Execrated pillow-stuffing machine blast kills two women
Aug 17 report from Coroner and firemen details a deadly explosion at P. Mitchell Company. Vivian Krueger, 48, and Elizabeth Brockhof, 49, machine operators, died from injuries sustained in the blast that ignited the dresses of several workers. Florence Good, 23, Julia Dichen, 67, and John Koch, 26, were burned while fighting the fire. spark sparked the blaze in the stuffing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.mitchell Company
Frank M
Vivian Krueger
Elizabeth Brockhof
Florence Good
Julia Ditchen
John Koch
George Kle
New Treatment For Disease Control Is Tested In County
Lorain County vegetable growers will tour three farms in Elyria Township on August 26 to study copper spray and dust treatments against diseases in beans tomatoes eggplant melons cucumbers and carrots. C I Hummel announces plans with L H Keller Ralph Miller and L M Youtzy and John Smucker of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
C. I. Hummel
L. H. Keller
Ralph Miller
L. M. Youtzy
Elyria Township
John Smucker
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Keller
Farm Bureau Group To Inspect Plant In Alliance
Lorain County Farm Bureau members plan to visit the Alliance fertilizer plant next Tuesday as part of a 200-member, six-county group. A statewide Farm Bureau field day is set for October 10 at the Ohio State Fair Grounds in Columbus with contests exhibits and farm equipment displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Alliance
Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Ohio State Fair Grounds
Columbus
Fined for Liquor Sale on Election Day
James Davis of the Davis Cafe on Foster Avenue was fined $10 and costs by Justice Herbert C. Cummings for selling liquor before 7:30 p.m. on primary election day. Davis claimed liquor could be sold after polls closed at 6:30 p.m. He was arrested around 7 p.m. following a complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Davis
Davis Cafe
Foster Avenue
Herbert C. Cummings
Davis
Four More Candidates File Petitions Here
Four more candidates for township offices filed petitions with the board of elections today. Martin Huebner sought the trustee post in Carlille township. Paul Cook filed for trustee in Black River township. Raymond Waters aimed at trustee of Sheffield township, and J R Culbertson sought the clerk position in Black River township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Elections
Election Board
Martin Huebner
Carlille Township
Paul Cook
Black River Township
Raymond Waters
Sheffield Township
J. R. Culbertson
Lorain Man Sues Over Grocery Business Partnership
John Nowakowski of Lorain sues Mary D Nowakowski to dissolve a grocery and meat partnership at 1816 Long Avenue Lorain. He seeks an accounting, receiver appointment, and $2680 due as creditor. Julia Jones sues for divorce from Samuel Jones of Oberlin on cruelty grounds. They wed in 1935 and have two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nowakowski
Lorain
Mary D., Nowakowski
Long Avenue, Lorain
Julia Jones
Samuel Jones
R. D. Oberlin
Death Record Joseph Bobek 38 pipe inspector dies at Lorain home
Joseph Bobek 38 a pipe inspector for the National Tube company died at his home 1136 W 20th St Lorain after an 18 month illness. Born January 29 1881 in Poland he came to Lorain 14 years ago from Millvale PA. Survived by his wife Antoinette a son William two grandchildren and two brothers William and James in Pittsburgh. Remains will be removed to his Lorain home and then Millvale PA for Friday funeral at St Anthonys church.
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Joseph Bobek
National Tube Company
W. 20Th Street
Lorain
Mr. Bobek
Poland
Milllvale
Pennsylvania
St. Peter’s Church
Antoinette
William of
William
James
Pittsburgh
Funeral rites set for Edward R. Ehlert at St Marys Elyria
Funeral services for Edward R. Ehlert of 111 Longford Avenue will be held Friday at 9 30 A M from St Marys Church in Elyria with interment in Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Ehlert
Longford Avenue
St. Mary's Church
Elyria
Calvary Cemetery
Lorain
Settlement Of Danzig Problem Not Far Off
Berlin reports Nazi quarters claim a settlement of the Danzig problem is imminent, likening current status to the lead up period before the Sudeten settlement last year. Diplomats note speedier talks after conferences at Berchtesgaden, Salzburg, Warsaw and Danzig and an anticipated meeting between Ciano and Ribbentrop.
