Alleged Thieves Captured at Amherst by Townsfolk
Two men named Charles Murphey of Kentucky and Edward O’Brien of Philadelphia were jailed awaiting arraignment on robbery charges after private Amherst citizens armed with shotguns and revolvers captured them in the act of robbing J. B. Avery Jewelry Store. Henry Bodman and William Jaeger aided in the seizure, with about $75 in jewelry recovered. Sheriff Adams then sent them to county jail.
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Charles Murphey
Kentucky
Edward O'Brian
Philadelphia
Amherst
Avery
Henry Bodman
William Jaeger
Bodman
J. B. Avery
Jaeger
Distinction Day at Elyria High School Honors Seniors
Elyria High School honored 118 June graduates in Senior Distinction Day festivities. Dressed in white and blue with yellow 29 insignias, seniors paraded into and out of a special assembly, then enjoyed varied entertainment, including a skit titled The Human Ford with a 12-B class cast and a playful car skit run by students and faculty.
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Elyria High School
Ford
Tiny Anderson
Arthur Robson
John Shaw
Albert Jenkins
Sam Manzo
Fenton McClure
Abraham Passen
Bruce Fowler
Dorothy Tulk
Betty Gutensohn
Kathryn Graber
Leslie Copas
Young Hannaford’s Early Ambitions and Career Shift
At twenty one A M Hannaford worked in a Cleveland paint store and factory with dreams of becoming a theatre musician or a chemist. He later pursued chemistry and cornet studies, then moved to Elyria seventeen years ago to buy and run the Elyria Hardware store, a vocation he has continued since. He is married, with one child, and resides at 331 Fifth Street. his hobby is horseback riding.
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A. M. Hannaford
Cleveland
Elyria
Hanniford
Haa
Fifth Street
Hoovers Dedicate Pew Once Used by Lincoln in DC Church
In Washington on May 27 President Hoover and Mrs Hoover sat in the pew where Lincoln worshipped during the Civil War period. The ceremony marked the dedication of a new portion of a church on New York Avenue. Robert Todd Lincoln donated a beacon tower, chimes, and a steeple for the house of prayer as Rev. Joseph R. Sizza preached on Lincoln’s simplicity and honesty.
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Washington
Abraham ‘Lincoln
Hoover
Ota House of Prayer
New York Avenue
Robert Todd Lincoln
Lincoln
Joseph R. Sizza
Memorial Service Held at Washington Avenue Bridge
About two hundred fifty people attended a memorial service on the Washington Avenue bridge for sailors and soldiers who died at sea. The Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary organized the event with remarks by Rev. Harold A. Sayles and Mrs. Delia Lutz leading the ritual. Flowers were scattered on the water as the bridge was draped with bags and participants sang patriotic hymns.
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Washington Avenue Bridge
Sons of Union Veterans
W. R. Goodman
Harold A. Sayles
Delia Lutz
Carl Martin
Hamblen
Felton
W. C. Fowler
Church of Christ
G. A. R. Post
Charley Abbey
George L. Richwine
James A. Hewitt
J. A. Kaley
America
Assembly
Ridgeville Plans Memorial Day Observance
Ridgeville plans its greatest Memorial Day event with Chief Justice John Dempsey as the main speaker. The 10:30 a.m. meeting at the town hall will precede graveside decorations at Fields Corners cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Firing squads will honor the graves as the Elyria drum and bugle corps performs.
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Ridgeville
Vic Reese
Howard Stacey
John Dempsey
Cleveland
Fields Corners
Boy Suffocates In Collapse Of Cave At Club
In Ashland Kentucky on May 27 Owen McBrayer fifteen died after a sand cave he and Hiram Borders eleven dug collapsed at the Bellefonte Country Club. Borders was rescued near death as club caddies and workers pulled them from the sand.
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Ashland
Owen McBrayer
Hiram Borders
Bellefonte Country Club
Mac. Brayer
Borders
Amherst class of 1929 holds largest baccalaureate
Amherst May 27 The baccalaureate services of the class of 1929, largest in the history of Amherst College, were held last evening at St. Peter's Evangelical church. Rev W A Tabbert Rev W E Speaker and Rev F B Eastman led prayers and scripture. The choir sang Sing to the Lord a Joyful Sound and I Do Not Ask. Rev A C Ernst delivered the address. Continued on Page 2.
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Amherst
Amherst Hi
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
W. A. Tabbert
First Evangelical Church
W. E. Speaker
M. E
F. &. Eastman
Congregational Church
St. Peter's
Fliers hailed for world endurance flight at Fort Worth
Reg Robbins and Jim Kelly earned worldwide praise after ending a 172 hour 31 minute endurance flight in a rebuilt cabin monoplane at Meacham Field Fort Worth Texas. A split propeller forced the end of the flight as crowds cheered and a parade followed through the rain muddy streets.
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Reginald E. Robbins
James Kelly
Fort Worth
Tex
Ft. Worth
Texas City
Robbins
Kelly
Jim Kelly
Reg Robbins
Meacham Field
Mary Heath
Flyers Try For Endurance Records Across U S
In Minneapolis Gene Shank and Owen Haughland push their Miss Ranger toward the Fort Worth endurance mark, after leaving Wichita and flying about 42 hours to date. In Los Angeles Lieut Herbert Fahy aims for the solo endurance record, after a 21 hour 14 minute flight, closing in on Martin Jensen's mark. Oakland aviators including James Warner plan a refueling flight record attempt.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fort Worth
Texas
Gene Shank
Owen Haughland
Wichita
Brady Field
Los Angeles
Calif
Herbert Fahy
Fahy
Martin Jensen
Oakland
James Warner
Southern Cross
California
Australia
Hughes Washington Nomination Favored by Senate Panel
In Washington on May 27 the senate judiciary committee reported favorably on the nomination of Charles Evans Hughes Jr to be solicitor general of the United States. There were no objections to the nomination.
