Lightning Hits City of San Francisco Plane in New Mexico
A transcontinental airliner City of San Francisco was struck by lightning mid air and crashed into lava strewn mountains 23 miles south of Gallup New Mexico killing eight. Passengers included J B Beers editor of Golf Illustrated and Boston porter Harris Livermore. Crew included pilot J B Stowe and A E Dietel. The wreckage was found after more than a day of search as storms halted rescue efforts.
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Gallup
N. M
City of San Francisco
Here
Black Rocks
J. B. Raymond
Glendale
Cal
A. B. McGaffey
Albuquerque
M. N. Campbell
Cincinnati
Harris Livermore
Boston
William H. Beers
New York
J. B. Stowe
Long Beach
A. E. Dietel
Co. F. Canfield
Courier
John Wood
Needles
Wood
Marvel Crosson
San Diego
Aviatrix
Wellton
Ariz
San Francisco
Transcontinental Air Transport Lines
Los Angeles
Beers
Golf Illustrated
Pebble Beach
Fourth
Livermore
Boston Port Authority
Coastwise Transportation Company
Maritime Association of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce
McGaffey
Arizona
J. B. Stone
Winslow
Stowe
Air Company
Stone
Man nix Named Elyria Memorial Hospital Superintendent
John R. Mannix moved from Mt. Sinai Hospital Cleveland where he headed purchasing to Elyria Memorial Hospital in 1926 and remains superintendent. A John Carroll University student, he is married with one son and resides at 352 Denison Avenue. His early goal was to become a physician.
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John R. Mannix
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Cleveland
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mannix
John Carroll University
Denison Avenue
Distribution of Taxes by County Auditor Welty
County Auditor Monros H. Welty prepared to mail August 1928 tax checks totaling 2,604,594.32, about 250,000 less than April. August distribution brings Alytia 1,114,211.08 in 1928 taxes, with Elyria schools 305,814.57 and Elyria city government 224,432.91. detailed funds listed include State, County General, Ditch, District Health, Road and Bridge, Sinking, Bond Retirement, and Education funds totaling 2,694,594.32.
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Monros H. Welty
Elyria
Alytia
State of Ohio
County General Fund
State Road and Bridge Fund
County Board of Education Fund
Agreement to Build Telegraph Bridge at Elyria
State county and railroad officials reached a plan to erect a new bridge over the New York Central tracks on Telegraph road at Elyria Western limits. Each government body will pay 25 percent of the cost, with the railroad covering 50 percent. Plans to replace the old crooked structure will be prepared soon after years of consideration and a recent court suit.
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New York Central
Telegraph Road
City of
Elyria
Columbus
Apoplexy Fatal To Elderly Man
R W Elidery 74 went to his daughter's home in Sugar Ridge Elvira R D 1 and was found minutes later gasping for breath by his daughter Mrs Lester Obitts He died before aid could be summoned Coroner Mines E Perry investigated and ruled apoplexy as the cause of death
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R. W. Elidery
Lester Obitts
Sugar Ridge
Elvira
R. D
Mines E. Perry
Women Farm Clubs Plan Community Projects Meeting
Miss Wilma Bonar county extension agent outlines planned extension work for Lorain County farm women at a Wellington Huntington Farm Women's Club meeting near Pittsfield. Members will decide which community projects to pursue.
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Lorain County
Wilma Bonar
Wellington Farm Women's Club
Huntington Farm Women's Club
Harves Brerley
Pittsfield
Padlocks Hit 15 Cleveland Nightspots in Prohibition Raid
Cleveland Ohio September 5 1933 federal prohibition agents raided Phil Selaznick’s Marigold Gardens Riverside Gardens and thirteen other venues. They were ordered padlocked today by Judge Samuel H West. Selaznick arraigned yesterday on a conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law pleaded not guilty and was released on 2500 dollar bond.
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Cleveland
Phil Selaznick
Marigold Gardens
Riverside Gardens
Samuel H. West
Selznick
Traffic claims life in Cleveland area accident
In Cleveland Ohio yesterday a 16 year old girl, Miss Clara Marozimski, was killed when two cars collided near Bedford. A 12 year old boy, William Draggz, was rushed to City Hospitals with a possible fractured back after a hit and run taxi struck him. Four year old Marina Gethie suffered a fractured leg and bruises after dashing into traffic.
