Multiple Ohio News Snippets From May, 1940s Era
A collage of brief items from Cincinnati Caldwell Circleville Cleveland Columbus and surrounding areas dated May 28 to May 29 recount accidents drownings lightning strikes seizures and a crime arraignment. Notable mentions include a fatal auto strike in Cincinnati a storm shelter incident in Caldwell the recovery of Pvt Hoyt Draper’s body in Circleville a death of child prodigy Marvin Geltman in Cleveland an oil price move in Columbus and a pin swallowed in Thurston Fairfield County requiring surgery at Mt Carmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Laura Hoover
Thurston
Fairfield County
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Evan C. Brock
May 28 Columbia Notes and Local Happenings
Columbia May 28 reports Mrs A W Taytor and son from Cleveland visiting their farm at Leon Wise place. A gas well is being drilled deep on the farm. Mrs Martha Clement of Strongville tends Chester Hawke who has measles. Freshman class guests at Miss Agnes Durach’s Monday. Eaton High School Commencement attended by De Forest Osborne and Howard Tiltsis. Maude Humphrey among graduates. Donna Cletter visited Be rea friends. Mayme Geiger weekend with her son Leon Varney in West View. Beaumonts voyage to Rockford Illinois. William to be Eaton High School principal. Carl Russert and spouse return from wedding trip east. Baptist Sunday School Young People party at Glenn Beaumont’s. Rev. Beers in New York State. Maynard Cartright has measles. 153 attended Plunkett dinner at town hall with attendees from Berea Elyria Cleveland Olmsted Eaton Fields Royalton Hinckley. Memorial Day at M E church with Civil War and World War veterans present. Decoration Day set for May 30 at 2 pm with band and quartets. Ladies Aid and Womans Home Mission Societies meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
A. W. Taytor
Cleveland
Leon Wise
Martha Clement
Strongville
Chester Hawke
Agnes Durach
de Forest Osborne
Howard Tiltsis
Eaton High School
Maude Humphrey
Donna Cletter
Alice Squires
Berea
Mayme Geiger
Leon Varney
West View
Wm. Beaumont
Rockford
Ilinois
Beaumont
Carl Russert
Charles Mills
Baptist Sunday School
Glenn Beaumont
G. A. Beers Apent
New York State
Maynard Cartright
Plunkett
Town Hall
Baptist Mission Circle
Evadna Longbon
Mary Bird
Carolina Moon
Cora Mills
Martha Adams
Olmsted Falls
Perry Hathaway
Charles DuBow
M. E. Church
Richard Putt
Virgil Jasper
Elyria
Clyde Prindle
Detroit
Lou Adams
Beers
The
Baptist Church
Wm. K. Mackey
M. E. Choir
Mackey
Jay Jasper
Ladies’ Aid and
Womans’Home Mission Societies
Flier Aims at Endurance Record Over Southern California
Lieut. Herbert Fahy completed a full day aloft as he circled Southern California in a bid to set a new solo endurance flight record. He began yesterday on a second attempt to surpass Martin Jensen’s 34 hours 59 minutes. Earlier attempts were halted by fog after 24 hours. Meanwhile Miss Marvel Crosson claimed the women’s altitude record, reporting 24,000 feet. her barograph is en route to Waterman for official checking. The current altitude mark stands at 20,270 feet set by Mrs. Louise MacPherson Thaden of Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Herbert Fahy
California
Fahy
Martin Jensen
Marvel Crosson
Miss Crosson
Harrison Labels Hoover Negative in Senate Critique
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi condemned President Hoover in a Senate speech, calling Hoover negative while criticizing Secretary Adams for a Boston attack on Republican insurgents. The remarks, dated May 29 in Washington, framed Hoover as ineffective as president to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adams
Boston
Pat Harrison
Senate
Hoover
Cozy Cousins Club meets at Craddocks for weekend visit
