Will of Edgar F. Allen Reveals Major Bequests
The 75 year old will filed for probate discloses charitable gifts totaling 75000 to Elyria Memorial Hospital the International Society for Crippled Children the Elyria Home for the Aged and the Elyria Y M C A. The estate is valued at about 115000 with the hospital receiving the principal 50000 to be partly held as a wife memorial endowment and partly used for equipment replacement under executors Frank B Allen and Roy F Vandemark. Additional legacies include 10000 to the crippled children society 10000 to the Home for the Aged 5000 to the Y M C A and 1000 to each of his nieces Ruth and Mildred Berry with the remainder to his son.
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Edgar F
Daddy” Allen
Allen
Elyria Memorial Hospital
International Society For Crippled, Children
Elyria Home For the Aged
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Blanche Wood Allen
Frank B Allen
Philadelphia
Roy F. Vandemark
International Society For Crippled Children
Elyria Y. M. C. A. Bequesta
Ruth
Mildred Berry
Frank B. Allen
Lorain County Fair records show high attendance and success
Lorain County Fair officials audited receipts and expenditures for the ninety first annual fair, saying the event was successful in attendance exhibits and entertainment. About 3 000 paid admissions plus nearly 10 000 school children and teachers joined County School Day, totaling around 28 000 for the three days and four nights. Premium winners list was being compiled for announcement next week.
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Lorain County
Pleads Guilty In Chicken Theft and Sentencing
Walter Swenton 32 of Cleveland was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge B D A Cook on a plea of guilty to burglary and larceny. Mrs Helen Sajewicz 29 of Cleveland was granted probation after pleading guilty to the same incident at Ridgeville farm, while William Brown of Lorain received 60 days in county jail for carrying concealed weapons.
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Walter Swenton
Cleveland
Ohio
BD. A. Cook
Swenton
Helen Sajewicz
Ridgeville
Charles Nevadomski, Jr
William Brown
Lorain
Brown
Weather Ohio cloudy and cooler with showers
Weather in Ohio expects cloudy and cooler tonight with showers in the east and south portions. Sunday will be generally fair and cooler as a trough extends from the eastern Lake region through the Ohio Valley to Louisiana. Rain is moving along a narrow front from Georgian Bay through Indiana to Arkansas while the rest of the country remains mostly fair.
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Ohio
Eastern
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Louisiana
Great Lakes
Plains States
Georgian Bay
Indiana
Arkansas
United States
Plains
Milnois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Mussolini Hails Hitler On First German Visit
Mussolini praised Hitler as herald and defender of European civilization during a state visit to Munich. He bestowed on Hitler the honorary rank of Corporal in the Fascist Militia, signaling solidarity between the Fascist and Nazi regimes amid European tensions.
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Munich
Upr
Benito Mussolini
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Mussolini
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Europe
Makale
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Franz Ritter von Epp
Duce
Engelber Dollfuss
Brenner Pass
Austria
Horst Wessel
OPS Project Here Nears Completion in Elyria
The Ohio Public Service Company advances a 25000 dollar safety upgrade in Elyria downtown, relocating underground wires formerly along West avenue to paths along Tremont Street and Lodi Street. The plan reduces fire risk, improves reliability with a two way feeder, moves transformers to steel structures, and removes many poles along Tremont Street.
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Ohio Public Service Company
Elyria
J. B. Johnson
New York Central Railroad
West Avenue
Tremont Street
Lodi Street
Lodi
Troxel
Troxel Building
Washington Avenue
East Avenue
Depot Street
Tro2mont Street
Troxel Alley
Paul Gentzel
Gentzel
Broad Street
East
West Avenues
Troxel Company
C. H. Merthe
Merthe Company
Auto And Cow Collision Near Whiskeyville Damages Wellington Driver
Deputy sheriffs report a car driven by Elmer Moore of Wellington was damaged at about 7 20 p m on Route 58 near Whiskeyville when it collided with a cow owned by Joe Bara of Woodford avenue. Bara fled the cow and agreed to pay Moore for damages.
