Garden lecture to aid municipal plots and relief effort
Ver non Davis of the state department of agriculture will give a free lecture at the High School auditorium on April 25 at 7 p.m. The event, open to all gardeners, supports a municipal project where about 199 acres will be cultivated this spring. The city plans 470 garden plots sized 50 by 109 feet with seed provided. expected produce valued at 50 to 100 dollars per plot, plus a 20 acre river bottom farm for surplus stored this winter.
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Vernon Davis
State Department of Agriculture
At & P.m
Davis
W. H. van Oster
van Oster
Clav Scott
Wooster
Scott
V. F. W. Meeting Open To Public Tonight
The Veterans of Foreign Wars call a special meeting to discuss the bonus bill. It will be open to the public at 8 p.m. and seeks input from merchants and other business leaders on the matter.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Complete judges named for Lorain County music contest
The Lorain County School Music contest at Clearview school named three judges. Robert Melcher a senior at Oberlin College was chosen as the third judge joining Leslie W. Emory of Lorain and Bohuslav Rozahnal of Medina. They will pick winners from 42 musical organizations statewide.
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Lorain County
Clearview School
Robert Melcher
Oberlin College
Leslie W. Emory
Lorain
Bohuslav Rozahnal
Medina
Weather Forecast Ohio Fair Tonight
Ohio forecast shows fair conditions tonight with a clear sky and gradually rising temperatures. Friday remains fair with light winds and warmer readings, especially in the western and southern portions of the state.
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Ohio
Secrecy surrounds Lindbergh baby negotiations in Norfolk
Reports from Norfolk and New York describe a high secrecy effort by John Hughes Curtis and associates to obtain delivery of the Lindbergh baby. A ransom in advance is demanded, while Col. Lindbergh and Dr. Condon are linked to ongoing, discreet discussions across multiple continents and authorities.
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Norfolk
John N. Curtis
Lindbergh
Curtis
Col. Lindbergh
Trafic
John F. Condon
Jargie
New York
Condon
David Isaacs
East River Savings Bank
Halifax
Harry Fleisher
Detroit Purple Gang
New Jersey
Fleisher
Boston
Clarks Harbor
Nova Scotia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Europe
London
Glasgow
Birmingham
England
Amsterdam
Haredona
Berlin
Hamburg
Villefranche
Rotterdam
Hague
Charles Schoeffel
Vienna
Sourland Mountain
Col
Henry Breckenridge
Jassie
Washington Times
A. O
John Hughes Curtis
Guy H. Burrage
Hopewell
Hiram College President Addresses Elyria Students
Dr. Kenneth I. Brown, president of Hiram College, spoke to Elyria High School students about leadership. He urged asking questions to learn, embracing routine work, and bearing monotony gracefully. He said everyone acts as both leader and follower, depending on the situation, and stressed balanced conduct.
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Elyria High School
Kenneth I. Brown
Hiram College
Brown
Will Buy Beds For County Jail
Lorain county plans to purchase double deck iron beds for the jail after Commissioners C. D. Murray and Sheriff Clarence Adams visit state Penal Workshops in Columbus and Mansfield. Murray expects to secure prices next week and decide if beds are suitable to replace hazardous hammock bunks that have caused injuries to prisoners.
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Lorain County
C. D. Murray
Clarence Adams
Columbus
Mansfield
Murray
Man 102 Recalls Ohio’s Forest Days and Its Change
Lima Ohio April 14 102 year old William Brown Bowdle recalls early Ohio when women wore homespun, he played with young Indians and the state evolved from wilderness to an industrial power. He attended Sunday school 96 years and credits 100 years of health to temperance. Bowdle witnessed steam engines telegraphs telephones electric lights trolleys gasoline engines and aviation. His grandfather was a captain in George Washington’s army who settled in Ohio in 1801. Bowdle is cared for by his daughter Mrs L D Davis.
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Lima
William Brown Bowdle
William Brows Bowdle
Bowdle
Ohio
Forest
George Washington
Delaware County
Oho
Howdle
L. D. Davis
Amelia Williams verdict against Elyria totals $1795
The second trial of Amelia Williams damage suit against the City of Elyria produced a verdict of 1795 dollars in favor of Mrs Williams. A jury in Judge A R Webbers court returned the award yesterday afternoon. Williams formerly of Lorain sued for 10000 dollars for injuries to her left arm from a slip on ice on Chestnut Street February 8 1930. A prior verdict for 550 had been returned December 22 1931. The city moved for a new trial and it was granted. another motion was filed after yesterday verdict and the hearing time is not yet set.
