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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1928

Page

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Large outfall sewer ready for use in Elyria

The two mile long outfall sewer along Gult road will open late today diverting west side sewage to the Black River via the disposal plant. East side sewage will join in about three weeks, with final inspection today by City Engineer Powell and officials.

Gult Road Black Kiver John N. Kids Joave Fidt A. A. Berger George Gascoigne Company J. A. Avery Jack Powell Diliworth Street Gumin Spring Valley Popular Glenwood East Side Hue

Reconstruction Conference at Oberlin College

Oberlin hosts a two day conference under the Causey Fund examining world problems ten years after the war. Four authorities discuss reparations inter allied debts Dawes plan trade tariff issues and League of Nations challenges with free audience discussions following each address.

Oberlin Oberlin College Causey Fund Germany League of Nations Harold Moulton Brookings Institute Washington Carl Brinkmann University of Heidelberg Jacob Viner University of Chicago

Man Killed by Sand Cave-in in Akron

At the J P Loomis Coal Supply Company pit in Akron a sand cave-in killed foreman Fred West and injured three coworkers. West, 35, was buried under eight feet of sand and died after removal. Injured were Alex Jackson 28 Clarence Ray man 21 and Fears Esghe 35. They were all buried but rescued while digging a ditch before blasting with dynamite.

Akron, O J. P. Loomis Coal Supply Company Fred West Akron Alex Jackson Clarence Rayman Fears Esghe

Truck Hit By Pole Kills Two Teens in Kentucky Transporting Turkeys

A truck driven by Oscar Noel, 22, of Greendale Kentucky crashed into a telegraph pole near Covington killing two youths from Lexington named Robert Homes and Joseph Homes. Noel was injured and the crash occurred while the truck carried a load of turkeys to a Cincinnati commission house. Police reported the truck was speeding and may have been sideswiped by another vehicle during the incident reported from Cincinnati on November 21.

Cincinnati Covington Robert Homes Joseph Lexington Oscar Noel Greendale Dulles Noel

Tax Bills Mailed Delayed By Office Work

County Treasurer A. J. Waters announced taxes will be mailed about December 20 with final payment about 30 days later. The final payment date may be extended by up to 30 days by law. Last year Elyria valued at 53 million. county valuation 257 million. No delinquent tax sales in two years due to late billing. bills planned to go out earlier to allow sales.

A. J. Waters Waters Elyria

Police To Hold Practice Shoots In Elyria City

Police prepare a Monday practice session in Elyria led by Chief E J Stankard with Captain Victor Reese in charge of revolver drills. Local Guard captain Steese and Lieutenant Richwine assist, aiming to improve officer accuracy and discourage intruders.

Elyria John NX. Kidt Council Chamber E. J. Stankard Victor Reese Steese Ridgeville 145Th Regiment Ohio National Guard Arthur Richwine Officers Reserve Corps Reese Fiyria

Sleepy Students Hit Punctuality Record Drop

Lorain Lake Erie High League standings suffer as Elyria High reports a spike in tardiness. Assistant principal E D Adams says October tardies rose with eighteen cases on a Wednesday, seventeen unexcused, due to dark mornings that mislead students about the real time.

Elyria High School Lake Erio Jfigt Lorain E. D. Adams Adams

Cheot Workers Report Thursday Campaign Drive Progress

Community chest campaign workers did not meet at noon but plan to report tomorrow. Two reports show the drive is a third toward its goal with hopes to finish early. Each worker will state exact conditions on every card to measure progress and reassign uncalled prospects.

Community Chest Cleo

Farmers Will Not Go Hungry At Convention

Denver reports the National Farmers Union delegates, led by Miles Reno and C. C. Talbott, pledge resilience for farmers despite hardships. They urge self help through marketing co-ops, reject paternalism, and call for greater cooperation while lamenting political exploitation since World War I and forecasting mixed help from a proposed commission.

Denver Colo National Farmer's Union Miles Reno Iowa Farmer's Union Reno C. C. Talbott Jamestown South Dakota North Dakota Farmer's ' Union Talbott Weill Union C. S. Barett Union City Barrett Lam Gaing

Lorain vice probe ends as grand jury reports

Lorain County Grand Jury adjourned this afternoon ending the vice investigation that began after the shooting of Betty Heywood by Lorain dry officers. It returned twenty one indictments and dismissed charges against Walter Kanitzer and Frank Klady. Indictments include Floyd Friend and Benny Dombroski for auto theft and concealed weapons.

