Marion Lynching Sparks Violent Mob After Jailyard Killings
In Marion Indiana on August 8 two Black youths, Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith, were hanged after a riot that left a third suspect Cameron injured and spared. A crowd of thousands attacked the Grant County jail, tore doors, and set off gas and a bomb, while authorities struggled to control the scene and an indignation meeting among Black residents followed.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County Court House
O L Stout
Court House Yard
Thomas Shipp
Abraham Smith
Smith
Shipp
Court House
Herbert Cameron
Claude Deeter
Fairmont
Miss Mary Ball
Mary Ball
Jacob Campbell
Fairmount
Deeter
Iix
Marton
Ball
Campbell
Cameron
Anderson
Huntington
Kokomo
Wabash
Munsey
Local social notes from LaGrange and area
Miss Mary Stimson visits Akron friends and many locals host and visit relatives across Elyria Castalia and Vermilion. Families gather for birthdays, vacations, and a Vaughan of weddings and births marked by visits from Cedar Point to Norwalk and Cleveland. Names include Stimson Adams Wilson Hastings and Bruehler among others in August community roundups.
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Earl Lewis
Elyria
Dorothy
Mayna Wolcott
John Underhill
Cleveland
Kenneth Holcomb
Albert Dean
Shawville
Vermont Street
Iva Dean
Wakeman
Jump
Laure
Dafe Jump
Lake Avenue Church Notes Sunday School Opens
Lake Avenue Community church resumes Sunday school at 2 30 Sunday morning August 10 with a Hannah lesson from Samuel. No church service or mid week prayer meeting during the pastor's absence Epworth League meets Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs B J Reisinger and daughter Haze and son Delwin vacationing in Interlochen Michigan return late September Mr and Mrs Albert King and children Anna and James return from North Carolina visit with Mr King's grandparents.
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Lake Avenue
Hannah
Epworth League
Michigan
B. J. Reisinger
Haze
Delwin
Interlochen
Mich
Reisinger
South
Mrs
Albert King
Anna
James
Mr. King
North Carolina
Woman Accused of Dishonesty in Domestic Incident
Laura Watson, a Black cook, allegedly misremembers her age during a domestic dispute in Atlanta. The fragmented report notes heat and a coal stove as elements of the scene, with unclear details on parties involved or outcomes.
Clyde Behnke Hosts Evening Guests of Avon Elyria Lorain
Clyde Behnke entertained a Sunday evening gathering including Miss Doris Jameson and Miss Bertha Hubbard of Avon Miss Edna Richards of Elyria Warren Jacobson of Lorain and Earl Moore in a social event reflecting local customs and friendly visitation.
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Clyde Behnke
Doris Jameson
Bertha Hubbard
Avon
Edna Richards
Elyria
Warren Jacobson
Lorain
Earl Moore
Local Dinner Guests Report Weekend Visits
Elyria residents Mrs Annetta Otto and daughter Wahlene dined with Mr and Mrs Ralph Miller Tuesday. Ezra Baetz and daughters Frances and Margaret Arthur Neiding plus Ralph Miller and Bernice Sahl spent Sunday at Chippewa Lake with Mary Collier and others. W Smith and Margaret Smith of Cooperstown Pa were dinner guests of R H Collier. Warchefskis and daughter Catherine with grandson Richard Wagg of Lakewood visited Mary Collier and John Garrett recently.
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Annetta Otto
Wahlene
Elyria
Ralph Miller
Ezra Baetz
Frances
Margaret
Arthur Neiding
Bernice Sahl
Chippewa Lake
W. Smith
Margaret Smith
Cooperstown
Pennsylvania
R. H. Collier
Warchefsk
Catherine
Richard Wagg
Lakewood
Mary Collier
John Garrett
Alfalfa Boom Lifts Rocky Ford Valley Farmers
Alfalfa in the Arkansas valley proves a boon to farmers amid grain price slumps. Local milling companies run mills at full capacity, signaling a hopeful season for the valley’s agricultural economy.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
Arkansas Valley
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Lynch
Nolan
Johnstown
la Grange
Leon Hastings
Romain Hastings
Misa Dorothy Halliwell
Hilyria
Pleasant Street
Jack Kolbe
Ausman Fye
Wellington
LaGrange
Lew Adams
George Bailey
Ned Gott
Amelia Adams
Erwin Adams
Adams
Lewis Holcomb
Irene Foster
Erieside
Bessie Rumsey
Norwalk
Kennedy
Gertrude Chamberlain
Virginia Sanders
Frank Walcott
Clarence Dickagton
Frank Day
Ray Wentz
Ontario
Canada
Grant Lesby
Parma
Ruth Gott
Spang
Berea
Albert Henes
Walter Snooks
W. Robbins
L W Stranahan
Arthur Smith
Frelds
Ed Stranahan
C. L. Gott
Leslie
Verda
Nellie Auxer
Gray
Clinton Garvin
Algena Adams
Betty
Marian Hoff- Man
Moss
Rita Bruehler
Edward Bruehler
John Curtiss Call
Atlanta
Laura Watson
Bers
Arvelis Va
LN Pe
York State
Star Brand
U.S
Sweet
Graham Crackers Laurel
Broad St
Hamburg
Hughes Brand
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