Promises New Developments in Wood Case
Detroit January 11. Grace Wood ninety nine is held on assault with intent to kill in a murder plot against estranged husband Ralph Wood thirty three. Her attorney William Kronner promises startling information to clear Mrs Wood with plans to reveal details by tomorrow night. Conspirators William Thompson and Taylor Pierce have confessed. Ambrose Haggerty was killed and deputy William Dunnigan wounded in the ambush. Mrs Mary C Smith Baumgartner also held as witness. Cecil Holt warned police of the plot and was freed. his wife feared implication.
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Detroit
Grace Wood
Ralph Wood
William O. Kronner
Kronner
Mary C. Smith-Baumgartner
Wood
Cecil Holt
Holt
Indian Hunter Leads Apache Pursuit Across Sierra Madre
Francisco Fimbres of Sonora Rancheria leads a veteran band of frontier trackers through the Sierra Madre toward Colonia Morelos in a lifelike manhunt for Apache outlaws said to be direct descendants of Geronimo. A cavalry troop stands ready as supplies hold for an indefinite search.
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Fimbres
Geronimo
Arizona
Eleventh Annual Police Dance Planned for February 7
Police Chief E J Stankard announced the eleventh annual Police Dance to benefit the Police Pension Fund will be held at the Cascade Dance Pavilion on February 7. He invited all who can behave themselves and noted plenty of officers will attend to ensure order and safety for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Pension Fund
Cascade Dance Pavilion
E. J. Stankard
Stankard
Sedan with Lorain emblem found abandoned in Hudson Ohio
Hudson police received word from local authorities that a Ford sedan bearing a Lorain county emblem was left at Hudson in early November. The vehicle, motor number 664153, was reported found yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Hudson
Ohio
Loocal
Arrest of John Reese after Oberlin accident
John Reese was arrested by deputies of Sheriff Clarence E. Adams after a crash on Oberlin road north of Oberlin. His car ran into a ditch and was completely wrecked. He is jailed for arraignment before Justice S. J. George on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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John Reese
Clarence E. Adams
Oberlin
Reese
S. J. George
Elberta Beach suit against Hurst dismissed after settlement
The Elberta Beach company sued Elizabeth Hurst and others in common pleas court. Judge A R Webber dismissed the case today after the parties reached a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elberta Beach Company
Elizabeth Hurst
Common Pleas Court
A. R. Webber
Five People to Answer Charge of Stealing Child
Five relatives of Elias Arnold including his sons William and Arthur and daughter Dorothy with Bascom McHenry will face charges of child stealing before Common Pleas Judge George A. Starn in Wooster. Bonds likely at $10,000 each. defense to plead not guilty. Melvin Horst remains missing despite ongoing inquiries and new circumstantial evidence surrounding McHenry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Horst
Orrville
McHenry
Fred Thomas
Alton
Walter J. Mongey
West Jefferson
Thomas
Wooster
West Jeffeson
Two Suits Filed In Court For First Time In Months
Two lawsuits were filed in common pleas court yesterday for the first time in months. Western Reserve Finance company sues Louise Tappan on a cognovit note, with Judge W B Thompson granting judgment for 218. Rothport Realty company sues Lucina J Taylor and Robert Marshall to recover property bought on installments, seeking title and asking Marshall to reveal any interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Western Reserve Finance Company
Louise Tappan
W. B. Thompson
Rothport Realty Company
Lucina J. Taylor
Robert Marshall
Marshall
Graduation gowns and capes favored for future wear
A class meeting before Christmas showed strong support for wearing formal costumes in graduation. Shively calls the effort an experiment, with results likely to influence future graduates. Capes and gowns were seen as adding formality and being economical.
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Shively
Vast New Holding Company Formed for Public Utilities
New York January 11 J P Morgan Drexel and Elonbright announce formation of United Corporation a Delaware holding company. It plans to acquire minority stakes in United Gas Improvement The Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and Mohawk Hudson Power. Authorized stock includes 1 4 million first preferred and 10 000 600 common shares though no first preferred will be issued now. The merger could speed East wide utility consolidation with securities around 2 000 000 096.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Drexel & Co
Elonbright & Co., Inc
Delaware
United Corporation
United Gas Improvement Company
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Mohawk Hudson Power Corporation
First
Wall Stree
Mythic Indian belief of rocks and trees as living tombs
In Indian mythology rocks and trees were believed to be living tombs imprisoning spirits. The idea shows the sacred bond between nature and the afterlife in local folklore.
