Eleven Secret Indictments Reported by Lorain Grand Jury
Eighteen true bills were returned after a two day session. Eleven indictments were secret and not revealed by the prosecutor. Public indictments named Freneis P. O Connell for carrying concealed weapons George Phelps for non support John Miller for stealing an automobile William O Neil for burglary and larceny Merlin Brosky for possessing burglary tools James Malone for non support W A Thomas for non support Four secret indictments involved one individual and the name or charges were not disclosed. Arraignments set before Common Pleas Judge A R Webber Saturday at nine o clock with the grand jury to report again Tuesday June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Grand Jury
Freneis P. O'Connell
George Phelps
John Miller
William O'Neil
Fear One Dead UA Injured in Blast on Roosevelt
An explosion today in the fire room of the United States late President Roosevelt, the fleet’s second largest craft, injured six men and left one believed trapped. The blaze spread to a fuel oil store room. five crew escaped, four with serious burns. Fireman Edward Burke entered the burning room but collapsed before recovering enough to exit. the other crew member’s body had not yet been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
WN. J
United States
Roosevelt
Edward Burke
Oberlin Professor to Address Elyria Kiwanis Luncheon
Professor P. D. Sherman of Oberlin College English department will speak at the Elyria Kiwanis Club Father and Son luncheon on Thursday April 25. The subject remains un announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Elyria Kiwanis Club
P. D. Sherman
Oberlin College Department of English
Sherman
Local Telegraph Manager Retires to Focus on Family
Clayton G. Hall, 21, formerly night manager in Buffalo and Elyria Postal Telegraph head for nine years, earned a Genesee Wesleyan Seminary diploma, taught rural schools, worked for Western Union and Pennsylvania RR, won a 1924 Postal Telegraph gold medal, and lives at 711 East Avenue with wife and four children who are his hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton G. Hall
Buffalo
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
Lima
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elyria
Postal Telegraph Company
Mall
East Avenue
Body of Lost Melvin Horst Reported Found in Gnadenhutten Doll
A large doll found in the Tuscarawas River near Gnadenhutten prompted reports that four year old Melvin Horst, missing from Orrville since December, had been found. Wayne County officials and sheriff Clark Shearer, prosecutor Marion Graven, and Marshal Roy Horst traveled to the scene as coroner Lewis retrieved the doll from the swollen river.
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Horst
New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas
Gnadenhutten
Melvin Horst
Orrville
Melvin
Tuscara
Wooster
Sherif Clark Shearer
Marion Graven
Roy Horst
Wayne County
Lewis
American Troops Sent to Mexican Border in Naco Precaution
United Press reports additional troops from Fort Bliss and Fort D. A. Russell sent to the Mexican border to reinforce patrols and protect lives and property as tensions rise near Naco Sonora. Federal garrison of 900 holds Naco while rebels plan a possible gas attack and await Escobar’s main army’s arrival from Chihuahua. General Lassiter ordered the deployment as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Fort Bliss
Fort
D. A. Russel
Naco
Sonora
William Lassiter
Topete
Escobar
Ecobar
Chihuahua
Decker Heads Modge Moose Officers for Year
Loyal Order of Moose members elected Ed C. Decker as dictator Frank Webber as vice dictator Chas C Lord as prelate Theodore Blaine as treasurer Trustees Ross Fanser Edward Diederick Delegates to Grand Lodge E C Decker Henry J Smith A sixty day membership drive starts May first The clubhouse on Second Street will be renovated and improved over the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Order of Moose
Ed. C. Decker
Frank Webber
Chas. C. Lord
Theodore Blaine
Ross Fanser
Edward Diederick
Grand Lodge
E. C. Decker
Henry J. Smith
Second Street
Fire at 136 School street damages home and belongings
Sparks from a chimney caused a morning fire at 136 School street in a second floor bedroom occupied by R. R. Mason. Damage estimated at $200 as flames scorched clothes and a dresser and pierced the floor. Hose Company No. 1 and Engine Company No. 3 extinguished the blaze with soda acid chemicals. Building owned by 1 Gerhardinger. A hitching demonstration by Ohio State University and the Thoroughbred Horse Association of America will be held at H. W. Ingersoll's farm near Belden at 2 p.m. Friday to show efficient horse Team hitching for various sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Mason
School Street
Hose Company No. 1
Engine Company No. 3
Gerhardinger
H. W. Ingersoll
Belden
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
Thoroughbred Horse Association of America
Young
Stetson slated for census post in four counties
