New York Police Policy May Change After Jailing Innocent Wife
A New York case sparks calls for policy change after a respectable housewife was jailed on a pistol charge for returning a found gun to a policeman. She spent a night in a dirty cell, was mugged, and fingerprinted while a citizen reported the lost pistol. The next day a judge discharged her. A taxi driver once lost his license after similarly turning in a gun found in his cab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hullaballoo
Chinatown pursuit yields capture and a gun warning
A two year jobless driver tracked a fleeing suspect through dark Chinatown passageways, collared him, and brought him to police, reclaiming his license and urging visitors to New York to discard weapons. The note questions Sullivan’s gun law efficacy and mentions Peter and Katharine Cornell and Broadway figures.
Blindness, Inspiration, and a Butter Oddity in a 1938 Column
Personal reflections on blindness and resilience highlighting Henry Ware Allen of Wichita as an enduring example. A tangential note recalls New York race bookies handling vast bets via New Jersey wires and a magazine writer seeking autographs. A church ice cream social and the Willing Workers class are mentioned along with cartoonist H T Webster and a nostalgic family butter-print anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Fred C. Kelly
Booth Tarkington
Monsieur Beaucaire
League of
H. T. Webster
McNaught Syndicate
Friendship fete honors Flora Sabiers on eve of wedding
A group at Miss Olive Miller's home on S Mainstreet Amherst honored Flora Sabiers on the eve of her marriage to Richard DeLong of Corunna Indiana. The event also marked Sabiers birthday with green and white decorations and a treasure hunt. Honors went to Gladys Hopkins Helen Roemer and Mrs R Hoffner. consolations to Donna Pumphrey and Mrs George Sabiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Olive Miller
S. Mainstreet
Flora Sabiers
Richard DeLong
Corunna
Ind
George Sabiers
J. Miller
Margaret Longstreth
Virginia Witt
Helen Hollingsworth
Gladys Hopkins
Donna Pumphrey
Helen Roemer
Queen Esther Class Meeting at M. F. Church
Mrs. B A Jenne hosts the Queen Esther class gathering at 289 Church St with Mrs H H VanKeuren listed for the Friday evening event. Alma Masters is noted as the home location contact. Jackson Street is given for the church address associated with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Jenne
Church St
Alma Masters
M. F. Church
H. H. VanKeuren
Jackson Street
4-H Boys Club Meets at Brownhelm School
The Brownhelm 4-H Boys Club met at Brownhelm school on Tuesday evening after a baseball game against Axtel, won 28 to 0. County extension agent C I Hummell spoke on Boys clubs and Wayne Whyte demonstrated wire splicing. The next meeting is scheduled for July 19 at Henry Leimbach’s home.
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Brownhelm
Axtel
C. I. Hummell
Wayne Whyte
Henry Leimbach
Ladies Society Meeting at Congregational Church
The regular meeting of the Ladies Society of the Congregational church met in church parlors on Wednesday with a 12:30 tureen dinner. Mrs. Floyd McIntyre presided over the business and quarterly reports, followed by a social hour and games with honors awarded to Mrs. Gross, Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Braun, and Mrs. Short. Mrs. Arthur Hamel received a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laies’ Society of the Congregational Church
Cross
Brownhelm
Floyd McIntyre
J. R. MacKenzie
Gross
F. R. Powers
Ada Braun
Lillian Short
Arthur Hamel
Wohlever Admitted At Cleveland Clinic For Treatment
Peter Wohlever of Franklin Avenue has been admitted to the Cleveland Clinic for treatment. Mrs. Conrad Zilch spent Wednesday with Port Clinton relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Wohlever
Franklin Avenue
Cleveland Clinic
Conrad Zilch
Port Clinton
Funeral services for Orrion Brinker held at home in Spencer
Funeral services for Orrion Brinker were conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. L. J. Quade of Lodi with Rev. I. G. Koontz assisting. Burial followed in Chatham with Parker and Son in charge of arrangements.
