Four Men Die in Bellanca Plane Crash During Test Flight
Chicago May 26 Four men were killed when the Twin Motored Bellanca aircraft crashed two miles north of Glen Ellyn during test flights between Curtiss Reynolds Airport and Serena IH The crew included Shirley Shot pilot Richard K Peck co pilot Lewis S Rice radio operator and Robert A Gormley mechanic Both motors died as the plane crossed Highway 64 and it fell in a field witnesses could not explain the crash The bodies were taken to Kamp Mortuary Wheaton Fire Department aided but no blaze occurred.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Glen Ellyn
Shirley Shot
Fifer
Richard K. Peck
Lewis S. Rice
Robert A. Gormiley
Curtiss-Reynolds
Serena
Kamp
Wheaton
Speaks for Baby Republican Club Luncheon
In New York City the first luncheon of the junior committee of the Women's National Republican club featured speakers Miss Sarah Schuyler Butler vice chairman of the Republican state committee Mrs Pierpont M Hamplton chair of the Young Republican Women's committee and Mrs Arthur L Livermore president of the club They were photographed at the event.
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Pierpont M. Hamplton
Young Republican Women’s Committee
Arthur L. Livermore
Women’s
National Republican Club
Sarah Schuyler Butler
Pierpont
Hoover says cabinet finds many favorable economic factors
President Hoover and his cabinet have studied the economic situation and issued a statement saying they found many factors that are favorable. The one sentence White House note was sent to Congress and marks Hoover’s first direct word to the press in months.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Mr. Hoover
Young Men's Club Elects Officers For Coming Year
Three new officers were elected and one old officer reelected to lead the Young Men's Club’s activities at the M C A meeting last night. Henry Ingersoll Jr became president, Jay Fitch the new vice president, Henry Cook sergeant at arms, and W O McClellan retained as secretary and treasurer. Short talks by outgoing and incoming officers followed as plans for a stag party at Camp Iss See Kies on the Vermillion River next Monday night were discussed.
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M C
Henry Ingersoll, Jr
Harold Birca
Jay Fitch
Howard Crooks
Henry Cook
Russell Francis
W. O. McClellan
Camp Iss-See-Kies
Vermillion River
Weather forecast for Ohio turns cloudy with rising temps
Cloudy conditions expected with little temperature change and rising readings over the next 36 hours. Pressure supports fair weather though cloudiness increases Wednesday as conditions in the vicinity trend toward warmer, more overcast skies.
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Ohio
Line Of March For Memorial Day Parade 1931
J G Schrock secretary of the Memorial Day committee announced the parade line for Decoration Day. The march forms at 1 50 p m May 20 1931 on West avenue, starting at 2 p m sharp, with Grand Marshal Chas Abby and many veterans and auxiliary groups in sequence. After services at the cemetery, units return by shortest route.
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J. G. Schrock
Memorial Day Committee
Mr. Schrock
West Avenue
Chas. Abby
E. J. Stankard
Elyria High School
145Th Inf
Grand Army Republic
Spanish War Veterans’ Auxiliary
V. FL
Avanary
American Legion
Auxiliary American Legion
Sons of Union Veterans
Sons of Wahion Veterans
Auxury
Chas. Abby, Jr
W.R C
Spanish War Veterans
Court Street
Spanish War Auxiliary
West Second Street
Chestnut Street
Third Street
American Legion Auxiliary
Fourth Street
Middle
Broad Street
Washington Avenue
Harrison Street
Harrison
Soldiers’ Monument
M. E
C. V. Weyzandt
Cleveland
Memorial Day Committees Named by George Colburn
The Memorial Day committee chairman George Colburn announced multiple committees for the observance. It lists Speaker, Flower, Decorations, Automobile, Ridgelawn, St Marys, LaPorte Butter nut Ridge, and several cemetery and parade groups with chairs and members, plus a note to collect flags from Mason D. Smith at 237 Gates Avenue.
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George Colburn
Dan Symons
J. H. Pope
C. T. Bishop
Jas
A. Howlett
J. G. Schrock
S. Brown
Chas. Becker
A. A. Fox
al Simpson
Chas Ives
J. M. Powell
Wm. Webber
Park
Chas. Refenning
Geo. Welch
Chas
Carl Filmore
James Lysight
Walter Schultz
Geo. Weiseke
Frank Lysight
James A. Hewitt
B. J. Stankard
Ridgelawn
Mason D. Smith
E. J. Brown
Refenning
Chas. Decker
Harold Birch
D. B. Symons
Chas. Adams
A. T. Sibley
J. N. Marquis
J. W. Housman
E. E. Leifer
Company
Boy Scouts
Ridglawn
St. Marys
Frank Husman
Geo. Robinson
C. E. Southam
LaPorte
Butternut Ridge
Otto Chapman
Eric Chapman
Mike Duprek
Wm. Wehlber
Grafton
Andrew Malanowski
Walter Malanowski
Floyd Baker
James O'Rourke
Murray Ridge
Charles Refenning
Irving Eppley
Harvey T. Brown
Gates Avenue
Elyrians Attend Prohibition Banquet
A Prohibition banquet in Elyria features Whiting Williams, Wick investigator, stating prohibition has relieved economic pressure on the thirsty by shifting liquor burdens away from the public to officials who can obtain both shoes and booze, amid a mood of national low spirits.
