Coroner Perry to step down after ten years in office
Coroner M. E. Perry will transfer duties to Dr. Thomas Peebles of Lorain on January 5 marking the first time in a decade that the post will not be held by a county official. Perry recalls tormented days after Lorain's 1924 tornado, describes the emotional toll and notable cases including Elizabeth Sparrow and a murder attempt case near Grafton.
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Will
Dr. Peebles
Lorain
M. E. Perry
Thomas Peebles
Perry
Logain County
Fred Underhill
George H. Copas
Elyria
Copas
Elizabeth Sparrow
Lake Erie
Dental Association
New York City
Cleveland
Pegry
N. D. Backus
Cincinnati
Europe
New York
Marines Battle Bandits in Nicaragua Ambush Toll Eight Killed
A 50 man Marine patrol in Nicaragua engaged ambushers two miles south of Achaupa in the Nueva Begovia department. Eight Marines were killed and two wounded, with bandit casualties reported as eleven killed and four wounded. Names listed for the fallen Marines include Sergeant Arthur M. Perlang and Private Irving W. Aron. Private Hutcherson and Private Jackson were among the injured. The exchange occurred during telephone line repair work, under the command of Miguel Ortiz, linked to Augusto Sandino's rebel movement.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Mack Hutcherson
Shreveport
Frank Austin Jackson
Lawrenceville
Arthur M. Palring
Fort Lyon
Colo
Irving W. Aron
Cecilia Aron
Ave
Brooklyn
Lambert Bush
Richard H. Bush
Ray Minett
Ala
Edward Everett Elliott
Evy Elliott
Des Moines
Joseph Albert Marbaugh
Blanche Moffat
Washington
Frank Kosteradski
Peter K. Steradski
Bell Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Richard J. Litz
Pearl Litz
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph Arthur MecCarthy
John W. McCarthy
Chillicothe. O
Miguel Ortiz
Augustino Sandino
Achaupa
Department
Nueva Begovia
Arthur M. Perlang
Eleven-Year-Old Coasting Accident Victim From Elyria
Jackie Ross eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Ross of 373 Furnace Street is in the Elyria Clinic with internal injuries from a coasting accident at Cascade Park. The sled crashed into a tree and a blood transfusion may be necessary, his father said.
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Jackie Ross
Vernon Ross
Furnace Street
Elyria Clinic
Jackie
Cascade Park
Chronicle-Telegram
No Births In City On New Years Day
A survey of city physicians offices showed no births in Elyria since 1931 as the new year began. Merchants offer a prize to the first baby born in Elyria, with residents qualifying, but no winner had appeared by day two of the year.
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Elyria
Unpaid liquor fine lands Avon man in Lorain jail
An old unpaid liquor fine led Joseph Webber, formerly of Avon, to be jailed in Lorain county on New Year’s Day. He was fined $400 plus costs in 1928, appealed, but the case stalled. the common pleas court upheld the judgment and ordered execution. Sheriff Adams tracked him to Cleveland and secured a warrant, keeping him housed as the 1931 term began.
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Joseph Webber
Webber
Avon
Justice 8S
J. George
Common Pleas Court
Justice of Peace
Cleveland
Clarence Adams
Paul McCampbell
McCampbell
Adams
Lorain County
Brown Named Head Of National Tube Company Plant
James Miller watchman at the Willys Overland plant reports a midnight intruder incident. Miller says two masked men entered the office, one man struck him, another beat him with a blunt instrument. Police found a mask. Miller implies the attackers sought Snyder, the regular watchman, who is recuperating and due back January 15.
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Police Today
James Miller
18Th Street
Willys Overland
Miller
Memorial Hospital
Snyder
Spud
Grant Snyder
Nephew of Elyria Man Victim in Hunting Accident
A hunting accident at dusk on Wednesday killed John E. Jacque 17 of North Royalton nephew of F W Wil ford Elyria post office clerk The youth died from wounds after being accidentally shot by a hunting companion on the scene in the countryside near Elyria Ohio
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Elyria
Evea
John E. Jacque
North Royalton
F. W. Wilford
Princeton Avenue
Retirement of Lorain plant chief at National Tube
Announcement from F W Waterman of Pittsburgh reports Charles Fell will retire after 48 years with National Tube Company. Fell has led the Lorain plant as general manager since 1916 and is succeeded by Earl W Brown, effective January 1. Brown, Yale graduate, 28 years with the firm, becomes general superintendent.
