Darkening skies bring hope of aid for drought
Chicago May 9 relief prospects mixed with the worst drought in a half century as forecasters predict showers in several states after light rains. Crop experts warn only a heavy two to three day rain could salvage millions in damaged crops. European drought mirrors U.S. losses with about 80 million acres seriously damaged. Wheat prices rose on Chicago Board of Trade.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Donnel
Europe
Chicago Board of Trade
Mississippi
St. Paul
Ohio River
Cairo
Lakes
Huron
Spring crops withering in parched Ohio and West Virginia
May 9 report says crops in Ohio and West Virginia suffer from drought. Rainfall shortage up to 48 percent in Southern Ohio. West Virginia corn and oats hit hard with potential multi million dollar losses. Late frosts damaged fruit. April rainfall below normal. Some Ohio areas may recover if rain arrives soon. Northwest Ohio shows rain. Lake Erie at its lowest level since 1902. Also incident: Mary Masick drove into Cleveland Street curb, car hit tree and house porch. damage to fender and bumper. Vehicle owned by Benny PDeFazio.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Lake Erie
Mary Masick
Abbe Road
Cleveland Street
Paul Grell
Benny Pde- Fazio
West Avenues
Ohio Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy and Showers
Ohio forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with light showers in North and Central portions and near Lake Erie. Warmer tonight, cooler Thursday afternoon and night.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Judge Webber Seeks Reelection To Common Pleas Bench
Judge A. K. R. Webber announced his candidacy for reelection to the Court of Common Pleas, despite previously signaling retirement at term end. He calls for electorate decision as two vacancies exist, noting prior service as assistant prosecutor and prosecutor, plus roles with Baldwin-Wallace College, Oberlin School of Commerce, Huron Road Hospital board, American Red Cross, and as an author and speaker on pioneer struggles.
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A. KR. Webber
Court of Common Pleas
Webber
American Red Cross
School Census To Begin On Monday
The city school census will be taken again this year by Parent-Teacher groups to meet free milk bill obligations for needy children. Elyria Council pays two and a half cents per name. mothers of pupils will provide names ages and birthdays for ages five to eighteen. NonEnglish speakers urged to appoint a literate family member to record all names and ages for the census.
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Elyria
Employ Engineer For Lorain Bridge
George W. Miller of 259 Washington avenue Lorain was employed by the board of county commissioners yesterday as engineer for the Erie avenue bridge in Lorain at a salary of 159 dollars a month. He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Homen who was engineer of the bridge for nearly a quarter century. Miller is an experienced marine engineer.
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George W. Miller
Washington Avenue
Lorain
Board of County Commissioners
Erie Avenue
William Homen
Miller
Officials of Closed Banks Indicted Today in Cleveland
A federal grand jury indicted two Guardian Trust Co officials and Union Trust Co leaders, plus a former county treasurer, on charges of false entries and mail fraud. Named are James A House Archibald R Fraser Harry C Robinson Joseph R Nutt Wilbur M Baldwin and Alex Bernstein. Indictments cite false entries for Guardian and Union statements and use of the mails. Previously indicted are House Robinson and Green over the Vicodian pension fund. Arraignment is expected tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury
Closed
Union Trust Co
Guardian Trust Co
Cuyahoga County
James Arthur House
The
Alex Bernstein
County Teasurer
Archibald R. Fraser
Guardian
Harry C. Robinson
Joseph R. Nutt
Union
Nutt
Baldwin
House
O. P. van Sweringen
Elevator Blaze Slings Lines at St Louis
May 9 fatalities from yesterday's grain elevator fire rose to six with eight more injured two critically. Damage to the elevator and stored grain estimated at 55000. Fire Chief O Boyle cites static electricity from a dust explosion sequence as the cause. All victims were elevator employees. during blasts men were blown through windows some ran screaming with flames on their bodies and others leapt into the Mississippi River to extinguish flames.
