Elyria Legion Loses Natl Competition In San Antonio
Elyria’s Legion Corps failed to qualify for the final round of the national convention in Texas. Mayor Hewitt praised the team’s effort amid stiff national competition and noted plans to return to Elyria Sunday as reports remain sparse. The event named Paul McNutt and Gen Roy Hoffman among top contenders for national commander, with Wisconsin and Texas departments winning several trophies and honors.
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James A. Hewitt
Chronicle-Telegram
United Press
Elyria Corps
Elyria
Elyrians
Texas
San Antonio
Terx
Annus National American Legion
Paul McNutt
Bloomington
Ind
John Ewing
Shreveport
Roy Hoffman
Oklahoma City
Louisvile
Henry D. Lindsey
Wisconin
Milton J. Foreman
Wisconsin
Howard P. Savage
Oakland
Cali
Canada
John R. Quinn
Wichita
Kenosha
Wis
Beaver Dam
South Pasadena
Calif
Miami
Fla
Chicago
Pardridge
Ill
Rockford, Ill
Fort Dodge
Kingston
N. Y
Tulsa
Okla
Salem
Oregon
Philadelphia Post
Aberdeen
S. D
Pierre, S. D
Ogden
Utah
Beloit
Racine, Wis
Welcome for Legion Boys Returning from San Antonio
Plans to greet the Legion boys include a train-side welcome by city officials and an impromptu parade to the Legion rooms where refreshments will be served. Arrival time is not yet known as plans remain flexible.
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Legion
San Antonio
Legion Rooms
Civil Violation Holds Up Trial In County Court
Attorneys argued in common pleas court over a motion to set aside a $40,174 civil judgment against Majestic Realty Co. The case stems from a 1926 judgment in favor of Majestic Realty against J. P. Ferenick, trustee, with Olsovsky’s lawyers seeking vacation of the judgment as jurors and witnesses waited.
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Common Pleas Court
County Court House
A. R. Webber
Webber
Lester Milks
Terman Weingate
Steve Harsar
W. B. Thompson
Majestic Realty Company
J. P. Ferenick
Michael Olsovsky
Olsovsky
Mean Hallowe'en Prank Reported in City
A Chronicle-Telegram report describes a harsh Halloween prank where a motorist found a flat tire after a thief removed the valve cap and core, preventing inflation until a replacement core was secured. A second motorist later found two tires similarly altered. Police Chief E J Stankard vowed action for property damage and warned offenders. Also reported is the theft of a brown Excelsior bicycle from 1400 East Avenue, secured with chain and padlock and noted as damaged in transit.
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Hallowe'en
Chronicle-Telegram
E. J. Stankard
Excelsior
Carl Mosky
East Avenue
Carl
Huntman accused of stabbing wife after altercation
George Bryant of Woodford Apartment was said to have stabbed his wife in the hip with a knife during an argument last night. Police found memorial hospital workers dressing the wound, Bryant fled and could not be located, with officers seeking him today.
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George Bryant
Woodford
Memorial Hospital
Bryant
Enrollment in City Schools Shows September Gain
Enrollment in Elyria schools rose to 4672 in September, up from 4526 last year, a net increase of 146. High school enrollment climbed 74 to 1925, and grade school enrollment rose 72 to 3347, with attendance near normal across four buildings and no tardiness in several rooms. Roosevelt building led at 98.2 percent attendance. overall truancy fell to 13 cases from 47. perfect attendance reached 974 high school and 2343 grade school students.
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Elyria
Kk. C. Maston
Maston
Roosevelt
Byrd Sets Out on Antarctic Trek From San Pedro
Commander Richard E. Byrd began his Antarctic expedition sailing from San Pedro aboard the whaler C. A. Larsen bound for New Zealand with four monoplanes aboard. He will be joined later by the City of New York and Eleanor Bolling, aiming to establish camp near the pole by December 15 and begin the main polar voyage.
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San Pedro
Calif
Richard FE. Byrd
Antarctic
Pacific
New Zealand
Byrd
C. A. Larsen
South Pole
City of New York
Eleanor Bolling
Pole
Vandalia Airport Fire Destroys Five Planes
A dawn blaze at Vandalia airport destroyed five airplanes and damaged a new hangar. The fire, reported about 2 a.m., overwhelmed Vandalia firefighters before it could be controlled. Loss estimate not available.
