Five Dead From Enfield Waltham Abbey Blast Near London
Fire of mysterious origin at an electrical engineering works near Waltham Abbey and the gunpowder works in Enfield produced five dead and many injured. Police suspected sabotage by German agents or Irish Republican Army operatives and prepared nationwide precautions. Authorities questioned hundreds of workers as investigations focus on potential plots against war plants and critical infrastructure.
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London
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Works
War Office
Scotland Yard
Enfield
Waltham Abbey
Gunpowder Works
Irish Republcan Army
Found Not Guilty By Mayor Petro
Mayor Joseph Q. Petro ruled Joseph Allan Taylor of 615 East Broagstreet not guilty after a hearing on a driving while intoxicated charge. Evidence showed no witness to driving and Taylor denied driving. the mayor concluded the evidence did not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Petro
Joseph Q. Petro
Joseph Allan Taylor
East Broagsteet
Taylor
No Service Tonight At Second Methodist
No revival service at the Second Methodist church this evening due to extreme cold. Services will resume Sunday evening and continue through next week, according to the pastor the Rev. E. E. Hanibiem.
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Second Methodist Church
E. E. Hanibiem
Surprise shower honors Miss Marcella Schmitz in North Ridgeville
In North Ridgeville a surprise shower for Miss Marcella Schmitz brought fourteen neighbors and close friends to Mrs. Margaret Hendie’s Center Ridge Road home. Treasure hunt and bingo entertained guests with Mrs. B Leary and Mrs. George Merquis winning first prizes. Marian Proudfunt and Mrs. Charles Brown received consolations. White, yellow and pink decorlations graced the table and a late luncheon followed. Miss Schmitz received many gifts
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Schmitz
N. Ridgeville
Marcella Schmitz
Margaret Hendie
Center Ridge Road
Bleary
Marian Proudfunt
George Merquis
Charles Brown
Aliss Schmitz
Death Notices From Columbia Station to Amherst
Death notices list multiple Lorain County obituaries with survivors and funeral details. Individuals include Mrs. Sarah Schnoor of Detroit aunt to local residents, Amanda Frienk of Wellington, Loveland infant, Sam Brighton farmer, Woodruff family member, and Richard Key of Amherst. Funeral plans and burial sites are outlined for each case.
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Columbia Station. O
Jane
Sarah Schnoor
Detroit
Mich
George Chuckward
Columbia
George French
Mary Ryan
Floria
E. J. Donahue
Youth Day Service Highlighted by Blind Scholar Darling
NORTH OLMSTED Hundreds of youths are expected at the First Universalist Unitarian church Sunday for Youth Day. Guest speaker Mitchell Darling, a blind scholar, will discuss themes from his talks at 1 AM and 2:45 PM and a candle-light service precedes a banquet with him as toast master.
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North Olmsted
First Universalist-Unitarian Church
Willam G. Schneider
Mitchell Darling
Darling
Derator
JL Wile Kara Bardwell
Emma Hodgson
John Eldridge
Deri
Elliot
Ed Kovachy
Jean Clarke
Ethel
Reliagion
Twood High School
Miami Uni
Miami Stude
Ohin
Third Term Draft Movement Gathers Steam Across States
President Roosevelt holds solid backing from 124 Democratic delegates as a third term bid gains steam. Chicago mayor Edward J. Kelly backed Roosevelt with Illinois 58 delegates. Florida Senator Claude Pepper joined Roosevelt after returning home, adding 14 delegates. Ohio chairman Limbach said 52 Buckeye delegates support Roosevelt on a first ballot. Ohio may also back Vic Donahey as favorite son.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Arthur Limbach
Ohio State Democratic Committee
Onin
Sen
Vic Donahey
Solutation and foremen themes in American industry debated
The passage discusses education for youth in democracy and the role of the foreman as essential to American industry. It touches on labor goals, the profit system, and a call for reform to better serve a broad public interest, emphasizing the need to know age and ability in assigning work. It references wages and labor dynamics of the era.
