Roadster Turns Over In Ditch Near Oberlin
Ronald Markham 26 of 127 Taylor Street Wellington died in a late night crash near Oberlin when his roadster left the road, struck a mail box post, flipped into a ditch and caught fire. He was burned severely and his body taken to Moore Funeral Home Wellington for arrangements.
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Ronald Markham
Taylor Street
Wellington
Oberlin
Markham
Davis
Albert. Mertz
Graham
Robert Parrish
Sheiif Adams
Thomas Peebles
Moore Funeral Hone
New London
Western Automatic Machine Company
Opening date at sanitorium still not set
The opening date for the $425,600 tuberculosis sanatorium will be fixed at next Friday’s county building commission meeting announced by A. C. Calhoon. Work remaining prevented a definite date. walks for the front must be advertised and constructed first. Two sterilizers costing $600 will be installed, with Mrs. Laura Martin and J. J. Smythe voting against the purchase. five members voted affirmative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Building Commission
A. C. Calhoon
Commission
Laura Martin
J. J. Smythe
Lindbergh Flies to New York with Refuel Stop
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Miami today bound for New York with an expected refueling stop at Savannah. The mission follows his recent aviation efforts and continues to draw public attention.
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Savannah
Ohio Weather Forecast Sees Cloudy Periods and Rain
The Ohio forecast notes cloudy conditions with occasional rain tonight and Sunday. Warmer tonight and Sunday in southern areas. Regional highs listed for Miami, New Orleans, and Jacksonville. lows for Battleford and Medicine Hat. Forecasters expect moderate changes and unsettled conditions with a noted rise in temperature into Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Survey Indicates 1932 Will See Further Recovery
United Press reports cautious optimism from business leaders across the nation. The economy is described as convalescent and improving, though still weak and requiring time. Leaders in centers from Kansas City to coastal regions express confidence in a gradual recovery and hope for no return to 1929-like booms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Kansas City
Henry Ford
Rhoads seeks renomination for county commissioner
George Rhoads, Elyria resident at 176 Spruce Street, announced his candidacy for re election as county commissioner. He seeks a third term with a platform of efficiency and economy amid county financial strain and critical years ahead, subject to the Republican primary on May 10.
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George Rhoads
Rhoads
Spruce Street
Elyria
Taxes Will Be Paid Twice A Year
County real estate taxes will be billed in two halves each year and paid in full at each due date. Treasurer N D Backus clarified that half year taxes are not eligible for partial payment and must be settled in one payment per due date.
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N. D. Backus
Wellington Machine Company Sees Sharp October Rise
Wellington Ohio business activity climbs with a 50 percent October surge and expected over 100 percent gain in November over 1930. W W Clisby says orders span factories nationwide from Pacific to Atlantic and north to Mexico. Company makes Wellington heavy duty rubber tired wheels and warehouse hand trucks while not hiring new workers but increasing hours.
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Wellington
W. W. Clisby
Wellington Machine Company
Wellington Company
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Mexico
Clisby
Altho
County budget outlook uncertain after cost cuts
County commissioners and department heads met to trim expenses and move toward a balanced budget. Officials agreed to reductions totaling 12,360 with some job cuts hinted but no salary freezes. Audit figures show several adjustments planned, originally 100,000 behind, later 90,000. Officials named for reductions include Mitchell 500, Adams 1.50, Koelser 2,000, Backus 500, Biggs 2,000, and commissioners 1,560, plus elimination of a second Lorain County fair costing 3,300 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Murray
Harmenuy
County Budget Commission
Murray
Willam Mitchell
Clarence Adams
C. S. Koelser
N. D. Backus
C. T Biggs
Lorain County
Plane Crashes In Downtown Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on November 28 an airmail plane crashed in the downtown district. Pilot Melvin Garlow of Homestead Park escaped with an ankle injury after bailing out at about 500 feet. He said the plane became disabled over the city and spun toward the Allegheny river before landing away from the main shopping area.
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Pittsburgh
Melvin Garlow
Homestead Park
Garlow
Allegheny River
Stimson Denies Japan Manchuria Aggression Claim
The State Department denied charges attributed to Secretary Stimson that Japan aimed to seize all Manchuria and that the Japanese army in Manchuria was running amuck. The denial followed a bitter Japanese foreign office denunciation issued in Washington on November 28.
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Washington
State Department
Foreign Office
Stimson
Japan
Manchuria
Bloc Of Six Women To Hold Spotlight In Congress
Six women in the new Congress, three Republicans and three Democrats, are central to talk of a feminist bloc that could influence legislation. Analysts doubt party lines will break, but Mary Norton and Florence Kahn are noted leaders. The piece outlines their roles and speculates on power dynamics in Washington.