Tex Rickards Will Made Public in New York Case
The will of late George L. Tex Rickard dates March 13, 1928, and disposes of property in Boston Miami Beach and New York plus South American securities. Mrs. Rickard receives $50,000 outright and Florida real estate, with infant daughter Maxine provided for through a trust. The estate's value is not yet estimable. executor is New York Trust Company.
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New York
George L
Tex) Rickard
Boston
Miami Beach
Rickard
Florida
Maxine
Tex
New York Trust Company
South American Land and Cattle Company
Paraguay
Richard
Lou J. Adams
Seattle
Fiora Haig
Edith May Schultz
Col Stewart to Fight Rockefeller for Indiana Oil Chair
CHICAGO January 11 Colonel Robert W Stewart chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana plans a finish fight against John D Rockefeller Jr efforts to replace the head of the Indiana company He announced at a managers meeting that he would seek re election as director and chairman at the stockholders meeting in Whiting Ind on March 7 Polls show Rockefeller wields about 15 percent of outstanding shares and some managers favor him while others back Stewart The dispute split division managers across ten states as Rockefeller contends broad stock opposition while Stewart maintains majority support for his re election plan.
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Chicago
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Indiana
Rockefeller
United Press
Stewart
Whiting
Ind
Standard
Rockefeller Jr aims to unseat Indiana Standard Oil chairman
In New York on January 11, John D. Rockefeller Jr. launches a campaign to topple Col. Robert W. Stewart as chairman of Indiana Standard Oil. He is said to have lined up large stock blocks and plans to gain proxies by March, leveraging philanthropic bodies and Wall Street allies, though he holds only a minority stake.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Indiana Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Indiana Concern
Stewart
Wall Street
Youth Who Shot Friend Is Freed
Joe Borbash a 15 year old of Lorain is freed after a juvenile court hearing found no malicious intent in his action when he shot Louis Schuster 19 on January 4. The case is continued indefinitely and will be dropped on good behavior. Borbash must report to juvenile officer William Oldham.
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Joe Borbash
Lorain
Louis Schuster
H. C. Wilcox
Borbash
Schuster
William Oldham
Dog Reunited With Owner After Radio Broadcast
A dog stolen earlier escaped and found a new home with a country doctor. Hearing the owner’s voice on radio, the dog grew excited, prompting the doctor to investigate and eventually return the dog to its rightful professor owner.
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Amsterdam
McHenry Announces Schedule Of Mails To L
McHenry announces schedule of mails to L starting at 6:00 a.m. The notice lists designated routes and delivery times for postal service operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHenry
Governor commutes Lorain man’s sentence in death case
Columbus Ohio January 1 Governor Donshey commutes the sentence of Christ Lazos of Lorain convicted in 1920 of killing Peter Paul. Lazos will be deported to Greece after serving time in the state penitentiary until federal officers arrange his removal. The judge called him a stool pigeon for Lorain’s vice squad.
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Columbus, CO
Jan. l
Donshey
Christ Lazos
Lorain
Peter Paul
Lazos
Greece
Paul
Death record for Mrs Eliza Beth Nell services at home
The death record for the late Mrs Eliza Beth Nell states her funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of her daughter Mrs Charles Holtzman on the Griswold road. Interment is in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Nell
Charles Holtzman
Griswold Road
Ridgelawn
D M Byam dies at Cleveland Clinic in Elyria area
D M Byam of 336 Twelfth Street died last evening January 10 at the Cleveland Clinic. A longtime teacher in Lorain and Medina counties he was a member of the First Methodist Church of Elyria. He leaves a wife and two children J S Byam and Miss Mary H Byam. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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D. M. Byam
Twelfth Street
Cleveland Clinic
Elyria
Lorain
Medina Counties
First Methodist Church of
J. S. Byam
Mary H. Byam
Obituary for A. B. Hayes of Marion Ohio
A. B. Hayes former Lorain county commissioner and Penfield resident died January 10 at age 81 in Marion Ohio where he had lived with his wife in recent years. Services will be held at their Marion home tomorrow at two o clock.
