Fear Montana Cattleman Perishes At Sea
Urban F Diteman, a Montana cattleman, disappeared after taking off from Harbour Grace Newfoundland bound for London aboard a single motor monoplane. With 165 gallons of fuel, his plan faced 235 hours of uncertainty and a grim tally of past Atlantic solo attempts. The search and anxiously silent world mirrored Drake era mystery as authorities anticipate a possible fatal crash at sea.
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New York
Francis Drake
Urban F. Diteman
Drake
Jean Montana
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland
London
Atlantic
Diteman
Parents confident of son's transatlantic flight feat
Portland report from October 23 describes Urban F. Diteman Jr. launching an impromptu Atlantic flight with family optimism. His parents express faith in his ability, noting rapid progress since beginning flight training two months earlier. Offshore weather near Queenstown signals favorable winds and improving visibility for the voyage to London from Harbour Grace Newfoundland.
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Portland
Ore
Urban F. Dite
Urban, Jr
Atlantic Ocean
Diteman
Ireland
Queenstown
Urban F. Diteman
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland
London
Notable Ohio Lawyer John K Nece Chronology
John K Nece learned the railroad trade at 21 as a brakeman in Cleveland yards of the New York Central. He studied at University of the Pacific and Grove City College before earning a law degree from University of Michigan in 1914. Admitted to the bar in 1914, he practiced in Cleveland then Elyria since 1915. He is married, residing at 111 Brooklyn Street, enjoys gardening in summer and astronomy in winter.
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John K. Nece
Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
University of the Pacific
San Jose
California
Grove City Colege
Grove City
Pennsylvania
Law College
University of Michigan
Bee
Elyria
Nece
Westerner Third to Try Ocean Hop Alone
United Press reports Erban Biteman, a 31-year-old Montana cattleman, attempts a solo eastward Atlantic crossing from Harbour Grace Newfoundland aboard the Golden Hind. He follows Lindbergh, with previous solo attempts ending in deaths. two crews survived to reach London in 1927.
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United Press
Er' Ban FL Diteman
Montana
Atlantic
Charles A. Lindbergh
H. C. MacDonald
Biteman
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland
Terry Tully
James Medecalf
Jost
MacDonald
William S. Brock
Edward F. Lehlee
London
Deep anxiety for missing flier Urban Diteman at St Johns
Report from St Johns New Jersey notes deep anxiety over Urban F Diteman Montana flier who started from Ocean Sight on October 20 and vanished after 24 hours. Weather included east headwinds and fog heavy clouds all night with poor visibility hindering search efforts as authorities compare to Alcock Brown and Lindbergh transatlantic flights.
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ST_ JOHNS
Urban F. Diteman
Montana
London Hi
Diteman
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Ireland
Alcock
Brown
Lindbergh
St. Johns
Smerwick Harbor
Qiteman's Plane Not Designed For Long Distance Hop
Urban T Diteman Jr flies a stock plane with an 11 horsepower engine, a craft deemed unsuitable for Atlantic cross country hops. Officials note it previously covered 1650 miles from Brownsville Texas to Winnipeg Manitoba, then set a 16 hour speed record. Diteman added a new engine and enlarged cockpit with a fuel tank.
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Marshall
Urban T. Diteman, Jr
Atlantic
Nicholas Beazley
Diteman
Brownsville
Texas
Winnipeg
Barner Zimmerley
Await Arrival Of Flcer
LONDON Oct. 23 Officials at Croydon airdrome said no special preparations were made to receive Urban F Diteman attempting an Atlantic flight from Newfoundland but we are ready for him any time he arrives. Nothing had been heard of the American flier by 11 A M. Nine autos tagged Nine red tags were issued by police Tuesday six were no light violations and three over time parking.
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London
Croydon Airdrome
Urban F_ Diteman
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Fier
Five Highways May Be Taken Over by Tate
Five Lorain county highways could join the state system with public hearings set for November 7 and 8 at the court house. Routes listed include Leavitt Road to Route 57, Avon-Beldex Road linking to Route 42, Butternut Ridge Road to Route 252, New London-Lafayette Road to Route 2, and Wakeman-Belden Road toward the Summit county line.
