Ohio Fourth of July Fires Wealth of Tragedies Across State
UNITED PRESS reports fireworks accidents sap the holiday mood with no fatalities, yet more than a dozen deaths occur in other incidents. Notables include Evalyn Scott drowning in the Ohio River, John Frimm fatally injured from a cherry tree fall, and multiple traffic victims across Canton, Tiffin, Cleveland, Toledo, and Detroit areas. A Day ton steam roller accident harms Harley Wright. Fates also strike two youths in Cincinnati and Cadiz through fireworks.
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United Press
Ohio
Evalyn Scott
Canton
Ohio River
George Harris
Trilby
Waterville
John Frimm
Canfield
William Balci
Flora Torill
Cleveland
Joan Krupp
Tiffin
John Hall
Cuyahoga Falls
Joan N. McDonald
Youngstown
Carl Murdock
Toledo
Edward Tucker
Detroit
Clyde Thompson
Flushing
Clem Andrews
St. Clairsville
Harley Wright
Dayton
Elyria Rotary Club Installs New Officers for Year
New Elyria Rotary Club officers were installed at the Elks Club meeting. Frank W. Hoover becomes president, W F Goltmar as vice president, J B Thomas continues as secretary and treasurer. Henry Ingersoll Jr. named program committee chairman. Reports covered the Detroit Rotary International convention and camp Iss-See-Kes. Plans for the inter-city golf tournament at Elyria Country Club on July 18 were announced.
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Elyria Rotary Club
Elks’ Club
Frank W. Hoover
W. ©. McClean
W. F. Goltmar
Hoover
J. B. Thomas
Sergeant At Arms Hs
Henry Ingersoll, Jr
Elyria Country Club
Elyria
Lorain
Ene
Lakewood
Elyria High School Cafeteria Returns to Self Support
Elyria High School cafeteria operated on a self supporting basis with meals for needy children excluded. The district reported a year end deficit of 1,247 under the old plan, offset by receipts from the new plan and 610.96 tied to free lunches, with 990 in restricted bank funds and 1,710 still owed on bills.
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Elyria High School
Elyria Board of Education
R. C. Maston
Two Substitute Teachers To Be Hired In Elyria High
Elyria Board of Education approved employing two substitute teachers for the first half of the 1934 35 school year. Superintendent Maston reported the high school schedule is made up except seven or eight classes that cannot be assigned without adding a period, which would push the day to 3 50 p m. Directors expect heating and lighting costs for an extra daily period to equal or exceed the substitutes’ pay, and approved the hires.
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Elyria High School
Elyria Board of Education
R. €. Maston
License to Drive 18 Sus suspended by Mayor
Alex Mihilo of Telegraph road was fined 50 and costs and his right to drive in Blyria was suspended for six months after being charged with driving while intoxicated. He was arrested following an automobile collision on Huron street, police reported.
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Alex Mihilo
Telegraph Road
Blyria
W. H- van
Huron Street
Acme Grange Welcomes New Member at Columbia Station
Acme Grange held a meeting Tuesday evening at Columbia Station. A new member was admitted and several membership applications were received. Topics of public interest were discussed and a luncheon was served by the refreshment committee. Plans were made for a social on Tuesday July 17 at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Churchward.
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Acme Grange
Columbia Station
Robert Churchward
Summer school to be self supporting says Elyria official
R C Maston Elyria school superintendent told the board of education Tuesday that summer school will be self supporting this year. He reported fewer requests for free tuition than expected and noted tuition from paying students should cover operating costs based on current indications.
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Tos Elyria
R. C. Maston
Board of Education
Man Dies of Heart Attack at Family Gathering
Mathias Simonis aged 58 of 3731 West 176th Street Cleveland died at a family gathering at Daniel's Villa near Ridgeville after a heart attack. He was a cabinet maker at Halle Brothers in Cleveland and is survived by his wife Marie. Services will be held Saturday afternoon. The piece notes the word pluck as once a low vulgar term.
