188 Teachers Employed For Lorain County Schools
One hundred and eighty-five teachers have been hired for forty-one Lorain county schools for the 1929 1930 year, per county superintendent ER P Vaughn. Not yet announced are positions for Wellington LaGrange and Amherst. Top staffing is Ridgeville township with nineteen teachers, Avon Lake second with thirteen.
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Lorain County
ER. P. Vaughn
Wellington
LaGrange
Amherst
Ridgeville Township
Avon Lake
Avon Village
A. Scamnan
Prin
Avon
Helen Lawrence
Columbus
Elyria
Mildred Reitz
Chesterland Ave
Lakewood
Leila Stamman
Arlo Willett
Shiloh
Frederica Wilford
Lila Waite
Marcine Pierman
Gerald Franks
Oberlin
J. L. Oppelt
R. A. Coykendale
Mildred Corfman
Park Ayve
Ethel Wetts
Lorain
Dwight E. Faverard
Jamesvile
Avanelle Hall
Defiance
Chas. McCune
Albert Walker
Myra Ladrach
Hazel Sehriver
East Ave
Ruth Cromwell
Blanche Smart
Woith Diedrich
Grafton
R. D
Brighton Township
D. A. Baugher
Wellinston
Betsey Perkins
Merri G. Baylor
Perrysville
Arnold Kiplinger
West Salem
Norma McClatflin
Rochester
Aliee Gray
Helen Orcutt
Browsnhelvw Township
Edna Barclay
Beech At
Berea
Helen Lowe
Vermilion
E. E. Bounds
Litchfield
Lamogne Green
R. D. No
Alma Bauer
Bernice Bauman
Marion Baker
Amhierst
Camden Township
H. W. Newton
Kipton
Ruth Kelly
Litta
Mitchell
P. H. Harding
Nettie H. Wood
Lillian Gleason
Wighland School
W. J. Darling
Nola Barnhard
Lincoln Street
Westerville
Dorothy Helfrich
Galion
Maynard Huene
R. No
Norma Lee
Anna Wagner
W. 9Th Street
Ruth Hurst
E. Rice Avenue
Elizabeth
Mabel Dill
Nonece Cone
Harrison Street
Lathan Hardy
Columbia Township
Thurl Stephens
Caledonia
Julia Larick
Mabel Rice
Columbia Station
Robert E. Painter
Columbia
Theresa Cram
Lucille Churchward
Gladys Alber
Medina
When I Was 21 Walter S Kohn Railroader to Oilman
Walter S Kohn began as a conductor on the Ohio Electric Railway in Lima at age 21. He became a train dispatcher for five years, later worked five years at Guarantee Title and Trust in Cleveland, then two years as auditor at Uarthian Trust Bank, moved to Elyria seven years ago and entered the oil and gasoline business, where he remains. He is married with one son, resides at 205 Cleveland Street, and enjoys cards.
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Walters
Kohn
Ohio Electric Railway
Lima
Cleveland
Guarantee Title and Trust Company
Uarthian Trust Bank
Elyria
Cleveland Street
State law governs local speed limits, rules judge says
The State Law Traffic Ordinances Must Conform To The State Law bulletin from Columbus reports that the Ohio Supreme Court held local speed ordinances must conform to the state law and consider street width congestion and safety. The Lakewood case involved Jules Echner convicted under an ordinance not reflecting the state allowance. The Court of Appeals reversal was overturned.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Lakewood
Jules Echner
Court of Appeals
Summer School Opens Zone 1 With High School Courses
Elyria will start summer term Monday June 17 for six weeks. For the first time high school courses will be offered, open policy allows any failing student to enroll. Previously only grade subjects were available. tutors were used but costly and inconsistent.
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Elyria
R. C. Maston
Maston
Lorain
County To Get 17150 From Cigarette Licenses
Lorain county plans to collect 17150 from 335 cigarette dealers. County Auditor Monroe H. Welty said licenses must be paid by June 20 to avoid penalties. Lorain has 144 dealers, Elyria 15, and Oberlin 15. retail licenses cost 50 and wholesale licenses 200.
