Bootlegging of Gasoline Found in Many States
A United Press survey finds gasoline bootleggers across Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and more, skimming three cents a gallon while evading state taxes. Illinois and Pennsylvania report strong enforcement efforts along land and water fronts, with millions in losses and new drives to curb illicit fuel sales.
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Chicago
United Press Today
Michigan
Texas
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Danville
Ill
Hammond
Ind
Ulinois
Pennsyvania
Schuylkill
Delaware
A. P. Delahunt
Pennsylvania Liquid Fuels Tax Bureau
Ohio
Prosecutor Faces Disbarment Charges in Urbana
Prosecuting Attorney William Marvin Vanee faced disbarment charges in Champaign county common pleas court brought by a County Bar Association committee. He was charged with misconduct of office and professional misconduct after an investigation by the committee.
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Urbana
William Marvin Vanee
Champaign County Common Pleas Court
County Bar Association
Vance
Ohio Weather: Showers Tonight and Thursday Morning
Weather remains unsettled with showers tonight and likely Thursday morning across Ohio. Temperatures show little change. Yesterday’s highs ranged as Abilene 96, San Antonio 94, Shreveport 94 with Minnesota 36 and The Pas 40 in nearby observations.
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Ohio
Abilene
San Antonio
Shreveport
Nautilus Submarine Safety Concerns Reported
In Oslo on September 2 1931 concern was voiced over the safety of Sir Hubert Wilkins submarine Nautilus. The last radio message was received August 29 after nightly calls to the submarine from Bergen.
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Oslo
Norway
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Bergen
Girls Who Lured Men For Yeges Face Prison
In Cincinnati on Sept 2 two young women Doris Baldwin alias Larue 20 and Virginia Partee 24 Newport Ky were sentenced for acting as decoys and luring men into bandit traps on remote roads near Cincinnati They were indicted with Boyd Dickerson and Otto Buchanan for a series of robberies The men confessed but denied the women aided them Baldwin pleaded guilty Partee was found guilty by a jury Sentences to be handed down next week
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Cincinnati
ICR
Ohio Penitentiary
Doris Baldwin
Larue
A &I. Louis
Virginija Partee
Newport
Boyd Dickerson
Otto Buchanan
Trial of Warden in Slaying Near End
West Union today reported the trial of George W. Rivers fire warden at the Roosevelt game reserve nearing completion. Rivers faces a slaying charge for the death of Jonas Cooper a 30 year old leader of the Cooper clansmen in the Twin Creek hills. The defense argues self defense and evidence showed Rivers was a deputy sheriff bonded in Adams County. The state wrapped its case and a night session was possible to conclude the proceedings Thursday looms with another case opening.
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West Union
George W. Rivers
Roosevelt Game
Serge
Jonas Cooper
Cooper
Twin Creek Hills
Rivers
Adams County
Will Stephenson
Convicts Revolt at Spanish Prison in Barcelona
Convicts revolted at the Barcelona prison today lighting fires and fighting guards. Several shots were fired during the disturbance. A second brief item notes Benjamin F. Pelton, 57, an oil worker, killed by a 40 foot fall at an oil tank in Cygnet, Ohio.
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Barcelona
Spain
Tane
Cygnet
Benjamin F. Pelton
Dates for Annual Chest Campaign in Elyria 1932
Elyria plans its Community Chest drive from November 16 to 24 inclusive following an executive committee meeting of the Community Service Council at Chest headquarters Several committees were formed to arrange campaign phases Budget review and solicitor cards from last year will be reused New members B Smythe O J Shafer and Henry J Smith joined the executive committee An analysis of 1931 collections and projections for 1932 will be reviewed at the next meeting.
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Elyria
Community Chest
Community Service Council
B. Smythe
O. J. Shafer
Henry J. Smith
Farmers Will Plant Less Wheat Nationwide
Columbus report shows farmers plan 5.9 million fewer winter wheat acres and 0.2 million fewer rye acres this fall. The bulletin notes the smallest wheat acreage since 1923 and a fourth straight year of decline, with winter wheat at 37,344,000 acres versus 42,422,000 in 1930 and rye at 3,490,000 acres.
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Columbus
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Jars Stream In To Aid Elyria Hungry During Winter
Mayor Jama A. Hewitt accepted a quick offer of canning jars from Elyrians to help feed the hungry. Residents donated jars and surplus fruits and vegetables as officials push for a robust winter food supply. More jars are still needed as efforts continue across the city.
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Elyrians
Jama. A. Hewitt
Cty
Emigrants Outpace Immigrants In July Departures
Washington reports the Labor Department estimates July saw seven emigrants leave the United States for every three immigrants entering. Officials noted 3,174 aliens admitted in July, down 10.2 percent from June and half the prior year’s monthly average.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
Department
Mayor's Court Receipts for August Totals $597.95
J. G. Schrock reports August mayor's court receipts total $597.95 with fines and costs $555.20. Building permits are $14, non alcoholic beverage licenses $15, auction pioneer license $10, and miscellaneous $3.75.
