Hoover Pushes Broad Powers for Federal Farm Board
Washington April 8 President Hoover seeks a well funded Federal Farm Board with wide powers to shape its own destiny. House and Senate agriculture committees, in executive session, consider providing 300 million to 400 million dollars for the revolving fund and granting broad authority. Leaders expect swift drafts for simultaneous action after the new session begins, organization day followed by hearings and farm relief bill consideration.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
White House
Hyde
Congress
Senate
Elyria High Announces Wednesday Tryouts for EHO Contests
Elyria High School will hold Wednesday morning tryouts to select representatives for the extemporaneous and interpretative contests at Ohio Wesleyan University on April 26 and 27. Five candidates, three girls and two boys, remain after prior eliminations, with two winners to be chosen, one for each contest, plus potential representation at a May Wittenberg College event and possible later competition at Worcester. The assembly will feature a joint performance of Lake Erie League musical numbers by the two Elyria choruses.
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Elyria High School
Ohio Wesleyan University
Nina Baker
Wittenberg College
Lake Erie
J. M. Beck
Injured at Lorain steel plant Saturday
Arthur Bauer of 262 Spruce street was seriously injured at the Lorain steel plant after being thrown from a motor fender on Saturday. He fled nearly twelve feet, suffered a deep gash to the forehead and internal injuries, but was reported as well on the way to recovery today.
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Lorain
Arthur Bauer
Spruce Street
Bauer
Y M C A Leader McClellan Serves At Great Lakes Navy Base
William C. McClellan, general secretary of the Elyria Y M C A, served Uncle Sam as chief petty officer overseeing regimental athletics at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. After duty, he became Y M C A physical director in Dayton before moving to Elyria in 1920. Married with two children, he resides at 254 Wooster street and has continued with the local association for four years.
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William C. McClellan
Sam
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Dayton
Elyria Y. M. C. A
McClellan
Wooster Street
Athlav
Dunlap to Continue as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
R W Dunlap of Ohio will continue as assistant secretary of agriculture in the Hoover administration according to a White House announcement made today Washington April 8.
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Washington
R. W. Dunlap
Ohio
Hoover Administration
White House
Grand Jury Sees Light Docket for April Session
The grand jury will hear fewer than 15 cases when it convenes tomorrow for the first session of the April term. Prosecutor Don W. Myers says 12 cases are listed now, with three to four more likely. The most serious charges involve carrying concealed weapons. The April term opened with Judge A Fel Webber in charge of criminal work. New bound overs include William O'Neil and John Miller from Elyria mayor's court. Ed Stokes from Elyria mayor's court. George Phelps from Justice J. C. Conaway. Mary Boker and John Hebebrand from Justice S. J. George. W. A. Thomas from Lorain municipal court. Merlin Brosky and Sam Krajak from Lorain municipal court. Clair Baker from Justice J. C. Conaway. Francis P. O'Connell from Lorain municipal court.
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Grand Jury
Don W. Myers
Court House
Common Pleas
A. Fel Webber
W.B. Thompson
Webber
William O'Neil
Elyria
John Miller
Ed Stokes
Prison Break Leader Walton Captured After Gun Battle
James Walton, who escaped from Ohio State Penitentiary with Pat McDermott and three other convicts on Feb 19, was traced to Philadelphia where detectives shot him in the legs during a park pursuit. He confessed his identity and will be returned to the Canton prison once recovered. Walton, admitted Dec 23 1927 from Cleveland, faced 10 to 25 years for robbery and was the sole escapee to evade capture.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Thomas
James Walton
Philadelphia
Walton
Pat McDermott
Don. R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
Cleveland
Legion Men To Banquet Tonight in Lorain County
Members of all American Legion posts in Lorain county attend the annual Lorain county council banquet at the Y M C A at 6 30 p m tonight. Adjutant H E Agate of the Elyria post says arrangements are under way for speakers. James Ingersoll, state commander of the Legion, had been scheduled to speak but will be unable to attend. local post was informed today.
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Legion
Legson
Lorain County
Yellow traffic light removal ordered in Lorain
Lorain mayor J. C. Standen ordered the elimination of the yellow signal at Broadway intersections for safety. City Electrician Charles Bogard will remove the light as part of the order to prevent the so called squeezing of the yellow stage.
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Lorain
Broadway
J. C. Standen
Charles Bogard
Standen
Cascade Park Damaged by Last Week's Storm
Frank Wilford, chairman of the park board, surveys Cascade Park damage and calls it the worst in the park's history. Deep gullies scar slopes, the baseball field is debris filled, tennis courts damaged, a retaining wall along the auto drive slumped, and springing washouts require about 75 loads of dirt to fill. Park opening will be delayed due to the scale of reconstruction.
