Oberlin deputy faces no charges in fatal shooting
Oberlin deputy Kent T. Brickley received no charges after Melvin Scott, 32, was shot during an arrest attempt by Brickley and two other officers. County prosecutors say evidence will go to a grand jury to decide exoneration or blame, with the investigation by Oberlin officials and Sheriff Adams detailing the struggle and Scott’s intoxicated state.
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Oberlin
Don W. Myers
Kent T. Brickley
Mare Shall
Melvin Scott
Myers
Brickley
J. A. Sears
Scott
Marshall Kent T. Brickley
Elyria
Clarence E. Adams
Sinclair’s Rehearing Denied in Contempt Case
Washington bulletin reports Harry Sinclair faced a three month jail term for contempt of the senate. The Supreme Court refused a rehearing, with a penciled memorandum noting the denial in Case No. 555. No formal opinion was issued as the nine justices considered the petitions filed last Wednesday.
Early Life of Fred E Altfeld 21 Year Old Tale
Fred E Altfeld, at 21, led a trolley gang in Pueblo Colorado building electric railway poles. He then joined Studebaker and Dodge for three years each, served in World War I with Uncle Sam in France for over a year, and returned to Elyria to run A and A Auto Supply with his brother Otis before taking over solo. He is married with one daughter and lives at 201 Eastern Heights Boulevard. His hobby is electricity and his boyhood dream was to see America, which he fulfilled across much of the nation.
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Fred Ecltfeld
Pueblo
Colorado
Studebaker Company
Dodge Motor Company
Sam
Altfeld
France
Elyria
Otis
Lves
Eastern Heights Boulevard
America
Cutters Race to Help Rudderless Freighter in Gale
Two coast guard cutters battled high winds rough seas and a snow storm as they sped to aid the rudderless freighter Westhika trapped in a fifty mile gale between Georges Shoals and Cape Sable. The vessel with forty eight men aboard was believed in no immediate danger as the storm showed no sign of abating.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Georges Shoals
Cape Sable
Tragedy in the air kills pilots and passengers near San Diego
A midair collision over East San Diego kills three aboard an air liner and the pursuing pilot Lieut. Glenn Keefer. The liner pilot Maurice H. Murphy and mechanic Louis Guajardo die, with passengers Cecelia Kelly and Arthur Guajardo. Murphy, famed for Loop the Loop, had been to star in films. Keefer dies after parachute tangles.
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San Diego
Cal
Army
Rockwell Field
Glenn Howard Keefer
Keefer
Maurice H. Murphy
Murphy
Louis Ijardo
Guajardo
Arthur GuajJardo
Cecelia Kelly
Phoenix
Ariz
Lieut
Injured Lorain Truckster Sues For 400 In Damages
Walter Hennes, a Lorain truckster, files in common pleas court seeking 400 for injuries after two heavy iron doors closed on his leg while carrying ashes at the defendant F. W. Grand Company. A hearing date for sewer improvement assessments in Lakeview near Lorain set for May 15 with a projected cost of 25 000, bids to follow in 2 3 weeks.
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Common Pleas Court
Walter Hennes
Lorain Truckster
Figain
F. W. Grand Company
Hennes
Lakeview
Lorain
Proposed Elyria American Legion Memorial Home Plan
A detailed description outlines the new Elyria American Legion Memorial Home to be built on Ohio Street on land donated by William A. Ely. The colonial brick building features a two story recessed porch, flagpole terrace, rear parking, potential tennis courts, a central foyer, lounge and trophy room, a canteen, and a 425 seat auditorium on the second floor with a 14 by 14 stage. Architects are R S Silsbee and A G Smith. Mayor Hewitt chairs the drive running May 3 to 13 with Committee A meeting at the Elyria Country Club to discuss further plans.
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Elyria
Secon
Dilliard
R. S. Silsbee
A. G. Smith
James A. Hewitt
Lawrence Webber
Committee A
The
American Legion Memorial Home Committee
Elyria Country Club
Thomas N. Cook
F. Allen
Accident victim slowly regains consciousness
Mrs. Leonard Coleman of Cleveland slowly wakes after over seventy hours unconscious at Community hospital in Berea. She remains unable to speak and can open only one eye, with doctors listing her condition as critical. She was hurt last Wednesday when she fell from the moving auto driven by her husband while attempting to save their daughter from the door. The four year old was pulled to safety as the door opened, the mother landing on the cement street with a deep forehead gash and multiple abrasions. The car, traveling about 25 miles per hour, was the Coleman vehicle.
