Industrial fund drive plans complete
About 100 Elyrians will meet at St Pauls Church at 6 30 pm for a dinner to inaugurate the industrial development fund campaign organized by the Elyria Investment Company. Ten teams will canvass 500 residents next week to sell stock and attract new industries to Elyria. The plan mirrors approaches used by other cities and Chamber of Commerce officials note Elyria lacks a fund to compete for investment.
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Elyria
Nine Ohioans Die in Weekend Tragedies
United Press survey records at least nine violent deaths in Ohio over the weekend. Causes include traffic accidents, a murder by gun, and a death by gas inhalation. Notable victims include Mrs. Lewis Jenson of Toledo killed near Bellefontaine, and Linwood Belville, president of the Lima Brotherhood of railroad trainmen, who died by own action in Lima.
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United Press
Sanders
Hopkins
Linwood Belville
Lima Brotherhood of Railroad
Lima
Ohio Weather Forecast For 36 Hours
Cloudy weather with possible snow flurries tonight in Hast portion. Tuesday expected fair with rising temperatures in West and South portions. General conditions: unsettled pressure tendency, warmer Tuesday. Regional winds: north to east, with mixed readings and above average speeds.
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Faiz
Reception for Hungary event honors new Sacred Heart pastor
Several hundred Elyrians celebrated Hungary Independence Day at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a banquet and program. The event also served as a reception for Father Tihamer Zekamy, who recently joined the parish after the church and parish house were completed largely through the previous pastor's efforts. Among the guests was Father L. C. Colling of Immaculate Conception Church, Grafton.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Western Heights
Sacred Heart Church
Tihamer Zekamy
Father L. C. Colling
Emaculate Conception Church of
Grafton
James Seward
Rumors Fly Over Elyria Mayor Race
The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports rising talk of mayoral bids. Council member Paul Wainwright denies considering a run, while A L Werner of Ohio Street says he is weighing the possibility. Two other men are named in discussions but not reached for comment.
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Paul Wainwright
Wainwright
A. L. Werner
Ohio Street
Werner
Chronicle- Telegram
Don’t Wed motto from 100 year old Dan Eyre mayor of Hastings
Dan Eyre, a Hastings Minnesota bachelor who just turned 100, is nicknamed “Dad” by the town. He served Hastings mayor in 1871 and two terms in the state legislature. He would stay single again, claiming women pay more attention to him this way. He now lives in a hospital.
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Dan Eyre
Haatings
Minn
Dad
Ford Edison and Firestone back prohibition and honesty
Fort Myers, March 16. Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone meet after a year to praise Edison’s work and endorse prohibition. They urge less government interference, commend Hoover, and say dishonesty causes the so called low mood while hard times can teach honesty.
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Fla
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Harvey Firestone
Edison Laboratory
Edison
Ford
Hoover
Blaze in Bagnell Claims Two Lives
In Bagnell Missouri a fire destroyed two blocks of business buildings causing over 100000 dollars in damage. Firefighters found the bodies of 45 year old laborer Jess Brown and an unidentified man among the ruins.
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Jess Brown
Grand Jury May Finish Work Today
The grand jury is set to finish seven other investigations today while the Port City Mortgage inquiry is deferred. Prosecutor Don W. Myers cited transcript delays as the reason the matter cannot be disposed of in this session. Al later Prosecutor John Harding noted the delay allows jurors to complete cases accumulated since late February. The Port City case involves funds handled by T. F. McDonald secretary treasurer and manager of the company, who was acquitted on two embezzlement charges tied to the firm’s affairs in 1972.
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Port City Mortgage Company
Don W. Myers
Port City Mortgage
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McDonald
Driver Struck by Train After Car Skids Into Ditch
Cincinnati dispatch reports Taylor Hoskins, 28, escaped initial crash near New Burlington but was fatally struck by a Cincinnati Lake Erie Trac on car as he stepped from the wreck. The accident occurred last night and left Hoskins dead from injuries sustained in the impact.
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Taylor Hoskins
New Burlington
Postmaster Exam Draws Elyria Applicants
Competitive examinations for Elyria postmaster will be conducted by the Civil Service Commission. Carl Martin, local secretary, says application blanks are available at the post office and must be filed by March 31. No written exam. data on qualifications will be reviewed in Washington to select the top three for appointment by the postmaster general.
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Civil Service Commission
Carl Martin
Commission
Martin
Ohio
Washington
Maren 3i
President Hoover to Sail for Porto Rico and Virgin Islands
President Hoover plans a trip to Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands with a possible departure from Norfolk on a Wednesday or Thursday. Mrs Hoover will not join, visiting her ill son in Asheville. Secretary Hurley Interior Wilbur and Lawrence Richey accompany him aboard the reconditioned battleship Arizona while space remains tight.
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Arizona
Hoover
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
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Herbert, Jr
Asheville
N. C
Hurley
Wilbur
Lawrence Richey
Income Tax Payers Rush to Local Office forDeadline Extension
The final rush to pay 1930 income taxes gathered at the basement post office building as March 15 neared. Stanley H. Waite announced the office would remain open this evening to accommodate those unpaid. He noted the Elyria office handles records with Cleveland, and local totals may be down from last year.
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Stanley H. Waite
Terra Revenue
Waite
Cleveland
Elyria
Daugherty Motion for New Trial Under Consideration
Daugherty former president of the defunct Ohio State Bank, convicted of misapplying funds, had a motion for a new trial taken under advisement by Common Pleas Judge Charles Bell. A decision is promised Wednesday with potential immediate sentencing if overruled. Attorneys submitted 17 grounds of alleged error and four supporting affidavits.
