Counterfeiter Wilson Confesses Roles in Ohio Kentucky Ring
William A. Wilson 47 formerly of Bluefield West Virginia confessed to distributing between 40000 and 30000 dollars in counterfeit currency mainly in Zanesville and Marietta Ohio and Kentucky. He gave details to Omaha Secret Service chief Harry Cooper while in custody after a failed assault attempt on a 10 year old girl. Three accomplices Roscoe Hunter Kelly Wilson and J A Oliver were arrested. $14920 in bogus notes recovered. Wilson said plates and negatives remain hidden. He previously served a sentence in Tulsa for car theft and was captured after a chase in Omaha following a wrecked car and pursuit involving the girl’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Secret Service
Ohio
Kentucky
William A. Wilson
Bluefield
W. Va
C. J. Morgan
Nebraska City
Wilson
Harry Cooper
Zanesville
Marietta
Cooper
Roscoe Hunter
Kelly Wilson
J. A. Oliver
Fort , Thomas, Ky
George Altman
Tulsa
Okla
Identify Body Of Accident Victim In Oakdale Crash
The body of a man killed in an automobile crash near Oakdale Tennessee on Saturday in a stolen car has been identified as Frank Bryson alias Leonard Oberath a paroled prisoner from the Ohio State penitentiary Identification was made by the department of justice. Bryson had served a sentence in the federal penitentiary for violating the Harrison narcotic act He was convicted of robbery in Ohio His home was in Kenton Ohio Charles Ward Bryson's companion in the crash has been returned to Cleveland Ohio by officers He was wanted in connection with a series there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartburg
Tenn
Oakdale
Frank Bryson
Leonard Oberath
Ohio State Penitentiary
Department of Justice
Bryson
Federal Penitentiary
Ohio
Kenton
Charles Ward
Cleveland
Sales Tax Collections Show Sharp Decline
Ohio report shows sales tax receipts for the week ending August 3 totaling 825,339, down from 83,559 the prior week. Over four weeks, tax collections are off by about 108,000, according to State Treasurer Harry S. Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ss. Day
Open air funeral for Mrs Agnes Jordan Dunham in Cleveland
Funeral services for 45 year old Agnes Jordan Dunham were held outdoors on an island in upper Shaker Lake Cleveland after her death on Tuesday. The service was conducted by her son in law Reverend Kenneth G Stanley. Dunham was born in Dayton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Agnes Jordan Dunham
Shakers Lake
Directors Urge Support for Elyria Fair
Elyria Chamber of Commerce directors urged active support for the eighty ninth Lorain County Fair to be held in Elyria on October 3, 4 and 5. The resolution, adopted at their meeting last night, invited merchants industrial plants and citizens to back the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elyria
Wealth Concentration Tied to Few Corporations
Senate finance committee heard that five percent of U S corporations held about 95 percent of corporate wealth. Robert H Jackson of the Internal Revenue Bureau argued for a graduated corporate income tax, saying wealth concentration grows as the largest firms bear more of the tax burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R .—Eldry
United States
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Jackson
Former Elyria Resident Anna Dunham Dies in Oregon
Mrs. Anna Danforth Dunham, formerly of Elyria and mother of Mrs. L. G. Andrus, died Monday July 29 at her daughter Morgiana Dunham’s home in Portland Oregon. She is survived by six children including Mrs. Andrus of Etna Miss, Mrs. George T. Prince of Philadelphia, William C. Dunham of Canton, Morgiana Dunham and Mrs Edwin Moll of Portland, and Edward A. Dunham of Salem Falls Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Danforth Dunham
Elyria
L. G. Andrus
West Avenue
Morgiana Dunham
N.E
Irving Street
Portland
Oregon
Edwin Moll
Edward A. Dunham
Slamath Falls
Court actions span loans, divorces, and dismissals
Union Savings and Loan Company sues Serafin Ganobeik et al for 1284 dollars on a promissory note with property in Lorain pledged as security. Daisy M. Hurst seeks divorce from H. Hurst citing extreme cruelty. they married in 1912 and have two children. Rozalia Takacs seeks divorce from Joseph Takacs on neglect. married in 1921. Assault and battery charges against John C Smith of Shell Township were dismissed at the complainant's request. Mrs Thelma Smith referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Savings and Loan Company
Serafin Ganobeik
Daisy M. Hurst
H. Hurst
Rozalia Takacs
Joseph Takacs
Eherre
John C Smith
Shell Township
Joseph Petro
Thelma Smith
Republicans Sweep Cities in Rhode Island Election
In early returns Republicans gain ground in urban and rural Rhode Island, defeating Democrats in most cities. A bond issue for state public works appears defeated while another for district relief shows likely approval. Henry Stevens Wheeler defeats Democrat Jeremiah Mahoney in Newport, and Risk succeeds to the seat vacated by Francis Condon. Cennes wins last November by a 21,000 plurality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Woonsocket
