Council Votes Against Spot Zoning Lot Near Lake Avenue
Lake avenue residents won their zoning fight as the council voted six to three against spot zoning for a Coca Cola Bottling Co site at Lake avenue near Caldwell street. Opponents argued it would endanger children and lower residential values while the current Coca Cola facility would be restricted to commercial use if moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Avenue
Caldwell Street
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Coca Cola Company
John Kolopos
Henry Ault
Leonard Fowls
Second Ward
Chamber of Commerce
Fowls
Elmer Nelson
Edward Wilcox
Seward Black
Henry Sassmanhausen
James Scott
Anna Kennedy
Requests Painting Of Markers For Air Traffic
Elyria is urged to paint certain city roofs as markers for air traffic in a letter from Earle L. Johnson Ohio director of aeronautics. The notice cites a state statute making marking compulsory and cites the country’s aviation preparedness drive. Councilman Elmer Nelson reports his safety committee asked for guidance from the aviation bureau but has not received a reply, delaying any recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Council
Earle L. Johnson
Ohio
Aeronautics
Elmer Nelson
Safety Committee
Aviation Bureau
Nelson
Rescuer dies after fire in Columbus. other brief deaths
In Columbus Emm Fain, 35, dies from burns suffered May 19 while attempting to rescue five year old James Gillilan from a burning house. In Portsmouth Andrew H. Steel, 49, civil engineer for Norfolk & Western, dies from injuries after a taxicab bus collision last Saturday. Also in Portsmouth Charles Conley, 29, foreman of Waller Brothers Stone Co in McDermott, dies from a fatal 10 foot fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Emm Fain
James Gillilan
Portsmouth
Andrew H. Steel
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Charles Conley
Waller Brothers Stone Co
McDermott
Women Guests Of Elyria Merchants Luncheon
Representatives from 22 Elyria women's organizations attended a luncheon at the Graystone Hotel to discuss local shopping conditions and hear women’s suggestions for merchants. Notable participants included leaders from the American Legion Auxiliary the Cosmopolitan Club the D A R the Eastern Star the League of Women Voters the Pythian Sisters the Rebekah Lodge and several PTA groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Graystone
Charles A. Kremser
American Legion Auxiliary
Florette Heidrick
Bethel Shrine
A. E. Penfound
Cosmopolitan Club
W.C. A
Fred Lawrence
Fannie Gutensohn
Pythian Sisters
Otto K. Mischka
Rebekah Lodge
E. J. Honestine
W. C. A. Board
Parent-Teacher Association
Merritt Powell
Elyria Council of Parent-Teacher Assoc
Richard Fichmer
Allen
Albert McMan
Edison
Otis Forsythe
Ely
Pierre Smith
Franklin
Ralph Rodgers
Hamilton
Paul Cochrane
Elyria High School
George Mynchenberg
McKinler
Market Grain and Mill Feeds Prices Listed
Quotations for grains hay and straw provided by Sheets Elevator Co and flour by Moon tana Milling Co. Prices cover oats corn wheat and mill feeds plus various hay and straw grades with dozens of regional figures including timothy clover alfalfa and soy bean hay and soy beans hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheets Elevator Co
Moontana Milling Co
Grain and Produce Prices Across Toledo and Cleveland
Toledo and Cleveland reports show grain prices with Wheat No 2 Red at 1-2 dollars per unit, Corn No 2 Yellow around 7.7, Oats No 2 White about 29-34. Produce in Cleveland lists unsettled butter and eggs, live poultry activity, and varied potato and rutabaga prices with regional differences across states and markets.
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Toledo
Cleveland
New York
Michigan
Idaho
Prices listed for assorted vegetables in basket and case lots
Agricultural produce prices show per basket or per quantity for asparagus carrots cucumbers chives horseradish lettuce maple syrup mushrooms onions parsley radishes rhubarb spinach tomatoes turnips and watercress with ranges from 1 to 1.54 per unit and special deals on bulk quantities.
