Insane inmate kills two then is slain at state hospital
A mentally ill inmate at Columbus State Hospital killed two white inmates in a ward with a table during a violent outburst. Attendants overpowered him, but Moss died from a broken neck. The victims were Sylvester Moss and Frank Wilson, both residents of the facility. Physicians attributed Moss’s death to a broken neck and noted Shannon and Wilson died from skull fractures. The incident led to medical staff interventions and a full hospital response.
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Olumbus
Hay
Imbus State Hospital
Columbus
Ambrose J. Moss
Endur‘ried
Sylvester Men
Flushing
Ohio
Frank T. Wilson
Loss
W. H. ‘Chard
Moss
Shannon
Wilson
Boss
Noel
Uly
A! m
Shann
Dells
Theospital
Bel] Mt County
Anica
Moss i
Ioa
Mrs
Fredauist
Cambridge
McCormick Says Campaign Cost Unknown in Illinois Primary
Mrs Buth Hanna McCormick testified before the senate investigating committee that she does not know the exact campaign spend for her Illinois Republican senatorial nomination bid. She submitted her campaign books showing total expenses of 252572.30 but argued some costs may not be campaign related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McCormick
Washington
Buth Hanna McCormick
Senate
Miz McCormick
Endowment urged to aid agriculture research at federal level
Washington May 1 Chairman Alexander Legge of the Federal Farm Board urged creation of an endowed institution with at least 10 million dollars capital to assist agriculture through research and other means. He said he favors the plan, has discussed it with eminent attorneys, and a tentative outline has been drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alexander Legge
Federal Farm Board
Legge
Evidence of plots at Ohio prison mutiny revealed
Columbus May 1 National Guardsmen supervising the segregated prisoners at the Ohio state penitentiary found evidence of two escape plots. A one foot square hole drilled through steel and a ventilating shaft aimed at the roof. steel drills and lock pins were uncovered in nearby cells. Twenty doors were knocked off during the mutiny and repairs will take weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
National
White City
Robert Haubrich
National Guard
Haubrich
Warren P. E. Thomas
Col. Haubrich
Houbrich
Albert O’brien
Prohibition Poll Results in Elyria Ohio
The Chronicles Telegram cites a Literary Digest telegram showing 1530 ballots tallied in Elyria. Of those, 420 favor enforcement, 605 favor modification, and 503 favor repeal in the prohibition vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Literary Digest
Ohio
Bool Tells of Buying Tube Stock for Bethlehem Merger
May 1 Samuel and Bool of Pickands Mather testified he issued personal checks over 1 million dollars to buy Youngstown Sheet and Tube stock for a merger with Bethlehem Steel. Testimony aimed to show frantic buying before the merger vote. Crawford plans depositions in Cleveland and Mahoning County to link Bethlehem to Sheet & Tube purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Samuel & Bool
Pickands, Mather & Company
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bool
Harry Crawford
Crawford
Cyrus EB
Eaton
Cleveland Steel and Utilities
Boni
Bool Raugh
Pickends, Mather & Co
Pickands
Mather
Pickands, Mather
Sheet & Tube
Bethlehem
Mahoning
Charles M. Schwab
Eugene G. Grace
Eastern Steel
International Shares Corp
Myron C. Wick, Jr
Fire crews tackle kitchen blaze and grass fire
Fire department units responded to two incidents at 10 A.M. Jerry Coffman’s residence at 208 Lodi Street reported a boiling kettle catching fire. Hose Company No 2 extinguished a grass fire at 222 East River Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Coffman
Lodi Street
Hose Company No. 2
East River Street
Elyrian To Be Honored 8 Rotary
Lawrence H. Webber of Elyria is set to be the next district governor of Rotary International's 21st district after candidates withdrew in his favor. An ongoing Rotary conference in Cleveland with large Elyria delegations will announce his unanimous election on Friday. Webber, son of Judge A. R. Webber, has served as Elyria solicitor and county prosecutor, is a long-time Rotarian, and has led campaigns for community chest and the American Legion home drive. He supports crippled children work with E. F. Cady Allen and has ties to the YMCA and Boy Scouts. A celebration is planned by the Elyria Rotary Club when the election is formally announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
Rotary
Stateler
Cleve
Elsria
Lawrence Webber
A. R. Webber
Elyria
Ohio Wesleyan
Cleveland
Webber
American Legion
Ostend
E. F
Avy Allen
Elrria Rotary Club
Sir
M. CG. A
Boy Scouts
Wiyma Rotary Club
Painting Sign To Guide Pilots In Elyria
The city adds to air travel infrastructure by repainting the sky sign on the Porsch Lumber shed on Lodi street. The Kiwanis made sign, now updated to state standards, names Elyria, nearest landing field, distance, and arrows pointing north. The 340 foot long sign, with sixteen foot letters, will be chroma yellow on black, visible from 6000 feet. Major John Barry of Cleveland airport confirms its statewide excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Porsch Lumber Company
Lodi
Kiwanis Club
Parsch
Ohio
John Barry
Cleveland
Kiwanians
John N. Eldt
London Treaty Submitted to Senate
President Hoover sent the London Naval Treaty to the Senate on May 1 with a brief transmittal letter. Senate leaders plan expedited hearings through Foreign Relations and Naval Affairs committees, while some support ratification. The treaty, signed April 22, 1930, aims at naval armament limitation and reduction among major powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Senate
State Schimson
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Britten
Repo
House
Navel Affairs Committee
London
United States
French Republic
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Italy
Japan
Lindbergh Heads to Nicaragua on Pan Am Mail Run
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh lands at Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua on schedule noon to complete return leg of Pan American Airways Buenos Aires New York mail service. L. R. Moore arrives Panama with first one day Penu to Panama flight, wins $100 bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MIAME
Charles A. Lindbergh
Panama
Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
Pan American Airways
Balboa
C. Z
Franch Field
Buenos Aires
Penu
Moore
Lindbergh
Talara
Peru
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Tumaco
Buenaventura
Colombia
Ridgeville Students Win Tennessee Special Examination
Two Ridgeville high school students won the two contested places on Lorain county’s team for the Northeastern Ohio District Scholarship Contest at Kent on Saturday. Bilis Paddock led the Latin exam, Eliot Morgan led the English exam, earning spots to compete alongside eleven other county teams.