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Elmer Moore
Wellington
Whiskeyville
Joe Bara
Woodford Avenue
Bara
Moore
Chinese Use Mysterious Guns to Stop Jap Bombers in Nanking
In Nanking on September 25 Japanese war planes conducted multiple raids causing extensive destruction and hundreds of casualties. Chinese anti aircraft guns reportedly responded with deadly effect, striking several planes and sending others to crash. American observers and Ambassador Johnson watched from the embassy as officials noted damage to the Hsiwan Electric Works and surrounding areas.
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Nanking
Hiness
United Press Shanghai
Mark
Hsinkwan
Hsiakwan Electric Works
Nelson T. Johnson
President Roosevelts Yellowstone Park recreation trip
President Roosevelt pursued leisure in Yellowstone Park aboard his special train en route to Seattle. The 36 hour recreation period followed a rapid Midwest to Northwest inspection tour during which he defended the New Deal. He met state executives and faced questions about court reform and funds. Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney joined the train in Cheyenne amid welcoming committees and political contention.
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Roosevelt
Seattle
Yellowstone Park
Mid-West
Wyoming
New Deal
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
O'Mahoney
Supreme Court
Cheyenne
Leslie A. Miller
Oberlin Woman To Speak Here At Salvation Army Service
Miss Clara Shively of Oberlin will speak at a Salvation Army service at headquarters on Broad Street at 7 30 p m Sunday Captain Henry Hiller announced the service is open to the public
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Clara Shively
Oberlin
Salvation Army
Broad Street
Henry Hiller
Increase Schedule At National Tube
Operations at the National Tube Company plant in Lorain will rise next week from the current level. Four blast furnaces stay in operation while 12 open hearths, one more than this week, will operate. the Bessemer converter doubles turns and the rail mill runs five days starting Monday.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer Converter
Skelp
Butt
Lapp
Admits Slaying Her Husband in Wellston
WELLSTON Ohio September 25 Pace Chief William Smith said Mrs Gertrude Graham admitted she shot her husband after months of domestic strife David Graham aged 48 died last night from two bullet wounds in the left chest Police quoted Mrs Graham who aged said that her husband threatened to kill her A pistol was found in Graham s pocket and she shot him with a .22 caliber pistol The shooting was witnessed by the Grahams son and three daughters No charges have been filed against Mrs Graham
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Wellston
Pace
William Smith
Gertrude Graham
David Graham
Graham
Agd
Cuint Smith
Gentzel Named Assistant To Chest Chairman
Paul M Gentzel was named assistant campaign chairman for the Elyria Community Chest by campaign chairman Karl W Plocher Gentzel has led Community Chest drives for a decade and chaired the industrial division in 1934 He also led the Elyria Rotary Club in 1936 37 The campaign runs November 15 to 23 budgets due to the executive committee near Wednesday Preparations for the Chest budget and shawet will begin soon after
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Paul M. Gentzel
Elyria Community Chest
Karl W. Plocher
Gentzel
Elyria Rotary Club
Community Chest
School Principal Shot By Boy Recovering
TOLEDO. O. Sept. 25 Miss June Manes 59 Toledo school principal wounded by a seventh grade boy pupil who later shot himself shows rapid improvement. Robert Snyder 12 the assailant is slightly improved. Miss Manes said she did not think he had a grudge and that the incident resembled a movie performance with a tense dramatic manner.
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Toledo. O
June Manes
Toledo
Canadian Sailors To Go On Strike
Canadian Seamen's Union plans a general strike next Tuesday if wage demands are not met. The move would halt all Great Lakes vessels, as non striking ships could be boycotted by the International Longshoremen's Union in the US and Canada. Dewar Sullivan of caviar Co. S. Up organizer stated the strike would lock up Canadian shipping.
