Milk purchase ruled illegal by Elyria school board
City Solicitor Harry M. Redington issued an opinion that the Elyria City Board of Education cannot legally use funds for milk for undernourished children. The board had approved the expense at its October 5 meeting, but state law prohibits using non tax funds for such purchases. Plans to raise money through the City Council Parent-Teacher Associations could not be learned as president Mrs. Carl Martin was away.
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Elyria City
Carl Martin
Two Men Claim Louisiana Governorship Amid Crisis
In Baton Rouge Louisiana two men claim governorships after an attempted coup. Lieutenant Governor Paul Cyr swore in as governor and triggered a state army mobilization of 67 National Guard soldiers. Senator Hurry P Long asserts he remains governor and senator elect, while Alvin King moves to become lieutenant governor. More details unfold as the dispute grows.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
U.S
National Guard
Paul Cyr
Cyr
Shreveport
Hurry P.long
Long
New Orleans
Alvin King
State Senate
Weather forecast for Ohio turns fair and cooler
Ohio weather forecast calls for cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures tonight in the north and west, with generally fair weather Thursday. A 36 hour outlook notes favorable pressure trends, suggesting unsettled conditions are unlikely and overall fair, slightly cooler weather across the region.
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Ohio
Eddy reports Japan seizes Mukden in Manchuria crisis
Sherwood Eddy cables from Tientsin alleging Japan provoked Mukden seizure and seeks to set up independent Manchurian governments. He warns strategic points remain in Japanese hands and China faces economic boycott and rising unrest as Kellogg Pact and League of Nations are tested.
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New York
Japan
Mukden
Manchuria
Sherwood Eddy
Mukdin
Eddy
Tientsin
China
Nanking
Ail Orient
League of Nations
Asia
Pact
League
Soviet Russia
New Trial Granted for Mrs Lowther in Ohio Case
The Seventh District Court of Appeals granted a new trial to Maude Lowther the first woman in Ohio to be sentenced to death by electric chair. The court found five jurors seated in error and ruled she was not given a fair trial for the May 29 1930 killing of Mrs Tilby Smith near Saybrook Ashtabula County. Mrs Smith’s alleged lover’s wife was the victim and Lowther remains in Columbus city prison awaiting further action.
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Youngstown, CO
Seventh District Court of Appeals
Maude Lowther
Ohio
John Pollock
Tilby Smith
Lowther
Columbus
Smith
Saybrook
Ashtabula County
Ohio Penitentiary
Capone Lost Heavily On Races, Bookmaker Testifies
A Chicago bookmaker testified in Al Capone's income tax case that Capone placed four to five bets daily over two racing seasons and lost on most races. Milton Held estimated Capone lost about $12,000 in 1925 at Hawthorne and $8,000 to $10,000 on ponies in 1924.
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Bulletin— Federal Building
Chicago
al Capone
Milton Held
Capone
Poniea
Hope of Escaping Pen Dwindles for Dorger Officials
Cincinnati news reports that Frank J. Dorger and son Clarence A. Dorger, former Cosmopolitan Bank officials, face the end of their escape attempts as they serve 10-year sentences in the penitentiary.
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Cincinnati
Frank J. Dorger
Clarence A. Dorger
Cosmopolitan Bank
Revenue raid seizes liquor stills at Lorain address
Sheriff Clarence Adama and deputies seized fifty gallons of distilled liquor, 27 barrels of mash, and a 35 gallon still at 558 West 14th street Lorain about 6 pm yesterday. Officers forced entry by breaking the door. no occupants were found on arrival.
