Stolen Plane Loot Triggers Reno Airport Hunt
Reno authorities renew search for missing Maury Graham after a plane crash tied to a $75,000 robbery. Reports say the aircraft carried $75,000 in cash and about $546,009 in securities, with last known movements between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Two suspects pressed into service as the manhunt resumes.
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Reno
Nevada
Maury Graham
Graham
Las Vegas
Nev
Salt Lake City
Utah
Acts to Relieve Overcrowded Classrooms in Local Schools
In Garford and Jefferson schools two assistant teachers Sylvia Solida and Dorothy Born will start work Monday to ease overcrowding in first and fourth grades. Superintendent RC Maston cites population shift as the cause rather than total rise, noting about 48 students per overcrowded room. The program runs through year end with overflow in a Stafford area room and a basement space at Jefferson building revamped to accommodate students.
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Garford and
Jefferem
RC. Maston
Lar
Garford School
Jefferson School
Waston
Mise
Sylvia Solida
Jorothy
Siste
Stafford Techoo
de Jefferson
Telcom
Masioa Tocar
Auto Club Moves Tomorrow to New Lorain Offices
The Lorain County Automobile Club will move from its current Elrria Savings and Trust Building offices to 4 Middle Avenue tomorrow morning. Leon Brown says the transfer avoids service interruption and will double available space, with redecorated rooms and new furniture. The move aims to locate near Route 24 for easier access by motorists passing through the city.
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Auto Club
Lorain County Automobile Mab
Elrria, Savings and Trust Buildins
Jts
Middle Avenue
Leon Brown
Preserviny Ailsteel
Theauss
Government rests case in Doheny bribery trial
The government completed its case in the Edward L. Doheny bribery trial after ten days, with brief witness testimony and letters including the Elk Hills Naval Reserve lease. Defense motions for dismissal were overruled, and the defense plans to begin its case next Monday calling Edward Doheny and Mrs. Doheny as witnesses.
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Doheny
Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
William Hitz
Mrs. Doheny
Bandits rob restaurant owner on highway near Newport
Three armed bandits held up Warth Branch, a Newport restaurant owner, on a highway near the city today and escaped with 33,000 in cash. Branch had collected money from railroad employee patrons to cash their checks. Police suspect the bandits planned the ambush as he returned from a bank with the funds.
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Newport
Thewarth Branch
Flames Destroy 13 Planes at Hadley Field
A fire swept through the Hadley Field center hangar destroying 13 airplanes and leaving the hangar a mass of ashes. Damage was estimated at $175,000 with only a few office items saved. The blaze occurred on March 5 in New Brunswick N3.
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New Brunswick
N. 3
Hadley Field
Five Shot in Cleveland Feud Shootings
March 15. Five men were hospitalized, two critically, after a night of gunfire tied to boor leg feuds robberies and industrial disputes. A Standard Oil station hold up led to a shootout with McKinley wounding one assailant. Police pursued three men from a coupe. Papineau identified as a wounded suspect. More details continued on page 2.
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Cleveland
Edward O'Lear
Bootleseer
Irpineau
Willi McHunter
Tendan Brady
Moris J. Berstein
Gertrude McMahen
Edward Atchison
Standard Oil
McKinley
McHinter
McKinter
Harry
Hughes
Pepper Pike Village
Papineau
Alling Station
Mechinier
Phoney Syrup In Elyria Sparks City Audit Call
City Food Inspector George W. Savage warns Elyrians about fake maple syrup sold locally this season. City Chemist E G Curtis offers free checks of suspicious syrups to reassure residents.
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George W. Savage
Savage
E. G. Curtis
Elstrang
Coneld pleads not guilty to two murder charges
Wooster Ohio March 13 Earl Coneld pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and child stealing charges in the disappearance of Melvin Horst four, of Orrville, arraigned before Judge G A Starn. Charles Hannan asked to delay plea to obtain counsel. Judge Starn offered counsel options, Hannah refused. A conference was set to determine plea.