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North Olmsted
Leonard Coleman
Cleveland
Community Hospital
Berea
Senate Committee Keeps Debenture Plan in Relief Bill
Washington April 22 The senate agriculture committee voted eight to six to retain the debenture plan on farm relief in its bill for Senate consideration despite President Hoover's objection. The majority stood by its endorsement, saying the plan should face the full Senate.
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Bulletin
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hoover
Senate
Tornadoes sweep Southwest leaving deaths and damage
A weekend of freak tornadoes from Texas to Mississippi killed twenty people across Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Mississippi. Over 100 were injured as rivers levees broke inundating farms and threatening towns.
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Kansas City
Texas
Mississippi
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Canton
Quincy
Reece
Kan
Bolivar
Ozark
Liberal
Hulme
Rich Hills
Ozarks
Tillar
Ark
Holivar County
Bshomey
Shaw
Starkville
Miss
Benoit
Greenville
Levees Seeping Elevate Quincy Flood Danger
National guardsmen patrolled seeping levees in Quincy Illinois as the Mississippi River rose about one inch per hour. Farmers prepared to move to higher ground fearing a crest greater than 1927 after four weeks of continuous flood left waterlogged dykes in deterioration.
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Quincy
U. S. Weather Bureau
Brothers Admit Thefts Of Chickens In County
Sheriff Clarence E Adams and deputies captured brothers Charles and Harry Reese who admitted taking a large share of county chicken thefts since the year began. They were nabbed near Murray Ridge road after ten chickens were stolen from Henry Decker’s coop. Adams suspects more thieves and awaits arraignment before Justice 5 I George as the chicken ring search continues.
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Clarence E. Adams
WN. D. Backus
Frank Strohl
Ernest Oldage
Charles
Harry Reese
Henry Decker
Elyria R. D. No. 4
Murray Ridge Road
Telegraph Road
Griswold Road
Adams
Reese Brothers
Justice
George
Bids Sought for Telegraph Road Paving and Bridge Work
The county commissioners announced bids will be recalled April 26 by the state highway department for telegraph road paving and widening to twenty feet with concrete. Bids were opened at 1 p m for the project to widen and improve twenty two bridges along the New London and Eastern road in Huntington township. The estimated cost is $5330 by the county engineer.
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Telegraph Road
TeJerrenh
State Highway Department
New London
Huntington Township
Frost Damage Reported to Lorain County Fruit Crops
Lorain County fruits including cherries and plums show light frost damage in spots, with possible grape impact. County agent C. E. Rowland has not yet inspected fields personally and relies on farmer reports. He expects more precise results in a few days as sunshine may reveal the extent of damage.
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Lorain County
C. E. Rowland
Rowland
City launches ten day spring clean up drive
The city began its ten days of spring cleaning with clear skies and a crew of twenty men and six trucks. Service Director John N. Eidt said good weather should allow full completion, though bad weather could extend the period. East side of the city near the river led today’s curbside cleanup as bins filled with winter rubbish.
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John N. Eidt
City Traffic Tags Increase As Police Crack Down
Police placed fifty two red tags on cars Saturday and Sunday for traffic and parking violations. Chief E J Stankard said enforcement would be pushed to the smallest detail. City Council plans an adjourned session to discuss traffic ordinance changes and cafeteria status amid debate over court operations.
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E. J. Stankard
Safety Service
John N. Biédt
Hoover Urges Nation to Enforce All Laws Rigorously
President Hoover told the Associated Press luncheon in New York that law enforcement must be strengthened across all statutes, not just prohibition, noting only eight percent of felony convictions last year came from prohibition. He urged citizens and officials to uphold laws, praising officers and calling for respect for enforcement. He framed government as a law made by the people and urged romance for those who enforce it.
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New York
Hoover
White House
Associated Press
Waldorf
Congress
Andrese
U S Open to Compromise on Naval Armaments
In Geneva on April 22 United States Ambassador Hugh S Gibson voiced willingness to pursue a compromise on naval armaments at the League of Nations Preparatory Disarmament Conference. He outlined Hoover administration policy, favoring a basis of total tonnage with category limits and transfer rights, prioritizing achievement over method.
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United States
Hugh S. Gibson
League of Nations
Gibson
Hoover
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