Norwalk News Roundup from Norwalk and Vicinity
Norwalk Feb 19 Bernard Cortrite 39 former owner of Cortrite mining town Col died suddenly wealthy. Others John Berry 73 and Miss Kleinknecht 66 noted. Farmers between Norwalk and Bellevue near spring plowing. Police and firemen unpaid for months due to lack of funds. Huron County Red and Gun Club held annual banquet. Everett Lilley and Mabel Mitten of Willard wed. Judge Stephen M Young presiding in Sandusky. Joy Sullivan on trial for aiding six Cleveland men in P. H. Mason store robbery. claims only two known by him as taxi driver. Clarence Wolfe farm home Fitchville destroyed by fire. Norwalk Radio Amateur Wireless club formed. Reed Gebhardt president. Leon Fiesinger and A H Rainick fined 1000 each for liquor-law violations. appeals to common pleas court. County Commissioner Clarence Stotts, Steuber, reports fox sealed fence lagers at butchered pigs.
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Bernard Cortrite
Cortrite
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John Berry
Leon Fiesinger
A. H. Rainick
Common Pleas Court
Clarence Stotts
Steuber
The Canal Deadlock in Ohio Legislature
The Toledo Blade critiques a bill to abandon 150 miles of the Miami and Erie canal from Toledo to Cincinnati. It notes opposition and calls for a clear policy on canal use, auto routes, or rail on the corridor, stating rehabilitation prospects depend on engineers and traffic experts. The piece frames decades of debate over whether to keep, repurpose, or expand the waterway.
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Toledo Blade
Toledo
Cincinnati
Ohio
Defiance
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Eaton Church fundraiser and local moves and births
The Ladies Aid sold a track load of chickens and raised 163.08 with some donations. They expect to reach 200 to pay church debt. George Diedrich rents Joel Cousins farm. Cole family visits Columbia. W H Giles plans Columbus trip to visit daughter Mrs W J Longhorn. Station agent Stipp moves back to depot. Hugh Paddock and Grace Carter announce birth of daughter Margaret Elizabeth on Feb 13.
Nations clash of manners in war time France described
An American account contrasts British and American behavior toward France during the war. It notes Britons often treated France as if owned, while Americans appeared indifferent to ownership. The piece argues such attitudes reveal national traits, cautioning that differing habits do not imply inferiority and praising French resilience in concealing opinions of allies.
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France
Ohio Senate Rejects Higher Jurist Fees in Tie Vote
The Ohio Senate rejected a measure to raise jurist fees from two to three dollars per day by an eighteen to eighteen tie. A single district member’s vote against the increase kept fees from rising and drew scrutiny over pay for committee work. The episode exposed concerns over economies as lawmakers weighed per diem changes amid broader political maneuvering. Harding's support for the Washington church demonstrations and treaty decisions shadowed the session's focus.
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Ohio Senate
Columbus
Senate
Twenty Five Years Ago Elyria Highlights
February 19 ELYRIA. Indictment of Chas Geska for murder of employer with an axe. Geska later convicted and imprisoned for life. Thirty lines note a steel plant housing surge with sixty Johnstown arrivals. Wedding of William Graves Sharp and Hallie Maude Clough at Clough home. Richard Athen Women’s Relief Corps marked first anniversary with banquet. first president Nellie Parsons. Cleveland Blytia electric line work near start. Bridge over Rocky River near Rams. Topliffs hotel nearly finished. J A Toplitt leased office to J Moxham tied to Johnson Steel. Dairy trains run South Lorain to Cleveland for workers.
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Chas. Geska
Columbia
Johnstown
Johnson Steel Co
William Graves Sharp
Hallie Maude Clough
Hale Cl
Richard Athen
Reunion of Soldiers Sparks Lunch and War Tales
In Elyria on February 19 a Philadelphia Battery Service member Albert Fowler and traveling man R N Fulton, both shipped overseas, reunited at the Cheapside Broad corner. They warmly greeted, shared tales of France, and Fowler invited Fulton home for lunch, reliving wartime adventures. A Bill McArren associate praises a brave act as he escorted two young ladies to their homes, relying on four others near the cemetery for protection.
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Albert Fowler
Philadelphia Battery Service
R. N. Fulton
Sas
France
Cheapside
Broad Street
Fowler
Fuller
Bill McArren
Bill
Wireless Prescription Saves Life of Bride on Farallon Islands
Mrs. Dorothy L. Glass, bride of a Farallon Islands radio operator, survived appendicitis after a wireless medical message from her husband prompted emergency first aid from Dr. Joseph Visalli. The exchange directed paregoric, flaxseed poultice, and sodium bicarbonate before transfer to a San Francisco hospital. Persia produced 918 tons of petroleum last year.
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Dorothy L. Glass
Farallon Islands
San Francisco
Joseph Visalli
Factory Additions Fill Ashland Area Projects
Rybbolt Heatre Co and Michigan Rubber Co join Kauffman Bros in completing large factory additions in Ashland. Mrs Carrie Hays and Nicola Automaccio receive final papers. Marriages noted for George Lefever and Charlotte Jones, John Rapest and Mary Campbell. Knights of Pythias mark their 8th anniversary in Ashland.
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Ashland
Rybbolt Heatre Co
Michigan Rubber Co
Kauffman Bros
Carrie Hays
Nicola Automaccio
George D. Lefever
Loudonville
Charlotte TI. Jones
John K. Rapest
West Salem
Mary Campbell
Nankin
Knights of Pythias
Prohibition Woes Shake ABE MARTIN Fanner
ABE MARTIN notes the bootlegger’s luck and the feller who leans on his best effort feels good only if he gains. He adds prohibition’s drawback that a bootlegger never sticks around to hear your troubles.
Penfield Social News and Local Happenings
Penfield updates include visits by Mrs. Leslie Preston and families from Elyria, a high school box social raising about 18, and a Ladies Aid bazaar with a sale. Local gains include births, bakery sale plans, grange activities, and moves of residents to the La Grange area. Also notes on Norwegen fish bread research and a new thermometer with an automatic temperature dial.
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Penfield
Leslie Preston
Pittsfield
C. J. Behnke
Ladies’ Aid Society
Clarenta Waltz
Elyria
George Hastings
P. D. van Valkenburg
Clair van Valkenburg
George Smith
Merton Spicer
Doris May
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Levi Smith
la Grange
Létby
Olive Tablets for a steady digestion and liver aid
Thousands suffer stomach upset seek relief by Edwards Olive Tablets which target the liver and bowels and improve digestion. The vegetable formula, olive colored, claims soothing action without griping or cramps and suggests taking one or two at bedtime with prices of 15¢ to 30¢.
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Edwards
Holland Furnaces Open Elyria Branch for Prompt Service
Holland Furnaces expands reach by opening a separate Elyria branch and warehouse to match the prompt delivery and service of its Central States operations. F D Doud named Local Branch Manager, bringing world’s best furnace sales, installation, guarantee, and long lasting heating systems with favorable costs and terms.
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Elyria
F. D. Doud
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