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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1929

Page

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Lorain Grand Jury to Hear 80 Plus Criminal Cases

More than fifty criminal cases involving about 115 witnesses are slated for the Lorain County Grand Jury, which convened in secret this morning. Prosecutor Don W. Myers and Assistant Prosecutor John Harding will dedicate most of their week to the docket as the panel includes seven women and eight men.

Lorain County Grand Jury Don W. Myers John Harding M.S. Bassett Park Avenue Elyria William Wilder Fifth Street Mable Fry West Fifth Street Lorain Charles Smith East Twentieth Street GO. EK. Rankin Lake Avenue Bmrs L. &. Sigsworth Kipton Frank Bahl Chestnut Ridge L D_ Seller Hamilton Avenue Harvey Irish Mayme Parsch L. Cummings Amherst Frank Tite Grafton Ray Eyman East Erie Avenue R. Curtis

Lorain County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Committee Formed

The first meeting of committees for a Lorain county tuberculosis sanitarium was held by the Lorain County Public Health Council. The speakers committee is Samuel Squires, publicity Earl Bell, finance H. E. Birch, and Education Dr. C. D. Barrett. Progress noted, aims to complete personnel within a week, with broad local organizational support. There were 133 positive tuberculosis cases in the county, 73 in Lorain, 25 in Elyria, and 45 in other areas, plus 121 probable cases.

Eorain County Lorain County Samuel Squires Earl Bell H. E. Birch C. D. Barrett R. T. J. Martin Lorain Elyria

When Crehore Was 21 at the Chicago World’s Fair

Charles J. Crehore, then 21, ran the information desk at the Christian Endeavor Hotel during the World’s Fair in Chicago. He worked six hours on duty and six off, including Sundays and holidays, and handled guests’ mail and room keys.

Charles J. Crehore Christian Endeavor Chicago Ross Fanver Ed Robson Elyria Altman and Ackerman George Weller Weller Engineering Company Elyria Lumber Company Hart and Tucker Lumber Company Lewis D. Boynton Elyria Lumber and Coal Company Crehore Hast Avenue

Coolidge Honeymoon Tour Draws Statewide Buzz in Maine Woods

Mr and Mrs John Coolidge began a quiet honeymoon that became a state spectacle as 2090 people mobbed the First Congregational church and Trumbull mansion in Plainville and nearby towns. Calvin Coolidge attended briefly and the couple planned a two week trip ending at a Moosehead Lake lodge with Florence cooking on an oil stove.

Plainville Conn John Coolidge Maine Woods Florence Trumbull Coolidge John HK. Trumbull Maine Erwin G. Stevens Trumbull Lodge Boston Stevens First Congregational Church Trumbull Mansion Young Coolidge Calvin Coolidge Florence John White House New Haven New Haven Railroad Moosehead Lake Lodge

Former President Gives Newlyweds Gift Check in Plainville

In Plainville Connecticut on September 24 1924 Mrs John H Trumbull mother of the bride said Calvin Coolidge gave John and Florence a substantial check but refused to state the amount though it was in four figures. She denied reports that a $50000 trust fund accompanied the gift.

John Coolidge Plainville Conn New England TS. Coolidge Florence Trumbull Connecticut Ieve Homer Calvin Coolidge John Florence John H. Trumbull United Press Today

Train Derailment in Russia Kills Thirty, Injures Forty

A Moscow bound train derailed at Zeuyeyks station near Sverdlovsk, killing thirty passengers and injuring forty others. The cause remains unknown.

Russia Moscow Zeuyeyks Sverdlovsk

Hoover Pressures for Naval Limitation Program

President Hoover faces domestic hurdles in pushing naval limitation. Public support and extensive correspondence bolster his drive while Senate critiques and opposition voices threaten a smooth agreement. Key senators demand absolute parity and British scrapping, with House leaders critical of Britain's program.

Washington Hoover Senate William B. Seaver Geneva McKellar Dem Tenn Borah Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hale Naval Affairs Committee London John J.douglas Mass MacDonald Britten House Britain

Eisra Chamber of Commerce Sets October Meeting

The Eisra Chamber of Commerce board approves an all members dinner on October 5 in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week. The gathering will be at the First Congregational Church with a speaker on fire safety. Publish a monthly bulletin to members and study Elyria water issues affecting industry with further information sought on past studies.

Eisra Chamber of Commerce Chamber First Congregational Elyria

Alleged Slayer Ends Life in Kalamazoo Jail

Eugene Burgess, jailed on charges of murdering Mrs. Etta L. Fairchild, hanged himself in his Kalamazoo county jail cell using his pajamas as a rope. He and his wife Pearl were to stand trial next Monday for the July 18 slaying at the Burgess home.

Kalamazoo Mich Eugene Burgess Kalamazoo County Burgess Pearl Etta L. Fairchild Fairchild Burgesses Eugenie

Mrs Boole Re-elected President of National W C T U

Mrs Ella A Boole of Brooklyn New York was unanimously re-elected president of the National W C T U at the 55th annual convention in Indianapolis. She has served four consecutive terms and continues to lead the organization.

