Grass Fires Keep Firemen Busy in Elyria
Rain helped curb a series of grass fires that kept Elyria firemen active for days. The latest blaze occurred in the California Fruit Store garage on West Ave near Broad Street, caused by a backfire from a flooded carburetor. No building damage, but wiring was damaged. Firefighters from Hose Company No. 1 battled grass fires on Sixteenth Street, Beech Street near Radient Mills, and a brush fire east of Stanford and Garford Avenues with three separate hotspots. Children with matches were blamed for earlier fires. no property loss reported.
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California Fruit Store
West Avene
Broad Street
Sixteenth Street
Beech Street
Radiant Mills Company
Stanford and
Garford Avenues
Hose Company No. 1
Garford Avenue
Prospect Street
Nazi Leader Hangs Self in Czech Jail Cell
Heinz Rutha a top Nazi figure in the Czech zone reportedly died by suicide in a Boehmusch Leipia jail cell while awaiting trial after October arrests of 16 Nazis on charges including homosexual acts. The death risks renewed tensions between Czechoslovakia and Nazi Germany.
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Czechslovakia
UPI
Heinz Rutha
Czechoslovakia
Boehmusch- Leipia
Nazi Germany
Rutha
Ife
London
Geneva
Neidenberg
Germany
The Silent Observer The Silent Observer
A playful anecdote about a young professor lost in his studies who forgets to kiss his bride for three weeks and quips that he has been kissing no one, prompting a humorous response.
Stranger Seeks Room for Rent Using Odd Offer
A stranger at a door advertising a room offers to buy insect powder, prompting the woman to refuse. He then agrees to take the advertised room, prompting intrigue about his true motive in Topeka Capital.
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Topeka Capital
Archaic Word Keeps Crashing Into Modern Speech
A playful Mutual Magazine dialogue contrasts archaic and modern usage as a teacher suggests composing a sentence with archaic, while William quips about choosing between archiac and practicality. The exchange showcases language humor and wordcraft without a formal event or person of note.
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Willam
William
Archiac
Mutual Magazine
No, not our wives. Your right hand is bigger than your left
The fragment notes a comparison between the right and left arms, stating the right arm is heavier than its mate, then ends abruptly with an unfinished phrase about one side of your.
Face symmetry and bees in a country editor's note
A columnist riffs on facial asymmetry and the need for editors to know all. A woman asks how to treat sick bees and is reminded to show respect. The piece touches on farm life, corn husking, a Buffalo veteran planning a barrel Atlantic crossing, a barber joke, and seasonal seaside and mountain resort promotions with glossy brochures.
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Eycuse
Farm Vacation Ads and a Humorous Letter Exchange
A humorous, rural scene contrasts wealthy seaside resorts with proletarian camps and farmhouses offering summer rooms. A Reverend declines a farm stay after a pigsty complaint, replying through Eph Jackson with a quip about hogs. A class photo is pitched for sale as the scene closes.
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Matthews
Eph Jackson
Eph
Mathews
Additional "Pirate" Activity Reported
Reports from the Franco Spanish frontier state new piracy activity in the Mediterranean. Nationalist forces on the Aragon front prepare for a large offensive. French destroyer No 75 engaged an unidentified submarine off Valencia while escorting Imerethie II. The submarine sighting occurred about 20 miles offshore with water columns rising, fate of the submarine undetermined.
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Wendaye
Mediterranean
Aragon
No. 75
Valencia
Imerethie II
Endorses Forget-Me-Not Day Drive in Elyria
Mayor Leonard Smith endorses the annual Forget-Me-Not Day drive to be held in Elyria on November 13 by Elyria Chapter 49 of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. The endorsement was announced by the city.
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Elyria
Leonard Smith
Mischief, Memory, and Ironies in Daily Life
A compact slice of social satire contrasts marriage lines with a nurse and a barber, adds a biting quip about a deceased teacher, and notes thieves adopting airplanes. The piece pivots to jokes about money, dignity, and a dated scene of dinner table etiquette and social dances.
Disabled Veterans Drive Honors Meuse Argonne World War I Soldier
Nineteen years after the Meuse Argonne offensive that helped win World War I, disabled veterans urge public support through their annual drive. The message honors fallen and living veterans, noting the indispensable service of the Disabled American Veterans to the community and calling citizens to civic-minded participation.
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Meuse-Argonne
Forget-Me-Not Day Remembrance Flower Mentioned
A brief line notes a citizen’s plan to wear a small blue flower as a symbol of remembrance on Forget-Me-Not Day, reflecting a local customs mention.
Wisconsin Traffic Map Highlights Auto Accident Frequency
In the state capitol rotunda Madison a large map of Wisconsin shows rows of pins, each marking a traffic accident. The display was created by the state highway commission to emphasize how common automobile crashes are.
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Wisconsin
State Capitol
State Highway Commission
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