Ryder Motor Sales Acquires Arett. Jordan Durant Cars Offered
Ryder Motor Sales Co acquires the Arett Motor Co and takes over business at 112 West Ave. The shop will sell and service Durant Star and Jordan cars. R E Haebl of Lake Ave will manage sales. An opening event runs Sunday and Monday for the public to meet new owners and inspect cars. The Jordan line includes a tomboy sport coupe galon and sport sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryder Motor Sales Co
Arett Motor Co
West Ave
Ryder Motor Sales
Durant
Star
Jordan
R. E. Haebl
Lake Ave
Armal
Large Market Opens For Willys Knight Standard Six
The Willys Knight Standard Six reaches lowest price in company history, expanding the market to thousands of new buyers previously priced out of this class. Higher costs for sleeve valve engines are offset by years of efficient manufacturing and record first-quarter business, reflecting the policy of maximum value across price ranges. The notes also mention the Whippet six with a seven bearing crankshaft at a new price point.
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Willys-Knigh
Willys‘Overland
Willys-Overland
Falcon Knight demand increase follows price cut
Falcon Motors of Detroit reports a sales surge after cutting the Falcon Knight sixes below 1 000 dollars, the first time since the firm’s 1927 launch that a Knight sleeve valve car drops into the sub 1 000 dollar field. Company officials say production has been stepped up to meet demand while preserving build quality and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falcon Motors Corporation
Detroit
company _ wales
Farm Fires Wipe Out One Third of Losses in 1926
United States fires in 1926 killed about 3500 people and erased $150.9 million in farm and rural property. Lightning led losses at $21.6 million, with faults in chimneys and wiring, careless matches, and gasoline storage also contributing. Nearly 48 percent of fire deaths were from non urban causes.
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Washington
United States
Jose
WHR
Sullivan Obituaries and Local Notices Echo Farm Life
Sullivan May 19 Mrs. Stanton Spensier aged 79 dies after flu illness at home southwest of Sullivan. Survived by two daughters Louie Markel and Ira Picket and one son Bode Spensier. Funeral at home, Nova cemetery. Willis Smith dies age 66 at his brother’s Nova home after weeks ill. four brothers survive. Garold Ringler son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ringler undergoes bowel TB surgery in Cleveland. Various local updates include birthday celebration for Mrs. George French, school events like baccalaureate, junior senior banquet, and upcoming Alumni banquet. residents visit, moves, and job changes noted.
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Sullivan
Stanton Spensier
Nova Township
Loren
Florida
Wesley
Elyria
Martin and
Lewis
Nova
Michel
Garold
John Ringler
Cleveland
Chas
Cowie
Dale Gould
Frank Marlett
Marlett
Sandusky
Chas. Bair
George French
Treva Bungard
Mary
Creta Ansbargh
Sadie Langford
Vesta Lowe
Maxine Lucas
Dorothy Farmer
Janette Swindler
Fay Bair
Gilbert Dutro
Edgar Lowe
Leo Arndt
Roy Wilcox
Ercile Eaton
Arthur McPherson
Richard Heifner
Paul Jackson
Marion Crile
Robert Handley
Robert Bails
J. B. Woodruff
Woodruff
Leon Boothroyd
Lois Jane
Merritt Rogers
H. J. Fisher
Little Daughter
Nettia Sprague
Mabel Fisher
Wm. Fisher
Wm. Jacobs
George Smith
N. D. Bates
Belle Crumline
Bruce McAdoo
G. A. Johnson
Dell Welch
Ashland
Kitchen
Spencer
Reba Arndt
Geraldine Horton
Frink
Huntington
Litchfield
Donald Dudley
Medina
Thelma Huffman
Polk
Evelyn Sprague
Dewey Brown
Savannah
Nellia Immel
George Fast
Herbert Miller
Clayton Heifner
Brown
Familly
Fast
Allen Richards
Yate Tyler Parks
Charley Daugherty
Clarence Wallington
Dorothy
Grandpa Brewley
Jim Kitchen
E. W. Simon
Ruth
Ella Wrigley
H. E. Simon
Akron
J. A. Simon
A. H. Lechleitner
Walter Matz
Edna Wolf
Emma Baumar
Valley City
R. D. Lechleitner
L. W. Lechleitner
Luella Simon
Clyde Horst
Windbar
A. B. Horst
B. L
Martin Weddrick
Northwest
Fred Schmauch
Thyra
Clyde
Charles Kleckner
Kleckner
Howard McCourt
Blanch Robinson
Helen Repp
West Salem
Tom McCourt
E. A
The
Methodist Church
Mexico
T. J. Curtice
Will Phiesters
Frank Fuller
Asa Firestone
Agnes Strong
Ray Aldrich
Wooster
Jane Curtice
Hummel
Homerville
Earnest Jeffries
Phyllis
BE. A. Firestone
George Reynolds
Elvrra
Miss Allen
Claud Gannett
L. J. Nowak
Walter Rook
Wellington
Miss Coleman
Seville
Ralph Heintz
Leonard Wood
Gus Nickle
Raymond Billman
Pentecost
Spencer Mission
Nowak
W. H. M. Society
Mothers Jewel
Home Guards
Lutheran League
Walter Leary
Bran
Venice
Ohio
Sherman Kramer
Will Bearbeck
River Styx
Ed Auble
Wallingtons and kin visit River Corners area
Spencer Spencer notes a long list of local visits and social calls. Families from Berea, Akron, Cleveland, and Wooster visited relatives in Spencer and nearby towns, with confirmations and church events scheduled. School and civic activities fill May, with Baptists, Methodists, and M E church gatherings, plus a Junior Senior reception and 4 H clubs.
