School Board Takes Option On Lake Avenue Property
The Elyria City Board of Education authorized its purchase of a 60 by 600 foot tract on Lake Avenue to supplement existing property. The option may be exercised by March 15. The land borders Lake Avenue and will extend frontage to 267 feet. It will be bought from Samuel Wurst as architects plan tentative plans for a small grade school building, with start date undecided.
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Lake Avenue
Elyria City
Samuel Wurst
Miss Bertha Philpott Acquitted by Jury
Miss Bertha Philpott was acquitted of manslaughter charges after a jury trial before Judge A. R. Webber. The collision occurred at Middle avenue and Fourth street about 10:30 a.m. January 17 and involved Arthur Fister who stepped into the path of Philpott’s car after exiting the parking area. The state claimed a failure to heed the Fourth street signal, while the defense contends Fister moved into the vehicle’s path and that Philpott did not violate the signal.
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Bertha Philpott
A. R. Webber
Arthur Fister
Middle Avenue
Fourth Street
Fister
Miss Philpott
Sanatorium bonds sold by county
The tuberculosis bond issue of 403750 was sold at 6 percent with a 1052 premium to the county for 20 years. Sold jointly to Stranahan Harris and Company of Toledo and MacDonald Callahan Richards Company of Cleveland. Net county interest about 5.9 percent. Sale authorized by five county commissioners. Bond total under the voted 425000 due to tax money paid into retirement fund over two years.
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Stranahan, Harris and Company, Inc
Toledo
MacDonald, Callahan, Richards Company
Cleveland
Frank #llenberger
Scores Would Make Trip to the Moon Aboard Rocket
New York reports plans for a moon voyage aboard a Pendry designed rocket. G Edward Pendry, vice president of the American Interplanetary Society, demonstrated a model at the Museum of Natural History. He envisions mail across the Atlantic in two hours and passenger runs between New York and Chicago in twenty minutes.
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New York
G. Edward Pendry
American Interplanetary Society
Museum of Natural History
Pendry
Atlantic
Chicago
The Weather Forecast The Weather Forecast
Fall today brings rain and warmer conditions expected Friday. The outlook predicts showers today with rising temperatures into the weekend.
Nuns Save 23 Children as Fire Hits St Hyacinth School
In Hawthorne New York on February 18 twenty nuns carried twenty three child charges to safety as flames consumed St Hyacinth school. One nun died during rescue and sister Bernard aged sixty five was found dead in the ruins after being missing since the fire began.
Bank of England Cuts Rate to Five Percent
London February 18 The Bank of England reduced its bank rate by one percent to five percent today signaling tighter monetary policy and potential impact on lending and markets.
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Bank OF England
London
Senate committee boosts farm bill to 177 million
Washington Feb 18 The Senate appropriations committee reported the agricultural appropriation bill with amendments raising the total to 177,192,646 dollars. The House had approved 175,408,814 dollars.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Former Senator Allen Named as Dawes Aide
President Dawes announced former Kansas senator Henry J. Allen will be assistant to the president of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The appointment was made public today.
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Allen
Dawes
Washington
U.P
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Corporation
Ask Extra Session Of Ohio Legislature
Governor George White is canvassing state conditions to decide if he will call the general assembly into an extraordinary session. The move follows requests from welfare organizations municipal governments and social and civic groups for relief measures. Resolutions and delegations have urged a special session to meet needy conditions.
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Ohio
Columbus
George White
General Assembly
Fire at Marietta causes large loss to local firm
Fire swept through the five story American Supply Company building in Marietta Ohio causing damage estimated at 260000 before firefighters halted the blaze after four hours of effort. Local crews battled the flames to prevent spread within the structure.
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Marietta
Marietta, O
American Supply Company
Arkansas Senator’s brother freed on bond after raid
Walter E. Wyatt brother of Senator Hattie Caraway was arrested at his home near McEwen Tennessee after a raid disclosed a large still. He was released on $1,000 bond pending federal Prohibition charges.
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Nashville
Tenn
Walter E
Dick") Wyatt
United States
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
Wyatt
McEwen
5. F. Anderson
Flint Mayor and 12 others named in federal indictments
Mayor William H. McKeighan and twelve others were indicted by a federal grand jury in Bay City on charges of conspiring to violate national prohibition laws and were released on bonds of two thousand dollars each.