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Berlin
Danzig
Berchtesgaden
Salzburg
Warsaw
Galeazo Ciano
Joachim Vuno Ribbentrop
Panama Canal Stamp Arrives Here Today
The three cent stamp marks the canal twenty fifth anniversary and features Theodore Roosevelt and George Goethals with a ship in transit. Postmaster C J Sartor announced its sale at the Elyria post office as local collectors queued to buy the commemorative issue.
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Panama Canal
Elyria Post
C. J. Sartor
Theodore Rooosevelt
George W. Goethals
Reads Own Obituary In Newspaper Read Crossword
Norwalk OhioAugust 17 R D De Voe 30 of Miami Fla formerly Norwalk resident was surprised to read his obituary in newspaper files A 1826 Florida motor accident victim with the same name and initials and similar age caused the mix up The obituary listed the address as Norwalk Conn
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Norwalk
R. D. de Voe
Miami
Fla
Florida
Norwalk, Conn
Bitten by Dog Comes From Foster and Woodland
Eugene Shroyer of 308 Woodland Avenue, aged 324 years, was treated at 5 p.m. yesterday for a dog bite on his left arm after a dog attacked him at Foster and Woodland Avenues, according to a police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Shroyer
Woodland Avenue
Foster and
Woodland Avenues
Robert Mello
Harvard Avenue
Elyria
Stolen Radio Reported From Car Garage
H. B. Stone of 332 Fifth Street reported to police this morning that a radio valued at $65 was stolen from his car while it was parked in his garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Stone
Fifth Street
DROWNS IN BUCKEYE LAKE
Miss Grace Sayre of Columbus drowned at Buckeye Lake after falling from an outboard motorboat. Her body recovered three hours later. She was 25, daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Sayre of Trimble in Athens County.
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Columbus, O
Grace Sayre
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Will Sayre
Trimble
Athens County
County Budgets Paving Funds For Lorain Oberlin Ave Project
Lorain county commissioners approved spending 10000 dollars for paving materials on Oberlin avenue from the Nickel Plate Railroad to See nd street as part of a WPA project. Bids will be opened September 5 for 830 tons sand 30 tons slag and 3885 barrels cement. the money comes from the county’s share of the Broadway paving project completed last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Avenue
Lorain
Nickel Plate Railroad
Seend Street
Lorain County Youth Prepares for State Fair Show
Twenty Lorain Countians under Vernon Munn Amherst lead a Farm Bureau youth show at the Ohio State Fair August 29 in a dedicated tent. The group demonstrates folk games and dances as part of the county council program, with three appearances that day. Other counties Miami Holmes and Madison also present on the same day, while twenty additional groups perform on other fair days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Farm Bureau
Lorain County
Farm Bureau
Vernon Munn
Amherst
County
Miami
Holmes
Madison
Lorain
Beginners Swim Carnival Events Listed For Next Week
Five events for boys and five for girls were announced for the beginners’ swimming carnivals at the Y M C A pool next Monday and Tuesday. The boys meet starts 9 a.m. Monday and the girls at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Events include a dead man’s float distance race a pool width underwater object pick up and a balloon balloon and ball blowing novelty race across the pool. Ribbons will be awarded for first second and third in each event per Max Roe the swimming director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Roe
Foreclosure Case Involving Sanity Question Submitted
Common Pleas Judge D A Cook took under advisement an unusual foreclosure suit filed May 10 by Federal Farm Mortgage Corp against Charles and Matilda Vaubel for 952 on a note and mortgage in Columbia. A motion by Matilda Vaubel’s trustee alleges she was committed to a Toledo insane asylum in 1931 and released in 1932 as Improved with no recovery record, arguing she was not legally responsible for signature in 1934 and thus cannot jeopardize her half interest in the property through foreclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Federal Farm Mortgage Corp
