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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1930
Page
1
Five bandits swooped on the South Broadway branch of the Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Company in Toledo at 1 p m. today forcing employees to lie on the floor and escaping with an estimated amount over ten thousand dollars. The robbers ignored bystanders outside as they fled the scene after the heist.
The Akron, Kenmore and Barberton Bus Line filed in common pleas court for $1,000,000 against Northern Ohio Power and Light and six others alleging a conspiracy to sabotage operations. Plaintiffs accuse Forrest L. Stotler and NOP&L officials of causing carborundum and emery dust in motors, syrup in fuel systems, punctures at stops, and other acts to ruin equipment and force a sale to the traction company.
The Southern Cross, famed for airborne globe trotting, departed Chicago at 6:45 AM bound for Salt Lake City. Lieut. Col. Kingsford Smith and crew, who halted overnight, pursue two years of travel toward the west coast, with Chicago’s reception described as quiet and courteous.
Canton Ohio July 3 The Canton Daily News once led by crusading editor Don Mellett has been sold to the Canton Repository of the Brush Moore Group. Rising operating costs prompted the sale and the final edition will publish before ceasing to exist in Canton.
Washington July 3 Speaker of the House Longworth said Congress would clear up pending controversies when the House convened and anticipated adjournment by six o'clock the same evening. Conflicting factions in both chambers showed a willingness to compromise to end the 16 month session for the Fourth of July.
Nine strong earthquakes shook the Asam area of Bengal starting at 3 A M. Many people were injured and fled to the streets in nightclothes. Seismograph at Calcutta station was broken as residents spent the night in a downtown park.
John B. Nicholas of Chickasha, Oklahoma, millionaire oil and gas man, notified Secretary of War Hurley he would contribute 1,000 dollars to President Hoover to support the Wickersham law enforcement commission if Congress cuts its funds. Congressional conferees report an agreement to replace Senate amendments with the House bill satisfactory to Hoover on the World War Veterans Pension Bill.
A year after Earl Bracker was shot near his Toledo home on July 7, 1929, authorities announced the murder solved by a Detroit confession from Joseph Laman. Bracker, labeled Toledo’s society bootlegger, was killed amid a ransom ride plot involving four Detroit gangsters who allegedly targeted him for resisting the syndicate.
An express train plowed into a motionless freight near Sasso, twelve miles from Bologna, today killing fifteen people and injuring at least eleven. Authorities investigated the wreck and the scene was cordoned off as rescue units worked through the night.
Roy Chapman Andrews, American explorer, reports discovery of fossil beds northeast of Kalgan that may reveal evidence of the earliest man. He also notes finding a large inland sea after a 500 mile dune trek. The expedition faced a severe storm destroying much of their supplies.
E. C. Ferguson was bitten by a dog Wednesday morning while making deliveries on Cambridge Street, according to a police report filed yesterday afternoon.
The Daily News history notes that the paper was acquired by Governor Cox in 1923 from H. H. Timpken, a roller bearing magnate, and the repository will publish tomorrow under the same name.
Three Stinson Junior airplanes arrived at Roosevelt Field for a two month endurance flight to set records. The fleet will begin within ten days, alternating crews on 72 hour cycles. Planes will ladder aboard from a refueling ship, with Detroit origin and captains John Donaldson Jack Charlson and Tex Anding involved. Radio sets were being installed.
OSSINING, N. Y. July 3. Jack Levy, confined in a Sing Sing prison workshop, sewed himself inside a finished mattress and attempted to escape by sea. At the gate, guards inspecting mattresses found a bulge and then Levy's groan. He was removed and placed in solitary confinement.
New York City moved to curb begging, appointing a special committee to study about 2,900 active beggars and propose measures. Welfare officials say more than 10 million dollars a year are extracted from New Yorkers, with cripples and organized groups among the main earners.
