Lorain County reports 16,427 school age children in county
The annual school district enumeration shows 26,427 children ages 5 to 18 in Lorain County, with most in Lorain city and about a fifth in Elyria. Counts by district list Amherst, South Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Grafton, LaGrange, Rochester, Sheffield Lake, Wellington, and others. There are 221 handicapped children aged 1 to 21, including 113 in Lorain and 56 in Elyria.
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Lorain County
Monrose H. Welty
Welty
Lorain
Elyria
Oberlin
Amherst
South Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Grafton
LaGrange
Rochester
Sheffield Lake
Wellington
Fire Victim in Independence Village Burned Alive
Cleveland July 25 A helpless invalid Anna Bockmuller 28 burned to death in her Independence village home as five relatives fought flames blocking the stairway. Her mother 25 injured. Fire started in their absence. Coroner and village authorities probe cause another blaze nearby救.
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Cleveland
Anna Bockmuller
Independence Village
Peter Bockmuller
Jennie Pope
George, Jr
Geraldine
Builders Supply & Fuel Company
Pope
A. J. Pearse
Bockmakier
Jacob
John C Conaway Career Overview in Harrison County
At 21 John C Conaway taught in Harrison County, worked on his father's farm, and studied during summers. Admitted to the bar in 1895, he began practicing in Elyria and has continued since. He served as justice of the peace for 12 years, though with gaps. A widower, he resides at Clayton Apartments on Third Street. his youthful aim was teaching.
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John C. Conaway
Harrison County
Elyria
Conaway
Clayton Apartments
Third Street
Hoover telegraphs Elyria paper centennial greeting
President Herbert Hoover sent a telegram to A. C. Hudnutt and the Chronicle-Telegram of Elyria Ohio congratulating the newspaper on its one hundredth anniversary. The message dated July 24 at 4 07 p m commends the paper for serving the community and the nation with fidelity.
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Elyria
Herbert Hoover
A. C. Hudnutt
Chronicle-Telegram
Ohio
Jury Selection Continues in Snook Murder Trial
Columbus court notes show Dr. James H. Snook, accused of murdering Theora Hix, under juror examination with 11 jurors seated by day’s end. Snook, Olympic revolver champion, maintained composure as prosecutors pressed questions about alleged drug use and relationships.
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Court Room
Columbus
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Miss Hix
Snook
Weather Bureau Sees Showers to Ease Heat
The Weather Bureau announced showers will bring relief within 24 to 36 hours. Temperatures in the Northeast and Northwest, which rose to the high nineties yesterday, will stay above normal for many hours, though today is cooler.
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Washington, D.C
U. S
Eskins To Be Honored At A Sinner
A public dinner in honor of Charles Eskins, Elyria entrant in the second transcontinental foot race, will be held at the Elyria Y M C A Tuesday at 6 30 p m. Mayor James A Hewitt chairs the committee organizing the event with Myron Sinclair L A Terry Earl W Bell Walter Godfrey Moses Ranney and Charles W Lawrence among members. The dinner is open to the public but attendees must notify a committee member before 6 p m Monday. It is expected Elyrians will greet Eskins upon his arrival this afternoon.
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Charles Eskins
Elyria
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Pacific Coast
James A. Hewitt
Myron Sinclair
L. A. Terry
National Tube Company
Eskias
Two Men Believed Lost In Cleveland Rowboat Incident
Coast guardsmen report no trace of two men who rented a rowboat from Gordon Park and did not return after a storm ripped across Cleveland. Mrs. Edward R. Alexander saw the men struggling amid high waves as winds reached 35 miles per hour. The storm knocked out Cleveland Heights lights, started small fires, and damaged utilities.
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Cleveland, CO
Coast
Cleveland
Gordon Park
Edward R. Alexander
Cleveland Heights
Cleveland man shoots wife to death in New Castle chase
In New Castle Pennsylvania on July 25 John Seever a 40 year old Cleveland man shot and killed his wife and wounded a New Kensington couple during a state police pursuit on the Youngstown New Castle road The dead woman Stella Seever 30 died instantly Katherine Rogers 40 is near death with five bullet wounds and her son Walter 10 has two wounds The Rogers are from New Kensington Seever said he is a bootlegger and police noted drinking prior to the drive The car was recently purchased and Seever claimed intent to practice target shooting He allegedly pushed his wife from the car during a quarrel and later shot at a bystander Max Felding a Youngstown truck driver who aided the woman before Seever fled The incident continued on Page 2
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Snook
Melvin T. Hix
Hix
New Castle
John Seever
Cleveland
Youngstown
New Castle Road
Stella Seever
Katherine Rogers
Walter
Rogers
New Kensington
Seever
Sharon
Max Felding
Felding
Endurance flight hits 63 hours in Minnesota record
ANOTHER PLANE AFTER ENDURANCE RECORD. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 25. Owen Haughland and Captain P. L. Crichton piloted the airplane Minnesota over the twin cities today in their third day of effort to set a refueling endurance record. The fliers have been aloft over 63 hours.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Owen Haughland
P. L. Crichton
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Plane Drops 2500 Feet Killing Two in Hollywood
Army reserve pilot Ralph A. Benson and student aviator M. G. Paschal died instantly when their plane crashed in Hollywood California last night from an altitude of 2500 feet. Paschal, on his first flight, is believed to have frozen to the controls during the doomed attempt.