Charles
Matilda Vaubel
Columbia Township
Detective Beating of Dog Leads to 10 Day Suspension
In Raleigh North Carolina on August 17 City Detective Oliver L. Smith was suspended for 10 days after nearly provoking a riot by blackjack ing a stray dog to death. Police Chief A L Bailey said the punishment focuses on the method used rather than the killing itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N. C
Oliver L. Smith
A. L. Bailey
Smith
Four From County to Attend State Conservation Camp
Four Lorain County 4-H Clubs members Aviene Northeim Mary Jean Hobbs Raymond Petty and Wayne Leimbach will represent the county at the state conservation camp to be held at Camp Ohio Licking County next week The camp runs Sunday through Friday and will cover conservation topics from soils and forests to wildlife and human health with training in bird house building bait casting archery photography and folk dancing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Ohio
Licking County
Aviene Northeim
Brownhelm
Mary Jean Hobbs
Russia Township
Raymond Petty
Henrietta
Wayne Leimbach
Violence Flares in Milk Strike Across New York and Pa
The Dairy Farmers Union protest for higher milk prices enters its third day with reports of violence, milk dumping, and a fatality. Striking producers halt deliveries across New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, seeking two dollars and five cents per hundred pounds for August to October. Governor Lehman orders deputies to curb violence as highways are blocked and eggs hurled at trucks.
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Utica
X. Y
Dairy Farmers Union
New York City
New York State
Pennsylvania
Herbert H. Lehman
East Smithfield Farms
Burlington
Paul Hicks
Bradford County
Hicks
New York
Vermont
Court Order Grants Medina County Odor Relief
Medina County residents won temporary relief from offensive odors as Common Pleas Judge Frank J. Lausche enjoined Cleveland Heights from using its contract with Frank H. Harper to transport garbage to Brunswick and feed it to 1800 hogs. Adjoining property owners alleged damages to property values. Cleveland Heights claimed immunity, saying Harper is an independent contractor and the city bears no responsibility for his actions.
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Cleveland, O
Medina County
Common Pleas
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland Heights
Frank H. Harper
Harper
Brunswick
Medina County Board of
Eaton Students To Attend Ohio State Fair
Two Eaton school buses will take seventh and eighth graders and high school students to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on Saturday August 26. Eaton Township Board of Education approved the trip and will provide chaperones at no cost to the pupils. About 70 children can be accommodated and return the same day. The trip coincides with Children's Day at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton School
Columbus
Eaton Township
Bair
Accident Victims Painted In Route 20 Crash Near Bellevue
In Bellevue Ohio on Route 20 east of town Freda Weiker 16 of Fremont died after a collision that injured five others, two seriously. Aaron Michael of Fremont and Oscar Dull of Detroit were seriously hurt. Other injured included Arnold Dumas Detroit Nettie Michael and Carlos Becker all from Fremont. The Detroit men were en route to Cleveland for a decorating job and victims were showered with paint, requiring head shaving at the hospital.
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Bellevue
Freda Weiker
Route 1
Fremont
Here
Aaron Michael
Oscar Dull
Detroit
Arnold Dumas
Nettie Michael
Carlos Becker
Cleveland
Ada farmer Owen killed crossing road near home
Ada Ohio man 81 and longtime farmer was struck and killed yesterday by a car while crossing the road to a mailbox seven miles northwest of Ada. Driver G P Decker of Toledo was named as the operator of the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada. O
J. Am. Owen
Ada
G. P. Decker
Toledo
Owen
Flower Tests Speed Of Atlantic Air Mail
In Waukesha Wisconsin Dr A E Gregory pastor of the Congregational church conducted an experiment to measure the speed of trans Atlantic mail. He enclosed a freshly plucked pansy in a letter to his mother in London England. The letter was mailed Friday and arrived in New York the next morning where it was sent on.
