Elyria’s Beebe House Corner In 1870s Bank Era Recalled
C D Dongate, returning from California, presents Elyria Savings and Trust president Elmer Rice with a historic photo of the corner now home to the bank. The image shows Beebe House hotel, old Town Hall, First Presbyterian church tower, Elyria Marble Works, and the prewar streetscape with unpaved Broad Street and hitching posts, tracing the area’s transformation.
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California
C. D. Dongate
Elyria
Elmer Rice
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Beebe
Artemus Beebe
Mid-West
Ely Park
Broad Street
First Presbyterian Church
First Congregational Church
R. B. Curry
Court
Second Streets
Elyrians
Dengate
George Washburn
Chronicle-Telegram
Republican
Elyria Marble Works
Beebe House
Andwer House
C. W. Smith Jewelry Store
First National Bank
Elyria Post Office
Howard Barber Shop
Bnd Tio*beauty Parlor
Cayhoon
Growth Drives Larger Elyria Public School Staff Increase
Elyria public schools plan to use about 175 teachers for the coming year, up six from last year, with final counts pending enrollment figures. Superintendent R. C. Maston says staffing is nearly complete and only a few more hires may be needed. A September 2 teachers meeting at Elyria High School will organize staff for the new term, with separate sessions for high school and G jr. high teachers.
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Elyria
R. C Maston
Idoo
Maston
Elyria High School
Fields Corners Homecoming Draws Town Back
A July backstory. Fields Corners OH hosts annual August homecoming with Elyrians and Conneaut residents returning to greet old friends, share updates, and enjoy an elm avenue town gathering. A community church dinner and social hour cap the event as residents reminisce and celebrate local pride.
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Fields Corners
Ohio
Dr J G Wherry Found Dental Leader in Elyria
At twenty one, Dr J G Wherry studied at Cincinnati College of Dental Surgery and Indiana Dental College where he graduated. After brief practice in Van Wert he moved to Elyria and has practiced dentistry there since. He served two terms as president of the Lorain County Dental Society and is active in the Ohio State Dental Society. He sat ten years on the Elyria Board of Health under Reefy and Conway. He is married with one son and resides at 239 Ohio Street. His hobbies are fishing and golf.
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J.G. Wherry
Cincinnati College of Dental Surgery
Indiana Denal College
van Wert
Styria
Lorain Countyental Society
Ohio State Dental Society
Elyria Board of Health
Favors Reefy
Conway
Ohio Street
Niederhauser to Go to Canton as Assistant Director Resigns
Charles E. Niederhauser resigns as assistant physical director of the Elyria Y M C A, effective September 1 after two years in the post. He will relocate to Canton for a steel industry training course. During his Elyria tenure he led the Hig Club and served as an officer in the DeMolay chapter.
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Charles EE. Niederhauser
Elyria Y. M. C. A
W. O. McClellan
Niederhauser
Canton
Hig Club
DeMolay
Elyrian Man Struck by Car In Elyria
Ralph Ledyard aged 55 was struck at Cleveland and East Bridge streets at 5 p m. He was rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital with a deep scalp laceration and limb bruises. Police investigated the incident and learned Raymond Firestone the driver involved reported the accident. Witness Albert Nash, a Perry Fay foreman, was the only named witness. Ledyard is employed as a towerman at the B&O crossing and formerly worked as a conductor.
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Ralph Ledyard
Malcolm Court
Cleveland
East Bridge
Ledyard
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Alfred Ofte
Winckles ‘Street
Robert Hockendel
Woodland Avenue
Fred Smith
State Road
John Biro
Lorain Line
Firestone
Albert Nash
Perry Fay
Cleveland Southwestern
Cleveland men view Elyria sewage plant on tour
Cleveland officials Ralph Hardinz John Hoffman and George B Gasgoigne toured Elyria's new 400000 sewage disposal plant led by Mayor James A Hewitt. They praised the plant's ideal location and operating setup during the afternoon inspection.
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Cleveland
Elyria
James A. Hewitt
Ralph Hardinz
John Hoffman
George B. Gasgoigne
Hoffman
Earhart Sets Women's Derby Speed Record In Bad Weather
Miss Amelia Earhart flew from El Paso to Midland in two hours 28 minutes to claim a women's distance speed record for the El Paso Midland leg of the Cleveland Derby amid gray drizzle. Fellow competitor Gladys O'Donnell finished close in two hours 37 minutes, while Blanche Noyes escaped a midair fire near Pecos and continued after repairs.
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Midland
Tex
Amelia Earhart
el Paso
Miss Earhart
Cleveland
Gladys O'Donnell
Pecos
Miss Noyes
Reparations Conference Fate Now Rests With Germany
The Hague August conference moved toward a revised plan after France Italy Belgium and Japan offered a new proposal aiming to satisfy Britain's requests to modify the Young plan. The draft reportedly includes a substantial increase in Germanys unconditional annuities while reducing its conditional reparations, shifting the outcome to Berlin.
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Hague
France
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Girl Hurt Falling From Slow Moving Car In Cleveland
Violet Hansen aged 18 was in serious condition at Memorial hospital after falling from the running board of a slow moving car on Grafton road. Driver Earl Foss and passenger William Tickard were present. Hansen was staying with Irene Jenner in La Porte. Sheriff kept Foss at liberty. accident reported to authorities.
