Large highway meet set in Fremont court room
The Federal Highway No. 20 Association will hold its largest meeting since formation in Fremont at 8 00 Tuesday January 27 in the Common Pleas court room. Speakers include John Overmyer division engineer for Northwestern Ohio counties, C C Patterson Norwalk president, Dr H M Donaldson Bellevue mayor, and Frank Kinnapp Bellevue banking and telephone chief. Elyrians plan to attend.
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Federal Highway No. 20 Association
Common Pleas
Court House
Fremont
John'. Overmyer
Sandusky County
Ohio
White
C. C. Patterson
Norwalk
H. M. Donaldson
Bellevue
Frank Kinnapp
Union Bank and Savings Company of
Northern Ohio Telephone Company
Elyrians
Two Lorain County auto crash suits total 40625 dollars
Two lawsuits filed in Common Pleas seek 40625 dollars together. Raye Davis asks 25625 dollars from Homberger and Wagar Engineering for injuries after a collision on Telegraph Road dated September 4, 1980. Katharine Romann of Cleveland sues Harry Burkhart for 15000 dollars over an Avon Lake crash at Stevemore and Walker Roads on October 4.
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Lorain County
Common Pleas Court
Raye Davis
Homberger and Wagar Engineering and Constructing Company
Sandusky
Telegraph Road
Katherine Romann
Cleveland
Harry Burkhart
Avon Lake
Stevemore Road
Walker Road
Jury Deadlocks In DeVoe Case
A seven man and five woman jury in Daisy DeVoe's grand theft trial failed to reach a verdict after 31 hours, unsettled on 35 counts involving $16,000 taken from Clara Bow. Foreman and fellow jurors pressed for agreement as the clock stretched into the night.
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Los Angeles
Daisy DeVoe
Clara Bow
Doran
Ralph Henry Boynton
Boynton
Weather forecast for Friday and Saturday in Ohio
The forecast calls for fair and warmer weather tonight and Saturday across Ohio. Temperatures rise with North 15 to 20 degrees above normal, south 30 to 35 above, east 20 to 25 above, and west 15 to 20 above, with far northwest 5 to 10 above. Upper Ohio valley and North Atlantic states see above normal temps while the Pacific coast and Canadian border area stay mild.
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Columbus
Ohio
Los Angeles
Phoenix
New Orleans
Cochrane
Northfield
Pacific Coast
Canadian
Minnesota
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic States
Hoover May State Stance On Dry Law
Washington January 23 A push grows to have President Hoover clarify the 18th amendment revision issue. White House officials say he may explain later today and that he has an open mind, though not opposing all revision. Senator Simeon D Fess says Hoover supports an open mind but opposes a plan that would relegate prohibition to Congress for a century.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Wickersham
Simeon D. Fess
Republican National Committee
Repubpublican Party
Congress
White Names H G Southard as State Health Director
Governor White selected H G Southard of Marysville as State Director of Public Health, succeeding Charles A Neal. Southard, Union County health commissioner and Marysville health officer, will be confirmed by the Senate after a salary of 6500 dollars a year is authorized. He graduated from Starling Medical College in 1906 and has practiced in Marysville since 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
White
H. G. Southard
Marysville
Southard
Charles A. Neal
Cincinnati
Union County
Starling Medical College
St. Francis Hospital
Ohio State University
Union County Medical Society
Senate
Further Cuts In State Jobs Are Announced
Columbus Ohio January 23 16 employees of the state library were removed to reduce the payroll from 71821 to 52390 as Finance Director Bevis reported. The two year library budget fell from 694086 to 182394 with the extension program deferred. Bevis scrapped his chauffeur and two other posts saving 3440 annually. Merrell the highway director dropped a publicity director post. Other departments expect further cuts totaling about 13000 last week.