Missing Elyria Boys found in Indiana after runaway episode
Two Elyria youths Gaines and Simsik wandered from Western Union messenger Gaines left his bicycle and telegram undelivered at Pfau Chevrolet. They were picked up by Indiana marshal in Greenfield after being traced by police. Parents notified, then returned home with no injury reported.
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Ouiet
Greenfield
Hancock
Indiana
Danvard Gaines
Walnut Street
George Simsiz
Bell Avenue
Efrica
Whatei
P. m
John Simsik
Efrria
Thesday
March Lith
Gaines
Debating and chorus outcomes shape Elyria league title chase
Elyria High School and Lorain High School faced mixed results in Lake Erie High School League contests. Shaw and Lakewood split titles in debating and chorus respectively, with Cleveland Heights winning both in its triangle, while Lorain broke even with Rocky River. Finals loom as Shaw defends debating banner and Lakewood leads chorus standings ahead of next week’s league championships.
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Eirria High School
Lake Erie
Shax High School
Birhams
Shaw
de_bate
Lakewood
Elyria
Jocal’ School
Lakewood Chorus
White Lakeheed
Cleveland Heights
Deepatirg
Lorain High School
Rocky River
Lorain
Ohio
Flyria
Eugene Forester
Franceliz MecWillams
John Eckler
Arthur Buswell
Massachusetts
No Merger Says Cyrus Eaton In Youngstown Battle
Cyrus Eaton, Cleveland financier and anti merger leader, arrived in Youngstown to oppose a Bethlehem Sheet and Tube merger. He says public sentiment is against the deal and stockholders will analyze terms before agreeing. Eaton owns about 20 percent of Sheet and Tube and may influence votes ahead of the April 8 directors meeting.
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Youngstown
Bethlehem and Sheet and Tube
Cyrus E. Eaton
Cleveland
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Eaton
Bethlehem Combination
Per of
Bethlehem
Sheet and Tube
Bethlehem Sigel Corp
James
Campbell
Youngsmwn Sheet and Tube
Companr
Commanir
Ezion
Snest and Tube
Republic Stein ‘Co
Republic
Youngstown Company
Sheet and‘Tube
Three Firemen Injured In Detroit Roof Rescue
Detroit reports three firefighters seriously injured while six others treated for burns and cuts after a roof collapse at an American Upholstering frame building. The trapped trio Louis Pfaff Laverne Baton and James McGrath aged 26 23 and 23 were rescued after a half hour using a rope basket and improvised means.
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Detroit
Yestory
Louis Pfaff
Laverne Baton
James McGrath
Pilaf
Plant
Spath
Pfaf
Bank Bandits Kill Deputy in Cheyenne Wells Chase
Bandits roared through southeastern Colorado and western Kansas firing on officers and civilians. Deputy Sheriff Carl Hickman died in Eads after a pursuit ending near the Kansas line. W Mosher was wounded as deputies pursued the trio who stole two cars and banked $34,000 from a Manter, Kansas bank.
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Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Fosses
Colorado
Sherif
Carl Hickman
Mosher
Duncan Coe
George Hollingshead
Kansas-Colorado
Coe
Hollingshead
S_ H_ Hadley
Hadley
Kansas’ State Line
Kansas Line
Kansas
Manter
Kans
H. H. Hoppingardzer
Colorado Line
Eads Ther
Hickman
Highways Patrolled By Motor Cops In Summer Style
Sheriff Frank Strohard’s deputies polish motorcycles and patrol county highways for two days, resuming winter patrol rules after ice and snow disappear. In Cleveland, Rosy Valore, 25, was paroled today by Judge W. B. Thompson after a Lorain holdup case. five Cleveland youths pleaded guilty and were paroled.
