City opens bids to improve Cleveland Street and Lake Avenue
Bids were opened in Columbus for Cleveland Street and Lake Avenue paving with state highway department contracts to be awarded within days. Cleveland Street bids ranged from $18,272 from Cleveland Trinidad Paving to $22,670 by Plas Construction of Elyria, with Lake Avenue bids led by Ohio Engineering Company at $13,459 and Plas Construction at $14,795. Local labor preference noted and work to start soon after awards.
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Cleveland Street
Lake Avenue
State Highway Department
Columbus
W. H Vanoster
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company
Plas Construction Company
Elyria
J. N. Powell
Fred Underhill
Gulf Road
Lorain
Ohio Engineering Company
Lorain the
West Bridge Street
General Asphalt Company
Canton
McCord Construction Company
Akron
William EB McHugh
Cleveland
James Baldes
Norwalk
Socialism Takes Hold Says Dr Miller at Oberlin
Dr Herbert A Miller, radical sociologist and former Ohio State University department head, told an Oberlin College audience that capitalism nears collapse and socialism already holds America. He warned there is no recovery with Democrats or Republicans and urged a choice between peaceful socialism or violent communism ahead of November 8.
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Oberlin
America
Herbert A. Miller
Oberlin College
Miller
Ohio State University
Elyria Sued for 5000 Over Sidewalk Injury
Elizabeth Busher of 268 Harrison Street filed a common pleas court suit against the City of Elyria seeking 5000 for injuries alleged after she stepped into a hole in the East River Street sidewalk near Ridgelawn cemetery on June 22 1931 at about 9 50 p m. due to city negligence in not repairing the sidewalk.
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Elizabeth Busher
Harrison Street
City of
Goose Case Delayed by Judge Goes Duck Hunting
Lorain October 15. Hearing on the Goose Case was postponed when Municipal Court Judge W P Duffy took the afternoon off to go duck hunting. Charles Peet is charged with stealing five geese from neighbor Nat Osco. Osco seeks $25 damages.
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Lorain
W. P. Duffy
Charles Peet
Nat Osco
Osco
Lion Hunting Expedition Opens in East Missouri
In Charleston Missouri on October 15 authorities faced a controversial lion hunt planned by Denver Wright of St. Louis who brought 11 month old jungle cats Nellie and Bess to be released near East Prairie. Locals formed vigilante groups to stop the hunt fearing escaped lions could threaten farms and people while several sheriffs prepared to intervene.
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Charleston
Missouri
Denver Wright
St. Louis
Wright
Nellie
Bess
East Prairie
Charles
Denver, Jr
Wrecht
East Prarie
Humane Society
Insull Enjoys Freedom Of Athens
Samuel Insull Sr, former Chicago utilities magnate, roams Athens as Greek authorities consider extradition pressure from Cook County. A judge's committee may travel to Greece to discuss surrender, while Insull enjoys a tranquil visit with wife and son en route from Paris.
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Central Press Radiophoto
London
Cleveland
Samuel Insull
Jeff
Athens
J. M. Hill
American Express Company
Chicago
Insuli
U. S
Washington
Hlinoisy State Attorney's Office
State Department
Greece
Samuel Insult Sr
Ifiph
United States
Cook County
Insull
United Press
Ingull
Inguil
Paris
Man Charged with Murder in Dover Axe Death
Frank Wilson, a Black man, was arrested in Barnesville, Georgia, on first degree murder charges in the death of Cleve Robinson. Wilson allegedly struck Robinson with an axe at Dover near New Philadelphia. Officers plan to transport Wilson back to stand trial in Georgia.
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New
Philadelphia
Frank Wilson
Barnesville
Cleve Robinson
Wilson
Robinson
Dover
Georgia
Woman fined by mayor for DUI and restraint on driving
Mrs. Dorothy Caughey of La Grange Road was fined 100 and costs and ordered restrained from driving for 60 days after arraignment before Mayor W H VanOster for driving while intoxicated. She was arrested at 12 30 A M by Motorcycle Patrolman Ernest Oldag after clipping a curb at West Avenue and Broad and nearly struck Delwin McBride who stood in a store entrance. Upper Sandusky Ohio October 15 Believed to have suffocated.
