Ohio heat toll rises with weekend tragedies
Weather blamed enduring heat as Ohio suffered at least 19 deaths over the weekend. Drownings and crashes claimed lives across multiple counties, with incidents near Toledo Norris town and Cleveland area mentioned. Notable fatalities include Arline Calperin in Dayton, Howard I Shepherd near Houghton Lake, and Albert McGuire in Pomeroy, among others. many victims were holiday travelers and workers amid sweltering conditions.
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Ohio
Toledo
Norristown
Arline Calperin
Dayton
Alice McCarren
M. P. Cooper
Edward Lawrence
Morristown
Howard I Shepherd
The
Guardian Trust Co
Cleveland
Houghton Lake
Michigan
Keaton
Marion Kissling
Adrian Gibson
Bes
Orville Reynolds
Arthur
Northrup
Archie
Dennis
Ralph Lubbdle
Covington
New Richmond
Terrence Wagner
Reading
White Water
Harrison
Pomeroy
Albert McGuire
Harold Taylor
Bar association forms panel to study jury elimination
The Ohio bar moves to cut court costs by removing juries in many cases. D A Akins, president, appointed George Glitsch of Lorain, Frank Stevens Sr of Elyria, and L B Fauver of Elyria to the committee. Jury fees for the year ending June 30 were $14,464 per the clerk of court records.
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The
Bar Association
D A Akins
George Glitsch
Lorain
Frank Stevens
Sr. Elyria
L. B. Fauver
Elyria
Attorney Will Face Charges in Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas Judge W B Thompson appointed a law committee of H C Johnson Frank Stack and J W Dilgren to investigate and prefer charges against J J Ewers a Loring attorney in a bid to disbar him for a criminal statute conviction Ewers was convicted of improper exposure and fined 25 dollars and costs in common pleas court the charges will be brought in common pleas court.
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Common Pleas
W- B. Thompson
H. C Johnson
Frank Stack
J W. Dilgren
J. J. Ewers
Lorgin
Eiwers
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy With Local Showers
Partly cloudy conditions across Ohio tonight and Tuesday with likely local thundershowers near Lake Erie tonight and in the Northeast. Warmer temperatures are expected Tuesday, especially in the extreme northwest portion tonight.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Terrorism Flams Through Germany Across Cities
Berlin reports a week of widespread political violence in Germany with an emergency cabinet meeting banning outdoor demonstrations. The government weighs martial law or federal police takeover in Prussia as riots continue from Naunhof to Hamburg, leaving many dead and wounded.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Wilhelm von Gayl
Prussia
Ted
Girl Suffered Severe Burns In Gasoline Car Incident
Marcella Soby a 17 year old of 1618 Middle Avenue sustained severe burns to hands arms and legs when gasoline she was transporting to her father's car ignited and set her clothing aflame. Steve Pandy of Lorain who aided extinguishing flames was burned but helped. Police say Pandy Nettie Kowalski Harry Simmons and Ray Staveskie planned to attend a dance but had no money for gasoline.
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Marcella Soby
1618 Middle Avenue
Steve Pandy
Lorain
Pandy
Miss Soby
Memorial Hospital
Nettie Kowalski
West Avenue
Elyria
Harry Simmons
Ray Staveskie
Motorist Refusal Triggers Toledo Fire Truck Crash Tragedy
A motorist who refused to pull aside as a fire truck from Adams township passed near the George Iwinson Coal Yard caused a deadly crash. The truck plunged into a ditch, rolled three times, killing three volunteer firemen and injuring twelve others. The auto fled. deputies seek the driver. Fire equipment valued at 7500 and the blaze were later extinguished after two hours.
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Toledo
Adams Township
Youry
George Iwinson
Orville Reynolls
Arthur
Northrup
Archie Dennis
John Jones
Reynold’s
Alfred Jacobs
Carl Betts
Orbin Reynolds
Elmer Phillips
A. B Carruthers
Clarence Hasty
Garrett Hamilton
Fred Lescurse
Harold Johanson
Holland
D. M. Johnson
James Huligs
Morehan
Relief Bonds To Be Offered For Sale Today
Lorain and Elyria seek relief via a county bond sale. Ohio county commissioners planned to offer 131000 plus in relief bonds under the Espy-Roberts Act, with no bids at noon. If sold, funds would be distributed to needy areas including Lorain 70000 and Elyria 15000.
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Frank Ellenberger
Ohio
Lorain
Elyria
Four Fires In 9 Hours Doubled July Total In Elyria
Elyria saw four fires in nine hours yesterday afternoon and evening, doubling July’s total after 16 days with only four fires. A girl was burned in one blaze. Fires ranged from small incidents to minor damage, with two fires causing no damage and one minor. The first, a grass blaze behind Fairlawn Avenue, was put out by two firefighters using brooms. no damage. The second fire hit the General Industries plant on Taylor Street, starting in the testing room on the third floor and was extinguished by automatic sprinklers. only the testing table top burned. Water from sprinklers ran across the floor and toward lower levels.
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Elyria
Fairlawn Avenue
General Industries Company
Taylor Street
Economic conference hosts British and Irish leaders meet
Stanley Bruce of Australia Premier J G Coates of New Zealand and Sean T O Kelly of the Irish Free State attended the conference hosted by Prime Minister Richard Bennett of Canada to discuss economic matters.
