Miners Safe After Hetch Hetchy Tunnel Landslide
In Livermore California a cave-in trapped twenty miners 750 feet below the surface of the Hetch Hetchy Tunnel. A thin air tube and outside rescuers began relief, messages from inside reported all right with food and water. No immediate danger was cited as heavy rains loosened earth and collapsed the shaft. Rescue work targeted today with shifts changing as crews labored amid debris.
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Livermore
Calif
Hetch Hetchy
San Francisco
Lyons
Mitchel
Heten Hetchy
Hill explains stance on reappointment to prohibition post
Mrs. Nellie M. Hill of Elyria educational director in the State department of prohibition says she has taken no steps toward reappointment after returning from Columbus. She notes she never spoke with the Governor-elect and that no action will occur until a prohibition director is named.
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State Department of Prohibition
Nellie M. Hill
Elyria
State Department of Prohibtion
Columbus
Chronicle-Telegram
United Press Service
White
Soft drink sellers urged to obtain 1931 licenses
Mayor’s Clerk Grant Schrock warned parlor operators to secure 1931 licenses or face prosecution. Only 13 new licenses issued so far this year, with about 160 licenses currently in effect. License cost is 5.50 dollars annually. Selling without a license may lead to fines under city ordinance.
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Grant Schrock
Schrock
Two Burglaries Reported To Police
Police investigated a burglary at the grocery store on Lodi Street where a car was found backed up to the rear and loaded with provisions. Loss included 1000 pounds of sugar, 6 1/2 pounds of butter, 20 pounds of cheese, 20 sacks of flour, sacks of potatoes, cigars, and small change. Neighbors heard a car near the store around 5 AM. Another burglary report notes A H Williams’s home at 1 Jean Court found a side window open and a new radio worth 135 dollars missing.
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Lodi Street
A. H. Williams
No. 1
Jean Court
Bills to relieve unemployment offered in Congress
Washington January 10. The house deadlock over drought relief ends as steering committee moves to a conference with the senate under a special rule. New unemployment relief proposals are offered by democrats and insurgent republicans including Wagner and La Follette, while the house debates farm drought relief loans.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Congress
Hoover
Wagner
Denn
N.Y
la Follette
Repn
Wis
Rep. la Guardia
N. Y
Administration
Two Die From Gas Fumes In Cincinnati Store
Two men died from gas fumes in Cincinnati on Friday. Boward J. Lawry, 55, a clerk, was overcome near a gas heater in a store, and William Hardy, 45, was found dead in a gas-filled room by neighbors.
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Cincinnati
Boward J. Lawry
William Hardy
Auto Skids Off Bridge Kills 70-Year-Old Woman
Mrs Ladina Hanley a 70 year old widow of Walbridge Ohio was killed when her car skidded off a narrow bridge near Pemberville and plunged onto the Portage river ice 29 feet below her son and daughter were injured in the same accident authorities said Friday in Toledo Ohio amid battlefield conditions as winter weather hampered rescue efforts
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Toledo, O
Ladina Hanley
Walbridge
Pemberville
Porttage River
Two Yeggs Net 92000 In East Cleveland Bank Heist
In East Cleveland on a Saturday the City Savings and Loan branch was robbed of about 32600 by two gunmen. Miss Ruth Wells, 28, assistant cashier, handed over roughly 2600 from a cash drawer as one robber cut telephone wires and both fled. Clayton W. Webb, 24, was in the basement during the incident. Webb later telephoned an alarm from a neighboring shop. It was the second straight bank robbery in a week for this company with a prior $500 theft by Mrs. Viola Harris, now in county jail awaiting trial.
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Cleveland, O
Ruth Wells
City Savings & Loan Co
Cleveland
Miss Wells
Webb
Viola Harris
Five Highway Engineers Appointed by Merrell
Columbus Jan 10 State Highway Director Designate O W Merrell announced the appointment of five of the 12 division highway engineers. The appointees are Charles Ash Lima Division No 1 Prindle Ashland Division No 3 Harry Miller Greenville Division No 7 G M Anderson Chillicothe Division No 9 A W Sherwood Marietta Division No 10 Remaining seven districts to be filled between now and Monday.
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Columbus
O. W. Merrell
Charles Ash
Lima
Vermilion Man Burned To Death
Cleveland reports a Vermilion man identified as Lawrence Kamps 21 died when his auto burst into flames after a collision on Lake Road in Bay Village He was pinned in the burning car and died before rescue by two men riding in the other car James J Berigan of Bay Village and Milford Cunningham of Lakewood were injured Cunningham sustaining a broken leg both were taken to Lakewood Hospital for treatment
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Cleveland
Bay Village
Lawrence Kamps
Vermilion
Ohio
Lake Road
Kamps
James J. Berigan
Milford Cunningham
Lakewood
Lakewood Hospital
Cunningham
Three Killed In Air Derby Mishap
A noncompeting monoplane failed to start and after hitting telephone lines crashed into a swamp near the Miami airfield. Pilot James W Riddle aged 23 from Chicago and flier Bob C Smalley of Chicago died along with Dr Harry A Ware of Chicago. Dr A B Smalley, also from Chicago, suffered a broken back and was not expected to survive.
