Bodies of Merrill and Roane to be brought for shipment
Milford Pennsylvania August 30 bodies of M. Merrill manager of Curtiss flying service and Edwin Roane Buffalo flying field manager were found near Col Lindberghs Falcon biplane wreckage. Officials say the plane exploded in air during shipment toward New York from Buffalo. The two men were identified and to be prepared for transport to Buffalo and Hempstead.
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Air Service
Port Jervis
N.Y
M. M. Merrill
Curtiss Firing Service
Edwin Roane
Buffalo Flying
Col. Lindbergh
Falcon
New York
Buffalo
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Nine Women In Husband Calling Contest At Fair
At Columbus Ohio on August 30 nine women competed in a husband calling contest at the fair. The entrants, all armed with ideas on what to call their husbands, impressed judges with varied calls. Mrs W H Allan ce of West Chester won first prize and Mrs Jeanette Ruff of London took second place.
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Columbues
Ives
Ohio
W. H. Allance
West Chester
Jeanette Ruff
London
Civil Service Exams Set For Sept 14
Civil service examinations for officers will be held on Friday September 13 at 7 p.m. The tests cover fireman policeman water works engineer and division of engineering roles. Application blanks are obtainable from the secretary of the civil service commission in City Hall.
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Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Enineer
Water Works Department
Rodman
City Hall
Elyrians Hurt In Auto Crash In Canada
Mr and Mrs E F Wendorf of 277 Columbus street and Mr and Mrs J E Frederick and two sons Gordon and Donald of 148 Lake avenue are hospitalized in Owen Sound Ontario after a collision on the Blue Water Highway yesterday. The Wendorf car was struck by two smaller cars and overturned. Frederick is said to be in critical condition. Provincial Constable L A Denton of Owen Sound is investigating the accident circumstances.
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Elyrians
Canada
E. F. Wendorf
Columbus Street
J. E. Frederick
Gordon
Donald
Lake Avenue
General and Marine Hospital
Owen Sound
Ontario
Blue Water
Sound
Frederick
L. A. Denton
Kiwanians Hear Of Paper Industry
The Kiwanis Club meeting at Hotel Newell featured a depiction of the paper industry from log unloading to finished sheets. Harland Brown showed the reels. A H West was absent as president. Bell and Maston reported on a committee to raise funds, about $6,000, to send the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps to San Antonio. Harry Burr won today's attendance prize.
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Northland
Kiwanis Club
Newell
Harland Brown
Mr. Brown
A. H. West
Barl Bell
R. G C
State Dry Chief Reports Large Liquor Violations and Fines
Columbus August 30 inspectors of the state prohibition department report fines totaling 11431892.32 from January 1 1923 to date. During the period 33179 people were arrested and 21422 convicted with an average staff of 27 men.
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Columbus
Dow-Aiken
McDonald
Donahey
Bus Crash Drops Vehicle From Caldwell Bridge
A Marietta Caldwell bus with 26 passengers bound for Noble county fair struck a wing wall on the U S Route 21 bridge over Duck Creek at Caldwell. The bridge fell into the stream but no injuries were reported.
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Caldwell
Hoover Restricts Campaign Spending and Major Speeches
President Hoover and Republican leaders cap national campaign spending at 3 million dollars and plan about four major speeches including one in New York City. He will consult eastern leaders on the New York campaign as Governor Smith and Mrs. Smith attend the Syracuse State Fair to discuss the Democratic program. Senator Robinson prepares for Hot Springs notification events as Edgerton urges Prohibition to withdraw to aid Hoover, while Senator Curtis speaks at a National Grange event in Harrisburg.
