Elyria Fire Alarms Rise in First Half of 1937
Elyria fire department logged 97 alarms in the first half of 1937, down from 126 in the same period in 1936. The six month loss is expected to be well below last year’s total, with major fires at Industrial General Industries and Granite Concrete Block and Coal Company among the key incidents.
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Elyria
Fre
General Industries Company
Granite Concrete Block and Coal Company
Sherman Wurst
J. E. Robson
Washington Avenue
Campaign Under Way For Vote On Amendment in Lorain County
A broad drive to place an Ohio constitutional amendment on the ballot to create appointive judges on the supreme court and court of appeals is active in Lorain County. petitions run high with 76 to 80 circulating, endorsements cited from major newspapers and legal figures, and a July 15 deadline for petition submissions. If approved, voters may later extend appointment to other courts. judges would face retention votes after six years.
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Ohio
Court of Appeals
Lorain
Columbus
A. H. West
West
Richard F. Stevens
Elyria Attorney
Elyria Rotary Club
Harvey C. Cheney
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Wellington Kiwanis Club
Austin O'Toole
Citizens League of Cleveland
Cincinnati Post
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus Citizen
Dayton Journal
Akron Times- Press
William Howard Taft
United States Supreme Court
Newton D. Baker
Dean Jones Parker Hall
West Today
Joseph C. Hostetler
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Courts of Appeals
Common Pleas
Ohio Committee On Judicial Selection
Senate
Cleveland Citizens League
Sharp Withdraws Candidacy For Mayor
Democratic mayoral race narrows as Sharp withdraws just before the deadline leaving former Mayor W H Vanvater as the sole contender. Sharp cites civil service rules preventing political activity while serving as an Ohio Tax Commission examiner and thanks supporters. His exit strengthens the party’s November general election prospects by avoiding a primary split.
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Baxter
Sharp
W.H. Vanvater
Board of Elections
Civil Service
Ohio Tax Commission
Death notices for Wunderly Smith Vestal from Elyria area
Deaths include Mrs Lura Wunderly of 122 Marseilles Avenue after three weeks illness. Born 1866 in New London, she had lived in Elyria fourteen years and leaves five cousins. services Saturday at 2 pm SudroCurtis Funeral Home with burial in New London cemetery. Also Mrs Stella L Smith born 1863 in Bethel Michigan died in Elyria Memorial Hospital after living in the city since 1921. survived by three children, a sister and brother, services to be announced. interment in Mountain Grove cemetery Bridgeport Connecticut. Mrs Doris Edna Vestal 26 died at her parents home on Lake Road. survived by husband Robert Vestal Jr, a four year old son, parents, sister, and two grandfathers. Curtis Funeral Home to conduct services Sunday at 2:30 pm at burial Ridgehill Memorial Park.
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Luta S. Wunderly
Frank Wunderly
Marseilles Avenue
New London
Elyria
Sudro-Curtis Funeral
Ralph Neighbour
New London Cemetery
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Stella L. Smith
Blaine Street
Bethel
Michigan
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Edna Vogler
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Carlisle Smith
West Palm Beach Florida
Theodore L. Smith
New York City
Ida McNitt
C. E. Cheney
Sudro-Curtis
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Conn
Robert Vestal, JR
Doris Edna Vestal
Robert Vestal
Joseph Streicher
Lake Road
Vestal
Buffalo
New York
Bobby
Theliwna R. Robinson
Lorain
John Streicher
Dayton
Millard Goldberry
Chillicothe
E. B. Redhead
Ridgehill
Memorial Fark
Donahey Denies Filibuster Role on Court Plan
Washington July 1 Senator Vic Donahey of Ohio said he would not be a party to any filibuster against President Roosevelt s supreme court reorganization bill. He warned adjournment by July 13 would force dropping several of the president s proposals. Representative Arthur P Lamneck of Ohio also urged setting July 34 as adjournment date.
