Heat Wave Saps Nation as Death Toll Rises
United Press reports an 11 day heat wave across the country with cooling breezes hoped for within 36 hours. Deaths exceed 150, many in the South from heat and drownings. Phoenix tops 108 and other cities reach triple digits while crops suffer moisture loss yet fields largely safe.
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United Press
Rocky Mountains
Phoenix
Ariz
Pierre
S.D
Huron
Moorehead
Minn
North Platte
Neb
Eliso
Tex
Pueblo
Colo
Mountain States
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
Death of Mrs Margaret K Ernst at 80 in Elyma
Mrs Margaret K Ernst age 80 of 423 East River Street died last night at 10 at home after eleven weeks illness. Widow of Fred Ernst she was born in Hanover Germany December 22 1851 and lived in Elyma fifty two years. Survived by son F G Ernst of Cleveland daughter Marie Ernst and one grandson. Funeral from Sudro Funeral Home Thursday to her home at 1 30 and St Johns Lutheran at 2 00 with Rev Armin Schroeder. Burial in Ridgelawn cemetery.
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Margaret K. Ernst
East River Street
Fred Ernst
Ernst
Hanover
Germany
Elyma
St. John’s Lutheran Church
F. G. Ernst
Cleveland
Marie Ernst
Sudro Funeral Home
St. John’s, Lutheran Church
Armin Schroeder
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Brother of Justice Watts Dies in England at 70
Benjamin Watts, 70, of Lancashire England, brother of Justice Walter H. Watts, died at his home last Thursday. He spent his life in the newspaper publishing business and was connected with the Wigan Observer at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow three grown children a sister in New Zealand two sisters in England and his brother in the United States.
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Benjamin Watts
Lancashire
England
Walter H. Watts
Wigan Observer
New Zealand
Fine suspended for reckless driving in Lodi arrest
Aaron Sirab of Lodi and Lake avenues was fined five dollars plus costs with the fine suspended on good behavior after arraignment before Mayor W H Van Oster this morning on a charge of reckless driving.
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Aaron Sirab
Lodi and
Lake Avenues
W. H. van Oster
Three Tires and Gasoline Stolen From Club Premises
Deputy sheriffs investigated the theft at Lorain Country Club after a report last night. Three truck tires valued at 75.50 and 50 gallons of gasoline plus oil were taken from two garages where the truck sat outside.
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Lorain Country Club
Clarence Dick
Bob Rodgers
Bandits Rob Boy of $7,000 In Youngstown
Three bandits held up a messenger boy, Ted Shapiro, 18, near Central Square and the police station, taking his bag containing about $7,060 in currency and checks. He worked for Bloom Rosenbloom Produce Co. Two assailants slugged him while the other grabbed the bag before noon.
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Youngstown
Central Square
Ted Shapiro
Bloom
Rosenbloom Produce Company
Buckeye Kitchen Maids 4-H Club Meets at Gulf Road School
Sheffield July 21 Buckeye Kitchen Maids 4-H Club met at Gulf Road schoolhouse for weekly gathering. Secretary Lois Youtzy reported on a recent ice cream social. Final decisions to send members to camp were made with Hazel Smith and Marion Moon chosen. Demonstrations featured chocolate sauce on cake and fruit tarts. Refreshments and games followed. Next meeting planned at Marian Moon's Abbey home on Monday July 23 at two o'clock.
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Sheffield
Buckeye Kitchen Maids
Gulf Road
Lois Youtzy
Hazel Smith
Marion Moon
Wilma Bloem
Rose Maria Haglund
Neva Carrick
Marian Moon
Rocks bike to bars of bear cage but fastening broken
Robert Emmons reported his bicycle stolen from Cascade Park after it was locked to the bear cage bars and the fastenings broken. A separate item notes a flat bottom motorboat seized near Port Clinton carrying 40 cases of Canadian beer, operator Ernest Rahm implicated. Police also report a collision damaging cars of Charles Rudin and C F Schue at East Avenue and 16th Street.
