Elyria to Send Drum Corps to San Antonio Meet
A city committee in Elyria decided to raise 5500 to 6500 to send the American Legion Drum Corps to the national convention in San Antonio on Oct. 5. The corps won first place at the state American Legion meet in Columbus, with 58 members plus their horse Cream Puff. A four member committee will assist Mayor James A. Hewitt in planning the fund drive.
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Elyria
National Conversion of the American Legion
San Antonio
Texas
James A. Hewitt
American Legion
Columbus
Ohio
Legion
Mansfield youth killed in crash near Ashley Delaware
Aug. 25 in Delaware. One youth died from a fractured skull when the auto veered into a tree on a sharp turn three miles north of Ashley. William Arnold, 23, died instantly in the rumble seat with Carl Hurd who also had a skull fracture. Roy Hartman the driver, had a shoulder injury and Cletus Bruse a back injury. The four Mansfeld residents were taken to Jane M. Case hospital.
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Delaware
Ashley
Delaware County
William Arnold
Carl Hurd
Roy Hartman
Cletus Bruse
Jane M. Case
Mansfeld
Continue Hunt For Missing Plane
Copenhagen August 25 three stations pressed a Greenland coast search for traces of the Greater Rockford plane that started from Cochrane Ontario to Mt Evans Greenland. Belief grew the aviators landed somewhere in Greenland after Liechtenfels and Fiskenaes seen a plane Sunday morning. Two small power boats scoured fjords while Norwegian ships and the US cutter Marion operated along the island’s western side.
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Copenhagen
Sations
Greenland
Greater Rockford
Bert Hassell
Parker D. Cramer
Cochrane
Ont
Mt Evans
Liechtenfels
Fiskenaesset
Marion
Big Dirigible To Visit Ohio
Washington reports Commander Herbert C. Wiley of the Los Angeles dirigible authorized to fly next Friday weather permitting to Uniontown Pa Steubenville East Liverpool and Youngstown. The trip includes dedication of a bridge over the Ohio River at Steubenville and flyovers of New Landing Field East Liverpool and the landing field at Youngstown being reopened.
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Washington
Herbert C. Wiley
Los Angeles
Uniontown
Steubenville
East Liverpool
Youngstown
Ohio River
Toungstown
Wealthy Fremont Man Jacob Bauman Jr Dies
Jacob Bauman Jr, 78, wealthy retired businessman and land owner in Fremont, died at his home after a long illness. He was once a leading figure in Democratic state politics.
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Fremont
Jacob Bauman, Jr
Baumann
Poliies
Workman Hit By Flying Plank In Street Restoration
Charles Shamel of Cleveland street suffered a broken nose when a plank from a wall of an old rest room at Court and Second streets fell while workers tore down the second story wall. He was taken to his home for treatment after the accident.
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Charles Shamel
Cleveland Street
Court
Second Streets
Shamel
Nine escape from Kentucky jail amid bold break
Nine prisoners used hacksaws and rope to escape the Newport jail after eight blades were found by turnkey Edward Mader. They sawed through bars on the second floor, aided by visitors who smuggled in tools. One inmate, Thomas, had earlier escaped from a reformatory after a murder sentence.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Kyr
Daniel Callahap
Clyde Cook
Portsmouth
Edward Griffith
Cook
Elmer Smith
Indiana
Frank McNamee
Covington
Kroger
Emmett Workman
Joe Jenkins
William Cannon
Elijah Thomas
Thomas
Edward Mader
Alex Steffan
Darton
Injured Woman Hits Auto At City Intersection
Miss May Lymann of 236 Wolf Court was struck yesterday by an automobile at the East avenue and Broad street crossroad. Hugh Thomas of 309 High Street was driving south with a green light when the pedestrian walked into his rear right fender. She suffered severe scalp wounds and a broken shoulder at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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May Lymann
Wolfcourt
East Avenue
Broad Street
Hugh Thomas
High Street
Tim
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Grafton Postmaster Franklin W. Howard Dies at 55
Franklin W. Howard postmaster of Grafton died Friday at 12:45 pm after a lengthy illness. A 30 year grocery merchant before serving five years as post master, he was 55. Son of George and Lucinda Howard of LaGrange, he married Edith Robson in 1892 and had one son, Rev Milo Howard, who died at age eleven. Survived by his wife, four sisters, two brothers, and a M E church member, funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at the Grafton M E Church with Rev Paul Brown officiating. burial Nesbit cemetery.
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Grafton
Franklin W. Howard
George
Lucinda Howard
LaGrange
Edith Robson
Milo Howard
Sarah
Hastings
Cleveland
Ella
Peabody
Mansfeld
Evelyn Underhill
Memphis
Tean
Charlotte Knowles
Hillman
Horace
Eaton
Grafton M. E
Paul Brown
Nesbitt Cemetery
Actress to Wed Rich Pittsburgher in Pasadena
New York Aug 25 Officials of the film booking office announced the engagement of Alberta Vaughn motion picture actress to William Lait of Pittsburgh and Pasadena Calif Lait comes from a prominent Pittsburgh family and is in the steel business The wedding will be held at Pasadena on Christmas.
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New York
Film Booking Office
Alberta Vaughn
William Lait
Pittsburgh
Pasadena
Calif
Lalt
Nixon Elected Ohio GOP Chairman Faces Fall Campaign
Arthur A. Nixon of Daytona won the Republican State Central Committee chair in a compromise that ousted Fred B. Warner and rejected William H. Deity. Harry D. Silver was named state campaign committee chairman and manager as factions clash over control of the fall campaign. Louise Orden Devoe was elected vice chairwoman and Duffy named secretary treasurer, with strong dissent over granting the new chairman power to appoint additional members to the committee.