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Washington
San
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Sen
Donahey
Arthur OP. Lamneck
Oberlin Notes and Moves From Oberlin College
Oberlin society pages report Mrs. Esther Wood offering delivery service in Oberlin. Memories of summer travel include Rev Lyman Cady group to East Northfield Massachusetts. Faculty and students such as Miss Parsons and Professor Jameson depart for studies and competitions in Dayton Milwaukee Middlebury and California.
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Oberlin
Esther Wood
Richard Cleveuxer
Alia Aeaneenee
Lyman Cady
East College Street
East Northfield
Massachusetts
Eloise Farsoux
North Professor Street
Ula
Dayton
Wilson
Parsons
Oberlin College
Lea Comings
Evanston
Davis
Comings
Cleveland
Edward West
Locust Street
L. D. West
George Hallouer
Florida
California
KR. P. Jameson
Department of Romance Languages
Middlebury
Funeral Rites Held For Oberlin Man
Funeral services were held in Cleveland for William Upham of Oberlin who died Monday at his home The Pines east of town after years of illness. He came here from Cleveland where he ran a restaurant business. Survived by wife Mary a daughter Viola Tuma and granddaughter Delores plus several brothers and sisters.
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Oberlin
Cleveland
Wiliam Upham
the Pines
Upham
Mary
Viola Tuma
Delores
Former Oberlin College official dies at 63
Arthur Dufty former superintendent of buildings and grounds at Oberlin College died Saturday at his Albany New York home at age 63. An engineer and Purdue graduate he worked for the college from 1919 to 1922 and also served on the Prudential committee. He is survived by his wife and daughter in Oberlin two other daughters Mrs Waite and Mrs Smith of Mobile Alabama and a son Delmar A Duffy of New York City.
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Arthur Dufty
Oberlin College
Albany
New York
Dufty
Purdue University
College
Prudential Committee
H. W. Barone
Oberlin
C. H. Waite
J. Smith
Mobile, Alabama
Delmar A. Duffy
New York City
Oberlin woman announces engagement of Corinna Frances Bourner Allen
Mrs. Ernest Bourner Allen of Oberlin announces the engagement of her daughter Corinna Frances to Donald S. Bourne of Ravenna Nebraska. He wed.
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Ernest Bourner Allen
Oberlin
Corinna Frances
Donald S. Bourne
Ravenna
Nebraska
Permits Reveal Building Gains In This City
Elyria shows rising building activity in the first half of the year with permits totaling $220 795 versus $197 463 the previous year. Inspectors note a $109 000 factory addition at The Western Automatic Machine and Screw Co. June produced 98 permits totaling $127 90 in fees, with 32 building permits for $20 665 in improvements.
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Dickason
Western Automatic Machine and Screw Company
Camp Fire Service Opens National Scout Jamboree
Twenty six thousand boy scouts gathered at the base of the Washington Monument for a camp fire service that launched official jamboree activities. A Roosevelt message from President Roosevelt and stories by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. framed the event, with Uncle Dan Beard lighting the fires and Homer S. Cummings reading the president’s message to an audience of about fourteen thousand visitors.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Dan” Beard
Flint
Homer S. Cummings
Lawmaker voices opposition to filibuster against court reform
A lawmaker urged quick passage of the court reform bill, saying filibusters are of no value to the people. He noted the constitution has been debated in the Senate and press for months and urged voting to pass the essential restoration measures.
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Senate
Election of Republicans Plans for active support of candidates discussed
Lorain County Young Men's Republican Club met at the Y M C A to plan active support for Republican candidates in the 1937 campaign. Indications point to the election of the entire Republican ticket as several meetings are scheduled to inform county youth under 35 about their voting responsibilities. Several club members appear on primary ballots in Elyria and Lorain. T. F. Struck presided and announced an outdoor get-together on July 22 with location to be announced.
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Lorain County
Young Men's Republican Club
Elyria
Lorain
T. F. Struck
Wellington man suffers fracture at park slide
Charles Pinky Willard of Wellington was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital with a fractured right ankle after sliding down a chute at Cascade Park during the Wellington Methodist Sunday school picnic. X rays confirmed the fracture and he will be hospitalized briefly before returning home. Forsion labor on the Canary Islands is to be restricted.