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Wasitington
Congress
Washington
Teir Congress
Thor
Capitol
Mary T. Norton
Jersey City
N. J
Labor Committee
District of Columbia
Norton
Florence P Kahn
California
Demand Lower Valuations in Sheffield Township
A delegation of about 25 Sheffield Township property owners pressed County Auditor C S Keler to lower local real estate valuations. They claimed unfair, unequal assessments possibly influenced by school authorities and warned of an injunction if not revised. Auditor named three investigators: W J Boyd, Henry Kinnle, and W H Baker.
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Sheffeld
Keler
Sheffield Township
Clearview School
Sheffield
W. J. Boyd
Henry Kinnle
W. H. Baker
172 Oil and Gas Leases Filed in Lorain County
A record day for oil and gas filings occurred yesterday as The Ohio Fuel Gas Company recorded 172 leases in the county recorder's office. Most leases cover Eaton Grafton and Ridgeville Townships, highlighting a surge in energy property activity.
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Lorain County
County Recorder’s
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Eaton
Grafton
Ridgeville
City Cannot Furnish Heated Hall And Lunch For Hunger Marchers
Mayor Hewitt said Elyria cannot provide a heated hall or lunch for about 150 hunger marchers from the Unemployed Councils of Ohio, due to lack of funds and facilities. A police escort may be arranged for safe passage as the march moves toward Washington to seek immediate relief and unemployment insurance. The group may bypass Elyria if neighboring cities offer reception and meals.
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Elyria
James A. Hewitt
Ohio
W C. Sandberg
Cleveland
Washington
Congress
Sandberg
Hewitt
Lorain
Pleads Not Guilty to Argon Charge in Lorain
Harry Shiff former service director of Lorain under Mayor William Grant pleaded not guilty to an arson indictment secretly returned against him by the grand jury. He was released on $1,000 bond. The indictment charges Shiff with setting fire to stock and merchandise of the Great Lakes Supply Company on Pearl avenue Lorain on October 14. The merchandise is owned by Pauline Shiff wife of the accused. It is alleged Shiff set the fire to defraud insurance companies. The property was insured for $5,000 and the loss was estimated at $2,500. Shiff was service director about five years ago.
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Harry Shhiff
Lorain
William Grant
Great Lakes Supply Company
Pearl Avenue
Pauline Shit
Shiff
Shif
Japanese Foreign Office Criticizes Stimson Over Manchuria
Washington dispatch reports that American efforts to help settle the Manchuria issue were shaken by a Japanese Foreign Office statement criticizing Secretary of State Stimson. The note accuses him of quoting confidential statements and claims Japan intends to take Manchuria completely, alleging the Japanese army ran amok there. Page 2 continued.
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Washington
Manchuria
Japanese Foreign Office
Stami On
Peebles seeks re election as county commissioner in 1932
Thomas Peebles county commissioner announces his bid for re election subject to the Republican primary on May 10 1932. He notes three years as commissioner and cites his record handling heavy charity burdens and county finances as qualifications. He promises unbiased administration benefiting all sections and resides at 1968 Rest 32nd Street Lorain.
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Thomas Peebles
Peebles
Board of Commissioners
Peables
Y Peebles
32Nd Street
Lorain
Benzak Indicted For Murder In First Degree
Michael Benzak a 309 farm hand from Haton township faces first degree murder charges for the killing of his sweetheart Alice Dernier Wedic 21 of Gratton on the Durkee road near his home the morning of November 19. He is hospitalized with a bullet wound to the brain and will stand trial once he recovers under guard at Memorial hospital. The grand jury in eight days returned 42 indictments including two manslaughter charges against John Yaskam 21 and Tony Santucci of Lorain. The report notes 59 cases reviewed 198 witnesses examined with 2 passed 13 ignored and 3 secret indictments.
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Michael Benzak
Haton Township
Alice Dernier Wedic
Gratton
Durkee
Benzak
John Yaskam
Oberlin
John Yasham
Yasham
Tony Santucci
Lorain
Memorial Hospital
Wedic
Don W. Myers
Elyrians
George Hammon
William Guyeska
Paul B. Crown
Kalamazoo Stove Company
John Vig
John Kovacs
Davie Rivkind
Governor Voices Relief Views at Ohio Municipal League
Governor George White spoke to over 150 mayors at Ohio State University on state and national relief problems. He praised Community Fund drives in Ohio, urged unrestricted cooperation to meet the present emergency, and noted deflation and unemployment have broad effects while others must be helped.
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Columbus
George White
Ohio Municipal League
Ohio State University
Ohio
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