Accidental Shooting Leads to Default Judgment
A September 18 1937 accidental shooting near Gas House Hill led Wayne Pearce to win a default judgment of 1195.24 against Crooks Coal and Supply Company in common pleas court. Pearce, employed by Crooks, was shot by a stray bullet during a group shooting. the company contended the injury occurred off duty and not in the course of employment. The Industrial Commission of Ohio had supported Pearce before the jury verdict.
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Common Pleas Court
Wayne Pearce
Crooks Coal and Supply Company
Pearce
Crooks Company
Gas House Hill
Crooks
L. W. Johnson
Industrial Comm of
Ohio
Father Coughlin Warns U S Could Enter War
Detroit February 26 Rev Charles E Coughlin in his Sunday sermon warned of a drift toward dictatorship and U S involvement in the European conflict He urged Americans to revive George Washingtons principles of national unity freedom from foreign alliances and constitutional respect He also warned that neglecting Washingtons birth anniversary symbolized a loss of those ideals and warned against concentrations of power and imperial aims abroad.
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Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
United States
George Washington
Toington
Prince
Cough-lin
Meeting of Interest To Coin Collectors
Elita numismatists will be interested in a recurring meeting of the Cleveland coin club at the Carter Hotel on Wednesday February 28 at 6 00 PM Two four course talks by Clarence L Nickels and BR Anderson cover the American half cent and the Federal Reserve system Also on view will be genuine Washington medals The club meets monthly with free public access
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Elita
Cleveland Club
Carter Hotel
Clarence L. Nickels
Wellsville
Onis
BR. Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Nickels
Banking and Econom
Amercan
Anderson
Federal Reserve System
Washington
Cleveland Con Club
Martin Resigns From G. O. P. National Committees
Washington February 26 The press reports Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr a Republican leader in the House resigned from the G O P National Committees amid heavy duties He had served on the National Committee since 1938 and was once campaign manager for Alf Landon.
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Martin
Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
National
Alf M. Landen
PUBLIC SALE OF FARM LIVESTOCK AND TOOLS NEAR OBERLIN
Auction set for Wednesday February 28 starting at 12 30 pm on the Jordan farm 1 2 mile south of Oberlin on State Route 58. Dairy cattle include Jersey and Holstein herd with calves and heifers. two horses grey mare 15 and Joan mare 14. one English Shepherd cow dog. farm tools tractors and implements plus oats hay silage and household goods. Cash sale day. no property moves before settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Village
Jordan Farm
Joan
Guernsey
Jersey
We Cormick-Deering
Court records shuffled Lorain cases and divorces
In Lorain court today Homer C Grey sues Neal Tie for 500 dollars over a January collision at East Thirty third street and Gary avenue alleging a safety stop failure. Anna Marie Campbell seeks divorce from Humph F Campbell alleging gross neglect and cruelty. married 1931 in Scalp Level Pennsylvania with no children. Curt Koch's Hauer Koch company sues Arthur and Alberta Helfrich and others to foreclose a lien recovered in 1936. Fred Mudrich sues Buckeye Stages Co for 1223 dollars for injuries from a previous accident. case dismissed today. Juror list adjustments include Notley’s removal and replacement at 2715 East Erie Avenue. Four divorces granted, others dismissed. names include Viola George K and Phil Smith wife Cecile Hof Hoffman. Walter Kalesky divorce from Yolanda Ko and Stella Paul Fryzel.
