Indictment Names Maschke in County Embezzlement Case
Cleveland, Aug 22 A fresh indictment names Maurice Maschke veteran Republican Jeetder and five others in a half million Cuyahoga County treasury shortage case. The total charged embezzlement reaches 177273.52 with Maschke previously linked to 140000. Other defendants include councilman Herman H. Finkle and former deputy treasurer Alex Bernstein among five named in earlier indictments. The panel says six defendants will face trial together on Sept 6, with Keghley stating two prior indictments will be called as needed.
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Cleveland
Maurice Maschke
Jeetder
Special County Grand Jury
Cuyahoga County
Maschke
Herman H. Finkle
Alex Bernstein
Henry A. Beckerman
Atorney
H. H. Felsman
Beckerman
Charles Bernstein
A. Keghley
Firemen answer three alar ms at Elyria weekend blazes
Elyria firefighters responded to three small weekend fires on Saturday and Sunday. A rubbish pile near the Black River exposure near Lorain County Fair Grounds smoldered. two blazes were confined and one was already out on arrival. Lieutenant Archie L. Phipps suffered eye irritation from sulfuric acid in a nozzle leak. A lost baseball with matches blamed for a Bon Air Avenue grass fire. a Park and Dennison Avenue blaze was stopped by residents before firefighters arrived.
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Elyria
Scone
West Branch
Black River
Lorain County Fair Grounds
Archie L. “Phipps
Bon Air Avenue
Park and Dennison Avenues
Too Charitable, Lands In Jail
Addie Gariss of Brighton was jailed after being found in a cornfield offering liquor from a gallon jug to passersby. He resisted deputies taking him to jail and had to be forced into a cell. He was arraigned before Justice Petro and fined five dollars plus costs for intoxication. In Japan a judge secures his position by examination.
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Addie Gariss
Brighton
Clarence Adams
Gariss
Joseph Petro
Japan
Fined by Mayor for intoxication sentence issued
Ralph Foster was fined $5 and costs for intoxication when arraigned before Mayor W. H. Van Oster this morning.
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Ralph Foster
W. H. van Oster
Elyria Coach Co Changes Bus Fare Policy
Elyria Coach Co announces a new fare policy to boost rider numbers and keep bus service running. Starting Wednesday four tickets will cost twenty five cents, allowing riders to pay in smaller increments. If responses are favorable, bus line 68 may continue operation with the adjusted pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Coach Co
Women Fliers Target Endurance Mark at Curtiss Airport
VALLEY STREAM Long Island August 22 Frances Harrell Marsalis and Louise McPherridge Thaden aimed to set an unbreakable women endurance record as they circled Curtiss airport. Having passed seven and a half days in the air their 192nd hour edged beyond the old 123 hour mark. Airport manager Casey Jones said they may push to break the men’s endurance flight record of 27 days set in 1930 by Forrest O Brien and Dale Jackson over St. Louis. The pair saluted Captain James Mollison at Roosevelt Field and planned an in air conversation with the British transatlantic flier, the East West solo flyer set to fly for the talk.
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Casey
Jones
Thaden
Autos Damaged In Collisions Across City Streets
Cars driven by Mrs Fisher and Charles Sierman collided on Cleveland road near the city limits injuring neither party. A Palmer vehicle on Broad street was damaged when struck by a truck driven by Fred Kohn. Mason Smith and Glen Coven’s cars collided at Middle avenue and Third street, both damaged. A Corts car on Caroline street was rear ended by a truck driven by W J Theis on Broad street around 5 PM Saturday.
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Robert Palmer
Blaine Street
Fred Kohn
Broad Street
Mason Smith
Gates Avenue
Glen Coven
Eighth Street
Middle Avenue
Third Street
Corts
Caroline Sedises
W. J. Theis
Court actions and community events in Lorain county
Roy Sears fined 25 dollars and costs for operating an overloaded truck after arraignment before Justice Joseph Petro. Anthony and Anna Kerutig sue Mira L. Johnston for 420 dollars over a gas well on a farm. Lews Cill Sr sues Chris Lewis for 200 dollars on a promissory note. Tony Price sues Industrial Commission for 1925 work injuries. SPONSOR MAGIC REVUE by Kauffman to be hosted at the I O O F hall on August 29 with two shows at 7 30 and 9 15, free to the public, expecting 1500 attendees.
