Pathways Of The Pioneers Late Winter Trip To Ohio Ordeal
Lorain County historical notes recount Joseph Sage and a ten-person group leaving Huntington Fairfield County Conn in February 1818. They trek through mud and snow to Hudson Stow Harrisville and finally a rough shelter near their eventual Huntington Township home, enduring broken wagon wheels Indians dances and harsh cold before settling five weeks into their journey.
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Ohio
Connecticut Western Reserve
Joseph Saze
Porios
Range 18
Becom Huntington Township
Columbia
Lorain County
Terrills
Beebes
Ridgeville
Reids
Black River
Huntington Township
Joseph Sage
Ohio Territory
Sarah
Connecticut
Worthington
Joseph
Merila
John Laborie
Anthony
Marilla
Sarah Sage
Huntington
Fairfield County
Conn
Marilla Laborie
B. Lang
Ete G. Caseil
Buntington
Mary Short
Elyria
Leigh
Hudson
Lang
Stow
Laborie
Harrisville
Harris ‘Vite
Washington
Sage
Sullivan
Henry
Railroad misread corrected in Huntington series notes
In Huntington notes a Clinton Line Extension appears in 1856 reminiscences but was never built. The Akron Canton Youngstown line ACY crossed the township with Baker's Crossing station, while a Lorain Ashland Southern line left little trace today. A prior map shows a wide curving grade across farms as a short lived transportation line.
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Huntington
Clinton Line
J. E B. Lang
Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Northern Ohio RR
Baker’s Crossing
Jane Davies
Lorain Ashland Southern Railroad
Detroit Race Riot Dims as Thunderstorm Forces Shelter
In early June 196 pre-dawn riots erupt across central Detroit with 17 killed by 11:30 am and 36 dead by 5 pm as Negro and white communities clash. Mayor Jeffries and leaders plead for restraint as violence ebbs with scattered rain showers aiding a pause.
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Detroit
Brush St
Stelwhites
John R
Cruise
Hastings
Negros
Edward J. Jeffies
Lucy Thurman Ywca
Paradise Valley
Simple Toothache Test Warns of Dying Pulp
Medical memo explains a home test for toothache using cold and hot mouthwash. Relief from cold but pain from hot indicates pulp death, signaling the tooth may die and a dentist should be consulted promptly.
Thorwaldsen Defends Four Hearts in Swiss Bridge Match
In a Iceland Switzerland bridge match narrative, Swiss East opened four hearts at table one, costing down two and a loss of 100 points. The second table saw a bold four spades by Swiss South, leading to a slam that proved risky yet rewarding with a 680 point score for the Swiss, while Tesland lost 580 points. The article also weaves in dental pain notes and a Detroit riot incident with Mayor Wept remarks, illustrating varied topics in the era.
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Iceland
Switzerland
East
Tesland
iSouth
South
Iwell
R. J. Thomas
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Jeffries
Thomas
Solt
Life Begins At 40 Trade Sensitivity For Pleasure
A retired husband sells angle worms and bamboo poles from a roadside stand near a river. His wife asks for a more refined pastime for him while he enjoys his hobby and remains busy rather than idle. The column discusses aging, purpose, and retirement expectations with humorous Q and A.
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Tve
Ixe
September Square Dance Pulse At Local Clubs
In September, northern Ohio square dance clubs restart after summer. Lloyd Litman and others promote new programs, membership drives, and classes for newcomers. Dances and lessons run across West Carlisle, Elyria, North Olmsted, and nearby venues with leaders including Jabbusch, Pavlik, Litman, and Sullinger guiding the fall schedule.
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Elyria Area
Tyirt Tops
Lloyd Litman
Litman
Granddaddy
Caliers
Ohio
Education by Woodring Stresses Strong English in College Prep
Frank Bowies, president of the College Entrance Examination Board, says by 1965 all four year colleges will require entrance exams. He argues that a good liberal high school education, reading broadly, and mastering English are essential for success in college work and on entrance tests.
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Frank Bowies
College Board
Mickie
Hngh
House panel approves TV bill for up to $5 million
The House Commerce Committee approved a bill to allow the government to invest as much as five million dollars into nonprofit education TV stations. The funds would be matched dollar for dollar by state or local groups and used for advance surveys and construction.
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Washington
UPI
House Commerce Committee
Remarque Book Review and Biographical Sketch
Review discusses Erich Maria Remarque author of Heaven Has No Favorite. Notes his WWI service, varied occupations, loss of German citizenship, book burnings, and film bans. States he lived in America 1839 to 1947 and currently resides in Porto Ronce, Switzerland.
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Heaven
Erich Maria Remarque
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
America
Porto Ronce
Switzerland
Mousetrap woes haunt Akron inventor and author fate
Akron's Pau Zinkann faces red ink as Pioneer Tool & Die Co. produced Self-Sett mousetraps sold at 29.95 each, later cut to 15. The complex device uses doors, a teeter totter, a maze, and a death water chamber. The article also mentions Zinkann's ties to novels adapted to film and a described literary work about two dying lovers, Lilian and Clerfayt, detailing their Paris escape and impending death.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
Pau Zinkann
Pioneer Tool & Die Co
Zinkann
Cleveland
Mousetrap Co
Sam
Columbia Pictures
Lillian
Clerfayt
Lilian
Homore
Paris
Thera Ong Aite
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Pathways of the Pioneers
Lorain County Historical Society
Esther Sayles
Westfield
Ted Wood
Receiving Hospital
John R St
No-Man’s Land
By H. L. Herschens
By B. Jay Becker
East Dealer
North-South Vulnerable
Ay Pass
By Robert Peterson
Squarin
Jerry Brecklen
White Barn
Twinsburg
Howard Liffick
Avon Isle
Elsie Biliz
West Carlisle
Rt. 301
Rt. 10
Guard Armory
Engel Rd
United Brookpark Village
Lorain
George Jabbusch
Mavericks
Estalumbia Rd
Olmstedbrook Recreation Center
Full Falls
Ronnie Schneid
Holly Hoodowners
Pavlik
Twins Ridgeview
Theburg
Frank Mayerske
Ralph Pavlik
iGradishes
Biltz
Overlook Workshop
North Olmsted Community Cabin
Jabbush
Chippewa Lake Park
Ray
Sullinger
Woodring
Paul Woodring
Chronicle-Telegram
Bedied Hills
New York
Book Review
By Bunny Johns
Erich Remarque
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