Jealous man shoots wife of noted musician on Hollywood
On Hollywood Boulevard Charles E. McDonald shot Mrs. Karl Krueger wife of Kansas City Philharmonic conductor and related to the McCormick Harvester family. She was wounded thrice and remained in serious condition after two transfusions. McDonald, claiming jealousy over Mrs Krueger influencing his wife, confessed.
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Hollywood
Karl Krueger
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
McCormick Harvester
Charles E. McDonald
Krueger
Hollywood Boulevard
Mrs. Krueger
Boulevard
McDonald
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
National Patent Pictures Corporation of
Bunko
I. C. Oberdorf
Myrtle Oberdorf
Edward Rose
United States
Acme
Myrtle Oberhart
Attends Wellington Fair for 82 Years
Wellington August 20 Walter S Holland has attended every Wellington Fair for 82 years and plans to attend his 83rd when the fair opens Tuesday. He first joined in 1855 at Huntington where the fair began five miles south on Route 58. Holland lives with his son in law and daughter near Huntington and is father to Jay Holland of Oberlin Children's Home, Lucille Walker and Clifton West.
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Wellington
Walter S. Holland
Holland
Huntington
Fair Board
Halland
Matt King
Jay Holland
Oberlin Children's Home
Lucille Walker
Berea
Clifton West
Weather Ohio Fair and Warmer Sunday Parts
The Ohio forecast expects fair and warmer conditions in the southern part tonight with Sunday partly cloudy skies. Showers are possible in the western and northern portions, with cooler temperatures in the northwest Sunday afternoon. High pressure lies over the eastern states while a trough extends southwest to the Texas Panhandle. General showers occurred from the upper lakes westward to the Rockies.
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Ohio
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Ontario
Texas Panhandle
Upper Lakes
Rockies
Lake Region
Plains
FHA Predicts Residential Building Boom This Year
The Federal Housing Administration and the U S Housing Authority forecast the largest residential building surge since 1931 as they push small home construction and low cost housing. Commitments totaling 10 260 000 were set for nine local authorities, with national loan demand for slum clearance rising rapidly.
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Washington
Uiri
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
U. S. Housing Authority
U.S. Housing Authority
Leon H. Keyserring
Congress
New Hampshire
New York
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Nevada
Wyoming
Investigation Into Straw Stack Fires Near Wellington Vic
Wellington Co Aug 20 local authorities are investigating the burning of several straw stacks in Wellington and Penfield Township over the past week. Officials say the fires puzzle investigators and some locals suspect a crank is at work. Last year Wilbur Starr’s barn east of Wellington burned with the cause undetermined.
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Wellington, CO
Wellington
Penfield
Wilbur T. Starr
Bridge Work Start Deadline Set by November 4
Lorain to build East Erie Avenue bridge with PWA aid. start by November 4 per notice from L A Boulay PWA director. Offer dated August 12. Commissioners must submit plans to the associate regional director by September 27, publish bids by September 26, and open bids with tentative award by October 24.
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East Erie Avenue
Lorain
PWA
L. A. Boulay
Hughes Sets New U S Transport Flight Record
Howard Hughes landed at Floyd Bennett Field after a 10 hour 35 minute cross country flight from Los Angeles in a transport plane. He averaged 332 mph, exceeded the four year old record, and touched down before 100 spectators amid a 12 mile headwind. He had taken off secretly from Los Angeles, reporting by radio only twice.
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Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Tommy Tomlinson
Alton
Pittsburgh
Hughes
Newark
Five More Local Candidates File Accounts
Five more candidates in last week's primary election filed expense accounts yesterday afternoon and today. The listed candidates and amounts include C. S. Kelser, Republican nominee for county auditor, 234.64. Walter S. Kohn, Republican candidate for auditor, 99.10. J. W. McHenry, candidate for auditor, 96.06. Lawrence Heckel, Avon, candidate for precinct committee man, 5. William H. Jenne Sr., Elyria, candidate for precinct committeeman, 1.96.
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C. S. Kelser
Walter S. Kohn
J. W. McHenry
Lawrence Heckel
Avon
William H. Jenne, Sr
Elyria
Local Nurses Pass State Board Exams
Seven graduates of the Mr. Jonson School of Nursing at Ely tia Memorial Hospital were among 339 Ohio nurses who passed the state registration exam held in Columbus on June 8 and 9. Elyria Memorial Hospital graduates Doris Mae Anderson Cora M. Dimaline Ruth A. Tautenschleger Jean L. Osborn Jane O. Preyer Marian L. Reese and Ethel R. Chambers were listed as passing. Hazel Mary Morland Western Reserve University led with 95.5 percent. Sister Mary Hilary of Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus was second with 94.4 percent.
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Mr. Jonson
Hope Special Election Can Be Avoided
County commissioners hope to avoid a special election for the 185 400 court house annex bond issue and plan a Monday meeting with architect Byron Dalton to explore postponing the vote until the November election to preserve a 151 909 PWA grant. They may also consult state FWA director L A Boulay about the October 1 deadline to keep grant eligibility. The panel backed a 227 000 annex project over a 750 000 courthouse plan favored by the Lorain County Bar Association and discussed remodeling the current building to consolidate offices in a single Elyria Clinic building at Second and West.
