Rioters Battle Guards as Texas Town Is Put Under Martial Law
Sherman Texas experiences 15 hours of mob violence after burning the Grayson County courthouse and lynching George Hughes. National guardsmen from Dallas and Fort Worth restore order, 300 patrol the streets, with 12 arrested for incendiarism and mob violence.
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Sherman
Tex
Dallas
Fort Worth
Grayson County
George Hughes
Texas
Stern
Texas National
Prew Farlow
Hughes
Brownhelm School Wins Class A Blue Ribbon Parade
In Elyria the Brownhelm school was named winner of the Class A Blue Ribbon contest as a parade led by LaGrange dressed as Health Crusaders featured Murray Ridge in a boat segment.
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Brownhelm School
Centar
LaGrance
Murray Ridge
Lorain County Population Rises to 44 471 on April 1
The Lorain city 1930 census shows 44 471 residents, up 7 176 from 37 295 in 1920, an 18.9 percent gain. Fifth Ward declines by 95 since 1920, while other wards post sizable increases. Elyria also up 5 133. County total near 104 000 to 105 000.
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Lorain
Frank A. Stetson
Medina
Elyria
Elyria Fairgrounds History and Odd Local Notes
Saturday’s Didja Know That covers Elyria lore from the original fairgrounds location on a vacant West avenue lot to the 1960s move to the current site. It notes two original buildings, the old Mechanics Wall and Ladies Hall, Furnace Street naming after a nearby bog iron furnace, a proud Fire Chief with blue ribbons, street name quirk about Second Street, a city purchasing clerk’s rescued cat story, and juror and witness pay in common pleas court.
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Elyria Fairgrounds
West Avenue
Second
Falland
Libel Trial Libel Motion Claims Jury Vote Not Uniform
Affidavits filed in common pleas allege two jurors Samuel Horvitz and David Gibson verdict favored defendants while some jurors did not. Mary Diedrick and Fred Justice claim A R Underhill pressed for immediate verdict for defendants and swayed the panel. An affidavit also cites a wife of a grandson of a juror employed by Lorain Journal during the trial. Page 2 continued.
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Samuel Horvitz
David Gibson
William Peer
Common Pleas
Lorain Journal
Mary Diedrick
Fred Justice
Mary
Underwood
Sam
Utilities Rally Pushes Stocks To Fresh Highs On Exchange
In New York May 10 utilities and tradio companies led the week end session on the Stock Exchange. Trading was more active than yesterday as electric power and light issues advanced with several gaining over five points to new highs. International Telephone and Telegraph, United Corporation, Public Service, Standard Gas and others were in strong demand.
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New York
Tradio Corporation
The
Stock Exchange
International Telephone
Unmited Corporation
Public Serecise
Standard
Le Van Re elected President of Ohio Republican Women
In Columbus on May 10 Mrs Wilma Sinclair Le Van former Republican National committee woman of Ohio was re elected president of the Ohio Council of Republican Women at the convention's closing session. Le Van of Steubenville founded the council three years ago.
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Columbus
Wilma Sinclair le van
Republican National
Pretty Toledo Girl Frames Robbery To Catch Eye Of Boy Friends
Desire for a new spring coat to please her sweetheart led Marie Drouillard to frame a $150 robbery at the City Cleaning Company where she worked. Detectives linked her to the scheme after she posed as the victim in photos and noted her new coat and the sudden prosperity of two male friends, now jailed along with three companions.
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Toledo
Marie Drouillard
Misa Cronikard
Misa Wrevillard
Moody auto for annulment of marriage in common pleas court
In Flynn case of a missing bride, Dessie Sutton Moody reappears as Kenneth R Moody files for annulment alleging insanity at marriage. Moody withdraws habeas corpus against her father and the judge dismisses the prior motion. Attorney Walter H Watts represents Mandy.