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Amelia Williams
Elyria
Williams
A. R. Webber
Lorain
Chestnut Street
Webber
Clean Up Week In Lorain County Set For Next Week
Lorain County declares Clean Up Week from April 18 to 23 to promote sanitation and disease prevention. District Health urges villages towns and schools to participate through yard attic and community cleanups and designate a school Clean Up day to coordinate efforts.
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District Department of Health
Lorain
Ohio
Lorain County
Oberlin Road Man Faces Liquor Charge
William Winfield, 113 Oberlin read, was arrested by Patrolmen Barnhart and Parker about 9 16 p m yesterday. Officers seized a quart of liquor in a jar Winfield discarded when approached. He said he paid fifty cents for it, bought for a Tremont street card party. He was released on 300 dollar bond pending Friday trial.
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William Winfield
Oberlin Read
Barnhart
Parker
Winfield
Tremont Street
Strange illness sweeps Santa Paula schools eyed
A mysterious malady has struck 300 people in Santa Paula, threatening to close schools. It resembles ptomaine poisoning in symptoms and rapid spread, with 190 students ill yesterday and many teachers forced from classrooms. No deaths reported as officials marshal resources to trace its origin and curb transmission.
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Santa Paula
Calif
Sheriff III Chief Deputy Return to Duty After Illness
Due to Deputy Claude Adams illness Chief Deputy Clarence Dick returned to duties today. Duck was granted a leave of absence until after the primary election and plans to campaign for the Republican nomination for sheriff. Claude Adams reportedly suffered an influenza attack.
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Sheriff III
Claude Adams
Clarence Dick
Duck
Claude Adame
Building Case Against Gunman Filkowski in Cleveland
Detectives who hunted Joe Filkowski, while he was at the Cleveland Clinic for nose surgery, testified in court about the 1930 payroll robbery murder of Tony Veryk. Dr. W. V. Mullen identified Filkowski with a plaster nose cast, and his old friend George Kekic testified Filkowski admitted the killing and described other staged robberies.
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Cleveland
Joe Filkowski
Cleveland Clinic
Filkowski
Tony Veryk
F. F. Waither
W. V. Mullen
Filwokski
Mary
Ste
New York
Veryk
Kekic
Jewel Thefts Fallout in New York Heist Case
New York on April 14 authorities announced the capture of three men and two women charged with assault and robbery in a $300000 jewelry theft linked to the January glemby home safe break in. Policeman Abe Gralla aided by NY detectives posing as hotel staff led to arrests and recovery of the jewels.
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New York
Joseph Rothstein
Seattle
Wash
Abe Gralla
Bureau of Investigations
Gratia
Nelen Smith
Raby Golet
Samuel Ippolito
Anthony and
Joseph Indelicator
Harry Glemby
Agreement Reaches $650 Verdict in Wozniak Estate Case
An agreed verdict for 600 was entered for the estate of Alex Wozniak of Lorain against August Byll of Byll Lumber Co. The 1931 accident occurred when Wozniak, allowed to ride atop a hay load on Byll’s truck, was thrown off as the load shifted on a turn. Galanka as administrator sought $25,000.
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Alex Wozniak
Lorain
August Byll
Byll Lumber Company
Wozniak
Peter Galanka
Wozmake Estate
Chinese Doctor Studies Health Work In County
Dr. Chu a physician with the Chinese Government health department visits Lorain County after observing rural public health in Tennessee. He graduated from Peking Union Medical College and is studying public health at Yale this year.
U S Balloonists Named For Gordon Bennett Race
Akron Ohio April 14 Ward J T Van Orman Goodyear balloonist and Lieutenant T G W Taxsett chief of the navy inspection staff will represent the United States in the Gordon Bennett International balloon race from Basel Switzerland on September 25.
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van Orman
U. S. Akron
UPI
Ward JT. van Orman
Goodyear
Tax” Settle
Navy Inspection Staff
United States
Basel
Switzerland
Explosion at State Building Kills One, Wounds Many
A large blast at the near-complete State Office Building in Columbus Ohio collapsed walls and debris into downtown streets. One man is dead and at least twenty injured, with as many as fifty hurt. Foremen estimate about 100 workers were inside. Authorities suspect a gas explosion in the basement.
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State Building
Columbus
U.P
State Office
Deshler- Wallick
Hoover Convokes Financial Chiefs On Economic Crisis
President Hoover met with three top financial leaders at the White House to press the national economic recovery effort. Secretary of the Treasury Mills Eugene Meyer and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Charles G. Dawes joined the session of high level talks.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Treasury Mills
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bank Bandits Rob First National Bank in Dalton
two men held the assistant cashier Fred W. Hunsicker at gunpoint and robbed the First National Bank in Dalton Akron of 12000 dollars. one robber was about fifty, the other around thirty. they forced him into the vault, took cash from drawers, and fled the building.
