Graf Zeppelin Reaches South Atlantic Flight Milestone
Graf Zeppelin continued its South Atlantic crossing from Seville toward Pernambuco with 19 passengers and 45 crew aboard. Dr. Hugo Eckener reported nearing the Canary Islands and adjusting course to use favorable trade winds, while natives and officials in Pernambuco prepared to welcome the dirigible tomorrow morning with a luncheon in honor of Eckener and a medal for Flicker.
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Seyville
Spain
Seville
Pernambuco
Brazil
Hugo Eckener
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Spanish
South Atlantic
Canaries
Eckener
Infante
Alfonso
Cadiz
Africa
Dr. Eckener
Herr von der Stein
Hugo Exkener
Flickener
All Officers of YMCA Reelected and New Director Elected
The Elyria YMCA reelected officers D B Symons as president W E Timms as first vice president J B Thomas as second vice president and Ralph Standen as treasurer. Chron Telegraph's J Clare George joined the board to fill the unexpired term of William Hoover for two years. A $500 gift from A Friend was announced for Camp Iss-See- Kes field improvements. Six former directors were reelected and M F Fey and R T L Thayer were elected to the board.
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Elyria Y. M C. A
Association
D. B. Symons
W. E. Timms
J. B. Thomas
Ralph Standen
J. Clare George
Chronicle-Telegram
William Hoovyer
Columbia Steel Company
George
John Murbach
Camp Iss-See- Kes
Vermilion River
Merchants urged to cooperate against chain store growth
George V Sherean executive director of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants spoke to merchants from Jo Rain county at Ohio Public Service Company hall. He urged cooperation among competitors to improve city trade and expand trading territory, noting chain stores impact and citing examples from larger cities for smaller towns to follow.
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George V. Sherean
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Jorain County
Ohio Public Service Company Hall
Sanity hearing set in murder trial of Antonio Drouchis
The first degree murder trial of Antonio Drouchis, 38, for killing his son in law William Dineff, 22, was halted as Judge W B Thompson scheduled a Saturday sanity hearing after defense counsel urged a delay. Doctors Peebles and Blank certified Drouchis is insane and unable to assist his counsel or testify. The trial paused as Sophia Dzouchs testified and the case moves to Page 2 for continuation.
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Antonio Drouclis
William Dineff
Dineff
Sophia Dzouchs
W. B Thompson
Dzouchs
Thompson
Atty
Charles Adams
Supreme Court
Adams
T. A. Peebles
George M Blank
Lorian
Drouchs
Court House
Drouchis
Sophia
Glayds Pyle Defeated as South Dakota Governor Nominee
In Pierre on May 21 Miss Glayds Pyle secretary of state was defeated for the Republican nomination for South Dakota governor. Warren E. Green won the convention on the 12th ballot after Broke Howell of Frederick switched his delegates, ending Pyle’s bid despite leading earlier in the primary.
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Green
Broke Howell
Frederick
Oberlin President to Speak at Elyria High June 6
Elyria High School will graduate its largest class in Ohio history on June 6 surpassing 160 diplomas as the centennial celebration moves the date from June 12. Dr. Ernest H Wilkins, president of Oberlin College, will give the commencement address. Activities begin with Senior Distinction Day next Monday and include a baccalaureate service June 1 and the senior play The Queen's Husband June 3 and 4.
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Elyria High School
Ohio
C. P. Shively
Shively
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Oberlin College
M. EE
A. EF. Piper
Methodist Church
Tombstone Theft Probed in Calvary Cemetery Area
Sheriff Clarence Adams leads the investigation into the tombstone theft at Calvary Cemetery between Penfield Junction and Amherst. Mrs. Mary Tutas reports a two foot high monument eight inches wide stolen from her son's grave. She suspects spite work and provided leads for tracing. The sexton found the theft yesterday. the stone was taken likely Monday night.