Newport
Henry Stevens Wheeler
Jeremiah P. Mahoney
Risk
Francis B. Condon
State Supreme Court
Cennes
Avon Briefs and Reunion Notes From North Olmsted
Miss Mary Webber and Mrs Lizzie Gerhart attended the Webber reunion in North Olmsted Sunday. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs G J Jensen and guests Mr and Mrs Evans of Cleveland. The Sheph erds of Elyria spent Monday evening with the Kelling family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Mary Webber
Lizzie Gerhart
Webber
North Olmsted
G. J. Jensen
Evans
Cleveland
William Shepherd
Elyria
George Kelling
Rachel
Helen Peck
Skagway
Alaska
James Peck
Norwood Bailey
Mildred
Florence Fisher
Abbey Road
Betty
Howard Smith
Harold Smith
Mildred Tims
Mildred Beepple
The
Baptist Church
Theodore Dechant
Crysler
Friday
James Smedley
Robert Smedley
Lorain
Smedley
Carl Pedersen
Ed Barts
Adelaide Leibald
John Freezone
Ack
Chicago
James Butter
James
Frank Smith
Genevieve Fenwick
Gale Smith
Fairview
Curtis Duff
Len Mitchell
Mark Sherman
Port Clinton
Robert Hildebrand
Lake Road
Rush Toward Adjournment of Congress Sparks Bipartisan Rush
Washington on August 7 sees a partisan rush toward adjournment as leaders press for swift enactment of the administration tax bill and a quick homecoming. Republicans acknowledge the Democratic majority could control the process, with both sides aiming for the earliest possible adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Rhode Island Voters Tilt After Roosevelt Attacks
Political observers view the Rhode Island result as a Republican reverse of the Roosevelt policy and a hint of what may occur in 1936. The state, long Democratic, swung after tax and relief debates, with voters wary of processing taxes and AAA payments shaping mill towns and veterans’ concerns.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Rhode Island
Providence
Jesse E. Metcalf
United States
Familliade Island
New England
Antonio Printe
Dath Santanre
Ticeir
Congress
Stowdoewnh
Veterans’ Bloc
Funeral for Mrs. Betty Coleman in Oberlin
Oberlin obituaries note Mrs. Betty Coleman of Oberlin died Monday night at Allen Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2:00 pm at Sedgman Funeral Parlors, burial in Westwood Cemetery. She survived by husband William Coleman, daughter Jennie Polk of Nashville, Tenn., and three sons John Simmons of Elyria, Bud and Jenny Simmons of Oberlin.
Ohio flood toll rises amid heavy rainfall and river surges
Floods across Ohio and nearby states damaged crops and property while rivers like the Muskingum and Tuscarawas rose rapidly. A farmer saved a family near Wheeling as a bridge washed out and electric service faltered. Homes flooded, water supplies dwindled, and rescue efforts limited by rising waters.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
Frank Miller
J. W. Jefferson
Gloria
Jeffersons
Miller
New York-Chicago
Newcomerstown
Noble County
Caldwell
Ohio
Mansfield
Lakeville
Willard
Bucyrus
Ashland
Loudonville
Galion
Wooster
Crestline
New Washington
No Petitions For Amendments Filed In Columbus
None of the three proposed initiated amendments to the state constitution had filed petitions by 6:30 p.m. as time ran out. About 215,000 signatures were needed per proposal, with no filings yet for the measures. Proposals include banning sales taxes on basic goods, limiting certain taxes and licenses, and shifting to gross income taxation with a tiered chain store tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Sea Tone
Public Garment Strike Ends in Nudity and Arrests
In Dallas on August 7, striking non union women at the Lorch Manufacturing entrance were disrobed and spanked as police attempted to intervene. Dozens were arrested, hundreds of office workers watched the clash in the business district. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union members demand union recognition higher wages and an end to sweatshop conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Lorch Manufacturing Company
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Dayton pastor Ralph Fox dies in auto crash near Lewisburg
Day ton O Aug 7 The Rev Ralph Fox pastor of the Dayton Presbyterian church was killed yesterday when his automobile struck a culvert on highway 40 near Lewisburg and ran into a ditch He was driving alone He leaves his widow two daughters and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
Ralph Fox
Dayton Presbyterian Church
Highway 40
Lewisburg
Retired grocer Leander W Williams dies near Christiansburg
Leander W Williams aged 78, a retired grocer and former Christiansburg councilman, died at his home near Christiansburg yesterday Aug. 7. He had resided there for many years and was active in local civic affairs.