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Roy Sears
Rocky River
Lorain County
Joseph Petro
Anthony
Anna Kerutig
Mira L. Johnston Huntington
Lews Cill, Sr
Chris Lewis
Sheffield Township
Tony Price
Lorain
The
Industrial Commission
Commission
Fox Furnace Company
Kauffman
I. O. O. F. Hall
Three Killed In Auto Crash Near San Brekwax
Charles B. Coolidge of Los Angeles was killed yesterday along with his wife and another woman in an automobile crash about 100 miles northeast of here. Coroner A W Uren said an identifying clue was a letter implying Coolidge's kinship to former President Calvin Coolidge. A strong-box in the car held $200,000 in negotiable securities.
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San Brekwaxdino
Calif
Charles B. Coolidge
Los Angeles
Here
Calvin Coolidge
A. W. Uren
San Bernardino
Death Record Mrs Alice L Flint
Mrs Alice L Flint aged 85 died at home 114 Benfield Ave Saturday at 10 30 P M after five year illness She was wife of W J Flint and mother of Orlo Grandchildren Gerald and Charlotte Sisters C F Beebe Ridgeville W E Eliott North Olmsted Brothers Albert Bailus Ridgeville and William Bailus Cleveland Body at Pease Funeral Home 2934 Dover Center Rd Dover Center Funeral Tuesday at 259 P M with Rev Kuhn Congregational Church North Olmsted Officiating
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Alice L. Flint
W. J. Flint
Benfield Avenue
Bee
Orlo
Gerald
Charlotte
C. EF. Beebe
Ridgeville
W. E. Eliott
North Olmsted
Albert Bailus
William Bailus
Cleveland
Pease Funeral Home
Dover Center Road
Dover Center
Kuhn
Congregational Church
Mrs Sarah Wise Dies After Brief Illness In Elyria
Mrs Sarah E Wise of 228 Second Street died at 5 A M after a short illness. Born April 24 1850 in Grafton Township she lived in Elyria 27 years. Survived by husband Fred Wise four children Nellie Johnson Ridgeville Charles Bert Wise and Luella Burr two sisters Charlotte Sadler Bloomdale and Mary Killip Grafton eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Body at Sudro Funeral Home until Tuesday then taken to 228 Second Street for services Wednesday at 2 PM with burial in Butternut Ridge Cemetery.
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Sarah E. Wise
Grafton Townsship
Elyria
Fred Wise
Nellie Johnson
Ridgeville
Charles L. Wise
Bert F. Wise
Luella Burr
Charlott Sadler
Bloomdale
Ohio
Mary Killip
Grafton
Steat
Sudro Funeral Home
Second Street
Butternur Ridge
Amanda H. Watson Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs Amanda H Watson of Diagonal Road died this morning after a three week illness. Born December 12 1867 in Carroll County she lived in Lorain County 25 years and was a member of Minerva Presby terian Church. Survivors include husband Leyi and four children Joseph Watson Elrona Robert La Grange Thomas and Dorothy Hales Oberlin. sister Mrs Draper Cleveland. brothers Willard Muffly Minerva Frank Muffly Moultry D Al Muffly Grafton Thurman Sueely Elyria and McClure Muffly LaGrange. Body at Sudro Funeral Home with services Thursday at 2 PM and interment in Grafton Cemetery.
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Amanda H. Watson
Diagonl Road
Mrs. Watson
Carroll County
Lorain County
Presbyterian Church of
Minerva
Ohio
Leyi Watson
Joseph’ Watson
Elwrna
Robert
la Grange
Thomas
Dorothy Hales
Oberlin
Draper
Feveland
Melvin Sprague Dies After Eight-Year Illness
Melvin Sprague of RD 3 died Monday at Pleasantview Santuarium at 6 a.m. He was born August 25, 1887 in Wellington and lived in Lorain County his life as a farmer. Survived by two brothers Albert and Elmer Sprague and two sisters Mrs. Martin Bohn and Mrs. Bonua Mel Gucken, all of the city. The remains are at Sudro Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sudro Home.
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Melvin Sprague
RD 3
Pleasantview Santuarium
Wellington
Lorain County
Eagles Lodge
Albert Sprague
Elmer Sprague
Martin Bohn
Bonua
Mel Gucken
Sudro Funeral Home
Sudro
Funeral services for Frank Weimar announced in Cleveland
Frank Weimar died at City Hospital in Cleveland early today. He was taken to Sudro Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements were announced.
