Washington’s Birthday Parade in Alexandria Honors Washington
Alexandria marks Washington’s birthday with a morning parade to Mount Vernon tomb as President Hoover Governor Pollock and military and civic groups join a noon arrival ceremony at the mayor’s residence. Children of the American Revolution and Mrs Eleanor Washington Howard participate in a solemn tribute.
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Alexandria
George Washigton
Pollock
Virginia
Washington
Mount Vernon
Hoerar
William A. Smoot
Richmond Blues
Hoover
Hurley
Charles P. Summerall
Army
Eleanor Washington Howard
Hoover Park
Revieri Iand
New York Oil Giants Plan Merger Amid Antitrust Rise
New York February 22 A prospective merger will create a billion dollar oil group as Standard Oil Co of New York and Vacuum Oil Co seek to unite. Directors issued letters to stockholders stating terms, contingent on favorable antitrust court rulings. The move alarms foreign oil leaders as the combined firms span global markets.
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New York
Standard Oil Co
Vacuum Oil Co
Henri Detering
Metger
Vacuum 688 Co
United States
Nis Morpius
Local figures and dates stir Elyria lore in scattered notes
Monroe Weliy, county auditor, practices arithmetic by chalking bowling scores and seeks recognition in Cleveland. Elyria and Lorain County history recalls the 1822 creation from Huron and Cuya hoga counties, Commissioner Tom Peebles’ sea stories, Barnum’s circus visits in 1952, Horace Nye’s press ties, and Elyria Band’s 1938 debut with 25 cent admission and German music program.
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Monroe Weliy
American Bowling Congress
Cleveland
Elyria Band
Court House
Titriae
Witness Who Was In Theatre When Lincoln Was Shot
A reminiscence recalls Charles White at Ford’s Theatre during Lincoln’s assassination in 1865. White, a Civil War veteran of Company I, Eighth Ohio Volunteer, describes the panic, the moments after the shot, and Lincoln’s hospital visits in the days following.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Charles White
Fourth Street
White
Ford
Fington
Washington
Fle
Gettysburg
Todat
Obie Volun
Four Bodies Found in Ruins of Edinburg Station
Four bodies were found burned beyond recognition in the ruins of the Pennsylvania railroad station between New Castle and Youngstown after a fire destroyed the Edinburg depot. Sheriff Frank Johnston and state police planned immediate investigations into possible feud killings, accidental fire, or a trucker gang attack. A Dodge sedan from Hillsville was found nearby. gasoline tanks on two cars were destroyed and the station door lock broken.
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New Castle
Edinburg
Youngstown
Sheri Frank Johnston
F. Caldweill
Hillsville
Officers Honor Washington Birthday Banquet in Lorain
Lor County Reserve Officer's Association held its Washington Birthday eve banquet at the Elk's Club Friday evening. Seventeen officers and wives attended the banquet and business meeting. Els ha was elected president and Captain Arthur Musgrave was re elected secretary. Musgrave to handle Citizen Military Training Camp affairs in Lorain G Wade in Oberlin and Arthur Richwine in Elyria. Meeting adjourned to attend the American Legion dance.
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Lor County
American Legion
Cardinal Carlo Perosi Dies in Rome
Rome leader Cardinal Carlo Perosi secretary of the Consistorial Congregation died today after a period of sinking health. Pope Pius sent a special benediction shortly before his death. He had long served as assessor of the holy office and was made Canon of St. Peter's before being elevated to cardinal by Pope Pius II in 1926.
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Rome
Carlo Perosi
Consistorial
Taday
Pope Pius
Perosi
Supreme Congregation of the Holy Office
St. Peter's
Pius II
Linndale Baker Shot To Death In Cleveland Driveway
Frank Rubino a 30 year old Linndale village baker was shot to death in the driveway of his Cleveland home early today by an unidentified man who fled. A neighbor hearing the shots found the body. Police suspect gangland involvement but have no motive yet.
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Cleveland
Frank Rubino
Linndale Village
Baker
Rubino
Hilliard Road project eyed for spring start in 1931
A county commission meeting outlined plans for a new Hilliard Road route to Cleveland with state support. Costed property damages total about 75 200 with railroad claims of 12 000 awaiting conference. Ninety percent of owners along the right of way donated land.
