Lorain County Fines and County Surplus Revealed
The State Examiner Irving Young reports Lorain County owes $61,693.32 in unpaid fines and costs from paroled prisoners with $25,662.96 due this term and $41,854.33 from former terms. The audit questions practices in sheriff sales and notes jail keep debts from Elyria Avon Village and Avon Lake. It lists $6,500 in unpaid criminal bonds and cites state highway funds overpayment. The report also questions Dr. E P Clement on speed premiums at the Lorain County Fair and suggests he resign or stop entering his horses.
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Lorain County
Irving Young
Harvey Crehore
Crehore
Elyria
Avon Village
Avon Lake Village
Tates
State Highway Department
Treasury Department
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Young
E. P.P. Clement
E. P. Clement
Clement
Damages Case Placed Before Common Pleas Court
Margaret Leks sues Joseph and Jessie Seres at 106 West River Street in common pleas court. She alleges an Aug 27 1927 nighttime fall into a deep excavation in the Seres home addition, suffering a broken left leg and knee injuries. She seeks 5252 damages, while defendants claim proper safety rails and her own negligence.
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Margaret Leks
Joseph
Jessie Seres
Common Pleas Court
A. R. Weddbder
West River Street
Sho
Two Men Held As Kidnapers Make Escape
CATLETTSBURG Kentucky March 13 Two men held in the kidnapping of Jimmy Banks eight of Akron jumped their jail cells last night Oysker Lane Pikeville Kentucky and J D Farmer Lane relative to Lane are named in the escape Lane is Jimmy s grandfather and is charged with kidnapping the boy from Akron two weeks ago Detectives and the boy s father planned to start today to return Jimmy and his grandfather to Akron
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Catlettsburg
Jimmy Banks
Akron
Oysker Lane
Pikesville
J. D. Farmer
Lane
Jimmy
Rebellion near end in Mexico
Mexico City March 13 federal troops closed in on insurgents fleeing Saltillo toward Torreon as Saltillo fell and 1 600 rebels deserted Sonora. Government announced Amparo Gil declares the rebellion ended with many rebels surrendering and leaders fleeing to the United States.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Saltillo
Forteon
Coahuila
Sonora
Torreon
Durango City
Portes Gil
Juan Almazan
Eulogio Ortiz
J. Gonzalo Escobar
Saturnino Cedillo
Naco
Arizona
el Paso
Plutarco Elias Calles
Cahrge
Reio Grande
Zacatecas
Durango
Presidencia
Simon Aguirre
Vera Cruz
Santa Lucrecia
Jesus M. Aguirre
United States
Francisco Manzo
Manzo
Albert Binder Fined Forty Dollars For Assault Case
Albert Binder pleaded guilty to assault and battery in Judge W B Thompson's court after a robbery charge was reduced. He was fined $50 and costs and had been in county jail six weeks awaiting indictment and trial.
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Albert Binder
W. B. Thompson
Binder
Rev Ketcham to Speak at RI Y Club Meeting
Rev. R. T. Ketcham of the Baptist church will speak at the Senior HI Y club meeting at the YMCA Wednesday night. John R. Seikkinen, director of boys' work at the local association, announced the program.
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Ketcham
R. T. Ketcham
The
Baptist Church
John R. Seikkinen
Bors
Federals Press Advance as Saltillo Falls to Government
Mexican government forces capture Saltillo, the rail hub and first prize in their push toward Torreon. General Almazan led dawn assault after rebels evacuated 1500 troops, while Ortiz and Calles maneuver to outflank rebel positions north and south. Saltillo’s loss disrupts rebel rail traffic from Mexico City to the border.
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Monterey
Neuvo Leon
Mexico
Saltillo
Torreon
Juan Almazan
Rio Grande
Almazan
Saltilhio
Mexico City
Laredo
Paredon
Eulogio Ortiz
Calles
Gonzales Escobar
Tampico
Elyria Library Sets Record With New Home Opening
Elyria readers flock to the new library on Third Street as circulation jumps by 1 781 from last year. In the first month 9 723 books circulated, 243 new cards were issued, and reading room use stayed far above average. Fiction led, followed by drama and biography.