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Stanley Bruce
Australia
J G. Coates
New Zealand
Sean Thomas O'Kelly
Stanley Baldwin
Ottawa
Canada
F. C. Alderdice
Newfoundland
Poisoning at Communist Convention Hits Massillon
About 112 delegates and visitors at the state Communist Party convention in Massillon suffered ptomaine poisoning after a luncheon of bolognat meat loaf potato salad and coffee. Authorities launched an investigation into the food and utensils used as 100-plus people were treated and released.
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Massillon
Communist Party
Bids Open July 29 for Elyria to Cuyahoga Line Widening
The state plans to open bids July 29 for widening a 6.22 mile stretch of Route 20 between Elyria and the Cuyahoga county line. A circulating report claimed the project was canceled, but the highway director said letting the contract was delayed yet bids will be opened July 29.
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Elyria
Cuyahoga Count Line
Educator Shaw Dies Suddenly at 43 in Columbus
John McKee Shaw an educational expert aged 43 formerly an assistant to the president of Iowa State University Ames died of a heart attack in Columbus. He came here last spring to do high school work for the Ohio Department of Education and will be buried in Kidder Missouri.
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Bulletin
Columbus
John McKee Shaw
Towa State University
Ames
Shaw
Ohio Department of Education
Kidder, Mo
Circus Day Sparks Elyria Teens At Gentry Bros Show
Elyria celebrates circus day with the Gentry Brothers at the county fairgrounds. Children and adults tour tents, observe dogs, ponies, and goats, and view state license plates signaling a large touring troupe. Rotary and local groups transport hundreds of youngsters, with tickets distributed to hospital and orphanage children and to needy families through the Chronicle Telegram collaboration.
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Elyria
County Fair Grounds
Gentry Brothers Circus
George Washington
Rotary Club
Gates Hospital
Gentry Bros. Circus
Fairgrounds
Hlyria Coach Co
Oberlim
Chronicle-Telegram
Harry H. Smith
Elyrians
Win- Elyrians
Gentry
Moges
Turkey Admitted To League Of Nations
In Geneva on July 18 the League of Nations assembly approved Turkey as the 56th member of the league.
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Turkey
Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
League
Flames Destroy Cambridge Milling Co. Plant
Cambridge July 18 Fire destroyed the Cambridge Milling Company plant causing about 15000 in losses. The three story frame building stored wheat oats barley and flour and stood opposite the Depot hotel across the street. Firemen suspected spontaneous combustion as a possible cause.
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Cambridge
Cambridge Milling Company
BE. Cobert
Plane crash kills two instructors in Louisiana flight near Lafayette
Dallas July 18. Don Bigbee aged 28 an aviation instructor and J A Guichar aged 30 of Lafayette Louisiana died yesterday in a crash of Bigbee's plane near Lafayette.
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YWO
Dallas
Tex
Don Bigbee
J. A. Guichar
LaFayette
Bigbee
KIWANIANS TO TAKE CHILDREN BALL GAME
Elyria Kiwanis club invites children to Cleveland August 10 to see the Indians play the Senators. Precautions will be taken but the club will not be responsible for any injury. Registration cards are available, announced by George Richwime, committee chair. Further details on the page.
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Cleveland
Elyria Kiwanis
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
George Richwime
Hoover to Sign Giant Relief Measures in US
President Hoover moves quickly to implement the relief package. He will sign Tuesday the 2.422 billion unemployment aid measure and the 12.5 billion reconstruction loans for public works. He also will sign the Home Loan Bank bill with a currency expansion rider, despite administration opposition.
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Washington
Hoover
Hae
Reconstruction Corporation
Comptroller of the Currency Pole
White House
Rapidan Camp
Mr. Hoover
United States
Senate
Congress
House
Tobn Garner
Garner
Robinson
Raley
St Lawrence Seaway Treaty Signed By U S And Canada
Washington July 18 The United States and Canada signed a treaty to advance the St Lawrence waterway project costing about 800 million dollars. Secretary Stimson signed for the U S and William D. Herridge for Canada. Senate hearings may feature Governor Roosevelt as New York concerns over power. The plan envisions a 27 foot deep seaway linking Atlantic traffic with the Great Lakes, with two dams to generate 1,100,000 horsepower. Both nations to fund about 543 million for waterway work. total cost unofficially placed near 300 million plus past work. President Hoover lauded the project as a great internal improvement.
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Washington
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence
Stimson
William D. Herridge
Canadas
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
Roosevelt
Hoover
Atlantic Ocean
Great Lake
St. Lawrence River
Mid-West
Ontario
North American
Herridge
State Department
Mother and son go on trial for murder in Lorain
The case, against Hattie Williams and son Murray Hutchinson, alleges they killed Oscar Williams and hid the body in an abandoned house cellar near their Lorain home to conceal the crime. The defense plans to argue self defense and assign responsibility to the son, with mixed testimony about the family dispute and the motives involved.
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Hattie Williams
Murray Hutchinson
Common Pleas Court
W. B. Thompson
Oscar Williams
Hattie
South Lorain
S12
Basil Dziams
Charles Adams
Lorain
Hutch
Quart
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