Prohibition Tactics Emphasize Education Over Force
Washington dispatch reports Chairman George W. Wickersham of the Law Enforcement Commission urging education on the evils of drinking as the mainstay of prohibition. He cites England’s success with public education and saloon-hour regulation, contrasting it with America’s reliance on penalties. The commission notes rising arrests for intoxication and dry-law violations, while court action shows low trial reach, as it prepares a forthcoming report on prohibition.
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Washington
George W. Wickersham
Presidents Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
United States
England
Great Britain
New York City
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Law Enforcement Commission
Clark
Lorain County tuberculosis sanatorium to use plain sandstone
Plain sawed sandstone will be used for the new Lorain County tuberculosis sanatorium at Amherst as the county building commission selects R. B. Silsbee as resident architect. The paneling shift aims for neater work with quarter inch beds and joints and possible cost savings to be returned to the county. Stone cutting to start tomorrow at Kipton quarries with delivery anticipated by July if weather and quarry work allow.
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Lorain County
Amherst
County Building Commission
Court House
Frank Bail
Sanatorium
R. 8. Silsbee
Elyria
Kipton
Frank Ellenberger
T. J.hume
No Extension Of Time On Auto Licenses
Ohio officials reaffirm there will be no extension for 1930 automobile license plates. Commissioner Chalmers Wilson states the law requires new plates on all cars after January 1. He warns that any extension would worsen unemployment by delaying needed road work funded by registration fees.
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Chalmers R. Wilson
Wilson
Gunmen Escape With 15000 At New York Bank
Three robbers held up a Seward National Bank and Trust branch in New York and escaped with 15000 dollars. They entered as the bank opened, lined up eight employees against the wall including a special policeman. The deputy cashier and a teller were disarmed before the bandits fled after taking the cash.
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New York
Seward National Bank and Trust Company
William Messimer
Andrew Stuke
Colson Co. Lakewood division moves to Elyria
The Lakewood division of the Colson Co. will be moved to Elyria shortly after the first of the year. The unit employs about 75 people, roughly half of whom live in Elyria. The move unites all operations under one roof. Lakewood has been an assembly plant with parts made in Elyria for trucks and hospital equipment.
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Lakewood
Colson Co
Elyria
The
Abandonment Hearing Set For Cleveland & Southwestern Railway
Judge Samuel H. West will hear an abandonment petition for the Cleveland and Southwestern Railway on January 23 in federal court. The filing indicates the line lacks revenue to cover operating expenses and accompanies a foreclosure suit by Guardian Trust Co. on a 1.5 million dollar mortgage. Mayers reports assets at 7.466 million with the same liabilities, prompting observers to expect creditors and local officials to attend the hearing. Mayors of Fairview, Dover, North Olmsted and Berea plan to protest, while bus and light power services remain unaffected.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland & Southwestern Railway
Samuel H. West
West
C. J. Mayers
Guardian Trust Co
The
Guardian
Southwestern
Fred Denzler
Mayers
Cleveland & Southwestern
Cleveland Southwestern Railway and Light Company
Cleveland, Southwestern and Columbus Railway Company
Cleveland
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Wellington
Berea
Medina
Seville
Wooster
Ashland
Mansfield
Crestline
Galion
Bucyrus
Gardner Abbott
Southwestern Bus Company
Light and Power
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Fairview
Dover
North Olmsted
Eckert sues for 1000 in car crash case on Route 57
Frank Eckert filed a common pleas court action seeking 1000 dollars in damages for personal injuries and damage to his automobile from an October 24 collision at the Route 57 intersection of Grafton and Indian Hollow Roads against Jeve Endrizal Jr.
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Grafton
Indian Hollow
Common Pleas Court
Frank Eckert
Jeve Endrizal, Jr
Two Children Die and Mother Injured in Explosion
CHICAGO December 20 Two children aged five and four were killed when an explosion, likely gas caused, lifted a roof and burned the rear store of a three unit building. Their mother Dora Israelson was seriously injured and rushed to care after being pulled from debris. Father Irving Israelson collapsed upon hearing the tragedy.
