Blizzard Across Heartland Halts Travel and Toll Rises
A midwestern blizzard from Chicago to the Rockies dumps heavy snow and freezes, closing highways and rail lines. Temperatures plunge toward 20 below, with 20 reported storm deaths as a Nebraska man is found dead near Kit Carson, Colorado amid stranded motorists and a coal ship aground in Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Far West
Middle West
Rockies
Pennsylvania
New York
Great Lakes
William
Nebraska
Kansas
W. J. Panek
Kearney
Neb
Kit Carson
Colo
Walsenburg
Wintertime Snow Slams Ohio as Storms Sweep In
Winter lays its chill on Ohio with snow storms and frigid northwest winds. The lakes area and western central regions see heavy snowfall and subfreezing temps. air traffic slowed or grounded. Some relief may aid droughted land, but temperatures dip to 25 to 30 below zero.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lakes
Buffalo-Cleveland
Air Mail
Mother Jones Near Death in Silver Spring Farmhouse
Bulletin reports labor leader Mother Jones, a century old veteran of many labor battles, is nearing death at a Silver Spring farmhouse where she has been bedridden for almost a year. Her physician, Dr. H. H. Howlett, notes only her heart remains alive.
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Silver Spring
Mother Jones
H. H. Howlett
Akron Fireman Wolfe Killed in Truck Collision
Akron fireman Edward Wolfe was killed today when his fire truck swerved to avoid a construction truck. His skull was fractured as the vehicle responded to a whiskey still explosion. The blast wrecked the house involved.
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Akron
Edward ‘Wolfe
Churches Plan Union Thanksgiving Services Across City
The city churches schedule a union Thanksgiving Service at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church led by Rev. Harold Sayles with the sermon The Foundation of Faith. St Andrew’s hosts a 10 a.m. service with hymns and a short sermon. Grace Lutheran holds a 7 30 p.m. service, St John’s Lutheran offers English at 9 30 a.m. and German at 10 45 a.m. Epworth League plans a 7 a.m. praise service.
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St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Harold Sayles
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
St. Andrew’s Church
Grace Lutheran Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Central Europe economies reel as floods and gales rage
Nov 25 dispatch reports France Belgium and Central Europe struck by floods and violent storms. Seine surged near Paris while 500000 acres flooded in Belgium Antwerp to Termonde. Holland harbor wall collapsed at Bergen op Zoom and shipping damaged. Lower Germany and Austria faced rising rivers and widespread destruction with boats missing and villages evacuated.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Europe
Seine
Antwerp-Termonde
Holland
Bergen-on-Zoom
North Sea
Germany
Austria
Governor Cooper 57 Years Old Today
COLUMBUS, CO November 25 Governor Myers Y Cooper was all smiles today at the State House as flowers surrounded his chambers. When asked his age he joked about being 47 and then confirmed the birthday is his 57th. He will mark Thanksgiving with family and five grandchildren.
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Columbus, CO
Myers Y. Cooper
State House
Lipton Gold Cup Funded For Sir Thomas Lipton
New York November 25 The American public contributed generously toward a friendship cup for Sir Thomas Lipton and it will be made of gold. Silver from Utah will form the base. Presentation ceremonies will be broadcast a week from Thursday via international radio hookup.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
Utah
Robber Killed At Bergholz
Steubenville Ohio November 25 One robber is dead another thought wounded and a Bergholz store keeper in serious condition after an attempted holdup at Smith Hardware in Bergholz two men tried to rob late Monday night Roscoe Smith 70 proprietor shot two times in the chest killed a man identified as Kelly of Wheeling West Virginia the wounded man is Dick McGinnis of Pittsburgh escaped through a window no money was taken Smith rushed to Ohio Valley Hospital in critical condition
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Steubenville
Bergholz
Roscoe Smith
Smith Hardware
Here
Smith
Kelly
Chaplain Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Dick McGinnis
Pittsburgh
Ohio Valley Hospital
Third Fatality In Auto Crash In Ohio
Edith Lester, 25, of Cleveland, died at St Joseph’s hospital after injuries from a November 15 head on collision on Lake Road in Sheffield Lake Village. She was among ten injured. the crash has now claimed three lives.
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Lorain, CO
Edith Lester
East 36Th Street
Cleveland
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lake Road
Sheffield Lake Village
Democrats To Hold Caucus In Columbus On Dec 2
Democrats to organize their senate caucus in Columbus on December 2 at 10 30 a m in the senate smoker. Senator elect James A Reynolds of Cleveland announced the plan. Fourteen Democrats will attend, while Republicans had set their caucus for 1 30 p m the same day.
