Elyria Couple’s 1895 Roof Bill Shows 30 Cents An Hour Jobs
Mrs. Vogler unearthed an old 1895 bill by L. B. Sample for slate roof work on the Vogler home at 528 Second Street. Roofing labor cost 30 cents an hour, total bill 115.21 including materials. The house lacked pavement and city water. kerosene lighting and a coal stove were used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Funk
J. W. Vogler
Second Street
Black River
Brill
Vogier
Porte
Merriam
LaGrange
Holter
Vogler
Water Street
Crehore Court
Choles
Crehore
West Second Street
Voglers
Minnie Beaver
Horace Knawles
20 Hungarian Spies Arrested by Yugoslavs
Belgrade reports twenty Hungarian spies arrested by Yugoslav authorities. Gen Slobodan Penezitech said the suspects were criminals sentenced by Hungarian courts for crimes against the republic. He charged Hungary and Bulgaria sent such criminals as spies into Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Slobodan Penezitech
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugosavia
Commissioners To Confer With Amherst Officials Soon
County commissioners decided to meet with Amherst village officials to discuss possible cooperation on repair work for the South Main Street bridge. They asked Amherst to submit a form for negotiating financing. Assistant county prosecutor Harold Ewing cited opinions showing cooperation is possible if the street is a county road that reaches village limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Harold §. Ewing
Dental Society To Meet Monday
Dr. Harry B. Millhoff chief of the dental division of the Ohio State Health Department will speak at the Lorain County Dental Society meeting Monday evening at the Pueblo Lorain. He will discuss and demonstrate methods of using sodium fluoride in controlling and preventing dental decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry 8B. Millhoff
Ohio State Department of Health
Lorain County Dental Society
Pueblo, Lorain
Millhaff
Wellington Man Named On Committees of Ohio Fair Managers Association
COLUMBUS. Personnel of three committees of the Ohio Fair Managers Association were announced today by Lawrence P. Lake, Cincinnati, association president. Former Governor Myers Y. Cooper, Cincinnati, heads the executive committee. John H. Kowalk of Clyde is chairman of the legislative committee. Frank B. Cooper of Piketon chairs the resolutions committee. The lists name many regional figures including executives Lake Hill Hull Detrick Bell Haines Stuckey Lampson Sinclair Riley Foster Goddar Guy and Croy, with lawmakers Burgess Betsch Kestel Iowne Zeiger Gilmore Baltimore Richards Dotson Rogers and Ellis among those named to legislative and other panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Fair Managers Association
Lawrence PF. Lake
Cincinnati
Myers Y. Cooper
John H. Kowalk
Clyde
Frank B. Cooper
Piketon
Lake
Clair L. Hill Wellington
Russell S. Hull
Fremont
Ben A. Detrick Bellefontaine
Charles J. Betsch
Chillicothe
Luther Kestel
George Iowne
E. R. Zeiger
Youngstown
RL. Gilmore
Coshocton
Russell W. Baltimore
Henry G. Richards
Mt. Vernon
Harry Dotson
Ashland
Charles Rogers
Casstown
Bilpby
Haines
Dayton
Frank F Cooper
Frank E. Ellis
Washington, D
James D. Murjray
Napoleon and
Ait
Strike Ends After 400 CIO Mariners Tie Up 10 Boats
A strike by 400 members of the CIO National Mardow Union tied up 10 ships on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Walter H. Levingood, 56, was found dead in a ditch near his Sugar Creek home, apparently fallen in. A four inch water death scene led Coroner John F. Bake to rule accidental death as company and union settled wage disputes. The union dropped its preferential hiring demand, accepting a snap clause. British textile industries forecast no labor shortage for a decade as deckhands stewards maids and joiners backed a $25 monthly raise. the company offered eight percent raises. In Columbus, police and fire chiefs warned uniformed workers drunkenness would lead to dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO National
Time Union
Levingood
United Barge Lines
Vnn
John F. Bake U
Tuscarawas County
Warn Of Poison Salt Substitutes
Federal warned that lithium chloride salt substitutes may be in homes and on the market. The AMA cited four deaths and many non fatal cases nationwide. Westsal Wes Sal Foodsal Salts Salt Leuths Bakery recalls underway to remove contaminated products. Deaths reported in Cleveland and Ann Arbor Michigan. Early symptoms mirror heart and kidney disease and may go undetected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
Pure Food and Drug Administration
AMA
Cleveland
Ann Arbor
Mich
Morris Fishbein
AMA Journal
Food and Drug Administrations
Death notices for Mary Zahler and Harvey Noble
