Legion Post to Build New Home in Elyria
Elyria Post No 12 of the American Legion plans tonight’s meeting to discuss bids and starting construction for a $40,000 Legion Memorial Home. Bids likely within two weeks, with work expected to start around June 1. The ten day campaign closed with $40,000 pledged, praised by commander Jerry Ferguson and campaign chairman Lawrence H. Webber for city support and generous contributions.
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Elyria Post
The
American Legion
Alva C. Smith
R. S. Silsbee
Legion Memorial
Silsbee
Smith
Elyria
Oberlin
Ely Park
Jerry Ferguson
Elyria Legion
Washington Avenue
Witttem
At-Ely
Lawrence H. Webber
Legion Post
Chronicle-Telegram
Legion
William A. Ely
Post
Chronicle- Telegram
Harold H. Burton
Elyria man Jerry Ferguson a life of service and work
Jerry Ferguson began as a Buick Garage service manager in Ashtabula at 21 and returned from Europe just before the U S entry into World War I. He served in the army, then became an engineer for International Harvester in Cleveland. Seven years ago he opened Central Garage in Elyria and runs a 26 acre fruit farm at Ridgeville with 900 peach trees 300 apple trees five acres of grapes. He chairs Elyria Post 12 American Legion and is married with two children. His boyhood dream was to be a mechanic.
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Jerry Ferguson
Buick
Ashtabula
United States
Europe
International Harvester Truck Company
Cleveland
Elyria
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Scarlet fever cases rise as authorities grapple with outbreak
City health officials report twenty three scarlet fever cases to Sanitary Officer F. L Williams and quarantine all patients. The week saw a spike with three cases Thursday, one Friday, two Saturday and two Monday. Dr BEG French says cases mild but quarantine breakers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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Williams
BE. G. French
Plaintiff Seeks 50000 In Bus Crash Suit
Gertrude R McGinnis of LaGrange files a 50000 personal injury suit in common pleas court against Grayhound Lines Inc alleging a August 1928 bus collision with a parked car on Route 25 between Lima and Findlay caused her permanent injuries.
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Common Pleas
Grayhound Lines Inc
Gertrude R. McGinnis
LaGrange
Lima
Findlay
Lorain man fined 1000 for liquor charge in raid
John Kotnik was fined 1000 dollars and costs by Common Pleas Judge A R Webber after pleading guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor in the Lorain raid on the Slovenian National Home. Three related charges remain pending against Kotnik, while Joseph Millek faces trial Saturday morning for possession and related counts. Judge Webber called for action to break up the local liquor business.
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John Kotnik
Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Lorain
John O. Cole
Clarence E. Adams
Kotnik
Joseph Millek
Millek
Webber
Lorain County
Bandit Captured After Toledo Bank Heist
A bandit who robbed a Toledo Ohio Savings Bank branch on May 14 was shot by a pursuing bank official and later captured by police. The loot, reportedly 5000 dollars, was recovered from the robber.
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Toledo
Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Company
County Musical Festival Set at Elyria High
All county schools with magic classes will send student musicians to Elyria High School auditorium at 1 30 Saturday. A combined orchestra band and choruses will perform under Ruth Christman and Ethel Regal with student singers and elementary chorus presenting two numbers each. Instrumental groups include an orchestra and a county band directed by Ray Rowland. selections include Youth Triumphant Overature, March Militaire Number One, Activity, and Twilight Hour.
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Elyria High School
R. P. Vaughn
Ruth Christman
Ridgeville
Gaines
Cadman
Stade
Offenbach-Ferris
Christopher O'Hare
Ethel Regal
Sheffield Lake Village
Elyria Township
Robert W. Gibbs
Schubert
Bennett
Francis A. Myers
Ray Rowland
Wellington School
Commissioners Have Busy Day in Sheffield Township Ditch and Smith Road Talks
The Board of County Commissioners viewed the Dunton ditch site in Sheffield township and planned to meet Medina county commissioners this afternoon to discuss paving the county-line Smith road, with potential paving hoped for this summer.
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Board of County Commissioners
Dunton
Sheffield Township
Medina County Commissioners
Smith Road
New Elk Theatre in Toledo Damaged by Explosion
May 14 Toledo bulletin reports the Elk Theatre partly wrecked by a blast believed to be a bombing. Police estimate damage at 15.70 dollars? The owner Phil Zeller blames labor union adversaries who warned of a fight if scabs were hired. Nearby homes shook, occupants were awoken, windows cracked, no injuries reported. Detectives suspect a timed device placed last night during the final performance.
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Toledo
New Elk
Phil Zeller
Deputies Display Acrobatics To Gain Evidence
Acrobatic deputies helped convict Clarence Young of Oberlin for possessing liquor. Young fined $200 and costs by Justice 5 J. George after a raid at his home around 10:30 p m Saturday. Mrs Young tossed a kitchen floor cover and dumped a jug into a deep well opening. Deputy Ernest Oldag lowered into the well and seized a floating jug containing the evidence. No arrests made then. Young was later taken into custody.
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Clarence Young
Oberlin
Young
Justice 5
J. George
Three Masons honored for fifty years of service in Elyria lodge
Three King Solomon Elyria Lodge Masons received gold medals for fifty years of membership. Recipients I. D. Faxon aged 86 joined in 1865, R. R. Stetson aged 85 joined in 1871, and C. A. Shaw aged 77 joined in 1877. Medals presented by Samuel Squires with Grand Lodge backing.
