Indictments Sought in Kidnapping Case in Federal Probe
Federal prosecutors asked a grand jury to indict Thomas H. Robinson Jr his wife and the father for violating the Lindbergh law in the kidnapping of Mrs Alicea Speed Stoll. The probe spanned the nation as agents hunted a former college student and asylum inmate believed to have orchestrated the abduction. Reports said sightings and searches extended from Kane Pennsylvania to Wilmington Delaware and along California border routes.
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Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Louisville
Alicea Speed Stoll
Frances Robinson
Stoll
Prand
Melvin Purvis
John Dillinger
Kane
Wilmington
Del
Robinson
Washington
California
Roehinser
Penneyivania
Delaware
New York
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Ulnon
Kansas
Farrs
Indianapolis
President Roosevelt Receives Honorary Degree at William and Mary
President Roosevelt visited Williamsburg to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from William and Mary College and participate in John Stewart Bryan’s inauguration as the 19th head of the institution. He viewed Rockefeller restoration work on colonial houses, attended Duke of Gloucester Street ceremonies, and planned to address educational issues before sailing to Yorktown aboard the Sequoia.
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Williamsburg
Thomas Jefferson
Roosevelt
William and Mary College
John Stewart Bryan
America
Roanoke
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Duke of Gloucester Street
Yorktown
Sequoia
Washington
National Convention of the American Legion
Miami
Fla
Historic Jefferson Inn Closes After 114 Years
The Jefferson Inn in Jefferson, D. closes after 114 years of service. Built in 1820 on the public square by Quintus F. Atkins, it was a two story frame hotel and once a station on the Underground Railway aiding enslaved people to freedom.
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Historic Inn
Jefferson, D
Jefferson Inn
Ashtabula County
Quintus F. Atkins
Canada
Freedom
The Weather Forecast Ohio Rain Tonight and Sunday
The Ohio forecast calls for rain tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures tonight. A gusty portion is expected Sunday, with cooler air in the extreme west Sunday afternoon.
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Ohio
Akron Judge To Speak At Roll Call Dinner
Judge Oscar Hunsicker of the Akron common pleas court will speak at the Red Cross Roll Call opening dinner at St Paul’s Evangelical church on Tuesday evening October 23. He replaces sick Cleveland speaker David Ingalls and heads Akron’s Better Business Club and Community Chest. The roll call begins Wednesday with plans to conclude by Tuesday the thirtieth.
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Oscar Hunsicker
The
Common Pleas Court
Akron
Red Cross
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Everning
Hunsicker
David Ingalls
Cleveland
Akron Better Business Club
Traffic crash kills three FERA workers near Lemoyne
Eighteen Bowling Green children lose fathers as a crash on Route 20 fatally injures Jeptha Moon 43 Warren Simon 61 and Rudolph Snider 9. Fellow workers Merle Boice 40 and Harry Mavis 58 suffer serious injuries. Victims died en route or at hospital as two trucks collided while returning from a sanitary project. Coroner absolves Nominski and Soward in onion truck collision.
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Bowling Green
FERA
Lemoyne
Ohio
Jeptha B. Moon
Warren WH. Simon
Rudolph Snider
Moon
Simon
Pemberville Road
Snider
Community Hospital
Derbyburg
Merle L. Boice
Harry W. Mavis
Boice
William N. Soward
Thomas Nominsnick
Hauptmann Set for Monday Arraignment in Lindbergh Case
Bruno Richard Hauptmann will be arraigned Monday in Flemington New Jersey on an indictment charging him with the murder of the Lindbergh baby and will be tried before November 15. He was brought to Hunterdon County after losing an extradition appeal. Authorities guarded the jail as hundreds of farmers and townspeople shouted insults, but officials anticipated no mob violence.