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Frank Wilford
Park Board
Cascade Park
Wilford
Mr. Wilford
Rowland to Address Ridgeville Grange on Crop Costs
C EB Rowland county farm extension agent will speak on The Cost of Production of Farm Crops at the Rid geville Grange meeting Tuesday night. The announcement came today.
Deputy Assessors Named For Personal Property Tax
County Auditor Monroe H. Welty appointed thirty five deputy personal property tax assessors to assist County Tax Assessor C. A. Phinney. The list covers Elyria Lorain townships and villages with mandates to sign up property owners by May 1 for the $100 exemption. 27,000 tax list blanks were mailed.
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Monroe H. Welty
C. A. Phinney
Elyria
Lorain
Phinney
County Court House
Three Persons Shaken Up In Crash
Three people were badly shaken up when an auto was upset by a truck at the corner of East Bridge street and Cleveland street at 9 a m. this morning. Eddie Mohi driving a Sanitary Wet Wash truck north on Cleveland street collided with a touring car driven by Pete Minnick. The car turned turtle after being knocked over the curb. The truck driver was bruised while the auto occupants were shaken but not seriously injured. Both vehicles were severely damaged.
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East Bridge Street
Cleveland Street
Eddie Mohi
Ridge Street
Pete Minnick
Gulf Road
Mohl
Reverend Kirby to speak at Hi-Club induction
Reverend Edwin Kirby of the First Methodist church will address 15 newly elected Hi-Y Club members at the Y M C A induction ceremony Wednesday night as announced by Milton Champion acting director of boys work at the Y M C A. A separate report notes a small fire at City yards on West River street Saturday evening caused by a boy dumping tar and igniting it. firefighters used soda acid extinguishers to put out the blaze.
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Boys
Tar Central
West River Street
Body Identified in Milford River Death of Nurse Stella OConnor
The body of a 37 year old nurse Stella OConnor was pulled from the Little Miami river near Milford. The coroner suspects suicide due to a head injury from driftwood, while relatives insist murder.
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Cincinnati
Little Miami
Milford
Stella O’connel
Car Struck From Behind at Broad and Middle
While waiting at the Broad street traffic signal at Middle avenue, a car driven by A. J. Kaft of Cleveland was rear ended by a second vehicle driven by Co. C. Speith. Sperth’s car sustained the only damage, a broken bumper, with no injuries reported.
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Broad Street
Middle Avenue
A. J. Kaft
West 46Th Street
Cleveland
Co. C. Speith
East River St
Sperth
Forced Off Road After Collision With Road Hog
Allen Taylor of 615 East Broad Street was forced off Oberlin Road near West Avenue by a road hog in a roadster. The vehicle rode off the road through a hedge and fence, causing damage but injuring no one. The other occupant escaped injury, and the other car’s number could not be obtained.
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Allen Taylor
East Broad Street
Oberlin Road
West Avenue
Taylor
Brakeman Killed Near Docks By Fast Passenger Train
Ernest K. Kelby age 38 of 121 Gibbons Street Toledo was killed at 5 00 am Sunday when the Twentieth Century Limited struck the freight train at the N C coal docks. He walked along the tracks with a lantern inspecting cars and stepped into the path of the speeding motor car. The impact stunned a fellow worker and the train was brought to a stop. Coroner Miles E. Perry viewed the scene as the body was taken to Sudro Undertaking parlors in Toledo. Kelby is survived by a wife and two young sons.
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Ernest K. Kelby
Gibbons Street
Toledo
Century Limited
Kolby
Chicago
Miles E. Perry
Sudro
Three Autos Reported Stolen In Ohio Area
Police logged three auto thefts over the past week end. A Hudson coupe color tan with red wire wheels, license 45-893, owned by L. N. Saeltzer of 1502 Riverside Drive Cleveland. A Chevrolet coupe with license 94-318, owner Frederick Emerick of Oberlin, parked in front of the Elyria Clinic. A 1927 Ford coupe owned by Horace Belden of Grafton, R. F. C., taken from Court Street.
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L. N. Saeltzer
Riverside
Cleveland
Frederick Emerick
Oberlin
Ohio
Elyria Clinic
Horace Belden
Grafton
Court Street
Traction Company Sued for $20000 Over Auto Interurban Crash
Mary Unger of North Ridge Road near Penfield Junction sues the Cleveland Southwestern Railway and Light Company in common pleas court seeking $20000. She alleges her automobile was struck by an interurban car in front of their home on October 25, causing three broken ribs a punctured lung and other serious injuries.
