George Hoffner Dies Amherst Ohio at 71
George Hoffner, 71, of Amherst Ohio, died at his Church Street home after a period of poor health. He was born in Brownbell and lived in Amherst most of his life, married Edith Ormsby in 1886, and is survived by widow, 20 sons, two grandchildren, a brother H. O. Hoffer, and a sister. Funeral services will be at Inch Funeral Home with burial at Ridgehill Memorial Park.
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George Hoffner
Amherst, O
Church Street
Mr. Hoffiner
Brownbeli
Amber
Elyria
Hoffner
Edith Ormsby
Hess
Twen
Kenry Hoffmer
Amherst
Allan
Burton
Mary Hoffmer
H. 0. Hoffer
Cleveland
Sue Peckham
Toledo
Znch
Thomas Mas
Congregational Church
Ridgehill Memorial Park
St Peters Evangelical Church Fall Meeting Schedule
The senior League meeting is postponed to September 1. The September Women's Union gathering is at the church parlors Thursday afternoon. The Philathea Bible class meets Thursday evening after summer recess. Weekly revisions of the choir rehear sal occur at 7 30 each evening. The Sunday School teachers and officers meet tonight at the home of Mr and Mrs Ray Jewett on Washington street. Fall and winter services begin next Sunday with English at 10 and German on the first Sunday monthly at 2 0. A Sunday school penny of the Foursquare church was held Saturday at Kinwood Park with TD in attendance featuring contests such as peanut scramble sack race and ball tossing. Free ant sticks were given to all present.
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Women's Union
Church Partors
Philathea
Ray Jewett
Washington Street
Perstees
Oban
Kinwood Park
Geraldine Dodson
Gidbert Statter
Salty Lea Kreeger
James Howard
Tony
Paul Belt
Constance Nieeger
Jacke Bri
Philip Dodson
Oscar Kim- Benmecier
John Howard
Irene Howard
Hanes
James Urban
Rex
Henry Marty
Constance Kreoeger
Karl Salers
Funeral rites for Mrs John Thompson in South Amherst
South Amherst August 31 funeral rites for Mrs John Thompson who died at her home on Fast Wain Street were held at the South Amherst Methodist church Saturday afternoon at 3 o clock with Rev B W Ryan officiating Pallbearers were Eugene Woods Elmer Warriss Edward Fahrney Gerald Stephenson Louis Haywood and Rom Willis Family plot in Evergreen cemetery with O H Baker in charge The Woman's Union of St Johns church postponed its meeting to September 9 due to other activities Royal Neighbors lodge meets at Swiss Hall Thursday evening with Mrs Nelson Brill and Mrs
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Thompson
South Amherst
John Thompson
Fast Wain Street
South Amhe Methodist Church
B. W. Ryan
Eugryone Woods
Elmer Warris
Edward Fahrney
Gerald Stephenson
Lous Haywood
Rom Willis
Fayial
Ivergreen
O. H. Baker
Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Swiss Hall
Nelson Brill
Local church groups schedule midweek meetings and reunions
The church corner group meets Wednesday evening and the Ladies Aid Society has plans for a day event. Junior Walther League holds Friday parlor meetings, with an English communion service Sunday at ten. The Springer reunion at Beckstine’s woods drew about 95 from Amherst and nearby towns, with a two year officer slate and no business meeting. FIRST EVANGELICAL notes midweek prayer and September Ladies Aid and Woman’s Missionary Society meetings. Hospital news lists several discharges and admissions with births noted, plus multiple visitors and relatives from Elyria, Cleveland, and beyond.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Walther League
Springer
Beckstine's Woods
Amherst
Elyria
Spence Wakeman
Cleveland
Mamas and Lorain
J. Springer
Secr Ty
Eugene Griffin
O. Peasler
Boy and club meeting at Roth home hosts Barkhard
The HKoxs Sandstone Four-l Club met at the home of Rolly Roth Friday evening with advisor Therbert Schneider presiding. Routine matters were transacted as planned. South Amherst Day at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland is set for next Wednesday with many locals planning to attend.
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Hkoxs Sandstone Four
Rolly Roth
Therbert Schneider
South Amherst
Cleveland
Carleton-Kelly Reunion Draws Five Family Members
Avon Lake August 31 The Carleton-Kelly reunion assembled at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Kelly on Beach Cliff Drive last Sunday with five members present A picnic dinner was served at noon as relatives came from Toledo Euclid Wyckliffe East Cleveland Cleveland and Avon Lake The oldest present was Mrs
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Carleton-Kelly
Avon Lake
Ed Kelly
Beach Cliff Drive
Toledo
Euclid
Wyckliffe
East Cleveland
Cleveland
Walter Rundle
Berea
Andrew Mood
Don Rounds
Bobby
Ralph Miller
Jacob Bechtel
May-Bee
Linwood
Vermilion
Gerves Gates
Famly
Indiana
Della Kelly
Mai Collins
Victory Report Sparks Alarm Southwest of Madrid
LISBON August 31 Government admits rebels were defeated near Talavera de la Reina and west of Toledo as they threaten Madrid from the south. Loyalists claim a picked foreign legion and Moor column marched from the south to Badajoz and joined an attack toward the capital. Government dispatches say rebel efforts to cut Madrid’s water supply failed, while new columns press toward Escorial and Navalperal, with civilians evacuated from Iran amid threats.