Lorain Vice East 28Th Street Lorain County Grand Jury Betty Heywood Lorain Dry Walter Kanitzer Frank Klady Floyd Friend Benny Dome Broski Cone George Chappie Delmar Lindale Wilbur Gygle Chauncey Baker Clarence Young Bernardo Jimenes Zande Hawk William Carrick Thomas Chenault Frank Johnson John Colsare Joseph Rocscrak Wen

Stewart Freed by Jury of Perjury

Washington November 21 Robert W Stewart a Standard Oil multimillionaire was freed to return home and run his oil business in Chicago A District of Columbia Supreme Court jury acquitted him on perjury charges from testimony before the senate oil investigating committee The verdict followed a juror's praise and the judge's quorum instruction Norris faulted the acquittal as a technicality in jurisprudence Meanwhile the DC Court of Appeals transferred to the U S Supreme Court Sinclair's appeal from a three month jail sentence for senate contempt seeking rulings on five legal questions from his refusal to answer the committee

Washington Robert W. Stewart Standard Oil Chicago District of Columbia Supreme Court Senate Oil Investigating Committee Jennings Bailey Stewart Norris District of Columbia Court of Appeals U. S. Supreme Court Marty F. Sinclair Senate Sinclair Senate Committee

Billy Southworth Named St. Louis Cardin al Manager

Billy Southworth, manager of the Rochester team in the International League, was appointed to manage the St. Louis Cardinals succeeding Bill McKechnie. The move brings back a former idol to St Louis after his 1929 stint, making him the team’s fourth skipper in as many seasons, following Rogers Hornsby and Bob O’Farrell.

ST. Louis Billy Southworth Rochester St. Louis Cardinals Bill McKechnie Southworth Rogers Hornsby Bob O'Farrell McKechnie Rochester International League

Suspected Rabbit Fever Reported in Ohio

Columbus November 21 Dr John E Monger state health director said no confirmed Tularemia cases but any suspected cases have been reported this season Fairfield county hunters spot fever signs on rabbit fur while Ross county rabbit organs are being examined for alarms on the outbreak

Columbus John E. Monger Fairfield County Ross County

Wellington Doctor Struck By Auto on Broad Street

Dr. Fred M. Sponseller of 620 East Main street Wellington was injured yesterday afternoon while crossing Broad street at West avenue. He suffered severe chest and left leg bruises and minor forehead cuts but no fractures. He was taken to Memorial hospital, then released to go home after examination and treatment.

Wellington Fred M. Sponseller East Main Street Sponseller Broad Street West Avenue Memorial Hospital Wellington Iman

Riot at Oxford University as students storm Proctors' building

About a thousand students rioted at Oxford University on November 21, marching to protest strict enforcement of university rules. They shouted slogans against the Proctors and the administration, claiming heightened discipline in recent weeks sparked the unrest.

Oxford University Oxford England Agath Une

Tablet Erected On Northern Ohio Largest Elm

Elyria Rotary and Kiwanis clubs placed a bronze tablet on the largest elm in Northern Ohio on the county courthouse lawn. The inscription notes the tree measures four feet girth, eleven feet six inches in height, and a 131 foot spread, with a historic speech by Lewis Cass under the tree in 1818, and marks the 1928 replacement of a wooden tablet.

Elyria

Floods Recede as Southwest Kansas Sees Relief

Floodwaters retreat across the southwest as forecasts predict fair weather and rising temperatures. Missouri remains above normal in some areas, with the Missouri River still overflows. Buller Missouri resumes rail and mail service. Crippled routes are restored. death toll stands at fourteen. 1,009 displaced near the Kansas River valley. first shipments of serum for typhoid fever begin for 150 people. Salvation Army teams set up bases in Winfield, Augusta, and Eldorado to aid flood districts.

Kansas City Southwest Missouri Buller Kamas Prne Kansasity Salvation Army Winfield Augusta Eldmadu Kansas

Falls 5 Miles But Lands Safely

VILLA COUBLAY Kraues Nov 1 The French pilot Le Molen attempting to break the world altitude record lost consciousness when his oxygen inhaler failed at thirty thousand feet and fell nearly five miles before regaining his senses He recovered about four thousand feet above ground level and landed safely.

Villa Coublay Kraues le Molen

Injuries Proved Fatal To Man Struck By Auto

Ernst Barbknecht aged 66 of 214 Foster avenue died at Memorial hospital at 7:30 am after a collision on West River street with an auto driven by Fred Lindour of 120 Neu ter Court. Barbknecht was on the way to work at Fox Furnace Company. Lindour transported him home thinking minor injuries. Dislocated collarbone and internal injuries proved fatal. body taken to Sudro funeral parlors. funeral notices pending.

