Local events recap from 1912 and 1917 Elyria papers
The articles note a plan to suspend first class post office Sunday service, a vigorous local suffrage push led by Florence Allen with an open air rally, a $100,000 order for Lorain machine tool equipment for Great Lakes shipyards, draft board estimates placing Elyria's WWI quota at about 1,906 men, and Rev. J. H. Grant taking leave to serve Y M C A work in France amid war orders.
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Hlyria Telegram
Post Office Department
Ohio
Florence Allen
Cleveland
Lorain
Great Lakes
American Shipbuilding Company
Elyria
United States
J. H. Grant
First Congregational Church
France
War, Council
City to face order for sewage disposal plant over Black River pollution
The State Department of Health reports contamination of the Black River from city sewage after investigations on August 11 and 18. Officials blame direct sewer discharge and expect the state to require the city to build a sewage disposal plant.
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State Department of Health
Black River
Three Boys Escaped In North Eaton. Auto Theft Suspected
Sheriff Mathews and deputies hunt for three youths who escaped the North Eaton state farm and are believed connected to a car theft from a Grafton showroom. In other news, a petition to sell the Eléria Library property was filed in common pleas court by the trustees, as part of steps to acquire Neva Reef property on Third Street for the library. The trustees report a buyer ready to pay $60,000 for the current property.
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E. G. Mathews
North Eaton
Grafton
Eléria Library
Common Pleas Court
Neva Reef
Third Street
Propperty
Pupils Perform At La Porte Piano Recital
Pupils of Mrs A E Giles at La Porte held a piano recital last Tuesday afternoon at her home with many parents and friends in attendance. Margaret Stranahan, Margaret Ross and Eleanor Munn led the program and others came from North Olmsted, Grafton and Elvia. Twelve pupils showcased strong concentration and skill while Elizabeth Chapman, a former Oberlin Conservatory student, closed with two MacDowell pieces.
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MacDowell
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Gatherings and Visits
A wave of social events fills the community calendar with birthdays anniversaries and visits. Laverne Cornish celebrates seventeenth with relatives in town while August gatherings include Grange meetings in La Grange and Columbus visitors. Nearby trips to Toledo Ashland and Cleveland mark the week as residents host kin and share meals and parties.
Birthday and club notes from Brownhelm area
Mrs Adams Kneisel celebrated her birthday with relatives at her Brownhelm home. Elmer Kneisel also had a birthday last week. The 4-H Club BB’s met with 24 members at the Congregational church to finish record books and plan for Sept 13. Mrs Robert Kneisel and twin babies returned home from Amherst Hospital. Brownhelm Board of Education held its monthly meeting to discuss gym floor refinishing and septic tank sealing. Briefs note visits and travels of local residents including residents to Rochester Mayo Clinic.
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5. J. Leimbach
Elmer i Kneisel
Martha, Avery
Howard Kneisel
Adam Kneisel
B.b’s
Congregational Church
Ralph Hasenpflug
Camp Craig
Donald Bechtel
Leroy Hasenpfing
Robert Kneisel
Amherst Hospital
Roy Wellmes
One Mother Has Entirely Wrong Idea
Dr Garry C Myers replies to a mother of four about spanking. He urges abandoning physical pain and argues for hand punishment only on thighs, with gradual reduction and clearer limits. He advises building comradeship as children reach adolescence and suggests specific, timed punishments and increased praise.
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Dr. Myers
Garry C Myers
Timuch
Fragments of Local Travel And Visits At Wellington Fair
Friday morning on a motor trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Clyde Buzzard spent days visiting in Willard Ohio and returned home on Thursday. Mr and Mrs T W Buzzard spent Thursday at Ashland. Charles Bacon and guests E J Winters and son Clayton of New Jersey visited Thursday at the Wellington Fair. Mrs Howard Avery visiting relatives in Michigan. Mr and Mrs Wm Miller and Mr and Mrs John Portman and Alvin attended the Wellington Fair Wednesday. Rev and Mrs R E B Albright and daughter Eleanor and Mrs John H Miller Vermilion visitors Wednesday evening.
