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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1928

Page

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Elyria Truck Driver Vanishes With Cash Case

Police investigate the disappearance of Sam Weinert a 30 year old Elyria truck driver who vanished after his truck was found abandoned in Lorain. He had been delivering COD packages for Knutsen Trucking Company and about 265 dollars in collections is missing. Officials consider robbery or voluntary disappearance as possibilities. Weinert's wife baby and elderly parents await news as relatives recall past marital troubles and Navy service.

Elyria Lorain Cleveland Sam Weinert Loch Se. Eiyria Weinert Knutsen Trucking Company Umkrowne Sey Navy Lodi Street

Four from Lorain county pass state bar exam in Columbus

Four Elyrians and Lorain residents passed the state bar examination held June 26 and 27 in Columbus. Worth Alfred Fauver Frank Enright Stevens Joseph C Frederick and Joseph Albert Provenza were named from Lorain County.

Lorain County Columbus Worth Alfred Fauver Frank Enright Stevens Elyria Joseph C. Frederick Joseph Albert Provenza Lorain

Candidates For Governor In Action In Ohio

In Columbus and across Ohio the Republican contenders for governor staged campaign events. James T. Begg and Myers Cooper spoke in Cleveland and Lakewood with a Lakewood picnic and a Cleveland night meeting. Edward C. Turner planned Lakewood remarks and an Akron Summit Park event, plus Canton, with Cooper also set for Toledo and Cincinnati and Hamilton on Sunday. Democrat Martin L. Davey and Commerce Director Earl D. Bloom campaigned statewide all week.

Columbus. O James T. Begg Myers Cooper Cleveland Lakewood Atty Edward C. Turner Summit Park Akron Canton Toledo Cincimmati Hamilton Martin L. Davey Commerce Earl D. Bloom

Steel head elected to railroad board in Cleveland

E. J. Kulas was chosen as president of Otis and Midland Steel to join the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad board. Announcement made in Cleveland by F. E. and C. F. Taplin after attending the board meeting.

Cleveland E. J. Kulas Otis and Midland Steel Companies Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad F. E C. F. Taplin Toplins

Dry Groups Plan Meeting On Office Seekers

A meeting will be held in the downstairs Sunday school room of First Methodist Episcopal Church in this city at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday July 31 under the auspices of the W C T U and the Dry Federation. Mrs J C Kennedy chairs the Help Freer Dry Candidates Committee which urges all voters to attend. Candidates seeking nomination at the August primary will be welcomed and the meeting is expected to be interesting.

Ither First Methodist Dry Federation J. C. Kennedy

Five Arrests After Brownhelm Liquor Raid

Five arrests were made by five deputies under Sheriff E. G. Mathews after raiding a Brownhelm liquor operation run by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore on the Vermilion river. All five were jailed overnight and arraigned before Judge W. B. Thompson and Justice S. J. George. Moore and his wife faced possession charges. Thompson fined Moore $500 and costs and Mrs Moore $390 and costs. Three Oberlin men P. G. Wright Charles Jordan and Thomas Parker were found guilty of intoxication in Justice George's court with $5 and costs. A bottle of liquor was found on Mrs Moore and another buried in the yard. she claimed liquor had been given to Oberlin men.

Sherif E. G. Mathews Clarence Moore Brownhelm Vermilion River W. B. Thompson Common Pleas Court S. J. George Moore Thompson P. G. Wright Charles Jordan Thomas Parker George Moore Place

Lang Named Archbishop of York in Royal Resolution

July 28 Eng London King George approves the Most Rev Cosmy Lang to succeed Randall Thomass Dyson as head of the Church of England in York. Lang, born in Canterbury and educated at Glasgow and Balliol College Oxford, previously served as Archbishop of York and advocated reform from St Pauls Cathedral pulpit and in the East End. The new Archbishop of Canterbury supports revision of the Bank of Common Prayer.

London Eng Cosmy Lanz York George Randall Thomass Datdson Gur Warman Chelmsford Archive of Canterbury I Glasgow Univer iBalie Co ¥Te Oxford Leeds Stepney St. Paul's Lang Lower East End Montreal Edward Queen Victoria Davidson Bank of Common

Ohio river boat race between Chris Greene and Senator Cordill

Cincinnati July 2 The Chris Greene captain accepts a challenge from Melvin Erwin commanding the Senator Cordill for a race on the upper Ohio river. No date set. proposed route Gallipolis to Pomero ys over about 29 miles. Both boats near Gallipolis today as talks continue.

Cincinnati Ohio River Chris Greene New Richmond Senator Cardift Melvin Erwin Cardill Greens Gallipolis Greeze Upper Ohio Pomeros Erwin Taday Senator Cordill Pittsburgh Mark Twain Mississippi Betsy Ann Cordifl Cordiff Charleston W. Va Rivermes Chris and Bess

Miners and Operators Split on Columbus Conference Invitation

Cleveland July 2 O Robbins president of a Coal Operators Association rejected as operators chief the invitation from Lee Hall to join wage pact talks in Columbus. Hall aims to have operators and miners negotiate private wage scales but Robbins and the Ohio Coal Bureau oppose further talks.

