Defiant killer Williams executed in Ohio electric chair
George Williams, 63, condemned for five murders and a string of robberies, was executed in the Ohio penitentiary electric chair after calmly facing spectators. He refused to deliver a final message, spurned spiritual comfort, and was denied a last meal. His case tied to the 1929 murder of Cleveland policeman Carl Sherman and the March 23, 1929 grocery store shooting of Justus Brown. Williams had escaped earlier attempts and was described by prison officials as among the most vicious inmates.
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Columbus
George Williams
Ohio Penitentiary
Cleveland
Williams
Justus Brown
Walter Collins
The
Volunteers of America
Willams
Carl Sherman
Charles Hanovich
Ohio
White City
States
City Prison
Tear bombs used to disperse Beaumont jail mob
Tear bombs were deployed to scatter a mob surrounding the county jail in Beaumont Texas early today aimed at a Black man named Raine Williams arrested in Port Arthur for attacking white women. Sheriff Walter Covington was seized as hostages but deputies bombed the crowd, and no one was hurt as the mob dispersed. Williams confessed to eight attacks in the Port Arthur area over the past month.
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Covington
Port Arthur
Monroe Dorsey
B2 Years Old Still Likes Newspaper Game
Jacob Dixson, who just turned eighty two, visits the Chronicle Telegram office after press time. A former newspaper man, he recalls selling New York papers 72 years ago and working at the Niles Independent 64 years back. He praises the move from hand presses to steam and now to automatic heat presses, wishing he could feed the old presses again. He has lived in Elyria ten years, currently at the Home for the Aged on West Avenue.
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Jacob Dixson
Chronicle-Telegram
New York
Metropolis
Niles Independent
Franklin
Mr. Dixson
Elyria
West Avenue
Wellington Big Four Depot Changes Train Schedules
Effective Sunday June 29 trains entering the new Cleveland depot alter Wellington timetable. Westbound Train 47 departs at 8 18 a m instead of 8 15, Train 35 moves from 4 18 to 4 22, Train 45 shifts from 6 17 to 6 20, Train 51 flag train to Indianapolis and beyond leaves at 7 00. Train 23 remains at 12 50.
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BIG Four
Wellington
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Fasoly Picnic Honoring Newlyweds at Sunnyside Beach
In honor of Mr and Mrs Clarence Price who recently married, Bride's family hosted a picnic dinner last evening at the Harry Lee cottage Sunnyside Beach.
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Fasoly
Clarence Price
Harry Lee
Sunnyside Beach
Birthday Dinner For Mrs Holland At Hotel England
Entre Nous Club members dined at six at the Hotel England in honor of Mrs Robert Holland. After dinner guests gathered at the Wadsworth home on Magsar street for bridge with high scores by Mrs Franklin Jones and Mrs Clan Hall.
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William Wadsworth
William Bennett
Franklin Jones
David Arnold
Hotel England
Robert Holland
Wadsworth
Magsar Street
Mre Wranklin Jones
Clan Hall
Miss Mallory Falls Vacation with Relatives Abroad
Miss Mallory Falls is on a short vacation with relatives in incinugath, enjoying leisure time away from routine duties and sharing family moments during the visit.
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Miss Mallory Falls
Incinugath
Eaton Mounts G A R Encampment Family Notes
Mrs Erma Graham ill with jaundice. Mrs M Hopwood, Mrs Mame Cornish and George Cornish family attend state G A R encampment in Lorain. John A Armstrong, former pastor now 87, widowed, living in Wellsville, remembered by old friends. Mrs Frank Shuster in Cleveland visiting daughter. Davis woods Fourth of July picnic plans underway with grounds cleanup and preparations.
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Wellsville
Ohio
Frank Shuster
Cleveland
Edward Gedeon
Davis Woods
Baby Lives With Bullet in Brain the visitors
A historic note on a community event mentions a baby with a bullet in the brain amid preparations for a village fair. The day includes a hoofed refreshment stand for weather protection, sport prizes donated by locals, and pre dinner contests to fit afternoon ballgames. Special guests and 4 H club activities frame the gathering with speeches, fireworks, and a display of donors’ names.
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Wesley Grills
Lorain
Wriday
Taton Delicatessen Thes
Margaret Ross
Farm Growth Reverses City Exodus And Buys Land
Real estate activity rises as farm properties regain demand after years of urban growth for factory jobs. Deals include an eighteen acre truck farm for $18,500 and several hundred acre trades. lake property soft, farm estates active, rentals increasing, and new construction seen. Wheat markets show temporary dips with hopes for a later price rebound while the board plans to hold current wheat stocks.
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Billings
Carpenter
Demain
Furnace Street
Avon
Lake Village
Brain
LaGrange
A. J. Lehman
A. H. Knuth
Huntington
Beckett
Elyria
Avon Lake
Weekley
Cleveland
Ellis
Carl F. Wolfe
J H Dixon
D J. Bannon
Wm Hartman
Grafton
Krapps
Sixth Street
Skinner
Middle Avenue
Rebecca Burnett
Ninth Street
A. L Czellath
Wm. Stavoliski
Bell Avenue
Nehouse
Ashland
L P Kaiser Company
Cedar Street
al Mason
Firestone
Sth Street
Jefferson School
Federal Farm Board Quiet Amid Low Grain and Cattle Prices
Washington June 28 The Federal Farm Board remains surprisingly calm as wheat at about 90 cents a bushel and cattle prices slump. Congress and farm leaders urge action, but the board sticks to its policy and resists hasty measures, signaling a shift to independent judgment. Senators press Hoover to raise cotton prices. Kansas officials urge immediate relief. The board notes farmers have little to sell, with the cotton stabilized and wheat futures rising as the new crop comes in and harvesting accelerates.
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Legee
Jine
Washington, DC
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Heflin
Hoover
Farm Board
J. H. Mercer
Kansas State Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
Kansas Livestock Association
B. Denman
Mercer
National Livestock Marketing Association
The
Farm Bureau
the Grange
Orr
Missing Bonds and Reward in Boarding House Case
A boarding house case centers on a crook still at large after the bonds worth $5,000 vanish. Detectives are urged to locate the bonds. a reward remains for the finder.
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Australia
Seeing is Believing in a Mysterious Boarder
A curious narrator pleads for a jailhouse peek at a mystery man, asserting disbelief until Fortin or Fifty eyes him with their own gaze. The text conveys a dramatic, antiquated voice as the speaker seeks proof of an unseen figure.
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Hwe Fortin
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