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Sherif Clarence Adama
West 14Th Street
Lorain
Edison Resting Comfortably Amid Illness Report From West Orange
A 75-year-old former circus clown known as Uncle Bob Sherwood described meeting Thomas Edison in 1886 in Akron when a circus wagon broke down near Lewis Miller, Edison’s father in law. Edison remains in a gradually somnolent state with no food for 24 hours, though pulse steady and weight 156 pounds, per Dr. Hubert S. Howe. In Cleveland, two New York Central Railway Linndale shop workers were burned when a boiler door blew off, injuring Henry Nowsky 34 and James Bennett 26.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas Edison
Edison
Robert E. Sherwood
Uncle Bob
Akron
Lewis Miller
Sherwood
Charles
Hubert S. Howe
Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
Linndale
Electric Motor Repair
Henry Nowsky
James Bennett
World tensions rise as Japan China deadlock persists
In Washington on October 14, amid a Manchurian crisis, U S forces briefly moved subs toward Shantung then withdrew to Shanghai to avoid signaling aggression. The League of Nations Council and Kellogg Briand Pact framework dominate hopes for peace as Tokyo and Beijing remain deadlocked over direct talks versus multilateral action.
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Washington
Stimson
Shantung
Chefoo
Japan
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Navy Department
Shanghai
China
League of Nations Council
State Department
Mukden
Geneva
Spain Premier Resigns Amid Cabinet Crisis Rumors
Madrid October 14 Niceto Al cala Zamora head of the provisional government informs United Press he has offered his resignation as premier. Cabinet members urge him to stay citing possible resignation of Interior Minister Miguel Maura and a looming cabinet crisis.
Red Cross Drive Workers Rally Sets Friday Plans
Local Red Cross drive organizers named captains for six wards and a downtown section as the campaign prepares to open Monday. Women’s Division leaders include Mrs. D A Baird and Mrs. Karl Plocher with ward captains listed for each ward. A School Division under Miss Clarabelle Steele names senior leaders for high school and Jefferson Roosevelt sites. Friday dinner will launch the campaign with speaker William S Hepner, assistant manager of the Eastern Area.
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Red Cross
D. A. Baird
Karl Plocher
Henry Ingels
C. G. Washburn
John Holderman
G. A. Lamberton
Otto Green
Legion Officers Are Installed In Elyria Post
Paul Herbert Ohio State Commander installed new Elyria American Legion Post officers led by Tom Welsh as Commander. Delegations from Avon Lake Lorain Amherst South Amherst Oberlin and Wellington attended. About 200 World War veterans present with cider and doughnuts served by entertainment committee chair George J. Tattersall.
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Paul Herbert
Columbus
Ohio Legion
Elyria
American Legion
Faxon
Herbert
Ohio
Lorain County
Tom Welsh
A. T. Sibley
James Allen, Jr
H. L. Collins
Grafton
H. E. Agate
Jack Marshall
George Robson
Mike Cuprak
Arma
A. R. Agate
Avon Lake
Lorain
Amherst
South Amherst
Oberlin
Wellington
George J. Tattersall
Must Eliminate Grade Crossing Near Vermilion
COLUMBUS Ohio Oct 14 The Public Utilities Commission denied the Lake Shore Electric Railway Companys request for a rehearing of its appeal from a highway department order requiring elimination of a grade crossing near Vermilion The appeal argued that the railways financial condition and that of the Nickel Plate Railroad made the improvement inexpedient at present The Commission recently upheld the Directors order.
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Columbus, O
Lake Shore Electric Railway Company
Vermilion
Public Utilities Commission
Nickel Plate Railroad Company
League Council May Invite United States Participation
Geneva Oct 14 UPI Participation of the United States in League of Nations Council efforts to peacefully settle the China Japan Manchuria crisis neared. An informal session invited U S participation if China and Japan agree. Briand authorized to consult Chinese and Japanese delegations heads. American observer likely Prentiss Gilbert. US rights would mirror others but no vote.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
League of Nations Council
Manchuria
League Council
Japan
China
Aristide Briand
Alfred Sze
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Briand
Yoshizawa
Dr. Sze
Prentiss Gilbert
League
Council
Washington
Abandon Plans For Garden School In Elyria
Plans for a garden school for Lorain County farm women were abandoned after florist Victor H. Ries could not visit Elyria this fall. Miss Allee Bird, county extension agent, announced the cancellation previously tied to a four county Farm Bureau district meeting. Ries stated no new open dates unless existing ones are canceled, ending the home beautification project’s garden work for the season.
