Bootleggers Prosper in Ohio Liquor Market Survey Says
A May 16 report from Cleveland notes bootleggers thrive as half of sale-by-the-drink retailers sell illicit liquor. Testimony cites price evasion, refilled legally stamped bottles, and smuggled goods, while officials say enforcement is limited by a small state force and federal focus.
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Cleveland
Ohio
State Liquor Control Department
Matt Hinkle
Lquor
State Control Department
Senate
Samuel Friedman
Cincinnati
Continental Distilling Corporation
Force Js
Mquor
Ohio Liquor Dealers’ Association
H. E. McCollister
Trial of Chick Sayles Under Way Before Mayor
The trial of Chick Sayles of Eighth street for operating a room for gambling purposes was in progress before Mayor W. H. Vanoster in police court today. Sayles was arrested earlier. Attorney Anthony Nieding defended him. Several witnesses testified and the case did not end by noon. The mayor adjourned the court to 2 PM.
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Chick Sayles
Eighth Street
W. H. Vanoster
Sayles
Anthony Nieding
Vanoster
City fire hose tests reveal aging equipment needs
Fire Department inspected 152 hose sections totaling 7600 feet and 53 other appliances to ensure readiness for high pressure. Tests at 204 pounds show about 500 feet of hose must be replaced soon, with many sections in service 12 to 18 years. Records log exact findings for immediate replacements and future needs under National Board of Fire Underwriters rules.
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Fre
W. N. Bates
Batcé
National Board of Fire Underwriters
85 Farmers Seek Crop Production Loans in Lorain County
Last applications by Lorain County farmers for emergency crop production loans were sent to Washington yesterday per G L Huffman district loan supervisor. A total of 85 applications requesting 8790 were filed, fewer than last year as production credit associations handle many loans now. Checks are already arriving for early filers to buy seeds and fertilizer.
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Lorain County
Washington
G. L. Huffman
Histrict
Huffman
Production Credit Association
Delayed Alimony Suit Filed Over 25 Years
Mrs. Nettie Orvis Mulligan, 74, of 203 Lodi Street, petitionscommon pleas court for alimony from Albert B. Orvis of 132 East Bridge Street. The suit recalls a 1599 desertion, a 56 year marriage, and a prior divorce in Cuyahoga County without alimony after no service could be made.
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Common Pleas Court
Nettie Orvis Mulligan
Lodi Street
Albert B. Orvis
East Bridge Street
Albert Orvis
Lodstreet
Cuyahoga County
Orvis
Elyria
AFL Organizer to Speak Here on Friday
J. C. McWeenes, a prominent Cleveland organizer for the American Federation of Labor, will address an open meeting of Elyria factory workers at 7:50 p m Friday in the K of C Hall on Broad Street. He will be accompanied by his secretary Mr McKinnon. All factory employees are invited to attend as the advantages of labor organization are presented.
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J. C. McWeenes
American Federation of Labor
Wil
K. of C. Hall Lon Broad Street
William Rose
McWeeney
McKinnon
Elyria
Winifred DaRoss
Cleveland
Christ Church
C. D. Barrett
Lansing
Mich
Oberlin
Lorale County
Oberlin Rebekahs
Wellington
Y Indus Club Nominees for Club Officers Nominated
Ten members of the Y Indus club were nominated as candidates for officers for the coming year at a weekly meeting at the Y M C A. Nominees include Robert Bearer, Denton Whitmore for president. Carl Schaefer, Fred Green for vice president. Leroy Dengate, Herbert Mason for secretary. Kenneth Beal, Al Johnson for treasurer. Harold Olmstead, George Hayter for chaplain. Officers to be elected next Tuesday. The fiscal party date changed to Friday, June 1.
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Y-Indus Club
Robert Bearer
Denton Whitmore
Carl Schaefer
Fred Green
Leroy Dengate
Herbert Mason
Kenneth Beal al. Johnson
Harold Olmstead
George Hayter
Plead Not Guilty In Disorderly House Case
Maurice Sturtevant of this city and Harry Scanlon of Lorain pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Major W. H. Vanoster. A raid on 409 Elm street led to their arrest as officers seized liquor and found an alleged illegal electric meter hookup. Bond set at 199 dollars each for later trial.
