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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1928

Page

9

Man 61 swims Ohio River to prove youth and worth

Edward B. Roe, age 61, travels from Cincinnati to Coney Island by boat and river current to demonstrate vigor. He crossed the Ohio River four times, battling storms and river traffic for three hours and five minutes, hoping employers will hire him for strength and endurance.

Cincinnati Edward B. Roe New York Florida Roe Ohio River Jeffersonville Ind Bellevue Carl Schott Dad Thorne Coney Island Schott Thorne Mary Alice Edward Votel Pittsburgh L. and N. Bridge

Sick Inmates Crowding Jail Frightens Sheriff

Sheriff E G Mathews faces a jail filled with invalids who improve only in fresh air. He notes a man with a cartilaginous foot growth that had persisted years but worsened after boarding, and wonders why he would need to walk to the fall. Funeral services are set for Rev Father Carl Roth in Antwerp Ohio.

Senate Ohio Kansas City E G. Mathews Antwerd Cleveland St. Michael's Church Carl Roth St. Mary’s Catholic Church Antwerp St. Joseph’s Hospital Warne Ind Richard Roth Navarre Father Roth Samuel A. Stritch Toledo Father Roch John P

Man pinned under automobile in Steubenville collision

Ed win Barker remained in critical condition at Ohio Valley hospital after a head on car crash on Main Street. Three others injured as one car swerved over a curb, knocked Barker through a shop window and toppled onto him. Authorities reported the event occurred during the afternoon.

Steubenville Edwin Barker Ohio Valley Hospital Barker

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