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Flemington
N.J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hunterdon County
New York State
New York City
Elder Mellon Brother James Ross Mellon Dies at 88
PITTSBURGH Oct 20 James Ross Mellon 88 elder brother of Andrew W Mellon died at his home after a long illness. He led City Deposit Bank and Trust Co for many years and was active in philanthropy. Quiet yet influential behind the scenes in national and international finance, he shifted from lumber coal and building before entering banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
James Ross Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
City Deposit Bank and Trust Company
T Here
Mellon
Tax collections rise. Giles reports county improvement
A year over year gain in real estate and public utility taxes brings total collections to 3 257 079, up about 200 000. Delinquencies declined roughly by one quarter while current taxes remain high, with 2 221 984 delinquent across years. Education claims 742 242 of the total, with Elyria and Lorain school districts receiving large shares. Despite progress, delinquencies and duplication persist, and $140 000 more was collected even as duplication fell by 282 395.
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C. S. Kelser
Arthur Giles
Giles
Elyna City
Lorain
Autherst
Oberlin
Elyria City
Amherst
South Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Grafton
Lac Grange
Rochester
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Wellington
Democrats Hold Rally Urges Full Ticket Support
Two Cleveland speakers urged support for the entire Democratic ticket at a rally at the party’s Middle Avenue headquarters. Vic Donahey and Martin L. Davey spoke of the New Deal legacy and said Donahey would fight for common people as governor and senator.
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Cleveland
Middle Avenue
Second Street
Vic Donahey
United States Senate
Martin L. Davyey
John Smith Ofleveland
Ohio
Donahey
Fovernor
Ife
Daver
Sharp
William G. Sharp
Elyria
United States
France
Baxter Sharp
Lorain County
Hugh McNamee
Thomas Jefferson
Simeon TD. Fess
Donaghey
William G. Smith
Louis Beaumont
William Jones
Democratic Club
D. W. Seward
Democratic Executive Committee
Lorain
Slogan contest draws eager entries in Elyria drive
Enthusiasm for the Community Chest campaign in Elyria grows as slogans pour in from across the city. Contest closes at noon Monday with judges preparing to select a winner. Many entries show thoughtful effort and after the win is announced several honorables are expected to be published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Matrons to oversee hygiene in Lorain elementary schools
Lorain county will add matrons to 18 elementary schools this winter under a work relief project. Trained under supervision of the school nurse, they will promote personal hygiene, supervise clothing and cleanliness, handle first aid, and keep lavatories in good condition. The program, begun in Amherst last year, uses relief-families hires and is funded by federal work relief funds with a $3,564 appropriation approved by the State Relief Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Violet Curtice
County Relief Administration
Amherst
Fred Powers
Curtice
State Relief Commission
Spain faces crisis over death sentences for rebels
At the Hendaye frontier on October 20, Spain's government neared a crisis as cabinet members split over executing Socialist leaders. Rumors swirled that President Niceto Alcala Zamora might resign in protest, amid talk of a possible military dictatorship and impending government collapse after Parliament's ruling on the revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Typhoon Moves On Philippine Islands
A typhoon that had tracked the Philippine island for a day struck Camarines Province this morning. Typhoon signal No 4 warned residents of danger while small vessels were told to stay at moorings and sailing ships to lower spars. A similar storm last Monday caused 76 deaths.
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Manila
P. I
Philippine Island
Camarines Province
Education Week Proclaimed Across Ohio by Governor White
Columbus Ohio Oct 20 The week beginning Oct 28 was set as Education Week in Ohio by Governor White in a proclamation. Education Week is sponsored by the National Education Association and the American Legion.
