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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1928

Page

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Dayton doctor shot by burglars in Eaton home

Dr H J Silver prominent physical hero and his wife Lora were killed in a burglary at their Eaton home. Silver was rushed to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton for emergency surgery after being shot during the break in. A 13 year old daughter Hannah Mary screamed, neighbors were alerted, and detectives including Ora Slater were summoned to hunt the attackers. Sheriff said at least two men were involved.

Dayton Dee Horatio Silver Preble County Eaton Miami Valley Hospital Ora Slater Lora Dr. Sliver

Rob Filling Station in Daylight Heist

Thieves robbed a Pennzoil filling station at Cleveland Street and Abbey Road shortly after noon, taking about 4.43 dollars. Proprietor W. C. Tong was in the grease house. the cash register was found stripped to only two pennies.

Pennzoil Cleveland Street Abbey Road W.C. Tong Cleveland Jr Tony

Senator Opposes Sending Military Advisers to South America

In Washington on December S a bill to repeal the law forbidding a president from detailing U S soldiers or marines as military advisers to South and Central American governments was introduced by Senator King Democrat of Utah who argued against turning the U S into a military school for the Americas. In Conneaut excitement rose over the shooting of a 28 Nell at a farm well near Thames with the bore estimated at 1 000 000 cubic feet and the J M Bing farm well reaching 2700 feet deep. HS. Leader from Woodsville spoke for Shaffer Brothers Gas Co Chicago.

S. Am NET Washington DV. C Dec. S United States King Utah Conneaut J. Af. Bing Hare Thames HS. Leader Woodsville Shaffer Brothers Gas Company Chicago

Bandits Hold Up Linden Bank Branch in Columbus

Four bandits robbed the Linden branch of Citizens Trust and Savings Bank in Columbus today. With eighteen customers inside, they ordered everyone to the floor, looted tills, and escaped in a waiting car. One robber carried a sawed-off shotgun. others had pistols. They left quietly and were described as well dressed and precise.

Columbus Linden Citizens Trust and Savings Bank Yana

Three Die In Farm House Fire Near Geneva Ohio

Geneva Ohio December reports three family members died in a blaze that destroyed their farm home. Chris Regal 45 and his children Rosie 17 Sanford 15 perished after Regal died rescuing Rosie and Sanford. Mrs Regal survived with serious burns.

Geneva Here Chris Regal Rosie Sanford Regal Mra Frank Sheldon Tia Mrs. Regal

Patten dies at 76 a wheat financier in Evans ton

James A. Patten, noted wheat operator and former Chicago grain pit giant, died of bronchial pneumonia at his Evanston home aged 76. His wife and two physicians were present, with nurses and two others in the room. He remained active in trade discussions until shortly before death.

Bulletin Chicago James A. Patten Evanston Patten Paners Catten and Armour

Indianapolis Police Kill Two In Dry Goods Robbery

Two bandits, Carl Kittrell and Otto Irtee, both 35, were killed in a gun battle with six officers who thwarted a dry goods and hardware store robbery in Indianapolis after a tip. A third suspect was captured.

Indianapolis Carl Kittrell Otto Irtee

Betts Heywood Sues for 50 Thousand in Lorain Shooting Case

Betty Heywood of Elyria filed a 50 000 suit in Cleveland Common Pleas against Louis Cleco and six others, including former Lorain police and bondsmen, claiming severe injuries from a September 25 26 shooting by dry squad members during an attempted liquor raid near Gulf Road and East List Street Lorain. The petition cites shock to the nervous system and permanent disability, seeking 50 000 in damages from all seven defendants.

Cleveland Common Pleas Betty Heywood Elyria Louis Cicco Lorain Dry Agent Lorain City Miss Heywood Lorain Cuyahoga County Gulf Road East List Street Cleco A. R. Webber Common Pleas Court Cieco

Three Killed In Explosion On Tanker Gulf Line

PORT ARTHUR Tex Dec At least three crew members of the American tanker Gulf Line were killed and several injured when an explosion in the ammo room under the crew’s quarters wrecked the ship. First reports labeled the men unidentifiable. The 3,200 ton Gulf Line from Beverly Massachusetts docked here last night and was pumping off when the blast occurred. It carried a crew of 37 men.

