Unknown Soldier body bearer to attend VFW encampment in Denver
Edward F Younger, 48, of Humboldt Park Post 2690 Chicago, will be honored as distinguished guest at the 37th VFW National Encampment in Denver September 14 to 18. At Chalons sur Marne he faced the task of selecting one of three unidentified American soldiers for Arlington, then a 20 year old postal worker, now stationed in Chicago, and later served in the 9th Infantry 2nd Division overseas from 1917 to 1918.
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America
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
United States
Denver
Colorado
David Beattie
Edward F. Younger
Humboldt Park
Chicago
Younger
Vy AY 9Th Infantry
2Nd 1
Ling
Beattie
Coblenz
Germany
Chalons-Sur-Marne
Armins
Hatue
Arlington Cemetery
Charley F. Senneider
Lorain
Post
James M. Powell
Pennsylvania
Former Elyria Man Dies Suddenly
Word of the sudden death of George Z. Raker, former Elyrian, in Audford Hospital of Detroit, reached his son AL Rak in Elyria. Raker, a retired Nespeer man, lived in Elyria for about three years before moving to Detroit three years ago. He worked for the Watertown NY Daily Times for 51 years and was a member of the Elks Lodge. He is survived by his son, a grandson George A. Baker of Elyria, and relatives in Chicago and Michigan. Mr and Mrs H A Baker left for Detroit after learning of his death.
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George Z. Raker
Elyrian
Audford Hospital
Detroit
AL Rak
Middle Avenue
Raker
Nespearman
Elyria
Floria
Willy Te Watertown
N.Y
Daily Times
Death Record Drake Funeral for William Drake
William WH Drake will have funeral services Friday afternoon at 2 on behalf of Tylor Funeral Home with Dr Bond officiating. Burial follows at Sorath Murray Ridge Cemetery.
Justice Lords Dog Rescues Cat From Traffic Hazards
Justice Lord speaks of his dog Biddie a five year old Irish terrier who saved his cat Peter from traffic on Seventh street. As cars sped by Biddie barked then gently lifted Peter in her teeth and carried him to a grass plot for safety. Neighbors confirm the rescue noting the alert act during a heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Biddie
Charles Lord
Seventh Street
Peter
Riddie
Death by Own Action Verdict in Lorain Man’s Death
Joseph Vinovich, 54, of 3334 Camden Avenue Lorain a WPA employee was found hanging from a barn rafter on his property this morning by his daughter. County Coroner S C Ward returned a verdict of death by own action with no motive given. He was a widower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vinovich
Camden Avenue
Lorain
S. C. Ward
Police seek 25 year old check passer of small stature
Police are seeking a 25 year old man about 4 feet 9 inches tall who ordered flooring from The Parsh Lumber Company at 118 Center Street. He delivered a check for 220 drawn on First National Bank of Marietta to a driver who had delivered $3 or $4 worth of lumber, received change, and left with no further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsh Lumber Company
Center Street
First National Bank of
Mat
Lorain Countians To Greet Governor Landon At Mansfield
Lorain County residents are urged to gather at Mansfield railroad station Saturday at 9 06 a m to greet Governor Alf Landon Republican presidential nominee His Mansfield appearance is one of fifty four stops on his first campaign tour beginning Friday He will visit eight states and give three speeches during this long tour County GOP leader Frank A Stetson urged supporters to form groups to witness what may be the only local chance this campaign to see Landon.
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Mansfield
Alf Landon
Gov. Landon
Frank A. Stetson
Landon
322nd Field Artillery Reunion Plans In Hamilton Ohio
Veterans of the 322nd Field Artillery Regiment invited to the seventeenth annual reunion in Hamilton, Ohio, on September 12. I R Fritsch, secretary, noted updated addresses and extended invitations to Elyria veterans. Brigadier General A B Warfield, wartime regimental commander and current Army quartermaster general secretary, will attend as guest of honor.
