Silent Observer and Brief Snippets From a Turbulent Week
A Chicago judge frees a newly married man charged with placing a lead slug in a phone box after he cites daily calls to his wife. Other quips touch on marriage, punctuality, and a Milwaukee mother naming her son Anton Cermak Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with playful misprints and garbled lines about football and a boy washing behind his ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee
Anton Cermak
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Tony
Padewerski
Elyria Water Staff Faces Local Labor Complaints
Grumbling arises in Elyria labor circles over water department workers living in Lorain. Officials say hires were made last summer when Elyria men were employed and that the workers have served faithfully. An Elyria Hospital appendix operation completed in twelve minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
City Water Department
Lorain
Water Department
Elyria Hospital
Avon Card Party Benefit Draws Avon Residents
Avon residents attend a benefit card party in Cleveland at the Masonic Hall hosted by the J M G. Thirty two tables compete with prizes and door gifts. Attendees from Avon include Mr and Mrs Bert Adams Mr and Mrs Gus Jensen Mr and Mrs George Peak Mr and Mrs Harry Hubbard Mr and Mrs Frank Pickering Mr and Mrs Arnold Buck Mr and Mrs Robert Barr Mr and Mrs Robert Pickering Rachel and Helen Peak and others. The five hundred club guests at William Biltz home in Lakewood enjoy games with first prizes won by Mrs Jerome Oster and Carl Urig and second prizes by Mrs Maynard Krebs and Jerome Oster. Lunch is served and plans are made to meet again in two weeks at the Oster residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVON
Cleveland
Masonic Hall
Bert Adams
Gus Jensen
George Peak
Harry Hubbard
Frank Pickering
Arnold Buck
Robert Barr
Robert Pickering
Rachel
Helen Peak
Howard Wilford
Eugene Hubbard
Five Hundred Club
Wiliam Biltz
Lakewood
Jerome Oster
Carl Urig
Maynard Krebs
Real Estate Transfers Noted in Local Records
Real estate transfers include John A and Pearle M Wat kins to Herman E Hageman and Ora N Mowery for four fifths of an acre on North Ridge Road Amherst Township and 24 acres in Amherst Township. Norman and Mary Larsen to George W Vaught quit claim to sublet 20 block 1 Lampman and Foote s Allotment Sheffield Township. Cleveland Trust Company to Susan T Cawrse six acres on Avon Belden Road Ridgeville Township. Susan T Cawrse to Cleveland Trust Company six acres on C C and Harriett V Monroe to Gertrude E K Samons lot 50 Rowelyn Beach Allotment Shefield Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A
Pearle M. Watkins
Herman E. Hageman
Ora N. Mowery
North Ridge Road
Amherst Township
Norman
Mary Larsen
George W. Vaught
Lampman and Foote
Sheffield Township
Cleveland Trust Company
Susan T. Cawrse
Avon - Belden Road
Ridgeville
Avon-Belden Road
Ridgeville Township
C. C
Harriett V. Monroe
Gertrude EK
Samons
Rowelyn Beach
Sheffield Lake
Cashing In on Crime Warns Against Risky Path
A criminal speaks from prison about the lure and ruin of crime. He recalls a decade of arrests, eight years behind bars, injuries from shootings, and a paralyzed arm, concluding that the effort cannot win.
SHORT LIVED IDOLS
The essay discusses the fleeting nature of fame in America and the difficulty of sustaining success. It notes the public’s fickleness and the publicity machinery that creates and then discards idols, with public taste favoring variety over lasting achievement.
Not an Important Precedent on Oath of Office
The New York Times notes that Chief Justice Hughes swearing in Franklin D Roosevelt as president was the first instance of a former governor administering the oath to another former governor of the same state. It says the coincidence is not significant and unlikely to recur, and highlights Taft as the only person to serve as both president and chief justice.
