East Florida Gale Strikes. Car Hits Ditch Near Canton
Four Canton residents ride home from Steubenville when a hit and skip driver sideswipes their light touring car on the Canton Steubenville road. Mrs. Petty is critically injured with a broken back. Others are treated and released. the fleeing car's occupants remain unknown. Traffic toll rises with multiple weekend deaths in Ohio.
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Canton
Canton-Steubenville Road
Floyd Petty
Pearl Brown
John Loutzenheiser
Petty
Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
7Th St
Ohio
United Press
Cleveland
Elis Alsup
Charles Shaw
Fred Heatly
Emma Garrett
Sebring
Ross Greenfield
Alliance
Chillicothe
James E. Walden
Campbell
Auto racer killed at Kalamazoo race in Recreation Park
Howard Taylor age 27 of Flint was killed when his car struck an inside rail and overturned during the annual low mile race at Recreation Park Kalamazoo. Chester Gardner of California won first prize $800 with a time of 89 35.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Howard Taylor
Flint
Recreation Park
Taylor
Chester Gardner
California
Hoover Accepts in Radio Surprise with Rogers
Beverly Hills, August radio exchange shocks readers as Hoover concedes to Will Rogers questions if the United States is better with eight years of Republican governance. Rogers mocks the concept of the average man and lampoons the idea of defining average in society.
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United States
Republican Party
Herbert
Stark County set for record turnout in 1928 primary
Fair weather is forecast as Stark County voters prepare for a high turnout in the 1928 primary. About 134 candidates, including 63 seeking state and congressional nominations, appear on the ballots, promising a long ticket and active campaigns across district, state, and county offices.
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Stark Co
Ohio
Swindle Bared by Authorities in Hollywood Case
Federal authorities report that Luther Hanger using aliases including Zane de Mille and Roberto Francisco swindled authors out of nearly $100,000. He solicited manuscripts, claimed to have placed stories then charged extra for rewriting and technical aid. At peak, he employed about a dozen secretaries and stenographers.
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Hollywood
Cal
Luther Hanger
Hanger
Zane de Mille
Jasques Foichere
Roberto Francisco
Middle West
West
W. G. Means
Gar Wood to build Miss America VI after hydroplane wreck
Gar Wood of Detroit owner of the world speed record says he will construct a new Miss America VI to replace the shattered boat from a St Clair River trial run near Algonac Michigan. He believed the craft was at its fastest speed before two 12 cylinder engines failed and tore the hydroplane apart.
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Algonac
Mich
Gar Wood
Detroit
St. Clair River
Wood
Jury Probe Looms Over Detroit Airport Graft Claim
Detroit August 13 reports say a grand jury investigation loomed into a proposed county airport site graft tied to a $100000 jackpot. James E. Chenot and William H. Maybury met as county airport committee members discuss whether $50000 bribe allegations justify a grand jury.
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Detroit
James E. Chenot
Wayneco
William H. Maybury
Special County Airport Committee
Chenot
Fresh Meat Deals Listed in Peculiar Ad
A fragmented shopping ad shows items like fresh veal or mutton chops and liver pudding priced at 15 cents. The misspelled lines imply a market notice or classified meat sale from a small listing. The readable items indicate basic grocery offers amid odd wording.
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Magerer Presisien Ce
Lée
Blackmer Not In Hiding Says Counsel in Extradition Case
Paris reports Henry M. Blackmer the American oil man sought by the U S government is not in concealment and will face extradition proceedings. His lawyer denied La Presse claims of a possible kidnapping involving a yacht voyage and a tea aboard a vessel, saying he knows of no such plot.
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Paris
Henry M. Blackmer
United States
Blackmer
la Presse
Star Gazers Miss Night Sky Fireworks in Canton Area
In Stark county and Canton locals awaited a late night sky show expected from the Perseid meteor shower. Prof. Elmer Troit of Mount Union College stated the meteors were visible but not as bright as hoped, noting the annual Earth passage through the cometary debris produced a galaxy of shooting stars without unusual brilliance.
