Death by own action shocks Louisiana oil scandal probe
In New Orleans Aug 21 federal agents intensified their probe into a Louisiana oil corruption case after Dr J A Shaw state official died by his own hand. Shaw, tied to hot oil illegal interstate trade, followed prior suicides linked to Huey Long era politics, including LSU figures. Indictments against Leche Weiss Burford loom as grand jury meets.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
J. A. Shaw
Leche
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
Shaw
Dallas
George Heidelberg
Louisiana State University
Huband
James Monroe Smith
Smith
U. S
O. John Rogge
Weiss
Freeman W. Burford
Texas
Six Bouts for Boxing Show at Wellington Fair
Wellington Ohio August 21 six bouts will be staged in the boxing program of the Wellington Independent Fair opening tomorrow and running through Wednesday and Thursday Matchmaker Henry Ramser announced the card featuring Sureron vs Rucker Marley vs Handley Norris vs Cassell McLaughlin vs Norris Easterday vs Fuller and Saxe vs Harp with all boxers from Wellington or Huntington both towns being represented in a lively card.
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Wellington
Henry Ramser
Maurice Sureron
George Rucker
Tony Marley
Bud Handley
Tobis Norris
Bob Cassell
Huntington
Earl McLaughlin
James Norris
Bob Easterday
Franklin Fuller
Norman Saxe
Bob Harp
Milkmaid Contest At Wellington Fair Attracts Six Women
Lorain County women and girls will compete in the milkmaids contest at 7:30 p m Thursday during the 84th Wellington Independent Fair announced by Alan R Branson secretary of the fair board The entrants include Helen Rabb La Grange Hazel Rabb La Grange Mrs Charles Campbell Wellington Mary McAlpine La Grange Hazel Bradford Wellington and Mary Paulus Medina The secretary said all departments in the live stock and exhibition halls are filled and the fair opening tomorrow promises a very successful event
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Wellington
Lorain County
Alan R. Branson
Fair Board
Helen
Hazel Rabb
la Grange
Charles Campbell
Mary McAlpine
Hazel Bradford
Mary Paulus
Medina
Branson
Urges Both Parties To Rally Behind Defense Program
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson urged Democrats and Republicans to back the Administration's defense program as a patriotic duty. He warned of a globe spanning conflagration and emphasized defense transcends party politics to protect the nation from war risks.
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W. Va
Louis Johnson
Johnson
United States
Train Love Spark on Littleburg Route
Julie Daniel, a teacher student on a train to Littleburg, meets Breckinridge Leedy after a suitcase mishap. Earl Dawton, Julie’s suitor, rejoins later as she learns he is now manager of the Littleburg Construction Company. Breckinridge, dazzled by Julie, lingers as the scene shifts toward a future encounter.
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Julie Daniel
Earl Dawton
Teachers’ College
Earl
Julie
Upjohn
Mr. Upjohn
Littleburg
Littleburg “Construction Company
Mr Upjohn
Victor Perroni
Breckinridge Leedy
Victor
Vegetable Disease Field Day Plans Reported Complete
Plans completed for a Vegetable Disease Field Day to be held next Saturday. Claude L. Hummel, Lorain County Agricultural Extension Agent, says attendees meet at L. H. Keller Farm at West River Road junction with the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad at one o clock. Demonstrations cover spray and dust treatments on stale tomatoes cucumbers wax beans lima beans and ground tomatoes. A north south eggplant comparison and burning effects of dust treatments on cucumbers using 32 copper compounds will be studied. The Ralph Miller Farm at Middle Ridge and Oberlin Road will show control of cantaloupe diseases. Hummel estimates 50 to 60 participants.
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Claude L. Hummel
Lorain County Agricultural Extension
L. H. Keller
West River Road
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Ralph Miller
Middle Ridge
Oberlin Road
Hummel
Fruit Growers Tour Planned in Lorain County
The Lorain County Fruit Growers tour is scheduled for Tuesday, announced by Claude I. Hummel. He says growers will visit local orchards and packing facilities to review practices and discuss market prospects for the season.
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Lorain County
Claude I. Hummel
Agricultural Extension Agent Tour in Dover and Henrietta
Growers meet at 1 pm at Arthur Deeks farm on Route 20 Dover Village for a peach tree borer treatment demonstration using ethylane dichloride. The tour continues to Sunkist Orchards on Route 113 west of Henrietta Hill for fire blight spray results. Hummel displays about 120 disease and insect pictures, including Oriental Fruit Moth, Peach Tree Borer, and Codling Moth, loaned by C. R. Culwright of the Ohio Experimental Station Wooster.
