Revelations in Murder Case at Ohio State University
In Columbus on June 18 1930 police pursued a narcotics link to Theora Hix's murder involving Dr James H Snook University veterinarian and former lover held in connection with the death Prosecutor Jack Chester and detectives pressed the narcotics angle noting Snook may have supplied drugs to patrons Theora's bank records show deposits far exceeding parental support and a late night confrontation with Marian Meyers OSU horticulturist remains under investigation.
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Columbus
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
James H. Snook
Snook
W. G. Shellanbarger
University Hospital
Marian Meyers
Meyers
University Extension Horticulturist
Jack Chester
Myers
Chester
J B. Sparrow
Ohio State
Snooks
Sparrow
United Press
William H. Walker
University Clinic
Walker
George W. Rightmire
Miss Hix
Theora
Mr. Postlewait
Rosenberry Surgeon-Embalmer Dies in Elyria
When 21 he served with the U S Marine Corps in France during World War I. After returning he studied medicine at Ohio State and embalmment at Columbus College, then moved to Elyria in 1928 to run an undertaking business with his brother Chauncey. He is married with two children, lives at 335 Second Street, enjoys fishing, and once aspired to be a doctor.
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Russell Rosenberry
United States Marine Corps
France
United States
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
Columbus College of
Elyria
Chauncey
Rosenberry
Second Street
Council to Get Budget Tonight For 1930 plan
The city council will receive the 1930 budget tonight for approval by May or James A Hewitt. Main items include the budget discussion and the traffic ordinance. Four council members met last night to adjourn until tonight to attend the Oberlin illumination festivities.
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James A. Hewitt
Oberlin
Lorain Man Arrested On Liquor Possession Charge
State Prohibition Agent George A Baynham with Sheriff Clarence Adams and two Lorain Vice Squad members raided Frank Smith of 1517 East 28th Street this morning on a second offense liquor possession charge. A quart each of whiskey and wine were seized at his soft drink parlor. Smith faces a fine of 300 to 2000 dollars and will be arraigned before Judge J F Strenich tomorrow morning.
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George A. Baynham
Clarence E. Adams
Lorain
Frank Smith
East 28Th Street
Smith
J. F. Strenich
Volcanic Eruption Triggers Mass Flight in Hakodate
In Hakodate on June 18 the Komagatake volcano unleashed a violent eruption forcing thousands to flee. Rail lines evacuated 2,700 refugees while many more traveled by foot and other means. Official tallies say a dozen to a hundred may have died since the eruption began Monday morning. The Isogawa electric plant was buried under ten feet of ash.
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Hakodate
Japan
Komagatake
Isogawa
Three Lorain youths denied parole in Mansfield ruling
Judge W B Thompson refused parole for George Dobrosky Louis Horvath and Nick Vignovich after finding no remorse for stealing a Lorain automobile on May 26. Each had prior Lancaster time and were sent to Mansfield Reformatory as the judge noted their intent to sell the car and lack of effort to repair its damage since arrest.
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Lorain
W. B. Thompson
George Dobrosky
Louis Horvath
Nick Vignovich
Lancaster
Mansfield Reformatory
Cooper Urges Bettman to Stop Races Gambling
Governor Cooper asks Attorney General Gilbert Bettman to investigate and suppress gambling linked to dog races in West Jefferson and horse races in Bainbridge. The letter, following a Cincinnati meeting, seeks legal action to enforce the law and end the gambling activity.
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Columbus
Cooper
Gilbert Bettman
West Jefferson
Bainbridge
Bettman
Ohio
Cincinnati
French Cabinet Approves Reparations Pact in June Vote
Paris June 18 The French cabinet voted unanimously for the reparations accord reached with Germany. The measure now goes to ratification by the Chamber of Dass.
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Hulley Vee
Paris
Alles
Germany
Chamber of
Dass
Ohio Wesleyan Honors Governor Cooper at 85th Commencement
Ohio Wesleyan University held its eighty fifth commencement with the conferring of a Doctor of Laws on Governor Myers Y. Cooper and the unveiling of Dr. John Hoffman’s portrait. A class of 373 graduates included 358 Bachelor of Arts, 9 Master of Arts, and 1 Bachelor of Music, along with 364 seniors and 9 graduates receiving diplomas.
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Delaware
Myers Y. Cooper
John Hoffman
Ohio Wesleyan University
Chadbourne Dunham
Dayton
Dustin
Dunham
Slocum
Ohio Wesleyan
Hoffman
Congress Adjourns For Two Months In Tariff Battle
Washington June 18 President Hoover’s farm relief and tariff revision session will recess tomorrow for two months with the senate due back August 19 to tackle the tariff bill. The decision followed a 57 to 23 vote on adjournment after a 39 to 38 defeat of the Borah resolution. The hour featured tense, bitter bargaining as parties aligned, forecasting a chaotic senate action on the house tariff bill’s rates when reconvened.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
James E. Watson
Watson
Curtis
Democratic Coalition
Senate Finance Committee
House
Borah
Thomas
Idaho
Brookhart
Iowa
Cutting
New Mexico
Frazier
Nye
North Dakota
Johnson
California
Jones
LaFolette
Wis
Norbeck
South Dakota
Norris
Neb
Pine
Oklahoma
Barkley
Kentucky
Caraway
Arkansas
Fletcher
Frey Ditch Improvement Site Viewed by County Board
The Board of County Commissioners viewed the site of the Frey Ditch improvement in Black River township. A hearing on the proposition is slated for next week.
