Death ends a busy career of Elyria developer Henry Wurst
Henry W Wurst a longtime Elyria merchant and real estate investor died this morning at over eighty. He helped build about 150 Elyria homes and numerous business blocks in Elyria and Lorain and served as an officer or director in banking and local industries. A civic figure, he remained active despite illness, looking forward to new development once the recovery program began.
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Henry W. Wurst
Elyria
Mr. Wurst
Lorain
Wurst
Henry Wurst
Crime pays nothing as Urschel kidnappers face life terms
George Machine Gun Kelly and Kathry n Kelly received life sentences from Federal Judge Edgar Vaught in Oklahoma City for their roles in the Urschel kidnapping. Earlier, Harvey Bailey Albert Bates R G Shannon and Mrs Ora Shannon were also sentenced to life for their parts in the crime.
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George
Ora Shannon
Urschel
Chas. F. Urschel
The Safe Drivers Code for Safer Streets
A national Safe Drivers Code urges motorists to regulate speed to traffic, slow at intersections, pass with 500 feet clear, and pedestrians to cross at crosswalks facing traffic and obey signals. It notes 12,920 auto deaths through June 30, 1935, with likely rises in 1933 despite fewer cars, calling driving a duty and privilege to curb economic waste from accidents.
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National Bureau of Casualty and Surety
United States
Waiters in Brazil insulted by offerings in joke note
A New Brunswick New Jersey paper reports that waiters in Brazil react with offense when tips are offered, deriding the gesture as a jab at them. The quip ends with a local pun about waiters and Brazil nuts, reflecting a humorous or satirical tone in the home news brief.
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Brazil
New Brunswick
N.J
Daily Home News
Gold strike tease shakes Brons yard rumor
Brons New York residents report a local gold strike not large enough to lure prospectors away from Broadway. The Koona Mirror notes a quirk about earthquakes in California and Florida’s hurricane relief. The Indianapolis News comments on nature’s mood in storms and tremors.
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Brons
N. Y
Broadway
Koona Mirror
California
Florida
Indianapolis News
The Silent Observer and Various Light News Bits
A collage of humorous quips and brief items from a 20th century paper. Jokes about elopement, White House entertaining, tourist home signs, a Pittsburgh judge, prayers of a new mother, and playful one liners. Includes short anecdotes on manners and everyday mishaps alongside comic bits about food and travel.
Disrupted Fragments From a Bustling Public Conversation
Fragmentary dialogue shows a business magnate speaking of truth and public desire while others pivot to questions about deception and lessons. The snippet hints at themes of trust, audience expectations, and social commentary within a noisy exchange.
Voice of the People from Ridgeville and North Ridgeville
The letters criticize high taxes and school funding in Ohio during 1933. A Ridgeville reader urges keeping all county schools open by cutting extraneous items, questioning tax cuts and budget increases. A North Ridgeville writer denounces boom era taxes, defends living within means, and condemns government extravagance amid the recovery era.
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Ohio
Golden Legion Bible Study Reflections on Faith and Property
Victor C Reese critiques prioritizing property over people in a Bible study reading Luke 8 20 39 urging believers to worship Christ alone and seek deliverance for children from the Baal of alcohol and government misrule while contrasting pigs with values and assets.
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Christ
Ohio Tax Relief Pleas Urge Equitable Burden Sharing
Letter from Oct 12 1933 urges drastic cuts in state and local expenses to balance national policy. Writer attacks Governor White and legislature for insufficient economy, argues taxes must fall for all, calls for equal sacrifice by farmers, state workers, and officials, and warns of ongoing financial distress.
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Oliw
Nongliss
Govenor White
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Ohio
Roosevelt
Wife Preservers Read Recipe Before Baking Pastry
A guide urges readers to study a recipe before making cake biscuits or other pastry and to assemble all materials prior to starting operations for efficient results.
Present Crain Outcry Reflected in Tone and Ethics
A reader laments the unequal burden placed on a group amid national hardship. The piece contrasts collective malaise with the pursuit of beauty by a young artist seeking expression despite social pressures.
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Crain
Young
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau
Second Street
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
J. Clare George
A Hudnutt
Publisher
Elyria Postoffice
Boy
Mall Daily
Derain
the Safe
Pittsburgh
Au Tury
William the Conqum
Columb
Pap
SAO
Ming Station
Sallys
Gal
Ble
Henry
Milton
Voice OF
THE
People
Ridgeville, O
Raisc Them
North Ridgerimle
Joyo
Propia
Golden Legion Bible Study
Victor C.reese
Chesterfield
Pocahontas
Vo. D. Murbach
Moto
J. H. Brown
Tom Welsh
Mgr
West Ave
Laccert & Myrrs Tosacco Co
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