Government Railroads Loss Reported Tops One Billion
Director General James C. Davis told President Coolidge that federal wartime railroad operation cost taxpayers 1.6745 billion dollars. The loss split into three groups includes 1.1285 billion in operation, 526.09 million for the guaranty period, and 15.0 million to reimburse short lines, as estimated by the I C C. The full report appears on page 2.
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Washington
James C. Davis
Coolidge
Gveat Transportation Organization
Naid
Davis
Aline Ys Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Death of John Westley at Memorial Hospital
John Westley 69 died yesterday afternoon after a two week illness at Memorial Hospital. Born in England he came to the United States as a boy and resided on Kenyon Court. Survived by sisters Mrs William Lord Mrs AnnieAbbey and Mrs George Robinson and brother Harry Westley. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Jenkins Funeral Home. Burial Fields Cemetery.
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John Westley
Memorial Hospital
England
United States
Kenyon Court
William Lord
Annie Abbey
George Robinson
Fields
Harry Westley
Carlisle
Jenkins Funeral
Death of Della P Sprague at 15 in Elyria
Della P Sprague died at Elyria Memorial Hospital last evening at 6 15 at age 15 years five months and 29 days. She is survived by three sisters Marguerite Clara Evelyn and Chester and one brother Chester. She lived with cousins Elmer and Mrs Sprague R D 3 and had been ill five weeks the last ten days in hospital. Funeral Thursday at 1:90 from Sudron Funeral Home Rev Walker officiating. Burial in Wellington cemetery.
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Della P. Sprague
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Marguerite
Clara
Chester
Evelyn
Della
Elmer O. Sprague
Sudron Funeral Home
W. L. Walker
Wellington
Re appraisal hearing set for February fourth
Lorain county real estate re appraisal will be heard February 4 at Lorain County Savings and Trust Co. bank. County Auditor Welty reports some towns valued above or below true value and urges a general re appraisals, with all property owners invited to present arguments. The 1925 county fair runs September 7 to 9 and county schools seek improvements to the exhibit building at the fair grounds.
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Fair Board
FE. C. Seale
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co. Bank
N. D. Backus
County Grange
Welty
Lorain County
Brighton
Huntington
Henrietta
Penfield
Pittsfield
Russia
Rochester
Rochester Village
Grafton Village
Amherst
Amherst Village
South Amherst
Avon Village
Avon Lake
Black River
Brownhelm
Camden
Carlisle
Columbia
Eaton
Elyria
Grafton Township
la Grange
Ridgeville
Oberlin
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Wellington Township
Lorain
Floria
Brown Sues For Damages Over Broken Jaw
Launcelot Brown files a personal injury suit against Lee and Jessie Perkins claiming a faulty gas engine crank caused the crankshaft to strike his mouth at 629 Toci Street. He alleges four teeth knocked out and a cut lip and seeks 1000 dollars in damages.
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Launcelot Brown
Lee
Jessie Perkins
Toci Street
Lorain Chamber Seeks 390 Members In 3 Day Drive
Lorain January 20. The Lorain Chamber of Commerce opened a three day drive to add 390 members. Current membership stands at 100 with the drive aiming to boost that total significantly.
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Lorain
Creel Delivers War Publicity Talk in Lorain
George Creel, wartime director of publicity, spoke at Lorain High School auditorium last night outlining government information efforts during the war.
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Creed
Lorain Lorain
George Creel
Fire Chief Bates Reports First Year as Smoke Inspector
Fire Chief Wallace N. Bates presented his first annual report as smoke inspector under the city smoke elimination ordinance. He stated the year’s work was educational with no arrests made since the ordinance took effect November 21, 1926. The report was presented before City Council last night.
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Wallace N. Bates
Texas First Lady Miriam Ferguson Inaugurated Governor
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson was sworn in as Texas Governor before the Texas House of Representatives in Austin. She affirmed honesty in office, promised economy, education expansion, and aid to cattlemen and farmers, while the crowd cheered the historic moment and a brief inaugural address was read.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam Amanda Terguson
State of
Texas Hose of Representatives
Lone Star State
Elyria High Names Two Honor Students in Mid Year Class
The Elyria High School mid year graduating class lists Vanita Carter and Frances Phelps as the two honor students, each with an average of ninety percent or higher over seven of eight semesters. The class has 21 girls and 24 boys with Gerald Squire as president and officers including Alice Griffiths, Thurman Wamlin, Gertrude McCullough, Andrew Smith, Harry Krshinsky, Robert Risk, Treva Caywood, Thurman Hamlin, and the class song committee. Edward Joseph Mittendorf is missing from the photo.
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Elyria High School
Vanita Carter
Frances Phelps
Elyria High
Gerald Squire
Alice Griffiths
Thurman Wamlin
Gertrude McCullough
Andrew Smith
Petition Dismissed For Storm Sewer Plan
County commissioners dismissed a resident petition from Abbe road seeking a joint storm water sewer with city officials. Petitioners were advised to file for a sanitary sewer connected to the existing sewer system.
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Abbe Road
Garbage Service Improves Under City Collector Beckett
William Beckett, city garbage collector, says routes are set and service is improving after complaints rose post contract. He reports trucks now in service and outlines weekly collection areas while noting a $24,000 five year contract with $290 monthly payments and a $10,000 indemnity bond.
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William Beckett
Beckett
Chronicle-Y Telegram
Washington Avenue
Eastern Heights
East Avenue
Middle Avenue
West Avenue
West Side
Lorain Bans Sunday Dancing After City Council Vote
Lorain on January 20 banned Sunday dancing in public places. The ordinance allows dances from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight and then revises to prohibit public dancing while permitting private homes and clubs opened to the public. A large turnout and anti dancing delegates attended the meeting led by Rev D C DeFoe and others.
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Lorain
Midnigh
M. EK
D. C. DeFoe
United Brethren of
Flaverteg Guncing
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Trene Yoo
Nelson Bechtel
Florence Schoepfl
Maury Waters
Norman Arnold
Charles Flood
Let Haddaway
Josephine Wren
Gertruce Mae Cou Dlough
Ruth Pallas
Helen Kaiser
Harriette Me Roberts
Mildred Normande
Vanda Carter
Marjory Copas
Kathryn Eckler
Blanche Burkett
Treva Caywood
Crances Decker
Bernice Fowl
Donald Reid
Leverett Schrock
Clifford Spaulding
Ralph Steinmetz
Clyde Puls
Robert Risk
Gerald Squires
Thurman Harlin
Wilbur Henry
Russeltern
Carl McMullen
Thomas Hastings
George Marneke
Harry Washinsky
Glenn McMullen
Walter Streicher
Robert Underhill
George Taylor
Glen Upton
Joan Westley
Supreme Court
C. M. Cureton
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