Ten Year Old Kidnaped in Tacoma Demands Revealed
Tacoma police report a masked abductor kidnapped 10 year old Charles Mattson from his home after breaking a in window. A ransom note demanded 16000 dollars, with additional undisclosed terms. Charles's siblings, 16 year old Robert and 15 year old Muriel, were inside during the break in. The family contacted authorities as federal agents led by J Edger Hoover intensified the kidnapping probe.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
William Mattson
Seattle
Washington
CPH
J. Edger Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Congress
Wast
Ratara
Mattson
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Robert
Muriel
Pr. Mattson
Murici
Weather Ohio: Rain Likely Tonight and Tuesday
Occasional rain is probable tonight and Tuesday across Ohio with colder conditions in the southeast portion tonight. The forecast calls for unsettled weather and cooler air moving in from the northwest.
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Ohio
Lake Road Man Struck By Hit-Skip Driver In Lorain
William J. MecClenaghan, 51, of Stop 67, Lake Road, remained in serious condition at St. Joseph's hospital Lorain after being struck by a tan Ford sedan near his home Saturday evening. Police sought the driver as hospital reports later noted slight improvement and said he had a fractured skull and internal injuries.
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William J. MecClenaghan
Lake Road
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lorain
McClenaghan
Roosevelts Budget Outlook Shows Large 1937 Income Near Six Billion
President Roosevelt is set to report the government will collect about $5.665 billion in the 1937 fiscal year, the highest since 1920, with ongoing deficits likely for the current year. The budget, to Congress next week, will also reflect revised 1936 figures and relief spending that widens the deficit, while relief needs for winter threaten next year’s funding.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hoover
Congress
Supreme Court
Treasury
Plane Carrying 12 Persons Is Missing
A United Air Lines transport with 12 aboard vanished in a storm between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Santa Paula airport manager reported sighting the wreck on a mountainside near Saugus and said all aboard were likely dead. Three planes searched the murky weather as dawn approached for the missing crew and nine passengers. The flight had radioed last near Ventura before contact was lost.
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Los Angeles
Santa Paula
United Airlines Today
United Air Lines
Saugus
Here
United’ Air Lines
San Francisco
Ed Blom
Everet T. Ford
Edward Ford
Grace Steamship Company
Blom
Burbank
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Leaders Attend Brisbane Funeral in St Bartholomew's Church
Simple services were held for Arthur Brisbane at St. Bartholomew's in New York. Leaders of national life attended as motorcycle police escorted the body. An honor guard of 100 was posted. The burial will be private in New Jersey.
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New York
St. Bartholomew’’s Church
Arthur Brisbane
At. i
G. P. T. Sargent
St. Bartholomew's
Fire destroys Covill home on Case Road in Ridgeville
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Covill residence on Case Road in Ridgeville Township Saturday night. The interior and roof were burned, walls badly damaged, with an estimated loss of 3500 dollars. A dog died in the flames. neighbors aided firemen for about two and a half hours before the house could not be saved. The fire alarm was sounded around 130 Saturday night. The home stood on the Duzendong farm near the township line.
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Charles Covill
Case’Road
Ridgeville‘ Township
L. R. Hadaway
Ridgeville
Ridgeville Fire Department. . the Ridgeville
Hadaway
Neigh
Duzendong Farm
Bombardment in Maliano Kills Fifty Five Civilians
Nationalist airplanes bombed Maliano in Santander yesterday, killing 55 civilians including many women and children. Five government aircraft engaged the Nationalist fleet, which consisted of 18 planes, driving them off.
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Ana
Maliano
Bubutb
Santander
Father Of Elyria Man Passes At His Son's Home
Edwin J. Peat, born 1854 in London, died Saturday at his son Henry's Oberlin road home. A longtime cabinet maker for A. B. Chase Piano Co. of Norwalk, he helped craft three McKinley piano cases. Survived by four sons and many grandchildren. wife Ella died February 29. Funeral Tuesday at St. Pauls Episcopal Norwalk with Odd Fellows at the grave.
