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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1931

Page

1

Fire at Brown's Furniture House Engulfs Main Street Store

Early morning blaze at Brown's Furniture House on Middle Erie and Fifth Street caused extensive damage to building and stock. Firemen faced smoke from burning rags and mohair furniture, with two stores affected and the alarm at Central Fire Station. Fire under control after 1 hour 42 minutes. casualties not reported.

Brown Furniture House Middle Erie Fifth Street Browts Stare Win Bates Elie Ueu Ahmed Gots Beneral Iso Duara Emoire Peawer Waite Hy

H1 Y Club Hears Judge Wilcox

Judge HW C Wilcox advised the Junior TV Y club to set worthy examples for younger boys at a weekly probate court meeting. He urged perseverance as a key trait and discussed members’ responsibilities to peers in the community.

HW. C. Wilcox Wilcox

Club To Hear Oberlin Man at YMCA Tonight

Dr John H Nichols head of Oberlin College physical education will speak to the Senior HIV club at the YMCA on a recreational program for boys. He will show several motion pictures from a New Hampshire boys camp.

John H. Nichols Oberlin College Nichols Hic New Hampshire

Ohio Forecast Warmer With Cloudy Thursday Outlook

The forecast calls for fair and warmer tonight in Ohio with increasing clouds on Thursday. Temperatures rise, especially in the extreme east portion of the state.

Ohio

Ground Available for Gardening Near Abbe Road

A. J. Garford of 509 Washington avenue offers 34 acres on Taylor street near Abbe road for unemployed men to grow gardens this summer. He will provide quarter acre or more to anyone who guarantees they will make use of it, noting the land's good quality near Electro Alloys want.

A. J. Garford Washington Avenue Taylor Street Abbe Road Electro Alloys Garford

Longworth Stricken With Pneumonia in Aiken

Nicholas Longworth speaker of the House seriously ill with pneumonia, doctors say crisis expected tonight. Mrs. Longworth to arrive from Washington. daughter Pauling in Cincinnati. Illness follows a cold ten days ago. oxygen administered by physicians. bulletin pending Mrs. Longworth’s arrival.

Atnren Vorlio Nicholas Longworth House of Longworth Aiken House of TR Representatives Tay Alice Roosevelt Washington Pauling Cincinnati Congress Atken Augusta James ¥. Curtis

Lorain Bridge Records Sought in Open Court

Attorneys seek an order to produce scattered Lorain bridge transaction records as part of a preliminary action for a permanent injunction. Judge Webber ordered the clerk to subpoena records, letters, and documents for Friday’s hearing to ensure the matter remains open to the public.

Lorain Bridge Lorain Wesley Grills Milton Friedman A. J. Webber Wendell P. Brown Brudge Jim Brown Frank Elenberger Grills Ellenberger Milenberger

Route 20 Association Meets at Oberlin

A public meeting of the Federal Highway Number 20 Association was held Tuesday evening at Oberlin Grange Hall. Mayor Stone of Oberlin presided. Main addresses were given by Prof. Lynns Jones of Oberlin College, Sal Wolf of Bellevue, and C. C. Patterson of Norwalk. FE. A. Sherrill, chairman of the board, added brief remarks. A number of women in the audience spoke briefly.

Federal Highway Number 20 Association Oberlin Grange Hall Stone Oberlin Lynns Jones Oberlin College Sal Wolf Hellevue C. C. Patterson Norwalk FE. A. Sherrill

Man Struck by Railroad Engine Near West River Street

Russell Jennings a 58 year old man from Cleveland was struck by a New York Central Railroad engine near West River Street at about 3 30 p m yesterday. He sustained a fractured jaw and facial and scalp lacerations and is reported recovering at the hospital.

Russell Jennings Cleveland New York Central Railroad West River Street Jennings

Fined 300 Dollars on Liquor Charge for Lorain Man

John Helesh of Lorain was fined 300 dollars and costs for possession of liquor after arraignment before Justice 5 J George yesterday afternoon. He was arrested in a raid by State Agent O I Davis. William Wagner of Lorain was to be tried this afternoon for liquor possession after his arrest by Davis. He was released under an 800 dollar bond.

John Helesh Lorain J. George Helesh O. I. Davis William Wagner Davia

Cermak Carries All But 9 Wards in Chicago Mayor Race

April reports show Anton J. Cermak winning Chicago mayoralty with 666,459 votes to William H. Thompson 474,808, sweeping 45 of 50 wards. Thompson concedes and plans a river cruise while Cermak vows to curb crime and push development, with Democrats gaining a 30 to 20 city council majority.

Chicago William Hala Thompson Anton J. Cermak Ilinois Cermak Thompson Cook County Board James Hamilton Lewis Fiftr Radic Counecil Cateagooon Missi River Cape Girardeau Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Democratc

Webber 70 Address Kiwanis Club Luncheon

The Kiwanis Club will hear a noonday luncheon address at Motel Newell on Thursday by Lawrence H. Webber Ohio District governor of Rotary International. Webber has traveled across Ohio several times in the past year, and his experiences from those trips are expected to interest attendees.

