Three Girls Die In Explosion On Cruiser
In Los Angeles a 45 foot pleasure cruiser exploded during a trip to Santa Catalina Island. Three girls aged between 4 and 14 were burned to death while sleeping below deck. Parents and another couple were rescued badly burned as the cruiser sank. Cause unknown.
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Los Angeles
Santa Catalina Island
Coast Guard
Vivian
Viola Timberlake
Alice Tigs
Edward Miches Tobe Ona
Edward Tigg
Frank Berger
Aurora
Los Angeles Harbor
Avon Charm Club and Pleasant Hour meet with prizes
Avon society notes report the Charm Club hosted by Mrs Carlschaler with card play and prizes for Mrs De chant Mrs Forthofer and Mrs Smith. Pleasant Hour Club met at Mrs Heckel’s for bridge with winners Mrs Casper and Miss Theresa Casper and a lunch.
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Carlschaler
Louis Dechant
Julius Forthofer
Harold Smith
W. E. Blake
Forthofer
Pleasant Hour Club
Lawrence Heckel
Mat Casper
Theresa Casper
George Nagel
Avon Lake 7th Annual Carnival Opens Weekend Fun Event
Avon Lake hosts its seventh annual community carnival sponsored by American Legion Post 241 and Auxiliary from September 4 to 6 at Avon Lake Park Stop 56 Lake Road. Saturday events include opening ceremony at 1 pm, swimming at 2, bake contest at 3, farm exhibit at 5, Miss American Legion at 7, amateur vaudeville at 8, and gate prize drawing at 11. Sunday features opening at 1 pm, sun tan contest at 3, oldest married couple at 3:20, and pet show at 6.
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Avon Lake
American Legion Post No. 241
Auxiliary of
Avon Lake Park
Lake Road
Mary Harmon
American Legion
Sun Tan
Evening carnival schedule and public auction list
SKIEFS Delbert Peel of Michigan was a Wednesday overnight guest of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walker. On Thursday Miss Lucy Walker and several relatives from Cleveland Avon Center Road and Avon visited the Walker home for the day.
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Skiefs Delbert Peel
Michigan
Howard Walker
Lucy Walker
Henry Schenck
Cleveland
William Barr
Harold Smith
Howard and
Betty
Avon
Art Hudson
Center Road
Walker
Legion Post Election Tuesday Night at Elyria
Elyria Post No. 12 American Legion holds its annual election Tuesday night with contests for second vice commander and adjutant. Paul Collins is favored to become commander, following tradition as senior vice commander. John Kolopos seeks senior vice commander, while Carl Wolf eyes another term as adjutant. Drum and bugle corps plans for the national convention in New York are discussed as Philadelphia hosts a regional invitational.
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Elyria Post No. 12
American Legion
Paul Collins
Collins
Daryl L. Smith
John Kolopos
New York
Ely Stadium
Elyria
Philadelphia
Elyria Corps
San Gabriel
California
Commonwealth Edison Post
Chicago
Malden
Massachusetts
Bedford
Maine
Morristown
New Jersey
LaPorte
Indiana
Brighton Township School District Enlarged by Transfer
The Lorain County Board of Education accepted a 100 acre transfer from Clarksfield to Brighton Township, allowing a Mary R. Swell and Austin B. Swell farm portion to join Brighton. The move enables a local child to enroll in Brighton, with buses already routing past the site. Court ruling upheld transfers aligned with district plans.
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Brighton Township
Lorain
Brighton
Clarksfield
School Foundation
State Department of Education
Purse Stolen from Lorain County Bank Office
Mrs. A. 8. Ormsby of 327 Dennison Avenue reported to police that her purse was stolen yesterday from her husband's office in the Lorain County Savings and Trust Building. The purse contained about $5 in bills, some change, and a number of keys.
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A. 8. Ormsby
Dennison Avenue
Lorain County Savings and Trust
Auto Keys Stolen Reported By Local Doctor
Dr. J. Birkbeck of this city reported to police that the keys to his automobile were stolen from his car yesterday.
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3. J. Birkbeck
Mothers Air Complaints At Meeting
About twenty mothers receiving aid from Lorain County Department of Aid for Dependent Children attended a county commissioners meeting to air grievances. Tensions surfaced as Commissioner Dunn and Commissioner Davidson clashed over funding, while Judge Nye pledged to help within the law. The meeting adjourned with plans to review budgets and clarify the new aid program.