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Columbus
White
Bevis
O. W. Merrell
Former Galion Banker Sentenced for Bank Shortage
James KE Casey, former president of Citizens' National Bank of Galion Ohio, headed to the Atlanta federal penitentiary after testifying before a grand jury that reviewed the bank shortage of 223049.20. Casey had been sentenced weeks earlier to nine years, saying others were implicated while the grand jury took no indictments.
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Galion
Cleveland, O
James KE. Casey
Citizens’ National Bank of Galion
Farmer killed in gas explosion at carbide factory
Herman Starner a 56 year old farmer and Perry County Fire Insurance Company member was killed in a gas explosion at a small carbide factory near his home in New Lexington Ohio He reportedly entered the building with an open light last night highlighting the fatal accident and loss for the local community.
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Farmer
New Lexington
Herman Starner
Perry County Fire Insurance Company
Starner
Faris Named State Prohibition Commissioner in Ohio
L L Faris of Lynchburg has been named state prohibition commissioner replacing Rupert Bee tham Cadiz. Governor George White announced the appointment on Thursday. Faris will earn 5000 dollars annually and has prior service in the Cox administration and Civil Service. White will meet Faris next Monday to outline enforcement plans.
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Columbus
L. L. Faris
Lynchburg
Rupert R. Beetham
Cadiz
George White
Faris
House of Representatives
Cox
Civil Service Commission
Internal Revenue Department
Wilson
Federal Prohibition Department
Ohio
First National Bank of
Home Building Association of
White
Public Utilities Commission
William L. Klinger
Commission
Third District Court of Appeals
Securities Division
Thomas A. Edmondson
Urbana
Senate
Senate Passes Agriculture Appropriation Bill
The Senate approved the Agriculture Appropriation bill providing about 214 million dollars for the next fiscal year. The measure, passed in one hour, moves to conference for final adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Former City Council Member Rawson Seriously Ill in Elyria
J A Rawson of 332 Sixth Street is hospitalized at Elyria Memorial with a critical condition described as serious improvement by noon. The former council member has long been active in the city's affairs.
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J. A. Rawson
Sixth Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Rawson
Elyria High grants diplomas at 76th commencement
A capacity audience filled the Elyria High School auditorium as January graduates joined 79 new alumni. Thirty-seven white clothed girls and 42 dressed boys received diplomas amid Bach marches and a floral horseshoe stage display. Dr. Charles A. Bame of Ashland College delivered the address urging graduates to live as real Americans.
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Elyria High School
Bach
Charles A. Bame
Ashland College
Girls Sweep Scholarships At Elyria High Commencement
Elyria High School graduation honors show girls dominating scholarship awards while boys outnumber them overall. Four top students posted four year averages of 90 percent or higher, led by valedictorian Eleanor Ruth Goldstein who headed the class and procession. Others with above 90 averages were Lillian Marie Broske Cora Myrtie Dimaline and Jesse M Skriletz.
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Elyria High School
Eleanor Ruth Goldstein
Lillian Marie Broske
Cora Myrtie Dimaline
Jesse M. Skriletz
Re Making America Theme Urges Leisure Time Reform
Dr Bame urges better use of leisure to be worthy real Americans. He recalls America’s progress in 150 years, noting wealth and strong institutions. He cites eight hours for work sleep and play, warning play time as danger and stressing national virtue.
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Bame
America
China
Japan
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Poland
Spain
Switzerland
Holland
Mexico
Alfred, the Great
Large Donation of Food Helps Needy Across Community
Local residents donated several truckloads of food including potatoes bread beans crackers corn oatmeal oranges lard and other items. Companies such as American Lace Martell Packings Elyria Savings and Trust Co Timms Spring Co Fay Stocking Co Elyria Brass and Bronze Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co contributed. Couch-Uthe Co joined the drive with employees set to deliver their donations on Wednesday.
