Germany bans mass meetings under new emergency decree
Berlin reports a government Fourth Emergency Decree bans mass meetings from today through January 3 to curb violence amid sweeping controls. The edict lowers prices wages rents and interest rates creates a price dictator and imposes heavy property levies on Germans abroad. It aims to restore budget balance cut production costs boost exports and stabilize currency while warning fascist groups to obey constitutional order.
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Berlin
Germany
Paul von Hindenberg
Irving
Manslaughter Trial Begins In Lorain Store Shooting
Tony Santucci 35 of 1420 Broadway Lorain goes on trial for manslaughter before Judge W B Thompson alleging self defense in the killing of Vincent Bendetto his father in law at Santucci confectionery store on November 1. Prosecutor recounts debts threats and a prior shooting as motive while defense argues sacrifice and heartfelt motives in seeking aid for a foster daughter. The case details a series of debt demands and a fatal confrontation that day ending with a gunshot.
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Tony Santucci
Broadway
Lorain
W. B. Thompson
Vincent Bendetto
Santucci
Charles ¥. Adams
Bendetto
Adams
Santucel
Ohio Weather Outlook Turns Wet Then Cooler
Cloudy with rain in Ohio for tonight and into Thursday morning. Rain likely across the region with a slight cooldown by Thursday afternoon or night. Yesterday’s high temperatures included Milam 80, New Orleans 70, Jacksonville 70, while Edmonton -12 and Appelle -8 reported the coldest lows. General outlook shows unsettled conditions with a pressure pattern favoring continued rain before the colder air arrives later Thursday.
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Ohio
Milam
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Edmonton
Appelle
Medicine Hat
Expect 600 Delegates Here For P. T. A. Conference
A two day meeting will attract about six hundred delegates and visitors to Elyria for the tenth annual Northeast District Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers conference on March 18 and 19. Mrs. W. B. Kester Akron director outlined the program. Mrs. Carl W. Martin appointed committee chairs for exhibits housing finance information reception tea decoration transportation registration program reservations and publicity. Plans aim to feature leaders on the theme For Every Child Training for Faithful Citizenship.
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Parent Teacher
Elyria
W. A. Debm
Oldfield
C. B. Lemon
E. R. Bridge
G. Shaw
C. W. Loyd
H. B. Custar
M. F. Fey
Frank Spencer
Grafton Prison Farm Boys View Canadian Trip Slides
Approximately 140 inmates at Grafton prison farm watched stereonticon slides of wildlife and nature from a Canadian hunting trip last night. Rev Eastman described scenes and thrills, with Rev Fastman of Amherst presenting and W R Comings supplying literature for the farm boys. The audience praised the illustrated lecture.
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Grafton
Fastman
Amherst
Canada
Eastman
W. R. Comings
Obstructing an Officer Ends in Fine for Mrs Kronis
Mrs Kronis was fined 25 dollars and costs by Justice J. George for obstructing an officer during a replevy of an automobile. Constable J Howlett and Attorney Frank Stevens Jr had moved the car, leaving Stevens with it. Kronis drove off during the officer's absence. the cat was recovered this morning.
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Fred Kronis
J. George
J. Howlett
Frank Stevens, Jr
Howlett
Stevens
Deny Plea by Man Hoped to Clear His Name
Springfield J Dec 9 The Illinois State Supreme Court refused Jesse Lucas’s petition to expunge murder records and restore citizenship. Lucas, paroled after 23 years, faced a dying man’s alleged confession and recantations by two of four principal witnesses, but the court did not grant relief.
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Springfield
Iinola State Supreme Court
Jesse Lucas
Lucas
Pilot Averts Major Catastrophe Over Warrensville
In Cleveland a New York pilot named Gray steered a stalled Waco stunt plane away from a cluster of buildings 2,500 feet up, then bailed out, landing near a hospital as the craft crashed in a plowed field. He survived, aged 40, a World War veteran delivering the plane to Betty Lund.
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Cleveland
New York
Warrensville
Warrensville Hospital
Willam &. Gray
Gray
Chicago
Betty Lund
Nominations Planned by Elyria Foremen Club
A 15 member nominating committee representing 16 Elyria plants was named by Arthur Hiscox to pick officers for the Elyria Foremen's Club. The panel meets tonight at the YMCA. nominees will be voted at the December 17 meeting. Members listed include Edward Wolfe, A Bruce, Henry Townsend, Edward Gollmar, George Tulk, Lon Caldwell, Verne Unger, W E Harper, A J LUnder, John Bowman, Hugh Thomas, J J Schultz, and Charles Koepp among others.
