Will Appeal Judge's Decision Enjoining Steel Merger
Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Bethlehem Steel said they will appeal Judge Jenkins's ruling enjoining their merger into a one billion dollar unit. Court of Appeals will hear the case. leaders from both firms traveled to New York for discussions with Bethlehem’s Eugene G. Grace. Combined assets exceed one billion dollars, placing the potential unit second to United States Steel.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Common Pleas
David G. Jenkins
Bethlehem
New York
Sheet & Tube
Court of Appeals
District Court of Appeals
Jenkins
Cyrus S. Haton
Cleveland
Eaton
Livingston Mather
James A. Campbell
Frank Purnell
Eugene G. Grace
Campbell
Grace
United Companies
United States Steel Corporation
Powers to Meet in February 1932 for Next War Prevention
Geneva reports say the League of Nations will convene in February 1932 for a historic effort to curb arms and prevent another global war. The conference seeks binding limits on land sea and air armaments and regulates war materiel, gases and fuels while balancing naval power through treaties among Britain United States Japan and others.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
League Preparatory Commission
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Britain
United States
Japan
France
Italy
Lorain County Farm Bureau Holds Annual Meeting at Elyria Church
Lorain county farm families gather at the First M. E. Church for the annual Lorain County Farm Bureau meeting. Nearly four hundred attend, with reports showing 1930 bank balances and county purchases including feeds, fertilizer, and seeds. The program features reports from officers, Four-H Club leaders, and Grange members, plus an orchestra opening and a church service.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Farm Bureau
M. E
C. F. Hales
Columbia Station
County Farm Bureau
Florence Brucker
Lo- Tain County
Miss Brucker
A. D. Crocker
Columbia Township
A. E. Piper
W. G. Caskey
Russia Township
Man Indicted in Manslaughter Case in Detroit Death
Detroit man Carman Antelitano was indicted for manslaughter by the last grand jury after a fatal Lake Road auto crash that killed 10 year old Peter Keti. A telegram from the Detroit Health Department Vital Statistics Bureau reported Antelitano died January 16. Prosecutor Don W Myers said he would investigate the report.
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Carman Antelitano
Detroit
Charles Adams
Antelitano
Vital Statistics Bureau
Detroit Department of Health
Don W. Myers
Lake Road
Peter Keti
Ten Miners Killed in Mysore Rock Fall in India
Ten miners died and fifty were injured when a huge rock collapse hit the Kolar Gola Fields in Mysore state. Pit heads were shaken and the district was plunged into panic as rescue work began.
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Madras
India
Kolar Gola
Mysore
Weather forecast for Ohio and nearby regions
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight with warmer readings in western and southern portions. Sunday will bring increasing cloudiness and mild temperatures, with rain likely Sunday night. Eastward pressure movement suggests continued fair to mild conditions tonight, followed by cloudier skies and a chance of rain Sunday night and a turn to colder air.
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Columbus
Ohio
Phoenix
Miami
Los Angeles
Cochrane
Northfield
Quebec
Shippers
Elyria Township Farmers Demand Local Road Work Jobs
Forty Elyria township farmers met at BE Burrer’s home to protest township road funds use. They claim only 7000 dollars were spent in 1930 and outsiders were hired at 50 cents an hour while resident farmers are idle in winter. They urge hiring locals for road tasks. Trustees T L Shaw William Hilliar and George Cotton.
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Elyria Township
BE. J. Burrer
West Ridge Road
Peter Dellefield
T. L. Shaw
William Hilliar
George Cotton
County treasurers office employees aid needy in Elyria
Employees of the county treasurer's office gathered and stored canned goods groceries vegetables and other foods this morning for distribution to the needy in Elyria. Miss Ella Hays 335 Furnace Street proposed the plan to Treasurer N D Backus and received strong support as tax collection concluded and some workers faced discharge.