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Canton
Stark Co
FE. Elmer Troit
Mount Union College
Laundry Service Ad From Laun al Dry Cleaning Co.
Damp wash twenty pounds costs one dollar and comes returned dry enough to iron. No clothes line needed. Dial 7236 for The T rer Laun al Dry Cleaning Co.
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T Rer Launal Dry Cleaning Co
Dial
Hoover Speech in East to Emphasize Dry Stand
Herbert Hoover plans an October speech in the east to amplify his prohibition views while remaining firmly committed to the 18th amendment and its enforcement laws. A close confidant indicated Hoover is not wedded to the Volstead Act, but this does not soften his unyielding dry stance.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Herbert Hoover
East
Hoover
Elec
Newspapers Back Hoover In Oklahoma City
Daily Oklahoman and Times announce support for Herbert Hoover citing principle over party. Editor E. K. Gaylord fronts front page editorial stressing prohibition as the campaign’s core issue. Tulsa Tribune and Oklahoma News also align Hoover, leaving Gov. Alfred E. Smith without a metropolitan supporter in the state.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoman
É “Times
Herbert Hoover
E. K. Gaylord
Gaylord
Alfred E. Smith
Oklahoma
Lindbergh Takes Off From Armonk in Ryan Monoplane
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh departed from Armonk Airport at 9 45 in a Ryan monoplane for an unknown destination. He spent the night with Horace M. Lewis of Bedford Hills. Reports say his plane is now on the line toward Rosevelt Field and arrival there was not observed.
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White Plains
Charles A. Lindbergh
Armonk
Col. Lindbergh
Horace M. Lewis
Bedford Hills
Rosevelt Field
Canton to Host First Professionally Filmed Our Gang Reel
The Canton Daily News begins filming a two reel Our Gang comedy with director Frank Melford and a four member staff arriving from Indianapolis. Shooting starts Monday at 9 and продолжится for three days using new Buick cars and Cameraman Sam Browning guiding the crew and the young cast selected at Loew’s Theater.
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Canton
Hollywood
Canton Daily News
Our Gang
Frank Melford
Indianapolis
Gang
Loew's Theater
Buick
Polish Flyers Sent to Paris After Atlantic Flight
Polish aviators Majors Idzikowski and Ku bala were brought to Paris from Oporto after their transatlantic plane made a forced sea landing. Kubala was taken to Val de Grace for an arm injury sustained when he fell aboard the liner Samos during rescue. Idzikowski appeared well but declined to discuss the failed westward Atlantic attempt.
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Paris
Idzikowski
Kubala
Oporto
Val de Grace
Samos
Canton Upgrade Reflects Berger Mfg Prosperity in 102% Outlook
Canton industry story details Berger Mfg Co now running at full capacity with overtime in places. Production up about 20 percent in the year to date and employment up 10 percent under vice president Joseph B. Montgomery Jr. The plant is a division of Central Alloy Steel Corp of Canton and Massillon, part of a large steel group with global distribution. August is strong, with expectations for a faster pace and a year better than last. Berger Mfg Co supports many railroad jobs through ore import and product exports across the continent and to foreign ports.
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Berger Mfg. Co
Canton
Berger Mfg Co
Joseph B. Montgomery, Jr
Central Alloy Steel Corp
Massillon
Berger Company
United Alloy Steel Corp
Central Steel Co
Montgomery
De Palma Hurt In Auto Crash In Camden
Ralph De Palma, famed motor car racer, was recovering from facial and hands injuries after a pleasure car collided with another vehicle in Camden New Jersey. His wife suffered minor injuries while Mr and Mrs Walter Shawvan were more seriously hurt. Shawvan drove the car with De Palma in the rear seat.
