Amherst Area Veteran Henry Aiken Celebrates 95th Birthday
Henry E. Aiken has spent most of his 95 years in or near Amherst Ohio. Born July 24 years ago on the Aikan homestead opposite Calvary Cemetery, he lived much of his life on Jackson Street and worked as a farmer and rail brakeman. He attributes his longevity to routine meals and outdoor activity, with a life filled by hunting fishing and family.
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Jackson Street
Amherst
Henry E. Aiken
Lorain County
Aikan
Calvary Cemetery
Michigan
Aiken
Henry Aiken
Lake Erie
New York Central Railroad
Henry B. Aiken
Anna Winton
Will
Nvex
Téxas
Frans
Toledo
Dorothy
Lizzie Leuszler
Brownhelm
Alton
Leonard
Winton
Harriet
Colorado
Gene
St. Louis
Texas
Fred Leuszler
Grafton Briefs Highlights Local Social and Fire News
Sunday dinners and visits fill Grafton social pages with Tran, Barnes, Kruger, and Kinnect families touring Lakewood Lorain Amherst and Elyria. A supper fundraiser by the Widening Circle nets over 48 dollars. A fire destroys two barns and a shed on the John Law farm near Kin gley's Corners. tenants Jessie James and family reside there.
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Grafton
J. W. Tran
Winifred Tran
Edith Howard
Lucy Robson
Clifford Webb
Lakewood
Wm. Zerman
Bellevue
H. L. Barnes
Barnes
Mary Ellen
Zerman
J. E. Miller
Lorain
Cr. H. Schultz
Clifford
Albert Kruger
Mr. Schulla
Fred Schultz
Amherst
Walter Kinect
Reynoldshutz
Fred
Fitchentk
J. F. Sheldon
R. D. Sperry
East
Cleveland
Delbert Dunlap
J. &. Dunlap
Gladys
Ruth
Robert
James
Elsna
Maree Zacharias
Laf-A
Chile
Blanthe Edwards
Emma Frank
Rozella Spitzer
Don Barber
Myrtle Dunlap
Albert Woodings
Club
Barber
George Drake
Bay Village
Nelson Fhtehcock
H B Belden
Babe Belden
Valles City
Leon Motler
John Mohler
Alles
Mildred
Raymond
Carlisle
Edward Marriott
Oc. Linn
Marriott
Irving Mohler
Linn
Rahrig
Erhart
Charles Wale
Kingley’s Corners
Ella Reichard
Elyria
M. Ross
Rinehart
Marcella
A. C. Schilleman
Love and a yellow roadster in Lois’s difficult romance
Lois Corbin, a Chicago law office worker, falls for Bruce Durand, a wealthy stranger. She debates leaving home to join him, while friend Margaret pushes independence and a new life away from family control. Lois struggles between love and duty as the story continues.
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Lois Corbin
Sveanion and Swanton
Chicago
Toop
Lois
Lola
Auch
Bruce Durand
Scanlon
Bruce
Margaret
Aitte
Paul Scanton
Mr. Durand
Seamons
Brice
Lruce Durand
Ise
Arlene
Lor
Local social rounds include visits across Oberlin and surrounding towns
Oberlin and nearby communities saw a flurry of visits and calls. Arthur Barnard from Elyma spent time with relatives. numerous trips to Lorain, Cleveland, Penfield, Eaton, and Gibsonburg linked residents with friends and kin. The Novelty Club planned a Friday meeting, and school notes list Purple and Gold staff elected at Monday assembly.