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ST. Louis
1 O' Boyle
Observance Of National Music Week Under Way
Elyria's National Music Week observance began with 125 area musicians from Elyria High School presenting the first of a four concert series at Tanpod. Soloist Mrs K Al Kaley sang four numbers near the program’s end, accompanied by Mrs A L Terry. the program featured the high school orchestra, the girls choral club, and the MacDowell chorus under J Martin Beck. The second concert is set for 7 p.m. tonight, tied to the high school PTA meeting.
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Elyria
Elyria High School
Tanpod
K. al. Kaley
AL FL Terry
French airliner found wrecked in Channel with six dead
A French airliner with six aboard was found wrecked in the English Channel near Boulogne. Croydon Airport announced all six were apparently dead. The plane departed Paris for London this morning and vanished in bad weather after sending an SOS.
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London
English Channel
Croydon
Boulogne
Paris
Tributes at Elyria Rotary honor BF Allen on 92nd birthday
Elyria and Cleveland speakers praised BF Allen founder and president of the International Society for Crippled Children at a Rotary Club meeting in Elyria. A birthday party celebrated his seventy second year with remarks on his early crippled children work and Rotary involvement.
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BF. Allen
International Society For Crippled Children
Elyria
Cleveland
Elyria Rotary Club
Allen
H. Squire
Rotary
John Bentley Cleveland
F. A. Smythe
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Bank Robbery Near Columbus Seizes 1500
Two bandits robbed the Plain City bank ten miles northwest of Columbus, escaping with 1500 dollars. Cashiers J R Woods and L W Carey aided by teller J W Kilgore and bookkeeper Samuel Sharp faced the holdup as a woman customer was forced back inside. The robbers forced staff onto their car’s running board but sped away when Kilgore leaped from an Auburn roadster. The others were left several miles from town.
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Columbus
Plain City
Here
J. R. Woods
L. W. Carey
J. W. Kilgore
Samuel Sharp
Kilgore
Auburn
Elyria Economy Days Sales Event
Elyria merchants unite for a two day city sale with 35 plus stores offering broad range items from nails to refrigerators and spring clothing. The Elyria Chamber of Commerce leads and hopes for large crowds, including out of town visitors, as unemployment recovery and rising incomes boost purchases during this first major community sale in months.
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Elyria
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Chronicle- Telegram
Chamber of Commerce
Insull seeks bail as friends raise $200000 in Chicago
In Chicago on May 9, friends rallied to raise 200000 to bail Samuel Insull, the former utilities magnate, from jail. His son Samuel Insull Jr. faced discouragement as attorney Floyd E. Thompson prepared an appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court for a bail reduction after District Judge Barnes set high bail. Insull, 74, once worth 165 million and leader of a three billion dollar system, awaited trial while plotting a Greece oriented comeback to dominate regional trade and industry, with plans discussed during his extradition and imprisonment. He spoke from the freighter Exilena on return to America, outlining hopes for vindication and a future Greek utility empire guided by foreign financiers, and noted a controversial strategy exploiting Greece’s coal and water resources. His weakened condition allowed special jail meals costing under 50 cents a day, while his son brought him lamb chops and coffee.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Samuel Insull, Jr
Floyd E. Thompson
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John P. Barnes
Bar of Justice
Greece
Mediterranean
America
Tasull
United Press
Near East
Far East
Insull
Judge Refuses To Hear Petition For Insull
Chicago May 9 Judge Samuel P Aischuler of the United States circuit court of appeals refused to hear a habeas corpus petition to reduce the 294000 bond for the release of Samuel Insull from the county jail. The petition was filed by Floyd E Thompson former justice of the Minors supreme court and attorney for the 74 year old fallen utility czar who was jailed after failing to post the bond. Thompson argued confinement in the jail endangers Insull life.
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Chicago
Samuel P. Aischuler
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Insull
Floyd E. Thompson
the Minors Supreme Court
Fallen Utility Czar
Thompson
Alsquier
Insull
Sedan Damaged In Collision At City Intersection
Mrs. Mary Shames of 791 Parmely Avenue had her sedan badly damaged when a truck struck it at the Clark and Williams streets crossroad. The truck driver W J Davidson of Circular Street Tifton said a down stop sign caused the mishap and that his employer would seek repayment for the damage.