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Herbert Hoover
New York City
New York
Alfred E. Smith
James A. Edgerton
Lyon, Va
Prohibition Party
Herbert. Hoover
Cleveland Highway Research Bureau to Aid Northwestern Ohio
Cleveland announces the formation of the Cleveland Highway Research Bureau to assist city and county officials in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Summit, Geauga, Portage and Medina counties. The agency will implement U S Bureau of Public Roads recommendations and conduct traffic distribution studies to guide future highway planning, with Dr. J Gordon McKay leading operations beginning September 1.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Federal Road Survey
Cleveland Federal Regional Highway Committee
Cleveland Highway Research Bureau
Curyahoga
Lake
Lorain
Summit
Geauga
Portage
Smediza
U_ S_ Bureau of public roads
Gordon McKay
Vision of
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Hot Springs Hosts Nomination Ceremony For Jos Robinson
Arkansas gathers for the first national notification of Jos Robinson as a vice presidential candidate. Governor Parnell proclaims a state holiday as 25 000 visitors converge on Hot Springs for ceremonies at the Arlington Hotel with national figures like Raskob and Warner in attendance. A radio hook up will broadcast the night speeches.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Jos Robinson
South
Robinson
Washington
Parnell
New York
Detroit
John J. Raskob
National Committee
Gerry
Rhode Island
John B. Warner
Alfred E. Smith
Nellie Taylor Ross
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Claude Bowers
Byrd
Virginia
Caraway
Edwards
New Jersey
Sheppard
Texas
George
Georgia
Hawes
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
Hotel Arlington
Raskbob
Bowers
Ave
National Broadcasting
Columbia
Legion Band To Give Concert Tomorrow
The American Legion band post No. 2 of Cleveland will give a concert tomorrow evening. The band played at Ely Park two weeks ago to a large crowd, and A. L. Werner announced he arranged a return engagement.
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Elvrings
Ely Park
American Legion Band
Post
Italian City Swept by Tornado at Monza
Italian city Monza was struck by a cyclone last night. Nine people confirmed dead and 40 seriously injured, seven likely fatally. About 100 others sustained minor injuries. A spire of the Gothic Cathedral collapsed, chimneys and smokestacks were toppled, buildings roofed, and trees uprooted.
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Monza
Luly
Dirigible Los Angeles to Hover Youngstown for Memorial
The dirigible Los Angeles will arrive over Youngstown Friday at 2 39 p m to aid Landsdowne field ceremonies and honor Lieutenant Commodore Zachary Lansdowne who died near Cambridge in 1925. After circling the city it will descend to 100 feet as crew stands at attention and flags are half mast on buildings.
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Youngstuunws
Los Angeles
Youngstown
National Aeronaltic Association
Landsdowne Field
Zachary Lansdowne
Zachary Lansdowne, Who Andoah
Cambridge
Doah
Lansdowne
Hoover Tightens Budget For Economy Campaign
Washington Aug 34 Publican field generals mapped out Hoover campaign plans to economize on words and expenses. The national budget is capped at 5.9 million with states free to fund local camps and limit national spending to 3 million. State outfits may raise funds locally and run campaigns, while local leaders choose issues within the candidate’s framework. Hoover aims for speeches in New York City and New England with other sites to be decided. Hoover holds talks with New York leaders as planning continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Supreme Council
Hoover
Hoover-Curtis
New York City
New England
Middlewest
New York
Wreckage Report Claims Amundsen Plane Found Near Lofoten
An Aftenposten dispatch from Harstad says Roald Amundsen and four companions in a Farman seaplane may have been located off the Vesteraalans in the Lofoten Islands south of Tromsoe. The claim, unconfirmed, notes a Latham plane wreckage found on a northern island as France Italy and others assist in the search.