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Elyria
Ella Hays
Furnace Street
Miss Hays
N. D. Backus
Tax Collection Expected To Reach Three Million
County Treasurer N D Backus announced tax collections for this period would reach 2700000 dollars, notably higher than projected. Officials had forecast a shortfall of one to two hundred thousand dollars. The county should collect about 3000000 dollars by this time.
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N. D. Backus
River Bottoms Search For Bandit Trio
Petersburg, Ind. residents hunted the White River bottoms for three bank robbers who looted the Peoples Loan and Trust bank of 6000 dollars. They threatened the bookkeeper Lena Arnold with death if she screamed as two entered the bank and grabbed cash while a third waited outside in a car. Bylee Harris trailed the trio through Petersburg but the men escaped. Police seek a Petersburg man believed among the trio.
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Petersburg
Ind
White River
Here
Peoples Loan & Trust Bank
Lena Arnold
Bylee Harris
Prohibition Debate Shapes 1929 Election Clash
Washington reports a near unanimous view that prohibition has defined the year with a decisive test for the 18th amendment. Seven of eleven Wickersham commissioners favor repeal or modification, prompting a hard campaign by Anti-Saloon League backed by business leaders. Hoover’s stance against repeal stirs further political clash ahead of 1930 elections.
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Washington
Wickersham
Anti-Saloon League
Wickersham Commission
Republican National Committee
Hoover
Fess
Fire damages Alabama state prison main building
The Alabama state prison at Wetumpka 14 miles from Montgomery suffered heavy damage when a fire destroyed the north wing and burned the executive offices and a textile factory. About 562 convicts were housed. no one slept in the burning building and no disorder occurred as firefighters from Wetumpka and Montgomery fought the blaze.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State Prison
Wetumpka
Bridge Collapses as Two Men Escape Drowning
Stryker Ohio January 24 Two men in a truck and trailers from Inter-State Motor Co Detroit narrowly escaped drowning when a heavy steel bridge on Route 34 collapsed into the Tiffin River just before dawn. The truck clung to the embankment while the trailers plunged with the bridge. Names Gus Gettwell and William Fair are reported.
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Stryker
Tiffin
Inter-State Motor Co
Gus Gettwell
William Fair
Detroit
Sheriff Arrests Sixth Man In Oberlin Drive
Sheriff Clarence Adams arrested Fred Emerick of Oberlin yesterday on Oberlin Drive as part of a crackdown on alleged bootleggers. Six arrests were reported this week. Emerick has not been arraigned. Walter Metzler and Clarence Daniels were postponed for trial to 1 p.m. Monday before Justice S. J. George.
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Oberlin Drive
Fred Emerick
Oberlin
Clarence Adams
Emerick
Walter Metzler
Clarence Daniels
S. J. George
Death of Elyria Physician Dr Karl P Reefy at 50
Dr Karl P Reefy 50 a well known Elyria physician died at Cleveland Clinic Hospital at nine this morning after eleven days hospitalization. He leaves widow Neva and son Phillip with sister Mrs Mayo E Roe. He practiced in Elyria since 1904 and was active in St Andrews Episcopal church and the Masons. His father Dr Philip D Reefy a longtime Elyria physician and former mayor lived from 1869 to 1913.
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Karl P. Reefy
Elyria
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Reefy
Neva Reefy
Phillip
Mayo E. Roe
Eclectic Medical College
Cincinnati
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
The
Masons
Philip D. Reefy
Elyna
Philip D. Reely
Woman Who Lost In Faro Game Resigns Post
CHICAGO, Jan. 24. Mrs Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge, who lost $50,600 of a prominent Chicago politician's money in a faro game, resigned today from her $7,500 a year post as collector of internal revenue for northern Illinois. She sent a telegram to the commissioner of internal revenue in Washington and prepared a further statement. Edward R. Litsinger, Cook county tax reviewer, who loaned the $50,000, said he intends to prosecute Mrs. Blacklidge for swindling him.
