San Juan Sinks After Atomic Collision With S C T Dodd
A passenger liner the San Juan bound from San Francisco to Los Angeles collided with the tanker S C T Dodd just before midnight and sank in the Pacific with 65 passengers and 45 crew aboard. Rescue efforts saved 27 from the Dodd and 10 from the Minami, but the fate of 73 remains unknown. Captain Adolph F. Asplund went down with the San Juan.
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San Francisco
San Juan
Los Angeles
S. C. T. Dodd
Dodd
Minami
Manami
Pigeon Point
San Fransisco
Pacific
5. C. T. Dodd and McCormick
McKay Federal
Adolph F. Asplund
Asplund
Ingleside Terrace
Carolyn
White Fiver Line
Golden Gateo
Coast Guard
Elyria Board Hires Eight Teachers Filling Most Vacancies
The Elyria Board of Education, in its final meeting before the new school year, hired eight teachers and accepted three resignations. Five hires stay in the grade schools, with Nel le Bennett, Eugenia Bucklow, Harriet Tinker, Gertude Yoder, and Elizabeth Stone joining. High school appointments include Ida Coffland in home economics, J P Taylor in general science, and Melba Woodworth. The board also reemployed Dr Oscar E B Townsend as school physician and Dr R S Wilson as school dentist for the coming year.
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Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Elizabeth Hunter
Esta Long
Dorothy McGran
Miss McGranor
Schoos
Nelle Bennett
Manchester
Eugenia Bucklow
West Unity
Harriet Tinker
Jefferson
Gertude Yoder
Bellefontaine
Elizabeth Stone
Williamsburg
Pensylvania
Ida Coffland
Columbus
Miss Long
Findlay
J. P. Taylor
Toronto
Ohio
Toronto High School
Melba Woodworth
Pt. Pleasant
West Virginia
Oscar EB. Townsend
R. S. Wilson
Graf schedule to leave on Saturday
At Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey the Graf Zeppelin crew and passengers prepared for departure to Friedrichshafen set for midnight tomorrow. Captain Ernst Lehman Hans Fleming and 13 sailors were ordered to New York to join Dr Hugo Eckener for a welcome as the ship stays under Captain Ernst von Schiller. Gretchen the duck and other mascots are described as lucky omens aboard the airship.
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
New York
Friedrichshafen
Ernst Lehman
Hans Fleming
Hugo Eckener
Graf
Ernst von Schiller
Gretchen
Duck
Dawes Meets MacDonald in London Talks Late Night
United States Ambassador Dawes conferred with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in London late last night. Officials said the conference followed another earlier meeting. A public statement on the frequent discussions was expected next week.
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London
United States
Dawes
Ramsay MacDonald
Ray Wentz Electrician Became Local Contractor in Elyria
Ray Wentz at 21 worked as an electrician for Ohio Quarries in South Amherst. He moved to Elyria two years later and started an electrical contracting business here. Now with Elyria Superior Electric Company he lives at 222 Howest with three children and a hobby of collecting old books. His early ambition was to become a railroad engineer.
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Ray Wentz
Ohio Quarries Company
South Amherst
Elyria
Elyria Superior Electric Company
Wentz
Howest
Faux Pas Of Dog Warden Captures Paris Headlines
Parisians read of a goat mistaken for a dog by county dog warden Lee Minkler in a Chronicle Telegram feature. Atty L B Fauver saw the Paris edition of the Herald reproducing the tale and sent it to County Auditor Monroe H Welty, remarking the young ladies in the auditor's office had become famous across Europe.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lee Minkler
Atty. L. B. Fauver
Elyria
Europe
Paris
New York Herald
Monroe H. Welty
Fauver
Lady Heath Crashes Plane At Cleveland Air Show
Irish aviatrix Lady Mary Heath is in very critical condition after her plane crashed through a factory roof during a Cleveland air race practice. Mechanic Erwin Kirk survived with minor injuries. eyewitness Capt. Daniel Glasser described her making a sharp maneuver before the crash.
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Cleveland
Mary Heath
Lady Mary Heath
Lakeside Hospital
Lady Heath
Great Lakes
Erwin Kirk
Kirk
Daniel Glasser
Chicago
Africa
Cape Town
London
Dublin University
Sir James Heath
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Thomas G. Reid
Downey
Calif
Henry Ford
Tacos
Herbert Hoover, Jr
West Coast
Pasa
Backus to Take Office as Elyria County Treasurer
Dr. N D Backus of Elyria will assume the Elyria County treasurer role Monday after winning the election. He succeeds Arthur H Waters, who completes 14 years in office and will join Travelers Insurance, while Waters deputy Walter Ludwig also leaves. Walter Wright becomes chief deputy. Keith Brown from Elyria Savings and Trust joins as deputy with Backus.
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Waters
N. D. Backus
Elyria
Arthur H. Waters
Walter Ludwig
Travelers Insurance Company
Middle Avenue
Walter Wright
Lorain
Backus
Kieth Brown
Brown
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Lindy and Wife To Fly Over Jungles Bulletin
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh will accompany Col. Lindbergh on his flight over Central American jungles to open the San Juan Porto Rico to Paramaribo Dutch Guiana mail route next month. The route will pass over lands never surveyed by white men, postal officials said.
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Cleveland, O
Charles A. Lindbergh
San Juan
Porto Rico
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Col. Lindbergh
State Fair Nearing Close Today At Columbus
Ohio State Fair nears conclusion with record attendance and calm weather. Final judging begins as gates open at 8 am with a full program to finish by Saturday awards. Governor Cooper attends and Navy aviators visit as few thrills headline a day that caps a week of events and changes.
