Petitions Filed From Sixteen Districts Across County
Relief bond requests from 16 districts total 319 1325 dollars with county plans to review by May 18. County officials estimate public utilities excise tax over five years may cover only part of needs, with bonds possible if tax revenue suffices and state relief and tax commissions approve. Districts named include Elyria Lorain LaGrange Village Amherst Henrietta Sheffield Lake West Carlisle East Carlisle South Amherst Russia Columbia Brownhelm Clearview.
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C. D. Murray
Murray
State Relief Commission
State Tax Commission
Lorain
Fon
Elyria
LaGrange Village
Black River Township
Amherst Township
Henrietta
Sheffield Lake Village
West Carlisle
East Carlisle
South Amherst Village
Russia Township
Columbia Township
Brownhelm
Brownhelm Township
Seattle clergyman elected Methodist bishop on 17th ballot
The Rev. Ralph Magee of Seattle was elected bishop of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the 17th ballot with 561 votes, surpassing the two thirds needed. He was escorted to the platform by Bishops McDowell and Lowe. Other candidates included Cushman 421, Hartman 287, Day 64, and Shaw 37.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ralph Magee
Seattle
Wash
General Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Magee
Mages
Wm. McDowell
Washington, D. C
Titus Lowe
Portland
Ralph H. Cushman
Rochester
N. Y
Lewis
Hartman
Boston
Mass
Albert E. Day
Pittsburgh
W. E. Shaw
Peoria
Ills
Train Riders Financed Fine for Riding Trains
Jon Blair and V. M. Alcom of Milwaukee were each fined one dollar and costs after arraignment before Mayor W. H. VanCaster this morning for train riding.
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Jon Blair
V. M
Alcom
Milwaukee
Wis
W. H. VanCaster
Ohio Forecast Warmth Rise Friday Cloudy Skies
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight in Ohio. Friday will be increasingly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers Friday night or Saturday.
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Ohio
Warren resolution to open payroll records to public inspection
The Warren resolution directing the clerk of the House to open payroll records kept secret was reported favorably to the House today by the committee on accounts. The measure aims at public access to federal payroll records, advancing transparency in government financial data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. P
House
Committee On Accounts
Coroner Advances Robber Murder Theory In Dickinson Case
Coroner Thomas A. Peebles outlined a robbery murder theory for Lorain garage owner Harvey Dickinson. He proposed a hitchhiker motive after Dickinson, with a large diamond ring and a long revolver, drove toward Amherst. A suspected abduction, ring theft, and staged shooting were posited, with gun placement and arson, while authorities push to grand jury as new witnesses testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Dickinson
Lorain
Thomas A. Peebles
Peebles
Dickinson
Amherst
Clough
Grand Jury
Don Myers
German Do-X Flying Boat Begins Trip Home
The German flying boat Do-X, with passenger capacity over 100, departed Glenn Curtiss Airport at North Beach on May 19 at 4:05 a.m. EST for Harbor Grace Newfoundland. It reported 7:00 a.m. EST being about 100 miles northeast of Cape Cod heading to Cape Sable in clear skies, flying between 90 and 100 mph. The craft left Mannas Bay to use longer water runway, planned stops at Azores and Ireland before Lake Constance, after a troubled and eventful prior voyage ending in New York Harbor August 27 of last year.
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Glenn Curtiss
North Beach
L. 1
Pasenger
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Sret
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Radio Marine Corporation Staton
Chatham
Mass
Cape Cod
Cape Sable
Mannasset Bay
Cox
Azores
Ireland
New York
Constance
New York Harbor
Widow Killed by Train Near Greenville Station
Mrs Sophia W. Ludy, 56, widow of John Ludy, former Greenville contractor, was killed late Wednesday when the automobile she was driving was struck by a fast freight at Weaver's Station four miles south of Greenville. The wrecked car was carried about half a mile before the train could be stopped.
