Trial of two alleged bombers moves swiftly in Avon
The trial of Rudealph Kopecka and Thomas Smetana began in Judge Guy B Findler’s court before a mixed jury. Prosecutor Howard R Butler’s team opened with witnesses describing the plan to bomb the Cleveland Illuminating Company power line tower in Avon, including the attic gathering at Smetana’s Cleveland home and the dynamite timing fuse.
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Rudealph Kepecka
Thomas Smetana
Cleveland Illuminatio Company
Avon
Guy B. Findler
Howard R Butler
William Wickens
Juius Turos
Win
Tower
Steel and Tubes Company
Tnros
Carl Adams
Cuily
Smetana
Cleveland
Adams
Kopecka
William Brooker
Mechanics Educational Society of America
C.F
L. B Adams
Lorain
Tu- Tos
Iluminating Company
Witnases
Taros
Cleveland Iluminating Company
Roy West
George Kellner
L. M. Weedon
F. R. Cruger
John Carmen
Captures 16 Snakes Near Buckhorn Corners
Howard King bore captured sixteen water moccasin snakes in a wheat field near Buckhorn Corners. The venomous snakes, including 15 young and a four and a half foot large one, were rare for the area. Kingbore killed the largest and took the rest home.
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Johnsville
Howard Kingbore
Buckhorn Corners
Kingbore
Weather Ohio Fair Tonight and Wednesday Forecast
Ohio forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with possible light rain in the extreme north portion Wednesday afternoon. Warmer on Wednesday, especially in the northwest area, with tonight remaining milder in that region.
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Ohio
Italy Boycotts Five Member Committee Over Ethiopia Clash
Geneva reports say Italy will boycott the five member committee handling the Ethiopia dispute. Mussolini reportedly instructed his League delegate to resist recognizing the committee’s authority. Italy abstained from the council vote establishing the panel, fueling the stand and signaling a looming mobilization.
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Geneva
Italy
Committee of Five
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Council
Mussolini
Rome
League Council
League Assembly
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Salvador de Madariaga
Spain
Traty
Britain
County Commission Advances Funds to Education Board
County commissioners authorize an advance of 4.87 to the county board of education for its share of the September tax distribution.
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Yeslar
County Board of Education
Local Labor Preference Urged in Elyria Public Works
Elyria Chamber of Commerce board passes a resolution urging preference for local labor and locally manufactured materials in city and PWA contracts. It calls for awarding procurement to Lorain County suppliers and directs copies to the Cleveland engineer, the mayor, and the PWA administrator in Columbus.
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Chamber of Commerce
Elyria
George B. Gascoigne
Cleveland
W. H.vanoster
L. A. Boulay
PWA
Columbus
Clerk Reports On Fines Collected
Fiscal reports show the clerk and sheriff collected and assessed fines for the just ended year. The clerk reports 31 956 in fines assessed with 1 328 collected in 32 cases. The sheriff reports 930 in fines collected across 40 cases. Previous years' totals had looked higher due to prohibition fines.
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Clerk of Court
Sheriff's Office
Board of County Commissioners
Hig Finance
U S To Cease Financing Ohio Relief
The federal government will withdraw from relief financing in Ohio toward Sunday with care of indigents shifting to county agencies in counties able to issue Carey Act bonds without a vote. By Nov 1 the federal role ends for unemployed relief clients, with 8 counties liquidated by then and skeleton relief kept to settle obligations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Relief Administration
Works Progress Administration
Dayton Frost
Frost
Premier Tsaldaris Backs Constitutional Monarchy Crisis Eases
ATHENS Sept 10 Premier Panagiotis Tsaldaris urged a constitutional monarchy to end Greece s political crisis recommending a national plebiscite. Royalist and Republican factions clashed as Tsaldaris manifesto urged monarchy as Greece s natural regime. Republican Interior Minister Rhallys resigned amid turmoil near Parliament. President Zaimis reportedly ready to resign if Tsaldaris supports restoration via plebiscite.
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Woerright
United Pre
Athens
Panagiotis Tsaldaris
Tsaldaris
George I
Greece
Pericles Rhallys
Chamber of Deputies
Alexander Zaimis
Panagiotis Tsaidaris
Explosion Fatal To Two Workmen In Ohio Plant
Two men died and a third injured in an explosion at the Diamond Alkali Co. plant in Fairport near Painesville Ohio. Victims were Bert Dodge 41 of Painesville and Arthur Knikki 48 of Fairport. Robert Armstrong 31 of Fairport was injured while workers painted a wooden tank.
