Two Boys and Man Die as Storms Batter Ohio
In Toledo and Akron storms killed Melvin Koralewski 14 of Crissey and Albert Edmundson 10. Richard Wojcikowski 15 of Toledo was injured and Frank Bierce 57 foreman fell to a separate work incident. A moving-van driver rescued Carl Ranke and his two year old Donald from a lightning fire near Ashtabula. Heat deaths reported in Springfield and Cincinnati as record July 27 temperatures hit 102 to 109 degrees.
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Columbus
Glengarry Country Club
Toledo
Melvin Koralewski
Crissey
Richard Wojcikowski
Albert Edmundson
Akron
Frank Bierce
Cleveland
Carl Ranke
Donald
Ashtabula
Springfield
Gallipolis
Cincinnati
Bravery Storm Sweeps Monongahela Valley
A severe wind and electrical storm swept across the Monongahela River valley from the West Virginia border near Avella, causing hundreds of thousands in losses. In Smock a seven year old boy, John McCann, was killed when a grandstand collapsed at a local baseball field, and several others were injured in the same town and district.
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Brownsville
Monongahela River Valley
West Virginia
Avella
John McCann
Smock
Showers Bring Relief to Midwest Heat Harassers
Scattered showers gave relief to the heat-harassed Midwest today though rain was too light to break the crop. The dispatch notes showers dispersed heat for residents across Chicago and surrounding areas with continued coverage on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Chicago
Milk shortage threatens New Orleans as farmers blockade
New Orleans faced a milk shortage as dairy farmers blockaded to push a price rise of about one cent per quart. Pickets monitored roads in parishes north of the city and nearby Mississippi counties while producers sought supplies from other locales. Mississippi National Guardsmen patrolled highways near Brookhaven and were sent home after serving. Seventeen Louisiana farmers arrested there for fracturing a milk truck driver's skull were released.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Mississippi National Guardsmen
Brookhaven
Miss
Louisiana
Lamson Weds Again After Trials in California
Beverly Hills reports confirm that David Lamson, previously tried four times on a wife murder charge, married Ruth Rankin, a film writer, and began a honeymoon in the northern region following the controversial legal battles. The ceremony marks a new chapter after a turbulent judicial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
David Lamson
Ruth Rankin
Wilby Harden 63 dies at Logan home after heart attack
Wilby Harden sixty three, prominent in Logan circles, died at his North Spring Street home at 10 30 a m two hours after suffering a heart attack at his farm near Ewing. Survived by wife Gertrude, son Joe Newark, daughter Grace Rickette Lancaster, sister Eliza Beery Logan, brothers Lige Etna and Ebie near Nickel Plate. Funeral plans by Woodard Funeral Service. Born near Ewing, he was a retired farmer and oil well owner and a member of Logan Knights of Pythias and First Methodist Church.
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Ewing
Wilby Harden
Harden
Ohio
North Spring St
Logan
Gertrude
Joe
Newark
Grace Rickette
Lancaster
Eliza Beery
Lige
Etna
Ebie
Nickel Plate
C. D
Millersport
Woodard
Logan Knights of Pythias
The
First Methodist Church
William Harden
Bellaire Enamel Plant Strike Ends and Resumes
Bellaire Enamel Co. plant ends five week strike as compromise nears, allowing capacity operations likely this week. About 350 workers on payroll as concessions are made by both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire, C
Bellaire Enamel Co
Death Claims Civil War Vet in Gibisonville
Rev. T. B. Vorhees, Laurel township's oldest resident and the last Civil War veteran there, died at his Gibisonville home after weeks of ill health. He was blind for 20 years, a retired farmer with a preaching license but no regular charge. Survived by five daughters and three sons, including Myrtle, Joanna, E L Huffines, Sam Smith, Etta Zanner, John, Will, and J E. Bert Vorhees died in an accident months ago. Funeral plans not yet set.
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T. B. Vorhees
Laurel Township
Gibisonville
Vorhees
Myrtle
Joanna
E. L. Huffines
Sam Smith
Etta Zanner
Tacoma, Wash
John
Pleasantville
Will
Pickaway County
J. E
Bert
Modern Valjean Pins Hope on Governor Davey
Cleveland reports a clemency and extradition dispute over Carlton B. Chilton a 41 year old inmate who fled to Ohio after a bank burglary sentence in Oklahoma Ohio Governor Martin L Davey signals caution saying Oklahoma must present a strong case before extradition papers rely on Chiltons improved police record Deputy Warden L V Warlick warns Cleveland officials may refer to Governor Marlands requisition power if Chilton is not returned Oklahoma Governor E W Marland says he has not received a telegram urging a pardon
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jean Valjean
Carlton B. Chilton
Oklahoma
Chilton
Martin L. Davey
Columbus
L. V. Warlick
State Reform
Granite
Marland
E. W. Marland
Ponca City
Perry Frey
U S Reports Moves On Maritime Labor Difficulties
Washington July 28 AP Labor Department officials prepared to intervene at the first outbreak as reports warned of trouble brewing in maritime labor.