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Elyria
Elyria Foremen’s Club
Arthur Hiscox
Edward Wolfe
General Industries Company
A. Bruce
Timms Spring
Henry Townsend
Pfandier Company
Edward Gollmar
Elyria Foundry Company
George Tulk
Fox Furnace Company
Lon Caldwell
Oho Public Service Company
Verne Unger
Ohia Fuel Gas Company
W. E. Harper
Colson Company
A. J. Lunder
Troxel Manufacturing Company
John Bowman
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Hugh Thomas
Superior Metal Company
J. J. Schultz
K and 8, Too! Company
Charles Koepp
Harshaw Chemical Company
Powers Goes On Stand In Own Defense
Clarksburg W V Dec 9 The state finished its case against Harry F Powery a matrimonial agent accused of luring Mrs Dorothy Lemke to his concrete garage in Quiet Cell and killing her The judge instructed the jury to limit evidence to the Lemke slaying and ignore material about Mrs Asta Eichers family whose bodies were found with Lemke Powers is indicted for five murders but on trial only for Lemke case Powell testified in his own defense showing signs of strain while facing his counsel
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Clarksburg
W. Va
State Today
Harry F. Powery
Dorothy Lemke
John C. Southern
Asta Eicher
Lemke
Powers
Five
Musicians Join In Massed County Concert At Clearview
240 young musicians from county schools joined for a massed band concert at Clearview school directed by Mark T. Osbun. Seven bands from Brown shelm Avon Lake Amherst Columbia Wellington Ridgeville LaGrange and others from 10 more schools performed alongside the All-County Concert Orchestra. The event showcased progress in musical education with many players advancing from unfamiliar notes a year ago to stand in the concert.
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Clearview
Mark T. Osbun
Brownshelm
Avon Lake
Amherst
Columbia
Wellington
Ridgeville
LaGrange
Brighton
Kipton
Henrietta
Avon
Belden
Grafton
Eaton Penfield
Brookside
Gerald M. Frank
Final effort in Manchurian crisis by League of Nations
The League of Nations council met at 5 05 P M to seek a last settlement between China and Japan over the Manchurian crisis with a possible agreement expected today or tomorrow. Ohio to study unemployment causes and effects in a scientific survey by the Ohio Commission of Unemployment Insurance at its organizational meeting in Columbus. Hoover moratorium dispute heats Senate with call for investigation of international banking. Ohio plans to hire about ten more state parole officers to reduce prison population. Tea room bandit identified in Philadelphia as Peter Abbott 28, linked to Hyattsville robbery and injuries. Bank bandits net $30,000 in railroad securities plus $10,142 stolen from vault in Strasburg.
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League
Paris
Dec
U.P
Council of the
League of Nations
China
Japan
Columbus
Ohio Commission of Unemployment Insurance
Philadelphia
Peter Abbott
Hyattsville
Verne Edwards
Washington, D. C
Strasburg
Citizens State Bank
Cleveland man dies after being struck by car Sunday
Rudolph Steinwinder, 28, of 1848 East 57th street, Cleveland, died at Memorial hospital about 7 30 p m yesterday from injuries received when struck by a car Sunday night. He was inspecting a flat tire beside a friend's car when hit by W J Waldorf of Cleveland, per deputy sheriffs report.
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Rudolph Steinwinder
East 57Th Street
Cleveland
Memorial Hospital
Steinwinder
W. J. Waldorf
Patterson seeks 5000 damage in auto collision suit
Willard S. Patterson of Avon Lake filed a $5,000 damage suit against George R. Greenleaf of Cuyahoga Falls for injuries alleged in an automobile collision near Stop 62 on Cleveland road on December 12, 1929. Patterson was a passenger when his vehicle was struck by Greenleaf’s car according to the petition.
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Willard S. Patterson
Avon Laka
George R. Greenleaf
Cuyahoga Falls
Stop 62
Cleveland Road
Patterson
Christmas Gift for Grandma Brings Heart of Chiffon
In a parent crafted scene on the eve of Christmas, two girls Christy and Merrie debate a chiffon saicalady chosen for Grandma, with Christy questioning its brightness and Merrie affirming its fit as a gift from the heart.
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Christy
Merrie
Fifteen Groups Back Christmas Stocking Fund Drive
Elyria officials report hundreds of stockings needed as 15 local organizations pledge support for the Not an Empty Stocking Fund. A December 19th benefit midnight show at Capitol and Rivoli theatres will donate all receipts. Contributions of money, food, and baskets are urged, with a coupon in the Chronicle Telegram offering cash, baskets, or multifamily baskets.
