Voice of the People letters stir civic debate in Elyria
A long reader letter column from Elyria addresses political cynicism and civic values. The writer quirks through party bias, calls for accountability of county officials, and urges voters to evaluate candidates by character and community service. Another note urges spiritual revival to counter economic woes, tied to World War I sins and moral renewal. a third item seeks township tax club organization planning for 1932 fall and spring activities.
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Will C. R. P
Birmingham Shower For Bride To Be Dorothea Born
Miss Dorothea Born was honored at a Birmingham miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Harry Meyer. Guests enjoyed a treasure hunt ending with a large basket of gifts, greenery pink decor, and a two course luncheon. Notable attendees included Mrs John Hostettler, Mrs Alex Born, Miss Ruth Hostettler, and others from Cleveland and the area.
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Birmingham
Dorothea Born
Harry Meyer
Meyer
Miss Born
John Hostettler
Alex Born
Harland Schlecter
Emer Portman
Daniel Born
Alice Munn
Idella Munn
Virginiwia Gould
Mary Ladrach
Helen Bauman
Sarah Emmerich
Tone Court
Alice Buchs
Twilla Weidman
Bernice Bauman
Orlo Bureh
Ruth Hostettler
Ruth Lentz
Cleveland
Harry Meyser
Choir Practice at Birmingham Church Rehearsal
The Birmingham church choir directed by Miss Marjorie Howe held its regular weekly rehearsal on Thursday evening at the Birmingham church.
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Birmingham Church
Marjorie Howe
Birmingham
Doom for the George Washington Liner towed to graveyard
The George Washington, once the premier liner that carried President Wilson to France, lies idle and is towed from New York toward the graveyard of ships off Solomon's Island in Chesapeake Bay. Built in 1908 in Germany for the North German Lloyd Line, the ship served as a troop and passenger liner before later passing to the Shipping Board in 1931. Its sister ship, the America, has also been towed to the graveyard.
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George Washington
President
Mrs. Wilson
France
New York
Solomon's Island
Chesapeake Bay
Germany
German Lloyd Line
United States
Government
United States Lines
Shipping Board
America
Start Of Piccard's Ascent Into Statesphere Choir Hosts Visit
The German M. E. church choir gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gould Thursday evening with fifteen in attendance. Elyria visitors Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding were there Friday. Miss Iola Lukes spent the weekend with Miss Doris Prince. Local residents and visitors enjoyed a week of social calls with friends and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. John Kirschner of Mantaway and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ennes of Cleveland visiting family. Several residents traveled to Ashland and Flint for business and visits, while others hosted guests at Vermilion and Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomesheski
Zemo Tarnowski
Harold Tran
Frederick Knight
Charles MacNeal
Fred Britting
Charles White
Mt. Vernon
Clifford Schultz
Elyria
Marie Fieden
Restaives
Alliance
Lois Rogera
Carl Davidson
Addie Sylvester
Grafton
Michigan
Charles Reisinger
Early
Rep
P. H. Rogers
Donna
State Farm
Caroline Becker
Buffalo
Chisty
Middletown
Floyd Zacharias
Dorothy Loewe
Leona Wise
Jeanne Park
Anne Peanne McCloskey
Arlene Walker
Faye Reichard
Katherine Logan
Agnes Anderson
W. A. Jantz
Edna Taylor
Elma Williams
George Warman
Harold Shane
Nora Nehr
Gertrude Adams
Winifred Tran
Women’s Foreign’ Missionary Society
Cecil Johnson
Bertha Starkey
Japan
Bertha Harrison
Minnie Lanning
Grand Rapids
Will Benton
Etta Benton
Penfield
W. D. Johnson
J. D. Mennell
Gene Mennell
R. L. Crowe
Estella Harrison
Glenn
Clair Wolf
Lyle Auble
Estella Aldrich
W. F. Sandrock
Shiree
Wellington
E. W. Reichard
Barchard
Hedges In
la Porte
Spaulding
Iola Lukes
Doris Prince
John Kirschner
Mantaway
Amelia Parker
Roy Ennes
Cleveland
Libby Ennes
Burt German
Walter Ladrack
Ashland
Chester P. Henry
Flint
Mich
W. C. Henry
Effie Oberle
Harbor Creek
Lawrence Sherod
Huron
Chas. Grenzebach
Florence Prince
Oberlin
Edwin Prince
Marie Knott
Katherine Schuster
Myron Knott
Harry Schuster
Vermilon
Theda Grenzebach
Doris Princes
Paul Knott
William Derrer
Lakewood
Ruth Matz
Faireside
Dorothy Diles
McArthur
Louise Avery
Pauline Burdick
Robert Kneisel
Brownhelm
Belle Bailey
Kenneth Sharer
Baby
A . Eowers
Edith Howard
Johnson Farm
Clifford Webb
Roberta
Thomas William
Ethel Howard
W. G. Kollar
Robert
J. W. Tran
Lucy Robson
Mary Davidson improves after Elyna clinic operation
Grafton Grayton Aug 29 reports Mrs Mary Davidson recovering well following surgery at the Clintec in Elyna. The item notes a list of local visitors and community members visiting and attending health events, including Agnes Finlayson, J B Finlayson in Cleveland, Rev LaCroix, Dr. and Mrs J H LaCroix, and others.