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Daniel
Ridgeville
Mathias Simonis
West 176Th Street
Cleveland
Memorial Hospital
Simonis
Halle Brothers
Marie
Sudro
Frank Prikeda
Harrison Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Hes Beer
Modern
Woodmen Lodge
Helen
Arthur
Norman
Florence Piihnda Alt
Sudro Funeral Home
Rev
R. W. Neighbour
Rigesiawn Cemetery
Archie W. Carrick
Gulf Road
South Wales
Lorain County
William Carrick
Sheffield Township
Crestmuur Ridge
George Carrick
George Hartley
Lorain
Merle Sly
Leonard Haglund
Charles Carrick
Jean Mathewson
Joseph Mieden
L. B. Hindmand
Brookdale Cemetery
Wakeman
Joseph Brewster
New London Hospital
Huron County
Cora Brewster
Hartland and Merrill
Kenton
Ohio
Edith Gall
Avery
Phern Tutchings
W. L
Hartland Center Methodist Church
A. F. Linbeck
Hartland Ridge, Cemetery
Death Record BABY HACKNEY
Death notices from Elyria and nearby towns report infant BABY HACKNEY died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Details include parents Mr and Mrs H H Hackner and surviving relatives. Funeral plans and burial are noted in Angola Indiana and Elyria.
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Hackney
H. H. Hackner
Elyria Memorial Hospital
J. F. Barr
Oberlin Girl Is Married In Erie
Mrs. Charles Shreffler of East College street announces the marriage of her daughter Mildred Shreffler to Burton P. Helden of Erie Pennsylvania. The ceremony occurred in Erie on Tuesday July 3. The newlyweds will reside on East Sand street in Cleveland.
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Oberlin
Charles Shreffler
East College Street
Mildred Shreffler
Burton P. Helden
Erie
Walter Wood
Philadelphia
Carolyn Shreffler
Katherine Kutscher
Lakeside
Mrs. Spaulding
Abigail
Miss Stone
Nessie Hobbs
Oakland
Canf
W. D. Hobbs
East Lorain Street
L. A. Sears
Gussis
E. C. Rommel
Sturgis
Mich
Oberlin Couple Wed Quietly at Elm Street Home
Mrs. Lillian Waller daughter of Mr and Mrs Andy Edmonds of East Russia wed Cecil Humphrey Saturday evening at 7 30 at Reverend William Smiths Elm Street home. They had no attendants and will reside two miles east of Oberlin. Humphrey works for Hixon Peterson Lumber Co.
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Lillian Waller
Andy Edmonds
East Russia
Cecil Humphrey
William Smith
Elm Streets
Oberlin
Humphrey
Hixon-Peterson Lumber Co
Ben Buyer Weds Cleveland Girl in Cleveland Wedding
The marriage of Ben J. Buyer and Miss Charlone Platt took place yesterday in Cleveland. Miss Platt is employed in a Cleveland bank. Mr. Buyer has been employed as a photographer at the Rice studio here for several years.
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Ben J. Buyer
Miss Charlone Platt
Cleveland
Miss Platt
Mr. Buyer
Rice Studio
Women To Hold Meeting On War In Oberlin
An open forum for Oberlin women will be held Friday afternoon July 6 from 3 to 5 in front of the James Brand House or indoors if rain. It replaces the usual Annual meeting of the Women's Missionary Societies with the subject What can the ordinary woman do for the war effort.
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Oberlin
James Brand House
Women's Missionary Societies
Cii
YMCA Health Camp Plan Faces Parents’ Objections
The M C A board balked at renting a camp for a health project for relief families amid parent objections over tuberculosis risk and camp suitability. Physicians assure safety, but concerns persist about harming the camp’s use by other children. County commissioners approved 2500 dollars for the camp with guards cooks and directors funded by Federal Work Relief funds.
