City considers action to curb fraudulent bankrupt sales
Mayor Hewitt urged council to curb fake bankruptcy deals where out of town merchants buy bankrupt stock from local firms, advertise a sale, then flood stores with inferior goods. City Solicitor Redington doubts direct legislation is constitutional. Board of Trade secretary Fellow supports a city law to curb deceptive bankrupt sales. Council to report next Monday night.
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Bay
Hewitt
Tony x
By Police
Chl
Melter
Harry Redington
Baid
Redington
Cincinnati
Busijpmess
E. d. Fellow
Alyria Board of Trade
Council
Mmayor
Influenza Expected to Rise in Elyria Says Health Officer
Elyria health officer Dr G E French warns a significant influenza increase is possible as the midwest epidemic spreads toward Elyria. He reports only a few cases so far and urges doctors to report all cases, noting no current diphtheria or chickenpox, and a slight mumps outbreak.
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French
Elyria
Middle West
Amnesiac Student Helps Identify Himself in Columbus
A 22 year old college student known as Karl Hall arrived in Columbus claiming amnesia. He says he came from Syracuse and his clothing bears Syracuse trade names. He believes he was on the Pan Limited between Buffalo and Pittsburgh when he learned of his condition. He contacted Syracuse police as efforts to verify his identity continue. Brown charged with driving while intoxicated after being found while attempting a truck turn in Elyria. He is to be arraigned tomorrow morning before Judge James A. Hewitt. Bernard Diewald, resident of Egmabbey road, suffered a minor stroke and is hospitalized in Elyria Memorial Hospital with improving condition.
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Columbus
Karl Hall
Syracuse
Hall
Cata
Buffalo
Fittsburgh
Mittshurch
Charles W. Brown
Ford Sireet
Elyria
Brown
James A. Hewitt
Bernard Diewald
Egmabbey ‘Road
Tues“aay
Diewald
Elyria “Memorial Hospital
Local News In a Few Lines From Lorain and Vicinity
A damaged machine waiting at Court and Broad streets was struck by a Liberty Highway truck driven by J. Lewis. the auto suffered severe damage while the truck had minor damages. A Park Home Dairy truck collided with a Ford sedan at Court and West Second streets. Newsome admitted fault per witnesses. A Vermilion visitor lost a black feather pocketbook containing $42.80 and a bank book. Mrs. Ofield reported the loss to police. Anton Naster of Grafton injured a hand at the Steel and Tubes Company but not admitted to hospital. County election probes reach Lorain as South Bend officials seek a possible absent voter cast. An Oakland roadster stolen, found parked on West Second. report filed. Fire near a voting booth investigated after youths skated near the Hamilton school pond. Milo Gibson reports a 35-600 Fire Stone tire stolen from his auto on Court Street. Judgments granted in common pleas court. Wertman case for $207.82. A twelve-year-old was bitten by a dog on Eastern Harbor Road. owner to arrange medical check.
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Court
Broad Streets
Gaza Gelansch
East 29Th Street
Lorain
Liberty Highway
J. Lewis
Lodi Street
Broad
Broad Street
Park Home
Court Street
West Second Street
W. E. Newsome
Fifth Street
Second Street
Carl Otis
Newsome
Elyria
Ofield
Pension Fund Trustees Election At Police Headquarters
Election day passes as the Poles Tension Fund selects five trustees. Four incumbents are reelected including Chief E. J. Stankard Capt. F. C. Meyers F Zarnke and C E Southam P J Crehan was not mentioned as reelected.
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Police
Poles Tension Fund
E. J. Stankard
F.C. Meyers
F. Zarnke
C. E. Southam
P. J. Crehan
Woman candidate for master of state Grange
Mt Vernon Ohio December reports Mrs W G Vandenbark of Zanesville is the first woman candidate for Master of the Ohio State Grange. She opposes C A Dyer of Columbus and Dean Alfred Vivian of the College of Agriculture OSU. The Grange convened and will adjourn after choosing a 1929 convention city with Athens and Portsmouth bidding. Retiring Master is Warry A Caton of Cashotoha.
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MT. Vernon, CO
W. G. Vandenbark
Zanesville
Ohio State Grange
Vandenbark
C. A. Dyer
Columbus
Alfred Vivian
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Rs. Vandenbark
St Ton
Grange
Athens
Portsmouth
Warry A. Caton
Cashoctoa
Want Fireproof Building At Prison Farm
C C Blumenschentkle, superintendent, petitions Ohio State to intervene to prevent a disaster at the Grafton farm by funding a new fireproof building for 48 inmates. Most housed in an old war aircraft hanger, the facility’s fire hazard spurs state aid requests, with prisoners largely moved from Mansfield reformatory.
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Ohio
Grafton Farm
London
C. C. Blumenschentkle
Mansfield Reformatory
Brumenscheckie
Engineering Class Starts at Elyria YMCA Night
The Y M C A in Elyria opened a fundamentals of engineering class Tuesday with six students. More enrollments are expected. another session is set for Sunday at 8 p.m. The commercial law class also met Monday with five or six attendees and will reconvene next Monday at 7 49 p m.
