Welfare chief to probe Meigs County eviction case
State Director John McSweeney will launch a personal inquiry into Meigs County evictions of miners families, focusing on Mrs Charlies Williams who underwent tumor surgery at St Francis Hospital and was reportedly evicted while ill. Headquarters will be in Pomeroy with work in Pomeroy Bend.
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Columbus
White
Public Welfare
John McSweeney
Meigs County
McSweeney
United Press Today
Charles F. Higgins
Gallipolis
H. L. Crary
Pomeroy
Charlies Williams
Hobson
Industrial Accidents In July Hit High Fatalities
Lorain County reported 232 industrial accidents in July with one fatality and 48 that caused more than seven days of time loss. The Ohio Industrial Commission notes July fatalities at 126, the highest since January, driven by public employes and construction work amid a record 3,049 non fatal incidents.
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Lorain County
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Ohio
Thos. P. Kearns
Division of Safety and Hygiene
Auto crash suits total 44122 in North Ridgeville
Five Amherst residents sue Albert Diedrick of North Ridgeville alleging injuries from a collision at North Ridge and Dewey roads on May 9. Plaintiffs include Alice Ernst 25000 Anthony Ernst 5000 Henry Ernst 11082 Carl Lafkofsky 2500 Anna Lafkofsky 540. Fire damage report at Broad and Court streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Diedrick
North Ridgeville
Amherst
Diedrick
North Ridge and
Dewey Roads
Alice Ernst
Anthony Ernst
Henry Ernst
Carl Lakofsky
Anna Lakofsky
Local court actions lead in Ober din and Norwalk
Paul Usher, formerly of Ober din, to be arraigned before Justice Watts tonight on worthless checks. Martin Schroeder of South Amherst fined $10 and costs for assault and battery. Worth Gould and D. Smith fined by Mayor Hewitt for milk permit violation and intoxication. Norwalk police seek 23 year old man, 150 pounds, wanted for theft of two watches along Route 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Usher
Oberdin
Walter H. Watts
Amherst
Martin Schroeder
South Amherst
Raseault
J. George
Charles Bruce
Worth Gould
Board of Health
James A. Hewitt
G. W. Savage
D. Smith
Norwalk
Ohio Opens Duck and Waterfowl Seasons Under State Rules
Columbus August 29 1930 Open seasons for ducks geese brant and coot run from noon October 1 to sundown October 31 as announced by Conservation Commissioner J W Thompson in line with President Hoovers wild game proclamation. Bag limits include 157 ducks 4 geese and brant 14 jack snipe 25 coot and 15 gallinules 4 woodcock 25 rails 25 Sara rail 25 per day with species caps.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. W. Thompson
Hoover
Virginia
Kine
Ditch Work to Aid Unemployed Ordered in Cleveland Area
Columbus Aug 29 Highway Director W O Merrell ordered Division Engineer McWilliams of Cleveland to widen and tile open ditches on a state road in Cuyahoga County. The project supports the pick and shovel program by the Cleveland Highway Research Bureau to provide manual labor jobs.
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Columbus
W. O. Merrell
McWilliams
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland Highway Research Bureau
Movie Star Buck Jones Hurt By Chair In Film Scene
Buck Jones, noted cowboy movie star, was hospitalized after a chair thrown by another actor struck his back during a studio scene. Doctors say a small bone was broken and recovery will take several weeks, delaying his next work assignment.
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Los Angeles
Buck Jones
Jones
Rotary To Hear Cleveland Man
H. M. Schnerer of Cleveland a member of the Safety and Hygiene division of the Industrial Commission of Ohio will speak at the Rotary Club lunch meeting Tuesday. He is in Lorain County preparing for the Industrial Safety Campaign set for September 1 to November 30.
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H. M. Schnerer
Cleveland
Division of Safety and Hygiene
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Rotary Club
Schnerer
Lorain County
Divorce petition alleges cruelty in Lorain marriage
Steve Szuky of Lorain files for divorce from Ithel Szuky alleging wife answered a newspaper marriage ad and showed amorous response. Married in 193% and have three children. Charges include gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Ruth Kowalik
Lorain
Frank An sTounda
Steve Szuky
Fied Salt
Sthel
Elyria Firm Incorporates National Motor Fuel Company
The National Motor Fuel Company is incorporated in Elyria with a $25,000 capital. Incorporators are William C. Porter, Floyd W. Porter, and Eunice N. Porter. The distributing agency has been operating locally and will set up temporary offices at 403 Lorain County Bank Building.
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National Motor Fuel Company
Elyria
William C. Porter
Floyd W. Porter
Eunice N. Porter
Lorain County Bank Building
Don’t Be Too Educated Says Butler Plea
At Quantico Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, nearing retirement, urged Marine officers not to be overly educated or efficient. He warned that overeducation can lead to fear of consequences and inaction, while stressing education should not paralyze decisive action.