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Edwin’ J. Peat
Henry
Oberlin ‘Road
London
England
Ella Biller
Milan
Ohio
Peat
A. B. Chase Piano Co
Norwalk
McKinley
President McKinley
Henry Frick
Pittsburgh
Denver
el Solya Ranch
Vernalie
Calif
Ernest C
Ralph M
Mansfield
Mr. Peat
Edwin’ J.peat
Windsor Castle
Edwin J. Peat
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Odd Fellons
Pigeon Watches Desolation From City Hall Cupola
A lone pigeon stares at wreckage from city hall remodeling in the cupola. No other birds are visible, prompting observers to believe the others have left for new homes while the nesting site remains in upheaval.
Gas explosion injures Elyrian at Lake Avenue home
A gas explosion yesterday afternoon at 214 Lake Avenue damaged the residence and caused first degree burns to Seghy Elyrian on face and hands. He was taken to Memorial Hospital by neighbor Earl D. Tiokey. Doctors described burns as very painful but not likely to be serious. his condition was listed as satisfactory. No definite cause yet. continuation noted on page 2.
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Seghy
Elyria
Memorial Hospital
Lake Avenue
Earl. D. Tiokey
Jolley
Brogks
Wilbur K. Brubaker
Four People Injured In Weekend Traffic Accidents
Police report four separate weekend incidents with minor injuries. Mrs. George Crawford of East avenue treated at Elrria Memorial for contusions after being struck by a taxi driven by Gerald Faint at Middle avenue and Second street. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Palagri suffered minor cuts when their car collided on West River street. John Zimmer was knocked down by a delivery truck on West Seventh street near Packard Agency. David Griffiths’s car was rear-ended on Eastern Heights Blvd by Richard Ellis. Fenders damaged on Broad street when George Colburn’s car was rear-ended by Benny Sabo. A minor collision occurred on Grafton road involving Charles Riging and C. J. Roe.
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George Crawford
East Avenue
Elrria Memorial Hospital
Gerald Faint
Bellfield Avenue
Middle Avenue
Second Street
Raymond Palagri
West River Street
Allen
River Street
John Zimmer
West Seventh Street
Altix Benton
Sixth Street
Packard Agency
West Avenue
David Griffiths
Ninth Street
Eastern Heights Blvd
Richard Ellis
Foxtorla
Broad Street
George Colburn
Pasadena Avenue
Benny Sabo
Roe Spitzer
Grafton Road
Dy Charles Riging
Grafton
C. Roe
Wellington
Claude, Adams
Judge Findley Acts To Halt Dilatory Practice In Court
Common Pleas Judge Guy B. Findley condemned dilatory tactics by attorneys who wait beyond the filing deadline to seek permission for motions. Five such cases were denied this morning while an opportunity to file an answer was allowed but costs were not granted. Both judges emphasized the 30 day window after service to file papers to speed court proceedings.
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Common Pleas
Guy
Findley
Lorain Man Fatally Struck by Streetcar on 26th Street
Lorain police are investigating the death of Eli Sawezyn 24 of 3152 Norfolk Ave Lorain. A Lorain Street Railway car bound for Elyria struck him at 11 40 p m Saturday severing his head his body found on the ground with his head on the rails near Clinton Ave. Coroner S C Ward ruled death by own action though motive remains unknown. Sarczyn was a machine operator at National Tube Company and is survived by his parents a sister and two brothers.
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Lorain
Eli Sawezyn
Norfolk Avenue
Elyria
Lorain Street Railway Company
S.C. Ward
26Th Street
Clinton Avenue
Martin Kenyon
West 1Sth Street
Sarczyn
National Tube Company
Michael Sarczyn
Sophia
Henry
Stephen
Ohio Judges Go Without December Salaries
In Columbus on December 28, 182 Ohio judges from the supreme, appellate, and common pleas courts did not receive their December pay due to an insufficient legislative appropriation. Payment awaits a January 4 special session and extra funds. Chief Justice Carl V Werzand faced the largest shortfall at 1041.66, with associates at 1000, appellate judges at 666.66, and common pleas judges at 250. Total due near 192000 with about 41000 currently available, leaving a deficit around 1000.