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Lorain County
Monroe H. Welty
Lorain
Elyria
Oberlin
Airports Declared Public Utilities by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that municipal airports are public utilities, so every step in their establishment requires a referendum. The Canton case involved mandamus forcing a referendum on site selection by ordinance, despite voters approving a general port bond issue.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
New Currency To Be Distributed July 10 In Elyria Banks
The treasury department will release new small sized currency for distribution through Elyria banks on July 10. The Federal Reserve Bank and branches will supply the notes to district banks on an equitable basis, with all denominations from one to twenty dollars included. Old bills remain in circulation while new notes gradually replace them as available.
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Treasury Department
Elyria
Federal Reserve Bank
National Bank
Federal Reserve
United States
Two Shots Fired At Senator Fess' Son
In Hamilton Ohio on June 3 police hunted an unidentified shooter after two bullets whizzed past C Sumner Fess son of Senator Simeon D Fess as he drove over Gregory Creek near Hamilton Middletown last night. Fess reported the incident and drove to Cincinnati. Police suspect drunken driving but will thoroughly investigate.
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Hamilton
C. Sumner Fess
United States
Simeon D. Fess
Gregory Creek
Middletown
Fess
Aff
Cincinnati
Refinery Blast Claims Three Lives in Massachusetts
At NETIN EAST BRAINTREE Mass a triple explosion and fire at the Cities Service Refining Company plant caused about 500000 in damage. Henry Ford of Chelmsford died from injuries before noon. Night Superintendent Grant Chase 38 and workman Wallace Minot 18 were found dead in the ruins. Dozens more were burned or injured but expected to recover.
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Netin East Braintree
Mass
Cities Service Refining Company
Henry Ford
Chelmsford
Grant Chase
Wallace Minot
Seek Teacher in Shooting Affair Near Frazeysburg
Esther Alien Little, a school teacher, is being sought in connection with a shooting at Frazeysburg ten miles west of Zanesville. Dr Charles G Garrett, a member of the board of education, was not seriously wounded after an argument over dropping Mrs Little’s name from the 1929 roster of Frazeysburg school teachers.
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Pahay
Zanesville
Esther Alien Little
Charles G. Garrett
Frazeysburg
Here
Pr. Garrett
Little
Boy injured in fall from Walton Ice Co truck
Seven year old Roman Kucharek was riding on the rear of a Walton Ice Co truck when he fell off and sustained facial lacerations. He was taken to his home at 444 Nighth street where a doctor treated him. Police report states injuries are not serious.
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Walton Ice Co
Roman Kucharek
Plan to House Juveniles in County Jail Moves Ahead
County commissioners push forward with juvenile quarters in the jail despite objections from welfare and warfare workers. Commissioner George Rhoads and Commissioner Charles Murray reaffirm plans while Thomas Peebles, though absent, is believed supportive. State authorities have approved the plan and a contract will be bid soon, as officials say they will proceed unless stopped.
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County Welfare Organization
George Rhoads
Charles Murray
Thomas Peebles
Lorain
Barrett To Talk At Kiwanis Luncheon Speaker Named
Dr. C. D. Barrett Lorain County Health Commissioner will speak at the Kiwanis noon luncheon tomorrow. The Under-Privileged Child committee is organizing the meeting and arranging details for attendees.
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C. D. Barrett
Lorain County
Kiwanis
Mayor Hewitt Rotary New President of Elyria Club
James A. Hewitt was elected president of the Elyria Rotary Club for 1929 30 at a board meeting. Charles E. Tucker was chosen vice president J P Thomas secretary treasurer and Bill Harding sergeant at arms. The new officers will be installed at July’s first meeting. Benjamin Hindman addressed the gathering recounting his WPA MCA work at Roanoke Va noting South’s rapid growth and praising North Carolina as highly progressive.
