Plan to Place Rural Schools on Same Basis as Those in The Cities
County educators outline a program to give rural pupils the same benefits as city students to raise democracy across the county. The keynote was delivered at the county school boards’ annual meeting at Technical High School auditorium. Speakers urged cooperation, steady teacher salaries, and expansion to include manual training, domestic science, and parent teacher associations, with a focus on health checks for students.
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Lorain County
Technicaligh School
Sture
Seale
Adies
Lhcal
Dussets
Christmas observances fill city churches with joy
Crowds filled United Presbyterian First Methodist and First Congregational churches for Christmas programs. Children’s exercises lit evening services. morning sermons at St Pauls Evangelical discussed The birth of Christ amid a day of song and beauty. Continued on page nine.
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Christ
United Presbyterian Churches
First Methodist
First Congregational Church
Auto Club Receives 8000 Automobile Tags
The Lorain County Automobile Club holds 1921 tags with 8000 issued now including 1000 for trucks. Secretary Chase Flowers says members receive tags first, but after January 1 will be issued to all applicants.
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Lorain County
Lights Fail At Sun Day Church Services In Lorain County
Oral County Electric reports repeated outages Sunday as switchgear and a turbine-driven load increased demand. A 300 horsepower motor replacement is underway after exciter failure cut power for about 15 minutes. Westinghouse to replace the faulty machine, promising ample supply going forward.
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Oral County Electric Company
J. B. Johnson
Lorainuld
Orain County Electric Co
Raya
Westinghouse Company
Liquor Confiscation Case In Police Court
Vincent Gorser, operator of a West Broad street soft drink parlor, faced police court charges for unlawfully selling liquor. He pled guilty and was fined 509 dollars plus costs by Mayor Jones after admitting he sold alcohol to raise rent funds. Police also found Ralph O fet taking a half pint of gin from Gorser, with 15 half-pints of whisky and gin confiscated in an upstairs room.
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Vincent Gorser
West Broai Street
Uduar
Jones
Gorney
Ralph Offet
Gurney
Cold Weather Strains Homes as Coal Runs Short
The Murbach Coal Company struggled as customers misread warmer weather and faced winter fuel shortages. Buckets of coal were delivered to homes Saturday afternoon to cover until Monday. Ralph Murbach said enough coal could fill orders on the docks, with a good grade now at 9.50 dollars per ton, though transport issues prevented shipments into the city.
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Murbach
SEA Porton
Wricé
Murdech Company
Hamilton School Children Sell 14600 Seals
The Hamilton school pupils active in selling Christmas seals and canvassed door to door and street pedestrians. Friday they turned in the seals and reached 14600, a record likely earning the school a prize for selling the most seals.
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Hamilton
Hamilton School
Four Minor Civil Suits Filed Today
Four minor civil suits were filed in the Court of Common Pleas. Herman Fernschutz sues Sam Langa of Red Star Taxi Mne for $250 for an October 14 Broadway automobile collision. B Goodrich Rubber Co. sues Lewis Thiel for $925 for goods. Central Wax Paper Co. seeks $371.64 from J H Bell for goods sold. W Binghau Co. of Cleveland sues John Kobbat for $328.52 for a bill of hardware.
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Court of Common Pleas
Herman Fernschutz
Sam Langa
Red Star Taxi
Lotain
Broadway
He Ben
B. Goodrich
Lewis Thiel
Yria
Central Wax Paper Co
J. H. Bell
W. Binghau Co
Cleveland
John Kobbat
Damage cases against former Oberlin tailor settled out of court
The cases of M Wyckom and W T Behr of Oberlin were settled out of court by mutual agreement. They involved damages and a commission for the sale of the Behr store totaling 6000 dollars, with Chamberlain and Britain of Lakewood claiming the commission. Wyckoff to pay 500 dollars plus court costs.
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Oberlin
M. Wyckom
W. T. Behr
Oberlin Hay Beent
Behr
Chamberlain & Brittain
Lakewood
Wyckoff
Gym Exhibit Cancelled By YMCA Due To Illness
The Gym Exhibition scheduled for tomorrow evening has been canceled by the YMCA because several members of the Cleveland Gym Team are ill. The event will be rescheduled for a later date.
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Cleveland
Peanut Machineloans Pennies for Car Fare Near Store
A man at the Liberal Credit Clothing Company entrance last evening tried to obtain pennies from a peanut vending machine to buy car fare. The peanut supply remained undisturbed and no theft occurred.
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Liberal Credit’ Clothing Company
Fight over annexation rights cited by Elyria residents
Carlisle residents oppose city annexation as the East Avenue Extension Water Association cites a 1908 contract with Elyria City to supply water at city rates plus 10 percent. The association claims the city bore no extra cost while the private main and meter system were built at members’ expense.
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East Avenue Extension Water Association
Chronicle-Telegram
Mlycin
Aries
Harry Pounds
Elyria
AssociHoan
The
Associa
Amherst farmers form cooperative elevator with McQueen as president
Amherst township and surrounding area organize a Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company with Farm Bureau Agent H Rogers. Officers named include President F J McQueen, Vice President Ridolph Neuman, Secretary Treasurer J J Whiton, and directors Geo Varn Ben Michael A J Shattuck Shas U Wasentihe Elmer Hageman Ward Teathurst. A warehouse will be built or purchased and a manager hired. Goat and shoes stolen from Marc Lipscomb on Fuller Road. a colored man held responsible per police report.
