Fire Prevention Efforts Highlighted in Elyria Report
Elyria Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee delivers an extensive report for the Inter-Chamber Fire Waste Contest. The document details a 1956 city fire loss of 98588.51, nine times higher than 1955’s 10818.26 due to a single blaze, cites paid-out efforts by schools and civic groups during National Fire Prevention Week October 1 to 7, and includes dozens of clippings and school posters from a poster contest.
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Flyria
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Elyria
Pioneer Wright and Ottawa’s early settler days
The piece recounts Phitenton Wright from Woburn Massachusetts as the first settler on the Ottawa site in 1800. As a youth he fought the British at Bunker Hall, then led four exploration trips before hiring about 25 townsmen to help establish Hutl, now part of the city.
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Mass
Phitenton Wright
Canada
Ottawa
Wright
Bunker Hall
Ome
Hutl
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Roosevelt Tackles Court Power Shift in Washington
In Washington James McMullin reports President Roosevelt pressing Congress over Supreme Court issues and court packing fears. He argues the danger lies in the judiciary not the executive, warning lawmakers that economic unrest could erupt without reforms while naming past presidents and potential adversaries.
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Supreme Court
Rousevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Pat- Mele Wilke Lidth
F. BD. R
Capitol Hill
Directory of Manufacturers Received by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce announces a new directory of U S manufacturers now in offices. H W Luethi says the volume totals more than 5200 pages and covers all lines of business nationwide. Chamber bought it to aid Elyrians and hopes it proves valuable. Charles Waterton, famed naturalist, vowed in youth to abstain from wine and later built a bird sanctuary costing about 50000.
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United States
Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Luethi
Chamber
Luethi
Charles Waterton
Fata
Senate leadership shift cited amid regional sweeps
North gains leverage as recent GOP sweeps in New England New York and Pennsylvania shift balance of power. Analysts say party realignment could weaken Democratic cohesion unless the GOP stalls any comeback in coming years.
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Senate
Ig Puttmat
Nevada
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Smalley Rites Held In Rochester At Methodist Church
William B. Smalley funeral services were held in Rochester at the Methodist church Wednesday at 2 pm. Rev H H Patrick and Rev William Rodgers officiated. Music by Paul Jewett and Clair Goss group accompanied by Mrs Walter Lee. Pallbearers included Clair Goss John Ewell Paul Kinney Graydon Jewett Ralph Rowland and Forest Burdue. Burial followed in the village cemetery under Keith Andrews Funeral Home Wellington. Relatives from Michigan Pennsylvania and Newark Ohio attended. The Masonic Lodge conducted the service at the cemetery.
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Wellington
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Newark
Ohio
Masonic Lodge
News of the Sick In Local Notes
Ruth Knapp is ill with sciatic rheumatism and her mother Edith Knapp is confined by the same malady. Junior Bradford shows improvement from a severe throat infection. Zelda Snyder and Esther Davidson are absent from school due to illness. Briefs mention Dale Jump of La Grange and his brother Harold Jump of Tiffin.
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Edith Knapp
Junior Bradford
Zelda Snyder
Esther Davidson
Dale Jump
la Grange
Harold Jump
Tiffin
Local Socials and Births Ahead of Township Road Work
Calls from Mr and Mrs Prank Clifford and chat with Avery Clapp and Howard Lance in Chathea. Akron visitors share time with Mrs Wolfe and Dwight Mann. E B Thompson grandparents to twins born at Falls Clinic Wellington weighing 5 and 6 pounds. Rev H H Patrick mourns grandmother’s death near Mt Vernon Ohio as funeral plans begin. Slag deliveries by car at Semple station while trustees repair township roads.
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Prank Clifford
Avery Clapp
Howard Lance
Chathea
Greydon Jewett
John Wolfe
Helen
Akron
Austin Ewell
H. H. Patrick
Mt. Vernon
Semple Station
Ancient Roman orators invited friends to private recitals
Ancient Rome figures who delivered speeches in the Senate or courts would invite friends to attend private home renditions of the same orations, extending public oratory into intimate settings and gatherings.
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Rome
Senate
Mysterious Town Patrols Sweep Street Alarms
Police in the town are conducting a sweep of local street alibis and night establishments following a suspicious incident. Horace, described as a six foot tall man, was involved in a minor disturbance at the same awning area.
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Waltham
Horace A
Lord Chancellor of Zugland Dies in Cannes Villa Mystery
In Cannes France a figure called the second founder Lord Lord Chancellor of Zugland built a villa and died there in 1868. The report notes the villa's winter status and ties the death to the early history of the Riviera.
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Cannes
France
Riviera
Zugland
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