Essay Contest on Value of the Fair to Agriculture and Community
The Ohio Fair Managers Association sponsors an essay contest to boost cooperation between agriculture and community life through county and independent fairs. Two classes: class 1 for high school exhibitors from 1931 fairs, prizes include a silver loving cup for the state winner and cash awards of 25, 15, and 10 dollars for top finishers. class 2 offers similar prizes. Essays limited to 400 words, due by November 1, 1931, to the local Fair Board secretary. State winners must appear in person at the January 13, 1932 convention in Columbus, expenses paid by the association.
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Ohio Fair Managers Association
Columbus
Deshler- Wallick
Death notices and obituaries from Elyria region
Death records detail Mrs Alice Laylor wife of Herbert Taylor dying at her parents home 223 North Olive street Elyria after a brief illness. Survived by husband parents three sisters and one brother. Burial Ridgelawn Cemetery. Also Mrs Susannah Jowett 79 dies at Taylor street Amherst after three months illness. Burial Evergreen Cemetery South Amherst. Funeral arrangements set for Isadore Chalk killed Thursday with services at Holy Trinity Avon. Survivors include brothers and sisters in Avon Elyria and South Park.
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Alice Laylor
Herbert Taylor
John Brownell
North Olive Street
Bloomingville
Ohio
Elyria
Carl Mole
Grafton
Howard Leinseder
Bernie Barnes
Clarence Brownell
Berlin Heights
Brownell
William Sudro
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Susannah Jowett
Amherst
Surannah Jowett
Taylor Street
Yorkshire
England
Hlyria
Baker Funeral Home
James Ryan
M. E. Church
Evergreen Cemetery
South Amherst
Isadore Ch 5
Holy Trinity Church
Avon
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Sistas
Art and Vincent
Henry
South Park
Joseph Henke
Anna
Autoists Who Wait Cemetery Will Be Arrested
Kenton August 15 Sheriff Morton Ansley appointed Mike Mullins caretaker a special deputy sheriff to arrest all motorists who drive in Grove Cemetery after 9 PM. The action follows complaints that autoists upset tombstones urns and crash into burial lots.
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Kenton
Morton Ansley
Mike Mullins
Grove Cemetery
Local News In a Few Lines FACES CHARGE OF SON SUPPORT
Theodore R Cratrell was arrested by deputy sheriffs this morning on a warrant from a justice of the peace for non support. He was taken about five miles west of Vermilion. A fire damaged an auto owned by R E Church of Stony Ridge Road Ridgeville yesterday afternoon due to a short circuit in the battery cable while parked on Pine Street. firemen put it out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore R. Cratrell
Justice of the Peace
Vermilion
R. E. Church
Stony Ridge Road
Ridgeville
Pine Street
Army Planes Fail To Sink Mt Shasta in Bombing Run
At Montvale Virginia August 15 the Mt Shasta a freighter loaned by the Shipping Board lay on the ocean bottom 65 miles off the Virginia capes. Nine Langley Field planes dropped 54 bombs but struck only twice, damaging the ship slightly. two Coast Guard cutters then finished the freighter.
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Montvale
Mt. Shasta
Shipping Board
Virginia Capes
Coast Guard
Army
Langley Field
Navy
Sheriff Denies Being At Party In Idlewild Club Raid
NEW PHILADELPHIA Aug. 15 Sheriff Harry Smith of Tuscarawas County denied attending any sheriff conventions or being at the Idlewild Club party raided by Federal agents hours after the sheriffs dispersed. He stated he does not approve of such gatherings where liquor is handled and his name was listed as a guest furnished by Chief Deputy Fred C. Alber.
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New Philadelphia
Harry Smith
Tuscarawas County
Sherif Joan M. Stilzmann
Idlewild Club
Sheriffs Association
Assam
Studi
New Hat Style Presents Problem In Paris
Paris reports panic among film producers over a dye dip hat modeled after Empress Eugenie. The revival of the 180s half hat risks becoming dated, threatening existing star images and already shot films. Producers fear costly re-shoots or loss unless the trend stabilizes before release.
