Elyria to Employ 200 Men Under CWA for School Work
An Elyria school project approved under the CWA will employ about 200 men to paint Gates and McKinley Schools and wash or scrub all buildings during Christmas vacation. The plan uses two shifts of painters and 13 painters on site, with 126 men washing walls in the first week and 60 on cleaning. Employment depends on quota compliance and available labor.
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Elyria
CWA
James F. Brown
Gates
McKinley
CWA Auota
Brown
Gangster acquitted in Hamm kidnapping ends life in jail
Willie Sharkey, one of four Chicago gangsters acquitted on the William Hamm Jr kidnapping charges, hanged himself in his St Paul jail cell between 3 and 6:30 a.m. He had been held for four months and was to be moved to Chicago for trial on John Factor kidnapping charges.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Dee. J
Willie Sharkey
Chicago
William Hamm, Jr
Sharkey
John Factor
Governor Praises Reaction To Liquor Plan In State
Governor White reported broad public and business support for a state monopoly on package liquor sales and operation of state liquor stores. He cited favorable sentiment and praise from prominent business leaders who stopped him on the street to convey approval.
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Scolumbus. C
White
Death of Well Known Barber Wack
Well known barber Charles Wack died at his home 347 Third Street at 11 45 yesterday morning after seven weeks of illness. Born December 19 in Carlisle Lywnship he leaves widow Louise and daughter Caroline at home. Surviving are sister Cassie Haverstick and brother Frank Wack of Elyria. Funeral December 4 from the residence with Rev. C F Wiseman and the Odd Fellows Lodge in charge. Burial is in South Murray Ridge Cemetery.
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Charies
Wark
Third Street
Mr. Wack
Carlisle
Lywnship
Iss
Louise Wack
Caroline Wack
Cassie Haverstick
Frank Wack
Elytia
Weather Forecast Signals Cloudy Rain Across Regions
Increasing cloudiness tonight followed by rain Saturday. Bowls rising temperatures in the west portion tonight and in central and ar t portions Saturday.
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Art
Arguments Under Way In Trial Of M. H. Shank
In Benton Ark on December 1 prosecutors argued in the trial of Mark H. Shank an Akron attorney charged with four poison murders. The prosecutor sought the death penalty if the jury finds sane, while insanity would affect the verdict and potential commitment. Three other Colley family members died in a August automobile poisoning near Melvern, with the case tied to forgery involving a Shank client. Arguments were expected to close today.
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Mark W. Shank
Akron
Alvin Colley
Shank
Benton
Ark
Colley
Lfe
Child Falls From Car Surfers Bruises Helen Takacs
Helen Takacs of 615 Massey road sustained multiple bruises to head and body and a possible skull fracture after falling from the rear bumper of a car on Mussey road Wednesday. She was riding with Fred Wallhead who drove away with her on the bumper as two playmates clung to the rear. Helen was bounced off at a railroad crossing and taken to Elyria Clinic by her mother and brother.
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Helen Takacs
Massey Toad
Fred Wallhead
Mussey Road
Helen
Elizabeth Gurchik
Elizabeth Polacek
Wallhead
Elyria Clinic
Humane Society to Meet Monday for annual report and board updates
The Lorain County Humane Society will hold its annual meeting Monday evening at 402 Lorain County Savings and Trust Building at 7 p.m. The program includes a report on last year’s activities and the election of two new board members. After the meeting, the board is expected to elect officers for the coming year. Members may bring new applicants to join.
League Opposes State Monopoly in Liquor Sale
The Ohio Anti-Saloon League declared opposition to a state monopoly on package liquor sales and to serving hard liquor by the glass in hotels and restaurants. S. P. McNaught said a monopoly would mean government protection of liquor traffic and government respectability, emphasizing state involvement rather than prohibition. The group seeks Attorney General Bricker’s opinion on post repeal local option status and previews proposed liquor control legislation allowing statewide sale unless local referenda vote against it.
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Anti-Saloon League
Ramos Ras Liquor Control
S. P. McNaught
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Bricker
John Bricker
General Assembly
Forty five crippled children examined at Gates Hospital clinic
Forty patients were returning for reexamination and five were new cases at the Crippled Children's Clinic in Gates Hospital. Children traveled from Elyria Amherst Grafton Lorain Avon Columbia Station New London Lodi Jeromerville Nova Ashland Middle Bass Island Shelby North Fairfield Mansfield Bellville Butler Austinburg Galion Monroeville Savannah. The youngest was a 7 6 month old Elyria girl and the oldest a 20 year old from Bitter. Examinations were by Dr H Heyman of Cleveland and Dr F A Lawrence of Elyria.
