Blizzards Roar Eastward Amid Severe Cold Across Regions
United Press reports severe winter storms across much of the nation. Blizzards roar from Rockies toward the east with heavy snow and sub zero cold, flood warnings in the south, and an Air Lines plane drifted off course but landed safely in Montana.
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Deep South
Mercury
Helena, Mont
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
United Airlines
Twin Bridges
Mont
Liberal
Kans
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Blast Furnace Operations Increase at Lorain Plant
National Tube Company Lorain plant will run three blast furnaces next week after number four was started today. Open hearths will drop to 11 as one is rebuilt, with all 12 having run recently. Bessemer converter to run one turn next week after five days of repairs. A tentative five day schedule covers skelp mills, butt mills, lapp mills, and seamless mills, subject to orders.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Skelp
Ashbolt To Discuss Milk Situation
Representative William Ashbolt of the Ohio General Assembly will discuss the milk situation with Ridgeville Grange members at their meeting Tuesday night. The open session invites anyone interested in the dairy industry. Next week two county Granges plan programs at other meetings traveling the traveling Bible to each visited Grange. The Huntington Grange will visit Kipton Grange Tuesday night and Kipton will visit Old Glory Grange Thursday night.
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Ridgeville Grange
William Ashbolt
Ohio General Assembly
Grange
Huntington
Kipton
Old Glory
Electrician Killed by Fall At Norwalk Light Plant
Norwalk Ohio February 8 1930 Glen Wilcox 36 a lineman with the Norwalk municipal light plant was electrocuted when a spur failed and he struck a high tension wire while trying to break his fall The accident occurred as he attempted to descend a pole.
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Norwalk
Glen Wilcox
Wilcox
Weather Report for Ohio Snow and Temperature Shifts
Ohio forecast notes snow tonight with not very cold conditions. Sunday expects more snow, followed by warmer temperatures in the far east and cooler conditions in central and western portions.
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Ohio
Distillery workers end Pekin strike with wage and rights deal
Pekin Illinois reached a settlement ending a 652 hour general strike by six hundred distillery workers who had picketed in sub zero weather for nearly three weeks. The deal restores seniority rights rehiring of discharged workers reinstates all strikers eight hour day and forty hour week with time and a half overtime recognizes the American Federation of Labor and creates shop committees to handle grievances. It also leaves in place the laborers right to demand the ouster of police chief Harry Donahue whose tear gas tactic sparked the strike.
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Pekin
Ill
J. E. O'Connor
Peoria
American Federation of Labor Unions
Harry Donahue
Count of Covadonga Hopeful for Recovery After Blood Transfusion
Havana reports physicians holding hope for the Count of Covadonga after an external thigh abscess and hereditary hemophilia. A blood transfusion stopped bleeding and stabilized his pulse, with the patient sleeping through the night and showing improved general condition.
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Havana
Alfonso
Count of
Covadonga
Edelmira Sampedro
Count Covadonga
Last Two Bills Signed by Governor in Ohio
Gov Davey signed the last of twelve bills passed by the recent general assembly. The Kalb bill lets the state bridge commission acquire and free toll bridges across the Ohio River and broadens Sandusky Bay bridge commission powers in condemnation. The Hunter bill appropriates 250000 dollars to the industrial commission to clear lagging workers compensation cases.
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Columbus
Davey
General Assembly
Kalb
State Bridge Commission
Ohio River
Sandusky Bay
Hunter
Industrial Commission
Milk Producers Gain Increase In Price
Milk producers serving Elyria and Lorain reached a February price agreement with distributors. Class One $2.05 per hundredweight, Class Two $1.60, Class Three $1.10. Class One up 5 cents, Class Two up 20 cents, Class Three unchanged. Retail milk price remains 10 cents per quart.
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Elyria and
Lorain
Borah Opens Ohio Campaign With Delegates Petitions
In Columbus Idaho senator William E. Borah launches his presidential bid. Franklin county GOP leader Frank Fauver files nominating petitions for a slate of 52 Borah pledged delegates. Each petition requires 1,000 signatures from at least 30 counties before appearing on the May primary ticket.
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Columbus
O. Fed
William E. Borah
Idaho
Frank Fauver
Franklin County
Borah
George Myers
15 Bars Of Nickel Lost From Truck
The Ely and Ashland sheriff departments joined with The Harshaw Chemical Company to search for 1875 dollars worth of nickel lost from a truck between here and Ashland yesterday. Sheriff Clarence W. Dick said one of the 15 bars, each 250 pounds, had been recovered in Lorain County. Deputies William Holst and Joseph Woodings assisted in the search.
