Lindbergh Kidnapping Efforts Falter Under Pressure
Hopewell New Jersey April 11 desperate bids to reestablish contact or open new paths to recover Charles A Lindbergh Jr failed as authorities say the kidnappers lie low while Col Lindbergh and his circle press for the return of the child. Dr John F Condon known as Jafsie conducted two ransom trips and paid fifty thousand dollars in a bid to spark negotiations.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
U. S. Treasury
Colonel Lindbergh
F. Cantion
New York
New Jafsie
John F. Condon
Fordham University
Jassie
Col Lindbergh
Condon
Col. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Ransom Tossed Over Wall of Cemetery in Lindbergh Case
New York on April 12 reports a dramatic ransom transfer in the Lindbergh baby case. Dr. John F. Condon, hub of the late night negotiations, threw sixty thousand dollars to three men behind a Bronx cemetery wall near St. Raymond's. The scene followed a chain of mysterious cues from the original want ads.
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New York
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
John F. Condon
Col. Lindbergh
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Bronx
Saié
Jassie
Condon
Jerome Avenue
Ransom Money Located Missing. No Treasury Reports
Washington April 12. Lists of numbers on currency paid as ransom for the kidnapped child have been in bankers hands since April 6. By 10 15 A.M. today no reports had been received by the treasury of any notes located.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Treasury
The Weather Forecast Ohio Partly Cloudy With Snow Flurries
Ohio forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with snow flurries in the northeast tonight. Temperatures fall slowly Wednesday as readings ease in the weekend outlook.
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Ohio
Andes Volcanoes Cast Thick Ash Across South America
After weeks of mystery as to his identity, Jassie, the man behind the Lindbergh kidnapping hoax, emerges as Dr. John F. Condon. In Buenos Aires and Mendoza, ash blankets towns, darkness falls, and residents flee as fissures appear and air grows toxic. Red Cross teams mobilize oxygen supplies while trains slow under ash and livestock suffer from pumice powder.
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Andes
Buenos Aires
Red Cross
Mendoza
Malargue
Ministry of Interior
Martin Gil
Chile
Pacific Coast
Montevideo
Uruguay
Atlantic
Cordillera
Concensus
Explosion Threatens Residents as Dynamite Bomb Burns
Twenty people were awakened by a dynamite blast that destroyed their apartment building in Mikeesport Pennsylvania. Gasoline drips from an empty unit drawing two locals back. George Hall, 68, a Pittsburgh visitor, tried to douse, then move the charge but failed. He and Raymond Ritter roused three families before the blast. Police say they have no theory on the bombing as the case goes to investigation.
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Mikeesport
George Hall
Pittsburgh
Raymond Ritter
Hall
Ritter
Amherst 10 gets facts on electric power plant costs
Amherst village officials at a special meeting last night appointed Fred Strauss, Cleveland engineer, to survey and report on the feasibility of Amherst building its own electric power plant. They seek lower electric rates and have considered municipal construction as an option for efficiency.
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Amherst
Fred Strauss
Strauss
Board of Public Affairs
Hiram College Head to Address Local Kiwanis Club
Dr. Kenneth I. Brown president of Hiram College will speak at the Elyria Kiwanis Club meeting at Hotel Newell at noon Thursday. His topic was not announced. Candidates for county offices will be heard by Elyria Township Tse Tenene members at Murray Ridge School Wednesday night. Henry Kane of Amherst will be the special speaker.
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Hiram College
Kenneth I. Brown
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Newell
Brown
Elyria Township
Murray Ridge School
Henry Kane
Amherst
Queen of Hood College
Frederick
Eleanor Rawles
Clearfield
Maryland Women’s College
Priest Coughlin Seeks Dollar Revaluation For Soldier Bonus
Father Charles E Coughlin testified before the House Ways and Means committee urging a legal revaluation of the dollar to fund a soldiers bonus and new currency under the Patman Bill He warned it would loosen the gold standard while praising reforms and citing 1.5 million supporters who wrote him endorsing the bonus.
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Washington
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coughlin
Senate
Patman
Econome
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Plan To Widen East River Road From Fuller To Chestnut Ridge
County commissioners moved to widen East River Road from Fuller Road to Chestnut Ridge Road by advertising for damages claims. The plan calls for expanding the narrow road to a width of 20 feet.
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East River Road
Fuller Road
Chestnut Ridge Road
Death summons well known Elyrian James Ryals
James Ryals 76 of 1102 Middle avenue Elyria died yesterday afternoon at Elyria Memorial Hospital after being taken there Sunday evening following a sudden illness. Born in Connecticut in 1855 he came to Elyria with his family in 1830 and lived here except for one year in Milwaukee. He was manager of a West Side shear factory for eight years and later worked in accounting and as cashier at U S Steel for 25 years. A charter member of the Epworth League he served as superintendent of the Sunday School and on the church board of First Methodist. Surviving are his widow Jennie Elizabeth Ryats a son Corning D. Ryats and one grandchild. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 in the Methodist church with Rev. G A Reeder and Rev. E J Bond officiating burial Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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James Ryals
Middle Avenue
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Ryals
Hotchkissville
Litchfield County
Connecticut
Hns
Milwaukee
West Side
U S. Steel Company
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Jennie Elizabeth Ryats
Corning D. Ryats
G. A. Reeder
E. J. Bond
Ridgelawn Cemetery
County officials inspect Tuberculosis Sanatorium today
County commissioners conducted their monthly inspection of the Tuberculosis Sanatorium and will examine the County Home tomorrow, continuing routine oversight of county institutions.