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Dayton
Vandalia
Campaign Trail Switches Slope in 1932 States
Governor Alfred E. Smith heads a second campaign tour through Virginia and North Carolina giving five rear platform appearances. Hoover’s team pushes prosperity as the east drive. Senator Curtis targets the eastern seaboard and south with a St Paul speech. Senator Robinson counters GOP prosperity claims in San Francisco. Gov. Ritchie of Maryland urges religious freedom in Chicago. The Madison Capital Times backs Smith, aligning with La Follette progressives.
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Alfred E. Smith
New York
South
Middle West
Virginia
North Carolina
Charles Curtis
Seaboard
St. Paul
Smith
Madison, Wis
Capital Times
la Follette Progressives
Prosperity and business take center stage in campaign
San Francisco dispatch notes shift as Governor Smith campaigns toward border and middle west while Hoover emphasizes prosperity. Republicans rally around Coolidge Mellon, with business leaders like Dupont Lehman Woodin Tea Curti s Speckles and others backing a strong economy argument. Democrats pivot to tariff protection amid California crops reliance on cheap labor and Mediterranean imports.
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Hoover
Smith
Work
Curtis
Moses
Raskob
California
Lke Raskob
Pierre S. Dupont
Martin H. Lehman
New York
William H. Woodin
American Car and Foundry Company
Samuel Tea
Pennsylvania Railroad
August Heckscher
Edward S. S Markness
Arthur Curtiss James
Randolph Speckles
San Francisco
Coolidge-Mellon
Coolidge
Mellon
FLOCK TO POLLS ON SECOND DAY OF REGISTRATION
Elyria reports intense drive as Smith and Hoover supporters urge voters to register on the second of four preregistration days. Officials expect higher turnout than earlier days. Registrations run from 8 to 12 and 4 to 9 in the evening, with two more days planned on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20.
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Smith
Hoover
Elyria
Polis
Thieves Raid Hi Speed Gas Station Safe in Elyria
T J Witz operator at Hi Speed gas station on Lake avenue and Huron street found his station broken into overnight. About two hundred dollars in cash vanished from the safe which was wrecked and emptied with a spike and maul. A 22 automatic revolver, a flashlight, a balloon gauge, and tools were also taken. Witz blamed bad luck and sought the culprit.
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T. J. Witz
Lake Avenue
Huron Street
Witz
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Two Girls Hold Up Filling Station
Two girls about 20 years old believed to be gypsy bandits held up a gas station in Warren Ohio and rifled the cash register of $30. An older woman supervised the crime according to owner Andy Barna. One girl drew a revolver, backed Barna against the wall, the other rifled the register, then they fled to a car.
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Warren
Andy Barna
Barna
Youth Is Fined For Reckless Driving
Clarence Opperman a 21 year old Birmingham youth paid a twenty five dollar fine and costs in police court for reckless driving after he bumped a roadster while trying to avoid two Chicago men walking on Elyria street. One man injured and hospitalized. the other uninjured. Opperman pleaded guilty and said he did not crash into two autos on Telegraph road as earlier reports claimed. Police say the Telegraph road accident was unrelated. He left for Birmingham after paying the fine.
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Birmingham
Clarence Opperman
Elyria
Opperman
Chicago
Memorial Hospital
Telegraph Road
Stankard
Threats Target Parents of Assistant Attorney General Willebrandt
In Los Angeles on October 11, threats to bomb the home of Mr and Mrs D W Walker parents of Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant United States attorney general were received. Katherine Norris novelist also warned against speaking for Herbert Hoover in Fresno and Los Angeles. Investigators attributed both notes to a crank.
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Willebrandt
Los Angeles
D. W. Walker
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States Attorney General
Katherine Norris
Fresno
Herbert Hoover
Woman Admits Kidnaping Attempt In Crestline
Sheriff Mathews and undertaker Lee Wadsworth obtained a confession from Mrs. Kemp of Crestline that she tried to abduct Doris Dangler from Wellington schools. The girl, an orphan raised by Wadsworth, was threatened by Kemp who had asked for the child before. After questioning, Kemp admitted the act but was released after a warning and promise not to molest the child.