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M.C. A
PWR
Madame Curie and Her Husband Help Discover Radium
The article recalls Marie Curie's significant scientific career including two Nobel Prizes won with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Bequerel. It notes her Warsaw birth on Nov 7, 1867, move to Paris, studies under Bacquerel, and discoveries of polonium and radium. It also highlights her pioneering role as the only woman elected to the French Academy and her U.S. visits in 1921 and 1924 with honors.
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Curle
Henri Beuguerel
Warsaw
Paris
Bacquerel
Mme. Curie
United States
Junior Dramatic club showcases Fairy Winga in Ashley Gardens
The Ashley Gardens program features the Junior Dramatic club presenting Fairy Winga a two act play by Janet Ashley with seven young actresses led by Jeanette Haien and others. The evening also includes pantomime The Awakening of the Flowers two piano solos a violin piece and an original medley. The group plans more summer productions guided by gifted student directors.
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Junior Dramatic Club
Ashley Gardens
Woodland Avenue
Janet Ashley
Bob Ohly
Bobby Shreiner
Squire
Jeanette Haien
Marjorie Ault
Ruth Taylor
Mary Steiner
Barbara Wade
Betty Sinclair
Township seeks debt refunding to keep schools funded
Number Four urged payment of its bill while it borrows to operate schools. Elyria Township has paid $1,000 on May 14 and $2,300 last Tuesday, leaving $11,296.50 due. Board holds $4,062 in restricted banks. county auditor has $2,000 available to apply. Brown offers to help negotiate a refunding of the debt.
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Elyria
Number Five Continues From Page One At Close Of School Year
Formed on June 6 two days before the 1933 24 school year end sent Elyria High School teacher Mark Schne ber as its delegate to the American Federation of Teachers national convention in Chicago last week. The federation aims to aid teacher associations, secure rights, raise teaching standards, and promote democratization of schools to better prepare pupils for industrial social and political roles.
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Mark Schneber
Elyria
American Federation of Teachers
Chicago
National Federation
Shank Moved To Death Row In Poison Slaying Case
Mark H. Shank, Akron attorney, transferred to death row at Arkansas state penitentiary to await execution for the poisoning slayings of Alvin Colley and his four family members. Gov Futrell indicated no reprieve. Arkansas Supreme Court denied rehearing. Execution date to be set Friday as the governor is notified of the decision. The report notes the term Chapman recalling historic dealer slang.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
State Penitentiary
Alvin Colley
J. M. Futrellins
State Supreme Court
High Court
Seven Teachers Resign Seven Are Hired in Elyria Board Action
The Elyria Board of Education accepted resignations of seven teachers mainly due to marriage and approved seven new appointments to fill the vacancies. New hires include Phylis Jaycox Marjorie Rossiter Winifred Enrick and Pearl Tuthill with barbara Plocher and Mrs Spoerl added to specific roles. The board also discussed using Elyria High School kitchens for a relief project by the Lorain County Relief Commission for FERA canning work.
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Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Eta Parmely
Hamilton
Worps
Donna Rogers
Missy Sylvia Solida
Carrie Lou Church
Margueritta Yelman
Ethel Bowman
Pearl
Woodings
Phylis Jaycox
Marjorie Rossiter
Winifred Enrick
Roland Foster
Dorothy Boor
Corinna Crown
Western Reserve University
Pearl Tuthill
Fara Gardens
R. C. Maston
James F. Brown
Leaders for Girls Camp at Elyria YMCA Named
The complete corps for the girls period at Camp Tss-See-Kes on the Vermilion River is ready after appointing two new leaders. Miss Helen Hutt, Elyria High School and Lake Erie College graduate, and Miss Loretta Dwyer join Miss Katherine Brown and Miss Barbara Wise already announced. Mrs Hirsch Shannon will be camp director for this period starting next Tuesday. Thirty-four girls are registered with more expected before start.
