Blood stains tied to OSU professor in murderer case
Detectives press Dr. James H. Snook, veterinary professor at Ohio State University, as a hammer slay suspect in Theora Hix's murder at a rifle range near Columbus. Bloodstains found on his blue coupe and clothing are described as the strongest evidence, while Snook appeals his innocence amid a widening witness roundup and alibi challenges. Marion T. Myers, a university horticulturist, also remains detained as the investigation expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theodore Hix
College of Medicine
Marion Meyers
John M. Chester
Chester
Snook
Theora Hix
New York Central Rifle Range
Here
Miss Hix
Milton Miller
Paul Krumlauf
Elyrian Dies in China With Marines in Arlington Rites
Benjamin Blythe 21 of Cleveland Street died suddenly in Shanghai China while stationed with the U S Marine Corps death from smallpox. Enlisted November 15 1928. Body to be shipped to Washington DC for burial with military rites in Arlington. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs Edmund Blythe and one brother Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Blythe
Edmund Blythe
Cleveland Street
Shanghai
China
U. S. Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Arlington Cemetery
Richard
Dunn Career Overview From Electrician to Auto Dealer
When 21 he worked as an electrician for National Tube Company at Lorain, then became a conductor for the Cleveland Southwestern Railway. He later entered insurance, then automobile sales, starting in 1915 and later running Dunn Motors on Third Street. He served two terms as county commissioner, worked in the War Department equipment section in Washington, is married with a son at Ohio Wesleyan and a high school daughter, residing at 313 Princeton Avenue. His hobby is flowers and his boyhood aim was to become a salesman.
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Oscar G. Dunn
National Tube Company
Lorain
Elyria
Cleveland Southwestern Railway
Dunn Motors Company
Third Street
Washington
Dunn
Ohio Wesleyan University
Princeton Avenue
Lakes autos toll as Ohio floods claim lives
A United Press tally reports several drownings and fatal car accidents across Ohio over the weekend. Emerson James of Columbus and Dorothy Bitzer of Circleville died when their rowboat capsized near Griggs Storage Dam on the Scioto River. Iola Tever and Morris Bostel, both of Columbus, survived after being thrown clear and helped ashore. Wendell Allemand, a Greenfield High School sophomore, drowned at Buckeye Lake near Lancaster. Thomas Conls, 49, and Joseph Trampholz, 21, died in separate automobile crashes in Columbus and Hebron respectively.
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United Press
Ohio
United Press Today
Columbus
Scioto River
Griggs
Emerson James
Dorothy Bitzer
Circleville
Iola Tever
Morris Bostel
James
Buster
Miss Tever
Bostel
Miss Bitzer
Buckeye Lake
Lancaster
Wendell Allemand
Greenfield High School
Ray
Leib
Thomas Conls
Edward Hunt
New Lexington
Josep Trampholz
Hebron
Walter Tomilson
YEGES MAKE BIG HAUL IN PAWN SHOP
Philadelphia police investigate a June 17 robbery at Brooks Pawn Shop. Six men bound two clerks and two customers, stole jewelry and cash valued over $100,000, then escaped. Joseph Goodman, the shop manager, freed himself within thirty minutes, released others and alerted authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Brooks
Joseph Goodman
Hamilton School to Add Kindergarten This Fall
Superintendent R C Maston announced plans to establish a kindergarten at Hamilton School with the September reopening of Ely-Tia schools. The program would likely run in the afternoon, with the Franklin school kindergarten moved to morning sessions and a new teacher hired. Gates School also to host a kindergarten in a classroom next fall, freeing the auditorium for athletics as space is created by a high school addition.
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Hamilton
Ely- Tia
R. C. Maston
Maston
Franklin School
Franklin
Gates School
Washington
Gates
Camp Iss Seekes Opens 1929 YMCA Camp Season
The 1929 season at Camp Iss seekes the Elyria YMCA camp on the Vermilion river began Monday morning with fifty two boys aged ten to thirteen entering a ten day stay. They will be there until June 26. The camp will stay in operation through September. Additional day groups from the local association and county Lorain and YMCA groups will also spend time at the camp during the summer.
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Issseekes
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Vermilion River
Lorain
Scores Line Up To Pay Taxes Before Thursday
Crowds gathered at the Lorain county treasurer's office in the county courthouse with three days left to pay the last half of 1928 taxes. About 2,750,000 dollars is expected to be collected by Thursday night, with a ten percent penalty for late payments. A long line formed early and remained through the morning as payments covered personal, personal property, and real property levies.