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Frank Weimar
City
Cleveland
Sudro Funers
August Schnaak dies at 64 in Amherst Ohio
August Schnaak age 64 died at 11 55 Sunday night at his Franklin Avenue home after a lingering illness. Survived by four sons Arthur Cleveland Alvin Elvira Victor Waldenar a stepson Hugo Martin and sister Mrs Fred Schultz Amherst three grandchildren. Born in Germany he moved to Amherst as a child and lived there rest of life. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from the late home and 2 49 PM at St Pauls Lutheran Church Amherst with Rev Abram officiating. Burial Crownhill Cemetery.
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Amhhmsy
Schnaak
Franklin ‘Avenue
Arthur
Cleveland
Alvin
Elvria
Victor
Brownhelm
Waldemar
Chicago
Hugo Martin
Fred Schultz
Amherst
Germany
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Church
Abram
Crownhill Cemetery
Minister H Stewart Tillis Dies at 50 in Portsmouth
Reverend H Stewart Tillis pastor of the First Baptist Church of Portsmouth died after a stroke of paralysis. He previously served as a pastor in Philadelphia. The piece notes a historical anecdote on the origin of the word landlord, linked to travelers and innkeepers of old.
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Portsmouth
H. Stewart Tillis
First Baptist Church
Philadelphia
300 Boys And Girls To Exhibit Club Work At Wellington Fair
Nine Lorain County townships will exhibit 360 Four-H Club members work at the Wellington Fair starting tomorrow. Girls exhibits will be shown as clubs, with judging split among secretary books individual workmanship required work and general appearance. A dairy judging team tryout will select three to join the county team at the Ohio State Fair. Grace Tresch will judge the girls and two open class judges will handle livestock and garden club entries.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Eli- Tia
Welington
Rochester
Huntington
Brighton
Penfield
Grafton
lLeGrange
Pittsfield
Camden
Loram County
Onis
George B. Ganyard
Medina County
Grace Tresch
Ashlord
Oberlin to host Williams teaching at Interlochen next June
Oberlin plans a return of Prof. Williams to Interlochen Music Camp next June with resumed teaching duties. In the fall he will again teach at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, continuing his professorship.
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Pect
Interlochen
Williams
Oberlin
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Mrs. Humphreys Dies At Oberlin
Mrs. Mary Humphreys, 65, died at her Oberlin home after a three year illness. Widow of Rev. Thomas A. Humphreys, a Oberlin Theological Seminary graduate. Born near Ravenna May 28, 1866, she leaves son J. A. Humphreys and three Ravenna brothers. Funeral services are at Sedgeman Parlors with burial in Gomer, Ohio tomorrow.
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Oberlin
Mary Humphreys
South Cedar Avenue
Thomas A. Humphreys
Oberlin Theological Seminary
Humphreys
Ohio
Ravenna
J. A. Humphreys
Oberlin College
Sedgeman Funeral
Gomer
MANY FROM OBERLIN AT SULLIVAN HOMECOMING
Oberlin attendees at Sullivan Homecoming gathered over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Everett Papworth Mrs Kate Ricket Mr and Mrs Wilbur Drake Mrs Wilbur Ward and daughter Mrs Christine Hahan Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Barone Mrs Charles Hallouer and son Wade Mrs Carrie Beem Mrs Elver Grills and son Richard Mr and Mrs Joseph Reakins Miss Esther Close Mrs Mary Ransom Mrs Amy Ingraham and Mr and Mrs George Jackson. Other Oberlin residents attended the Democratic convention in Columbus on Saturday including Mr and Mrs M A Houghton Mrs Charles Magruder J B Moor John Von Blum and Louis Hearson.
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Oberlin
Sullivan
Everett Papworth
Kate Ricket
Wilbur Drake
Wilbur Ward
Christine Hahan
Ellsworth Barone
Charles Hallouer
Wade
Carrie Beem
Elver Grills
Richard
Joseph Reakins
Esther Close
Mary Ransom
Amy Ingraham
George Jackson
Columbus
M. A. Houghton
Charles Magruder
J. B. Moor
John von Blum
Louis Hearson
Professor Williams Sacked From Music Camp
Professor and Mrs Arthur Williams returned to Oberlin from Interlochen Michigan where he taught at the National Music Camp. The camp, started five years ago by Joseph E Maddy and now a nationwide program, prepares selected high school musicians. The couple will visit a few days before sailing to England in September for five months of study and a European tour.
