A Lot to Be Thankful For
Elyria residents reflect on national misfortunes while acknowledging local hardships. The piece notes stagnant business and banking issues but contrasts them with resilience after earthquakes tornadoes and floods. It highlights distant tragedies and nearby recovery hopes and ends with a call for gratitude despite tough times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
California
Lorain County
Lorain
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate
Tenn
Ohio River
Mayor’s Payroll Request Scrutinized By City Officials
Criticism mounts over Mayor W H Van Oster seeking aid from Ohio Public Service and Ohio Fuel Gas to cover city payroll. While intentions were to help workers, officials say the move risked unfair pressure on utilities and could spark later rate disputes. The municipal banking issue remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. van Oster
Ohio Public Service Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Roversy
Banki Tative
Ney
Speng
Voices From North Ridgeville Critique Local Tax Policy
Letters from Elyria Chronicle Telegram readers urge curtailment of services and salary cuts, fault overvalued tax assessments, and demand immediate downwards revisions to protect homes and jobs. Community figures discuss local governance, school pride, and clearing names in a dispute over a newspaper article.
Notable anniversaries of historical figures
Today marks birthdays and death notices for figures including Johann Sebastian Bach born 1685 and died 1750, Benito Juarez born 1806 and died 1872, Florenz Ziegfeld born 1868 and died 1932, with others like David B. Douglass Fitzedward Hall Thomas Meehan Henry E Handerson and more noted for their roles in music engineering philology botany medicine and stage production.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Germany
David B. Douglass
Pompton
N. J
Geneva
N. Y
Benito Juarez
Mexico
Fitzedward Hall
India
England
Troy
Thomas Meehan
Philadelphia
Henry E. W Handerson
Cleveland
Orange
Ohio
Florenz Ziegfeld
Chicago
Hollywood
Benedictine founder Saint Benedict dies in 548
A historical record notes the death of 548 Saint Benedict, the Italian monk who established the Benedictine Order. The entry also marks 1868 for Sorpris as the first incorporated Woman's club in the United States, 1918 for the Battle of Somme, and 1932 for deadly South tornadoes.
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Saint Benedict
Order of the Benedictines
Sorpris
New York City
Somme
South
Armstrong from Cleveland Named Successor
Armstrong of Cleveland has been chosen as his successor, marking a transition in leadership.
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Armstrong
Cleveland
Oberlin High School Gym to Open With Alumni Game
The Chronicle-Telegram reports the new Oberlin high school gym will open with an alumni team led by Don Granger facing the high school squad captained by Smiley Squires. The gym, to be one of the finest floors in the state, marks a major school development. A $2,000 donation from William Harmon Foundation funds part of a new playground adjoining Pleasant Street School, extending to Main Street. The project costs $2,850 with $850 raised by civic groups.
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Don Granger
Smiley’ Squires
Oberlin
Willam E. Harmon
Harmon Foundation of
New York
Pleasant Street
Main Street
Oberlin Receives Harman Playground Gift First in Ohio
Oberlin becomes the first Ohio city to receive a Harman playground donation with nine other cities also set to receive gifts.
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Oberlin
Ohio City
Harman’ Playground
Sale of Andress property at 528 Broad to Logan Gas
The H M Andress property at 528 Broad Street in Lorain’s business district will become Logan Gas Company offices. The site currently serves as an automobile showroom and formerly housed Elyria Savings and Trust. A Lorain County Health Department dog quarantine was ordered today covering Penfield Wellington Brighton Rochester and Huntington Townships.
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H. M. Andress
Broad Street
Logan Gas Company
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Lorain
Council debate on city fire protection and constitutional limits
The Elyria council held a torrid discussion last night over whether the fire department should provide city fire protection. The article notes a Democratic emphasis on strict constitutional interpretation and minimal governmental involvement in individual life.
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Elyria
Democrat Party
Todays Birthdays Rise For Noted American Figures
General James G Harbord chairman of RCA born Bloomington Illinois 67 years ago Dr Thomas S Gates president of the University of Pennsylvania born Germantown Pennsylvania 60 years ago Frank L Dame electrical engineer chairman of the North American Company born Boston 66 years ago Dr George E Vincent former Rockefeller Foundation president born Rockford Illinois 69 years ago Maj Gen George O Squier retired chief signal officer born Dryden Michigan 68 Lieut Gen Hunter Liggett retired born Reading Pennsylvania 76 Albert Kahn Detroit famed architect born Germany 64
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James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Bloomington
Thomas S. Gates
University of Pennsylvania
Morgan
Germantown
Frank L. Dame
New York
North American Company
Boston
George E. Vincent
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockford
Fnl
George O. Squier
Dryden
Mich
Hunter Liggett
San Francisco
Reading
Albert Kahn
Detroit
Germany
Turning Point Day and Destiny in a Year’s Cycle
The passage portrays a pivotal day shaping destiny and influencing future leaders. It notes a strain of egotism, a mind focused on lofty aims, and a rigid discipline to be watched. It emphasizes moderation as the key virtue of this day.
David Candee Baldwin A Pioneer Elyrian Dies At 77
Elyria resident David Candee Baldwin died at his Washington avenue home this morning after a long illness. Born in 1836 in Elyria he worked for Bald win Laundon and Nelson until 1872 when the firm became D C Baldwin and Company. Later he gained a reputation as an authority on archaeology and prehistoric man.
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Elyria
David Candee Baldwin
Washington Avenue
Baldwin, Laundon, and Nelson
D. C. Baldwin and Company
Amherst
Bradley
Congregational Church
Zanzibar exchange in German British deal over Heligoland
A terse note states Zanzibar a 600 square mile island off Africa was exchanged by Germany for Britain's Heligoland in a historic territorial swap between the two powers.
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Zanzibar
Ansland
Africa
Germany
Britain
Heligoland
Wife Preservers Use Coat Hangers On Washday
When space is tight on the line stockings can be hung with clothespins from a single coat hanger. The hanger can be placed anywhere on the line and saves room on busy washdays.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chronicle-Telega
Audit Bureau of
Second Street
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Pat A. C Hudnott
J. Clare George
John W. Cullen Company
Michigan Ave
General Motors
Voice OF
THE
People
North Ridgeville, O
the Editeur
Chronicle-Telegram
Washington
Victor C. Reese
Salisbury
Henrietta
Reese
Ridgeville
Albert E. Maddock
Hk. D. No. 1
Higgins
Marsh Jith
Mr. Holcomb
Murbach Coal & Supply CO
Thiuvianze
Guasity & Sonations
Pat
Canve
Housing Clothing
Fues & Light Syndbies
Biving
United States Department of Commerce
Sallys
Sis
Alfred Alten
Second St
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