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New York Times
Hughes
Roosevelt
Roosevelts
White House
Adamses
Harrisons
William Howard
Challenge of progress and social balance in a modern age
In Port Gibson Mississippi, Reveille urges caution with rapid invention and material progress. It warns against worship of wealth and greed, stressing the need to align science with honest dealings, social life, and spiritual values to prevent civilization’s collapse.
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Tan
Old Dobbin and the 60 Cent Feeding Tax Feud
A brief item notes Old Dobbin faced restrictions while the public avoided paying a 60 cent tax on each feeding. The fragment hints at a rural taxation dispute affecting animal keeping and local costs.
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Dobbin
First-time churchgoer asks about haircuts during surprise choir entry
A reader recalls a childhood church visit when the surprised choir entered and a child asked a parent if everyone would get their hair cut, reflecting a mix of awe and humorous misunderstanding during a solemn moment.
Senators Grill Millionaires Over Securities Slogans
Multimillionaires testifying before the Senate banking committee rail at Senator Couzens for using terms like suckers foisting securities and gullibility. They object to being labeled as rames and to shady references as they defend their wealth and business practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Banking Committee
James Couzen
Rames
Brood Transfusions Urged as Experiment on Uncle Sam
An editorial quips about using brood transfusions on Uncle Sam and notes Indians quickly learning American farm methods. It also mocks mortgaging, saloon placards, and thieves stealing a farmer’s gas station appeal with plundering buyers.
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Uncle Sam
Anniversaries of notable figures born on this day
Today highlights birthdays of Stephen Hopkins Goold Brown John F W Herschel Edwin Landseer Anthony Comstock Luther Burbank Champ Clark Edgar T Collins born in Scituate Providence Lynn New Canaan Lancaster Lawrence Williamsport died in Providence 1785 1857 1871 1872 1915 1925 1927 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Hopkins
Rhode Island
Scituate
R. I
Providence
Goold Brown
R.I
Lynn
Mass
John F. W. Herschel
Edwin H. Landseer
Anthony Comstock
New York
New Canaan
Champ Clark
Lawrence Ky
Washington, D. C
Edgar T. Collins
Williamsport
Probation Officer Post Nearing Appointment
A juvenile court probation officer will be named within days with several candidates in the running. Elyria residents favor Police Chief Stankard citing his focus on the youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Stankard
Elyria eyes condemnation for waterworks right of way
The city of Elyria may begin condemnation proceedings against Lorain and other property owners to secure a right of way for a new waterworks main line near the half way house on Lake Avenue. A crossing request to Lorain has been made but no reply received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Elyria
Lorain
Lake Avenue
Ward Ambherst
January February Postal Receipts Break Local Record
Postal receipts in Elsina for January and February 1928 totaled $23,448.55, the highest for the January February period in the city's postal history, marking an increase of nearly $4,900 from the same months a year earlier.
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Elsina
Local Visitors and Social Circuit Highlight Elyria Area
Rochester air and Mrs. William Brown of Elyria visited the Murray home along with other relatives. Mrs. Daisy Bentley improves after a four day illness. Herbert Wendt and family traveled to Cleveland for his mother Emma Wendt's funeral. H F Rieske adds an ell to his garage. Wellington banquet guests include the Stanfields Fyes Miller Wolfe and Anderson. Ruth Barnes visiting from Cleveland. A B Southard and Arthur Barnes visit Herman home. Young People class meets with Brotherhood program at the M BE Church.
