Fire destroys home of James Larizza in explosion aftermath
A early morning explosion sparked a fire that severely damaged James Larizza’s two story frame home at 329 Eighteenth Street. Firemen battled the blaze from 2 10 to 4 16 AM, unable to save the house, which suffered near total loss. Neighbors reported the blast and shattered glass was found nearby. the cause remains undetermined. Poli mene’s adjacent home sustained heat damage.
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James Larizza
Eighteenth Street
Steve Polimene
Governor White backs selective sales taxes plan
Governor White said he will support the administration’s program to use selective sales taxes and divert gasoline funds to fund unemployment relief and educational equalization until a better plan is offered. He noted varied opposition from affected interests and voiced interest in public reaction back home.
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Columbus
White
Ford cites boom period risk and recovery in UPI interview
Dearborn February 2 Henry Ford told United Press the mood is turning to recovery after a long low period. He said 1923 to 1929 marked the real low mood when quality and design stagnated, prices rose and values fell. He warned that five more years of the boom could have ruined the country.
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United Press
Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford
Commissioners Visit Columbus to Seek State Road Takeover
County commissioners traveled to Columbus to confer with state highway officials about transferring Butternut Ridge road and Duck Pond road to state control.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Butternut Ridge Road
Duck Pond Road
Kalamazoo Woman Reports Toledo Swindle
Mrs Elwood G Cresey of Kalamazoo Michigan told Toledo police that in December she was swindled out of twelve thousand dollars by two men at the Secor Hotel in Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo, CO
Elwood G. Cresey
Kalamazoo
Mich
Toledo
Secor
Toledo mayor accepts resignations of city prosecutor
In Toledo on February 1 Mayor A Q Thatcher announced the resignation of City Prosecutor Fred G Carpenter after he dismissed suspicion charges against two reputed gangsters in police court.
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Toledo, CO
A. Q. Thatcher
Fred G. Carpenter
Ohio Weather Outlook: Rain Then Clearing
Partly cloudy and cooler in the extreme east and north tonight after rain. Thursday brings more sun, with slightly cooler temperatures across the region.
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Ohio
Elyria Industrial Development Elects Officers
Elyria Industrial Development Company elected officers and directors at its adjourned annual stockholders meeting at the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. Directors chosen: T. L. Moise, King Fauver, Ralph Murbach, Harvey Winckles, and C. H. Crehore. Murbach named president, Winckles vice president, and Earl D. Bacon secretary and treasurer.
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Elyria Industrial Development Company
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
T. L. Moise
King Fauver
Ralph Murbach
Harvey Winckles
C. H. Crehore
Murbach
Winckles
Earl D. Bacon
London papers expect US to grant British debt moratorium
London editors foresee a US roosevelt administration moratorium on Britain's June 15 war debt payment with possible extension to December 1933 if a settlement is not reached. They also anticipate no tariff or currency commitments until debt terms are settled and report the gold standard return would wait for an active international financial agreement. The world economic conference may be postponed indefinitely.
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London
Daily Express
The
Daily Mail
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Ronald Lindsay
United States
Lindsay
United State
Washington
Roosevelt Calls In Hull And Lippmann For Economic Talks
President elect Roosevelt summoned Senator Cordell Hull and Walter Lippmann to Warm Springs Georgia for economic conferences. The aim is to reconcile low tariff aims with anti inflation views amid debate over currency policy and rising cheap imports from abroad. The discussions could shape tariffs and monetary policy strategies.
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Roosevelt
Senator Hull
Walter Lippman
Warm Springs
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Walter Lippmann
Washingigi
Tax League to Hold Friday Meeting on Tax Problems
Elyria Township Tax League will hold Friday night sessions at Murray Ridge School starting 8 p.m. Former Lorain mayor William F. Grall will be principal speaker. Other topics include how the Tax League helps township officials and discussions on county schools and tax plans. Music provided by King's Orchestra and Murray Ridge students.
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Elyria Township
Pioneer Plane Builder Gustav Lilienthal Dies
Berlin reports the death of Gustav Lilienthal at Adlershof aerodrome from a heart attack while overhaul work on his aircraft. A pioneer of heavier-than-air flight, he and his brother Otto advanced arched wing theory. Otto died earlier when his glider crashed after 2,000 safe flights near Rhine.