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Camp
Tss- See-Kes
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Vermilion River
W. OO
McCrellan
Helen Hutt
Elyria High School
Lake Erie College
Loretta Dwyer
Elyria
Hirsch Shannon
Charlotta Kershaw
Katherine Brown
Barbara Wise
Youth Bat Attack Shakes Keith on West River Streets
Police seek a youth who struck Charlies Keith, 20, of 815 Loch Street, with an indoor bat at Third and West River streets around 9 49 PM on July 3. Keith, knocked unconscious, was taken to Memorial Hospital and released. witness Tom Fisher, 24, says the assailant fled south on West River street after demanding money.
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Charlies Keith
Loch Street
Third
West River Streets
Keith
Tom Fisher
Waverly Court
West River Street
Fisher
Kieth
Mamorial Hospital
Cleveland Markets Report From Produce and Livestock Listings
The Cleveland market notes weak wholesale vegetable receipts with variances in butter and colored fowls, plus steady to firm prices for heavy springers and leghorn stock. Livestock shows steady meat prices with hogs up 16 to 20 cents, veal and lamb ranges, and ample homegrown produce including beans celery spinach and tomatoes with varying basket and crate prices.
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Cleveland
Ike
Ringers Leahorn
Ile
Virginia
Ubl
Raccoon Causes Excitement In Wheat Field
County Dog Warden Lea Minkler recounts a farm incident at Mrs. Delia Storrow in Wellington where a frightened raccoon sought refuge in a horse herd. The animal climbed a horse hind leg, prompting kicks until John Mueller and Minkler captured it after a tense chase.
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Delia Storrow
Wellington
Lea Minkler
Minkler
John Mueller
Miller
Court fines driver over wrong license plates
Burt Bilaw of Hast Broad street was fined 24 dollars and costs by Justice James Lisler after being charged with driving with the wrong license plates. The judge suspended 15 dollars of the fine. Miriam Z. Duvall was granted a divorce from Herbert C. Duvall on gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She received 1,000 dollars alimony and a share of property. County plans road improvements using 3,600 tons of slag on five roads. Rita Fries sues Nickel Plate Railroad for 19,900 dollars claiming injuries from a May 41 1984 train strike at Kansas avenue crossing.
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Burt Bilaw
Hast Broadstreet
James Lisler
Grafton Township
Miriam Z. Duvall
Herbert C. Duvall
Elyria
W. B. Thompson
Rita Fries
Earl Fries
Lorain
Nickel Plate Railroad
Kansas Avenue Cross
Death suit over fatal ball retrieval in Lorain county
A suit against Trowbridge Sebrea of Lakewood seeks $25,000 for the death of a five year old who was fatally injured July 14, 1932 after chasing a ball into West Erie avenue. The case lists Charles E. White as administrator and notes the action in Lorain county. The document also includes a banking report from the Savings Repos Bank & Trust Co Elyria Ohio and a notary seal dated 1934.
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Charles E. White
Trowbridge Sebrea
Lakewood
West Erie Avenue
Lorain
Division of Banks
Columbus
Savings Reposit Bank & Trust CO
Elyria
Ohio
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Cadiz
Rotary Club
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Costa
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Amherst
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J. Wesley Jones
West Sixth Street
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Yates County
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Angola
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J. H. Jones
Naupa
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Amherst Hospital
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Switserland
America
Eliza Eggiman
Lena Hachhecher
Switzerland
St. John’s Evangelical Church
South Amherst
G. E. Schmidt
Zilch Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Argentina
Peru
North Pleasant Street
Esther Alflen
Louis Blibs
N. Pleasant St
Mpiaiat
Ben Buyer
Brown
Township Board
Shank
Chapman
Igs
Taskey
Bastet
J. W. Warden
New London - Lafayette
Bursley Road
Huntington Township
Rochester
Brighton
Austin
Camden Township
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Coo
Onin
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B. J. Reisinger
P. R. Smith
Ralph W. Standen
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Brown Hotel
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Acme
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
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Western Reserve Finance
Turner
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