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Lorain
County Court House
A. H. Waters
Court House
Two Injured in Aviation Accidents at Youngstown Airports
Two aviation incidents over the weekend at Youngstown airports left one man hospitalized and another with minor injuries. Paul Catherman suffered a broken left arm, chin cuts, body bruises, and shock. Ivan Carlson, Bessemer, had minor cuts and bruises. Planes owned by South Avenue Airport Ted Bennett and a navy ship piloted by Lieut. Jack Sykes were involved.
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Youngstown. O
Paul Catherman
Youngstown Hospital
Ivan Carlson
Bessemer
South Avenue
Ted Bennett
Jack Sykes
Addition to Lorain County extension office hires new secretary
The Lorain County Agricultural Extension Service expands its force with Miss Glory Knuff taking the role of assistant office secretary. This comes on the heels of another recent hire, as the office expands to double its staff in the past week with an additional assistant county agent.
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Lorain County Agricultural Extension Service
Glory Knuff
Calf Club Plans Begin at Huntington
Horton Alger agent met with the Smith Winghes teacher and discussed the plan with interested local boys to organize a calf club in Huntington this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Horton Alger
Smith- Winghes
Elyria Summer School Opens With 185 Enrollees
Six weeks of class work began this morning as Elyria inaugurates its summer session with 130 high school students and 55 in grade school. Seven teachers will run the programs, including Adele Brown and Philip Hofman in English, C W Koppes and J C Linville in math, Grace McGrills in Latin, L H Lyman and J C Linville in history and social sciences, and J J Vaughn in commercial arithmetic and principal duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Adele Brown
Philip Hofman
C. W. Koppes
J. C. Linville
Grace McGrills
L. H. Lyman
J. J. Vaughn
Vaughn
Pastor Bourquin Resigns from St Pauls Evangelical
Rev Paul Bourquin resigns after nine years as pastor of St Pauls Evangelical Church Elyria Ohio to lead Salem Evangelical Church Marion Ohio. He leaves with best wishes and hopes to return to Elyria. he has three daughters married, four grandchildren, and holds active roles in local and state church organizations. Church council to select successor this week.
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Paul Bourquin
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Salem Evangelical Church
Marion
Ohio
Ohio District Court
Bourquin
Several hurt in western traffic accidents weekend report
Sheriff's office records summarize weekend traffic incidents. Lynn Taylor of Cleveland was fined 100 dollars after driving while intoxicated and causing a wreck at Stop 5 Lake Avenue that injured four people including Dollie Roots and Carrie Robertson. Edward Dale and Mrs Seekins were injured in a separate collision on Lake Avenue. Hazards from these multi-vehicle crashes spanned Elyria and New London area roads.
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Sheriff's Office
Lynn Taylor
Cleveland
Lake Avenue
Dollie Roots
Sheer Street
Carrie Robertson
Edward Dale
Prospect Street
Elyria
Fred Seekins
210Th Street
New London
Seekins
Taylor
Paul Rich
Jarvis Hawk
Andrew Szabski
Rotarians to Hear About Convention at Tuesday Meeting
Convention Notes of the Rotary International convention held recently at Dallas Texas will be the program for the Tuesday meeting of the Rotary club. Accounts will be given by James A Hewitt Edgar F Allen and Harry H Howell.
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Rotary International
Dallas
Texas
Rotary Club
James A. Hewitt
Edgar F. Allen
Harry H. Howell
Oberlin Bac calaureate Procession Under Sunny Skies
Oberlin college held its annual Bac calaureate with hundreds of parents and alumni present in Kipton cloudless weather. Rev Joel B Hayden delivered the sermon as Rev Lathrop Grant gave the benediction. the service featured Mendelssohn choral works and a senior class procession across the leafy campus.
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Charles W. Lawrence
Oberlin
Ohio
Oberlin College
Kipton
Lorain County
Finney Memorial Chapel
Marshall Amos Calvin Miller
College Board of Trustees
Chicago
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
John
John ‘Richard Nichols
Mendelssohn
Israel
Joel B. Hayden
Board of Trustees
Fairmont Presbyterian Church
Cleveland Heights
Thomas Wesley Graham
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Lathrop C. Grant
First Congregational Church of
Lorain
Mr. Hayden
Warns Against Enemies of Govt at Spanish War Veterns Meeting
Judge Newcomb of Cleveland spoke at the Elks hall on Sunday June 16 addressing about four hundred visitors from Northeastern Ohio. He urged eternal vigilance against enemies of the government whose secret treachery is as dangerous in peace as armed force in war. The gathering opened with martial music by the Drum Corps of American Legion Post No 12 and featured vocal numbers by Mrs. George Fortin and Mrs. Jack Huge. Major Hewitt welcomed attendees and a future meeting was eyed for Elyria. The day highlighted a Flag Service by Major Woodworth Auxiliary and Comrade George Colburn. Attendees included Department Commander Judge Schaber of Buerrus, Colonel F. C. Gerlach of Wooster, General A. B. Critchaeld of Shreve, Chas. Abby, and Jerry Ferguson.