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Cleveland
Clara Marozimski
Bedford
Ohio
William Draggz
Marina Gethie
Judge Webber Hammers Liquor Docket in Lorain Case
Common Pleas Judge A. R. Webber fined Jack James $1,000 and bound him over to the grand jury under $4,000 on liquor charges after a raid at 1705 EH 28th Street. Another defendant, Elmer Mertz, was fined $500 and costs for transporting liquor, citing exposure to jailhouse diseases as a reason against longer incarceration. Roy Gazuka awaits trial September 12 on possession of liquor.
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Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Grand Jury
Jack James
Lorain
Clarence H. Adams
James
28Th Street
Webber
Elmer Mertz
Elyria
Mertz
Roy Gazuka
Almherst
County Court House
Woman Found Guilty of Possessing Liquor
Mrs. Anna Stevens of 527 Elm Street was found guilty of liquor possession at police court after officers, entering her home, discovered a cold flat iron and a half pint bottle of liquor. Mayor James A. Hewitt imposed a $200 fine plus costs as punishment.
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Anna Stevens
Elm Street
Stevens
Cait
James A. Hewitt
Lorain men fined for owning slot machines arrest
Ten men appeared before Judge J F Strenick in Lorain on September 5 and pled guilty to owning slot machines. Each man was fined $100 plus costs after police conducted a recent clean-up of vice conditions.
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Lorain
J F. Strenick
Commissioners to wake trip on freighter
County Commissioners Charles Murray of Wellington and Thomas Peebles of Lorain will embark tonight from Lorain for a week long trip to Duluth Minnesota on a Great Lakes ore freighter. The voyage combines business and pleasure, the two said today.
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Charles Murray
Wellington
Thomas Peebles
Lorain
Great Lakes
Duluth
Minn
Adams Protest Conditions in Jail
Sheriff Clarence B K Adams told the county board that overcrowding at the jail has forced inmates to sleep on the floor. He noted 60 prisoners recently, with about 52 today, and said some are diseased and not segregated from healthy inmates. He reported $2300 in fines from the prior day and urged more blankets. commissioners planned to address cell expansion once all members return.
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Board of County Commissioners
Clarence BK. Adams
Adams
Great Lakes
Enrollments Rise in Elyria Schools on Opening Days
Elyria school enrollment climbs to 4538 after day two of the 1929-30 session. Grade schools add 88 pupils to 3158 and high schools 5 to 1380. Superintendent Maston notes the year’s rise exceeds last year and anticipates a larger gain with the opening of Allen school for about 125 more students.
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R. C. Maston
Allen
Maston
British Planes Hit Arabs Near Jerusalem in Palestine Fight
Cairo dispatch Sept 5 reports British airplanes attacked Arabs at Nablus thirty three miles north of Jerusalem. Five killed and twenty wounded in the raid with large Arab tribesmen advancing on Palestine, according to advices filed today.
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Cairo
Nablus
Je-rusalem
Palestine
Approve Assessments for Knarp Ditch in Avon Village
County commissioners met yesterday to approve the assessments for the Knarp ditch improvement in Avon Village. The hearing on the assessments occurred in the commissioners office, with the vote finalized in the afternoon session.
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Knapp Ditch
Knarp
Avon Village
Four Candidates File Papers For Justice Of The Peace
Elyria township voters witnessed a brisk filing day as candidates entered for township offices. Four men seek the two Justice of the Peace seats: Walter H. Watts S. J. George J. C. Conaway and Edgar J. Lyons. George and Conaway are incumbents.
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Justice OF the Peace
Elyria Township
Board of Elections
Walter H. Watts
S. J. George
J. C. Conaway
Edgar J. Lyons
George
Conaway
H. C. Chamberlain
George W. Cotton
W. J. Hillier
Arthur Neidinze
F. L. Shaw
Charles Lord
J. J. Howlett
W. H. Chambers
Otto Mischka
C. J. Cautle
Clemenceau Seriously Ill as Physician Calls in Specialist
Paris reports that George Clemenceau the war premier and Versailles treaty author lies seriously ill with pulmonary congestion. Doctor L De Gennes, who cared for Field Marshal Foch, was summoned from Paris to Clemenceau’s secluded Saint Vincent sur Gard residence.