Washington April 11 Congressman Francis Seiberling of Akron says he recommends Frank Stetson of Elyria as supervisor of the 1930 census district likely including Lorain Medina Wayne and Holmes counties. Plans for the census and approval of appointment are expected in Congress during the extra session starting April 15. Stetson’s bid has GOP backing in Lorain and Medina, with strong support in the other two counties. district headquarter would be Elyria. Stetson would oversee a district of about two hundred thousand people contingent on final congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis Seiberling
Akron
Frank Stetson
Elyria
Lorain
Medina
Wayne
Holmes
Congress
Stetson
Seiberling
Summit County
Portage County
Mahoning County
Stewart
Francis Seiberlins
Lorain County
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
Winners Declared in Elyria High Essay and Poster Contest
The W C T U announced the winners of the Elyria High essay and poster contest. Richard Todd won first in posters with Barbara Whidden second. honorable mentions went to Clark Maddock and Lloyd Sump. Essay winners span senior Iva Oliver and Norwood Baumhardt, junior Edith Notkin and James Sharkey, sophomore Iva Lee McKee and Franklyn Whitney, freshman Alfred Booth and Alice Wilcox. Essays on Total Abstinence as a Help in Athletics or the Nation highlighted the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Richard Todd
Barbara Whidden
Clark Maddock
Lloyd Sump
Iva Oliver
Norwood Baumhardt
Edith Notkin
James Sharkey
Iva Lee McKee
Franklyn Whitney
Alfred Booth
Alice Wilcox
State Agriculture Dept Head Visits Lorain County Farm Bureau
Perry Green, state director of agriculture, visited the Lorain County Farm Bureau during a brief stop in Elyria yesterday. C. E. Rowland, county farm extension agent, said Rowland was in Cleveland and did not meet Green, whose visit was unannounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agriculture Dept
Perry Green
Kent
aMica
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Elyria
C. E. Rowland
Rowland
Cleveland
Green
Elyria’s First Hotel Built by Artemas Beebe in 1817
Elyria’s growth as an early industrial and residential center is tied to its first hotel the Beebe Tavern built in 1817 by Artemas Beebe. Located on Broad Street opposite East Bridge Street, it served travelers on the Cleveland to west route and later supported a Cleveland to Norwalk stage line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Cleveland
Beebe
Artemas Beebe
Heman Ely
Ely
Broad Street
Points West
Nor Walk
Hast Avenue
Court Street
Elyria Hotel
East Bridge Street
Ohio Quarries Sold to Cleveland Stone Company
Announcement from SOUTH AMnoor O April 11 states the sale of the Ohio Quarries to the Cleveland Stone Company forthcoming Tuesday April 16 after a three day lay off for inventory. The quarries close tonight as the last shift leaves, workers receive full pay for vacation days Friday Saturday and Monday, and operations resume Tuesday morning under new ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amnoor
Ohio
Cleveland Stone Company
City Auditor Reports City Finances and Water Works Funding
City Auditor A C Schilleman reports year end 1928 assets and liabilities totaling 3 21 901 94 with general debt 3 199 275 00 and special improvements 231 441 41 An available cash balance of 702 341 60 is certified by the state auditor Salaries paid totaled 247 117 95 with 56 150 84 for Water Works plant A sinking fund of 140 000 00 was set aside for water bonds and 7 500 remained from the general fund used for equipment next year 150 000 is hoped for the sinking fund
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Schilleman
Funeral for Arthur Alten in Sheffield Village
Funeral arrangements for Arthur Alten, 38, of Sheffield Village, were completed after his automobile was demolished by a Lake Shore Electric train at the Abbey Road crossing. Corner Miles E. Perry called the death accidental. exact facts are unclear. Alten is survived by his widow and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Alten
Sheffield Village
Alten
Lake Shore
Abbey Road Crossing
Miles E. Perry
Elyran Named President Of Yeomen
The state Yeomen conclave opened at the Elks hall with about two hundred attendees. Elyria’s Clarence Dunford was elected state president, with Ellis Smeds Toledo as vice president and William Smith Elyria as state secretary. A. S. Rahl, longtime state president, received a gift. Mark McKee spoke and a busy afternoon program followed. The day ended with a Grand Ball in the Elks ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Elks Auditorium
A. S. Rahl
Wooster
Ohio
Daisy Cox
Mt. Vernon
James A. Hewitt
G. D. Edgar
Defiance
Clarence Dunford
Elyria
Ellis Smeds
Toledo
William Smith
Truman M. Davidson
Springfield
Gates
Rahl
Mark McKee
Detroit
Michigan
J. Kl. Dumas
East Liberty
Supreme Guard
Supreme
C. J. Miller
Eleanor Erickson
Iva
Elk's Ball
Wilson to Speak at Banquet for Lorain Hi Y Men
Thomas Wilson secretary of the Lorain Y M C A will address the Father and Son banquet of the local Senior Hi Y club to be held Wednesday at the Y M C A. Rev Edwin Kirby spoke at the weekly meeting last night where eleven new members were initiated and further plans were made.