Mayor Hewitt to spearhead Lorain job drive in county effort
Lorain officials report extensive employment programs to begin immediately. Mayor James A. Hewitt says his office will serve as a clearing house for job seekers and for those needing work, with the Chamber of Commerce aiding in the effort. A similar office will be set up in Lorain as part of a county wide plan to stimulate employment. The program includes a $49.6 siphon project for sewage works, a $150.09 million city improvement plan, and a $4.6 million relief sewer program, plus a $350,000 storm sewer project. Oberlin activity increases as officials push rapid job creation.
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Jammer A. Hewitt
Womer
Lorain
Hewit
Chamber of Commerce
Mojors
Lorain County
Lorain County Savings and Trusts Company
James A. Hewitt
Elsrna
Raisei
Eltr
Central
Paul Goldthorpe
Oberlin
To Take Census Of Unemployed in Lorain and Gina Counties
A schedule of questions for the 1930 unemployment census, announced by Frank Stetson, supervisor for Lorain and Gina counties. It will classify those with a job but not at work as either temporarily laid off or ready and seeking work but unable to find it.
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Frank Stetson
Lorain
MeGina
Ocean flights being planned across ocean routes
Washington March 1 02 the National Aeronautic Association expects a crop of transoceanic flight attempts in spring. Prizes of 25960 each lure aerial adventurers for Seattle to Tokyo and Rome to New York to Dallas routes. Unofficial reports and last year’s barograph tests color the scene as plans drift toward cross ocean travel and Zeppelin ambitions.
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Washington
National Aeronautic Association
Seast
Seattle
Tokyo
Fet Uo
Col
William E. Eastwood
Dallas
Texas
Rome
New York
Col. Eastwood
Association
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Roger Q. Williams
Levis H. Yancey
Old Orchard
Santander
Spain
San Francisco
J. Marion Stelling
Stelling Aircraft Co
Stelling
Germany
Nic de Janeiro
Brazil
Lakehurst
Shome
Flight of Guinwoman and Lover in Pa Murder Trial
In New Castle Pa March 15 a murder trial over Corporal Brady Paul’s death centers on Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague. A red notebook linked to alleged crimes is challenged as evidence while a bullet from Paul’s shooting circulates among defense and prosecution. Proceedings trace the couple’s flight across several states, with testimonies from officers and witnesses detailing their escape and confrontations.
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New Castle
Trene Schroeder
Brady Paul
EW Castle
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Sune
Paul
United
R. L. Hildebrand
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Seson
Dague
Arizona
West Virginila
Irene
Donnie
Joe Crawford
West
St. Louis
Liam Kiesling
Louis
Kiesling
Highway Patrol
Butler Pike
Evens
Buttle
Billions Planned for Road Building This Year
Washington reports cooperators with President Hoover intend to spend 1.691 billion dollars on roads in the current year, up 250.9 million from 1928, with state highway departments budgeting 937.5 million for construction and maintenance. The plan aims to improve about 32.5 hundred miles of roads, though three states did not meet their projections.
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Washington
Hoover
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Iinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Elyrians View Plane Wreckage Near Little Cedar Point
A crowd gathered at North Olmsted to view the twisted Curtis Hobin cab plane wreckage that crashed into Metropolitan Park District, Little Cedar Point, killing Pilot Richard Braggins and passenger David Bunnins. Lieutenant Che Butler of the 422nd O Squadron survived. the cause remains undetermined after the warm up ride.
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Curtis Hobin
Little Cedar Point
North Olmsted
John Kaminski
Rocky River Vailler
Richard Braggins
David Bunnins
Cleveland
Che Butler
422Th
Braggins
Bruunin
Butler
Four Cases Of Scarlet Fever In Elyria Quarantine
The scarlet fever epidemic in Cleveland and Saburie has not reached Elyria Ferana. Sanitary Police Officer Frank H Williams reported four Elyria homes quarantined for scarlet fever but no active case since March. Five cases of whooping cough and five of chicken pox required quarantines since the month began.
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Cleveland
Saburie
Elyria Fer
Ana
Frank H. Wiliams
Elrvia
Congo
Wiliams
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Magnolia Petroleum Co
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ST. Joseph
Mich
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