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Elyria
Third Street
Charlotte Brooks
Local merchants announce spring opening in Elyria
Elyria merchants division of the Board of Trade plans a spring opening Thursday and Friday. Windows will be decorated to show latest styles in clothing, footwear, millinery and household appliances during regular store hours. Paul D. Wells leads the display effort and invites the public to browse rather than buy during the event.
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Merchants Division
Elyria Board of Trade
Elyria
Paul D. Wells
Co-Operative
Abducted Boys Reunited With Father in Detroit
In Columbus Ohio Warry Hilton Jr seven and his brother Jack six were abducted from Hubbard Avenue School. They were taken in a closed car by their father who telegraphed police to notify the juvenile department he has custody. The boys had not seen him for over a year. Their mother had died months earlier.
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Columbus, CO
Warry Hilton, Jr
Jack
Hubbard Avenue
Detroit
Hilton
Governor to Sign Sandusky Bay Bridge Bill
Columbus Ohio March 13 Governor Myers Y Cooper will sign the Bing bill authorizing a bridge across Sandusky Bay to Cedar Point. The action clears the way for the new link, enhancing access to the popular resort.
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Sandusky
Columbus
Myers Y. Cooper
Sandusky Bay
Cedar Point
United Press
Nobile Resigns Rank and Office
Rome reports Gen Umberto Nobile, leader of the dirigible Italia expedition, has resigned his rank and office after an official investigation blamed him for the disaster that wrecked the airship on its North Pole return, costing seven crew members their lives. Mussolini’s commission had criticized his actions in seeking rescue by airplane before his men were saved.
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Rome
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Nobile
Azz
Benito Mussolini
Repeal of Pence law on utility rates unlikely to affect pending cases
Late dispatches report Ohio officials say repeal of the Pence law governing public utility rate collections will not alter cases already before the Public Utilities Commission. The repeal applies to future rate filings unless the attorney general can apply it to pending matters, which is doubted. President Hoover’s oil conservation policy will be defined by Interior Department leasing and drilling regulations for public domain and Indian lands.
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Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Attorney General’s Office
Washington
Hoover
Interior Department
Department
Striking Women Overpower Guards at Plant Riot
In Elizabethton Tennessee on March 13 seven hundred women strikers at the Rayon plant of American Glantstaff Corporation overpowered guards, prompting more than 1000 workers to quit. Women shouted for higher pay as three guards and a policeman were injured in the disturbance.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Rayon
American Glantstaff Corporation
Explosion Kills Elderly Woman and Two Children in St Joseph
An elderly woman and two children were killed and nine others, mostly children, injured when a blast wrecked a combined apartment and grocery building in St Joseph Missouri. The cause of the explosion was not determined.
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ST. Joseph
Mar
Blame Jealousy Blamed for Fatal Marion Stabbing
March 15 authorities blamed jealousy for the fatal stabbing of Clement Shuster 35 of Marion at Augsta Village eight miles west of here during a fight with Clarence Pennington 35 also of Marion. Pennington survived with stab wounds to face and head after the pair quarrelled when Shuster’s wife and Pennington’s companion danced. The four then returned to Marion in a car. Shuster reportedly drew a knife and slashed Pennington, and Shuster died from loss of blood in hospital.
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Marion
Clement Shuster
Aogsta Village
Here
Shuster
Clarence Pennington
Pennington
Driver cited for night driving without lights arrest
Sherin deputies arrested Harold Foster for driving without lights on Lake road last night. He was arraigned before Justice S J George and fined 25 dollars plus costs. Foster was towing a truck from Detroit to Cleveland.
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Sherin
Harold Foster
Lake Road
S. J. George
Foster
Detroit
Cleveland
Noted Priest Monsignor O'Neil Dies in Columbus
The Rt Rev Monsignor John H. O'Neil pastor of Holy Name church and vicar general of the Columbus diocese died after a long illness in Columbus Ohio. He directed the diocese finances and helped build St Charles Academy and Holy Name church. Funeral services will be held at Holy Name church Monday with Bishop Hartley presiding and priests attending.