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Giles
Walter Cornish
Laverne
Charles Strickland
Roy Jackson
Marian
Maurice
Kenneth
Hugh Strickland
Shirley
Elyria
the Grange
la Grange
Columbia
Donna Bassett
Arthur Watson
Toledo
Clarente
Bartter
Watsons
Ladies’ Aid Society
Columbia M. E
Burl Martin
Polly House
Oberlin
Martin
Ashland
Henderson
Otis
Lyndes
Amarillo
Texas
R. H. Durkee
Marian Crowell
Minnie Tite
Leland Durkee
Laverne -Durkee
Martha Tite
Carl Davidson
Baby
Belden
Charles Ossing
John Hohlenbach
Irving Bobbett
Cleveland
William Hennie
Ralph Jr
Kenneth Buck
Dorothy
B. M. Crowell
A. D. Crowell
Carl Wright
C. ¢. Brumenschenkle
King Crowell
Ington Fair
Bryant
Indiana
Otg Lyndes
George Addison
Ruth
John Hennie
Niagara Falls
Charles Weeks
Wakeman
B. A. Martin
Otis’ Lyndes
Paul Bassett
Henry Streaving
Grafton
Bassett Yard
Medina
Eaton
King. Crowell, Co. C. Blumenschenkle
Charles Shellenberger
Knox County
Mount Vernon
Laverne Lantz
Dorothy Ives
la Porte
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Harvey
Durkee
Anna Austin
Pierce- Home
C. le Muller
Lee Bamtetet
Frank Shuster
John Shuster
Fields
Frank Stier
Lakewood
Ed. Glen
Clague -Road
Mary Dauer
Hast Cleveland
Ed Gedeon
Coleta
Buffalo
Niagara
Clyde Buzzard
Willard
T. W. Buzzard
Charles Bacon
E. J. Winters and Son
Clayton
New Jersey
Wellington Fair
Howard Avery
Michigan
Wm. Miller
John Portman
Alvin
Wellington
R. EB. Albright
Eleanor
John H. Miller
Young Democrats Plan Soap Campaign for Funds
The Young Democrats of America plan a nationwide soap drive selling 10 cent bars wrapped in red and blue, possibly with a Will Rogers message. President Tyre C. Taylor says clubs nationwide will sell 25,000,000 bars at about a four cent profit per bar to raise money for the party.
Pleasantville Social Notes From Weekend Visitors
Pleasantville residents list visitors and relatives from Elyria Oberlin Bay Village Cleveland Medina and Medina as they gather for homecoming and weekend trips to Cedar Point Crystal Beach and local homes. The column notes multiple family visits including Behn er Wheeler Fox Dunlap and Tran families and mentions travels to Cedar Point Crystal Beach and Elyria.
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Pleasantville
J. ©. Dunlap
Chaz, Beckwith
Elyria
Jo Sullivan
John Mohler
Nina Seeley
Jesse Seeley
Fred Tran
Cedar Point
Frank Beckett
Lloyd Gullett
Wayne ‘Wheeler
Cleveland
Sam Jagusch
Buddy
Beverly
Bay Village
G.E. Wheeler
D. B. Sanders
Oberlin
L. L
Junior
Gifford Fox
Laughter
Juanita
Mrs.Fox
Bert Behn
Mabelle Tran
J. C. Spieth
Medina
Morris Tran
Stanley Howard
Haton
Leon Rising
Belden
Crystal Beach
Vivienne Wheeler
Wayne Wheeler
Frank Jones
Bert Behner
Milton Farmer
Chas
Farmer
Vor
Post Office Rates In City Debated And Clarified
Customer calls raise common questions about local two cent postage for mail within the city and the applicability of rates. The postmaster notes air mail at eight cents and Canada at three cents with foreign rates at five cents. Greeting cards may go for one and one half cents if only the sender’s name is written.
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Myris
Lereck
Ae Plains
Bodge
Elyria
Canada
Lerach
Attendees at Welington Fair from Pleasantville
The Pleasantville party included Mr and Mrs Byron Seeley and son Carl Mr and Mrs Fred Schubert of Butternut Ridge Jeena Sesley Milton Behner Milton Letsom and Miss Beatrice Greenfield and Mr and Mrs Wesley Tran among others at the Wellington Fair.
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Pleasantville
Byron Seeley
Carl
Fred
Schubert
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria Dental Clinic
Cavagna Bros. C. P. S
Wakemar
E. A. Tite
Levi Baker
Bert Montague
Pierson
Iowa
Justice of the Peace
Jack de Witt
Council Bluffs
Brownhelm
EB. J. Winters
Hygrade
HyGrade Dry Cleaners
Middle Ave
Parent
Garry C. Myers
Cleveland College
Western Reserve University
Speed Flyer
Lee Gehlbach
Russell Boardman
Tional Air Races
Inset
Gehlbach
Harry Denlop
Temily
Chanel
Lanvin
Paquin
Paris
Milady
Style Center
K Rum Brown
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