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Air
William Brown
Elyria
John Murray
Daisy Bentley
Herbert Wendt
Cleveland
Emma Wendt
H. F. Rieske
John Everett
Wellington
William Stanfield
Merritt Fye
Harry Miller
Leon Wolfe
Charles Anderson
Ruth Barnes
Arthur Barnes
A. B. Southard
John Herman
The
Baptist Sunday School
Combined Brotherhood
M. BE
Bell patent and historic headlines from early 1900s
A patent notice cites No 174,465 issued to Alexander Graham Bell. In 1900 Queen Victoria promised honors for gallantry by Irish regiments on St Patrick's Day. In 1911, 20 000 American troops were sent to the Mexican border. Aristide Briand, famed French statesman, died at age 70 in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
South Africa
St. Patrick's Day
Texas
Notable Births and Figures in Early 20th Century Public Life
A list of prominent individuals with birthplaces and ages includes Mary T Norton of New Jersey, August Vollmer of California, Sewell Ford of Maine, Ben Ames Williams of Massachusetts, Clarence J Hicks of Wisconsin, Dr Philip Fox of Illinois, John D Beresford of England, and Dr Thomas G Masaryk of Czechoslovakia. The notes highlight diverse careers from politics and criminology to literature and science.
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Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Congress
Jersey City
August Vollmer
University of California
New Orleans
Sewell Ford
South Levant
Maine
Ben Ames Williams
Boston
Macon
Miss
Clarence J. Hicks
Standard Oil
N. J
Omro
Wis
Philip Fox
Chicago
Adler Planetarium
Manhattan
Kans
John DD. Beresford
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Ambitious Day Seeks Cautious Friends Protection
The text reflects a mood of careful perseverance and strong attachment to friends. It emphasizes guarding companions with protective care and notes that failures are rare when actions are driven by energy or by patient intelligent waiting.
Changing View of War Shapes Modern International Policy
The article notes war remains possible but fear now drives policy. It claims no government would openly admit conquest plans, reflecting a shift in international outlook and restraint in conduct.
Urban Gerhart to be ordained as priest in Avon area
Urban Gerhart a Avon High School class of 1925 graduate will be ordained into the priesthood on Saturday March 11 and will celebrate his first mass at Holy Trinity church on Sunday March 12. Local residents also visited relatives and attended a Elyria Masonic Chorus concert.
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Urban Gerhart
Avon High School
Holy Trinity Church
Missionary Alma Doering to Speak in Wellington Church
Wellington reports Miss Alma Doering veteran missionary to the Belgian Congo will speak at the Wellington Baptist church on Wednesday night at 7 30. It is her last Wellington appearance before she sails this month to join Miss Ruth Hege as missionaries for Unevangelized Tribes Missions in Africa.
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Wellington
Alma Doering
Belgian Congo
Africa
Wellington Baptist Church
Ruth Hege
Heart of
Wellington Man Sponsors Oberlin Baseball Team
Eli Radasovitch, manager of the Oberlin Pool room and former Wellington figure, has entered a Oberlin Tri County League team. Milo Yoxtheimer, Wellington state Legion baseball head and Cardinals scout, notes the return of a town team after years. Radasovitch plans not to play so he can serve as manager.
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Wellington
Oberlin
Eli Radasovitch
Oberlin Pool Room
Milo Yoxtheimer
American Legion
St. Louis Cardinals
Will Jonel
Radasovitch
Munacer
County Chorus Rehearsal Draws County Representatives
County High School chorus met in Wellington for a weekly practice session last evening. Representatives from the county schools attended the gathering to coordinate choral activity.
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Berliengels
Wellington
Als
Auto Crash Destroys Gas Pump on Westlank Avenue
A car en route from Detroit to Akron crashed into a gasoline pump on Her rick avenue West ASL evening. Both the vehicle and pump were demolished, but the driver escaped with no injuries.
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Akron
Detroit
Herrick
Avenue West
Wellington Grange members attend Pomona meeting in Columbia
Wellington Grange members Walter Warren Nellie Markham Mary Fox Eitte Edwards Tressa Webber Carl Webber Krude Griggs and Beom Vincent attended the county Pomona Grange meeting in Columbia. Carlisle Grange earned the banner for the highest membership presence.
