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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
12
In Columbus a 17 year old Couneaut youth, Floyd Hewitt, expressed resignation to the doom of the electric chair as he faced death row at Ohio Penitentiary. He paced his cell while awaiting UPI updates on his case and the punishment to be exacted for his killing act.
Respondent told fellow death row inmates that the U S Supreme Court refused to review his case for the murder of Jitle Fred Brown in Jefferson City on February 14. He expressed despair over dwindling chances and hoped for a stay, while news spread among condemned men of his impending execution. Hewitt faced indictment for the Brown murder and related crimes, with prosecutors detailing the assault and killing of Brown's wife and son, culminating in the boy’s death.
Fragmented OCR text describes a Masonic lodge gathering with names like Claudia Messsenger Jeannete Cubbhbertson and Dettie Haubler, plus references to Miss Marjgory Pook and Ruth Mler. It also mentions a choir program at St Pauls Episcopal church and a confused note on Christmas dating and Turkey’s Christmas customs, with scattered names of attendees and hosts.
ONIO NURSERY CO. River S R phone Sis promotes early orders for guaranteed delivery any day before Christmas. The terse notices markets seasonal trees and faith in timely service for holiday needs.
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