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William C. McClellan
Elyria
McClellan
MecClelan
Contested Ohio speakership race details in early caucus
Veteran legislators predict Gray leads the race for speaker with Hadden a strong challenger. A last minute coalition effort could swing votes toward Hadden, who plans to stay in the race despite urging to run for speaker pro tem. Other candidates include Ward Hamilton Jones Summers Sullivan Keifer Bellinger Carpenter Maynard and Robinson with Hughey withdrawing. Subordinate officers are listed for re-election as the caucus convenes led by Rev Gordon of Lalag county.
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Gray
Hadden
Cleveland
Vicetory
Tace
Trouton
Edward W. Tighes
Columbus
Ella M. Scriven
Cuyahoga Falls
Samuel M. Fletcher
Lima
Efe. V. Gregg
Trustees Elected to Board Succeeding Lloyd Sweet
Crehan and Sweet tied in votes but Crehan won by drawing numbers to join the board of trustees succeeding Lloyd Sweet. All Firemen's Pension Fund trustees were re elected: Phipps Corry Drage C Hudson and Hess.
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Lloyd Sweet
Crehan
Sweet
Firemen’s Pension Fund
Phipps, Corry, Drage
C. Hudson
Hess
Salvation Army to Provide Christmas Cheer in Elyria
Salvation Army in Elyria marshals kettles and toy donations to spread Christmas joy. Donations total $152.05 with toys to the Community Toy Shop on West Street. Captain R D Hughes urges early toy donations and names for Christmas baskets to avoid duplication. Geraldine Betts of 227 Harwood St. sends a note of Christmas care.
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Santa Claus
Elyria
Salvation Army
Army
ST West Street
R. D. Hughes
Geraldine Betts
Harwood St
Ohio
Hughes
Earlies
No Scarlet Fever Cleared In Lorain County
Lorain County reports no scarlet fever for at least one day after the last case was released. Dr. C L Barrett notes the unusual county-free status for this time of year while chicken pox spreads in Pittsfield and whooping cough and mumps affect Amherst Vincent Island and Belden schools.
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Lorain County
C. LD. Barrett
Wellington
Amherst
Vincent
Island
Belden
Grand Old Man of Wittenberg 88 Years Old
Dr. B.F. Pence, longtime Wittenberg College faculty member since 1865, celebrates his 88th birthday in Springfield Ohio. Born in 1840, he has devoted life to college, church, and city, recovered after a traffic accident, and continues work on A History of Wittenberg College with aid from his three daughters Grace, Flora Prince, and Mrs. J. C. Easton.
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Wittenberg
Springfield
BF. Pence
Witten
Wittenberg College
Ohio
Grace
Flora Prince
J. C. Easton
ASO
Elyrian Man Henry Vorhees Taken Into Custody in Ky
A Louisville police report stated Henry Allen Vorhees formerly of Elyria was being held in Louisville on suspicion related to his wife’s murder. Local police said he was not wanted in Elyria and that Vorhees had recently been jailed for liquor possession after a fatal duel at 29 Chestnut Street.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Lowsville
Henry Allen Vorhees
Elyria
Vorhee
Killig
Vorhees
Louis-ville
I County
Chestnut Street
Bolivia Crisis Deepens as Cabinet Resigns and Riots Continue
Bolivia faces a national crisis as Foreign Minister Alberto Palacios presents the cabinet’s collective resignation to President Hernando Siles. The move aims to enable a coalition government amid unrest in La Paz where demonstrations draw thousands. Paraguayans in Argentina offer support to their government if war comes, while Peruvians volunteer for Bolivian army.
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Bolivia
Hoover
Antofagasta
Hernando Siles
la Paz
Tbe
United Press
Guggiari
Paraguay
Ascuncion
Oguro
Peru
Vians
Prince of Wales Returns to See ailing King
The Prince of Wales, after a perilous African expedition, came home pale yet relieved to visit his ailing father. He entered the king's sickroom with Queen Mary and the Duke of York, a brief reunion warned by doctors against excessive excitement. The prince's return is seen as urgently needed and beneficial to the king. Queen Mary plans to unveil a Tower Hill war memorial at 3:00 p m following the visit.
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Wales
Queen Mary
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
England
Mary
Tower Hill
Carlisle Farm Bureau Elects Henry Palias Chairman
Henry Palias was elected chair man of the Carlisle Township Farm Bureau at Carlisle Center on Tuesday night, automatically joining the Lorain County Farm Bureau board. Seventeen other township bureaus plan January 19 elections for their chairmen as the county board meets. Except for Carlisle, Columbia Township is the only other bureau to name a chairman. The November election had Crocker as its chairman. Electric cooking stoves will equip officers at fifteen U. S. Army posts, and schoolchildren march daily through streets singing martial songs.
