Mob Hangs Two Kidnappers After Jail Riot in San Jose
In Cal Nov 27 a 5000 strong mob stormed the county jail, seized Thomas Thurmond and John Holmes, confessed Brooke Hart kidnap slayers, and hanged them from elm trees in St James Park. Thurmond unconscious, likely dead. Holmes naked, cried I’m Joe Pierce as he died. The crowd, led by a teen, overwhelmed sheriff’s men, using tear gas, missiles, and improvised weapons amid a city in uproar.
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San Jose
Cal
Thomas Thurmond
John Holmes
Kiinap
Brooke Hart
St. James Park
Thurmond
Holmes
Joe Pierce
McKinley
Hart
San Mateo Bridge
San Francisco Bay
William Emig
Boy
Emig
Oakland
San Francisco
Piers
Eiiig
Howard Atfington
Not-An-Empty Stocking Fund Group to Meet
The Elyria Not-An-Empty Stocking fund committee will hold its first meeting of the year at the council chamber tonight. Six representatives from major organizations plan to cooperate in filling stockings for children who would otherwise have none at Christmas.
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Elyria
The Weather Forecast for Ohio Tonight and Tuesday
Columbus forecast cloudy and warmer tonight followed by light rain late tonight or Tuesday. Colder tomorrow afternoon and night.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jace Tay
Ohio liquor plan requires stores per county and 40000 population
Ohio officials disclosed a draft liquor control bill proposing a state monopoly with at least one liquor store in every county and additional stores at a ratio of one per 40000 residents. The measure, submitted to the Senate liquor control committee, outlines distribution rules pending General Assembly approval.
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Ohio
Columbus
General Assembly
Senate Committee On Liquor Control
Kentucky ratifies 21st Amendment becomes 33rd state
Kentucky formally ratifies the 21st amendment at the Capitol in Frankfort becoming the 33rd state to repeal nationwide Prohibition. A delegation of nineteen Kentuckians includes five women in the ratification ceremony marking the constitutional action.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
United States
Strike Halts Operations at World's Largest Livestock Center
On November 27 striking stock handlers halted operations at the world’s largest livestock center in Chicago. The strike paused work at the giant packing plants though some operations continued temporarily, with full stoppage threatened if the dispute isn’t settled soon.
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Livestock Center
Chicago
Injuries Prove Fatal to Fred Kent After Car Crash
Fred Kent seventy six? eighty? died after being struck by an automobile on East Broad street Friday night. Coroner S C Ward ruled accidental death. Kent, of 401 East River Street, was hit by a car driven by James Mittler of 574 Turner Street. His body was taken to Sudro Funeral Home awaiting his sister Henrietta Kent of California.
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Fred Kent
East River Street
East Broad Street
Memorial Hospital
S. C. Ward
Kent
James Mittler
Turner Street
Sudro Funeral Home
Henrietta Kent
California
Paving Plans Approved for Middle Ave in County
County commissioners approved brick paving plans for Middle Avenue at an estimated 152000 dollars. Formerly approved by Elyria officials, the plans by A P Lagton will be sent to the district engineer in Ashland for final review by State and Federal highway officials in Columbus. The design includes two 28 and a half foot lanes with a six foot raised center strip.
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Middle Avenue
Elyria
A. P. Lagton
Ashland
State Highway Department
Columbus
Father of Elyria Man Ties in Watertown
Funeral services for James Ambrose, father of Jack Ambrose of this city, were held today in Watertown Massachusetts. Ambrose home was at 5 Capitol street Watertown. His son, who was called east Friday, is associated with the Chronicle Telegram in the circulation department.
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James Ambrose
Jack Ambrose
Watertown
Massachusetts
Ambrose
Capitol Street
Chronicle- Telegram J
Elyria Elks to entertain district deputy visit
Elyria Elks host C. F. Uneckrich district deputy of north central Ohio for a regular lodge inspection. Dinner will be served at 7 and new members will be initiated after. The program is led by O. J. Snafer exalted ruler with notices from F. E. Elfenberger, secretary.
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Elyria Elks
C. F. Uneckrich
Galion
Elks
Ohio
J. Snafer
F. E. Elfenberger
Shank Goes On Trial For Murder In Arkansas
In Benton Arkansas Mark H Shank 41 Akron Ohio a lawyer was tried in Saline County Court for four murders linked to a poison plot. Clyde Colley 4 survived after poisoning grape juice during a family road trip. State seeks death penalty. defense cites temporary insanity and mental health records.
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Benton
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Saline County
Clyde Colley
Porson
Shank
Millar Halbert
Ohio
Alvin Cooley
Clement
Clarence
Colley
Clyde
Malvern
Arkansas
Clrcle
Noted Violinist In Serious Condition
Cincinnati report says 46 year old violinist and Conservatory of Music faculty member Robert Perniz is in serious condition at General Hospital after swallowing ten stupor producing pills Sunday in a moment of despondency. Doctors learned of his condition and circumstances.
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Cincinnati
Robert Perntz
Arimt
Conservatory of Music
General Hospital
Perniz
Mother and Son to Be Charged With Murder
Chicago, Nov. 27 Indictments charging Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop and her son Earle with planning and carrying out the murder of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop will be asked of a grand jury. Police say Earle, who confessed to chloroforming and shooting Rheta, was out of state at the time. Investigations extend to four other Wynekoop deaths in the past four years.
