Rescue miners trapped last Saturday finally rescued
Patience won safety for two miners at the West End Coal Mine in Moch apvaqua Shickshin ny Pa after five days and five nights of rock and coal collapse. Joban Tomashunis 40 and John Moconi 22 were found alive, fairly comfortable, while four others perished from blackdamp during the cave-in. Rescue teams drilled and tolled through 60 feet of debris, tapping a pipe to signal progress.
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Shigeshinny
Patience
West End Coal Company
Mochapvaqua
Joban Tomashunis
Shickshinny
John “Factonl
Jacob Tinus
Henry Ceglarski
John Molitoris
Paul Novak
Tomashunls
Moconi
Moctant and
Tomashunis
Three Killed In Mine Blast In Kentucky
Three miners died and one was seriously injured in a mine explosion at United States Coal and Coke Company mine 30 in Lynch Kentucky near Harlan. The accident occurred at night with 600 men in the shafts. Names listed include Alvie Elsen W S Amas and James Barnes. Ed Crowley suffered serious injuries. Cause undetermined but officials suspect a spark ignited a gas pocket.
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Harlan, Ky
United States Coal and Coke Company
Lynch, Ky
Alvie Elsen
W. S. Amas
James Barnes
Ed Crowley
Former Elyrian Fatally Hurt
David Tedrow 31 formerly of this city died in a Butte Montana hospital after an accident at his home near Twin Bridges. He was shoing a horse when kicked in the head and died shortly after arrival. Survived by widow mother four brothers and two sisters twin Harry Edward Arthur of Elyria Joseph Florida Margaret Barth Grafton Dorothy Hange Elyria. Body shipped to Sudro Funeral Home with funeral announcements to follow.
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David Tedrow
Butte
Montana
Twin Bridges
Tedrow
Elyria
R. L. Harrington
Harry
Edward
Arthur
Joseph
Florida
Margaret Barth
Grafton
Dorothy Hange
Sudro Funeral Home
Ohio Weather Forecast With Showers and Cool Weekend
Showers tonight in Ohio with Saturday cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures in the southeast. North portion more likely to see showers while the south remains unsettled. pressure distribution steady from yesterday. Expect diminishing clouds and continued cool weather on Saturday. Highs and specific city readings are not clearly stated in the readable text.
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Ohio
Freezing Weather Spreads East and Heat Stuns West
A Chicago dispatch notes snow flurries and freezing conditions spreading east from the Great Lakes while the western states endure a heat wave with Santa Ana reaching 100 degrees. The Weather Bureau predicts more snow and freezing in the North Central region, and several forest fires ignite under the unseasonably warm Pacific coast conditions. The Rocky Mountain blizzard has abated with Colorado and Wyoming beet crops largely unharmed.
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Chicago
Great Lakes District
Far West
Weather Bureau
North Central States
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Santa Ana
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Wyoming
Industrial recovery under way says survey of manufacturers
New York Oct 30 Industrial recovery underway per National Association of Manufacturers survey covering 800 responses. Inventories at lowest point in years. wages steady or up for 54 percent while 15 percent fall. Decreases in sales and production around 40 percent. Employment cuts persist but less severe. present trade rated fair to excellent by 48 percent. 58 percent expect fair to excellent next winter. Improvements noted in auto accessories chemicals electrical rubber paper and pulp textiles among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
J. Lewis Benton
Bright Spots In Business Show Early Recovery Signals
New York reports indicate improving business mood with gradual recovery noted in a national trade survey. Philadelphia notes United Gas Improvement Co. balance for common stock reaching 34,666,766 for year ended Sept 30, up from 24,500,016. Ward Baking Co. profits for forty two weeks ended Oct 17 reached 1,714,541 versus 1,674,458 in 1930. Roanoke sees Norfolk & Western Railway plan to build ten 22,000 gallon engine tenders and repair 500 steel coal cars. American Machine & Metals Inc. reports quarterly net profit of 1,509 after a loss of 169,191 in 1930 third quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United Gas Improvement Co
New York
Ward Baking Co
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
Mine Tipple Burns Logan
Oct 20 tipple at Coonwill Coal Company Starr fort time burned with estimated loss 50000. Blaze cause undetermined. About 150 miners left job as plant shut.
