Local Briefs Show City Plans and Returns
Local items note Mr and Mrs H D Taylor visiting Penfield hosts. Guardian appointed for Harlie Williard Parish 17 of Grafton as W C Turner takes guardianship. East Bridge street walk plan outlined by the street committee. Cleveland & Southwestern car derailment on Lorain due to mud delays service. Veranda request for Sweet Endley block pending council vote. P Bins sells Lorain grocery store to Rentson Braun Ayers firm. Amhrst real estate boom predicted. Henry Ketbe to build a $23000 four story brick block at Elyria and Church streets. Century Building Company names D J Nye J C Hill James Nichols D C Baldwin F F B Hill W G Sharp to board. officers pending. Church Street Terminal in NYC touted as largest office building with 4000 offices 39 elevators for 10000 tenants. Sugar Ridge east side trunk sewer and West River street sewer projects funded by certificates of indebtedness. Amounts range one to two thousand dollars.
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Sugar Ridge
East Side Trunk
Gulf Street
West River Street
CULLINGS FROM PROBATE COURT C. E. Van Deusen Named Administrator
CULLINGS FROM PROBATE COURT lists C. E. Van Deusen appointed administrator of the estate of Almira R. Peachy Borne of Lorain with a $7,000 bond. George L. Glitsch appointed administrator of Christ Klein of Lorain under a $2,000 bond.
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C. E. van Deusen
Almira R. Peachy Borne
Lorain
George L. Glitsch
Christ Klein
Cuban Land for Sale Across Broad Street
Classified notice: C. G. Kiefer of Cheshirs offers land for sale with contact evenings at 1 16 61 Broad Street. Lucas area reader notice.
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C. G. Kiefer
Cheshirs
Plock
Broad St
Second Hand Goods Bought and Sold in Elyria
A local notes a shop at 50 Hast Ave Elyria Ohio advertising purchase and sale of all kinds of second hand goods from needles to a house and jet with a storage house available. Phone listed as 10138 Rawson. Offers buy and sell services.
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Hast Ave
Elyria
Ophone
Rawson
Burglary at Virse Congregational Reveals Missing Funds
Thieves entered Virse Congregational Church on a night through the Court Street door finding it unlocked. They smashed the study door, searched Rev. W E Cadmus desk and took all but five dollars from the figure course fund, using a trail of half burnt matches to traverse the building.
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Virse Congregational Church
W. E. Cadmus
Court Street
Cadmus
Feirure
Story Of Tiger And Python In A Tree Draws Skepticism
A recent magazine tale claims an author was chased into a tree by a tiger and a python waited below, with the tiger supposedly strangled then eaten. Experts such as Dr Blandford and Dr Gunther dispute key details noting tigers rarely climb trees, do not inhabit Ceylon, and that pythons cannot swallow large prey.
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Blandford
Zoological Society
Ceylon
Gunther
We Will Keep the Goods As Delivered
A. Q. Stork Esq receives a public letter claiming a shipment was delivered to a wrong address. John Smith asserts no order exists, notes perishables and improper packing, and warns of responsibility for spoilage without shipping corrections. A Puck quip at the end claims they will keep the goods.
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A. Q. Stork
John Smith
P. S
Puck
City Board to Meet Monthly on First Monday
The City Board of Education will meet once a month on the first Monday starting February. The director of schools will assume many duties after February 1, reducing the board's workload and making frequent meetings unnecessary.
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City Board of Education
Mason at Large Jokes Riff On Three Jewels
A Long Island magistrate humorously jails a hoboes Mason who whispers about the three jewels. The tramp claims not to have attended a lodge in 18 years and recites the ritual answer. The judge sentences him to ten days.
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Long Island
Hoboken
N. Y
Morocco Penal Code Described As Draconian In Justice
The article notes Morocco’s penal system as harsher than Draco. It cites two recent cases: a native prowler flogged 300 strokes for stealing three fish, and a youth given 3 000 lashes for stealing about one pound sterling, dying shortly after the sentence.
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Administration of Justice
Morocco
Grand Jury Considers the McAlpine Murder Case
The grand jury will begin deliberations this afternoon in the McAlpine murder case with witnesses summoned including Frank Wolcat Walter Smith Frank Davidson Dr Lindsley Arthur Peck C A Taylor John Cooper Vern McAlpine Lottie Wisecup Jevi Smith George Whitehead and W J Krek The panel did not finish Rothfus rape case on Tuesday and recalled Dr P D Reety for testimony on Wednesday.
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McAlpine
Frank Wolcat
Walter Smith
Frank Davidson
Dr. Lindsley
Arthur Peck
C. A. Taylor
John Cooper
Vern McAlpine
Lottie Wisecup
Jevi Smith
George Whitehead
W. J. Krek
Rothfus
P. D. Reety
Entries Open for Lorain Two Mile Championship
Entries are open for the two mile championship race of Lorain county to be held at Glen's Rink in Lorain. Registration details and entry deadlines are expected to be posted locally. The event gathers local runners from Lorain County and nearby clubs to contest the long distance title.
