Lorain County's 30 Sheriffs Through the Years
A historical record notes that Lorain County elected 30 sheriffs since 1824 with nine living. It traces terms from Josiah Harris, first sheriff, to Clarence Adams, and details residences of living former sheriffs in Elyria.
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Lorain County
Prince Lorain County
Ia County
County Ceourt House
Josiah Harris
E. Grifith
Edwin Bington
N. B. Gates
Bington
John Faxon
Wiliam Patterson
John H. Boynton
Ashbel Culver
S. W. Lincoln
Harmon E. Burr
Milo Harris
Mark Hitchcock
Xenophone Peck
R. BE. Bramen- Bramen
Charles Stone
Stone
H. BE. Corning
Calvin Ensign
M. A. Pound
C. C. Ensign
A. E. Lord
Lord
West OS
W. H. War‘den
Chas
Fred A. Underhill
Underhill
E. G. Mathews
Clarence B. Adams
Adams
Elyria
Webber Hears Dispute Over Property Boundary
Judge A R Webber hears a dispute between Dr E P Clement and Leo Myers over a Broad Street boundary. Clement claims Myers undermined the fence marking the boundary while excavating for a building between East Avenue and Cedar Street.
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E. P. Clement
Leo Myers
A. R. Webber
Clement
Myers
Broad Street
East Avenue
Cedar Street
Fortner Fined For Overload Charge In Route 20 Arrest
Ray Fortner, driver of a Highway Transport truck, was fined 35 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Justice S. J. George last night for carrying an overload. Sheriff deputies nabbed Fortner on Route 20 near here.
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Ray Fortner
S. J. George
Fortner
Here
Ordered To Give Dog Proper Exercise
Thomas Hopewell of Higha was fined five dollars for keeping a dog confined in a cellar. The Humane Society pressed the warrant, and Otto Mischka prosecuted. Hopewell faces recommitment if he does not exercise or remove the dog.
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Thomas Hopewell
Higha
I T
Justice Ss. J. George
Keening Hia Doe
Hopewell
The
Humane Society
Otto Mischka
Death Record MRs Anna Mackay Braun Lorain May 10
Mrs Anne MacKay Braun wife of E A Braun cashier of the People's Bank Lorain died at her home 329 Fourth street at 2 pm Friday after a lingering illness She resided in Lorain since 1881 a pioneer Funeral services 2 pm Monday from First Congregational church Rev L Grant Interment Elmwood Cemetery Flowers omitted Thomas H Craft 76 died at Elyria Clinic after months illness Resident of LaPorte eleven years from Cleveland funeral in Cleveland burial also in Cleveland
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Anna MacKay Braun
Lorain
Anne MacKay Braun
E. A. Braun
People’s Bank
Fourth Street
Thomas H. Craft
Elyria Clinic
Mr. Craft
LaPorte
Cleveland
Los Angeles
California
Warns Golfers To Keep Liquor Out of Lockers
In Cleveland on May 10 George C. Southwell secretary of the city maintenance league asked U S Attorney Wilfred J Mahon to warn golf club members against storing liquor in lockers The letter cites actions by U S Attorney F O Johnson in another district and notes clubs may face government padlocks if liquor is found on premises The aim is to prompt a district wide warning to Cleveland area clubs to back President Hoover without delay
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Cleveland, O
Federal District Attorney's Office
U. S
Wilfred J. Mahon
George C. Southwell
Ciry Maintenance League
Southwell
F. O. Johnson
Hoover
Cleveland
Home Ren Club Leaders and fiber fact noted
Home Ren Club lists leaders Gehrig Ruth Ott Jackson Wilson Foxx with totals 95 NL 76 AL 165. The strongest textile fiber by cross sectional area is silk fiber.
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Gehrig
Yankees
Ott
Giants
Ruth
Jackson
Wilson
Cubs
Foxx
Athletics
O'Doul
Phillies
Local News Roundup Reports Trial Absence and Ditch Plan
A Lorain court failed to hear Jed Walburno for reckless driving after he did not appear with counsel. The day also notes county action on Cook ditch plans to enclose its mouth with iron pipe. Building permits and a minor injury at Western Automatic Co. are listed, alongside a divorcee seeks alimony from Charles Lemon citing cruelty and neglect.