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Toronto
Ont
Canadian Seamen's Union
American Federation of Labor
Dewar Sullivan
Caviar Co. S. Up
Tony
Great Lakes
Sullivan
International Longshoremen's Union
United States
Canada
Truck Trailer Breaks Loose Three Killed
Lorain County traffic fatalities rose to 46 with three Clevelanders dead after a truck trailer unfastened from its truck and careened across Lake Road at 2 50 p m. The victims Anna Pitt 55 Hans Kollin 34 and Harriet Kollin 29 all from 10801 Greenlawn Avenue Cleveland died from injuries sustained when their car was struck and rolled over near Lorain. The truck driver Veari Churchman 36 of Toledo said he did not know the trailer was loose until the crash. Coroner ruled accidental deaths and the bodies were moved to Cleveland.
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Lorain County
Harriet Kollin
Hans Kollin
Lorain
Veari Churchman
Toledo
Norwalk
Cleveland
A. J. Bower
E. H. Davey
State Highway Patrol
S. C. Ward
Schwartz Funeral Home
Garr Brothers Free On Bond In Denhardt Murder Case
Garr Brothers are free on bond awaiting grand jury action in the assassination of Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt. County Attorney Coleman Wright seeks indictments against Dr. E. S. Garr Roy Garr and Jack Garr. The October circuit court term opens Oct. 4 with defense counsel planning for trial to test Kentucky’s claim of acting lawfully. Denhardt, engaged to Mrs. Veline Garr Taylor, was killed on the eve of a second murder trial. Roy testified he shot after Denhardt reached toward a hip pocket.
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Shelbyville
Hubert Meredith
Denhardt
Veline Garr Taylor
Roy
Rodes K. Myers
Board of Trade halts September corn trades at $1.10 1/2
Chicago Board of Trade suspends trading in September corn to quell a corner caused price run. The price is fixed at $1.10 1/2 a bushel, with all open September contracts to be filled at that level. Directors call it the most drastic wartime style action in peace times to curb speculation.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade Directors
Two Electrocuted in Cleveland Factory Incidents
Two workers died by electrocution in Cleveland within 24 hours. Walter W. Antone, 60, was killed at the Cleveland Welding Co plant after pulling a light switch. Walter A. Grear, 42, died at the Cleveland Electric Laminating Co newer house while repairing a switch.
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Cleveland
Walter W. Antone
Cleveland Welding Co
Walter A. Grear
Cleveland Electric Laminating Co
Japan blocks third party aid in Far East warning
Geneva reports Japan will accept no outside intervention as tensions rise in the Far East. In Tokyo the British ambassador protested bombing of Nanking and Canton. Washington officials fear Japan may answer protests with more bombing as the United States weighs future policy decisions.
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Geneva
U P
Japan
League of Nations
Far East
Tokyo
Robert Craigie
Kensuke Horibouchi
Nanking
Canton
Washington
State Department
China
United States
Prisoners Stage Sitdown Strike at Alcatraz
SAN FRANCISCO Sept 25 A hundred inmates at Alcatraz Island prison began a sitdown strike locking 100 in their cells while 250 workers were confined to quarters. Warden James B Zobnaton suffered injuries from an assault by a life-term prisoner Burton Phillips from Wichita Kansas. Guards faced a tense standoff as the unrest prompted potential bread and water treatment if work does not resume.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
James B. Zobnaton
Burton Phillips
Wichita
Kan
Phillips
Johnston
George Hess
Frustrate Fascist Uprising In Madrid Reported Nightfall
Madrid authorities say a fascist uprising was thwarted by the Loyalist government. Gen. Joss Miaja reports over 3,000 people involved, with the Chilean Embassy and several other embassies tied to the plot. The White Falange reportedly had members in official circles amid tension over Spain’s failed League of Nations bid.
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Madrid
CRX
Joss Miaja
Central Front
Miaja
Falange
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Kansas City
Kas
WPA
Acme
O.P.S
Chest
Garr Brothers
Bulletin
U. S
Alcatraz
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