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American Lace
Martell Packings
Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Timms Spring Co
Fay Stocking Co
Elyria Brass and Bronze and
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co
Couch-Uthe Co
Two Elyrians Hurt in Accident
Two Elyria residents were injured in a Wellington crash when a loose horse darted into the road. Mrs. Mary Ronk, 80, suffered head lacerations and body bruises, while her son W. J. Haynes endured facial lacerations. They were taken to Falls Clinic hospital. Haynes was later released, Ronk remained hospitalized in shock.
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Elyria
Wellington
Mary Ronk
Cleveland Street
W. J. Haynes
Rochester
Ohio
Haynes
Sixteen enter pleas of not only Two men plead guilty later
In Common Pleas court today sixteen defendants entered not guilty pleas on indictments. Two changed to guilty and were sentenced. James Johnson admitted robbing a box car and received a Mansfield Reformatory sentence. Alexander Kuhn pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and was fined $25 plus costs. Other pleas included Fred Edwards for cutting to wound and Clarence Wheeler for non support. Several defendants remained charged or under bond with varied outcomes, as Judge Thompson oversaw arraignments and sentences.
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Common Pleas Court
James Johnson
Mansfield Reformatory
Alexander Kuhn
W. B. Thompson
Common Pleas
Toledo
Ben Tomasheski
James Rundle
Tomasheski
Sheriff’s Office
Leo McGinty
Thomas Greenslade
Oberlin
Lorain
John ,Kozal
Myrie Cooper
Dwight Eaton
E. O
Brown
Nicholas Bahoric
Melvin Andress
Peter Santarelli
Adolph Schindler
Elyria
Ollie Wynn
George Carter
James Sharp
James Blain
Detroit
Arthur Surprise
Kipton
Nick Waldecker
Albert Eberhart
Grafton
William Felch
William Walter
Lakewood
Ridgeville
A. H. Lewis
Cleveland
Big Four Railroad Posts 2500 Reward for Train Bandit Arrest
Cincinnati January 23 A 2500 reward was posted today by the Big Four railroad for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the bandits who held up the Detroit Cincinnati train No 9 between Carey and Bellefontaine early Thursday The robbers robbed passengers and shot one man. Reward offered through C Millard vice president and general manager Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad
Lorain County Auto Club Elects New Director
More than 200 attended the Lorain County Automobile Club annual meeting at the Elks Club. G B Thomas was elected to replace H C Harris, with directors Fred Kuhlow G E Gould W N Harding R Ford Loomis and Carl J Ehrman reelected. Ehrman is Amherst resident while others live in Elyria.
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Lorain County Automobile Club
Elks’ Club
G. B. Thomas
H. C. Harris
Fred Kuhlow
G. E. Gould
W. N. Harding
R. Ford Loomis
Carl J. Ehrman
Ehrman
Amherst
Elyria
Frank A. Merrick
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Killius
Emergency Service Bureau
Cleveland Automobile Club
Frank A. Stetson
Lorain County
Train Bandits Escape After Bellefontaine Robbery
Six masked bandits robbed a Detroit to Cincinnati Big Four Pullman near Bellefontaine Ohio and fled toward Toledo with 3000 dollars in cash and jewels. A Tampa florist Edwin K Nelson was shot but survived as deputies tracked the elusive gang. Passengers from Chattanooga Atlanta Cedar Springs Toronto and Cincinnati reported losses while investigators followed blind leads and checked a Springfield taxi driver and a speeding auto for possible bandit pickup.
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Bellefontaine
Detroit
Cincinnati
Toledo
Carey
Grants
Edwin K. Nelson
Tampa
Fla
Nelson
Rutan Hospital
Logan
EB. F. Hayes
Cincinnati and Sandusky
Big Four
L. G. Deering
Chattanooga
Tenn
E. G. Zacharias
Atlanta
Alex McPherson
Cedar Springs
Ont
Edward W. Warner
Young
Toronto
Springfield
Indian Lake
Burns Prove Fatal At Columbus Packing Plant
Robert L. Deibel, 24, died after escaping steam at the Columbus Packing Company. He and a fellow worker were caught in the steam Thursday night, with Deibel succumbing to burns.
