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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1929
Page
1
The Stark County fair opens with a rodeo and powwow as part of the 80th anniversary events. Cowboys and Indians perform while livestock fills the grounds. The fair runs daily with exhibits in work, art, and agriculture attracting large crowds.
A head-on crash on Stonecreek road near Newcomerstown injured eight people including Carnisee Le Masters of Akron and William Green of Zanesville. Le Masters suffered a fractured skull and serious injuries. six victims were reported seriously hurt. The Le Masters party included brothers Zebbie 40 and William, Zebbie’s wife Anna 39, and their sons Kenneth and William Jr. William Green’s party details were not fully disclosed.
Police traced two bandit groups after two fatal holdups in Canton. Sworn suspects fled in a Chrysler roadster and a Ford used in the payroll theft from Canton Foundry & Machine Co. manager Cavnah and owner Blazekovich were shot during the dawn attack on Mahoning Road NE.
Five miners were injured in a gas explosion at the Renton mine of Union Collieries Co near Pittsburgh. Three men were seriously hurt as the blast occurred in block No 12, with rock dusting technique halting the flame. J G Bart, the mine’s general superintendent, opened an investigation into the incident.
A garbled note indicates a gay night event at the residence of A W Agier with mentions of dependents and a weekend reception. The text is incomplete and unclear about exact actions or outcomes.
A fragmentary note highlights Warren writing about his fifth girlfriend and love thoughts in Today’s Special Features. The page teases a contest prize of 850 and mentions Ma M Howe Obie’s Capital with scattered references to automotives and music reviews.
At Municipal Airport Cleveland on August 31 Mrs. Marietta Wadsworth of Milan Ohio, cousin of Thomas A Edison, was the guest of honor at Edison Day during the National Air Races. The fourteen years younger woman enjoyed her first airplane ride today.
Jewish community in Canton plans a mass meeting next Wednesday at 8 p m to protest conditions in Palestine and to mourn ten Arab victims of recent violence linked to the Wailing Wall dispute The service marks a call for unity against Arab attacks and underscores Jewish reverence for the wall tied to historic temple sites in Palestine
Walter Bartig a 23 year old Dutch immigrant plans a solo Atlantic crossing in a 24 foot motorboat He works as a garage mechanic on West 25th Street and has a mixed Dutch and German background He joined the German army at 17 and later served two years in the Imperial Navy before the revolution as described by World News Service in New York.
Los Angeles theater figure Jobyna Raneson and the supporting cast will be tried on September 13 after an agreement with the prosecutor allows the production Bad Babies to proceed with the most objectionable lines removed.
Prof Gustav A. Sigel longtime director and emeritus head of the Akron Lieder taafel died at his home in Akron at age 81 after a yearlong illness. He led the German musical group for decades and was regarded as the dean of Akron’s German musical community.
Moving day worries eased by The Canton Storage Co adv. Night labor ads mention Fox Gardens Harrisburg and Archie Neffs Night Hawks in brief notices.
For sale 20 ft speedboat Pach ard powered. Contact Moses Brad Orchard Waynesburg Harrisburg Carrollton rd Adv Call 2 8870.
Negro leaders in Washington decry moves by Louisiana Republicans to appoint Walter Cohen, current New Orleans comptroller of customs, as minister to Liberia. They say the plan aims to oust a black official from a key federal post while paving the way for a white successor and view the tactic as strategic manipulation by white Republicans.
Col. Luke Lea, publisher, was appointed to the United States Senate by Gov. Henry Horton of Tennessee to succeed the late Sen. L. T. Tyson.
Army plane Shuttle driven by Captain Ira Eaker and Lieutenant Bernard Thompson suffered two brief engine fires during takeoff at Mitchell Field New York. The endurance flight across the continent and Atlantic tour was postponed to noon tomorrow after repairs and fuel system checks.
East St. Louis Illinois August 31 Mrs Lucy Patton 52 died in a hospital from knife wounds in her throat alleged to be inflicted by her son Samuel 50 during a drunken frenzy He claimed she died by her own action and said he had often been threatened by her while she charged beatings and threats to take her life He said he argued over his drunken condition on the day of the incident and denied attacking her.
At Fregene near Rome Catholic authorities plan to acquire the beach estate to create a church aligned seaside resort for ecclesiastical schools and Catholic bathers. Only high neck costumes and minimal skin exposure will be allowed as dancing sunbaths and moonlit liberties are banned.
Buddies of the 308th Motor Supply Train gathered in Canton Saturday night for a reunion with nearly 400 members from Wyoming New York New Jersey and other states. The Courtland Hotel served as barracks and main mess with a banquet headlined by Rep John McSweeney now in the A FE. The gathering was a reminiscence filled event recalling World War I service and mud filled campaigns.
Charles A. Lindbergh sparked an aviation controversy as a navy stunt team chased a Stout Air Lines Ford passenger plane over Municipal Airport. Officials discussed an official inquiry, while pilots and organizers debated air traffic rules during the Cleveland meet with a 100-mile pursuit race by 14 Curtis-Hawk planes from Selfridge Field.
Lakehurst New Jersey August 31 Undersheriff J G Dick Hoelman Oceanco declined to take the Graf Zeppelin after legal questions delayed possession The navy gave him two options remove it before the zero hour or allow it to fly back to Germany He preferred to let it sail on and noted a 25 000 bond filed in Newark by the Zeppelin company.
Graf Zeppelin at Lakehurst readies for departure to Friedrichshafen with 20 passengers aboard. Wind delays push the lift back about an hour as legal action by a would be passenger seeks to block sailing.
Francis E. Warren, aged 85, longest serving US senator by years in office, indicated he is likely to run again next fall if Wyoming voters want him to. He returned to Cheyenne from Washington and said the decision depends on the will of the people and their belief in his candidacy.
Madge Kennedy, the film star, is defendant in a $13,000 damage suit arising from a June automobile collision on the Boston Poet road at Groton. The suit was filed in superior court by Mr and Mrs Richard Shindler of Oaklyn New Jersey for injuries they sustained.
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