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George Moughton
Oberlin
Arthur Barnard
Elyma
Myr
Ng Mohler
Lorain
C. H. Johnson
Guy Durkee
E. E. Durkee
Eaton
Myron Sooy
Ben Sooy
Penfield
Miss Nadine
Amy Saxton
Elyria
Robert Campbell
Cleveland
C. L. Baker
Novelty Club
Stowal Sooy
J. C. Clark
Charles MacNeal
A. C. Gayeska
A. D. Clark
Gibsonburg
Ohio
Jake Englehart
Mis
Princess Bryant
Jack Almschneider
Lakewood
B. A. Rothgary
Carl Longwell
Walter Longwell
Rose Longwell
Tha Ladies’ Aid Society
O. U. Baker
Wellington and Fort Wayne Deaths and Local Sports
Stewart Epitzer and Jake Editor report Albert Houghton 90 of Wellington died in Fort Wayne. His sister Edith Buell died in Winter Park Florida. burial planned in Wellington. Wellington High crushed Ridgeville 36 to 0 as subs played. Civil War veteran Eli Cooper 85 honored at Birthday dinner with guests from Elyria and Wellington. Baseball game Camden at Brighton called after rain in second inning.
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Wellington
Albert Houghton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Houghton
Hougton
Edith Houghton Buell
Winter Park
Florida
Buell
Mansfield
Pauline Clifford
Josie Houghton
Ridgeville
Ridgeville High School
Roy McCormack
George Braun
Elyria
Eli Cooper
A. Williams
John Caley
A. Q
A. H Fierce
Conrade Cooper
Milo Yaxtheimer
Wilda Abbott
Stewart Weiss
Bya Rowland
Roy MrcCormack
M. E Church
Howard Lehman
Lloyd Gall
Kenneth Trower
Gower
Caroline Miller
Hugh Kane
Elmer Rowland
Cooper
Camden
Brighton
Will
Mother Slays Four Children Then Takes Own Life
In Wilmington on October 17 Mrs. Lucille Ward, 38, killed her four children Arlene 11 Audrey 8 Edith 7 and Ritchie 4 then shot herself after a crisis over finances. Husband Russell Ward 40 found the bodies when he returned home from a job search in Reesville. A sixth cartridge remained unexploded in the 32 caliber revolver.
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Wilmington
Lucille Ward
Russell Ward
Reesville
Arlene
Audrey
Edith
Ritchie
Simpson College Ohio University Football Visit
The Kepler family traveled to Athens to watch the Simpson College and Ohio University football game. Russell Kepler, a star OU player, is expected to be in the scrimmage, per telegraphic reports. Mr and Mrs Frank Mosburg of Boise Idaho are visiting the Rogerses.
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Arthur Kepler
Harold
Marjory
LaVonne
Athens
Russel Kepler
O. U
Frank Mosburg
Boise, Idaho
J. P. Rogers
Early American Homes Topic Placed at Club Meeting
The first meeting of the season at the Woman's Afternoon Club is set for Monday evening in Herrick Auditorium. Clarence Ward of the Obertin College Art department will speak on Early American Homes. Wellington school teachers will be guests.
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Woman's Afternoon Club
Herrick Auditorium
Clarence Ward
Obertin College
Wellington School
Tragic Family Tragedy After Radio Tragedy In Home
A family in crisis ends in violence after a mother shoots her children and herself then dies. Ward, returning from work, discovers the bodies of Ritchie and the infant, while the three other children were injured. The radio played jazz as the event unfolded. Ward had removed cartridges days earlier and cannot explain how the weapon was reloaded.
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Fies
Ward
Ariens Ol An
Fred
Westport Life Jogs Writer Into Real-World Drama
Westport resident Wood Cowan fled Manhattan’s bustle for peace and quiet yet was soon immersed in dramatic events. He aided actress Eva LaGallienne after a water heater explosion caused severe burns and helped rescue a man electrocuted in his cellar while inspecting a mouse problem, leaving him wary of country life.
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Westport
Conn
Wood Cowan
Manhattan
Eva LaGallienne
Sisters Reunited After 35 Years Separation in Gurnee
Two sisters Ella Baxter and Mrs John Nofi ger, long apart since a Dewitt Arkansas split, were reunited at Ella Baxter's home in Gurnee near here after years in Caldwell Idaho where Mrs Nofiger had moved following the separation.
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Waukegan, Jr
Ella Baxter
John Nofiger
Gurnee
Here
Nofiger
Caldwell
Idaho
Dewitt
Arkansas
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