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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1936
Page
5
Classified notice lists pricing for small ads: 26 words or less at 25 cents, three for 50 cents, or one dollar. Copy due by 11 a.m. on publication day. Call 2644 if unable to visit the office. Rates outside Van Wert county are one cent per word per insertion.
Ohio vital statistics division reports a 15 per cent increase in deaths from acute alcoholism in 1934 over earlier years. Officials expect a higher percentage rise for 1935. The state death rate for acute alcoholism was 2.79 per 100000 in 1932, with slight rises in the following years.
Fragmented OCR notes show times and travel references from Ohio Northern with mentions of morning6 30 a.m. and 8 20 a.m. plus arrivals from North at 2 20 p.m. and 8 22 p.m. The text lacks complete context or clear events.
Toledo motorists are cautioned about the city's most dangerous traffic corner identified in a WPA survey. The report highlights risky intersections and calls for safety improvements.
A fragment mentions a 1939 Hudson four door sedan with tires, painted black, and references a 1999 Hudson Coach with unclear notes including names like marco and os word IPR. The readable detail points to a vehicle listing or appraisal fragment.
Raabe Auto Company at 117 Walnut lists several used cars including a 1935 Ford with heater and a Tru Truck model. The ad emphasizes availability and calls for inquiries by phone 2028.
Mixed old notice fragment lists sale of livestock and farm implements with auctioneer names J. O. Huffine Earl Albright and J D Lane Earl Albright then shifts to sealed bids for depositing school funds by Ralph H Adams Clerk Middle Point Village School District with bid conditions and deadline March 3 1936. Also a public sale of estate assets from late James on prelor deceased at Union Township Van Wert County Ohio on February 28 1956 with cash terms and executrix Alice Pitinbarger.
In Carthage North Carolina the $500000 estate of Elva Statler Davidson is in court as foster daughter Mary Statler fights to resist a bequest to widower J Bradley Davidson Jr. The suit alleges undue influence by Katherine M Statler Isabell Baer and Ellsworth Statler amid the unresolved mystery of the heiress death from a year earlier.
Julia Craig known as Nadine White confronts pressure from police and the press while preparing to perform at the White Club. Tom Payson and lawyer Peter Kemp discuss defense options as Nesbitt case looms. Julia resolves not to become a sensational figure and braces for further inquiries.
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