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Columbus
Governor Cooper
Cleveland
Perry L. Green
Band to Play Famous Marches in Elyria Concert
Elyria band presents ten famous marches in final 1929 program arranged by A L Werner featuring a 30 piece ensemble. Mayor Hewitt will unveil the American Legion drum corps Akron cup and speak. Soloists include Dorothy Sandrock and Mrs Mackert with selections from Sousa Bach and Romberg plus Wagners and Star Spangled Forever.
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Elyria
A.L. Werner
James A. Hewitt
American Legion
Akron Mondar
Gloria
Bagley Waltz
Michigan
Sousa W. M. B. March
Dorothy Sandrock
Barnes
Herbert March
Chambers Choral
Martin Luther
Bry
Mackert
Ardetti
Washington Post
Sousa
Romberg
Joe Miller
H. Baumer
F. Resek
Walter Waitt
Herbert Soldiers
Faust Apf
Lorain County Real Estate Durable Despite Depression
A letter from Elyria Lorain Abstract Company to 500 banks and businesses asserts Lorain County real estate remains normal or above normal. It cites steady price increases, ample loan funds, and strong employment in Lorain and nearby cities, with 1926 as a normal year and 1929 seven months showing nearly identical deed totals to 1926.
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Lorain County
Elyria-Lorain Abstract Company
County Recorder
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Lorain
Elyria
Cleveland
United States
High School Opening Day A Sample For Elytia Students
The Elytia High School opens with a mock first day under Principal C P Shively. Students will attend home rooms and follow an eight period schedule of 15 minutes each, dismissing at 11 55 am then returning to buy books and resolve issues. Real classes begin Wednesday for the 1929 1930 year, expected to last about ten months.
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Elytia High School
C. P. Shively
Minor injuries in Oberlin road crash near Stop 1
Eugene Weber of Netroit sustained minor injuries when the car he rode in struck a telephone pole on Oberlin road at Stop 1 at 1230 am today. He was treated and released at Emia Clinic. Also in the vehicle were his wife, child, and Mike Veliky of Detroit.
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Eugene Weber
Netroit
Oberlin Road
Stop &1
Weber
Emia
Wafe
Mike’ Velliky
Detroit
Sanitarian bond vote subject to county opinion
Questions swirl over a proposed 300000 county tuberculosis sanitarian bond as county prosecutors weigh legalities for placing the issue on the November ballot. County officials demand a written ruling from Prosecutor Don W Myers before moving forward with site, cost, and upkeep estimates. Myers balks then agrees to provide a written opinion if formally requested.
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Lorain County
Don W. Myers
Myers
Commissioners
Charles Murray
Martin
Public Health Coronel
Columbus
Robert J. Patterson
Three Kentucky Girls Drowned in Green River
Three Kentucky girls Keen Hall Vera Rideout aged 16 and Lila Dean aged 15 drowned in Green River near their host Miss Rideout. They ventured beyond their depth while guests of Miss Rideout whose mother witnessed from the river bank. The tragedy occurred yesterday.
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Sebreef
Miss Keen Hall
Lila Dean
Vera (Mae) Ridesat
Green River
Reverses Plea Fined in Police Court
Dan Brown of city was fined 100 dollars and costs in Police court after his plea changed from not guilty to guilty on a charge of driving while intoxicated. His license was suspended for sixty days.
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Dan Brown
City
Brown
Two Workmen Die After 13-Story Fall In Baltimore
Baltimore Md Aug 30 Two workmen on the new Baltimore Trust Company building were killed today when they fell thirteen stories from a scaffold on the 34 story structure. Axsiel Radke 48 landed in a driveway narrowly missing other workers and was killed instantly. John Kiehr landed on a 15 foot scaffold flanking the first floor of the building.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Trust Company
Axsiel Radke
John Kiehr
Convict Confesses To Murder Of Woman In Michigan
Kalamazoo news reports Hugh C. Burnette 37% escaped prisoner confessed to killing Mrs Lulu Ellsworth 37 in the basement of her home near Kalamazoo yesterday. He was arrested five hours after the crime on a train in Michigan City Ind and returned here. Ellsworth was alone when Burnette entered, attacked, clubbed and strangled her after a struggle.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Hugh C. Burnette
Michigan
Lulu Ellsworth
Burnette
Michigan City
Ind
Five Jews Killed in Safad Disturbance Today
In Safad a violent disturbance left five Jews dead and fifteen wounded. An English Shells Petroleum Company plant at Safad was pursued amid the unrest.
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Safad
Jerusalem
English Shells Petroleum Company
County Jail Crowded By Vice Crackdown
Sheriff Adams told county commissioners that the county jail is crowded after a high pressure drive against vice and law violators. About 60 prisoners are held while only 50 can be accommodated, prompting plans to use unoccupied jail space for extra cells.
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Clare Cs Adams
County Board Orders Avon Belden Road Improvement
The Board of County Commissioners ordered immediate work on a stretch of the Avon Belden road just south of Butternut Ridge road. Crews will clean the ditch and widen the shoulder and start work at once.
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Board of County Commissioners
Avon-Belden Road
Butternut Ridge Road
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DR. N. D. Backus
Zep
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Zeppelins
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Hunsaker
Lindy
Wife
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Nuremberg
Germany
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