Young Farmer Faces Death in Electric Chair
Herbert Meaker, 23, of Holmes County, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of his wife Gertrude, 18. A first degree murder verdict without mercy was returned after seven hours of deliberation, marking Holmes County’s first death penalty. Meaker’s confession tied Harold Young to the crime. Young killed himself as authorities closed in. The case included bitter quarrels and a brutal killing near Creston, Killbuck Creek.
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Millersburg
Herbert Meaker
Wayne County
Gertrude
Holmes County
Common Pleas
R. B. Putnam
Meeker
Creston
Test Mony
Kilbuck Creek
Harold Young
Killbuck Creek
Weeker
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Young
Elmo
Columbia Briefs Highlight Local Gatherings and Activities
Community notices from Berea and Columbia recount a St Thomas Episcopal Church picnic on Rocky River, funeral travel to Ohio, and Lorain County Day at Wooster Experiment Station. The Columbia school band thrives under Mark T Osbun with open air Wednesday concerts, along with piano pupils taught by Mrs Theodore West and group theory lessons at two o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrswarl Shepherd
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Berea
Rocky River
Mary Healy
Theo Finth
Gahon Ohin
Wooster Experiment Station
Lorain County
Ernest Teisinger
Charles Hales
M. French
la Sabins
Gertrude
Fern
Wary Pinckney
Herman Paulson
Wis Cartright
William Roth
Edward Bosler
Dorothy Wright
Cleveland
James Wright
Mark T. Osbun
Theodore West
Elyria
Columbia
Reevesingers Visit Crest in Return from Wooster
Mr and Mrs Ernest Reisinger called on Rev. and Mrs. L. M. Snyder of Crest on their return from Wooster Tuesday. Mrs. Earl Shepherd entertained at a bridge luncheon Tuesday afternoon. Debra Cletzer spent a few days with relatives in Cleveland. The Grange will host a program for the Washington SBr-Centermet on Tuesday evening June 21. Everyone is urged to attend. Theo Bothen and family held a birthday dinner for his two brothers Sunday. Guests included Joseph Kelley and several Kelley and Wadsworth families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Reisinger
L. M. Snyder
Crest
Wooster
Earl Shepherd
H C Bartter
Community Hospital
Berea
Debra Cletzer
Cleveland
Theo
Joseph Kelley
B. Kelley
Wadsworth
Bright and Kelley
Confessions of a NYC Columnist 1932 Personal Notes
A collage of personal quirks and opinions from a New York writer, listing favorites and foibles. The piece names Andrew Mellen, Helen Wills Moody, George Bernard Shaw, Will Hogs, Texas Guinan, Raquel Miller, Ted Healy, James Barton, Tom, Louis, and Don Marquis among others while musing on society, cinema, theater, and daily life with wry humor and self reflection.
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New York
Sissie
Andrew Mellen
Helen Wills Moody
Basil Woon
Maury H. B Paul
Will Hogs
Texas Guinan
George Bernard Shaw
Stock Exchange
Frank Buck
Vernon
Huttons
Isadora Duncan
James Barton
Hansem
la Europe
Antwerp
Ted Healy
George Jean Nathan
Tom
Louis
George
Wakeman Garden Club Hosts Guest Day Program
The Garden Club of Wakeman held its annual Guest Day on June 15 at Mrs. George Pierce home. About sixty members and guests attended. Mrs. Cora Ensign of Elyria spoke on arranging flowers and new flower varieties, followed by a dessert service and boutonniere favors. The dandelion was noted as Father’s Day’s official flower.
