Opposition protests proposed Bender reapportionment amendment
Representatives from Lorain Cuyahoga Huron and Erie counties filed a unified protest against the Bender reapportionment plan. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Third District meeting adopted a resolution calling the proposal inimical to rural interests and urging a vote against it. Signed by W J Caskey Arthur Dawson E Doust and Finlay Hester the resolution urged activists to block petitions and rally opposition if the measure reaches a vote. The action notes Lorain and Cuyahoga would gain statehouse seats if enacted. Speaker Henry Ballard of Columbus also voiced opposition.
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Lorain
Cuyahoo
Huron
Erie
Third District
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio
W.J. Caskey
Lorain County
Henry Ballard
Columbus
Junk yard dispute tests city zoning ordinance
An acid test of the city's zoning law unfolds as junk dealer Lichtestine faces mayor's court for starting a junk yard at 119 West Street in a class B residential district. About thirty witnesses were subpoenaed as residents complain and the case proceeds under City Solicitor Redington. The report also notes a Lorain County Pomona Grange meeting with Penfield Grange scheduled for May 4 at the Penfield school auditorium, with dinner at noon.
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John Lichtestine
West Street
Lichtestine
Elyria
Norwalk
Junk Yard
Harry Redington
Lorain County
Pomona
Penfield Grange
Penfield School
Grange
Stetson Early Career and Legal Rise in Lorain County
Frank A. Stetson, at 21, trained as a plumber’s cub at Oberlin College and later attended Western Reserve University Law School. Admitted to the bar in June 1903, he began practicing in Elyria and became chair of the Lorain County Republican Committee, head of the county Board of Elections, and supervised the 1928 election in Cuyahoga County. He is married with three children, living at 427 West Avenue, and his hobby is supporting the Republican ticket. His boyhood dream was to practice law, and his earliest ambition was to carry a loaded tray like a skilled waiter.
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Frank A. Stetson
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Western Reserve University Law School
Elyria
Lorain County
Board of Elections
Cuyahoga County
Stetson
West Avenue
Walter
Weather mirrors 71 years ago with May snow
Elyria and Lorain county faced a late spring storm bringing near freezing temps and May snow followed by rain. Old records note a four inch snowstorm 71 years prior, with sleigh bells, while a photo shows Washington avenue in 1858. The forecast promises more snow then clearing and warmer weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County
Artemas Beebe
West Avenue
Washington Avenue
Gust Of Wind Kills Two In Maryland Storm
Washington May 3 A single gust of wind felled the Bowie Childs home at Laytonsville Md killing the child's mother and an 18 year old daughter. Four others in the house were seriously injured. The fatalities followed a wind storm across West Central Maryland and the District of Columbia last night. Two people were injured in Washington when struck by a charged wire blown down by the winds.
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Washington
Rockvile
Laytonsville
Bowie Childs
Maryland
District of Columbia
Columbus Jail Wrecked by Tornado
A tornado collapsed the Columbus city jail injuring eight and killing two prisoners, Darrell Devore and Henry Washington. The jail’s cell block housing over 200 inmates suffered major collapse while nearby structures lost roofs and windows. Otto Mallett and Mike Moriey were seriously hurt with fractured skulls as relief workers evacuated victims and several prisoners escaped amid the storm’s aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Darrell Devore
Henry Washington
Otto Mallett
Mike Moriey
Commissioners Vote Against New Road
The Board of County Commissioners dismissed a petition seeking an extension of Sugar Ridge Road from Station Road to Chestnut Ridge, finding the property damages would greatly exceed the value of the improvement. Hearing occurred yesterday in Ridgeville, with the proposal tied to a township improvement plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Sugar Ridge
Station Road
Chestnut Ridge Road
Ment
Ridgeville Ternoon
Tornado Wreaks Havoc Across Five Southern States
Atlanta May 3 The south faced death and ruin from winds sweeping five states east of the Mississippi River. A Rye Cove Virginia school suffered 15 dead and over 100 injured with seven missing. Woodville Virginia reported a schoolboy killed and many injured as winds wrecked a school, two churches, and four homes. Oak Alabama and Lafayette Georgia saw deaths and injuries from cyclonic winds.
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Atlanta
Mississippi River
Little Consolidated School
Rye Cove
Woodville
Oak
Ala
Lafayette
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Central States In Grip Of Snow And Gales
Frigid gales lash the Great Lakes shores with lake water surges and snowstorms pierce multiple states. Tornadoes and hail battered five southwest states earlier. Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana suffer crippled rail traffic and communications. Lake Michigan waves disrupt lake traffic as rescuers search for a missing vessel.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Central States
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Lake Michigan
No. 5
Ohio hit by cyclone winds and freezing snap
United Press reports violent storm conditions sweeping Ohio with tornado like damage. Two prisoners killed as Columbus prison walls collapse and two others near death. Lake Erie waters churn, 20 foot waves threaten coast guards and destroy docks. Air traffic halted, temperatures drop from 63 to 35F, snows fall in parts of the state. Sandusky damage includes Cedar Point access roads and ruined retaining wall. one injury in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Columbus
Lake Ene
Cleveland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Sandusky
Cedar Point
Lake Shore
George J. Schade
Rye Beach
Toledo
One Killed Four Hurt in Kentucky Storms
A Kentucky storm system killed Frank Carver sixteen near Slaughters Webster county struck by lightning. Four people were injured in Pulaski county by a mild cyclone near Elihu Somerse. Homes at Princeton were struck. Mayfield trees trees and windows damaged. Communications down across many areas.
