Railroads gain from twelve Chamber of Commerce proposals
A special committee of the local chamber approved all twelve US Chamber of Commerce suggestions to aid railroads. They urge scrutiny of legislation to protect public interests and call for reduced regulation, faster rates, and open competition with water and highway carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Chamber of Commerce
Biyria Chamber of Commerce
C. J. Crehore
Clayton Hail
E. L. Hukill
J. J. Parks
Frank Wilford
National chamber seeks opinions on rail and reparations plan
The referendum surveys Chambers of Commerce nationwide on proposed reforms. It asks whether reparations should be paid only for actual damages and if the commission may delegate powers to individual commissioners with appeal rights to the commission. It emphasizes avoiding routine matters by boards of commission employees and maintains appeal to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Chamber
Hi-Y Boys Form Basketball League in Elyria
After football the Hi-Y clubs in Elyria organize a junior league of four teams with eight players per team. Captains are Ray McLaughlin Jos Craber Charles Bush and Jack Hauser. Games at 4 p m each Thursday, one game weekly. Senior Hi-Y forms two teams to play outside clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Bors
Memers
Ray McLaughlin
Jos Craber
Charles Bush
Jack Hauser
May Change Verdict in Kurtz Case
Lorain coroner hints death verdict in Arthur Kurtz case may be changed from suicide to accidental. Coroner T A Peebles planned afternoon testimony at police HQ in Lorain and to question gun owner Joseph Bernatovich. The gun was loaded when given to Kurtz, who was found in his car with a head wound on Broadway after borrowing the gun for hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kurtz
Lorain
T A. Peebles
Peebles
Joseph Bernatorvich
Kurtz
Bernatovich
Broadway
Wood Choppers Arrested Near South Lorarata
Wholesale arrest of twenty four wood choppers for destroying valuable trees in a large woods near South Lorata and Seneca road. Warrants signed by O. W. Zaiser for the Colorado Clinton Company. Ten arraigned before Justice Joseph Petro, fined $1 and costs. Six jailed for nonpayment. One paid. three have until tomorrow to pay. All residents of South Loraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Lorata
Seneca Road
O. W. Zaiser
Colorado Clinton Company
Joaseph Petro
South Lavain
Sparks Cause Fire At West Avenue Home
Sparks from four chimneys were blamed for a small fire that caused slight damage to a shingle roof on the home of W. H. Miller at 329 West Avenue at noon today. Elyria firefighters confined the blaze to the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Miller
West Avenue
Elyria
Former Fire Chief Wallace Injured In Cleveland Fall
In Cleveland 85 year old George A. Wallace a famed former fire chief and chief emeritus after more than five decades of service was hospitalized after a stair fall. He sustained a broken rib and skull injuries. In New Philadelphia Ohio coroner J. Lewis investigated the death of 72 year old Mrs Nancy Pedlar whose body was found on a stairway at Theodora Kaiser’s home where she worked as a housekeeper with a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
George A. Wallace
Cleveland Fire Department
Wallace
New
Philadelphia
J. Lewis
Nancy Pedlar
Theodora Kaiser
Holdup Victim To Look Over Youths
Elyria youths Robert Daley and Frank Oldenburgh are jailed in Cleveland on robbery charges in the case of Leonard Holton who says two men stopped him on Dean road with his gas truck, took $100 and forced him to swallow sleeping pills. Holton will be taken to Cleveland to identify the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Daley
Frank Oldenburgh
Elyria
Cleveland
Leonard Holton
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Paul Chapman
Holton
Dean Road
Death of Mrs. Sarah Arman of Toledo Ohio
Mrs. Sarah Arman age 86 died at her home 542 Arden Place Toledo after a lingering illness. Formerly of this city she had lived in Toledo twenty years. She was a Methodist. Daughter Mrs. Conrad Rupple of Toledo and many relatives survive. Body to arrive Friday, to Nichols General Home for calling. Services Saturday at 10 a m with Dr E J Bond officiating. Burial Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Sarah Arman
Arden Place
Toledo
Ohio
Arman
Methodist Church
Conrad Rupple
Nichols General Home
Als
E. J. Bond
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Mrs Flora Strahl Dies at 77 in Amherst