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Whiting Williams
the Wick
Seven Cases Before Grand Jury Today
Seven cases are set for grand jury review led by a second degree murder charge against Sherman Wall of North Street for the death of George Glenn. Wall was bound over by Mayor James Hewitt. Others include James Galloway of Lorain on concealed weapons, Roy Papworth of Amherst on breaking and entering, Harry Moores of Lorain on burglary, John Onofry of Lorain on nighttime entry, Gottlieb Gerber of Elyria on non support, and John Moore of Lorain on liquor manufacturing. Prosecutor Don W. Myers seeks immediate presentation. jurors expected to report midweek.
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Sherman Wall
North Street
George Glenn
Wall
James 4. Hewitt
Don W. Myers
James Galloway
Lorain
Roy Papworth
Amherst
Harry Moores
John Onofry
Gottlieb Gerber
Elyria
John Moore
Myers
Rev Muhly to Leave Elyria as Pastor of Grace Lutheran
Rev Harry C Muhly has officially resigned as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church Elyria and accepted a post as executive secretary of Missions and Stewardship for the English District of the Missouri Synod. He plans to stay about a month longer. Muhly joined the Elyria church twenty one years ago this September and leaves a growing, debt free congregation approaching its 25th anniversary in November 1932.
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Harry C. Muhly
Grace Lutheran Church
Muhly
Missouri Synod
Elyria
MacIntosh Denied U S Citizenship Over Pacifist Stand
New Haven Conn May 26 Professor Douglas Clyde Macintosh a Canadian Theology teacher was ruled ineligible for United States citizenship because he would not fight in wars against the will of God He said he was disappointed but not surprised and would not change his pacifist stance to gain citizenship The decision cited Justices Holmes Brandeis and Stone joining in support while Chief Justice Hughes dissented
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New Haven
Conn
Douglas Clyde Macintosh
United States
Supreme Court
United Press
Dwight Hall
Holmes
Brandeis
Stone
Hughes
Macintosh
Three Road Contracts Awarded by County Officials
Three road improvement contracts were awarded by county commissioners. Fuller road in Carlisle township, 0.55 mile, goes to Hill and Hill Company Elyria for 10,074.01 dollars. Chamberlain road in Grafton township, 1.04 miles, to Werze Zilch Amherst for 2,162.59 dollars. Pitts road in Wellington township, 1.42 miles, to Plas Construction Company Elyria for 3409 dollars.
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Esterday Concrete
Fuller Road
Carlisle Township
Hill and Hill Company
Elyria
Middle Avenue
East Avenue
Chamberlain Road
Grafton Township
Werte Zilch
Amherst
Pitts Road
Wellington Township
Plas Construction Company
Reemployed Elyria Teachers for 1931 32 School Year
The Elyria City Board of Education authorized the reemployment of 176 teachers for 1931 32, with three grade school staff not returning. No high school or other grade vacancies are expected, as promotions and a higher English load will adjust staffing. four 8 A teachers will be dropped after the first semester, with four substitutes hired midway.
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Elyria
Elyria City
R. C. Maston
Bertha Abramoska
Jefferson School
Louise Fitts
Roosevelt School
Katherine Smith
Maston
Pilot James D. Cleveland Dies in Mail Plane Crash
Funeral services for air mail pilot James D. Cleveland were held in Cleveland after his plane crashed Sunday near Mount Nittany Pennsylvania. He was flying from New York to Cleveland when heavy fog forced an emergency landing at Bellefonte en route to his home region.
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Cleveland, O
James D “Jimmy” Cleveland
Air Mail
Cleveland
Mount Nittany
Bellefonte
New York
Convicts Expected to Plead Guilty in Ohio Penitentiary Fire
In Columbus two convicts Chin ton Grate and Hugh Gibbons, indicted for murder tied to the Ohio Penitentiary fire that killed 322, were poised to plead guilty to second degree murder this afternoon and accept life imprisonment, sparing a trial on first degree murder with possible death penalty. Grate’s trial, which had run about 10 days, was halted this morning as reports of the plea surfaced.