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TATE
Lorain
Robert N. Waid
Court House
Leavitt
Oberlin
North Ridge Road
Avon Lake Village
Avon Village
Ridgeville
Jon
Grafton
Litchfield
Chatham
Harrisville
Lodi
Carlisle Township
Eaton
Lorain County
Olmsted Township
Cuyahoga County
Olmsted Falls
New London
Wakeman - Belden
Wakeman
Huron County
Camden
Pittsfield
la Grange
Liverpool
Brunswick
Hinckley
Summit County
Fellows Hold Annual Homecoming Program By Ledge Members
Last evening the L Co. Co. F. Ledge held its annual homecoming meeting with many members present. After the business session an open program featured E. L. Bailey as chair, with Charles Grusendahl and G. R. Hobill directing. Murray Ridge School orchestra performed, led by Herman Gannett, and readings by Clayton G. Hall complemented dances by Erica Meyers’s children. Ted Reynolds played cornet, and Rev. C No. 1 spoke as the featured speaker.
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L Co. Co. F. Ledge
E. L. Bailey
Charles Grusendahl
G. R. Hobill
Murrar ¥ Ridge
Herman Gannett
Clayton G. Hall
Erica Meyers
Ted Reynolds
Drusendahl
Runaway Barge Loaded With Dynamite Captured
A dynamite laden barge of 339 sticks broke loose in Sandusky Bay during a storm and plowed three and a half miles before Captain Gordon Dodge of Put-in-Bay towed it toward Sandusky. Volunteers chased the drifting craft as fear of explosion loomed near Cedar Point docks.
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Sandusky
Sandusky Bay
Government
Cedar Point
Gordon Dodge
Put-in-Bay
Government Docks
Harbor Construction Company
Edison Eager To Return Home
Edison planned to return to East Orange New Jersey after visiting Henry Ford in Detroit. The 3 year old electrical wiz ard was reported to have fully recovered from a near collapse at a banquet honoring the 50th anniversary of his invention of the electric light.
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Detroit
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Edison
East Orange
N. J
Ford
Akron man charged with manslaughter in school bus crash
Mike Cerroni of Akron stands trial for manslaughter in the death of Jeanette McConnell of Brighton after a car he allegedly drove struck a bus carrying seven Brighton school children. Lena Harris testified as the other driver, with more children to be called as witnesses. Cerroni, arrested in Detroit after a two week sheriff search, admits driving the car but pleads not guilty.
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Mike Cerroni
Akron
Jeanette McConnell
Brighton
W. B. Thompson
Cetroni
Lena Harris
Cerroni
Detroit
Sheriff's Office
Grand
Adams
Man Wanted in Ohio Bank Hold-Up Escapes
William Hand, held on suspicion in connection with a Galion Ohio bank robbery of 175000, escaped in Toledo hours before transfer. He was arrested Oct 13 and taken to authorities, then vanished from a stationhouse cell before the Toledo detective arrived. Ohio police were alerted to the warrant.
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Ohio
Washington
William Wilbur Hand
Galion
Toledo
Hand
Elyria Y M C A Boys Plan Holiday Activities
Elyria schools close Friday but the Y M C A boys division will stay busy. H W Korner reports an extensive holiday program including the season's first hike.Participants depart the association building at 9 30 in the morning with lunches and expect to return around 2 PM. More boys are signing up through Thursday night.
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Elyria
Elyria Y. M. C. A
H. W. Korner
Association
Korner
Hoover steams down the Ohio to Louisville
President Hoover sails a flotilla of 18 ships along the Ohio River celebrating the completion of the nine-foot navigation channel from Pittsburgh to Cairo. The trip marks new inland waterway development with over 120 million dollars spent and 53 locks operating. Weather delayed the morning but officials expect fine conditions as the Greenbrier reaches Louisville for the main address.
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U. S. Greenbrier
Hoover
Ohio Valley
Greenbrier
Louisville
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Iead of Navigation
Mississippi
Tiger
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Madison
Ind
Leslie
Pergond Named Commander Of Legion In Elyria
Charles Persons was elected commander of the Elyria post of the American Legion at a recent election meeting succeeding Jerry Ferguson. Dr A R Agate earned first vice commander, Thomas Welsh second vice commander, and H B Agate adjutant. Other officers include John Marshall finance officer William Sudro chaplain, H B Allen historian, and Mike Kuprick sergeant at arms. Plans for a bigger and better post year were discussed.