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Flynn
Common Pleas Court
Dessie Sutton Moody
Kenneth R. Moody
East River Street
Moody
Wm. Sutton
Chestnut Street
Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Guardian Ad Litem
Walter H Watts
Mandy
Justice of the Peace
Lorain County Health Day Attracts Record Crowd
At the county fair grounds Lorain County schools held their third annual Health Day drawing five thousand attendees, including 3500 children. Dr. C A Neal praised the program as a model for child health education, noting the home, school, and community share responsibility in promoting health, immunization, and proper habits. The event featured drills, dances, and the Blue Ribbon health contest awards, with pageant parades attracting downtown spectators.
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Lorain County
C‘hildren
sYoltrn
C A. Neal
Chronicle- Telegram
Neal
Dr. Neal
United States
Resul
State Department of Health
Three Hurt As Fire Truck Crashes Into Car
In East Cleveland last night a car collided with an East Cleveland fire truck at a busy intersection. Three occupants were hospitalized, one in critical condition. The driver was Clinton Turner, 24, of Lakewood. Injured were Homer Dellinger 27 Rovesell Dellinger 26 and Queene Stuckey 26, all from Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Mupph
East Cleveland
Clinton Turner
Lakewood
Homer Dellinger
Rovesell
Queene Stuckey
Senate cautious in opinion on Roberts nomination
Washington May 10 A majority of the senate reserved judgment on President Hoover s choice Owen J Roberts of Philadelphia for the supreme bench Hints of opposition to his prohibition views were dropped by key senators While the drys control the senate they face a likely confirmation aided by administration support The judiciary committee may refer the nomination to a sub committee for investigation as the record of Roberts is reviewed on the Baizley case continued on Page 2
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Robert
Senate Judiciary Committee
John J. Parker
Roberts
Sheppard
Dem
Tex
Simmons
Den
N. C
Parker Simmons
Parker
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Drys
Baizley
Man Drops Dead in Meat Market
Matthew J Krebs aged 63 died at the Bilow Meat Market on East Broad Street after lifting a heavy beef cut from the ice cooler and collapsing. Acute dilation of the heart was named as the cause by County Coroner Myles E. Perry. Krebs lived with daughter Mrs Harley Johnson at 115 Longford Avenue and is survived by six children, three brothers, two sisters, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St Marys Church and burial at St Marys Cemetery in Avon.
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Myles E. Perry
Matthew J Krebs
Bilow
East Broad
Krebs
Harley Johnson
Longford Avenue
WU. Thompson
F. B Forbes
Walter Rocher
Ruth Krebs
Edward
Elyria
Threce
St Marys Church
St Marys
Avon
Oberlin Students Favor Sunday Movies
Oberlin Oberlin college poll shows students favor strict prohibition enforcement and support for Sunday movie showings. Majority approve prohibition enforcement while also backing Sunday films, reflecting mixed campus sentiment.
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Oberlin
Oberlin, O
Oberlin College
1930 Promised Disasters Appeared Worldwide
A United Press summary catalogs a brutal first half of 1930 with disasters across Burma India China Persia and Indo China plus riots in Cylon and South Africa a deadly prison fire in Columbus Ohio and a devastating Texas tornado reflecting prophecy fulfilled with thousands dead and millions affected by earthquakes famines riots and floods.
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United Press
Burma
India
Mahatma Gandhi
China
Persia
Indo-China
South Africa
Columbus
Bishop James Cannon Jr Faces Secret Church Charge
Dallas Tex May 10 Episco pacy committee of the twenty first general conference secretly considered misconduct charges against Bishop James Cannon Jr The accusations came in a letter from Rev Rembert Smith of Washington and were not disclosed pending a report next week Delegates believe the charges stem from Wall Street speculation and political activity making Cannon a storm center in the church The complaint was admitted by Rev Frank P Culver chair continued on page 2
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Dallas
Tex
James Cannon, Jr
Episcopcy
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Rembert Smith
Washington
Smith
Wall Street
Bishop Cannon
Frank P. Culver
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Safety Service
John N. Fidt
W. N. Bates
Rhode Island
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Fern Johnson
City Purchasing Department
Broad Street
Moody Auto
King Health Heigng
FO Duy
Owen D. Roberts
U. 58. Supreme Court
James Cannon
Southern Methodist
H. M. Andrees & Sea
St. Fe
Cina
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