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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1929

Page

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Ten Year Old Girl Witness to Abduction

Benjamin Henderson cashier of the Camargo Bank at Madeira near Cincinnati was kidnapped as he left his daughter Betty Jane at a school in Oakley. Betty Jane and a fifth grader witnessed two men grab him and shove him into a car, the suspects believed to be Wilbur Cole Edward Tucker gang from Lancaster PA. The abductors stole Hendersons watch and $10 then fled toward Dayton.

Cincinnati Benjamin Henderson Camargo Bank Madeira West Carrollton Dayton Henderson Camargo Miamisburg Betty Jane Dady Jessis Huddleson Oliver B. Kaiser Hamilton County Myers Y. Cooper Here Oakley Daddy Wilbur Cole- Edward Tucker Lancaster

Head of Closed Bank Answers Petition

William H. Shibley president of the Amherst Savings and Banking Company filed in common pleas court an answer to a petition by State Superintendent E. H. Blair seeking first claim on the savings bank assets to satisfy a draft for 4365.37 held by Amherst Park Bank. Shibley admits the petition and agrees to the claim. A hearing on the petition and answer will be held in common pleas court Monday.

William H. Shibley Amherst Savings and Banking Company Common Pleas E. H. Blair Amherst Park Bank Company The Park Bank Schihler Common Pleas Court

Sunday paints dual picture of home and its influence

Rev William A Sunday preached a night sermon contrasting the Godlike home with a home without God. He cited Genesis to show a man who would command his household and urged listeners to heed his call for prayerful reflection and broader spiritual awareness. The message emphasized family duty and divine guidance.

Sunday William A Billy Devil Tabernacle Abraham la Belle France

Two Children Killed in Indiana Cyclone At Maunie

Two school children were known to be killed with many others believed injured when a cyclone hit Maunie near Mount Vernon Indiana on January 18. Unconfirmed reports claimed the twister destroyed two school buildings seven or more dwellings and several business structures.

MT. Vernon Ind Maunie Til

The Secret of Failure Sermon on Promise and Punishment

The Rev Mr Sun day sermon titled The Secret of Failure cites Jeremiah displaying why God’s promises are not fulfilled. He notes covenants offering rains peace joy prosperity and victory were contradicted by drought distress captivity and dishonor as the people failed to follow God. The discourse continues on page 2.

Mr. Sunday Jeremiah God

Kiwanis Accepts Sunday's Invitation to Tabernacle

The Elyria Kiwanis club becomes the first Elyria group to accept Billy Sunday party invitation to attend as a body at the tabernacle. A special section will be roped off for Kiwanians next Tuesday night. Homer Rodeheaver, campaign music leader, announced from the platform.

Kiwanis Elyria

Home Most Sacred Spot in All the World

Perfumed shores of India's coral strand or the Klondike's frost, the word home is sacred to Eskimo, Indian, and Fifth Avenue millionaire alike. The speaker invites a companion to glimpse the most sacred spot bound by memories and associations, hinting at a continuation on page 35.

India Klondike Tepee Plains Fifth Avenue

Billy Sunday High Spots On Home And Edicts

A fragment recounts Billy Sunday style observations on home life and discipline, praising home influence while expressing harsh views on juvenile misbehavior. The speaker contrasts wealth figures with personal authority and laments teachers' disciplinary limits, proposing corporal punishment for first offenses.

Assignment list of cases for week in common pleas court

One hundred jury and equity cases were placed on the common pleas court docket for the week beginning Monday Jan 21 by assignment clerk Charles Heiman. Of these 52 are equity and 47 are jury cases to be heard before Judges Thompson and Webber in docket order.

Common Pleas Equity Common Pleas Court Charles Heiman W. B. Thompson A. R. Webber Ronderski Lyrshak Santucci Farrell McGuire T Wilson Motor Car Co Motors Co. Finance Co Reduction Co. Ward Stang. Knutowicz Railroad Co. Birythen Tr Peer. Davis Railroad Co Lehman Hardy Pearce Smith Fisher

Ohio Industries See Banner in 1929 Outlook

Ohio shows rising industrial activity with increases across general mill and factory work automobile, rubber and steel sectors. Toledo and Cleveland report labor demand. 12,000 to 15,000 employed in Toledo since Jan 1 and 500 new hires daily at Willys-Overland. Akron rubber industry expands. Youngstown steel mills operate near capacity. Cincinnati notes early year gains and building upturn amid mild winter.

Columbus Ohio United Press Cleveland Toledo Willys-Overland Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association Youngstown Pittsburgh Chicago Mahoning Valley Akron Cincinnati

C D Murray Narrow Escape From Icy Road

County Commissioner Charles D. Murray of Wellington had a close brush with death when his car skidded on icy pavement. It veered off the road, collided with a fence and teetered on a wire above a 15 foot creek drop. He rode a streetcar to Elytria, then arranged a tow. Only a spring was broken.

Charles D. Murray Wellington Wfe Murray Elsha Ely- Tria

Marshal Foch Rests Well

Paris report says Marshal Ferdinand Foch slept five hours last night without a suffocating crisis. Six doctors monitor uremia and heart action remains a concern, with no physician at bedside and only a nurse present. Georges Clemenceau, after illness, plans a short walk once cleared. Dr. Laubry calls the Marshal lively and eating well.

Paris Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Trippe Foch Laubry

Telegraph Road Injury Leaves Gil In Critical Condition

Miss Evelyn Beal an 18 year old Elyria resident sustained severe injuries after a car collision on Broad street. She swallowed broken glass from a window and later fainted at home amid reports of a choking sensation and a critical condition. Police noted both drivers failed to report the crash.

