Speed Flier Killed In Bendix Trophy Open At Cleveland
The opening day of the National Air Races at Cleveland's Municipal Airport turned tragic when Lee Miles, 37, of Fort Worth, was killed in a qualifying crash of his tiny racer. Witnesses said the plane reached about 270 mph before shedding its wings and plunging into woods. Miles, a prominent racing pilot since 1933 and 1934 American champion, had also given flying lessons, counting Ann Harding among his pupils. Another fatality occurred a week earlier in Presidio, Texas, involving Mrs Genevieve Savage. The event's program included mass flights, stunt flying, parachute jumps, and the Amelia Earhart Memorial race for women.
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Cleveland
Los Angeles
Lee Miles
Fort Worth
Tex
Miles
Ann Harding
Genevieve Savage
San Diego
Calif
Presidio
Alexander P. Seversky
Floyd Bennett Field
N. Y
Navy
Otto Hagenburg
Amelia Earhart
Weather reported showers across Ohio and surrounding regions
Showers tonight and perhaps Saturday morning with cooler conditions anticipated Saturday in central and north areas. A weather disturbance centers over the Lake Tegiot with a 29.64 inch low pressure at Port Arthur and White River. Rain occurred in Ohio, the South Atlantic States, the Lower Mississippi Valley, Eastern Texas, the Southern Rocky Mountain region and along the Great Lakes' northern edge. Temperatures yesterday were in the 0s in the Ohio Valley and west toward the rockies.
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Ohio
Alberta
Lake Tegiot
Port Arthur
White River
South Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Halpin Enters Mayor Race as Independent Candidate
John B. Halpin of 12% Glendale court files as an independent for mayor. A former Republican councilman, Halpin joins Justice of the Peace Joseph Petro and former Mayor W. H. Vanoster in a three way race. In Elyria, Leonard A. Terry files for two school board seats alongside Julia Martin and Ruth Bridgeland. Terry works at National Tube Co. and has two McKinley students.
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Wigma
John B. Halpin
Glendale, Court
Halpin
Halpinia
Republican
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Q. Petro
W. H. Vanoater
Elyria
Leonard A. Terry
Kenyon Avenue
Terry
Julia Martin
Tenth Street
Ruth Bridgeland
Princeton Avenue
National Tube Company
McKinley School
Woman Struck By Auto Receives Laceration Injuries
Mrs. Oscar J. Pixley, 50, of 445 East Broad street, was hit while crossing in front of her home. She received lacerations to the head, shoulder, knee, and ankle. treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital and discharged. The driver, Byron Dagne of 22% Winckles street, said he was traveling 20 to 25 mph and could not avoid striking her.
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Oscar J. Pixley
East Broad Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Pixley
Byron Dagne
Winckles Street
Dagne
Mre
Sales Taxes Rise in Lorain County Six Months
A report by State Treasurer Clarence H. Kinsley shows Lorain County collected about 368,126.94 in sales tax receipts for the first half of this year, up from 355,219.48 in the same period of 1936. July totaled 19,088, versus 16,507 in July 1936, making July the county’s best retail month.
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Lorain
Clarence H. Kinsley
68 Children Examined At Today's Clinic
Today at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children 68 children were examined including two infantile paralysis victims. A 98-year-old Lorain County boy and a 14-year-old from Huron County were expected to be admitted for after treatment. The clinic noted 24 new cases and ongoing progress for others. next clinic set for September 17.
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Lorain County
Gates Hospital
F. B. Dew
Elyria
Amherst
Dew
G. E. French
Walloyd Adair
Lorain
Huron County
Isabelle A. Hasley
Ashtabula
Attica
Japan Is Heavy Buyer of Arms in First Half Year
Washington reported the commerce department data showing Japan bought large quantities of munitions abroad in the first half of the year. The move pushed Japan’s unfavorable trade balance to 176 million, 600 thousand dollars, the highest since 1924.
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Washington
Japan
Commerce Department
Dope Kit Found Ties To Avon Kidnap Robbery Ruse
Dope kit found near Stop 86 by a boy sparked investigation into a five bandit kidnapping of a Lorain couple, car theft, and a morning gas station robbery at Lake Avenue and Griswold Road. Authorities link kit contents to possible narcotics and a later AVON area shack case, with deputies watching for a return of the suspect. The kit included powder, tablets, a cream, and a woman's shoe print was noted nearby.
