Memorial Day Observance Honors Veterans in Elyria
Citizens and schoolchildren joined veterans for Memorial Day ceremonies honoring living and dead service members. The event featured a decorated soldiers' monument, a blue and gold service flag, and speeches stressing readiness and reverence for American traditions amid rising restlessness and political strife.
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Elyria
Court House
American Legion
Mason Smith
Sons of Veterans
Tiepdaketwseland
W. l. Burner
Clayton Hall
Virgil Jasper
Harding
Roosevelt
Thurso County Commissioner A E Hale Dies After Illness
Thurso County official A. E. Hale of Lorain County dies Thursday night after weeks of illness. A longtime public servant and farmer, he served nearly three terms as county commissioner and was active in the Masonic lodge Elks and Grange. Survived by his wife daughter and son, funeral at 2 Sunday at his home conducted by Oberlin lodge, burial Murray Ridge Cemetery.
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A. E. Hala
Lorain County
Oberlin Road
Russia Township
Court House
A Hale
Hea
the Elks and
the Grange
Hale
Mies Casaie
Neil Hale
Simpson Motor Co
Masonic Lodge of
Oberlin
Murray Ridge Cemetery
James E Gagen Dies At 55 In Elyria Home
James E Gagen aged 55 died this morning at 9 o clock at his home 223 Eich street Elyria after twenty years residence. Survived by wife and seven children Carl in Cleveland James Theodora Ruth Dorothy and Wadge. Federal arrangements will be announced soon.
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James E. Gagen
Eich’ Street
Carl
Cleveland
James
Theodora
Wadge
Ruth
Dorothy
Mr.agen
Elyria
Clevelander Hurt When Hit by Auto
John Dean, a Boy Scout head, was struck while driving east on Cleveland road Thursday evening. The machine involved had fallen and turned to pass. He suffered a severe laceration above the right eye and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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John Dean
Boy Scout Headwarters
Cleveland
Cleveland Road
Oma F
Schoolboy Reenacts Brutal Teacher Slaying
Psychologists study 15 year old Am herst Maine student Rol McDonald who confessed unemotionally to killing teacher Louise Bh 19 who boarded at the inn where he worked He reenacted the crime for officers showing how he slipped away with a shotgun waylaid a woman named Misa Gerrish on a lonely road killed her hid the body and whistled as he returned to work The next day a search party found the body buried in a woodpile
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Roland McDonald
Amherst
Maine
Louise B. Bh
Rnn
Misa Gerrish
Ridgeville Woman Killed By Street Car Collision
Julia Moran aged 72 was instantly killed when she stepped into the Green Line street car at 10 30 this morning. Her view was blocked by a milk stand. She lived with her daughter in Ridgeville Heights and the community plans an indignation meeting over speeding cargo cars at the point near a school and church. Funeral services are set for St Peter's church Monday at 9 30 in the morning.
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Julia Moran
Green Line
Ridgeville
Ridgeville Heights
John DeBarr
Cleveland
Moran
St. Peter's Church
Mrs Alige Weibel Dies At Ridgeville Heights
Mrs Alige Weibel died this morning at 3 at the home of her daughter Miss Rose Weibel Stop 49 on the Cleveland road Ridgeville Heights. She was sixty one years six months and sixteen days old after a three week illness. She leaves daughter Rose two sons three grandchildren and a sister and brother. Funeral Tuesday at two o'clock at Sudro Funeral Home with Rev W L Burner officiating. Burial at Ridgelawn cemetery.
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Alica Weibel
Rose Weibel
Cleveland Road
Ridgeville Heights
Rose
Sudro Funeral Home
Rev. W. L. Burner
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Crap Shooters Arrested After Midnight UMC Incident
Police rushed to the UMC A after a complaint of shooting craps in a third floor room. Frank King, James Monroe, Charles Stewart, Leo Henke, Oliver Rolland, James Uava, and Lee Stensen were arrested. This morning in police court they pleaded not guilty and were released under $100 bond to be tried Monday morning.
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Frank King
James Monroe
Charles Stewart
Leo Henke
Olver Rolland
James Uvava
Lee Stensen
First Woman to Sit as Governor of New Mexico
Mrs. Edward Chacon, Secretary of State, will become the states first female governor on June 10 following the death of Lieutenant-Governor Jose A. Baca. As lieutenant governor she will also fulfill gubernatorial duties when the governor is absent, while Governor Hinkle attends the National Democratic Convention.
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Santa FH
N. M
Guite
New Morico
Edward Chacon
New Mexico
America
Jose A. Baca
Chacon
Hinkle
New York
Senator Willis Honors G A R as Nation's Real Savers
Wellington May 31 Senator Frank B Willis spoke at Memorial Day ceremonies praising the G A R for preserving the Union and honoring veterans. He recounted his family’s Civil War memories, cited three world epochs and lauded soldiers from the Revolution to World War I for national unity and democracy.
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Wellington
Frank B. Willis
Jean Williams
Odette
A W. Shiels
Willis
S. A. Williams
Ohio
Galena
Lincoln
Republic
Cuba
Maine
McKinley
United States
Sam
Council Table of the Nations
Ho Kom Tong Heads Hong Kong Courtly Elite with 29 Wives
Ho Kom Tong, a 55 year old Hong Kong banker, travels alone from New York to London while maintaining 29 wives in separate households. He asserts the arrangement is frugal and less costly than American alimony.
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Ho Kom Tong
Hongkong
New York
London
Three Tons of Copper Stolen From Elyria Plant
A bold Thursday night theft at Elyria Belting & Machinery Co on Buckeye Street saw intruders smash a window and unlock a door to seize a white heavy-load truck with a winch. They loaded the vehicle with about three tons of copper scrap and pigs, then drove away. police departments statewide were alerted but no trace yet.
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Elyria Belting & Machinery Co
Buckera Street
Slaying Confession Unveiled In Chicago Crime Case
Chicago police reveal complete confessions by Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb, two millionaires' sons, admitting they kidnapped and killed 13 year old Robert Franks. They describe planning last November, striking at the chosen time, and drafting the ransom note. Loeb collapses at a restaurant during questioning. their fathers are stunned.
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Chicago
Robert Franks
Nathan Leorolit, Jr
Richard Loeb
Young Franks
K Illen
Leopold
Loeb
New York
Europe
Joeb
Loch
Richardo Loeb
Young Loeb
Jacob Franks
Park Lake
Franks
Sinla
Leopold Wets
Weather Outlook for Ohio Valley and Great Lakes
Washington May 31 forecast calls for local showers Monday or Tuesday and again near week’s end. Otherwise dry spells with temperatures near or slightly below normal.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Ohio Bishop Faces Heresy Trial in Cleveland
In Cleveland on May 31 eight Protestant Episcopal bishops judged William Montgomery Brown, a 69 year old bishop, over his belief in evolution and symbolic biblical interpretation. He argued for liberty of thought and accepted Darwinism while rejecting literal biblical creation. The verdict, expected to convict him of doctrinal error, and recommend expulsion from the House of Bishops, was anticipated after a dramatic testimony about his journey from orthodoxy to free thought.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Protestant Episcopal Church
Jonah
Noah
William Montgomery Brown
Hersey
Trinity Cathedral
House of Bishops
Arkansas
Darwin Huxley
Spencer and Haeckel
Om Stand “T
Darwin
Mar l
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Schoolboy
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Alige Weibel
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