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Chicago
Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge
Illinois
Blacklidge
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
Edward R. Litsinger
Cook County
Springfield
Reit
Rich Peasants to Be Eradicated in Russia
Moscow bulletin reports Stalin announcing a decisive final drive to eradicate the Kulaks as a class within the year. The campaign, tied to collectivization, is seen as a larger offensive than the 1930 drive against rich peasants.
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Russia
Moscow
U.pr
Josef V. Stalin
Red Cross drive leaders named for Elyria chapter
The Elyria Chapter plans a drought relief drive on the group plan aiming to raise 3200 dollars. A. L. Werner announces after a meeting with about 100 residents. Seventeen sub chairmen were appointed to oversee groups across the city and county.
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Elyria
American Red Cross
A. L. Werner
Ruth Riley
Werner
George E. French
John Mathis
George Richwine
J. B. Seward
A. J. Richards
A. R. Agate
American Legion
C. F. Wiseman
J. B. Thomas
Earl Bacon
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Butler
J. E. Betteridge
John’ P. ‘Rankin
C. L. Sotherden
F. J. Stankard
Knights of Columbus
J. A. Knechtges
Grafton
Edith Metcalf
Oberlin
Harvey Cheney
Plan assigns eastern trunk lines to New England railroads
Washington January 24 The presidents of four major eastern railroads propose a consolidation plan for New England lines. The Boston and Maine would join Nickel Plate The Boston and Albany would align with New York Central and The New York New Haven and Hartford would partner with Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio. The proposal awaits ICC review after the four-system consolidation plan is finalized.
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Washington
New England
Boston and Maine
van Sweringens
Boston and Albany
New York Central
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern
Verdict Awards $90,000 Against Tom Mix
Erie report states Zack T. Miller, western showman, won $90,000 in damages from Tom Mix for alleged breach of contract. Miller sought $345,000, claiming verbal agreement violated. Mix plans appeal, citing jurors were influenced by wealth rumors. Miller headed to Tulsa to auction 1,500 hogs on his ranch before verdict.
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Erie
Zack T. Miller
Tom Mix
Miller
Mix
Tulsa
Ohla
Foremen To Hear Talk On Aviation
Elyria Foreman's Club at the YMCA will host its January meeting with W. E. Telzrow of the Cleveland Institute of Aviation as speaker. He'll discuss Aviation and Modern Industry. The event includes installation of new officers and an arranged entertainment program.
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Elyria Foreman's Club
W. E. Telzrow
Cleveland Institute of Aviation
Fined for Employing Minor in West View
Leon Jocks of West View was fined $20 and costs by Justice S. J. George after arraignment on employing a minor. The offense involved Roman, aged 17, as reported by E. J. Alexander, school attendance officer.
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Leon Jocks
West View
S. J. George
Jocks
Roman
E. J. Alexander
Senator Howell Home Raid Bill Moves in Senate
Ardent Prohibitionists seized a chance in Washington to test enforcement in the capital by advancing Senator Howell Nebr bill. It aims to set up model enforcement machinery here and seeks Hoover backing to enforce prohibition in the district where the President holds executive power. The late roll call, 39 to 29, surprised Republicans who expected failure. Some prominent drys oppose the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Howell
Hoover
District of Columbia
United States
Sheriff Clears Legal Hurdles for County Police Broadcast Station
Sheriff Clarence Adams announced no legal obstacles remain to building a low wave police broadcasting station. The Radio Commission has directed procedures for setup, with final equipment contracting to follow. Patrol cars will receive sets and coordinate with Cleveland police to aid county patrols.
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Clarence Adams
Radio Commission At
Washington
Adams
Sheriff
Cleveland Police Broadcasting Station
Apartments Wanted in Chronicle Telegram Want Ads
Wanted notices describe demand for furnished or unfurnished apartments. Emphasizes immediate rent if furnished with clean rugs and curtains. unfurnished in good locations are in high demand. Advertise in the Chronicle Telegram want ads for best results.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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