State to Widen Narrow Bridge in Elyria
A legislative committee will inspect local water wells as part of a broader inquiry into the state water system. The session Friday at 2 PM at the Avon Bank will hear reports on pumping tests and well status, with State Director of Welfare K J Harper or a representative expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Serator
Grafton
Oelock
Afton Bank
Welfare
K. J. Harper
South Bate Denier
Copings
Auto race at fairgrounds draws crowd with few injuries
A Saturday auto race at the fair grounds drew a good crowd as racers pushed their low hung cars around the oval. Only one accident occurred when a wheel came off, sending the car momentarily airborne. the driver was bruised but not hospitalized.
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Fair Grounds
Boy Injured When Struck While Crossing Street
Chagnighans boy, about 12, was bruised and lip cut when an auto driving into the alley hit him while he coasted down the Washington avenue hill near the Troxel and Ohio Public Service buildings. Lorain man Randleson Cedric 21 was hospitalized after a head wound from a fall near the Ohio hotel. Horace Williams 28 was treated for minor bruises after a car collision while repairing a parked vehicle near Dewey avenue. Two Lorain cellars flooded Saturday night as water pressure failures left taps open, causing about 1000 dollars damage to R. H. Page home and 200 dollars to Chas. Wiley residence.
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Byron Newell
Stanford Road
Washington Avenue
Troxel
Ohio Public Service
Lorain
Cedric, Randleson
Fifth Street
Ohio Hotel
G. D. Nicholas
Hera
Autoista
Auton
Horace Williams
East 28Th
Lo' ‘Ain
A. Phiel
Cleveland Street
Phial* Willams
Dewey Avenue
Phiel
R. H. Page
Chas. Wiley
Ming
Beauty plo owner held after murder near Pine Island Park
Misa Irene Welansoan 22 a Winthrop beauty shop proprietor is reported murdered with a left eye injury and body found floating in Pine Island Park pond near an amusement area. Bresso’s car left nearby. pond search ongoing for the body.
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Manchester
Misa Irene Welansoan
Winthrop
Mass
Tence Company
Alde
Hoth
Pine Island Park
Bresso
Jewelry theft suspect bound over for grand jury
John Freeman, held on burglary and larceny charges in connection with the Savage Jewelry store burglary, was bound over to the grand jury late Saturday. Police have some rings identified by C. H. Savage as taken from the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Freeman
Savage
Grand Jury
C. H. Savage
derailed train sparks Wheeling incident near Cliffsidge Movington
On August 14 a derailment occurred near the Cliffsidge Movington area in West Virginia as a derailment train plunged into the engine of a man. The crash injured crew and passengers but officials investigated an intended act. National Ku Klux Klan leaders planned a major event in New York as members departed Washington for the convention.
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Trontons. O
Washington
Cliffsidge Movington
W. Va
Pointe
Prain
Raye Teallyo
New York
Dyer End
Pennsylvania
Oho
West Virginia
New Jersey
Othes States
Daimler Knight motor car on tour in Blyria
A Daimler Knight motor car built for King George II, weighing over three tons with a 148 inch wheel base and 65 hp, toured Blyria on a request from local dealer Lys Knipht. The car, painted maroon with Windsor arms, had once belonged to the King of England and may visit major U S and Canadian cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blyria
England
James Rae
Willys Knipht
John Willys
Willys Over‘and Company
Toledo
House of Windsor
Roe
Knight
Daimler
Charles Knight
Bank of England
United States
Canada
Youthful bandits killed at Ohio gas station confrontation
In Youngstown Ohio Leonard Markins 18 was killed instantly and Dale McBride 17 wounded when they attempted a robbery at a filling station owned by James Crawford near Liverpool Road. Nunn 17 acted as lookout. Crawford fired with a shotgun wounding McBride as Markins fled. All three had recent prison releases and were from Marietta.
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Youngstown
Leonard Markins
Dale McBride
Nunn
James Crawford
Everpool
Lishen
Crawford
Merkins
Thedine Fine
MeBride
Shorts
Nann
Tragic Auto Crash In Ocean City Investigated
Reports from Ocean City describe a double auto crash on a bridge ending with two men and two women presumed dead. One car, found submerged, carried a young woman at the wheel and a man in the rear, while a nearby milk truck may have influenced the other vehicle’s fate. Authorities searched by searchlight as state troopers recovered the car and its occupants.
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Ocean City
Nod
Toda
Jean Kennedy
Florence Avenue
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Amanda Birtwell
Sparks
T Tae Cer
Kennedy
Indianapolis
Ind
Union Traction Interurban
New Lexington
Santay
Charles Hillis
Menry
Oberlin Reconfigures Cleveland and Buffalo Highway Route
State Highway department approves changing the Cleveland and Buffalo highway through Oberlin routing traffic along Lorain street rather than East College street. The shift reduces sharp turns and creates a direct line, following a county commission request about three weeks prior.
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State Highway Department
Cleveland and Buffalo
Oberlin
Trafic
Lorain Street
East College Street
Traffc
Mare
Chemist Death Ends High Profile Insurance Crime Case
Oakland police say Charles Henry Schwartz killed himself when cornered in a Los Angeles hotel room after a two year effort to stage an elaborate insurance crime. Investigators found a note hinting at killing a man named Bathe and a false claim tied to a large policy against the inventor. The widow’s insurance payout appears unlikely as probes focus on the two year pretense and the man’s use of an alias.
