.
June 148 Sheriff Harry C. Smith turned over to the Salvation Army $10 found in two slot machines owned by Peter Basil Urbichsville who was fined $50 and costs by Probate Judge J. H. Lamneck.
In Chicago June 18 the hearing resumes for 27 defendants arrested after Saturday's Grant Park demonstration in support of North Carolina textile workers. Bonds were raised from 1000 to 12000 amid clashes as Judge John H. Lyle criticized Assistant State's Attorney Everett O. Hutchins for weak representation and ordered a new prosecutor. One defendant, Mrs Alice Mazrak, was discharged claiming relocation to Russia.
Martin Custer is jailed awaiting inquest into the brutal slaying of his housekeeper Mrs. Bertha Mayfield 50 found beneath telephone poles near his home. Police believe she was beaten with a liquor bottle during a fight between Custer and an unidentified man. Two boys reported seeing two men move a body and hide it.
Washington June 18 Director George Otis Smith of the geological survey said President Hoover s oil conservation conference in Colorado Springs was successful beyond expectations despite western criticism of the interior department s oil prospecting ban. He will meet Secretary Wilbur in California to press stay of Kettleman Hills development while economy warrants.
Detective Sergeant John Collins pursues Ambrose Ward and his brother James after burglary arrests. Ambrose evades custody, remaining cuffed to Collins during the search as detectives seek more loot from a gasoline station robbery.
Kyle Menuez, former accountant for Madison Tire & Rubber Co. in Millersburg, has taken a job in Glasgow Scotland with the India Rubber Co of the British Isles. He will install a cost accounting system at the Glasgow plant.
John L. Houser Jr of Fairmount Park United Presbyterian Church Canton is to be installed as Superintendent of young people's work in Mansfield Presbytery at the annual spring convention Friday. He came from Chester Pa three years ago and has been active in Christian Endeavor and the Y P C U locally.
West Webb Salvation Army employee was injured when his truck collided with a car driven by Tony Tetolis 21 of 928 Lafayette at SE at the 4th street Cherry avenue intersection shortly after noon Tuesday. Webb suffered possible internal injuries and multiple wounds. Tetolis was cut on head and face. Both were taken to Mercy Hospital.
Thomas A. Edison, rested from a Florida vacation in Orange New Jersey, discussed the agricultural problem. He doubted the feasibility of a new farm measure but reaffirmed his seven year old plan to store products in warehouses and obtain half their cash value as a loan as the best solution.
In Colorado Springs a three year old testified that her father Ira Perry 28 of Denver bit her arms to quiet her. He was found guilty and sentenced to eight to fourteen years in prison after being arrested near Limon following the incident.
Grady Phillips, 23, killed when officer fired on his car believing it carried liquor, buried yesterday in Buchanan Georgia. Bailiff Luther Ballenger held without bond on murder. he says he fired after Phillips refused to stop. Officer not in uniform. no liquor found in Phillips car. Coroner's jury had returned a verdict of first degree manslaughter against Ballenger.
Wellington New Zealand reports 15 dead as of Tuesday after Monday’s earthquake. Officials say the toll may still change as rescue work continues.
Massillon June 18 four men injured in a head on crash on the Massillon Navarre road at 1 45 this morning. Leo Weigandt Dover policeman 27 critically injured from internal injuries and a fractured leg. Also hurt were Herbert Norman LeRoy Follett and Arthur Davis all taken to Massillon Hospital. Norman pulled the officer from the wreck then fled but was later captured. Both cars were total losses.
The article reports three deaths in New York and 13 others prostrated from extreme heat over 48 hours as temperatures reached 80 degrees. It notes a fifth day of heat with no relief, and mentions Boston’s heat wave with seven deaths and a 90 degree high.
Gary Indiana police found 9 year old George Juhrk chained by the ankles to a heavy iron pine in a dark damp basement after neighbors reported his cries. The boy said he had been left in that position for nine days with little food. Father John Juhrk was held on $1000 bail with a hearing set for Thursday.
Clifford Hughes, a 6 foot 3 inch man, was shot three times by police after eluding Patrolman Frank Woods in a pursuit that began at Ernest and Lincoln Way. He was wounded in the legs, treated at the hospital, then jailed on a second charge of auto driving while intoxicated with bond set at $500. The trial is scheduled for tomorrow.
New York reports Mrs. Virginia Harrison Gross, daughter of former governor general Francis Burton Harrison of the Philippines, says she gave her husband.
In San Antonio a man in a bright green shirt taunts Solis who then draws a revolver and fires. A bystander named Vizza is struck in the hand by a stray bullet as chaos erupts among patrons scattering. Solis is eventually shot by a pursuing cowpuncher and is described as “ten hours de combat.” Police seek the so far elusive culprit.
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