Amherst man named receiver for U S Automatic plant
W G Nord of Amherst was appointed receiver for the U S Automatic company by Judge W B Thompson. The Weatherhead Co had considered a purchase but the deal stalled. Nord will run the plant for about a month, then seek to return it to profit or sell. The company reports about 50 thousand dollars in monthly business with orders ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Nord
Amherst
General Ltons Company
West Virginia
American Specialties Company
U. S. Automatic Company
Common Pleas
W. B. Thompson
Weatherhead Company
Cleveland
Fitzsimmons Company
Youngstown
U. & Automatic
U.S. Automatic
Nord
Thompson
W. B. Howells
Fauver
Elyria
Weatherhead
U. S. Automatic
Immeadime
Comparr
Rodeheaver Leads Kiwanis Meeting In Musical Focus
Homer Rodeheaver, music leader for Billy Sunday campaigns, spoke at the Kiwanis noon gathering at the Hotel Newell. He urged neigh borliness over business, noted melodies from African American traditions, and led or joined multiple musical numbers with George Dibble and others. New members Frank Murbach and Russel Hadaway were welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Rodeheaver
Kiwanis
Ihotel Newell
Noah
Rodeheaver
Kiwanians
John
Old Virginy
George Dibble
Canton
Dibble
Albert Peterson
Bob Mathews
Paul Beckwith
George Soerheld
Cleveland Rescue Mission
Frank Murbach
Russel Hadaway
Six Firemen Trapped In Chicago
Bulletin from Chicago reports six firemen were trapped during a blaze in a large laundry when a brick wall collapsed. Fireman John J. Carey was recovered dead, others were severely burned and injured with Timothy Donahue in critical condition, doctors warning he may die.
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Chicago
John J. Carey
Carey
Timothy Donahue
Lorain Youth Groups Hold Large Meeting
Tomorrow night the Lorain B Y P A will gather in a group for their meeting. Lorain County Christian Endeavor members attended in a group last night. Also present were the Pegaway class of the Methodist church of Medina and the Emmanuel Evangelical church of Lorain. About 4000 people attended last night’s meeting.
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The
Lorain B. Y. P. A
Lorain County Christian, Endeavor
Pegaway
Church of
Medina
Emmanuel Evangelical Church of
Lorain
Sunday Sermon Sparks Converts At Elyria Tabernacle
Rev William A Billy Sunday attacked the word If in a heated Elyria sermon on The Three Crosses, urging believers not to let an If derail their creed. His fiery words stirred the audience as about 70 youths moved to the front to join Sunday, with music by the Elyria Odd Fellows Band and the Masonic Glee Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacle
William A
Billy
Sundar
Elyria
Billy Sunday Hot Shots
A collection of quotes attributed to Billy Sunday urging genuine faith and salvation. He condemns reveling in others’ misfortune, warns against delaying salvation, and emphasizes the Cross of Jesus Christ as the door to God. He admits fear of death but not avoidance, and predicts arguing with the Lord at life’s end.
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God
Cross of
Jesus Christ
Fail To Change Execution Date
New Orleans, January 31. Two legal moves failed to alter the scheduled hanging of Ada Bonner Lebocuf and Dr. Thomas Dreher in the Franklin jail yard for the murder of Lebocuf's husband, Judge Wayne G. Borah. Federal courts denied habeas corpus and later a certificate of reasonable cause to delay the execution. Defense chief Ben Daly said the team has no plans to appeal to Gov. Huey P. Long further.