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James A. Hewitt
Elyria Rotary Club
Hewitt
Charles E. Tucker
J. P. Thomas
Bill Harding
Benjamin Hindman
Elyria ¥. M. C. A
Roanoke
Horace Greely
Hindman
South
North Carolina
Court Overrules Appeal of Condemned Man
The Supreme Court today overruled the appeal of Rodney Ford of Cincinnati, on death row for the 1928 murder of Peter Dumele, marshal of North College Hill during a Pelican Club robbery. A new execution date will be set, likely within 350 days.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Rodney Ford
Cincinnati
State Penitentiary
Ford
Peter Dumele
North College Hill
Pelican Club
MacDonald Accepts King’s Invitation to Form Government
Windsor England June 5 J Ramsay MacDonald leader of the Labour party was asked by the king to form a government after Labour’s victory. He accepted. Britain will have a Labour government for the second time in history, the first in 1924. Lloyd George again holds balance of power in the House of Commons. Baldwin resigned as Tory premier after meeting the king.
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Windsor
England
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
MacDonald
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Truck Fire Destroys Liberty Highway Rig Near Lake Ave
Damage estimated at 40000 occurred when a Liberty Highway Company semi trailer skidded and overturned at Lake Avenue and North Ridge Road and caught fire. Driver Elwood Langdon of Toledo was reported uninjured. Deputies could not halt the blaze as the truck and contents, including Falcon Motor Corporation automobile and oil supplies, were consumed. The fire remained burning as workers arrived.
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Liberty Highway Company
Lake Avenue
North Ridge Road
Elwood Langdon
Toledo
Falcon Motor Corporation
Graduation at Elyria High School Tonight
The 74 girls and 44 boys of Elyria High School’s June graduating class will receive diplomas tonight at the school auditorium. Dr. Henry Turner Bailey, director of the Cleveland School of Art, will deliver the commencement address, his second for the local high school, followed by a musical program. The graduating class will not wear caps and gowns at this ceremony as the January class did.
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Elyria High School
Henry Turner Bailey
Cleveland School of Art
Building Collapses in Pittsburgh Injuring Three
Three men were injured when a section of the Sears Roebuck building under construction in East Pittsburgh collapsed. J E Johnston 29 James Gore 22 and John Fouman 48 were treated in hospital. About 275 workers were on site. the fall involved a third floor concrete rush and minor structural damage. Police kept onlookers back as the scene drew large crowds.
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Pittsburgh
Sears-Roebuck
J. E. Johnston
James Gore
John Fouman
Five Miles More To Push Peanut To Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs news reports Bill Williams the Texas peanut man nearing Pike’s Peak with a $500 bet at stake. He has five miles to go in the Roll a cooker up Pike’s Peak derby, six days remain, and his nose or hooked wire device is used to push a peanut to the summit. The tosenmeter shows 176 miles traveled, 116 days worked, 18 pairs of gloves worn out, and 192 peanuts lost or stolen by squirrels.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Bill Willams
Texas
Pikes
City street repairs continue on West River street
City road crews pressed to fix rough and hole filled pavement on West River street north of Furnace street. Service Director John N Hidt said two days of work lie ahead as repairs extend from today. Center street had been repaired Tuesday. Grand juror excused for fitness H Shaw was replaced by M B Faulhaber for the April term.
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City
West River Street
Furnace Street
John N. Hidt
Center Street
H. Shaw
M. B. Faulhaber
Canton Police Chief Loses Fight
Former Canton police chief S. A. Lengel lost his bid for reinstatement and back pay after the state supreme court overruled his appeal of Stark County Court of Appeals denials. Lengel had been ousted after the murder of Canton publisher Don Mellett, was tried for complicity but acquitted, and his dismissal had been sustained by local courts.