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Carlisle Farm Bureau
Henry Palias
Carlisle Township
Christmas trees to grace Wellington town streets
A carload of Christmas trees has arrived and will be placed at intervals in Wellington's business district. Howard Evans, president of the Eagles, secured a 26 foot Christmas tree to be planted in the park as a gift from the F. C. E.
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Wellington
Howard Evans
The
Eagles
Heigth
First Basketball Game Friday At Local Floor
The season opener features Spencer as the opponent on Friday evening. Twenty four players compose the local Senior High basketball squad, who have trained hard for a fast, exciting contest.
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Spencer
Local Boy Scouts Compete in Elyria Meet Tonight
Local Boy Scouts gather at Elyria High School Gymnasium for the Lorain County Scout meet this evening. They have been district champions in recent years and aim to again finish first in the competition.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Penfield pupils chosen for state chorus in Columbus
Penfield high school students Dorothy Biggs Amle Bradstock and Arlo Barone were selected for the Ohio State high school chorus to perform in Columbus on December 28. The honor is described as a high distinction in the district. Local items note residents with ailments travels social visits and community activities including Santa Claus Sisters charity efforts and a confirmation ceremony at Sacred Heart Oberlin.
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Penfield High School
Dorothy Biggs
Amle Bradstock
Arlo Barone
Ohio State High School
Columbus
Sara Brouse
H. F. Williams
Charles Ray
Lee Smith
Gregg
Lucia Fuller
Oberllu
India
Berengaria
Santa Claus Sisters
Santa Sister's Fund
Batty Zechar
Dalton
Ohio
F. B. Hansen
Detroit
Schrembs
Church of the Sacred Heart
Oberlin
Laura Tissots
China
Robart
William Holcomb
Congress Faces Busy Day as West Testifies on Interior Nomination
Washington December 12 Congress planned a heavy day with Roy O West Secretary of Interior testifying before the Senate Public Lands Committee on his nomination. Hearings by multiple committees crowded both chambers as the Boulder Dam bill loomed, with amendments on power development and financing debated amid filibuster risks by Arizona senators. Naval and interior appropriation actions also moved forward as committees prepared bills for later enactment.
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Congress
Roy O. West
Interior
Senate
House
West
Public Lands Committee
Samuel Masull
Hilnoss Public Utilities
Salt Creek Royalty
Harry F. Sinclair
Brookhart Committee
NostoMce
Education and Labor Committee
Interstate Commerce Committees
Commerce
Indian Affairs Committee
India Bureau
Boulder Dam
Hiram Johnson
Arizona
Treasury
Interior Department
Thursday's Five Best radio features lineup highlights
United Press dispatch lists broadcasting slate for Thursday with WJZ NBC at 9:00 PM Milady's Musicians and 9:30 Maxwell Hour. WOR WABC Columbia Network at 3:00 PM Sonora Hour. WIR Detroit 7:00 PM University of Michigan Hour. WEAF NBC at 9:00 PM Selberling Singers.
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United Press
WJZ
NBC
Milady
WOR
WABC
Columbia
Sonora
WIR
Detroit
University of Michigan
WEAF
Selberling
Contested Legal Shuffle Reaches Supreme Court Conference
Columbus received a report on Standen’s bid to take the bar exam after a five year self study claim. The conference with four attorneys remains undisclosed and Gebhard and team were tasked to verify Standen’s legal claims. State Game Warden and Arthur H. Brown moved from Wellington to Toledo.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Standen
Gebhard
Family Break Quarantine. Health Warnings Issued
Oberlin Health Commissioner D Barrett reports a South Amherst family violated a diphtheria quarantine. No action taken yet by officials, but two severe warnings have been issued to the offenders.
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D. Barrett
Oberlin
Stetson Delivers New Election Evidence to Turner
Cleveland dispatch: Elyria official Freak A. Stetson handed what was described as new evidence in a fraud inquiry related to the August primary election to Attorney General Edward C. Turner in Columbus. Turner planned to return to Cleveland soon, citing the substantial disclosures and a shortened Columbus stay.
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Cleveland
Edward C. Turner
Columbus
A. Stetson
Elyria
Stetson
Cuyahoga County
Clarence J. Brown
Turner
Death Record Ward Decker in Toledo Ohio
Ward Decker former Elyrian died Tuesday evening at his Toledo home, according to word received by the Chronicle Telegram today.
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Ward Decker Ward Decker
Elyrian
Toledo
Ohio
Chronicle Telerum Today
Markets Cleveland Produce and Livestock Reports
Cleveland and Toledo market notes list grain and produce prices, live stock quotes, and a medical ad. Items include but ter extras for butter, eggs and poultry, pota toes prices, hogs and cattle receipts with price ranges, sheep markets, and a Friday Elyria hotel health advertisement for Albert F Snell.
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Ohio
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Maine
Green Mountain
Idaho
Cleveland Livestock
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