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Oakland
Calif
Charles Henry Schwartz
Palce
Barbe
Miesio
Schwartz
Wartz
Sundat
Land
Sehwertz
Violent storm leaves county farm struck by lightning
A fierce Saturday afternoon storm damaged the south county area. At Harms farm the lightning killed two horses and struck a dog and an automobile. a tree sheltering the Boarses remained untouched. The team had just stopped under the tree when the bolt hit. Meanwhile, county officials report the selection of school exhibits for the county fair will simplify judging duties as judges prepare to pick winners.
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Harms Farm
Sam Mee Carra
Harrisoa
BL Co
Seale
E County
Joh
Support for Civic Candidates and Gas Savings urged
The paper urges voters to back reliable candidates in the upcoming primary. It cites prior gas controversy savings of nearly $30,000 in the city and warns against council members seeking new burdens. It endorses Henry Heidrich, George Richwine, Anna Kennedy for at large, Joe F. Kolopus for Second Ward council, and George Stevens for Third Ward on the listed party tickets.
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Henry Heidrich
George Richwine
Anna Kennedy
Second Ward
Joe F. Kolopus
Third Ward
George Stevens
State to Pay All Costs in Widening Bridge St
After lengthy talks among city officials and county leaders, the Ohio State approves widening East Bridge Street Bridge at state expense. The plan calls for cement arches on both sides to widen the roadway, easing heavy traffic and reducing accidents. No cost or start date specified, but work expected within the next year.
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Bridge ST. Bridge
Ohio
East Bridge
State T
Cleveland
Ashland
Columbus
L. A. Boulay
Highs and Public Works
Cinderella tale ends as Browning vows revenge and admits guilt
New York August 1 Mary, an alleged adult girl formerly known as Cinderella, accuses Browning of coercion and deception to gain control and money. She claims he pressured her to pretend to be sixteen, wrote love letters, and orchestrated manipulation at his Long Beach trip and home visits. Continued on page 2.
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Browning
New York
Mary
Lars
Agbatet
Geo
Ape
Marv
Farav
Vic
Long Beach
Eagles Meet Opens In Toledo And Delegations Attend
The twenty seventy annual convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles opens in Toledo with several thousand delegates from across the country and a state Eagles convention with over a thousand attendees. Revisions to by laws and an age limit proposal peak in events through Saturday. The Ohio State Federation of Labor also convenes Steubenville with 500 delegates as William Green of the AFL plans remarks. An explosion in Huntington, West Virginia fatally injures a man and injures others while Frank Bajcovich, 11, dies at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children in Willard, and funeral arrangements are set.
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Toledo
Order of Eagles
The
Eagles
OHTO
Steubenville, O
Ohio State Federation of Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Frank Bajcovich
Willard
Gates Hospital
Links Undertaking Co
Autoist Hits Local Woman Breaking Leg at Corner
A motorist H B Allen of the Allen Root Shop struck Barbara Street at Furnace and Lodi streets as she stepped into the road. Doctors reported her right leg broken below the knee. In a separate incident Mrs Y P Cunningham of Cleveland was injured when a car collided with a vehicle driven by Ben Newowski near Ridgeville Center and admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Columbus news reports Gov. Dennehy appointing George Schlessinger highway director for one year. Douglas Decker of Dennison Avenue reported seven dollars missing from his trousers after a guest, Howard Sass of Cleveland, left the home.
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Barbara Street
Lodi
Allen Root Siop
Furnace
Allen
G. D. Nicholas
Y. P Cunpingham
Eveland
Gilder
Ridgeville Center
Ben Nefowoki
Toledo Ave
Toledo
O. Cunningham
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Schlessinger
Columbus
Denahey
George Schlessinger
L. A. Boolay
Douglas Decker
Dennison Avenue
Howa Sass
Cleveland
Last Call to Register for Tomorrow's Primaries
The notice urges last minute voter registration for the next day's primaries. Booths run from 4 to 9 p.m. New registrations and transfers must be completed to vote. reports show low registration and few transfers. Funeral services for Mary Mey Kean are postponed to Wednesday at Cartadia Guareh.
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Egister
Peepee Enerete
McKean
Miew Mary Mey
Kean
Cartadia Guareh
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State Legislative Committee
HY Grfah
Ridgeville
Jos Lucas
LeBar Rice
Rus Ca
Lenson Kilied
Clasedunt
Stepetard Auber Road
Afenteaial
Chagnighans
Columbus Co
Thomas Aiken
City Prison
Aiken
Jenny
Hocking Valley
Chicago
Washington County
George Drummond
Gray's Lake
Ralph
Drummond Farm
Baltimore
Estelle Labuda
South Baltimore Hospital
Vincent Labuda
Labuda
Richmond
Memorial Hospital
Polly Francis
Louis Bertucci
Bertucci
Francis
Ruthilenn
Mose
AH Gutlegde
Columbus Home
King's Auto
J. S. Sanders
Vermilion
Sanders
J. O. Trombley
Coast Guards
Eaton
Underhill
Steve Nagy
Underhin
Nagy
Costa
Justice George
Markin
Lancaster Refor
Art Marietta
Robert
Sams
St. Vincents
Akened
Ence
Indiana
Henry McGhee
Paul Kindy
Irving
Kindig
Frank Kolitzky
Fntaai
Grandmar Wis
Gand Rs
Miko
Shannon
Self
Charles Schwartz
Cinderella
Tate
Rational
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