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Calvary Cemetery
Penfield Junction
Amherst
Clarence Adams
Mary Tutas
14Th Street
Lorain
Rural districts show population gains in Lorain and Medina counties
Census reports released by Frank Stetson show population increases in all but Camden township since 1920. Noting figures for Sheffield Township and Village, Seville, Westfield, Pittsfield, La Grange, Huntington, Henrietta, Columbia, Brighton, Amherst, and Amherst township, the data detail 1930 populations, 1920 comparisons, and farm counts across the area.
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Frank Stetson
Lorain
Medina
Camden Township
Sheffield Township
Lorain County
Sheffield Lake Village
Seville Village
Medina County
Westfield Township
Pittsfield Township
la Grange Township
Huntington Township
Henrietta Township
Columbia Township
Brighton Township
Amherst Township
School Courses May Be Put On The Air
Educational air program plans discussed by superintendents at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce aim to unite Elyria Oberlin Lorain and other northeastern Ohio districts to broadcast courses. R C Maston Elyria superintendent attended as representative, with invites to Oberlin and Lorain officials.
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Torough
Elyria
Ohio
Cleveland
Local Streets To Be Oiled On Elyria Roads
Safety Service Director John N. Edt announced three carloads of oil will be used to reduce dust on Elyria’s cindered streets. The project may begin Thursday if the streets are dry. recent inclement weather has delayed work.
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Elyria
Safety Service
John N. Edt
Service
Five new city firemen named by safety director
Safety Service Director John N. Eidt announced five new firemen for the city fire department effective June 1 1930. They are W S Pitkin Charles T Schine O A Lysaght W J Burnett and W S McVetta all chosen from nine top civil service applicants after exams at Elyria high on April 17.
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Safety Service
John N. Eidt
W.S. Pitkin
Madison Avenue
Charles T. Schine
Adams Street
O. A. Lysaght
Park Street
W. J. Burnett
East Broad Street
W. S. McVetta
Beebecourt
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Elyria High School
W. N. Bates
Central Fire Station
Second Street
Central Station
Bates
Rockefellers Ford Dry Funds Raised In Senate Testimony
John D Rockefellers ceased contributions to the Anti Saloon League since 1926 while F Scott McBride, the League's general superintendent, testified before Senate lobby committees. He said Funk and Wagnalls and Henry Ford gave only limited sums in the past. The disclosure followed questions from Senator Blaine who pressed the witness amid a heated exchange.
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Washington
John Dr. Rockefellers
Anti-Saloon League
F. Scott McBride
Senate
Funk and Waignalls
Literary Digest
McBride
Henry Ford
League
Ohio
Blaine
Wis
Nine bills to name eleven federal judges advance
The House Judiciary Committee reported favorably nine bills authorizing eleven additional federal judges. The move aims to relieve congestion in federal courts and places before the House the relief program backed by Rep. Bachmann of West Virginia after an exhaustive study of court conditions nationwide.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Rep. Bachmann
West Virginia
Battle over party chairmen opens in Senate
In Washington on May 21 a bitter fight began in the Senate after lobby committee members reported on the activities of the two national chairmen. Democrats presented a Muscle Shoals review of Republican Chairman Claudius H. Huston while Republicans countered with findings on Democratic Chairman John J. Raskob and his anti-Prohibition ties.
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Washington
Senate
Lobby
Claudius H. Huston
John J. Raskob
Police Fire On Rioters In Masulipatam India May 21
Police fired on a mob of rioters at Masulipatam warning the crowd to disperse. Several persons were injured as the crowd violated regulations prohibiting public meetings. Masulipatam, capital of Kistna district on the Bay of Bengal, lies 220 miles from here.
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Madras
India
Masulipatam
Kistna
Bay of Bengal
MacNider Chosen as Minister to Canada
President Hoover selected Hanford MacNider former assistant secretary of war and ex commander of the American Legion as minister to Canada. He will replace William Phillips who resigned months ago at the White House announcement today.
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Macnider
Canada
Washington
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Hoover
White House
William Phillips
Lay Cornerstone at Infirmary Building Sees
Lorain County section notes the laying of the cornerstone for the new Infirmary Building at the Lorain County Home in Murray Ridge. Attorney Howard Butler calls the project a labor of love and highlights community participation, financing progress, and care for aging residents. The ceremony included copies of newspapers within the cornerstone and reflections on societal obligations to the elderly. Continued on page 2.
