Federal mediator meets Scioto onion workers standoff
On August 23 federal mediator Robert J. Fox arrived to broker peace between weeders and grovers amid a strike. A meeting with workers representatives growers county officials and state observers was set. Sheriff Wilbur Mitchell praised Vigilantes controlling the scene while detaining strike leader Okey O'Dell. Pollock from Toledo faced charges after a bomb scare tied to unrest. Kentucky air strikers and nonresidents faced repatriation efforts as Major L H Brown was named observer for the Ohio National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ncguffey
Scioto
Robert J. Fox
Fox
J. M. Rizor
Agricultural Workers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Wilbur Mitchell
SICU
Okey O'Dell
Samuel Pollock
Unemployed Council
Toledo
West Newton
Godfrey Ott
O'Dell
Kent
Kentucky
Ohio
L. H. Brown
Keaton
Adj
Frank E. Henderson
Ohio National Guard
Elyrians Reel In Big Fish Tale From Bronson
Elyrians Mr and Mrs Bongs and Mr and Mrs Ellis Caywood enjoyed a vacation in Bronson Michigan with a report that they had a terrible time getting large fish into the boat The Bongs work as an Elyria police patrolman Caywood is tied to the Rivoli Theatre in Elyria
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Elyria
Bronson
Michigan
Bongs
Ellis Caywood
Caywood
Rivoli Theatre
Local thefts and a traffic reprimand reported
Frank Soules of LaGrange reported a truck and two scooters stolen from his vehicle parked outside the Shell station at Broad Street and West Avenue on Saturday night. A Detroit man driving without lights on Cleveland Road received a severe reprimand from a county deputy. no arrest followed as he claimed the trip from New York City to Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Soules
LaGrange
Shell
Broad Street
West Avenue
Detroit
Cleveland Road
New York City
Oberlin Electric Rates to be Revised by Commission
Oberlin plans a rate revision with a protest on file and a hearing set for August 3. The proposed residential schedule changes the monthly first block to 20 KWH at four cents, next 30 at three and a half cents, next 50 at three cents, and excess at two and a half cents with a 60 cent minimum.
Avon Lake Legion Post Purposes Day Festival in Park
Avon Lake Park hosts a three day Avon Lake Community Carnival sponsored by American Legion Post 211 and Auxiliary. Events run Saturday to Monday with amateur vaudeville contests, beauty and baking contests, sun tan and freckle contests, horse shoe games, bake contests, a pet show, and a mispelled words contest. Proceeds fund the Legion Home and Community Center completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake Park
Avon Lake
American Legion Post 211
Auxiliary of
Miss American Legion
Joan of Ate
Knights of St. Johan
Legion Home
Gouman Shoe plant labor dispute delays reopening
Columbus Aug 78 Union representatives say labor difficulties at H C Gouman Shoe Co will not be solved before September 5, when the plant reopens. Workers have demanded a closed shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Emplo
H.C. Gouman Shoe Co
Davey Donahey In Control Of Committee
Columbus Aug 28 Complete control of the Democratic state executive committee will pass to Davey and Donahey forces under a program to be submitted to the state central committee. Frank W Pouises Cleveland will become campaign chairman succeeding Carl Wartser Findlay. Myrna Smith Kent is the gubernatorial nominee with Davey’s secret backing for secretary. Mary L Forrest Cleveland and Nolan Boggs Toledo elected to key posts. A committee was formed to plan organization and enlist young Republican voter work with the regular slate.
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Columbus. O
Aus
Davey- Donahey
State Central Committee
Frank W. Pouises
Cleveland
Carl Wartser l
Findlay
Martin L. Davey
Kent
Myrna Smith
Davey
Davey-Dorahey
Maris McCurry
Columbus
J Rot
Thomas J. Duffy
Columbu Ad
Cam
Mary L. Forrast Land
Nolan Boggs
Toledo
Andreasurer
Clarence J. Blanchester
Republior
Reen Oy
Fred War
H. E. Gilead
Brown
Fith
Warner
James N. Liton
W. Dale Dunton
van Wert
Fred Warner
Marion
Mary L. Forrest
Cleveland and Schorr
Harvey G. Hammond
Darville
Katharine Kennedy Breen
Dalyton
Farm groups hold the stage at IT State Fair
Ohio's 1934 State Fair opened to clear weather and rising attendance on the second day. Farm organizations highlighted the program with 88 county groups visiting. judging under way for Regian horses, Rambonnetts, Shropshires, and Tunis sheep, with Duroc Jerseys and Hampshire pigs also competing. The Ohio Junior Fair displays more than 20,000 exhibits nationwide, while aerial acts by Mackey Haizlip and Doolittle entertain crowds and the 2000-strong Horse Show and pageant Forward America run nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Shropshires
Tunis
J. C. Mackey
James G. Haizlip
Jimmy Doolittle
America
Auto Crash In Ohio Driver Hits Bus Injuring Five
Five occupants of an automobile, all from Ohio, were injured when it collided head on with a bus on a highway near Buffalo. The most seriously hurt was Lena Peter Hensel, 51, of Seville, Ohio, with others including Mrs. G. Roy, 81, her daughter June Shirley, 6, and her mother in law Mrs. Caroline Roy. None of the bus passengers was hurt.