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Ridgeville High School
Lorain County
Ohio
Kent
R. P. Vaughn
Bilis Paddock
Eliot Morgan
Memb County
Kot
Ridgey ‘Fay
Trial of Mrs Myrta Bradley Faces Jury Tomorrow
Ten witnesses testified as the defense rested in the New Oberlin trial of Mrs Myrta Bradley a 22 year old district teacher charged with assault and battery in the padding of Mary Margaret Gerhartinger on Feb 25 The prosecution's star witness Mary Margaret testified to the whipping with a wooden paddle and the after effects while several classmates and officials supported the events The defense is expected to rest this afternoon and the case may go to the jury tomorrow with testimony detailing objections to Bradley employment and the paddle evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrta Bradley
New Oberlie
Mary Margaret Gerhartinger
John Kerk
Russia Township
Carl Kirney
Oberlin News-Tribune
Ignatius Gerhartinger
Bradley
New Oberlin
Chris Justin
Gerhartinger
Mary Margaret
Mary Bargaret
Justin
Ralph
Bailey
Elmer Schuster
Ali
Summers
Kari P. Reefy
Elsha
Mary
Dr. Reety
Paddle
Ralph Justin
Oberlin School
Man Crushed At Clark Farm Injures Daly On Farm
John Daily of Diagonal road is in serious condition at Elyria Memorial hospital after being crushed between a tree and a rover while rolling at P. K. Clark farm three miles south of Elyria. He suffered internal injuries and fractured ribs but hospital reports a chance of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Farm
John Daily
Diagonal Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
P.K. Clark
Elyria
Daley
O. M. Hudwell
Elyria Hospital
Cascade Park Opens For 1930 Season At Sunrise
At Cascade Park the flag rose to the top of the pole as official opening ceremonies marked the 1930 season. Auto trails barriers were removed and motorists could view Springtime scenery. Playgrounds tennis courts and baseball diamonds opened. Carl Mulier led flag raising with Frank Wilford praising the park’s condition and repainting. Canoes to be used on weekends and swimming pool planned when weather allows. Muller invited organizations to use the park for picnics this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Park
Carl Mulier
Park Commission
Frank Wilford
Muller
Parker Debate Enters Fourth Day In Senate
Washington May 1 John J Parker disputed supreme court nominee faced fierce reception as Senator Hebert Rhode Island defended him as impartial and cited decisions favoring Isbor while critics highlighted his Red Jacket coal case ruling upholding the anti union contract. The debate shifted votes as southern Democrats wavered over the Negro voting issue and Interior official Dizon urged Hoover to press the appointment as a political stroke for the Democrats. Private polls showed a narrow margin against Parker despite shifting alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Parker
Supreme Bench
Senate
Hebert
Rhode Island
Parker
Isbor
Red Jacket
Suipreme Court
Dizon
Hoover
South
Sailor Booked for Disorderly Conduct in Lorain
Dennis Johnson a 26 year old Toledo fresh water sailor was arrested after he and a companion intoxicated entered an upstairs suite at 126 School street and lay on a bed. One man escaped but Johnson was caught by Officer Leslie Brown and charged with disorderly conduct. He said he was a sailor on a freighter stopping at Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Johnson
Toledo
City
Johnson
School Street
Leslie Brown
Lorain
Elyria Post Office Census Figures Show 1930 Population Rise
Elyria's April 1 1930 population is 25 604 in preliminary census figures issued by census supervisor Frank A Steiser for Lorain and Medina counties This is up 5 130 from 1926 when the city counted 20 474 Most estimates had placed Elyria above 26 000 and some over 28 600 Ward by ward gains include Second Ward up 1 708 to 7 016 First Ward up 1 576 to 5 436 Fourth Ward up 1 406 to 5 470 Third Ward up 440 to 6 852 Farms were enumerated in some areas and figures will be sent to Washington after verification by the census bureau officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Frank A. Steiser
Lorain
Medina
Elyriars
Stetson
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Lorain County
Federal
Lorain-Medina County
Death Summons Chas. R. Flower
Charlies R. Flower of 233 West River Street died at home at age six years five months four days. He is survived by his wife Grace C. Flower. Born in Elscia, he worked as a grocer until retirement and belonged to a Congregational church. Services Saturday at three thirty a.m. with burial in Ridgelawn cemetery. He had long served as secretary of the Local County Auto Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies R. Flower
West River Street
Mar
Wiseman
Ridgelawn
Flower
Lotain County Anto Club
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Nior Hi-Y Club
3 Club
John Eckler
Phradh
Ceil House
Elyrian
Chronicle
Ormed
Lawrence H. Webber
Lawrence H- Webber
Cincinnati
Silverton Bank
Here
Martha Beck
Lindy
Nigaragua
Ridgeville
Rades County Satur
Ast
Cage
Death
Chas. R. Flower
WHS
Pfau Chevrolet
Glenn Rogers Motors
Harr Lepper Motors
Elyria Motor Service
Broad Motor CO
H. M. Andress Son
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