Amherst Bank Closes Doors After Run
Amherst Savings and Banking Co., largest bank in Amherst, closed its doors after a bank run sparked by the death of vice president Jacob Bans. The Board of County Commissioners and County Treasurer A H W Watters visited Amherst to review county funds, with state examiners reporting no withdrawals until audits finish. Officials expect the bank to be solvent. arrangements were made to have another agency handle county investment collections.
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Board of County Commissioners
A. H W. Watters
Amherst
Amherst. Savings Oil Banking Company
Aminers
Watters
Savings and Banking Company
Maniners
Amherst Savings and Banking Co
Jacob Bans
Elyria youth arrested in auto thief case
Albert Cook 21 was found hiding in a day lot attic above his sister’s East Bridge Street home after a two day manhunt following the arrest of Charles Bauerline. Cook pleaded guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond. Bauerline pleaded not guilty. Police suspect Cook planned to flee the state once he gathered funds.
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Elyria
Albert Cook
East Bridge Street
Cook
Charles Bauerline
Borden
Bauerline
Arthur Hurd
C. Kray
James A. Hewitt
Officer Shoots Man in Martins Ferry Gun Battle
Homer Smith, 45, was killed in a gun battle with police sergeant Peter Reddy in Martins Ferry Ohio. Reddy was wounded perhaps fatally as he attempted to seize a liquor warrant. Smith locked the suspect’s car in a garage and opened fire. Reddy fought on despite critical injuries until Smith fell.
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Martins Ferry
Dee
Homer Smith
Nolice
Peter Reddy
Smith
Reddy
Roddy
Swallowing false teeth kills Irving Press in Chicago
Irving Press, 22, died in Chicago after he swallowed his own false teeth while eating. He became ill Wednesday, was rushed to Belmont hospital, and died Thursday morning from gastric hemorrhages linked to the choking incident.
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Chicago
Irving Press
Press
Belmont Hospital
Christmas Programs In Local Schools Tomorrow
After a jury trial over a $10,900 damage suit, settled out of court, Elyria and area students will finish the term with varied Christmas programs tomorrow. Elyria High and Garford, Roosevelt, McKinley, Hampston and several elementary schools plan concerts, plays, carols, and class-room activities, with Santa visits and Christmas trees featured. Many schools will close for holidays and resume January 2.
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Kiyrla
Christus
Nist
P. Vaughn
Elyria
Elyria High School
Auditorum
Garford School
Ely Achool
Roosevelt School
Santa Claus
McKinley School
Hampston
Franklin
Lake Avenue
Jefferson
Gates
Flan COMPANIES BLAMED FOR DROP IN ERIE SUPPLY
Washington dispatch reports Henry O Malley commissioner of the U S Bureau of Fisheries told the House Appropriations Committee that lake pollution is not the cause of reduced catches. He cited abundant food supply and sufficient oxygen in Lake Erie and blamed fishing methods and net mesh. He urged Ohio legislation to raise mesh size and ban destructive nets. The bureau has studied net decomposition and plans chemicals to combat spoilage organisms.
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Washington
Cleveland
Toledo
Sandusky
Lakerie
Henry O'Malley
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
House Appropriations Committee
O’malley
Lake Erie
O'Malley
Ohio
Great Lakes
Erie
Delayed Senate Action on Roy West Nomination
Washington December 20 final senate action on Roy O West as secretary of interior will be delayed until after the holiday recess Nye chairman of the public lands committee said two favorable reports will be delivered tomorrow but a vote cannot be taken until hearings records are printed probably not before Christmas adjournment the committee voted seven to three in favor yesterday two absent senators Smoot Utah for and Dill Washington against added their votes today
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Washington
Senate
Roy O. West
Nre
Public Lands Committee
Nye
West
Smoot
Utah
Dill
DuPont Jr. Flies to Dentist for Toothache
Alexis Felix DuPont Jr., son of the DuPont company vice president, suffered a severe toothache. He flew by airplane from Wilmington to Philadelphia for dental care and returned home with the ache reported gone.
Six Arrested In Liquor Raids In Henry County
Six men were arrested and more than two thousand gallons of whiskey and mash were destroyed during a federal raid in Pleasant and Marion townships near Holgate Ohio. The operation targeted three distilling plants with additional arrests expected shortly. Suspects include Joe Wilsberg, William Wilsberg, and William Heisty facing conspiracy and manufacturing charges.
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Toledo
Pleasant
Marion
Henry County
Holgate
Toledo Federal Prohibition
William A. Appleman
Focal Bureau
Appleman
W. A. Shondell
Trial Postponed After Witness Injured in Accident
A jury trial in a $25,250 suit brought by Josephine Fay against Harry Scott and the Cleveland Elyria Toledo Bus Company was postponed today when a defense witness was hospitalized from injuries in an accident. The case, set before Judge WB Thompson in common pleas court, was continued to Wednesday, Jan 2.