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I. D. Faxon
R. R. Stetson
C. A. Shaw
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Faxon
King Solomon
Elyria
I. D. Faxon, Srs
Order
Stetson
Shaw
Elyria Lodge
T. J. Nye
Cleveland
Rochester
N. Y
Ohio
Blue Lodge
Samuel Squires
Grand Lodge
The
Legion Commander Thanks Rotary for Home Campaign Support
Legion commander Jerry Ferguson thanked the Rotary Club at a luncheon for aid in the Legion Home campaign. He credited two Rotary members with inspiring the drive and noted the club’s help. Ferguson with Earl Greenland and Chuck Clark as the Legion Troubadores entertained Rotarians with songs, and movies on the Logging Industry in the Northwest were shown. Charles C. Shore chaired and spoke briefly during the program.
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American Legion
Rotary Club
Legion
Jerry Ferguson
Ferguson
Earl Greenland
Chuck Clark
Legion Troubadores
Great Northwest
Charles C.shore
Elyria Woman Solves Skeleton Cache Mystery Near Sandusky
Elyria resident Mrs EB M Rice believes an 1849 Asiatic cholera epidemic explains the discovery of about fifty skeletons in a sand bank at the Thomas G Reitz farm between Monroeville and Sandusky. Her account links the Brown family’s cabinet maker father and son buried in improvised trenches to a mass grave during the outbreak. Continued on Page 2.
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Sandusky
Elyria
EB. M. Rice
West Avenue
Thomas G. Reitz
Monroeville
Brown
Reverend Brown
Sammy
Reitz
Fumes Overcome Five Children In School Bus
In Oberlin Ohio five district No 2 children aboard a school bus were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a heater. Driver Lou Streicher said a rusted shut off valve that would only partially close caused the danger. Doris Wangersen was taken to Allen hospital. Arling Amanhauser Ora Streicher and Gladys Streicher recovered after exposure and returned to school the next morning.
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Oberlin
Viola Gauman
Dawes to confer with Hoover before London posting
Washington May 14 Charles G Dawes will go to the White House for talks with Hoover and Stimson ahead of his London post He will study naval armaments and reparations policies and aims to improve Anglo American relations His appointment seen as Hoover signaling importance of the London post while war debt revision is expected far in the future
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
White House
Hoover
Stimson
London
Dawe
Dawes
Big Auto Merger Rumored in Toledo
May 14. At the Wilds Overland Company annual meeting in Toledo rumors circulate of a consolidation with other motor car firms. John J Willys reportedly seeks retirement and has been negotiating sale of his stock to a pool including C M Mininger Gordon Mather Walter Chrysler the Graham Brothers and others. The pool is said to own 230000 shares of Overland stock.
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Toledo
Wilds-Overland Company
Overland
John J. Willys
Willys
C. M. Mininger
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Gordon Mather
Mather Spring Company
Walter Chrysler
Chrysler Motor Car Company
Graham Brothers
Four Crown In Texas Flood Causes Destruction
Lamont Texas May 14 Rac ing through the bottomlands Choate Creek spread destruction this section today. Scores of families were forced from their homes as waters of the stream swollen by heavy rains rushed over banks. Four persons are known to have drowned and others may have perished. Rescuers reaching a tree where a family of four sheltered found they had been swept away.
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Lamont
Tex
Choate Creek
Leaders Outline Objections During Tariff Peace Conference
Washington May 14 Leaders pressed for a public outline of objections as Hoover prepared to approve tariff increases urged by the tariff commission. Linseed prices rise to 56 per 5 pound, milk to 3.75 per gallon, cream to 30 cents, and window glass rates climb. In the House Ways and Means executive session a peace conference sought to align farm bloc grievances on duties for hides starches long staple cotton flaxseed bite and milk products. Sugar rates and surgical instrument levies also drew protests as leaders aim to secure enough farm bloc votes to pass the farm bill amid skepticism about Hoover’s stance.
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Washington
Hoover
Tariff Commission
Senate
House
Rep
Inson
Iowa
Ways and Means
Toose
WCTU To Award Prizes Thursday In Elyria Contests
The W C T U announces prizes for Elyria school temperance contests with a dinner at Alta-Bifa Tea Room. Eight high school honors go to Iva Oliver Nor Wood Baumhardt Edythe Notkin James Sharkey Iva Lee McKee Franklin Whitney Alfred Booth and Alice Wilcox. Grade school winners include Florence Clawson Ro sena Tadley Beatrice Battle Richard Randall Rob ert Ward Jeannette Linville June Gregory Russell Dean and Robert Wilcox.
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WCTU
Elyria
L. As Flickinger
Alta-Bifa
Iva Oliver
Nor. Wood Baumhardt
Edythe Notkin
James Sharkey
Iva Lee McKee
Franklin Whitney
Alfred Booth
Alice Wilcox
Richard Todd
Barbara Whidden
Florence Clawson
Jack West
Rosena Tadley
Beatrice Battle
Richard Randall
Robert Ward
Jeannette Linville
June Gregory
Russell Dean
Robert Wilcox
Zeppelin voyage delayed for Graf Zeppelin second westward trip
Dr Hugo Eckener announced in Friedrichshafen that the Graf Zeppelin's second westward voyage across the Atlantic, set for tomorrow morning, has been postponed. In Lorain on May 1 the Civic club plans a meeting to discuss the upcoming mayoralty campaign.
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Uleetin Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Atlante
Lorat
Lorain
Tiame
Civic Club
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