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Cleveland Southwestern Railway and Light Company
Common Pleas
Mary Unger
North Ridge Road
Penfield Junction
Four Airplane Crashes Near Youngstown
Four airplane accidents occurred in Youngstown and vicinity over the weekend with no injuries. Joseph Flash, a Youngstown pilot, escaped when his plane crashed on a house roof at Columbiana as he attempted to take off from a nearby field. William Watson, taxing at Watson field, escaped after his craft, being repaired, struck a mud hole and overturned. William Smith and M. N. Graham, at Andrews field, were caught by cross winds and their planes blew over on their sides.
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Youngstown
Joseph Flash
Columbiana
William Watson
Watson Field
William Smith
M. N. Graham
Andrews Field
U. S. Airplanes Patroling Border
Eighteen U S Army planes patrolled the Arizona border to guard American lives and property as Mexican federal troops drive Rebel forces toward Sonora. Federal commander Almazan advances through Chihuahua while rebels retreat northward. Major General Lassiter ordered to use necessary means to protect eyes and property after Naco bombardment.
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United Press
Arizona
Sonora
Chihuahua
Juan A. Almazan
Gulf of California
Iis Sinaloa
Francisco Manzo
Topete
Escobar
Manzo
Cruz
William B. Lassiter
San Antonio
Washington
Naco
U. S
Donald Prentice Wins Top Contest
Fifty Elyria top spinners competed at the Agenda Club contest held on Second Avenue. Donald Prentice won the silver cup as high point man, with John Stashall second and Fred Williams third. Prentice also placed well in endurance, accuracy, and distance events, while Theodore Underhill and Edward Gempka won the novelty contest. Twenty autos were tagged by police for traffic violations, with Mayor's Clerk John G. Shrock logging the tags.
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Elyria
Agenda Club
Second Street
Donald Prentice
Abbey Road
John Stashall
Elbe Street
Fred Williams
Park Avenue
Charles Hill
Theodore Underhill
Middle Avenue
George Dunstan
Stashall
Prentice
Edward Gempka
John G. Shrock
Supreme Court upholds Sinclair contempt jail term
Washington April. The Supreme Court affirmed the District of Columbia ruling convicting Harry F. Sinclair of contempt for refusing to answer Senate Teapot Dome committee questions in 1924. The multi millionair e faces a three month jail sentence and a $500 fine, the sole direct sanction tied to the Teapot Dome oil scandals.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Supreme Court
High Court
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair
District of Columbia
Butler
E. L. Doheny
Teapot? Dome
Elk Hills Naval Oil
Bonfitz
Denver Post
Shaffer
The
Rocky Mountain News
Teapot Dome
Secretary of Interior
Fall
Adams
Colorado
Thomas J. Walsh
Falk
District Court of Appeals
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Pomerone
Ohio
Justice Butler
Senate Public Lands Committee
New York U. S
Woman hit by bikes on East avenue injures Sidwell
Mrs W E Sidwell 60 of 214 Lincoln court was struck by two bicyclists riding on the sidewalk on East avenue Saturday night at 10 10 p m. She was knocked unconscious and later taken to a hospital with injuries to her left hand arm shoulder and right eye. She was slowly recovering at home. Also Joseph Lane 38 of People Hotel Michigan avenue Detroit injured when falling from a bar car on Memorial hospital grounds Saturday night with a sprained back. he was treated and released.
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East Avenue
W. E. Sidwell
Lincoln Court
Joseph Lane
People
Michigan Avenue
Detroit
Memorial Hospital
Ifury
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Charles Castle
Clark Street
John Kolopos
Carl O. Schmitkens
Clay E. Barnhart
Bellefield Avenue
Lorain City
George H. Sheridan
McAllister
Thomas Forbes
W. D. Woods
M. McMasters
Amherst
Charles Good
Henry Ruth
Avon
Nicholas Shafer
Avon Lake
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Gratton
J. Gorman
Lagrange—Aa
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J. N. Stone
Shefield Lake
Nick Schmidt
Wellington
E. L. Barrick
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Virgil Bruce
Brownhelm
George Ruth
Camden
H. H. Howe
Carlisle
John T. Moon
Columbia
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Eaton
Ray Durkee
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Irvin Klinect
Henrietta
Robert Vetter
Huntington
C. S. Griggs
LaGrange
Charles H. Nichols
Penfielad
A. H. Hastings
Pittfeld
M. T. Brown
Ridgeville
Dan Harding
Rochester
J. A. Jewett
Russia
John Emerich
George Gott
Eanual Docks
Twentieth Century Limited
Traction Company
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Clarence L. Holmes
Department of Agriculture Economics
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Bureau of Agricultural Economies
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