Indianapolis Ind Ella A. Boole Brooklyn Boole Donald Macrae Wm. H. Cudworth Fredans. Krames American Legion Auxiliary Auxiliary Louisville Ock Council Bluffs William H. Cudworth Milwaukee Wis Fred S. Kramer Madison S. C Kremer

Refugees Flee As Rio Grande Flood Wrecks San Marcial

Refugees from San Marcial New Mexico stream into El Paso Texas as the Rio Grande overflows its banks after two inches of rain in Albuquerque. A drowning, thousands in property loss, and several hundred residents flee to higher ground or trains while levees near collapse. Sixty five passengers from Santa Fe train No 14 are moved to safety as crews fight the flood.

EL Paso Tex Rio Grande San Marcial Albuquerque Sticken Socorro Santa | Fe Alevee Bisherground

Arabs Attack Jewish Village in Jezreel Area

Arab attackers struck the Jewish Children's Village at Jezreel using gunfire and severed telephone lines. Village guard Shalom Elisha, age 2, was killed. Police from Afulefeh aided in defending the village and repelling the raid. Jezreel lies 53 miles north of Jerusalem in the Esdraelon plain.

Jerusalem Jezreel Shalom Elisha Afuefeh Jezeel Palestine Plain of

Sheriff hires diver to locate lost auto near fairgrounds

Sheriff Clarence E. Adams said a diver has been hired to search the old quarry hole near Lorain county fair grounds for a car believed lost. He will not disclose timing to avoid crowd interference and plans to pay for the work himself.

Lorain County Fair Clarence E. Adams Adams

Banks Picked to Hold County Funds in 3-Year Deals

Banks across Elyria Lorain Amherst Oberlin Wellington and Kipton were chosen today to place the county’s funds in new three year contracts set to begin October 15 as old agreements expire. Bids from 13 banks were opened by the county commissioners with allocations for active and inactive funds across several institutions including the National Bank of Commerce Lorain and Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Elyria. Specific allocations cover varied sums at rates from 2 to 3.5 percent, with major shares going to Lorain institutions and Elyria firms such as Lorain Savings and Trust Company and Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Company. Central Bank Co of Lorain and other banks receive portions of inactive funds at set rates.

Elyria Lorain Amherst Oberlin Wellington Kipton Naal Bank of Commerce Savings Deposit Ban and Trust Company of Lorain County Savings and Trust Company Amherst Park Bank Amherst Savings and Trust Company People’s Banking Company National Bank of Commerce, of Lorain Banking Company Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Company of Central Bank Co. of

Legge Defends Farm Board At Senate Hearing

Alexander P. Legge of Chicago, chair of the Federal Farm Board, defended the agency before the Senate Agriculture Committee. He argued the board cannot finance a 15 billion crop with only 150 million in appropriation as critics pressed about slow progress and fund use.

Washington Alexander P. Legge Chicago Federal Farm Board Hoover Senate Agriculture Committee Caraway Dem. Ark Legge

Avon Lake Water Works Bond Approved by Attorney General

A Columbus communication to the Chronicle-Telegram says Attorney General Gilbert Bettman has approved the Avon Lake water works bond issue totaling $84,000. The county backs the bond to pay notes from the project begun months ago, with total improvement costs about £20,000 higher than initial estimates per county commissioners.

Attorney, General’s Office Columbus Chronicle-Telegram Today Gilbert Bettman Avon Lake

Truck Driver Arrested By The Sheriff Alleged Drunk Driving

A truck driver was arrested last night near Fields Cormers after a report a vehicle with Rt s swerved off the road. Clarence E Adams was taken into custody following a patrol near three miles west of Fields Nanele. He was to be arraigned before Justice S J George today.

Eno Rho Bakpia Bay Clarence E. Adams Adams Fields Corners Res Trncs Rts Raymond Fields Nanele S. J. George

Housekeeping Rooms Rent Quickly Ad Repeats

An urgent want ad urges listing spare housekeeping rooms through Chronicl Telegram Want Ad. By 7:30 PM of the first insertion the rooms were rented, and the ad was run three times to help meet monthly bills.

Elyria High opens new library wing in school addition

Moving day at Elyria High marks use of the new technical building wing with four classrooms and a large library. The 2,806 volumes gain brighter space, golden oak shelving, new catalog case, and a newspaper rack while lighting improves with both daylight and fixtures. The library staff, led by Miss Margaret Scott, plans future additions as volumes grow.

Elyria High School Margaret Scott

Paving of Gulf Road to Sewage Plant Nears Completion

City service foreman says paving of Gulf road to the new $409,000 sewage disposal plant administration building should be finished within two weeks. Roadway blends cement and water bound macadam and runs from Gulf road up to the plant atop the west bank. Preliminary work took three months including grading and drainage. Plant operations have begun with one complete unit, producing unusually clear effluent, while sludge is removed and digestion tanks await full operation in the coming weeks.

Gulf Road Rom Gulf Road Second Gulf Hill West Bank Teday Eidt Encineeta

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