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Chronicle Telegram
Elyria
Council Chamber
Capitol
Rivoli
James A. Hewitt
William France
Chronicle-Telegram
Hewitt
George Richwide
Mra. P. C. Gilman
Associated Charities
A. E. Avery
Salvation Army
the Elks
John Pekras
Thomas M. Gere
George Richwine
The
Y-Indus Club
Elks
Lorain Man 13 Held for the Grand Jury
Merlin L. Brosky 25 Lorain also known as James Walker bound over to the grand jury on a driving without owner’s consent charge. He was found in a car in Pfay Motor Company lot by owner Clyde Shuster and fled as officers pursued. Police recovered stolen license plates at Yellow Line waiting room. Detective Sweet said Brosky had been returned to Mansfield Reformatory as a parole violator before being released.
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Merlin L. Brosky
Lorain
James Walker
Grand Jury
James A. Hewitt
Brosky
Walker
Pfay Motor Company
Clyde Shuster
Harrison Avenue
Schuster
Witter
Yellow Line
Loch Day
Clyde
Lloyd Sweet
Mansfield Reformatory
Maude Lowther Escapes Chair in Mercy Verdict
In Wooster Ohio Judge G A Starns finds Maude Lowther guilty of second degree murder with mercy for killing Clara Smith. Reversed death sentence on appeal. Lowther spared electric chair, life imprisonment ordered, conditions mercy due to influence of Tilby Smith. She thanked the judge and awaits transfer to Marysville.
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Bulletin Wooster
Dev
Maude Lowther
G. A. Starns
Clara Smith
Columbus
Starn
Tilby Smith
Smith
Wayne County
Marysville
Ohio Loses Ohio Token on Ways and Means Committee
Washington, Feb. 9. For the first time in over twenty five years Ohio will be without representation on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Reduced representation prevents a Ohioan from joining the panel, while Ohio Democrats decline a possible appointment due to seniority on other committees.
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Washington
Ohio
House of Representatives
Oberlin to Host Chinese and Japanese Students Banquet
Oberlin College will host a joint banquet for Chinese and Japanese students at the Hi-O-Hi Tea room Friday evening. Dr. Ernest Hatch Wilkins, president of Oberlin College, will address the attendees, aiming to promote harmony beyond racial prejudices and nationalistic misunderstandings.
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Oberlin
Pacific
Oberlin College
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Quartet Holds Up Bank At Cincinnati
Four bandits robbed the Avondale Branch of the People's Bank in Cincinnati today, forcing manager John Flanagan and about a dozen employees, including several women, to lie down. They seized cash on the counters, bagged it in a paper sack, and escaped with an estimated 5 060 to 6 000 dollars. vault access was not attempted. All robbers carried guns.
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Cincinnati
Avondale
People’s Bank
Alfred M. Cohen
John Flanagan
Hoover proposes near billion-dollar peace time tax rise
U S President Hoover and Secretary present to Congress the most rigorous peace time tax increase plan in history. The program aims to raise nearly a billion dollars annually with broad reach across income groups.
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Washington
Dec
U R
Congress
Hoover
Few Would Escape Proposed Taxes in Hoover Mellon Plan
United Press reports a broad tax program aimed at raising 920 million dollars yearly by taxing cigarettes, checks, theatre and movie attendance, calls over fourteen cents, and purchases of cars radios or phonographs. It would mostly hit anyone earning above twenty dollars weekly, and married earners over fifty. Hoover and Mellon urge acceptance to curb depression, with deficits totaling about 4.444 billion for 1931 to 1933. The emergency taxes would run only until July 1, 1934.
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United Press
Hoover
Treasury
Mellon
Treasury Plans Broad Tax Hikes to Raise 920 Million
The Mellon administration seeks to double income taxpayers and levy new taxes across checks, telephone and telegraph messages, autos, radios, amusements, postage, cigarettes, and corporations. The aim is $920 million yearly, starting Jan 1, 1934 and ending July 1, 1934, despite 1932 business slowdowns.
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Seventy-Second Congreses
John Garter
Texas
Bulletin
Clearview School
Steel and Tubes, Inc
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Perry-Fay Company
Senate
Unryke
Johnson
Republican
California
United States
John McSweeney
State Control Board
Lorain Man
Maude Lowther Eocapes
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