Elyria Merchants Look For Stronger Trade In Second Half
Elyria merchants report better business to start the second half of the Trade Expansion Sale with 90 firms in Lorain County seeing increased activity. A county safety campaign shows hours rose from 1,664,014 in September to 1,685,802 in October, hinting at higher wages. Out of town shoppers, including visitors from Los Angeles and Massillon, purchased suits during the sale, with many Lorain County residents also taking part. The sale runs through December 10 and Christmas shoppers are expected to boost results.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Los Angeles
California
Massillon
Victory Ball And Show For Chest Fund Tonight
Elyria hosts a charity Victory Ball at the American Legion Home on Ohio Street at 8 50 PM with Jack Flynn’s orchestra for dancing and cards. At 11 PM guests shift to Capitol Theatre for a feature picture and home talent show led by master of ceremonies Jim Armitage with Lawrence Webber and Jack Flynn assisting.
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Elyrians
Chest Fund
Elyria
Walter Underwood
Bert Pfau
American Legion
Ohio Street
Jack Flynn
Capitol Theatre
Jim Armitage
Lawrence Webber
Truck And Auto Crash Injures Four In Amherst Collision
Sam Provenza and two Lorain youths were in a truck that collided with a car driven by Jack Parry of Elyria at Leavitt and Telegraph, injuring four people. Frank Tretoy and Charles Meles sa remain in Amherst Hospital with injuries. Provenza and others left the hospital. The crash occurred at around 6 p.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Provenza
Frank Tretoy
Charles Melessa
Lorain
Amherst Hospital
Jack Parry
Elyria
Tarfy
Leavitt and Telegraph
Former Ball Player Faces Life in Prison
Former semi professional ball player Joe Nichols age 32 was convicted of second degree murder for the fatal shooting of Clarence McCracken 33 a reputed speakeasy proprietor last summer. The state sought the death penalty but the jury returned a verdict of second degree murder at 12 40 a m after a week long trial. Nichols claimed self defense saying McCracken fired first and he used a shotgun. Judge H E Hoge withheld sentence pending motion for a new trial.
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Rentor
Joe Nichols
Clarence McCracken
Common Pleas
Nichols
McCracken
H. E. Hoge
Uszak Sentenced Five Days For Contempt
John B Uszak of Lorain was sentenced to five days in county jail after arraignment before Judge W B Thompson on contempt of court for failure to pay alimony. He has two children and was divorced about two years ago. Archbishop John T McNicholas appointed Rev George F Hickey pastor of Mary Family Church Dayton Ohio to fill the vacancy left by the death of Msgr John P Downey. The United States has about 600660000 acres of forests.
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John B. Uszak
Lorain
W. B. Thompson
Uszak
Cincinnati
John T. McNicholas
George F. Hickey
the Mary Family Church
Dayton
John P. Downey
Hickey
Bt. Andrew's Church
Arrest man at the grave of alleged victim
In Youngstown Ohio a 25 year old Akron man was arrested at the grave of his alleged victim in connection with the murder of 67 year old Mrs Willis Dickey. Police checked his alibi as detectives traced leads after the victim was found beaten and unconscious in her home. Neighbors say she feared him. The suspect claimed to be in Akron on the night of the crime with two witnesses who saw him in his hotel room.
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Akron
Alimony Contempt Sentences Dr Bernard McDonald
Dr Bernard McDonald faced a five day county jail term for contempt of court over alimony arrears to ex wife Alice McDonald. He was given to 9 am Monday to settle the $100 and reduce roughly $900 in arrears dating from the 1923 divorce, with a potential settlement to avoid jail. Judge W B Thompson ordered the sentence start next Monday.
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Bernard McDonald
Alice McDonald
W. B. Thompson
McDonald
Court Reduces Alimony in Kolinski Case
In a temporary alimony hearing Mrs. Ivey M. Kolinski and Gust Kolinski reached a mutual agreement. The Common Pleas Court under Judge W.B. Thompson reduced weekly alimony from 21 to 15 dollars while divorce proceedings continue.
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Ivey M. Kolinski
Gust Kolinski
Kolinski
Common Pleas
W.B. Thompson
Displays Will Show Price Cuts Demonstrations
Merchants in Elyria will display price declines from the past two years for three days starting Monday to show the public how much costs have fallen since 1929. The displays are organized by the Elyria Chamber of Commerce Merchants division. The Nordics origin is noted as being in Ruyaia.
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Elyria
Merchants’ Division
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Young Men's Club to hear Elyria High science teacher
Elyria High School science teacher J. C. Ulnvitte will speak at the Y M C A Young Men's Club meeting next week Monday night. Part of the gathering will discuss Community Chest work with Chest campaign captains Henry Ingersoll Jr and Howard Butler.
