Winter storm freezes nation as deaths mount
Chicago reports at least 25 dead as a brutal cold wave grips the Midwest and East with snow and zero temperatures. Widespread misery hits unemployed and shelters fill as blizzards, drifting snow, and blocked roads disrupt travel from the Great Lakes to Colorado.
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Chicago
East Central States
Weather Bureau
United States
Atlantic
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Canadian
Red River Valley
Canadian Northwest
Upper Michigan Penninsula
Canada
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
West Bend
John Happel
Meadville
Mississippi
Customs Patrol Official Regign Amid Graft Probe
Detroit Nov 26 An extensive probe into customs patrol graft prompts 21 resignations in five weeks. Six men jailed likely to face federal grand jury as warrants may target border agents. Treasury agents seek others while Col Heinrich A Pickert promises a statement on alleged corruption and river diversion of contraband beer.
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Detroit
Customs Patrol
Federal
Special Treasury
Heinrich A. Pickert
Customs
Thetac
Lorain Increases Tax Rate To 25 Mills
Lorain city tax rate rises by one mill to 25 under state orders. County Auditor Monroe H. Welty said delays occurred awaiting a budget from Sheffield Lake Village School District. district rates fixed by Columbus directive. Other district rates shown include Black River Township 13.8, Amherst Village School 17.2464, Vermilion 13.1233, Clearview 21.0802, Lorain City 23.0, and Sheffield Lake Village 18.0.
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Lorain
Monroe H. Welty
Sheffield Lake Village
Welty
Columbus Welty
Black River Township
Black River
Amherst Village
Vermilion
Clearview
Lorain City
Sheffield
Dayton Dentist Killed When Auto Skids
Dr. Elmer S. Guthrie a 41 year old Dayton dentist and brother of retired army officer Sidney A. Guthrie was killed when a car skidded from the highway between Springfield and Dayton and plunged down an embankment. The driver E P Grant of New York escaped with injuries along with M H Hardy of Dayton.
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Dayton
Elmer S. Guthrie
Sidney A. Guthrie
Springfield
E. P. Grant
New York
Grant
M. H. Hardy
Snow Dims but Traffic Keeps To Schedule Across Elyma Area
Six inch snowfall blankets Elyma and Lorain County marking a white Thanksgiving streak for the second year. Snow began last night and intensified, with temperatures dropping to 25 to 32 degrees and further falls expected. Despite slick streets hundreds of accidents were reported, but transit lines including streetcars rail lines and buses maintained regular schedules across the state.
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Elyma
Lorain County
Weather Bureau
Bomb blasts strike two Akron theatres in renewed vandalism
Two neighborhood theatres in Akron were bombed early today in what police fear is a renewed vandalism spike after months. Damage totaled about 3000 dollars with roof and window destruction, and watchmen reported seeing two men flee in a car.
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Akron
Spicer Theatre
Hurry Boys And Girls Color Goldfinches In Contest
Snowy days set a vivid backdrop as goldfinches on a dandelion stem are the focus of the Chronicle Telegram coloring contest. With only three days left, entrants should submit by Saturday to have a chance at the prize.
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Chronicle- Telegram
Bird
Bandit Shot Dead by Ohio Police in Columbus Snow Chase
Police, trailing a masked robber for over an hour in light snow, shot him on the State Home for the Feeble Minded grounds after an early morning robbery at a filling station. Officers Harold and Malone found pawn tickets for items traced to Dayton Toledo Buffalo Detroit with one name T A Nelson Central Y M C A on a ticket.
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Columbus
Charles Iarold
Blueford Malone
Institution
Dayton
Toledo
Buffalo
Detroit
T. A. Nelson
Central Y. M. C. A
Harold
Malone
County plans opening for Sick and Invalid Building
County Building commission chairman Charles Murray announced plans for the new Sick and Invalid Building at the County Home on Murray Ridge. The structure, begun last April under a $110,000 bond issue from the 1929 election, is slated for completion about December 1 with an opening soon after. The commission also approved buying 3.36 acres from Stephen Domonkas on Lea No. 2 corner.
