Boy Drowns in Black River at Noon
Edward Sikora ten, a Holy Cross School pupil, drowned while swimming with classmates in the Black River near Oberlin road and West Avenue. Firemen searched about an hour before recovering the body. rescue attempts failed. He is survived by his parents, a sister, and a younger brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sikora
Black River
Oberlin Road
West Avenue
Elmer Arias
Edward
Holy Cross
Stanley Cyvinski
Stanley
Genevieve
Hoss Company No. 1
C. C. Cborn
Myron Gibson
South Middle Avenue
Holy Cross School
William Sikora
New York Central Railroad
Hess
Local Business Man Ralph E Hancock Dies at 50
Ralph E Hancock of Avon and Elyria Lumber and Coal Company for over 30 years died at his home 429 Earlcourt on Thursday morning May 20 age 50. Survived by wife and son Ralph Eugene two brothers and two sisters and several in-laws. Funeral at Baptist church Saturday 2 30 p m with burial Ridgelawn Cemetery. Burial private. New Castle drowning incident reports two boys Walter and Carl Miller ages 12 and 10 died Memorial Day in Shenango River after going beyond their depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Hancock
Earlcourt
Mr. Hancock
Henry 8. Hancock
Avon
Elyria Lumber and Coal Company
Baptist Church
Masonic
Odd Fellows Lodges
Ralph Eugene
Charles
New Castle
Walter Miller
Carl
Shenango River
Doctor G E French Elyria Health Leader Since 1907
Dr G E French began medical study at Western Reserve and practiced in LaGrange before moving to Elyria in 1902. He served as Lorain county coroner from 1901 to 1907 and has been Elyria city health commissioner for twenty years. He is married with a son and a daughter and lives at 431 Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. ‘French
Western Reserve University
Columbia Station
LaGrange
Elyria
Lorain County
French
Oves
Third Street
Elyria Observes Memorial Day With Parade and Address
Elyria honors its veterans in a Memorial Day program led by G A R post commander Charles Abbey and 11 others in a parade. Bishop Wm Montgomery Brown spoke on church reintegration at the City Club. At Ridgelawn cemetery services were held by the Women's Relief Corps and Veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Brown
Episcopal Church
Wm. Montgomery Brown
Elyria
Grand Army of the Republic
Charles Abbey
G. A. R. Post
Abbey
Andrew Marshall
A. C. Lord
Charles White
Frank Diedrich
A. &. Taylor
James Monroe
W. H. Miller
I. D. Clark
A. M. Herold
F. M. Stearns
J. W. Kaley
Ridgelawn
United States
America
Court House
American Legion
Dan B. Symons
Labor wins Britain as election returns pour in
London May 31 Labor continued its rout of Conservatives and Liberals as returns from the general election showed a shrinking Conservative majority. Lloyd George’s Liberals weakened, Labor sweeping industrial districts and gaining on cities and towns. A Labor majority or hung parliament appeared likely with possible early coalition talks. Public interest rose as crowds awaited daily editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labor
Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Parsee
Sapuryi
Saklat- Lae
Stanslex Baldwin
David Lloyd George
King Suffers With Abscess
London reports the King has an abscess on the right chest side. A bulletin from Windsor Castle says the infection is draining and the King will remain in bed but can still transact public business. Public reaction mixed, noting the prior serious infection last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Windsor Castle
Henry J. Martyn
Stanley Hewitt “Dawson
Penn
Traffic toll in Elyria county amid Memorial Day jams
Lorain county faced a major traffic jam as Memorial Day travel spiked. Charles Bennett and three others were injured when his car veered into a ditch on Route 20 east of Norwalk, with Miss Louise Pope the most seriously hurt. Deputy Sheriff Wilbur Beaver sustained leg injuries from a motorcycle skid on Lake Road oil patches. Anna Echko was fined for reckless driving after a collision on Lake Avenue. Joe Mihatko and Steve Prage paid fines for intoxication. John Frederick was arrested for drunken driving and awaits a hearing. A Cleveland auto sped onto Green Line tracks near Stop 5, overturned, with occupants unaccounted for on arrival.
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Charles Bennett
Clark Street
Norwalk
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Melvin Rowe
Louise Pope
Miss Geraldine Tear
Miss Pope
Wilbur Beaver
Wellington
Lake Road
Beaver
Anna Echko
Lorain
Justice S. J. George
Lake Avenue
Andrew Konrad
Stop
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Laks Avenue
Joe Mihatko
Steve Prage
Cleveland
Ernest Oldag
John Frederick
Cuyahoga County
Frederick
S. J. George
Green Line
Four Holiday Deaths In Toledo
Memorial Day in Toledo marked by four deaths tied to the heat. Alfred Orner, 14, of Miami Children’s Home, drowned. Ferdinance Cutchall, 19, of Toledo, drowned. John Gose, Toledo, killed after being struck by a train. Reuben Cumings, 18, Toledo, died in an auto trolley crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Alfred Orner
Miami
Memorial Day Toll Tops 100 Across Nation
United Press reports Memorial Day accidents killed more than 100 people as heat waves drownings and auto crashes spiked nationwide. New York State led with 22 deaths, while Washington DC tallied 45 and Michigan recorded eight drownings and six heat/auto fatalities.