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Paris
Eneenie
Empress Eugenie
Wealthy Manufacturer Held After Shooting in Kentucky
In Barbourville Kentucky wealthy manufacturer and horseman R B Minton was released on $5000 bond after the shooting of Henry Cole manager of Peoples Gas at Minton’s county home during a party. Cole is in critical condition with a stomach wound and Minton declined to comment. A second item reports an unidentified 50 year old man crushed to death by a freight truck in Youngstown as it pulled away from Central Square earlier today.
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Barbourville
R. B. Minton
Henry Cole
Peoples Gas Co
Minton
Cole
Youngstown
Central Square
Elyrian Builds Napoleanic Coach in Craft Guild Contest
George DeFazio of Elyria enters a Napoleonic marriage coach contest by the Craftsman Guild, aiming for one of four $5,000 prizes. The detailed model features blue and white livery, gold braid, leather straps, four eagle pillars, plush driver seat, and a barn-styled wheel build with splined spokes. Materials cost about $30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George DeFazio
East River Etree
George
Elyria High School
Craftsman Guild Corporation
George Sei
Imavivars
Court grants multiple divorces on grounds of gross neglect
In Lorain County court today Judge W B Thompson granted divorces to Herman A Peabody Elyria from Finr enré Peabody Tillie Rowman Paker Elyria from Clair Ada Lynch Lorain from Frank Mary Cooney Ridgeville from Frank Cooney Santina Capasso from Joseph South Amherst and Clarence L Beatty Lorain from Florence A Beatty Beatty also disclosed accusations of assault and property theft in the marital breakdowns One civil suit seeks $5000 for injuries from a Lorain car collision on April 19 Centuries ago Roman mas ters favored beards and mustaches over shaven faces as a contrast to the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Peabody
Elyria
Finrenré Peabody
W. BB. Thompson
Tillie Rowman Paker
Clair
W. BR. Thompson
Ada Lynch
Lorain
Frank
W. B. Thompson
Clarence L. Beatty
Florence A. Beatty
Beatty
Oberlin Business Men Meet. plans for Window Fair eyed
A regular Oberlin Business Men's Club meeting last evening approved plans for a late September Window Fair. A committee led by Erwin Worcester to arrange the event was named, and the group volunteered to cover expenses for sending the Oberlin Boys Band to Cleveland events August 29. The session also noted the government has chosen a site for the new post office on South Main Street, between the telephone building and the Ford garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin, O
Oberlin Ton
Erwin Worcester
Walter Walker
Edward Wwust
Berlin
Cleveland
Ford Garage
South Main St
Vacation Bible School Awards at Rust M. E. Church
The Rust M. E. church Vacation Bible School held a five week session on friendship with Jesus. Roberta Smith won first prize for best effort in world friendship, Audrey Stevens won second prize for reciting all the Bible, and Bobby Smith won third prize for the set “Friends of Jesus.” Awards were presented by E. Bowe and ministers from nearby churches.
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Rust M. E
Jesus
Roberta Smith
Audrey Stevens
Bobby Smith
Wester
Friends of Jesus
Tss E. Bowe
Ziuu Baptist Church
Tce
First Baptist Church
Hara
Blaglary suspect identified by father in New Haven
The Rev Lewis G Hoeck of Cincinnati said to have identified John Hawkins Hoeck 22 former Harvard student and Chicago newspaper man as the man who boasted of eluding law enforcement. Hoeck and his wife traveled from New York after learning of his arrest and engaged counsel to defend him on an insanity basis. Governor announces appointments in Ohio. Two small boys drown at Conneaut pool near an abandoned plant. Two fatal accidents raise Franklin County traffic deaths to 66 for the year.
