Civil and equity suits rise in common pleas court
The county clerk reports 1352 civil and equity suits filed in the past year, a drop from 1389 in 1926-27 and 1248 in 1925-26, with divorce suits and cognovit notes closely following. About 1200 suits are pending. oldest is H. W. Ingersoll versus the City of Elyria from April 1925.
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Common Pleas Court
Clerk of Courts
H. W. Ingersoll
Elyria
Common Pleas
Civil and
Equity
County Court House
Court of Appeals
Elyria Council Marks 25 Years of Knights of Columbus
Elyria Knights of Columbus prepare to celebrate a silver jubilee this month marking 25 years since the Elyria Council No. 774 was formed on May 17 1903 under district deputy John A. O Dwyer. A May 27 banquet and initiation of candidates are planned with Mass at St Marys church.
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Elyria Knights of Columbus
Elyria Council
Knights of Columbus
John A. O’dwyer
Lorain Council
St. Mary's Church
Sandusky Council
M. B. McCarthy
Toledo
BE. V. Hug
Lorain
Charles Cromling
George W. Lynch
James B. No
Smith Hoover Win In Oregon Primary
In Portland Oregon May 19 Governor Alfred E Smith led in the Oregon Democratic primary over his rivals securing ten national convention delegates. Herbert Hoover unopposed in the Republican ballot received strong voter endorsement adding thirteen pledged votes. Senator Thomas J Walsh Montana ran unexpectedly well, finishing second to Smith while Senator James A Reed Missouri placed third.
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Portland
Ore
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Oregon
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Walsh
Smith
James A. Reed
Missouri
Kentucky Derby Broadcast By WJZ This Afternoon
New York May 19 A running description of the Kentucky Derby will be broadcast this afternoon by WJZ and NBC stations. The program is expected to start at 5 30 p m Eastern Standard Time.
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New York
WJZ
Associated Stations
National Broadcasting Company
UADLA'S CREW RESTS KINGS BAY after long polar flight
At Kings Bay General Umberto Nobile ordered no new polar flight until next week to rest the Italia crew after their 68 hour trek to Lenin's Land. The exhausted crew will recuperate before any further expedition.
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Uadla
Kings Bay
Umberto Nobile
President Coolidge Speaks at Phillips Academy Anniversary
At Andover May 19, President Coolidge urged American schools to protect spiritual values against materialism. He spoke at Phillips Academy’s 150th anniversary, saying student standards of accuracy and honesty shape world ethics, with about six thousand people in attendance on the campus lawn. Gov Alvan T. Fuller and other dignitaries joined the presidential party.
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Andover
Mass
Coolidge
Phillips Academy
United States
Samuel Phillips Wall
Gov
Alvan T. Fuller
Fined for Not Sending Children to School
Frank Lang and Charles Cook were fined $5 and costs each by Justice S. J. George this morning on charges of not sending their children to school.
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Frank Lang
Charles Cook
Justice S. J. George
Japan to Act Firmly on Chiang and Manchuria
Tokio reports Japan will take immediate measures to protect its interests and strengthen military forces in Manchuria at strategic points to prevent extensions of the civil warfare north of the Great Wall along the Manchurian frontier. Despairing of persuading Chang Tso-lin to retire, Japan plans firm actions amid northern Chinese tensions.
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Tokio
Chang Tso- Lin
Japan
Manchuria
Great Wall
Pennland Rammed by Freighter Annis ton City off Sandy Hook
The Red Star liner Pennland was rammed amidships on her port side by the freighter Annis ton City near Sandy Hook bar. She reported no immediate danger of sinking but must return to her pier on the North River for assessment and repairs.
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New York
Red Star
Pennland
Anniston City
Sandy Hook Bar
North River
County Beekeepers Meet Monday in Amherst
The Lorain County Beekeepers Association will gather at the home of Mr and Mrs F O Fleming in Amherst on Monday night May 21 at 7 30. Ohio State University bee specialist Mr Argo will attend and speak to the group.
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Lorain County
Bee Keepers’ Association
F. O. Fleming
Amherst
Argo
Ohio State University
Derby Day Crowds Rally Despite Rain At Churchill Downs
Thousands of gaily dressed race fans packed Churchill Downs as gates opened at 6 30 a m for the Kentucky Derby day amid intermittent rain. The muddy track and pools of water created tough conditions while favorites like Reigh Count, Mrs John Hert entry, remained strong despite the weather.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Oval
Reigh
John Hert
Salvation Army Band Concert Pleases Crowd
A large crowd gathered in Ely Park to hear the Salvation Army band. Illness prevented the commander from conducting as planned, but the concert began with prayer led by Rev. G. A. Brown. Mayor James A. Hewitt welcomed the band, and Colonel Walter Jenkins spoke of Edward Trumble, former staff captain and long-time director. The band delivered a splendid concert enjoyed by all.