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A. B. Hayes
Lorain County
Penfield
Marion
Ohio
Baby Leonard B. Sayles Dies After Short Illness
Baby Leonard B. Sayles son of Mr and Mrs Duty Sayles of Buckeye street died at :30 this morning after a brief pneumonia illness. He is survived by sister Lois five, brother Leslie two, and grandparents Mr and Mrs F W Hopkins. Funeral Sunday at four at Nichols Funeral Home with Rev Ketcham officiating. Burial Murray Ridge cemetery.
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Leonard B. Sayles
Duty Sayles
Buckeye Street
Lois
Leslie
F. W. Hopkins
Nichols Funeral Home
Rev. Ketcham
Murray Ridge Cemetery
Four Guilty in Federal Prohibition Case in Coltxbus
Four men from Teubenville were found guilty in federal court of violating prohibition laws. John Mulrooney, Tom Mulroony, Joan Bar, and Edward Bar face sentencing on January 19. The group was part of a larger raid net of twenty three men. Louis H. Sommers, former rural mail carrier at Martin Ferry, pleaded guilty to embezzlement with sentencing deferred. Forest E. Roberts, former White Cottage postmaster, faced trial on embezzlement charges of 1281.95 dollars, all repaid.
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Sommers
Forest E. Roberts
White Cottage
Youth Loses Eye After Ball Explodes in Can
In Connellsville Pennsylvania nine year old William Czurzynski of Everson had his right eye badly wounded when a golf ball placed in a tin can over a fire exploded. A fragment entered the optic necessitating removal of the eye at a hospital in Connellsville.
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Connellsville
William Czurzynski
Everson
Woman Repays 34 Year Old Furniture Purchase
G M Naber of Wabash Indiana received a check today for a furniture item bought 34 years ago. The buyer, a woman, had promised to pay later, and now settles the debt with the payment.
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Wabash, Ind
G. M. Naber
Elyria Board Lifts Flu Ban After Epidemic Control
Major Hewitt praises the board for closing public places last week to slow the flu. The mayor supports lifting the ban if no relapse occurs, but cautions that danger remains and care must continue. Health officials warn against casual gatherings and the Board remains ready to reimpose restrictions if needed. Dr. French notes the epidemic is under control but not over. Dr Edwin Kirby plans six weeks of Billy Sunday meetings starting Sunday at 10 45 AM at the tabernacle on West avenue and Sixth street.
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Major Hewitt
French
Beard
Dr. French
Health Board
Elyria
Edwin Kirby
Billy Sunday Campaign Committee
Tabernacle
West Avenue
Sixth Street
Kirby
Local Notes and Visits From Huntington Area
Huntington dispatch lists residents with mumps among John Naegele’s children and notes social visits across nearby towns. It records moves, hospital stays, and community events such as deputies taking office, a Pomona Grange gathering, and a schoolhouse incident affecting O W Roberson.
Chocolate remains America's top flavor, says Hershey chief
Hershey reports 71,000 tons of chocolate sold last year, up 7,000 tons from the prior year. W. R. Murrie, president of the Hershey Chocolate Corporation, notes chocolate remains the nation’s favorite flavor.
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Hershey
Hershey Chocolate
W. F. R. Murrie
America
Murrie
Hershey Company
Mythic view links spirit realm to ancient Chinese empire
In traditional Chinese myth, the realm of spirits mirrors the earthly Chinese Empire in structure and order. The underworld and celestial bureaucracy reflect the imperial system, with deities governing realms analogous to provinces and courts.
Longest Christmas Vacation Ends. Elyria Students Return
Elyria school students conclude the longest holiday vacation in years as schools resume after three weeks off, two days beyond the original calendar. The first semester end date shifts from January 18 to 26, per Superintendent R. C. Maston, affecting all students except the Thursday graduates.
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Elyria
R. C. Maston
Markets Cleveland Produce Prices Jan 11 1920s
Cleveland market report lists butters four grades with 46 to 51 cents. eggs extras 40 cents and up. poultry express stock prices for heavy fowls leghorns ducks and geese. potatoes priced by sack or bushel with regional varieties and price ranges. Includes direction of car poultry selling at one cent per 2 pounds under express stock.