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Chicago
Jerome Israelson
Homer
Dora
Jacob Krausek
Irving
Nation
Poincare Gains Strength in Paris as Illness Lifts
Raymond Poincare the veteran French statesman who had been seriously ill continued to gain strength in Paris today. He showed signs of improvement as his condition was described as better and more stable by medical staff.
Moreno's Father Dies in Seville
The father of film star Antonio Moreno died in Seville Spain today.
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Moreno
Seville
Spain
Antonio Moreno
Billions of Letters Flood U S Postoffices at Christmas
Billions of letters and packages flood post offices as Christmas rush peaks with a quarter of a million extra workers. Most are unemployed hired for temporary sorting and routing. The payroll for this yuletide surge will reach 7.2 million dollars, the highest ever for extra post office staff.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Four Elyrians Injured In Two Auto Accidents
Four Elyrians were injured in two separate automobile crashes yesterday. In Amherst, three people were hurt when their car veered off the road after being crowded by a passing vehicle and overturned near Slack's Corners. Mrs. Carl Smith was the most seriously injured and remained at Amherst hospital with possible internal injuries. Thelma Keating and Donald Keating each sustained injuries, while Henry Keating escaped harm. All were treated and most returned home except Mrs. Smith. In Elyria, nine year old Antoinette DeMarco suffered minor cuts after running into a car driven by Frank Ayres as she crossed near East Bridge and East River streets following a ride with Joe Pollardy. DeMarco was treated at Elyria Memorial hospital and discharged.
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Elyria
Amherst
Slack’s Corners
Carl Smith
Lake Avenue
Amherst Hospital
Thelma Keating
Beebe Court
Donald Keating
Henry Keating
Smith
Antoinette DeMarco
Frank Ayres
Broadway
Lorain
East Bridge
East River Streets
Joe Pollardy
Chase Street
Pollardy
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Field Executive Named For Highway 20 Association
The Federal Highway Number Twenty Association appointed H. O. Alexander of Bellevue as Field Executive at Wakeman on Friday evening. He has years of sales management at Goodrich Rubber Co. and brings strong recommendations. He will organize the association and direct its program to improve Highway Twenty and promote its advantages to tourists.
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Federal Highway Number Twenty Association
Wakeman
H. O. Alexander
Bellevue
Alexander
Goodrich Rubber Co
Brown gains votes in Ohio lieutenant governor recheck
John G. Brown Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Ohio gained three votes in Lorain county during a county board of elections recheck completed yesterday. William G. Picktel remained unchanged, keeping 13 638 votes. Brown’s county total rises to 17 030 as ordered by the secretary of state due to the statewide tight race.
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John G. Brown
Ohio
Lorain County
County Board of Elections
William G. Picktel
Brown
Picktel
Secretary of State
It Was Cold 46 Years Ago
Elyria resident George H. Chamberlain recalls a date 46 years prior when the temperature neared 17 degrees below zero at Ninth Street and Middle Avenue. He notes lack of furnace and water then, explaining hardship in keeping warm, yet says he prefers modern comforts and does not long for the old days.
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Elyria
George H. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Ninth Street
Middle Avenue
Orchids Valued at 100000 Backdrop for Debutante
In Boston last night orchids valued at $100,000 formed the background for the debutante party of Miss Katherine Burage granddaughter of A. C. Burrage a noted orchid fancier.
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Boston
Katherine Burage
A. C. Burrage
Merapi Eruptions Kill 104 in Java Wilderness Reach
Reports from Amsterdam to the Daily Herald say Merapi eruptions in Java have killed 104 people. The first blast hit near Sroemboeng and Boetoen on Thursday morning. A lava stream 200 yards wide and 25 yards high traveled six miles, destroying a large area. A second eruption killed ninety, causing widespread devastation.
