286:. The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and miscellaneous material concerning Fetzer's life and work as a newspaper man and writer. After Fetzer's death, his wife, Hazel "Toni" Fetzer and a New York agent, Sally Harrison, edited his poetry and prose.
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His column "A Tale O' The Town" began on the same date as
Josephine's column in July 1925. He was Josephine's neighbor when he lived at 508 Buchtel Avenue in Akron. Upon her death in 1927, Herman wrote a full front page tribute to Josephine for the
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but also did rewrites, editorials, and features until his early death from lung cancer. Largely through the efforts of his widow, Hazel, several volumes of his work were published posthumously:
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He was born in Maple Valley, Ohio, to Lydia Meyer and Levi E. Fetzer. After graduating from Akron's West High School, he worked as suburban reporter for the
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on 23 August 1927, which was reprinted in
November of the same year. His newest column "Afternoons Around Akron" appeared also that year.
271:(1937); 3 volumes of Ohio farm stories culled from a "Rural Vacation" series composed for the Press; a representative Fetzer anthology,
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183:. Herman married Hazel May Stevenson on 5 August 1922, in Akron. Together, they had no children. Herman died 17 January 1935, from
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and published several books and poetry, two of them based on his
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Fetzer's reputation spread as he published articles, poems, and stories in
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Fetzer, Herman (22 August 1927). "Pays
Tribute To Beacon Journal Writer".
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444:"Inventory of the Herman and Hazel Fetzer Papers, 1918-1973"
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392:"New Beacon Journal Feature Of Interest To Entire Family"
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The Bulls of Spring: The
Selected Poems of Jake Falstaff.
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An inventory of his works is held in a repository at the
374:"Fetzer's Thoughts On Death Are Found in 'Reini Kugel'"
458:"Herman Fetzer, 'Falstaff' To Reading Public, Dies"
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500:The New York Times. 1 November 1942. p. BR24
476:"Fetzer When He Was A Beacon Journal Writer"
277:Jake Falstaff Selections to Make You Thirsty
303:The Big Snow, Christmas at Jacoby's Corners
263:early in 1930, Fetzer not only contributed
335:Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran, 1929.
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175:s Akron bureau, Fetzer remained with the
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317:New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1937.
305:. Boston, Houghton Mifflin company.
269:The Bulls of Spring: Selected Poems
482:. Newspapers.com. 18 January 1935.
464:. Newspapers.com. 18 January 1935.
380:. Newspapers.com. 18 January 1935.
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333:Reini Kugel: Lover of this Earth.
329:Boston, Houghton Mifflin company.
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289:Upon his death in 1935, The
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321:Come Back to Wayne County.
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426:"Afternoons Around Akron"
498:Latest Works of Fiction.
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297:Selected bibliography
249:Franklin Pierce Adams
309:The Book of Rabelais
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339:Pippins and Cheese.
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