Mary Krebs Zahler 80 of Avon died at home in Cleveland at 11 13 p m Thursday survived by husband Joseph daughter Mrs Lee Weigel sister Mrs John L Smith brothers John Krebs William Krebs four grandchildren and six great grandchildren body at John Nunn Funeral Home Cleveland services Monday at St Aloysius church burial Calvary cemetery Harvey H Noble 78 of New London died Friday at Huston Rest Home after eight months illness born in Anderson Indiana lifelong resident of New London former railroad worker WWI veteran survived by daughter Mrs Bernice Phillips of Anderson brother Edward Noble Detroit sister Mrs Belle Omway Rocky River body at Sackett Funeral Home services Sunday 2 pm with full military honors Broome Wood Post American Legion burial Anderson Indiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Krebs Zahler
Avon
Cleveland
Joseph
Lee, Weigel
John L. Smith
John Krebs
William Krebs
Lorain
John Nunn
East Agth, Street
St. Aloysius Church
East 209Th
St. Clair Avenue
Calvary Cemetery
Harvey H. Noble
New London
P.m
Huston
al Lness
Anderson
Ind
France
Bernice Phillins
Edward Noble
Detroit
Belle Omway
Rocky River
Sackett Funeral Home
Broome-Wood
American Legion
W. H. Mitchell
31 Freight Cars Stolen From American Zone
American military government officials said Russian railway crews stole 31 freight cars from the American zone in Germany Thursday night. They repaired track, ran a locomotive into Burggrub in Northern Bavaria, and took 91 cars in operating condition, leaving two derailed. Bavarian police did not witness the theft due to a hill blocking their view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Burggrub
Bavaria
Seven Roads Remain Closed By High Water In Five Counties
The Ohio state highway department reports continued closures on seven roads across five counties due to high water. Qoshocton Route 77 between Layland and the county line, Clinton Route 730 between Wilmington and Route 350, Selate Route 52 west of Portsmouth, Gallia Route 141 ten miles west of Gallipolis, Route 325 east and west of Vinton, Route 775 at Raccoon Creek, Richland Route 545 between Route 334 in Morrow County and Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Highway Department
Qoshocton
Layland
Holmes
Clinton
Wilmington
Selate
Portsmouth
Gallia
Gallipolis
Vinton
Raccoon Creek
Richland
Morrow County
Mansfield
Court records show suit dismissals and multiple probate filings
Court actions include a May last year dismissal with costs in a Poore versus Cox case over injuries to Helen Poore from a Pearl Road collision. Probate inventories list estates of Shore, Bohn, and Dunnell with values from about 9.8 million to 88 thousand dollars. Several divorce filings and custody petitions are noted, with judges A. Cook and others issuing rulings, and criminal-like sentences for support and road offense, all from Elyria area courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Poore
Sheffield
Ellis Cox
Lorain
D. A. Cook
Poore
Helen
Pearl Road
Markets Cleveland live stock and produce report
Receipts from cattle, calves, sheep and hogs show steady to slow trading in Cleveland markets. Cattle steers mostly 19 to 24 dollars, cows 13 to 18, bulls 18 to 21, calves 40 to 33, and hogs varied by grade. poultry and eggs firm, apples and vegetables priced, grain quotes posted for cash on track trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Starmans
Rhode Island
Man
Livestock Prices Move Higher Again Across Markets
Chicago receipts showed cattle and calf volumes up modestly while hogs and sheep gained. Slaughter steers and heifers rose to $200 to $300 per hundredweight, hogs up $1 to $2, and sheep about $1.50 higher. week totals reached 29 000 cattle, 2100 calves, 38 300 hogs, and 13 100 sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Choice Handy Ewes
Police Notes Report Thefts, Fines, and Brawls Across City
Mrs Jessie Beard reported a pocketbook taken from her Ohio Public Service Co office after locking the desk. William A Floyd faces a disorderly conduct charge in Mayor Ault's court. Charles Cook fined $10 for a traffic violation after a non stopping car damaged a parked vehicle. Bobo Williams fined $15 for disorderly conduct and driving without a license after being found with an uncovered garbage truck and a temporary permit. Clyde W Jones and Gordon L Thurman fined $10 each for fighting at a restaurant. Daniel Gawarn fined $15 with suspended sentence for disorderly conduct after police tied to a February report of fighting with his wife. Elyria police probe a breaking and entering at Elyria Belting and Machine. A Cincinnati woman identified as Mrs Georgia Delander leaps to death from a downtown hotel window after a broken office window was found. Two cars damaged in a collision at East Avenue and Seventh Street. Moses Russell detained after a reported fight at the Big Casino amid threats of a gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Beard
Fourteenth Street
Lerain
Ohio Public Service Company
Charles Cook
Hamilton Avenue
Henry W.ault
William Damm
West Avenue
Iwineh
Third Street
Cook
Bobo Williams
North Pleasant Street
Oberlin
Henry W. Ault
Middle Avenue
