Night patrols reinstated after string of burglaries
Sherff Clarence Adams ordered night patrol squads back in service after a series of thefts in recent weeks. Thieves hit Cities Service Oil on Griswold Road stealing about 300 dollars from a safe. Two weeks earlier nearly 70 dollars vanished from the same firm. Sinclair Oil offices on North Ridge and Pearl were ransacked with nothing taken. Adams blamed reduced patrols for increased county burglaries and argued night watches deterred up to 20,000 dollars in property losses this winter. He noted neighboring counties face ongoing thefts while Lorain County had been free during squad operation.
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Sherff
Clarence Adams
Cities Service Oil Company
Griswold Road
Ralph Snyder
Sinclair Oil Company
North Ridge
Pearl Roads
Adams
Lorain County
Man Surrenders, Admits Killing Widow and Two Sons
Merle Johnson, 25, a filling station attendant from Stuttgart, Ark, surrendered to Mattoon police and confessed to killing Mrs Carrie Bowers a widowed mother and her two sons John and William after supposedly they asked to be killed. He drove the family two miles into the country, set fire to the home, and said he forced them into his car before the killings. Johnson was placed in Coles county jail after being brought there by Sheriff Vint Ave.
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Charleston
Merle Johnson
Atendant
Mattoon
Ill
Carrie Bowers
Tohnson
Vint
Wegener’s Frozen Body Found in Greenland Expedition
Berlin reports the frozen body of Professor Alfred Wegener, leader of the German central Greenland expedition, has been located. Acht Thr Abenblat stated the discovery today.
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Fouad
Berlin
Alfred Wegener
Greenland
Abenblat
Ohio forecasted cool, fair tonight with possible northeast showers
The six hour outlook shows generally fair conditions in Ohio with showers likely in the Northeast and extreme North. A broad high pressure system moves into the Southern Plains andMiddle Mississippi Valley, causing temperatures to fall tonight and Thursday.
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Ohio
Lower
Lake Region
Gulf of Mexico
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Middle States
Weer Pfeky
Renew Industrial Fund Drive Here
Elyria business and professionals resumed a stock sale to raise 40 900 more for the Elyria Investment Company. E J Howenstine said 100 new subscribers must be secured within two weeks to reach an $80 000 capital base. The firm has 169 stockholders at 40 000 subscribed and aims to attract 10 more industries, including potential moves from Cleveland, while aiding two local plants at risk from a merger.
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Elyria
Elyria Investment Company
Lorain County Savings and Trust
E. J Howenstine
Elyria Industries
Cleveland
Elyra
Rot
Boys Enforce Traffic Rules To The Letter
Patrol members of the Junior Patrol at Sixth and Middle avenue compiled a list of license numbers showing violations in a day. Police watched as they applied rules strictly, then tore up the list and began a mercy tempered second list. Chief E J Stankard said training will help them assist school children crossing streets in school districts.
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E. J. Stankard
Sixth and
Middle Avenue
Ile
Lorain County Veterans Still Suffer War Toll
Elyria Rotarians learned from Edgar Herzog that Lorain county still supports more than 800 veterans disabled by World War I. He cited wounds arthritis and health issues from the war twelve and a half years after Armistice. He added 92 county men died or were killed from war injuries.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Chillicothe
Battle Creek
Herzog
Famous Artist Barton Shot to Death in Penthouse
Ralph Barton, renowned artist and cartoonist, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot in his East 57th Street penthouse. Police indicated death by his own hand, following news of an heiress leaving him for another man. Barton had recently returned to the United States after a French divorce from his fourth wife, Germaine Tailleferre. The body was discovered by a maid, with a bullet wound in his temple, believed dead for several hours.
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Bulletin
New York
Ralph Barton
East 57Th Street
Barton
United Press
Germaine Marie Tailleferre
Cincinnati Man Killed In Head On Collision
H D Straw 30 manager of John R Evans Company leather dealers Cincinnati was killed in a head on automobile collision today one mile north of Selma Clark County Ohio on the Columbus highway Three others were injured C E Becker salesman for the Evans Company was driving the car Straw rode in The second car was driven by Mrs Dorothy Wissel 31 Harvey Illinois Her parents Mr and Mrs M J Ryan and her brother Simon Ryan 22 Harvey Ill and Mrs Elizabeth Hinst 70 Galion Ohio Were the other occupants
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Renta
H. D. Straw
John R. Evans
Cincinnati
Selma
Clark County
Columbus
C. E. Becker
Evans Company
Straw
Dorothy Wissel
Harvey
M. J. Ryan
Simon Ryan
Ill
Elizabeth Hinst
Galion
Woman Fined On Assault Charge In Elsmere Court
Elizabeth Dargo of Step 7 Yellow Line was fined $10 and costs by Justice Walter H. Watts on an assault and battery charge filed by George Sapp of R. D. 3 Elsmere. Sapp alleged the defendant threw rocks at him and struck him on the head with a crutch.
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Elizabeth Dargo
Yellow Line
Court of Justice
Walter H. Watts
George Sapp
Elsrne
Sapp
Carrier pigeon halts US flight in Cleveland case
Emil P. Meschke of 136 Harvard Avenue reports a sick carrier pigeon bearing tag Cleveland No 5670 at his home. He placed the bird in a box waiting for its owner to appear, noting the unusual disruption to a flight.
