Ohio Employment Decline Is Slight
Total industrial employment in Ohio fell less than one percent in July from June, per the Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research. Eight cities split gains and losses, with Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Toledo up, while Akron Canton Cincinnati and Youngstown declined. yearly gains remain strong in Canton 22 percent Toledo 21 percent Dayton 16 percent Cleveland and Youngstown 11 percent Columbus 9 percent Cincinnati 6 percent Akron 5 percent.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Cleveland
Dayton
Toledo
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Infantryman Sets New Rifle Record at Camp Perry
Infantryman Clifford Barger of Fort Thomas Kentucky set a world rifle score in the Leech Cup event at Camp Perry firing the Presidents Match day earlier. He achieved a possible 105 with 19 V hits breaking the old record of a 105 with 14 V’s held by Corporal Wadio Bincobbe.
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Camp Perry
Clifford Barger
Fort Thomas
Barger
Wadio Bincobbe
Hunt Two Bandits For Bank Robbery
In Columbus Ohio two bandits held up a branch of the Ohio National Bank robbing nearly six thousand dollars. FBI agents searched an abandoned car two blocks from state headquarters in connection with the robbery. The two suspects, one tall the other short, wore gray suits and fled after the noon robbery on Tuesday. Police were advised to widen the lookout statewide. License plates and the car were reported stolen August 16 in Indianapolis.
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Columbus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ohio National Bank
FBI
National Bank
State Highway Patrol
Indianapolis
Plans To Reopen Sandusky Plant
Randolph Dorn president of Barr Rubber Products Co said he would reopen the plant today after nine weeks of strike without an agreement. He invited all former employees to return to work and said police would protect returning workers.
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Sandusky, O
Randolph Dorn
Barr Rubber Products Co
Dorn
Mother Ends Life After Baby Dies
In Ohio near Wauseon Coroner H M Warner cites grief over the infant son’s death as the motive for Mrs Pearl Schmucker 29 taking her own life. Lawrence Schmucker found both bodies at their farm home after returning from helping a neighbor with a silo. The 3 month old David Lee lay dead in the cradle and autopsy on the infant was planned though officials suspect natural causes. Mrs Schmucker had previously attempted suicide last May and leaves a daughter Barbara 18 months old.
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Wauseon, CO
H. M. Warner
Pearl Schmucker
Wauseon
Lawrence Schmucker
Dies From Wound In Holdup Attempt
Covington Ky August 30 Alfred Smith 23 Austin Ky shot in the chest Sunday in an attempted South Ft Mitchell holdup in which his accomplice was killed died today at Booth Hospital. Smith and Meachum Hill 25 Cattlesburg Ky were wounded by Bernard Snyder when they attempted to rob his case Hill died immediately.
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Covington
Alfred Smith
Austin
Ft. Mitchell
Booth Hospital
Smith
Meachum Hill
Cattlesburg
Bernard Snyder
Hill
Toledo Parking Meter Revenue Report 1938
City figures show 6,000,000 people used meter zones in Toledo in 1938. About one third paid a nickel, yielding 103,196 dollars in revenue.
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Toledo
Health Museum Fascinates Crowds at New York Fair
A New York Fair feature, the American Museum of Health Incorporated, gains support from the Rockefeller Foundation and major life insurers as it aims to become a permanent health teaching center in the city. The piece notes broader public interest in health promotion tied to dollars and cents.
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Ohio
Ford Motor Company
Elmer Battenhouse
J. R. Dall Co
Elyria
J. R. Davis
Pioneer American Motor Company
Health Museum
New York
American Museum of Health, Incorporated
Nd Permanent
City of
Rockefeller Foundation
Oberlaender Trust
Hall of Man Theme at Health Exhibit Draws Attention
At the dedication Surgeon General Thomas Pattan predicted lasting value for the health education displays. Museum officials hope future permanent buildings will house additions, citing the Hall of Man funded by life insurers and the Cancer demonstrations as key features. The exhibit emphasizes anatomy, physiology, early cancer diagnosis, and opportunities in blind care and employment.
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Thomas Pattan
Life Insurance
Medicine’s Cycles Space at fair shows progress against superstition
The exhibit uses marionettes to depict medicine’s escape from witchcraft and voodoo beliefs across centuries. Public Health Service statisticians report attendance near the 2,000,000 mark before dedication day, with daily turnout consistently above one third of paid admissions. Mayor La Guardia and other officials see the project’s importance and pledge cooperation for future housing of displays after the fair.
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United States Public Health Service
la Guardia
News Notes in Cohambia Dinner Host for Grady Family
Rev A J Grady with daughter Jean and son John Mark spent Thursday visiting friends in Cohambia and were guests of Mr Ju Sos Vieer at dinner that evening.
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Lizzie Kerruish
Mabel Culbertson
Blairsburg
Iowa
Bertha Grills
Walter Bracy
Daugher Wilma
Granddaugher
Ruth Bartter
Bracy
New London
Geraldine Parker
Clover Ingram
Cleveland
Salsbury
Roy Churchward
E. J. Landin
Pittsfield
Andy Miller
Mentor
Dan Robinson
Painesville
Reisinger
Station Road
Marilyn
Grafton
Jacqueline
John Burnett
Strongsville
Mardel Holloway Balogh
Balogh
Frank Zak
Guy Holloway
Indiana
Columbia
A. J. Grady
Jean
John Mark
Cohambia
Ju Sos Vieer
Golfer Humbled by Wall Strike in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina Whilton Williams of Wagoner practiced golf by blasting balls at a wall forty yards away. One shot bounced back and struck him in the face near the eyes causing a knockout.
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Columbia, S. C
Whilton Williams
Wagoner
Berkeley Yacht Harbor Profits Surpass Costs
Berkeley records show a yacht harbor profit last year with receipts of 17,000 dollars against 15,000 dollars in operating costs. The harbor already has moorings for 212 yachts and 60 applications are currently waiting.
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Berkeley
Cal
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