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Frank Carver
Slaughters
Webster County
Boyas
Pulaski County
Elihu
Somerse
Princeton
Mayfield
Akron Plagued by Clubber Attacks Grips City
Akron police hunt a clubber who assaulted three women in ten days. The latest victim, Mrs H M Curtis 23 mother of two, was attacked last night in her home as her son opened the door. The intruder leaped the baby and struck with a blackjack on the shoulder before neighbor Christmas gave chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Eewetin
H. M. Curtis
Mrs. Curtis
Ohio high school boys compete for Edison scholarship prize
Ohio governor and state education director begin selecting district nominees for the Thomas A Edison scholarship. One boy from each district will face Edison’s exam after district eliminations, with finalists visiting East Orange and possibly being adopted by Edison for a four year technical college path.
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Columbus
Ohio
Myers Y. Cooper
John L. Clifton
Thomas A. Edison
State Department of Education
Edison
District of Columbia
Board of Education
Clifton
East Orange
N. J
Edison Laboratories
Wizard
Armas Fined Out By Mayor In Liquor Case
Cash Darmas of West River Street appeared before Mayor James A. Hewitt in police court this morning pleading guilty after reversing an earlier not guilty. He was fined five hundred dollars and costs and his soft drink license suspended for three months. The mayor warned him to clean up or face penitentiary. Darmas was arrested after Officer Corbett Southam found liquor at his home. a handkerchief test showed 48 percent alcohol.
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Darmas
West River Street
James A. Hewitt
Tdarmas
Corbett Southam
Postoffice Receipts Show Increase in Elyria
April postoffice receipts in Elyria rise to 13,447.96 from 11,905.50 in 1928, an increase of 1,539.46, according to a report issued today by J. W. McHenry, local postmaster.
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Elyria
J. W. McHenry
Electric rates cut in Elyria by Ohio Public Service
Substantial reductions in commercial and power rates for electricity in Elyria were announced by J B Johnson, resident manager of the Ohio Public Service Company. The changes, filed with the Public Utilities Commission, will take effect June 1 with July 1 bill reflections. The average cut is about 0.15 percent, potentially up to 50 percent for commercial users, while domestic rates remain unchanged. The commercial customer charge of 1 a month is eliminated. the first 100 kilowatt hours per month will be billed at 4 cents per hour, next 900 kilowatt hours at 3.5 cents, and over 1,000 kilowatt hours at 3 cents. Wholesale rates fall from 1.50 per KVA demand, with the first step down from 14 to 1.35 cents and the discount rising to 6.5 mills. Domestic consumption has nearly doubled since prior reductions.
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Elyria
J. B. Johnson
Ohio Public Service Company
Public Utilities Commission
Johnson
K. W
Drive for Legion Home Begins Tonight in Elyria Parade and Dinner
The American Legion Memorial Home drive for 40000 opens with a downtown Elyria parade led by May or James A Hewitt Chief of Police E J Stankard and the Legion Drum Corps A seven year old grand daughter June Richwine will ride George Richwine’s decorated Rocky Mountain burro in the parade The parade forms on Third street in front of the county jail at 529 PM and ends at the Congregational church for a 6 PM dinner Mayor Burton of Cleveland will speak with Rev Edwin Kirby and Mrs Fred Lohnes performing a vocal, plus Kiwanis and Rotary musicians A World War entertainer will sing and speak No 2 continued on Page 2
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American Legion Memorial Home
First Congregational Church
Elyria
James A. Hewitt
E. J. Stankard
American Legion
George Richwine
Rocky Mountain
Lawrence Webber
Congregational Church
Webber
Harold Burton
Cleveland
E. F. Allen
Fred Lohnes
Edwin Kirby
Kiwanis and Rotary Orchestra
Two-County Road Paving Plan Postponed Indefinitely
Action on paving Green street along the Lorain Erie county line was postponed indefinitely yesterday after one Erie county commissioner failed to attend the conference. Lorain and Erie officials said a unanimous vote by all involved commissioners is required to launch the two-county project.
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Green Street
Henrietta Township
Lorain County
Florence Township
Erie County
Lorain
Dayton Dry Agent Freeman Cleared After Affidavit Withdrawal
Luther Conrad of Amanda withdrew an affidavit accusing State Dry Agent Edward Little of Dayton of contributing to his daughter Helen's delinquency. Little and John Q. Cole were suspended after two Lan caster girls testified they were used as decoys to trap bootleggers. Conrad cited illness and publicity for the withdrawal, while officials consider re filing charges through a probation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Gunione
Lancaster
Edward Little
John Cole
Ohio State Prohibition
Gunion
Carrie Walton
Lancaster, O
Luther Conrad
Amanda
Dayton
Helen
Little
John Q. Cole
State Prohibition Department
Conrad
Mary
Conrad Withs
Russell Cunningham
Cole
Obert. Rutter
C. F. Ruble
Cunningham
Beetham clarifies Lorain raid actions and suspensions
Beetham states Deputy Prohibition Commissioner K Beetham reviewed the Lorain incident at Governor Cooper request. He says the raid touched a basement mission and pool room with liquor found in a second floor apartment. several arrests made and a barricaded door removed. Cole did not enter Rev Cooper's home but was in the raid party and ceased activity after suspension notice arrived.
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Bulletey
Cooper
Rev. Cooper
Plead Not Guilty To Liquor Charges In Ohio
Willam O'Connell and John Williamson pleaded not guilty to liquor charges before Common Pleas Judge A. Re. Webster. State prohibition agent Jake Cole reported the case. O'Connell's bond was set at 500 dollars and Williamson's at 40 percent bond, with orders to appear next Thursday morning.
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Willam O'Connell
John Williamson
Jake Cole
Common Pleas
A. Re. Webter
O'Connell
Williamson
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Rogers Express
Twister
STORN
Lake Erie
Louisville
Kentucky
Sonbolduts
Edioon Prize
Armas
Legion
Beetham
Ongole
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