Port Arthur Tex Gulf Line

Elyria Woman Hit By Auto Suffers Severe Injuries

Mrs. Etta Uhthorn aged about 27 of 3% 27 West Street was struck by a sedan driven by Franz Esswein of 145 High Street while stepping from behind an auto on Mill Street near Troxel alley. She sustained a severe head gash and injuries to her arms and hands and was taken to Memoris Hospital. Esswein was questioned and released.

Mill Street New York Central Railroad Troxel Alley Etta Uhthorn Weat Street Franz Esswein High Street Memoris Hospital Esswein

Veteran Lorain Priest Reichlin Dies After Illness

Reverend Charles Reichlin aged 65 long time pastor of St. Josephs Lorain dies after three days pneumonia at St Josephs Hospital. Bishop Schrembs and nearby priests at bedside. Born in Switzerland 1863 he came to America after 1880. Pontifical high mass to be said Tuesday morning at St Josephs church with interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Lorain Charles Reichlin St. Joseph’s Church St. Joseph’s Hospitals Joseph Schrenmbs Cleveland Stev. Reichily Switzerland America Joseph Schrembs Calvary Cemetery

Doctors Confer on Kings Condition in London

London reports doctors plan to operate on the king if strength allows, following a critical stage last Sunday when pleural puncture and heart support drugs were reportedly needed. Five physicians met at the palace to review treatment as the queen stayed indoors. In Columbus, Charles W. Brown, 50, died after being struck by a taxicab.

London Dec- BI Owen Palace Stanley Hewett Lord Dawson of Penn H. Graham Hodgson E. Farquhar Burzard Humphrey Rolleston Columbus Chas. W. Brown

Educator Will Speak Here Sunday at First Baptist

Dr. H. C. Wayman president of Des Moines University Iowa will occupy the pulpit at First Baptist church Sunday morning He is a leading Baptist educator and recently headed the Fundamentalist takeover of Des Moines University He previously led William Jewell College Kansas City Missouri where he supported a $100000 gift with doctrinal strings and then moved to Des Moines to lead the Fundamentalist group Services begin at 1045 with a Men’s Bible Class at 945.

H. C. Wayman Tes Moines University Des Moines Iowa First Baptist Church Des Moines University Wayman William Jewell College Kansas City Missouri William Jowell College

Harding Receives Congratulations on Pending Appointment

Lorain lawyer John Hardin is greeted amid cheers as he nears appointment as assistant county prosecutor. He declined to confirm the reports, stating only that he reads what the papers say, while colleagues joke about future oversight and revenge.

John Hardin Lorain County Court House Harding Chronicle-Telegram Howard Butler

Generally Fair Weather Next Week

Weather outlook from Washington indicates the Ohio valley and Tennessee will see generally fair conditions early next week with moderate temperatures. Rain or snow is expected around Thursday, followed by colder weather at week’s end. The body of two men killed by a train near here Wednesday has been identified today as Edward Moore, 45, Cincinnati a World War II veteran.

Washington Ohio Valley Tennessee Nilton Here Edward Moore Cincinnati

Elyria Legion to build club house on Ohio Street site

William A. Elydonor gives Elyria Post 12 a deed for a 108 by 165 foot lot on Ohio Street opposite the Ely school. Plans foretell a $20,000 to $25,000 one story building with club rooms and a rear auditorium, with future additions as funds permit. The site sits along a paved Ohio Street leading to Pasadena Park and Cleveland Street, boosting access for the Legion home.