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Malcolm
Tally Ho Club Elects Amherst Officers in January
Amherst O Jan 19 Mrs Milton Nabakowski hosted a busy evening as the Tally-Ho Club elected officers for the annual meeting. Gordon Hoffman was named president Ada Currier vice president and Mrs Harry Hutton secretary treasurer. Special prize went to Mrs George Innes. February meeting set at Mrs Walter Mischka’s East Main St.
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Tally-Ho Club
Amherst
Milton Nabakowski
Crosse Street
Gordon Hoffman
Ada Currier
Harry Hutton
George Innes
Lois
Walter Mischka
Earl Rockwood
Wilkie Weygandt to Speak at Wooster Dinner
Wendell L Wilkie and Chief Justice Carl V Weygandt will speak at Wooster January 22 at a dinner ahead of the Wooster college financial campaign for 300000 dollars to fund endowment and new buildings. China converts narrow gauge railway to standard gauge.
Court Grants Several Divorces and Petitions in Lorain
Marie Geres of Lorain was granted a divorce from Steve Geres by Judge D A Cook for extreme cruelty. A Damm suit against Marguerite Damm was dismissed at plaintiffs costs by the same judge. Philip Kristancic was granted a divorce from Ann Kristancic for neglect. Deputy Sheriff John B Judge filed suit for his daughter Joan 10 for 2500 for dog bite injuries from a dog owned by Arthurs M Everett. Ida Jarver won a 2400 personal injury verdict against Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Leora Mae Krugman received a divorce from Raymond Krugman on a cross petition with child support ordered.
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Marie Geres
Lorain
Steve Geres
D. A. Cook
Alfred Damm
Marguerite Damm
Philip Kristancic
Ann Kristancic
Guy B. Findley
Common Pleas Court
John B. Judge
Joan
Arthurs M. Everett
Kansas Avenue
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
DA. Cook
Ida Jarver
van Pearl Avenue
Larain
Leora Mae Krugman
Raymond Krugman
Elsc
Fire and crash notes from Elyria region report
Firefighters from Engine Company No 2 tackled a gasoline fire in a car pan on Thirteenth Street after a backfired carburetor ignited the fuel. A separate heater incident caused no damage. Lakewood Hospital treated three victims from a North Ridgeville crash. Mail trains into Elyria were delayed by over two hours. Weather relief varied across the county.
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Engine Company No 2
Hf. E. Pankoff
Ninth Street
Thirteenth Street
North Ridgeville
Lakewood
Lira O'Leary
Virginia O'Leary
Hei
Robert Brown
Lakewood Hospital
Sloane Avenue
Edan
Ola Avenue
C. J. Sartor
Elyria
Lorain County
Snow and Cold Disrupt Roads and Injuries Reported Across Ohio
Western Ohio towns faced heavy drifting and hazardous driving as the state highway department warned conditions in Sandusky Lorain Norwalk Bucyrus Ashland and Medina. Lighter drifts and strong winds affected Tim a Ker tory Findi ay Van Wert Defiance Canton and Alliance with limited visibility. A cold snap closed Pennsylvanian rail service between Columbus and Pittsburgh and fires struck Cincinnati and Akron injuring several. A Lexington tailor and other residents sustained injuries from falls on icy pavement while a Kenton observer noted a robin sighting. Geauga county Huntsburg schools closed due to 28 below zero heating issues.
