War memories revived at Elyria Legion home campaign
War time memories were revived Friday as 360 campaign workers opened a $40,000 drive for the Elyria American Legion Memorial Home at the First Congregational church. Flags from seventeen allied nations hung in the dining room, with posters from 1917 1918 and patriotic appeals by Harold Burton of Cleveland. Burton praised soldiers who died in the war and urged continued patriotism through the Legion, noting the Elyria post is among the best with a renowned Drum and Bugle Corps. He stressed the Legion’s role in welfare for members and community children and urged strong support for the fundraising campaign.
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Elyria American Legion
First Congregational Church
United States
Frank Wilford
E J. Howenstine
Liberty Loan
Belgium
Paosters
Red Cross
Salvation Army
War Camp Community Service
M.C. A
Harold Burton
Cleveland
Burton
Flanders Cemetery
American Legion
Elyria
Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps
Biography of County Commissioner Thomas Peebles
Thomas Peebles, a Lorain county commissioner, began as a stone cutter on Oberlin College buildings after returning from Kentucky. He later worked in Elyria on the Home for the Aged, collaborated with George Rhoads, and served on Lorain City Council for eight years and Sheffield Township trustee for seven. He moved to Lorain in 1908, married with one son, and resides at 1955 East Thirty-second Street.
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Thomas Peebles
Oberlin College
Kentucky
Oberlin
Elyria
George Rhoads
Peebles
Lorain
Sheffield
East Thirty-second Street
Loraln
Campaign for American Legion Memorial Home drawing support
Local leaders and entertainers rallied in Elr rian to back the American Legion Memorial Home drive. Homer Rodeheaver urged generosity without begging, praising Legion members and noting the plan offers a practical, livable home integrated into community life. Mayor Hewitt and Legion officials praised the campaign as the most spontaneous effort yet, with donors named on a ceremonial scroll and the auditorium available for public use. The Rialto show and musical groups aided the effort, as the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps marched in during dinner.
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FL Allen
Burton
Elrrian
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy
American Legion
Legion
James A. Hewitt
American Legion Memorial Home Committee
Jerry Ferguson
Legion Post
Lawrence Webber
Rialto Theatre
Giids
Rotary
Kiwanis
Ainner
Spe
Park Board Hopes for Warm Weather at Cascade Park
With favorable weather, Cascade Park opens to Elyrians tomorrow after a long winter. Two park entrances are usable with auto access via Hillsdale court and Washington avenue. If dry, a Sunday baseball game may be played at the diamond and the refreshment stand, managed by Frank Smith, may open. Water at the river ford is too high for cars.
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Cascade Park
Hillsdale Court
Washington Avenue
Elywood
Frank Smith
Park Board
Explosion Claims Two Children in Lebanon Home
In Dayton Ohio, a coal range explosion at the Carder home in Lebanon last night killed 3 year old William Carder and two month old baby, with 5 year old Paul Carder fatally injured. Parents Frank and Martha Carder were seriously burned but expected to recover as Mrs Carder and Frances escaped. Neighbors found the bodies of the young two. The cause is believed to be coal gas buildup.
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Dayton, O
Lebanon
William Carder
Paul Carder
Frank
Martha Carder
Carder
Frances
Paul
Willard
Quake in Persia Causes Casualties and Destruction
Reports reach Moscow of a strong earthquake in Persia on Thursday night with many casualties. Several villages were destroyed in Turkenistan near the frontier as the quake struck with notable force causing widespread damage across the region.
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Moscow
Persia
Turkenistan
Stove Explodes Killing Three Children in New Castle
In New Castle, Pennsylvania, a gasoline stove blast and resulting blaze killed Dorothy Stevens 14, William Stevens 13, and Virginia Stevens 9 while they slept in an upstairs room. Their mother escaped with 4 year old Eleanor but both were seriously burned. Margaret 19 had left the house for work.
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New Castle
William Stevens
Dorothy
William
Virginia
Eleanor
Stevens
Margaret
Scandal Against Day Agents Near Collapse in Ohio
In Ohio the governor said enforcement of prohibition will not be hindered by a recent incident involving prohibition agents at Lancaster and Dover. Prohibition Commissioner Rupert Beetham is expected to return soon as officials vow full state backing for law enforcement and to compel local cooperation. The Lancaster probe centers on agents using girl decoys to trap bootleggers, withEdward Little and John O Cole awaiting Beetham's return and a county prosecutor contesting a key affidavit.
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Columbus
Ohio
Prohibition
Kencaster
Govenor Myers Y. Cooper
Rupert Beetham
P. J. Gray
Dover
Lancaster
Cooper
Lancaster, O
Edward Little
Dayton
John O. Cole
Elyria
Beetham
Little
Phil Cunningham
Luther Conrad
Amanda
Conrad
Mary
Helen
Towboat Efforts At Lake Erie Rescue Of Ship D N Philbin
Rescue tugs aid 33 crew aboard the freighter D N Philbin marooned on rocks off Kingsville as high seas lash Lake Erie. Coast guard cutters stand by while two other tugs rush to assist. Some crew reported seriously hurt and others weak from lack of food. The City of Buffalo passengers were transferred to City of Erie as storms ease and preparations to tow the disabled liner into Cleveland proceed.