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Arthur Deeks
Dover Village
Sunkist
Route 113
Henrietta Hill
Hummel
C. R. Culwright
Ohio
Wooster
Firemen Extinguish Four Fires Over Two Days
Central fire station units answered four alarms over two days with two calls ten minutes apart. The day’s main blaze occurred at R. J. Agate’s home at 11 Jefferson Apartments where a curtain ignited by a gas stove damaged the curtain shade and window casing. Another fire involved rubbish on the riverbank near the Fair Grounds endangering nearby barns. Earlier, at 9:15 p.m. yesterday, firemen battled a blaze at the Knights of Columbus clubrooms on Broad Street as sparks from a...
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Central Fire Station
R. J. Agate
Jefferson Apartments
Fairgrounds
Knights of Columbus
Broad Street
Fire damages rear building siding in fourth alarm blaze
A rubbish pile fire in the rear of a building set the siding alight, causing slight damage. The fourth alarm sounded at 2 11 p m yesterday as a grass fire near West Bridge and the Duplex Foundry Company drew crew response. Boys playing with matches were blamed.
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West Bridge
Duplex Foundry Company
Hearing On Health Charges Continued
The case against John Trumpower and R N Smith charged with violating a health order by County Health Commissioner Dr F R Dew was continued until 10 am August 29 in Justice C C Lord's court. They hold the garbage collection contract in Lorain and are accused of feeding garbage to hogs instead of burying it.
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John Trumpower
R. N. Smith
F. R. Dew
C. C. Lord
Trumpower
Smith
Lorain
Salem Town Population Exceeds One Hundred Thousand
The city of Salem in India, also known as Salem Town, reports a population surpassing 100,000 residents. The figure highlights the urban growth and demographic scale of the region within the state.
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City of
Salem
Salem Town
India
Alexander Raphael family reunion at Alexander Grove Amherst
The Alexander Raphael family reunion gathered at Alexander Grove on S Lake Street with guests from Elyria Lorain Lakewood and Cleveland. Officers elected include E A Alexander East Cleveland president and Margaret Alexander East Cleveland secretary treasurer. A series of races led by Lee Alexander produced multiple winners and Ted and Kenneth Alexander captained a baseball game won 30 to 21. The 1940 reunion will be at the same location on the third Sunday of August.
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Amherst
Alexander- Raphael
Alexander Grove
S. Lake Street
Elyria
Lorain
Lakewood
Cleveland
E. A. Alexander
East Cleveland
Margaret Alexander
Roy Piper
John Leidtke
Kenneth Alexander
Lee Alexander
Lois Ann Rice
Laverne Piper
Daniel Alexander
Norman Leidtke
Ilee Alexander
Margaret
Eleanor Alexander
Floyd Rice
C. A. Alexander
Ted
Bruce Fell Families Reunion at Wakeman and Plans for 1940
Fifty five Bruce Fell family representatives gathered at Winnen's Grove Wakeman coming from Millersberg Norwalk Elyria Lorain Amherst and St Petersberg Fla A picnic followed by games a baseball match for single and married men which the single men won 7 to 6 Prizes went to Betty Fell Edward Fell Elyria Mrs Jack Bruce Amherst Robert Abderholden Millersberg A 1940 reunion committee was named Ed Fell chairman James Bruce Arthur Bruce Mrs Thomas Bruce Royal Bruce Beatrice Fell Robert Abderholden Mrs Andrew Bruce Elyria was re elected historian.
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Bruce-Fell
Winnen’s Grove
Wakeman
Millersberg
Norwalk
Elyria
Lorain
Amherst
St. Petersberg
Fla
Betty Fell
Edward Fell
Jack Bruce
Robert Abderholden
Schaeffer Reunion Held in Huron
Local Schaeffer family reunion gathered Saturday at Homer Rosekelly home in Huron with 63 attendees from Pennsylvania Amherst Cleveland Milan and Huron. Dr W G Schaeffer Amherst elected permanent president with Mrs Homer Rosekelly secretary treasurer and Mrs Fred Williams Milan historian. Plans set for the 1940 reunion on the third Saturday in August at an announced location.
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Schaeffer
Homer Rosekelly
Huron
John Sharp
Henry Raesler
Henry Sharp
Nettie Schaeffer
W. G. Schaeffer
Pennsylvania
Amherst
Cleveland
Milan
Fred Williams
Victorian Guild events and Our Lady novena schedule
Mrs J J Smythe of Woodhill drive hosts the Victorian Guild Tuesday evening. Circle two of St. Ann's Society meets Wednesday evening with Mrs George Menz on S Main Street. Circle one meets Thursday evening with Mrs J J Ryan on Middle Street. Novena in honor of Our Sorrowful Mother at 7 30 Friday evening.