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View Ditch
Board of County Commissioners
Black River Township
Oberlin College to receive anonymous $100000 gift for theology
An anonymous donor pledges $100000 to Oberlin College to fund a Bosworth Memorial Fund for a new theology professorship and the Director of Theological Students. Dr. Robert E. Brown, class of 1901 and former Oakland pastor, named to the new chair, begins September 1, 1929. The board approves new faculty retirement and campus plans, with Centennial events slated for 1953.
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Oberlin, O
Graduate School of Theology
Bosworth
Edward I. Bosworth
Oberlin College
Robert E. Brown
First Congregational Church of
Oakland
Cal
Brown
College
John D. Rockefeller
Council Hall
Oberlin grants three honorary degrees at 1920 ceremony
On June 18 Oberlin College awarded three honorary doctorates to eminent figures. Rolfo Walter Brown delivered the commencement address. Robert M. Hutchings, newly elected president of the University of Chicago, received a Doctor of Laws. Walter Sherman Gifford, head of ATandT, earned a Doctor of Science, and Frederik George Donnan of London earned a Doctor of Science. Hutchins, age about thirty, was described as the youngest recipient.
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Finney Memorial Chapel
Rollo Walter Brown
Oberlin
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Chicago University
Windy City
Oberlin College
Dr. Hutchings
Oberlin. O
Rolfo Walter Brown
Cambridge
Mass
Robert Marnard Hutchings
University of Chicago
Walter Sherman Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York City
Frederik George Donnan
London
England
Hutchins
Oberlin Graduation Speaker Urges Individual Life and Idea
Oberlin College graduates hear Rollo Walter Brown argue civilization advances by restoring life to the individual. He contends ideas originate with individuals who inspire followers, while organizations risk stifling momentum and drifting from original purpose. He cites Chautauqua and the Democratic party as examples of drift.
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Oberlin, CO
Rollo Walter Brown
Oberlin College
National Commission
Joen
Democratic Party
Illumination Night Draws Largest Oberlin Throng
Alumni students and northern Ohio motorists flooded Oberlin for Illumination Night. Japanese lanterns lit the town and campus while bands, drums, and banners from classes 1879 1919 and 1924 led a parade past Finney Chapel. Creampuff the Legion horse and red lit Memorial Arch highlighted a lantern filled campus.
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Charles W. Lawrence
Oberlin
Northern Ohio
Cokelege
Obrlin
Elyria
Lorain County
Henry Churchill King
Elyria American Legion
Oberlin Legion
Sheby Legion
Chapel Plaza
Oberlin College
Cream Puff
Legion
Dudley Peter Allen
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Professor Street
Finney Chapel
Willingore County Funds Adopt Burglary and Hold-Up Insurance
County officials prepared to enact a state law allowing burglary and hold-up insurance on county funds in the courthouse. Treasurer A H Waters and successor-elect Dr N D Backus urged the Board of County Commissioners to take out ten thousand dollars burglary and twenty five thousand hold up insurance for three years at a total cost of 126 21 dollars. The board indicated readiness to approve after discussions with Waters and Backus.
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Ohio
A. H. Waters
N. D. Backus
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Waters
Backus
MacDonald Plans Washington Visit Confirmed
Premier Ramsay MacDonald confirmed in a press interview his intention to visit Washington if arrangements can be made. He said a tremendous amount of good could be done by such a visit and that the question is whether it can be arranged, to be discussed in an exchange of opinion.
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Bulletin
London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Washington
MacDonald
Mayor Describes Rotary International Convention in Dallas
James A Hewitt reported to Rotarians at a lunch today about the Rotary convention in Dallas Texas. He highlighted the flag pageant with fifty two flags representing the nations with Rotary clubs. Hewitt and the Cleveland delegation traveled by train with Edgar F Daddy Allen and Harry Hewett. Texas Governor Dan Moody spoke on the program as the convention claimed to be the largest yet held. The next convention in 1930 will be in Chicago.
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Rotary International
Dallas
Texas
James A Hewitt
Rotary
Hewitt
Cleveland
Edgar F
Daddy” Allen
Harry Hewett
Dan Moody
Chicago
Lorain Elyria VFW Members Head to State Meet
Lorain and Elyria Veterans of Foreign Wars members plan a state convention trip to New York with about 75 veterans in two county posts. A Lorain drum and bugle corps will join, Governor Myers Y. Cooper is expected to speak, and a World War veterans monument will be unveiled. Officers will be elected by delegates.
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Lorain
Ely Tia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New Yark
Vv. F. W
Elyria
Myers Y. Cooper
Warren
Ohio
Hoover Signs Important Bills Bulletin
President Hoover signed the census and reapportionment bill today in Washington. The bill affects representation and population data used for districting and political planning. The move marks a significant federal action on electoral boundaries and demographic accounting.
Cleveland Southwestern Railway Plans Safety Meetings
The Cleveland Southwestern Railway will hold two safety meetings in the council chamber at City Hall for its employees. The sessions will cover various methods of safety first and provide instructions to prevent accidents.
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Clleveland Southwestern Railway
City Jail Empty as Sunshine Clears Crime
Police headquarter statements report Mabbe remarking the city jail is empty this morning. Officer M. L. Obitts said no one had been jailed since Sunday, joking that the sunshine may have cleared crime from the city.
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Mabbe
M. L. Obitts
Injury Sews Sudden Cut During Woodwork
S. Wilnas Ott of 2 North Eaton suffered a hand injury while sawing wood. A spike pried into his hand and he was taken to Elytia Memorial Hospital emergency room for first aid. Ott’s bandage was removed and he was allowed to return home.
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Wood
S. Wilnas Ott
North Eaton
Elytia Memorial
Toda Ott
Big Dom
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Dr. Snook
State Day
Mansfield
Willingore County
U.S
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