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Painesville. O
Diamond Alkali Co
Fairport
Bert Dodge
Painesville
Arthur Knikki
Robert Armstrong
Widow of Slain Sheriff Sues County
In Lima Ohio Mrs. Lucy A. Sarber sues Allen County commissioners for 5000 dollars in a Common Pleas Court action claiming her husband Sheriff Jesse L. Sarber was shot by a mob seeking Dillinger’s release on October 12, 1933. The suit cites an Ohio General Code provision and is among the state’s first such filings.
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Lima
Common Pleas
Allen County
Lucy A. Sarber
Jesse L. Sarber
Desperado
John Dillinger
Larber
Turas
Building Code To Be Revised In City Council Meeting
City council committee met to modernize the building code and remove objectionable features from years past. Councilman William G. Smith said changes aim to cut costs and spur building activity. the revised ordinance is expected before the council at the next session.
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William G. Smith
Vote For Pension Board Members
Firemen were voting today to elect two members to the pension board which includes two council members and two civilians. Police voted yesterday. The board meeting will determine the result, said Police Chief Be J Stankard, secretary.
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Firemen’s Pension Board
J. Stankard
Lorain County Pensioners Receive August Checks
William France, Lorain county old age pension administrator, announced that about 980 county pensioners have received August pensions averaging 14.85 dollars each. Those not yet paid will receive pensions later this month.
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William France
Lorain County
Case Of Meningitis In CCC Camp
WHEELING West Virginia September 10 The CCC camp in Oglehay park here was quarantined today because Kenneth Beadle of Mt Gilead Ohio was ill with meningitis.
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CCC
Wheeling
W. Va
Oglehay Park
Kenneth Beadle
Mt Gilead, O
Longs Political Machine Considers Succession After Huey Death
Huey P. Long's death plunges his national political machine into confusion as likely resignations spark a race for power. Gov. Allen may step down allowing Lieut. Gov. Noe to become US Senator, triggering a scramble among Long loyalists and Square Deal opponents. National Guard units ready for capital contingencies.
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United Press
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Q. K. Allen
James Noe
Noe
United States
Long
Jackson Barr
National Guard
Square Deal Association
Leo O. Lester
Square Deal
Louisiana
Bullet Inflicted By An Assassin Ends His Career
Senator Huey Pierce Long died at 5 10 AM Eastern Time after a bullet wound from an assassin in the State Capitol. Dr. Carl Weiss was killed by Long's bodyguard. Long endured a losing battle despite heart stimulants and transfusions as officials and family gathered. His wife and seven relatives were at his bedside as reconciliation moments occurred among his brothers and political allies.
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United Press
Baton Rouge
Huey Pierce Long
E.S. T
Carl A. Weiss
State Capitol
Weiss
Long
Kingfish
Gov
O. K. Allen
Abe Shushan
James Noe
Gerald L. K. Smith
Kingfish Left His Impress On The Nation
Washington report on Huey P. Long’s death and the political shock across the United States. Observers note Long’s influence from coast to coast and his potential 1936 presidential bid, ended by an assassin’s bullet during a Baton Rouge hospital stay. The article highlights Long’s power to disrupt New Deal dynamics and the enduring fear and interest his rise created nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Sen
Huey P. Long
Baton Rouge
Long
Louisiana
South
Roosevelt
Mid-West
Maine
California
Mississippi
White House
Huey
New Deal
Newspaperman Tells Of Longs Last Hours
United Press manager in New Orleans describes Senator Longs final hours in Baton Rouge during the night vigil at Our Lady of the Lake. The scene details nurses, a nun, physicians, oxygen tanks, and family figures as dawn nears and Long lies motionless in a guarded room.
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Femrite
United Press
New Orleans
Senator Long
Baton
Our Lady of the Lake
Lang
Baton Rouge
Senator Lang
Long
Men of Action
Death of Huey Long Sparks Mourning and Militia Callup
Rose Long, Huey Long's daughter, appeared calm as Governor Allen wept in tribute. Long died after a bullet wound at Our Lady of the Lake sanitarium. his death triggered a militia mobilization and tight security at the Louisiana state capitol amid fears of upheaval and targeted violence.
Legion To Elect Officers Tuesday In Elyria Post
Elyria Post No 12 of the American Legion will elect its officers for the coming year next Tuesday night September 17 the last meeting before the Drum and Bugle Corps from the post leaves for the National Convention in St Louis The installation of officers is set for October 11 The key choice is Junior Vice Commander with a movement under foot to nominate Captain Paul C Collins as a candidate
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Elyria
American Legioon
Drum and Bugle Corps
St. Louis
Paul C. Collins
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