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Akron, CO
First National Bank
Dalton
Fred W. Hunsicker
Ridgeville Voters to Hear County Candidates Tomorrow
Ridgeville Township voters will hear candidates for county offices tomorrow evening at the Ridgeville Town Hall. Sponsored by the Ridgeville Tax Study League, the meeting aims to acquaint residents with governmental issues. All candidates are invited, with emphasis on county commissioner and treasurer. The event opens to the public at 7:45 p.m.
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Ridgeville Township
Ridgeville Town Hall
Ridgeville Tax Study League
Ridgeville
E. A. Brandt
League
Pass Tests For Airplane Club Elyria Chapter
Three of more than no applicants for membership in the Elyria Chapter of the Model Airplane Designers of America have passed the first active membership tests. Richard Gates James Tite and Rodney Long built their first models and had them approved. The club organized last Saturday and will hold its first meeting this afternoon in the Y M C A Gymnasium to fly planes and take the second mechanics test.
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Elyria
Model Airplane Designers of America
Richard Gates
James Tite
Rodney Long
Gates
Tite
Fisher Body Plant Doubles Operations in Cleveland
Fisher Body Company plant in Cleveland has doubled the working hours of its 1500 employees over the past two weeks, indicating a rapid expansion of production capacity and intensified labor deployment. The move reflects broader wartime industrial acceleration.
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Fisher Body
Cleveland
Fisher Body Company
Senior Hi Y Club Takes In New Member
Eleven new members were welcomed into the Senior Hi Y club at this week’s meeting. New members include Del Urig J Sheahan Fred Carlson Joe Brove William Wehman Carl Triplett Alfred Luther Jezewski Robert Blair Alex Bierek and Max Gerber. Speaker Gerald Hultz recounted his Great Lakes freighter experiences and the work opportunities it offers to boys funding college.
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del Urig
J. Sheahan
Fred Carlson
Joe Brove
William Wehman
Carl Triplett
Alfred Luther
Jezewski
Robert Blair
Alex Bierek
Max Gerber
Gerald Hultz
Great Lakes
Candidates Tell Of Policies In Lorain County race
Eighteen candidates for Lorain county offices spoke to Elyria Township voters at Murray Ridge school. Each had two minutes to introduce and outline promised policies. Most endorsed economy and courtesy in county operations. Guy B. Findley discussed Elyria Township tax spending and tax increases since 1920. The league will meet again May 6 at Lake Avenue school.
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Lorain County
Elyria Township
Guy B. Findley
League
Lake Avenue
Sheriff Sulzmann Wins Rehearing In Ohio Case
Columbus April 14 Sheriff John M Sulzmann of Cuyahoga County won a ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court granting a rehearing of his ouster case. The high court will review the merits and issue a final decision. Sulzmann had been ousted over charges he allowed wide open gambling at race tracks.
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Columbus
John M. Sulzsmann
Cuyahogs County
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Sulemann
Offici
Ace Tracks
Battle at Somer mine as 400 clash with pickets
Akron Ohio April 14 mobilized infantry units await orders to move to Somer mine Cadiz where a riot erupted. In Adena 100 coal miners in cars tried to pass 300 strike pickets. Walter Kimball age 60 was fatally wounded. About 30 others injured by stones and wrenches as 20 cars were damaged. Officers fired to restore order after a picketer shattered Sheriff Wooster’s windshield.
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Akron
145Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Somer
Cadiz
Adena
Walter Kimball
Ohio
West Virginia
Panhandle
Don Campbell
Maurice Wooster
Wooster
Lake Road Contract To Be Let Tomorrow
The state highway department plans to let the Lake road improvement from Kilbane's crossing east 1.1 miles at an estimated cost of 85000 tomorrow. One remaining Lorain county section near Beaver Creek will be widened and a new bridge built after a jury sets land value. bids for Beaver Creek are expected next month.
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Lake Road
Kilbane
State Highway Department
Lorain County
Beaver Creek
Ditch Improvement Favored by Lorain and Cuyahoga Boards
Lorain and Cuyahoga County commissioners endorsed improving the Fortune ditch crossing both counties at a joint hearing. A viewing irregularity raised by Clerk Frank Ellenberger prompted referral to Prosecutor Don Myers to determine legality. The ditch has not been cleaned in 25 years. Plans for a Four-H Club camp were noted, with H. H. Harshfield and Lorain extension agents discussing the program. A flooded carburetor caused a fire scare near 34 Street. firemen extinguished a small blaze after the auto backfired and stalled.
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Lorain
Cuyahoga
Boards of Commissioners
Frank Ellenberger
Cuyahoga County
Don Myers
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Sheriff Sulzmann
H. H. Harshfield
Hoga
Camp Crag
County
Minn Bird
Lorats County
C. Cray
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C. W. Gall
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