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George Harrison
Berea
Frank Jacobs
Elyria
Harrison
Avora-Belden
Walker Roads
W. BR. Thompson
Josephine Fay
Harry Scott
Cleveland
Prosecutor-elect Myers to hire clerk under $4,500 allotment
Don D. Myers elect Lorain county prosecutor will receive 4500 to hire a clerk and an assistant for the coming year, far below his 7360 request. He notes last year’s 8320 allocation and objects to cuts made by Judges Webber and Thompson, insisting the reduction harms county operations amid increased workload.
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Don W. Myers
Lorain County
Myers
A. R. Webber
W. B. Thompson
17Yearold gets 20 years for killing girl in Iowa
Vincent Rice 17 admitted killing Alice Joost 18 after resenting her amorous advances. Judge Selah Strong sentenced him to 20 years to life, with no emotion shown by the youth. Rice pleaded guilty to second degree murder earlier this week and will be moved to the penitentiary before Christmas.
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George
Vincent Rice
Alice Joost
Rene
Selah FB. Strong
Titchmond
Rice
Aud
Jefe
Extra Dividend by Perry-Fay Company
Officials of Perry-Fay Company announced an extra 60 cent per share dividend to be added to the regular 50 cent per share dividend. The board voted the extra dividend after a strong year. stockholders to receive checks by Christmas. Plant improvements are funded from earnings and a 25 hour daily operation is noted. 150 employees work there in machine products manufacturing. many stockholders are Flyn Tonidents.
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Verty-Ray Company
Flyn Tonidents
Prince George Celebrates Birthday Amid Royal Navy Duties
Prince George aged 29 on leave from the cruiser Durbin at Bermuda travels to London aboard the liner Berengurum due to his father the king's illness. Wireless telegrams from Bermuda report encouraging news on the king's condition as the birthday greetings arrive.
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London
Prince George
Hentenai
Royal Navy
Seroday
Cruiver Durbin
Bermuda
Berengurm
Plane chase for Ruth McConnell sparks cross country pursuit
Dr D O Meeker of Rochester left Salt Lake City in a private plane to intercept Miss Ruth McConnell traveling by rail toward San Francisco. The chase began after McConnell vanished from home three weeks ago and involved Meeker racing from Omaha to Reno with hopes of catching her train before she boarded a ship. Kenneth Coulter, McConnell’s uncle, stated he knew nothing about the situation.
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Salt Lake City
Utal
Der
D. O. Nieker
Rochester
San Francisco
California
Ruth McConnell
Omaha
Meeker
Overland
Union Pavific
Ae McConnell
Indianapolis
Calif
Kenneth B. Coulter
New York
San Francise
D. A. Mer
Buffalo
McConnel
Reno
Nevada
Miss McConnell
Salt Lake
Mr McConnell
Tani-Cal
Huth McConnell
D. Q. Meeker
Autefalo
N. Y
Cadiz Banker Named Ohio State Prohibition Director
Cadiz banker Beetham Rupert Bertham, a former Ohio House speaker, will serve as state prohibition director in Governor Cooper's cabinet. He was offered the post several weeks ago and today accepted the appointment.
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Ohio
Wee Usetin Csdiz
Bee. 2U
Rupert Bertham
Cadiz
Myers Y. Cooper
Elent
Ape Pofsiment Fs
Cooper
Beetham
Ohio House of Representatives
Elyria High elects 17 girls to Leaders Group
Seventeen Elyria High School girls were elected to the Leaders Group for their leadership and sportsmanship. The new members chosen by active members include Elenore Dehm, Helen Hutt, Mildred Vogler, Mary Samar, Marjorie Elliott, Maxine Cole, Madge Murbach, Edith Altfeld, Frances Lemon, Jeanne Guthrie, Alice Keller, Helen Upp, Mary Taylor, Annette Meinke, Dorothy Barton, Tia Yaugho, Hinkle, and Grace Martin.
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Elyria High School
Elenore Dehm
Helen Hutt
Mildred Vogeler
Mary Samar
Marjorie Elliott
Maxine Cole
Madge Murbach
Edith Altfeld
Frances Lemon
Jeanne Guthrie
Alice Keller
Helen Upp
Mary Taylor
Annette Meinke
Dorothy Barton
Tia Yaugho
Hinkle
Grace Martin
Life in Beings Probed in Canton Murder Case
A woman known as Maude Radcliffe of Akron was brought to Canton for questioning in the Wilbur Heldman case. Heldman, a Lorala furnace salesman, is a material witness in the death of his wife Margaret Heldman who confessed killing Vernard Fearn before dying by self-inflicted wounds. Radcliffe, once Heldman’s common-law wife, worked in Akron laundry and spoke only of a “funny world.”