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Grayton
Mary Davidson
Elyna
Agnes Finlayson
J. B. Finlayson
Cleveland
J. H. LaCroix
Rock Creek
Edith Howard Frriday
Roy Rising
Arlene
Texas
H. I. Emerson
Louise
William Black
A. B. Pfeiffer
Carr
Toledo
P. H. Rogers
Carl Seckt
George Myers
J. E. Hosier
B. T. Neshett
Estella Aldrich
C. D. Lehman
Rebecca Hudson
Nellia Lehman
Rey
BE. R. Haines
C. D. Mennell
Gene Mennell
H. B. Belden
Daniel Belden
Esther Pfeiffer
Elsie
Sarah Bernice Schriver
Local Social Roundup Highlights Rogers and Guests
Rep and Mrs P H Rogers host a party with Donna and Lois Rogers Carl and Fritz Ulich and attorney Henry Ingersoll of Elyria. Many relatives and friends visit across Elyria Wellington Lakewood and Sandusky Bay, including weddings, dinners, and a senior tennis start as Carl completes the opening round.
Americans Eat Weight in Sugar Says Report
Department of Commerce figures show the average American consumes 98 pounds of sugar yearly. Maryland averages 201 pounds while Arkansas has the lowest at 47. The nation will eat nearly eleven billion pounds and spend over half a billion dollars on sugar this year. Experts urge revising the 1903 Cuban reciprocity treaty as current tariffs raise costs. If Cuban shipments halted, demand would exceed supply by a third, driving prices fourfold.
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New York
Department of Commerce
Maryland
Arkansas
United States
Cuba
Notre Dame Chapel Foundations Unearthed in Paris Court
Harvard archaeology under Professor Kennett Conant uncovers the foundation of the ancient Notre Dame chapel in the Ecole Nationale d'Arts et Metiers court. The site dates to 1085 when blessed by Odon de Lagery, later Pope Urban I. Excavation shows the chapel was four meters long.
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Notre Dame
Cluny
Giro
Harvard University
Kennett Conant
Ecole Nationale d’Arts Et Metiers
Odon de Lagery
Ostie
Hurbain I
Uniform Braille book type to widen detective story imports
London officials announce an Anglo American agreement standardizing Braille books for blind readers. Detective and American crime stories will be the main imports into England, reflecting blind readers’ strong taste for mystery genres. Three American delegates R B Irwin G F Meyer and L W Rogenberg traveled to London to finalize details.
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London
National Library For the Blind
England
R. B. Irwin
The
American Federation For the Blind
G. F. Meyer
American Association of Workers For the Blind
L. W. Rogenberg
Tlinvis School For the Blind
Japanese Bombs Ended Translation of League History
Geneva reports a wry fable on the League and notes a copy of the official history "Ten Years of World Cooperation" sent to China for translation was destroyed by Japanese bombs in Shanghai, wiping out the only Chinese edition.
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Geneva
Geneva 15
League
China
Shanghai
World Cooperation
Missing Minister The Difficulty in Excess
A brief note questions the challenge of defining excess and its impact on determining actual imitation within official actions. The article hints at possible disputes over authority and interpretation of policy in governance.
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North Ridgeville
BE. C
Elyna City
Republican Party
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State Department
Civil Service
Donna Quixote
Columbia Sta
Geo. R. Allen & Son
Baron Jewelry Co
Broad Street
Wilson
Blanche Edwards
E. J. Hardes
Betty
Cascade Park
Piccard
Lester Gould
U. S
Auguste Piccard
Max Cosyn
Zurich
Switzerland
Lois Rogers
Carl
Fritz Ulich
Henry Ingersoll
4. M. Ewers
White's Landing
Sandusky Bay
M. ¥. Felt
Leland Rawson
Peggy
Buddy
Venice
California
John Murbach
Elyma
Finlayson
Glenn Rogers
Bob Hogan
Ely- Tia
P. H Rogers
A. B. Pfeffer
Virginia Newton
Ruth Taylor
Guy Byars
Baptist Church House
Columbus
Earl Cleverdon
Lake[aoe
Akron
Edith Reichard
F. W. Cousins
T. Shelly
Mulvane
Kas
Albert Norton
Bert Roby
Shelly
Alfred Alten
Aati
Mildred Cribfield
Eleanore Burnett
Mobile
Ala
RB. G? Witt
Seamen's Church Institute
Alabama City
Howard B. Somers
Lorain County
Manhattan
M. Elyria Lumber & Coal
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