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Columbus. O
Ohio
Supreme, Appellate and Common Pleas Court
Carl V. Werzand
Common Pleas
Many Killed In Italy Gas Main Explosion
In Varese Italy a gas main explosion on a busy street killed many and injured others. The blast shattered windows and flung pavement fragments onto passersby. Within hours seven dead and fifteen seriously injured were reported, with fears of more deaths. Cardinal Schuster rushed from Milan to the scene.
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Italy
Varese
Shers.-Wergeameresstead
Urat
Schuster
Milan
Garden Snake Foreshadows Mild Winter Ahead
Fred Stephenson of 304 Pasadena Avenue, age 75 next month, cites a garden snake he found near his home as evidence. He says the snake did not hibernate, implying milder-than-expected cold weather in the coming months per the Chronicle Telegram report.
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Fred Stephenson
Pasadena Avenue
Burglar Strikes Middle Avenue Home During Holiday Visit
A burglary at Charles Fell’s 606 Middle Avenue home in Pittsburgh was discovered by housekeeper Bertha Wallace on Christmas morning. Thief stole about 10 dollars in stamps and some beverages, likely used matches for illumination, and entered via rear porch roof into a bathroom window while the Fells were away.
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Charles
Wallace
Fell
Veteran Clerk Dies in Bucyrus Ohio Heart Attack Claim
J. F. Kimerline aged 83 longtime county commission clerk died here late yesterday from a heart attack. A native of Wooster he previously served as superintendent of schools at New Washington and was county auditor for four years before his 26 year tenure on the commission.
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Bucyrus
J. F. Kimerline
Wooster
Kimerline
New Washington
Lorain County roads absorbed as state highway system
County commissioners announced the Avon Belden road, about 21 miles, was taken over by the State Highway Department. Lorain County is relieved of maintenance responsibility, with the road now part of the state system from Lorain to Wooster. Only about six miles in Eaton township remain poor, while 256 miles of county roads now remain in the system. About three miles of Avon Belden lie within Avon Lake. Officials believed the state would not repair municipal portions.
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State Highway Department
Avon-Belden
Lorain County
J. W. Warden
Lorain
Wooster
Eaton Township
Grafton
Avon Lake
Siege of Madrid in eighth week report
Madrid dispatch describes Government troops recapturing Usera after a four hour battle in the Carabanchel sector. Loyalists pushed a surprise attack toward the east bank while repelling an insurgent counterattack near the Manzanares. The Usera position is cited as strategically important to widen a campaign into Carabanchel with heavy losses on both sides.
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Madrid
Usera
Getafe
Boadilla-Ponzuelo- Front
Carabanchel-Barrio-Usera
Manzanares River
Carabanchel
el Basuerero
Col
Mena
Man Fatally Injured by Train at Wellington
A 60 year old man who gave his name as Martin Connolly of Pueblo Colorado died at Etstia Memorial Hospital after a Big Four passenger train severed his right foot and leg at Wellington while the victim reportedly rode between cars. He was rushed to hospital by ambulance and later taken to Nichols Funeral Home for funeral arrangements.
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Martin Connolly
Pueblo
Colo
Etstia Memorial Hospital
Wellington
Cincinnati
Cleveland
G. W. Mathews
Kieth Andrews
Ralph Falls
Nichols Funeral Home
Bound to Marry We Start Tonight in Chronicle Telegram
Vernie Connelly tells a common life story about love and everyday fidelity in tonight edition. The feature begins on page 1 with a personal tale that reflects real emotions and decisions many readers may recognize.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Vernie Connelly
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