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Garden Club of
Wakeman
George Pierce
F. EB. Rice
C. H. Piarce
Mra. Langendorfer
Kenneth Ross
P. H. Beecher
Safeguards for Our Schools by Dr Myers
Dr Myers appeals at the National PTA convention in Minneapolis for protecting public schools. He warns of cutbacks harming health, recreation, art, and music, urging parents to prioritize children amid tax and budget pressures. He cautions that innocent children suffer as finances shrink and urges responsible spending. The speech also critiques misused language in a court setting and notes a misused term in a medieval tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry C. Myers
Cleveland College
Western Reserve University
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Minneapolis
Garry CG. Myers
Arrest Alleged Ringleader of Wire Trappers
In Columbus detectives detained a 30 year old woman Flo Hadley as part of a three city operation to nab a wire tapping gang accused of extorting about 6500 from Western Union since June. A man named Leonard Hagey was arrested in St Louis with linemen tools and a pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Western Union Telegraph Company
St. Lous
Flo Hadley
Western Union
Scully
Australia
Scnlly
St Louis
Leonard Hagey
St. Louis
La Grange 4-H Busy Bees Meet
La Grange Busy Bees held a June 15 meeting at the school house with Ella May Conklin presiding. Three members were absent. attendees included Bila May Conklin Lola Conklin Helen Conklin Loyal Weaver wvyadene Dean Selma Waylor Adelaide Moulder Frances Miller and May Amsbury who was named news reporter. Officers planned to attend the officers and leaders meeting on June 16 and games were played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grange
Busy Bees
Shhool House
Ella May Conklin
Betty Garretson
Mary Smith
Janet Gage
Bila May Conklin
Lola Conklin
Helen Conklin
Loyal Weaver
Wvyadene Dean
Selma Waylor
Adelaide Moulder
Frances Miller
May Amsbury
Grafton Grange No 1686 Holds June Meeting Recital
Grafton Grange No 1686 held its regular meeting Thursday evening June 16 with Master Guy Amsbury in the chair. A Declamation contest was discussed and a program of recitations songs and solos followed. Activities included Wanda Faulkner May Amsbury Hazel Amsbury Frances Knowles Sis Witbeck and May Amsbury among participants. A Washington Bicentennial Program is planned for the next meeting July 7th. June 2 and 16 were noted as prior sessions with routine business and communications. Eloise Necomb visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Grange No. 1686
Guy Amsbury
Wanda Faulkner
May Amsbary
Diane
Hazel Amsbary
Be Strong
Frances Knowles
Frances Knoles
May Amsbury
Hazel Amsbury
Erosion Study Planned on Muskingum County Farm
A Muskingum county farm will host an erosion impact experiment under the United States Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Experiment Station. L A Jones, a federal agriculture engineer, announced the project at an Extension Engineers' confere nce in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Muskingum County
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio Experiment Station
L. A. Jones
Washington
Federal Agriculture Department
Two Elyrians Held for Grand Jury in Dover Raid
On June 18 Charles Wiseman of Elyria and Phillip Kohle of Dover were bound over to the grand jury by U S Commissioner B LD Nicola after a preliminary probe of a prohibition raid on the Dover Social Club two weeks earlier. They are held under $500 bond each. Alfred Bauer of Elyria, arrested after the raid, was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles Wiseman
Elyria
Phillip Kohle
Dover
United States
B. LD. Nicola
Liberty
Alfred Bauer
Erosion Control Trials Near Zanesville Meet Ohio State Engineers
A preliminary session ahead of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers convention hosts researchers at a 220 acre farm five miles northwest of Zanesville. They test terracing for erosion control as 75 percent of U S farmland suffers erosion and 17 million acres are rendered unusable. The group pursues a break after pre convention conferences with recreational time in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ence
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Ohio State University
Zanesville
Jones
Ford touring plan opens British travel by car
Americans can visit Britain by renting a Ford car with or without a chauffeur through a new Motor Company service. Cars can be delivered to British ports on arrival, enabling weekend to months long motor tours. The program promises access to historic shrines, universities, castles, abbeys, battlefields, and walled cities across Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Company
Great Britain
Ford
Britain
Gray
Veterans Rally in Elyria Tuesday Seeks Broad Attendance
Veterans of Lorain county plan a large rally in Elyria next Tuesday evening preceded by a parade. Eight posts from Cuyahoga county with drum corps, Lorain Post and drum corps, Sandusky Post, and two Akron Posts with drum corps will participate. Prominent speakers include Judge Arthur Day, Guy B. Norton, Judge Walter B. Wannamaker, and Floyd Reece. Additional speakers sought. organizers extend a cordial welcome for a pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elyria
Cuyahoga County
Lorain
Sandusky
Akron
Arthur Day
Guy B. Norton
Cleveland
Walter B. Wannamaker
Floyd Reece
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A. J. Brugman
Albert C. Ritchie
Alfred J. Buescher
Albert Cabell Ritchie
Maryland
Richmond
Ritchie
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
University of Maryland
Baltimore Gas Company
War Industries Board
Bernard Baruch
Governce
Lindbergh
Lunt
Fontanne
White House
Empire Building
Kiver
Dayton
Don Marquis
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
al Principle
UT. 8
Canada
Quincy St
Roy
Wakeman Garden Club
Dr. Myers
Eloise Necomb
BE. UL. Auberman
Imperial Furniture Co
East Ave
Policetina Ae
THE
Ohio Public Service CO
Motor Company, Limited
IM Land
Veterans Plan
Howard B. Somers
Harity Sager
Murphy Bros
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Blytua
Ohio
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