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Buffalo
Ohio
Here
Lena Peter Hensel
Seville
G. Roy
June Shirley
Inlaw
Caroline Roy
Oberlin hosts Oberlin District Methodist Conference events
The Cleveland Columbus District Methodist Conference meets in Oberlin Aug 2 to Sept 2 with about 100 ministers and visiting delegates. Notables include Rev. A L Stennett, Bishop M W Clair, and Dr. Shaw. The program features lectures on Liberia, a district oratorical contest, district sermons, and musical contributions by local choirs. Public sessions and a parish social with a potluck are planned at the Grange hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Cleveland-Columbus
Methopal Church of Ohio Witz Oberlin
AL OW Stennett
Rust M. E. Church
A. W. Brown
T. L. Ferguson
Springfield
G. W. Lelous von Columbus
Elyria Choir
L. W. E. Watson
Columbus
Rust
Judge refuses to dismiss injunction over coal code prices
Aug. session of the Aug. Common Pleas Court saw Judge Aaron Q. overrule a motion to dismiss a temporary injunction against Burns Brett Co. from selling coal at the challenged code price of 6.10. Attorney for the company, William Marsteller, accused Oscar Brown of political grandstanding as he urged dismissal. The case proceeds to a merits hearing on Sept. 3 with arguments that the law does not fix a minimum price and that the code is discriminatory and unconstitutional against the small seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Common Pleas
Burns Brett Company
Dorle
William Marsteller
Oscar Brown
Real Estate Transfers Across Ohio Townships and Cities
A series of real estate transfers records assignments and quitclaims involving properties in Carlisle Township Avon Lake Village Brownhelm Township Elyria Oberlin Lorain and related transactions among Ho 7 Frost Jan Realty Company The Elyria Savings and Trust Company The Cleveland Trust Company and individual buyers and trustees. Names include Katherine Renault Arden Ferry Eunice Ferry Harriett Carskaden B J Smythe Ruth Smythe Myer Bomberg L H Wain Jr and others.
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Frost
Marion M. Myerhoff
Franklin Boulevard
Cleveland
Carlisle Township
Jan Realty Company
Katherine A. Renault
Lakewood
Avon Lake Village
Otto K. Mischeka
Arden Ferry
Eunice Ferry
Brownhelm Township
John Sokall
Annie Sokall
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
West River Street
Elyria
Thomas J. Hutchings
Brandis Hutchings
Elyria Savings and Trust Compa
Fast Avenue
Harriett H. Carskaden
B. J. Smythe
Ruth Smythe
Morgan Street
Oberlin
Myer H. Bomberg
John J. Schafer
Cleveland Trust Company
Washington Avenue
West 71St Street
Lorain
Wallace Franklin Bell
Strongville and Miss Eds 44 in Cleveland Burst
Strongville and Miss Eds 44 from Cleveland figure in a sharp burst noted in local sports circles. The fragment hints at a notable event or match involving these names, but lacks full context or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strongville
Miss Eds
Cleveland
Th Burst
Death notices detail Peck and Papp funerals in Elyria
Mary Grace Peck aged 118 Williams street died at her daughter s home after a four week illness. She was born in Columbus in 1864 and lived in Elyria 25 years. Survived by three daughters and a son and a sister. Funeral Thursday at 2 34 from Nichols Funeral Home with Rev William Ludlow officiating. Burial in Fields cemetery. James Papp husband of Esther Papp of Berlin Heights died in Providence Hospital after a lingering illness. Born in Hungary April 18 1578 he leaves a widow three sons and a daughter and three sisters in Hungary. Body moved to Hungarian Baptist church for services Wednesday at 1 pm. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 4 from the church. Burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grace Peck
Williams
Clem Gratz
Peck
Columbune
Elyria
Chur
Christ At Fields
Mareaheas
W. Dg, Arndt
Rochester
New York
C. W. Hudson
C. E. Gratz
Harriet
Bainbridge
Joan Hawke
William Hawke
Frank Hawke
Columbia
Ormoon
Nichols Funeral
William Ludlow
Fields Cemetery
James Papp
Esther Papp
Berlin Heights
Providence
Flosnital
Sandusky
Mr. Papp
Hungary
Alex
Julius
Charles
Esther
Taylor
Hungarian Baptist Church
G. J. Fodor
Ridgelawn Cemetary
Riegel Divorce Granted in Court Custody Award Given
Sarman E Riegel was granted a divorce from Nellie M Riegel on grounds of gross neglect of duty in Judge W B Thompsons court today. The plaintiff was awarded custody of their three minor children. Two awards totaling 1209 to Kishman Beach Land Company and others in common plea court for damages from land appropriation by the State Highway Department. An award of 250 for land appropriated and 950 for damage to other land owned by the defendants resulting from the appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarman E. Riegel
Nellie M. Riegel
W. B. Thompson
Kishman Beach Land Company
State Highway Department
Siamese Twin Cucumbers Reported by Henrietta Farmer
Frank Kadervek of Henrietta Townslip grows three sets of Siamese twin cucumbers. The uniquely paired cucumbers form complete unions yet remain as four perfect cucumbers when harvested before reaching full size.