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Dorothy Caughey
la Grange Road
W. H. VanOster
Ernest Oldag
West Avenue
Broad
Delwin McBride
Woman Injured In Crash Is Near Death
In Wellington a crash west of town yesterday morning killed eight year old Jackie Burkett of Johnstown Pa. Mrs Ella Burkett was listed in very grave condition at Falls Clinic at noon. Other injured in the accident were reported as favorable.
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Wellington
Ella Burkett
Johnstown
Jackie
Reconsideration of War Debts Eyes Debt Reforms
Washington officials expect December 15 installments on principal war debts as a prelude to revising the entire debt structure. Hoover would link debt payments to foreign markets for American agriculture, with plans to credit payments against increased agricultural purchases. If reelected, he plans informal talks at the world economic conference on adjusting the debts.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Great Britain
France
Italy
W Ig
World Economic Conference Organization Committee
Fourth Member of Alleged Kidnaping Ring Is Arrested
A fourth suspect in an alleged kidnaping ring was arrested in San Bernardino as officers pursued the plot to abduct Clarence C. White and Dr. Charles Lombard. Ernest Ward, 25, was taken by Los Angeles police and returned for questioning. Lombard already faced charges of criminal conspiracy and attempted extortion, with deputies previously seizing him and two accomplices before they could deliver a $15,000 extortion note to the physician’s Redlands home.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Clarence C. White
Cleveland
Charles Lombard
Redlands
Ernest
Tex) Ward
Los Angeles
Lombard
Ia Nokin
Sentenced To Jail For Theft In Homerville Case
Charles Brown of Homerville Georgia was fined 50 dollars and 30 days in county jail after a petit larceny charge. He was arrested by Patrolman C E Parker while carrying an automobile differential from McGuire's junk yard with a 17 year old girl. Donald Eugene Walter three months old of Wharton was found dead in his crib.
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Charles Brown
Homerville
Here
Costa
W. H. van Oster
Brown
C. E. Parker
McGuire
North Street
Donald Eugene Walter
S. A. Walter
Wharton
Cleveland Man Sentenced to Prison for Robbery
Steve Yunich a 26 year old Cleveland resident received an indeterminate prison term after Judge A R Webber refused parole for robbery committed with two accomplices They were caught by Patrolman C E Parker during a gas station holdup at Lorain Yunich claimed he did not know of the robbery and said he was a professional dancer prior to the crime The judge warned him his record including parole violations and reform efforts could lead to the electric chair if he does not reform His parole application was presented by Prosecutor Don W Myerson
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Steve Yunich
Cleveland
A. R. Webber
Yuuich
C. E. Parker
Lorain
John Wozny
John Leonard
Yunich
Mansfield Reformatory
Don W. Myerson
Roosevelt Has No Program Says Taft
Taft says Senator Borah is a great lawyer and notes little difference on prohibitions between parties. He accuses Franklin D. Roosevelt of appealing to radicals discontent and those blaming Hoover, saying Roosevelt has no program for relief while Hoover is leading the country toward prosperity.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Bomb destroys Favorite Dry Cleaning plant in Cleveland
A bomb blasted the Favorite Dry Cleaning Company plant in Cleveland early today, wrecking the one story brick building and damaging several machines. Owner Jack Tiechman pegged damages at about 4000 dollars as fire swept the site. Police link the blast to renewed warfare in the local dry cleaning industry amid a nearby Mellian Dry Cleaning Co machinery shop explosion believed caused by naptha gas.
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Cleveland
Favorite Dry Cleaning Company
Jack Tiechman
Mellian Dry Cleaning Company
Life term given in Ohio murder case
Springfield Ohio reports Russell K James alias Campbell of Indianapolis pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the June slaying of Barcounas Charles Holt. The judge imposed a life sentence with leniency as the jury did for the alleged trigger man Sherman Clemens. Holt was shot after attempting to question occupants of a car. fellow officer William McCutcheon was wounded.
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Springfield
Ohio Penitentiary
Russell
K. James Alias Campbell
Indianapolis
Barcounas
Charles Holt
Sherman Clemens
Holt
William McCutcheon
Voter Registration Deadline Looms For County Election
The board of elections extends registration hours today and Monday and Tuesday until 5 p.m. to cover the last chance to register for the November 8 election. Voters who did not move since last voting need not register. movers must notify changes. Officials expect registration totals to approach the county’s near 40,000 record from the last presidential election.