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Washington
Labor Department
U S Seeks New Coal Markets in South America
Washington July 28 AP A study by the bituminous coal commission found rail transport costs hinder U S coal exports to South America where eight to ten million tons a year is potential and Britain dominates, as Tidewater transport makes U S mines less competitive. The commission continues freight rate analyses under the Guffey act framework. Labor secretary and wage negotiations loom. Pacific Coast unions face potential conflicts with younger Left-Wingers before new agreements expire.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Percy Tetlow
Columbus
Commission
Charles Agret
South America
Tetlow
Great Britain
Tidewater
Jury chosen for bonus murder trial in Chillicothe
A panel of 12 jurors, including one woman, will hear opening testimony in the first degree murder trial of Flossie Gullett Dixon at Chillicothe Missouri. The case centers on the alleged June 6 shooting during a dispute over her husband Hubert Dixon's soldiers bonus money. Defense plans a temporary insanity plea.
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Chillicothe
Flossie Gullett
Dixon
Hubert
Willard Walter
Bomb Explodes at Cleveland Plant No 2
A black powder bomb detonated in a ventilating shaft at National Screw and Manufacturing Plant No 2 in Cleveland. Eleven night workers and a watchman escaped injury as company officials expressed disbelief at the incident and described operations as orderly before the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Screw and Manufacturing Company
C. R. Elliott
Trouble in Palestine in Nablus Hills clash
British soldiers and terrorists clashed in the Nablus Hills near Jerusalem. At least eleven Arabs were believed killed and many wounded in the sharp engagement reported today.
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Jerusalem
Nablus
Sues Husband for Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Catherine Westenbarger sues Lester Westenbarger for divorce alleging gross neglect and cruelty. Married May 2, 1931, they have two children. She cites failure to support, excess drinking, bootlegging, and prior beatings, plus confinement in Hocking County jail. She seeks custody, temporary alimony, and division of personal property.
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Catherine Westenbarger
Lester Westenbarger
Common Pleas
Hocking County
Child Struck By Automobile Near Ruble Theater
A Logan incident reports a six year old boy, Tommy Thompson, struck by a car driven by Ira M. Rose near Ruble Theater as firefighters battled smoke and flames from a cracked cement floor at Hocking Ice and Storage Plant. Traffic delayed alerting responders and the child escaped serious injury.
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Logan
Hocking
Tommy Thompson
John Thompson
Ruble Theatre
New Evidence Complicates Puzzling Clevenger Case
Asheville July 28 AP A hotel chamber maid’s chart shows the door to Helen Clevenger’s room locked from inside at 8 20 a m on July 16 less than seven hours after she was assaulted and shot The chart raises questions about when the killer was inside or leaving and whether the “Mystery Man” seen near the mezzanine at 1 a m returned later to destroy clues Prof W L Cleven ge r says the door was locked when he found the body at 8 30 a m
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Asheville
N. C
Helen Clevenger
New York University
W. L. Clevenger
Minimum Wage Chief Pleased With Compliance In Hotels
Miss Elaine Sheffler, minimum wage division director, praised hotels and restaurants for cooperation under the order affecting 50,000 women and miners in kitchens and dining rooms. She noted reports come in daily as compliance itself runs smoothly and a court ruling on suits is expected after August 1.
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Columbus
Elaine Sheffler
Sheffler
Partition suit filed over one fifth real estate in Ward Township
Sanford E. Cook filed a partition case this morning against Sidney A. Cook and 28 other defendants seeking a separate, one fifth share of real estate in Ward Township set off to him in severalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford E. Cook
Sidney A. Cook
Ward Township
Wreck near Norwalk Claims Two Lives
An automobile carrying the Rev. Clarence Bratschie and his wife Margaret collided with a motor truck near Norwalk yesterday, killing both occupants. The Bratschies, aged 24 and 23, were from Independence, Pennsylvania.
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Norwalk, O
Clarence Bratschie
Margaret
Independence
Woman Travels Unaware Sister Body Is On Same Train
In Springfield Ohio on Friday night Harriet Miller waited in a Cleveland hotel lobby for her sister Betty Green. Green, 28, was killed in Cleveland while en route to meet her appointment. Miller learned the body was on the same train when her brothers met the train in Springfield and the funeral arrangements will be made in Dayton.
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Springfield
Harriet Miller
Cleveland R
Betty Green
Americans to be taken to eastern coast
Refugees sheltered in the Madrid embassy amid Spain's civil strife await evacuation to the coast. The cruiser Quincy stood by at Alicante with Americans on board as plans to move evacuees by train toward Valencia were announced.
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Washington
State Department
Spain
Madrid
Eric Wendelin
Department
Wendelin
Cante
Valencia
Claude G. Bowers
Alicante
Montreil
Quincy
Navy Department
Malaga
Rge M. Graves
Dor
Coast Guard
Cayuga
Rural power project contract moves to Washington
A contract to borrow 263200 federal funds for rural power lines in Hillsboro area counties was en route to Washington today. The agreement was signed yesterday by Harry A and Ralph Postle, president of the Intercounty Electric Co operative, outlining financing for four counties.
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Federal Power
Hillsboro
Fike
Ross
Payette
Counties
Ington
Harry A. E
Ralph Postle
Intercounty Electric Co-operative
Announce Birth of Son to Hocking County Official
The wife of Superintendent J W Coleman of Hocking ly Schools announces the birth of a son weighing ten pounds and ounces born this morning at Kingston Hospital.
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Hockingly
J. W. Coleman
Kington Hospital
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U. S
Monongahela Valley
Lamson
Bellaire
U.S
Pacific Coast
America
Guffey
Edward F. McGrady
Pacific
Conciliation Service
Palestine
Husband
Ira M. Rose
Drouth
Vernon Evans
Missoula, Mont
Lemmon
D. C
Oregon
Missoula
Mont
Ber
Associated Presse
Guadarrama
Emilio Mola
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