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Oslo
Norway
Aftenposten
Harstad
Roald Amundsen
Lofoten Islands
Tromsoe
Latham
Lofoten
Vesteraalans
Amundsen
Farman
Italia
Rene Guilbaud
Lief Lietrichsen
North Pole
Umberto Nobile
Lieut
de Cuverville
Caudebee
Brazy
France
Italy
Russia
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Smith Asks Support Of New York For President
Alfred E. Smith urged New York Democratic leaders at a state committee meeting in Syracuse to campaign vigorously for him for president and to push the state ticket to victory so Democrats can continue his administration’s reforms. He praised Democratic control of state offices and criticized Republicans for opposing reforms. Bray was elected state chairman and Farley secretary amid a note of impending campaign contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Alfred E. Smith
M. William Bray
Utica
Edwin Corning
James A. Farley
State Athletic Commission
Smith
Herbert Hoorex
Pilots wed in midflight over Nashville ceremony
Warren Vine, 22, Cincinnati, said to be the youngest U S air mail pilot, reportedly married Miss Lady Ruth Ogie at an altitude of ten thousand feet above Nashville Tenn. Vine, an Embry Riddle employee at Lunken airport, reportedly flew two planes in a single ceremony as Rev S B Gzle performed the nuptials.
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Cincinnati
Warren Vine
Air Mail
United States
Vine
Embry Riddle Co
Lunken
Ruth Ogie
Nashville
Tenn
B. Gzle
Governor Day At Ohio State Fair Draws Crowd
Governor Vic Donahey arrived with staff for Governor's Day at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. He inspected exhibits, judged stock, lunched, and planned Sousa band reception and horse races. Attendance neared last year’s record before heat kept totals lower. three prostrations and a dog bite were reported among attendees.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Sousa
Roy Martin
Mercury
aAlbert B. Cummins
Jack Orlow
Luvena Buchanan
Tiltonsville
Irene Kraus
Findlay
Elyria to Open Schools With New Dental Clinic Feature
Elyria will begin the 1928 29 term on September 4 with 165 teachers and staff across eight grade schools and the high school. Enrollment is expected to approach 700 by October 1, alongside roughly 1,000 students in city parochial schools. Gates and two kindergarten sites will start with limited schedules. A new half time dental and medical clinic will operate from the Washington Building in the high school unit, with a dentist and physician employed to serve students during the year, starting in the second week.
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Elyria
Elyrian
R. C. Maston
Maston
Roosevelt and
Gates
Board of Education
Ely
Franklin and McKinley
Oberlin
Jefferson
Washington School
Middle Avenue
Sixth Streets
McKinley
Franklin
Hamilton
Washington
Masten
Man Kill Wife's Sister Then Takes Own Life in Lorein
In Lorain, 35 year old Raymond Tate killed his sister in law Mrs Samuel White of Detroit after a family quarrel and then died by suicide. Tate's body to be sent to Lorain for burial. the estrangement from his wife and visit to his wife's sister's home are noted.
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Lorain
Raymond Tate
Lorein
Samuel White
Detrov
Yates
Taies
Loraia
Eastern Heat Wave Stifles U.S. Metropolis
A stifling heat wave grips the eastern United States with no relief expected for at least 36 hours. New York and much of the coast see temperatures near record August highs as the day progresses, peaking around mid and late afternoon with readings climbing to near the alltime August mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
New York
Seaboard
Priest Criticizes Princess Prompting Duel Challenge
In Brussels on August 30 a Belgian priest who mocked Princess Astrid for her supposed short skills was challenged to a duel by a Belgian gentry member. The challenger’s name was not released. The remark appeared in Le Vingtiema Crecle, a clerical newspaper. Princess Astrid is married to Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium.
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Brussels
Belgium
Astrid
le Vingtiema Crecle
Sweden
Leopold
Missing Dayton Columbus music teacher Violet Whitehead
A search for Violet Whitehead, a 17 year old Columbus music teacher, extends to Dayton after she disappeared Saturday. A stranger reported seeing her at Columbus Interurban Depot around 2 p.m. Wednesday waiting for the Daxton car. she had no known money. Dayton police were alerted to watch for her.
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Hunt
Dayton
Columbus
Violet Whitehead
Pongs
Daxton
Dayton Posks
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Victoria
Seattle
Discovery Bay
Joseph T. Robinson
Charles Curtis
Harrisburg
National Grange
Road Research Bureau
Lorain County
Hot Springs Mecca
Dirigible
Bulletin
Ohio Fair
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