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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1929
Page
3
Seven nurses heroically rescued 25 patients during a hospital fire in Tullsbordo near here. They guided frightened patients through smoke to exits, wrapped them in blankets, and aided a blind man perched on a balcony. Firefighters and bystanders aided the evacuation. An 8 year old boy rode a firefighter down a ladder.
The Lorain county coroner M. E. Perry shows 129 deaths called this year through November or 30 percent over previous records. Accidents accounted for 67 deaths including 35 auto fatalities. 11 months saw 10 homicides and 16 personal crisis notes. Drowning caused 12 deaths. Timms Spring explosion added to November toll. February was light with five cases.
Claude Moore of Elyria pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was fined $10 and costs by Judge A R Webber. A duplicate of the grotto of Lourdes, a famous French shrine, has been built in Texas by a priest using stone and petrified wood.
In Columbus Ohio 26 prisoners were vaccinated after a smallpox case appeared at the county jail. A partial quarantine began and will last 17 days if no new cases emerge. Damon Howell 21 was isolated at University Hospital. The report also notes Turkey’s secondary school discontinuing Arabic and Persian courses to boost English teaching.
The Junior Hi-Y club at the Y M C A limited membership for smoking and amended its constitution by a large vote. Members must refrain during initiation events, with a report to the initiation committee noting the ceremony will be open to many visitors including Elyria High School faculty parents and Y M C A board members.
Third party Paul Thornsley pleaded not guilty as Joseph Moody and Paul Simpson were fined. The incident centers on a buck believed to have traveled from Pennsylvania. It was seen in the area last summer but farmers have protected it.
Near here two of three men arrested for killing a 150 pound buck deer pleaded guilty and were fined 200 dollars and costs. The case records detail the assault on wildlife and fines issued in relation to the incident.
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