Mrs Flora Strahl 77 died at ten p m at the home of her daughter Mrs Charles Hearn 164 North Main street Amherst where she had resided for over a year She was born in Wood County Ohio moved to Amherst as a child Surviving are two daughters a son eight grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers and one sister She belonged to Congregational church and Ladies Aid Society Funeral services will be held from Zilch Funeral Home at 2:06 p m Saturday with Rev F E Eastman officiating Burial will be in Crownhill cemetery
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Amherst
Flora Strahl
Charles Hearn
North Main Street
Strahl
Decessed
Wood County
Ohio
HH. A. Monger
Otho Strahl
Lora‘a
Dacos Walker
Kalamazoo
Michigan
George Walker
Paw Paw
Helen Brown
Congregational Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Zilch Funeral Home
F. E. Eastman
Crownhill
Death of Bird B Van Arsdale in Berea at 74
Bird B Van Arsdale died at Community Hospital Berea at age 74 after illness since September 19. Survived by widow Jennie and two sons Clarence of Cuyahoga Falls and John R of Columbia, plus grandchildren Robert Richard John Mary Lillian and Calvin. Funeral from late residence on Route 2 Saturday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird B. van Arsdale
Columbia, O
Community Hospital
Berea
Wr. ‘Ennie van Arsdale
Clarence
Cuyahoga Falls
John R
Columbia
Robert
Richard
John
Mary Lillian
Calvin
Court actions list several Lorain area cases
Patsy Del Grosso awarded 200 dollars in common pleas court for injuries from a Baetz Barber Dairy truck fall on October 12, 1929. Robert Rothgery granted 7222 dollars against Ergin J. Seaton for injuries from a July 1, 1934 Route 58 auto collision. Hattie H. Smith granted divorce from Melvin for gross neglect. Sears Rohauch Company sues Irving Mollison for 2615 on a promissory note. Amherst foreclosure sought. National Bank of Commerce sues Josef Kaczor for 1275 on a note. James E. Barto sues Hemen for divorce for gross neglect and extreme cruelty. married 1930. Ebba L. Hintze sues Wilford D. Edgerton for 25000 for injuries from a collision at Elyria avenue and North Ridge road on June 9.
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Patsy del Grosso
G. Lorain
Common Pleas
Baetz Barber Dairy Company
Robert Rothgery
Oberlin
Ergin J. Seaton
Rothgery
Ile
Sears Rohauch Company
Irving Mollison
Amherst
James E. Barto
Lorain
Hemen
Ebba L. Hintze
Cleveland
Wilford D. Edgerton
Winona
Elyria Avenue
North Ridge Road
Juno Jth
Holiday shopping in a 1930s homefront gift guide
The article surveys Christmas gift ideas across departments, from rubber door mats and bathroom scales to electric appliances, radios, and jewelry. It highlights practical items for women and men, such as shoe racks, belts, tab collar shirts, llama ties, zipper bill folds, piano and radio gifts, knitted bed jackets, velvet pajamas, and decorative table linens. It notes cheaper silver prices and suggests gifts suited for hospital or ill friends, with a nod to stylish vanity items and functional kitchenware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Report Sale of Auto Tags Brisk in Elyria
Ohio's new orange and black 1933 automobile hearse plates drew instant popularity as Elyria motorists bought them at Al Mason's service station and the Lorain County Automobile Club. First day sales topped last year's pace, with Harold Briggs and Paul L. Bungard among the first buyers. Tags usable December 1 and required on January 1 with no time extension expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Elyria
al Mason
Lorain
Harold Briggs
Third Street
Pnd
Paul L. Bungard
R. D
Briggs
Automobile Club
Bungard
Mason's
Gift shopping spree and stamp club open in Elyria
A reporter toured gift shops with items from jewelry to photo albums and typewriters as holiday shopping buzzed. The Elyria Stamp Club held its first meeting at the Y M C A with 15 boys present as adviser E E Weller outlined plans and out of town speakers for future sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamp Club
Elyria
E. E. Weller
Two Stoves Donated to Red Cross Chapter in Lima
The Elvira Chapter of the American Red Cross reported two stoves have been donated to aid flour distribution and relief efforts. Mrs. McCurdy of Adelbert street and the J. H. Brown Oil company provided the units. In Lima, Ga. William Wemmer, founder of a local cigar firm, died in Indianapolis at age 70 after Henry Dessel Sr. Also, Defiance, Ohio, Geo Miller asked officials to help locate his 17 year old son Howard who vanished last Saturday after plans to visit Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira
American Red Cross
McCurdy
Adelbert Street
J. H. Brown Oil Company
Lima, O
Geo. 1
Henry Dessel, Sr
William J. Wemmer
Indianapolis
Ind
Diesel
Wemmer
Defiance
Geo. E. Miller
Definance
Howard Miller
Napoleon
Oberlin Guest Meeting and Local Fires in Oberlin