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Lorain County
Murray Ridge
Howard Butler
Atty. Butler
Court of Common Pleas
American envoy John Willys arrives in Berlin for brief Warsaw visit
Berlin May 21 The new American ambassador to Poland John Willys of Toledo arrived for a short stop in Berlin before proceeding to Warsaw.
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Berlin
Warsaw
John Willys
Toledo
Poland
Ten bound over for Lorain grand jury
Ten persons were bound over to the Lorain county grand jury since the last session a month ago. Five were arraigned in Lorain municipal court and five bound over from Justice S. J. George in Elyria. Named defendants include Jim Caferro Paul Brinzley Hazel Autry Wm Bates Eugene Bates Marjorie Piper James Langon John Alexson Nick Klickovich and Nickola Sekulic facing charges from concealed weapons grand larceny polyandry malicious destruction of property and auto theft.
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Lorain
Ohio Man May Get Cabinet Place
Washington May 21 report says labor secretary James J. Davis is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. It revived talk that an Ohio congressman, John G. Cooper of Youngstown, may be offered the labor portfolio once Davis resigns. Cooper’s national prominence grew after chairing a House committee on federal prison conditions. Davis had not announced plans, but signals from his primary campaign suggest resignation.
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Washington
James J. Davis
U.S
Pennsylvania
Ohio
John G. Cooper
Youngstown
Davis
Hoover
Cooper
William Doak
Brotherhood of Railway
Rep
House
Pittsburgh
Brown Leads In Gubernatorial Contest
Philadelphia May 21 Gifford Pinchot once a governor narrowed Francis Shunk Brown s lead for the Republican gubernatorial nomination as rural precincts remained to report but forecasters saw doubt Pinchot could surpass Brown. Returns also showed James J Davis likely winning the Republican Senate nomination over Joseph R Grundy with Brown’s margin shrinking from overnight.
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Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
Francis Shunk Brown
Pinchot
James J. Davis
Joseph R. Grundy
Brown
United Press
McBride Hails Pennsylvania Primary Victory for Dry Cause
Dr. F Scott McBride general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League hailed Pennsylvania's primary as a great dry victory. He said the election proves real ballots count, not straw ballots, and praised the day’s results.
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M'Bride
Penna
Washington
Pennsylvania
Dr. F. Scott -McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Davis and Brown Lead. Pinchot Gains in Rural Areas
Vote tallies at 10 30 a m show Brown 509 937, Pinchot 441 449, Phillips 231 989 in senatorial race with Davis ahead 593 547 to Grundy 371 527 and Bohlen 198 178. Davis leads by 222 020 as Philadelphia backing boosts Brown while Allegheny County shows a split result. Bohlen headed ticket expected to exceed 15 percent of votes.
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Pinchot
Brown
Phillips
Browns
Davis
Grundy
Bohlen
Wet
Philadelphia
William S. Ware
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Www. L. Mellon
Vare
Davis-Grundy
Senate
Philips
Y-Indus Club Plans Delegation to Camp at Aurora
The Y Indus Club outlined sending a delegation to Camp Tawa at Aurora Ohio for June 13 to 15. Northern and northeastern Ohio young men’s clubs will be represented with a special program. The group also set dates for its annual officer election with nominations next Tuesday and the vote the following Tuesday.
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Tawasentha
Aurora
Ohio
Y-Indus Club
Cooper Takes Central Role in Hoover Campaign
Cooper in his eighth House term remains close to the President, having backed Hoover’s vigorous campaign through Ohio and supporting the nominee’s drive at Kansas City. The passage notes his personal alignment with the administration as the Hoover-Willis campaign unfolds.
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Cooper
Ohio
Hoover-Willix
Hoover
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ST. Vincent
Cape Verde Island
Greenwich
Chronicle Telegram
YMCA
Bender
South Dakota
Gladys Pyle
E.H.S
FIA
Mvbride
Rockefellers
Ford
Willys IN
Gran JR
Weis
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