Timms Company Breaks Ground for New Plant
Timms Company inaugurates a modern factory on the corner of Taylor Street and Boston Avenue. Contractor Henry Heidrick of Elyria expects completion in about 39 working days. Work continues after a prior explosion damaged the Navy adjacent facility, with partial production at the General Industries setup.
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Washinken
Timms Spring Company
Taylor Street
Boston Avenue
Henry Ehrdrich
Elyria
Navy
Reeki Street
Veneral Industries Company
Bio
Heidrick
Ate Constrictt Omonnisti
Wlob Temps
Woman fined 800 for liquor in police court
G viet found guilty of possession of intoxicating liquor in police court this morning and fined 800 and costs by Mayor James A. Hewitt. Fine and court were suspended while a motion for a new trial is considered. Bond set at 750 dollars. Officers raided her home, recovering alcohol from a broken bar concealed in a handkerchief.
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Name G Viet
Polles
James A. Hewitt
Drink Denatured Alcohol Claims Two Lives in Lancaster
In Lancaster on November 29 a rooming house tragedy links to denatured alcohol. Charles Rugh, 49, and Miss Hartless, 25, were found dead with three bottles of alcohol nearby. Police and coroner note both died yesterday from denatured alcohol exposure, with Florence Lutz also dying recently from the same cause. Investigators suspect out of town bootleggers supplied the poison as the rooming house owner Levit Kuntz discovered the bodies after a two week absence.
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Lancaster
Char
Florence Lutz
Rugh
Miss Hartless
Levit Kuntz
Lorain County Agricultural Society Meeting Notice
Lorain County Agricultural Society to hold its annual meeting Saturday at 9 30 a.m. at the courthouse. Important matters related to the County Fair will be presented. The association notes Elyria hosts one of the state’s finest County Fair plants and hopes for a large attendance.
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Lorain
Young Harold Rorick Path From Student to Insurance Agent
Harold Rorick, at twenty one, studied at Ohio Wesleyan University and toured European war fields with a tourists’ party. He later supervised York High School in Medina, then moved to Elyria two years ago to represent the Travelers Insurance Company. Rorick, unmarried, lives at 129 Eastern Weights Boulevard and dreams of becoming a bachelor.
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Harold Rorick
Ohio Wesleyan University
Europe
Marton
Ohio Wesleyan
York High School
Medina
Rame ‘O Elyria
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Snce
Rorick
Eastern Weights
Ijis
Byrd Leads Flight Toward South Pole From Little America
Commander Richard Byrd started a 1600 mile round trip from Little America in the Antarctic, flying with Bernt Galehen as pilot, Nar old June as radio operator, and Captain Ashley C. McPalley as navigator. He aims for direct contact with the New York Times radio station and base, expecting a 24 hour return if successful.
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New York
New York Times
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Richard Byrd
Ord
Little America
Antarctic
South Pole
Byrd
Bernt Galehen
Narold June
Ashley C. McPalley
Gentle seeks 520000 in injuries suit against Wagner
Dorothy Gentle of Lorain sues George Wagner of Sandusky in common pleas court seeking 520000 for injuries from an April 2 rear end collision on Hrna avenue. Gentle, 19, was seriously hurt when Wagner's car struck hers while she rode as a passenger.
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Common Pleas
Dorothy Gentle
F Street
Lorain
George Wagner
Sandusky
Petitrion
Well Brought In At Carlisle Gas Field Twenty third producer
The Carlisle gas fields report another well brought in by Oto Fuel Gas Company on the Mrs P K Clark farm. The 1 600 009 cubic feet producer is the twenty third drilled, with sixteen producers in about a year and a half. Located off La Grange road northeast of the Mearmost well, this new well was located on the Clark property.
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Carlisle
Seven Progenitors Overcome by Gas Fumes in Bus
A Pittsburgh to Detroit coach carrying seven passengers pulled into Cleveland Greyhound garage for repairs after wind shield failure. Gas fumes from a partially vented bus interior caused seven passengers and the driver to lose consciousness. Victims included Lone Wilson of Philadelphia and Mera Hantula of Ames, with other injured travelers from Detroit Pittsburgh Cumberland and Youngstown. Paramedics administered oxygen as police investigated ventilation and storm conditions.