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Broezen
Robert Emmons
Oxford Avenue
Cascade Park
U. S. Immigration Border Patrol
Port Clinton
Roy M Downing
U. S
Ernest Rahm
Locust Point
Attios
Charles Rudin
Hast Avenue
C. F. Schue
Adams and
Parmeley Avenues
East Avenue
16Th Street
Real estate transfers and a classic epic note in poetry history
Real estate transfers include H M and M M Marbly to H M Shaw and F A Stetson at 1828 West Avenue Elyria plus multiple parcels in Ridgeville and Carlisle Townships with several named transfers between individuals and firms. A note mentions Dante’s Divine Comedy earning its title after his death, linked to Virgil’s tragedies and poetic terms.
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H. M
Mymie M. Marbly
G. Shaw
F A. Stetson
West Avenue
Elyria
Vicktor
Elizabeth Popoviecz
Antonio Zak
Lear-Nagle Road
Ridgeville
Carlisle Properties, Inc
Use Vogt
Cleveland
Carlisle Estates
Carlisle Township
George Hirka
Rose Hirka
Central Division
Sheffield Township
Paul Leroy Bungatt
Lawrence Bungatt
Medina-Elyria Road
J. Frank Burke
Mabel $ Burke
Elyria- Ashland Road
Oberlin Road
West River Road
William H. Breck
Frances Hoffman
Helen J. Carek
Sheffield
Guardian Trust Company
Harley J. Witter
West Shore
Court Household Divorces and Legal Actions in Lorain Area
Gladys R. Bickers of Lorain sues for divorce from Howard Bickers alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. they wed in 1918 and have two children, including Clayton D. Knapp. Minnie files for divorce on grounds of gross neglect. marriage dated 19 blank two children, Mabel Blaine. Marian Beardsley et al named as defendant in a probate matter seeking inheritance share from Malvina Mole will in Ridgeville. Anna Shuster sues Lorain Street Railway Co for 5000 dollars for injuries when a street car door crushed her right hand. she signed a release for 25 dollars at the time. Mike Feld sues Anna and Leo Stockard to cancel a lease contract for Avon township property. Peter Galey granted probation for one year after pleading guilty to burglary tools possession. probation officer J P Seiters assigned. Divorce hearing of Mrs Ivey Kolinski against Gust Kolinski concluded. alimony settlement not yet announced. case to be considered by court in coming days.
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Gladys R. Bickers
Lorain
Howard Bickers
Mabel Blaine
Marian Beardsley
Malvina Mole
Ridgeville
Petinew
Anna Shuster
Loraim Street Railway Company
Ivey Kolinski
Gust Kolinski
W. B. Thompson
Carlisle Guests Honor Brief Family Party in Grove
July 20 Carlisle hosts Bert Sayles family and Mrs Vornholt from Ocean Beach California as guests of Roy Jackson. Quoits and reminiscences, a picnic dinner, and a large LaPorte and Elyria group attend. Alvin McDaniels graduates with honors from Navy Training School in Norfolk and serves as second class fireman on furlough at Butternut Ridge.
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Carlisle
Bert Sayles
Billy
Sayles
Vornholt
Ocean Beach
Cal
Roy Jackson
Grafton Road
Robson
Sayres
LaPorte
Quoits
George Hamburger
P. C. Brush
Lucille Brush
LaGrange
Stella Hamlin
Clare Sayies
Mable
Clyde Hamlin
Lawrence Krugman
Elyria
Paul Hamlin
Louis
Henry Crowns
Oberlin
E. Humphrey
William Hamlin
Arthur Ebrke
LaForte
Alvin MecDaniels
Charles McDaniels
Navy
Norfolk, Va
McDaniels
Butternut Ridge Road
Four H Club Meeting at Mrs Krebs Home
Mrs Albert Krebs entertained the Four H Club at her Butternut Ridge road home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs D K Beedle, guest of relatives in Ak Ton, returned to her home at 1712 East avenues. Carlisle Men's Five Hundred Club held a Sunday picnic for sixty members and families at Cascade Park with bathing games and a garden flower decorated dinner. Arrangements were by P H Roling Pete Smith and R W Richards.