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Canton
Maude Radcliffe
Akron
Wilbur Heldman
Lorala
Eld
Margaret
Heldman
Vernard Fearn
Waco
Radcliffe
Eddie McDonnell
Flu Epidemic Nears Major Cities as Death Toll Grows
Washington reports a rising influenza wave spreading toward large population centers. Officials predict about 5,000,000 cases by Christmas, with 141,077 cases in the week ending Dec 15 but believed to be undercounted. If current pace holds, 500,000 more cases may emerge in the week ending Dec 22. The outbreak has peaked in farming states, with California already leveling off.
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Washington
The
Health Service
California
Brighter Hopes For King George Recovery
London reports indicate King George entered the fifth week of illness with royal physicians noting firmer progress. They cited improved right chest function and more normal respiration, renewing confidence after days of danger amid a protracted convalescence. Palace officials said he had a restful night and continued gradual improvement.
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London
Grorgs
George Thay
Boy Loses Tenn Suit Against Teacher
Vernon McDavid twelve of Goshen Ohio sued Miss Virginia McHenry Goshen township consolidated school for ten thousand dollars alleging a mastoid developed after a February slap. A jury after thirty three minutes returned a verdict for the defendant holding the teacher was justified in slapping the boy and not unreasonable.
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Batavia O
Vernon McDavid
Goshen
Ohio
Virginia MeKenry
Goshen Township
Miss McHenry
Christmas Season Notes Highlight Brief Robbery Attempt
Boston reports three hold up men tried to steal fur coats from three Brighton girls last night, as holiday excitement continues. Burlington Ontario notes butcher W C Campbell found two gold nuggets while preparing a goose for a customer, though the nuggets were retained by Campbell. New York marks the official start of the season with the annual Broadway tree lit by 3,090 bulbs.
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Boston
Brighton
Burlington, Ont
W. C. Campbell
New York
Broadway
45Rd Street
Hoover weary near end of tour in South America
President elect Herbert Hoover, exhausted by a rapid swing through South America, nears Rio de Janeiro as he scrambles to set up his administration’s household before year end. He cancels planned visits to Santo Domingo, Cuba and Mexico to manage home affairs and anticipates basing in Miami for the winter to lay groundwork for his administration.
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U. S
Herbert Hoover
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Hoover
Santo Domingo
Cuba
Mexico
Brazil
Florida
Miami
Pope Pius Celebrates 50th Year as Priest in Rome
Pope Pius XII began his 50th anniversary as a priest with a low Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral, consecrated a new cathedral in Ostia, and planned a solemn ceremony at St. Charles Church. He distributed communion to 120 St. Peter's oratory children as crowds filled the Basilica.
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Rome
Pius
St. Peter's
Cardinal Vannutelli
Catheral
Ostia
St. Charles Church
St. Peter’s Oratory
Knights of Columbus
del Caro
Girl flier equals women's endurance flight record today
Roosevelt Field New York will see Miss Viola Gentry of Gentry North Carolina attempt an endurance flight for women. In a seven and a half hour airborne effort she aims to best the unofficial record set by Lady Heath of Britain, starting from Beareveld at 5 44 23 a m.
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Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Cincinnati Man Arrested For Shortage
Cincinnati police arrested H. kk. Brown, 24, manager of the Cincinnati branch of the Upton Loan Company, on embezzlement charges. Investigators say his accounts were short about $20,000 over eighteen months, and he admitted losing the money fumbling. He has been branch manager four years. the warrant was signed by H. A. Riviere, a Columbus office special representative.
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Cincinnati, O
H. Kk. Brown
Cincinnati
Upton Loan Company
Columbus
Brown
H. A. Riviere
Neck broken as car starts down hill near Rochester
Lena Hodgkins 20 was killed when an automobile she was cranking on a chicken farm hill ran over her. The car, left in gear, rolled 59 feet before stopping. Mrs Hodgkins was present. Dr C D Weedman said death likely instant. She leaves parents and a 15 year old brother.
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Rochester
Dee
Lena Hodgkins
Holy Cross Battles Smallpox Amid Radio Cutoff
In Cordova Alaska on December 20 Holy Cross a 142 resident village fights a smallpox outbreak with no outside aid or radio contact for over a day. A vaccine delivery by dog team driver from Anvik may be stranded by a blizzard and frozen trails. Weather data failures heighten alarm as officials await word on the village’s status.
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Cordova
Alaska
Holy Croas
Holy Cross
Anvik
Yukon
1929 Forecast Sees Auto Industry Race For Supremacy
Col. Leonard C. Ayres predicts 1929 will decide the auto world’s contest for supremacy and survival. He says output will hit record levels in early 1929, with total capacity near 7,006,000 cars and a push to market that many units amid a fierce competitive struggle. Tires will also set production records as faster, more economical cars strain supplies.
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Cleveland, C
Leonard C. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
Colonel Ayres
Cleveland Auto Manufacturers & Dealers Association
Ayres
Tns
Former Ohio Judge John Coma'naughton Dies at 49
Hamilton Ohio December 20. Former probate judge John Coma naughton died today after several weeks of illness. He served as city solicitor and as a municipal official of Hamilton.
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Hamilton Hamilton
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Coma’naughton
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