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Jed Walburno
Lake Avenue
Walburn
Walnut Street
Charles Hegsi
Lorain
John Heggi
Girl Is Drawing Card on High School Nine
Griswold Iowa May 10 Alice Buckman a 17 year old high school player draws crowds to Griswold baseball. Lead off hitter and center fielder Buckman hits around .350 this season while making key defensive plays. Coach Bill Morrison notes improved fielding and judging of fly balls as Buckman shifts from right to center. The team won a doubleheader 3 2 and 4 0 against Adair high school, boosting hopes though Buckman faces graduation this year.
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Griswold
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Alice Buckman
Alice
Adair High School
Bucks
Bill Morrison
Morrison
Misa Buckman
Ober-Ammergau Adds Hotel With American Bar
The village famed for the Passion Play opens a new hotel featuring an American bar. Meanwhile Hawaii’s population stands at 348,767 with about one third living in Honolulu.
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Ober-Ammergau
Hawaii
City of
Honolulu
Playground Ball Team Seeks Games Nationwide
The Kamin ski Barber senior and junior playground baseball teams are ready to start and seek games with any teams in the country. Roster includes J. Fritz J Soja V Kaminski T Kovlak S Kaminski Subie Tut M Fritz Stanley Kaminski Duckie H Schester H Heath Toble. Manager Steve J Kaminski invites inquiries at 1607 Middle Avenue or by phone after six at 5512 to ask for Mike.
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Playground Baseball League
Kaminski Barber
J. Fritz
J. Soja
V. Kaminski
T. Kovlak
S. J. Kaminski
Subie
Tut
M. Fritz
Stantley Kaminski
Duckie
H. Schester
H. Heath
Toble
Middle Avenue
Mike
Steve J. Kaminski
Shingle Roof Blaze Strikes West River House
Fire at 6 55 p m Thursday damaged Theodore Rowe’s home at 767 West River Street. Hose Co 1 and Engine Co 3 battled a blaze sparked by chimney embers, using a three gallon chemical extinguisher. Owner listed as M Beller. It was the 10th alarm of the year for local firefighters.
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Theodore Rowe
West River Street
Hose Co. 1
Engine Co. 3
Central Fire Station
M. Beller
Loyalists Parade Support for American Legion Campaign
Col. Cole urged preparedness and a strong navy while praising World War efforts. The Elyria effort raised funds from police and fire departments, veterans groups, and merchants with totals by teams reported, contributing to a grand $28,088 for the American Legion Memorial Home drive.
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Americca
Col. Cole
Army
Navy
Amercian Legion
Police Department
Fire Department
Ladies of the Home For the
T. L. Morse
American Legion Memorial Home Committee
Edgar Herzog
Merchants’ Division
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Earl Bell
L. H. Webber
Leglion Boys
Elyria
James A. Hewitt
Perry Kaplin
Rotary
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Jerry Ferguson
Legion Post
Charles Clark
Backus
Jake Shafer
Sam Deutsch
Richard Horan
A. R. Agate
Harvey Cheney
Charles G. Clark
George Colburn
George Richwine
Walter C. Schultz
R. E. Jackson
Deane Burns
Karl W. Plocher
Frank Wilford
Walter S. Kohn
Mable Murgh
H. A. Crandall
Roy Miller
Karl Plocher
Henry Ingells
J. I. Thatcher
P. C. Gilman
I. W W. Webber
E. Glibe
Merchants
Sneecal
Markets Report From Cleveland Show Prices for Butter Eggs and Hogs
The Cleveland market lists butter at 41 1 2 to 45 1 3 cents per pound with various extras, eggs at firsts and ordinaries around 30 cents per dozen, and poultry prices from fowls to ducks. Potatoes from Ohio and New York range around $2.15 to $2.25 per 150 lb sack, hogs and cattle show price bands by weight, and Chicago, Toledo, Minneapolis, and New York quotations follow with mixed results across commodities.
