Truman Heads West on 19 State Campaign Run
President Truman began a 19 state campaign tour promising to fight hard to retain the White House. He traveled with running mate Sen. Alben W. Barkley who visited Union Station to bid farewell after arriving from Europe. Barkley urged, Good luck and mow them down. Truman replied I’m going to fight like hell. The 17 car special train left Washington at 11:06 a.m. EDT for a 9,500 mile vote hunt.
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Truman
White House
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Washington
Union Station
Barkley
Europe
Mr. Truman
Deer and Two Fawn Seen Behind Oberlin Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Heidrich on Oberlin Road watched four deer and two fawn play near their pond yesterday. They initially mistook them for goats before recognizing the animals. The fawn played briefly then disappeared into the nearby thicket.
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Henry Heidrich
Oberlin Road
Heidrich
Hoover in serious condition with pneumonia at home
J Edgar Hoover head of FBI, 53, confined to bed with bronchial pneumonia. He was first ill last week and doctors ordered rest. Hoover built the FBI into a leading law enforcement body and led campaigns against Dillinger era criminals and postwar communism.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Ike John Dillinger
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Kelly
Frank Nash
United States
City awards copper tubing and pig lead contract
Service Director D W Kothe said Victory White Metal Co Cleveland won the contract for 3132 dollars for copper tubing and pig lead for the water department. Purchases include 6000 feet of 3 4 inch copper tubing at 28 66 per foot 1000 feet of 1 inch tubing at 36 61 per foot and 4000 pounds of pig lead at 26 15 per pound. The bid was the lowest among several.
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D. W. Kothe
Victory White Metal Co
Cleveland
Water Department
Oberlin area contact listing report
Fragmentary OCR shows names and phone numbers for VIOLE and BARSON on Quarry Road and Pleasant Street. No clear event or dated action. Reads as partial contact directory snippet with office and personal numbers incomplete.
Edmonds Weds Kipton Girl in Oberlin Home
Marriage of Gertrude Klein daughter of Mr and Mrs L C Chamberlain Kipton to George H Edmonds son of Mrs Herbert Edmonds Oberlin occurred in early August. They reside at 108 North Pleasant Street Oberlin. Also notes church notices and a public NAACP talk by Gloster B Current set for September 23 in Oberlin.
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Oberlin
L. C. Chamberlain
Kipton
Gertrude Klein
George H. Edmonds
Herbert Edmonds
North Pleasant Street
Bob Champion
Cham- Pilon
Church School
Mount Zion Baptist
Normal C. Crosby
Christ Episcopal
Robert F. McGregor
Sacred Heart
Thomas A. Kirby
S.T.D
Robert C. Blair
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Current
Ohio
Dayton
West Virginia State College
Voelker
Wayne University
Detroit
NAACP
Martin Ruth of South Amherst Dies
Martin Ruth longtime South Amherst resident died last night at his daughter's home. Born in Germany on December 31 1880 he came to America at 16 and lived 68 years in South Amherst. He married Elizabeth Herrmann in 1883 and left five children Otto J Lodi A Emil H and Fred C plus nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was a member of Amherst First Evangelical United Brethren church and had been blind for 19 years. Funeral arrangements set for Sunday at 2 pm at his home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Martin Ruth
South Amherst
Harold E. Moore
East Main Street
Mr. Ruth
Marburg
Germany
America
Elizabeth Herrmann
Moore
Otto J
Lodi A
Emil H
Fred C
Fourth Street
Elyria
Amherst First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ruth
C. Vandersall
Leith
Evergreen Cemetery
Death records summarize Nellie Rice Ladd Kipton matron
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie B Rice will be Sunday at 2 39 PM from Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Dr James H Sivard officiating and burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Mrs Helene E Ladd 37 died at home on Gifford Road Amherst after six weeks illness born in Hungary January 17 1911. Surviving husband Lloyd Ladd son Haven L two sisters four brothers and two step-sisters. Friends may call at Sudro Curtis until noon Monday with funeral at Brownhelm Evangelical Church at 2 PM Monday. Burial Elmwood Lorain. Mattie Hart 68 of Springfield died at Springfield City Hospital former Kipton resident survived by two brothers. Body at L D Gerber Funeral Home Kipton with services Saturday 2 PM EST. Interment Kipton cemetery.
