Lisbon Balloonist John Oliver Remembered As Daredevil Pilot
LISBON March 21. John Oliver a local watch maker and jeweler is Columbiana county’s only living balloonist. He made 18 ascensions in gas filled bags between 1909 and 1912 and survived a 600 foot fall when a chute failed during a fall carnival flight. Oliver recalls near wrecks at the village hall and the church tower as audiences watched balloon feats during early aviation days.
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Uncle Sam
John Oliver
Columbiana County
Oliver
Presbyterian Church
Tower of Market Street
Canton
H. W. Thompson
Salem
East Canton
Historian to Speak on Jewish Program at Temple
Dr. Abram L. Sachar executive secretary of the Hillel foundation will present the third lecture in the McKinley Avenue Temple Men's club series Wednesday at 8 30 p m He former University of Illinois professor and author of History of the Jews and Suffering is the Badge He has spoken in Canton Nathan Botnkik chairs the series Rabbi Armand Cohen of Cleveland will close the series in the final lecture scheduled for Canton resources and local context suggest event details but names may vary in OCR
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Abram L. Sachar
Hillel Foundation
McKinley Avenue
Temple
Sachar
University of Illinois
Canton
Armand Cohen
Cleveland
Jewish Center
Nathan Botnkik
Scrap drive yields three tons of paper in Newcomerstown
In the first of a series of scrap collections held in Newcomerstown on March 21, residents gathered three tons of paper, 1,000 pounds of scrap iron, and large quantities of rags rubber and other metals. The next collection is planned for April.
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Newcomerstown
Big 5 Million Plant Authorized for Ohio
The war department announced a new manufacturing plant at an undisclosed Ohio site with a cost exceeding 5 million dollars. The Columbus district engineers office will supervise construction. A letter of intent was negotiated with Hankin Donkey Construction Co. of Cleveland and Holabird Root Co. of Chicago for architect engineer management services and construction of another Ohio plant.
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Washington
War Department
Ohio
Columbus District Engineers
Hankin Donkey Construction Co
Cleveland
Holabird-Root Co
Chicago
Achitect
Columbus Engineer Office
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