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Ohio
Crippled Children’s
Gates Hospital
Elytia
Amherst
Grafton
Lorain
Avon
Columbia Station
New London
Lodi
Jeromeville
Nova
Ashland
Middle Bass Island
Shelby
North Fairfield
Mansfield
Bellville
Butler
Austinburs
Galion
Monroeville
Savannah
Elyria
Bitter
H. Heyman
Cleveland
F. A. Lawrence
Wreaths And Bright Lights Decorate Elyria Downtown
Elyrians celebrating Thanksgiving observed a Christmas display as thousands of red green and multicolor lights formed a canopy over downtown. Dozens of light strands stretched across business streets while green wreaths hung from wires signaling the holiday season. The lights, installed and operated through downtown property owners and tenants, are expected to glow nightly through the season.
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Sberta
100 More Men Placed On Civil Works Projects
Local officials rush arrangements to place an additional 350 workers on Civil Works Administration projects, joining 838 relief workers already employed. M A Houghton says all 350 should be on site tonight, drawn from those registered with the Federal Employment Service in Lorain Court House. The plan may expand to 700 workers in two and a half months as CWA projects run their course.
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Civil Works Administration
CWA
M. A. Houghton
Civil Works
Federal Employment Service
Charles Cromling
Lorain County
Houghton
Hopkins Replies to Smith on Relief Progress
Washington December 1 Federal Relief Administrator Hopkins defended the unemployment aid program amid Alfred E. Smith criticism. He cited 1,183,267 jobless found work in 44 states under Civil Works as of November 25 and estimated total state figures near 2 million. Hopkins also said coal operators and railroads will cut service costs for relief projects.
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Washington
Hopkins
Alfred E. Smith
Soen
Smith
Well Known Elyria Woman Dies After Illness
Mrs Nettie Fell 87, wife of Charles E Fell, died at 12 15 this morning after a two week illness. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs H K Redington of Pittsburgh, son Charles Jr of Elyria, sister Mrs Samuel Icley of Altoona, Pa, brothers Thomas Hill Robert Hill John Wil and Wren Hill of Scotdale Pa and George Hill of Youngwood Pa. A Elyria resident thirty years and member of First Congregational church. Funeral from late home Monday at 2 00 with Rev officials. Burial in Ridgeis cemetery.
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Nettie Fell
Charles E. Fell
Thomas Hil
Robert Hill
John Wi
Wren
Scotdale
Pennsylvania
George Hill
Youngwood
Fell
Elyria
Et Willam Muir
Kidgeis
Bank Robbery Reported at North Olmsted Bank
Bulletin says a robber held up the Bank of Mercara in North Olmsted Ohio and escaped with between 3000 and 4000 after forcing the cashier to surrender the money. Described as about 35, 150 pounds and 3 feet 7 inches, the gunman fled by automobile before the alarm could spread.
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North Olmsted
Bank of Merca Hero
Lorain Man Stabbed and Robbed on Dewitt Avenue
Three unknown assailants stabbed Juan Alejando of 1541 West 30th Street Lorain and robbed him of 65 dollars early yesterday morning. Sheriff Clarence W. Dick and deputies investigated. Alejandro suffered five knife wounds but was not believed to be in serious condition. He was found near his brother's home by Rafel Braco who drove him to St Joseph hospital.
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Juan Alejandro
West 30Th Street
Lorain
Clarence W. Dick
Dewitt Avenue
Stop 48
Alejandro
St. Joseph Hospital
Rafel Braco
Alejandre
Paul Chapmai
Geraldo Nau
Storm devastates Samsun port with many missing
Istanbul dispatch reports a Black Sea storm that wrecked Samsun port. Fifteen killed and 150 reported missing as townspeople fled to mosques. the disaster sparks mass evacuation and relief efforts. Separately in Cincinnati a 16 year old youth, Leroy Beckman Maderla, died in a hunting accident when a shotgun discharged while he held three.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Black Sea
Samsun
Cincinnati
Indian Hill
Leroy Beckman Maderla
Twelve violent deaths in Ohio during Thanksgiving weekend
Ohio records a dozen violent fatalities from traffic hunting fires and accidents during the Thanksgiving holiday. Victims include Clifford Kelley of Athens trapped by a train near Handen, and Norman Davis 11 struck by a car along with other local cases across Cleveland, Painesville, and Steubenville.