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Board of Elections
Fatal Crash Claims Ralph D. Cole War Hero and Leader
Ralph D. Cole, 57, Findlay attorney and American Legion figure, died from a broken neck after a Warren-Cleveland road crash. Cole, once congressman and legal adviser to the comptroller, helped found the Legion in Paris 1919 and led Ohio posts after a long public career. A Cleveland driver, James Ubr, escaped with minor injuries.
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Warren
Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
American Legion
Department of Ohio
Warren-Cleveland Road
Cole
Trumbull County
Legion
James Ubr
Cleveland
Delightful
Col. Cole
Ohio
Legionnaires
Toledo
Hancock County
Comptroller of Currency
Legion Head
VanLue
John W
Sarah Cole
Findlay College
Ohio Northern University
Blanche Davis
Ralph D. Cole Jr
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Col Cole
Congress
Taft
Warren G. Harding
United States
Senate
Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Herding
Belgium
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Col. Theodora Roosevelt Jr
Paris
Destructive Halloween Pranks Alarm Pittsfield District
Sheriff Clarence Adams reports concerns in Pittsfield School District No. 3 over destructive Halloween pranks. A building was carried away and another pushed over last night, with pledges to punish anyone destroying property.
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Pittsfield
Clarence Adams
Competing for Scholarships at Oberlin
Oberlin College hosts the fourth annual High School Day with 354 students competing for 19 scholarships in arts and sciences and the conservatory. More than 2,000 visitors from eight states tour campus, attend classes, meet faculty, and join events including a football game and a college dance.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Clevetana
College of Arts and Sciences
Conservatory of Music
University of Rochester - Oberlin
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Illinois
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio to Have Brighter Auto License Tags in 1933
Ohio will issue brighter orange motor vehicle license tags in 1933 with black numerals. The word Ohio and the year will appear at the top. Samples are on display at the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices. Tags were produced at the Ohio penitentiary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ohio Penitentiary
R F C Announces Relief Loans Across Six States
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced relief loans totaling 1 221 835 dollars to Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee Arkansas Michigan and Montana. Ohio Akron receives 182 897 dollars for the remainder of the year as Governor White cites a funds shortfall for Akron relief.
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Washington
Ohio
Oklahomia
Tennessies
Arkanasas
Michigan
Montana
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Today
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
City of
Akron
White
Corpnation
Bright Spots In Business World
Savings banks in New York State added 4,443 accounts in September the first rise in six months per Henry R Kinsey president of the Savings Bank Association of New York Philadelphia The Philadelphia Reading Coal Ime Co ordered Alaska Colliery to resume operations employing 750 men An increase of 10 4 per cent in shipments of pacmatic rubber casings in August from July reported by the Rubber Manufacturers Association Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co has enough orders to sustain full production for more than two months and a restaffing push anticipated by Fred Wardell
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New York
New York State
Henry R. Kinsey
Savings Bank Association of New York
Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Ime Co
Alaska
The
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Detroit
Dureka Vacuum Cleaner Co
Best¢Gui
Fred Wardell
Provident
President Hoover to Speak in Cleveland Tonight
President Hoover arrives in Cleveland for the second stop of his campaign tour. He will address about 11 7 persons in the Public Auditorium hall, with security and crowd-control measures in place. The visit follows earlier stops in Cumberland Martinsburg Braddock New Castle Youngstown and Akron.
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Cleveland
Hoover
Robert M. LaFe
Public Auditor
Pear
Robert M. LaFollette
Burton K. Wheeler
Republican Party
Ican Bankers’ Association
Ward Cleveland
Maryland
I Prema
Cumberland
Martinsburg
Braddock
New Castle
Youngstown
Akron
Mi A. Thompson
Chaiman
Cuyahoga County
Ray T
Thompson
Nor
David
Ingalls
Hoover on Old Fashioned Tour to Secure Vote
President Hoover continues a campaign tour by train from Washington to Cleveland with brief stops en route. He plans ten campaign appearances before a Cleveland speech, aiming to strengthen Democratic challenges on key issues while returning to the White House tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Smrer
White House
Mr. Hoover
Akty
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