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Logan
Coonwill Coal Company
Starr
Here
Pate
May Call Special Session of the Grand Jury
Assistant Prosecutor John Harding announced a special grand jury session is expected about November 10 to consider about thirty five cases accumulated since September. The start may depend on the arrest of a man wanted on a statutory charge and possible extradition issues between Ohio and West Virginia.
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John Harding
Harding
Ohio
West Virginia
Hold-up Suspect Louis Lanton Faces Hearing
Louis Lanton age 34 of Mansfield known as Louis Skag, arrested yesterday by Sheriff Clarence Adams, has a robbery hearing before Justice Walter H. Watts. He is charged as one of three men who held up Mr and Mrs William Homer of Kip ee last Monday night and took 1. Lawton was held on a $5 009 bond. Adams expects the other two suspects to be arrested soon. the trio are linked to multiple robberies across the region in recent months.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Louis Lanton
Mansfield
Clarence Adams
Walter H. Watts
Lanton
Louis Skag
William Homer
Kipee
Lawton
Justice Watts
Adams
Stevens
Community Chest
Chest
Elyria
Ralph Murbach
Marbach
Lorain County Welfare Association to Meet Monday
Dr. TN W Bradshaw of Oberlin College will speak at the Lorain County Welfare Association meeting to be held at Oberlin Inn at 6 p m Monday. Announcement made today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Welfare Association
TN. W. Bradshaw
Oberlin College
Oberlin Inn
Harry Lauder of Oni Opens Club Season in Elyria Talk
The Methodist Men's Club starts its 1931-32 season with Hugh Diamond of Galion as speaker. Known as the “Harry Lauder of Ohio,” Diamond blends philosophy with humor and has previously spoken in Elyria. The Friday meeting begins at 6 30 p.m. in the basement of the First MEL church, kicking off a five‑meeting program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Hugh Dia
Mond
Galion
Diamond
Harry Lauder
Ohio
Elyria
First Mel
Injunction Suit Answer Filed Over Nurses Home Project
Dr. C B Weedman of Wellington seeks to block the county building commission from building a nurses home at the tuberculosis sanatorium site. The commission denies the petition’s claims on necessity and legality of compensation tied to spending and outlines ten reasons against the project. Hearing expected within ten days, said commissioner A C Calhoon.
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C. B. Weedman
Wellington
Common Pleas Court
Don W. Myers
County Building Commission
Weedman
Building Commission
A. C. Calhoon
Commission
Teachers' Group Elects Oberlin Man As Officer
C. A. Flickinger of Akron was elected president of the Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association. Other officers include H Rawdon of Oberlin as vice president B F Stanton of Alliance as executive secretary and treasurer Clara Taylor of Youngstown as recording secretary H R Gorrell of Massillon on the executive committee Charles H Lake acting superintendent of Cleveland Schools and O J Kerb of South Euclid on the state audit committee.
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Cleveland
C. A. Flickinger
Akron
Northeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
H Rawdon
Oberlin
B. F. Stanton
Alliance
Clara Taylor
Youngstown
H. R. Gorrell
Massillon
Charles H. Lake
O. J. Kerb
South Euclid
Governor White Urges Peace in Ohio Coal Fields
Governor White met with 23 Ohio coal company leaders at the governor’s mansion urging full cooperation to craft a plan that removes strife from coal mining districts and averts a crisis in the bituminous industry. He warned the situation stems from multiple factors and stressed shared rights for miners and operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
White
Ohio
Moose Lodge Pledges $350 to Community Chest
Max Goldstein reports Elyria Moose Lodge voted a $350 pledge to the Community Chest this year. Jake Shafer and Don Myers aided the appeal, the Elk’s Lodge had already given, and further pledges from another large Elyria lodge are hoped for before city-wide solicitation.