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J. G. Schrock
Man Hit By Gun In Serious Condition In Lima
Lima report says Jesse Miller, a filling station attendant, was beaten over the head during a $43 hold up Sunday. He lies in critical condition at City Hospital with a brain concussion from a blunt weapon.
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Lima
UPI
Jesse Co. Miller
City Hospital
Miller
Platol Butt
Rain Halts National Air Races in Cleveland
Rain forced cancellation of today's National Air Races events in Cleveland. Double speed contests will be held tomorrow and repeated each day for the remainder of the meet starting at 11 a.m. Acrobatics and formation flying will not be doubled. Four of 12 navy patrol boats bound from Norfolk were down between Buffalo and Cleveland. The remaining eight were at Edgewater Beach.
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Cleveland
UPI
Navy
Norfolk
Buffalo
Edgewater Beach
County 10 Budget Forecasts Higher Charity Spend
The tentative county budget projects 784,795 needed next year to fund operations, up 71,924 from this year, with a sharp rise in charity appropriations to 371,009. The increase mainly funds 110,000 for the new tuberculosis sanatorium and moves patients from outside facilities, costing 37,000 annually, into the sanatorium.
Man Dies After 35-Foot Well Collapse Traps Bowers
William Bowers, 32, was trapped by earth as he finished a pump connection in a 35 foot well. Rescuers labored eight hours in relays while his family watched. Despite a doctor lowering into the shaft, Bowers died just as help arrived.
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Columbia
William Bowers
Bowers
Autoist Stricken in Ohio Crash
W T Crawford of Cleveland died of heart disease while driving on the National Highway near Kirkeraville Tuesday. His car left the road and plunged into a ditch. Witness C W Sharp of Dayton saw the accident.
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Columbus
W. T. Crawford
Cleveland
Kirkeraville
C. W. Sharp
Dayton
Government Faces Financial Problem Highlights Early Deficit
Washington reports treasury figures show a two month deficit of 396,365,600 dollars, up from 240,730,681 the prior year. The data suggests a larger year end shortfall than the 902 million deficit recorded last June 30, signaling possible tax increases this year or next.
Mutineers seize Chilean fleet demand pay rise
In Santiago on September 2 mutineers who seized eight ships at Coquimbo proclaimed an ultimatum. They reject a 30 percent salary cut, urge government reconciliation, and form a negotiating committee while warning of possible air force intervention from Iquique.
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Santiago
Chile
Coquimbla
United Press
Iquique
Carlos Ibanez
Argentina
Two Patrolmen Crushed To Death
Two San Antonio police pistol team patrolmen were killed and two injured when their car skidded and overturned on the Dixie highway eight miles south of Bowling Green. Patrolman Alex Goodwin died from a broken neck and Lieut. A. S Milstead suffered a fatal skull fracture. Patrolmen H. R. Long and R. F. Tate were hospitalized. The officers had been returning from Camp Perry rifle matches in Ohio.
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Bowling Green
San Antonio
Tex
Dixie Highway
Here
Alex Goodwin
Lieut
A. S Milstead
H. R. Long
R. F. Tate
Bowling Green Hospital
Camp Ferry
German Flier von Gronau Completes Second Chicago Flight
Captain Wolf gang von Gronau and a three man German crew landed a Dornier flying boat on Lake Michigan near Grant Park after a 600 mile flight from Long Lake Ontario. This marks their second trip to Chicago and makes him the only man to fly from Germany to this city twice. A large crowd welcomed them as flags waved along the shore.
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Chicago
Wolfgang von Gronau
Germany
von Gronau
Lake Michigan
Grant Park
Long Lake
Ontario
Canada
Atlantic
Kalamazoo’s Oldest Civil War Vet Recalls Antogiro Ride
William H. Snyder, 90, Kalmazoo, Mich, the city’s oldest Civil War veteran, enjoyed his first antogiro ride in Kalamazoo. When asked how it was he said it was more fun than the second Battle of Ball Run.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
William H. Snyder
Kalamazoo
Ball
Hoover seeks new tariff board chair amid vacancies
President Hoover reorganizes the United States Tariff Commission as three seats open. Chairman Henry Fletcher resigns September 15, Alfred Dennis is deceased, and Lincoln Dixon’s term ends. Hoover searches for a business leader to join the six member board with potential Democratic successors and Senate confirmation pending.
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Washington
Hoover
United States Tariff Commission
Henry P. Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Alfred P. Dennis
Maryland
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Congress
Fletcher
Republican Party
Robinson
Kentucky
House
Senate
Dennis
Tuxon
Catholic Clubs In Italy To Be Opened Again
Vatican announces accord with fascist government to reopen Catholic clubs after weeks of tense talks. Catholic Action Society will be under diocesan supervision and kept purely religious, abstaining from athletic activity and political actions.