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Lorain County
Glen’s Rink
Lorain
Long Lived British Statesmen and Octogenarian Premiers
The Sunday Magazine notes many British statesmen reached great ages. Gladstone and Palmerston were the only English premiers to become octogenarians in office. Six prime ministers lived past 70, with Sidmouth at 87, Earl Russell 86, Wellington 83, Grey 77, and Chatham 70.
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Gladstone
Lord Palmerston
Lord Sidmouth
Earl Russell
Duke of Wellington
Earl Grey
St. Beaconsfield
Chatham
the Sunday Magazine
Linden Wants Title Cleared in Avon Township Case
The case of Anton Linden against Joseph Kinsel Sr. is on trial in the court of common pleas. Linden seeks a title clearance to land in Avon township, while Kinsel asserts an adverse interest via a deed from Jacob Linden. Reporter Want Ads Bring Results.
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Anton Linden
Joseph Kinsel
Court of Common Pleas
Linden
Avon Township
Kinsel
Jacob Linden
Stray Stories Excerpt paints peril abroad
A narrator recalls a hair breadth escape with a young girl listening breathlessly. They describe wolves nearly within view, the danger lingers, and the fear turns to relief as the threat remains distant. The vignette captures tension and relief in concise tone.
Skeptical talk hints at weather bureau past
Skeptical remarks about belief arise in a dialogue. Egbert notes skepticism persists because Bacon used to be employed in the weather bureau, suggesting a background in meteorology informs his judgment. The exchange hinges on who must see proof.
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Egbert
Weather Bureau
Lorain fights Lakeview sewer plan in probate court
City of Lorain will seek an injunction in the court of common pleas to stop Lakeview from building a four foot diameter sewer into the lake, claiming pollution of Lorain's water supply. Lakeview lot owners resist annexation and threaten court action to protect local control, with state board of health already informed.
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Court of Common Pleas
Lorain
Lakeview
State Board of Health
Will Fight For Sandstone In County Buildings
In Cleveland on January 16 officials favoring granite for county buildings face a renewed push by sandstone supporters who argue it is an Ohio product benefiting many residents. Sandstone advocates urge letters to county commissioners, while a stray marketing line about Mrs. Austin's Pancakes appears.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Bank WANTS Money On Notes in Suit
The First National Bank of Cleveland sues H M Davis and H Hackenburg to collect 2329.43 on a promissory note for 5742.44 issued at Lorain on November 1 1965. Collateral includes 2500 in stock and 2500 in bonds of the Iroquois Portland Cement Company.
Doctor Seeks Change In Body Transport Rules
Lorain health officer BH Y Hung will ask the state Board of Health in Columbus to modify regulations on shipping bodies. He notes a peculiarity where moving a body between rail cars requires two certificates for each shipment, causing inconvenience to friends and relatives of the deceased.
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State Board of Health
Columbus
BH. Y. Hung
Lorain
Hug
Bakery Fixtures Sold in Appraiser Sale at Whitehouse
The stock and fixtures of the Whitehouse bakery were sold by the appraisers to Mrs. George Armbruster for $3,000. Former proprietor’s widow, Mrs Armbruster, acquired the assets as the business closure follows the death of the owner. WL We and Harry Beaver, involved in running it, fled the city after an assignment and have not returned.
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Whitehouse
George Armbruster
WL We
Harry Beaver
Matthew's Digest Promises Cure for Indigestion
An advertisement by Smith Bros Drugists touts Matthew's Digest as a permanent cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It offers a 50 cent bottle or one dollar bottle with a full money back guarantee if relief is not found after using half the contents.
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Smith Bros., Druggists
H T Marsh Leaves the Oberlin News
H T Marsh resigns as secretary treasurer and manager of the Oberlin News after selling the paper. C B Marsh will succeed him as manager while remaining editor. The note also mentions a notion about protecting a woman from others and preferring to act alone.
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H. T. Marsh
Oberlin News
C. B. Marsh
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. D. Taylor
Penfield
C. C. Lord
United States Navy
W. C. Turner
Harlie Williard Parish
Grafton
East Bridge Street
Cleveland & Southwestern
Sweet~ Endley
P. Bins
Rentson, Braun & Ayers
Amhrst
Henry Ketbe
Elyria and
Chirch Streets
The
Century Building Company
D. J. Nye
J.C. Hill
James Nichols
D. C. Baldwin
F. F B. Hill
W. G Sharp
Church Street Terminal
New York City
Diamond Joe
Poor Jones
Conry& Mueller, Grocers
Broad —Phones
Bell
Rev. Cadmus
Dr. Stork
Pocket Books
New York
Malpine
Smith Bros
Bacon
Lakeview Allotment Company
Deires
Leveland Bank
H. M. Davis
H. E. Hackenburg
First National Bank of
Cleve
Matthew's Digest
Swawee
Tau Aan Se
Ile
Max
Hart
West Broad St
Eigris
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