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Columbus
James A. Reynolds
Cleveland
Senate
Junk dealer sues over dog bite for 300 dollars
KE Hailes of Elyria sues John H Hostettler of Henrietta township for 300 dollars in a common pleas court. The dog, claimed to be part bull and part sheepdog, bit the junk dealer three times on April 3, 1929, as he approached the hostettler home seeking junk. Eleven jurors hear the case.
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Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
KE Hailes
Elyria
Kailes
John H. Hostettler
Henrietta Township
Elyrian
Hostettler
Gavel Presented to Junior Hi-Y President
Ellsworth Gibson presents a new black walnut gavel with a silver name plate to the Junior Hi-Y club president. The old gavel, long used to keep order, is replaced to test and showcase the updated instrument.
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Ellsworth Gibson
Gibson
Hi Y Clubs Plan Thanksgiving Baskets for Needy Families
Seven Elyria families slated for a proper Thanksgiving dinner will receive baskets packed by Senior Hi Y members who will prepare five baskets and Junior Hi Y members who will assemble two. Recipients have already been selected for the aid.
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Elyria
Delegates hear instructions for Older Boys Conference
Senior Hi Y delegates meet at the high school this afternoon to review talks and guidelines for the Older Boys Conference scheduled Friday Saturday and Sunday. The session focuses on plans and expectations for the forthcoming event.
Army Officers Probe Plane Crash in Wellington
Army officers completed a Thursday probe into the fatal Wellington plane crash that killed Sgt J F Quaruth and severely injured Lt Milo Yoxtheimer. They said the spreader bar falling from the plane was not the cause and the wreckage was dismayed by Columbus Air Service. Yoxtheimer's condition remained unchanged at Falls Clinic.
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Wellington
J. F. Requarth
Cleveland
Milo Yoxtheimer
U. S. Reserve Flying Corps
H. C. K. Muhlenberg
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
Columbus
H. Hawley
Infantry
A. R. McConnnell
Norton Field
Columbus Air Service
Yoxthemer
Falls Clinic
Legion Golf Tourney and Activities Highlight Elyria Meeting
Ohio American Legion posts gathered in Columbus for a conference with 452 posts represented. Upcoming events include the State Legion Golf Champion Tournament at Spring Valley and a Brockton Post visit during the National Convention in Detroit. A detailed yearly activity plan will be presented at the Elyria Post meeting tonight followed by barnyard night.
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Spring Valley
Cleveland
Elyria
Brockton
Massachusetts
National Legion
Detroit
American Legion Post
Columbus
Ohio
American Legion
Elyria Post Legion
Legion Post
Legion Hall
Lorain County
Elyna Legion
Relief Legislation Acknowledged by Robinson
Washington November 25 Senator Robinson of Arkansas Democratic floor leader called on Congress to enact emergency relief legislation during the short session to cope with economic and business distress he said was appalling in many parts of the country.
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Washington
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
$10,000 Damage Suit On Trial
Waclaw Sikora, administrator for Walter Sikora, sues Bauer Dairy Co. of Elyria for $10,000 over his son’s death in a January 19, 1926 automobile accident on Cleveland road. The case was previously decided for the defendant in 1930 and sent back for a new trial by the court of appeals. May proceed in common pleas court before Judge W B Thompson.
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Common Pleas
W. B. Thompson
Waclaw
Sikora
Cleveland Road
Bulkley To Be Sworn In On Monday
U S Senator elect Robert J Bulkley will take his seat in the Senate next Monday. Roscoe C McCulloch who lost the election stepped down today and urged Bulkley to assume the post Monday. Bulkley will fill the unexpired term of Frank B Willis with office by December 15 under Ohio law and upon federal qualification. Vice President Charles Curtis notified Bulkley the swearing in would occur if McCulloch and Simeon D Fess objected. Bulkley thanked McCulloch for his unselfish action.
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Cleveland
U. 8
Robert J. Bulkley
Congress
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Bulkley
Ohio
Frank B. Willis
McCulloch
Bank Vault Blown Open at Gratis State Bank
Six robbers blew the Gratis State bank vault at Gratis near Middletown early today, escaping with $5000. Three acted as lookouts while three entered using nitroglycerine to blast the vault door and fled in a blue sedan before police could intercept.
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Dayton
Gratis
Middletown
Earl Perrell Dies By Car Exhaust In CHARDON
CHARDON OH Nov 25 Earl Perrell killed himself by attaching a tube to his car exhaust and inhaling the fumes. A note asked that Detective Sergeant Frank Perrell of Cleveland be notified. Perrell was a longtime foreman at the Cleveland Electric Aluminum company who refused a move to a new plant at Ashtabula last August.