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Lorain
Common Pleas Court
Homer C Grey
Neal Tie
Gray
East Thirty-third Street
Gary Avenue
Anna Marie Campbell
Humph F. Campbell
Scalp Level
Grand Common Pleas
Viola George K. Phil- Smith
Wale
Cecile P. Hof. Hoffman
Donald
Walter Kalesky
Yolanda Ko
Charlotte Weob
Webb
Stella Paul Fryzel
Women Voters League Backs Reciprocal Trade Aims
The League of Women Voters argues Ohio must expand foreign trade to sustain state and national prosperity. It links direct and indirect effects of trade on jobs, markets, and industry, citing export figures and the impact on factories, farms, and related sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women Voters League
League of Women
League
Ohio
Mately
Yodeling Court Case In Pasadena Faces Hearing
A Pasadena court will hear a defamation style suit brought by Reynard Raunfelder against Universal Productions over the film Mad Abst Susie. The case centers on alleged damage from yodeling sounds and promises a sound-record comparison at the hearing.
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Pasadena
Reynard
Oberlin Group To Present Comedy The Hypochondriack
The Oberlin College Dramatic Association presents Moliere’s The Hypochondriack this Friday and Saturday at 8:30 PM in Finney Chapel. The three act satire features Argan and family with period costumes, set by Paul Arnold and built by Donald Elerl, music directed by Robert Crane. Cast includes Randall Larson Loren Smyth Warren Weldon Frank Harrison and others in a 17th century Parisian comedy of manners.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College Dramatic Association
Moliere
Finney Chapel
Paris
Paul Arnold
Donald Elerl
Robert Crane
Argan
Naom
SF Ae
Richard Vrooman
Bonnefoy
Berthoffard Toinet
Sigan
Jean Burrell
Will Discuss Social Work At Oberlin Conference
Dr Grace Coyle president of the National Conference of Social Work and Western Reserve University professor will speak at Oberlin under the W C A. she will discuss group work at 8 PM in the Faculty Room of the Library. A noted author and educator, she has conducted settlement work in New York and coal regions and written influential texts on group behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Grace Coyle
School of Applied Social Sciences
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Markets and Prices Report From Riverside Area Grain and Livestock
The market page lists commodity prices and notes activity in grains livestock and produce. Traders discuss wheat potatoes and dairy with prices around four dollars per unit and various regional price points including Florida and local farm offers.
Orizaba Liner Grounded Off Norwegian Coast
The Hamburg America Line steamship Orizaba, a 4355 ton German liner, went aground near Skjervoeg off the north Norwegian coast. The crew was saved after leaving Vigo, Spain, where five other German ships departed to try to run the British blockade. The Orizaba was the fourth of six intercepted or accounted for. Details of the grounding are unclear.
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Oslo
Norway
Hamburg-America Line
Orizaba
Skjervoeg
Vigo
Spain
Germany
Deaths of Marie Witte and Hannah Dunnicliffe
Marie Gertrude Witte aged 10 died at home on Indian Hollow Road from a heart ailment. Parents Mr White and Joseph McCabe survive. Funeral at Rudy D. Fulton Funeral Home in Gton Thursday 2:30 PM with Rev Sonmerette of Cleveland. burial Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland. Hannah Dunnicliffe widow of William Dunnicliffe died February 24 at daughter Mrs. Arthur Roper’s home 271 Pasadena Ave Elyria after illness. Born Birmingham England November 30 1866. Daughter Mrs. Roper and son William Woodhouse survive. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM from Taylor Funeral Home. burial Park.
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Marie Gertrude Witte
Indian Hollow Road
Mr White
Arandfather
Joseph McCabe
Ruy D. Fulton
Gton
Sonmerette
Cleveland
Lakeview
Sell
Hannah Dunnicliffe
Willam Dunnicliffe
Elyria
Arthur Roper
Pasadena Avenue
Birmingham
England
Roper
William Woodhouse
Revead
Gehill Memoor- Burial
Wial Park
Welles in Rome Ties With Mussolini and Ciano
Roosevelt envoy Sumner Welles arrived in Rome to meet Cardinal Meglione and prepare credentials for Pope Pius XII. He planned talks with Mussolini and Ciano, expected to cover Italy's neutral stance, Germany, and potential Russian relations, with discussions likely in English. Welles traveled by train from Naples, while Taylor proceeded by automobile.