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Hughes
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate to Probe Textile Labor Conditions
Washington May 27 A Senate investigation into labor conditions in the textile industry was voted for by the Senate Manufacturers Committee. The committee agreed to study conditions and report findings, prompting questions about workers’ welfare and industry practices.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Manufacturers Committee
Mallon Refuses to Reveal Source in Lenroot Case
Senate rules committee hears United Press chief Paul R. Mallon refuse to disclose the source of the Lenroot roll call. The panel adjourned after jurisdiction questions, with debate over publicity rules for executive-session amendments and a plan to send all amendments to the committee for action.
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Washington
Senate
Paul R. Mallon
Capitol
United Press
Rules Committees
Lenroot
Moses
Rules Committee
United States
Senate Rules Committee
Mallon
Smoot
Utah
Harrison
Dem
Mississippi
Will Reenact Clinic Disaster in Washington Tests
Cleveland coroner A J Pearse announced later in Washington that live animals will populate a miniature replica of the blast wrecked Cleveland Clinic for government gas tests. The model, built under orders from War and Navy secretaries with the bureau of mines, will use X ray films blamed for the disaster and be salted with animals. Findings will be reported to Dr Pearse and included in a forthcoming booklet after his hearing and related investigations.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Washington
A. J. Pearse
Secretaries of War and Navy
Bureau of Mines
Pearse
It's Hot Here Today
After a two month delay summer weather arrived with a vengeance Sunday. At noon the mercury registered 86 degrees as threatened rain held off. Summer straws appeared ten days late while coats and vests hung on the beltways. Ely Park became the scene of neon siestas with office workers taking lunch under the shade. Tomorrow is expected to be even warmer according to the weather man.
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Mercury
Ely Park
Elyria Woman Hurt in Streetcar Collision
Mrs. Alex Thompson of Elyria was injured when a car she rode in collided with a Cleveland Southwestern street car at Stop 46 on Lorain road. She suffered a possible fractured nose and facial lacerations, taken to Elyria Memorial hospital for treatment. the driver escaped serious injury.
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North Olmsted
Cleveland
Akron murder linked to gang feud in drug traffic case
Akron Ohio May 27 Charles Lopresto 37 died early today after occupants of a curtained touring car fired a double barreled shotgun at him. Detectives say the killing likely stems from a gang feud over illicit drug traffic. Lopresto had been indicted five years ago on homicide charges, not pressed while he served a narcotic sentence in Atlanta. Philip Valentino, indicted with Lopresto in 1923, was later slain in Ravenna amid gang warfare.
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Akron
Charles Lopresto
Lopresto
Memorial Service Attended by Capitol Theatre Crowd
The Capitol Theatre hosted a well attended memorial service by the Church of Christ. Patriotic groups including Grand Army of the Republic and American Legion joined veterans in the ceremony. Pittsburgh singer Mrs. Alice B. Seiring performed selections before and after the sermon. Rev. Wm. C. Fowler delivered a Hebrews text on sacrifice and duty, urging all to live the ideal of those who gave their lives for others. Two men publicly professed their Christian faith at the service’s close.
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Capitol Theatre
Church of Christ
Grand Army of the Republic
United Spanish American War Veterans
Sons of Veterans
The
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alice B. Seiring
Pittsburgh
Penna
Chappell
Flanders
Ward-Stephens
Wm. C. Fowler
Christ
Hewitt Reinhardt File Candidacies for renomination
Mayor James A. Hewitt and City Treasurer Ralph Reinhardt filed for renomination at the Republican primaries. The Board of Election said June 14 is the filing deadline and announced the action today at the office.
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James A. Hewitt
Ralph Reinhardt
Board of Election
Coolidge Uphheld Pocket Veto on Norris Muscle Shoals Bill
Washington May 27 Supreme Court ruled pocket vetoes at end of first sessions valid. Six Indian tribes appealed. Norris Muscle Shoals bill would have let Okanogan and five Washington tribes sue for 313 million over old treaties. Decision ends the Muscles Shoals operation authorization and 118 similar bills.
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Bulletin
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Norris Muscle Shoals
Supreme Court
High Court
U. S Court of Claims
Washington State
Muscles Shoals
Congress Opens Seventh Week of Farm Relief and Tariff Session
Washington May 27 Congress opened the seventh week of its Farm Relief and Tariff session weary but ready to recess for the summer. The Senate continued consideration of the census and apportionment bill with a vote expected tomorrow. A Sackett amendment seeks to exclude aliens from reapportionment calculations as debates over the Debenture provision and administration farm board bill proceed amid deadlock in farm conferences.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Administration Farm Board
Dollar Wheat records on Chicago Board of Trade
In Chicago May 25 for the first time in 15 years dollar wheat quotations appeared on the Board of Trade as Canadian spring wheat belt recommendations eased crop damage fears. The May delivery price hit 1.00 dollars in early trading and hovered about 18 cents above, amid heavy selling by commission houses. The slump mirrors last week as record world supplies and excellent new crop prospects pushed prices steadily lower, approaching 50 cents under year-ago levels.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Mayor Hewitt In Texas Today
Mayor James A. Hewitt is absent from the city as Dallas prepares for Rotary International duties. Justice of Peace J. George leads police court, City Council President Geo. Richwine acts for the mayor, and City Engineer Jack Powell handles building permits. Hewitt is en route to Dallas to attend Rotary events.
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James A. Hewitt
Justice of Peace
J. George
Geo. Richwine
Jack Powell
Dallas
Tex
Rotary International
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