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Ohio
Clifford Kelley
Athens
Woodmen of America
Handen
Vinton County
Cleveland
Raney D. Green
Chescerland
Norman Davis
Walter Janovsky
Richard Howell
Sandusky
DePauw University
Roy Neil
Ashtabula
Monroe Center
Stewart Lytle
Springfield
Yellow Springs
Painesville
Arthur Francis
Wiloughby
Bessie Harris
Steubenville
Saunders
Canton
North Canton Road
Ledill
Irish) O'Neill
Warren
O'Neill
Gold price rises eight cents to 34.01 an ounce
The government boosted its gold buying price to 34.01 an ounce, up eight cents, citing prior success in propping up commodity prices before Thanksgiving. The higher price pushed the dollar lower in foreign exchange trading and nudged domestic prices higher without destabilizing the government bond market.
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Washington
Checking Cards in Ghest Drive
Elyria Community Chest leaders, though furloughed, continued work to file unreported cards and finalize reports. Campaign manager Frank K. Stevens said the group aims to determine standings and plan steps to cover nearly $16,000 shortage at the campaign’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Community Chest Army
Chest
Frank K. Stevens
Lindberghs May Fly To U.S.
Col and Mrs Charles Lindbergh arrive in Bathhurst Cambria after a flight from Praia Cape Verde Islands. They discuss options to return home by air via South America or by steamship and had not decided yet.
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Bathhurst
Cambria
British West Africa
Charles
Lindbergh
Praia
Cape Verde Islands
South America
Legion Toy Shop Opens Today Appeals for Elyrians Help
The Elyria Post No. 12 American Legion opens a Christmas Toy Shop at 541 Broad Street donated by William C. Smith. Captain Collins leads operations with shifts daily 6 to 10 pm. Volunteers from Lesson Auxiliary, VFW, clubs, and schools mobilize toy collection, repair, and distribution for needy children, aiming to serve 800 to 1,000 homes this year.
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Legion
Elyrians
Elyria Post No
American Legion Christmas
Broad Street
William C. Smith
Boston
Paul QO. Collits
The
Legion Toy Shop
Leutenant
Smith
Ohio
Elyria Water Works
Botta Telephone Company
J. Dall Co
Collins
Elyria
Teys
J. Clare George
A. T. Sidler
Charles Persons
Nielson
Foster
Ohio to curb relief as 112000 moved to CWA work
Columbus Ohio December 1 A sweeping cut in relief requests by Ohio political subdivisions was to be approved today by the State Relief Commission based on widespread re employment under the Civil Works program Major E O Braugh Ohio CWA director said 112000 persons formerly on relief were now at work on CWA projects in Ohio He predicted work will be provided to 165000 persons in the relief unemployed category by next Wednesday The relief commission met records showed 189253 families had been on relief in Ohio Additional funds totaling 4924004 22 were asked Major Braught said this would be scaled down as the number of family heads given CWA work is subtracted from the 189253 figure An estimate of total relief expenditure reduction was not immediately available.
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Columbus
Ohio Political Subdivisions
State Relief Commission
Civil Works
Maj
E. O. Braugh
Ohio
CWA
Ohio Relief Commission
Major Braught
Death of Richard B. Mellon Widely Prominent Pittsburgh Banker
Richard B. Mellon died at age 75 in Pittsburgh from pneumonia. He was the younger brother of former Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon and highly influential in industry. He held directorships across hundreds of firms including Aluminum Company of America Gulf Oil Union Trust of Pittsburgh and Mellon National Bank.
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Pittsburgh
Richard B. Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
Woman Injured In Forced Landing Of Airplane
A plane en route from Akron to Florida forced to land near a village 35 miles from Cincinnati after fuel ran out. Pilot Betz, wife Mrs C H Betz, and two other passengers escaped with injuries and bruises. Mrs Betz suffered a shoulder fracture. The badly damaged craft was to be dismantled and moved to Cincinnati for repairs.
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PT. Pleasant
Lunken
Cincinnati
C. H. Betz
Betz
Akron
Florida
France Faces War Debt Default as Chamber Debates 1834
Paris reports France edging toward default on the debt payment to the United States. Prime Minister Camille Chautemps’s government prepares to present the bill to the Chamber of Deputies, casting a shadow over the 1834 budget and foreign obligations.
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France
Paris
United Stars
Camius Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
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League
Gates Hospital Clinic
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Aldmit
Port
Senate
R, Earl Peters
R. Earl Peters
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United States
Carleton B. McCullough
Indianapolis
Peters
Lindberghs
U.S
Leckard
Ommons
A.B. Mellon
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