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London
Merapi
Java
Daily Herald
Amsterdam
Sroemboeng
Boetoen
Ohio counties may choose manager or charter government forms
Ohio's 88 counties may adopt charter, commission, or manager plans if a proposed constitutional amendment is approved by the legislature. A conference of 94 business and industry representatives finalized the draft, with strong opposition only to a Cuya hoga county provision granting city like powers to counties over 1 million in population.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
A. J. Horn
Toledo
Cleveland
Horn
Lucas County
Flames Threaten Union Village in Ohio
Fire swept the old opera house and two dwellings in Union ten miles north of Dayton. Damages were estimated at 25000 dollars. The opera house housed residents as well. Fire departments from four nearby towns fought the blaze and saved the village from destruction.
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Dayton
Union
Here
Shaker Heights Man Killed by Auto in Cleveland
Dee 20 M. J. Mackinnon 49 of Shaker Heights was killed when he stepped in front of an auto in Cleveland. Mrs Mackinnon who was walking with him was not injured.
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Shaker Heights
AUTO
Cleveland
Dee
M. J. Mackinnon
LaFollette Attacks Relief Plan as Inadequate
Senator LaFollette charged Hoover’s emergency relief program as wholly inadequate and arousing false hopes on the Senate floor. He said he would not block the $116,000,000 public works and road bill but argued it fails to meet the situation.
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Washington
Hoover
LaFollette
Wis
Senate
Boy Killed By Automobiles on Lake Ada Route
Eleven year old Peter Ketic Jr. was struck by Carmen Autelitano of Detroit while walking along Lake road Stop 44 on the way to his grandmother’s home. Autelitano is detained by Sheriff Clarence E. Adams pending post mortem by Coroner M. E. Perry with no charges yet filed.
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Peter Ketic, Jr
Peter Ketic
Aron Lake
Lake Road
Carmen “Autelitano
Detroit
Clarence E. Adams
M. E. Perry
Autelitano
Two youths Sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory
Two 19 year olds Edward Stanley and James Farmer were arraigned in common pleas court for taking part in an attempted robbery at the Matt Gardner filling station on Oberlin Road October 19. They admitted prior time in the Boys' Industrial School at Lancaster. A third youth, also linked to the robbery, had previously been sentenced to the Mansfield Reformatory.
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Matt Gardner
Oberlin Road
Mansfield Reformatory
A. R. Webber
Common Pleas Court
Edward Stanley
James Farmer
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Finish Grading of Exam for Elyria Police Promotions
Civil service commission completed grading of civil service exams for Elyria police department entrants and promotions held earlier this month. Applicants will receive their scores today, but no public announcement will occur until certification is requested by the safety service director. Seventeen men sat the exams for entrance and promotion combined, with twenty-five attempting entry and eleven for promotions.
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Elyria
Civil Service Commission
Safety-Service
Gets Two Years For Burglary
Roy Ray aged 24 was sentenced to two years in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge A R Webber after arraignment on burglary charges. He allegedly stole clothing from the Universal Dry Cleaning Company plant in Lorain last fall.
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Ohio
Roy Ray
A. R. Webber
Ray
Universal Dry Cleaning Company
Lorain
Oberon Sinks After Fog Bound Collision With Arcturus
Fifteen passengers and ten crew members of the Finnish steamship Oberon are missing after a collision with the steamer Arcturus in dense fog off Lesse Island. Four passengers and 32 crew saved. Arcturus damaged but aided rescue as Danish Navy hydroplanes join. Oberon, 3008 gross tons, sank in three minutes. survivors report lifeboats drifting in fog.
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Copenhagen
Oberon
Arcturus
Lesse
Gothenburg
Svenskund
Not an Empty Stocking Fund Needs More Donations
Elyria seeks donations for its Not an Empty Stocking Fund to cover Christmas dinners and toys for city children. Treasurer A. C. Schilleman announced only 610.20 dollars are on hand with about an equal amount needed to serve all needy families.
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Elyria
A. C. Schuleman
Schilleman
Ringling Marries Emily Haag Buck in City Hall
John Ringling, boat owner, wed widow Emily Haag Buck yesterday at City Hall in Jersey City. The couple, already married in a ceremony officiated by Mayor Frank Hague, proceed to Ringling's Sarasota estate in Florida for their honeymoon.
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Jersey City
N. J
John Ringling
Emily Haag Buck
New York
Ringling
Saratosa, Fla
City Hall
Frank Hague
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