Jury array challenged as jurors dismissed in court
Thirty three common pleas jurors were dismissed after Attorney Robert Rice moved to continue the case until a lawful jury could be drawn The objection claims the pool was not equitably drawn excluding Brownhelm township and alleges improper bias The judge noted Christmas holidays pause and ordered two hundred more names to be drawn The case Dorothy Wilcox v Julius Forthofer Avon continues with suit for 50000 for her husband death in a car collision The prior trial awarded 3500 to the plaintiff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Robert. Rice
Rice
Brownhelm
W. B. Thompson
Equity
Board of Elections
B. H. Vogler
Lorain
Charles Ives
Elyria
Don W. Myers
A. R. Webber
Dorothy Wilcox
Julius Forthofer
Avon
Santa Claus Joe Finds His Job A Big One
Santa Boddy says the distribution of toys is larger than expected with 250 names sent in through city schools. He reports many new needy cases and a toy shortage now after starting with an abundance. Merchants are being asked to donate worn toys and ElyNans are also offering help and transportation.
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Santa Claus
Joe Boddy
Chronicle-Telegram
Joe
Ely- Nans
Ohio Weather Forecast Calls For Cloudy Skies Tonight
The forecast says cloudy conditions across Ohio with possible light rain in the east tonight and cooler air in the north. Unsettled, mild temperatures expected tonight and Thursday with no marked changes in the prevailing conditions.
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Ohio
East Portion
North Portion
Elyria High awards 45 athletic letters at holiday assembly
Elyria High School held an honor assembly and Christmas program this morning awarding 21 heavy weight football letters, 17 lightweight football letters, and seven tennis letters to 45 boys. Recipients included captains Herbert Disbrow and George Nowotny, along with Jay Howenstine and several others. The event featured a vocal solo, chorus songs, scripture reading, orchestra, and a football trophy presentation to the school.
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Elyria High School
Herbert Disbrow
Charles Abookire
Richard Baird
Gordon Boddy
Lester Drusendahl
Max Eldred
Melvin Gerhardinger
Robert Gleason
Russell
Lorain High School
C. P. Lively
A. N. Smith
McPheron gas gusher in Tymochtee shifts to oil
Dev 23. McPheron gas gusher, now oil, becomes Tymochtee Field’s largest producer. The well, drilled by M. R. McPheron of Lima and partners on the Bowman Brillhardt farm, started Monday and flows 360 barrels per day, with gas output around 500,000 cubic feet daily.
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Mccutchenville, C
Dev
McPheron
Tymochtee
M. R McPheron
Lima
Bowman-Brillhardt Farm
Unusual Suit Filed Over Harbor Sinking Incident
George Blair of Lorain, a barge worker, sues Burdett Smith alleging his car horn fog signals caused the sand barge State of Ohio to strike a rock and sink near Lorain harbor on December 18, 1929, costing Blair $1565 in tools. The petition claims Smith’s signals imitated the tug’s distress signals, drawing the vessel onto danger.
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Burdett Smith
Lorain
State of Ohio
Lorain Harbor
Common Pleas Court
George Blair
Loram
Blair
Smith
Ohio
Merrie and Christy Dream of Christmas Morning Sleep
The verses describe Merrie and Christy awaiting Christmas morning under the tree. The young girls struggle to sleep, counting sheep as midnight nears, while Iva and Opal are mentioned in passing.
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Merrie
Christy
4000 Convicts Freed for Christmas by Governors and Parole Boards
United Press reports nearly 2,509 inmates will spend Christmas at home or with relatives across 14 states due to pardons and paroles. Mississippi Governor Bilbo released 108 inmates before retirement, while Alabama Governor Miller opened gates to over 1,000, shifting the region’s holiday clemency dynamics. Some states announced no holiday leaves.
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United Press
Theo Bilho
Mississippi
Bilbo
South
B M. Miller
Alabama
Congress moves to save the railroads with reconstruction fund
Washington reports Congress plans a reconstruction finance corporation with up to 2 billion dollars to avert railroad bankruptcy. The plan targets relief for the railroads and their lenders, noting reduced income, high borrowing costs, looming maturing obligations, and mass job cuts as the industry faces a severe downturn.
Mild Weather Across Midwest Before Christmas
The Midwest enjoys the mildest pre-Christmas spell in over fifty years with warm skies from the Rockies to the East. December heat records fall as bees swarm and strawberries ripen two days before Christmas. Forecasters warn the mild spell may persist for at least two more days. Lon Henderson of Canton Illinois picked strawberries, while Dan Bidwell of Rome City Indiana reported bees swarming due to the heat.
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Midwest
Rockies
U. S
Canton
Ill
Lon Henderson
Dan Bidwell
Rome City
Ind
Bodies Removed From Vatican Ruins
Vatican City December 23 The bodies of an artist and three workmen were recovered and one more workman is believed killed in the collapse of the Vatican library right wing where Pope Pius XI keeps his private office. The roof and two floors gave way late yesterday among frescoes and rare books and manuscripts.