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Judge Newcomb
Cleveland
Elks Hall
Ohio
American Legion Post No. 12
George Fortin
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Jack Huge
Major Hewitt
Elyria
Chas. Abby
Richard Allen
Jerry Ferguson
American Legion
Deputy Faces Murder Charge in Arkansas Liquor Killing
Newport Ark June 17 First degree murder charges were filed against Deputy Sheriff George Johnson in the liquor killing of Mickey Dillon 22 of El Paso Texas son of a Texas ranger captain Dillon died in a hospital from two bullet wounds inflicted last night when he tried to escape after being arrested on intoxication and possession charges
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Newport
Ark
George Johnson
Mickey Dillon
el Paso
Texas
Dillon
Elyria reports 5,520 school ages in city census
Elyria's enumeration of school age children, by C. M. Williams, shows 5,520 residents ages five to eighteen, up 64 from last year. Boys outnumber girls overall, with 2,801 boys to 2,719 girls. the 5 to 15 bracket favors boys 2,472 to 2,392, while 16 and 17 year olds are nearly even. Six year old girls and several other ages exceed boys, and 56 sub normal children are listed, including 29 crippled and 17 feeble minded, 13 in special instruction. Carlisle Township accounts for 242 district children with detailed age splits by sex.
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Elyria
C. M. Williams
Lve
Carlisle Township
Plane Falls in Channel Killing Six near Dungeness
The Imperial Airways announced six people were killed when a passenger plane forced down in the English Channel near Dungeness. Five were hospitalized, including the mechanic, with the pilot reported safe. One woman was confirmed among the hospital patients, and several other women feared dead.
Merge plan proposes giant Great Lakes ship concern
Cleveland June 17. Otis and Co. proposed forming a single giant Great Lakes shipping company with capitalization of 40 to 50 million dollars. The plan would buy out ships held by many independent operators, offering cash or cash plus securities. About a score of operators would merge, yielding 115 freighters totaling roughly 1,000,005 tons.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Otis and Co
Hoover Holds Emergency Talk On Prohibition Shootings
President Hoover halted routine business to read a citizen telegram from International Falls Minnesota seeking protection from border patrols amid protests over recent prohibition killings. He conferred with Treasury and Justice officials and received visits from Wesley Jones and Bishop James Cannon Jr while warnings were issued to customs officers about firearm use in enforcement.
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Washington
Hoover
International Falls
Minn
Treasury
White House
Justice Department
Wesley Jones
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Goth
Bressing Hive
Stat Aaum
Overstt
Seymour Lawsman
Youth Drowns in Vermilion River
Aaron Liebman 18, recent South High School graduate, drowned while vacationing with youths along the Vermilion River. He rented a canoe at a boat house alone, disappeared, and his overturned craft led rescuers to his body found at 1:15 a m. Coroner ruled accidental drowning.
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Vermilion, D
South High School
Cleveland
Aaron Liebman
Vermilion River
Liebman
Miles E. Perry
Deaths and diploma day in Ohio state briefs
In Cincinnati Rev Fr Louis A Tieman pastor of Sacred Heart church died of a heart attack shortly after preaching a 25th anniversary sermon. In Hamilton Mrs Bertha A Simpson of New Miami died by suicide after news of her own action, police say she waited for a thunder clap before firing. In Gambier Kenyon College granted 142 diplomas at commencement with honor man Warne McMahon Sirzer of Akron delivering the class oration. four men earned Bachelor of Divinity and several graduates listed by hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Louis A. Tieman
Sacred Heart Church
Sundar
Joseph A. Michalowski
Hamilton, O
Tll Health
Bertha A. Simpson
New Miami
Hers Sundar
Gambier. O
Kenyon College
Warne McMahon Sirzer
Akron
Bexler Hall
Theolsecal Seminary
Kenyon Ecbece
Densid Ven Cares
Kenton
Marcus Botsfors Yitchcock
Loraig
Wiliam Capera Mande
Cleveland
Joan Dasiq Zimmerman
Tiffin
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Elyrian
Yeges
Bulletin
Rourquin
Western Traf
Solohinto
Shoots
Treasury and Justice Depts
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