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Helene E. Ladd
Gifford Road
R. D
Amherst
Ladd
Hungary
Henrietta Township
Brownhelm Evangelical Church
Lloyd Ladd
Haven L
Mary Pete
Henrietta
Betty Black
Painesville
Jennie Inman
Rome
Ohio
Alex
Jack Pete
Sacramento
Calif
Steve Pete
Ripton
Andrew Pete
Edith
Magdelene Pete
Sudro- Curtis
Ludwig Mayer
Elmwood Cemetery
Lorain
Mattie Hart Kipton
Mattie Hart
Springfield
Springfield City Hospital
Kipton
Alfred Hudson
Jefferson
Lloyd Hudson
L. D. Gerber
E.S.T
Kiwanis Convention Opens in Dayton With 1000 Attendees
Dayton hosts a four day Kiwanis state convention starting Sunday drawing about 1 000 Kiwanians and wives from 161 Ohio clubs. Registration at the Y M C A lists 375 locals including 208 non veterans 55 veterans 75 local 18 year olds 22 non veterans and 16 veterans. Volunteers including Mrs Ann Schmittgen and Miss Gerry Gorham man registrars at the Y M C A and Oberlin College.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ann Schmittgen
Marlen Murbuch Aliss Sally Oldfield
Madeleine Stoen
Jean Gollmar
Mussatan Chsning
Carolyn Bauer
Vaiss Karen Bauer
Wayne Jeak
Gerry Gorham
Oben College
Wailty
Dean Holdeman
James Arthur Campbell
El‘dive P. Vance
Francis X. Borler
Robert W. Warner
Robert + Gunderson
Carl ‘T. Arbur
Wertt H. Bromund
Robert Barr
Kiwanis Club Hears World War II Chaplain Message
The Rev John E Duffy state chaplain of the American Legion and Bataan Death March survivor spoke to Elyria Kiwanis Club urging defense of the Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence above personal interests He warned of difficult days ahead without national discipline and cited lessons from Pearl Harbor and Bataan praising Filipino scouts and stressing need for the best men in the nation Guests included local Elyria and Parma attendees.
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John E. Duffy
American Legion
Bataan
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Father Duffy
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
New London
Pearl Harbor
United States
Imperial Army
Robert E. Wilson
Martin Bowen
Harold A. West
Richard S. Horan
Elyria
G. R. Fernelius
Parma
Government to lead national probe of new cattle disease X
The Agriculture Department announced a nationwide effort by scientists to identify and combat a new cattle malady called disease X. It has caused serious losses in meat and milk across 26 states, with unknown transmission and limited treatment success. Symptoms include watery eye and nose discharge, loss of appetite, and skin thickening, affecting mainly younger cattle over 3 weeks to 3 months.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Fifty B-29s Set To Fly For United States Day Observance
About fifty B 29 Superforts lift off from bases worldwide to participate in Air Force day events in the United States tomorrow.
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United States
Washington
Elyria planning work linked to Scooe’s organization visit
Elyria hosts a week of city planning activity financed by the Elyria Civic Foundation for the Master Plan development. Boy Scout delegates present include Rors Ludwig field Scout executive Dr C A Seabright Roland Foster of Troop 192 E P Crates and Jack Yoo of Troop 105 Daniel Boyd of Troop 148 William Mittler of Troop 47 plus Troop 150 and the Senior Scout Unit to take part in the parking survey planning.
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Scooe
Elyria
Realtors Hear Talk By Rowe On Constitution
Akron Republican congressional candidate Ed Rowe spoke to the Elyria Board of Realtors during Constitution Day observances. He lauded the Constitution’s balance of people’s control and flexible progress, cautioned against eroding provisions, and warned against alien ideologies amid national emergencies.
