Hastings to decide on murder charge for former model prisoner
Lancaster Ohio June 2 Prose factor Robert A Hastings will decide today whether to file a murder charge against 19 year old Robert E Lee once a model prisoner in the boys industrial school who fatally injured no officer during an escape attempt Axel Stromstead 52 shop head at the school died last night autopsy shows a 10 inch skull fracture Coroner J D Dupler says Stromstead was struck twice Wednesday when Lee gained liberty for 10 minutes Lee told officers he hit Stromstead with a four pound iron bar Lee was committed from Henry County Ohio on an armed robbery charge He formerly lived in Norwich Massachusetts He was a trusty In November 1936 two prisoners killed engineer Robert Stewart at the school with a wrench they were sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Lancaster
Robert A. Hastings
Robert E. Lee
Axel Stromstead
J. D. Dupler
Stromstead
Lee
Henry County
Ohio
Norwich
Mass
Robert Stewart
Henrietta 4 H Club Meets in School Building
The Henrietta 4 H Clovers held their second meeting in the school building on May 26 to discuss buying a microphone. The High School senior class and teachers returned home after a three day motor trip visiting Mammoth Cave Kentucky Hagdenville Lincoln Memorial Cincinnati Zoo Barn Dance at Music Hall and Marion Ohio.
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Henrietta
Mammoth Cave
Lincoln
Hagdenville
Cincinnati
Music Hall
Harding
Marion
Weekend Visitations and Memorial Day Services Noted
Local families from Elyria Wellington and surrounding towns visited relatives in Penfield and nearby areas over the weekend. Memorial Day services were held at the United Congregational Church with a luncheon follow up for about thirty attendees.
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United Congrega
Penfield Grieves Over Sudden Death of Thomas White
Thomas White died Monday at his daughter Mrs Summers home in Berea from heart trouble. He and Mrs White were visiting Berea before returning to Penfield. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 pm at Waite Funeral Parlors Medina.
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Penfield
Thomas White
Oway
Summers
Berea
Belden Briefs Decoration Day Visitors
Visitors at the Chas Wise home on Decoration Day included Mr. and Mrs. C O VerSoy and Miss Winifred VerSoy of Lakewood.
Local visits and family gatherings in Cleveland area
Mrs Bryn Phillips of Cleveland visits relatives as Mr and Mrs Ray Siggens and their sons return to Wilmette from the Martin Beriswill home. Alma Siggens accompanies them. Fern Wise of Elyria recovers from tonsil removal while staying at home. widespread calls and dinners outline a busy weekend among the Law Wise and Beriswill families with visits to Lorain Lakewood and Cleveland.
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Bryn Phillips
Cleveland
Ray Siggens
Martin Beriswill
Wilmett
Siggens
Alma Siggens
Fern Wise
Elyria
Jacob Law
Edwin Law
Marie
Wm. Law
Chas. Wise
B. L. Livingston
Lorain
Grafton Notes Rural Sunday Belden Grange Event
Rural Sunday will be observed by the Belden Grange next Sunday June 4 at morning services at the Belden M E church. Mr and Mrs G L Baker of Richwood are visiting for an indefinite time at the home of Mr and Mrs W G Reese. Mr and Mrs J W Knight of Cleveland spent Decoration Day with Mr and Mrs John Knight. Mesdames Mary Finley Blanche Edwards Nellie Lehman Edna Taylor and Susan Cragin attended a Past Matrons luncheon at the home of Mrs Ford Nichols of LaGrange. Kenneth Cook returned home Tuesday from a five day fishing trip in Canada. Mrs Mildred Corey Jeanette and Jay are visiting this week at the home of Mr and Mrs Theo Dimke of Dayton Ohio. Miss Anna and Edna Harrison were guests Saturday of Mr and Mrs Thomas Plant of Norwalk. Mr and Mrs Ralph McClellan and Beverly of Akron were Sunday's upper guests of Mr and Mrs Earl Durkee.
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Earl
Bertha Hawkins
Ida Knoble
Cleveland
Joe Knoble
Victor Hostettler
Detroit
Alex Born
Elizabeth Bauman
Anna Bauman
Barbara Angersbach
Leonard Buchs
Myron
Lorain
Orlo Cowen
Wendell
Kipton
Franklin Simonson
Wellington
Theodore Ries
Charles Conklin
Huron
Paul Court
Oberlin
Harry Myer
Wallace Court
Burrichter
Lavonne
Bluffton
John Bauman
John Hostettler
M. G. Johnson
Charley Date
South Ridge
Richard Sanders
Vernon
L. M. Kelly
Leo Nickols
East Norwalk
Robert
Clarence Latteman
Cragin
Ford Nichols
LaGrange
Kenneth Cook
Canada
Mildred Corey
Jeanette
Jay
Theo. Dimke
Dayton
Anna
Edna Harrison
Thomas Plant
Norwalk
Ralph McClellan
Beverly
Akron
Earl Durkee
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Farm Woman’s Club
Penfield Farm Woman's Club
William Brouse
Tory
the Reformed Church
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Oscar Zurcher
Harbor Hill Country Club
Buckeye Lake
Zurcher
Glenn Long
John Berger
Leon Currier
Ella May Dudley
Joe Dudley
Bern Heights
Wheeling
West Virginia
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F . Sregrist
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Steven Cool
Barbara
C. A. Bowers
Frank
Frances Cook
Robert Yates
New York City
Joan Ives
Adam Horn
Adolph Miller
Kodien
Martin
Leon Mapes
Eliza Weideman
Harry
Birmingham
Wesley Gunderman
Michigan
Gilbert Hostettler
Daniel
C. C. Dickason
Leavit Miller
Helen Berkey
Rev. Weyrick
Dorothy Denham
Tite Bros
Broad St
Hamburg
Rinso
Mary Hamlin
Chester Eglin
Eglin
Robert Richmond
A. Richmond
Frank Lathwell
Clyde Minkler
Robert Eglin
Andover
Glen Richmond
Ashland
E. A. Richmond
Belden
Grafton
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Florida
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Chuck
Veal
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Swift
Armour’s Star
Blue Pike
Por
Ann Page
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Ingé
Canstall
Yukon Club
Campbell's Soup
Rajah
Ile
Piat
Munich
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Seminole Paper
Pacific Paper
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