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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1928
Page
1
In Elyria and Lorain leaders urge a final push to sign registration blanks tomorrow and Saturday for the November 6 vote. Past records show strong turnout. officials remind residents that even experienced voters must register for presidential ballots.
A local candidate criticizes citizenry obligations as Elyria voters have two final chances this week to register for the November election. Registration days remain this week with polls opening at 9 a.m. tomorrow and Saturday until 2 p.m., then from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both days. Eligible residents must register to vote for Hoover, Smith, or other presidential candidates.
Mexico City report says at least fifteen rebels were killed in no battles with federal troops near Laguna State of Quertaro. The government announced the loss after rebels reportedly took 180 in the first battle, carrying away the dead and wounded in darkness.
Ed ard Kline and Laura Kline, a husband and wife from Louis Pond near Urbana, were found guilty of receiving and concealing stolen property after a two hour deliberation. The goods from the Garard grocery at Nings eck were valued at 90 dollars.
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church, after twelve years of study, finished a revised Book of Common Prayer with several hundred changes, modernized phrases, and new prayers. The House of Deputies must concur before final ratification. The 39 Articles of Religion remain in the prayer book, a move opposed by some who argued they link Episcopals to Roman Catholic doctrine.
William Edward Hickman awaited execution in San Quentin’s condemned cell after his murder of Marion Parker. He spoke with Warden James Holohan, asked to see his mother if possible, and was weighed and measured before entering the death house. Hospitals and delays were exhausted as taps sounded and guards kept watch.
News of Lieut. Commander H C MacDonald who left Newfoundland aiming for Ireland in a light De Havilland moth with 100 gallons of fuel. Wind forecasts and visibility varied as officials tracked his progress and warned that fuel could run out if headwinds or fog slowed him.
The Logan Gas Co. president Raymond Cross and city officials met with Elyria officials on a franchise proposal. Differences were ironed out and the plan will likely go to the city council for adoption at an upcoming meeting.
Invitations will be sent for an Anti-Saloon League banquet at the First Methodist church on October 25. It will be invitational. Howard Russell founder of the league and Dr Morrow are listed among prominent participants, with no advance notice of the meeting’s purpose.
Elyria officials announce a public hearing on the zoning ordinance scheduled for November 26. All maps and a copy of the ordinance must be with the Clerk of the Council before posting the notice. City Clerk Starvey Cheney possesses the proposed ordinance and zoning maps for Elyria.
Sengtos Charles Curtis Republican vice presidential candidate rests before continuing his eastern tour. He stayed with R R M Carpenter of DuPont and will head to Philadelphia for a reception then to Camden for a public address. He spoke to a large DuPont crowd about tariffs and criticized Alfred E Smith’s tariff stance for frequent changes.
Dated Oct 18 Bradner Ohio Anna Lombard 22 of Bradner is found dead by her own hand in her fathers home following family reports of a gunshot. Authorities cite melancholy and delicate health as factors in the tragedy.
Paul Armstrong a 25 year old painter for De Angelo Sign Co. was killed when he fell 50 feet from the top of a coal silo at Giese Brothers Coal Co. The accident occurred in Toledog on October 18.
Plans for an inland Graf Zeppelin tour over northern Ohio were announced with visits to Cleveland and Akron, then Detroit, amid expected passengers including Henry Ford. Gov Donahey invited Eckener to fly over the Baron Von Steuben highway in Ohio, part of route 70, honoring the Revolutionary War figure.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Paul Jawarski, the Allegheny county murderer who fatally wounded a policeman and escaped custody, will be sent back to Pennsylvania to die in the electric chair. Cleveland prosecutor Edward C. Stanton and District Attorney Samuel H. Gardner conferred on the transfer plan as Jawarski lies near death after capture.
Hoover is expected to answer Governor Smith in New York Monday about the economy of the current Republican administration. He likely will give his main radio address on the Western tour in St. Louis with November 2 eyed. In Chicago Smith met Democratic leaders optimistic about Illinois chances and prepared final speech draft for tomorrow night. A campaign funds report shows the Democrats borrowed 506000 dollars from County Trust Company of New York. Senator Curtis rested briefly after a strenuous Wednesday that included a laudation of the Republican seven-year record. Senator Robingon denounced religious intolerance in Ogden Utah.
State Senator George H. Bender charged Lorain officials with trying to hush up the shooting of Miss Betty Heywood of Elyria. He said the constitutional government league would press prosecutions and retain attorney Guy O. Farquharson to represent Heywood. He noted plans for personal injury suits and said Heywood's eyesight was damaged by the Sept. 26 gunfire on her family’s car.
Dr Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, announced in New York plans for a trans Atlantic air transport corporation with capital of 14 million dollars to operate a 54 hour schedule between Europe and the United States. Captain E A Lehmann said a conference would be held in the city.
Elyria school students may be allowed to view the Graf Zeppelin if the dirigible passes near the city. Superintendent R C Maston announced Thursday that arrangements will be made to dismiss students when definite information is available, and the plan would not disrupt school work.
Workmen install a set of new doors at Central fire station and repair the mechanical door openers to keep the squad’s speed and efficiency high. No fire calls were received yesterday at the station.
Leif from Valdersund reported discovering a thirty litre gasoline tank from the Latham seaplane used by Roald Amundsen and five companions on a mercy mission begun June 18 from Tronsce Norway. The tank bore French inscriptions and matched the route toward Bear Island or Kings Bay. Captain H Riiser Largen said the find confirms the plane was forced to land at sea as searches continue for the Italia party.
The opening of the Louis Cicco trial in Lorain Common Pleas Court is set for tomorrow at 9:00 am before Judge A. R. Webber. Cicco faces a possible sentence of one to twenty years if convicted of shooting Miss Betty Heywood, 22, as a Lorain liquor squad chase ended. Heywood will testify as the state’s star witness as reporters cover the proceedings, likely lasting into next week with jury selection occupying much of tomorrow.
Lucca, Italy. Micha ele Della Maggiore, a Communist, was executed by firing squad at sunrise. He was the first person put to death by law in Italy in 46 years. He had been sentenced by a special military tribunal for murdering two Fascists. Capital punishment had been abolished in Italy in 1882. The tribunal, created after the failed attempt to assassinate Premier Mussolini at Bologna, condemned him to death for acts against state safety.
Detroit, Oct. 12. President Frank Navin announces the Detroit Tigers seek a new manager as George Moriarity, former AL umpire and Tigers director, resigns citing unfavorable circumstances and team reverses. The club finished sixth this season after finishing fourth in 1927 and fifth under Ty Cobb in 1888.
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