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Daugherty
Washington
Ohio State Bank
Common Pleas
Charles 8. Bell
Red Cross drive totals $3 202 03 in Elyria area
Elyria chapter of the American Red Cross reports contributions to its drought relief fund totaling 3202 03 with A L Werner as campaign chairman The local gifts plus outside town amounts show 2079 from Elyria and 1123 72 from outside Elyria Personal gifts in Elyria were 923 43 and organizational gifts 1145 88 Outside Elyria Oberlin led with 605 Wellington 271 and Grafton 100 were next Others included Belden 47 Columbia Station 20 East Carlisle 5 Henrietta 4 90 Ripton 9 82 LaGrange 8 La Porte 3 North Eaton 5 Ridgeville 30 and Hochester 15.
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American Red Cross
A. L. Werner
Oberlin
Wellington
Grafton
Belden
Columbia Station
East Carlisle
Henrietta
Ripton
LaGrange
la Porte
North Eaton
Ridgeville
Hochester
Last of recluse Wendel sisters laid to rest in family vault
New York reports Ella V Von Wendel, final of six reclusive sisters linked to a fortune exceeding 100 million dollars, died and was buried in Trinity Cemetery. The somber Fifth Avenue residence drew 19 mourners and Tobey the poodle, the lone living connection, accompanied the coffin. The story notes the vast estate will be disposed of today with the funeral marking a century‑old family tradition ending.
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Wendel
John Gottlieb Wendel
Ella V. von Wendel
Fifth Avenue
39Th Street
Trinity Cemetery
Tobey
Mrs Wilma LeVan to Speak at Elyria Republican Meeting
Mrs Wilma Sinclair LeVan national Republican Committee woman from Steubenville will address the Elyria Republican Woman's Club on Tuesday afternoon March 17 at 2 00 at 8315 Park avenue home of Mrs James A Hewitt. LeVan has long led Ohio Republican women since suffrage and helped organize campaigns for Coolidge Hoover and the 1928 Republican slate.
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Wilma Sinclair LeVan
National Republican
State Central Committee
John Gordon Battelle
Hoover
Burton
Cooper
Republicas
Joslin to be named Hoover's secretary
Theodore Joslin Washington correspondent for the Boston Transcript will be appointed secretary to President Hoover. He replaces George Aker son who resigned six weeks ago to join a motion picture company. Joslin has long served as Transcript Washington correspondent.
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Theodore Joslin
Boston Transcript
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Joslin
George Akerson
Motion Picture Corporation
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Transcript
Bank Hold Up in Toledo Nets $4000 in Cash
Two gunmen robbed the Commercial Savings Bank & Trust Company in Toledo Ohio, taking $4000 after entering an hour after opening. They forced manager Welcome Woodwell to pass the money through the grill while one gunman covered teller George Miller and bookkeeper Miss Isabell Woodward. The pair fled in an automobile.
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Toledo
Commercial Savings Bank & Trust Company
Welcome Woodwell
Woodwell
George Miller
Isabell Woodward
Hearings Sought On Oil Industry Stabilization
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur was urged to grant a full hearing to the oil states advisory committee. The meeting, to be held in Washington March 30, aims to develop plans to stabilize the petroleum industry, per a telegram from Cicero Murray, committee chairman.
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Washington
Wilbur
Oil States Advisory Committee
Cicero Murray
Death of Rep James Benjamin Aswell Shocks Washington
Rep James Benjamin Aswell a Democratic member of the House Agriculture Committee died today in Washington at his apartment after suffering heart trouble. The contributions he made to farm legislation and his long service in Congress were noted as the city mourned.
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Washington
James Benjamin Aswell
Dem
House Agriculture Committee
Elyria Boy and Rocky River Girl Win Bird Coloring Prizes
Elyria boy Robert B. Duncan and Rocky River girl Danny P. Biggs won prizes for best bird colorings this week. Dozens of entries from area children were submitted. many received honorable mention. Submit more entries via the Chronicle Telegram Bird Editor for a chance at prizes.
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Elyria Boy
Rocky River Girl
Robert B. Duncan
Tatternall Court
Danny P. Biggs
Rocky River
Bill Nagy
West River Street
Ellen Maddock
Maddock Road
Mary Barbaressa
Huron Street
Madeline, Cooke
Denison Avenue
Dorothy Jane Harley
Akron Mary Outland Seen as Key Witness in Potter Murder
Cleveland dispatches detail the capture and transport of "Akron Mary" Outland, named key witness in former Councilman William E. Potter’s murder. She signed a waiver of extradition after a Pittsburgh arrest and is headed back to Cleveland to face questioning alongside the alleged killer, "Pittsburgh Hymie" Martin. An unsigned letter found in Pittsburgh suggests she and Martin may have planned to deny his involvement.
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U.P
Akron
Mary” Outland
William E. Potter
Stuber
Pittsburgh
Mary
Detective Bureau
Cleveland, O
Outland
Atheart
Martin
Trigger Man
Potter
David Cohen
Albert
Freddie) Goldstrom
H. EK. M
Kurt Gloeckner
Anthony Koryta
Joe Koelliker
Gloeckner
Dormond
Ace
Pearl Chambers
Dave Chambers
Wilk
Lorain County Farm Lands Sale Opens Today
A Lorain County farm land sale begins today featuring a wide range of sizes and prices. Shoppers are urged to inspect offerings carefully as the best match to their needs may be found among the displayed properties.
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Lorain County
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