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Columbus
John H. O'Neil
O'Neil
Holy Name Church
James J. Hartley
Father O'Neil
Hartley
St. Vincent's Orphanage
St. Thomas’ Church
Diocess
Monsignor O'Neil
St. Charles Academy
Bermuda
Arnolds Abduction Case Heats Up With New Witnesses
Orrville March 13 The state presented motive witnesses in the Elias Arnold abduction trial including deputy marshal James Caskey and deputy sheriff John Keener who testified that Arnold cursed and threatened marshal Roy Horst. Junior Hannah a key witness for the state prepared to recount his account and surprise testimony by Mrs Charles Hannah Mother of Junior emerged. Mrs Laura Skaggs testified she saw a speeding auto on Cleveland Avenue about 5 pm the day of the abduction ignoring two red signals. Marl and John Skaggs also testified about the events of that day.
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Arnolds
Charles Hannah
Junior
Hannah
Melvin
Laura Skaggs
Cleveland Avenue
Orrville
Arthur Arnold
Skaggs
Marl
John Skaggs
Calml y Relates How He Killed His Wife in Cold Boldness
George Levy a 39 year old railroad brakeman sat in the county jail and calmly told how he shot and killed his wife 35 mother of six after accusing her of infidelity at the Wallace home in Youngstown CO He followed her demanded she return home and after a quarrel she refused He fired four bullets in view of the Wallace family and offered no resistance when arrested He said he was not sorry claiming she neglected the kids.
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Youngstown
George Levy
Victoria Wallace
Levy
Wallace
Epidemic of Grass Fires Halted by Rain
Rain ends a grass fire wave as the local fire department logs 22 alarms in 48 hours. Monday set a single day record with 11 alarms. yesterday matched that total in a hour and a quarter. Fires occurred along Warren and Lexington avenues, Malcomb Court, 231 Winkles Street, Columbus Street, Warren Street, Riverside Court, Pasadena Avenue, East 13th Street end, 345 Eastern Heights Boulevard, Riverdale Court, and Sprace Street. Last call came in at 8:36 PM.
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Warren
Lexington Avenue
Malcomb Court
Winkles Street
Columbus Street
Warren Street
East Broad Street
Riverside Court
Pasadena Avenue
East 13Th Street
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Riverdale Court
River Bank
Sprace Street
Cooper Moves On Multiple Measures in Ohio Legislative Push
Columbus Ohio March 13 Governor Myers Y Cooper pushes a broad program including repeal of the Peace utility rate law and a state office building financed from the teachers retirement fund pending official action. He indicates plans to veto the highway police and drivers license bills if they reach him and notes scheduled hearings and possible next week action.
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Columbus
Carpenter
General Assembly
Myers Y. Cooper
Cooper
Senate
House
Herbert Martin
Safety Department
Dalelas Sullivan
Sullivan
Rescue Fifteen Trapped As Hotel Fire Rages In Willard
Fire swept the three story Franklin hotel in Willard early today, forcing fifteen railroad workers to be rescued from upper floors. Basil La Bounty is missing. the Grifia Meier meat market and Erman Bradler grocery were damaged. Loss about $20,000. Fire discovered at 3.50 am. volunteers and police aided evacuations with help from Norwalk.
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Willard. O
Franklin
Basil la Bounty
Baltimore & Ohio
Bellevue
Grifia & Meier
Erman Bradler
Homer Scherbandy
Norwalk
Scherbundy
Vmax Valkenbarg
Lester Hunsinger
Seber Bountly
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State Examiner
Rrer
Charles A. Lindbergh
Brownsville
Tex
A. B. Cole
Lindbergh
Montero
C. C. Richardson
W. T. Johnston
Ft. Brown
Bulletin
Fata
Horst
Boowstan
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