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Waukesha
Wis
A. E. Gregory
Congregational Church
London
England
Health Declares Harper Pig Farm Public Nuisance
Health officials label the Harper pig farm a public nuisance and set a 90 day abatement period to remedy violations, outlining required steps to reduce odors and environmental impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health
Harper Pig Farm
Will Ask Probe By Grand Jury Of Labor Situation
A Lorain labor committee seeks a grand jury probe into alleged labor racketeering by two men posing as labor leaders who “sold” Lorain bridge jobs. The move follows a dropped Lorain Municipal Court case and aims to affirm no racketeering while pushing prosecution. Irving Higgins of the AFL heads the panel and will ask Prosecutor Howard R Butler to present the matter to the grand jury.
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Cleveland
Lorain Bridge
Richard Taylor
Lorain
Taylor
Building Wades
Lorain County
Irving Higgins
American Federation of Labor
Howard R Butler
Increase in Gasoline Prices Across Midcontinent Strike
Tulsa reports Oil refiners brace for price hikes as a six state crude shutdown tightens stocks. Independent refiners warn they cannot sell at current prices and plan to raise gasoline costs, with expectations of a nationwide effect following Oklahoma City and Louisiana actions. Major firms face contractual obligations amid dwindling crude and rising demand.
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Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kansas
New Mexico
Lulsa
Oklahoma City
Gulf
Standard
Shell
Sinclair
Caruso Hat Becomes Family keeps prized keepsake
Dalton News reports a hat once worn by Enrico Caruso during his Springfield concert was found by auditorium custodian George Blair and passed along through relatives. The ill fitting T44 hat moved from Blair to Dr. W. Reed Blair then to McNab, a brother in law, who treasures the object despite size.
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W. Reed Blair
The
Zoological Park
New York City
Blair
McNab
Clipper Arrives in England as Pansy Outset Reaches Home
The Atlantic Clipper arrived in England on Sunday and Mrs. Gregory received the wilted pansy. Her son got an answer the following Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Gregory
Allen Wales Adding Machine Dealer Ad
G J O Connor advertises hand and electric adding machines for Allen Wales Adding Machine Corp. Trial without obligation and service on all makes offered. Contact at 229 E 13th St or phone 9242.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Wales Adding Machine Corp
G. J. O'Connor
13Th St
Radio Pole Erected In Elyria For Police Broadcast
The 70-foot steel pole atop Elyria Savings and Trust Co building, to house a police radio station, was erected amid onlookers as three men worked atop it. A distracted housewife briefly delayed the crew with a telephone call. The pole, about 180 feet above street level, will receive a permanent top light meeting federal standards, with temporary assembly lighting already in place. Engineers from RCA will install the broadcasting equipment next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Kenneth Barclay
Itac
I. D. Faxon
G@ngineers
Radio Corporation of America
Two-Color Beam Invented For Guidance Of Pilots
Sydney Nova Scotia reports inventor Donald Evans unveils a two color aircraft beam to guide pilots. A visible green center band indicates correct course while red beams on each side show deviation. The red beams stay visible until the plane is back on course or 20 miles off, with installation costing under 200 dollars per aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Donald Evans
Evans
Plane aids hunt for sheep-killing dogs in prune orchard
In Santa Rosa a plane tracked a pack blamed for killing over 30 sheep. The flier directed hunters who cornered the dogs in a prune orchard and shot them. Separately, the Dominican Republic reported tobacco output of 13,000,000 pounds last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Cal
Dominican Republic
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Sudro - Curtis
Ehlert
Resar
Reet
Resar’s
Dog
Derby
DR. Pennington
Broad Street
Klein's Shoe Service
West Avenue
Eaton
Ohio State Fair
Atlantic Air Mail
Caruso
Bailey Market
Hamburg
Ginger Roof
Reublin Bros
Battle Creek
Long Island
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Jersey
Richelieu Prune
Porto Rico
P. V
Fort Howard
Murbach
Vic
Redclee
Victor
Bluebird
Glenn Miller
Orch
Artie Shaw
Cinderella Moon
White
Ozzie Nelson Orch
Elyria's Record Headquarters
Wagner
Music Store
Broad St
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