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Frank Kadervek
Henrietta Townslip
Army Reserve Flier Dies In Fog Bound Crash
Scituate Mass August 28 a Boston postal worker serving as an army reserve flier Lieutenant Maurice J Connell 38 of Jamaica Plain perished when his Falcon observation biplane dived into fog bound waters off the south shore. Coast guards searched with a tug locating wreckage but no trace of the pilot. Connell an experienced flyer with 3000 hours was married recently and employed at the Back Bay pistol station.
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Scituate
Mass
Boston
Walters
Connell
Coast Guards
North Scituate Station
Maurice J. Connell
Jamaica Plain
Back Bay
Roosevelt pursues federal bread recovery and social security
President Roosevelt slips into routine at the White House as he prepares for a conference with New York Governor Herbert Lehman. They plan to discuss the federal bread recovery program and a long range social security plan, with Lehman likely to push ideas for possible legislation next winter.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Simmer White House
Herbert H. Lehman
York
Lehman
New York
Lenman
Congress
Prohibition Return Talk Sparks League Conference
WARSAW Ind Aug Prohibition is coming back stronger than ever declares Dr F Scott Mc Bride general superintendent of the Anti Saloon League in an address to city leaders from five states The conference opens a series aimed at drafting a nationwide campaign to restore prohibition through organized efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League of America
Trade Code Mergers Aimed at Lower Overhead
The article outlines NRA realignment aims to merge trade codes, keeping separate identities for many associations. Goals include uniform treatment, reduced admin costs, and clearer classifications. Mergers may cut codes from about 2800 to around 2590, with studies seeking minimum costs consistent with effective administration and potential large overhead savings for industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Taj
Small storm causes limited damage along coastline
A minor storm with a narrow center produced only light damage and no loss of life as it tracked close to the shore. Forecasters noted the small diameter kept it from intensifying inland, with authorities reporting minimal structural impacts.
Market report notes weak vitiated, mass-market steadies
Cleveland list shows weak market for butter and meat with some steadiness in mass market. Poultry prices shown for fowls and leghorns, ducks and turkeys. Toledo grain prices list wheat and corn with No 2 yellow and white varieties. Produce items described with inconsistent OCR.
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Cleyvelang
Ley Springer Peck
Springer
Toledo Grain
Toledo
Elevanera
Tranning
Travh
Tropical storm threat drives Brazoria coast residents inland
Early today a tropical disturbance moved toward the Texas coast. Wind reached nine miles per hour as barometers rose and fell. Freeport residents fled inland after two prior storms, leaving Eagleton and nearby towns sparsely inhabited. Galveston feared the storm but winds subsided. heavy rains hit Houston and Port Arthur as ferries and a Texas League game were canceled.
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Coast Yard
Freeport
Eagleton
Brazoria
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Galveston Houston
Port Arthur
Texas
Port Bolivar
Houston Ship Channel
Moran's Point
County Officials Promise Further Budget Cuts
A county committee discusses contracts and staff levels with the sheriff and clerk. The sheriff notes patrols have not relieved jail workload and reports average daily prisoner counts of 15 to 29, down from around 35. He pledges immediate reductions where feasible. The clerk’s office staff details are given, with a 20 percent salary cut since 1933 and two workers dropped. The committee praises savings but urges further cuts now. Thomas commits to study and enact as many reductions as possible immediately.
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Trumbull County
Lorain County
Allout
Butler County
Thomas
Giant tank explosion devastates town and cuts communications
At dawn a massive blast shattered every window and blew doors half a mile away. The first tank sparked fires that burned through wooden frames. By 10 38 A M six tanks raged, telegraph lines burned, rail lines twisted, and the city of Buenos Aires faced panic and isolation with aid hampered by damaged wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Patricia Miley Awakens From Sleeping Sickness Mystery
A woman named Patricia Miley recovers from encephalitis lethargica after a long sleep. She gains weight from 124 to 160 pounds, sports a glossy hairstyle, rosy complexion, and Apple red lips. A small stucco house, weekly manicurists, and a humorous contrast to modern events mark her awakening.
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Patricia
Miley
Rip van Winkles
George III
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