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Orening Tran
Greenville. O
Sophia W. Ludy
John Ludy
Greenville
Weaver's Station
Annual Summer Round-Up Held for Elyria Children
Elyria hosts a two day Summer Round-Up at Elyria Memorial Hospital to provide free physical exams for all entering kindergartners and first graders, with optional diphtheria and smallpox vaccines. District schedules target McKinley Ely Jefferson Gates St Agnes Hamilton Roosevelt Franklin Garford Allen. Parents urged to contact district chairs to reach missed children. This event aligns with the National Congress of Parents and Teachers nationwide effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Hamilton School
Jefferson
Gates
St. Agnes
Roosevelt
Cyril Brecknock
Fred Hensman
Jefferson District
J L. Frederick
B. R. Bridge
Jack Johnson
Hamilton
Deway Hull
Franklin
Otto Mischka
Ely
Loren Hayes
McKinley
A. E. Sherman
Garford
Allen
W. Loyd
The
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Pen Wielders In Elyria Schools To Display Work Tomorrow
Elyrians may view penmanship from all grade school pupils at the biannual exhibition center in Elyria grade school buildings. The display includes progress booklets since 1980, an award system reading, a banner writing contest, and a writing demonstration. Local Stade school students will have work shown from a national magazine. Open 4:30 to 5:30 p m and 6:30 to 10 p m with free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Stade
Elyria High School
Radio pool operations profited millions in 1929
Senate Banking and Currency Committee hearings disclosed a radio pool that in one week yielded about 5.8 million dollars in profits for participants. Key figures named include Percy Rockefeller, Walter P. Chrysler, John J. Raskob, the Fisher Brothers, and others. Bragg testified as pool manager while Gray detailed capital figures and payments totaling over 12.6 million dollars raised and roughly 4.9 million in profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Percy Rockefeller
Walter P. Chrysler
John J. Raskob
Fisher Brothers
William A. Gray
Thomas E Bragg
Bragg
Gray
W. E. Hutton & Co
Chrysler
Raskob
Pools
Percy A Rockefeller
Joan D. Rockefeller
James A. Stillman
New York
Raskeb
Raskab
H. B. Swope
Thomas J. Reagan
Branford
Joseph P. Tumuity
Wilson
M. J. Meehan & Co
Meehan
M. J. Meehan
Europe
Noted Missionary Comes to Elyair for Speech
Mrs Arthur Tylee a Brazilian mission worker tells of tragedy on the Juruena station of Inland South American Missionary Union. She survived the 1930 NBambiquara attack that killed her husband Missionary nurse Mildred Kratz and the Tylee baby while she crawled to safety. Now in America she speaks at First Baptist Church on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Tylee
Brazil
First Baptist Church
Devil
Tylee
Kratz
Tylea
Special Meeting Called For Monday By City Council
City council finance committee and department heads meet Monday at 2 PM in City Hall to discuss broad salary cuts and expense curbs as a forecasted $80,000 revenue shortfall looms for next year and possible midyear reductions. Charles Sartor, council president, says officials will see what is necessary and base any cuts on urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cty
Council Finance Committee
Charles Sartor
Council
Sartor
Ciy
Tariff Fight in Congress Looms in May 19 Report
Washington reports a tariff coalition of Democrats and Republicans seeks to include tariff rates in the tax bill and threatens to filibuster into a summer session. Senate leaders show mixed support with Smoot opposed to higher income taxes, Harrison pushing tariffs on petroleum lumber copper and coal. Anti-prohibitionists lose beer legalization as revenue, 60 to 24. Senate aims to finish the tax bill by next Wednesday and move to an economy bill thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
Finance Committee
Smoot
Harrison
Miss
Metcalf
Repu
R. J
Baker Choice of Harvard Dems
Harvard Democrats nominate Newton D. Baker for president at a mock Democratic National Convention run by the Harvard Democratic Club in Cambridge Massachusetts on May 19. Senator Edward P Costigan of Colorado secures the vice presidential nomination. Baker tops 763 votes to 339 for AlfredE. Smith and 18 for Governor Franklin D Roosevelt Harvard 04.