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Albert Krebs
Butternut Ridge Road
D. K. Beedle
Ak- Ton
East Avenues
Carlisle Men's Club
Carlisle Men's Five Hundred Club
Cascade Park
P. H. Roling
Pete Smith
R. W. Richards
Evening guests at Butternut Ridge home
Mr and Mrs B E Eddy entertained out of town friends on Friday evening at their Butternut Ridge residence. Attendees included Mrs Eddy’s sister Mrs E E Durkee and her son On home from Selfridge Flying School near Mt Clemens Michigan. Clara McAlpine Martha Tite of North Eaton. Arthur Bruce and his niece Mrs Carrie.
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B. E. Eddy
Butternut Ridge
Mrs. Eddy
E. E. Durkee
Son
Selfridge
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Clara McAlpine
Martha Tite
North Eaton
Arthur Bruce
Carrie
Oberlin Legion And Auxiliary Picnic Planned At Wagner's Grove
Oberlin July 20 The American Legion Auxiliary met for bridge and business at Mrs. Charles Cameron's home. They scheduled a picnic at Wagner's Grove for Wednesday July 27 with covered dishes and a second provision. Lois Cummings won high bridge. Fay Charvat took consolation. A late lunch followed. Supper planned at 5 PM.
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Oberlin
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Cameron
North Main Street
Wagner's Grove
Legion and Auxiliary
Claude Lyman
Lois Cummings
Fay Charvat
Local families spend weekend visiting in Elyria and Greenwich
Ogden of Niagara Falls and several Amherst and Butternut Ridge couples joined Clyde Sweet in Greenwich for harvest help. Albert Krebs and family along with Miss Mary Faulhaber from Elyria visited Chippewa Lake on Sunday. Miss Clara Mae Eddy, staying with Miss Alice Osborne in Elyria, attended a party at Mrs Ralph Brassee’s home on West Bridge Street. Miss Doris Andress departed Monday for Lorain for undisclosed duties.
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Herschel Wilson
John Wilson
Amherst
Alfred Hopkins
Butternut Ridge Road
Greenwich
Clyde Sweet
Albert Krebs
Mary Faulhaber
Elyria
Chippewa Lake
Clara Mae Eddy
Alice Osborne
E Ralph Brassee
West Bridge Street
Eloise Olson
Olson
Lorain
Mary Alice
Ritha Canfield
John Buffington
Fairlawn
Etta Brav
Surt Sears
Medina
Wade Brininall
Homer Stone
Herbert
Cleveland
F. A
Welker
Littl Margaret
Mr. Welker
Bert Dague
Lodi
M. J. Dague
Frances Zema
St. Alexis Hospital
Leon Marcellus
Robert Mackie
Julia Coleman
W. A. Wallington
Fields
H.A. Bishop
Geo. Shrubsole
Hloria
Q. G Swartz
Geo. Swartz
John Beck
John Swartz
Lakewood
Mark Garrett
Madison
Chas. Garrett
Local social notes feature hospitality and illness recovery
Mrs Joyce Gregg spent two weeks assisting her cousin Miss Marian Long who recently had surgery for appendicitis. She was a dinner guest at the home of Mr and Mrs William Rennie in LaPorte Tuesday evening.
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Marian Long
Joyce Gregg
William Rennie
LaPorte
Mrs Ives Hosts Truth Seekers Meeting
The Truth Seekers of the United Presbyterian church met Tuesday evening at 7 30 at Mrs Mildred Ives home on Indian Hollow road for a church group gathering.