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Lake Avenue
Griswold Road
Lake Shore Electric
Sheffield Lake
Stop 86
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Michael Bulzomi
Marshal Willam McKinley
McKinley
Avon
of Nyéchen
Joseph Millie
Rose Marie Catalano
Duplex Manufacturing and Foundry offers stay or strike ends
The Duplex Manufacturing and Foundry Company will withdraw its offer to employees on Tuesday September 7 1937 unless accepted. The plant with 110 workers shut August 23 after a strike. President Lloyd Brown states the offer was made due to rising costs and warns of returning all patterns to customers if not accepted.
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Duplex Manufacturing and Foundry Company
Lloyd Brown
Brown
Busiiness
Chinese Artillery And Japanese Warships In Big Gun Duel
Chinese artillery clashed with Japanese warships in Shanghai as ground fighting intensified. Chinese forces breached lines and advanced toward the Whangpoo river, while American and foreign vessels in the international settlement faced shelling and aerial bombardment, elevating the threat to civilians and cruisers alike.
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Shanghat
U. P
Whangpoo
Pootung
Shanghai
Woosung
Yangtsepoo
United Press
Whangpoo River
United States
Augusta
Elty
Japan
Hongkew
International Settlement
Soochow Creek
Paotung
Danae
Shanghai Volunteer Corps
Eivilians
Volunteer Corps
Nanking Road
Sassoon House
Duchess
Bes
Honngkew
Passenggere
State School Funds Being Distributed County Totals Reach 195587
State school funds for Lorain County and its towns are being distributed as notes ranging from 24.14 to 8282.54. The county system totals 66702 and all county and Elyria Oberlin Lorain schools total 195587. Deductions for the State Teachers' Retirement System are taken from these notes. The Wellington Schools receive 8282.94 the largest note while Russia Township gets 24.14. Other amounts include Avon Lake 3270.38 Avon 2531.58 and many townships noted.
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Loraine
State
Department of Education
Elyria
Oberlin
Lorain
FE. N. Dietrich
Wellington
Russia Township
Avon Lake
Avon
Brighton Township
Camden Township
Carlisle Township
Clearview
Columbia Township
East Carlisle
Elyria Township
Grafton Township
Grafton Village
Henrietta Township
Huntington Township
LaGrange
Penfield Township
Pittsfield
Ridgeville
Rochester Township
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst
Brownhelm Township
Eaton Township
Chest Clinics At Pleasant View Sanatorium Begin Wednesday
Pleasant View Sanatorium will start a fall schedule of X-ray and chest clinics next Wednesday per Dr. Dean H. Minnis, superintendent. No appointments before that date. Afterward, X-ray clinics run each Wednesday and Saturday morning from 9 to 11, chest clinics from 1 to 3 p.m., and the first Wednesday evening of each month from 7 to 8.
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Pleasant View Sanatorium
Dean H. Minnis
Three Well Preserved Indian Skeletons Found
Telegraph linemen uncovered three well preserved Indian skeletons behind the summer home of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Mich., at Kellys Island. Excavation halted pending notification to the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society.
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Sandusky
Dominican Sisters of
Adrian, Mich
Kellys Island
Ohio Archeological and Historical Society
Bendix Transcontinental Race Lands Woman Flyer in Cleveland
Jacqueline Conkras the lone woman entrant in the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race arrives in Cleveland after taking off from Los Angeles, first to land here as seven male rivals race on toward Newark. Contenders seek $28,000 prize with the fastest six pilots sharing $20,000. other racers push east from Los Angeles as two incidents reduce the field.
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Los Angeles
Cleveland
Col
Roscoe Turner
Bob Perlich
Glendale
Calif
Union
Widl
Newark
Will Organize Alumni Band in Lorain County
A new amateur ensemble named the Lorain County Alumni Band plans 60 players from Elyria and Lorain County high schools. Directed by Russell Peterson and a yet unnamed director, the group will welcome former graduates, including women, to play for enjoyment with occasional school appearances. no fees or dues.
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Lorain County
Sach
Russell Peterson
Elyria
Frank
Freak
Petermee
Wee
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Cleveland Municipal
Acme
U. S
China
U.S
Dorothea Plath
Lett
Betty Jack
Phoenix
Ariz
S. 8
Taft
San Francisco
U. S. Lurline
Comselate
Bulletian
B. G
Sonny) Sandorph
N. J
Municipal Airport
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