Ohio Wheat Crop Yields Fall Short Across State
Ohio's wheat crop underperformed this year due to severe winter and diseases. Montgomery County averaged 13 bushels per acre, far below the 17 bushels statewide norm, while Hamilton County yielded 15 to 20 bushels per acre. Clark County reported very poor grain quality with 6 to 30 bushels per acre, and Marion County crops lagged. oats yields surged to record highs in several areas.
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Columbus
Ohio
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Associated Press
Montgomery County
Miami Valley
Hamilton County
Clark County
Marion County
Frederick C. Smith
Marion
Ralph F. Williams
Waldo
Stark
Franklin County
Summit County
Stark County
Protestant Chaplain Denies Massillon Hospital Mistreatment
Rev. C Wayne Balyeat Protestant chaplain of Massillon State Hospital told Shriners Luncheon Club there is no mistreatment of patients he has seen in eight years. He urged tolerance toward the mentally ill and challenged the view of mental illness as a social disgrace noting many patients lack proper treatment due to stigma. He cited religion’s role with psychiatry and Alcoholics Anonymous as aiding cures and stressed that about half of patients visiting doctors suffer from emotional disorders.
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C. Wayne Balyeat
Massillon State Hospital
Mergus
Shriners
Balyeat
Rev Balyeat
Alcoholics Anonymous
Youngstown To Get Columbus Air Unit
The 166th Fighter Interceptor Squadron based at Lockbourne Air Force Base will move next fall to Youngstown Municipal Airport. It will be the only armed forces unit on the Youngstown field and will bring its own planes. The Air Force leased Youngstown Municipal Airport as an Air Defense Command base, with about 600 officers and airmen and 100 civilians expected. Congress sought 6 million dollars to improve facilities. The unit, formerly part of the Ohio National Guard, was activated on February 1.
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Columbus
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Youngstown
James A. Poston
all-Columbus
166Th
Washington
Air Force
Air Defense Command
Congress
Ohio National Guard
School Board Terms Unchanged in City Shift
In Columbus a 1950 census driven city shift allows existing school board members in local and exempted village districts to serve full terms. Those seeking election to city boards must file candidacy petitions by August 7. Six Cuyahoga County villages will become cities: Bay Village, Brooklyn, Fairview Park, Lyndhurst, Mayfield Heights, and North Olmstead.
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Columbus
Boards of Education
C. William O’neill
Cuyahoga County
Frank T. Cullitan
Cullitan
Bay Village
Brooklyn
Fairview Park
Lyndhurst
Mayfield Heights
North Olmstead
We’re Not So Busy Now Upholstering Savings Ad
A local upholstering service advertises 15 percent savings on all upholstering through August. They offer a free in home estimate with no obligation and promise a 10 day service window and budget terms.
New England States Surpass Russia in Telephone Numbers
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Co reports over 2.5 million telephones in five New England states excluding Connecticut, surpassing Russia which has about 2 million. The contrast highlights dense regional communication growth.
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Boston
New England
Russia
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Connecticut
Old Man Hoaxes V A Carded as Civil War Vet
A bearded man posing as Lt John N Boyer 104 faked heart attacks across the nation and drew VA hospital care. Records reveal his real name Walter Engle Arwhler age 69 with 40 aliases. He vanished after expensive treatment including private nurses and oxygen tents, and was not listed among surviving Civil War veterans.
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Reno
Veterans Administration
Edward F. Reed
Reno V.A. Center
John N. Boyer
V.A
Washington
Boyer
Walter Engle Arwhler
San Diego
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Chicago man feigns heart attack in Susanville hospital
A man claiming to be Robert Larson of Chicago arrived in Susanville California and suffered a heart attack. He was placed in a private room for special care. VA records accuse Arwhler of fooling doctors by a fluttering diaphragm and convincing them he is dying of heart failure, claiming his heart can beat up to 300 times per minute.
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Robert Larson
Chicago
Susanville
Calif
Reno
Susanville Hospital
V.A
Arwhler
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