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Maurice Sturtevant
Harry Scanion
Lorain
W. H. Vanoster
Corbete E. Southam
Elm Street
Scanlon
Southam
Ernest L. Oldag
Vanoster
Plan to liquidate mortgages for building and loan firms
State Building and Loan Department unveils a new plan to liquidate mortgages held by building and loan associations. The proposal involves escrow by a bank or trust company, HOLC financing, and exchanging depreciated securities for HOLC bonds to discharge mortgages, benefiting both mortgagors and associations.
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Columbi
State Building and Loan Department
Home Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
Bilding and Loan Association
Association
Securitina
Building and Loan Association
William France to Have Two Assistants
Two assistants were appointed by commissioners for old age pension matters. Mary L. Brandt of Lorain will be paid five dollars a month and Wilbur W. Salliff of Wellington will be paid seventy five dollars a month. They will assist pension investigator William France and work with the commissioner's clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William France
Yestersist
Mary L. Brandt
Lorain
Wilbur WW. Salliff
Wellington
Wm. France
Five Large Relief Gardens Planned in Loran County
A new relief gardening project in Loran County aims to establish five gardens staffing women workers with men doing the labor. Crops will be staple foods preserved for winter, owned by local relief commissions, with produce distributed to undernourished children via schools or local needs.
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Arma
Loran
Violet Curtice
Federal Relief Administration
Women to be paid for canning under FWRA program
The relief gardens at Amherst began ten days ago with women handling canning and preserving of produce. Wellington gardens were to start today, others soon. The Elyria project awaits state approval, with county extension guidance provided. Food not served to undernourished children will go to relief families under the relief agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FWRA
Amherst
Wellington
Elyria
Columbue
Curtice
County Agricultural Extension Department
Rabbit And Cavy Show Plans For Lorain County Assn
Plans for a summer show and picnic of the Lorain County Rabbit and Cavy Association were finalized at a meeting at the Emery home. The June 3 event at the County Fair Grounds will be part of a state meeting, with Akron club members joining Lorain County participants. A tureen dinner is set for May 20 at Mrs. Selby's in Wellington. Grant Snyder joined as a new member during the meeting. The next regular gathering is June 6 at the Elyria Savings and Trust Building.
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Lorain County
Akron Club
Elyria Sayings and Trust Building
Singer To Give Senior Recital At Warner Concert Hall
Oberlin, D May 15 Miss Ruth Raymond will present her senior song recital Thursday evening May 17 at 7 30 p m in Warner Concert Hall. Dorothy Reynolds will accompany on piano. Program includes Handel Gismonda aria Haydn Gialanotte Italian folk song Grieg Gruss and other works by Wolf Brahms Chabrier and others.
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Oberlin
Ruth Raymond
W R U Head To Speak Thursday At Western Reserve
W R U head to speak Thursday at Finney Chapel Cleveland. Acting President W R U Leutner will deliver Honors Day address on Scholarship in Living introduced by Clarence Ward of Oberlin College and Phi Beta Kappa.
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W. G. Leutner
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Finney Chapel
Leutaer
Clarence Ward
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Vhi Beta Kappa
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall session announced on Broad Street
A Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting on Broad Street was scheduled with routine business to be conducted. William Damm named chairman. Police investigated an attempted burglary at 619 West River Street behind Max Burnstein’s residence with about 200 dollars’ worth of copper and brass reported missing. Two suspects fled after a noise alert, suggesting familiarity with the area.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Broad Street
William Damm
Max Burnstein
West River Street
Burnstein
Voise
Instructions on Old Age Pensions Distribution
A letter of instructions for old age pension eligibility outlines that applications may be denied on grounds of lack of citizenship, insufficient state residence, or other income sources. Applicants must apply in person or via a representative. reimbursements to the Division of Aid for the Aged are required upon death, with a four percent estate charge if applicable. William France, pension administrator, expects forms by Monday at the courthouse basement office.
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France
Funeral services for Everett L. Taylor
Everett L. Taylor died at his home Monday night. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:00 from Taylor's Funeral Home with Rev. William Flammer officiating. Burial will follow in Garfield Cemetery.
