Mississippi planter charged with enslaving sharecropper couple
Clarksdale Mississippi August 26 a planter Decker 30 operating near Sumner was charged with involuntary servitude of W Wiggins and Ethel Davis debt about 175 dollars. Sheriff Doran said Davis was found chained to an iron bed with a neck chain while Wiggins had been freed on bail. Decker said he was tired of people running away and he kept them as punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale
Miss
Decker
Sumner
Mils
A. W. Wiggins
Ethel Davis
H. H. Doran
Davis
Wiggins
Dogan
Ridgeville News Notes highlights local social activity
Elizabeth Cousineau of Los Angeles visits en route home from New York. Evansville couple guests of Miss Alflen. Mar sillon trio with Akin family. Raymond Rieke suffers burns from a radiator cap. Mrs. Hershey and J. T. Jameson attend Oliver Humphrey funeral in Oberlin. Visitors from Hammond and Cleveland call on Loyal Peck. Jane Lucas travels to St Louis to visit sister. Gilder-Gilder attend St Ignatius wedding in Cleveland. Camp Crag returnees list. Gilder households host birthday supper on lawn with garden flowers and cakes. guests include Gilder, Hopp, Blaser, Watsons, Archies, and Gilder family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
Elizabeth Cousineau
Los Angeles
Cal
Gertrude Alflen
New York City
F. Prosser
Evansville
Ind
Alflen
Elwyn Akin
Charleet
Marsillon
Emery Hershey
J. T. Jameson
Oliver Humphrey
Oberlin
Clinton Worthington
Clinlee
Hammond
Sarah Peck
Cleveland
Loyal Peck
Jane Lucas
St. Louis
Joseph Snieder
Ralph Gilder
Robert
Lillian Baulhall
William Powe
St. Ignatius Church
Doris West
Vanita Straud
Joy Jean
Janet Mills
Jean Andrews
Janet
Ann Lorns
Marie Gerstenberger
Camp Crag
Charles Gilder
Lillian Twitchell
Mildred Twitchell
Cain Nielson
Collins
Ohio
Vern Andrews
Atlantic City
Gnarles Gilder
Fire destroys barn on Charlie Sweet farm Detroit Road
Local report notes a complete loss of barn and contents including hay grain tractor binder and other farm tools on the Charlie Sweet farm along Detroit Road Friday night. Andrew Holmes and family from Cleveland are visiting Bert Holmes's family. Dickie Holmes has mumps. Mrs. Alice Holmes has been ill and Miss Harriet Willis has returned to Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Alice Holmes
Harriet Willis
Lorain
Joe Delaney
Charlie Sweet
Detroit Road
Andrew Holmes
Cleveland
Bert Holmes
Clifford Geiger
Rocky River
Grafton Democratic Club Caucus Set for Friday Night
The Grafton Democratic Club will hold a caucus at Immaculate Conception Hall in Grafton Friday evening to select and endorse candidates for Grafton Village offices. The session is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Democratic Club
Lorain Man Released From Jail After Paying Fine
Simpson Dupree of Lorain was released from county jail yesterday after paying the remaining amount of a fine on an assault and battery charge. Deputy Chester Cordy said Dupree would have been released today but chose to pay now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Dupree
Lorain
Chester Cordy
Dupree
Belden Briefs Busy Weekend Visits and Local Events
Belden notes show Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walker and Olive visited their cottage on Island Road while Mrs. Herman Wise hosted guests from Cleveland. Local families gathered for church services, a Law reunion at Grange Hall, and social calls among Wise, Carstensen, and VerSoy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belden
Fred Walker
Olive Walker
Cleveland
Island Road
Herman Wise
Ernest Landin
Lydia Baird
Adelle Landin
Charles Wise
Chris Carstensen
Harvey Reisinger
Alton
Elyria
George Wise
A. F. Rust
Wooster
Arthur Beers
Newlyweds Vincent honored at Methodist church reception
About fifty guests from Cleveland, Lorain, Clearview, Elyria and Vincent attended a Friday evening shower and party in the parlors of the Methodist church for Mr and Mrs Frank Mathie after their recent marriage. Gifts were received and refreshments served. Bries note several local visits and gatherings as part of a series of social news. The Boyd family reunion followed at the Trockley home on Sunday with forty attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Amherst