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Columbus, O
Robert L. Deibel
Deibel
Columbus Packing Company
Receiver declares operating funds now depleted
Cleveland January 23 Federal Judge Samuel H West will decide next week whether street car service on the Cleveland Southwestern lines from Oberlin to Elyria and Elyria to Lorain will be abandoned on February 28 Receiver C J Mayers said the company faces a $13 000 monthly loss and a $98 000 overdraft with no funds to operate He proposed staged abandonment by January 31 and asked for briefs by Monday on the matter as crews have been laid off and taxes power bills remain unpaid
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West
Cleveland, D
Cleveland Southwestern
Oberlin
Elyria
Fairview
Lorain
Samuel H. West
C. J. Mayers
Tn County
Mayers
Gardner Abbott
Kamms Corners
Cleveland
Medina
Chippewa Lake
Seville
Lodi
LeRoy
Ashland
Mansfield
Crestline
Galion
Bucyrus
Serville
Creston
Wooster
Wellington
Southwestern Bus Company
Elyrians
Harry King
Patrick Joins Police Pension Board As Seventh Member
A. L. Patrick, VP and treasurer of General Industries, agreed yesterday afternoon to serve as the seventh member on the police pension board. The selection followed a Wednesday night meeting where all six members ended a six month deadlock. Patrick will help adopt rules and regulations for the police pension fund. Myron Jones, board chairman, is expected to call a meeting soon to resume rulemaking.
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A. L. Patrick
General Industries Company
Police Pension Board
Patrick
Pension Board
Police Pension Fund
Myron Jones
Three Elyria youths admit auto theft
Three youths Gene Olds 18 Tony Zatkow s ki 19 and Paul Strait 124 Huron street pleaded guilty to driving an auto without owner’s consent in Elyria police court. They confessed to stealing a coupe from Evan Coates of Ripton Ohio Sunday night, hiding it behind a Huron street warehouse, and resuming theft on Monday before police recovered the car on Tuesday.
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Elyria
Gene Olds
East Avenue
Tony Zlatkowski
West River Street
Paul Strait
Huron Street
Hewitt
Not Guilty Pleas Entered in Lorain Arson Case
In Common Pleas court Lilly and Howard Courtney of Lorain and Perry Driesbaugh of Sheffield pled not guilty to arson after being indicted by the grand jury. They were accused of burning a house occupied by Lilly Courtney and owned by Stanley Winniewski in Lorain on July 16, 1929. Previous arson indictments against Driesbaugh and Howard Courtney were nolled on state motion.
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Common Pleas Court
Lilly
Howard Courtney
Lorain
Perry Driesbaugh
Sheffield
Lilly Courtney
Stanley Winniewski
Driesbaugh
Petit Jurors Drawn for Common Pleas Court
Fifteen jurors were drawn for the Common Pleas court jury pool to begin work next Tuesday. The list includes five Elyria residents George Smart Joseph Schoenberr Elizabeth Funk Edward Terrell and Harry Crandall. five Lorain residents John Mooney Emma Baker J B Nichols Earl Krantz and Mrs David Goodfriend. plus Mrs J B Avery Amherst Grace Worcester Penfield Junction F L Wilson Oberlin J P Jackson La Grange and Charles Good Amherst.
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Common Pleas Court
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
la Grange
Amherst
Penfield Junction
Elyrians
George Smart
Eastern Heights Blvd
Joseph Schoenberr
Middle Ave
Elizabeth Funk
Edward Terrell
East Broad St
Harry Crandall
John Mooney
Fifth St
Emma Baker
F. St
J. B. Nichols
Oberlin Ave
Earl Krantz
Seventh St
David Goodfriend
Sixth St
J.B. Avery
Grace Worcester
F. L. Wilson
J. P. Jackson
Charles Good
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Health Dept
State Library
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Highway Department
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Thompson
Gf Auto Club
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Walter Godfrey
Farmer Tennants
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