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Vatican City
Vatican Library
Pius XI
Vatican
Sixtus V
Frank Cropek Sentenced for Arson in South Amherst
Frank Cropek of South Amherst was found guilty of arson and sentenced to two years in the Ohio penitentiary by Judge W. R. Thompson after a jury verdict. He allegedly maliciously burned the four room dwelling he rented from Mrs. Gibson of South Amherst.
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Frank Cropek
South Amherst
Ohio Penitentiary
W. R. Thompson
Gibson
South Amtersi
Ohio corn borer quarantine line may move south
State Agriculture Director I B Guthrey considers extending the quarantine line to the Ohio River after consulting about 550 southern Ohio farmers and citizens. No decision will be made until after the holidays. Japanese forces vow to clear Chinese irregulars west of the Liao River and warn they will destroy any obstructors to their anti bandit campaign.
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Ohio
Columbus
Guthrey
Ohio River
United Press
Mukden
Liao River
Hunt Two Men in Kansas City Kidnaping Case
Search turned eastward today for two men said by police to be the perpetrators of the scheme to kidnap Mrs Nell Quinlan Donnelly, wealthy garment maker. Police said the men, a steam shovel operator and an Italian, left when clues became too hot.
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Kansas City, Mo
Nell Quinlan Donnelly
Moratorium Resolution Sent to the President
The clerk of the Senate sent the formal copy of the debt moratorium resolution approved by Congress to the President for his signature. The measure totals 252 million dollars and completes congressional action on the plan.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sulzmann Fights Removal From Office
Sheriff John Sulzmann appeals a removal order after a Fremont judge found him guilty of failing to stop gambling at race tracks last summer. His lawyer Luther Day plans to seek appellate review near Monday, risking the immediate end of Sulzmann's tenure if the court declines.
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Cleveland
John Salzmann
Luther Day
Court of Appeals
Sulzmann
Common Pleas
A. W. Overmyer
Fremont
Overmyer
Elyria Seeks $100 More to Fill Empty Stockings
Elyria volunteers appealed for money and supplies to fill 300 Christmas baskets for about 425 families. The Not an Empty Stocking in Elyria Committee reported about $500 on hand, with $100 to $200 still needed. Donations came from local factories, stores, and banks, plus ticket sales worth about $201.25, while toys are ready and packing begins.
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Elyria
Rivoli
Capitol Theatres
Broad Street
E. J. Stankard
American Lace Company
Elyria Manufacturing Company
Fox Furnace Company
General Industries Company
Harshaw Chemical Company
Steel and Tubes
Superior Division
President Hoover Grandchildren Host Capitol Party
Peggy Ann and Peter Hoover hosted 200 young socialites at the White House as they kick off the holiday season. The Hoover grandkids, arrived from California with Herbert Hoover Jr and Mrs Hoover, Jr, invited friends and planned to collect gifts for needy children. The President also shopped incognito with his sons and daughter-in-law, buying toys for Peggy Ann and Peter.
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Washington
Peggy Ann
Peter
Herbert Nt) Hoover
White House
California
Herbert
Hoover
Happy
Nishour
Allan
Appeals for Cook Stove and Lamps Urged by Nurse
Misa Nora Abbe, school nurse, asks Chronicle-Telegram readers to donate a small coal cook stove and two lamps for needy families. She cites a family unable to cook Christmas dinner due to a broken stove and two other families without any light after dark. Call editor at 4419 to arrange donations.
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Misa Nora Abbe
Chronicle- Telegram
Miss Abbe
Billings Enters County Commissioner Contest
Frank Billings, Elyria real estate broker since 1919 on Broad street, announces his candidacy for county commissioner on the Democrat ticket. Former La Grange farm operator and school board member, he has two township trustee terms and holds Masonic, Elk, and Modern Woodmen memberships. Married with one son, he lives at 5336 Middle Avenue and was born in La Grange 63 years ago.
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Frank
Billings
Elyria
Broad Street
la Grange
Mr. Billings
Middle Avenue
Une County
Ufo
Slain Wealthy Omaha Manufacturer Linked to Reform Forces
Harry Lapidus a prominent Omaha manufacturer and Jewish leader in Republican reform circles was shot to death while at his car near a viaduct. Police said robbery was not the motive and suggested a gangland or syndicate connection, noting previous liquor-ring related killings but this was the first target outside gang figures.
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Omaha
Neb
Harry Lapidus
Nebraska Republican Party
Lapidue
J. E. Fitzgerald
Lapidus
Paul Sutton
Haquor
Students Lose Focus as Christmas Break Approaches
In Elyria and Lorain County schools the day brought scattered attention as bells marked the last session of 1931 for about five thousand students. Christmas vacation starts tomorrow, with festivities in many schools already staged or planned for today. Elyria High held an honor assembly and letters to athletes, while grade schools planned afternoon programs to close the term.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Hlgrs
Elyria High School
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