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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1932
Page
1
Elyria City Board of Education met last night to authorize a subsidiary contract with T C Murphy Company for extra drainage work at the new Lake Avenue school. Wet weather slowed progress but work is set to begin Monday after soundings revealed a thin layer of quicksand and water beneath the surface.
The high profile trial of four Americans in Honolulu nears verdict after bitter conflicts over insanity defense and medical examination. Prosecutor Kelley seeks second degree murder verdict for Lt. Massie. defense argues insanity could exonerate all co-defendants Portescue Jones and Lord.
Kenneath Meredith, 9, son of Mrs Irene Hix Meredith, vanished from his back yard in Hermosa Beach after answering a fake telephone call to his mother who heard a man’s voice say Wait a Moment before she could return outside. Police searched the area for the boy.
County Treasurer N D Backus announced chief deputy Walter Wright, a treasurer candidate, is on an unpaid leave of absence through the May 10 election. Backus also said he would not accept a treasurer's department post if Wright wins. In Kenton Ohio on April 23 WP notes the District Farm Bureau meeting set for April 26 with reps from Hardin Hancock Wyandot and Seneca counties, M D Lincoln speaking.
The Ohio forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers tonight and Sunday. Temperatures remain steady with little change expected.
Thomas E. Bragg testified before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee that John J. Raskob W A Kenny Fred Fisher and Percy A Rockefeller joined him in a 90000 share pool in Anaconda Copper. He said the group paid 170 per share and that he lost about 400000. He noted other members including M J Meehan but could not recall more names.
Public gathering invites all gardeners to a free public meeting at the high school auditorium Monday at 8 PM. Vernon Davis of the state agriculture department will outline essential gardening practices with a focus on municipal garden plots. Mayor W. H. Van Oster arranged the event to share Davis’s guidance and answer questions after the address.
In Hamilton Ohio two young cousins Russell Winkler aged 19 and Raymond Winkler aged 20 were burned to death when a cottage fire at midnight destroyed the home. Joseph Winkler, 14, suspected to have perished appeared during firefighting. Police arrested Walter Winkler, father of Russell, on intoxication grounds and questioned him about the blaze. Fire officials could not determine a cause.
Four men were killed in Langemarck today when a large German shell they were removing from the old war sector exploded. The incident occurred in Brussels as reports confirm the fatalities during wartime salvage work.
Reports circulating in Elyria claim United States Steel Corporation plans to concentrate operations at Lorain including moving a Newburgh plant to Lorain and transferring part of the Gary plant. US Steel officials in Pittsburgh and New York deny any proposal or knowledge of such plans.
Edison Memorial Commission plans incorporation. An application was forwarded to Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown for approval. The proposed body would include Governor Winnie and officials from Cleveland and Sandusky, with A L Hoover leading local interest.
In Minneapolis on April 23 the University of Minnesota faced riot conditions during student elections. Four observers were doused with sulphuric acid from a milk bottle hurled into a ballot box. Jacqueline Holleran of Minneapolis and Howard Meagher of Hopkins were burned. Donald Robertson of Fergus Falls and Thomas Kochelmacher of Minneapolis received treatment. None in serious condition, though scars may remain.
A noon crowd watched as two birds defended their nest high in a tree beside the courthouse. The squirrel attempted to view the nest and was charged, retreating down the trunk and then scurrying to another tree as the birds kept guard.
Lorain County will likely form at least 41 girls clubs with about 550 members this year, says Miss Alice Bird the county agent in charge. Four new clubs appear likely including a clothing club at Fields Corners and senior clothing clubs at Eaton and Oberlin plus a flower club at Eaton. Clothing clubs remain the most popular with 26 of 41 likely to be clothing clubs, while 23 existing clubs are planned for organization again.
A brush fire burned near Upper Sandusky Ohio for almost the entire night, threatening Forest and stretching along the Lincoln Highway. Over a hundred workers fought the blaze that started in a Wright farm barn, consuming dry grass and fencing and causing about 7000 dollars in grain and stock losses at Clem Wright’s farm.
Chicago police and three states arrested 19 people in a synchronized raid across Chicago Heights Racine Lafayette and Pendleton on 29 bank hold ups and a sensational kidnapping case. Chief Investigator Pat Roche said confessions were obtained from several captives and the roundup foreshadows the end of a highly organized crime ring. The victim Howard A. Wolverton a 52 year old South Bend industrialist was held for a $50000 ransom and released after partial payment.
Hopewell reports shift to Norfolk as a sailing yacht clears for a mission tied to the Lindbergh kidnap case. Curtis and Dean Dobson Peacock return from New York with Lt. George L. Richard aboard, after conferring with Col. Lindbergh who urged ongoing police cooperation and pressed press restraint. Condon, who financed the ransom, shows no progress in recovering the child.