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Italy
Vatican City
Vatican
Fasci
Catholic Action Society
Library Shows 1774 Increase In August In Elyria
Elyria library reports August circulation rose to 9064 books up from 7200 the prior August. Fiction led with 6800 volumes 4323 adults 2485 juveniles. Travel books 163 biographies 125 arts 133. Largest day 633 up from last year. Wednesday afternoon closing ends for summer hours.
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Elyria
Charlotte Brooks
Ibrarian
Bright Spots In Business World
Electricity output on the Atlantic seaboard rose 2.2 percent in the week ending Aug 29 from a year earlier. Pennsylvania Railroad carloadings for the week ending Aug 29 were 116,127 cars, up from 114,581 the prior week. Abitibi Pulp and Paper Co to reopen its newsprint mill at Sault Ste Marie closed since 1930. Richfield Oil Co of New York and Standard Oil of Ohio raise gasoline prices. Butler plant of Standard Plate Glass Co to reopen with 200 employees after a two year shutdown.
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United Press
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Philadelpha
Pennsylvania Railroad
Abitibi Pulp and Piper Co
Sault Ste. Marie
NEW York—Richfield Oil Co
Standard Oil of
Olio
Butler
Standard Plate Glass Co
Fair Attracts Despite Rain At Ohio State Fair
The Ohio State Fair enters its third day under drizzling skies with tents sagging and pennants fading yet ticket sales hold with only a slight dip. A spat between Fair Director Charles M. Beer and Lt. Guthery over staff hires quiets as Gov White plans to intervene. Farm exhibits include horses, cows, swine, sheep, pottery, lace, painting, and junior fair activities run by Future Farmers of America. Attendance Tuesday reached 48 542, up from 46 946 last year. today features contests, dancing, concerts, races, and a styleshow.
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Columbus
Charles M. Beer
Guthery
White
Cleveland
Future Farmers of America
Swimming Pool Season Near The Close
Cascade Para’s pool, a popular Elyrian summer resort, ends the 1931 season next Monday Labor Day. Night sessions are discontinued. Attendance is estimated in the hundreds of thousands with daily crowds during peak heat.
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Cascade Para
Elyrians
Park Commission
Akron Ship Unable To Fly To National Air Races
Goodyear Zeppelin officials said the U S S Akron cannot be completed in time for the Cleveland national air races. Final inspection may take two weeks and weather delays could push the maiden flight further. Dock tests are proceeding normally and satisfactorily.
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Akron
U. S Ss
Cleveland
Goodyear-Zeppelin
Goodyear
Game Postponed to Friday Due to Scheduling
The edge game Hill Be played Friday after a postponement. Local schedule confirms Friday as new game date with expected kickoff and venue unchanged.
Mrs Frank Prosser Dies After Car Crash
Mrs. Frank Prosser 51 of South Mainz street Wellington died almost instantly when a car skidded on the Oberlin Wellington road south of Pittefield and rolled over. Her daughter Mrs. Jake Kesser was seriously injured and granddaughter Margaret Kesser 4 escaped with minor injuries. The party was taken to the Falla Clinic Wellington and Mrs. Prosser body to Wadsworth. Funeral set Friday 2 pm from the Prosser home. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by husband Albert son and several siblings.
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Frank Prosser
Mainz Street
Wellington
Jake Kesser
Margaret Kesser
Oberlin
Pittefield
Falla
Prosser
Wadsworth Undertaking Establishment
Frank Nelson
George Whitehead
Thomas McQuiscon
Barberton
Youths Caught After Four Mile Chase For Gas Station Theft
A 15 year old Cleveland boy and an accomplice, 14, were held after a four mile chase across corn fields and fences. The older boy stole $4 from a gas station off Miner Eldred at Butternut Ridge and Station roads. A motorist stopped the 14 year old from fleeing and returned him to deputies. The youths were taken home for juvenile court review today before Judge H. Wilcox.
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Cleveland
Eldred
Butternut Ridge
Steven Slauf
Shawvile
H. €. Wilcox
Theft of Chickens Foiled at Eckenfels Farm
Deputies chased two men after they were caught stealing chickens from Herman Eckenfels on Telegraph Road around 1 30 PM. The thieves fled leaving sacks with chickens. about twenty five birds had been stolen a week earlier.
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Herman Eckenfels
Telegraph Road
Reat Dents
Paul Chapin
Henry Moehl
Eckenfels
Want a Car Labor Day Deals in West Ads
Dealers clear floors for new models and offer clearance pricing as they promote Labor Day car sales. Read tomorrow’s West Ads for selections, discounts, and availability.
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Station Roads
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