Ernst Barbknecht Foster Avenue Barbknecht Memorial Hospital West River Street Fred Lindour Neuter Court Fox Furnace Company Lindour Sudro

Itinerary of Hoover goodwill tour announced

The itinerary for President-elect Herbert Hoover’s goodwill tour along the west coast of Central and South America was released aboard the U S S Maryland. Stops include Amapain Honduras Corinto Nicaragua Punta Arenas Costa Rica Guayaquil Ecuador Callao Peru Valparaiso Chile with possible changes to Guayaquil and other adjustments due to landing conditions. The plan envisions further travel to Argentina Brazil and other South American nations before Mexico City and Havana, costing about 5 000 per day for a 40 day cruise totaling around 200 000 in Navy expense, with no extra outlay beyond standard Navy routine.

U.S. S Maryland Hersbert Hoover Central and South America Amapain Honduras la Union Salvador Amapala Corinto Nicaragua Punta Arenas Costa Rica Panama Colomba Bolivia Valparaiso Argentina U. Ss Cahitig Brazil Mexico City Ilavana Savill Utah

Two Sudden Deaths Reported in Lorain

Lorain November 21 Two men are dead in Lorain one by his own action and the other by asphyxiation. Ske Fodor 69 hanged himself with a rope swing over a door at a houlingie where his daughter entered. Despondency over accidents in which he had been hurt was given as the cause. Norman Kelley 54, a World War veteran, was found dead behind a vacant house. alcoholism was blamed.

Lorain Ske Fodor Mie Houligie Norman Kelley

Three Cases Of Rabbit Fever In Dayton

Three cases of rabbit fever were reported in Miami Valley hospital. They involved Henry Miles, a farmer near Miamisburg, and Mr Henry Miller with his wife Mrs Laure Butler in Dayton.

Dave Dayton Miami Valley Hospital Henry Miles Miamisburg Henry Miller Laure Butler Dayton

Lorain County road plan outlines 56 miles of upgrades

The Lorain County board of commissioners disclosed a nine figure road improvement program affecting about 56 miles in the northern part of the county. Key item is an $800,000 widening and resurfacing of the Lake Road from Lorain to the Cuyahoga line, with five miles in Avon Lake to start once contracted. Other projects include widening on Elyria Milan road, Sheffield-French Creek road, Cleveland Lorain road, and several new constructions such as Colorado avenue east, Barnhart Road, Vermilion Road, Kolbe Road, and Leavitt Road. The plan envisions a new bridge over the Black River and four main highways into Cleveland via Lorain County.

Lorain County Board of County Commissioners Lake Lorain City Cuyahoga County Avon Lake Village Elyria- Milan Sheffield French Creek Road Cleveland-Lorain North Ridge Road Lorain Brownhelm Township Amherst Township Lake Road Amherst Black River South Lorain Cleveland Lake Shore Sheffield Lake Avon Lake Villages Avon Village North Ridgeville LaPorte

Noted Surgeon Who Built First Ohio Auto Dies

Dr. Carlos C. Booth, a prominent surgeon and early auto pioneer in Ohio, died at home after a four day pneumonia illness. A Mason and active community worker, he built Ohio’s first automobile in 1922 and was an early amateur astronomer and Red Cross and Boy Scout supporter. He was born December 1, 1861 in Green, Trumbull County.

Youngstown Carlos C. Booth Ohio Red Cross Lek Tate Booth Ie Was 1861 T Green, Trumbull County Dunham P. Booth

Death rate in Ohio rises in seven months

Ohio's death rate for the first seven months of this year stood at 12.01 per 1900 population, up from 11.54 last year, as reported by state registrar B. Plum mer. Total deaths numbered 46,759, compared with 44,227 last year, with influenza driving the largest rise in the spring.

Ohio Columbus B. Plummer State Registrar of Vital Statistics

Stone Age Implements Found in Mongolian Gobi Desert

Roy Chapman Andrews reports evidence from a British American expedition in Mongolia showing Stone Age implements such as scrapers spearheads knives and crude pottery in regions of the Gobi Desert. He asserts Mongolia was a center for prehistoric animal dispersion and early human habitation though no bones were found.

London Gobi Desert Roy Chapman Andrews Andrews Mongolia United States Mogolia Desert

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