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Miami
Fla
James W. Riddle
Chicago
Bob C. Smalley
Stinson Illinois Aircraft Company
Harry A. Ware
A. B. Smalley
Han sen added to important Rules Committee
Toledo lawmaker Rep Harry N Hansen of Toledo was named to the House Rules Committee by Speaker Arthur Hamilton of Warren County. The panel, chaired by the speaker, includes five Republicans and two Democrats and steers the legislative agenda in the chamber.
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Columbus
Harry N. Hansen
Toledo
House of Representatives
Arthur Hamilton
Warren County
House
Demonstrations Turn Hostile as Bruening Tours East Prussia
Berlin reports hostile demonstrations rose in Oppeln Rosenberg and Beuthen as Chancellor Bruening, returning from East Prussian tour, was greeted with chants calling him death and hunger dictator. Communists and Fascists harassed his party with stones thrown at Beuthen.
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Berlin
Heinrich Bruening
Oppeln
Rosenberg
Beuthen
Bruening
Bill Calls for Registration of Aliens in House Proposal
Rep John L Cable of Ohio introduces a bill from the immigration committee to register all aliens and deport undesirables, citing Hoover and Doak recommendations. The measure targets alien criminals and aims to curb immigration abuses.
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Washington
John L. Cable
Ohio
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
Cable
Hoover
Doak
United States Steel unfilled orders rise to 3.94 million tons
New York Jan 10 Exceeding Wall Street expectations United States Steel Corporation reports unfilled orders totaling 3 943 596 tons as of December 31 up 303 960 tons from November 30 3 639 636 tons This compares with 3 481 763 tons on October 31 and 4 417 193 tons on December 31 1929.
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New York
Wall Street
United States Steel Corporation
Seaplane Tradewind Heads from New York to Paris
In Hamilton Bermuda on January 10, the seaplane Tradewind departed at 11:15 a m EST for the Azores Islands carrying Mrs Beryl Hart and Lieut William S MacLaren on a flight from New York to Paris.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Beryl Hart
William S. MacLaren
New York
Paris
Azores Islands
Texas Bank Robbers Take $15,000 in Canyon Hold-up
Two men robbed the First National Bank of Canyon, Texas, of about $15,000. Posses and officers chased the robbers toward Amarillo as the pursuit continued.
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Texas
Canyon
Tex
First National Bank of
Amarillo
Challenge bill of architect billing dispute at county home
The Lorain County Home project prompts a dispute over a 3 percent fee for architect Paul Rissman. Commissioners and Rissman clash over whether 2740 paid to commissioners forms part of improvement costs. A vote granted 750, leaving about 500 allegedly due. Four building commission members share 2750. judges set 2.5 percent as the legal max for their pay.
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Paul Rissman
Lorain
Rissman
Don Myers
Myers
Building Commission
Common Pleas
Commission
Enjoy Coast Central Cascade Park Hill Coasting
Over 350 residents enjoyed the Cascade Park hill last evening as the hill is regularly flooded and provides excellent coasting for Elyrians.
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Cascade Park
Water shortage crisis hits eastern Ohio farms and towns
In eastern Ohio drought markets drought parched streams wells and springs as Canfield and Mineral Ridge residents buy water from truckers at 20 cents a barrel for livestock and household use. Communities lacking domestic supplies rely on exhausted wells and cisterns. sanitation systems fail.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Canfield
Mineral Ridge
Flier Lands His Plane Safely In Cemetery
SCRANTON Pa Jan 10 Airmail pilot R P Hopkins forced to land when fuel ran out chose a local cemetery as the softest spot and set his big transport plane down safely. He was en route from Cleveland to New York with mail cargo after losing his way over the Pocono mountains.
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Scranton
R. P. Hopkins
Cleveland
New York
Hopkins
Pocono Mountains
Costs Of Education In Lorain County Public Schools
Lorain County spends about 3 million dollars to educate 21 950 public school students for the year ending June 30 1930. Expenditures total 2 931 496.12 across Elyria Lorain Oberlin and county systems. Per pupil costs vary by district with Elyria about 140, Lorain 117 Oberlin 120 and county system about 130 for the year.
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Lorain County
Monroe H. Welty
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
B. C. Maston
Elyria Public Schools
Ober- Tin
Funeral Services Held for Louise Sister of King George
In Windsor England on January 19 funeral services were held for Louise the Princess Royal sister of King George V. Royal attendance included King George Queen Mary the Prince of Wales the Duke and Duchess of York and other royals plus government diplomats. The coffin lay in the royal tomb house with remains of King Edward and Queen Alexandria.
