Dirigible R-100 Near Montreal Goal At St Hubert
The R-100 airship, built by Britain, neared its Montreal goal over the St Lawrence valley after a Atlantic crossing. It left Cardington Tuesday and flew 1,500 miles before mild storms redirected it toward Canada. Fourteen aircraft will provide daily flights. refueling and inspection plans were announced.
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Forty-nine youths seek Edison brightest boy title in 1930 test
West Orange New Jersey July 31 Forty-nine youths faced a wide ranging exam for Thomas A Edison’s brightest boy of 1930. They answered chemistry math physics and humanities questions while confronting ethical and social dilemmas. The test spanned deserts Manchurian kitchens and Avogadro’s hypothesis as it probed common sense and character.
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Exhibition draws large crowd at Cascade Pool lessons highlight
A large crowd gathered at Cascade Pool yesterday afternoon to watch the swimming exhibition by local students under Dorothy Snyder and Gertrude Jaster. Jim Armitage served as announcer for events ranging from beginner water games to life saving tests. Four lessons weekly with about 200 attendees produced roughly 3,500 July classes by fourteen instructors, with many beginners advancing to higher tests.
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Cascade Pool
Dorothy Snyder
Gertrude Jaster
Jim Armitage
Elyria Lads Battle in Endurance Race Continues
Jotn Pruski remained seated in his tree at press time with 316 hours logged while his rival Ernie Ray had 284 hours. The contest between the two Elyria boys grows sharper daily as both push to outlast the other in the endurance campaign.
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Jotn Pruski
Ernie Ray
Six Missing After Detroit Speedboat Trip Searched
An intensive search began in Toledo for six persons missing since they left Lakeside Michigan by speedboat on Tuesday for Detroit. The party, including Herbert Kinney and a Detroit girl believed Kinney’s niece, were last known aboard the boat owned by James Lacey of Detroit. Relatives urged a full lake search while rumors of a freighter tow and a Port Stanley sighting could not be verified.
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Charles R Eavy
Theodore Shnavar
Chester Beau
Beryle Pete
Erie
James Lacey
Selfridge Field
City Band To Give Concert Friday In Ely Park
The Elyria City band will present a Friday concert in Ely Park at 7 45 p m with instrumental and vocal solos. Mrs Frank Mackett of Lorain formerly Ruth Kirkbride will be the vocal soloist. George Wilcox will perform a trombone solo and a banjo trio of Carlton Diedrick Russell Patton and Rufus Smith will play. The program features Sousa Overtures, Romberg Song of Love, Fulton Battleship Connecticut March and more excerpts from popular works.
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Ely Park
Frank Mackett
Lorain
inElyria
Ruth Kirkbride
George Wilcox
Carlton Diedrick
Russell Patton
Rufus Smith
Light Cavalry
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Romberg
Flames destroy Hillside Barbecue and Roseroom in Zanesville
Fire destroyed the Hillside Barbecue and Roseroom dance hall on the National Pike near Zanesville Ohio early today. Loss placed at 30000 dollars and fire chief Scott Powers was injured while fighting the blaze. Cause under investigation.
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Nuisance Probe Overruns Chicago Block
Health Department investigates Joseph Heinrich over a 75 foot lot cluttered by 200 guinea pigs 30 rabbits 30 chickens 4 goats 4 dogs and 10 children neighbors say the menagerie overfills the block. Policeman L A Schilling notes the scene as a nuisance dispute prompts city action.
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Chicago
Health Department Today
Joseph Heinrich
Heinrich
L. A. Schilling
Embattled couple linked by liquor arrest in Fremont
A Fremont man, Donald Brown, 21, is jailed for transporting liquor after a Niagara Falls honeymoon. His wife, Anna Brierley, 22, faces bigamy or “suspicious person” charges in Toledo as authorities untangle dual marriages and a Woodyard of romance amid a highway crash.
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Anna Brierley
Fremont
Donald Brown
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Freemont
Two Steamers Damaged Off Gibraltar After Collision
London July 81 rescue vessels rushed to aid the British steamer Nerbudda and the Spanish steamer Legazpi after a serious collision 100 miles east of Gibraltar. A Lloyds message from Gibraltar said no lives were lost and that the S. S. Nankin, about 60 miles away, went to assist Nerbudda.
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Two Elyrians Hurt in Circus Grounds Attack
Two Elyria men, Herman Sky and E. C. Johnson, were assaulted on Gentry Brothers Circus grounds. Johnson escaped with facial lacerations and was hospitalized. Sky was beaten, robbed, and later detained by police. Suspects Fred Pergeton and Everett Lett, both 19, were later jailed. Police recovered some clothing and tracked the circus train toward Oberlin.
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Gentry Bros. Circus
Herman Sky
Fourth Street
E. C. Johnson
Third Street
Johnson
Sky
West River Street
Fred Petergon
Perrysburg
Ohio
Everett Lett
Painesville
Oberlin
Local youths near end of first week in endurance bike ride
Alfred Ketchum Stanley Draper and Harry Justavich ride to complete a full week at 7 tonight. By 2 pm they had passed 163 hours and by 10 am today logged over 1100 miles in 159 hours of riding.
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Alfred Ketchum
Stanley Draper
Harry Justavich
Purchase Site For Sanatorium In Leavitt Road Area
County commissioners approved buying a forty acre tract from the Detss family for the Lehigh county tuberculosis sanatorium near Almherst at Leavitt and North Ridge roads for 10500 dollars. No objections were raised at the public hearing. A three acre parcel remains to be acquired and erection costs are estimated around 945,000 with work to start in about months.
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North Ridge Roads
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Christina Dells
Missing air-derby pilot Joe Meehan sought across three states
Ogden Utah July 31. Ironton Ohio missing all American air derbys pilot Joe Meehan was last seen in Burbank California after engine trouble. Authorities extended the search from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and toward Ogden, with Floyd Aifle in a Travelair ice plane assisting. Paul Meehan finances the hunt. Joe’s health fears raised after appendicitis recovery.
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Ironton
Meehan
Los Angeles
Burbank
Floyd Aifle
Travelair
Las Vegas
Joe
Hunt Suspect In Clyde Murder At Lorain
Fremont Ohio July 31 Prospects for solving the mysterious murder of Russell C Gibbs 22 of Clyde who was slugged and cremated in his car Sunday night grew as authorities sought a suspect near Lorain who left Clyde after the murder theory was broadcast Sheriff Tom Pask with Detective Frank De Lor of Toledo rushed to Lorain after questioning prisoners in Seneca county jail at Tiffin One detainee indicated the suspect left his home Monday morning following news Gibbs was murdered not an accident The suspect was also linked to the December holdup and robbery of a former Riley township trustee Two men Jim Berryman Bellevue and Ernest Beatty Clyde held on auto theft charges were examined at Tiffin Authorities predicted an arrest within 12 hours
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Riley Township
Tiffin
Jim Berryman
Bellevue
Ernest Beatty
Clyde
Steve Nagy Is Sentenced For Third Offense
Steve Nagy appeared before Judge W B Thompson after surrendering to Sheriff C E Adams. He changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on a third offense for possession of intoxicating liquors, received a $500 fine plus costs, and a one year confinement in the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus. He was returned to jail and to be taken to Columbus within five days.
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W. B. Thompson
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