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Flint
Mich
Wm. H. McKeighan
Bay City
Rebels Attack Costa Rica Presidential Palace Sparks U S Evacuation
Fierce fighting between rebels and loyal troops and civilians at San Jose ends with the U S legation evacuated after rifle and machine gun fire spattered the building. Rebels lose five men as government vows 3,500 loyal soldiers against the attackers.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
United States Legation
Legation
Bella Vista
United States
Charles C. Eberhardt
Salina
Kan
Charity Costs Dominate Lorain County Budget Debate
Lorain County faces a 311 400 charity bill this year about 44 percent of the operating fund, up nearly 30 000 from last year. County Home and Children's Home capacities are strained while the Tuberculosis Sanatorium and veterans aids ride high on the list of allocations.
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Children's Home
Lorain
South Amherst High School Wins County Trophy
South Amherst High School earned Lorain County’s first sportsmanship trophy after scoring 796 of 800 in a season long contest. Avon Clearview Avon Lake (785) and Eaton (783) trailed. officials plan to make the award annual to foster goodwill among county schools.
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South Amherst
South Amherst High School
Lorain County
E. Bailey
Clearview
Avon
Avon Lake
Eaton
Bailey
Fatal Blaze Destroys Kansas City Grain Elevator
A fire at the Missouri Kansas Grain Elevator in Kansas City's east bottom district killed one fireman, William McDaniels, and injured ten others. The injured, burned while fighting the flames, are expected to recover, doctors said.
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Kansas City
Missouri- Kansas
East Bottom
William McDaniels
Old French burr stone wheel found at Elyria falls
Walter Murbach of Elyria Milling and Power Co reports uncovering a centuries old French burr mill wheel in shallow water near the Washington Ave falls during water drawing repairs. Fragments from the wheel will be restored and exhibited for the public, recalling the 1824 Ely mill and the 1830 flood impact.
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Washington Avenue Falls
Walter Murbach
Elyria Milling and Power Co
Elyria
Atlantic Seaboard
Elynia
Washington Ave. Falls
Murbach
Trapper Albert Johnson Dies in Arctic Standoff
In the Northwest Territories on February 18 Albert Johnson the notorious trapper killed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire ended a months long one man war. Capt. W. R. May witnessed the chase as Johnson fled toward Alaska with his pursuers healthily fighting exposure in 50 below weather.
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Aklavik
Northwest Territory
Albert Johnson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Johnson
For Freedom
EH. F. Hersey
E. Newt Millen
A. W. King
W. R
May
Hersey
Noel Verville
Rat River Barrens
Yukon
Alaska
Lowley Trail
Millen
Boundry
Verville
May Issue Bonds To Coax Money From Hiding
Col Frank Knox announced at the White House that a Federal Treasury bond issue would offer a safe substitute for currency to coax hidden dollars back into circulation. He said a quick campaign similar to the Liberty Loan drives would run in the coming weeks after discussions with President Hoover.
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Washington
Col Frank Knox
Chicago
Hoover
White House
Federal Treasury
Col. Knox
Chinese in America to Buy 31 Planes for China Relief
Dr. Tehi Hsieh director of the Chinese Service Bureau in Boston announced that Chinese in America will seek to purchase 31 airplanes to send to China for use in the Sino Japanese conflict. The plan followed a meeting of On Leong Tong members in Cleveland and calls for Chinese Americans to contribute one third of their earnings for defense of their homeland.
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America
Japan
Cleveland
China
Tehi Hsieh
Chinese Service Bureau
Boston
On Leong Tong
Hsieh
British Protest Over Shanghai Shelling Kills Two Sailors
The British Naval command in Shanghai blames Japan for Chinese shelling that killed two British sailors in the International Settlement. A government spokesman said Vice Admiral Sir William Kelly protested to Japanese Admiral Nomura, stating Japanese landings in Shanghai sparked the fire.
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Torio
Shanghai
Japan
William Kelly
Nomura
International
U.S. Warns Japan Over Shanghai Violence
Consul General Edwin B. Cunningham in Shanghai warned Chinese and Japanese officials that their governments would be held responsible for all damage to American lives and property caused by fighting in Shanghai. The warning, delivered two weeks earlier, became public when the State Department released the statement in response to press questions.