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Amherst Township
H. Rogers
Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Company
Amherst
F. J. McQueen
Ridolph Neuman
J. J . Whiton
Geo, Varn
Ben Michael
A. J. Shattuck
Shas. U Wasentiie
Elmer Hageman
Ward Teathurst
Little shop lifting here claim police
Local police report a rise in petty shop lifting at nearby stores during the days. Merchants and clerks monitor stock, aided by out of town detectives hired by the Better Business Club, resulting in few complaints at police headquarters.
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Better Business Club
Record poultry prices show turkeys scarce this year
Turkeys are scarce according to meat dealers with high prices expected for Christmas and New Year. A leading market quotes live turkeys at 70 cents a pound and dressed at the same rate, while geese, ducks, and chickens sell for lower prices. Dealers anticipate plentiful poultry except for turkeys.
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Doc
West Sheriff and Prosecutor Target Califonia Game Felons
Sheriff Backus and Prosecuting Attorney Findley led a westbound pursuit of two men wanted for alleged support of county families. Requisition papers were filed in Columbus, with governor’s accusation of conspiring to reach California for the Ohio State vs California University football game on New Year’s Day.
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Backus
Atorney Findley
Toronto
California
Colubus
Ohio State University
California University
Elyria Stores Open Evenings This Week
Local merchants announce stores will stay open evenings this week to aid Christmas shoppers unable to visit daytime. Despite factory layoff conditions, trade is brisk and receipts expected to approach last year's figures.
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Elyria
Christmas Rush at Post Office Strains Town Lines
A long line formed at the reception window this morning at 7:20 as residents sent packages to friends far away. Extra carriers were on duty, handling an expected surge over the next two to three days to ensure mail is forwarded and delivered promptly.
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Fiyma
Father Dietz and Winters To Address Open Forum
W B Winters of the M E church and Father Peter E Dietz of Cincinnati will address an open forum at Machinists hall on East Broad Street tomorrow evening. They discuss the Christmas of Labor and Capital and urge public attendance.
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Hey. W. B. Winters
M. EL Church
Machinists’ Hall
East Broad Street
Peter E. Dietz
Cincinnati
Stag Party At Whiskeyville A Holiday Parade Night
The Midway at Whiskeyville announces a stag party Thursday evening December 23 with a grand march at 10 oclock featuring turkeys geese ducks and chickens. Proprietor Bert Galoway provides entertainment for the holiday season and a large number of Kly Tlans will attend the celebration.
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Whiskeyville
Bert Galoway
Lorain Woman Autoist Crashes Into a Pillar
A Lorain woman driver named Slack backed a runabout into an ornamental pillar at Memorial Hospital entrance, causing brick damage and partial collapse. If she had braked sooner, the pillar might have remained intact rather than requiring repairs.
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Memorial Hospital
Lorain
Fordney emergency tariff bill sails toward Christmas recess
Washington December action moves to protect farmers as House Ways and Means votes the Fordney emergency tariff with added lemons and higher peanut oil duties. Five committee members oppose citing broader cost impact while Senate leaders urge full, normal consideration rather than haste.
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House Ways and Means
Fordney
Conference of Representatives
Kahn
California
Hill
Treadway
Masa
Dison
Conn
Rainey
Ilinois
Oldfield
Arkansas
Hull
Tenneseea
House
Simmons
Northaarolina
Senate
Elyria Woman Dile With Smallpox
An Elyria woman was confined to her home today after being diagnosed with smallpox and immediately placed under isolation by health authorities. The case arose amid reports of growing smallpox activity in Lorain, though the full severity remains unclear due to communication issues with her physician.
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Tion
Lorain
Nine Scarlet Fever Cases Quarantined Citywide
City health officers report nine cases of scarlet fever including a quarantine at the Charles Salisbury residence due to a granddaughter of the former sheriff. Official notes say the outbreak now totals nine cases citywide.
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Charles Sailsbury
Nintherla
Chickenpox Outbreak at Ridgeville Schools
An outbreak of chickenpox among Ridgeville students may extend the vacation period. County School Superintendent Seale said a public health nurse would visit the schools this afternoon to assess whether sessions will be dispensed or schools closed, pending her recommendation.
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Ridgeville
Schior
Seale
Elyria Store and Wallpaper Hanger Settle Differences
A dispute between local labor groups and merchants in Elyria was resolved after a meeting of the parties involved. Harry H. Smith of the Smith company provided details, with the exchange of views continuing on Page Nine for fuller context.
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Elyria
rTeporter
The
Chronicle| Telegram
Harry HH. Smith
Statin
Kiwanis Club and O J Bannon Plan Benefit Show
Kiwanis Club and O J Bannon join for a benefit show to boost the Kiwanis Loan Fund now separate from Baptist church funds. Additional donations totaling 26 87 from James Cather Frank Hicks D H Barbour Roscoe Kauffman bring the total to 2167 07. Otean Bannon agrees to cooperate using a theater and performance for city residents to contribute by ticket purchase. Baptist church had voted 1050 for a separate fund. Salvation Army and Associated Charities will handle baskets provisions and child care while the committee chaired by F Burke and including H M Andress and others oversees small short-term loans for those unable to borrow elsewhere.
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Plana
Thady
Kiwanis Loan
Baptist Church
James Cather
Frank Hicks
D. H. Barbour
Roscoe Kauffman
Otean Bannon
Salvation Army
Associated Charities
F. Burke
H. M. Andress
Robert Rica
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