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J.C. Ulnvitte
Elyria High School
Henry Ingersoll, Jr
Howard Butler
Elyria Girl Weds Man in Jail
Miss Margaret Brazo, 21, of 121 Lodi street Elyria, wed James Overstreet, 27, in Mt Clemens Michigan jail. The ceremony was performed by the probate judge in the prison cell with the chief of police as witness as Overstreet faces a bank robbery charge. He allegedly confessed to entering First National Bank at Mt Clemens on September 11.
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James Overstreet
Margaret Brazo
Lodi Street
Elyr
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Miss Brazo
Overstreer
Iran
Shawnee
Oklahoma
First National Bank
Deaths in La Grange and Columbia Center Colonies
Death notices report Mrs Francis A Oliver dying at La Grange at one this morning. Born February 14 1847 in New Fall New York she leaves son Robert Oliver and daughter Mabel Allen. Funeral Monday at Sudro Funeral Home burial in Ridgewood. Also noted is death of George Jindra of Columbia Center aged 41 born Rushville Nebraska with wife Wanda and four children. Services in Columbia Center with Legion post in charge and burial at Ridge Hill Park. Also Joan S Moon 91 of Griswold Road died at 11745 last night. Born June 10 1840 in Tiffin Township he leaves wife Barbara and daughter Bertha. Funeral Monday at 2 from his home, Ridge Hill Park cemetery burial.
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Francis A. Oliver
la Grange
New Fall
New York
Robert Oliver
Mabel Allen
Youngstown
Ohio
Sudra Funeral
Ridgetown
George Jindra
Columbia Center
Rev
Halderman
American Legion Post No. 12
Elyria
Rushville
Nebraska
Columbia
Cleveland
Wanda
Carl
George, Jr
Sudro
Joan S. Moon
R. D. No
Griswold Road
Tiffin Township
Lorain County
Barbara Moon
Misa Bertha Moon
Ridge Hil Park
Two Killed in Crossing Crash in Cincinnati Ohio
Two men Charles Genkinger 32 and Earl Yerkes 44, both milk wagon drivers from Cincinnati, were killed when their car was crushed at a railroad crossing by a Big Four passenger train en route to work. Genkinger died instantly, Yerkes 40 minutes later. A separate report from Columbus notes burglars robbed Grand Hew nights High School of about $400 in school funds.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Charles Genkinger
Earl Yerkes
Genkinger
Yerkes
Rock Garden School Teaches Natural Look and Placement
Lorain County gardeners attended a garden school in Elyria to learn why and how to create rock gardens. Victor Ries of Ohio State urged suitable locations and natural appearance, with Carl Gressie presenting colored slides. Ries also spoke on E. H. Wilson’s plant introductions and advised on using less common shrubs and trees to diversify beauty.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Carl B. Gressie
Rocky River
E. H. Wilson
Arboretum
Boston
Ries
Breach of Contract Suit Against Local Councilman
Charles Shuckhart sues councilman Paul Wainwright in common pleas court seeking an injunction to bar him from retail florist work in Lorain County. He alleges Wainwright violated a contract by opening a florist shop in Lorain on November 21 after selling his Hughes Market business for $7000 in October 1930 with a three year restraint.
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Paul Wainwright
Lo- Tain
Common Pleas Court
Charles Shuckhbart
Wainwright
Hughes Market
Lorain County
Shuckhart
S‘atir
Fear Balloonist Has Perished in Night Flight
Cleveland dispatch reports fear for Milford Vanik a 35 year old balloonist who vanished after a lone night ascent from a field in Cuyahoga Heights near Cleveland He aimed to qualify for a balloon pilot license and carried flotation gear for a water landing authorities fear he may have descended in the lake after more than 36 hours aloft
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Cleveland
Milford Vanik
Vanik
Cleveland Balloon Club
Cuyahoga Heights
Miners Die in Bentley Colliery Blast in Doncaster
In a Bentley Colliery disaster at Doncaster England an explosion and fire killed 24 miners and left twelve more trapped. About 1 000 miners escaped while more than 30 were injured, four fatally, as the modern pit employed 4 000 workers producing 5 000 tons weekly.
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Doncaster
England
Bentley
Britain
Dramatic Group Opens Season in Oberlin
Oberlin Dramatic Association staged two one acts and readings in Sturges Hall with a cast featuring Betty Hughes Glenn Cowen Clark Robinson Archibald McLeod Stanley Lederer George Biro and James Harger The Man and the Stalls by Jane Eberlein and The Game on Chess by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman were directed by Phyllis Cornell A second performance is planned for 7:13 this evening with Miss Eberlein also performing readings including Mark Twain selections and Ruth Draper imitations.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Oberlin Dramatic Association
Sturges Hall
Jane Eberlein
Betty Hughes
Glenn Cowen
Clark Robinson
Kenneth Sawyer Goodman
Phyllis Cornell
Archibald MccLeod
Stanley Lederer
George Biro
James Harger
Jane Ebberlein
Mark Twain
Ruth Draper
Plans for Oberlin Thanksgiving Banquet and Dance
The Oberlin School of Commerce assembly yesterday morning filled with singing and stories for the annual Thanksgiving banquet at Oberlin Inn this evening. A large attendance is expected from invitations to former students. After dinner, dancing will be held in the social rooms of the Oberlin School of Commerce.