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Ohio
N.Y
Maine
Chicago
Community fund totals listed for men and women teams
Rotary Kiwanis event reports team earnings with caps and totals for men women and industrial and merchant divisions. The grand total sums to 406 with cigarette and cigar production valued at 965 million in 1927. Paris bans parking to curb traffic and revive transit.
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Mable Marsh
Capatin
H. A. Crandal
Roy Miller
Karl Plocher
Henry Ingells
J. E. Thatcher
P. C. Gilman
L. H. Webber
E. Gillis
Merchants
Ambassador Morrow to Attend Early June Wedding Plans
Number three item notes Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow plans to travel to Mexico City for the United States between May 25 and June 1. It is expected that the marriage will occur soon after his return home, with the bride's father referenced as part of the arrangements.
Avoirdupois Beauty Test Prompts Turkish Contest
In Constantinople a shift toward slender figures and prominent eyes reshapes beauty ideals. A plan aims to enter a Turkish beauty in an American contest, selected for figure and face, with Mesmerizing lashes and kohl. Meanwhile Columbus, S. C. reports May 10 wholesale prices for asparagus through radishes, with regional variations and crate deals.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Pound
United States
America
Roosevelt PTA Bake Sale and Eagles Festival
Roosevelt P T A hosts a bake sale Saturday morning May 11 at the Elyria Fair Grounds. Logan Gas Co sponsors Elyria Eagles Greatest Spring Festival running May 30 31 and June 1 with day and night events at the Elyria Fair Grounds.
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Roosevelt P. T. A
Logan Gas Co
Elyria Eagles
Elyria Fair Grounds
Flying Clean-Up Squad to Sweep Lorain Every Day
Lorain will maintain a perpetual clean-up drive under Service Director Paul Cook with one city truck and two men in a team called the Flying Clean-Up Squad. Mayor J C Standen approved the policy after a conference. Coupons will be printed by local papers for residents to clip and mail in. The squad will not collect ashes or garbage, and officials expect no higher cost than past annual drives.
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Lorain
Paul Cook
Cook
J. C. Standen
Common Pleas Court suits noted in city filings
The General Acceptance Corp sues Frank Petroft for 297. Sam Schwartz of Cleveland sues Abram Egat and others for 1123.60 on a promissory note. DeForest Sanders sues Edith and Ray Dean for 101.89 on a cognovit note. Julius Hyman of City Hardware Co sues EB Burgan for 302.09 on a note.
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Common Pleas Court
General Acceptance Corp
Frank Petroft
Sam Schwartz
Cleveland
Abram Egat
DeForest Sanders
Edith and
Ray Dean
Julius Hyman
The
City Hardware Company
Ig. Eb, Burgan
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Webber
Starr
Steinite Radios
the Taylor Music Co
Home Ren Club
Capitol
Rivoli
Vitaphone
and Movietone
William Boyd
Commissioners View
Black River
CH County
Cook Ditch
Black River Township
Arthur Brown
John G. Schrock
Frank Koesis
Spruce Street
William Davis
Harwood Street
R. J. Rhodes
Beebecourt
Bert Stroup
Ohio Street
George Figula
Trondale Street
H. E. Pomeroy
Bath Street
Harry Calvert
Gulf Farms
Nick Resar
E. Broad
Franklin Law
Longfellow
William Gawman
Lake Avenus
E. M. Johnston
Second Street
H. Swidler
Chestnut Street
Edith Hearn
Pasadena Avenue
F. W. Hopkins
Abbey Road
Catherine Solack
Amherst
Western Automatic Co
Memorial Hospital
Gertrude Lemon
Charles Lemon
Cleveland Livestock
Toledo Livestock
Toledo
Minneapolis
New York
Timothy
Page
Commute
Jim Armitage
Rotary and
W. C. Fowler
N. D. Backus
George
Richwine
Walter Schultz
Paris
Columbus
Beats
Mississippi
New
Florida
Texas
Arkansear
Central Book Store
Liberty Street
Vermilion
Eugene
Gertrude
West Avenue
Carter
O'Donnell Paint and Wall Paper Co
Blue Bird’s
Blue Bird Sweet Shoppe
Court Street
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