Cleveland. O H. Robbins Coal Operators’ Association Lee Hall United Mine Workers of Ohio Columbus Thorador Robbins Operators’ Association Y. & O. Coal Co Halll Hall Miners’ International Policy Committee J. L. Good Ohia Coal Bureau Good

To Recognize Nationalist Regime As De Jure China Government

Washington July 25 The administration says state department advice supports recognizing the Nationalist regime as the de jure government of China. A formal announcement is expected within weeks.

Washington State Department China

Assistant Secretary of War Injured in Flight

Charles B Robbins assistant secretary of war injured during a flight from Columbus Ohio to Washington He suffered a broken collar bone and two broken ribs The War Department announced the injury occurred while he was changing seats aboard the airplane

Washington Charles B. Robbins Columbus War Department Robbins

Hold Funeral Services For Ohio Editor

Orwell C. Riddlen, 65, editor of the Ohio Mason, died last night in Columbus. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM by Columbus Commandery No. 69, Hraights Templar. Afterward the body will go to Ashland, Ohio for burial. Riddlen had lived in Columbus eighteen years and edited the Ohio Mason five years, previously serving as city editor of the Daily News at Mansfield.

Columbus Orwell C. Riddlen The Ohio Mason Columbus Commandery

Hoover Heads to Four Day Fishing Trip in Redwood Wilds

Herbert Hoover began a four day fishing excursion from Palo Alto with 46 companions in 32 cars, packing minimal gear as he seeks physical vigor for his Republican presidential campaign. The trip starts dawn and covers northern California and southern Oregon, echoing his habit of retreating to hills for strength ahead of strenuous duties.

Palo Alto Calif Herbert Hoover Redwood California Oregon Hoover Stanford University

Heflin Predicts Hoover Victory By Large Margin

Senator Tom Heflin of Alabama forecast Herbert Hoover would defeat Al Smith by 10 to 12 million votes. He spoke at a rally in Youngstown praising religious freedom while denouncing the Catholic church and praising the Ku Klux Klan, with no mention of Hoover or Smith in his remarks.

Cleveland Tom Heflin Alabama Herbert Hoover al Smith Heflin Youngsttown B. of L. E America Heilin Catholic Church iKa Kluxi Klan Governor Smith

Lorain Man Hurt In Auto Mishap

D. Repko a 24 year old Lorain man was driving toward Lorain last night when his car collided with another vehicle and overturned. He suffered scalp injuries and was admitted to Elyria Memorial hospital for treatment.

Lorain D. Repko Elyria Memorial Hospital

No Opposition Seen to War Treaty ratification

Superior Wis July 25 President Coolidge was represented there as confident there will be no concerted opposition in the Senate to ratification of the multilateral antiwar treaty. He believes responsible leadership in both parties will secure endorsement and absorb any opposition. Each side of the Senate has participated in negotiations for the antiwar draft.

Superior Wis Coohdze Senate Coolidge Congress

Lieut Col Chalmers Wilson Injured In Auto Crash At Camp Perry

CAMP PERRY Ohio July 28 Lieut Col and Mrs Chalmers R Wilson of Columbus were cut by windshield glass when their car overturned near Sand Beach eight miles northwest of here The Wilson party including Major Charles Burton Cleveland Mrs W O Bracken and Mrs H C Reed were assisted to camp for treatment Col SOG is a commissioner in motor vehicles for Ohio He is in field training here with the division staff at Sand Beach

Camp Perry. O Chalmers R. Wilson Columbus Sand Beach Here Wilson Charles Burton Cleveland W. O. Bracken H. C. Reed Col Sog Ohio Givision Siai Sain

Water spout seen over Lake Erie near Lorain today

Lorain residents reported a fairly large water spout traveling east in Lake Erie around 9 AM. One account says the spout reached land along its route, with no further details available.

Lorain Elyria Lake Erie

Railroads Vie for Airplane Passenger Trade in July

New York Centre starts preliminary air routes in the west to challenge the Pennsylvania system which plans a Chicago Twin Cities link in August. Tickets for the first air rail connection to Chicago expected in a week or two. Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. to launch by spring with twenty Ford monoplanes under Pennsylvania guidance.

New York New York Centre Pennsylvania Chicago Twin Cities Chicago Minneapolis Paul Central St. Paul Duluth Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc Casey Jones Europe

No Complaints About Heat Today

Lorain county cooled after heavy storms drove temperatures down below 70. A northwest breeze brought relief from hot, humid days, with a chilly rain and families planning a quiet evening at home near the radio and a small fire in the grate.

Lorain County

Hopwood Leaves Estate To Mother

Cleveland July 25 Avery Hopwood Cleveland playwright left a 1,000,000 estate in his will to his mother en route to France when he drowned near Juan-de-Lis in the French Riviera. A trust fund for his mother provides that upon her death one fifth goes to the University of Michigan for the Avery and Julia Hopwood prizes.