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Lorain County
Victor H. Ries
Ohio State University
Elyria
Miss Allee Bird
Farm Bureau
Ries
County Extension Service
Bishop Reese to Lie In State Rites Friday in Columbus
Funeral services for Bishop Theodore Irving Reese 58 rector of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio will be held Friday afternoon at Trinity Episcopal church Columbus burial in Green Lawn Cemetery He had been ill for months and suffered a stroke of paralysis last winter causing partial recovery In Lima Ohio locomotives worth over 1 3 million were ordered by the Pennsylvania Railroad to equip lines with electric engines In Columbus Ohio two bandits escaped with 500 after locking Abe Mendłowitz proprietor in the rear of his grocery store Tuesday night
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Columbus
Theodore Irving Reese
Episcopal Diocese of
Abe Mendlowitz
Matter of Nurses Home Sparks Grading Debate
County building commission cools plan for grading at tuberculosis sanatorium then votes to reconsider after a heated session. Prosecutor Don W. Myers refuses to prepare the bid advertisement citing lack of two ex officio trustees support as trustees debate delays. Rhoads sidesteps questions while Smythe insists on a clear answer.
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County Building Commission
Don W. Myers
Mrs Martin Opposes Roach Powder Bill At Sanatorium
Mrs Laura Martin a member of seven building commissioners protests a 8346 roach powder bill for the new 425000 tuberculosis sanatorium. She objects that roach powder should be bought from operation expenses not building funds. The bill also lists 248 for brooms and brushes which she rejects.
Nurses Home Debate Hits County Sanatorium Plan
County supervisors remain split over a $22,000 nurses home at the sanatorium with opposition from Rhoads and Peebles. Prosecutor Myers disclosed a request from Dr. Weedman to legally restrain construction as a misapplication of funds. The commission ordered bids for the nurses home after debate and questions about sanatorium funding surfaced.
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Myers
C. B. Weedman
Wellington
County Building Commission
George Rhoads
Thomas Peebles
Rhoads
Peebles
W. H Phillips
Oberlin
A. C. Calhoon
Lorain
Calhoun
H. F. Gammons
Gammons
Calhoon
Frank Ellenberger
W. H. Phillips
J. J. Smythe
Smythe
Blaze Destroys Lorain Clothing Store
Fire of undetermined origin damaged a three story brick building at Vine and 28th in Lorain. Firemen took about one hour to subdue the blaze starting around 12:30 a.m. The general clothing store owned by Daye Buck and operated by Harry Shhiff suffered major damage including stock and fixtures estimated at 4,000 dollars with building damage at 3,500 dollars and total loss about 7,500 dollars. Fire Chief David E. Hart provided figures.
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Lorain
Vine and
28Th Street
Harry Shhiff
David E. Hart
Daye Buck
Gunmen invade Highland Heights home kill 60 year old man
In Cleveland Ohio two unknown gunmen raided the Highland Heights residence of William Brodie last night and shot Wesley Anderson 60, a caretaker. They held a woman by force, robbed three men of 4 12 dollars and an undetermined amount, and struck Brodie's wife twice with a blackjack when she resisted.
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Cleveland
Highland Heights
Wesley Anderson
William Brodie
Anderson
Ethie Brodie
William
Alleged liquor found in Oberlin residents’ home
Warrants issued for two Oberlin occupants. Sheriff Clarence Adama and Oberlin police, assisted by a detective, found five gallons of alleged liquor yesterday afternoon during a search of a house tied to a tale road car theft.
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Oberlin
Clarence Adama
Latte
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Board of Education
U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hanzo Kanaya
Japanese War Ministry
Spain
RED Cross Drive
Lake Shore Railway Company
Lima
Lima Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
Comte Missioners
Eilyrie
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