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Berlin
Gustav Lilienthal
Otto
Adlershof
Gustav
Rhinen
Hitler to Rule Germany After Reichstag Dissolution
Berlin reported President Von Hindenburg signed an order dissolving the Reichstag and allowing Hitler's cabinet to rule by decree as needed. Nazi forces were poised for a march in Homberg after a deadly clash between Communists and Nazis. Franz Gurtner was named minister of justice as Hitler sought centrist support.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Konstantin von Neurath
Werner von Blomberg
Paul von Hindenberg
Hitler
Hindenburg
Reichstag
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Communist Party
Homberg
Rhineland
Ministry of Justice
Franz Guertner
Passages from Ohio Trials and Deaths
BATAVIA trial set for March 13 as John McGeehan 53 is found sane after murder charge. CLEVELAND second trial of ex mayor Tom Day ends in acquittal after earlier disagreement on embezzlement. COLUMBUS widow Helen Augusta Kreis former legislator from Morrow County dies of cerebral hemorrhage.
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Batavia
John McGeehan
Edmund Gansman
Cincinnati
McGeehan
Cleveland, O
Tom Day
Bedford
Columbus
Helen Augusta Kreis
George Kreis
Morrow County
Two Bandits Confess To Second Bank Robbery
Two life-term bank robbers from Sabina admit to Sheriff Letty that they also robbed Waynesville Bank in Ohio on September 16, taking $3,000. They fled in a stolen automobile from Richmond Indiana, with plates stolen in Columbus Ohio.
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Wilmington
First National
Sabina
Frank Letty
Waynesville
Ohio
James Clift
Richmond
Ind
Howard Wells
Lebanon
Columbus
Iowa Farmers More Hopeful
Des Moines reports farmers in the corn belt expect spring planting with foreclosures halted temporarily. After weeks of blockades by organized groups, sentiment softens as mortgage sales are suspended by large insurers. Governor Clyde L. Herring urged a stop to foreclosures.
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Des Moines
Une
Clyde L. Herring
Early clash in Jehol seen inevitable
In Changchun Manchuria February 1 Japanese military headquarters predicted an early outbreak of fighting with Chinese troops massed in Jehol Province. The forecast framed the clash as inevitable given troop concentrations and regional tensions.
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Jehol
Changchun
Manchuria
Elyria youths charged in crane control devices damage
Three Elyria boys aged 12 to 14 are to be arraigned in juvenile court Friday for destroying control devices in the crane cab at the Steel and Tubes Company. Juvenile Officer William Oldam said the incident was reported today.
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Elyria
Steel and Tubes Company
William Oldam
Court Upholds Gent Hat at Columba
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected Columbus motions to halt or bond the 55 cent gas rate, allowing a 7 cent rise to take effect for Columbus gas consumers after the Utilities Commission approved the price. The decision affects statewide rate disputes amid ongoing reviews slated to begin March 15.
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Columba
Columbus, O
Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus
State Public Utilities Commission
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company
Supreme Court
Ohio farmers defy mortgage foreclosures with penny auctions
Ohio farmers have organized a passive war against mortgage holders, using penny auctions to drive down bids on mortgaged properties. Cecil Kistner near Deshler saw a $350 mortgage sold for $2.17 and then returned to him as fellow landowners shadow the sale. Large financiers respond with rate cuts and moratoria as distressed groups spread across towns and villages.
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Ohio
Cecil Kistner
Deshler
Kistner
Annual Meeting Of Hospital Co Set For February 15
Elyria Memorial Hospital will hold its annual meeting February 15 in the hospital dining room. Reports from hospital departments the Ladies Auxiliary and the superintendent will be heard. An oxygen tent demonstration funded by the X ray equipment fund will be showcased noting it has saved two lives during trials.
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of Hospital Co
Elyria Memorial Hospital
S. H. Sjuire
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Frank Hoover
Hoover
Bright Spots In Business World
In New York, steel production advanced to 61 percent of capacity this week, up 2 points from last week per the Iron Age. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Water & Power Co reports 1932 net profit of 2,122,106 versus 2,056,141 in 1931. New York City notes favorable business factors outweighing headwinds for a trade revival per National City Bank. National business failures for the past week tally 605, versus 776 in the same week in 1922, per Bradstreet's Scene.
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New York
J.P
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company
National City Bank
Bradatreet
Roosevelt supporters deny moratorium extension rumor
Friends of President-elect Roosevelt in Warm Springs Georgia dismissed London reports of extending Britain’s war debt moratorium and of a lump sum settlement as a fairy story. They also rejected claims the World Economic Conference would be indefinitely postponed.
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Warm Springs
Friends of
Roosevelt
London
Britain
United States
Ohio Senate debates port district creation bill
A bill to create Port Districts in Ohio cleared for committee review. It would allow districts spanning counties with a 55 percent referendum, authorize up to 50 000 for initial expenses, and empower a five member board to develop harbors and improve waterways under the Great Lakes Harbors Association influence.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Ohio
Harold G. Mosier
Cleveland
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Sandusky
Lorain
Lake Erie
Mosier
Court of Appeals
Board of Commissioners
Great Lakes Harbors Association
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U. S
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Nonpartisan League For North
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