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Violet Hansen
Huntmere Avenue
Cleveland
Memorial Hospital
Irene Jenner
la Porte
Miss Hansen
Earl Foss
Foss
William Tickard
Grafton Road
Clarence E. Adams
Public Health Council Meets On Tuberculosis Sanatorium Plan
Lorain County Public Health Council meets at Lorain County Bank building to discuss a tuberculosis sanitarium for the county. Health Commissioners Barrett Adair and French attend with other health council members as they aim to present a bond issue plan this fall. Local groups push for hospitalization of tubercular patients. county spends about 30000 yearly on out of county care. an estimated 700 cases exist in Lorain county.
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Lorain County Public Health Council
Lorain County Bank
Lorain County
C. PD. Barrett
Wallord Adair
G. K. French
Health Council
Cascade Park Tourists Drawn From Many States
Elyria City Park Commissioner Frank Wilford says Cascade Park is Elyria’s top asset. He tallied weekly tourist traffic from outside Elyria, estimating at least 170,900 visitors came in the summer months and recording cars by state. Weather affected numbers, with midweek cold days lowering totals.
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Charles W. Lawrence
Cascade Park
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Frank Wilford
Elyria
Park
Elyrians
Wilford
Fake Passports Used to Get Smygliers Ring Exposed
Lorain, Aug 22 United States Immigration officers siege six more aliens bringing total arrests to thirty three in three days. An alien quiz shows they paid 1500 each for transport to this country to smugglers who issued counterfeit passports to Canada and then smuggled across the border at Detroit or Niagara Falls. Most detainees hailed from Bulgaria and Greece. Arrests of smugglers cannot proceed without international accord. US officials will pursue the case.
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Lorain
United States
Canada
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Bulgaria
Greece
Hope wanes for Swiss fliers Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luescher
New York Aug 22 fear grew that the two Swiss fliers who attempted Lisbon to New York flight are no longer alive. The plane was sighted over the Azores Monday, and aviation experts fear they were lost to persistent headwinds depleting fuel on the dangerous westbound Atlantic crossing.
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New York
Lisbon
Atlantic
Oscar Kaesar
Kurt Luescher
Azores
Convict Thought Dead Under Arrest in Ohio Case
In Columbus Ohio Aug 22 Convict 55847 long believed dead after the Junction City Brickyard fire has been identified as Bill Williams by the state bureau of criminal identification. Williams recently arrested in Louisville for Diet and Mann Acts violations and will be returned to complete a 3 to 29 year term for auto theft.
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Columbus. CO
James Webster
Cuyahoga County
Junction City
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Bill Williams
Louisville, Jr
Mann
Forest Fire At National Park Gateway
Kalispell Montana Aug 22 Every available man in this vicinity rushed to Belton gateway to Glacier National Park to halt a forest fire 200 yards from Belton town limits Residents evacuated on a Great Northern train as flames advanced overnight High winds driven the fire then eased and fighters moved to control the blaze
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Kalispel
Mont
Belton Western Gateway
Glacier National Park
Lmmits
Belton
Great Northern
Elyria Legion Corps to debut new uniforms at Friday drill
Elyria will unveil its re decorated drum and bugle corps uniforms if weather allows Friday evening after the Elyria City Band concert. The white swallow tail coats feature gold buttons and braid, white belts with Legion seals, gold buckles, and white shoes. About 150 from the post and Mayor Hewitt plan to attend the Akron state convention next week where the corps seeks a repeat state championship. depart Saturday for the Sunday to Tuesday event with Monday’s farewell parade and contest.
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Elyrians
American Legion Post
Akron
Columbus
Elyria
Second Street
Cheapside
American Legion
Legion Post
James A. Hewitt
Nine autos tagged for downtown parking and lights
Traffic violators amused by police tagged nine cars on Wednesday. Five red tags targeted overstaying the ten hour limit downtown. Three tags were for cars parked without tail-lights and one for parking across two spaces.
Senate Meets For One Minute With 11 Senators Present
Washington Aug 22 The Senate met for one minute and adjourned to September 4 under a gentleman's agreement by leaders. Only 11 Senators were in their seats for the brief session as Vice President Curtis recognized Republican Leader Watson who moved the adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Curtis
Watson
Graf Zeppelin delay at Kasumigeura for Pacific flight
Graf Zeppelin with passengers and crew aboard waited to depart for Los Angeles as bad weather worsened and a damaged rear gondola required swift repair. A cable to the control room loosened, prompting interior adjustments while the dirigible still rested on steel tracks amid the unsteady takeoff.
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Tokio
Graf Zeppelin
Los Angeles
Kasumigeura
Graf
Pacific
Dr. Eckener
Planes Forced Down by Ohio Storm On Goodwill Tour
Eleven of nineteen planes taking part in the State Chamber of Commerce goodwill tour were forced to land east of Chillicothe Ohio due to a torrential rainstorm. Most craft landed safely ten miles east or one mile east, with crews aiming to resume travel to Columbus after weather clears. Notable crafts included the U S Airline plane and Maid of the Air from Newark, with John V Vorve aboard. DeLay to schedule likely, but restoration hoped by nightfall.
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Chillicothe
Columbay
Vis
Lancaster
Circleville
U. S
Continental Air Tours
Cleveland News
City of Alliance
City of Cleveland
Akron
Great Lakes Transport
Maid of the Air
Newark
John V. Vorve
Gaxship
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Elyrian
Cleveland Men
Aus
Disgus
Urvey
Bulletin
National Park Gateway
HO Legion Corps
CODD
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