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Charles Fell
Washington Avenue
Elyria
National Tube Company
F. W. Waterman
Pittsburgh
Fell
Lorain
Max. M. Suppes
Earl W. Brown
Brown
Max Suppes
Tube Company
Yale University
City Bank
Nurse Named To Lead Aged Home Medical Program
Announcement today names Miss Esther Patten as registered nurse in charge of nursing and the medical program at the Home for the Aged. A Columbus White Cross graduate, she comes from Greenville to Elyria and will be aided by Mary Brennan Lulu Wilcox Lida Fortney and Lillian Waters. The appointment aligns with Methodist church policy supporting 44 homes and the new administration.
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Esther Patten
Home For the Aged
Miss Patten
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Elyria
Greenville
Mary Brennan
Lulu Wilcox
Lida Fortney
Lillian Waters
Home For the
Methodist Church
To Retire After 55 Years Of Service
Michael F. Keane, 55 years in continuous employ of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and New York Central railroads, will retire within a few days. He will be 70 in May and has served as station agent here for 23 years. He plans winter in Miami, Florida, and will retire when his successor is appointed after starting as a water boy in Oak Harbor.
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Michael F. Keane
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
New York Central
Keane
Miami
Florida
Oak Harbor
To Stand Trial On Arson Charge
The trial of Robert Courtney and Perry Driesbaugh for arson is set to begin Thursday. Assistant Prosecutor John Harding announced Courtney and Driesbaugh were indicted for allegedly setting fire to a small house south of Lorain near Pearl Road about three years ago.
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Robert Courtney
Lorain
John Harding
Courtney
Perry Driesbaugh
Pearl Road
Charles Ohmeis Ends Life At Mercy Hospital
Charles Ohmeis aged 65 died after leaping from the fourth floor of Mercy Hospital in Hamilton Ohio. The death occurred Thursday while nurses were out of the room after several weeks of illness. The manner of death is self inflicted.
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Hamilton
Charles Ohmneis
Mercy Hospital
Ohmeis
Ohio's Prison Situation Faces New Governor
Incoming Ohio governor George White of Marietta faces drastic welfare program reorganization and probes into state penitentiaries. Warden Preston E. Thomas of Columbus has been under fire, while photos depict the Mansfield reform school cell and a Columbus punishment cell. Prisoners march under guard as the Easter Monday disaster at the Columbus facility is recalled.
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Ohio
George White
Marietta
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Preston
E. Thomas
Mansfield Reformatory
Ohio New Year tragedy toll from accidents and crimes
United Press survey shows heavy toll across Ohio on New Year’s Eve and Day. Convoy high school students Morris Kreischer Bill Burley and Ward McDaniels died when their car hit a Pennsylvania freight train near Convoy. In Cincinnati Charles Virgilio killed his ex-wife Josephine 38 in the Metropolitan Theater auditorium. Other deaths include John E. Jacque 15 of North Royalton from a hunting accident near Berea, Horace Ankeney former state legislator killed near Nenia, Mrs Sarah Gilbert 67 who died after leaping from a fire damaged Columbus home, and numerous auto bicycle and elevator accidents statewide. Fire claimed a Portsmouth family of 12. Akron deaths from sled and barbershop incidents. carbon monoxide blamed in several cases.
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Ohio
United Press
Convoy
Pennsylvania
Morris Kreischer
Bill Burley
Ward McDaniels
Cincinnati
Charles di Virgilio
Josephine
Metropolitan Theater
John E. Jacque
North Royalton
Berea
Horace Ankeney
Nenia
Carroll St. John of
Mary Pfeiffer
Doris Peterson
Occupants Of Autos Hurt In Two Accidents
Two separate auto incidents left several injured yesterday near Oberlin and Lorain. Mrs. Louis Hummrick and her two children were bruised when their car hit F. J. Kohler’s machine on Oberlin Road near Stop 95. Frank Mack suffered a broken leg and Edward Parpos minor injuries when a car carried them into a ditch on Route 58 near Mills Airport. both were taken to St Joseph's hospital. A third collision occurred on Middle Avenue at Fourth Street involving T. W. Willes and H. M. Andress as police reported.
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Clarence Adams
Louis Hummrick
Fairlawn Avenue
Stop 95
Oberlin Road
Hummrick
F. J. Kohler
Mansfield
Frank Mack
Lorain
Edward Parpos
Route 58
The
Mills Airport
Harry Shepherd
22Nd Street
Nat Jackson
Mack
Parpus
St. Joseph's Hospital
T. W. Willes
Broad Street
H. M. Andress
Middle Avenue
Fourth Street
Cadil lac Joe Kucisski Sentenced in Bank Robbery Case
Columbus Ohio January 2 Cadillac Joe Kucisski from Toledo was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for bank robbery. He was safely lodged in prison after attempting to escape while being taken from the railroad station. He was caught by a deputy sheriff as he unlocked his handcuffs.