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J. J. Smythe
Woodhill Drive
St. Ann's Society
George Menz
S. Main Street
J. J. Ryan
Middle Street
Ohio Conference to Convene in Columbus This Week
The 102 annual Ohio Conference will be held in Columbus starting 10 a m Wednesday through Sunday with appointments read Sunday afternoon. Bishop George Edward Epp of Naperville Illinois will preside as Rev. Hayes attends and C J Springer is chosen delegate with William Huttenlocher as alternate. Sunday School meets next Sunday morning at the usual hour but no worship service will be held.
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Ohio
Columbus
George Edward Epp
Naperville, Ill
Hayes
C. J. Springer
William Huttenlocher
Amherst Garden Club meeting postponed for Bals cottage outing
Miss Dorothy Cox returns home for a month with her parents Mr and Mrs George Cox Elyria avenue. Mr and Mrs George Cox Jr Bluffton Ohio were Sunday guests at the Cox home. The Amherst Garden Club postpones its meeting to visit the Bals cottage in Huron on August 31 to plan for the flower show at the 125th anniversary Sept 24 27. Mr and Mrs A K Jenne and others attended the Jenne reunion at Cascade Park Elyria Sunday. Edgar reunion held Saturday at Cadiz Ohio at the home of Mr and Mrs F F Edgar with Mildred Strauss and family attending
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Dorothy Cox
Havana
Cuba
George Cox
Elyria Avenue
Bluffton
Ohio
Cox
Amherst Garden Club
Bals Cottage
Huron
A. K Jenne
R. H. Hearn
Marjorie
David
Michael Minnich
Jenne
Cascade Park
Elyria
Edgar
F. F. Edgar
Cadiz
Mildred Strauss
Alethia
Birdie
Dale
J. MacDonald
George
John Sabo
St Pauls Church Beach Party and Seminary Student Minister
Arnold Reinking a former member and current Concordia seminary student led services and will continue next Sunday as pastor Rev Bosse is on a two week vacation The Concordia Club plans a beach party Tuesday evening
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ST. Paul’s Church
Arnold Reinking
Concordia Seminary
Springfield
Bosse
Concordia Club
Mrs Gus P Zilch Hosts Ladies Aid at Cleveland Ave
Mrs Gus P Zilch will entertain the Ladies Aid Society at her home on Cleveland avenue Wednesday afternoon.
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Gus P. Zilch
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cleveland Avenue
Local hospital notes two patient movements and family visit
Vivian Novak of Lorain underwent a tonsillectomy Saturday and was discharged Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Hudnutt left today for their home in Hudson Michigan after visiting Amherst relatives for several days.
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Vivian Novak
Lorain
Merrill Hudnutt
Hudson
Michigan
Amherst
Local Social Notes From Ohio and Nearby States
Mr and Mrs Richard Thutt returned to Liga Ohio after visiting Mrs Berger and family in the area Mrs Berger joined them for a week of visiting Mrs Wilmah Poulson and daughter Suzanne enjoy a week with relatives at Cadiz Ohio Mervin Schubert and daughter Vera Mae spent Saturday in Dearborn Michigan Herman Short Bernard Strauss and William Dahl Elyria Legion Drum corps attended a convention in Akroo Ohio Mrs Emily Novak of Lorain was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Ed Lehman Helen Roemer visited Cleveland Saturday Amherst relatives hosted Mr and Mrs George Abderholden and sons from Millersburg over the weekend Lottie Burnett and daughter Margaret Ann of St Petersburg Florida are week with Amherst relatives
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Richard Thutt
Liga
Ohio
Fred Berger
Akroo
Emily Novak
Lorain
Ed. Lehman
S. Main Street
Helen Roemer
Cleveland
George Abderholden
Millersberg
Amherst
Lottie Burnett
Margaret Ann
St. Petersburg
Fla
250 Hear Elyrian Give Temperance Talk In Wellington
In Wellington on August 21 a temperance talk was delivered before about 250 members of the Methodist Sunday School at the local church. The event highlighted temperance themes and drew a sizeable turnout from the community.
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Elyrian
Wellington
Wellington, O
Methodist Sunday School
Methodist
Circle five Women’s Guild to meet Thursday afternoon
Circle five of the Women's Guild will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Mervin Schubert, Telegraph read, Mrs. Elsie Whiton assisting. The weekly rehearsal of the choir will be at 7:30 Friday evening. The Summer schedule of service will continue thru September 3.
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Circle Five
Women's Guild
Mervin Schubert
Telegraph
Elsie Whiton
Congregational church hosts Sullivan youths outdoor meeting
The Congregational Church young people hosted Sullivan youth at Beaver Park for an outdoor meeting led by Rev. Burris. A picnic supper followed. Circle two will have its monthly meeting Friday and plan an outing at Cascade Park.
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Congregational Church
Sullivan
Beaver Park
Burris
Circle Two
Cascade Park
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