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First Baptist Church
W. Gaylord James
Clarence McFadden
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Oberlin Community Chest
Oberlin School of Commerce
Oberlin Inn
Professor Miller to Speak on Manchuria at Oberlin Peace Session
Professor Herbert A. Miller former Ohio State University will lecture on Manchuria for thirty minutes at the Oberlin Peace Society meeting in the King Bosworth room next Monday evening. The talk precedes a general discussion and follows a mass meeting where a telegram was sent to President Hoover urging U S effort to influence a settlement of the Manchurian issue.
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Herbert A. Miller
Ohio State University
Manchuria
Oberlin Peace Society
King-Bosworth
China
Hoover
Ground Wheat Run Through Elyria Charity Plan
Elyria merchants and the Chamber of Commerce back a Save the Surplus Wheat campaign. About a half ton of ground wheat is prepared in five pound lots for distribution by Associated Charities Salvation Army and City Hall officials. Local hospital staff and the YWCA promote whole wheat use with recipes and experiments, urging fewer refined flours and more roughage.
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Alyria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Elyria
Associated Charities
Salvation Army
W. H. Murbach
The
Elyria, Milling Co
Murbach
Frank Hoover
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Natura
Alice Brack
Navy man dies after fall from water tank
Chester Pa resident Charles Clark, 43, died in a Columbus hospital from a fractured skull after falling 60 feet from a water tank where he worked. Other items note the One Association of County Treasury convening in Columbus and Alvan Wright winning Cairo’s mayoral race by random draw after a tie with Democratic incumbent G H Solomon.
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Colmbus
Navy
Charles Clark
Chester
Lima
Alvan Wright
Cairo
Here
G. H. Solomon
Joseph Madigan
Allen County Board of Elections
Wright
Baker Wears Suit On Installments In Hamilton
Rob ert Baker, 19, could not meet installment payments for a new suit. Detectives say he wore the garment each Saturday night, then returned it to the hanger. He admitted wearing it after realizing he could not pay for it on installments.
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Hamilton
Robert Baker
Baker
University Bequeaths Rare First Editions to Chicago
The University of Chicago receives 1 000 volumes of Russian revolutionary material from Jacob J. Cohan. The collection, 650 Russian works, includes rare first editions such as Bylo's The Past published in Switzerland from 1897 onward by exiles.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Jacob J. Cohan
Chicago Pharmaciat
Switserland
Markets Cleveland Produce and Egg Poultry Quoted
Cleveland produce items including eggs and poultry with price ranges for onions, potatoes, and other vegetables. Listings show garbled figures but include cowls for steers, calves, lambs, and various fruits and vegetables from Ohio and nearby regions with wholesale quotes and on track observations.
Court Notices From Lorain Bank Suit And Divorce Petitions
The National Bank of Commerce Lorain sues Nick Urban and others for 6600 on a promissory note seeking foreclosure of Lorain property. Helen Gallovics petitions for divorce from John on grounds of extreme cruelty. married 1922 with three children. Julia Pekarovits petitions for divorce from Joseph. married 1904. A justice court verdict for 48 against J J Cullin and in favor of Carl M Bradshaw was appealed to the common pleas court.
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The
National Bank of Commerce
Lorain
Nick Urban
Helen Gallovics
John
Julia Pekarovits
Joseph Oan
J. J. Cullin
Carl M. Bradshaw
Common Pleas Court
Elyria Coach Smith to Retire From Basketball Role
Smith announced last spring his plan to withdraw from athletic coaching at the end of the current school year to focus on schooling duties. Superintendent Maston confirmed Smith will continue as Athletic Director until year’s end and oversee intramural activities. Roy Clymer is reported to succeed him as head basketball coach and football mentor.
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Elyria High
Smith
Maston
Shively
R. C. Maston
Elyria Schools
Roy Clymer
Tuberculosis Sanatorium Procedures and Local Fine
The article outlines rest, balanced diet, fresh air, dietitian supervision, and periodic X rays to monitor TB cases. Discharge occurs after no longer having the disease or after arrest with work ability, with ongoing clinic follow ups. A separate note reports Sam Zain of 435 Third Street fined $5 and costs for disorderly conduct after a quarrel in a downtown restaurant.
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Sam Zain
Third Street
James A. Hewitt
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