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Elyra
Ashland
Harshaw Chemical Company
Here
Clarence W. Dick
Lorain County
William Holst
Joseph Woodings
Five Convicts Escape From Kentucky Reformatory
Five inmates escaped from the Kentucky State Reformatory today after overpowering a truck driver. The men were workers in the prison chair factory and fled likely from the facility in Frankfort.
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Frankfort
U.P
Kentucky State Reformatory
1098 Persons In County On Pension List
Lorain County reports 1098 residents on old age pensions. Pension Administrator William France says reforms by Columbus cut approvals on renewals. Half of renewal cases rechecked. a portion rejected. Monthly distribution around 16000 dollars. Federal funds may cut state payouts by half, with possible future increases unlikely soon.
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Lorain
William France
Columbus
France
Rescue Party Member Dies in Chesapeake Blizzard
A valiant rescue party attempting to ferry 2000 pounds of food and medical supplies to Tangier Island was thwarted by a blizzard on Chesapeake Bay. Sergt. Wilbert V. Hunter of the Maryland state police, 32, froze to death after becoming lost. several others suffered frostbite but were not in serious condition. The group from Crisfield, Md., and nearby supporters dragged sleds across ice five miles toward the island, which has been isolated for weeks.
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Washington
Tangier
Coast Guard
Sergt
Wilbert V. Hunter
Maryland
Travis
Sergt. Hunter
Chisfield
S Hinoch Garey
Maryland State Police
Crisfield
Maj. Garey
Hunter
Charles R. Parker
Charles A. Disney
James Meisner
Richard McCready
Morris Betts
Smith Islands
Oliver Pete Heggie Dies Veteran English Character Actor
Hollywood mourns the death of Oliver Pete Heggie a veteran English character actor on stage and screen who died suddenly yesterday of pneumonia at age 57 Born in Australia he began on stage there later moved to England and became a leading performer for over a decade in British theatre and film.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Today
Oliver Pete Heggie
Heggie
Australia
England
Former Vice President Curtis Dies
Former Vice President Charles Curtis died in Washington at 10:25 a.m. He was 76, dying from heart trouble. Curtis had a long career in Congress, serving seven House terms beginning in 1893, then moving to the Senate in 1907 and winning re-election for four six-year terms. He became Hoover's running mate in his fourth Senate term and ascended to the vice presidency in 1929.
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Curtis
Congress
Herbert C. Hoover
House of Representatives
Kansas
U. S
J. R. Burton
Senate
Hoover
New Federal Tax Plans Are Being Studied
President Roosevelt plans new taxes aimed at raising 500 million dollars annually to fund the soil conservation farm program. Congress is expected to act promptly in an election year, with the measure possibly sent next week through a presidential message or the Ways and Means Committee. House Democrats anticipate a strong stance from Chairman Robert L. Doughton, who signals the committee will have the final say and may reject new homestead taxes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Robert L. Doughton
Minneapol is Underworld Operations Probed
Charges that a protected underworld faction runs gambling prostitution and crime outlets in Minneapolis were heard during an investigation sparked by editor Walter Liggett's murder Blumenfeld Kid Cann faces murder charges as investigators allege city sections are controlled by four underworld cliques A grand jury probe seeks to curb vice while civic and religious groups plan a city cleanup week starting February 22.
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Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Vice
Isadore
Kid Cann
Grand Jury
Underworld
Chicago
Simmons
St. Paul
Two Die In Car Cold Case Near Canal Lewisville
Coshocton February 8 two persons Gilbert Huffman 31 and Onita Jackson 30 were found dead in an automobile at Canal Lewisville near here. Coroner W F Lyons said death due to carbon monoxide and both bodies were found frozen.
Farm Program May Become Main Issue
Washington February 8 political battle lines form around the administration farm program. Senator Borah deems the measure unconstitutional and may push it as a key issue in his presidential bid. He plans further study and possible senate speeches and radio addresses. Opposition in the Senate centers on constitutionality of the Bankhead-Jones bill combining soil conservation with production bounties.
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Washington
Sen
William &E. Borah
Borah
Supreme Court
AAA
Senate
Ohio
Names Leaders In Prison Mutiny
A San Francisco report identifies leaders of the Alcatraz prison mutiny dated January 20. Named are John Paul Chase Harmon Waley Norman T. Whitaker Ludwig Schmidt and others including Al Capone George Kelly and Harvey Batley with Albert Bates, as warden James A. Johnston confirms the revolt public.