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Butler
Quantico
Smedhey D. Butler
Marine Corps
Marine School
Charge manslaughter filed in 5 year old’s death
In Columbus on August 29 a manslaughter charge was filed against Dan Taylor over the death of 5 year old Dorothy McNamee who was struck and killed by Taylor’s automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dan Taylor
Dorothy McNamee
Taylor
Four Victims Found In Power Property Slaying Case
Police reconstructed the murder of four people believed starved and slain in a Power family garage site near a cottage burned after Lloyd Colden vacated. Victims Anabel 9 Greta 14 Harry 12 faced brutal injuries. a rope and a heavy instrument were involved.
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Lloyd Colden
Colden
Power
Louella Powers
Powers
Leo C. Goff
Anabel
Greta
Goff
Harry
William Grimm
Avon social notes list many local visitors and gatherings
Miss Ruth Dawley returns home after days with Miss Jeanette Stagg. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schenk and daughter Myrtie visit Avon, and C E Dunning of Avon Lake spends Thursday afternoon with the Hubbards. Numerous Cleveland guests, Gough and Barr families, and other locals host and attend Thursday events at various homes and clubs in Avon and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dawley
Jeanette Stagg
Henry Schenk
Myrtie
Cleveland
W. J. Barr
C. E. Dunning
Avon Lake
H. E. Hubbard
Mary, Grace and
Trene Gough
Will Barr
Sherman Vedder
Catherine Poe
Dorothy
Clevelland
Arnold Ruck
G. L. Jenkins
Doris Gough
Lakewood
George Enger
Beach Cliff
Walter Evenson
Florence Curtiss
Pleasant Hour Club
G. Clifton
Wilton Dawley
Oberlin
Hubbard Thureday
Dick Myers
Sheffield
Gough
Arnold Buck
Aon Bobey
Curtford Markler
Lorain
Roy Cahoon
Dawes Warns Of Imaginary Estate Swindle Abroad
United States Ambassador Charles G. Dawes warned reporters that the imaginary estate racket is spreading. He cited embassy correspondence showing more Americans being duped as lawyers solicit funds for bogus English estates, with Ohio Illinois and Iowa institutions urging strong action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
England
A- Dawes Sant
Ohio
Ilinois
Iowa
Italian Furniture Industry Highlighted in New Institute Volume
Rome reports a National Institute study on Italy's furniture sector. The volume, available in many languages, outlines Italy's modern and antique furniture trade. The United States, England, France, and Argentina are major buyers as exports exceed a tenth of production, with foreign sales surpassing one million lire last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
United States
England
France
Argentine
Buried Treasure Hunt Draws Crowds in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio on August 29 area residents such as men women and children dug near Central Square seeking a buried treasure believed hidden on the Old Valley Mill site. About two hundred people worked from dawn to dusk using hoes picks and improvised tools hoping to unearth iron or ore as junk dealers watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Old Valley
Crowds Welcome Gandhi in Bombay Arrival for London Trip
Large crowds greeted Mahatma Gandhi as he arrived in Bombay to sail for London and the second round table conference. He left the train at a suburban station to avoid the throng but was partly successful, looking tired yet smiling. He traveled with his son, an English disciple, Miss Slade, and several secretaries and advisers.
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Bombay
Tirmense
Mahatma Gandhi
London
Mahatma
Miss Slade
Fire at Bingen dance hall destroys building and vehicles
A Saturday night dance in Bingen Washington was interrupted when a cigarette caused a fire that gutted the hall. The blaze destroyed the dance hall, a home, an automobile, and two trucks after it spread from a corner where the cigarette was left.
Oberlin Business Men Vow No Fall Window Fair
At Oberlin Business Men’s Club meeting last night at Oberlin Inn the group decided against holding a window fair this fall. Erwin Worcester shared experiences from an eight thousand mile West trip. A committee led by J. W. Hill was formed to arrange a church meeting with the Congregational ladies of South Amherst for September 11. Over one hundred guests attended.
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Oberlin, O
Oberlin Business Men's Club
Oberlin Inn
Erwin Worcester
J. W. Hill
Congregational Church of
South Amherst
Tenney Family Hosts Informal Reception For Sons
Mr and Mrs B F Tenney entertained at a North Professor street home reception honoring their three sons visiting from Princeton Cornell and Michigan universities Laman Laman Tenney Edward A Tenney and William H Tenney all Oberlin College alumni class years 1920 23 and 29 respectively A daughter Mary F Tenney also Oberlin 1917 was expected to be present but detained at Cornell University
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B. F. Tenney
North Professor Street
Laman H. Tenney
Princeton University
Edward A. Tenney
Cornell University
William H. Tenney
University of Michigan
Oberlin College
Land
Mary F. Tenney
Hera Alan
Litchfield Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Accidents
In Litchfield during the week, Bagley and Johnson of Fremont called on H V Peterson. the St. Claire family gospel group performed at the Baptist church. Serious injury for Georges Holmes occurred when struck by a car near Medina. he remains bedridden. Nearby visits included N G Petersen of Catawba Island with H C Petersen, and Mrs Latimore’s scalp wound update.