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322Nd Field Artillery
Elyria
TS Army
Washington
Itark
Pretty Oberlin wedding joins Vir ginia Hood and Pieter Vervioet
Oberlin August 20 at four pm the home of Mr and Mrs R E Wilcox saw Virginia Hood wed Pieter Vervioet son of Mr and Mrs C G Vervioet of Beaver Dam Wisconsin The service by Reverend Louis E Daniels featured yellow jonquils and gladiolas An improvised altar in the living room followed by a garden reception Fifty guests attended including out of town relatives from Hammond Louisiana Beaver Dam Wisconsin and Minneapolis Minnesota The couple will reside in Palatine Illinois where Vervioet teaches mathematics and Virginia plans further study after her Oberlin Conservatory training
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Oberlin
R. E. Wilcox
Elm Street
Virginia
Pieter Vervioet
C. G. Vervioet
Beaver Dam
Wuisconsin
Louis E. Daniels
Christ Church
Bernice Lambert
Johanna Hill Minists Fern
L. G. Lambert
Pantall
Frederick
Hammond
CG. Vereet
Ann
Wis
Siinneapolis
Ming
Veryleet
Pittsburg
Washington, D. C
Connecticut
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
New York City
Lehvinne
Wayland Academy
Vervinet
Madison University
Material Witness Held In Probe Of Fire Here
A material witness is jailed awaiting key information to locate a suspect in a house fire that killed Mrs. Pauline Cecil and her daughter Geraldine. Detectives retraced the suspect’s movements from Elyria to Cleveland after a prior autopsy left questions about an assault and the fire being incendiary. Mrs Cecil’s husband Willam Cecil, 44, is jailed on a traffic violation.
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Pauline Cecil
Geraldine
John P. Hopkins
Elyria
Cleveland
L. B. Sweet
Flopkins
Hopkins
Curgner
Ward
Cecils
Willan
Nine Men In Peril On Fishing Boat San Joaquin
SAN DIEGO Cal Aug 21 The coast guard cutter Tahoe raced 790 miles west of San Diego to aid three officers and six men aboard the 120 foot fishing boat San Joaquin owned by Van Camp Fishing Company. The San Joaquin radioed at 1 am that it could not hold out much longer and was in distress.
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San Diego
Cal
Coast Guard
Tahoe
Saniega
van Camp Fishing Company
One Thousand Die Daily in Spanish War Report
United Press reports from Lisbon and Gibraltar estimate about 1000 deaths daily in the Spanish Civil War. burial of unknown soldiers and mass graves are noted. frontier authorities may start a sanitary service to curb potential epidemics. typhoid reported at San Sebastian and total casualties remain uncertain with varied tallies around 20,000 to 50,000 in compilations.
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Spain
United Press
Lisbon
Gibraltar
San Sebastian
Espana Shell Hit by Fort Fire Near San Sebastian
The rebel battleship Espana was struck by a shell from the San Marcos fort near San Sebastian and lost one funnel. Despite the hit the Espana did not return fire and headed toward Ferral. It has shelled Iran and San Sebastian for three days with other rebel ships. The cruiser Almirante Cery suffered a direct hit from a government airplane at Ferral.
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Henday
Aus
San Marcos
San Sebastian
Espana
Ferral
Mspana
Iran
Almirante Cery
Father Of Slain Girl Faints In Court
In Asheville North Carolina the elderly father of slain Helen Clevenger fainted in court as the jury heard dramatic testimony about the girl’s murder. Prosecutors and defense clashed over an alleged confession, with Helen’s bloodstained pajamas shown in court as part of the reconstruction. Moore testified that he killed the girl to avoid being whipped, while officials said no threats were used to obtain the confession.
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Asheville
N. C
Clevenger
Helen Clevenger
Martin Moora
New York
F. Don Phillips
W. J
C. B. Clevenger
Helen
Battery Park Hotel
George J. Baier
Baier
Moore
Phillips
Laurence E. Brown
Court News Notices Include Accidents and Divorces
Alex Fox of Stop 7 reports a hit and run car collision at North Bridge road and West River road yesterday. Bertha Ryan sues for divorce from Joseph Ryan on extreme cruelty. they have five children aged between 1 and 13. Irene Latzow sues for divorce from Martin Latzow of Elyria for gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Celestia E Burrows et al contest the will of Inia A Beach of Amherst, naming J J Smythe of Amherst as executor. Matilda Hriber sues for divorce from Frank Hriber of Lorain on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect.
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Alex Fox
Stop 7
Yellow Line
Sheriffs Department
North Bridge Road
West River Road
Bertha Ryan
Flynna
Joseph
Ryan
Irene Latzow
Martin Latzow
Elyria
Celestia E. Burrows Et al
Inia A. Beach
Amherst
J. J. Smythe
Matilda Hriber
Frank Hriber
Lorain
Engineers Trim Bids On Ships
Navy engineers began evaluating bids from five shipyards for six destroyers and three submarines as part of half of the 1947 building program. Bids ranged from about 100,000 to over 600,000 more per ship than last year’s prices. Navy yards were asked to submit parallel estimates, to be used in assessing private bids.
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Washington
Aug
Navy Today
Navy
Navy Yards
Navy Department
Accident victim released from hospital
Roy Rhae an 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs Andy Rhae of Stop 10 Bake Avenue was released from Elyria Memorial Hospital where he had been confined over a month with injuries from an automobile crash on Route 20 in the early morning of July 12 His father and mother were injured in the same accident.
