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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1931

Page

1

King consults with Liberal Leader amid Madrid upheaval

In Madrid and across Spain on February 14, Count Romanones telephoned Admiral Azar to discuss forming a new government as martial law gives way to republican momentum. Berenguer resigns, the King suspends next month’s elections, and a Constitutional Assembly to draft a new constitution looms.

Madd Count Romanones Cartagena Azar Madrid Spain Damaso Berenguer Alfonso

Major General Clarence R Edwards Dies at 71 in Westwood

Major General Clarence R Edwards retired hero of two wars died at 7 06 a m at his Dunroving Westwood house shortly after his 71st birthday. He had been in hospital a month undergoing emergency surgery and local anesthesia due to age. Three blood transfusions were accepted from former doughboys as his strength waned.

Boston Clarence R. Edwards Edwards

Ohio Weather Forecast Sees Cold To Fair Weekend

Ohio remains fair with continued cold tonight and Sunday partly cloudy with slowly rising temperatures. Yesterday's highs ranged from 70s in major western cities to 72 in Miami, while readings near White River and Cochran plunged to 40 and 24 below zero respectively as a broad pressure rise moves over the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.

Ohio Yeaterday Miami Los Angeles New Orleans White River Cochrane Port Arthur Lower Lakes Ohio Valley Gulf Coast

Falcon Mills at Empire Steel to reopen next week

Mansfield Ohio February 14 Empire Steel Corp says Falcon Mills at Niles will resume operations next week after a two week shutdown. Regular 700 men to work shifts and run at about 52 percent capacity. Mansfield Mills and branch in Cleveland remain in operation at 52 percent. Empire notes improved production since January.

Niles Mansfield Falcon Mills Empire Steel Corporation Empire Mansfield Mills Cleveland

Flames Destroy Research Lab in Cincinnati

The Basic Research Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati was destroyed by fire today. The attic lab under Cunningham Hall housed a recently publicized food irradiation process, reportedly worth $300,000 to a food products company. Loss estimated at $50,000. valuable papers with original formulas and data were saved.

Cincinnati University of CincInnati Cunningham Hall

Wreck derails nineteen cars of perishable freight near Milford Center

Nineteen cars of perishable freight derail on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line three miles west of Milford Center Union County in Ohio. No injuries reported. Officials attribute the derailment to a defective wheel or truck. Tracks blocked for eight to nine hours with traffic rerouted via the Cincinnati division.

Columbus Pennsylvania Railroad Milford Center Union County Cincinnati

Arson Case To Reach Jury Monday

Mrs Lilly Courtney and her son How ard Courtney stand charged with burning their home between Elyria and Lorain on July 16 1929 to collect 2100 insurance. They testified innocence on the witness stand. Attorneys will finish arguments Monday and the court will charge the jury. The state accuses Howard Courtney with his mother as accomplice of placing lighted candles to ignite combustibles.

Lilly Courtney Howard A. R. Webber Howard Courtney

Dry Agents Seize 25 Gallons of Alleged Booze in Lorain

State Agents George Baynham and O. P. Davis raided Carl Solovey at 3116 Elsha Avenue Lorain and found about 25 gallons of liquor. A 50 gallon barrel was tapped from outside the cellar wall accessed by a removed section of wall. Solovey pleaded not guilty to possession with bond set at 1000 dollars for Friday. Separate arrest of Mike Marianne at 2156 East 28th Street led to a $300 fine after he pleaded guilty to possessing a few ounces of liquor from the same raid.

George Baynham O. P. Davis Carl Solovey Elsha Avenue Lorain Solovey S.J. George Bond Mike Marianne East 28Th Street Walter H. Waits Marianne

Institute For Parental Education Opens Here Tuesday

The Happy Child Institute will meet at the Congregational church on February 17 and 18, sponsored by Cleveland College and local PTA councils with Elyria Board of Education. Sessions are free and open to the public, featuring health, feeding, child care, and parent education presentations by university and college instructors, with talks on personality, reality, and social contacts.

Happy Child Institute Congregational Church Cleveland College Council of Parent-Teacher Associations Elyria Board of Education E. Jay Howenatine Aston Smith University of Cincinnati Chas. W. Hunt Cleveland Heights Stanley Shaw C. Maston Ely Tra Mesdames Hudnutt Hartwell Hancock Baird Moore Little Vestal Brodbeck Terry Garry C. Myers Department of Parent Education Harriet Hubbard Robert Moore J. H. Gibson Department of Garry C. Meyers Cleveland W. O. McClean Merrill-Palmer Carl Martin Elyria Council P. T. A Gladys McCullough Ruth Gill Eleanor Erickson Henry Miller Busch

Detectives chase leads in Potter case in Pittsburgh

In Columbus detectives question Mrs. Joan Lewis Akron 26 about Mary Altman linked to the murder of William E Potter ex Cleveland city councilman. Martin alias Hymie Pittburgh racketeer faces extradition fight in Pittsburgh common pleas court while Cleveland homicide and Pittsburgh police pursue Altman to locate her.