Evelyn Beal Telegraph Road Elyria Howard Beal R. D Broad Street Park Place Bob Rogers Kenyon Street Roger Beal Rogers Evelyn Emma Burrer Murray Ridge Sadie Oliver Dewey Avenue Miss Beal

Amherst Girls Escape In Car Wreck On Telegraph Road

Four Amherst girls on the way to work in Elyria narrowly escaped death when their auto overturned in a ditch on Telegraph road yesterday. Ann Mathies and Helen Bryant suffered bruises, Rose Mori had head and back injuries, Ida Mori hurt her right leg. Three girls returned home. Ida Mori was taken to Elyria for treatment.

Amherst Elyria Telegraph Road Ann Mathies Helen Bryant Rose Mori Ida Mori

Fire destroys Wilmington Tire Shop and others in blaze

A two story brick building housing Wilmington Tire and Vulcanizing, Knights of Columbus rooms, and Wilmington Oil Company was leveled by a fire today. Damage was about 26000 dollars after an air compressor exploded and toppled a stove in the tire shop.

Wilmington, O Wilmington Tire & Vulcanizing Company Knights of Columbus and Rooms Wilmington Oil Company

Trophies of Life Subject of Commencement Address

Harry Coulby, famed Great Lakes shipping magnate known as the Czar of the Great Lakes, died at the Ritz Hotel in London. At sixty four, he led Pittsburgh Steamship Co and Pickands Mather, controlled vast freight, and shaped U S steel lake transport. He came to Cleveland at eighteen and walked 600 miles from New York to reach his new home.

Cleveland, O Harry Coulby Great Lakes Ritz London Eastgland Coulby Pittsburgh Steamship Company United States Steel Corporation Claypoole England Pickands, Mather & Co Pittsburgh Steamship Co United States Steel Corp South America America Cleveland New York Interstate Steamship Co

Elyria High School Holds January Diploma Ceremony

Forty boys and twenty four girls received diplomas at Elyria High School in the January graduating class exercises. Yona Eva Worcester led as first graduate and valedictorian, while Rev Stephen K Mahon gave the commencement address on the trophies of life and the use of time.

Elyria High School Yona Eva Worcester Samuel H. Arshen Stephen K. Mahon Epworth M. E Toledo R. C. Maston C. P. Shively Rev. Mahon Robinson Crusoe Desert Island Mahon

Man Entombed in Coal Mine at Bradier

Steubenville reports Pat Nick aged 33 entombed in the east room of the U S Coal Company mine at Bradier after a roof collapse. Officials say four to five days to tunnel to him. rescue halted after dark as foreman warned of dangerous conditions and likelihood of death.

Steubenville Pat Nick U. S. Coal Company Bradier Nick Entembel

China Plans Sweeping Cut in Armed Forces

Shanghai dispatches report that the Nanking military conference adopted a program for a wholesale reduction of China s armed forces. The plan calls for cutting the estimated 2 509 000 men to about 9000.

Shanghai China Nanking

Flu Epidemic Recedes in City as Health Chief Credits Measures

City Health Commissioner Dr. G E French says the influenza epidemic is nearly gone with a little over fifty cases remaining and none serious. He credits the two week closure rule and bans on public gatherings for halting the spread. Contagious diseases are scarce aside from a few minor measles cases.

G. E. French

Elyrian Named Director of Ohio C of C

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce announces new board members including William C. Pickrell of Dayton A L Garford of Elyria and Thomas J. Davis of Cincinnati Joining the board of advisors are M R Denver of Wilmington W H W Albers of Cincinnati John T Harrington of Youngstown and Jesse R Clark Jr of Cincinnati The chamber will hold its annual banquet in Columbus on March 22.

Columbus Ohio Chamber of Commrce William C. Pickrell Dayton A. L. Garford Elyria Cleveland Automatic Machine Company Thomas J. Davis First National Bank Cincinnati M. R. Denver Wilmington W. HW. Albers John T. Harrington Youngstown Jesse

Oklahoma governor faces impeachment charges in landmark move

Oklahoma House committee votes to impeach Governor Henry Johnston over incompetence corruption and moral turpitude. Charges include pardons misappropriation of funds illegal deficiency certificates and unlawful contracts. Legislature to decide suspension or trial by Senate. committee urges suspension.

House Committee Oklahoma City Okla House Henry Johnston Oklahoma Johnston Senate R. D Crosthwaite J. W. Eldredge Banking Department Kirby Fitzpatrick State Issues Commission

Rescuers Work as 200 Bodies Pulled From Cumana Quake Ruins

Reports from Cumana say 200 bodies were removed from collapsed buildings after yesterday's earthquake. More than 1,000 injured, with property damage near 10 million dollars. Citizens unite to search ruins as foreign aid and Venezuelan Red Cross volunteers mobilize. Free transport and telegraph service offered for victims' relatives.

Caracas Venezuela Cumana Venezuelan Red Cross Comana

Fractures Leg In Fall On Ice

Catherine Nasipah thirty year old woman slipped on ice on her way to school yesterday at 1240 Prospect Street. She fractured her right leg and was admitted to Memorial hospital for care.

Catherine Nasipah Memorial Hospital

Coaster Fatality At Dayton Claim Shocking Death

Dayton report details the death of 19 year old William Winchester in a coast ing accident yesterday. The incident occurred in Dayton prompting an official inquiry. A family statement confirms the youth's identity and loss while authorities investigate the cause.

Fattaly Aurt Dayton Wm. Winchester Acchiet

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Bulletin Shiek Sheba Heaven Solomon John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie John Pierpont Morgan Ohio Industries C. D. Murray Marshal Foch Lakes Elyrian Ohio C
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