Cleveland, O Avery Hopwood Cleveland Juan-de-Lis Hiteria Hopwood France University of Michigan Avery Julia Hopwood

Great Britain bids for dominance in world communications

London July 25 Great Britain plans a global communications hegemony through a proposed merger of privately owned Marconi cable and telegraph systems with Beam wireless and imperial cable. The imperial wireless and cable conference report urges uniting major British networks to form a global reach and compete with American and European rivals.

London Great Briain Marconi Wireless Beam Wireless Imperial Cable Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference Great Britain

Latvian Sailor Cleared for Departure From U S

Edmund Putz a 24 year old Latvian sailor and inventor held by immigration officials after attempting a raft crossing from Detroit to Buffalo must leave the United States. He has two options either sail back on a regular immigration ship or have his fare paid to New York to seek work on an outgoing vessel. Putz, captured off Lorain Lake Erie, said he came to show Henry Ford an airplane motor he designed.

Cleveland Suiv Edmund Pu Detroit Buffalo America Putz JA. Fluckey Washington Fluckey Latvia New York Lorain Lake Erie Henry Ford

Toral to 0 before civil courts Monday

Mexico City July 8 Jose de Leon Toral and others held in connection with the assassination of President elect Obregon will be handed over to civil courts Monday. A full statement is promised by police authorities when Toral is handed over for trial. Manuel Trejo Vera, once held as a suspect for supplying the pistol, was released yesterday. An extraordinary congressional session tomorrow will hear the votes on constitutional reforms Obregon sponsored. President Calles fate after December 1 remains in question as friends say he wishes to retire due to health.

Mexico City Jose de Leon Toral Obregon Toral Obergon Manuel Trejo Vera Congress Carles Pires

Italia crew cheerful on way home from Copenhagen

July 28 at Copenhagen the rescued crew of the Italia travels toward Italy aboard the Lapland Express. Reports say Gesera Umberie Mobile and his men aboard show great cheer as they near Milan where a celebration is planned for Monday evening.

Copenhagen Ifty Ihedirizible Italia Lapland Express Italy Gesera

Four Die When Yacht Hits Steamer at Holland Michigan

At Black Base channel near Holland Michigan a yacht crashed into the steamer City of Holland in Lake Michigan. Four men died including Paul Land Sr the furnace head son and three companions Earl van Lents 22 Johns Rolan Nagm 19 Job Arends 2 members of Holland families. The steamer continued to Chicago after the collision following the Holland yacht being damaged.

Fined $100 For Driving While Intoxicated

Clive Brown of Stop 79 Oberlin road pleaded guilty in city police court to driving while intoxicated. Acting Police Judge S. J. George fined him $100 and costs and suspended his driving privileges for six months.

Clive Brown Oberlin Road S$. J. George

Coupe Hit By Trolley At Sixth Street Collision

Four people escaped serious harm when a coupe was demolished by a Cleveland Southwestern interurban car at Middle Avenue and Sixth Street. Occupants John Barden Bernadetta Barden Naomi McClasky and Iva Brunnson sustained non fatal injuries and were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The motorman Heber G. Howard and conductor C L Baker were named. The interurban car suffered minor damage to the pilot and front door.

Cleveland Middle Avenue Sixth Street Barden Elyria Memorial Hospital Sudro Taylor Heber G. Howard Eleventh Street C. L. Baker Fifth Street

Lemur and Nestle clash in 5 million merger deal

The Lemur Company of Cleveland and The C Nestle Co of New York announce a 5 million merger creating the Nestlemer Company. Details outlined by Lemur president J C Murray and Murrey Blossom Mortis Co. representatives. A stock exchange and reorganization are planned with an August stockholders meeting to approve the merger.

Cleveland, CO Lemur Company of Cleveland C. Nestle Co New York City J. C. Murray Lemur Co Cleveland Company Murrey, Blossom,Mortis and Co Nestle Co Nestlehemer Company

Condemned Man Freeman to Face New Ohio Trial

Roy Freeman, on death row in an Ohio state penitentiary, will be moved to Darton for a new trial after the Ohio Supreme Court reversed a Montgomery County common pleas ruling. The court cited lack of evidence of premeditation in the killing of Policeman Darton during an arrest resistance.Three armed men later robbed the Chicago Herald and Examiner payroll, stealing $7,000 from the press room.

Columbus, CO Roy Freeman Darton Ohio Supreme Court Supreme Court court of =appeals Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County Court of Appeals Freeman Chicago Chicago Herald and Examiner

Nicaraguan Rebels Surrender to Marines at Somora

Fifty six more Nicaraguan rebels surrendered to Marine forces at Somora, per a dispatch from Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, commander of the special service squadron. Also noted a bicycle theft report from Elyria at Caseade Park.

Washington Marina Somora Navy David F. Sellers Special Service Squadron

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