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New Hilliard Road
Cleveland
Councys
Charles Murray
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Ror Cope
M. H. Welty
Hilliard
Curehoga
C. T. Biggs
Elyria
Gulf Road
Ely School
Elyria Township
Ridgeville Township
Avon Village
Countie
Eistia
Lghe County
James A. Hewitt
Elysie
Harty Hinkson
Chamber of Commerce
Little Hope For Recovery Of Taft
Washington reports bleak prospects for former Chief Justice William Howard Taft as blood and bladder complications threaten his health. Family members, including his daughter Helen Taft Manning, head of Bryn Mawr College, rush to his bedside as doctors say he remains very weak though not yet in immediate danger. Bulletins note little change in condition while overnight rest remains poor. Toledo confirms Will Watkins of Newport New Jersey killed attempting to board a moving Nickle Plate train after his foot slipped.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Helen Art Manning
Brrn Mawr College
Toledo
Wii
Watkins
Newport
N. J
Fire in Charles Tucker residence causes heavy damage
Firemen fought a blaze at the home of former mayor Charles Tucker, 1296 Last arenas, for over an hour. A faulty furnace is suspected. contents suffered major smoke and water damage, with large losses in the private residence sector noted as a recurring city issue.
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Jrench
Charles Tucker
Last Arenas
Wallace N. Bates
Enising No
Hannan Dubbed The Greatest Fabricator In Horst Case
In Wooster Ohio on February 22 UPI reports perplexed investigators rechecking fabrications in the Melvin Horst murder case. Ora Slater plans to return to Cincinnati, doubtful unless workable crews turn up. Conflicting statements swap between Earl Conald and Charles Hannah as both accuse and exonerate each other. New plans emerge to solve the Horst mystery as authorities press through contradictory testimony and alleged confessions.
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Conold
Hannah
Coneld
Melvin
Conald
Elyria High School marks its 100th birthday today
Elyria High School, the oldest in Ohio, quietly observes its centennial with plans for a late year celebration. The school began as the High School of Elyria, chartered February 22, 1830, and has grown from a two floor building with a small pupil body to a campus serving over 1,400 students.
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Elyria High School
Ohio
Er High School
Todar
Washington
Wi ‘S
Board of Éducation
R. C. Maston
Elyria
High School
S. S. Rockwood
Board of Education
T. Howard Winters
Woodward
Cincinnati
Springfield
TSS
T Ling
Sium and Laboratories
24000 Bottles of Liquor Taken in Coast Guard Seizure
A British ram runner and an American contact boat were captured today by a coast guard destroyer from New London Base. The vessels, the Isabel H and the Mohawk, were seized off Montauk Point and to be towed to the New York coast guard base.
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New London
Conn
Coast Guard
L. T.chalker
Isabel H
Montauk Point L
Nex York Coast
Giard
Civil War Vet William Wilcox Dies in LaGrange Township
William Wilcox, last surviving Civil War veteran in LaGrange township, died at his East Main Street home after several days of pneumonia. Known as "Caese Billy," he served in the Union Army at Gettysburg and fathered 12 children. Since his wife’s death, his daughter Dorothy Scott of Cleveland had cared for him here.
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William Wilcox
LaGrange Township
East Main Street
Gettysburg
Dorothy Scott
Cleveland
Ice bridges thinning threaten Erie Island travel
State brief notes thin ice on Lake Erie and Sandusky Bar as warm spell ends. Air travel remains only safe option. Chico State Men’s Glee Club wins Ohio college contest at Memorial Hall earning a chance to perform in Carnegie Hall. Other results list Bris toned choras, and Denison Muskingum Ohio Northern Ohio Wesleyan Wooster. In Dayton, 20 year old William Dudley Koontz dies by his own hand after quarrel over marriage plans with Rose Adamson. Findlay reports a six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H A Wever dies after long illness. Eva Atm 26, Toledo policeman’s daughter, killed in auto accident.
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Sandusky
Lake Erie Islands
Lake Erie
Sandusky Bar
Columbus
Chico State University
Ohio Coleges
Memorial Hall
Maren 7
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Haras
Briffton College
Ruscell A. Lantz
Stanley Welch
Denison
Muskingumhio Northern
Ohio Wesleyannd Wooster
Want Ad Columns Feature Bargain Farm Goods
The notice advertises miscellaneous bar gains and various farm items including ropes poultry and supplies. It highlights affordable prices and urges daily watch for bargains in the classic flagged columns.
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