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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1931
Page
1
A four year old traffic cop named Norma Bareus helps avert accidents at a grade crossing near Rush Run, Ohio, signaling safe passage for motorists. Hundreds of drivers rely on her, toss coins in gratitude, and she turns the money over to her jobless family.
Capt Lewis A Yancey gained official pilot status after successful testing at Roosevelt Field near New York. As navigator he logged thousands of miles in record flights and previously piloted with Roger Q Williams on leg to Rome. The piece notes the end of a tree age guessing contest alongside the aviation story.
At Elyria Lumber Company officials discussed the Redwood tree age exhibited there. The box with details is officially closed and sent to the Chamber of Commerce awaiting prize awards.
United Press records show at least seventeen deaths in Ohio from drownings, car crashes, and other accidents over the weekend. Victims include Joseph A Repasz and son Donald killed in Yoder when struck by a Cincinnati and Lake Erie Interurban car. others were lost at Lake Erie near Ashtabula. a cliff fall near Chillicothe. and multiple auto and water incidents across the state. In Columbus, two boys. John Morton and two others, were fatally struck by a vehicle. twenty more injured in other crashes. Authorities in Alliance opened an inquiry into Paul Gregovich found dead in his basement after entering to unclog a sewer.
A cluttered listing shows Cleveland area radio programs across WTAM WHE WGAR WIAY WEAF WGY WIZ WAKR and others. It lists orchestras, hosts, organists, choirs, and various hour by hour segments with times and names including Paul Whiteman Gordon Cross Evans Adams and Lou Gehrig references amid scattered program notes.
Officials traced Capone earnings from 1924 to 1929 amounting to at least 1 038 654 as they push to convict him on income tax charges. Attorney General Mitchell and U S District Attorney E Q Johnson vow to strike at the gangster's finances, with Robert E Neely directing the hunt for hidden wealth coast to coast. Capone reportedly operated in cash, with property and stills possibly owned in others names.
Farmers in Herman Nebraska watched shooting stars that turned out to be a meteor striking a Nebraska Power Co. wire. The impact disrupted service for the night and the largest recovered fragment measured 14 inches by four inches.
An electrical detector car runs along the rails to locate hidden defects. It passes current through the rails and records interruptions with a pen line and white paint on the rail as it moves slowly along the track.
Brazilian college students stage a virtual strike in Rio de Janeiro protesting reforms they say make courses heavier both academically and financially. They dispute changes they view as burdensome to pursuing education.
Dramatist Frederick Lonsdale exposes a nuanced portrait of Ronald Colman in his new picture The Devil to Pay now at the Rivoli Theatre. The star, often seen as stern and aloof, is shown with a warmer, cheerful temper and a benevolent inner nature beneath his screen make up.
The talking screen has found its voice of love in Morocco, which stars Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjou and will be shown at the New Dreamland Theatre. The motion picture industry rarely produces a super picture with power sweep artistry and universal appeal. Morocco is such a film.
The excerpt portrays a torrid, all consuming romance described as the greatest love drama since The Sheik. Morocco follows a man and a woman drawn into a maelstrom of emotions neither desires yet cannot resist, with compelling dramatic direction guiding the master theme.
Warner Bros presents Syengali with John Barrymore in Trilby based on George du Maurier novel. Barrymore aims to play Svengali, a beloved onstage role, delivering a standout character study. Trilby’s widespread popularity since its 19th century novel origins fuels audience excitement.
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