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Cabana
Leander W. Williams
Christiansburg
Here
Train Out Of Control Kills Several Men In Salida
In Salida Colorado Aug 7 E E Boots 60 veteran fireman of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad and five or six transient riders were killed when a westbound freight train escaped the engineer’s control and overturned in a ditch. An unidentified transient rider suffered two broken legs and was treated at a Salida hospital in critical condition. Wrecking crews worked to recover bodies as railroad officials blamed a hobos misstep on an angle cock that severed the line and cut power to the engine.
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Salida
Colo
E. E. Boots
Denver and Rio Grande ‘Western Railroad
Here
Afr
Allen
Death notices and funeral details compiled from Amherst area notices
Death records report Mrs Sara L Wood age 73 of 246 Gates Ave died Tuesday at home of Mrs John B McMillan Bradford Pa. Survived by husband Thomas J Wood daughter Mrs Thomas A Ball Elyria son Thomas J Wood Lorain six grandchildren two sisters and five brothers. Funeral services in Bradford then Tarentum Pa. Interment Tarentum Cemetery. Also Rosa Balogh 63 died at son in law Steve Harsar Leavitt Rd. Burial Elmwood Cemetery after 10:00 a m Friday Zilch Funeral Home. Claude W Lewis 118 Marselles Ave died from injuries in Lackawanna N Y. Services Friday 2:00 p m Nichols Funeral Home with Dr William Muir Auld Masonic Lodge in charge. Burial Olmsted Falls Cemetery. Surviving wife Lillian Lewis daughter Muriel four brothers and one sister. Funeral home calls may be made at Nichols Funeral Home.
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Sara L. Wood
Gates Avenue
coEnie
John B. McMillan
Bradford Pa
McMillan
Thomas J. Wood
Thomas A. Ball
Elyria
Lorain
Bradford
Tarentum
Tarentum Cemetery
Amherst. Q
Rosa Balogh
Steve Harsar
Leavitt Road
Hungary
Buriel
Elmwood Cemetery
Claude W. Lewis
Marselles Avenue
Lackawanna
New York
Nichols Funeral Home
William Muir Auld
Masonic Lodge
Olmsted Falls Cemetery
Mr. Lewis
Olmsted
Ohio
Armour and Company
Cleveland
Masonic Lodge of
Lillian Lewis
Muriel
W. B. Lewis
P. D. Lewis
J. 8. Lewis
C. E. Lewis
D. E. Hall
Hurley Trembles At Hearing Amid Senate Probe Turmoil
Washington August 77 Patrick Hurley, a former War secretary, clashed with Senator Hugo Black as the Senate lobby inquiry into the Wheeler Rayburn utility bill resumed. Hurley, angered by subpena efforts to locate H C Hopson, denied involvement and complained of political framing.
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Washington
Patrick Jeeley
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Wheeler-Rayburn
Secretary of War
Virginia
H. C. Hopson
Black
Hurley
Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Burley
Theft Suspect Arrested in Ohio Indiana Livestock Ring
Columbus authorities arrested Marvin Lilly 34 on a grand larceny indictment returned in October 1929. Sheriff Frank Setty said Lilly and accomplices kept stolen cattle on a farm near Wilmington Ohio as they operated in southwestern Ohio and neighboring Indiana counties.
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Wilmington
Marvin Lilly
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Lilly
Here
Frank Setty
Markets at Cleveland Livestock and Produce Trade
Receipts brisk across cattle calves sheep and hogs with prices varied. Cattle top at 1250 pounds around 11.00, calves strong near 10.00, lambs up to 9.50, hogs and produce steady to firm with poultry and potatoes showing modest gains. Local market activity remains active and prices fluctuate by weight and grade.
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Cleveland
God
Sinatt
Old Rocatera LLC
Delaware
New Jersey
Avon Lake School Board News Highlights and Events
Avon Lake school board met for regular session approving Clark's minutes and bills. Budget for 1936 was approved. discussions included a school addition, use of the auditorium for a caucus on August 22 with a $500 rental, and securing prices for boiler and motor repairs. Hiring decisions covered music staff and band leaders, painting and athletic field work, and WPA contacts in Columbus. O'Dell, 19, will try out with the Cleveland Indians after helping Hill's Chevrolets. last Sunday Avon Lake beat Glen Rogers 8 to 4.
