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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1931

Page

6

Names 3 Aides In Murder Of Policy Queen

James Agazzie, an Ohio penitentiary inmate, identified three men as accomplices in planning the robbery and murder of policy queen Geraldine Johnson on May 11. Detective Sergt James Hogan and others involved fled as the shootout occurred. The convict returns to prison to await indictment by the county grand jury in September on first degree murder charges.

Cleveland James Agazzie Ohio Geraldine Johnson Sergt James Hogan Ohio Penitentiary

Navy officer seeks recruits in Elyria

Lorain Navy Recruiting Officer Walter I. Hankinson will be at the Federal building recruiting office in Elyria Tuesday between 12 9 00 and 1 00 PM. He will meet men aged 17 to 35 who can pass the physical and mental requirements and have no dependents. Enlistees will go to the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes for 12 weeks of training in boating swimming infantry and small arms drill signaling and lectures. The elder Dumas wrote 67 plays 92 novels 82 historical works 18 travel books and 14 miscellaneous works.

Walter I. Hankinson Lorain Navy Recruiting Office Federal Navy Naval Training Station Great Lakes Dumas

Legion delegate stabbed in street fight near death

Charles Parker 36 of Columbia a delegate to the Ohio department American Legion convention was reportedly near death from chest stab wounds in Cleveland. Police said he was stabbed by one of two men with whom he had been drinking. Cause of the attack unknown. the assailants were being sought.

Cleveland Charles Parker Columbia Ohio Department of the American Legion Parker

Beauty spot found at Witch Lake by Mrs Cosgrove

Republic Mich Mrs Elizbeth Cosgrove seeks the world s most beautiful home spot and has created a woodland paradise at an abandoned lumber camp near Witch Lake Her log cabin sits at the center surrounded by forests and abundant wildlife She is a born Irish woman who traveled from Minneapolis and Chicago before settling in upper Michigan peninsula

Womay Michigan Republic Mich Elizabeth Cosgrove Witch Lake Cosgrove Ireland Europe Upper Michigan Peninsula Minneapolis Chicago

Concrete Indian Tep er Home Rises on California Hill

In Escondido California on a hill a 50 foot high concrete Indian teper sits 60 feet wide at the base. It serves as the residence of A L Houghtelin a prominent cattleman who says it will be cool and comfortable though a radical departure from orthodox home building.

Escondido Calif A. L. Houghtelin

Flag with 13 Stars Brought West in 1847 Pioneer Train

Utah couple Mr and Mrs W R Carter treasure an American flag bearing 13 stars said to be about 150 years old. The flag reportedly traveled across the plains with Brigham Youngs first pioneer train in 1847.

Salt Lake City Utah W R Carter Plains Brigham Youngs

Oberlin Plans Extension Courses This Fall

Oberlin College will offer six extension courses in fall term. Courses cover Shakespearian drama elementary French general history of education history of American education general history of philosophy and recent European history. Classes meet Saturday mornings for 2 1 2 hour sessions and are open to qualified individuals.

Oberlin Oberlin College C. N. Cole

Detroit Families Move to Elyria Homes

Two former Detroit residents plan to live in Elyria. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Byrd take the house at 149 Eastern Heights and will relocate immediately. Mr. and Mrs. W. Spencer will reside at 331 Harvard Avenue after moving. both couples work in Cleveland New York Central offices.

Detroit Elyria G. C. Byrd Mich Eastern Heights Bivd Byrd New York Central Cleveland W. Spencer Harvard Avenue Spencer New_York Central

Albany Woman Builds Six Inch Telescope

Albany New York Mrs Thomas A Jenkins owns a six inch reflecting telescope. She ground the mirror for six months in her apartment dinette using an emery wheel and a barrel. The mirror, exhibited at a Springfield Vermont amateur meeting, is praised as the best six inch amateur mirror in some time and said to distinguish Saturns rings.

Albany N. Y Thomas A. Jenkins Saturn

Wheat Buys Canyon News Subscriptions This Week

Wheat offers 75 cents per bushel in Canyon for payments to Canyon News subscriptions. The deal helps local farmers renew or start subscriptions and supports the county's newspaper access.

Canyon Texas The Canyon News

Stratford Defends Log-Chopping Title in Amherst

W J Bill Stratford successfully defended his log chopping crown in Amherst Massachusetts by splitting a red oak log 14.3 inches in diameter in one minute 294 seconds, beating the runner up by more than 30 seconds.

Amherst Mass W. J.bill Stratford

Tammany Leader Defies Probe By Aiding Witness

John F. Curry chieftain of Tammany Hall defies the New York legislative committee by aiding witness Dr. William E. Doyle in the citys $2,000,000 fee case. Curry says it is his political duty to assist Doyle who has faced scrutiny in the probe.

Legislative Committee New York City John F. Curray Tammany Hall New York Curry William E. Doyle Fire Department

Navy men accused of aiding Panama police in gambling raid

Two U S Navy personnel from Coco Solo entered a private poker game in civilian clothes and alerted a Panama City police captain before a raid led by Pablo Harris. The case involves possible on shore patrol orders and a chief petty officer as alleged supervisor.

Colon Panama United States Navy John Ray C. A Tenniesen Coco Solo Pablo Harris National Assembly Congress of Panama Sallora Navy

American Japanese Suit May Set Precedent in Kobe Court

The Kobe district court handles a case between a US trading firm and a foreign interest over a $3,570 debt from 1923. The suit tests enforcement of an American court decision and has been sent to the Kyoto district court for investigation with international law authorities consulted.

Kobe Japan United States Kyoto District Court

Mystery of the New England Antiquities Makers

Fragmentary text notes Ed Spauld ine and traders connected to a former governor. It mentions the Capitol and grounds at Washington valued at $50,000,000, hinting at a museum or mall operation tied to antiquities and a political figure.

Tion New England Antiquities Ed Spauld'ne Urers Capitol Washington

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