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New Haven
Genn
Desa
John Hawkins
England
Vlerayman
Pagior
Cincinnati
Defensien of Hoek
Conneaut Connealt
S Mall
Keith Won
Harold Stevenson
Theo
Keith
Ditchless Drilling Machine Shown by Canton Firm
An engineering firm in Canton unveils a horizontal rotary drilling machine that installs pipe casing while drilling under embankments. Power unit sits beside the ditch with a flexible drive shaft transmitting to a head that bores through earth, enabling trenchless passage and piping. Officials say the system cleanly demonstrates practical use in field tests.
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Canton
Hne
Morizontal
Penn State players paying own way for 1972 football season
Penn State officials report that every man on the 1972 team will pay his way through college. Subsidy athletes have been graduated, ending athletic scholarships issued to deserving young men. The last subsidy holders left with the 1931 class as the program discontinued the practice.
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Penn State
College
Pennsylvania State College
Temple Soccer Faces Tough 1931 Schedule With New Opponents
Temple University announces seven 1931 soccer matches featuring three new teams Bucknell Penn State and the Merion Cricket Club of Haverford Pa. Only West Chester is home and a game against Chalonte Haddon Hall will be held in Atlantic City convention hall.
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Temple
Philadelphia
Temple University
Bucknell
Penn State
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford
West Chester
Chalonte- Haddon Hall
Atlantic City
Alleged Swindler Faces Charge in Cleveland Scam
Mike Stajavich aged 34 of Cleveland is charged with duping Mr and Mrs Carl Gross of 2000 dollars. Awaiting grand jury action on larceny, arraigned before Municipal Judge Peter Mulholland and pled not guilty. Bond set at 32500. Grusses recovered 5000 of the money. A confederate is sought by police.
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Youngstown
Mike Stajavich
Cleveland
Carl Gross
Jill Coday
Stajavich
Peter B. Mulholland
Man Plans Funeral He Will Attend Himself
VALIER UK Aug 25 25 R Patton will attend his own funeral on Sunday Aug 30 in an unusual plan. He will have four ministers preach at the event and has invited flowers to be sent to his real funeral later. He will hold a picnic dinner for mourners before the services.
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Valier
R. Patton
Fowers
Patton
Governor White Visits Ohio National Guard Camp Perry Scene
Governor George White witnessed a final review of the 74th Infantry Brigade at Camp Perry, with a special guard mount staged for his visit by Companies A F and I. He attended a dinner hosted by Adjutant General F Henderson and planned to depart with the Columbus regiment as the annual encampment closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Perry
George White
Ohio National Guard
74Th Infantry Brigade
Governor White
Castic Infantry
Columbus
Marietta
New Leaington
Labor Troubles Blamed for Kennel Fire at New Brimfield Track
Officials discounted rumors that opponents of the raring in Portage County set the kennel sheds ablaze at the New Brimfield Track, which was to open Labor Day weekend. Firemen found two five gallon cans near the ruin, with damage described as extensive and the scene described in chaotic terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Boaze Kent
Brimfield
Portage County
Chavy
Amherst to Attend State Legion Convention Weekend Activities
Amherst reports plans to attend the State Legion Convention in Cleveland starting Sunday with official delegates named. Competitions will be held in the new Cleveland Stadium and a state parade Monday evening. Elyria Drum and Bugle Corps also competes. Union services begin Sunday with Rev. Albright as speaker, 10:45 a.m. Services at local churches are canceled due to pastor vacations, resuming next week. The Brotherton and Wass families return to Pennsylvania after their sister's death.