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Court House Annex
Byron Dalton
Walker
Weeks
PWA
L. A. Boulay
FWA
Dalton
Courts Annex
Court House
Lorain County Bar Association
Don W. Herter
E. W. DeChant
British Officer Kendrick Freed After Vienna Arrest
London dispatch reports Capt. Thomas J. Kendrick, a British passport officer in Vienna, released by the German government after British protests. Kendrick was arrested near Salzburg while en route to England for a vacation, accused of allowing diplomatic mail to be used for illegal currency negotiations. In a separate incident, Mark A. Paine of near Grafton died of a heart attack while being driven to a physician in Litchfield after a period of ill health. he had moved from Cleveland and was survived by his widow Zelda, a son Joseph, and a brother Parker of Chicago. Funeral arrangements are handled by Keith Andrews Funeral Home of Wellington.
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London
Thomas J. Kendrick
Vienna
Foreign Office
Kendrick
Austria
Salzburg
England
The
Daily Express
Mark A. Paine
Grafton
Litchfield
Paine
Cleveland
Order of Eagles
Zelda
Joseph
Parker
Chicago
Keith Andrews
Wellington
Commerce Director Helps Three Jews Flee Vienna for U S
State Commerce Director Alfred A. Benesch arranged for three Jewish refugees from Vienna to leave Austria and start anew in the United States. The refugees, Joseph Benesch and his family, will settle in Cleveland after Benesch secured affidavits of support and completed required red tape. They will arrive with only clothing, personal effects, and enough cash for one day.
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Vienna
U. S
Columbus
Alfred A. Benesch
Europe
Austria
Alfred Benesch
Benesch
United States
Joseph
Cleveland
Erie Avenue Bridge To Be World’s Largest Of Its Type
Lorain County officials postponed action on a contract for engineering services for two new bridges to be built at Lorain. Walker and Weeks presented figures showing the Erie Avenue bascule bridge would be the largest of its kind in the world. The board pledged to require use of Lorain County workers where feasible.
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Lorain
Howard R. Butler
Walker
Weeks
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Erie Avenue
Lorain County
Ohio Pension Payments Delayed But August Fully Paid
In Columbus on Aug 20 a $415,000 borrow from the federal revenue fund prevented an August pension cut, ensuring full monthly checks averaging about $23. September likely faces at least a 1.10 percent reduction as liquor receipts fall. The Division of Aid for the Aged now owes the general fund $1.215 million. officials debate cuts and possible special session.
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Columbus
Ohio
Federal Revenue Fund
General Fund
M. Ray Allison
Henry J. Berrodin
Marlin L. Davey
Railroad Company Cleared in Olympian Wreck Verdict
The Interstate Commerce Commission absolved the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad of responsibility for the Olympian wreck near Miles City Montana on June 19. 47 people died and 75 were injured when flood waters undermined a bridge on Custer Creek. The bureau found the bridge met standard safety practices but flood depths reached 20 feet at 12 35 a m. The commission said the accident was caused by bridge pier undermining due to a cloudburst.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Olympian
Custer Creek
Saugus
Mont
Miles City
Commission
Bureau of Safety
American Railway Engineering Association
Bureau
Curtis Reelected Chairman of Elyria GOP Committee
Carl L. Curtis was reelected chairman of the Elyria Republican Central Committee with 29 of 34 members present. Ruth Bridgeland was elected vice chairman and Paul W. Hall secretary, replacing M. F. Fey who requested excusal. The committee also recommended reelection of four Elyria representatives to the Lorain County Central Committee: Curtis, Nancy Jenkins, Goldie Perry and F. A. Stetson.
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Carl L. Curtis
Elyria Republican Central Committee
Ruth Bridgeland
Paul W. Hall
M. F. Fey
Elyria
Lorain
U S Chamber Reports Unseasonal Upturn in Business
The U S Chamber of Commerce said con tra-seasonal improvement in business is exceptional with a rising trend that should continue into September unless political actions hinder it. Indications point to an upturn beginning in July and persisting, a rare yearly rise according to the chamber.
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Washington
U.P
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Today
Verdi Attacks Workers Alliance Before Congressional Hearing
Frances M. Verdi, veteran New York playwright and actor, told the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that the Workers Alliance is a powerful threat and that he was demoted from director to actor on the New York Federal Theater project due to opposition. He cited staff cuts and alleged discrimination against professionals, with 175 professionals dropped and 158 actors kept amid 30 percent downsizing.
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Washington
Francis M. Verdi
New York
Workers Alliance
New York Federal Theater Project
House Committee
Verdi
City Projects Council
Alliance
Archie Hill
Federal Theater Projects
Actors’ Equity
Old Age Pensions Paid in Lorain County July Total
Lorain County’s 65 plus residents received 28,906 in old age pensions in July, down from 1,269 recipients year ago. The average award was 22.92 and federal and state shares are 50 percent each, funded from liquor profits. Nationwide totals for Ohio show 111,145 eligible aged receiving 2,559,373.40, with funeral and decedent benefits at 56,314.07.
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Lorain County
State Division of Aid For
Division of Aid For
Ohio
Catch Ball From Top Of Terminal Tower In Cleveland
Cleveland, Aug 20. Frankie Putlak and Henry Helf, Cleveland Indians catchers, caught balls dropped from the 708 foot terminal tower. They surpassed the previous record set by Charles Gebby Street who caught a ball from the Washington Monument in 1907.
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Cleveland
Frankie Putlak
Henry Helf
Charles Gebby Street
To St
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Erie Ave
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U.S
Terminal Tower
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