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Cleveland
Rarbon Monvalde Pas
Carl Fix
Greyhound Line
Ara Benesed
Deneath
D. WW
E. Manion
Detroit
Frank K Motter
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Bilzazard
Motter
Gas Fumes Fatal to Four Persons in Chicago Home
In Chicago on November 29, the bodies of Clayton Van Wie his wife and two children were found in their apartment with an uncooked Thanksgiving dinner prepared nearby. Carbon monoxide from room heaters caused their deaths, the coroner reported.
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Chicago
Clayton van Wie
Hig Wite
van Wie
Mra
Ellen van Wie
Patricia
Lila
Decorating Elyria Downtown Streets for Christmas Season
Crews began decorating Elyria streets for Christmas with long strings of lights ropes of evergreen and large lit wreaths. The lights will debut Tuesday evening marking the opening of the Christmas shopping season with Broad Street to be brightened from East to West avenues and decorations extending to Middle and Court streets.
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Elyria
Soit
Leouty
Broad Street
East Avenue
West Avenue
Middle Avenue
Court Street
Parking space prepared for shoppers in Elyria
The city and Elyria merchants plan a free public parking lot at the southeast corner of Broad Street and East Avenue to ease Christmas traffic. The Ohio Theatre Corporation owns the lot and will fund grading and materials. city crews will handle preparation. A wide exit will be on East Avenue, with Broad Street blocked to avoid congestion. The Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Division lead the effort, with funding sought from local merchants. The project aims to accommodate several hundred cars within a week or ten days.
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Broad Street
East Avenue
Elyna
City Ofugals
Elyria Chamber
Road Street
Publi Ohio Theatre Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Ince
Merchants’ Division
John N. Hidt
Public Safety and Service
Merchants’ Committee
Elyria
E. Gillis
J J. Cronin
Max Goldstein
Thom Lersch
Earl Bell
Ford Loomis
George Day
Howard Morgan
Julius Tirman
A. M Hannaford
Willam Grant
Harry King
James A. Hewitt
John N. Eldt
Farm Bureau plans on tap for Lorain County group
Lorain County Farm Bureau’s service committee will meet at the county extension office to plan activities for the coming year and review last year’s work. Committee members include WL G. Caskey WG Day GF Hales and EF Campbell, officers of the bureau.
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Farm Bureau
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Lan
Theouity Extension Office
WL G. Caskey
WG Day
GF Hales
EF Campbell
Bureau
Auto kids on bridge narrowly escape icy river plunge
Robert McCully and John Darcy, both 18, slid on ice on West Bridge street over the Black River. Their coupe plunged 400 feet into the river. they clung to the wreck and were rescued by fire squad. They suffered minor injuries and were treated at home. County authorities prepared repairs to the breached bridge railing.
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Robert McCully
Lexington Avenue
John Darcy
Kenyon Street
West Bridge Street
Black River
McCully
McCuullys
Darcy
Lake Avenue
No. 1 Fire Squad
Autos Skid On Lake Road. Two Men Escape Injury
Two men escaped serious injuries when their cars skidded into a roadside ditch on Lake road about a half mile west of Oak Point. Henry Riches of Toledo driving east turned over but uninjured. U L Yarling of Oak Point also uninjured when his car tumbled at the same spot a short time later. Deputy sheriffs investigated both accidents.
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Lake Road
Oak Point
Henry Riches
Toledo
U. L. Yerring
Maloney May Get Freedom
Maloney, jailed for liquor possession, may win release as a new law shortens time served. Indicted today by County President Don W. Myers. petition from Maloney’s wife cites good record and home support. Prosecutor Marra notes the request and possible liberty recommendation.
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Willan Maloney
Don W. Myers
Maloney
Jal
Marra
Common Pleas Court
Sr. Webber
Bevausa
Myers
Santa To Let Us Know Tomorrow If He Will Stop In Elyria
The Chroni cla-Telegram reporters in Miami traced Santa Claus to a local home on a quiet street after a day of searching through the city. Santa, worn from a long day and Turkey dinner, had retired for a full night’s rest, per Santa’s brother Jack Claus.
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Santa
Elyria
Santa Claus
Ts Klyria
Miami
Santa Clana
Sheen
Youn
Jack Claus
Thanksgiving Day Snow Bags Elyria Streets in Ice
Elyria faced a mid winter storm on Thanksgiving with about three inches of snow turning to ice as cold winds and dipping temps froze streets. City crews spread cinders, cars slid off roads, and continued flurries kept residents indoors while Broad Street photo captured the scene.
