Ohio weekend toll tops 19 deaths in traffic and accidents
An Associated Press analysis shows at least 19 Ohioans died over the weekend in traffic drownings and other accidents. The tally includes 11 traffic deaths, five drownings, and three other fatal incidents, with several victims from Youngstown, Avon Lake, and Columbus and others dying in incidents out of state.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Raffic
Norwalk
Werner Fahr
Youngstown
Marion A. Taylor
Vermilion
Avon Lake
Lorain
Ralph A. Gillmor
Fremont
Arnold L. Hoar
Bryan
John Schrader
Perrysville
Dora Oyler
Radcliff
Vinton County
Chesapeake and Ohio
McArthur
Mary Ann Kaylor
Elyria City
Cascade Park
Jesse G. Dunn
John Wyant
David Ray Wickard
Clayton Wickard
Jerry City
Wood County
FASTEETH Powder Improves Denture Hold and Breath
FASTEETH is an improved alkaline powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to keep false teeth firm and prevent sliding. It has no gooey taste, does not sour, and helps control plate odor for fresh breath. available at drug stores.
Governor's Wife Dedicates Field at Cuyahoga County Airport
Mrs. Jane Lausche the flying wife of Ohio Governor dedicated the Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights. She piloted a state plane from Columbus to mark the opening. The field, private since 1929 and later shut down, will serve the east side alongside Cleveland's main airport.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Richmond Heights
Jane Lausche
Columbus
Retired Foundryman Ben Mercer Dies at 68
Benjamin F. Pete Mercer, 68, long known in the Pittsburgh steel foundry industry, died yesterday. A native of Alliance Ohio, he began his career with Union Steel Casting Co in Pittsburgh and retired in 1941 after forty one years in the trade.
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Pittsburgh
Benjamin F
Pete) Mercer
Alliance, C
Union Steel Casting Co
Six Persons Saved From Death In Dramatic Ohio River Fire
Six people faced a deadly explosion and blaze on the Ohio River near New Martinsville when their boat burned after an on board blast. Capt. Charles Thompson led the Robert T rescue as bystanders aided others including Peggy Burns and George Turner.
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Ohio River
New Martinsville
W. Va
Gale Longwell
Duffy, O
Charles Thompson
Sardis
Bob Lee
Lee
Robert T
Miss Burns
George Turner
J. J. Sammons
Clarington
Peggy Burns
Turner
Longwell
Ruttencutter
Judy Repco
Duffy
Paul Turner
Judge Brueggeman Leads Ohio VFW Post
Cincinnati judge and World War II veteran Joseph Brueggeman was installed as commander of the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars during the group’s four day encampment. Other officers named include Howard M. Cole Lisbon senior vice commander Joseph Rice Crestline junior vice commander Russell Blue Toledo judge advocate George L. Fetter Columbus quartermaster and John E. Jones Cleveland Heights chaplain. Parade contest winners were named with posts earning cash prizes for senior drum corps senior band junior band and drill teams.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph Brueggeman
Howard M. Cole
Lisbon
Joseph Rice
Crestline
Russell Blue
Toledo
George L. Fetter
Columbus
John E. Jones
Cleveland Heights
Elmwood Place
Six Escape Fire in Port Clinton Boat Blast
AP reports a 30 foot launch caught fire after its engines backfired near Port Clinton. Six people escaped serious injury. Eugene Bartel of Fremont and his wife plus child suffered minor burns. two others burned slightly.
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Clinton
Eugene Bartel
Fremont
Coolidge Dam Stands as World’s Largest Multi Arch Structure
The largest multi arch dam in the world is Coolidge Dam located in Arizona. Built to harness river flow, it represents a monumental engineering achievement of its era and serves as a key water resource facility in the region.
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Coolidge Dam
Arizona
Photographer Charles Finley and Mary Lou Rueffer Killed in Crash
Canton AP report says photographer Charles Finley aged 23 of the Canton Repository and his fiancée Mary Lou Rueffer, 20, of Akron, died in a car accident while en route to cover a Civil Air Patrol ceremony at the Akron Canton Airport. Their car veered off the road after being sideswiped and struck a culvert.
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Canton
Here
Charles Finley
Canton Repository
Mary Lou Rueffer
Akron
Civil Air Patrol
Akron-Canton
Sheriff's Deputies
Plane Crash Drowns Man After Ohio Ball Game Trip
A four man Ottoville group traveling to see a Cleveland Washington ball game crash landed in Lake Erie minutes after starting to land at Lakefront Airport. Richard Horstman, 31, drowned trapped by his belt. three others escaped to shore. The pilot Robert Wannamacher, 35, a jeweler, and Cyril Horstman, 41, plus Joseph Van Oss, 28, survived. Horstman worked for Artcraft Inc. in Lima. The crash followed a brake snag after the plane touched down on the runway. An investigation and rescue attempt followed the wreck.
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Lake White
Portsmouth
Minnie Blinn
Akron
Ray Walker
Cincinnati
Victory H. Davies
Munroe Falls
Donald Trivison
Cleveland Heights
Diamond Lake
Chesterland
Cleveland
Putnam County
Lake Erie
Stinson
Richard Horstman
Ottoville
Robert Wannamacher
Cyril Horstman
Joseph van Oss
Wannamacher
Horstman
Pissiciana
Artcraft, Inc
Lima
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