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Wellington
Pomona
Columbia
Walter Warren
Nellie Markham
Mary Fox
Eitte Edwards
Tressa Webber
Carl Webber
Krude Griggs
Beom
Vincent
Carlisle Grange
Local Visitors And Health Notes Highlight Fremont Community
Miss Irene Alten remains at home due to illness. Fremont residents include Mr and Mrs Leo Krok and daughter Phyllis from Amherst visiting Frank Stack and family. Geraldine Klingshirn returns home after surgery at St Joseph’s Lorain. Cleveland guests Mrs P H Lyons Elsie Boehmke and Helen Misek visit James Russell. New London hosts Mr and Mrs George Reiff for dinner with Wilson Jameson and family.
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Aloysius Alten
Elyria
Albert Reitz
Cleveland
Joseph Verrihofer
George Kimpton
John G. Smith
E. W. Beidler
Dayton
George Jenkins
Max Wang
Peter Bungert
Lorain
Bedenlos
Fremont
Irene Alten
Leo Krok
Phyllis
Amherst
Frank Stack
Ambrose Wearsch
Billy
Dover
Geraldine Klingshirn
St. Joseph’s Hospital
P. H. Lyons
Elsie Boehmke
Helen Misek
James Russell
Wilson Jameson
Doris
Saty Brooks
George Reiff
New London
Surprised on Birthday At Home Celebration
Mrs Charles Jones was pleasantly surprised on her birthday Saturday evening when 27 friends from Lorain and Lakewood arrived at her South Main street home to join the celebration. Safety Director Mr La Fever of Lorain on behalf of the HUUSES presented a necklace as a birthday gift.
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Charles Jones
Lorain
Lakewood
South Main Street
la Fever
Local social notes record weddings and visits in area
Sunday and Monday visits and receptions honor relatives across Litma Grafton and Wellington. Families including Covelle Prosser Dawson Jones Diesz and Kelsey share gatherings. Patricia Joanne born to Lucille Dague’s family. Dr. Weedman recovers after illness. numerous guests from Lakewood Cleveland Wooster Amherst Huron Dover and John Street areas are noted with host families and recent relocations.
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Make Kesser
Albert Prosser
Grafton
Beretha Branes
Wellington
Prosser
Helen Hall
Elyria
Charles Jones
J. P. Schaffer
Akron
Lawrence Diesz
Lucille Dague
Patricia Joanne
Robert Hammond
Blue Bird Restaurant
Huron
William Koepp
William, Jr
Gloria Mae
Amherst
Buell Wilson
John Street
Harriett Mason
Cleveland
Arthur Mason
Harry Otterbacker
Dover
Bentley Vischer
Third Grade Club Forms Weekend Meeting
A group of third grade girls met at Miss Barbara Preston’s home Saturday and organized a third grade club. Members include Beverly Banker Batty Wiles Cheryvi Anne Bressler Barbara and Janis Preston. Mrs Barbara Preston and Mr and Mrs Martin Welker and Lois Welker from Cleveland visited Mrs Chapin on John Street.
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New Orleans
Guy Chapman
Binder
Elm Street
Barbara Preston
Beverly Banker
Batty Wiles
Cheryvi Anne Bressler
Barbara
Janis Preston
Martin Welker
Lois
Cleveland
Chapin
John Street
Animal virtues praised in reflections on youth
The passage contrasts animal virtues with human flaws, praising the conjugal fidelity of pigeons and storks and the maternal care of hens while noting that such qualities are not widespread among people. It extols gentleness of deer, loyalty of dogs, kindness of seals and dolphins, and the industrious civic virtues of ants and bees.
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J. Clare George
Ohio
John W. Cullen Company
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
General Motors
Jimmy Walker
Violet Curtice
Herrick Ave
Junior Grissinger
Courtland
America
India
Sallys
WENTY
Chronicle-Telegram
Rochester
Aristide Briand
Alfred Frank
Litma
Charles Covelle
Geo. R. Allen & Son
Century Coal
Lor
SIAL
Burnaur
Cleveland St
Bartlett’s
American Tobacco Company
Monte Carlo
Monaco
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