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Cleveland
Express
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Maine
Green Mountain
Idaho
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Steady to Mixed in Cleveland
Cleveland reports cattle and hog markets with receipts of 2200 hogs and 1400 sheep. Hog prices show declines of 25 cents with ranges 915 to 950 for various weights, while cattle and calves mix steady to lower on certain classes. Beef steers 1050 to 1225, cows 700 to 925, lambs mostly steady with fat lambs 1625 to 1650, fat ewes 700 to 800. seective changes noted across categories.
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Cleveland
Commodity Price Report From Chicago and Toledo Markets
United States Department of Agriculture market notes show lower butter receipts at 7 951 tubs and egg receipts down to 6 717 cases with varied grade prices. Live poultry and meat values listed, with potato shipments slow and grain prices for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy and clover seed unchanged to mixed across regions and markets.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Idaho
Toledo Livestock Market Report Jan 11 Hogs Calves Sheep
Toledo livestock report shows hog receipts 450 with prices 10 to 15 cents lower. heavies 825 to 850, mediums 900 to 925, Yorkers 800 to 915, good pigs 800 to 850. Calves receipts light with a strong market. Sheep and lambs receipts light with a steady market.
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Toledo
Grain Prices and Shipments From Minneapolis Market
Minneapolis grain report shows unchanged shipments at 25 958 barrels with Bran at 30.00 to 31.50. Wheat receipts 144 cars, cash No. 1 northern 1.13 to 1.14, May 1.15 3 8, July 1.17 1 8. No. 1 red durum 96 14 to 97 1 4 cents, Corn No. 3 yellow 8? 1 2 to 85 1 2 cents, Oats No. 3 white 44 1 4 to 45 1 4 cents, Flax No. 1 2.38 1 8 to 2.45 1 8.
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Minneapolis
Elyria Board of Trade eyes further industrial deals
The Elyria Board of Trade is actively pursuing additional industrial proposals as part of its classification of local industry. Officials, including E. J. Fellow, announced plans to close on one or two more deals in the near future, highlighting Elyria as one of the country’s leading cities.
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Elyria
Board of Trade
E. J. Fellow
Thirteen Leads to Divorce in Adams County Records
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania Adams County reports a curious ratio where for every thirteen marriage licenses issued in the past year there is one divorce granted. The pattern highlights a notable local statistic affecting marriage and family records.
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Gettysburg
Adams County
Plan to Organize Red Men Chapter in Lorain County
The Great Chiefs of Ohio consider establishing new Red Men tribes in Lorain County as part of a state-wide drive to boost membership. Amherst, Avon, Wellington, Elyria, Grafton, LaGrange, Lorain, Oberlin, and North Ridgeville are among proposed locations. The order now has about 600,000 members nationwide and traces origins to colonial times. Toledo serves as state headquarters for arranging the new tribes.