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Williams
Arthur Williams
Oberlin
Interlochen
Michigan
Joseph E. Maddy
University of Michigan
United States
England
Europe
Real Estate Transfers In Lorain County
Alice L. Soper transfers three lots on West Twenty first Street to Emilie Al bright. Sheriff's deed to Northern Savings and Loan Company conveys five lots on Abbe Road and one lot on Bon road.
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Alice L. Soper
Emilie Albright
West Twenty-first Street
Lorain
Northern Sayings and Loan Company
Abbe Road
Bon
School janitor chosen from fifty seven applicants
LaVerne Busche of 233 of Rest Street was selected by the Board of Education last week to the janitorial post at Prospect Street School for the coming year. Mrs. J. D. Yocom of Woodland Avenue is visiting her daughter in Bowling Green. Professor and Mrs. J. W. Charlton of Grinnell Iowa are visiting at the home of his sister on Hamilton Street. Louis Hearson of South Main Street spent the weekend at Buckeye Lake after attending the Democratic convention.
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LaVerne Busche
Rest Street
Board of Education
Prospect Street School
J. D. Yocom
Woodland Avenue
Margaret Yocom
Bowling Green
J. W. Charlton
Grinnell
Iowa
Misses Charlton
Hamilton Street
Louis Hearson
South Main Street
Buckeye Lake
Property Transfers Across Elyria and Avon Areas
Air Avenue and City Farms allotment parcels transfer to William A. Terrall. Knickerbocker Road site shifts to Avon Center Estates Number Two. Piper family conveys 10 acres in Pittsfield Township to D B and Eva R Piper. Central United National Bank of Cleveland involved in the sequence of transfers.
Picket Killed in Mine Clash at Bell and Ziegler No 1
Sheriff reports one miner Dominic Lauranti was killed and several wounded as about 75 pickets clashed at Ziegler No 1 mine. Police and 50 deputies were sent to the scene. Authorities will investigate origin of fire. no shooter identified.
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Ziegler
Wri
Bell and Zoller
Browning Robinson
Dominic Lauranti
Robinson
Wellington Fair Opens with Bets on Good Weather
Wellington news reports the Wellington Fair opening under the motto Bigger and Better Than Ever with stronger show horse entries and a twofold drop in general admission. Henry the laundryman Chan Hang Lee mourns his Canton mother’s July 7 death. Wellington Eagles beat Grafton 13 to 3 at the fair grounds, with Guy Carino and Fay Boone noted as Wellington players on the opposing team.
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Wellington
L. G. Bradstock
Bradstock
Chan Hang Lee
Henry the Laundryman
Canton
China
Henry
Grafton
Wellington Eagles
Guy Carino
Fay Boone
Cotton Blossom Singers to Perform in Wellington Sept 18
The Cotton Blossom Singers from Piney Woods Mississippi will give a concert at Wellington Methodist Church on September 18. The quartet and their accompanist travel in a mobile home on motor wheels. No charge is made for the concert.
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Cotton Blossom Singers of
Piney Woods School
Piney Woods
Mississippi
Wellington Methodist Church
Norwalk Celebration and Local Family Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Eber M Vincent attended the Washington Bicentennial celebration at the Norwalk Fairgrounds on Saturday. The event was sponsored by granges from various counties. Nearby gatherings included visits by W J Powell and family to Sunday guests Genevieve Henry and others. A Knap family reunion at the local Fairgrounds drew 175 members with a picnic and program led by Perry Knapp and Mrs Tom Conklin. Additional notes mention visits among local families and school union figures, concluding with a line about the India Sunday School Union reaching about one million scholars.
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Eber M. Vincent
Washington
Norwalk Fairgrounds
Knap
Perry Knapp
Wellington
Tom Conklin
LaGrange
Markets and Livestock Prices From Cleveland Ledger
Market steady for produce and poultry with eggs bid at 18 cents per dozen and extras 20. Livestock reports show hogs 160-210 lbs at 5.15, cattle 1000+ head slow to steady, calves about 7.30 to 5.00, sheep 4,000 head steady with lambs 6.00 and ewes around 2.50, and various cattle and bullock prices across weight ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Rural Consumers Protest Charge Against Electric Service Fee
Residents in the southern county plan protest meetings this week to oppose a $1.50 monthly service charge by the Reserve Power and Light Co. E. C. Wolf spearheads petitions to the Public Utilities Commission in Columbus, urging elimination. Meetings are set for Eaton, Penfield Junction, and Belden School.