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Max Goldstein
Community Chest Organization
Moose Lodge
Elyria
Goldstein
Moose
Jake Shafer
Don Myers
Elk's Lodge
J. Stankard
Mr. Stankard
F. F. Allen
Allen
Community Chest
Community Service Council
A. G. Hudcutt
Hudnett
E. F. Allen
Elks’ Lodge
Howard Butler
Mr. Goldstein
Contineea
Foremen Ear Humorous Talk Opens Elyria Club Season
Michael Grady of Canton addresses 75 Elyria Foreman’s Club executives and foremen at the YMCA kickoff of the 1991-92 season. He urges optimism, cautions against rumors, shares poems and humor, and stresses positive leadership while a PTA milk fund drive seeks voluntary contributions. The next meeting in November will likely be a smoker.
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Michael Grady
Canton Railroad
Elyria Industrial Plants
Elyria Foreman’s
Grady
Lauhter
J. L. Mathis
Eagles - Parent Teacher Association
Willard Man Is Husking Champ
O Kellerhals of Willard Ohio won the Huron County corn husking contest with 17 bushels 69 pounds in 1 hour 20 minutes at Dan Heyman’s farm seven miles west of Norwalk. John Scheid Monroeville was second with 17 bushels 29 pounds and E Hener Monroeville third with 16 bushels 19 pounds. Kellerhals to represent Huron in the state contest at Tippecanoe City November 4. Ohio Engineering Company Lorain awarded 1.6 miles of Stoney Ridge road improvement in Ridgeville by county commissioners for 9578.
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Norwalk
O. Kellerhals
Willard
Ohio
Huron County
Dan Heyman
Here
John Scheid
Monroeville
E. ©. Hener
Kellerhals
Tippecanoe City
Miami County
Ohio Engineering Company
Lorain
Stoney Ridge Road
Ridgeville Township
Meeting marks record Elyria Chest drive kickoff
The Elyria Community Chest committee A held its annual gathering at the Elyria County Club with 74 attendees the largest in fourteen years. Mayor James A. Hewitt praised the effort and Chauncey B. Smythe outlined plans for a campaign starting November 16 aimed at meeting higher needs despite an $85,000 budget cut.
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Elyria Community Chest Committee
Elyria County Club
J. BR. Johnson
E. F. Allen
The
Chest
James A. Hewitt
Elyria
Ely Park to host Elyria Halloween parade and activities
Preparations are underway for Elyria's municipal Halloween celebration centered at Ely Park. The parade begins at 7 20 tonight and will be followed by many park activities, including six cider stands offering cider doughnuts pretzels and apples. The event marks a revival of an annual custom that paused last year.
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Elyria
Ely Park
Edison’s Son to Contest Will in Edison Fortune
Wilmington Del October 30 William L Edison son of Thomas A Edison says action will be started to contest the will of the inventor He has conferred with an attorney and indicated the contest likely will begin shortly The bulk of the fortune went to Charles and Theodore Edison with the six children sharing the residuary estate over which the brothers act as executors with wide powers.
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Wilmington
Del
Wiliam L. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Charles
Theodore Edison
Sharpy
Theodore
15000 Teachers Gather In Cleveland Convention
About 15 000 teachers gathered in Cleveland for the Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association convention. The opening session and four sectional meetings addressed new methods to teach reading, writing and arithmetic. Public schools were closed for the event and school boards attended to discuss financial strain from the tax relief mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Northeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Public Hall
B. F. Stanton
Northern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Farm Institutes Discussed Here
B B Spohn Ohio State University extension supervisor urged early planning of farmers institutes as he spoke to Lorain County institute committees at Elyria Savings and Trust Building. All but one county institute was represented at the meeting.
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B. B. Spohn
Ohio State University
Lorain County
Farmers’ Institute
Elyria Savings and Trust
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Max Suppes
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