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Amherst
Severa
Elmer Johnson Post
American Legion
Auxiliary
State Legion
Cleveland
Elyria Drum and Ruele Corps
Bernard Strauss
William Dahl
South Amherst
Brownhelm
Ralph Ewing Albright
Brownhelm Church
F. E. Eastman
Wilds of Canada
Lucy Whittlesey
Pansy Harris
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
St. John's Evangelical Church
C. Be, Schmidt
Markets Shine Through Evening Trade Amid Mixed Prices
Cleveland price report covers poultry, beef, grains, and livestock with scarce supply and steady to lower calves and cattle. Wheat and corn quotes move, Toledo live market receipts noted, and local traders observe cautious demand as hogs and cows vary by grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondas
Birthday Luncheon Honoring Mrs Brie at Barberton
Guests at the birthday luncheon hosted by Mrs. TL Young at Barberton included Mrs. Burgess and son Robert from Lorain with Mrs. Becker's daughter Charienn Valloyd, while hospital news noted Clyde Obie discharged and Geo. Market admitted overnight. Dinner guests at the Ulrich home in Oberlin included Mrs. Jobo Ulrich and Florence, with visitors from Detroit and Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbrrton
A. Becker
Charienn
Sin. Valloyd
H. N. Burgess
Robert
Lorain
Young
Barberton
Brie
Social Guests and Local Visits Featured in Family Notes
Dr and Mrs Harry Duff hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Ardin McDaniel and Mr and Mrs Harry Walker with their daughter. Gloria Ann and Rita Marie enjoyed time with Mr and Mrs Clair Stiwald. The Mischke family returned from a camping week at Pontiac cottage Nakomis Park. John Urich of West Eureel hosted Doris Palmer of Wellington and Wilma Jean Hull of Obertin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Duff
Ardin McDaniel
Harry Walker
Gloria Ann
Rita Mar
Clair Stiwald
Frank Mischke
William Mischka
Pontiac Cottage
Nakomis Park
John Urich
West Eoreél
Doris Palmer
Wellington
Wilma Jean Hull
Obertin
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Mrs
Alice Taylor
Christ Funeral
Zanesville
Greagy Ford
W. P. Wells
Ford
Russia
Cities Service Securities
Pierre R. Smith
Bone Alu
Moonlight Crooneraollow Gardens
Elyrian
Mary Cooney
Frank Cooney
W. RB. Thompson
Santina Capasso
Joseph
Beatty Fitzgibbbons
David Zolani
Oberlin
Groveland Street
Alfsen
Ronald Wilbond
Oberlin Business Men's Club
Roy Barnum
Honolulu
Emma Barnum
Roy
Ob+teriia
Oberlin Academy
Texas
el Paso
Oberlin Women's Club
William Townsley
East College St
Bart Miller
3. E. Miller
East College Street
C. F. Nicholson
Norma
Geo. White
Lakewood
J. H. Horn
Lnion Street
J. L. Douglas
Memphis
Rebecca Hope
South Professor Street
Ravanna
Mary Jane Horn
John Horst
Lois Cummines
Ashlata
Wiliam
Hall of
Earl Hall
Mi Helh Hope
American Bet! Telephone Company
Join Hope
South
Columbus, O
Suc
Franklins County
Selah Shepard
Harrisburg
Lus
Coison
Berhard Paul Nairn
O. N.G. Camp
Charles Dickens
Aa Magazine
John Brotherton
Iona
Robert and
Allen
Joseph Wass
Pennsylvania
Mr. Brotherton
Virgil
New Jersey
Maryland
Toledo
Tose Hieher
Chagoo Cash
Chicago
Steadyy Amor
Sole Gay
Boese
United States
Harry Hollingsworth
Crocker Street
Ato Geeree Markert
Thomas Berean
Kentucky
Green Mountains
Toledo Grain
Eveland Hus
Trida Foxchanege
Whea
Jollers
PAC
Maris ‘Wen
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Cutted
Department of Agriculture
Telattus
Astraehutis
Ade
Mia Yu
Lars Yuan
Georgi
Cartoe
Pete Lee
Ales
Bot Elvertas
Tay Uy Hales
Paim Fon
Geovigni
Jersey
Phos Peerer
Simes
Georna
Taskere
Broad and
Court Street
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
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