C C Soapy Moody of Fort Worth, a laundry wagon driver by day and self described gubernatorial candidate, proposes to relieve farmers by removing the burden of bucket shops and ticker tape. He campaigns with night radio talks urging rivals to unite under one laundry basket, vows rural road work with mules, and aims to jail half of criminal lawyers. He cites support for eight children he has cared for over fifteen years.
Tonight at Camp Jss-See-Kes the boys will receive individual emblems and lodge honors during the award campfire. It marks the end of the second period as they head home tomorrow morning, with Lorain County boys starting the next period Saturday morning.
Chicago police wrestling with the Alfred Lingle subway murder case and the State Street gun battle saw a flood of theories. Developments include the indictment of Frank Foster in Los Angeles on murder charges to force his return for questioning about the pistol linked to Lingle’s death. Foster denies knows of the murder and says the gun was taken from him by a policeman months ago. Also ongoing is an indefinite inquest into the Lusader street car attack that left a policeman’s auto damaged, Jack Zuta aboard, and bystander Olaf Svenste wounded. Judge McCarthy orders Zuta to appear July 5 on a disorderly conduct charge, potentially in an armored-car pickup. Police in LA seek Foster associate “Red” Forsyth, thought to be in subway area during the killing.
President Hoover will motor to his Rapidan fishing camp for a three day outing starting July 4. He postponed departure from Washington to stay in touch with the closing hours of the 71st Congress. There will be no fishing since Virginia trout season closed July 1.
The Hunter brothers John and Kenneth extend the endurance flight City of Chicago into its third week over Sky Harbor, aloft for 524 hours. Sheriff Porten arrives with a writ as backers and managers face mortgage issues on the Wright motor and seek payment from the promised $200,000 earnings. Lindbergh sends congratulations as bonuses and radio deals fuel ongoing morale in a high stakes aviation tale.
Vigorous opposition arose as Lorain county commissioners held a morning hearing on Fox Ditch assessments along Oberlin Avenue near the city limits. About 20 property owners attended. the session was marked by heated discussion and was postponed to August 15 with no definite action taken. It was the third hearing on the ditch.
The Chronicle Telegram will not be published tomorrow July 4 as employees in all departments observe the holiday.
S Kaplan a local businessman, met his wife and two children in Elyria yesterday afternoon marking their first reunion in six years two months since he left them in Lithuania. The children aged eight and six are multilingual in Russian German and Lithuanian and plan to learn English. Kaplan, naturalized last December, had previously lived in Russia and Lithuania and served in the Russian army, where he was wounded during World War II.
A blaze in Frankfort engulfed two reformatory workshops and two nearby residences, presumed sparked by a passing locomotive. About 500 convicts were inside the yard as fire teams from Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville fought the flames, with damage estimated at 200,000 dollars. No injuries were reported. Authorities probe possible arson.
A man claiming to be Carl A. Miller of Parkersburg West Virginia was identified by O L Disher cashier of First National Bank Rockford as one of two bandits who robbed the bank of 3983 on June 18. Currency of 1000 was found in his wooden leg. Sheriff Betz of Merger county issued a warrant for arrest. The man was seriously injured in an auto crash near Chillicothe and could not be moved to the Merger jail. The accident involved a Cincinnati purchased auto.
The Kiwanis Club met with no guest speaker at the Hotel Newell luncheon. Bill Strack and his orchestra performed several numbers while Patton Jones Brown and Abbe offered vocal selections. Acting president Ray Reay extended congratulations to Dr. Mark Abbe on a recent achievement.
Elyria plans redistricting to create two more wards and enlarge the council from seven to nine members, with six ward representatives and three at large. The change follows Ohio General Code thresholds and must be completed within three months of state population proclamation. Salaries remain at $150 annually.
Elyria plans its first July Fourth fireworks at 8 45 tonight on the Gates Hospital for Crippled Children lawn. The display aims to entertain children and a large crowd is expected.
Elyria police watch for a huge pile of watermelon rinds at the freight house hoping the fragments reveal the thief or thieves who last night forced open a car of melons. Burglary reported at 9 45 p m.
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