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Roy Rhae
Mer
Andy Rhae
Stop 10
Bake Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Young Rhae
Prominent Dayton Attorney Joli Egan Dies at Home
Joli Egan a prominent Dayton attorney and official of the Dayton Jockey Club died last night at his Union Street home. A native of Amanda Ohio he attended Miami University and the University of Michigan.
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Dayton
Joli EL Egan
Union
Here
Egan
Amanda, O
Miami University
University of Michigan
Dayton Jockey Club
Elyrian Paroled After One Year Sentence In Lancaster School
In Medina Ohio on August 20 14 year old Stave Horvath was sentenced to a one year term in the Royal Indus trial school at Lancaster for a hot theft. He was paroled on good behavior and must report to his former Elyria employer Hede brand and to the Elyria police chief.
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Medina
Stave Horvath
Royal Industrial School
Lancaster
H. Hedebrand
Elyria
Boys Will Present Livestock Exhibits At Wellington Fair
Visitors to the Wellington Fair next week will see Lorain county 4 H club members display livestock including 18 cattle 13 pigs 30 dairy calves four sheep and a beef calf. Sixteen of the eighteen colts are Belgians with two Percherons. Exhibits are by 4 H club members from across the county and may also be shown at Lorain county fair in Elyria next month. Vegetable growers will also present exhibits.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Elyria
Willys-Overland Seeks Tax Settlement in Federal Hearing
Toledo August 20 proposed settlement of Willys-Overland Company's delinquent taxes set for hearing before Federal Judge George P. Hahn. Empire Securities Inc managing a reorganization offers to settle about 790000 in four equal yearly installments totaling 400900. County officials oppose, saying full amount due. Company president David A. son cites payroll plans and receivership figures.
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Toledo
Willys-Overland Company
George P. Hahn
Empire Securities, Inc
Willys-Overland Motors
Former Bolshevist Leaders Admit Terrorist Plot
Moscow reports Gregory Sinogier and Leo Kamenev, once Bolshevist leaders, on trial with fourteen others for plans to kill Stalin and spread terrorism in Russia. They acknowledged guilt on the stand and spoke of facing execution, while twelve more men and one woman were announced as held for trial. Kamenev and Zinoviev addressed the court with defiant statements about truth and past actions.
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United Press
Moscow
Gregory Sinogier
Leo Kamenay
Josef Stalin
Russia
Kamenev
Andrew Wiehinsky
Zinoviev
J. N. Smirnov
Market price report with livestock and poultry quotes
Cleveland market notes show steady meat and live poultry prices, including Leghorn and Brahma fowls, ducks, and turkeys. Cattle and calves mixed, hogs soft, hogs range 10.60 to 10.75 for various weights, lambs and mutton uneven, grain and feed prices cited alongside regional stamps and futures mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seley and
Lambs Thos Mickel
Chotve Lansbs
Salary Cuts Persist in School pay for Next Year
The board kept salaries ten percent below full-pace levels for the coming year, with the maximum high school salary dropping from 32 600 to 2 400 and elementary max from 1 900 to 1 900. Earlier decrees planned June or July payments but were blocked by finances, so only partial payments are possible this month.
NUMBER FOUR Continued from Page 1 H1 Buried in Sunday Services
The late H1 will receive church funeral rites at Firet M. & Church Sunday at 2 p m with Rev. Bond and Rev. Kaley presiding. Military burial at La Porte Cemetery follows. The body lies at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home awaiting Sunday transfer. Websters death reduces the local G A R to two of the 426 members in 1881.
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Firet M
la Porte
BE. J. Bond
Kaley
G. A. R. Post
LaPorte
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Webster
G. A. H. Aoa
Remembrance of Civil War Veterans Dwindles in Elyria
The aging G A R post has just two members left Rev Kaley and Captain LaFayette Stough of Amherst. Stough has flown over the cemetery in an airplane on Memorial Day for several years to honor departed comrades, a last tradition for the once large group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaley
G. A. R. Post
LaFayette Stough
Amherst
Britain Warns Fliers To Stay Neutral In Civil War
London August 20 The British government urges neutrality in the Spanish Civil War and warns that flying licenses may be suspended or revoked for aviators aiding either side. The air ministry issued the warning amid faltering European negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Air Ministry
Wing Of Factory Collapses Injuring Twenty In Lexington
Twenty Vaughn Tobacco Co employees were hurt when a factory wing collapsed in Lexington late last night. Only Lucille Paul, 19, sustained internal injuries and was the most seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Vaughn Tobacco Company
Lucille Paul
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322Nd Field Artillery Association
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Court Street
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