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Windsor
England
Louise
Princess Royal
King George V
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
George
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Duke
Duchess of York
Royal Tomb
Edward
Queen Alexandria
New Citizenship Class To Begin Tue Evening
A citizenship class for foreign born residents of Elyria and vicinity will start Tuesday night at the Washington School Building under the Social Settlement Association. Sessions will be held Tuesday and Thursday at 7 30 p m. E D Adams, Elyria High assistant principal, will teach the course, following a previous year with about 40 enrollees. English classes for the foreign born will also continue under the settlement association with Philip Hofman and Miss Viola Hargrave as teachers.
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Elyria
United States
Washington School
Social Settlemnt Association
Doris Todd
Settlement House
Miss Todd
Adams
E. D. Adams
Elyria High School
Settlement Association
Philip Hofman
Viola Hargrave
Todd
Winters Gifts Package to Ice in Minnesota
Richmond Indiana report states John Snow an expressman forwarded a package from Herman Winters to John Ice who resides in Minnesota. The brief notes the transfer and destination though details are sparse. The action appears administrative with no further context or outcomes provided.
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Winters
ICE Richmond
Ind
John Snow
Herman Winters
John Ice
Ice
Minnesota
Armory Site Search Continued by Elyria Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce military affairs committee said leasing the Eady property behind McCarvel's jewelry store as a temporary armory for the Ohio National Guard will not halt efforts to find a donated site for a permanent state armory. A suitable site could trigger a $50,000 state grant and enable growth of the local guard to 75 members, with an auditorium to host conventions, basketball, boxing, and commencements.
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Eady
McCarvel
Ohio National Guard
Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Columbus
Chamber
Merchants Plan Monday Elyria Chamber Dinner
The Elyria Merchants Division says T. K. Kelly of Minneapolis is off as speaker for the Chamber of Commerce dinner at Hotel Newell Monday evening. Max Goldstein will outline plans to boost Elyria as a shopping center starting at 6 30 p m.
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Elyria
Max Goldstein
T. K. Kelly
Minneapolis
Elyria Merchants
Newell
Merchants’ Division
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Injunction Filed Against Architect in Lorain Bridge Case
Cleveland architect Wendell P. Brown, designer of the Lorain Memorial bridge, faces an injunction bid from Dr. Grills of Lorain to stop county commissioners from paying Brown 26400 for bridge plans. Brown has been paid about 35000. Hearing hoped for the week of January 19. He must answer by next Saturday.
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Wendell P. Brown
Cleveland
Lorain Memorial Bridge
Dr. Grills
Lorain
Brown
Ohio to inaugurate George W. White as Governor
Columbus pageantry awaits Monday noon as George W. White prepares to take office, succeeding Republican Myers Y. Cooper. Democrats extend this governing dynasty to at least two more years, continuing a long Ohio pattern of party control. The inaugural ceremony begins at 11 30 a. m. from a stand in the capitol grounds vicinity.
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Columbus
Ohio
George W. White
Myers Y. Cooper
White
Lorain Democrats Head to Ohio Inauguration
At least five Lorain County Democratic Executive Committee members will attend the Columbus inauguration of Governor elect George M. White, with more possible. Named attendees include D. W. Seward, W. H. Van Oster, Floyd Helfrich of Elyria, and Ben Harris and Arnold Seagers of Lorain.
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Lorain County
Democratic Executive Committee
Columbus
George M. White
Ohio
D. W. Seward
Democratic Committee
Seward
W. H. van Oster
Floyd Helfrich
Elyria
Ben Harris
Arnold Seagers
Lorain
Inauguration Day Planned With Parade In Columbus
The ceremony will be held on the west side of the state house with a possible move to the rotunda if weather demands. Governor Cooper will present Commission to Mr White and, at one minute after 12, White will take the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Carrington T Marshall. White will deliver the inaugural address in formal attire. Notable attendees include Former Governors James M Cox and Vic Donahey. A long afternoon parade through Columbus is planned, with Grand Marshal Col William J Duffy leading a police escort and eight automobile procession. Units from Fort Hayes Ohio National Guard Cleveland Grays Pershing Rifles Ohio State University troop and Ohio Naval Militia will participate under Col Robert Haubrich.
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State House
Cooper
White
Carrington T. Marshall
Supreme Court
Ohio
James M. Cox
Darton
Vic Donahey
Columbus
William J. Duffy
Co. A, 166Th Infantry
Marietta
Robert Haubrich
Fort Hayes
Ohio National Guard
Cleveland Grays
Pershing Rifles
Ohio State University
Ohio Naval Militia
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