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New York State
Metropolitan Fairgrounds
New York City
Michigan
New York
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Nebraska
Colorado
Missouri
Washington
D. C
Pennsylvania
Texas
Idaho
California
Minnesota
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maine
Alabama
Florida
New Extension Agent Beings Work Here
Horton Alger, newly appointed Lorain County Agricultural Extension Agent, arrives to study local conditions and prepare to assume duties. He will split time between Elyria and Burton, assist Rowland, and plan a full time Elyria role by June 10 while moving his family into 219 Stanford Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton
Alger
Burton
Elyria
Lorain County
City
C. E
Rowland
Elytia
Geauga County
Blyria
Aptiae Rowland
Stanford Avenue
Five planes await good weather for Atlantic flights
Old Orchard Me May 31 Five land bound trans Atlantic airmen wait on favorable June weather to fly to Europe The Green Flash and Yellow Bird remained grounded by recurring North Atlantic weather reports from Dr James H Kimball New York meteorologist Repairs were made on spokes and wheels of the Green Flash while a fuel leak in the Yellow Bird was fixed Pilot Jean Asgelant and Rene Lefevre tested the Yellow Bird life saving canoe as Armeno Lotti returned from New York with weather updates
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Old Orchard
Europe
North Atlantic
James H. Kimball
New York
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Rome
Paris
Armeno Lotti
Yellow Bird
Dr. Kimball
Jean Asgelant
Rene Lefevre
Ohioans Seek Cool Spots as Mercury Rises on Memorial Day
Ohioans flocked to rivers parks and shade seeking relief from heat that rose to 95 degrees the hottest Memorial Day in 35 years. Tragedy struck city and rural areas as drownings and accidents claimed several lives across Cleveland Richmond and Steubenville while traffic snarls and a notable clash involving Patrolman Fenrich highlighted a busy holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Ohio Wns
Old Sol
Mercury
Death
Cleveland
William Tanna
Edgewater Park
Lake Erie
Ray E. Billington
William Mazurkiewicz
Billington
New York Central Railroad
Mazurkiewicz
Julius Goldman
Clarence
Ohio River
Richmond
Ind
Clarence Knapp
Columbus
Carl Sheefer
Cross Creek
Steubenville
Helen McGowan
Robert McGowan
American Legion
William “Hibbs
John Free
Arthur Thompson
Uhrichsville
Fenrich
Fenrichs
Canton
Belazia Runn
Thomas Runn
Anthony Breckenridge
President Hoover Urges Immediate Global Armament Limitation
President Hoover in Arlington memorial address urges action toward disarmament and a Kellogg Pact based peace. He calls for real commitment to curb naval arms, argues defenses must be for defense not aggression, and seeks parity and reductions among nations. Observers note stylistic similarities to Gibson Geneva speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
America
Arlington National Cemetery
Corty
Hugh Gibson
Geneva
Tiffin Fire Chief Narrowly Escapes 2300 Volt Wire
Fire Chief John A. Grogs of Tiffin narrowly escaped death when a 2300 volt electric line briefly paralyzed him. He fell from the wire but regained contact, severing the current and saving his life. A burned hand is his only injury. The accident happened while inspecting wiring to a cottage at the Ohio Masonic National Orphanage site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin. O
John A. Grogs
Tiffin
Jr. QO. U. A. M. National Orphana
Boiler explosion on farm injures three near Ghent
Three people were injured on Memorial Day when a steam boiler exploded at the George Hershey farm south of Ghent, Akron Ohio. Mrs A R Medford 37 her son Laverne 16 and her husband were struck by debris as steel fragments flew 200 feet. Mrs Redford was buried. her clothing ripped from her body. A piece of steel struck her son as hot coals showered him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
George Hershey
Ghent
A. R. Medford
Laverne
Amherst Man Fined On Liquor Charge
Sheriff raid at Romeo Rim home in Amherst leads to a $100 fine and costs for possession. Deputy action follows a weekend roundup. John Kidnezak of Massey Road faces assault and battery charges after a neighbor alleges violence during the holiday. arraigned before Justice S J George with a hearing set for tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Clarence
Adams
Romeo Rim
Shad Rim
S. J. George
John Kidnezak
Massey Road
George
Fatal stabbing at Cleveland mu stares Snyder home
Mrs Dorothy Marsh Snyder a prominent Cleveland wife was slain in a quarrel over wages by her maid Anna Szeman 45 who after the crime calmly called police. Police found three knives near the body including a nine inch blade and a watermelon on the kitchen table. Szeman under police questioning said I killed her and later claimed Mrs Snyder attacked her with a knife during the dispute over wages. Snyder now in court was notified of his wife s death and details of the domestic drama emerged as investigators traced the sequence of events from the morning quarrel to the fatal stabbing.
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Cleveland, C
Dorothy Marsh Snyder
Alonzo M. Snyder
Anna Szeman
Charles D. Marsh
van Sweringen
Snyder
Chicago
Waid
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Bucyrus
Holloway Automobile Agency
King
Elyaiang
Clarence Eldege
Paul Chapman
Horton Alger
Atlantic
Trishman
Chinamas
David Wang
Seamen's Chare! Institute
Jim Kelly
Wang
Hospital
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