Will Rogers gave, performed benefits for good causes
Hollywood August 24 Will Rogers famed humorist and philanthropist donated large sums to help the needy. He staged numerous benefits in Hollywood and across the country raising tens of thousands for charity. He personally financed most expenses and kept gifts quiet. He aided flood victims in the South and responders in Nicaragua after an earthquake, totaling hundreds of thousands to aid.
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Rogers
Hollywood
Resistance League
Rozgere
South
Frank Hawks
Red Cross
South America
Nicaragua
Train Passengers Thrown From Seats
Passengers on the Manhattan Limited from New York bound were jolted and thrown from seats at Loudonville near Mansfield when a locomotive drive shaft broke and wedged in the wheels. Trainmen said the break could have caused a serious crash at speed. No injuries were reported.
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Mansfield
Manhattan Limited
New York
Loudonville
Here
Klan Parade Planned in Akron Street Route
The Ku Klux Klan will march through Akron streets for the first time in nearly a decade next Wednesday. Safety Director Walter P. O’Neil issued a parade permit after receiving an unsigned letter requesting the event.
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Akron
IUP
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Akron Streete
Walter P. O'Neil
Wellington 4-H Livestock Show at Wellington Fair Highlights
Wellington 4-H clubs displayed 48 calves heifers and cows across dairy breeds judged by S M Salisbury Ohio State University extension service. Exhibitors graded A B C or D with entries from Brownhelm Columbia LaGrange Wellington Penfield Eaton and more. Sponseller sang on WAIU Columbus radio finals, fifth in standings of 15 acts. fans urged to write station.
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Wellington
Lorain County
S. M. Salisbury
Ohio State University Extension Service
Swine Department
Lyle Sweet
Brownhelm
Paul Leimbach
Maynard Cartwright
Columbia
Robert Harrington
Russell Portman
Henrietta
Chester Elliott
LaGrange
William Grills Oberlin
Bruce McRoberts
Penfield
Claude Rundle
Wayne Leimbach
Ismen Taylor
Sheep Department
Shropshire
Lloyd Sweet
Roland Northeim
Hampshire
Alex Moore
Southdown
Donald Crocker
Guernsey
Donald Simms
Carlisle
Bernard Squires
Frank Dodam Penfield
Vernon Fulmer Eaton
Maynard Rising
Belden
Chales Werber
John Love
Donald Aldrich
Clair Reinhardt
Russia
Donald Whitney
Pittsfield
Lewis Kolbe
Eaton
Fred Wilcox
James Lyndes
Harold Lang
Neil Wise
Merle Aldrich
Frederick Portman
Lyle Pierce
Charles Weber
Edgar Jones
LeRoy Weasenplug
Robert Kelner
Hart Sandrock
Frank Stang
Holstein Keifers
Robert Penfound
Melvin Hurst
Harle Golbe
Wayne Aldrich
Fred Sponseller
WAIU
Columbus
Sponseller
Stock Parade Features Lorain County 4-H Colt Entrant
The stock parade headlined by the German Penfield Band drew about 5,000 spectators on day two. It featured thoroughbred horses and a standout entrant, Erma Young, berg of LaGrange, noted as the sole girl in Lorain County 4-H colt club work, among seven other yearling colts in the event.
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Penfield
Erma Youngeberg
LaGrange
Lorain County
Grand Percheron winners thrill Fair crowds
Hundreds cheered as William B. Murray’s Milner and J B Miller’s Percheron captured grand champion cups. The German Band from Penfield and Wellington played lively music while solos by Fred Sponseller and Lewis Schweller and a Penfield male quartet provided entertainment.
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William B. Murray
Milner
J. 8. Miller
Penfield
Wellington
Fred Sponseller
Heidelberg Colege
Lewis Schweller
No whipping noted in five-team horse pulling contest
Dr. P. T. Burnside oversaw a Thursday horse pulling event with five teams starting at 55 900 pounds and ending at .900 pounds. No team set a new record during the contest, and Burnside noted satisfaction with the proceedings.
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P. T. Burnside
Widening and resurfacing on six village streets by Hart contractor
H. J. Hart, Elyria, completes widening and resurfacing on six village streets named South, Kelly, Forest, Elm, Dickason, and Barker under a contract totaling 1715.50 dollars. Wellington council discusses installation of a new traffic signal at Routes 18 and 58 and weighs best method of placement.
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Kelly
Forest
Elm
Dickason
Barker
H. J. Hart
Elyria
Wellington
Donkey and hardball games set for Wellington Fair Grounds
A doubleheader of donkey softball between Wellington and Nova followed by a hardball game between Nova and the Ashland Eagles is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Wellington Fair Grounds. First game at 1 30 and the second at 3 00. The Sunday donkey game will be only the second ever staged here and adds fun for fans.
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Wellington
Nova
Ashland Eagles
Wellington Fair Grounds
Homecoming Opens at Troy Township Centennial
Three day Troy township homecoming and centennial in Nova began Friday with a historical parade band concert and reception. An eight episode pageant followed. Saturday features band concerts games a humorous address by Hugh Diamond and a park dance. Sunday services and a noon school grounds picnic conclude events with speaker Dr Arthur G Hyde. Rev J H Green named superintendent of youth work in Ohio Association of Independent Baptist churches, succeeding Rev George A Bates.