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Ed Rowe
Akron
Lorain County
Elyria Board of Realtors
Elks
Ohio
United States
National Board of Realtors
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Missouri
State Convention of Realtors
Columbus
Rowe
Wells Mole
Ohio service printing company awarded election materials bid
The Ohio Service Printing Company of Lorain won an uncontested bid of 1150 for printing ballots labels faces of voting machines unofficial samples and return sheets for the November election. Deputy clerk Ruth Fox noted costs are lower this year due to voting machines with prior costs cited as 2175 two years ago and 1583 four years ago.
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Ohio Service Printing Company of
Lorain
Ruth Fox
Election Board
Board of Elections
Fox
Prices At Noon Irregulars Across Major Firms
A garbled stock price item lists numerous companies including American Radiator Glidden Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Woolworth General Motors Republic Steel Kennecott Copper Standard of Indiana Ohio Oil and more. The text ends with a note from Miss Fanny Hatfield of Cottingham England claiming she has never been in love at age 91.
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N. Y
Penna
Glidden Co
Montgomery Ward
Seveseanes
Sears Roebuck
Ee Woolworth Co
Seerneeves General Motors
Weesa Republic Steel
Kennecott Copper
Standard of Ind
Texas Oil
Warner Brothers
Bendix Aviation
Css
Chrysler 2
White Motors
Westinghouse
U. S. Steel
Anaconda Copper
Standard of
N. J
Ohio Oil Ge
Standard of Ohio
Socony Vacuum
American T. & TL
Cleveland Exchange
Cleveland Elec
Fanny Hatfield
Cottingham
England
Rubberized paving comes to Akron first test in city
Akron known as the rubber city prepares for its first rubberized street test on the north side of Exchange Street. Workmen lay the final mixture of synthetic rubber and asphalt as engineers tout the paving as more water proof, resilient, long wearing and skid proof, opening a potential new field for synthetic rubber use.
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Akron. O
Exchange Street
Month Old Baby Dies Suddenly in Grafton
Thomas Lee Gentry, month-old son of Mr and Mrs James Gentry of Grafton, was found dead in his bed this morning. Acting coroner Adair ruled death by suffocation. Survived by parents, two sisters, a brother, and paternal grandparents. Body at Russell D Fulton Funeral Home. services Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Grafton Methodist Church. Burial Nesbett Cemetery.
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Grafton
Thomas Lee Gentry
James Gentry
Burchard — Street
Adair
Mary Mae
Elizabeth Ann
James Harold
Mabel Gentry
Dayton
Tenn
Joe Houser
Chattanooga
Russell D. Fulton
Robert Chaunce
Grafton Methodist Church
Nesbett Cemetery
Police Dept. News Items from Local Streets
Police report a 7 year old boy, Thomas Graham, injured when struck from his bicycle by a vehicle driven by Galen Gardner. Gardner claims sun glare blinded him. Additional cases include a disorderly conduct fine for Stanley Osminski, a speeding arrest of Ray Hamilton, a dog bite incident involving Charles Murphy, and theft reports by Charles Wyatt and Robert Parker at Stang Motor Co.
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Thomas Graham
Lake Avenue
Galen Gardner
Foster Avenue
Shear Street
Gardner
Thomas
Joseph White
Charles Murphy
East River Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Howard Jackson
Charles Wyatt
Ninth Street
Robert Parker
Oberlin Road
Stang Motor Co
Wyatt
Parker
Veeck backs Cleveland bid and night-game support
Veeck said this appears to be a Cleveland pro position as the Boston club helps by breaking a rule against additional night games once scheduled. He urged a large turnout, predicting at least 60,000 for the event while noting Don’s uncertain return to his career and hoping the investment aids his recovery. Black had a strong night and physicians remain hopeful about his prospects. A bright kitchen layout aims to save the homemaker time and effort.