Kiwania Club Newell Lawrence H. Webber Ohio Rotary International Webber

Coco Wallace before grand jury in murder case

Prosecutor Don A Myers revealed the grand jury now in session will consider the murder cases of Arthur Wallace and Maurice Hive. Wallace and Rier were indicted with Edward Nolan and Spencer Stevens for the murder of Norman Watte in Lorain's Magic Shop on January 28. Nolan and Stevens await separate trials after pleas to first degree murder. The jurors may reconsider the indictment given new issues and the severity of the charges. Assistant Prosecutor John Harding said deliberations likely continue tomorrow with about a dozen cases pending.

Arthur Wallace Maurice Dank) Hive Don A. Myers Wallace and Rier Edward Nolan Spencer Stevens Norman Watte Lorain Nolan Stevens Tao Wallace Riew John Harding

Elyria Plays Key Role in Global Crippled Children Meet

Delegates from around the world will gather in Cleveland for the tenth annual convention of the International Society for Crippled Children. Elyria will host a large delegation, with Edgar F. Allen of Elyria presiding and the Rotary Club contributing a special committee. Visits planned to Gates Hospital for Crippled Children and Elyria, longtime headquarters of the society, mark the opening through Wednesday.

Cleveland Elyria Edgar F. Alen Elyrians Rotary Chib Allen Walter Rohn Frank Hoover Walter Underwood J. G. Thomas Harry Howett Charles Sotherden Harl Bacon Ralph Bevard Frank Wilford L. Hakill W. C. McClellan Charles Tucker Walter Ayres Eugene Taylor Gates Hospital The International Society

Winners Chosen In Semi Final School Contest

An Amherst girl and a South Amherst boy won in the semi final of the county high school oratorical and reading contest at South Amherst High School. Grace Hubbard of Amherst won first in reading. Louis Killmer of South Amherst won first in oratorical. Hubbard read Dia the Blind Girl of Pompeii. Killmer spoke on Mahatma Gandhi.

Ammherst South Amerst South Amherst High School Grace Hubbard Amherst Louis Killmer South Amherst Miss Hubbard Amherst High School Ohio Kent South Creamer Kenneth Shoak A. Sturtz Lorain

Group Of Ohioans Evacuated From Nicaragua Arrive

A party of Ohioans including wives and children of Marines were evacuated from Nicaragua on the Chaumont and Somme routes. They arrived at Hampton Roads Virginia on April 3 and San Francisco on April 21, with named families from Shaker Heights Sandusky and Freemont among the group.

Washington Marine Corps Sua Nicaragua Chaumont Canal Zone Hampton Roads N. RR. Vliet Shaker Heights Village Cleveland Vliet Rh. L. Penig Denig Sandusky W. W. Wensinger Fremonth Wensinger Somme San Francisco

Saleagio Halts Flight of Killer Bandit in Chicago

A 32 year old sales girl, Sarah Helen ly, halted a mad bandit in the Marshall Wield department store as he shot and killed one and wounded four. The robber Fred Smith, 47, fled with $1,067, fatally wounded Casimir Krazinsky and seriously wounded James Dewey and Paul Towne. Gallaga and Dorothy Woodbur were among the wounded as customers and clerks subdued the assailant. Continued on page 2.

Chicago Marshall Wield Sarah Heatherly Fred Smith Smith Casimir Krazinski Paul Townesend O James Dewey John Gallagha Dorothy Woodturn Krazinsky San Smith Gallaga Woodbur No. 3

State Wide Temperance Convention Opens in Columbus

Lorain County temperance and religious workers join eight Ohio groups to meet in Columbus next Monday and Tuesday for the state wide temperance convention. A Lorain delegation seeks the $140 prize for largest delegation, with Franklin County barred from competition. State officials and leaders including Governor George White and Dr. William Oxley Thompson will speak.

Lorain County Ohio Columbus Lorain Franklin County George Ohio Council of Churches Ohio Council of Religious Education oOhio Federation of Women's Clubs

Arrest I Made by Orders of Cody

Akron Mary a comely paramour of Pittsburgh Hymie Martin was arrested at the county jail in Cleveland as she tried to visit Martin on orders from Detective Inspector Cornelius W Codk. Det. Bernard Wolf made the arrest. Mary had earlier aided Hymie’s defense and faced a $60,000 defense fund backing Martin’s trial. She wept and argued with Wolf as she was taken to Central Police Station after telephoning Sheriff Salzmann.

Cleveland Akron Mary Outland Pittsburgh Martin William E. Potter Tounty Bernard Wolf Cornelius W. Codk Wolf Potter Cody Martin Cody Central John E. Toner Ray T. Miller John M. Salzmann Salzmann Tenet Sheriff's Office Central Police Station

Tailor and dry cleaner options in Chronicle Telegram ads

In the Business Service columns the Chronicle Telegram offers several reliable firms for cleaning pressing or altering clothing. They await your call and promise prompt, efficient service to fix up your garments.

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