Columbus U.R Joan Lewis Akron Mary Altman Cleveland William E. Potter Mrs. Lewis Miss Altman Pittsburgh Hymie Martin Potter Martin William A. Potter Common Pleas Court Allegheny County James Hogan Bernard Wolf John Toner

Feeding of undernourished children in Elyria schools

Mayor James A. Hewitt announced that feeding of undernourished children in Elyria schools will continue for seven weeks unless counts rise. Donations incoming total $30, including $25 from a benefit dance and $5 from the Elyria Woman's Club child welfare department, on top of prior gifts and a $500 Community Service Council appropriation.

Elyria James A. Hewitt Elyria Woman’s Club Community Service Council

Deal Under Way For Local Concern In Williams Alloy Co

The Chronicle Telegram reports negotiations are in progress to allow a large concern to acquire Williams Alloy Product Co in this city. The deal is expected to close within thirty days. E M Williams, president, confirms talks but cannot disclose specifics until the sale is finalized.

Chronicle-Telegram Williams Alloy Product Co E. M. Williame Gcal

Death of E P Bradstreet Sr at 100 in Hartwell

E P Bradstreet Sr longtime Yale graduate and Cincinnati lawyer died at 100 after a two week illness in Hartwell. Born June 5 1830 in Vermilion Ohio he studied at Elyria and Yale Law School. He remained active in law until eight years ago and at 97 counseled for the Cincinnati Street Railway. Funeral at Hartwell Episcopal Church with hymn For All the Saints.

Bulletix Cincinnati E. P. Bradstreet, Sr Yale Hartwell Bradstreet Vermilion Elyria Yale Law School Cincinnati Street Railway Company Anthony Wayne Tom Greene Ohio River Original Humane Society League of the Hard of Hearing

Park Commission Orders 9 000 Trees

The Elyria Park Commission authorizes 9 000 trees for Cascade Park doubling varieties to 30 new kinds. Most trees come from the state forestry department with 6 300 from that border. plantings begin this spring, but full shade impact will emerge in 10 years.

Elyria Park Commission Cascade Park State Forestry Department Lorder New York Min Vesota

Mercury Takes Plunge in Ohio

Columbus reports a sharp cold wave bringing the first winter weather in three weeks. Temperatures fell 28 degrees in 18 hours and were expected to hover near 20 degrees tonight and Sunday with about a half inch rainfall. Continued on page 4.

Columbus Ohio

Four Held in Berlin Safe Blowing Case

Four armed men were captured by police in Painesville early today after they were found in an auto there. They are suspected of a safe blowing at the New York Central Railroad office in Berlin Ohio on February 11. Revolvers stolen from the office were found in their possession.

Cleveland Painesville New York Central Railroad Berlin Paimesville

New Bridge to be Built at Birmingham

A new 30 foot wide bridge over the Vermilion river will be built at Birmingham as part of the Elyria Milan road improvements. County Surveyor C T Biggs cites state highway department details with bids expected February 24. The Erie county project aims to upgrade telegraph road access west of Elyria and ties to a railroad overhead bridge near Elyria.

Elyria-Milan Birmingham Vermilion River C. T. Biggs State Highway Department Elyria Erie County Lorain County New York Central Railroad

County board weighs nurses home in sanatorium plan

The county building commission debated whether to bid on a nurses home as part of a tuberculosis sanitorium project. With a $425,000 bond issue, members questioned funding to operate the main facility and the $20,000 home. Rhoads and Peebles argued against building now, while others urged testing bids to see if funds allow construction without new taxes. About $59,000 remained for home, equipment, and grounds.

County Building Commission George Rhoads Thomas Peebles Rhoads Frank Bail Ball Rhonde Thisgn Pape

Water floods Welton Arizona as floods sweep town

A cloudburst near Welton Arizona flooded the hills and swept one half mile across the town with a five foot high torrent of water. Two people drowned and at least six others were missing. An automobile carrying five people was overturned in Coyote Wash and bridges were destroyed. Rail tracks near Tacna were washed out and train service was disrupted.

Yuma Ariz Welton Southern Pacific Coyote Wash Tacna Yuma Ated

City of Elyria Sued for 15000 in Ice Hazard Incident

John F Powers of Phillips court Elyria sues the City of Elyria for 15000 claiming negligence in allowing ice and snow to accumulate on a sidewalk from Broad Street down Washington Avenue. Water dripping from the Ohio Public Service building cornice and overhanging fire escapes froze on the sidewalk causing a fall. A related suit names Ohio Public Service Company and Robinson Building Company for 16000 over the same accident.

Elyria John F. Powers Phillips Court Powers Broad Street Washington Avenue Ohio Public Service Ohio Public Service Company Robinson Building Company

Dempsey to Visit Elyria This Afternoon

Former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will pass through Elyria this afternoon on his way to Lorain as part of a tour. The Chronicle reports the engagement was confirmed by telephone from a landline source early today.

Jack Dempsey U. By Elyria Lorain

Evening at home prompts quick repair payments

A casual note highlights paying a repairman and painter at home in the evening, describing the ease of settling bills and the routine of handling household upkeep.

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Pepels Hes King Porthwest Institute For E. P. Bradstreet Lfe Ann Bradstreet Wilson Oliver Wendell Holmes Park Commission A. C. Schilleman Schilleman Harry Hinkgan Biggs City of Dempsey
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