03 May 1927
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1927
Page
1
Ruth Brown Snyder testified in her murder trial with Henry Judd Gray over Albert Surder’s death. She described planning to hide jewelry and aiding Gray after the crime, including burning Gray’s bloodstained shirt and her nightgown as questions probed the night’s events.
Senator Frank Willis of Ohio renewed pressure on President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon to appoint Major Roy A. Haynes of Ohio as permanent prohibition commissioner. Willis had earlier secured a temporary appointment but faces rumors of a replacement. He warned of a congressional investigation next winter if Haynes is not confirmed, saying officials enforce the Volstead Act with only a platonic interest.
Colum ses O May 3 The Interstate Motor Transit Company of Portsmouth argues the Public Utilities Commission lacks jurisdiction to revoke its certificate as requested by the Sciote Valley Railroad Company which alleges illegal operations.
Five of the original twelve men who formed the Anti Saloon League in 1893 will attend a May 24 reunion at Oberlin College Ohio the site of the founding session. Dr Howard Hyde Russell urged the meeting to discuss past victories and future problems of prohibition noting all survivors remain enthusiastic about prohibition and its lasting value.
In Youngstown on May 30 two youths, Mike Millich, 19, and Chester Walden, 26, were wounded by Detective Louis Gipp during a botched attempt to steal meat from a wholesale dealer. Millich was shot in the stomach, Walden in the arm, after resisting arrest and throwing a meat box at officers.
Elyria council reviewed a letter from Minck and Olaison Co of Tulsa Oklahoma asking if the city would sell the Elyria waterworks for cash. Officials showed smiles suggesting the property was not for sale. The firm offered to buy outright with a balance sheet and 1926 earnings data, and the letter was referred to the finance committee.
Joe Balint of 1616 E dist street Lerain changed his plea to guilty on a liquor transporting charge. Sentencing deferred to May 11 in court of A R Wechter tonfar. Nick Toth of 1782 E 32nd street Lorain was charged with possession and arrested with Balint. Prosecutor handled the case.
Governor Donahey rejected two jury exemption bills. One sought to add newspaper employees to exempted groups, while another targeted defense penalties. He urged abolishing current exemptions and approved three other measures including security for the state treasury and faster payment of chicks on closed bars.
Forty eight foreigners were admitted to United States citizenship by noon today as Judge W B Thompson signed their second citizenship papers. Hearings continue today and tomorrow with 153 applicants total eligible. S H Ewing questioned applicants and one man was refused for past arrest. Names admitted this morning include Gus Gailes Frank Scott John Teutchlander Fat Mareus Peter Paster and many others.
The council passes on first reading a stopgap zoning measure dividing the city into residential commercial and industrial districts. The planning commission acts as zoning appeal board while the mayor enforces the ordinance. Violations incur a fine from five to two hundred dollars per offense.
Five hundred men battled a forest fire near Mays Landing New Jersey for hours until it was brought under control. The blaze scorched over 20 square miles destroying lumber and a dozen houses and several camps. Dozens of hunting lodges and cabins in the burn area were destroyed.
Elyria Board of Trade asks the council to press Logan Gas for a prompt settlement amid housing strain and population growth. The letter, signed by President T L Moise, cites uncertainty with the city and public utilities and seeks a swift resolution to avoid delays in rate changes and development.
The Lorain County District Advisory Council held its annual meeting at First Congregational Church. Mayor C A Gott presided as chairman and the council elected officers and heard the district board of health report by Dr F C Riggin. R P Vaughn urged school health cooperation.
First reading approved an ordinance defining city wiring inspector powers and duties. It sets inspection rules, inspection fees, and appoints the inspector by the service director with council consent. Penalties include fines from five to two hundred dollars.
Dr. John E. Monger in Ohio reports new volunteers for flood regions led by Dr. G E French Elyria and other doctors from Cincinnati Alliance Marietta Wooster to Reynoldsburg. Consulting engineer Rollin F. MacDowell offers two assistants and state directors Van Gidall Tats assume duties in Arkansas flood area.
President Coolidge holds current time unsuitable for joint action with other powers over the Nenking affair. He would consider acting with other nations when the situation becomes favorable, while aware foreign governments largely back a policy of momentary delay.
Reports from Washington on May 3 describe mounting friction between President Coolidge and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. Hoover’s Chicago trip boosted his reform image, while a Pan American Conference speech signaled policy clashes over loans and military funding.
Washington May 191 insurance. Major General Edgar Jadwin, chief of army engineers, proposes about 130 million dollars to be spent over ten years to raise strategic levees five feet above high water. He notes roughly 50 percent of 815 miles of levee meet the current three-foot standard and congress funds 10 million annually.
Club women from across Ohio gather in Marion for the first annual Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs meeting. Mrs J E Clark of Columbus will deliver the opening art talk as delegates arrive by automobile and wreaths are laid on the tomb of President and Mrs Warren G Harding.
The 1926 Pulitizer awards awarded by Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler honor regional winners in journalism and literature. The Canton Daily News prize highlighted Meffett’s assassination coverage, John T. Rogers earned a reporting prize, Boston Herald won for an editorial on Sacco-Vanzetti, Nelson Harding was recognized for a political cartoon, and Paul Reen won for a Negro southern play Abraham's Bosom.
The Mississippi flood crest advances threatening 200000 homes along the river and its tributaries. Levees break and crumble as 250000 are homeless. Red Cross mobilizes to shelter 100000 refugees while health conditions in camps remain challenging. Baton Rouge hosts flood relief HQ.
Field workers reported urgent conditions in Louisiana as floods from the Mississippi and nearby rivers spread across northern and central parishes. About 15,000 refugees have been moved to relief camps, with nine parishes flooded and dikes breached in multiple locations. Arkansas river water added to the devastation, while efforts continued to save the Vidalia dykes and manage extensive floodwaters.
President Coolidge plans a broadcast address to the United States Chamber of Commerce during its convention in Washington. The speech will be aired on WRC and 30 stations starting at nine o clock. Secretary of Commerce Hoover will speak the next evening as the conference focuses on business and industry under the theme The Business Era.
Major CC H Lee reports impending inundation along the Mississippi from Duckport to Bedford with 58.5 feet crest and potential to reach 69 feet. Red Cross camps established, 50 tons of food en route, refugees arriving by boat, and sandbag defenses protecting rail yards despite widespread damage in the Louisiana lowlands.
Mrs Bussler of Lorain brought a $15,900 malpractice claim against Doctors George M. Crawford and Jay S Mead for an operation on November 4, 1924. Common Pleas Judge A. R. Webber directed the jury to render a verdict in favor of the physicians after late testimony and a defense motion.
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