Cleveland livestock market report shows steady activity across cattle hogs and sheep
Cattle including steers and heifers listed with varied weights and prices from 4.50 to over 9.50 per hundredweight. Calves fed mixed bids around 360 head. Hogs run about 2460 head with steady demand and prices near 4.90 to 5.44. Lambs and sheep cited with steadier quotes and ranges for wethers ewes and spring lambs amid active market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Eher
Bojesma
Wethers
Ewes
Controversial Pike Quests Highlight County Cork Contest
In a Cork contest to rid rivers of pike, M Ward won by killing 227 fish last year, in a bid to reduce predation and protect native species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Cork
M. Ward
Blockage of Nazi Submarine Base at Zeebrugge Claimed
British navy spokesman says Zeebrugge Bruges canal blocked in two phases May 25 and May 27 with two cement-filled ships sunk across the lock, despite German reconnaissance and air attacks. First attempts reached the Mole area but failed to fully seal the channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxdon
Zee Brugge
Zee Bruegge-Bruges Canmnal
Charrel
Zeebrugge Mole
Zeebrugge
Heinkel
Elyria High School Graduation List Approved
A city board approved the Elyria High School graduation list for 316 students receiving diplomas. The class includes 143 boys and 175 girls, with 76 boys and 83 girls graduating Wednesday night and 67 boys and 92 girls Thursday night.
Italy moves to mobilize for war as cabinet meets
Ciano reported to the cabinet on war prep with no Fascist Grand Council tonight official statement says. Ministers approve a decree for employing women and old men in civil service and obligatory stocking of meat in Thalys Albania and Italian colonies. Civil mobilization extends to Italian African colonies and war industry discipline is tightened. Mussolini’s sons and officials expected to assume wartime posts in coming days with Ciano Muti and aviation roles.
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Ciano
Negion
Grand Council
Italy
Council of Ministers
Ettore Muti
Mussolini
Brun
Vittoria
Muti
Air Corps
Court actions and arrests pace county docket
Judgment for 1417.37 on a promissory note returned in Judge Findley’s court in the Andwur Mortgage Loan Co vs Crooks Coal and others. Travis Hunter wanted in Oberlin on non support arrested in Cincinnati. Verdict 1500 for Stanley Sokolowski against the estate of Josephine Sokolowski. Cases include Robert Smith of Lorain vs Nex Thomas for 25000 for personal injuries and a WPA sign collision on East Twenty eighth Street. Deputy sheriffs arrest Herbert Daley for grand larceny. County approves sidewalk and guard rail at the South Amherst bridge costing 157. Peart Sage files for divorce from James C Sage of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy B. Findley
Andwur Mortgage Loan Company
Crooks Coal and Supply Company
Chris Lewis
Emil Kubishke
Cincinnati
Travis Hunter
Oberlin
Stanley Sokolowski
Josephine Sokolowski
Common Pleas Court
Robert Smith
Lorain
Nex Thomas
East Twenty-eighth Street
Aaintiff
Permit Issued For Addition To Local Plant
A permit for a 33,000 addition to the coloring department at Harshaw Chemical Co. was issued by Building Inspector Hart Dickason. The structure, 71 by 31 feet, will use steel and glass and be built by contractor Henry Heidrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harshaw Chemical Co
Hart Dickason
Henry Heidrick
Passenger Car Sales Jump in May in Lorain County
May car sales rose from April with 372 new cars sold in Lorain County compared to 315. Truck sales fell to 27 from 31. Last month’s sales were 30 percent above the prior year, and Elyria dealers moved 129 new units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thile
Lorain County
Elyria
Kiwanis Talk Compares Old and New Cameras
Wilbur Gaston will speak at the Eisha Kiwanis Club luncheon at noon tomorrow at the Elks' restaurant. He reviews photography improvements over the past century and displays pictures from Elyria Camera Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisha Kiwanis Club
Elks
Wilbur Gaston
Elyria Camera Club
Parole Granted for James Edward Dolan in Ohio Case
The Ohio parole commission granted a parole to James Edward Dolan effective June 1 1921. Dolan had been sentenced here for robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Parole Commission
James Edward Dolan
Dolan
German Loss Claims Grow in Air War Report
The communique notes numerous fires and explosions as German authorities revise air combat counts. The DNB had claimed 70 Allied planes shot down, but the official tally rose to 79 in the air with 300 to 400 planes destroyed on the ground, while nine German planes massed.
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DNB
Paris
High Command
Amherst to cut water rates for 840 residents
Amherst council approved first reading of an ordinance to sell water to the Amherst Water Company at a 26 percent discount below Elyria’s rate. The move lowers the quarterly charge for 12 000 gallons from 5 50 to 2 50, with savings shared through the system and company earnings totaling about 3 400 yearly.
