Edison Day at National Air Races Amid Celebrity Attendance
At Cleveland Aug 31 the National Air Races honored Edison Day though Edison could not attend. Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone represented him as crowds of aviators, veterans, and curious public filled the mile square Municipal Airport. The day featured three races, including a 100 mile contest with Navy pilots and commercial entries, amid near misses and dramatic stunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Firestone
Mile Square
John Public
Mary Heath
Evangeline Lindbergh
Charles
Speed” Holman
W. B. Stout
Navy
Lieut
M. E. Arnold
Ensign C. C. Ironmonger
F. C. Sutton
C. K. Lank
Dr F M Sponseller Early Life and Career
When he was 21 Dr. F M Sponseller studied at Heidelberg College and lived in Sycamore Ohio. He finished Cincinnati Medical School in 1907, practiced in Sycamore until 1910, moved to Wellington, opened an Elyria office in 1927, and raised three children with a passion for gladioli flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Sponseller
Heidelberg College
Sycamore
Ohio
Cincinnati
Wellington
Elyria
Lorain Bridge Plan Estimated At Two Million Dollars
The proposed high level bridge over the Black River at Lorain is set at 2 million dollars by County Surveyor C T Biggs after a conference with Wendell P Brown. The plan calls for a steel and concrete span about 4800 feet long with ramps from Colorado Avenue and Fourteenth Street, not replacing the Erie avenue swing bridge.
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Black River
Lorain
C. T. Biggs
Wendell P. Brown
Cleveland
Colorado Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Erie Avenue
Father and Son Sue for 60 000 Over Car Injury
Two suits totaling 60000 were filed by Antonio and Benjamin Stanziano of Lorain against George Samaha of Akron. Benjamin, a minor, seeks 50000 for injuries from a collision on Oberlin avenue January 11, 1928, caused by Mil dred Hall driving the defendant's car. Antonio sues for 10000 for medical expenses and loss of companionship. The boy is said to be permanently injured.
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Antonio
Benjamin Stanziano
Brownell Avenue
Lorain
George Samaha
Akron
Benjamin
Mildred Hall
Oberlin Avenue
Suit Filed Over Car Crash Injuries in Lorain
John W. Mart Jr. by father files $10,000 suit against James Regan of Lorain for injuries from a July 15 1929 automobile accident on Lake road. Mart says he was riding in Regan’s delivery truck when reckless driving caused the crash into a pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mart, Jr
John Mart
W. Erie Avenue
Lorain
James Regan
Lake Road
Mart
Cleveland Trust Sues Brodie for 3465 Note Foreclosure
The Cleveland Trust Company filed suit against Henry Brodie of Avon Lake seeking 3465 for money due on a note and requesting foreclosure of the mortgage securing the loan.
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Cleveland Trust Company
Henry Brodie
Avon Lake
Lorain man sues city over auto collision damages
William Sidares of 1028 Broadway Lorain files suit against the City of Lorain for 528.59 claiming damages from a city employee crash at 14th Street and Broadway. William Fletcher, a park board truck driver, is named as the city car operator per the petition.
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William Sidares
Broadway,Lorain
City of
Lorain
14Th Street
Broadway
William Fletcher
Park Board
Sheffield Lake road ready for repaving and widening
Frank Fields village clerk traveled to Columbus to certify funds for Sheffield Lake Road improvements. The village will pay 42,800 dollars, county 42,800, and the state 85,600. Project parallels Avon Lake Village work and awaits September state contract letting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake Village
Avon Lake Village
Frank Fields
Columbus
Sheffield Lake
Vacionists Flee Before Cloudburst Near Colorado Springs
A cloudburst broke a dam on Fountain Creek near Crosula 15 miles west of Colorado Springs on August 31. Eight mountain cabins were swept away in the Colorado college colony and forty summer visitors fled. Mrs. C. E. Emory, 55, drowned while her husband warned others. Among those escaping were Dr. William Lennox Newton Center Mass and family, and Dr. James Franklin Chicago, secretary of the American Foreign Missionary Society, with his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fountain Creek
Crosula
Colorado College Colony
C. E. Emory
William Lennox
Newton Center
Mass
Harvard Graduate School of Medicine
Lennox
James Franklin
Chicago
American Foreign Missionary Society
Burned Bodies Found in Woods Near Elkton Md
Three bodies, burned and partly dissected, were found by state highway workers in a wooded area near Elkton Maryland. The bundles, wrapped in July 21 1929 newspapers and blankets, were located by John Snelling John Chamberlain and Joseph McVee while repairing a road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
John Snelling
John Chamberlain
Joseph McVee
State Highway Department
Lorain County Fair Officials Struggle For Exhibit Space
Entrance day at the Lorain County fair shows overwhelming demand for space as new tents and enclosures fill the grounds. Animal exhibits will be the largest yet with goats exceeding those at the state fair. Many displays occupy the sheep building and others spill into adjacent halls while rides and midway bustle. Officials promise ample parking by leasing a large lot south of the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Fair