Bellevue crossing stop ordered after deadly crash
The Public Utilities Commission ordered Lake Shore Electric Railway to halt all cars at the Bellevue grade crossing in Columbus pending highway rerouting after a bus was struck, killing nineteen last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Lake Shore Electric Railway Company
Too Early for Estimates on Lorain County Crops
County farm extension agent C. E. Rowland said it is too early to predict 1929 Lorain County farm crop yields. Planting in oats, corn, late potatoes, soybeans and other crops has barely begun, with early potatoes and tomatoes only partially planted. He warned that any forecast at this stage would lack a concrete basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
C. E. Rowland
Rowland
Delaware School Row Over Fire Damaged High Plans
Delaware, O April 11 The school board faced a crisis as clerk and secretary resigned after a bitter dispute with the citizen’s advisory committee over a new high school to replace the one destroyed by fire. Dr A J Pounds declined to resign and said he would consider the committee’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware, O
Delaware School Board
Martha Battenfield
Fred Bergen
A. J. Pounds
Supt. of County Home Indicted in Embezzlement Case
Ralph Thomas, longtime superintendent of Madison County Home, was indicted for embezzling county funds from July 20, 1927, to April 1929. The charges allege theft spanning nearly two years and place the case in London, Ohio, with the date noted as April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ralph Thomas
Madison County
Rename Cleveland Road Elyria Boulevard Hopeful Name Change
Dover residents and the Elyria Kiwanis club push to rename Center Ridge Road Cleveland road Route 20 as Elyria Boulevard. Kiwanis head George Chamberlain said the Dover committee favors the name and a meeting is planned with Elyria Kiwanis guests to discuss the proposal and highway beautification.
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Center Ridge Road
Cleveland Road
Elyria Boulevard
Dover
Elyria Kinenis Club
George Chamberlain
Kiwanis Committee
Kiwanians
Elyria Kiwani
Ans
Two Men Fined by Mayor After Liquor Dispute
Sam Guerro and his brother Moreno were arrested after a domestic quarrel and attempts to destroy liquor. Police found Sam leaving a car with two large jugs as Mare no smashed jars to hide evidence. Both men pleaded guilty and were fined by Mayor Hewitt for liquor possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Guerro
Fifteenth Street
Guerro
Mareno Guerro
Sam
Waldron
Obitts
Jacms A. Hewitt
Sam Guerra
Moreno
Arkansas Tornado Toll Rises Across Five Counties
New details unfold as rescue teams repair crippled lines and enter storm areas. Fifty four dead in seven towns include Sneeds Alicia Guion Parkin and Batesville with Moorefield Diaz and Swifton reporting possible adds. Red Cross relief led by Albert Evans mobilizes aid for injured and homeless.
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New York
Ark
Arkansas
Guion
Izard County
Alicia
Parkin
Sneeds
Lorado
Batesville
Red Cross
Albert Evans
St. Louie
National Red Cross
Newport
Organizetio
Swifton
Ozark Mountains
Moorefield
Diaz
Princedate Bay Village
Batesville Hospital
Rushing Waves Damage Lake Erie Shore Resorts
High winds churned Lake Erie, flooding docks and breakwaters from Buffalo to Sandusky. Put-In-Bay and nearby hatcheries lost structures. Avon Lake Cedar Point and islands reported near submersion. Lorain and Toledo faced floods, with shore cottages damaged and fishing fleets confined to ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Sandusky
Put-In-Bay
Pomerte
Avon Lake
Cedar Point
Kellys
Middle
North Bass Islands
Big Island
East Sandusky
Veteran Lake
Rye Beach
Whites Landing
Dew Drop
Crystal Rock Park
Port Clinton
Lorain
Black River
Riverview Park
Toledo
Bloves
Polat
Riace
Aromngs
Army
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Blaston
Decker
Modge
Sheffield
Elyran
Yeomen
Cranston
WN. J. Elizabeth
N. J
Greenville
Mildred Mowry Campbell
H. C. Sturtevant
Lineville
Campbell
Norton Field
Air Corps
Dennis E. Nolan
Fifth Corps
Hoover
White House
Wall Street
Lindbergh
Miss
Meridian
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Atlanta
C. H. von Hermann
Weather Bureau
von Hermann
ST. Clairsville
Belmont County Grand Jury
W. L. van Horn
George McKelvey
van Horn
Delaware
Elyria Blvd
Umdae
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