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Columbus
Chinton Grate
Hugh Gibbons
Ohio Penitentiary
Grate
Glairville Commission Heads to Ohio for X-Ray Equipment Inspecti
Members of the county building commission departed this morning for St. Clairsville Ohio to inspect x ray equipment and other appliances relative to similar installation in Lorain County s 425 000 project
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County Building Commission
St. Clairsville
Lorain County
Elyria Board Aims To Preserve Salary Schedule For Teachers
Elyria City Board of Education approved contracts for next year with an automatic $160 raise for teachers not at the top of the scale, but with a clause allowing reductions up to $190 after January 1 if needed. The board also trimmed costs by dropping the school physician and dentist and eliminating a $50 travel allowance for summer teachers.
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Elyria
Elyria City
Cleveland
R. ©. Maston
Reappraisal progress for Lorain county townships urged
Lorain county plans a June 1 completion for reappraisal of 55 000 parcels in 20 townships excluding Lorain and Elyria with two or three exceptions. City appraisals in Elyria and Lorain are to finish by late fall with land values stabilized by local trends. buildings reduced 10 percent while land values reflect current worth, complicating overall valuation trends.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Elyria
C. S. Kelser
Monroe H. Welty
Welty
Board of Revision
Kelser
Padlock Action To Be Filed In Oberlin
Padlock proceedings are to be filed by A Z Tillotson for closing the place of Robert McLain in Oberlin. Mayor J N Stone announced the action following four arrests at the McLain place Saturday after 10 days of secret Lorain County Prohibition Department investigations led by State Agent O P Davis.
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Oberlin
Z Tillotson
Robert McLain
J. N Stone
Mclain Place
Lorain County
State Prohibition Department
O P. Davis
Elvtia
Lorala
Dr J V Race Resigns to Lead Indiana State Hospital
Lima report says Dr J V Race former superintendent of the Ne District Tuberculosis Hospital has resigned effective June 0 and will become head of the Indiana State Hospital. The notice confirms a leadership transition in state health administration.
Tuberculosis Sanitorium Nearing Completion
A tuberculosis sanitorium is nearing completion and is planned to open early in August. Officials note progress on construction and emphasize readiness for patient care as the facility nears completion.
Kolopos Announces Candidacy for Councilman at Large
John J. Kolopos of 179 Bath Street announces his campaign for councilman at large subject to Republican primaries on August 11. Born in Hungary during his mother’s visit, he later settled in Cleveland where his father became a citizen in 1894. Kolopos attended Elyria High School, captained the 1914 football team, served in Co B Elyria National Guard totaling about 2 12 years with Mexican border and World War service, and works in gasoline and insurance in Western Heights. A founder of Sacred Heart church, he chaired its building committee for a $65,000 church and parsonage, serves as church councilman, and is active in the American Legion and Forty and Eight. He has never held elective office, is married, and has three children.
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John J. Kolopos
Bath Street
Kolopos
Hungary
Cleveland
Ohio
Hisria
Elyria
American Legion
the Forty and Eight
Fatal crash ends practice at Indianapolis speedway
In Indianapolis Indiana on May 26 Joe Caccia of Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania and his mechanic were killed during a practice run for the Memorial Day Races. Their Jones Malay Special left the Southeast turn wall and burst into flames after hitting a tree. Caccia died shortly after. Groves was dead on arrival. This was the first accident of the 1931 season.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joe Caccia
Bryn Mawr
Indianapolis Speedway
Groves
Caccia
Dacia
Wall Held for Grand Jury in Fatal Stabbing
Sherman Wall, 23, bound over to the grand jury on a second degree murder charge for the death of George Glenn, 33, who died from knife wounds after Glenn attacked his former wife and mother in law. Wall admitted wielding the knife to protect his sister from Glenn, the sister's former husband. The Glenns had a troubled marriage, with two prior marriages and divorces. Glenn attacked his ex wife and mother in law at their North street home Sunday morning while in a jealous rage.
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Sherman Wall
North Street
Grand Jury
James A. Hewitt
George Glenn
Memorial Hospital
Wall
Glenn
Glenns
Flossie Wall
Former Elyria Man Ends Life in Detroit
J. T. Annas, once secretary of the Western Automatic company and president of the American Nut Company in Detroit, shot himself last night. He left Elyria a decade ago and resided on Columbus Street. He is survived by three children.
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J. T. Annas
Western Automatic Company
Self
Detroit
Annas
American Nut Company
Elyria
Anna
Columbus Street
Sister EL Loyola Dies at Ursuline Convent in Ohio
Sister EL Loyola, 75, a Catholic school teacher in Northern Ohio for over 50 years, died at Ursuline convent in Tiffin. She entered the order in 1875.
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Tiffin O
Sister EL Loyola
Ohio
Ursuline Convent
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