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Washington
Edwin 8. Cunningham
Shanghai
State Department
Heavy firing begins on Chapei front before Japanese ultimatum
On Feb 18 heavy shelling started at 8 P M on the Chapei front as the Japanese ultimatum was to be delivered to Chinese forces. Wealthy Chinese residents sought Dr Wellington Koo for a final peace effort while both armies prepared for a major offensive.
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Chapei Front
Shanghai
Wellington Koo
British Will Hold China and Japan Responsible
The Foreign Office said Sir Miles Lampson informed the Chinese government by note that Britain would hold both China and Japan responsible for any danger to British lives and property in Shanghai.
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London
Foreign Office
Miles Lampson
Shanghai
China
Japan
Lorain Bridge Architect Fees Case Headed for Recovery
Lorain County faces an $8,300 attorney fee award to Grills and Friedman as part of a taxpayer suit to stop payments to architect Wendell P. Brown for a bridge project never built. Prosecutor Don W. Myers will seek to recover $35,700 already paid Brown.
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Lorain County
Wesley Grills
Milton Friedman
Wendell
P. Brown
Lorain
Brown
Don W. Myers
Myers
C. D. Murray
Columbus
Grills
Friedman
Supreme Court
Silverton Faces Famine In Isolated Mountain Town
Silverton Colorado, a mining town of 1300, is cut off by blizzards and snowslides. Fresh foods exhausted, canned goods expected to last 30 days as the only outlet plows are stalled. Residents draft emergency plans and may use snowshoe trails to reach Durango if needed.
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Silverton
Colo
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Rockies
Durango
Bright Spots In Business World
New York reports January shoe production up 4 percent from December 1931 and January 1931. City and company figures show varied earnings with Cities Service and Monroe Chemical posting gains, Beech-Nut adding a night shift due to candy orders, and Canajoharie packing plant expanding shifts.
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New York
New York Hide Exchange
Canajoharie
N. Y
New York —Cities Service Co
Old Schoolmates Honor Governor W. H. Murray of Oklahoma
In Collinsville Oklahoma Governor William H Murray known as Alfalfa Bill returns to his boyhood town to a hero’s welcome. The crowd of over thirty thousand gathers for speeches and a 16 foot statue dedication. A quilt bearing the slogan bread butter bacon and beans is presented by former schoolmates.
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W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Collinsville
Tex
Tom Sawyers
William H
Alfalfa Bill) Murray
Murray
Horatio Alger
Maue
Gov
Japan Demands Shanghai Troop Withdrawals
The Japanese delivered an ultimatum to Chinese forces in Shanghai demanding withdrawal of first lines by 5 p m Saturday and second lines by 5 p m Sunday with the Woosung forts razed and the delta demilitarized. Chinese reply expected rejecting all terms.
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Shanghai
Lion Hill
Nanking
Tanaka
Tsia Ting-Kai
19Th Army
Yueda
Shirai
Wu Teh- Chen
Murai
Manchuria Declares Itself Independent State
In Manchuria, February 1, Chinese military and civil officials allied with Japan proclaimed independence. The move cuts ties with China, backs open door policy and equal opportunity, and opposes Soviet principles. Provinces pledging allegiance include Kirin, Heilungkiang, Leoning, Jehol, Harbin, plus a Mongolia area. A governing body to be formed.
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Mukden
Manchuria
China
Kirin
Heilungkiang
Leoning
Jehol
Harbin
Mongolia
Chang Ching-Hui
Tsitsihar
Ma Chan-Shan
Hope for Peace in Orient Falters as War Fears Rise
Shanghai observers report fear of a bloody clash after China rejects Japanese demands in a looming big push. Tokyo outlined ultimatum verbally to Beijing with formal writing due at 9 pm. Analysts note mounting Japanese operations likely despite earlier cautious hopes.
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United Press
Shanghai
Tun Jor
Pendl
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Sow Spa
Caraway
Costa Rico
U. S. Legation
Doris Duke
Grace Church
New York City
Cynthia Ann Piatt
William McKennan Laughlin
Miss Duke
Madman
Far East
U.S
Britain
Rony Co
McKeesport
G. C. Mud
Eal Co
Quincy
Monroe
Bulletin
International Settlement
Orient
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