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Ashtabula
D. N. Philbin
Lake Erie
Conneaut Harbor
Harding
U. S. Coast Guard
Cleveland
Mar
City of Buffalo
City of Erie
Grovelands
City of
Buffalo
Gilmore
Virginia
Coast Guard
Calcite
D. N. Phil
Kingsville
Kinksville
Thunder Bay Island
Two Lorain High Boys Given Beating
Police probe a brutal attack on two Lorain High pupils James R Belohlanck and Anton Belohlanck as they left the Senior A class masquerade ball. They were bruised after a gang of youths allegedly tried to steal the Belohlanck car parked in front. Anton, a track team star, was among the injured.
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Lorain
Lorain High School
James R Belohlanck
Anton
20Th Street
Belohlanck
P. Cc. Bun
Booze In Hot Dog Sandwiches Shocks Chicago
May 4 Chicago patrolman investigates odd scene as Harry Armstein and accomplice are jailed after hot dog buyers reveal moonshine hidden in containers. Salamander found with liquor, police report details unusual case in local precinct.
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Chicago
Harry Armstein
Harry
Zoning Ruling In Lichtestine Case To Be Announced
Mayor Hewitt will reveal a decision next week in the Lichtestine zoning case after the court recessed. Witnesses concluded today as L. B. Fauver argued Lichtestine’s defense and Harry Redington represented City legal affairs about a junk yard started at 119 West Street after the zoning ordinance took effect.
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James A. Hewitt
John Lichtestine
L. B. Fauver
Lichtestine
Harry Redington
West Street
Wife Accused Of Murder Ends Own Life
Marion bulletin reports Stella Mae Johnson, charged with killing her husband Hal H. Johnson, hanged herself in her cell using a blanket tied to bars. The couple had a troubled history with conflicting statements about motives and plans to separate. The grand jury was to convene to consider the case.
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Marion
Stella Mae Johnson
Hal H. Johnson
Johnson
Traffic violator count drops with daily cards issued
Records show eleven traffic cards issued Thursday and seven on Friday indicating a shrinking number of violators. The observed decline is attributed to motorists obeying regulations to the letter. Western Australia, famed for minerals, now includes recently discovered mineral oil in its resource range.
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Western Australia
Three Drowned When Auto Plunges From Viaduct
Three people including a man a woman and a child died when their car went off the Harahan viaduct into 15 feet of back water near Memphis. Divers were summoned to recover the bodies after the driver reportedly failed to pass another vehicle.
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Auto Wemphis
Tenn
Harahan
Mississippi River
Dams Burst In New Hampshire Cause Massive Damage
Two dams broke in northern New Hampshire during the night, imperiling hundreds of lives and wiping out a small village. Property damage exceeds 1 million dollars as rivers rise, threatening surrounding areas in New Hampshire Maine and Vermont with additional floods likely after two days of heavy rains.
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New Hampshire
Boston
Maine
Vermont
Tug Boat Sinks In Harbor Off Brooklyn
In New York on May 4 the tug Margaret Olsen sank in the harbor off Hamilton avenue Brooklyn after being rammed by the municipal ferryboat Joseph A. Guider. Six crew members jumped overboard and were rescued by harbor vessels.
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New York
Margaret Olsen
Hamilton Avenue
Brooklyn
Joseph A. Guider
Burglar alarm ends burglar pair in Akron
Akron May 4 A homemade burglar alarm at a filling station provoked a confrontation when two burglars fled. Mallison fired with a shotgun, wounding one man who died later at a hospital. The wounded burglar, named William Bishop 19 Akron, had just been released from county jail and had a prior record. The partner fled and remained unnamed.
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Akron
Mallison
William Bishop
Bishop
Balelison
Lorin
Mississippi Valley Flood Forecast Warns Stage Near Record
MississippI valley forecasters predict stages around 33 feet in St Louis and district wide from Alton to New Madrid after two days of rain and snow, with levees possibly waterlogged but little danger expected as the rise extends into the end of next week.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Alton
New Madrid
Marion Talley to retire after final opera role
Cleveland May 4 A young coloratura soprano Marion Talley announced plans to retire from grand opera after tonight's leading role in Luci di Lammermoor at Public Hall She and her mother arrived with her sister and her father traveled from Kansas City to witness the farewell Talley said she would settle on an extensive scale chicken farm in the Midwest and may make phonograph records but she is not engaged and will marry only in the future
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Cleveland
Grand Opera
New York
Opera House
Public Hall
Marion Talley
Metropolitan Opera Company
Kansas City
Miss Talley
Teutifee
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Workers In
Legion Home Campaign
Cole
Lorain High
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
McCray
Eate News
Philadelphia
Jos. P. Widener
Widener
Bulletin
Mississippi
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