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Emil P. Meschke
Harvard Avenue
Cleveland
Meschke
Commencement Programs Change From 1901 To 1931
Elyria High School graduates in 1931 face a simple ceremony. In 1901 the class of 57 presented 387 speeches on diverse topics from history to industry, with many speakers, and a large audience. The 1901 program showed a strenuous rite of passage, while 1931 favors a brief walk and a brief address.
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Elyria High School
Elyria Republican
Queen of Holland
Margaret Louise Dake
Albert E. Maddock
Gertrude V. Clark
Roy Robson
George M. Robinson
Maria Rowe
Karl Vincent
Norman L. Daney
Bessie Stark
Mary Tufford
Truman
James B. Thomas
Warl & Lied
Abraham Lincoln
Army air maneuvers sweep into Chicago stage
A 3590 plane armada from Fairfield Air Depot Dayton is en route to Chicago for the second phase of annual Army air maneuvers. 95 National Guard planes from Cleveland join 3590 aircraft to five Chicago airports for demonstrations. The fleet proceeds to New York for the final phase if weather cooperates.
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Fairfield
Dayton
Army
Chicago
Joliet
National Guard
Cleveland
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Curtis Reynolds
Ford
Nixon-Nirdlinger acquitted by French jury in self defense
Mrs. Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger a 51 year old American beauty was found not guilty by a French jury in Nice after claiming self defense in a quarrel during which her husband allegedly strangled her. Prosecutor Favorelli argued unhappiness but urged no vigilante justice. defense depicted a calvary of quarrels and devotion to her children.
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Nice
France
Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger
Philadelphia
Fred Nixon-Nirdlinger
Favorelli
Ninon-Nirdlingers
Marcel Bonifacio
Charlotte
Nixon Nirdlinger
Nixon- Nirdlinger
Firebug Rampages Through Cleveland Area Homes
On May 21 in Cleveland the East Side firebug sparked a spree lasting 43 minutes, igniting a garage, a three story house where three sleeping families were endangered, two apartment buildings, and a bar as police guard efforts failed to stop the blazes. Firefighters rescued Mr and Mrs Strazinski from the turd floor as flames trapped them. A basement locker room was later set alight as another fire followed.
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Cleveland
East Side
John Strazinski
Memorial Service at Capitol Theater May 25 1931
Memorial Services led by Rev. Wm. C. Fowler at Capitol Theater on Sunday May 25 at 10:59 a m. Veterans groups including Civil Spanish American and World War organizations will attend per J G Schrock secretary of Memorial Committee. Decoration Day plans, flower girls, and a drum and bugler from the American Legion announced. Services for Sailors at Washington Avenue Bridge Sunday at 32 p m. Veterans and auxiliaries urged to attend.
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Wm. C. Fowler
Church of Christ
Capitol Theater
Sons of Union Veterans
J. G. Schrock
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
Washington Avenue Bridge
Flames Exact Toll in Galt and Bay Fires
A heat wave sparked a four alarm blaze in Potrero San Francisco that damaged six buildings and caused losses over 100000 while over 1500 firefighters battled a major Oakland hills fire destroying several barns on a 50000 dollar Magee ranch. Homes were abandoned and residents evacuated as flames neared Mills College Oakland Zoo and Joaquin Muller Heights. Fires also scorched Napa Sonoma and Amador counties amid a record warm day.
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San Francisco
Mar
San Francisco Bay Region
Potrero District
California
Oakland Hills
William Magee
Mills College
Exclusive School For Girls
Oakland Zoo
Hights
Joaquin Muller
Napa County
Sonoma County
Amador County
Lima Clergymen Lead Prohibition Drive in Lima
Prohibition enforcement in Lima and Allen County intensified as clergy campaigns against vice prompted raids. Moonshine dens peer rooms and gambling spots closed, with officials declining to discuss the church led crackdown. authorities arrive amid renewed anti crime effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Lima Aiinisterial Association
Allen County
Inquiry over wiring adequacy at county sanatorium
County building commission members clashed over whether the new tuberculosis sanatorium’s wiring can handle future needs. Commissioners Rhoads and Peebles urged an investigation with Dr. H F Gammons, while others moved to consult on equipment size. An inspection tour is planned with Dr. Gammons to follow next week.
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New County
County Building Commission
George Rhoads
Thomas Peebles
H. F. Gammons
Gammons
Rhoads and Peebles
Lorain
National Tube Company
Ohio Public Service Company
Rhoads
Peebles
Jake The Barber Surrenders to Federal Authorities
Chicago May 20 John Factor known as Jake the Barber surrendered to federal authorities today amid charges of swindling English investors of about 5 million dollars in fraudulent Siouk transactions. Factor and his wife appeared at the U S marshal's office seeking a hearing. He is a fugitive from British justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Factor
Jake the Barber
Siouk
Factor
United States Marshall’s
Fine Opportunities Listed With Unique Ten-Year Values
Readable items highlight valuable opportunities not duplicated in a decade. The list emphasizes rare values likely to attract decisive interest from collectors and investors seeking distinctive opportunities with solid provenance and long-term appeal.
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Mss
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Ohio Wesleyan University
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Nercog
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Louisa
Lawrence J. Helland
Florence Hill
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Ruby WeClure
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Mane
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Mamie Eason
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Minnie Schneurer
Garfield J. Wilder
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William Morris
Morris
Frank Braman
Wilhelmina
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Vibe
Rhoads, Peebles AG
Commission Against Inquiry
Jake
Barber
Chronicle-Telegram
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