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Murray Ridge
County Building Commission
Charles Murray
Murray
Building Commission
Stephen Domonkas
Lea
Porter Stands By As Storm Petrel Sinks In Long Island Sound
Coast Guard reports Cutter Porter remains on scene as the Storm Petrel sinks in rough seas of Long Island Sound. Launching a boat is not possible until weather moderates. Another Cutter is en route to assist.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Porter
Long Island Sound
Japanese Quake Toll Grows in Southern Regions
A severe earthquake in southern Japan killed hundreds and damaged towns on the Izup peninsula. Shizuoka prefecture reported 187 deaths with Nirayama, Nagao ka, Atami and Mishima among the hardest hit. Buildings collapsed, landslides blocked roads, and relief teams, including Red Cross and doctors, rushed to the affected areas.
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Tokio
Japan
Izup
Shizuoka Prefecture
Nirayama
Nagaoka
Atami
Mishima
Tokaido
Osaka
Shidzhoke
Dyke Threatens To Break Invoking Town Help
The War Department received an urgent request to send troops to Lobit at the Rhine delta. The dyke threatened to break flooding Gelderland and adjacent German territory. River navigation was halted as waters continued to rise.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
War Department
Lobit
Holland
Gelderland
Cleveland Leads Nation in Community Fund Total
Cleveland closes its twelfth annual Community Fund with 5 418 524 20, surpassing a 4 650 000 regular quota plus 750 000 emergency fund. Columbus, Dayton, and Warren reports follow, each exceeding goals or showing surpluses amid local levy rejection affecting indigent needs.
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Cleveland, CO
Cleveland
Community fund drives top quota in several cities
Norwalk Ohio subscriptions reached 17 364 exceeding the 17 000 goal. New Philadelphia Colorado raised 9 500 toward an 8 750 target. Dover Colorado Salvation Army campaign stood at 3 271 with five teams yet to report. Niles Ohio total reached 30 800 with late returns swelling the sum.
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Norwalk, O
Norwalk
Dover, CO
Dover
Salvation Army
Niles, C
Niles Community Fund
Elyria and Lorain High Clash Turned To Friendly Banquet
Elyria and Lorain High School gridiron foes set aside rivalry at the annual Lorain Elyria banquet held at Elyria High School cafeteria. After a 45-0 game, players praised each other, with A N Smith of Elyria and Sam Willaman of Ohio State delivering tributes as fans celebrated sportsmanship and camaraderie.
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Elyria
Lorain High School
Ely Stadium
Lorain-Elyria
Gridiron Warriors
Lorain
Lake Erie
A. N. Smith
Elyria High School
Sam Willaman
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Elyria Campaign Reaches New High With Tenacious Pledges
Workers celebrate as final goal passes with 98 050 dollars pledged for Elyria institutions. Industrial division adds 1 150 49 while police and fire pledges rise. Women teams report strong totals as the Community Chest drive closes amid prayers and cheers. Final figures reveal the largest ever raised in this hard year.
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Fire Department
Myron Jones
Elyria
Jones
Max Suppes
F. A. Smythe
T. Braman
Chronicle Telegram to skip edition tomorrow due to Thanksgiving
The Chronicle Telegram will not publish tomorrow as per its policy. The normal edition will instead be issued Friday afternoon following Thanksgiving Day.
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Chronicle-Telegram
American Rolling Mill Co Donates $250 to Chest
Chest workers in Elyria received a $250 donation from American Rolling Mill Co of Middletown. The gift came with a letter from Calvin Verity, vice-president and assistant general manager, noting the Elyria plant had been down but the company still chose to support Elyria's Chest.
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American Rolling Mill Co
Middletown
Calvin Verity
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Bandit
Oghooner
Chest
Columbus Community Fund
Dayton, O
Warren, O
Warren
New Philadelphia, CO
Karl Plocher
K. R. Jensen
J. B Loughry
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