Court records show police motorcycle purchase by county
County commissioners bought a new motorcycle for 415 from Sinclair Cycle Co of Lorain for sheriffs use. A 1930 model was sold back for 75. Estella Taylor sues John Paul Laskin et al for 34240 promissory note. Foreclosure sought on property in Sheffield Lake. Harrer E Fox jailed five days for contempt after alimony nonpayment. fourth court appearance. Henry Kelly pleads not guilty to non support. released on bond. Clara Rosenzweig sues Mattie Rosenzweig to terminate a trust and partition Avon Lake property.
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Sheriffs Department
Sinclair Cycle Company
Lorain
The
Cycle Company
Estella Taylor
John Paul Laskin
Sheffield Lake
Harrer E. Fox
East 29Th Street
W. B. Thompson
Henry Kelly
Winckles Street
Gerald Lau
Paul Chapman
Four-H Clubs Expand Across Lorain County in 1934
Four-H clubs for boys and girls multiply as the 1934 season nears. Penfield Township forms a new boys club with George Bowman as president and Bernard Squires as secretary while East Carlisle names Charles Johnson president and Alfred Emery Jr. as vice president. Other clubs announce officers, with projects in rabbit, forestry, and gardening. The Junior Fourth Girls club forms at Lucille Brightbill’s home led by Helen Goodspeed and Doris Nichols. Pittsfield and Huntington Townships plan new clubs, Avon to organize next week. Chandler Egan, a 50 year old Walker Cud team member, tends orchards near Medford, Oregon and teaches soil courses.
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Lorain County
Penfield Township
George Bowman
Bernard Squires
East Carlisle
Charles Johnson
Alfred Emery
Donald Johnson
Delores Thompson
Pittsfield Township
Huntington Township
Market report notes steady prices and varied produce at Toledo market
Market bu very aleady with 20hy 68 market steady. Fowl and eggs show colored fowl and leghorn categories with mixed weights. Potatoes and grain prices listed for Florida Idaho Shanek Ohio. Wheat and corn prices given. butter creamery price noted. Livestock: cattle market active and steady with good cows and steers, prices range around $6 to $9 per hundredweight.
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Old Brotlery
Faney Rocka Drellers Leghorn
Beaghortn
Tantisa
Florida
Idahoot
Sacks
Ohio
Xack
Cleveland
Liao Vhs
Heffers
Melum
Mystery of Desert Cage Rescue Moves Police Probe
Federal agents intensified a search after two suspects with police records were placed under surveillance. A rancher identified cans stolen on May 13 linked to the girl’s 19 day captivity, while investigators followed a map sent from Chicago toward the suspected kidnapper’s hideout near a deserted cabin with a clear view of the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Steve Gollobe
Desert
Chicago
Tucson
Oil firms to resume talks under Ickes plan
Oil companies and the union resume deliberations today under a peace plan approved by Interior Secretary Ickes and Petroleum Labor Policy Board chair Dr. W M Lefferson. Twelve major firms accepted the plan and began repairs on about 250 vandalism damaged stations while union and employers negotiate wages and conditions with arbitration as fallback. An auto driven by Peter Smith of 441 Earlcourt collided with a parked car owned by FE L Ruth of Hamlet Ohio on Broad Street early today, police report.
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Interior Ickes
W. M. Lefferson
Petroleum Labor Policy Board
Washington
Peter Smith
Earlcourt
FE. L. Ruth
Hamlet, O
Broad Street
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Esther Alfsen
Louis Bliss
N. Pleasant St
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Rebekah Lodge
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Oberlin Grange
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Third Street
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Elsha Mens Democratic Club
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Domino Players
James Brand House
Mildred A. Stegman
Sus Carson
Maude
Lois McCaw
Slavski
Herbert Arnold
Henry
Hubert Stone
Miss Wells
Betty Rogers
Mr. Jackson
Malcolm Kaiser
Japan
C. H. Hamilton
Graduate School of Theology
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University of Strassburg
Germany
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Clara Rosenzweig
Rocky River
Mattie Rosenzweig
Avon Lake
Chandler Egan
Walker
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Ore
Aivelihood
Toledo Ghain
Toledo
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Cleveland Grain and Hay Exchange
Timothy Hai
Amery
Adare
Roche
Rock Springs
United States Department of Agriculture
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Alabama
Louisiana
Western Reserve Finance
Turner Block
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Imperial
ACME
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