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Mary Shames
Parmely Avenue
Clark and
Williams Streets
W. J. Davidson
Circular
Tiffin
Williams Street
Davidson
Hughes confirmed liquor director by Ohio Senate vote
In Columbus on May 8 the Ohio Senate confirmed Col John A Hughes as liquor director and voted 13 to 4 for his confirmation while confirming Thompson and Brien 13 to 0. Attorney General Bricker ruled the Senate needed a constitutional majority of 17 for confirmation, so the three appointments were not officially confirmed and continued to serve pending Bricker's opinion.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
John A. Hughes
Lockwood T Jompson
George Brien
Liquor Board
John Bricker
White
Senate
Col. Hughes
Thompson
O'Brien
Charles Sawyer
Bricker
South Amherst board may call special meeting
Paul Mori president of the South Amherst board of education will confer today with Lorain County Superintendent R P Vaughn to decide if a special board meeting is needed to resolve the village controversy. The issue centers on dismissing the entire South Amherst high school student body after a strike demanding rehire of instructor William Hendershot.
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Paul Mori
South Amherst Board of Education
R. P. Vaughn
Lorain County
South Amherst High
William Hendershot
Mori
Charles Brown
Vaughn
Old Age Pensions May Be Delayed
County commissioners fear pension payments due July 1 may be postponed due to a muddled state tax situation. State Welfare Department reports indicate the $390,000 pension appropriation is not in sight and relief for administration and payments is unlikely. In Lorain County, £900 is allotted for pension administration this year, covering investigation, supplies, postage and printing, deemed inadequate. About 12,000 county residents may apply, with perhaps half eligible, and officials say application blanks have not yet been received.
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Todut
Rsiu
State Welfare Department
John McSweeeney
Lorain
Truck Drier On Stand To Unfold Crash Details
Earl Kirkpatrick driver of the Three C truck Toto testified in the Norwalk manslaughter trial of A W Schaffer that the bus was speeding about 35 mph when it swerved from behind a parked Norwalk truck. He moved toward the ditch to clear the bus, placed warning lights, and hung a red lantern on the rear of the parked truck to alert others. He aroused Schaffer, smelled liquor on his breath, and noted the bus lights appeared aimed about 36 feet ahead. A second witness, William Bowers, said the bus passed moments before the crash and swerved to avoid the parked truck, sideswiping the tailgate before hitting the Three C truck. Deputy Adams identified photos and a scene measurement blueprint at the hearing.
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Earl Kirkpatrick
Columbus
Nevin Western Line
Cleveland Road
A. W. Schaffer
Norwalk
Kirkpatrick
Schaffer
C. F. Adams
Fitzpatrick
Frank EB. Stevens
William Bowers
North Olmsted
Bowers
Adams
Robert Hunter
Vermilion
Schlueter
Claude Adams
Baxter Elected Exalted Ruler Of Elks
Baxter elected exalted ruler of Elyria Lodge 355 for the coming year succeeding O J Shafer. Other officers named include H A Baker as leading knight Paul E Reynolds as royal knight T J Gorman as lecturing knight C M Farreil as secretary H A Daniels as treasurer Q O Shafer as trustee and Earl Reed as tiler. Induction of new members planned later this month with Lakeside Elks assisting and music by the Elyria Cur Four.
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Elyria Lodge
X. M. Baxter
O. J. Shafer
H. A. Baker
Paul E. Reynolds
T. J. Gorman
C. M. Farreil
H. A. Daniels
QO. J. Shafer
Rar Reed
Tiler
L. PD. WeBear
Lakesood Elks’ Lodge
Elyra Cur Four
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Lorain Bridge
Comom
Bulletin
Gank
Hughes
South Amherst Board
Henshershot
Baxter
Exalted
Elks
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