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Tnstect Sanatorium
Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Public Business Should Be Public Editorial
An open government stance urges the City Council to discuss gas rates in public. The piece argues citizens deserve firsthand facts, not filtered briefings, and that public deliberation informs policy and reduces mistakes. It calls for transparency and learning from informed residents.
Ridgeville Seeks 30 Foot Route Twenty Widening
Ridgeville citizens pack the town hall urging a thirty foot widening of Route Twenty. State Engineer L R Ault and officials from Dover Elyria and Ridgeville weigh feasibility cost and future needs. Local leaders push quick action while some favor forty feet for wider traffic.
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Ridgeville
State Highway Division
L R. Ault
Hao
Dover
Speaks
Frank Cipra
Cleveland
Elyria
Cuyahoga County
State Highway Department
Cipra
J. C. George
Route Twenty Association
Thomas Peebles
Lorain
Charles Murray
Lorain County
Mr. Peebles
Isadore Diedrich
Legion To Hold Mobilization April 18th
Elyria Post No. 12 of The American Legion calls a special meeting led by Commander Welsh under orders from Ohio Department Commander Paul M. Herbert. The Legion Home will host the eight o clock meeting on April 18 with participation from 10,700 Posts globally and more than 60.6 million Legionnaires under the emergency mobilization. The public is invited and auxiliary and Boy Scouts will join the program.
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Elyria
Plans to reduce Elyria school costs discussed
Elyria City Board of Education members met in a committee session at the superintendent’s office to discuss expense cuts. No action was taken as the meeting focused on methods to trim services and potential salary reductions for all school employees.
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Elyria
Elyria City
Corial
Maston
Hoover to reconvene with House Economy Committee
President Hoover announced he invited the House Economy committee to return to the White House tomorrow to discuss an economy program for Congress. He said progress was promising after Saturday's meeting and that saving requires effort but not a long delay.
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House Economy Committee
Washington
Hoover
White House
Congress
Another Fight to Legalize Beer Sets to Begin in Congress
Washington April 12 Another battle to legalize beer was set to start in Congress today. Rep O'Connor Republican planned to file a petition on the speaker's desk seeking 145 signatures to discharge the Ways and Means committee from further consideration of the O'Connor Hull bill to legalize beer containing 2.75 percent alcohol by weight.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rep. O'Connor
Remn
Ways and Means Committee
O'Connor-Hull
State Tax Commission blocks Hamilton relief bonds
The State Tax Commission refused Hamilton county’s request to issue 1 million dollars in bonds under the Espy Roberts act, ruling the law unconstitutional. The decision was announced in Columbus on April 12.
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State Tax Commission
Columbus
Hamilton County
Pay Cut Rider Added to Economy Bill
Washington April 12 The House Rules committee approved a move to include government pay cuts as a rider on the legislative appropriations bill. Also Washington April 12 a meeting of foreign bondholders and businessmen holding defaulted bonds to organize recoupment of losses was scheduled to discuss recovering investments.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Dhe
Senkare
City Officials Decide On Gas Rate Proposal
City officials led by Mayor Vanster and the gas committee prepared a rate proposal for Ohio Fuel Gas Company. The plan would cut the average 5000 cubic feet bill about 12 percent, setting a minimum of 1 for the first 1000 feet and 55 cents for each additional 1000. If rejected, council will consider next steps as an ultimatum to the company.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Company
W. H. Van@ster
Council
van Oster
Private Council Meeting Weighs Gas Rate Plan
Council met as a committee of the whole behind closed doors to discuss a proposed gas rate change. Citizens and Chronicle-Telegram reporters attended hoping for public discussion, but officials said news would be released after tonight’s talks with Gas Co. representatives and cautioned against sharing details beforehand.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle-Telgram
Ved Oster
Gas Co
Chronicle- Telegram
City Considers 40 Cent Gas Rate in Elyria
A meeting discussed a straight 40 cent gas rate as the lowest in Ohio. If adopted the gas company must present the matter to the Public Utilities Commission for a just rate for Elyria. The group favored a peaceful settlement over court action. If accepted, an ordinance would set a one year rate with possible further adjustments at its end.
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Ohio
Public Utilities
Elyria
Utilities Commission
Spring Cash and a Place to Sell Your Unneeded Items
The Chronicle Telegram promotes spring cash by inviting readers to place Want Ads to connect buyers and sellers for stored furniture, lawn mowers, swings, and more. Ads promise quick returns from a few cents invested and a simple way to earn extra money calling 4413.
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Chronicle- Telegram
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