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Ives
United Presbyterian Church
Mildred Ives
Indian Hollow Road
John Wesley Aims For Peculiar People Among Followers
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, urged his followers to be "a peculiar people" and feared being the laughing stock of mankind. This remark underscores his emphasis on distinct devotion and conduct within the early Methodist movement.
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John Wesley
World War veteran arrested on old kidnapping charge in Washington
Washington July 20 A World War veteran applied for a duplicate Navy discharge certificate to gain borrowing power and was arrested on a 13 year old kidnapping charge. Appello De Belvediere Murphy 48 former Marina lost his original papers visited the Navy Department for duplicates. Clerks found a request for his arrest filed with his service record. Murphy confessed to having escaped from a Columbus Ohio penitentiary after a 14 month 1 to 20 year sentence for kidnapping the 12 year old son of a Batavia farmer Nov 7 1919. He was arrested in Los Angeles and the boy was returned home. Murphy said the district attorney had promised his release in 14 months if he pled guilty, and when that parole expired he left.
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Washington
Appello de Belvediere Murphy
Navy Department
Murphy
Columbus
Batavia, O
Los Angeles
Mallet Creek Injuries and Grange Meeting Notice
In Mallet Creek a hayload accident left Dayton Faunce with a badly dislocated shoulder needing two Medina doctors. A boy named Jacob Klein fell from Lester Dam,injuring his head and requiring five stitches. The Mallett Creek Grange will meet Friday at York Town Hall with Velma Dickettman leading the program.
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Mallett Creek
Dayton Faunce
Lester Dam
New Lester Dam
Jacob Klein
Grange
York Town Hall
Velma Dickettman
Longfellow Paid $25 for The Wreck of the Hesperus
The poet Longfellow received twenty five dollars for The Wreck of the Hesperus. The editor noted the price as his own and praised the ballad. The payment was made by the New World proprietors for publication in the upcoming Saturday issue.
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Longfellow
Acceptig
New World
Invention of Newspapers Linked to French Doctor News
A French physician reportedly began the Paris Gazette in 1622 after visits were welcome and applied for a patent to publish news and gossip.
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Gosip
Paris Gazette
Cleveland Markets Report Sparse, Mixed Livestock and Produce Prices
Market notes show steady to weak conditions across butter and poultry with assorted price ranges for fowls ducks and geese. Livestock concerns include hogs cattle calves and sheep with holdovers limited and prices varying by weight and quality amid broad farm market listings for apples beans beets and many fresh produce items in Ohio markets.
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Cleveland
History of Chalk and Tiny Sea Animals
Chalk forms from the shells of countless tiny sea animals. Each two inch piece contains shells from more than 100,000 individuals. Chalk is a soft limestone that leaves white marks on a blackboard, like other stones made in similar ways.
HIS WAY
In a club card room a heated argument erupts and a younger member asks an elder for guidance on whether to point out errors when playing weaker opponents. The veteran replies that he once tried to help but now keeps a straight face and quietly takes their money.
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London
Tropical and temperate fruits mingle in markets
A listing contrasts fruits in the temperate zone with tropical species not yet common in those markets. It notes temperate staples such as tomatoes, oranges, bananas, pineapples and figs, while observing how some tropical fruits remain scarce. A quotation about silence and a remark on necessity and lawyers appear in the text.
Auroch and Unicorn in Biblical Writings
The Hebrew reem translated as unicorns likely refers to the aurochs or wild ox, once found near the Jordan and in Eastern Europe. Archeology supports the animal’s extinction around 1000 B C, suggesting translators used unicorn for a real two hornless or one horned beast, not to preserve a legend.
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Taat
Jordan
Europe
Isaiah
Assyria
Indian Shawnee Woman Refuses Lover Across Endless Eyes
A long ago Shawnee woman, a married wife, is described in a tale where another suitor pleads, yet she tells her thrill for love is blocked by her husband Oulaman who remains constantly before her eyes, hindering her vision of the beloved.
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Oulaman
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