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Order of
Red Men
Lorain County
Great Chiefs of
Ohio
Lorain
Wellington
Elyria
Grafton
LaGrange
Oberlin
North Ridgeville
Improved Order of Red Men
United States
Toledo
County Men to Attend Meeting in Columbus
Seven from Lorain county plan to attend the annual meeting of the Department of Agriculture of Ohio and the Ohio Fair Managers Association at the Nell House Columbus on January 15 16 and 17 Those attending include Joe C Haselton George Cotton R B Balls C T Winckles Postmaster J W Mc Henry W B Richmond of Elyria and Dr E D Snyder of Wellington
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Lorain County
Department of Agriculture of
Ohio
Ohio Fair Managers’ Association
Nell House
Columbus
Joe C. Haselton
George Cotton
R. B. Balls
C. T. Winckles
J. W. Mc Henry
W. B. Richmond
Elyria
E. D. Snyder
Wellington
Wellington Girl Granted Divorce
Ruth Tompkins of Wellington was granted a divorce from Fran cis M. Tompkins by Judge W B Thompson in common pleas court today. The suit filed in November was uncontested. She charged gross neglect of duty, claiming he failed to provide necessities and ran into infatuation with an Amherst woman. The couple married in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tompkins
Wellington
Francis M. Tompkins
W. B. Thompson
Common Pleas Court
Tompkins
Amherst
Avon Local Notes Include Visits And Illness Updates
Avon residents report visits to relatives in Cleveland and Avon Lake, illnesses improving, and a postponed P T A dance. Mrs Susan Jameson recovering after illness, and several families hosted guests from Cleveland. Local teachers visited South Amherst school as Harold and Howard Smith improve from illness. Perle Wilford hosted Baptist choir, with games and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Frank X. Dechant
Katherine Dechant
Cleveland
Eugene Hubbard
Edward Webb
Avon Lake
Elizabeth Gough
Susan Jameson
Island Park
Sylvia Jackson
Leon Jackson
Clara DeRussy
Dorothy Stagg
Harry Hoffmaster
Fred Hoffmaster
South Amherst School
Harold Smith
Howard
John Terreen
Belleville
Perle Wilford
Baptist Choir
Koofer
Loraine
Henry Mittendor
Louis Dechant
Brooklyn Revival of Its Movie Industry
Brooklyn is returning to prominence as a film hub once again after years of decline. The borough, once an early center for motion pictures, saw the industry shrink before Hollywood rose, but recent activity signals a renewed production presence in the Borough of Churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
Hollywood
Give Up Hope of Escape From Gallows
Franklin La January 11 All hope of escape from the gallows tomorrow for Mrs Ada Le Boeuf and Dr Thomas E Dreher rested with the courts after Governor Huey P Long said he would not intervene again Cyr charged Long refused to let trapper James Beadle tell the truth Long denied the charge and said visitors were barred by order Plea to state supreme court for a ludacy commission followed as an option for mercy or delay
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Franklin
Ada le Boeuf
Thomas E. Dreher
Huey P. Long
Paul N. Cyr
Long
James Beadle
Trapper
State Penitentiary
James le Baeuf
Cyr
State Supreme Court
Fire destroys playhouse behind garages at Stanford corner
A rear playhouse attached to a garage at Stanford and Sherman streets was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Hose Company No. 1 and Engine Co. 2 saved two adjacent garages from damage as flames consumed the playhouse. Owner H. A. Stoddard, 205 Stanford Avenue, faced $75 to $100 in damages. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
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Stanford and
Sherman Streets
Witchcraft Murder Trial Ends with Curry Guilty
York Pa Jan 11 John Curry 14 was found guilty of first degree murder in the Rehmeyer witchcraft slaying. The jury recommended life imprisonment. The defense argued Curry merely accompanied others to obtain a lock of hair for a spell. The state sought death or imprisonment. Judge Sherwood indicated manslaughter not plausible. Hess, 18, another defendant, entered court as Curry’s verdict was read and his trial began 15 minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
John Curry
Nelson Rehmeyer
Re Clase
Curry
Rehmeyer
Harvey Gross
W. W. Vandaman
Hess
Murderer Will Pay Penalty Tonight
Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus prepares for the execution of John Bradshaw a Columbus negro for the murder of Mrs. Katie Young. The killer and the woman’s daughter were in an argument when the shot was fired. Bradshaw asked his wife that a 24 piece band play at his funeral a copper casket be used and a large headstone be placed over his grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
John Bradshaw
Katie Young
Bradshaw
New All-in-One Bath Combines Seat Foot Shower
A new combination bath features a single fixture that includes a seating area a foot shower and a children’s bath integrated into one unit. This compact design aims to simplify bathing routines and save space in bathrooms.
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aHe Bale
Col. Stewart
J. W. McHenry
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Cal
N. Y
Donakey
Huntington
John Naegele
Henry Haas
Court Robe
Elbridge Fortune
Chatham
J. Crile
C. O. Westlake
LaPort
Wanda Pratt
Elbert
Ashland
John Brown
Jamison
W. V. Garra
Tom Brown
C. H. Dirlam
Columbia
Paul Chapman
Adams
Walter Handley
Amanda Weaver
Sylvia
New London
O. W. Roberson
World of
Spirits
Cleveland Produce
Cleveland Livestock
Toledo Grain
Gage
Blue Bird
Blue
Bird Sweet Shoppe
Court Street
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