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Troy Township
Ashland County
Nova
Hugh Diamond
Arthur G. Hyde
Massillon State Hospital
John Davidson
Green
J. H. Green
Ohio Association of Independent Baptist Churches
George A. Bates
Spencer Baptist Church
Ashtabula Baptist Church
CURS AWARDED AT FAIR. Grand Champion Belgians
Grand Champion Belgian mare Belligian Stalion, owned by Guy Radcliffe of Wellington, received the cup from Telling Belle Vernon. Other Belgian honors went to William Plaas of Wellington for Belgian Produce of Dam and Get of Lire, plus Best Belgian team and Best Four Horse Hitch. 4-H Show awards listed for Best Filly Foal, Best Yearling Filly, and various decorated animals. BRIEFS note visitors and fair attendance incidents. car wreck at South Main crossing with no injuries.
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Guy Radcliffe
Wellington
Telling Belle-Vernon
William Plaas
BE. R. Lehman
Wm. Plaas
Wellington di Co
Holland Stock Remedy O
Franklin Jones Motor Co
Guy Radcliff
Wesley Grills
Atty
Wm. B. Murray
Cup Farmers Grain & Milling
W. W. Hyde
Pfeiffer's Grocery Store
Ray Hardware Store
Fisher Fruit Farm
New London
Wellington Cash Market
Charles Herman
LaGrange
Simeon Nash
Irma Youngberg
Hilliker’s Music Store
Norman Youngberg
Duff Clothing Co
Wesley Sanislaw
Oherlin
Peters and Hixon Lumber Co
Edgar Jones
Penfield Township
Wood Constriction Co
Brenner Shoe Co
Donald Aldrich
Oberlin Elevator
Harry Aker
Ft. Wayne
Ind
W. H. Bursley
Z. C. Larkson
Elyria
W. T. Ross
Vermilion
John Branson
Bedford
Carl Branson
Midland
Mich
Maxine Bar
Crile
Nova
George Smith
Bradstock
Here
Wheeling & Lake Erie
South Main Crossing
Betty Schumm
Pittsburgh
Louise Bradstock
Mary Lillian Stemple
Bridge
Home for Miss Schramm Hosts Evening Card Party
A social gathering at home for Miss Schramm featured two tables in play. Mrs. Harry Wagner won high score, and guests enjoyed lovely refreshments served by the hostess.
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Schramm
Harry Wagner
Squirrel Season Opens October
COLUMBUS O Aug 24 P Squirrel hunters cannot legally take to the fields this year until Oct 1 The season will extend to Oct 15. Hundreds of letters have been reserved by officials from Ohio sportsmen who want to know why a change was made from last year's Sept 15 to Oct 1 hunting season. SUED FOR DOG BITE HOLYOKE Mass Nelson Seldin was sued for 31 900 in court after a dog allegedly struck by his automobile ran across the street and bit Michael Kilkelly on the leg. ALBANY Ore Rear-room patients at Albany General hns
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Columbus
State Division of Conservation
Ohio
Holyoke
Mass
Nelson Seldin
Michael Kilkelly
Out of Season Shooting Penalized by Conservation Society
The protectors and conservation society warned anxious hunters about penalties. A fine of 25 to 290 dollars, confiscation of gun and license, and strict enforcement of the regulations were announced for this year's out of season shooting.
Hen lays initialed egg in honor of Wilbur
Wilbur area farmer Jens Peterson presents a peculiar egg laid by one of his hens. The shell bears a distinct P mark in a brown shade, suggesting a notable initial.
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Wilbur
Jens Peterson
Betty Weakland Evangelist Opens Series Sunday Night
Betty Weakland a 19 year old evangelist leads an interdenominational series opening Sunday at 7 45 PM in the Fair grounds grandstand with public address system and special music. Her five assistants include Dr J Roy Weakland director Pearl E B Taber Weakland organist Dorothy Lola Weakland soloist Roy Weakland Jr and Marjorie E H Pierson secretary. Delegations plan to attend within fifty miles as rain back up moves to First Methodist church.
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Betty Weakland
Fairgrounds
Miss Weakland
J. Roy Weakland
Pearl EB. Taber Weakland
Dorothy Lola Weakland
Roy Weakland
Marjorie E H. Pierson
Hagerstown
Clarksburg
W. Va
Sidney
Lynchburg
Kent
Hlyria
First Methodist Church
Paris Objects To Shorts On Street
Paris agrees with Yonkers that shorts and bathing suits are not proper streetwear. Police stopped a scuffle as Parisians jeered American youths and a girl in shorts and sleeveless top along Champs Elysees. The girl’s bathing suit and Miss Yenng of 1985 pose drew no police complaint. an editorial urged tourists not to mistake boulevards for bathing beaches.
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Paris
Yonkers
Champs Elysees
Miss Yenng
Skeleton Found Identity Sought in Cleveland Culvert
A woman's skeleton was found in a southeastern Cleveland culvert with only a fictitious name and a non existent address as clues. Deputy Coroner Wilson Chamberlain estimated the deceased was a woman about 30 to 35 years old, roughly five feet five inches tall, likely dead within three years. The case drew speculative links to Betty Gray, a missing witness in the William Potter murder case, but these were only guesses.
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Cleveland
Wilson Chambrlain
Betty Gray
William Potter
Bernet Will Probated In Cleveland Estate Exceeds Million
The will of John J. Bernet, late president of the Nickle Plate Railroad, drawn in 1927, valued the estate at about $1,000,000. Probate was admitted in Cleveland as of today, with personal property listed at $20,000 and real estate at $7,500.
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Cleveland, O
John J. Bernet
Nickle Plate Railroad
Switchman Killed in Moline Yard Shift
Charles Schiffered a 56 year old switchman for the New York Central was killed in Moline when he fell beneath a string of moving cars at Stanley yards. Illinois begins statewide snake hunt to gather material for a State Fair educational exhibit across all species found within the state.
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Moline, CO
Gri
Charles Schiffered
Luckey, Q
New York Central
Stanley Yards
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
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