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New Orleans
Ada Bonner Lebocuf
Thomas Dreher
Franklin
Ben J. Daly
The
United Press
Huey P. Long
Foch Suffers Relapse in Heart Illness
Bulletin from Paris reports Marshal Foch, long seriously ill with heart disease, suffered a relapse as pulmonary congestion set in. He had been able to sit up briefly but must return to bed, according to doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marschal Fordin
Foch
Focd
Fire kills two aboard President Johnson liner in Jersey City
A blaze in the midship berth deck of the President Johnson at Pier 9 in Jersey City killed two men and injured six others during an around the world cruise leg. Firefighters battled the flames for over three hours as Chinese crew members were briefly detained, and a cigarette butt was blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Dollar
Johnson
Pier 9
Cuba
San Francisco
William Gonzales
John Tier
John Laszt
Leslie Jordan
John Lenahan
Dollar Line
President Garfield
Little Bahama Shoals
President Hayes
Panama Canal
Tow Disabled British Ship Aboard U S S Tampa
The coast guard cutters Tampa and Mojave struggled in heavy seas with the disabled British steamer Silver Maple in tow. No progress was made as the craft headed into the highway, with a rising barometer and shifting wind offering hope for a Bermuda tow later. The Whitehall cutters recovered the ship about 1,000 miles east of Cape Hatteras Tuesday and planned to tow her to Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Cape Hatteras
Girl Winning In Battle For Life At Perry Kansas
Margaret Brown, seven, in Perry Kansas, survived twelve days of oxygen and blood transfusions after pneumonia led to lung congestion and artificial respiration. She breathed normally for the first time since January 18, regained consciousness Tuesday afternoon, and spoke softly to a fireman before asking her father for a balloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean War
Cold Wave Clamps Down on Ohio and Nearby States
The United States Weather Bureau announced a new cold wave descending on Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Zero and sub-zero temperatures will blanket most of Ohio tonight with frigid air extending into the neighboring states. Snow covered most areas today and tonight with precipitation likely to continue. Clear skies may return tomorrow but temperatures stay below freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
United States Weather Bureau
Blaze at Logan Furniture Plant Destroys $75,000 in Fire
A naptha room explosion at Logan Manufacturing Company furniture makers in Logan Ohio caused $75,000 damage. Fire spread to an adjoining warehouse and a main storage room with $50,000 worth of finished furniture. Discovered by worker Harry Hampson, firemen aided by Nelsonville contingent reached the scene. Plant owners include L. P. Mooney Harold R. Tipton and Ward W. Davis. Fifty five workers were left unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan, O
Logan Manufacturing Company
Harry Hampson
Nelsonville
L. P. Mooney
Hocking County
Harold R. Tipton
Ward W. Davis
Charge Against Conneaut Man Nolled
PAINESVILLE Ohio January 31 Charges of wounding with intent to kill against William J MacMahon Conneaut former war flyer and college athlete were nalled today by Lake County Prosecutor J Frank Pollock due to lack of evidence He was to have gone on trial this morning MacMahon had been indicted by the Lake County grand jury for attacking his wife Mai a former Pittsburgh girl with a flashlight on a road near here Thanksgiving morning Shortly after his arrest MacMahon claimed he remembered nothing of the attack and said he was under the influence of a narcotic taken in Cleveland to relieve pain from a war wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Wm. J. MacMahon
Conneaut
Lake County
J. Frank Pollock
McMahon
Grand Jury
Mai
Pittsburgh
Here
MacMahon
Cleveland
IMA MAN NAMED STATE LIBRARIAN COLUMBUS O Jan 31
George E. McCormick managing editor of the Lima Star was elected state librarian succeeding C B Galbraith secretary of state archaeological and historical society Galbraith served as librarian for 18 months Appointment of Thomas Derine Toledo as chief of the state division of factory and building inspection and Percy Tetlow Columbus as referee of claims in the workmen s compensation division was announced by Governor Cooper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
George E. McCormick
The
Lima Star
C. B. Galbraith
State Archaeological and Historical Society
Galbraith
Lbrarian
Thomas Derine
Toledo
Percy Tetlow
Cooper
Search for Edith Dierdorf Intensifies in Indiana
About 1,000 residents join a rural search near Terre Haute for Edith May Dierdorf, 10, believed kidnapped and murdered. Detectives comb mine shafts and creek banks after a bloodstained sack tied to Busseran Creek bridge is found. Police doubt she will be found alive, as crowds seek clues along highways and in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Edith May Dierdorf
West Terre Haute
Here
Sullivan
Carlisle
Paxton
Busseran Creek
Edith May
Clarence Brothers
Brothers
Hiram Smith
Coal Company
Dixie Highway
Brossers Creek
Ora D. Davis
Fight To Save Life Of Ariz. Banker Curtis In Pneumonia
Nogales Arizona January 31 emergency calls went to Phoenix Fort Sam Houston and Fort Huachuca for oxygen to save Bracey Curtis Nogales banker and treasurer of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railroad critically ill with pneumonia kept alive by oxygen since Sunday. Oxygen supplies in Nogales are exhausted. Four physicians and nurses have attended since a relapse Sunday.