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Hool Board
Avon Lake
Clark
Gleason
Lorain County
Harr
Haelstrom
Peterson
Valley City
Baldwin-Wallace College
Stack
Lorain
Oberlin Conservatory
Pres
Deasy
Boehm
Columbus
WPA
O'Dell
Hill’s Chevrolets
Cleveland Indians
Hill's
Chevrolets
Glen Rogers
Elyria
Wreck delays George Washington. 17 cars damaged
A wreck near Portsmouth C. I yesterday delayed the Chesapeake and Ohio’s George Washington for three hours and damaged 17 car loads of automobiles and refrigerators at Lloyds Kentucky west of here. A broken journal was cited as the cause. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Chesapeake and Ohio
Lloyds, Ky
Purchase of Savannah Oglethorpe Hotel Brings Chain to Six
CLEVELAND Aug 7 Purchase of the Savannah Oglethorpe hotel near Savannah Ga by Theo Dewitt Hotels Inc increasing this hotel operating companys chain to six was announced today The sale price was reported to be about 500000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland. C
Savannah-Oglethorpe
Savannah
Theo. Dewitt Hotels, Inc
Y Indus Committees Are Announced
Sixteen members of the Y- Indus Club were appointed to six committees at its Y M C A meeting last night. They will begin work at the next meeting on September 3. A fish fry at the lake is planned for Sunday afternoon August 25. Committees: Social chaired by Kenneth Beal with William Bridgett Al Johnson and Howard Martin. Program chaired by Eugene Hubbard with Leonard Fowls Harold Olmstead and Howard Somers. Invitation chaired by Raymond Bringer with Robert DuCoty and Bud Finnegan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y-Indus Club
Kenneth Beal
William Bridgett
al Johnson
Howard Martin
Eugene Hubbard
Leonard Fowls
Harold Olmstead
Howard Somers
Raymond Bringer
Robert DuCoty
Bud Finnegan
Gas Company Files 29 Leases Here
Ohio Fuel Gas Company filed twenty nine leases totaling 2030 acres in nine Lorain County townships Ridgeville Russia Wellington Penfield Eaton Elyria Carlisle LaGrange Pittsfield for gas well drilling. Property owners listed include Brooks Clement Coon Dirlam Depositors Mortgage Farm er Myer and others with acreages ranging from 7 to 255 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
William G. Mitchell
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Ridgeville
Russia
Wellington
Penfield
Eaton
Elyria
Carlisle
LaGrange
Pittsfield
Charles H. Brooks
Ira L. Clement
Margaret Coon
Arthur Dirlam
Depositors' Mortgage Loan Company
Thomas J. Farmer
John K. Figuly
Joseph &, Fishburn
Frank 0. Gott
Fred Hastings
William Harris
Albert E. Hostettier
Mary L. Hitz
H. C. Kruger
George H. Lang
Jacob Ligas
Harold &. Mitchell
Peter J. Myer
D. W. Rosecrans
Dorothy Smith
John Stevens
J. Steinbinder
Sylvia Stephen
C. O. Westlake
Hattie A. Beck
George C. Bell
H. C. Brooks
Barry Restaurant Change of Ownership at Broad Street
The Barry Restaurant at 578 West Broad Street was sold to Jack Barry of 318 Seventh Street. The sale, announced today by S. L. Barry, completed yesterday and management changed hands immediately. Barry ran the business at the present site for four years. The sale was said to be in the interest of his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
West Broad Street
Jack Barry
Seventh Street
S. L. Barry
Bar- Ty
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Ree Boies
C. of C
O’donnells
Acme
O'Donnell Wall Paper & Paint Co
Court Street
Ohiq
Reaocen
Elks Restaurant
Oberlin
Esther Alfton
East Lorain St
Legion Post
Karl Wilson Locke
American Legion
Department of Oho
John H. Dunn
James F. Miskovsky
W. A. Mack
E. R. Stanfield
Amherst Business Men's Club
West College
Prospect Street
Francis Biddinger
Albert Plas
Elizabeh
Margaret Houghton
Washington, D. C
New York City
Maine
Mabel D. Brown
Regi
Conservatory of Music
France
T. C. Murphy
W. RK. Smith
Iraan
Texas
H. B. Trefz
del Rio
Siddall
Rochestar
Minn
Sidall
Mayo Clinic
P. H. Obly
Bobblie
Wolfe Island
St. Lawrence River
Colegrove
Ruth Forsythe
Philadelphia
Miss Forsythe
Wilkins
Oberlin College
Bruce
Davis Jare
Walloon Lake
Michigan
F. H. Shaw
Adirondacks
Elizabeth Hope
John Hope
South Professor Street
Rainbow
West Virginia
Holly
East Lorain Street
W. R. Morrison
Reamer Place
Morrison
Ohiopyle
Bert Hart
North Professor Street
Allen Hospital
Dover
Muskingum Conservancy District
Beach City
Bulletin
Sederis Restaurant
REA Matey
WIAY
Newell Hotel
Walnut Grove
Wataw
Wien
Kennedy
Y-Indus
Gas Company
Herbert C. Cummings
Blue Bird
Blue Bird Soda Grille and Restaurant
Court ST
Household Finance Co. Call
White OK
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