Fair And Colder Christmas Forecast For Much Of East
The weather bureau forecast a generally fair and colder Christmas Day from the Ohio Valley eastward with a possible White Holiday only in the Northeastern states. Snow is likely from the Pennsylvania Appalachian Region northeastward, with precipitation possibly extending into parts of Christmas Day in the lower Great Lakes and Atlantic states.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic States
Pennsylvania Appalachian
Three Injured In Hotel Fire In Torrington
Fire destroyed the Allen House Hotel in Torrington Connecticut a four story frame building. A passerby alerted the fire department and police leading to a general alarm and out of control blaze.
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Torrington
Conn
Allen House
Winsted
Leon Beecher
Peter Bourquin
John Richardson
James Wheeler
Dillinger Release Linked to Payment Tidbits Surface
Chicago reports Indiana investigators reveal evidence that John Dellinger paid 1800 dollars to a northern Indiana official to win release from Crown Point jail last March. The probe details a prison break by ten long-term convicts, a Lima Ohio escape plan, and a fatal Sheriff Larber shooting.
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Chicago
John Dellinger
Indiana
Crown Point
Ind
United Press Today
Michigan City
Lima
Ohio
Dillinger
Jesse Larber
Friends of the Outlaw
Lake County
Elyria Rotary Christmas Party Moved to Monday
Elyria Rotary Club members will hold their annual Christmas party at their noon meeting at the Elks Club. The gathering shifts to Monday since Tuesday is Christmas Day.
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Rotary Club
Elyria
Will of Antonina Springowski Upheld in Lo Rain Court
A jury in Judge W B Thom p son's court yesterday upheld as valid a document presented as the last will and testament of Anton ina Springowski of Lo Rain. The will was contested by Wladyslaw Springowski.
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W. B. Thompson
Antonina Springowski
Lorain
Wladyslaw Springowski
Weather outlook for Ohio turns cloudy with rain ahead
Partly cloudy tonight followed by increasing cloudiness on Sunday and warmer conditions as rain moves in later.
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Ohio
Insull Brothers Win Acquittal In Indictments
Martin Insull, 70, and Samuel Insull, 75, celebrate another jury vindication after Martin's acquittal on embezzlement charges. The pair, sons of a prominent utilities dynasty, faced state and federal indictments over Middle West Utilities funds and stock sales. The jury found Martin not guilty after a lengthy trial. Samuel was previously acquitted of mail fraud related to Corporation Securities Company.
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Samuel
Martin Insull
Martin
Treasury of
Middle West Utilities Company
Corporation Securities Company
Insull
C. J. Harrington
Plan Road Extension Aims 1550 Feet West To Lake Road
County commissioners report plan to extend Meister road about 1550 feet from its present western end to Lake road. The new right of way will be 50 feet. Also finished is the Parsons road improvement between Oberlin and Grafton, completed under the State Highway Department as a national recovery secondary project supervised by A. P. Lagton.
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Meister Road
Lake Road
County Commissioners
Parsons Road
Oberlin
Grafton
State Highway Department
A. P. Lagton
Merchants Urged to Pick Up New Sales Tax Blanks
The County Auditor's office reports that sales tax blanks for merchants have arrived and will be available on Monday. Merchants are urged to obtain them promptly to ensure compliance.
Man Dies After Choking On Food In Cleveland Lodging
John Leishman aged 73 died in Cleveland after choking on a large bite of meat at the home where he boarded with Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson. He was unable to be rushed to a hospital in time.
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Cleveland, O
John Leishman
William Anderson
Leishman
Meeting Postponed For Elyria Democratic Club
The Elyria Men's Democratic Club could not convene last night due to lack of a quorum. The club will reconvene on January 15.
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Elyria Men’s Democratic Club
Disabled Vessel Missing in North Atlantic Storm Toll
Government ships hunted the disabled Shirley B Corkum with 26 crew after a fierce North Atlantic gale that also claimed Massachusets fisherman Frank Silver. The Laura P Goulart and Usworth and Sisto were lost or damaged, lobstering in Yarmouth County hit hard at about $100000, and the Gou lart sought repairs at Yarmouth after the storm.
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Halifax
Lunenburg
Shirley B. Corkum
North Atlantic Ocean
Massachusets
Laura P. Goulart
Usworth
Sisto
mid-Atlantic
Yarmouth County
Frank Silver
Provincetown
Mass
Goulart
Yarmouth
13 Face Trial In Russia
In Moscow on December 22 thirteen men were held for trial before the military collegiate of the supreme court on direct charges that they ordered the assassination of Sergei Kirov. The fate of Gregory Zinoviev and Leo Kamenev was not disclosed.
