Typhoid-Stricken Family Faces Eviction

“Mrs. Thomas Henderson is critically ill at her home on the West Side and her daughter is down with typhoid fever. The family is in distressing circumstances, yet this did not deter Al Turner, the landlord, from serving notice on them to vacate, though Henderson was only four dollars delinquent Continue Reading

Martha White Passes Away at Home

“Mrs. Martha Anna White, 79, colored, wife of Charles White passed away at 7 PM Thursday at the home at Dry Run, Portsmouth Rt. 1.” “Born in Macedonia, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey.” “Mrs. White was a member of the Allen Chapel Continue Reading

The Deaths of Aurora and Elza Bolton

“Death at 8:30 PM Thursday claimed Mrs. Aurora Bell Bolton, 66, wife of Elza Bolton of Slab Run after a lingering illness of complications.” “Funeral services will be held at the Slab Run Christian church of which she was a member, Sunday at 2 PM with Reverend George Franz officiating.” Continue Reading

Two CCC Workers Killed

“Two CCC workers were killed on the Akron-Cleveland road, 8 miles north of here early today by a hit-skip driver while returning to the Virginia Kendall camp after an evening spent in Akron.” “They were William Davis, 20, of Sugar Grove, Ohio, and John Hoskins, 19 of Deerfield.” “Two truck Continue Reading