Southeast flood fears as heavy rains persist
Atlanta Ga Nov 18 Flood conditions threaten the southeastern states as rain from a weeklong pattern continues. Tallahassee Fla reports over ten inches in twenty hours with flooded streets and impassable roads. Rivers rise across Alabama and Georgia as windstorms damage homes in Mobile and Alton. Overflows and bridge losses occur in South Carolina and near Dawson Ga while Columbus Ga sees the Chattahoochee rise but faces little immediate fear due to a previously low stage.
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Atlanta
Tallahassee
Fla
Alabama
Georgia
Mobile
Alton
Ala
South Carolina
Dawson
Columbus
Chattahoochee
Solicitous Report Shows Gains Across Teams and Industry
The campaign totals climbed with today’s $923,435.67 rise, led by the industrial division at $9,699.42. Men’s team Number 18 captained by A. J. Lehman topped two-day earnings at $1,297, while Mrs. F A Smythe led the ladies with $1,102. Key speakers included Rev. William Muir Auld who urged public welfare. Industrial totals reached $15,445.27 with multiple firms reporting. next meeting is Thursday at noon.
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A. J. Lehman
F. A. Smythe
William Muir Auld
First Congregational Church
Virgil
Auld
Myron Jones
George Stevens
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Samuel Horwitz
Elyria
Dan B. Symons
Pfiauldler Company
Max Suppes
T. Braman
Karl Plocher
K. R. Jensen
J. B. Loughery
American Legion Auxiliary
May Richwine
W. B. Richmond
Dana Call
A. L. Werner
Walter Kohn
M. F. Fey
E. J. Stankard
Harland Brown
T. F. Cushing
Frank Hoover
American Legion
Robert T. Moore
P. R. Smith
Otto Mischka
A. J. Fenner
Paul Ackerman
Arnold Deutsch
Colson Company
Elyria Foundry Company
General Industries
Harshaw Chemical Company
Pfaudler Company
Timms Spring Company
Universal Crane Company
Worthington Ball Company
Ohio Public Service Company
Industrial Division
Unrest Spreads in Spain as Strikes Rise in Nov 18
Madrid reports aimy strikes and escalating labor unrest across the country. Barcelona sees violent rioting with 250 arrests in a night of clashes. the military considered a state of siege. Seville, Mieres, Cordoba and other cities report student and worker strikes and relief measures debated or enacted.
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Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
Seville
Ciudad Real
Guenca
Puerto Llano
Malga
Mieres
Cordoba
Antequera
Ship Torn From Moorings By Gale Bellet In San Pedro
Pounding seas and a northwest gale tore the U S S Medusa from its moorings beyond the breakwaters today. The repair ship of the battle fleet drifted at the mercy of a 60 mile wind until three navy tugs overtook it. Heavy seas forced the fleet to abandon firing practice off San Clemente Island.
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Bellet
San Pedro
Calif
U. S. S. Medusa
San Clemente Island
Accident Victim Dies At Lorain
Jerome Sarios, 29, who was injured in the Sheffield Lake crash that killed a two year old child and injured ten others, died at St Josephs hospital in Lorain, bringing the weekend traffic death toll in the Lorain area to three.
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Lorain, CO
Jerome Sarios
Sheffield Lake
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
Hoover Announces 1930 Census Shifts In House Seats
President Hoover released the official 1930 census figures showing California gaining nine House seats, Michigan four, and Texas three. The total population excluding D C and territories was 122,093,455, with several states losing seats as others gain.
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Washington
Hoover
House of Representatives
California
Michigan
Texas
Census Bureau
United States
District of Columbia
Territories
Missing Tulsa gambler held for ransom in city kidnapping
Geo H Hurford wealthy Tulsa sportsman and bookmaker disappeared from his country estate eight miles east of Tulsa. Police investigate gang kidnapping with ransom demand. Detective Chief Franks notes bold act by extortionists already threatening local elites. Mrs Hurford and workers recall two armed men forcing him into a car. Wires cut, hours pass as authorities link to St Louis gangsters. Hurford renowned as Magic City Kennel Club president.
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Tulsa
Okla
Geo. H. Hurford
Earl Franks
Hurford
Here
George
Nelson J. Moore
St. Louis
Magic City Kennel Club
Bishop Rogers to Be Installed Today in Cleveland
In Trinity Cathedral Cleveland at 5 p m Bishop Warren Lincoln Rogers will be formally installed as the fifth bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Ohio in the presence of four bishops scores of clergy and hundreds of laymen and women Rev Dr Francis S White dean will induct Rogers who succeeds the late Bishop William Andrew Leonard who died September 21 1923. Among Elyria attendees are Rev and Mrs E B Redhead Mr and Mrs Ed Robson Mrs Edwin Gillis Miss Ethel Gillis and Seward Henson.