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Chardon, CO
Ashtabula
Railway Workers Seek Five Day Week Wage Nazis? (No) Five Day Week Plan
Chicago Nov 25 The executive council of the railway employees department AFL asked a five day week with no wage cut as unemployment relief. The council represents about 400,000 workers across six shop unions. Six operating brotherhoods previously backed a six hour day with no pay reduction.
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Chicago
Executive Council
Railway Employees Department
American Federation of Labor
Hoover backs immigration law change for selectivity
President Hoover announced in Washington on November 25 his support for revising the immigration law to add selectivity and flexibility. He said recent restrictive measures aimed at preventing entry of likely public charges were proving effective.
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Washington
Hoover
Hoover Denies Trade Conflict With Russia
President Hoover told reporters the United States will not seek trade conflicts with Russia or any nation. He commented on Treasury plans to bar contraband goods under the new customs law and said the policy was not aimed at Russia.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Russia
Treasury Department
Community Chest drive sparks strong school giving in Elyria
Elyria schools report record contributions to the Community Chest with St John s Lutheran leading in per pupil giving and Ely building topping rooms by proportion. Miss Marjorie Werner of the Ely building receives top room honor. High School surpasses a thousand dollars under Mr Shively.
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St. John’s Lutheran School
Ely
McKinley
Franklin
Marjorie Werner
Haynes
Allen
Abbey Road
Walkenhorst
St. John’s Lutheran
Allen and Garford
Roosevelt
St. Agnes
Hamilton
Jefferson
Shively
Elyria Public Schools
L. B. Fauver
C. H. Price
Elyria
Elyria campaign nears goal in final 24 hours
Elyria Community Chest workers race to raise the last 6.6 percent of their $97,050 goal as totals top $90,600 at noon. Ladies teams lead with $18,780 and Industrial Division adds $38,768, while Fr Daly urges help for the indigent and workers push to finish “Nobody cold, nobody hungry in Elyria.”
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Elyria Community Chest
Elyria
F. A. Smythe
Otto Mischka
Universal Crane
Thew
Myron Jones
Electro-Alloys Company
Fox Furnace Company
Colson Company
I. T. S. Company
Williams Alloy Company
James Daly
St. Mary’s Church
Jones
Max Suppes
E. F. Allen
W. B. Richmond
Dana Call
A. L. Werner
Walter Kohn
M. F. Fey
E. J Stankard
Harland Brown
P. R. Smith
A. J. Lehman
A. J. Fenner
Paul Ackerman
Arnold Deutsch
A. T. Sibley
Ridgeville Man Donates 350 To Elyria Community Chest
Police Chief E. J. Stankard urged donations outside Elyria for the Community Chest. He called Ridgeville resident John Daniels who replied Just put me down for 350. The chief approved the contribution, adding another outside donor to Elyria's chest.
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E. J. Stankard
Elyria
John Daniels
Ridgeville
Stankard
Daniels
Ohio Firms Paid Out Total of 90602 11
An itemized list shows payments to multiple Ohio companies including Ohio Fuel Gas Company 91 dollars and Radiant Mills Company 229 75. Other firms paid include Western Automatic Company 1412 66 Willys Overland Company 1100 Ridge Tool Company 100 and Worthington Ball Company 1256 27. Industrial Division totals 35 and grand total 90602 11.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Ohio Public Service Company
Martell Packing Company
Perry-Fay Company
Pfandler Company
Radiant Mills Company
Steel and Tubes, Inc
Timms Spring Company
Tyoxel Manufacturing Company
Universal Crane Company
Western Automatic Company
Willys-Overland Company
Worthington Ball Company
H. A. Lattin Company
Ridge Tool Company
Williams Alloy Products Company
Grand
Racketeering Next to War, Says Barnes in Cleveland
In Cleveland on November 25, Prof. Harry Elmer Barnes denounced racketeering as a grave threat to American civilization, placing it only behind war in menace. He criticized public apathy and savage punishment for small thefts, citing New York scandals in judicial appointments and warning that profiteers and racketeers target city government.
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Cleveland, CO
Harry Elmer Barnes
Smith College
United States
New York City
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Irvin E. Kubie
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Robinson
Bulletin
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Couch-Uthe Company
Duplex Manufacturing and Foundry Company
Elyria Foundry Company
Elyria Telephone Company
Elyria Manufacturing Company
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Harshaw Chemical Company
I. T. §. Company
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