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Cambridge
Mass
Newton D. Baker
Harvard Democrats
Harvard Democratic Club
Edward P. Costigan
Colorado
Baker
Alfred ©. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harvard
JAFSIE Affected By Terrific Strain
New York May 19 The strain of long hours and constant work to aid solution of the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder mystery is affecting Dr John F Condon age 72 known as Jafsie He has been told by his physician to rest for a few days and then to be further questioned by authorities The Bronx County grand jury is to meet Friday and plans to have Condon testify
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lindbergh
John F
Jassie) Condon
Col
Beeen
New Jersey
Bronx County Grand Jury
Condon
Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Figures in New Jersey Arraignment
Prisoner No. 13 is the confessed Lindbergh faker arraigned at Flemington jail as police probe puzzling charges about Curtis and Dobson-Peacock. Norfolk and New York trips, alleged negotiate tions, and an earnest money demand are under review while the Lindbergh case hunt continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
N. J
Lindbergh
Flemington
John H. Curtis
Norfolk
Dean H. Dobson-Peacock
H Norman Schwartzkopf
State Police
New Jersey
Yeaterday
Dean Dobson-Peacock
Curtison
Pastor Peeps Into Center Of Kidnapping Probe In Norfolk
The Rev Harold Peacock dean of Christ Church in Norfolk became a focal point of the John Hughes Curtis kidnap hoax as police guard his home in Hopewell. Curtis accused Peacock of pressuring him to continue the fictitious negotiations, while Peacock prepared for a parish supper and declined to speak publicly. Peacock offered to meet authorities to provide information, and his stance reflected public belief that Curtis faced pressure from police during the six day questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Harold Dobson-Peacock
John Hughes Curtis
Curtis l
Hopewell
N. J
Lim
Peacock
Christchurch
Curtis
Guy H. Burrage
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Schwarzkopf
Lindbergh
Bright Spots In Business World
New York reported 38 earnings of National Public Service Co subsidiaries for the first quarter totaling 8,200,918, down from 8,322,994 in early 1931. Youngstown prepares 750,000 in metal office furniture orders to employ hundreds idle. Portland Cement production in April rose 631,000 barrels over March per the bureau of Totnes. Carnegie Steel plans to resume Edgar Thompson operations next week, recalling 1,200 workers. Montréal approves employment for 100 as Brown Corporation restarts its newsprint mill at Lataque, Québec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Public Service Co
Youngstown
General Fireproofing Co
Washington
Bureau of Totnes
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Stes! Co
Edgar Thompson
Auto Struck by Train Kills Lorain Pair at Grade Crossing
In Lorain on May 19 two people died when their car was struck by a Nickel Plate passenger train at Oberlin avenue crossing. Miss Helen Justin 36 a Lorain schoolteacher and Homer Richards 68 a neighbor and salesman were killed instantly. Vision of flasher signals failed to avert the crash. The coroner ruled accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain, CO
Oberlin Avenue
Helen Justin
Lorain
Homer Richards
Justin
Justice
Cornell Avenue
Thomas Peebles
Richards
West
Erie Avenue
Jing Misa Justin
Ridge Hill Memorial
Ceme
Over 100 Killed in Bombay Riots
Bombay faced plague fears as five days of murder and arson left debris in the streets. Hindu Muslim clashes spread to mills, with police firing on mobs. Four killed and 70 injured last night in the shopping district as mills were closed by workers.
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Bombay
Vinton County Man Dies At Age Of 102
Lancaster Ohio May 19 George Crow 102 a longtime resident and Civil War veteran known as a squirrel hunter died at his home in Carroll near here He was Fairfield County s oldest resident born in Morgan County in 1830 he moved to Iowa in 1854 then settled in Vinton County where he ran a farm near McArthur for fifty years
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Lancaster
George Crow
Morgan
Ohio River
Carrol
Here
Fairfield County
Morgan County
Iowa
Vinton County
McArthur
Weekend Want Ads Offer Market Tips
A short notice encourages readers to check the weekend want ads for profitable buying and selling ideas. It suggests readers may find items to sell or trade and to turn to the listings for potential bargains and opportunities.
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Methodist Church
Onesie
McKinley School
Ely School
Garford and
Radio Pool
Elyair
Tarife
Col. Lindbergh
Charles A Lindbergh, Jr
John F. Condon
Jafsie
Schwartzkopf
Montral
Brown Corporation
News
Lataque
Québec
Chronicle-Telegram
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