The Oberlin Women's Club Garden department hosted a guest meeting at Mrs. C E Gilbert’s home with slides by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baird showing hand colored nature scenes including Oberlin colony views. A chimney fire at Mrs. Rose Grocott’s home on West Lorain Street caused extensive roof damage. fire crews fought the blaze for about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Women's Club
C. E. Gilbert
Elma Street
Robert Baird
Mr. Baird
Oberlin Colony
Rose Grocott
West Lorain Street
Amherst Man Tries Suicide in Home Incident
Morris Schiverstine 22 of Amherst Jackson Street and Elyria Avenue, Amherst, is reported in serious condition at Amherst Hospital after a 3 a m gunshot self injury. Deputy sheriffs say he had earlier expressed intent to shoot himself following a troubled period. Dr G M Parker arrived after the gun fired through a locked screen door, striking him in the side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Schiverstine
Jackson Street
Elyria Avenue
Amherst
Schiveratine
Amherst Hospital
Schiversting
Paul Chapman
Bob Rodgers
Shiverstine
G. M. Parker
Schiverstine
Marian Chandler
Dr. Parker
Elks To Hold Memorial Service in Elyria
The Elyria Elks announce their annual Memorial service at Eils Hall on Sunday December 4 at 3 1 PM. Exalted ruler M Eidt says Reverend James T Daley of St Marys Church will deliver the principal address as the service honors ten deceased Elks and is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Elks
Eils Hall
M. Eidt
James T. Daley
St. Mary's Church
Elks
Eidr
Dairymen hear calls for united action and price fixes
Wellington dairy meeting featured W. E. Leach urging farmers to stay with the D C 3 A and seek producer consumer balance. Dc H Burk pushed a state survey bill, warning against a milk strike, while Robert Walden and others proposed price fixing to improve Ohio milk conditions. Ben Burge opened the session in Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Leach
Litchfield
Leach
Dc. H. Burk
Huron County
Ohio
Robert Walden
Wellington
George Lund
Norwalk
George Ganyard
Medina County
Ben Burge
Bandits Cut Wires As They Rob New Holland Bank
A guard questioned by robbers on the second floor of the bank building learned the office was the telephone exchange. Bandits cut wires before the bank, delaying comms as Mrs. Laura Ruble observed trouble. Johnson escaped from the jail, sought help, and deputies from Pickaway county raced to New Holland after alarms were raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Laura Ruble
Washington D. H
Almelf
Joe McQuay
George Kirk
Kirk
George
Charles Radcliffe
Pickaway County
New Holland
Plans for Turning Idea into Tangible Storm Discussed
Next came discussion of plans for putting the idea into tangible storm, and suggestions made by several local figures about how to implement it.
Notable Market and Community Notes From Cleveland and Toledo
Edgar Herzog and Police Chief Stankard are under executive review as plans for organization and the Not an Empty Stocking movement proceed. A Colony Club dance at the American Legion Home on Ohio Street will raise funds for the cause, with many local figures participating and supporting charitable aims. Market reports cover prices for butter eggs poultry and grain in Cleveland and Toledo, noting steady tones in butter and eggs, varied hog and cattle receipts, and mixed grain quotes amid a busy shipping period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Herzog
Stankard
Colony Club
American Legion
Ohio Street
W. F. France
W. H. van Oster
James A. Hewitt
A. E. Avery
J. L. Mathis
E J. Stankard
Paul Collins
W. G. Smith
A.C. Hudnutt
T. N. Kelly
RJ. Agate
Emma Warman
A. N. Lyberger
F. QO. BE
Lilmin Custar
Allen
Parent- Teacher Association
M.D. Miller
Marie Ss. Gilman
Associated Charities
Misa Beso
Schulze
Miss Maude Denham
Miss Gladys Plocher
YL. W. CL
R ., Maston
Elyria
Robert Stephen
H. EF. Stolzenburg
Ohio National Guard
Y ¥-Indua Chih
Leo Blaser
Colony Kibs
G. E
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Middle Thone
Loral
Western Reserve Finance
Turner Block
Hi-Y
Wood Choppers
Hattie H. Smith
Melvin
W. B. Thompson
National Bank of Commerce, Lorain
Josef Kaczor
South Pleasant Street
Esther Alfsen
Ronald Wisbond
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
The
J. D. Yocom
Woodland Avenue
Bogers
Gillett
Africa
Karl F. Geiser
Oberlin College
Columbus
Civics
State of
A. L. Loesch
Boston
Russell
Theological Seminary
Lester Looney
Pelham, N. Y
Thomas Willis
Elmwood Place
Birmingham
Ruth Hubbard
Rochester, N. Y
G. D. Hubbard
Mrs
Frank Foster Requite
North Pleasantaircet
Pennsylvania
New York
Uslits
Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Rahley
Zale
Timothy
Lover
the O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
Elyria, Ohio
UG Pouutmut
Elyria Credit Rating Bureau
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