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Greenville
Ohio
Itanton
Highway Department
North
Oy Sandusky
Lorain
Norwalk
Bucyrus
Ashland
Medina
Tima
Kertor Findiay
van Wert
Defiance
Canton
Alliance
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Akron
Akror
William A. Clarke
New Lexington
Evelyn Welch
Bellefontaine
Thomas Fitzsimmons
Springfield
Andy I. H. Winkle
Kenton
Huntsburg
Geauga County
Frank Blairy
Football Player Cleared Of Serious Charge
LOS ANGELES January 19 James R Bob Davis halfback and Columbus a professional football team was cleared today of charges that he ravished a 16 year old girl Superior Judge A A Scott tried the case without a jury He convicted Wilbur Braden 25 a market clerk who admitted intimate relations with Lucille Covell student Braden's brother Morton was acquitted along with Davis Scott said the football player's prosecution was outrageous and declared he should never have been forced to come here from his home in Newport Ky and face charges on which there was absolutely evidence against him Miss Covell had claimed Davis was one of a troupe of young men who forced her into an apartment while she was selling church raffle tickets and ravished her It doesn't take long to see Anis Biris mentally retarded Scott said She contradicted herself 28 times during the trial making it difficult to put much credence in her testimony In connecting Wilbur Braden the Judge said one thing is uncontra dicted the medical evidence in the case I am convinced she was raped by fiends who had no consideration for her age and mentality
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Los Angeles
James R
Bob
Davis
Halfpsckon & Columbus
A. A. Scott
Wilbur Braden
Lucille Covell
Braden
Morton
Scott
Newport
Miss Covelli
Anis Biris
Wilowr Braden
Miss West Missed Ten Year Nursing Service Pin
Miss Hazel West, principal of the M. B. Johnson School of Nursing at Flyrna Memorial Hospital, could not receive a ten year service pin due to her sister's illness in Painesville. She had served 14 years. Seventeen other hospital employees were honored for ten or more years of service.
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Paines
Wille
Hazel West
M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Flyrna Memorial Hospital
Hospital Company
Miss West
Painesville
Wellington Man Reelected Director of Milk Producers Federation
W L McConnell was reelected director of the Milk Producers Federation of Cleveland representing District Five area Lorain County. He ran as one of three nominees for election to the board. MEDICAL EDUCATOR DIES COLUMBUS. O Jan 19 Dr William A Cole 78 founder of Old Ohio Medical College now the College of Medicine of Ohio State Univ died yesterday after surgery lasting three weeks in Columbus.
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TL. W. McConnell.e
Milk Producers Federation of
Cleveland
McConnell
Lorain County
Columbus
William A. Cole
Old Ohio Medical College
College of Medicin
Ohio State Univ
Sheriff cites jail reforms and deputy shortfall
Sheriff Finegan argued commissioners must fund meals for prisoners if they take over the jail. He noted a full time matron may be appointed, with salary up to 100 per month. The board refused more than 14 deputies, though he asked for 14 plus. Grunda was appointed as the 14th deputy, with plans to appoint more and possibly seek court action over funding.
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Dunn
Praka
Finegan
Common Pleas Courts
Joseph Grunda
Elyria
Stall Grunda
Farm home near Urbana destroyed by fire in bitter night
A farm home near Urbana was burned to ashes during the night amid temperatures at 15 below zero. The blaze left the structure a total loss with unknown causes and no immediate reports of injuries or occupants. Damaged property valued at about 54,000 remains unaccounted for as investigators assess the scene.
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Urbana
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Almherst
Lucy Roemer
Axtel St
St. Joseph Parish Hall
Bob Edwards
Paul Mori
Clevelarst
J. J. Smythe
Lutheran Ladies
Ladies’ Aid Society of
St. Paul Catheran’ Church
Bosse
Charles Schulz
Charles Flew
Fork Avenue
Women's Benefit Association
Amherst Fire Department
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Forest St
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Pinachie
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George Krieg
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A. M
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St Paul Lutheran Church
Ula Johnson
Paul Hoffman
Herbert Morris
Hospital
Albert Cah
N. Main Street
William Mischka
Frank Mischka
C. J. Allen
Fremont
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William Dute
Aneust
Dute
Neumeister
St. Peter Evangelical
C. EB Schmidt
First Evangelical
M. A. Hayes
Rou Ladies’ Trie
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RB. C. Bosse
Kenneth Kuntz
Worp
Jesus
C. E
Christian Endeavor
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James Smith
Marion and
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Foursquare
Daniel Busser
Brownhelm Congregational
Frederick Cook
Unified Service
Young People
Harola Tember
North Street
Ps Do
China
Shichiachwang-Taiyuan
Marcel Ruth
Lake Ave
Carl Pitts
Marathon
Bond St
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