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Columbus, CO
Cadillac Joe’ Kucisski
Toledo
Ohio
LaGrange Man Injured in Logging Accident
George Law, 54, of LaGrange, sustained painful head injuries and a badly fractured shoulder when unloading logs with a hoisting apparatus. A team of horses suddenly started, throwing him to the ground. he was rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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George Law
LaGrange
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Law
Mr. Law
Fine gas well brought in near Grafton
The first gas well of 1931 in Lorain County was brought in on the L. Blan tern farm three miles east of Grafton. It flowed 942 000 cubic feet of gas per day after being shot at noon yesterday. Most owners are Elyria residents. the drilling group was organized by C A McMillen. He says several other leases exist and another well may start soon.
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Lorain County
L. Blantern
Grafton
Elyria
C. A. McMillen
McMillen
Joffre Linger Near Death After Hospital Update
Marshal Joffre remained near death as doctors used injections to support his heart. He had been unconscious since Thursday morning, and Paris mourned briefly after a false death report circulated, though a later bulletin noted the night passed without incident and the status remained grave.
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Manger Peris
Joséph Joffre
Paris
Madame Joffre
Elyria Mayor's Court Receipts Dip in December
The December 1931 report by mayor's clerk John G. Schrock shows total receipts of 6795.80, down from November's 732.15 by 6.85, while fines and costs rose to 705.80 from 694.80. Building permit fees fell to 12 from 28, with miscellaneous receipts at 9.35.
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Elyria
John G. Schrock
Forty Five Tax Suits Filed In Lorain County
Forty five tax suits were filed in common pleas court for delinquent Lorain county taxes spanning four years or more. William Dilgren and Treasurer N D Backus led the actions, with about 45 more cases expected and around 175 already disposed of among nearly 900 parcels involved.
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Common Pleas Court
Lorain County
William Dilgren
Don Myers
N. D. Backus
Dilgren
Diigren
Former Ambassador Hugh Campbell Wallace Dies at 67
Washington January 2 funeral service for Hugh Campbell Wallace former ambassador to France will be held here Saturday and his body will be taken to Tacoma Washington for burial Wallace died yesterday after several weeks of illness He was a prominent Democrat and a close adviser to President Wilson on western matters
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France
Washington
Hugh Campbell Wallace
Tacoma
Wash
Wallace
Wilson
West
Eight Killed In Bribe Revolt In Panama City
Panama City dispatch reports revolutionaries seized the capital declaring a provisional government led by Dr Harmodio Arias, a 44 year old lawyer. Eight men killed and an American newspaper correspondent wounded amid heavy gunfire as President Florencio Harmodio Arosemena was captured and held. American minister Roy T. Davis coordinated with Arias, who announced his provisional rule. Palace guards and military police struggled through the night as insurgents patrolled the city and crowds watched from balconies.
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Panama City
Harmodio Arias
Florencio Harmodia Arosemena
Firma
Arosemena
United Press
United States
Canal Zone
Legation
Roy T. Davia
Arias
Silsbee Named On Canatorium Project
Ralph Silsbee an Elyria architect was appointed resident architect for the tuberculosis sanatorium on North Ridge road near Amherst. He was recommended by Frank Bail in a resolution of the building commission. Norman Baus will move to Bail’s Cleveland office January 7. Silsbee starts duties January 5.
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Ralph. Silsbee
Elyria
North Ridge Road
Amherst
Silsbee
Frank Bail
Building Commission
Norman Baus
Bail
Cleveland
Must Have New Auto Licenses Voice of Police Chief Overhaul
Police Chief E J Stankgart announced a warning to auto owners to secure new licenses. Officers will not arrest motorists with old licenses while enforcement focuses on issuing the new 29 008 licenses in Lore Ain County. Only about 8 000 licenses issued so far, leaving many cars in garages. County auto license commissioner R B E Hakes warns many cars may lack valid plates.
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E. J. Stankgart
Imate
R. BE. Hakes
Loreain
START RIGHT START RIGHT Ways to profit with Want Ads
A promotional notice urges readers to declutter from cellar to attic and use Want Ads to sell exchange or rent property. It claims ads are the best inexpensive means to obtain results and improve prosperity this year.
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Roy Wirtland
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