Chief Clarence Coppersmith and his vice squad raided 70 places in Youngstown starting late yesterday through this morning. The operation wrecked partitions and drove out customers, resulting in one arrest.
Washington April 23 A general economy bill would cut salaries of several farm board members from 12000 to 10000 and apply similar cuts to the shipping board and board of mediation. The international joint commission salaries would drop from 10000 to 5000. The measure also gives the president power to reorganize executive departments with congressional veto rights, while the president would only recommend changes to congress for agencies created by law. The administration fights senate cuts and a house plan for broader wage reductions, arguing furloughs could save more while retaining workers and creating part time jobs. President Hoover predicts 50000 to 75000 dismissals if enacted.
Twenty seven Ohio coal operators declined Secretary of Labor Doaks invitation to meet in Washington to discuss mine labor troubles. The operators, stressing they will stay on an open shop basis, offered to send a representative committee if constructive suggestions compatible with open shop are proposed. Doak urged a frank discussion to seek peace in the industry.
Charles Griener of Parma was fined $1,000 and costs by Judge A R Webber for transporting 35 gallons of liquor. He was arrested by deputy sheriffs in Ridgeville after noon yesterday, and his car was confiscated.
Roger J. Kinter, 45, of Gratton, was injured at noon when a tree he was cutting at his home fell on him, pinning him. He sustained a fractured pelvis and was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
David Ryan of Lorain was granted a continuance of probation after a hearing before Judge A R Webber. Assistant Prosecutor John Harding, the probation officer, requested the hearing.
A truck with 2,856 sacks of flour arrives from Ligonier Indiana for distribution by Elyria area Red Cross units. Storage is set near J R Dall Motor on East Broad Street with George Richwine in charge. Distribution begins Tuesday to counties, with Lorain handling its own area, and aid recipients from other charities exempt from work or payment.
The Elyria Milk Council hosts a dinner at seven at the Newell Hotel for Lorain County milk distributors. Quackenbush of the Cleveland District Dairy Council will speak on Milk Merchandising. Judge H C Wilcox of Lorain County probate court addresses the Young Men's Club Monday night at the YMCA. topic not announced.
E Rankin and local citizens sought use of the High School auditorium for a public gas rate discussion. The request was approved but Rankin said the City Council decided to oppose the meeting to pursue a lower gas rate, and the group will assist them.
Bucyrus April 23 The 52 year old contract held by the city with the New York Central railroad to relinquish property valued at 1 500 000 if shops are moved was ruled valid by the appellate court in Lima district The ruling upholds the common pleas court order granting a permanent injunction against removing the N Y U railroad shops to Cleveland without surrendering the property and 50000 cash a gift of the Monnett family Early bankers Two hundred fifty men are employed at the shops The court said the unusual contract is legal and binding in every detail The railroad may carry the case to the supreme court
Joe Ruskinsky was found guilty of attempted burglary. His attorney Walter Watts asked for a new trial before Judge A R Webber. The court overruled the new trial motion but granted parole. The jury deliberated five hours before verdict.
New York reports small bank failures with 11 closings in the week ending April 21, while the Federal Reserve notes improvements with 45 failures in March, down from February and January totals. Medusa Portland Cement plans to reopen the Bay Bridge plant May 1, restoring work for about 185 people. Rockne car deliveries in April seen doubling March and surpassing Q1. Southern California Edison posts Q1 net profit of 4,241,502. New York Ontario and Western reports first quarter net operating income of 448,554 versus 280,318 a year earlier.
A meeting at the YMCA set plans for the Summer Round Up at Memorial Hospital on May 23 and 24. The program provides free school entrance examinations and optional immunizations for diphtheria and smallpox. Local chairmen for each school were named and the effort aims to ensure every child starts school fit for learning.
A special council meeting this afternoon will hear the gas rates committee report. The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. refuses a rate reduction proposed by the city. Chronicle Telegram reports the council plans to pass an ordinance setting the rate at fifty cents per thousand cubic feet, replacing the current one dollar for the first five hundred cubic feet and sixty cents thereafter. If the company refuses, the case will go to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
Hattie L Braun obtained an injunction preventing the state highway department from removing twenty six trees, aged about one hundred years, along the Lake road near Kilbane's camp west of Lorain. The dispute centers on whether the highway is width sixty feet or fifty feet, placing trees on private property. A final hearing on the petition is scheduled later.
County commissioners order the improvement of White Head road for five miles between Parsons and Webster roads in LaGrange Township. They will purchase 400 tons of slag to be applied by the township trustees.
Akron Ohio April 33 police guard the home of Captain F G Ruffner leader with Akron troops at the mine disorder scene. Mrs Ruffner reported a mysterious telephone message claiming Rainer had returned home but the caller said it would not be him.
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