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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1927
Page
1
Local sky watchers in Canton note Arcturus rising between 8 and 9 PM, with Dipper near by guiding stargazers to the bright Herdsman star. Fire department and church event details unfold as Rev. Adam delivers Moses and the Burning Bush discourse.
Prosecutor Henry W. Harter Jr. said the grand jury probe into Don R. Mellett murder will continue and Ora M. Slater, the detective ace, will return to action Saturday. Harter and Slater plan to interview a witness near Mansfield who may know much about the case.
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine announced they will depart Berlin Saturday with undisclosed destination. They met President von Hindenburg at the presidential mansion and received a cordial welcome amid large crowds.
Boys compete at City Field Schroyer Ave with judges including Henry W. Bercaw and Chief John H Wise for best largest smallest oldest and more Prizes include a silver loving cup a $5 bank account and various gear Gilts from local merchants and a Friday theater appearance by Loews management for entrants Judges and sponsors named with locations and items listed Ready for entries and a picture show Friday at 2 PM for participants
Tom Grieve and Louis Peeples sustain injuries in a crash near Peeples home and are hospitalized at Bethesda hospital in Zanesville.
In Lorain Ohio five large tanks storing oil and gasoline were destroyed by a fire believed caused by a cap pistol spark from a boy. Loss is estimated at $40,000.
Trade visitors endorsed a North Ohio sales promotion program at the Northern Hotel. The seven meeting series, under state merchandising bodies, featured roundtable discussions on apparel retailing, accounting and cooperation across lines of business. FE Carey led the afternoon session with J B Heckert addressing essential accounting points and efficiency.
Chicago June runs of Unilever? antitrust laws are modified to permit restricted production American oil companies face a long period of profitless operations EF F Doheny the oil magnate declared today Both the government and the industry are powerless to restrict production under existing laws There is too much oil Prices are coming down Oil is easier to find and capital and promoters are easily available to jump in when new fields are discovered
Two bandits held up Alvin H. Long a jewelry salesman and robbed him of diamonds valued at 56090 dollars, as reported by police.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan defeated Miss R Clarke 6-2 6-4 in the second round at Beckenham Kent ladies championships. The match proceeded swiftly as Ryan advanced in the tournament.
A Canton movement to acquire a permanent landing field for airplanes began after a Tuesday night meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and National Aeronautic Society. Backers said land is in sight with an option held and a title must be cleared before purchase. location near Canton was not revealed.
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine, famed transatlantic flyers, land in Berlin with no baggage. Chamberlin quips he has only his back and may have to attend the banquet in his aviator jacket and trousers.
Major Dargue praises the South American tour as a ten year goodwill plan not a spectacle. He lauds Lindbergh as a skilled, courageous flyer and credits Lindbergh and Chamberlin with strengthening U S relations with Germany and Latin America through aviation. He says the Pan American flight could foster friendship beyond diplomacy.
New York June ? A non stop flight from California to Hawaii is seen as easier than a transatlantic jump by James D Dole the pineapple king who pledges 25080 to the first aviator and 10969 to the second. He notes summer takeoffs from San Francisco would meet the northeast trade winds part of the way.
France proposes a bilateral treaty to outlaw war and has asked Ambassador Herrick in Paris to obtain the United States position. Foreign Minister Aristide Briand first put the idea in a speech weeks earlier, and now he has formal inquiries routed through the state department.
Police in Columbus held Charlene Furne 19 and Paul Cagot 19 as suspects after Angelo Furne 26 was found shot in the shoulder and hanged across a fence following an auto crash. The body was discovered by officers called to the scene early today.
A brief from Wisconsin Rogers Special reports Mayor Will heads home to Beverly to collect taxes and see Pola's new husband. The dispatch humorously notes political speeches, a veto joke about Mr. Coolidge, and weather captions about the Mississippi valley. The item carries a light satirical tone typical of the era.
Canton. Democratic mayoral candidate Mayor Stanford M. Swarts filed petitions Wednesday for re nomination and reelection. He faces J B Parker who ran against him two years ago. Swarts earned the nickname vice clean up mayor for his pledge to reorganize the police department and sever ties between vice rings and police leaders. He was seriously ill soon after taking office yet continued to push anti vice efforts and police reform. He removed Police Chief Sejanus A Lengel, who briefly regained his post through civil service proceedings. Swarts pressed his reform drive despite illness and opposition.
Federal authorities investigate a reported bombardment at Fairport Harbor. J A Sachowsky of the Cleveland coast guard allegedly seized a ram chaser and fired ammunition, causing 269 harborfront residents to flee before deputies captured him.
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