Taken From Our Files 1862 1880 1909 1919 Elyria Notes
A compilation from four decades of Elyria papers notes Civil War heroics and local school enrollment 288 total with 65 girls and 18 boys in high school, 42 non residents. Amherst recruit Disbro wounded at Winchester. Lorain County Bible Class gifts 400 Bibles. local fire and park work. 1880 cock fight results. mayoral bond. political nominations. 1909 fireproof society move. Bijou theater lease. 1919 soldiers return plans and naturalization tally.
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Elyria
Willian G. Cat- Mu
A. G. Disbro
Amherst
Winchester
Eighth
Indiang Fourteenth
Lorain County Bible Class
Lorain
Euclid Avenue
American Theater
West Broad Street
First Liberty Loan Bond Goes to Lieutenant Murbach
The opening Victory Liberty Loan campaign assigns the first bond to First Lieutenant Frank Murbach now with the army of occupation in Germany. George H. Chamberlain, Lorain County Liberty Loan chairman, announced Murbach’s request for the first bond two months ago.
Mrs Tillotson Reelected Head of Ohio Missionary Society
Mrs George Tillotson of Tiffin was reelected president of the Ohio branch of the Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant church at the closing session of the annual conference in Cambridge. Other officers named include F B Gilhousen West Lafayette as first vice president George H Miller Cambridge as second vice president FP L Brown Columbus recording secretary Charles Knight Columbus corresponding secretary Margaret Neer Catawba treasurer and J D Groff Columbus auditor along with executive committee members.
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Cambridge
George Tillotson
Tiffin
Ohio
Women’s Missionary Society
The
Methodist Protestant Church
Tillotson
F. B. Gilhousen
West Lafayette
George H. Miller
FP. L. Brown
Columbus
Charles Knight
Margaret Neer
Catawba
J. D. Groff
Farmer Fighters Replace Rebel Forces in Juarez
In Juarez reports indicate farmer fighters have replaced rebel forces as tensions rise. Names tied to the effort include Mia, Mary Tolbert, Tiffin, and Mrs R C Tolbert from Mt Vernon along with Mrs A C Rochte of Vernon. The note mentions bread making’s long history of over 5,000 years.
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Juarez
Ted
Mia
Mary Tolbert
Tiffin
R. C. Tolbert
Now
Vernon
A. C. Rochte
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Guadalupe
Sonora
Manuel Prieto
Race Speed Cup ends in fatal crash with officer pursuit
In Wickliffe Ohio a village speed officer pursued a light delivery truck after two youths, John Kane eighteen and Otto E Baubarger seventeen, left Wickliffe with a race speed. The car struck a concrete safety zone killing Kane and critically injuring Baubarger. The chase covered seven miles with speeds around sixty miles per hour.
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Cleveland
John Kane
Otto E. Baubarger
Wickliffe Village
Amit
Sergt
Jetca Fuller
Wickliffe
Serst
Fuller
Bus Company Ad Promotes Reliable Schedule Aftercare
A vintage ad asserts that passenger buses on strict schedules need top gasoline and lubricating oil. It proclaims We supply The Southwestern Bus Co delivering the best fuel and lubricants for dependable service.
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Southwestern Bus Co
The Old Mill at Elyria Site on Oberlin Road
A historic location known as The Old Mill lies at the intersection of Oberlin Road and the B and O tracks in Elyria Ohio. The fragment indicates a landmark or place associated with railroad access and a notable local feature.
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OLD Mill
Oberlin Rd
Elyria, Ohlo
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Iers
Rerlet
Court House
Elyria Republican
Middleburg
Cuyahoga County
Berea
Pp. D. Reely
Lee Stroup
Clayton Chapman
E. H. Hinman
Charles A. Metcalf
Cisby Irish
Peter Miller
J. M. Jayes
H. C. Vaneerine
Julian Peck
D. C. Fisher
Adam Kolbe
T. D. Phelan
A. G. Comings
W. L. Hughes
Washburg
Webber
Lorain County
Mansfield
Council
Washington Avenue
Elsia
Jones
United States
Charley M
Reublin Bros
P. V
Jones Farm
Jersey
Sunkist
Florida
Atwood
Richelieu
Climax
Quality Market
Broad St
Eagle Building
LSC
Peet
Zoc Ben Sy
Hamburg
von Coffee
Lec Mit
Roduct
Kelvinator
Kelvinator Corporation
Dickason Electric CO
Washington Ave
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