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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1930
Page
3
Charles Fithian, 22, condemned to die for the Mas Casaldn murder, escaped Salem county jail after seven hours on death row. He used a revolver to force four juvenile patients to back his exit through a wall hole and leaped to a window, then vanished with suspected Confederate aid.
A prisoner tore free, pulled out two steel bars, and wriggled through a window. He climbed to the roof and leaped 15 feet to an adjoining building, then hopped 10 feet to Broadway. A green sedan waited, a man at the wheel, and the escapee, named Fithian, entered and was driven away.
A cluttered batch of handwritten requests from children listing desired gifts for Christmas. The letters name multiple children with ages from five to eight and include items such as dolls trains sleds toy cars bands of candy and nuts, plus pleas for mother and father gifts.
The note thanks Geraldine Lavalle of 219 Winckle Street for a 1888 account praising the great gale that blew ashore 138 ships and left about twenty abandoned by their crews, a haunting maritime disaster remembered.
Lorain County Public Health Council nears year's end with Christmas seal sales $4,000 under target. Appeals seek small and large gifts as hundreds of letters remain unanswered. Funds support tuberculosis work, chest conferences, monthly clinics, milk and bread aid, and expanded school feeding across Lorain.
Mayor James A. Hewitt credits local food dealers for enabling feeding programs in Elyria. Generous donations stretch funds, allowing more meals for hungry children and broader charity impact across the city.
A student has been suspended for two weeks during the holiday school vacation. Classes will resume on January 5 when the schools reopen.
Winifred Bryden began flying at 13 but was barred by age. She resumed at 16 and became one of the youngest federal student pilot license holders. On Thanksgiving Day she completed four perfect take-offs and landings to earn the license.
An ad touts Thoxine as a fast acting cough remedy that soothes irritation and targets the internal cause. It claims immediate relief for stubborn coughs and sore throat, with safe taste for all ages and a money back guarantee. Available in 35c 60c and $1 bottles sold by all druggists.
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