Charre
Local Band Set for LaGrange Saturday Night Concert
A local band will perform this evening in LaGrange with many residents traveling to the event. City residents expect a large crowd to fill the venue for the Saturday night concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrange
Removal of barrier incident nets $10 fine for youth
Tony Fogliano aged 20 of Quincy Street was fined ten dollars plus costs by Mayor James A. Hewitt in police court for removing barriers at the Adams Street entrance and driving a truck over a newly paved street not yet open to public traffic. The mayor warned that damaging unopened pavement can incur substantial costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Fogliano
Quincy Street
James A. Hewitt
Fogliano
Adams Street
Elyria Names New Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Elyria announced the appointment of Earl D. Bacon of Lakewood as the new chamber secretary, to begin September 1. A 1917 Colgate graduate, Bacon previously served three years as Lakewood Chamber secretary and has done post graduate work at Columbia and Cornell universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Earl D. Bacon
Lakewood
New Elyria Chamber secretary emphasizes civic aims
The incoming Elyria Chamber of Commerce secretary outlines his background from national secretary programs to local Cleveland and Lakewood roles. He stresses three core aims, led by merchant services and a Credit Bureau, highlighting community cooperation and prudent credit data to protect merchants and curb rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Commercial Organization
Northwestern University
New England
New York
Cleveland
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Lakewood Chamber
Lakewood
Chamber of Commerce
Lakewood Home Modernizing Bureau
Bacon
American Legion
Lakewood Rotary Club
Lakewood Civic Club Council
Elyria
Princi- Chamber of Commerce
Credit Bureau
Bureau
Graf Zeppelins Last Night At Lakehurst Prepares For Friedrichshafen
At Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey the Graf Zeppelin undergoes final fueling and staging ahead of a scheduled midnight departure for Friedrichshafen Germany. Officials expect a world record round trip time and passengers booked for the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Graf
Ehst
Ernst Lehmann
Hugo Eckener
J. G Holman
Ocean County
Otto Hillig
Liberty
N. Y
Hillig
Maurice Pierce
von Schillar
Zeppelin
Holman
Germany
Schumaker
Bureau of Aeronautics
H. V. Wiley
Los Angeles
Roland Mayer
John W. Schnitzle
Froyd
Montana
R. A. L. Bogan
Syracuse
Edward P. Frost
New York City
Charles B. Parker
Cleveland
Ohio
Wiliam M. Scholl
R. von Perhammer
G. Geisenheimer
L. Gerville-Reache
Gustav Kauder
S. D. Seilkopf
Christopher Iselin
Megius
Joachim Rickard
Hennz von Eschwege-Lichert
Susie
End of Letter’s World Trip Arrives in Elyria
A letter sent from Lakehurst New Jersey via the Graf Zeppelin has traveled around the world by air reaching Elyria. It followed routes over the Atlantic Ocean through Europe Asia and the Pacific ending its voyage in Elyria. A second Graf Zeppelin letter stayed closer, traveling only from Los Angeles to Lakehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lakehurst
N. J
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Graf
Los Angeles
Cleveland Man Faces Contempt Charge In Court Action
Steve Urbanski of Cleveland was arrested yesterday and jailed to answer contempt of court before Common Pleas Judge A. R. Webber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Urbanski
Cleveland
Commons Pleas
A. R. Webber
Canitarian Proquest Likely To Go On Ballot
Lorain County voters may face a $300,000 bond issue for a county tuberculosis sanitarium at the November polls. County Prosecutor Don W. Myers says there is still time to place the question on the ballot if certain conditions can be met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Don W. Myers
Myers
Lorain County to vote on three bond issues in November
Voters may decide on three bonds this fall, including a $300,000 tubercu losis sanitarium bond, a $2,000,000 bridge bond, and a $90,000 sick and invalid building bond for the County Home. The total up for passage or defeat is $2,390,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Lorain
Lorain County Discusses Tuberculosis Hospital Bond Plan
County commissioners seek guidance on placing a November bond issue before voters to fund a tuberculosis hospital. Meyers outlines that a bond could be submitted with 60 days notice, requires cost estimates including site and building, and needs approvals from the State Department of Health and the State Board of Health before obligations are incurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
State Department of Health
State Board of Health
State Board of Charities
Identify Body Found in Lake Michigan
In Chicago on August 31 the body of a brown haired young woman was recovered from Lake Michigan and identified as Elizabeth Hopper, 22, an artist's model and daughter of Frank Hopper, a Hollywood film player. An acquaintance from the Girl's Friendly Society Lodge identified her. Police records show she attempted suicide with poison on New Year’s Day, 1928, over unrequited love.