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Reserve Power and Light Company
Eaton
Columbia Township
Penfield Junction
Belden
E. C. Wolf
Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
Transfers In Fire Dept Announced
Fire Chief W N Bates announced transfers of two Elyma Fire Department officers to broaden experience. Captain C A Erbskorn moves from Engine Company One to Two and Captain S R Hudson moves from Engine Company Two to One. The policy shifts officers to gain knowledge of all parts of the city and fire company problems.
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Elyma Fire Department
W. N. Bates
C. A. Erbskorn
5. R. Hudson
Bates
Parents Held In Death Of Boy
Grayson Kentucky August 22 County Judge Andrew Kiser announced new evidence warranted murder charges against Roy Rickey 10 year old mountain boy's father Clyde Begave and stepmother Bitha Bicker. Day roomer Roy Rickey missing since last Wednesday. coroner and inquest indicate the boy was slain after reports of beatings by his parents.
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Grayson
Andrew Kiser
Roy Rickey
Soldier, Ky
Kiser
Clyde Begave
Bitha' | Bicker
Childs
Jim Andy Day
Then Rickey
W. O. Henderson
Woman Injured as Husband Held After Shotgun Accident
Ernest Dill, southeast of Belden, was jailed by deputies today after a shotgun discharged in his hands injuring his wife. Sheriff Clarence Adams said Dill claimed the gun went off while his three sons attempted to take it. The incident prompts an investigation.
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Ernest Dill
Belden
Dill
Clarence Adams
Elyrians Attend Roosevelt Campaign Speech Rally
About 75 Elyrians joined the Democratic rally in Columbus for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's opening campaign address. The county sent 16 delegates and 16 alternates to the state convention preceding the speech. Ten Elyria delegates and alternates attended both events, including D. W. Seward W. G. Smith A. G. Bauer T. A. Conway William France George Webber June B. Shirley Mary K. Eshman Iona Dengate Stella McCran.
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Hlyria
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Columbus
Elyria
D. W. Seward
W. G. Smith
A. G. Bauer
T. A. Conway
William France
George Webber
June B. Shirley
Mary K. Eshman
Iona Dengate
Stella McCran
India plans trade offices in United States and Europe
India intends to open a trade bureau in New York to manage India’s trade with the Americas and create a permanent Indian Trade Commissioner. Similar offices are considered for Milan to cover Southern Europe, and a Hamburg office already handles North Europe under H. A. F. Lindsay.
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India
United States
London
New York City
South America
Inian Trade Commissioner
Milan
Europe
Hamburg
H. A. F. Lindsay
Sheep Follow Leader Tragedy Kills 200 Near Westfall
In the Cascade National Forest near Westfall Oregon a herd driven along a mountainside followed a leader into danger. The flock plunged between two large logs forming a V and crushed others below. Owners Rusey and Riley buried 200 sheep.
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Eugene
Ore
Cascade National Forest
Here
Westfall
Wave Aia
Rusey & Riley
590 Pounds of Man Holds Nebraska Title
Grand Island Nebraska fat men contest sees Ira Livingston 435 pounds first. Kenneth Rentirow 452 pounds beats him. John Knickrebm 368 pounds. current holder J B Paxton 590 pounds claims weight from corn bread and pork. Paxton is six feet ten inches waist.
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Nebraska
Grand Island
Neb
Ira Livingston
Atkinson Butcher
Livingston
Kenneth Rentirow
John Knickrebm
J. B. Paxton
Sargeant
Deer Charges Car Near Colusa California
Dr ER L Hicock recounts a dramatic encounter on a Colusa area highway as a deer charged the headlights of his auto twice in quick succession. He halted the car to avoid a collision and watched the animal lunge again before moving aside and allowing him to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. L. Hicock
Hicock
Hivock
Columbus and the elusive early life of a famed explorer
Books about Columbus reveal little of his youth yet show a defining character trait. He endured long delays and disappointments, lingering at the courts of Portugal and Spain in search of patronage and authority for a venture that seemed very dubious at the time.
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Columbus
Portugal
Spain
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Ed Edelbrook
Alfred Quinn
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Harley Bennett
Dinah Bennett
Laura Bell
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Lakewood
Walter Foster
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Burt Curtice
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Denton
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Jamestown
Lucille Roice
Louise Roice
J. A. Wilcox
India Sunday School Union
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