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
H.A. Standen
Cleveland Avenue
A. J. Bauer
Mra. I. G. Maxwell
Gus. P. Zilch
Clifford Schroeder
Florence Gillman
B. H. Ryan
Barbara Ann Schroeder
Lincoln Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Osmonds
Everad Esmond
Walter Elliott
Dover Road
Elyria
Ridgeville
Dover
Rocky River
Cleveland
Mentor
Noble
U. H.S. Hall
James Noble
Sons
Illinois
Ed Horwedel
Robert Finnegan
Ariene Kelch
J. Mahoney
Finnegan
Lorain
Vincent
Frank Mathie
Mary Popovich
Clearview
William Heck
J. G. Morris
A. C. Warner
Ellen Langton
Kate (Morat) Campbell
Lucille
Oberlin
Ella Tilden
Sarah Pickett
Russell
Mansfield
Dermont Pickett
Los Angeles
California
Fanny Pickett
Wesley
J. L. McIntire
Sheffield
Theodore Paul
Avon
Maurice McIntire
Richard
C. KE. McIntire
Boyd
Frank Trockley
Wellington News Briefs Highlights 1937-38 Prep and Local Honors
Wellington Ohio notes resume of Lillian Peet at the telephone exchange after vacation. Visitors include Mrs. Byers of Newton Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Lambert with son Robert. A new baby named Sidney born to the Murray family. Sigma Chi delegate Philip Bradstock returns from a national convention in Boston. Community events: Wellington I O C F dance with Floyd Hayes orchestra and Fourth Quarterly Conference at M E Church. Visitors Gifford family to Chesapeake Beach. Mrs. Gifford and Mrs. Wadsworth are sisters. Local quienes: Betty Lou Knapp visits grandparents during fair. Adelbert Knapp and Baldwin Wallace students resume studies. Tours by Earl Barnes group from Michigan. Barnes family attend Rochester reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jottings
Wellington
Ohio
Lillian Peet
Murray
Ellen Dimick
Sidney
Philip Bradstock
Sigma Chi
Somerset
Boston
Mass
Cleveland
C. F
Floyd Hayes
M. KE
Robert Gifford
Harrisburg
Daise Wadsworth
Doris Dangler
Walter Gifford
Cheseapeake Beach
Cheseapeake Bay
Gifford
Mrs. Wadsworth
Lawrence Lee
Whitefor
William Body
Betty Lou Knapp
Elyria
Bert Knapp
Mabel Litchfield
Oberlin
Mary Knapp
R. Ferrell
Chicago
George Ferrell
Stanley Riggs
Keith Andrews
Adelbert Knapp
Ralph Gray
Marjorie Young
Baldwin- Wallace College
Earl Barnes
Gladys Glinke
Breckenridge
Mich
Wilbur Barnes
Wilbur
Lansing
C. L. Gates
Barnes Regamion
Rochester
Family Guests Attend Picnic With Ice Cream and Cake
A family gathering featured a lawn picnic followed by games and contests. At six, ice cream and cake were served. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Grover Boyd and family of Mr. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boyd and family of Nova, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Boyd and family of Cleveland, Wayne Boyd of Detroit, and John Boyd of Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Boyd
Vernon
Francis Boyd
Nova
L. A. Boyd
Cleveland
Wayne Boyd
Detroit
Michigan
John Boyd
Bridgeport
West Ridge Social Visits Stir Weekend Travelings
West Ridge residents listed Sunday and weekend visits with relatives across Cleveland Elyria Lakewood Detroit Medina Sebewaing and Bowling Green. Families mentioned include the Drusendahl Hampton Lauer Fisher Peterman Simms and Griggs plus Joseph Briggs and Mary with multiple trips and homecomings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ridge
Arthur Allen
Cleveland
A. Wi
Jack Hampton
Harold Fisher
Medina
Henry Pallas
Neal
Norman Peterman
Sebewaing
Michigan
Fred Simms
Joe Griggs
Phyllis
Corkman
Bowling Green
Joe Briggs
Mary
Sunday Visitors Dot an Ohio Township
Weekend social notes list multiple visitors and calls across nearby towns including Bruns wick Vermilion Elyria Amherst Oberlin and Lorain. Names include Corkman Briggs Hart Bachman Eldred Richards Shauver Krueger Schramm Hastings and Guss Bearer among others with family connections and Sunday or Friday visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Rockwood
Amherst
L. F. Eldred
Clifford Hart
Cleveland
H. J. Hillier
Carol Bachman
Vermilion
I. F. Eldred
W. M. Richards
Blanche
R. W. Richards
Erwin Bachman
Robert Silver
Lois Eldred
Chester Sprague
Chippewa Lake
F. M. Hopkins
Herman Short
Teddy
JL. F. Eldred
William Stolz
Elyria
H. E. Kruger
Christine Rieley
Gus Bearer
Rose Shauver
