Graf Zeppelin narrowly escapes disaster at Los Angeles airport
The Graf Zeppelin barely missed high tension wires during its Los Angeles stop on an around the world flight. Commander Eckener leveled the nose to clear the network and the ship passed safely, aiming for Lakehurst to beat the 23 day world circumnavigation record. The flight, with 16 passengers, followed a foggy dawn mooring and slow takeoff at 3:15 a.m. Local spectators and stars watched as the dirigible disappeared into the morning sky.
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Mines Field
Los Angeles
North American
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
Asia
Eckener
Tokio
Lakehurst
John Henry Mears
C. B. D. Colly
Graf
Dr. Eckener
William Randolph Hearst
Marion Davies
Charles Chaplin
Chicago
Myron W Jones Profiles Career in Steel Work and Council Service
Myron W Jones served in the U S Army at age 21 then worked at the Jones and Lauchlin Steel plant in Aliquippa Pennsylvania. After moving to Elyria about five years ago he joined Steel and Tabes Inc and spent two years on the city council. He is married with two children and lives at 245 Thirteenth Street. His hobby is fishing.
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Myron W. Jones
United States
Aliquippa
Pennsylvania
Jones and Lauchlin Steel Corporation
Elyria
Steel and Tabes, Inc
Jones
Thirteenth Street
Lorain Woman Sues For 2500 Over Dog Attack
Mrs. Agnes Neville of 127 Hamilton Ave Lorain seeks 2500 in common pleas court claiming two neighbors dogs Joseph and Steve Ballog of 236 Hamilton Ave attacked her on May 11 causing her to fall tear clothing valued at 75 and suffer serious injuries.
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Lorain
Common Pleas Court
Agnes Neville
Hamilton Avenue
Joseph
Steve Ballog
Endurance flight from Oakland aims for New York and Cleveland
Aboard the Dawn to Dusk shuttle Captain Ira C. Baker and Lieutenant Bernard S. Thompson launched from Oakland municipal airport at 9:33 a. m. on a double trans continental endurance flight. The mission tests in air refueling and mail transfer between ship and ground under Army Post Office Department and Boeing supervision. The 3.5 ton craft carries nearly a ton of mail and cruises at 120 mph with a 142 mph max.
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Oakland
Calif
Ira C. Baker
Bernard S. Thompson
Baker
New York
Cleveland
Army
Post Office Department
Boeing System
Plane crashes into Black Sea. Soviet general among dead
General Jan Fabrizius, assistant commander of the Soviet Caucasian army and a noted war hero, perished when a plane traveling from Sochi to Tiflis fell into the Black Sea. Two other passengers also drowned, with authorities reporting the crash off the Caucasian coast near Sochi.
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Moscow
Jan Fabrizius
Sochi
Tiflis
Black Sea
Amherst Man To Be Arraigned Today Over DWI Case
Mathew Cory of Amherst is to be arraigned today on a driving while intoxicated charge. The accusation stems from a Sunday collision on Lake road with Mrs. John Watkins of Cleveland whose car was damaged. Cory was accompanied by Joe Semeny of Lorain, charged with intoxication. both cases proceed before Justice S. J. George.
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Mathew Cory
Amherst
John Watkins
Cleveland
Lake Road
Cory
Watkins
Joe Semeny
Lorain
S. J. George
Deputy Makes Early Arrest Near Kipton Milk Driver
Deputy sheriff arrested Dean Morgan of Kipton at 6 30 this morning for driving a milk truck without a license. The deputy, rising at 4 a m to check reports of Morgan disobeying the law, waited on the Camden Brighton road before making the arrest.
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Milkin
Dean Morgan
Kipton
Morgan
Camden-Brighton
Two Clevelanders Drown in Martin Lake Canoe Accident
Two Cleveland men, Philip Rusek and John Evanovich, drowned when their canoe capsized about a mile from shore on Martin Lake, thirty six miles north of North Bar Got. A third man, Raymond Topping, swam to shore. The crash happened as Rusek attempted to change seats near their fishing camp.
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Cleveland
Martin Lake
North Bar
Philip Rusek
John Evanovich
Raymond Topping
Rusek
Miami to Cleveland Air Derby opens with lead by Rowland
Louisville dispatch reports Earl Rowland of Jackson Indiana led the Miami to Cleveland Air Derby with an elapsed time of 9 45 51 as 14 planes began the cross country race toward Cincinnati. Bowyer led yesterday into Nashville after a clogged gas line forced a repair. The race featured pilots from across the nation and included a women’s cross country Derby winner planning to race again alongside notable aviatrices from Britain Germany and the United States.
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Louisville
Earl Rowland
Jackson
Cincinnati
Rowland
C. D. Bowyer
Westfield
N. J
Nashville
Bowyer
E. C. Newsom
Birmingham
Ala
Jean A. Rene
Cleveland
Ohio
Omaha
Neb
Oakland
Cal
Philadelphia
Boston
Louise McPherndse Thaden
Pittsburgh
Thaden
Mary Heath
Thea Rasche
Elinor Smith
New York
Slavo dka Talmudic School riot casualties in Palestine
Beit Shemesh HEBRON survivors of Slavodka Talmudic School report to United Press that 22 of 175 students were killed and the school damaged while the surviving faculty and students with their families are safe. Rioting between Jews and Arabs spreads to smaller towns in Palestine as Beirut dispatches note.