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United Press Moscow
Sergei Kirov
Zinoviev-Trotsky
Supreme Court
Gregory Zinoviev
Leo Kamenev
Jury Wheel Draw Names Grand Jury and Petit Jury
Fifteen names were drawn from the jury wheel to serve on the grand jury meeting January 15. Twenty others were selected for petit jury service. The grand jury, under Common Pleas Judge elect Guy B Findley and D A Cook, will convene as winter term runs January to April.
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Guy B. Findley
D. A. Cook
Judge Findley
Paul Ahlgrim
W. C. Brown
H. L. Bassett
Edward F. Monroe
Elyria
Clarence Nairn
C. C. Thompson
Joseph Gawn
Helen Nagy
Albert Tisdale
Lorain
Walter Pearsons
Alice Holton
Oberlin
Allene Miller
Vermilion
C. Cooper
Amherst
Frank McClellan
Brighton
A. G. Fisher
Wellington
Don A. Barlow
Lil- Nan Emerich
Evelyn Bigg
Lewis Beaumont
Claude Adams
Hart Dickason
Frank B. Squires
Sarah Cunningham
Theodore Schmidtz
Edward Vaughn
F. W. MclIivane
Nell Garland
Alex Marshall
Alice Nolan
Harry Shephard
Francis Fowl
Amherst Township
Miniviere Beckwith
Mary Riley
Lake Avenue
Joseph Forthofer
Avon
Christina Shinsky
Clubs Packing Christmas Baskets
Junior and Senior Hi Y Clubs are busy preparing Christmas baskets to be distributed next Tuesday to needy Elytia families.
Toledo considers razing old armory after fire
Toledo officials weigh tearing down the ruined armory and using insurance funds for a new tuberculosis hospital or other project. They question how much of the 135000-dollar insurance will be claimed and plan to review with the county insurance committee. Nationwide guard officials favor a new state armory and cite wiring and a balcony switchbox as causes. An Adj Gen official will also investigate for the state.
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Toledo
Ohio National Guard
National Guard
Adj
Frank D. Henderson
Shank Believed On Hunger Strike In Arkansas Prison Farm
State Prison Supt Todhunter said Mark H. Shank of Akron Ohio, condemned for four poison slayings, has begun a hunger strike to avoid execution on December 28. Shank reportedly refused food for three days, and lawyers for Shank joined other attorneys in attempting to halt the sentence.
Auto driver charged in inquest over fatal Elyria road death
Manslaughter charges were filed at noon today against Robert Schick after an inquest by Coroner Ward. Sheriff Dick and Prosecutor Stevens participated. Schick testified he drove without lights. Bond set at 1000 dollars for a hearing before Justice Petro. The victim, William Borka, 60, County Home inmate, was struck by Schlick’s car on Infirmary road and died from a fractured skull and a broken left leg. An inquest was under way at the county jail to determine fault.
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Robert Schick
Ward
Clarence W. Dick
Frank 3. Stevens
Schick
Joseph Petro
William Borka
Infirmary Road
Andrew Orlet
Borka
Robert Schlick
Walnut Street
Elyria
Schlick
William Pitcock
Gerald Nau
Monroe
Wiliam Holst
S. C. Ward
Sudro Funeral
Reuben Baus
Orlet
Elyria No. 1
White House Decorated For Christmas With Candles And Holly
The White House is festively adorned with a tall spruce in the East room, a second floor family tree lit by old fashioned candles, and holly wreaths. President Roosevelt to light Lafayette Square community tree and read Dickens Carol with family. Roosevelt family hosting multiple holiday events through New Year’s Eve.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Roosevelt
Sissie
Buzzie Dall
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
William Donner Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Santa Claus
Townsend Club Organizes in Local Meeting
Charles M. Williams was elected president and L. P. Kaiser vice president of the Townsend Club formed at the First Congregational Church. Miss Norah Abbe was named secretary as about 130 members joined the new group promoting Dr. Townsend’s pension plan funded by a general sales tax.
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Charles M. Williams
Stop 5
East Avenue
L. P. Kaiser
Townsend Club
Norah Abbe
Fourth Street
United States
Dr. Townsend
Los Angeles
First Congregational Church
William Flammer
Middle Avenue
Townsend
Congress
Rural Love Triangle Fatal To 3 Persons
A farmer near Delta Ohio killed his wife Amber Hampton Shadd and her alleged lover Roy Bielhartz before taking his own life. The three victims are Lester Shadd, 42, his wife 38, and Roy Bielhartz 49.
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Delta, O
Here
Ife
Lester Shadd
Farmer
Amber Hampton Shadd
Roy Bielhartz
Davey Goes Fishing Off Florida During Vacation
Governor Martin L Davey arrives at Key Largo Florida for a fishing trip with his party. The group includes Mrs Davey and children Evangeline and Junior along with Mr and Mrs Francis Poulson and son from Cleveland and Robert Graham of Akron.