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Ron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Cardinal Meglione
Pope Pius Sii
Welles
Berlin
Mussolini
Ciana Cny
United States
Paris
London
Ciana
I Duce
Clara
Victor Emel
Quirinal Palace
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Ciano
Rom
Naples
Taylor
Budget bill figures and housing census funding clash in Congress
The budget bureau outlines an additional 460 million dollars in taxes to cover a 4.0 million dollar appropriation. Congress seeks cuts to meet the deficit as debate centers on housing census funding and a separate 5 million dollar earmark. Germany plans a new People’s Car priced around 295 dollars.
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Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Congress
Corani Jthe
Wikely
Commerce Department
Open Bids On New Auto For County Dog Warden
County commissioners opened thirteen bids from four dealers for a new automobile for the county dog warden. Two Lorain bids failed due to missing certified checks. Bids from J B Dall Elyria Meyer Motor Co and Rowe Guerner Co were considered with trade ins listed. Also purchased a record book from Johnson Watson Co and 90 gallons of 3 educice for the county jail from Gulf Refining Co.
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Lorain
J.B. Dall
Elyr
Leo R. Meyer Motor Co
Elyria
Rowe- Goerner Co
Oberlin
AUL
Twe
Recorder’s Office
Johnson Watson Co
Iron
Gulf Refining Company
Hull To Defend Trade Program Before Senate Panel
Secretary of State Cordell Hull defends his reciprocal trade program before the Senate Finance Committee. Republicans and western Democrats plan to question him while conceding the program will be extended for three more years. The House already passed the bill, aimed at quick Senate action to meet an early adjournment.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Finns Wipe Out Parachute Troops Behind Lines
Finnish forces reported to have wiped out numerous Russian parachute troops dropped behind the Mannerheim Line near Viipuri. Advices said parachutists aimed to wreck communications and attack detachments. Helsinki dispatches note Russians landed weeks ago in central Finland areas and Veipuri bombardment continued, with civilians evacuated and fortresses holding. Parliament debated the Agriculture Appropriation and export bank funding, while a House bill eyed aiding Finland with funds.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Mannerheim
Viipuri
Ruvan
Mid- Finland
Helsinki
Vipuri
United Press
Viipur
Roivista
Gulf
Coas
Bjorxoe Islands
Denmark Norway And Sweden Agree On Neutral Status
Danish Norwegian and Swedish foreign ministers conference in Copenhagen endorses a united neutral front to preserve independence of Finland and uphold neutral territorial integrity. They call for impartial neutrality, oppose violations of international law, and back efforts toward peaceful negotiations to end war.
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Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Copenhagen
Uu.p
Sumner Welles
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
Altmark
Finland
Assee
Messure
Tooth Is Vault For Gem Irenton Chief White Eagle
Chief White Eagle a 31 year old Cherokee and expert rifle shooter stops in on route from Hollywood to New York to have a dentist set the jewel line of his upper teeth to keep it in a safe place. Will Rogers once joked about the move.
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Irenton
Til
White Eagle
Will Rogers
Hollywood
New York
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Father Coughlin
U.S
Albert M. Dean Clayton H, Sooy
Grafton
Lee Klinect
Curt Koch
Hauer-Koch Company
Ales
Arthur
Alberta Helfrich
Larain
Fred Mudrich
Buckeye Stages Company
Edward Notley
Erie Avenue
Neves
Elyria Coffee Shop
Second Street
Invalid Car Service
Oberlin Group
Cleveland Live
Atlwaa
Tinetintes
Guy Hometpa
Ieee
Ronerers
Florida
Elyria Business College
Broad St
Mrs. H. Dunnicliffe
Nember
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Hull To Defend
Bulletin
Richard B. Russell
D. Ga
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Henry Cabot Lodge
R. Mass
State Department
Inoscow
Fiouse
Bailey's
Schroll Coal
Ayn
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