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London
Slavodka Talmudic School
Hebron
Palestine
United Press
Telegraph
Paris
Beirut
Syria
Lorain County holds meeting on TB sanitarium bond
A county meeting of all organizations interested in building a Lorain County tuberculosis sanitarium is set for Thursday afternoon in the county commissioners office. Rotarians Kiwanians Lions and other clubs health commissioners and health officials from across the county will attend to plan a 300000 bond issue on the November ballot. Prosecutor Don Myers will prepare a statement on submitting the issue to voters. This year the county will spend 30000 for tuberculosis care in out of county institutions.
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Lorain County
Rotarians
Kiwanians
Lions
Don Myers
Three Local Men Suffer Injuries In Workplace Incident
John Urbancok, 41, of 796 Woodford Avenue, was pinned by a five ton weight at work and rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Walter Cornish, 38, of Elyria, was injured by an electric shock that knocked him against a truck. Victor Nowoczyk, 4, of 131 Fairlawn, injured the middle finger while playing baseball and treated at the emergency room. A Pekingese valued at 2500 was reported stolen from the Ohio State Fairgrounds by Chicago resident Mrs. Helen Shaltel.
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John Urbancok
Woodford Avenue
Urbancok
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Walter Cornish
Elyria
Victor Nowoczyk
Fairlawn
Columbus
Helen Shaltel
Chicago
Ohio State Fair Ground
Norwalk Man Elected State Commander of Legion
Dudley White of Norwalk was elected State Commander of the American Legion at the Akron convention. The vote was unanimous. Porter H. Forstythe of Columbus was chosen state treasurer.
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Akron
Dudley White
Norwalk
American Legion
Porter H. Forstythe
Columbus
Lorain Launches Clean Up Drive Against Vice
Lorain police confiscated 27 slot machines many punch boards and baseball pools and arrested six women in a sweeping action aimed at ending vice in the city. After a conference with Police Chief Theodore Walker officers vowed to wipe out graft from stem to stern and city officials planned to press charges after reviewing evidence.
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Lorain
Theodore Walker
Stem
Stern
Wesley L. Grills
G A R Commander Honored at Akron Convention
State Commander Salonar A Williams of the G A R is guest of honor at the American Legion Convention in Akron O Aug 27. Williams has addressed Legion members and the auxiliary and received hearty ovations from assemblies at the event.
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Wellington
Salonar A. Williams
American Legion
Akron
Williams
Legion
Hoosier Wins All Ohio Derby After Timekeeper Error
Lewis Love of Richmond Indiana was officially declared the winner of the All Ohio Derby run at Cleveland Airport. Initial results favored H A Speer of Marshall Missouri who landed earlier. Recalculations show Love finished in 4 hours 43 minutes 15 seconds while Speer clocked 5 hours. The crowd initially celebrated Speer as winner before officials announced the correction.
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Cleveland
Lewis Love
Richmond
Ind
H. A. Speer
Marshall
Love
Speer
Fined Drivers for Crashing Traffic Signals in City
Mayor James A Hewitt fined motorman Roland Barber five dollars and costs for crashing a traffic light at Lodi and Furnace streets after he pleaded guilty. Dominic Talino also faced a five dollar fine with suspended status for crashing a light while riding beside a street car. additional violators in police court included John Yarsch who pleaded guilty to crossing a safety zone and Dan Brown whose drunken driving case was continued. Tony Feierish pleaded guilty to intoxication with a five dollar fine and costs.
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James A. Hewitt
Lodi
Furnace Streets
Roland Barber
North Street
Barber
Lloyd Sweet
Dominic Talino
Talino
John Yarsch
la Grange
Broad Street
Court Street
Dan Brown
Tony Feierish
Felerish
Elyria Drum Corps Crowned Ohio State Champions
Charles W. Lawrence writes from AERON O August 27 that Elyria's American Legion Drum and Bugle corps has won the Ohio state title for the second year running. The crowd cheered as Elyria’s white uniformed unit led by their horse Cream Puff performed with precision. Police and locals alike noted the strong support from Elyria and spectators along Perkins Park during the parade and drill review.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Akron
Elyria American Legion
Elyria
Legion
Aeron
Hilyria
American Legion
Ohio
Perkins Park
Elytia
West Point
Elyrians
Straw Lids Rise After Akron Legion Parade
Major Hewitt and Bill Harding lose their straw lids during a Legionnaire parade in Akron. After the drill, officials celebrate the state championship, but a missing official hat leads to a playful, chaotic moment as a smoked straw lid is toppled at City Hall.
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James A. Hewitt
Bill” Harding
Legionaire
Akron
Bill Harding
Rubber City
Bill
Legionaires
Legion
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DERBY
Southland
Far Northwest
California
Abla TB Sanitarium
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Walker
G. A.R
Hoosier
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Charles W. Lawrence
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