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Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Earle
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Charles 5. Dougherty
Kansas City
Rheta
Alice Wynekoop
Dougherty
Alice
Stanley Young
Lockport
Young
Wynekoop
Blustery weather blamed for six deaths in Ohio
Strong winds and freezing temps across Ohio contributed to at least six deaths including Myrtle Parson, 45, and four of her children in Lockland near Cincinnati. Lonno Sheeter, 35, froze to death in Lima while sleeping in a truck. Temperatures plummeted, sparking icy streets and traffic crashes from Cleveland to Columbus, with snow and wind improving later in the day while rain and colder temps loomed.
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Ohio
Myrtle Parson
Lockland
Cincinnati
Lonnoo Sheeter
Lima
Cleveland
Younssiosa
Clumbus
Stick Street Co .Te
Veteran Colgan Found Dead In His Room
William Colgan a pensioned Spanish American War veteran was found dead on the floor of his room at 101 West River Street by neighbor John Darmag after not being seen since Saturday night. Police and Coroner S C Ward ruled death natural after examination at Welsh Funeral Home. Colgan lived alone and had been in poor health, survived by sister Mrs. Peter Miller of Cleveland.
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William Colgan
West River Street
John Darmag
Colgan
Darmas
S. C. Ward
Peter Miller
Cleveland
Caned Body Found Along Tracks Near La Grange
The crushed body of Harry R. Fullen, 40, of Springfield Ohio, was found along the Big Four Railroad tracks one mile west of La Grange by a train crew yesterday morning. Sheriff Dick said he believed the man fell from a train the night before. Coroner Ward reported a fractured skull and other injuries, and said the man had been dead about nine hours. Papers in his pockets indicated he had recently been discharged from the Soldier's Home at Dayton. The body was shipped to Indianapolis today by William C. Sudro.
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Harry R. Fullen
Springfield
la Grange
Clarence W. Dick
S. C. Ward
Dayton
Indianapolis
Indiana
William C. Sudro
City projects begin as 73 Civil Works workers toil
City Service Director Fred Underhill reports start of the $39,000 sewer project on Bank Street with 15 men excavating, plus grading at Brookdale Cemetery and progress on Cascade Park and Sewage Treatment grounds. Elyria county aims to place 27 Highway workers on city projects next week, with plans to add more after December 1.
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Fred A. Underhill
Bank Street
Brookdale Cemetery
Cascade Park
M. A. Houghton
Lorain County
Roosevelt Reviews Public Works Plan At Warm Springs
President Roosevelt examined the administration’s vast public works program aimed at providing jobs for 4,000,000 men this winter. He discussed coordination with the civil works authority, met with Ickes and Morgenthau, and prepared to sign 23 codes of fair competition including the motion picture code and a hotel code with a 10 day grace period for violations. Morgenthau remained terse on policy while Raskob reported improved business conditions and autos nearing full production in January.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Interior Ickes
Icks
Georgia
Mr. Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Hugh §. Johnson
Washington
John J. Raskob
Raskob
General Motors Corporation
Januar
Eleven Dead in Ohio Weekend Traffic Spree
United Press reports eleven people killed in Ohio traffic crashes over the weekend. Among the dead were Mabel Jeffers 15 and Marvin Jeffers 18 of Canal Winchester after a vehicle collision with a coal truck. Elia May Young 18 of Carroll was seriously injured. A horse drawn hayrack crash at Cleveland killed John Major 56 and Joseph Marko 54. Additional victims include Carl Miller 71 Louis Klein 52 Asa Maxwell 51 Herbert Persons multiple others in various counties.
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United Prove
Ohio
United Press
Mabel Jeffers
Marvin
Canal Winchester
Columbus
Elia May Young
Carroll
Herbert Persons
Ton
Jackson Jacobs
Lambos
Stewart Filiet
Wark
Edna Jo Az
Dastor
Ladies Teams Set Pace In Reports At Today's Meeting
Elyria's Community Chest drive opens with ladies leading in pledges at the YMCA. Day one total reaches $14,429.30, about one third of the 1934 goal, with notable pledges from Western Automatic Machine Screw, Harshaw Chemical, and Elyria Telephone Company. Meister, Linville, and Stevens spoke urging greater effort.
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Elyria
Community Chest Army
Community Chest
Oscar C. Dunn
E. Gillis
Gillis
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Harshaw Chemical Company
Steel and Tubes, Inc
Thew Shovel and Universal Crane Company
Timms Spring Company
American Lace
Christian Temple
Lorain
Frank E. Stevens
Camaign
W. C. Fowler
Dar
E. P. Meister
Lei
F. Oa Smythe
Rar Plocher
Ason
C. Jiz
EB. Gillis Sephoost
L. Penhorthy
Hospitaly
Neres
W-l
E. J. Stankard
OG. G. Dunn
Harshaw! Isemical Company
Ind S Tool and Manufacturing Company
Ohio Public Ser
Vice Company
Perry-Fay Company
Pfandler Company
Romeo Pump Company
Titans Spring Company
Troxel Manufactureing Company
Thew Shorel and Universal Crane Company
Worthington Ball Company
American Lace Company
Rozaec Pump Company
Chest Workers To Hear Rabbi Kramer Tuesday
Elyria workers in the Community Chest drive will meet tomorrow at the YMCA for the second report meeting. Rabbi Marcus Kramer of the Adath Achim Bnay Abraham synagogue will speak on The Community Chest is a Declaration of Thanks linking Chest effort with Thanksgiving. He has served the local congregation three months and previously worked in Wilmington Delaware. He was a New York bar member before ordination and held that membership. He studied on the Guggenheimer Fellowship in the Orient after seminary graduation.
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Oberlin
Lorain
Elyria
Community Chest
Marcus Kramer
Agudath Achim Bnay Abraham
Kramer
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