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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1931

Page

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Grand Jury Challenge in Lorain Case Tests Indictments

A plea in abatement was filed by Vin McGee in the case of William Quillan on a statutory charge, alleging a juror was not an elector of Lorain County. Judge W B Thompson set Monday hearing as 22 defendants entered pleas at arraignment including Manslaughter and burglary cases.

Thompson William Quillan Lorain County Vin McGee Lorain Quillan McGee John Doe Detroit Ben HH. Vogter Vogler W, BR. Thompson MrGee L. J. Hamlin Charles W. Taylor W. B. Thompson Sam LaCrosse Elyria Scott Shoupe Flyria Lake Avenue Charles Millen Columbia Oscar Jungberg Berea M. P. Grubb A. E. Piper Homer Rash Roland Arnold Charles Conway Mike Caloganis Depres Warner Merrill F. L. Woodruff Joe Chester Charles Kane Wright Covington Golden Hudson Amherst Alfred Birr Louis Fisher Nick Eva Sissel Louis Orlando Pete Pascavich Mike Jessel John Meister

Smythe Named General Chairman for 1932 Chest Campaign

Chauncey B Smythe 518 Washington Ave was named general chairman of Elyria Community Chest for 1932. Mrs Max M Suppes Overbrook Road will lead the Ladies Division and Ralph Murdach 4093 Washington Ave will head the Industrial Division. The executive committee praised the appointees as they begin preliminary campaign work and budget review.

Chauncey B. Smythe Max M. Suppes Ralph Murbach J. B. John Elyria Elyria Community Service Council Washington Avenue Thew Shovel Company Universal Crane Company Smythe Max M. Suppés Overbrook Roads Ladies Ralph Murdach Colson Company Murhach Coal and Supply Company J. B. Johnson Ohio Street Ohio Public Service Company James A. Hewitt Community Service Council

Colson Co Adopts Six Day Week Schedule

Colson Co. plant opens today until five o clock and from Monday some departments will switch to a six day week. President Ralph Murbach says the biosis and velocipede departments are busy with one unit at twelve hours daily. He cites the peak season as preparation for the holiday business and notes growing inquiries and expected strong demand.

Colson Co Ralph Murbach Chrontze+ Telegram Murbach

Gandhi Cheered and Booed in Darwen Boycott Tour

Mahatma Gandhi toured Darwen Lancashire amid crowds lining grim stone houses and mill chimneys testifying to his boycott of British cloth. Police guarded streets as he met the mayor and mill owners at the town hall and stayed overnight at Springvale before greeting local residents and clergy.

Darwen Lancashire England Mahatma Gandhi India Gandhi Cottom Springvale

Police Act To Quell Moslems

London dispatch reports military police in Kashmir India received unlimited powers to suppress a Moslem uprising. About fifty thousand armed Moslems gathered at Srinagar. nineteen rioters were killed after attacking a military picket on Thursday. Fifteen thousand Moslems barricaded the Khangar Mohalla in Brinagar to block arrests of leaders.

London Kashmir India Bombay Daily Express Srinagar Khangar Brinagar

Petit jurors drawn for service starting Monday

Names of nine petit jurors from the jury wheel today for service beginning Monday are Mrs. Caroline Hogan Elyria and James Ford Lorain M J Nuhn Clif ford Standen Mrs W J Hoff man A R Underhill LaGrange Earl Merrill Brighton Township Berry Rameer Wellington and John Fitts Ridgeville.

Caroline Hogan George Street Elyria M. J. Nuhn Clifford Standen W. J. Hoffman James Ford Lorgin A. R. Underhill LaGrange Earl Merrill Brighton Township Berry Rameer Wellington Hn Fitts Ridgeville

Ohio Weather Forecast Sees Clearing and Cooler Weekend

Ohio will see clearing skies and cooler temperatures tonight into Sunday as two pressure systems advance eastward. Light showers are possible in the northeast tonight, with overall fair conditions expected for the region over the next 86 hours.

Ohio Sane

Tornado Tearing Roof Off New Boston High School

A tornado struck New Boston High School in Richmond Indiana forcing evacuation as the roof was torn from the building. Two children were seriously injured and others had minor wounds while rescuers searched debris for hours with about 200 students inside.

Richmond Ind Boston Aaron Lindley

Stabbing of Memphis Physician Reported in Argument

Dr J C Cash King a prominent Memphis physician was stabbed just below the heart in an argument at his office. The accused is Hunter Wilson a lawyer and former Tennessee Attorney General. The incident was reported from Memphis Tennessee with details following. A separate dispatch from Columbus Ohio notes arrival of a new four place Stinson Detroiter monoplane purchased by the state for official use at Port Columbus.