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Salvation Army
Ely Park
G. A. Brown
United Presbyterian Church
Roberts
Cleveland
James A. Hewitt
Walter Jenkins
Edward Trumble
Trumble
Yeggs Hold Up Carl Game at Louisville
Four bandits robbed a card and dice party at the Seelbach hotel in Louisville during the Kentucky Derby weekend, escaping with about 20000 dollars in cash and jewelry. Fifteen guests, mostly from Memphis, Tenn, were targeted. suspects fled after locking the suite door and disabling hotel switchboard. Police have not identified victims or suspects.
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Louisville
Seelbach
Memphis
Tenn
Kentucky
First United Presbyterian church marks 21st anniversary
The Elyria congregation celebrates its twenty first anniversary tomorrow and will worship in the last service at the current auditorium before renovations. Organized May 23, 1907, the church moved locations to East avenue and Grace court under Rev. C. L. Wright after earlier work led by Rev. J. S. Dague and Rev. Wm. M. French. The modern building, completed in July 1917 at 14,000 dollars, is part of a history of growth under pastors Wright, Smith, and current leader Rev. George A. Brown who began in February 1924 and has kept the church self supporting without aid.
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First United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church of
Elyria
Cleveland
J. S. Dague
Wm. M. French
French
Board of Home Missions
Eastern Heights
Park Avenue
Wastern Heights Boulevard
C. L. Wright
Home Board
East Avenue
Grace Court
Board of Church Extension
George A. Brown
No. 2
Norwalk Driver Fined Here On Liquor Charge
Ralph Emerson of Norwalk pleaded guilty in police court to driving while intoxicated. He was arrested on Lake Avenue Thursday night after his driving attracted police attention. Emerson had initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea Friday afternoon and was fined 100 dollars plus costs.
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Ralph Emerson
Norwood Avenue
Norwalk
Emerson
Lake Avenue
Former Local Pastor to Speak at Local Church Tomorrow
Rev Samuel L Stewart D D formerly pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Elyria from 1911 to 1916 will occupy the pulpit tomorrow. He has hundreds of friends who will be glad to meet him and renew acquaintance on this occasion.
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Samuel L. Stewart
D. D
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Elyria
Stewart
Blaze Burns Progressive Laundry Plant in Cleveland
Fire crews battled a 125000 blaze at the Progressive Laundry Co plant in Cleveland Ohio. The fire started in the basement and spread to upper floors destroying valuable machinery and wiping out company offices and records on the second floor. More than 200 family washings were consumed.
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Cleveland
Progressive Laundry Co
Robbery at Oral Saving and Loan in Cleveland
Two gunmen robbed the Oral Saving and Loan offices in Cleveland Ohio, beating secretary Joseph Derda unconscious as he worked alone. They fled in a car with an undetermined amount of money after previously hitting the bank earlier in the week for 3300 and the prior October for 300.
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Cleveland
Saving and Loan Company
Joseph Derda
Derda
Pittsburgh papers raise price to three cents
Pittsburgh papers The Press and The Sun Telegraph announced that starting May 22 the price of their daily issues will rise from two to three cents due to higher production costs. The move affects both afternoon papers based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
the Press
The
Sun Telegraph
Oberlin Freshman Donald Stocker Near Death
A frantic biomedical effort to save 15 year old Oberlin College freshman Donald Stocker continued as doctors used artificial respiration, a pulmotor, and stimulants after a ruptured appendix with peritonitis. Local physicians fought to keep him alive as a Cleveland specialist joined the case.
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Oberlin
Donald Stocker
Rush Palmotor
Lorain
Stocker
Clement
Paul C. Colegrove
S. E. Miller
Cleveland
Yiope
John Hart
Chronicle-Telegram
Grafton Water Supply Declared Safe After Dam Blowout
May 19 Grafton officials say the village water remains safe for consumption provided no outside water enters the quarry hole reservoir. County health commissioner Dr D Barrett credits the Willow Creek dam blowout and the filtering system for the safe status. Mayor Frank Cousins notes upcoming creek bed work by the state highway department to protect the reservoir and adjacent highway.