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Large
Fla
Aled
Martin L Davey
Davey
Martin Davey
Evangeline Davey
Francis Poulson
Francis
Cleveland
Robert Graham
Akron
Enrollment of 3131 Ohio Youths for Civil Service
Ohio relief officials announced enrollment of 3131 young Ohioans for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Ten camps in the Fifth and Ninth Army Corps areas will open January 1 and run through January 16. Quotas will be based on relief loads of each county.
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Columbus
Civilian Conservation Corp
Ninth Army Corp
Bandits Rob Two Banks At Same Time In Okemah
Five men robbed the First National and Okemah National Banks in Okemah Oklahoma at opening time using masks and timed locks. They looted 7000 and 12000 dollars respectively, aided by diagonal bank locations. Two entered each bank while others coordinated. A sixth man waited in a car with a machine gun.
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Okemah
Okla
First National
Okemah National
Citizens State Bank
Banks Act To Comply With Rulings
Banks in Elyria and Lorain county will cut deposit rates from 3 percent to 2.5 percent starting January 1. They will implement service charges and adopt Saturday closing at 3 PM to follow NRA hours rules. Banks also offer a 1 percent loan rate reduction for prompt interest payments and some principal relief.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Vicinity
NRA
Concert To Present Music Of 6 Nations
Elyria High School presents a Christmas concert featuring an international program with carols from France Austria England Wales and a Russian hymn plus Silent Night. The 55 voice acapella chorus and 50 voice girls glee club perform antiphonal lines with solos by Irene Hollis on violin and Robert Wilcox on xylophone under J. Martin Beck at 2 30 P M in the high school auditorium.
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Elyria High School
Girls’ Glee Club
Irene Hollis
Robert Wilcox
J. Martin Beck
Indictment Nolled in Coal Theft Fatal Shooting Case
A manslaughter indictment against L V Jones, a B and O railroad detective, filed after a South Lorain coal theft dispute, was nolled today by Prosecutor Frank E Stevens with court consent. The 1932 case, tried in Judge A R Webber's court, ended with a hung jury after a 20 day interruption due to illness. no retrial occurred.
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L. V. Jones
Frank E Stevens
Jones
South Lorain
A. R. Webber
Autos Collide Damaging Two Cars in City Intersection
Two vehicles sustained damage yesterday afternoon when driven by Paul Krugman of 140 Caroline Avenue and E G Maguire of East Broad Street collided at Lake Avenue and Shear Street, according to police reports.
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Paul Krugman
Caroline Avenue
E. G. Maguire
East Broad Street
Lake Avenue
Shear Street
Four Canonsburg youths killed in Pennsylvanian train crash
At a Canonsburg crossing an eastbound Pennsylvania train struck a car carrying Fern Harris 16 Jean Marshall 16 Kenneth Culp 18 and William McKee 17 after a dance they had attended. The car was dragged about two hundred yards with occupants hurled from it. Deputy Coroner W H McNary opened an investigation.
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Canonsburg
Dees
Fern Harris
Samuel Harris
Jean Marshall
Frank Carson
Kenneth Culp
L. S. Culp
Houston
William McKee
John A. McKee
Continental Can Company
McKee
Marshall
W. H. McNary
Bandit Car Kills Student Returning From Game
A fleeing bandit car struck a carload of Garretsville high school students returning from a Streetsboro basketball game. Mary Jane Bock, 17, died at Robinson Memorial Hospital. Lucille Kinser Anna Vokus Gretchen Root and Betty Bruce were injured. An alleged toy gun bandit was arrested by Sheriff Leroy Jones.
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Ravenna
Garretsville High School
Leroy Jones
Mary Jane Bock
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Lucille Kinser
Anna Vokus
Gretchen Root
Betty Bruce
Streetsboro
Sheriff Jones
Graceville
Federal Reserve Powers Sought to Expand Central Bank Roles
Washington December 22 recovery legislation may convert the Federal Reserve system into a central bank. The administration considers measures to center banking powers in the Fed Board and broaden credit to business. Proposals include discretionary loan eligibility rules and increased control over the 12 decentralized banks via aggressive appointees and governors elected by the banks.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
It’s A Boy So He Wins Pardon in Court
Cleveland police court records show Frank Rodenberger a chemist was cited for running a red light. He claimed he didn’t see it while en route to Elyria hospital to see if it was a boy or a gift. The judge suspended costs and declared it a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Cleveland
Frank Rodenberger
Julius’ Kovachy
Rodenberger
Elyria Hospital
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