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Council Here
Amherst
Amherst Water Company
Elyria Water Works
Amherst Company
Elyria
Wall Out
J. J. Smythe
Evangelist Preaches on Consecration at Nazarene Church
Evangelist Smelzer delivered a sermon at the Church of the Nazarene on consecration explaining it as a lifelong gift to God and a spirit beyond mere duty. He cited Isaiah 33:15-17 as a model of the consecrated life and urged living with righteousness and integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Evangelist Smelmer
Satan
God
Rev
Smeltzer
Vacation Church School Plans Announced
Ministers of cooperating churches outlined a Vacation Church School to run June 17 to 26 from 9 to 11 35 a m at the Methodist church. About 20 volunteer teachers will be needed, with a director to be chosen. The program serves children ages 4 to 14 with age-specific departments and a general interest curriculum. Registration open at Sunday schools June 9 and 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Association
Methodist Church
Parachute Fails To Open Kills Former U S Army Flier
Michael Gould, 36, a former U S Army Air Corps member and die setter at Fisher Body in Cleveland, died when his parachute failed to open during bailout from a disabled plane at 500 feet over a Mentor Ohio farm. Civil Aeronautics Authority inspectors examined the crash.
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Mentor
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Michael Gould
U. S. Army Air Corps
Gould
W. Moore Gould
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Avon Lake Board Names New Commercial and Art Teachers
The Avon Lake board of education completed its 1920 41 staff by hiring Delmar V Smith of Tontogany as commercial teacher to replace Mildred Crowder who resigned earlier and did not seek reappointment. Margaret Hain of Avon Lake was hired as art teacher, a Cleveland School of Art graduate.
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Avon Lake
Columbia University
Columbus Grove
Vac Wert
Tontogany
Margaret Hain
Cleveland School of Art
Exchange Club Hears Local Librarian
Miss Edna Moore spoke at the Exchange Club meeting in the Gray Stone Hotel about how libraries gauge community interest and select books. Elyria Library rooms now feature displays and activities, with cardholders approaching half the city’s population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Moore
Eixra Exchange Club
Graystone
Moore
Elyria
Beatrice Rahrig Breaks Ankle at Park Picnic
Beatrice Rahrig an 11 year old of 114 Grant Street suffered a fractured left ankle at 3 15 p m yesterday after she tripped and fell while playing at Cascade Park during a St Marys church picnic police report states
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Beatrice Rahrig
Grant Street
Cascade Park
St. Mary’s Church
Death Notices for Freeman and Hart Familial Rites
Funeral services are set for George W. Freeman at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Rust Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Cypher officiating. Burial follows at Westwood cemetery. Mrs. Mary O Neill Hart, wife of George Hart, died June 3 at 2:45 p.m. She was born in Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 9, 1863, and moved to Elyria 45 years ago. She leaves her husband and three daughters, with services at 8:30 a.m. Thursday from Butner Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St Mary’s Church, burial in St Mary’s Cemetery.
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Oberlin
George W. Freeman
Groveland Street
Rust Methodist Church
Charles Cypher
Westwood Cemetery
George Hart
Mary O’neill Hart
Parkview Court
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Elyria
St Mary’s Church
Viola
Irene
Butner Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Church
Robert Delmege
St. Mary's Cemetery
Georgia Anna Simpson Dies at Home in Elyria
Georgia Anna Simpson died at her home on South Middle Avenue Aronday at 3 45 p m. She was born in Nashville Tennessee January 3 1883 and lived in Elyria 22 years. She was a member of Mt Zion Baptist church. Surviving are her husband William H Simpson two sons Willis Jackson and William Simpson at home and one nephew Alfred Jackson. Friends may call at the Welsh Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p m from Mt Zion Baptist church with burial in Brookdale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Anna Simpson
South Middle Avenue
Aronday
Simpson
Nashville
Tennessee
Elyria
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
William H. Simpson
Willis Jackson
William Simpson
Alfred Jackson
Brookdale Cemetery
Checks Distributed To Lorain County School Boards
Checks totaling 55 062 91 were distributed to 21 Lorain County village and rural school boards in the second quarterly Ohio School Foundation settlement. The Clearview Rural district received the largest check at 6 074 10 followed by Wellington 5 44449 and Fel ria Township 313 52 as the smallest. Other distributions include Avon 2 367 92 Avon Lake 3 007 57 Brighton Township 3 108 65 Brownhelm Township 2356 82 Camden Township 2 117 42 Columbia Township 2 469 94 East Carlisle 1 163 59 Eaton Township 2 742 20 Grafton Township 2 031 43 Grafton Village 2 784 38 Henrietta Township 2 319 18 Huntington Township 1 064 96 La Grange 2 817 08 Penfield Township 2 262 43 Ridgeville Township 3 034 96 Rochester Township 555 55 Sheffield Lake 1 401 42 and South Amherst 3 445 60.