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Elyria
Broad Street
Chronicle ‘Telegram
Middie Avenue
Record Low Temperatures Reported in Many Places
Record low temperatures are noted across multiple locations as a cold front grips the region. In Cleveland area news, a devastating all night fire at Dwight Hickley Lumber Co in Cuyahoga Heights caused over 200000 dollars in damage, with three local companies assisting the overwhelmed fire department. The blaze began in the main shed housing dry California redwood, destroying a plant valued at about 800000 dollars. Fire cause is undetermined, and offices are headquartered in Cincinnati.
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Cleveland
Dwight Hickley Lumber Company
Causahoga Heights
George Wallace
Cuyahoga Heights
Whch
J. F. Krejecl
California
Cincinnati
Alpha Delta Phi
Stabbed in Dance Hall Fracas Injures Two Men
Clarence Smuth of 245 Broad Street and another man were stabbed during two fracas at a dance hall on Oberlin Road early today. Smuth, cut on the wrist, rode a street car to uptown and was taken to the hospital by Lloyd Stane and Clarence Bostir who rushed him there. He said a man named Fitzpatrick stabbed him and police had not arrested anyone yet.
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Masing
Wark
Onerlin
Clarence Smuth
Broad Street
Lloyd Stane
North Stier
Clarence Bostir
West Ayeur
W. O. Tyler
Oberlin
Smith
Polwce Tha
Fitzpatrick
Pa- Hee
Death of astronomer Tarndorf at Georgetown University
The Rev. Father Francs A Tarndorf aged 59 famed astronomer and professor at Georgetown University was found dead in his Washington room from a heart attack. He gained nation wide fame in 1925 for reporting the Tokyo earthquake from readings of the university sesamograph three hours before newspaper dispatches.
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Washington
Francs A. Tarndorf
Georgetown University
Tokio
Seven Per sons Frozen To Death In Canada And Wisconsin
Severe cold wave gripped the middle west with record lows in St Paul Milwaukee Springfield and Rockford while several fishermen are feared dead on Lake Superior. Nick Smolinch 45 found dead in Racine as police cite drinking. Weather bureau warns continued frigid conditions into weekend.
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Chicago
Lever
Canada
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Minn
Milwaukee
Springfield
Til
Indianapolis
Rockford
John Hanson
Harold Johnson
Peek
Lake Superior
Bayfield
Wisin
Manitou Island
Nick Smolincht
Racine
Was
United States Weather Bureau
Middle- West
Nur Nebraska
Kansas
Misouth
Mercury Falls as Cold Wave Hits Ohio and Midwest
The third cold wave of the season swept across the state and Great Lakes region. Temperatures fell to 12 above in Columbus and 10 to 13 above elsewhere, with five inches of snow in parts and flurries in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Air mail service faced delays but most flights pressed through as warmer weather forecast for tomorrow.
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United Press
Columbus
Great Lakes
Toledo
Cincinnati
Osio
Cleveland
Blizzard Roars Across U S Canada Dropping Deep Snow
Blizzard conditions stretch from the Rockies to the Great Lakes with subzero temperatures. Three deaths are reported along the Canadian border, including a Winnipeg fisherman and two others frozen near Lake Winnipeg. Wyoming stockmen fear further loss as arctic winds lash Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Illinois reports.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Winnipeg
Jacob Schmidt
Lake Winnipeg
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
St. Louis
Columbia
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Panhandle
Texas
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Illinois
Deluth
Mino
White River
Ontario
Coaster Tail End Collision Damages Auto Near Fairgrounds
An early coastings mishap on Third street near the Fairgrounds damaged a car belonging to Gilbert Wolfgran of 433 Louisiana avenue. A tail light and spare tire were pulled from the rear during the incident, described as one of the first partial casualties of the season.
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Gilbert Wolfgran
Louisiana Avenue
Third Street
Fairgrounds
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Hewitt
Lorain County Ag. Society
Wises Marie Mewks
Pawlinska
Ralph Thomas Churrhuill
Lalverarty
Oklahoma
Miss Meeks
Clhall Ree Y
Ponca City
Oklo
Minerva Smith
Car
Chronicla — Telegram
Florida
Chronicle Telegram
Merchants Division
Sita Claus
Fragas
Mercury Falls
Agrogs Uo
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