Edgar Workman
Bridgeport
Ohio
Fred Schramm
Evert Hasting
Oberlin
H. E. Kreeger
Emma Schauver
Maxine
Nellie Konney
Joan of Lorain
Rose Schauver
Farewell Calls Made in Pittsfield by Sherburne Kin
Mrs Ada Sherburne and her sister Mrs Luna True and Mrs Clinton Starr made farewell calls in Pittsfield over the past week. The group visited Mr and Mrs T C Whitney and were dinner guests of the Clarence Jordans and Mrs Grace West. They also called on Mrs Walter West and later were guests of the Wallace Bear family and the James Stevens household. Mrs True left for Lakewood and Mrs Starr headed to Milwaukee to join her husband. Their daughters, who have been west, will join them later. Mrs True will join them in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Ada Sherburne
Luna True
Clinton Starr
T. C. Whitney
Clarence Jordan
Grace West
Cora Stevens
Walter West
Wellington
Wallace Bear
Clarence Stevens
Grafton Man Fined After Traffic Change Incident
Jack W. Coates of Grafton was fined one dollar and costs after a deputy sheriff arrested him for failing to slow at the intersection of Durkee Street and Route 82. Maz Kats of West River Street was fined one dollar and costs for intoxication in police court. Ellse, Mere, Lane True, Clinton Starr and Ada Sherburne visited Castana to the Blue Hole. Francis Gifford is improving after illness. The Jolly Sisters 4 H Club has disbanded. advisor Ellete Avery now works in Dr Siddall’s Oberlin office. Mrs Eli Ryder and son Ralph left for Michigan via the Straits and Lake Michigan shore, returning by Kalamazoo route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack W. Coates
2. B. Grafton
Preeton L. Coen
Coates
Sheritz Anthony Pollock
Durkee Reet
Elsie
Mere
Lane True
Clinton Starr
Ada Sherburne
Castana
Blue Hole
Francis Gifford
Jolly Sisters
Ellete Avery
Dr. Siddall
Oberlin
Eli Ryder
Ralph
Michigan
Straits
Lake Michigan
North Woods
Kalamazoo
Whitney guest visits and church notices in town
Will Whitney of Chicago stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Whit ney from Tuesday to Sunday then visited Mrs. Ada Sherburne. There will be no church services in the Methodist church on Sunday morning August 29. Sunday school meets at 10 15 with scripture reading and gospel singing. Louis Luikart will lead. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Whitney and family, Warren Green and Ida McConnell visited Thursday. The Boys 4 H Club met at the town hall to plan for the Wallington Fair exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Whitney
Chicago
T. C. Whitney
Ada Sherburne
Louis Luikart
Herbert Whitney
Warren Green
Ida McConnell
Cleveland
Town Hall
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Mississippi
Euitz
William R. Staggs
U. S. S. Ranger
San Diego
Calif
Acme
B. A. Jenne
Church St
Chiefs Club
Pythian Sisters
Beaver Park
M. B. Schaeffer
Ella Jaeger
H. A. Monger
Dayton
Edith Ehrman
Edith Hoffmer
Ada Purcell
A. C G. Kreeger
W. G. Schaeffer
George Carter
Conrad Mulder
Katherine Cameron
George Balls
Tra Lynch
Nettie Schaeffer
Florence Ehrman
June Carter
Circle Two
Floyd McIntyre
Cornell Avenue
Congregational Church
J. R. MacKenzie
Emery Sondergeld
Harry Ruth
MacKenzie
Martin Schroeder
Church Street
Jal Hoeh
Indianapolis
Arthur Edwards
Delma Horning
Edith Hoeh
Hospital News
Daisy Catron
Jackson Street
Eagle Auxiliary
Eagle Hall
St. Peter Evangelical
Cloverleaf Club
Redkstine Cottage
Birmingham
I. G. Maxwell
Irvin
Grace
Newark
N. J
J. J. Smythe
Charles Smith
Robert Zilch
Clarence Dean
Conray Zilch
Ed. Lehman
Edna Mae
Jerome Menz
H. E. Hengen
New Riegel
Grace Null
Mary Kennedy
J. M. Hengen
Hazel Street
British Columbia
Sibley & Sprague
C. W. Wise
Harvey Brown
Wager
Glen Miller
R. G. Oberman
Dickman
Gaylock
William Law
Law
Grange Hall
Warren VerSoy
Hazel
Marjorie VerSoy
Livingstone
Sincere Company Ltd
Nanking and
Chekiang Roads
Shanghai
International Settlement
Cora M. Shepard
Barker St
Moi
Illuminating Engineering Society
Henry Ford
Portland Cement Association
Columbus
City Loan
Falls
J.T. Barnard
Middle Ave
Elyria, D
Chi
Habe
Mrs
Man
Maz Kats
West River Street
Leonard Smith
Crandall’s
FEE Gol
Heatrola
Heldmyer Hardware
Broad Street
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