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Charles
Pinky
Willard
Wellington
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cascade Park
Wellington Methodist Sunday School
Kresge Workers Of 3 Cities At Picnic
Employees of the Kresge Store in Wigrin Lorain and Sandusky attended a picnic at Cedar Point. About one hundred were present for a six o clock supper. Concessions provided entertainment and dancing. Arrangements were made by L D D McBean Elyria manager J H Shieldy Lorain and J Geigel Sandusky.
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Kresge
Wigrin
Lorain
Sandusky
Cedar Point
Concessiona
L. D.D. McBean
Elyria
J. H. Shieldy
J. Geigel
Pays Dollar Fine For Parking Violation
Vernon Smith of La Grange Road paid a $1 fine for a sidewalk parking violation after his car was towed to the city pound. He discovered the vehicle missing when he returned to the lot and reported it stolen, though police had already removed it from Second Street.
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Vernon Smith
la Grange Road
Polles
Smith
Second Street
Stevens Davis appeals common pleas ruling in dairy suit
The Stevens Davis Company of Winds appealed today a judgment in favor of The Bauer Dairy by Justice Joseph Patro. Stevens Davis sued for 128 dollars on an account. Eight aid for the aged workers left for Mansfield for a district social security meeting. Five aid for dependent children attended a Toledo meeting yesterday.
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Stevens Davis Company of Winds
Common Pleas Court
Bauer
Joseph Patro
Stevens Davis Company
Department of Aid For the Aged
Mansfield
Department of Aid For Dependent Children
Toledo
Cleveland Produce Prices and Local Market Items
A fragmented price list from the Cleveland area shows live poultry prices with hens at around 200 cents per label and Leghorn rates, various small rock and colored breeds, and duck prices. Fresh produce includes beets, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, celery, cucumbers, and onions with multiple unit prices and bundles.
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Cleveland
Markets Cleveland Livestock Cattle Prices and Grain Quotes
Market notes show cattle receipts at 1100, steady demand with prices around $8.40 to $11.00 for various grades. Sheep and lambs receipts near 200 with steady demand. hog prices $11 to $12 for butcher and packer grades. Grain and hay prices listed with corn, wheat, oats, and soy products, plus Chicago cash quotes for butter, poultry, and produce.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Chicago-Blutter
Reds
Lohan Aflourioad
Lexhorn
Toledo grain market listing with mixed prices
Fragmented price sheet shows elevators and transit billing terms for corn and white rice colors with varying rates. Entries include No. 2 red and yellow, No. 1 red, 40s and 50s grades, and an extra one pound noted in a terse, garbled line.
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Toledo Ghaun
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Western Reserve Finance
Turner Block
Court Street
Dunlop Theatore
West Avenue
Asa Shiverick
Highbee Co
Penumonia
Wie
Economy Shoe Store
East Avenue
Mrs. Lura Wunderly
Bluebird
Ding
Oberlin Briefs
Hart Dickason
Canary Islands
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance
Ucumbers
Ashtabula
Ghain
Rlevateyco
Montame MiMi Co
Plymouths Rock
Plymouth
US & Dept. of Agriculture
United States
Denen
U. By
Virginia
Missouri
North Carolina
Arkansas
U.S
Mississippi
U. S
Oklahoma
Star Court
Dutch Boy
Eagle Picker
The
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
Goodzyear Tires
G.m.marsh & Son
Broad St
East Ave
Amherst
Amherst Cil
Avon J. J. Weiler
Fields Corners
Arndts
Grafton
Rothgery Motor Sales
Ripton 3. W. Perkins
LA Grange
Oberlin Spencer Wellington
Fra
Ni. M. Sheldon
Maurice Shubert
Wolf Brothers
Aklin
M. Jones Motor Co
Harry S. Burr — Jeweler
Broad Street
Washington Ave
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