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Paris
George Clemenceau
Vendee
L. de Gennes
Ferdinand Foch
Clemenceau
Doctor de Gennes
Saint Vincent Sur Gard
the Gennes
Four Candidates For Mayor In Lorain
Lorain voters in September faced a November election with four mayoral candidates. Independents include William E Ashbolt, a local newspaperman, while the lineup lists Paul Goldthorpe, Republican, William S Graut, Democrat, and Charles G Lundgren, Independent.
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Lorain
Election Board
William E Ashbolt
Paul Goldthorpe
William S. Graut
Charles G. Lundgren
Fines Collected In Justice George's Court August Total
A daily report shows Justice S J George collected 4285 50 in fines for August. Of this amount 3189 59 came from liquor fines and 1096 99 from miscellaneous offenses.
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George
Court of Justice
S. J. George
Fire damages playhouse on David Rivkind property
A blaze at a hot's playhouse on the David Rivkind property at 07 West Rover street drew Engine Co 1 and Hose Co 1 at 8 29 p m Wednesday. Bose reportedly set straw afire in the playhouse. Engine Co 3 put out the flames with booster pump water from their engine.
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David Rivkind
West Rover Street
Engine Co
Typhoon claims rise as Manila fights water crisis
Manila faced severe water shortages after a destructive typhoon left 23 dead and 17 more unconfirmed dead with many missing. Damage nears $5 million property loss as aqueducts and pipes were destroyed. Strict conservation orders were issued while Pampanga province reported about $5.9 million in damages.
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Manila
P. I
Philippine
Pampanga
Lorain Mayor Urges Kiwanis Public Affairs Involvement
Lorain mayor J. C. Standen told Kiwanis Club members at the Newell Hotel that public officials gain support when the club understands how county city and township governments operate and shares that knowledge with citizens. Roberts Rice reported on a Canada vacation as another meeting feature.
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J. C. Standen
Lorain
Kiwanis Club
Newell Hotel
Standen
Canada
Roberts Rice
Cinhb
Truck Driver Fined for Overloaded Truck in Lorain County
Gorsek, driver for Leak Transfer Company, fined $100 and costs for operating an overloaded truck on Lake Road Lorain County. Deputies arrested him and he was arraigned before Justice William Miller. The firm has previous violations for overloading its trucks.
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Leak Transfer
Cosis
Lake Road
Lorain County
Gorsek
William Miller
Appointment of Collier to Elyria sewage plant post
James Collier, former assistant superintendent of Cleveland’s disposal plant, named superintendent chemist at Elyria’s new $400,000 sewage plant. He began duties this week, bringing five years of experience after Ohio State University graduation. Collier resigned from Cleveland’s larger plant on Canal Road to join Elyria, where final tests will determine city takeover from contractors. He and his wife have moved to 705 East River Street.
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James Collier
Cleveland
Elyria
Collier
Ohio State University
Canal Road
Hidt
East River Street
Allen School Personnel Named
Superintendent R C Maston announces the Allen school on Abbey road will open Monday with Miss Bessie E Downing named principal and sixth grade teacher. Five other teachers are selected Eugenia Bucklew Esther Bowman Marian Stone Gertrude Yoder. Roosevelt school will have Ferne Gates as principal and Sabra Armstrong as assistant principal.
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Allen
Abbey Road
R. C. Maston
Bessie E. Downing
Roosevelt School
Eugenia Bucklew
Esther Bowman
Marian Stone
Gertrude Yo
Maston
Waits 5 Hours But Gets His Man
The Lorain County deputy sheriff traveled to Canton Ohio to arrest a man wanted for removing mortgaged property. After a long wait at the residence the suspect returned home and was found to be Joseph Fernandez formerly of Wellington. He had mortgaged property securing $495 with household goods and a $2 automobile.
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Canadian Royal Mounted Police
Frank Strohl
Lorain County
Strohl
County
Joseph Freanzandez
Wellington
City Loan and Guaranty Company
Ohio State specialist to visit Lorain County farmers
Lorain County farmers who kept farm account books this year will be visited Friday and Saturday by Guy Miller, farm management specialist from Ohio State University, and Horton B. Alger, county extension agent. Alger reported today. Miller will review the books and make recommendations on record keeping procedures.
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Lorain County
Guy Miller
Ohio State University
Horton &B. Alger
Alger
Miller
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