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Madrid
Talavera de la Reina
Toledo
Colume
Badajoz
Talavera
Guadarrania
Comprunique
Navalperal
Escorial
Iran
Morth
Avon Public School Opens With Notable Faculty Listings
Avon August through September marked the opening of the Avon public school with W. E. Blake as principal and a staff covering Latin, English, history, mathematics, science, home economics, art, and music. The Morning Glory Club hosted by G. T. Wilford, social visits by local families, and community events filled the week ending with several shadings of local life.
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AVON
Avon Public School
W. E. Blake
Lows Kolopos
Mr. Daney
Marian Peak
Screece
Eglish
Evelyn Smith
Maghsnard
Perle Wilford
Mesnard
L Loretta Westrick
Ann Burk
Mariy Mitlastead
Miss Wawe
Moore
Penfield Congregational Society Silver Tea Meeting
The Penfield Congregational Society will meet with Mr Fraunfelder on Wednesday afternoon September 2 for a Silver Tea. A circle will serve refreshments. Visitors include Virginia and Lois Leach at their aunt Mrs Watts Canton. Several local families from Sebring Akron Grafton Belden attend gatherings with Halld Fink Sooy and others.
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Congregational Society
Penfield
Fraunfeldery
Virginia
Lois Leach
Watts m
Canton
Ben Sooy
Hall
Fink
Sooy
Sebring
Akron
Grafton
Belden
Harry Boughton
Cleveland
Cradhe
Donald
Douglas Biggs
Hammond
Indiana
Mia
Leo Arndt
Grand Rapids
Ohio
Lula Mae Lathwell
J. Thompson
John Gott
Amherst
RO. Biggs
Mussolini boasts of power as forces march in review
In Avellino Mussolini stood with King Victor Emmanuel as 69,000 troops passed before them. He declared his army is far larger than shown with 200 tanks 400 cannons and 3 000 machine guns and warned that Europe cannot endure perpetual peace. He boasted he could mobilize 8 000 000 men within hours amid rising political tensions across Europe.
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Avellino
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Europe
Mussolini
Unclear remarks on European situation and Ethiopia war
The text reflects a leaders speech criticizing reliance on strength and praising Italy's glory tied to the Ethiopian war framed as a just victory. It notes admonitions about facing future eventualities and confronting other nations, with emphasis on military prowess over diplomacy.
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Italy
Retail Sales Rise in Ohio Independent Stores July Increase
Washington Aug 31 Retail sales in 775 independent stores in Ohio rose 26 percent in July from June, per Department of Commerce. The report covers larger independents including department stores Gaston’s, which posted the biggest gain with a 55 percent rise in dollar volume.
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Washington
Ohio
Department of Commerce
Gaston
Ohio Hosts National Corn Husking Contest Title
Newark Ohio August 31 drought brings the National Corn Husking contest to Ohio for 1936 to be decided November 10 on Alva L Oyler farm near Hebron. Elmer Carlson of Iowa currently holds the record with 41.52 bushels an hour. About 100000 spectators expected as preliminaries spark finalists from Kansas Nebraska Illinois Minnesota Iowa Missouri Indiana and South Dakota.
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Ohio
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Hebron
O. Elmer Carlson
Iowa
Missouri
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Nebraska
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La Grange Announces Marriage Of Coren Squire
Ben Clapp and wife announce the marriage of their daughter Coren Robert Squire to Mr. Squire, son of Mrs. Squire of Penfield. The ceremony was at Bethel list church Wheeling West Virginia with Dr. Bisgrove officiating August 26. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs Barrell Kinter. Coren is a La Grange High School graduate. her husband, a Wellington School alum, works at Cleveland Steel Products in Wellington. They reside with his mother in Penfield.
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Nounce
LA Grange
Sra
Ben Clapp
Coren Robert Squire
Mre
Squire
Penfield
Bethedlist Church
Wheeling
W. Wo
Bisgrove
Barrell Kinter
la Grange High School
Wellington School
Cleveland Steel Products Company
Wellington
Oldest American citizen dies in Honolulu at 104
Francisco Costa de Jenus, born in Portugal in 1832, dies at 104 in Honolulu Hawaii. He spent 58 years of residence in Hawaii and never left the islands.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Francisco Costa de Jenus
Portugal
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