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San Francisco
George
Baby Face
Nelson
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Examiner
Examiner
John Paul Chase
Sausalito
Cal
Leutenant
Midwest
Desperadoes
Harmon Waley
Tacoma
Wash
Norman T. Whitaker
the Fox
Gaston RB. Means
Ludwig (Dutch) Schmidt
Roger Touhy
John
Ohio budget veto trims university funding in Ohio State cut
In Columbus on February 8 the Ohio legislature weighs possible override of Governor Davey's vetoes totaling 38 million dollars from a 90 million general appropriations bill. The second round of vetoes hits Ohio State University hard with a 544,500 dollar cut to its budget, as lawmakers await session on February 25 to decide their approach.
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Columbus
Ohio
Davey
General Assembly
Ohio State University
Gigantic Strikes Threaten New York
New York authorities faced threats of massive labor actions as more than 100,000 garment workers planned to strike next week. Elevator operators bellhops maids and clerks at 210 hotels warned hotels and city officials they would strike Monday unless wage and hour disputes were arbitrated.
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New York
New York City
Principal Speaker At Banquet Here Next Tuesday
Larry Wooddell state conservation commissioner will be the principal speaker at the Lorain County Fish and Game Association banquet at the American Legion Home 6 30 next Tuesday night. He is a lifelong sportsman born in Pike County a Piketon High School graduate and Ohio University attendee. He has taught in Ohio schools served in the army and led personnel at B F Goodrich Akron. He later taught in Norwalk Piketon and Michigan and became Ravenna principal where he joined the Northern Ohio Fish and Game Protective Association. He was Portage County president before becoming state conservation commissioner last March and now serves as park authority for Ohio and sits on the Lake Erie Advisory Board. He is attending a Washington meeting where a national federation is organized to promote American wildlife.
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Larry Wooddell
Lorain County Fish and Game Association
American Legion
Wooddell
Pike County
Piketon High School
Ohio University
Ohio
Army
B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Norwalk
Piketon
Michigan
Ravenna
Fish and Game Protective Association
Portage County Fish and Game Protective Association
State Conservation
Park Authority
Lake Erie
Salaries Up In Clerk's Office By Thomas
In a move confirmed today Clerk of Courts Ben F. Thomas said he raised one employee by 25 dollars a month and another by five dollars a month citing merited work and out-of-line salaries. He state he had asked the commissioners to fund increases but will rely on them to cover any year-end overrun.
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Clerk of Courts
Ben F. Thomas
Thomas
Oscar G. Dunn
James E. Davidson
Auditor's Office
Raskob Charged With Alleged Tax Deficiency
Washington February report states John J. Raskob former Democratic national committee head and prominent in the American Liberty League was charged with an alleged tax deficiency of 1 026 340 dollars on his 1929 income.
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Washington
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
American Liberty League
Woman Kept Daughter Prisoner 22 Years Declared Insane
Fayette County Lunacy Board ruled 62 year old Minnie Coleman insane for keeping her daughter Offie Coleman confined in a darkened room for 22 years. State police said the daughter was kept shot in the room.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
Fayette
Parcel Out Orders In Bushel Lots
Widespread suffering from lack of fuel feared in Iowa as a blizzard cuts coal production. Snowbound roads block mines and fuel deliveries, with communities facing a fuel famine and two weeks of hardship. Nationwide costs rise as fuel prices surge and highway maintenance soars, with millions spent on snow removal and relief. Eleven deaths reported in Iowa. broader toll includes Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, and New York area damages and dislocations.
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United Prena
Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
State Board of Mine Examiners
Chicago
Wisconsin
Alabama
Great Lakes
New York
United Press
Minnesota
Missouri
St. Louis
Mississippi
New Record for Number Of Patients At Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria Memorial Hospital set a new patient at once record this morning with 108 patients registered by 8 a m. Superintendent Frank W Hoover reports the surge exceeded the previous 104 patient peak set last April by four and was eleven higher than yesterday’s figure.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Frank W. Hoover
It's True That Fowl king's delicacy for hobbyists
It's True That Fowl is described as a king's delicacy not for those buying chicks for table use. The piece promotes chick purchases as a hobby and a prudent investment, urging readers to buy now for early fall poultry and to shop in the wané ads of the paper.
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