Broadway Drifts as Nightlife Struggles Amid Flaming Fads
New York union editor notes a fading Broadway era with fewer late night hangouts, bold gambling dens, and elite clubs. He catalogs social shifts from Lindy’s to deluxe speakeasies and recalls anecdotes about Chapin era ambitions, personalities, and a waning summer scene as Wall Street like declines echo in the theatre district.
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New York
HuUgson
Zeais
Wall Street
Broadway
Umba
The Circus Bag and the Wheel of Youth
A narrator recalls a small town circus era with a Liberty-style wagon show named McCormack's Silver Plate Circus. Boys wore leather wrist straps to ward off strain, learned slack wire and juggling, while the author describes a fall that led to a lifelong turn of events and literary memory.
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McCormack
Silver Plate Circus
Academy
Trap laid to catch agents in Skaneateles Falls
Syracuse dispatch reports a bear trap misadventure during a raid on Eli Boskovitch's boarding house and barn. Prohibition agents say they bought two drinks of whisky, searched the hay, and distillery loot was recovered before Boskovitch was arrested.
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Syracuse
Skaneateles Falls
Prohibition
Eli Boskovitch
Boskovitch
California warns against fawn petting yearns to pat deer
The State Fish and Game Commission warns against petting fawns in the hills south of San Francisco. A $500 fine is cited for touching or moving newborn deer, since does may abandon fawns if given human scent. Officials note fawns can become attached to people who handle them.
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California
San Francisco
U.P
Here
State Fish and Game Commission
Paraona
Ministers OeE Need of a Creative and Educational Part
North Olmsted church ministers publish a sermon calling for a creative and educational party devoted to public good, world social order, and moral universalism. It argues for world government, abolition of racial prejudice, socialized resources, banking reform, and cooperative economics, urging churches to lead social change.
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North Olmsted
Russia
United States
China
San Francisco
India
County schools demand trained teachers in Lorain County
Lorain County schools report rising requirements for training and experience among teachers to educate more than 7,000 students. Only 25 new teachers started with no experience, and 218 had prior teaching experience. High school staff show stronger training with 48 having four to five years and 18 with more than five. Many teachers will attend summer training as the next year opens. Ethel the chimpanzee at Burnet Park risks dietary lapses as officials enforce feeding rules after an episode of illness.
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Livingston
Pauo
Velmes
Twitch
Larry
Chicago
Tom
Fate
Paul
Paug
Lorain County
Develops hobby into a profitable stamp business
Wellington man Blake Battles turned a crash era hobby into a business. A former General Motors artist, he built a stamp collection into a buying and selling network reaching across the United States, Canada, and England. He notes stamps reflect history and invite serious collectors, not just youth.
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Blake Battles
Welligton
Battles
General Motors Co
Detroit
Wellington
United States
Canada
England
Lorain County
Religious Vacation School Closes in Wellington
Wellington reports the Religious Vacation School run by Father Demerle closed after June 26 to July 8 with an average attendance of 19 students. Total registry reached 37, with perfect attendance by Anna, Joseph and Nellie Saporita, Luella and Mary Easterday, Joseph and Margret Hibner and Mary Marlette. Assistants were Theresa Dietz of Oberlin and Miss Nancy Marlette. Peaches ripen first in county as John Hughes of Wallington sells the season’s first basket locally.
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Wellington
Father Demerle
Anna
Joseph
Nellie Saporita
Luella
Mary Easterday
Margret Hibner
Mary Marlette
Demerle
Theresa Dietz
Oberlin
Nancy Marlette
Surprised on wedding anniversary at Coates home
Mr and Mrs Ray Coates were surprised on their tenth wedding anniversary by friends and relatives who presented a double wedding ring quilt. An anniversary luncheon followed. Guests included Leland Flickinger Lena Coates Elyria Janice Peabody Indiana Lyn Coates Lois Mildred Carrie Ormerold Edith Hewitt Ruth Dunkie E B Hewitt Wellington. New arrival a baby girl born to Charles Bligh Penfield Tuesday morning. Wellington Briefs note visits by Nancy and Mary Marlette to Canton and Cleveland. Dr RB Falls attended a Democratic meeting in Lorain. Curtice Allen family reunion set for Rice's Dam on Sunday August 7 per invitations.
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Ray Coates
Elyria
Janice Peabody
Indiana
Lyn Coates
Lois and Mildred
Carrie Ormerold
Edith Hewitt
Arthur McClellan
Ruth Dunkie
E. B. Hewitt
Wellington
Nancy
Mary Marlette
Canton
Cleveland
RB. W. Falls
Lorain
Curtice-Allen
Rice’s Dam
High Honors for Guernseys and Holsteins in Lorain Herd Report
Lorain County Herd Improvement Association data for June shows Guernseys leading in butterfat with top cows, while Holsteins dominate milk production. The mixed Dewey Aldrich and Sons herd in LaGrange and Jackson Camp Wolcott in LaGrange headline the top producers. high individual outputs include D S Cook Eaton with 1884 pounds of milk and 39.6 pounds butterfat per cow, and Guernsey and Holstein entries filling many top spots across 539 cows in 35 herds.
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Guernsey
Lorain County
Dewey Aldrich and Sons
LaGrange
Jackson, Camp
Cook
Charles Mitchell
Rochester
Glenn Hobbs
Oberlin
D. A. Schwartz
Sunday News Briefs Include Visits and Local Traffic
Local residents report busy travel with heavy East and West traffic on Sunday. Gas stations ran low and required refills by special orders. Visitors noted include Walter Roser and Mrs. Mary Roser, Mrs. C. E. Allen and Doris, and Duncan Sparks from Cleveland. Cascade Park picnic set by Church of Christ Sunday School at Elyria. Francis Curtice from Athens visiting in Cleveland area. Wadsworth Undertakers see retirement of William Wadsworth with father L. Wadsworth continuing the business.
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Walter Roser
Massillon
Mary Roser
C. E. Allen
Doris
Willoughbee
Duncan Sparks
Cleveland
Frank Curtice
Church of Christ
Cascade Park
Elyria
Florence Gariss
Harold Lee
Milan
William Wadsworth
Wadsworth Undertakers
Wadsworth
Francis Curtice
Athens
Ralph Rowland
Henry Ramser
Hospital to Lorain Home Transfer Noted
Mrs Ramaster, mother, has been released from the hospital and now rests at her Lorain home. Mr and Mrs J Plerson and their daughter Madeline of Detroit are visiting at Mrs Barber’s residence.
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Amd
le Mow
Lorain
J. Plersom
Madeline
Detroit
Barber
Penfield Civic notices and local events brief
July 13 meeting of the Ladies Aid Society at Mrs. Wilbur Newcomb home with lunch served by a circle. Wellington Kiwanis banquet for Penfield PTA at 7 pm in the school auditorium with public welcome. Miss Elsie Denham of Sandusky at home for vacation after teaching years at Sandusky High School. Cow killed by lightning during storm. Brief items: Mrs. Frank Bakas spent Saturday in Cleveland. Mr and Mrs Harry Lindsey and family visiting relatives in Reynoldsville. Mrs Brumbaugh injured hip in a fall.
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Penfield
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Wilbur Newcomb
Wellington Kiwanis
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Wellington Kiwan Jang
Elsie Denham
Sandusky
Frank Bakas
Cleveland
Harry Lindsey
Mary
James
Harry, Jr
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