Miss Jessie Adams and several local residents attended social gatherings. The Baptist Sunday School plans a Children’s Day practice May 31. Lou Adams, head of Cleveland Clinic Hospital anesthetic department, spent the weekend with Guy Goodman. Columbia ladies invited to Eaton Church of Christ Aid Society June 6 at State Farm. Clarence Adams and son Forest from Elyria dined with Rob ert Churchward. Arthur Joiner of Brooklyn visited relatives. Grange meets June 4 with W. D. Krause and Mrs. Mackey in charge. Thirty five attended last meeting with program on citizenship, farm legislation, a courtship reading and piano selections. A. D. Carpenter and Perry Reis singer and Mrs. Isabel Mackey named to plan annual picnic. Ralph Linderman welcomed into Grange. new candidates Nelson Walters. After meeting, strawberry shortcake, cake, cookies and coffee were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Adams
Cozy Cousins Club
Carl Craddock
Royalton
Harold Cartright
Reuben Walkden
Emory Tomes
Baptist Sunday School
Lou Adams
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
W. D. Krause
A. D. Carpenter
Perry Reissinger
Isabel Mackey
Gertrude Akins
Lillian May
Ralph Linderman
Grange
Nelson Walters
Memorial Day Exercises in Ridgeville by Citizens Committee
The Ridgeville Citizens Memorial Committee will run Memorial Day events May 30 1929 at Ridgeville Town Hall with a 10 30 a m opening by the Elyria American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps and an invocation by J y Cobb Fields Corners. Judge Demgey Chief Justice of the Municipal Court of Cleveland will give the address followed by tree ceremony at Gibbons Memorial Tree and graveside decorations. Committees led by J F Diederich chair and Mrs John Gibbons secretary plan a full day including stage, flower and soliciting groups and an ultimate goal to raise funds for a veteran memorial on Town Hall property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
J. F. Diederich
John Gibbons
Charles Emmon
G. H. Stacey
Victor Reese
Howard van Arsdale
Agnes
Miss Fitts
Gath Myers Diederich
Town Hall
Fields Corners
Ridgestille
Women blamed for farm woes in Gardner remarks
Governor May O. Gardner suggested women are responsible for the agricultural downturn. She claimed they “de keen stim” and starve themselves, implying broad economic impact when millions of women quit eating. The remarks were made during discussions on farm welfare in Raleigh, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
May O. Gardner
Mothers Beneficiaries in Insurance Plans Across U S
MOTHERS BENEFICIARIES HARTHYORD Conn Mothers are beneficiaries under about 20 per cent of all life insurance polices in the United States, the Travan Misplaced Heart i ST. LOUIS The heart of Mrs. Viola Thomann of Belleville, NL is on her right side, surgeons operating upon her at a hospital here discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harthyord
Conn
United States
Trav
ST. Louis
Viola Thomann
Belleville
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Otis van Doren
Delta
Howard
Elyria Savings and Trust Building
Warsaw
Ind
Springfield
Cincinnati
William Smith
Caldwell
West Davis
Cecil Davis
Carl
Davis
Circleville
Hoyt E. Draper
Tenth Infantry
Ft. Russell
Draper
Louisville
Cleveland, C
Marvin Geltman
H. D. Currey
U.S
Currey
William E. Barcus
Barcus
Standard Oil
Company of Ohio
Pont
Nielsen Lactic Skin Cleanser
Miss
Martell
C. H. Merthe & Co. Toilet Goods Department
Miss Clark
Lewis Mercantile Co. Toilet Goods Department
D. Nielsen
Nielsen Laboratories, Inc
Middle Avenue
Ohio
Josie Harrington
Elyria Eagles
Elyria Fair Grounds
Val
BUICK
Marquette
Fisher
McLaughlin
Oshawa
Mpany
Sion
General Corporation
Flint
Elyria Buick Co
Broad St
Elers Insurance Company
Paoy Bey Aly
Koolmotor
Cities Service
Cities Service Oil Company
KE Selmsetsar
Goodyear
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