Norwalk Fremont Cleveland Automobile Club Route 20 Association White Sandusky Bay E. A. Sherrill Oberlin Federal Highway Commission Lorain Vermilion Sandusky Port Clinton Toledo Fred H Memphis Tenn J. C. Cash King Hunter Wilson Tennessee Columbus State of Ohio Port Columbus Frank M. McKee

McClelland Named Probate Judge in Franklin County

Columbus attorney C. P. McClelland was appointed probate judge of Franklin County by Governor White to fill the Homer Z. Bostwick vacancy after a special court removed him for misconduct in office. A 20 year practicing lawyer and Ohio State graduate, McClelland had previously run for common pleas judge but lost to Charles A. Leach. The appointment ends a lengthy controversy.

Columbus White Cleveland Toledo National Association of Highway Officials Salt Lake City Utah Torain Vermilion Sandusky Port Clinton Taledo Elyria Norwalk Fremont E. A. Sherill Oberlin Route No. 20 Association Charles H. Graves Oak Harbor Sandusky Bay Huron County Court House Lakes C. P. McClelland Franklin County Homer Z. Bostwick McClelland Common Pleas Charles A. Leach Ohio State University

Chicks Sing In Elyria Post Office Parcel Post

Elyria post office workers hear daily chatter and cheep from day old chicks mailed by parcel post. Postmaster Robert Lersch notes 50 boxes of 100 chicks weekly, many traveling long distances with ventilation holes and no feeding for 24 to 48 hours, a practice endorsed by poultry authorities.

Elyria Post Office Robert Lersch Elyria Lorain County

Nurse Muttert Key Figure in Long Island Sound Murder

Leonora Muttert, a Jersey City nurse, emerged as the central figure in the murder of Benjamin Collings, a Stamford engineer, who vanished from his cabin cruiser Penguin in Long Island Sound. She told police she knew two men who had motive to kill him and initially resisted questioning.

Jerseyerry N. J Benjamin P. Col Fugs Long Island Sound Leonora Muttert Jersey City Miss Muttert Daniel Casey Lieut Henry Gauthier Collings Stamford

Fair And Cooler Weather For Week End

The Weather Bureau forecast fair and cooler weather for the weekend in Ohio with light showers possible only in the northeast. Sunday is expected to be fair there. A severe Friday night storm caused damage in several cities including Hamilton with hail and downed trees. Two inches of rain fell in 50 minutes flooding streets and cellars while airplane service from Cleveland eastward was interrupted after two airliners forced down in Pennsylvania. Temperatures remained near normal in most areas.

Columbus Ohio United States Weather Bureau Hamilton Cleveland Pennsylvania

Broomsticks Used as Jail Bars at Lawrence County Jail

Sept 26. Prisoners at the Lawrence county jail substituted broomsticks for removed window bars. Sheriff BE. W. Hennett found the improvised bars on a tip from an inmate. The escape risk involved eighteen prisoners.

Ironton Lawrence County BE. W. Hennett

Man Pays Extra Postage After Reading Chronicle Telegram

An Elyria man sped a Canada bound letter after reading a post office report in The Chronicle Telegram. The sender had used insufficient postage for special delivery amid rate changes and lacked a return address, delaying delivery until he paid the extra two cents and informed the addressee.

Elyria Robert B. Lersch Canada Lersch Chronicle-Telegram

Criticism in State Examiners Report on County Building Projects

The State Examiners H T Manners and Fred O Hates released a report covering January 1930 to February 1931 criticizing county spending on the infirmary and tuberculosis sanatorium projects. They note inspector salaries duplicating architect duties, questioned a $130 payment to Commissioner George Rhoads, and recommend withholding $793000 in fees while calling Lo tain branch spending illegal but non punishable.

H. T. Manners Fred O. Hates George Rhoads Franklin County Lotain Board of Elections Monroe H. Welty Lorain County C. S. Keiser

Lindbergh Granted Aviation Medal in China Flight

In Nanking Col Charles Lindbergh received an aviation medal from President Chiang Kai-shek after relief flights where vaccines drugs and physicians supplies were dropped over Kang-Chow Tai-Chow Himghua Fowning and Yangchen. He declined to reveal the itinerary home but suggested a southern route via Hong Kong Indo-China and the Levant to Europe.

Nanking Charles A. Lindbergh Chiang Kai- Shek Kang-Chow Tai- Chow Himghua Fowning Yangchen Lindbergh Orient Europe Hong Kong Indo-China Persia Turkey Greece Italy

Billion Dollar Deficit Seen in Prospect in Hoover Address

President Hoover urges Congress to cap appropriations and delay nonessential projects to curb a looming billion dollar deficit. He cites historic outlays, urges tax increases only if needed, and asks organizations like the American Legion to press for reduced government spending.

Washinton Hoover Congress American Legion Detroit Mr. Hoover The Legion Sen Harris Dem Senate Appropriations Committee

Mrs. Vare Leads In First Round In National Women’s Golf

Mrs Glenna Collett Vare from Philadelphia led by one hole over Miss Helen Hicks of Hewlett New York after the first round of the final match in the national women's golf championship played in Williamsville New York on September 26.

Williamsville N. Y Glenna Collett Vare Philadelphia Helen Hicks Hewlett

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