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Lorain County
Davidson
Dunn
Doris Todd
Todd
Beatrice Fisher
Department of Aid For Dependent Children
State Department
Edward de Chant
Nye
Albert Balock
Democratic Council
Miss Todd
Miss Fisher
H. C. Wilcox
Complains About Traffic Noise In Elyria
Pierre Smith of West avenue and Third street complains to Chief Stankard that motorists with defective mufflers and open cut-outs on West avenue create noise. He cites 5 p m as peak, estimating at least 20 violations daily if police checked then. Also notes Suez Canal Company plans 1.5 million dollar road upgrade from Port Said to Suez and Argentina’s electricity production shows a year over year rise.
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Elyria
Pierre Smith
West Avenue
Third Street
E. J. Stankard
Smith
Amherst Women’s Union Meeting Delegates Named
The September meeting at St Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed in Amherst elected Mrs. Lucy Roemer as delegate and Mrs. Edward Young as alternate to the State Convention in Columbus. The regional and Lorain County Federations were rescheduled, with the 15th anniversary noted, and Mrs. Carl Ernst chosen as delegate with Mrs. James Bruce as alternate. Financial and social details followed, including a postponed October birthday dinner due to the regional conference.
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Amherst, C
Women’s Union of
St. Peter's Evangelical
Columbus
Lorain County
St. John’s Church
Carl Ernst
James Bruce
Frank Starck
Fred Starck
Anna Schmauch
Charles Sabiers
Rudolph Sabiers
Paul Redman
Missionary Meeting of St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Quarterly Missionary meeting convened at the church parlors on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. William Schulz as hostess. Pastor Rev. R. C. Bosse led the Priscilla topic discussion. A play set titled Vitamin For Souls was performed by Mrs. Harry Mischka Mrs. Fred Messal and Mrs. Herry Martin. The Mite boxes were opened and the business session followed.
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Women’s Missionary Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Evangelical Church
Mary Hanchette
Fred Lange
Mecca
Clayton Springer
J. H. Ludwig
Raymond Sick
Cairo
Aid Society
John Ludwig
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Schulz
Priscilla
R. C. Bosse
Harry Mischka
Fred Messal
Herry Martin
Local Garden Avenue teachers host Helen Lapp shower
Elyria story notes a one oclock luncheon given by Mrs. Howard Greening in Huron for Miss Helen Lapp a Septem ber bride to be Hobart Bryant. Guests included former Garden avenue School teachers from Lorain and Elyria. Bridge game crowned Mrs. Helen Hees high scorer.
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Missapp
Howard Greening
Huron
Helen Lapp
Hobart Bryant
Garden Avenue School
Earl Cotton
Earl Meister
Harold Hammer
Joseph Farkas
Belle Midgely
Lorain
Helen Hess
Elyria
Russel Berk
Detroit
Lapp
Amherst
Greening
Helen Hees
Grafton Bridal Shower for Miss Eleanor Neff in Garden Theme
Mrs Ed Brenner and Mrs Harold Crawford hosted a Wednesday afternoon bunco party in Grafton for Eleanor Neff daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Neff as she prepares to wed Barney Haury from Erhart. Prizes were won by several attendees and guests received yellow garden flower decorations and a wine shaped balloon keepsake.
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Ed. Brenner
Harold Crawford
Cleveland
Eleanor Neff
Charles Neff
Grafton
Barney Haury
Erhart
Uttire
Bunco
Will Geat
Bert Myers
James April
Augusta Neff
Fort Crawford
Clark Crawford
Haury
Huntley
Myers
Hugh Tibbets
Hinckley
Will Gest
Clarence Wise
Harrd Pfeiffer
Earlschuster
Mildred of Eaton
Elenore Neff Honored in Mixed Shower for Bride to Be
Twenty women attended a shower at Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brenner’s home honoring Elenore Neff on her upcoming marriage to Nathan B. Haury. Guests traveled from Cleveland, Grafton, Hinckley, Belden, and Erhart. Bunco preceded the bride’s surprise. A luncheon of homemade ice cream and cake followed.
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Wilson Jameson
Richard Miller
Put-In-Bay
Grace Whelan
Molly Ryan
Cleveland
M. Lemon
Nina Ward
Jameson
Richard Wo
Vida, Richwill
Wilson
Ed Brown
Williamsfield
Ohio
Nick Schafer
Arthur Christ
Joseph Forthofer
Olga
Crystal Beach
The
Daughters of America
Bertha
Eugene Hubbard
Canada
New England States
Norman Stockhaus
Kay
Bay Village
Erhart
Ed. Brenner
Elenore Neff
Nathan B. Haury
Bunco
Grafton
Hinckley
Belden
Wellington 22S School to Open and Local Notes
Wellington opens September 8 with first session at 8 30 am through 11 30 am then regular schedule from Thursday. About 700 pupils expected. assignments to be made during Wednesday half day. Oberlin game set for September 24. Community notes include church services and school board update Mrs Keith Andrews becomes third woman to serve on village school board. Various local events and notices follow.