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Chicago
Aus
Lake Michigan
Elizabeth Hopper
Frank Hopper
Miss Hopper
Friendly Society
Grand Jury Set for Busy September Session
A heavy September docket lists about thirty cases. They range from petty thefts to second degree murder with grand larceny non-support manslaughter carrying concealed weapons. The lengthy term since June 5 accounts for the large number of cases.
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Grand Jury
Plans for New County Home Building Presented
Paul A. Rissmann Lorain architect presented detailed plans for a sick and invalid building at the County Home on Murray Ridge with a projected cost near 90000. The one story brick and steel structure would have fifty beds in six wards, a sun room reading room dining and kitchen areas plus a basement workshop and toilets. It must gain state approval in Columbus before a bond issue can be placed on the ballot for the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Rissmann
Lorain
Murray Ridge
Rissmann
Columbus
Elyria Memorial
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Endurance Flyers Near 200 Hour Mark at Chicago
Russell Moss and C. E B. Steele circled over Sky Harbor airport nearing the 200 hour point in their endurance flight. If they surpass the 421 hour record set by the St Louis Robin, they win title deed to their monoplane Chicago We Will and a $10,000 bonus from backer Martin Mowroznik, Chicago building contractor.
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Chicago
Russell Mossman
C. E B. Steele
Sky Harbor
St Louis
Pleads Not Guilty To Liquor Charge In Arraignment
Ray Kazaka of South Armbherst pleaded not guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor at arraignment before Common Pleas Judge A R Weber. He was arrested after deputies found a gallon jug partly filled with alleged liquor in his backyard. Bond set at $1000 for next Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Kazaka
South Armbherst
Common Pleas
A. R. Weber
Kazaka
Clarence E. Adams
Two Minor Auto Accidents Reported in City
Two minor auto accidents were reported Friday. One involved Mrs Mary Humphrey at East Avenue Second Street where a driver left after the collision. Humphrey's bumper was broken. The second damaged Mrs Vestal’s parked car at 415 West Ninth Street when another auto struck it, breaking a headlight and denting the trunk. the other driver fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Humphrey
East Avenue Second Street
Humphrey
Robert Vestal
West Ninth Street
Zev
Reid dies in endurance flight crash near Lorain woods
Thomas G. Reid of Downey California set a new world solo endurance mark at 1 01 08 am but his Emsco monoplane powered by a Wright J 6 crashed into a tree in Lorain Woods Fairview Village near Westwood and Center Ridge roads. Navy planes and an Emsco ship joined the ground search but found only the wreck and Reid's body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Thomas G
Jack) Reid
Downey
Cal
Lorain Woods
Lorain Road
Stop 10
Fairview Village
Reid
Emsco
Westwood
Center Ridge
Viators
Reit
Fairview
Woods
Navy
A. W. Trout
Emsco Co
G. E. Moreland
Moreland Aircraft Co
Trout
Moreland
Harvey Goetz
Eastwood Avenue
Appointment of Stetson Confirmed as Census Supervisor
Washington reports official confirmation of Frank A. Stetson of Elyria as supervisor for the federal census in the district next year. Stetson had known his name was under consideration, and today’s announcement merely affirms the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank A. Stetson
Elyria
Stetson
Youths Fined For Dance Hall Fight In Ridgeville
Deputy sheriffs stopped a mid floor fight at a Ridgeville dance last night. Two youths were arrested and fined five dollars plus costs each for disturbing the peace by Justice S. J. George and left the bench good friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
S. J. George
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Ford and
Lorain Bridge
Common Pleas Court
Bulletin
Tell OF Ning
Earl Db. Bacon
Rome
Letter
Canitarium Proquest
Ome Toome
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