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Litchfield
Bagley
Johnson
Fremont
H. V. Peterson
St. Claire Family Gospel
Baptist Church
B. P. Nuckols
C. R. Triptett
Akron
Road accident and village measures noted in local items
A white horse owned by Earl Hines died after a truck struck it near the park. The State Highway Department installed a white striped barrier to deter motorists. Yost's wagon was damaged in a collision on the hill west of town. he escaped injury and the horses were saved. Miss Frelyn Jenkins returned from Michigan with her aunt. A milk meeting was held in the Town Hall as Hal Leach began a vacation lasting until after Labor Day.
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State Highway Department
Dake Yost
Yost
Frelyn Jenkins
Siaving
Tonia
Mich
Jenkins
Hal Leach
Community Sketches and Appointments Across Morons Township
Local notes cover visits and gatherings from Birmingham to Elyria with residents like Hartman Holzhauer Nelson Lawrence and Rose Kline. It also notes C. H. Collingwood becoming trustee in Morons township and cites Pepys Diary on variable weather in January.
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Birmingham
County Line
Hartman Holzhauer
Fred Holzhauer
Penfield Junction
Nelson Lawrence
Elyria
Ralph
Lewis Crace
Parker and Bechstein
B. Griffen
F. H. Griffen
Lorain
Theodore Kuntz
Lyle
HC. Mechtel
Canton
Zoar and
Wooster
Carl Ives
Gou
Adam Morn
Neal Gundor
Anna Krieg
Rose Kline
Clara
Berlin Heights
Frank Griffen
Mary Bogart
Tezzie Brewster
Floraine
C. C. Schisler
George G. Quinn
Dorothy
New York City
New York
Elmer Wren
C. H. Collingwood
Morons Township
P. C. Robertson
Cleveland Markets Report Mixed Farm Commodities Prices
Cleveland market notes show fruit and vegetable prices with apples peaches cabbage celery and onions listed by Ohio and Pennsylvania suppliers. Livestock and dairy figures include cattle calves and sheep with weekly changes. potatoes tomatoes and onions appear with varied quotations across districts.
Outboards Race For Dawes Cup On Muskingum
A fleet of fast outboard craft lined the Muskingum river at Marietta Ohio for the Charites G Dawes cup race connected with the fourth annual regatta. Tommy Estick led Class C pro with four minutes 20 seconds over rivals R J Elder and Dick Neal. Jack Smith won Class C amateur with 4 27 for three miles. Jack Wood won Class B with 5 02. The 10 mile event saw Martin win for amateurs and pros with 16 17. Several boats spilled into the river but no injuries reported.
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Marietta
Aicturesque Muskingum River
Onan
Hilda Mueller
Ray City
Mich
Tommy Estick
Whitikegon
R. J. Elder
Dayton
Estick
Dick Neal
Bay City
Wiliam Ringheart
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dark Kramer
Chicago
Jack Smith
Parkhill
Arrell Reinking
Indianapolis
Ind
Jack Maypole
Smith
Jack Wood
Detroit
John Maypole Sr
Gee Martin
South Bend
Howard Myers
Kansas City
John Maypole
River Forest
Carl Kramer
Neal
Myers
Walt Widegren
Glen Cove
L. J
Century
Sai Henry
Youngstown
Willam Ivy
Cincinati
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HR. A. Dworkin
Broad
Court Streets
Tee
Blue Bird
Blue Bird Restaurant
Soda Grill
Court Street
Rotary
Te Court House
Elyria Company Is Incorporated
B. E. Kaulfuss
State Bank
Park Ridge
Aste Buick Eicher
Kaulfuss
AVON
Rio
Rio Grande
Treasury Department
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Furniture Institute
Hunt Youngstown
Gandhi
Groveland Street
Esther Altlen
Ronald Wilbond
James Depts
W. Harvey
The
Theological Seminary
Millersburg
William T. Hargrave
Paul Thomas
North Main Street
Snow
Oxford
Margaret Yorom
Bowl, King Green
J. D. Yorom
Woodland Avenue
Clyde Bell
Lawrence
Kansas
Mixa
Rebecca Nicodemus
van Wert
Georges Holmes
Medina
Chippewa Lake
Holmes
N. G. Petersen
Catawba Island
H.C. Petersen
Toledo
Frank Warner
Maller
Creek
Cira Felton
P. J. Cain
Betty
C. R. Canfield
H G Vastines
Alma! Lang
Earl Hines
Ailot
Pepys
Yaad
Coles
Jawer
Aly
Mustart Greens
United Lines Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Idaho
Bakrley
Timothy
Toledo Gran
Aux
Royallow
N -Minal
Sa. Dev
Chetee
Winsnerapolis Ghats
Wei
Ohi
Mirket Newa
Colorado
Heles
Texas
California
Standard &S
Indiana
Clapp
Bartlett
Maryland
U. S
New Jersey
Georgia
Missouri
Tom Watsons
Dixie Bellew
Thurmond Grays
O’donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
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