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Elyria
Bishop Rogers
E. B. Redhead
Ed Robson
Edwin Gillis
Ethel Gillis
Seward Henson
Cleveland, CO
Warren Lincoln Rogers
Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio
Trinity Cathedral
Francis S. White
Rogers
William Andrew Leonard
Agencies Move to Block Farm Relief Push in Congress
Washington officials report two moves to block insurgent calls for a special session of Congress. McNary invites Grange Farm Bureau and Farmers Union leaders to a November 24 meeting to decide whether to push extra legislation, as Hoover aides weigh farm relief prospects against budget limits. The Grain Stabilization Corporation is told to return to wheat purchases amid farm distress.
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Washington
Seventy-Second Congress
Farm Board
Grain Stabilization Corporation
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hoover
L. J. Tabor
National Grange
C. E. Huff
Farmer’s Union
S. H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau
Hyde
Legge
Farm Bureau
Sup
Cooper undecided on special session
Governor Myers Y. Cooper stated he will call a special session only if an emergency demanding relief funds arises from unemployment and drought. He plans to study conditions before deciding and noted the 15 mill tax limitation taking effect January 1 could block emergency tax levies, affecting any pre year-end session.
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Columbus
Myers Y. Cooper
Ordinance Reorganization Of Elyria Police Department Passes
Elyria city council approved on its third and final reading a reorganization plan for the police department. The measure sets an effective date of February 1 1931 and raises the detective salary from 2050 to 2100 yearly. The force will consist of 4 chiefs 2 captains 1 lieutenant 1 detective 2 sergeants and 16 patrolmen with at least ten motorcycle officers.
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Elyria
Republicans plan perpetual campaign for 1932 presidency
Washington leaders meet at the White House as Hoover and four top party figures discuss strategy for the 1932 presidential race. A skeleton staff will keep the party machine active while pursuing a steady, long horizon campaign approach amid recent election recoveries.
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Washington
Cpp
Hoover
White House
Simeon Fess
J. R. Nutt
Cleveland
Jeremiah Milbank
New York
James Francis Burke
Robert H. Lucas
Reed
Nebraska Senator Norris race tied to Republican funds
Omaha attorney William Richtie Jr testified before the Nye committee that Randall K. Brown said the national Republican committee sent 60000 dollars to Nebraska to defeat Senator George W. Norris in the re election bid.
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Lincoln, Neb
William Richtie, Jr
Omaha
Nye
Senatorial Investigating Committee
Randall K. Brown
National Republican Committee
Nebraska
George W. Norris
Crew marooned on vessel off Montauk point in dense fog
Thirty six members of the freighter Harry Bowen crew were marooned after the ship ran aground in heavy fog off Montauk point. Nearby vessel Petrel had previously grounded with 23 fishermen rescued by coast guards. Rescue plans awaited improving conditions as the Bowen’s engine room flooded and the crew clung to their rigging amid icy waves.
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New York
Harry Bowen
Montauk Point
Bowen
Atlantic Seaboard
Block Island
Coast Guards
Cost Guard
Coast Guard
Shoreham
L. I
Library Theft Arrest Ordinance Proposed in Elyria
Elyria officials plan an ordinance to arrest and convict anyone who takes library books and does not return them in a reasonable time. The proposal follows a library request noting costly lawsuits and citing similar laws in other cities. City Solicitor Harry Reddington will draft the ordinance.
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Elyria Public Library
Elyria
Harry Reddington
Council Appropriation From State Gas Tax Funds
The council last night appropriated for payroll and labor and materials accounts a total of 41 412 01 dollars received by the city from the state automobile license and gasoline taxes.
New Road in Cascade Park Nearing Completion
Cascade Park gains a scenic new road along the Black River, starting at Marylen Street and winding nearly a mile with cliffs and trees along the route. The project provides employment for Elyrians, with eighty workers and weekly crew rotations, and includes drainage work and expected crushed stone surface.
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Cascade Park
Black River
Marylen Street
James A. Hewitt
Hewitt
Auto Driver Is Fined $100
A fine of 100 dollars and costs was assessed against Leon Jenkins in Mayor Hewitt's court after he was found guilty of driving while intoxicated. His driving privilege was suspended for 60 days. Jenkins pleaded not guilty at arraignment yesterday and the case was continued until today. He was arrested on Lake avenue.
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Leon Jenkins
Hewitt
Jenkins
Lake Avenue
JURY AWARDS $500 TO ACCIDENT VICTIM IN AVON LAKE CRASH
A Common Pleas Court jury under Judge A R Webber awarded Dr L B Warren $500 in his suit against the Cleveland Toeldo Detroit Bus company for injuries suffered in a 1928 Avon Lake auto bus crash.
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Common Pleas Court
A. R. Webber
L. B. Warren
Warren
Avon Lake
Penfield Township Farmers Meet to Form Vigilance Committee
Penfield Township Farmers gather at the Penfield Town Hall to organize a vigilance committee. They aim to protect property from vandalism by Sunday motorists and hunters.
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Penfield Township
Penfield Town Hall
Wellington Man Indicted in Veterans Check Theft
The Federal Grand Jury indicted Henry Gos ling of Wellington, Ohio, charging him with raising a veteran's compensation check from 12 to 42 dollars.
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Wellington
Cleveland, CO
Federal Grand Jury Today
Henry Gosling
Wellington, D
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