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Columbus
S. A. Lengel
Canton
State Supreme Court
Stark County Court of Appeals
Lengel
Don Mellet
Mellett
Canton Civil Service Commission
Stark County Common Pleas and Appeal Courts
Farewell Dinner Honors C E Rowland in Elyria
Two hundred Lorain County Farm Bureau members gathered at the First Methodist church to bid farewell to C E Rowland former county agricultural extension agent who will move to Columbus next week to serve as assistant state director of agriculture. Guests praised his four years of service and expressed hope his successor Horton Alger and assistant Wilma Bonar will receive strong farmer cooperation.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Horton Alger
Wilma Bonar
Alger
Rowland
Geauga County
L. B. Palmer
Pataskala
Licking County
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Miss Bonar
Licking
W. G. Caskey
Oberlin
Henry Leimbach
Brownhelm
Orin Durkee
North Eaton
Paul Wainwright
Elyria
E. E. Durkee
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Widely known Elyrian Dies
John T. Brooks a longtime Elyria resident aged eighty nine died at his home 361 Second Street this morning June fifth at eight thirty oclock. He had worked in the grocery business, was a member of the First Congregational church, and is survived by his wife Caroline Brooks. two daughters Charlotta Brooks librarian of the city library and Mrs. Bickford of California. and a son Frederick Brooks of Cleveland. The body was taken to Rosenberry Brothers funeral home on Second Street. services and arrangements will be announced later.
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John T. Brooks
Elyria
Second Street
Brooks
First Congregational Church
Caroline Brooks
Charlotta Brooks
Public
Bickford
California
Frederick Brooks
Cleveland
Rosenberry Brothers Funeral Home
Conferees Strike Debenture Plan From Farm Relief Bill
Washington June 5 Conferees reach final agreement on the farm relief measure abandoning the Debenture plan after house opposition. Senate vote favored dropping the plan three weeks after tacking it on. McNary Capper Ransdell opposed retention Norris Smith supported keeping it.
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Bulletin
Washington
Hoover
House
Senate
Witnesses Wanted After Fatal May 4 Accident
County prosecutor seeks all who aided W N Hovey and Charles Krett at the Thew Shovel Company scene on 28th street at 100 p.m. May 4. Report to Lorain police, sheriff, or prosecutor’s office immediately. F C Galser’s car struck both men. they died. Galser bound over to grand jury on a double manslaughter charge.
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W. N. Hovey
Charles Krett
28Th Street
Thew
Lorain
Sheriff's’ Department
F. C. Galser
Galser
Grand Jury
Grand Jury To Hear Brickley Evidence Today
The Kent Brickley case, Oberlin deputy marshal, is to be presented to the grand jury today on a manslaughter charge for the death of Melvin Scott amid an alleged drunken spree. Fifteen witnesses are summoned. four other cases will be heard, with two more manslaughter charges and a double murder case on the docket. The jurors may finish their work tomorrow or Friday morning. a report is expected Friday.
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Kent Brickley
Oberlin
Brickley
Melvin Scott
Scott
Joe Schesky
F. ‘Oy Gasser
Lorain
Gasser
Two More Suits Filed In R R Crossing Crash
Two additional suits brought by Albert and Mildred Eglin against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad totaling 40,000 allege loss of wife’s services for 5,000 and personal injuries for 35,000. Seven family members were injured when their auto was hit at a B and O crossing near Valley City on February 2. The family’s lawsuits against the railroad now total 954,283.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Com
Albert Eglin
Mildred
Egiing
Valley City
Raitrant Company
Twenty Students Trapped By Lava at Vesuvius Eruption
Naples reports twenty students were trapped by a lava flow as they attempted to witness Mt Vesuvius eruption up close. several were burned while fleeing. Official communique says eruption intensified with flames reaching 3,800 feet. The event recalled 79 A D. destructions of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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Naples
Italy
Twenetty
Mt. Vesuvius
Voleness
Pompeii
Hercelancen Wong
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Supt
Vaughn
Senator Fess
Pittsfield
Mildred Carruthers
Carruthers
Chronicle-Telegram
Barrett
King
Canton Police
Innes
Honor Rowland
President Hoover
Administration
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