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Columbus
Arthur A. Nixon
Daytona
Republican State Central Committee
Nixon
Fred B. Warner
William H. Deity
Herbert Hoover
Harry D. Silver
Myers
Goseer
Silver
Warner
Cooper
Ashland
Mary L. Forrest
Cleveland
Dufir
Mmne
Biamager
Wilma Sinclair Logan
Hugh D. Clark
Steubenville
Carmi A. Thompson
William Mason
Youngstown
Louis H. Brush
Salem
Fess
Central Committee
Central
Slip On Icy Sidewalk Raises $3500 Suit in Court
Mary Marek filed a common pleas suit against The Borlan brothers Company of Elstia seeking 3500 for injuries after slipping on an icy sidewalk at the Broad street and Washington avenue corner on February 18, 1928. The petition says the plaintiff slipped on ice under light snow, worsened by a wall of ice over 24 hours contrary to city ordinance.
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Borlan Brothers Company
Elstia
Common Pleas
Mary Marek
Broad Street
Washington Avenue
Irs
County Fair Not Open on Sunday
Lorain County agricultural society secretary W B Richmond denies rumors that the Lorain County Fair will be open to the public on Sunday this year. He states announcements specify the fair will run September 1 3 4 with entrance days on Saturday and Labor Day Monday as the first day the public is admitted to the grounds.
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County Commisauve
W. B. Richmond
Lorain
Bible Man to Hold Service Tonight in Ely Park
Lorenz Schmidt and his daughter visit Elyria for a single evening service at Ely Park. Schmidt, a mission man who has preached widely, will lead two songs and a prayer after decades away from the city, continuing his Bible House mission in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
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Lorenz Schmidt
Elyria
Ely Park
Mr. Schmidt
New Castle
Firemen Peeved Chimney Doomed On Lodi Street
Lodi street chimney has caused repeated false alarms to Elstia firemen with a second call in two days to Porsch Lumber Company office for smoke mistaken as fire. The same chimney sparked a prior alert Wednesday afternoon prompting growing ire over nuisance alarms.
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Shimney
Lodi Street
Elstia
Porsch Lumber Company
City investigates blaze that razed Warrensville Sanitarium
Aug 25 Cleveland officials probe origin of fire that destroyed the old Warrensville Sanitarium in a dormitory used by City Farm employees. Two Cleveland fire companies fought the blaze, the second attack this year. Loss is about $10 000. several men escaped as others inside fled.
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Warrensville
Cleveland
William Cermak
Ohio Dems rally for vigorous campaign in November
Delegates to the Democratic state convention returned home after a highly enthusiastic gathering. Governor Alf Smith received strong backing while Donzhey was absent. Speakers praised Smith and attacked the Coolidge administration. Candidates for state offices pledged honest, efficient administration and clean elections. The event closed amid a serenade to Davey and strong party unity.
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Columbus
Alf Smith
Previ
Kent
Henry Brunner
Donzhey
Davey
Smith
Coolidge
Franklin County
Democratic Women’s Chorus
Martin Davey
United States
Cyrus W. Locter
Graham P. Haz
Circinnati
George S. Myers
Daniel E. Butler
Fred M. Bushnell
Francis Paul Son
Poulson
Hunt
Anti-Saloon League
Republican Party
Charles V. Truax
Senate
One Year Old Don Lanning Dies In Kansas House Fire
Don Lanning, aged one, died as fire consumed a Kansas home on August 25. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Lanning, watched helplessly as flames trapped the child on the upper floor and blocked their escape.
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Kansas, O
Don
Dee Lanning
New York Subway Disaster Traced to Narrow Switch
W G Baldwin a long time inspector in New York’s subway system was held responsible as the first major subway disaster since 1905. The Times Square switch failed to fully open causing the eighth car to derail and collide with a wall while millions ride daily. Hedley the Interborough president ordered Baldwin's police custody and said the electro pneumatic switch opened only partially.
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New York
W. G. Baldwin
Aay
Imer
Grand Jury
Baldwin
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Times Square
New Lots
Brooklyn
Frank Hedley
Interborough
Hedley
Thirtieth Street
James J. Walker
Henry King
New Jersey
Pennr
Acciden
United Lutheran Church Forms in Elyria
Announcement of a new United Lutheran church congregation in Elyria. First services planned for the second Sunday in September with location to be announced later. Rev. Harold A. Sayles named pastor, residing at the YMCA. Sayles is a Wit tenberg College graduate and attended Hamme Divinity School in Springfield, Ohio.
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United Lutheran Church
Harold A. Sayles
Elyria
Sayles
Wittenberg College
Hamme Divinity School
Springfield
Ohio
Steamer Daphne Sinks After Collision Off England
The French steamer Daphne sank rapidly after a collision with the German barque Passat near Dungeness England. All twenty one crew members of the Daphne were rescued.
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Dungeness
England
Passat
New York Subway Disaster At Times Square
A New Lots Avenue express derailment at Times Square killed 13 and injured about 105 as a switch failed. The crowded car pileup crushed pillars and hurled passengers against stanchions while mayor Walker and police rushed to aid, marking New York’s worst subway disaster.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
New Lots Avenue
Brooklyn
Times Square
Grain Elevator Destroyed by Flames in Bucyrus
A fire of unknown origin razed the Lykens Crawford County Elevator at Bucyrus Ohio Aug 25. The structure was partially infused and the loss included 100 bushels of bolgerre and 1,000 bushels of cats sa’s safe, plus a load of farm implements.
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Bucyrus
Lykens Crawford County
Bolgerre
Cats Sa
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