Legion Toy Drive Gifts Hundreds of Toys to Elyria Children
The American Legion runs a large toy shop in the Sharp Block packing hundreds of dolls bears and other toys for distribution to less fortunate Elyria families. Toys are sorted by age and gender with plans for Friday morning delivery under Alva C. Smith and Peter Smith oversight, aiming to ensure each family receives a large or small toy suitable for their children.
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American Legion
Elyria
Legion
Christas
Alva C. Smith
Peter Smith
Wwe
Ovation Army
Mpty
Ohio Weather Forecast With Cloudy Skies
Ohio forecasts show cloudy conditions with little temperature change. By Friday expect continued cloud cover and light winds from the southwest in late tonight. no significant temperature shift anticipated.
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Ohio
Youth Held On Burglary Charge In Oberlin Robbery
Cleveland youth Henry Green aged 17 was captured at Kroger on South Main Oberlin after two others fled during a burglary attempt about 11 p.m. Green pleaded not guilty to burglary and larceny and was jailed on a $1,000 bond. Deputy Mertz found a loaded 32 caliber revolver. Warrants for the other two suspects were to be issued.
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Cleveland
Kroger
South Main Street
Oberlin
Henry Green
Newman
Joseph Petro
Albert Mertz
Green
Mertz
I the
Tobil
Questions on Faith Used in Hebron Trial Tests Hom Shee
A Lorain trial panel heard detailed queries about Hom Shee s religious beliefs and Chinese oath rituals as defense counsel sought to test her capacity to testify. Judge Webber allowed questions through interpreter Fred Wong despite prosecutorial objections.
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Hom Shee
China
Tom Hebron
Lorain Steel
J.crain, Co
F. Adams
John Harding
A. R Webber
Adams
Fred Wong
Cleveland
Grafton Foundry to Increase Operations Under New Ownership
The Grafton Foundry, now owned by W. C. Leison Foundry Co, will boost activity starting January 1 after purchasing Osborn Manufacturing’s plant. The facility will add jobbing castings while continuing its current operations, under new president W. O. Larson of Hil Clutch and Machine Co. and Cleveland executives R N Mantis and W A Dennison. The plant will produce pearlitic iron, a high grade casting, with E C Toghill remaining superintendent. Previously employing 46 to 60 workers, the plant has operated at 20 to 30 percent capacity for five months.
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Grafton
W. C. Leison Foundry Company
Osborn Manufacturing Company
Cleeland
Cleveland
Tt 16
W O Larson
Hil Clutch and Machine Company
R N Mantis
W. A. Dennison
W A Denmson
E C Toghill
Togmil
Slashing highway funds in bill
Washington dispatch reports the House appropriations committee endorsed a bill cutting department of agriculture expenditures to 110,981,193 for the coming fiscal year starting July 1, a reduction of 206,902,043 from prior levels. The highway division absorbs heavy cuts, with regular federal aid highway appropriations set at 25,000,000, 65,000,000 less than current levels and 4,814,987 below the budget recommendation.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Agricultural
Hoover
Woman dies hours after husband in Dayton
In Dayton Ohio a woman died at her home a few hours after the death of her husband. Mrs Oliver P Wolf had been ill and the shock of her husband’s passing contributed to her death. They were the parents of Sheriff Fred Wolf of Montgomery County.
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Dayton, O
Oliver P. Wolf
Former Elyrian And Fiddle Helped Bolivian Mission Work
Rev Carroll G Tamplin and Robert B E Neighbour Jr led a Bolivian missionary tour to spread Christianity among Bolivian Indians. Neighbour, violinist and former Elyrian, played a central role, carrying instruments and guiding music during the journey around Lake Titicaca.
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Bolivia
Carroll G Tamplin
Robert BE. Neighbour, Jr
R E H. Neighbour
First Baptist Church
New Jersey Governor Refuses Extradition Of Burns
Georgia Governor Richard B Russell condemns New Jersey refusal to extradite Robert Elliott Burns, the Georgia chain gang fugitive. In Newark, Governor Moore reiterates his stance, stating Burns remains a free man while authorities pursue a remedy. Burns was discharged from custody after the extradition decision.
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New Jersey
Atlanta
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Georgia
Harry Moore
United States of America
Robert Elliott Burns
Burns
Newark
N. J
Robert Dilcott Burns
Lil
Sher
Simandl
Moore
Katherine Burns
Vincent Burns
Palisade
Trenton
Ings
Atta
Harry
Hundreds Of Children In Lorain School Christmas Programs
Lorain County schools near holiday vacation as hundreds of children participate in Christmas programs. Tonight features Carlisle Center and Clearview school performances. Clearview’s “The Magi's Gift” includes many in the cast led by John Vasco and Arline Clague with a large Angel Chorus. The Carlisle Center program also presents songs plays dialogues and talks led by Marjorie Ann Coghlan Augustus Suvar and others.