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Hollywood
Cal
Ralph A. Benson
M. G. Paschal
Paschall
Corner Stone Ceremony Planned for New Legion Home
Plans were underway to lay the corner stone of the new American Legion Home on Ohio street with indecisive details in the afternoon. Expected attendees include the state commander of the American Legion, the Cleveland American Legion band, the Oberlin Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Hlyria Drum and Bugle Corps. A parade will precede the ceremony, beginning at 3 00 p m from the American Legion hall on Broad street and marching to Ohio street. Additional plans were to be finalized the next day.
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American Legion
Ohio Street
Cleveland American Legion
Oberlin Legion
Hlyria
American Legion Hall
Broad Street
Excessive Heat Maintains Swelter Across Middlewest
Chicago reports continue to bake as forecaster J R Lloyd says the Middlewest will stay hot through the weekend with a brief cool spell tonight. Central area temperatures rise to the 90s again as a northeast breeze eases the heat, driving more people to parks and beaches for relief.
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Chicago
Middlewest
J. R. Lloyd
Mercury
Lloyd
Steamer Venezuela with 175 aboard ashore
Bulletin from San Francisco reports the steamer Venezuela carrying 175 passengers ashore on the Colombian coast. It notes the vessel is fast and palatial, under Capt. Peter Hansen, en route from San Francisco to New York via South American ports, with no clear indication of danger.
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San Francisco
Panama Mail Line
Venezuela
Panama
Peter Hansen
New York
Endurance fliers extend longest flight record chase
St Louis pilots Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine on the St. Louis Robin added 37 hours 16 minutes to the 284 hour mark, reaching 4 17 am ET for a total surpassing 246 43 32 set July 12. They earn $100 to $205 per hour as the run continues with calm weather.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forrest O
Angeleno
Culver City
Calif
Jackson
Obrine
O'Brine
Many Offers for Daring Fliers in St Louis
In a modern business mood, numerous firms in St Louis seek to back the bold airmen of the Robbin flight. An arch-supporter maker offers to outfit pilots, hotels offer bridal suites for long rests, and clothing houses promise year round attire for flyers and wives. A Chicago denture manufacturer pledges service whenever needed.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Flight log notes steady engine and progress
Report describes eight minute circuit drills over Lambert St Louis Field. Pilot comments everything going fine and motor ranging well, improving at altitudes above 3 000 feet. Last note dropped by Red and O Brine late yesterday expresses cautious optimism and desire to keep going.
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Lambert-St. Louis
Bodies Found After Desert Tragedy Near Niland
In the Mojave desert near Niland California authorities recovered seven bodies from a stranded automobile. En rique Armentes of Brawley Mrs Julia Perez and her children are identified among the dead with one potential survivor being sought as searchers trail irregular footprints across the heat baked sands.
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EL Centro
Calif
Mojave
Death Valley
Enrique Armentes
Brawley
Julia Perez
Perez
Dheale
Niland
Cal
Lorain Firm Sued for 525000 in Ad's Death
Alex Zoli as administrator of Anton Zoltai's estate filed a common pleas suit against Lorain Lumber and Manufacturing Company for 525000. The petition alleges a company truck caused a collision at Reil Avenue and Ninth Street in Lorain, resulting in Zoltai's death.
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Common Pleas Court
Alex Zoli
Anton Zoltai
Lorain Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Reil Avenue
Ninth Street
Lorain
Young Zoktai
Eternal spectacle as Pope Pius X leaves Vatican
In Rome’s Vatican City on July 25 Pope Pius X ended isolation of church leaders by presiding a grand procession from the Vatican. The pope borne on a dais blessed the world with the sacred host as about 200000 people filled St Peter’s Square.
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Vatican City
Vatican
St. Peter’s
Church of the World
Soverign
Papal State
Vatecan City
St. Peter's
Conflict on Manchuria border report from Kan chuli
A Nichi Nichi dispatch from Manchuli reports firing between Russian and Chinese patrols on the Northwestern Manchurian border. At six in the morning 16 Russian airplanes appeared over Manchuli and Chinese patrols fired, with Russian infantry returning fire. Japanese residents fled in terror as the city trembled.
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Tokio
Kanchuli
Manchurian
Nichi Nichi
Manchuli
Czarist White Guards Executed by Soviet Secret Service
Moscow reports sixteen former imperial officers linked to Kolchak and other anti Soviet leaders were executed in Khabarovsk Siberia for plotting to destroy ammunition depots and cross into Soviet territory from Manchuria. The group allegedly colluded with Chinese authorities and planned to terrorize Soviet regions. Three leaders arrived from Paris to organize anti Soviet units under General Nazaroff.
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Moscow
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Russia
Manchuria
East
Kolchak
Samenov
Harbin
Paris
Nazaroff
Stubborn blaze devastates East Cleveland lumber yard
Firemen battled for three hours to control a dawn blaze at Builders Supply & Fuel Co yard in East Cleveland. Seven sheds and two adjacent residences burned, occupants fled in night clothing. Cause is undetermined.
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Builders Supply & Fuel Company
Cleveland
Honest to Goodness Home Made Circus Thrills Elyria
A ramshackle homemade circus thrills Elyria as kids crowd a fence to watch, despite no big circus backing. Led by Lucian Norman and partners, the group crafted a makeshift tent from bags and canvass, with Alfred Ketchum performing cowboy stunts beside the improvised dressing room behind the fence.
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Alfred
Nebraska
Lucian Norman
Eugene Fell
Paul Nizos
Alfred Ketchum
John Fulger
Dick Fell
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President Hoover
Weather Bureau
Bulletin
Eskins
Wie
NEW Legion Home
Pope Pius XI
Pontiff
Lorain Firm Sud
St. Peters Square
Charles W. Lawrence
Ringing Brothers
Ketchum
Jesse
Besse
Agnes
Irene
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