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Camden
N. J
Ralph de Palma
de Palma
Walter Shawvan
Shawvan
Alliance Aircraft to unveil first plane with big banquet
Aug 13 Alliance Aircraft Corp prepares to fly its first locally built aircraft. Major Barry from Cleveland airport will attend a celebratory banquet at the country club alongside notable aviators Edward Schree and William Brock from Detroit and Capt. R. M. Woolsen of Packard Aeronautical. Walter M. Ellett serves as toastmaster.
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Aeronautical Department
Walter M. Ellett
Pilot and sergeant escape as plane crashes in Nicaragua
An observation plane led by Commander Faville D. Howard crashed at Somozo, Nicaragua. Neither Howard nor Sergeant James F. Hill was injured, but the aircraft was a total loss according to a navy report issued today.
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Washington
Faville D. Howard
Somozo
Nicaragua
Navy
Howard
Sergt
James F. Hill
We can save you 25e on every wash Ady Troy Laundry
An old advertisement offers twenty five cent savings on every wash from the Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. Readers are instructed to call 7226 for a trial and dial 1236 for the business.
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Troy Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
Ady
Writer Hazel Batchelor Found Dead in Greenwich Village
New York Aug 13. The novelist Hazel Deyo Batchelor was found dead in her Greenwich Village apartment in a kneeling prayer-like pose. Doctors cannot determine if death was suicide or natural. Police note possible alcoholism though her husband denies such claims. The writer was popular and her stories were widely accepted by periodicals.
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New York
Hazel Deyo Batchelor
C. D. Batchelor
Case Condition Again Improved
The condition of F. E. Case of 1717 Market Ave N after a cere breal hemorrhage Friday was reported improved Monday. Dr. C. E. Fraunfelter, his physician, said he was getting along as well as could be expected and rested fairly well Sunday night. Case is president of Harvard Manufacturing Co. and a director of First Trust & Savings Bank.
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F. E. Case
Market Av N
C. E. Fraunfelter
Mr. Case
Harvard Manufacturing Co
First Trust & Savings Bank
Mrs Whitney backs Gov Smith for president
Mrs Casper Whitney of Irvington on the Hudson New York a veteran Hoover wartime committee member has announced support for Governor Alfred E Smith. She accepts chairmanship of the national committee of independent Smith for president clubs led by Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt. Previously a Republican, she backed Hoover in 1920.
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New York
Democratic
Casper Whitney
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
N. Y
Herbert
Thrift wash service advertised by Troy Laundry
Thrift wash is damp wash flat pieces ironed starched and dried enough to iron from the laundry bag. 12 Ibs 31.00. The Troy Laundry Dry Clearing Co. dial 7236 Ady.
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The
Troy Laundry Dry Clearing Co
Dial
Ady
Tropical storm on Florida coast prompts precautions
A severe tropical disturbance off Cuba moves northwest threatening Florida coast. Winds reach 75 mph offshore and 45 mph inland with heavy rain. West Palm Beach Key West and Miami board up stores and secure ships as forecasts warn of possible intensification and erratic shifts. No immediate wind damage reported in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Cuba
West Palm Beach
Key West
Yucatan Channel
Little Caiman Island
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
South
Biscayne Bay
Okeechobee Wake District
Kis
Killing Charge to be Denied in Los Angeles Murder
Leo P. Kelly plans to plead not guilty when arraigned on a murder charge in the death of Myrtle Mellus. Kelly has denied killing her as police report a broader exodus of persons sought, including an unnamed divorced woman, her boyfriend, and a Beverly Hills druggist who vanished after the body was found.
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Los Angeles
Leo P. Kelly
Myrtle Mellus
Kelly
Beverly Hills
Register Today If You Never Voted
If you are not registered in your voting precinct you should register Monday between 2 and 9 pm if you expect to vote Tuesday. If you moved within the same municipality go to your former precinct for a transfer. In case of doubt call the board of elections at 2-150. Banks close at noon Tuesday.
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Board of Elections
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