Early history of Lorain County Fair explored in Elyrian notes
Lorain County Fair secretary W B Richmond outlines the county fair’s origins, tracing the 1846 organization of the Lorain County Agricultural Society and earlier stock shows in Elyria Oberlin. He highlights 19th century plowing matches, Oberlin College backing, and the progression to an 86th Lorain fair in Elyria scheduled for September.
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Elyrian
Lorain County
Ohio
W. B. Richmond
Lorain County Fair
Columbus
United States
Richmond
Geauga County
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Elyria
Oberlin
Beebe House
Ely Park
Kinney
Oberlin College
Joseph Swit
Daniel B. Kinney
Artemas Beebe
A. H. Redington
Henry Tracy
George Sibley
Edwin Byington
D. T Baldwin
T. W. Osborn
Eira
Hon
Early Lorain County Agricultural Society Fairs Page
A historical account recalls the first Lorain County Agricultural Society Fair held in Elyria on September 9 1846 with premiums totaling 11 00. It notes key organizers like Harris and Townshend, prominent Amherst and Brighton residents, and early officers Joseph Swift and D B Kinney.
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Loramn County
H. Brownell
C. J. Bryant
Amherst
Uriah Thompson
Elia Park
Black River
C. Reed
Samuel Stocking
Brighton
Elyria
N. P. Johnson
Columbus
Board of Agriculture
Joseph Swift
D. B. Kinney
John H. Faxon
A. H. Redington
Edwin Esington
H. C. Safford
W. N. Race
A. W. Whitney
Benjamin C. Perkins
N. §. Townshend
J. Dascomb
J. H. Fairchild
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Richmond
Pittsfield Society to Meet and Local Happenings
The Foreign Missionary society of the M E church in Pittsfield will meet Thursday afternoon at the parsonage with Rev W R Bryenton. Mr and Mrs Ted Breyley and two children drove to Sandusky for a picnic and brought Lena Dirlam home after two weeks at Lakeside. Eva Piper and two 4 H club girls attended a style show in Elsha where Elsie Avery and Mary Elizabeth Whitney earned top sewing grades. Thirteen girls received honorable mention. Arthur Witney drove a Thew Shovel Company truck to Peebles and back. A farm horse of A E Nash bled to death after tangling in a wire fence. Mr and Mrs Charles Good and sons and Mr and Mrs Charles Davis of Ashland visited the West and Tomkins families in Cleveland. Velma Whitney was brought home from Lakewood.
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Ted Breyley
Sandusky
Lena Dirlam
Lakeside
Eva Piper
Elsha
Elsie Avery
Mary’ Elizabeth Whitney
Arthur Witney
Thew Shovel Company
Lorain
Peebles
Ohio
A E. Nash
Nash
Charles Good
Robert
Richard
Charles Davis
Ashland
Joan West
Charles Whitney
Wilma
Mary
Donald
Cleveland
John Tomkins
Velma Whitney
Lakewood
William Mills
Sheffield Lake
James Davidson
Ruth West
Chester Streicher
Amherst
Betty Maye Lounsbrough
Mary Lounsbrough
South Main Street
Oberlin
Ruth Mille
Earl Davidson
Camden
Wallace Bear
Ed. Scott
William Bear
Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Worcester
Ruth Mills
Elyria
P. BE. Harding
Kipton
Henry Brandt
Wage cuts eyed for railway workers as loan talks loom
New York August 10 reported plan for a second wage reduction of 56 percent or more for millions of union railway employees. A $300 million loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund equipment and repairs is debated as eastern and western railroad executives meet. The move echoes February’s 10 percent cut tied to declining revenues and interest charges. Critics call the loan uneconomic, arguing purchases and repairs may not be needed for years.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Western Railroad
Association of Railway Executives
the Biltmore
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Railroad chiefs discuss plan to keep workers on the job
Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, prepared to present the administration proposal to the association at the opening session. The three day conference will cover economic recovery, unemployment, eastern trunk line mergers, elimination of wasteful competition and wage reductions.
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Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Willard
Opera Manager Joins Cincinnati Faculty
Herbert Witherspoon, former vice president and manager of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, is named director of music and dean of the faculty at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He chairs the music committee for Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition in 1933 and is a former Metropolitan Opera member.
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Cincinnati
Herbert Witherspoon
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Mus
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Witherspoon
Drowns When He Falls From Boat
Cincinnati man Robert Ribbe aged 30 drowned in the Ohio River after falling from the speeding launch. The vessel could not be turned in time and he disappeared before rescue efforts. His body was recovered early today.
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Cincinnati
Robert Ribbe
Ohio River
Brighton social notes from G. E Gill and neighbors
Brighton residents share weekend visits and gatherings with relatives in Cleveland Toledo and Clarksfield. Guests include Shirley Guill Homer Fenner and families in Cleveland and Carl Gill and Mrs Gill in Toledo. Local outings feature a Clarkfield homecoming and Chippewa Lake afternoon chats. The field closes with a moral about character and reputation.
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Brighton
G. E Gill
Shirley Guill
Cleveland
Homer Fenner
Roy Peck
C. H. Lampen
Wilma Lampen
Robert
Chas
Lampen
Fay Perkins
Washington
C. R. McCullough
Sam Brown
Brown
Clark Ewell
Betty Greens
Chippewa Lake
Effe Edwards
Wellington
Edwin Edwards
Bert Day
Clarksfield
Ohio State Fair to Feature 390 Piece Boys Band
A 390 piece Symphonic Boys Band will headline the Ohio State Fair in Columbus from August 29 to September 3. It will include 16 flutes, 8 oboes, 90 clarinets, 28 sopranos, and 180 other instruments with broadcasts from the state capitol. The band, directed by Louis B. Pete, will arrive by bus, stay in tent housing, and operate under health department oversight and strict supervision.
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Columbus
Charles M. Beer
State Capitol
Waiu
Health Department
Louis B. Pete
Red Cross Runs Medical Unit At State Fair Grounds
On the Ohio State Fair Grounds the Red Cross will maintain a complete surgical and medical unit. Every attention this unit can provide will be given to the boys. Tents will be enclosed by a fence and an officer will guard the main gate during the day and at night.
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Red Cross
Cut Fine For Intoxication
EAST LIVERPOOL Ohio August 10 Despite protests from ministers church groups and the WCTU the city council reduced the minimum fine for intoxication from 100 to 1 and costs The ordinance passed over Mayor Bene dum's veto and becomes effective in 30 days unless a referendum is called The concessionary remark by Councilman Hughes notes the policy affects families The article also shifts to a broader foreign policy comparison of peril narratives.
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East Liverpool
W. C.T.U
Ralph C. Benedum
Japan imports bulk of raw materials in trade shift
The text notes a major change in Japan's foreign trade with 68 percent of imports now raw materials rather than manufactured goods. It reflects on industrial and scientific growth and the humility science inspires when viewing nature’s vastness and complexity.
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Japan
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