Industrial Training Classes Will Be Continued
The Elyria City Board of Education approved renewal of the Smith Hughes industrial training program at General Industries. Four classes will operate July 1 to June 30 next year at about $8 000 annual cost with no local school district outlay. The State funds half, the company the other half, and the board signs as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria City
Dainty Medallions Crochet Pattern and Sheriff Sale Notices
Crochet pattern 6172 offers a single medallion motif for room decor with materials and instructions. requests 10 cents and needs name address and pattern number. Also public sale notices from Lorain County Ohio list sheriff sale dates July 9 1938 for properties in Elyria and Overlook Road area with cash terms and estimated costs.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Household
Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Cleveland Nurse Spends Fourth With Parents
A nurse from Cleveland spent the Fourth of July at home with her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Thornton, according to local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurse
Cleveland
Mrs
Clarence Thornton
Barton Road Short Items Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Barton road notes include the Cowley family visiting Ak ron with Mrs Cowley’s sister, J E Elton and wife plus Lou Whitcomb attending the Dover reunion in Bucyrus, and Percy Sprague moving to the Salisbury house vacated by the Ferris family. Mrs Cora Shaw of Reading Pa visited local friends. Charlotte Cowley attends Oberlin Summer school. Nat Austin recovers from a hip injury. About 50 relatives had a basket picnic at Lester Elton home. Nelson Eldred leaves Friday for Germany on the Student Exchange. Stanford Smith and wife travel to Virginia. Mrs Smith visits Georgia. John Elton’s July 4 birthday celebrated by ten, including his 91-year-old mother Ida Elton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Road
Ray Cowley
Lester Elto
Nelson Eldred
Kennedy Ridge
Germany
Stanford Smith
Virginia
Smith
Georgia
John Elton
Cook Road
Ida Elton
Young People's Conference report and picnic notice
Billy Elliott reports on his week at the Young People Conference in Linwood. The Lorain Road Congregational Sunday School picnic is set for Wednesday afternoon July 13 at the Park with supper at 6 30 and Robert Karch in charge of sports and games. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Elliott
Young Peonles
Linwood
Lorain Road
Park
Robert Karch
West View Family and Friends Gather for Fourth of July
Local residents visit relatives and attend reunions across Sprague road Erie and Valley City. Mr and Mrs Tom Stone and daughter travel from Detroit to see Mrs Janie Adams while George Scott returns from Evansville Indiana to spend summer with his parents. The Dwight and Lester Kleined families hold a reunion at Valley City and the Baesel reunion convenes at the village hall on Monday Fourth of July.
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West View
Tom Stone
Detroit
Janie Adams
Sprague Road
E. L. Ruggles
Cleveland
W. G. Shepheard
Howard Whitesell
Walter Jacobs
Erie
Penn
Jessie Pickard
H. Ingersoll
Fritz Kucklick
Olmsted
Local residents return from vacations and illnesses
James Russe returns from a two week vacation while Otto Matchina recovers slowly at home from injuries. Amy Christenson visits LaPorte relatives with Mrs. Janie Adams. Several residents travel, visit, or host guests, including trips to Cedar Point and Sandusky, Chicago, and Detroit. Local health notes mention illnesses such as intestinal flu and a cold.
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James Russe
Otto Matchina
Amy Christenson
LaPorte
Janie Adams
O. F. Manola
J. Palamake
Ruth Eckert
Cleveland
Cedar Point
Sandusky
Anthony Francis
Columbia Road
Bessie Shepheard
Allen Scott
Chicago
Elmer Anderson
E. W. Shepheard
Carol Jean
Detroit
Leslie Wilcox
Arlington
Little Charles Grospitch
Dale Grospitch
Sis Crane
Columbus
Jessie Pickard
Olmsted People Take Weekend Auto Trip to Cook Forest