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Wellington
Sheriff
BE. G. Mathews
Kemp
Crestline
Doris Dangler
Mathews
Lee Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Ondine submarine overdue at Bizerta in mystery
Paris dispatch reports the submarine Ondine with 3 officers and 39 men overdue at Bizerta after departing Cherbourg October 1 on an endurance test. Authorities ordered every vessel and aircraft to search while officials note possible motor or wireless trouble. The vessel, latest second class type, can travel 2000 miles on the surface and has 20 miles underwater range.
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Paris
Ondine
Bizerta
Ministry of Marine
Tunis
Africa
Cherbourg
Ondline
Americans Pay Toll Tax To Vote In Elyria Polls
In Elyria voters pay a small registration fee to access the polls on election day. Thousands of Elyrians take part on the second registration day for the November election. Polls reopen this afternoon from 4 to 9 o'clock and residents are urged to vote. If unable to go today, register on Friday or Saturday October 19 or 20 as the last opportunity.
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Elyria
Nols
Man Left for Dead in Ohio Holdup
Jacob Seyler, 63, was held up in Youngstown Ohio, his pockets rifled and a cheap head wound. He was left in a vacant lot last night and found by officers shortly before midnight.
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Youngstown
Jacob Seyler
Graf Zeppelin alters course to avoid head winds in Europe
Paris reports the Graf Zeppelin, after passing Montelimar, shifts south toward the Mediterranean to dodge storms and seeks weather reports. Eckener says strong winds may force a southwest or Atlantic route, with potential landfalls near Madrid and Lisbon. A cyclone brews off Newfoundland as NATO weather stations track Atlantic conditions.
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Paris
Montelimar
Rhone Valley
Lyons
Biscay
Dirigible
Mediterranean
Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
Pyrenee
France
Spain
Eckener
Rhone
Montpellier
Perignan
Pyrenees
Azores
Graf Zeppelin
Africa
Madeira
South Atlantic
Morocco
Atlantic
Hugo Eck
Axe
Gibraltar
Barcelona
Madrid
Lisbon
Preparations For Graf Zeppelin Arrival At Lakehurst
LAKEHURST N J Oct 11 Officers at the naval air station completed final preparations for the Graf Zeppelin arrival. Ground crews will be augmented by men from the New York yards but no major difficulty is anticipated. The Los Angeles, after a highly successful round trip to San Antonio Texas, reached Lakehurst last night and went into its hangar, completing the 48 hour return.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
New York Navy Yards
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Tex
Columbia Fails on Trans-Atlantic Flight Attempt
The monoplane Columbia tried to take off from Roosevelt Field on October 11 for Europe with Roger Williams and Petro Bonelli in the cabin. It lifted briefly then landed at Curtiss Field after a wobble and dust kicked up by a 30 mile wind. A Curtiss Field report said the plane crashed on a nearby golf course but the crew were unharmed.
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Roosevelt Field
Columbia
Europe
Roger Q. Williams
Petro Bonelli
Curtiss Field
Roosevelt Fields
Curtiss
Elyria Man Struck Unconscious After Nightclub Attack
LORAIN Oct 11 Stanley Grocski of Elyria remained unconscious at St. Josephs hospital after being struck on the head with a club Sunday night by Stanley Budiski who mistook him for a thief. Budiski is detained pending the hospital condition.
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Lorain
Stanley Grocski
Elyria
St. Joseph's Hospital
Stanley Budiski
Budiski
Grocski
Vandals damage plant windows and scale at Steel and Tubes
Vandals threw stones and shale at Steel and Tubes Company buildings, causing about 3000 dollars in window and equipment damage including a delicate weighing scale. Night watchman faced difficulty patrolling the secluded site, with police suspect reckless youths unaware of potential consequences.
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Steel and Tubes Company
Pany
Expo
Steel and Tubes
Night Watchy
Stota
Sheep Killed By Police Dogs Attack on Dyke Farm
Three police dogs maimed twenty five prize sheep on George Dyke’s Cleveland Street farm near stop Té yesterday. Dyke chased them away and called the dog warden as the county officers captured the three dogs, owned by Greiner. Police dogs blamed by local residents for livestock damage. A separate injury report notes Thomas Millet of 606 Middle Bye sustaining an eye injury while at a construction job connected with a sewage project.
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George Dyke
Cleveland Street
J. J. Hilett
Greiner
Cleveland
Wi Minkler
Ed Minkler
Thomas Millet
Bye
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