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Lorain County
Ohio School Foundation
Clearview
Wellington
FEl+ria
Avon
Avon Lake
Brighton Township
Brownhelm
Camden Township
Columbia Township
East Carlisle
Eaton Township
Grafton Township
Grafton Village
Henrietta Township
Huntington Township
la Grange
Penfield
Ridgeville
Rochester
Sheffield Lake
South Ambherst
Final Exams Under Way At Elyria High School
Examinations are in progress at Elyria High School with seniors having completed theirs last week. The period runs through tomorrow with no school Thursday while teachers grade papers and compile final year reports. Students return Friday at 2 pm for a home room period, doors open at 1 pm for those needing to attend to other matters.
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Elyria High School
Farm Animal Cruelty Suspect Fined After Prosecution
Dog Warden Lee Minkler arrested Ben Carter of Diagonal Road on cruelty charges for keeping about 30 hogs and six cows in a swampy barn. Carter paid 50 dollars plus costs with 49 dollars suspended on condition of remedy within 10 days and 5 dollars plus costs for harboring two unlicensed dogs. The Lorain County Animal Protective League led the case with support from Ronald Dunn and Humane Society efforts. Minkler and deputy Howard Klinect reported 900 dogs impounded this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Minkler
Ben Carter
Diagonal Road
Minkler
Justice of the Peace
H. C. Cummings
Justice Cummings
Carter
Lorain County Animal Protective League
Ronald Dunn
Lorain County Humane Society
Howard Klinect
Eight Motorists Arraigned Here In Weekend Drive
Eight motorists faced arraignment before Justice H C Cummings after a weekend traffic crackdown by township constables state patrolmen and deputy sheriffs. Theodore Cibroski Elyria paid 15 dollars and costs for driving without a license. John Bricbin Schwartz road was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving. James R Mortensen Lakewood was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Lloyd Sheldon Wellington paid 10 dollars and costs with 5 remitted for speeding on Route 20. Russell Zollar Detroit and Arthur Horvath Lorain were each fined 1 dollar and costs for non stop violations. Joseph Schultz Mansfield and W E Rayel Carlisle township were each fined 1 dollar and costs for failures to stop and speeding respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
H. C. Cummings
Theodore Cibroski
Elyria
C. W. Myers
John Bricbin
Schwartz Road
Myers
James R. Mortensen
Lakewood
G. R. Verner
Lloyd Sheldon
Wellington
Sherif Emil Kubishke
Russell Moran
Russell Zollar
Detroit
Arthur Horvath
Lorain
Elyria Avenue
M. F. Banks
Joseph Schultz
Mansfield
W. E. Rayel
Carlisle Township
Garford School Seeks Library Branch Support
Garford Parent Teacher Association officers presented a request to the school board for branch library service at Garford School. Board members noted they are exploring a general library service expansion with Elyria Library and will consider Garford within that plan. The library proposed employing two trained staff to assist in running the branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garford School
Garford Parent-Teacher Association
Elyria Library
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Philco
Ryan Electric
East Ave
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W. Broad St
Lincoln Theater
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Sudro-Curtis
Bulletin
Herbert Daley
West Virginia
County
Peart F. Sage
James C. Sage
Bailey's
Broad Street
Evangelist
U. S. Army
Avon Lake Board
Exchange Club
G. J. O'Connor
Anna Sewison
Kore
K. of C. Club
Bro
Edward Washington
Grafton
Knight O'Conner
Middle Ave
4Th & 5Th Sts
Berson
ABC
Elyria Dry Goods
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