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Nogales
Ariz
Phoenix
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Hauchucea
Bracey Curtis
Kansas City, Mecaico and Orient Railroad
Curtis
Death Wins Race Cincinnati headline unclear text
A Detroit to Cincinnati race ended with a fatal outcome as Garland Jackson a 33 year old tubercular patient from Nashville Tennessee was placed on a train by his brother Mitchell in Detroit with plans to return him to Nashville before his death. The transfer to a Nashville train was to happen in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Garland Jackson
Nashville
Teun
Jackson
Mitchell
Buckley bribery trial hearing ends with shifted motive claim
In Columbus, attorney John L. Schrimper testified Buckley sought to bribe federal prohibition chief Eckhart to warn of raids. Schrimper later said the implied cost meant train fare and oats and denied conspiring with Buckley and Sperber. Sperber and Schrimper had pleaded guilty and testified for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Court Room
Columbus
John L. Schrimper
Cincinnati
Jackson
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Joseph Sperber
John Eckhart
Schrimper
Sperber
Robert Brumbaugh
Births Surpass Deaths in Elyria in 1928 Report
The annual health commissioner's report shows 565 births to 329 deaths citywide in Elyria for 1928. Ridgeville 20 deaths 13 births. Elrria 13 deaths 26 births. Carlisle 32 deaths 11 births. December had 53 deaths. major causes include heart failure 89, apoplexy 41, cancer 31, pneumonia 29, accidents 24, tuberculosis 10. Eleven auto deaths, one child died of whooping cough, one from bed fall. Influenza outbreaks early 1929 caused 46 deaths in January, linked to flu and pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
G. E. French
Ridgeville
Elrria
Carlisle Township
E. G. French
Rebel chief surrenders in Michoacan with 203 followers
Mexico City report says Simon Cortes Vieyra, a rebel chief operating in Michoacan, surrendered with 203 followers. The government continues its campaign to end banditry by offering immunity and land grants to those who surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Simon Cortes Vieyra
Michoacan
Mail plane flies twenty miles without pilot lands safely
Trav elair aircraft from Davenport area carried mail from Kansas City to Chicago when Jack Story, an airmail pilot, jumped at 3,000 feet during a blizzard after exhausting fuel. He parachuted to a field near Moline, saving the cargo. he joins the Caterpillar Club.
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Moline
His
Travelair
Jack Story
Davenport
Story
Kansas City
Chicago
Okla Governor Pleads Not Guilty
Oklahoma City January 31 Henry S Johnston suspended governor pleads not guilty to eleven impeachment charges voted by the lower house of the 12th Oklahoma legislature. The senate court of impeachment sets February 11 for his trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry
Johnston
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Senate
Logan Gas Co valuation fixed by utilities panel
The Public Utilities Commission set the Logan Gas Company valuation at 9 607 366 77 for rate making, reducing the claimed value by about 50 percent from the prior tentative figure. Gas rates in 33 cities will be based on this valuation, ending a three year dispute between the company and municipalities. Commissioner Huffman signed the order. his successor was not yet named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Logan Gas Company
Commission
Utilities Commission
James Huffman
William Klinger
Roscos C. McCulloch
Improvements at Lorain County Fair Grounds Planned
Lorain County Agricultural Society directors meet in Elyria to discuss 1929 fair upgrades including two new hog barns an addition to the horse barn and painting multiple buildings. They plan to present cost estimates to county commissioners seek funding and set aside funds for purses and prizes while introducing new race features and a school exhibit prize system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Fair
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Elyria
Fair Board
C. T. Winckles
The
Agricultural Society
E. D. Suxder
L. Baileyv
Codatr
Ohio
Columbdus
Winckles
W. B. Richmond
Codett
Welfare Director to Inspect Grafton Farm Project
Columbus January 31 Hal H Griswold State Director of Welfare will view the Grafton Farm at 2 p m Friday to inspect the entire project He will be joined by Representatives C R Summers and P H Rogers and others interested in Grafton Farm development Summers introduced a 500 dollar appropriation for improvements and the farm would operate under Mansfield Reformatory then under its jurisdiction Griswold approved the bill A similar measure was introduced in the Senate by Senator Wait
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hal H. Griswold
Grafton Farm
Mansfield Reformatory
Delayed Diploma Delivery and Finalized Arrivals at Elsrna High
Elsrna High School announces that diplomas for the class of January graduates have arrived after a delay caused by influenza among the engraving company's workers. The January 17 commencement featured leftover and sample diplomas. real diplomas are now available at the high school office. Principal C. P. Shirley confirmed the update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsrna High School
C. P. Shirley
Todas
Shirley
Shively
Lorain County Man on Farm Week Speakers
Lorain county man Henry Leimbach of Brownhelm will speak on Potato Production at Ohio State University Columbus during Farmers Week. A 40-member Lorain delegation plans to travel Sunday night for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation meeting and other events with reduced railroad rates arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Henry Leimbach
Brownhelm Township
Ohio State University
Columbus
C. E. Rowland
Leimbach
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Rowland
Farm Bureau
Columbes
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Logan
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LAW
Gruber and Schrimper
Fair Grounds
Duate
C. R. Summers
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