Second Street
Willams
Clyde W. Jones
Mansfield
Gordon Lee Thurman
Morgan Avenue
Elyria
Broad Street
Daniel Gawarn
High Street
Builty
Gawara
Buckeye
Dayton
Williams
Georgia Delander
Charles K. Miller
Cincinnati
D. E. Andress
Ofifice
Old Fair Buildings Endangered By Grass Fire
Grass fires spread from burning rubbish piles and windier conditions kept Elyria firemen busy. A three alarm grass fire near old fair buildings owned by E A Somers endangered the structures and storage areas at the fair grounds, with multiple blazes reported on West River Street and Hamilton Avenue. Children with matches were blamed for one fire, and a wire rubbish container sparked another. No major damage at the fairgrounds occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Bates
Columbia Avenue
South West River Street
E. A. Somers
Cleveland Street
Fairgrounds
Quad Company No. 1
Engine Company No. 1
Elyria
Bates
Iear
West River Street
Hamilton Avenue
Glenwood
Ohio Streets
Engine Co. No. 2
Northrup
Winckles Street
Free Chest X-Rays For Elyria Employees
Elyria city workers and their families may receive free chest X rays on March 1 at the Central Fire Station. The Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association will staff the portable X ray unit. Examinations are arranged for employees of the Chronicle Telegram and Elyria Telephone Company also on that day at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria City
Lorain County
Light stolen from bicycle outside downtown theater
Carl Gardner of 229 Washington Avenue told police a light was stolen from his bicycle parked in the doorway of a downtown store while he sat through two shows at a movie theatre. He valued the light at $2.98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gardner
Washington Avenue
Mansfield Man Is Shot To Death After Shooting Officer
A 33 year old Mansfield resident went on a pistol rampage last night wounding Patrolman William J. Taylor before being killed by Patrolman Carl F. Berry in a rampage and barricade. Taylor was seriously wounded and Berry killed the shooter, Robert Dilgard, a war veteran with a minor police record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Robert Dilgard
William J. Taylor
Dilgard
Taylor
Dilgrad
Carl F. Berry
Berry
Real Estate Transfers Reported by The Land Title Guarantee
Real estate transfers listed by The Land Title Guarantee and Trust Co 219 Court Street dated February 15 1939 cover Cascade Development Corpora tion to Ross Goodbar Jr sublot 80 Cascade Colony Elyria and other Elyria Lorain and Sheffield properties. Higher prices are reported to have wiped out French workers 16 per cent raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Court Street
Cascade Development Corporation
Ross Goodbar, Jr
Cascade Colony Subdivision
Elyria
Harold VenRamp
Hlyria
Hugh L. Whitney
Theodore H. Reinker
Vermilion Road
Camden
Stacko
Hoy-Lo Mae
Lo“Tain
Frank L. Washtak
Catherine Washtak
11Th St. Lorai
Ralph Limpach
Eugene Limpach
21St St. Lorain
Peter Schandorsky, Jr
Elia Schandorsky
31St St. Lorain
Grant W. Pitts
Lynn Brasee
Fet
Whitney Rd
Pittsfield
Gilbert Worthofar
Andrew Hronec
Block
Central Division
Sheffield
Maryland Casualty Co
Steve Yesterbi
Clearview
The
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co
Stanley J.,basinski
Ohio St
Chester J. Basinski
Thomas Vilevec
Agnes
Vinevich
Highland
Lorain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dental Society
Fulton
Grafton, Ohio
Wellington
Ohio ‘Fair Managers Association
Walter H. Levingood
Sugar Creek
C Cole
Frank L. Harrisson
Walter ©. Istrektaden
Death Records
Kolinski & Standen
Elyria Savings & Trust Bldg
Big Town Folly
MR. Birdbrain
By Mike Gray
Bob Moore
George H. Shore
Shore
Thew Shovel Company
Cornell Avenue
William Frederick Bohn
Bohn
Oberlin College
Berlin Township
Erie County
Tarrant H. Dunnell
Grafton Township
Dutnell
Mattie Jefferson
State Street
James L Jefferson
Rush ‘Street
Susan F. Sauvey
Sheffield Lake
Leslie C. Sauvey
Lakewood
Thomas Schneider
Anna Schneider
Pecola Morgan
Charles Morgan
William Hayes
Lear-flagle
Nors
Justice of the Peace
James Horn
Lloyd Purcell
Robson Road
Filyria
Ernest Pearson
Seventh Street
Elvira
Marguerite Pearson
Justice
Ohio
Lois Knellen
David
TD. A. ‘Cash
Erna Hance
Raymond
Webster D. Lowe
Grace
Ida Mae Young
Foster Avenue
Carter
John P Cox
Homer
D. A Cook
Myrtie Friend
Clarence
York
Truman
University of Chicago
Earl J. McGrath
U. S
Education
John W. Stidebaker
Police Dept
William A. Floyd
Chestnut’ Street
Henry Ault
E. J. Stankard
H. R. Johnson
Lodi Street
Harvard Avenue
George Wieseke
Wieseke
Robert Fortman
Oakwood Street
R. T. Williams
Gulf Road
East Avenue
Fortman
Moses Russell
Woodford Avenue
Russell
Tom McGae
McGae
Philco
Phileco
Day's Hardware & Music Store
Broad St
Leonard P. Reichlin
Cleveland St
Sudro-Curtis
Iks
Abe
James Lewis Monument Co
Cascade Colony
North West River Street
Lehman-Johnson
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