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Lorain County
Carlisle Center
Clearview
Carlisle
John Vasco
Arline Clague
Mary Hancock
Betty Morris
Junior Good
Emma Locher
Catherine Wagner
Charles Bartish
Dale Cotton
Thomas Glivna
Robert Barnhart
George Opilinus
Glen Bemis
Ben Cotton
Frank Tippet
Charles Naro
Robert Masin
Harold Beth
Steve Nagy
Charles Hall
William Cantor
Ithe Noster
Lois Latto
Augustus Suvar
Marguerite Campbell
Steve Salet
Howard Smith
Johnny Herbebrand
Peter Horvath
Clarence Longbrake
Laurence Daly
Helen Marie Plas
Burdette Schmidt
Agnes Nuhn
Beverly Mohrman
Ernest Carter
Jimmy Smith
Howard Gleisner
Hilton Campbell
Frankie Denes
Toletta Faulkner
Eleanor Tomski
Marilyn Feeley
Dorothy Nuhn l
John Korka
Fire Devours Busy Peoria Store During Holiday Rush
Fire at the 5.5 Kresge Department Store in Peoria traps workers on upper floors while shoppers flee erupting flames from a broken bulb and exploding records. About a dozen people are hurt in the panic as firemen search the ruins for additional victims and possible fatalities.
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Peoria
Ill
Kresge Department
Kipton Bank President Earl N Gibbs Dies at Home
Kipton, Dec 22. After an 18 month illness, Earl N Gibbs prominent local figure and former Kipton Bank president and state legislator died at his home. He is survived by his widow and a daughter, Mrs Philip Benton of New York City. Funeral services will be held Saturday and will be private.
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Kipton
Earl N. Gibbs
Philip Benton
New York City
Gibbs
Kipton Bank
Fire guts Coshocton Hotel Neal, $15,000 loss reported
Fire marshals began inquiry into the blaze that swept Hotel Neal in Coshocton on December 22. Fifteen guests escaped injury as firemen battled the flames for three hours. A dry goods stock on the first floor was destroyed.
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Coshocton
Coshocton, CO
Neal
Commissary In Elyria Closes For Christmas Holiday
Elyria’s city hall commissary for distributing supplies to needy families will close tomorrow for a Christmas vacation and reopen next Wednesday. An Elyria Relief Committee worker will remain to handle emergency applications and provide needed supplies to prevent actual suffering. Only emergency requests will be accepted during the closure, with few expected unless unusually good weather arrives. Other relief work will be handled by the Not an Empty Stocking Committee. The Relief Committee has $20 for Elyria families, with registrations being reduced slightly as duplicates are removed by field workers.
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Elyria
Elyria Relief Committee
Hoover to respect Roosevelt stance on war debt and disarmament
President Hoover released telegram exchanges with President-elect Roosevelt on war debt and world economic issues. Hoover said he will not pursue cooperative action on foreign problems, respecting Roosevelt’s wishes. The White House note signals no further moves on debt payments after deferrals.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Albany
Rooseveltt
Washington
Rooseelt
Congress
White House
Bright Spots In Business World
New York reports a 5 percent Christmas bonus on all salaries by Gralgmile Marache & Co. in brokerage, Columbus notes Godman Shoe Co. will raise operating capacity from 60 to 80 percent by January and to full capacity by February and March. The Klein Store distributess nearly $100,000 in bonuses to Union Square employees. Wheeling Steel adds six tin rails at Workville Works boosting yearly output. Parke Davies & Co. 1932 earnings likely exceed 1932 dividend payments at $1.104 per share. Building permits in November total $32,696,547 across 62 cities, up from $21,802,290 in November 1931.
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New York
Gralgmile, Marache & Co
Columbus, C
Godman Shoe Co
S. W. Straus & Co
Napoleon Man Confers With Prosecutor In Volpe Case
Otto J. Miller, a Napoleon farmer and former employer of Eva Volpe, met with Lorain County Prosecutor Don W. Myers in Sty ria to aid inquiry into the 21-year-old governess's Lake Erie death. Miller said he had not seen Volpe for ten weeks before her bruised body was found near Avon Lake. Police guard set at the Volpe home as investigators pursue leads amid reports of an abduction attempt against Volpe's friend Richard Brady, 10, and two men in a big green sedan.
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Otto J. Miller, Jr
Napoleon
Eva Volpe
Lake Erie
Lorain County
Don W. Myers
Otto J. Hess
Miller
Myer
Styria
Myers
Miss Volpe
Avon Lake Village
Muni
Richard Brady
Auto Overturns On West Street Ditch
A car driven by Herbert Mattison of Rocky River overturned in a ditch along West Street about 1 a m today after skidding. Police report states Mattison was not hurt.
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Herbert Mattison
Rocky River
West Street
Mattison
Christmas Classifieds Offer Quick Dinner and Gift Help
Readers are guided to the Classified Page for fast Christmas dinner ideas gifts and last minute shopping tips. The column notes many people ready to take on odd jobs needed before entertaining guests and encourages turning to classifieds for practical assistance.
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Claudette Colbert
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Hollywood
Martha Sleeper
Harvey W. Priester
Janet MacLeod
Billie Dove
Leila Hyams
Anna May Wong
Foreign Correspondents Association
Mm Hollywood
John Kolopos
Legion's County Child
Lorain
Department of Agriculture
Elynn
Wheaton College
Leopold Auel
Tamphu
Lake Titicaca
Taimplin
Fetter
8. Klein
Union Square
Pittsburgh
Wheeling Steel Corp
Workville, C
Daily Metal Trade
Detroit
Parke, Davia & Co
Cipal
W. R. Duffy
Otte J. Miller
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