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Charles Persons
Elyria
American Legion
Persons
Jerry Ferguson
A. R. Agate
Thomas Welsh
H. B. Agate
John Marshall
William Sudro
H. B. Allen
Mike Kuprick
Hal Griswold to address Elyria Kiwanis luncheon
Hal H. Griswold director of the State Department of Welfare is to speak at the Elyria Kiwanis weekly luncheon tomorrow at noon. He is a former assistant attorney general of the state.
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Hal H. Griswold
State Department of Welfare
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Griswold
50 Mile Gale Hits New York
New York and vicinity felt a fifty mile gale last night with heavy rain that drenched homeward workers. The storm knocked out lighting in several New Jersey and Long Island towns and damaged trees. Peter Coates, 30, a truck driver, was electrocuted by a live wire. his helper William Harris was shocked and burned. Streets in New York City were littered with wrecked umbrellas as tree limbs were ripped off in Long Island and New Jersey.
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New York
New Jersey
Long Island
Peter Coates
William Harriis
New York City
Ohio Whipped By Windstorm Across Ohio
A fierce windstorm swept Ohio, bringing a cold wave and plummeting temperatures. Winds from Lake Michigan churned Lake Erie, causing high seas and endangering coastal shipping. Cleveland was hit first, with Central Ohio by midnight, rain fell steadily, traffic slowed, and air and passenger flights halted. The storm was forecast to ease later today as temperatures fall further.
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Columbus
Ohio
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Snow Storm Hits Chicago and Lake Superior Loots
Snow flurries spread across a wide area from Chicago to the Rockies as fierce lake storm battered vessels and shorelines. Rescue of two seamen from a foundering barge on Lake Michigan highlighted yesterday’s gales. Abridged bridge collapse near Kenosha claimed a local schoolgirl, Vivian Houte, as snow and ice extended across Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana with sharp cold in Chicago.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Rockies
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Colorado
Wyoming
Lake Michiab
Lake Superior
Cocksburne Island
Lake Huron
Vivian Houte
Jacob's Island
Kenosha
Wis
Elyria Feels First Winter Wind With Snow On Horizon
A strong 40 mile per hour wind from the lake brought cold rain to Elyria and Lorain County with snow or sleet possible before nightfall. Temperatures near freezing expected this afternoon or tonight. A wind driven incident toppled the Edison portrait in Ely Park, damage estimated at 406 to 500 dollars.
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Elyria
Loraia
Thomas A. Edison
Ely Park
Fountain Pool
Elyrians
Snow Predicted For Northern Ohio Tonight
Snow is expected to fall in northern Ohio before nightfall as a cold front moves in. Forecaster G Harold Nores warns of continued wind and rain through Thursday that has disrupted Great Lakes shipping. Temperatures may drop to 35 or lower, icing meadows. A freighter ran aground near Lamington, Ontario, with heavy seas hindering rescue crews until winds ease. Canada-Ohio wires failed as the storm worsened, crew members remain aboard awaiting relief.
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Cleveland
Ohio
G. Harold Nores
Great Lakes
Noyes
Léaminston
Gni
Canada
Former Supt of Highways Faces Ten Indictments
Portsmouth Ohio October 25 David A Braenig of Waverly former superintendent of state highways for Scioto county faced ten secret indictments charging forgery and embezzlement He allegedly embezzled 10973 from the state highway department and forged more than 100 state highway payroll checks using assumed names ISURGE WILCOX TO SPEAK AT BANQUET Judge H C Wilcox of the Lo
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Portsmouth
iDavid A. Braenig
Waverly
Scioto County
Braenig
State Highway Department
Junior Hi Club to Host Father and Son Banquet
Members of the Junior Hi Club at the Elyria Y.M.C.A. decided at their weekly meeting last night to hold the annual Father and Son banquet on Tuesday November 12 with Raeineanty probate and Javeniie courts set as speakers.
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Elyria Y. M.C. A
Apartment Ad Spin Drives Elyria Rentals
Steam heat heated garage and other features are key when marketing Elyria apartments during the renting season. Landlords stress attractive offers to boost inquiries and unit occupancy amid competitive demand.
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Elyria
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Iroquois Hospittal
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Loraen
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Salem
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Columbia County
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Robert Earle
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Legion
Hal Griswold
Kiwanis
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Sweal
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