Ohio Street Wm. A. Ely Elyria Post 12 American Legion Dan B. Symons Symons William A. Ely Elyria Post No. 12 Ely Elyria Post Gulf Road Legion Pasadena Park Cleveland Street

Hoover Arrives Off Chile On Good Will Tour

President-elect Herbert Hoover reached Antofagasta, Chile, aboard the U.S.S. Marland during a South American goodwill tour. A Bolivian delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Alberto Palacios boarded for talks, but Hoover could not go ashore due to the brief harbor call and inability to reach La Paz.

Maryland Dev Herbert Hoover Chile Antofagasta Alberto Palacios Bolivia la Paz Hoover

Father and Son Banquet Plans Discussed by Y M C A

Lorain county Y M C A members discussed plans for a Father and Son Banquet and for organizing Hi Y clubs at a meeting in Elyria. The banquets are set for February across the county, mostly in schools and churches, with a goal of holding them around the same time. Marysville farm death of G W Shellhorn at 70 while working at John Treese farm Treesawaa Ridge.

Lorain County Elyria Marysville G. W. Shellhorn John Treese Reighbor

Knife Wielder Slashes Three In Youngstown

In Youngstown on December 3, a knife attack left one man with serious stab wounds and two others cut after a quarrel with three strangers who allegedly insulted two women. James Rowan, 36, of Painesville, is in critical condition. Edward Craven, 31, and Francis Frenebre, 28, are expected to recover as the assailant fled.

Youngstown James Rowan Painesville Edward Craven Francis Frenebre

Ricco Gets Job Bank By Order Of Ovoney Royce

Lorain December 8 Louis Cicco, suspended this week by Chief Walker for involvement in the shooting of Miss Betty Heywood, is reinstated by Safety Director Sydney B. Royce. Royce says the offense was no greater than acts by many on duty who remain unsuspended. Cicco was fined $5 and costs by Judge A. R. Webber after a jury conviction for assault and battery following a lengthy trial last month.

Lorain Louis Cicco Walker Betty Heywood Sydney B. Royce Royce Cicco A. R. Webber Common Pleas

Drug Seizure Ties Rothstein to Large Ring

federal agents seized two black steamer trunks containing opium cocaine heroin and morphine in a Forty second Street hotel as evidence tying murdered gambler Arnold Rothstein to a vast US drug network. U S Attorney Charles H Tutle suggested the seized papers from Rothstein’s offices may illuminate motives and circumstances of his murder. The narcotics were to be shipped to a western city and were stored for safe keeping.

New York Arnold Rothstein United States Rothstein Tipa

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Celebrated

Catholics observe the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with services at St Marys and Holy Cross churches. The Washington shrine, national cathedral of Mary under the title Immaculate Conception, is to be dedicated to the Patron Saint. Morning services were held at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, and a High Mass at 11:00.

Washington St. Mary’s Holy Cross

Valley City senior dies after hunting accident near Feagans Corners

Howard Grossman 18, a Valley City High School senior, is fatally shot when his friend Raymond Berrick 18 stumbles and discharges a shotgun during a hunting trip across the Medina county line. Berrick lies unconscious with little coherent memory. Grossman, a noted basketball player, dies. funeral planned in Cleveland.

Howard Grossman Valley City Raymond Berrick Grossman Feagan's Corners Medina County Columbia Township S Berrick Berrick Cleveland

Treasury predicts 1930 surplus despite higher outlays

Washington December 8 Treasury surplus of 60 million dollars for fiscal year 1930 was predicted by Anthony of the house appropriations committee. He said cuts were hard but most bills pared to about 50 million dollars in budget figures. He warned expenses will rise, noting war department needs and Navy funding for cruiser program.

Ashington Treasury Anthony House Appropriations Committee War Department Congress Navy

Murder plea ends trial for teen in Cincinnati

Maurice Wessell, 17, interrupted his trial and pleaded guilty to the murder of George Mayhew, a film station attendant killed during a robbery. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after denying any involvement previously.

Cincinnati Maurice Wessell George Mayhew Lfe Wessell

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