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Grafton
Frank Cousins
D. Barrett
Quarry Hole
Cousins
Willow Creek
State Board of Health
State Highway Commission
Vermont Still Favors Coolidge Delegates Uninstructed at Convention
Vermont’s 11 Coolidge delegates were chosen at the state convention in Burlington. Applause for presidential possibilities suggested Vermont Republicans still favor Mr. Coolidge, who will head to the Republican national convention in Kansas City uninstructed.
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Vermont
Coolidge
Burlington
President Coolidge
Kansas City
Mr. Coolidge
Runners Finesse Settlement. Scheare Rejoins Pyle Caravan
Forty nine year old San Francisco runner PYLtie Harry Scheare, who was struck by a car near Ridgeville, visited Elyria Memorial Hospital and praised local kindness. He remained in Ohio to settle with the car owner, reached an accord, and plans to travel with Foyle's runners to New York, then California, aboard a friend's Pyle caravan truck. He described Texas travel as a tough grind and said he will keep in touch with a coast postal card.
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Harry Scheare
San Francisco
C. C Pyle
Ridgeville
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyrians
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Scheare
Foyle
New York City
Pyle
New York State
California
Ina
Texas
Bob-Haired Rum Runner Caught in Toledo
In Toledo on May 19 a bob-haired woman, identified as Mrs Dolores Colpy, 24, was stopped by two motorcycle patrolmen after long pursuit in a touring car. She faced charges of possessing and transporting liquor.
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Toledo
Dolores Colpy
Colpy
Political battles in Oregon endorsements noted
Governor Smith leads the Democratic endorsement in Oregon after Friday primaries with Walsh of Montana second and Reed of Missouri third. Republican endorsement unopposed for Horbert Noover. Senate committee plans South Carolina visit to question Smith staff. Forrest writes to unite Klan against Smith. Vermont delegates to Republican convention support Coolidge without instruction. Lewis denies vice presidential bid with Smith without consent.
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Smith
Oregon
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
James A. Reed
Missouri
Horbert Noover
Senate Campaign
South Carolina
Atlanta Constitution
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Ku Klux Klan
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Lightning Kills Lineman Bellet at Avon
George Bellet a 32 year old lineman for the Cleveland Illuminating Co was struck dead by lightning while seeking shelter under a tree near Avon on Friday afternoon. He had been stringing wire with a Lake Shore Electric crew near French Creek when the storm hit and he alone remained beneath the tree. Bellet died instantly with the bolt entering his left shoulder and exiting the calf while fellow workers and Dr. John R. Pipes tried to revive him for over an hour. He was married.
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George Bellet
Lakewood
Cleveland Illuminating Co
Avon
Bellet
Lake Shore
French Creek
Contracts Set for Dozens of Ohio Highway Projects
Ohio state highway department to award contracts next week for numerous road works across the state. Low bidders include Elyria Construction Co for Lorain County Route 252 drainage $6,232.60, Bellefontaine Development Co for Ashtabula Route 83 paving $146,802.01, Hill & Hill Co for macadam $182,796.02, and others in Columbiana, Henry, Hardin, Wyandotte, Hancock, Lake, Mahoning, Darke, and Washington counties with bids ranging from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Lorain County
Mallett Creek Bay Village
Elyria Construction Co
Elyria
Ashtabula County
Ashtabula-Monroe Center
Bellefontaine Development Co
Bellefontaine
Hill & Hill Co
Cleveland-Meadville Road
N. R. Porterfield, Inc
Youngstown
Columbia County
East Liverpool Road
Columbus Asphalt Paying Co
Akron
George S. Mellert-Weldner Co
Medina
Department of Public Welfare
Henry County
Bryan-Napoleon
Frost Construction Co
Findlay
Hardin County
Kenton-Wapakoneta
George Foss & Son
Coldwater
L. Gage Booth
Painesville
Mahoning County
Canfield-Nees Road
Frank E. Hill
A. J. Chaner & Son
Cedarville
Darke County
Versailles
Versailles-Sidney
Wapakoneta Cement Block Co
Wapakoneta
E. & G. Alexander
Nortel Star
John Frantz
Sidney
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Hoover
Derby
Downs
Yeggs
Carl
Four Bandits
First United Pres Ghurl
Blaze
Savings and Loan
GENTO
Oberlin College
E. A. Stocker
South Professor Street
Don
Allen Memorial Hospital
E. P. Clement
Sografton Water Supply
Willow Creek Dam
Pyltie
Rie
Ohm
Bay Village
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