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Columbus
Ohio
White
National Education Association
The
American Legion
Artemas Beebe Dies in Elyria at 69
Artemas Beebe grandson of Artemas Heebe IT and founder of Elyria died at his home on 6326 Road Street at 9 40 AM after ill health. Born May 2 1870 he was active in Masonic circles and DeMolay. Survived by widow Minnie Mapes Beebe and several siblings and nieces. Funeral Monday at 2 PM at First Congregational church with Knights Templars in charge. burial Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Artemas Beebe
Artemas Heebe
Elyria
Road Street
Beebe
Artemas
Nancy Fishes Beebe
First Congregational Church
Rotary Club
David Nye
Order of DeMolay
King Solomon Lodge
Marshall
Knights Templar
Erie
Cleveland
Minnie Mapes Beebe
Censis
Winifred Turner
Carleton
Johnston
John Bb
Ford
Detroit
M Cleveland Babcock
Buffsto
Cara Wosigu
Hlytia
Marian Fisher
Clare Fisher
California
Knights Templars
William Muir
Auld
Ridgelawn
Sudro Funeral
National Tube Schedule Delays and Open Hearth Boost at Lorain Plant
Open hearth furnace operations to increase at National Tube Company Lorain plant next week while some departments cut back. Six furnaces active this past week and expected five or six again. one blast furnace remains in operation. Pip mills, tail, skelp, and seamless mills mostly idle. Nos. 2 lap mill runs five days and No. 6 butt mill two days. Bessemer converter resumes Thursday. blooming mill to follow steel conditions.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Lapp
Bessemer
Mathews Warns Slot Machines Must Go From Liquor Premises
Edmund G. Mathews head of the Liquor Control Enforcement Division warned liquor permit holders to remove slot machines and gambling devices over the weekend. A new liquor board regulation revoking permits for owners with gambling devices on their premises was passed yesterday and becomes effective Monday.
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Mathews
Columbus
Edmund G. Mathews
Liquor Control Enforcement Division
Liquor Board
Code Authority For Barbers Named In Ohio
The Ohio Recovery Administration announced the appointment of the code authority for the barber shop trade in Ohio. Members include John Getreu Columbus T Stockdale Canton Sam Schooler Cleveland Louis Kirschner Cincinnati H O Heyrock Marietta W J Witter Cincinnati Benj Bontempo Cleveland Geo Walker Columbus E H M Bla mer Wellston and Hiram Revenaugh Toledo. H E Oberting secretary of the State Board of Barber Examiners is administration representative and Clewell Sykes Columbus is chairman.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio Recovery Administration
Ohio
White
John €. Getreu
T. §. Stockdale
Canton
Sam Schooler
Cleveland
Louis Kirschner
Cincinnati
H. O. Heyrock
Marietta
W. J. Witter
Benj. Bontempo
Brown Pledges Economy Program for Ohio Governor Bid
At the Rialto theater Clarence J. Brown Republican candidate pledges a sweeping cleanup of state government to curb waste and higher taxes. He cites 1900 to present cost growth and more payrolls, vows to fund schools and essential services with economy. He criticizes Moratorium plans and attacks Democrat Davey on banking practices and bond issues.
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Rialto Theater
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Brown
Republican Party
Lorain
Paul M. Herbert
Akron
Martin L. Davey
Herbert
Davey
Kent
Cleveland
Clarence Brown
City Bank of
Davey Investment Company
Davey Compressor Company
Guardian Trust Company
Werbert
Lead Netherlands planes in England Australia race
Athens reporters note Col Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn led the field after a non stop Mildenhall to Athens leg of the England Australia Air Race. Rome hosts Wright and Potando with ice trouble while American crews Mollison Cochran Smith and Baby Ruth aim for Melbourne with prizes of 16000 pounds in speed and 2000 in handicap.
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Athens
Greece
Col
Roscoe Turner
Clyde Pangborn
Mildenhall
Australia
Rome
John H. Wright
John Potando
U. S
Malcolm MacGregor
Henry Walker
Atems
Eng
Europe
Melbourne
Amy
James Mollison
de Haviland
United States
Linet
Cathcart Jones
Ken Waller
Great Britain
Jacqueline Cochran
New York
Miami
Wesley Smith
Granville
John Polando
Baby Ruth
English Channel
France
Near East
India
Dutch East Indies
Flemington
Turner-Panghorn
Cochran- Smith
Wright
D. L. Asjes
G. J. Geysendo
W C T U Holds Day of Prayer in Lucas County
Chicago, Oct. 20. Members of 10,000 W. C. T. U. and Lucas were summoned to a day of prayer for temperance. Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, national president, urged prayers through Oct. 30 for divine aid in electing high minded statesmen, for repentance of sins, and for retention of State Prohibition laws, urging workers to uphold divine law.
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Lucas County
Chicago
Ida B. Wise Smith
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John Smith
Legion Head
Miame
Hdward A. Hayes
Hayes
Gallipolis
Get
Carl
Grist Near
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Philippine Islands
Masonic Order
Code Authority
Netherlands
London
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