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Wellington
Wallington
Leo Grimes
Oberlin
Odd Fellows
Wellington District Holstein Association
First Wellington Bank
Eagles Hall
Wellington Aerie
Charles Sacks
Akron
Keith Andrews
G. B. Gregg
J. C. MacDermott
Local Notes and Social Roundup at Home and Hospital
Mrs. Fred Miller suffers sciatic rheumatism. Mr and Mrs C E Rousch of Cincinnati visit Dr and Mrs A A Baldwin and family for weekend and Labor Day. Mete-n-Ete club meets Tuesday evening with Mrs LaRue Biddinger. O S Coats undergoing observation at Lodi hospital. Mr and Mrs C G Leinseder return from State Fair. Mrs Maxwell Sooy.
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Keith Andrews
W. B. Sybrandt
Cleveland
Missea Creda
Jeannette Grissinger
Thei
Estella Grissinger
Leater Young
Elyria
Here
Dorothy Louise Waite
Berea
A. H. Peirce
V. H. Waite
Peirce
Fred Miller
C. E. Rousch
Cincinnati
A. A. Baldwin
LaRue Biddinger O. S. Coatss
Lodi Hospital
C. G. Leinseder
Maxwell Sooy
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Charm Club
Norman Klingshirn
Raymond
Urban Klingshirn
Wellington Fair
Urban
Norman
the Fay Co
Pocahontas
Schroll Coal
Suez Canal Company
Port Said
Suez
Argentina
By Denys Wortman
B. A. Jenne
Miss Braun
Eleanor Braun
Park Avenue
Kathryn Braun
E. G. Kalmyer
William Guild
Gertrude Kuhn
Eva Hearn
South Amherst
Conrad Zilch
Fred Holzhauer
G. Champion
Henry Kane
Wisconsin
Congregational Church
Ray Johnson
Foster III
N. F. Foster
Harris Street
Foster
Anna Judson
Tallyho Club
Nakomis Park
Larne Biddinger
Earl Rockwood
Irvin Bachman
Earl Schaeffer
Walter Mischka
Gordon Hoffman
Harry Hutton
Henry Bechtel
Birmingham
Arthur Woblover
Birdie Strauss
Canton
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
C. E. Schmidt
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
First Evangelical
M. A. Hayes
T. J. Williams
Methodist
B. H. Ryan
St. Joseph’s R. C
James Smith
R. L. Barber
Miss Cromwell
Ruth Cromwell
Howard Pick
Dorothy Cox
Elyria Avenue
Bridge
Dorothy Zilch
Ward Baker
Fleming Brainard
Doris Ellis
Marion Lord
Harold
James Ryan
M. E. Church
True Christianity
Hospital News
David Mowery
Bert Edwards
Edwards
Vermilion
James Larson
Cleveland Avenue
James Meyers
Tennessee
Emily June Smith
June Carter
Nettie Schaeffer
Charles Edge
A. Strauss
Aletha
Birdie
Dale
Alger Wilbur
A. C. Werner
August Luccio
Church Street
Flint
Ford
Watkins
EL. Worthington
11Th Street
Rigria, Ohio
Charles WW
Col
J C. MacDermott
Simon Peter
Methodist Episcopal
London
Green
Charles Barnes
Charles Willard
John HW. Green
A. N. Ryde
Union Park
Church of Christ
Christian Endeavor
St. Patrick’s Catholic
William T. Moran
Herrick Avenue
L. G. Knapp
Ft., Lauderdale
Fla
Dublo
Wellington Club
South
John
Eva
Fordof
Cleve
Daniel F
Woodstock
Harris
South America
Iris
Alesa
Catherine Murray
Prospect Street
John Murray
Murra
Italy
France
England
Misa Murray
Treva
Gertrude Andrews
Gibsonburg
Williams. Bennett
Tick Avenue East
Bis
Margaret Warner
Martha BeVier
Marie Isser
Jeannette Warner
E. White
Bennett
Ellis Cole
Byron Gove
Temperance
Ham Body
Barker Street
A Shields
Max
Coraopolis
A. W. Shieh
Shields
Wes
Quality Radio SH
St. Phene
Vivian Radcliffe
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