North Olmsted residents Ida Bard well Ashley Halsey Betty Bardwell Helen Limpert and Ralph Ludwig traveled to Cook Forest Pennsylvania for a Sunday and Monday outing. Herbert Limpert hosted a birthday surprise party at his home Sunday with twenty nine guests. Gail Hughes visited Wilma Ruth Impett in Lakewood last week. Mrs. Charles Hurd and Dr Edward Hud and family toured Niagara Falls over the weekend. Mrs. Fred Tuttle spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister Agnes Case in Rochester New York. Mr and Mrs Roy Wershing and son enjoyed a Linwood Park weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Beach
Chatham
Caroline Wood
Mary
Arthur Sanford
Lodi
Malinda Naylor
W. G. Reese
South Main Street
Lutheran Church
Sadie Gault
Medina
Clara Woodson Brinker
John Brinker
Warren
Will Brinker
Akron
Russel Brinker
Pennsylvania
Orrion Brinker
Ceila Bishop
Cleveland
Mary van Valkenburge
Sherman Kramer
G. L. Emerson
Karl Weidrick
Albert Weidrick
Homerville
Morris Weidrick
Mort
Robert Hardie
Gerald Curry
Barberton
Forest Johnson
Herbert Grumbini
Columbus
Gertrude Wood
Frank Gallatin
Rochester
Charles Baker
Frank Chadwick
Wellington
Lena Gross
Orville
Millard Fuller
Lakewood
John Marsh
Ashland
Amanda Kime
L. F. Chapman
M. F. Chapman
Mary Gallatin
Charles Fenstimaker
Massillon
Clara Woods
Nora Aldrich
Burbank
Frank Aldrich
Clement Auble
Irena Au
NO. Olmsted
Ida Bardwell
Ashley Halsey
Betty Bardwell
Helen Limpert
Ralph Ludwig
Cook Forest
Penn
Herbert Limpert
Gail Hughes
Waseana Ave
Wilma Ruth Impett
Charles Hurd
Edward Hud
Niagara Falls
Fred Tuttle
New York
Agnes Case
Roy Wershing
Linwood Park
Legal Budget Hearing And Multiple Property Foreclosures
Public budget hearing announced for Carlisle Township on July 18 at 7 30 pm at the trustees office. Numerous Lorain County foreclosures listed including Home Owners' Loan Corporation case against Edward Portman and Joseph Fortman with mortgage foreclosure and sale orders and notices of July 16 1938 sale dates for properties in Elyria Sheffield and Lorain Townships.
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Carlisle Township
Trustees of
Carlisle
George Robson
R. D
Elyria
Ohio
State of Ohio
Lorain County
Court of Common Pleas
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Edward J. Portman
James Fortman
Maly Ghost Apostolic College
Conwall Heights
Philadelphia
Joseph Fortman
Pettinn
Tiraia
Lorain
State of
Braman Land Company
Elvria
Oaktreet
Joseph Fortran
J. J. Smythe
Walter J. Wright
John Grouse
Sheffield
County of
Lampman and Foote
Sheffield Township
Penfield Avenue
County of Lorain
Massey Avenue
43Rd Street
Wmfl Grall
Howard R. Butler
A. G. Frisbie
Connecticut Avenue
Connecticut Ave
36Th St
Olive St
WM. F. Grall
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TU A
Middle Ave
Chinatown
Peter Cornell
Aatharine Cornell
Manhattan
Buffalo
Dr. Cornell
Katharine Cornell
Guthrie McClintic
Broadway
Buddy
America
Henry Ware Allen
Wichita
Thrifty
Hotpoint
Ing
Broad Street
Hospital News
Isobel Blythe
Milan Avenue
Spencer
Brinker
Hexyvert Grmbine
Berea
Kate Moffett
Martin Knoch
Wilda Moore
Will More
Leon White
Frank White
Irena Auble
Fred Brinker
R. F. Vandermark
P. J. White
Herbert Knopfer
Canton
R .G. Daniel
N. J. Walters
Esther Close
Harry Hendricks
Brouse
Veda
Vella
Clara Brouse
Glen Brouse
Court Stuart
Melvin Borrer
Maple Heights
Hart Stuart
Homer Stuart
Barone
New London
Charles Parent
Dora Garver
David Wordel
John Rowe
Owen
Donald Shelly
Dian
Edith Roberts
T. J. Curtice
Susie Ream
Jennie Burbage
Toledo
Charles Ream
Fred Clark
Clarence Billman
Youngstown
Preston White
Elna Baybo
Butcher Sisters
Wanda
Pawnee
Ella Young
ABC
Chestnut Street
Overlook Road
Valley View Road
Gulf Road
Elyrie Township
Ohto
Howard K. Butler
Fairview Building and Land Company
Court House
Charles E. Tucker
Black River
BF. Grall
Economy Shoe Store
East Ave
American Shoe Repair
Capitol Theatre
Joe’s Yankee Shoe Repair
Star Shoe Shop
Court Street
Karl Klein Shoe Repair
West Ave
North Olmsted
Spring Valley
Elyria Township
Lorain County Rrecords
Overtook Road
Malcolm Foote Early
Court of Comox Pleas
Hugh Malcolmson
Plantiff
Nicholas Major
Ely Realty Company
Vuleas Street
Woodford Avenue
Blake Street
Loraine
Howard R. Luna
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