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Cleveland
Veeck
Boston
Don
Black
Ohio Democrats Denounce Broken Promises in Laushes Bid
COLUMBUS The Democratic party unveils a state platform denouncing the Republican administration’s broken promises and praising Frank J. Lausche for governor. Mayor Thomas A. Burke of Cleveland delivered the keynote, urging that Lausche’s platform offer durable policies rather than splinters of tomorrow.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
Burke
Lausche
Truman
Divorces and suits filed in Lorain county court
In Lorain and Elyria area court actions include divorces granted or filed for neglect cruelty wilful absence and non support. Debtors include L P Wettring Master Equipment Co and Lillian Robaugh Opal Blackford. Crimes involve robbery indictments against Joe Cole and Lewis Francis with probation requests. Property issues involve a quiet title suit in Russia township and a county water line project study. A theft report notes a $75 centrifugal pump taken from Paul Brown in Columbia Station.
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Joe Cole
Lewis Francis
Elyria
D. A. Cook
John Burton
Lorain Banking Co
L. P. Wettring
Master Equipment Co
Typhoon Tollin Tokyo Tolls Five Dead and Displaces Thousands
A typhoon with 80 mph winds struck Tokyo killing five and leaving over 1,000 homeless. Seventeen missing and 51 injured were reported among residents, with 2,000 dead or injured in Ichinose City according to Jiji Press and Kyodo News. Tokyo plans to send a relief ship to Oshima land, home to 38,000 residents cut off from the mainland.
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Tokyo
Sea Town
Jiji Press
Kyodo Ne
Ichinose
Oshima
Three Boys Held On Arson Charge
Three boys ages seven and 15 were held on delinquency and arson charges in Columbus after a Sunday fire at the Brooks Bottling Company. The three al iarm fire destroyed a cement block building housing the Bottling Company and Cemco Manufacturing Co. Investigators traced the blaze to a discarded cigarette. The 15-year-old admitted discarding the cigarette and matches after he and four other youths broke into the plant. Juvenile authorities said a cab driver reported seeing them fleeing and provided descriptions to police.
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Columbus
Brooks
Cemco Manufacturing Co
Juvenile Bureau
Cecil W. Stevenson
Steveson
Markets Cleveland Livestock and Produce Roundup
Cleveland livestock prices show cattle at 700 head with cho 38 41.50 and higher quality runs, calves 450 steady. hogs 1200 steady. Sheep 600 with prime lambs 25 27, retail eggs firm with U S grades. Toledo grain bids listed. homegrower fruits and vegetables priced with wide varieties from apples to tomatoes and peppers.
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Cleveland
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Pleasant
Oberlin Church News
First Church
Joseph F. King
Qoberlin
First
J. F. King
Religious Education Workshop
First Methodist
Wilbur E. Geist
Circle II
First Methodist Ae
Irv 1. Porter
East College Street
Herman Worcester
Leonard Stdley
World Council of Churches
W.S.C.S
Gwen Smith
Elm Street
Grace Lutheran
Wilbert J. Fields
C. E. Bell
Broadway
Amherst Memorial Studio
Jackson St
West Ave
Death Records
Sudro-Curtis
Kiwanis Club
United Press
Peewee
Lafayette Life Insurance Co
Lafayette, Ind
J. Richard Mathis
Police Dept. News
Stanley Osminski
Cleveland Street
Henry W. Ault
Os Minski
Ray C. Hamilton
Norwalk
Mother's Workshop
Thomas Cocco
Dolores
James Ocskay
Julia
Arthur Schroeder
Dimitar Koteff
Olga
Beatrice Foods Co
Lillian Rodebaugh
Second Street
Opal Blackford
West 25Th Street
Dorothy Getty
North Ridgeville
Edgar
East Avenue
Sidney Wynn
R. D. Oberlin
Russia Township
John Waller
Griswold Road
Ohio Department of Health
Murray Ridge Road
Carl Swiers Coal Co
Hazel Johnston
William
Joseph Bright Et al
John Lisewski
Rose Gula
Harry
Paul Brown
West River Road
Columbia Station
Sheriff's Department
U. 5
U. S
Toledo Grain
Toledo
McIntosh U
Jonathans
Bskts
Pascal Bskt
Savoy Types & c
Peck Bskts
Tony Green
Acorn
P.R. Smith & Co
Elyria Savings
Cleveland Lettering & Emblem CO
Prospect Ave
C. E. Byers
First Church of God In
Church of God
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