Columbia Plans Commencement and Track Winners
Columbia closes for the year Friday May 24 with commencement at the town hall featuring Prof Mack of Oberlin College. Sixteen pupils graduate. four firsts and no seconds were earned by Columbia students at Oberlin last Friday including Roy Dettman in the 1-4 mile dash and Russell Fish in the elementary school broad jump for boys 100 to 12 lbs.
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Columbia
Town Hall
Mack
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Roy Dettman
Russell Fish
Tapestries Unearthed During Gebetoefe Charlottenburg Federation
Historical tapestries of great value were brought to light amid the federation of five well known Gebetoefe Charlottenburg Castle, eRe, as curators described rare textiles and regional artifacts discovered in secure vaults.
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Charlottenburg Castle
World War hero Cher Ami the carrier pigeon
A WWI carrier pigeon Cher Ami is highlighted in a war story. Wounded in battle yet delivering a crucial message, Cher Ami helped save 252 members of the Lost Battalion in France. Recalled to Washington, the pigeon became a Signal Corps mascot amid hero’s honors.
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New York
France
Washington
Signal Corps
Cher Ami
Rampant
United States
Perches at Lighthouses Aid Tired Birds on Migration
The Royal Society for Protection of Birds has added many perches and nests atop lighthouses along Britain’s key migration route to ease spring journeys. Bright lighthouse beams are blamed for thousands of bird deaths each year as weary migrants are drawn to the lights during night flights.
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London
Royal Society For Protection of Birds
Bird World
British Isles
Perilous Migrant Flight Described BIRD FLOCKS FLEEING SEA
The report notes flocks driven by strong lights to sea, many exhausted and dying. Willow warblers thrushes and nightingales suffer heavy losses during yearly travels. Perches of wood on iron supports surround the lamp, with feed boxes provided.
Neighbors note Speariett's 25th child born in Preston
In Preston eng, neighbors congratulated James Speariett on a new baby. A neighbor joked it would be his 24th, but Speariett doubted himself until he finally decided the child is the 25th. He planned to consult his wife before confirming the count. The lighthearted moment captured local neighbors’ affection.
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Preston
Eng
James Speartett
Mr. Spearitt
Speariett
Boston Receives Fenobscot Handiwork Collection
Chiefs Great Friend and Daylight from Maine presented a full Fenobscot handicraft collection to Boston College. The exhibit, shown in the college auditorium before thousands, honors the Jesuit Society whose members form the faculty.
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Boston
Maine
Great Friend
Daylight
Boston College
Redskins
Chief Daylight
College
John Bapst
S. J
Society of Jesus
Vanity case to aid female patients in French asylums
A renowned French doctor argues that cosmetic tools like powder, lipstick, and eyebrow pencils can help many insane women in asylums. He believes vanity aids may reduce restraint needs and improve treatment outcomes for women, challenging the use of straight jackets.
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Paris
Make-up as Aid for the Mad Woman Contends Doctor
A doctor argues that coquetry and cosmetics boost self respect and mood in the demented, making them feel dignified. He warns against treating the mad as brainless and says make-up can help a person meet others on a fair plane, though not exclusively for the insane. He cautions healthy people also overdo vanity.
Stone Fails to Form Protective Weather Crust
The report notes that stone does not develop a protective crust when exposed to the weather, implying weathering may proceed more rapidly than expected.
Architects Work On New City Hall For New Haven Conn
A dozen architects are drafting plans to replace the sixty year old brownstone city hall in New Haven Connecticut. Dean Everette V Meeks of Yale School of Fine Arts will arbitrate the plans with six New Haven and six New York architects ready to submit sketches. The future hall will front New Haven Green, facing Yale University two blocks away.
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EW Haven
Conn
New Islave
Dean Everette V. Meeks
Yala School of Fine Arts
New Haven
New York
New Haven Green
Yale University
Pearl Essence Manufacture From Rich Ring Scales
A vast supply of half a million pounds of ring scales with tiny opalescent specks is being directed into pearl essence production, signaling a major materials shift. This move involves significant quantities and highlights the industry’s push toward refined pearl-like finishes.
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Shin Sales
Durant and
Jsrdan Automobiles
Willys-Knight Six
Mrs. C. E. Wallington
Margaret Columbus
Joe Roman
Baptist Church
Mackey
J. H. van Arsdale
Wm. Ingersoll
Lorain County
Clarence van Arsdale
J. H. Bastard
Baptist Mission Circle
Maggie Hathaway
Grace Cole
Jennie Osborn
Addie Walkden
Jennie Walkden
Carl Baker
York
Merril Squire
Cora Mills
Olmsted Falls
C. D. Hess
M.el
la Porte
Toasit
Ross Churchward
Leon Ives
Marion Hales
Pearl Mayer
Mildred Heineman
Esther Schoabel
Austin Fish
Glen Rogers
Beulah Baker
Veryll
City Hospital
Raybestos
Karl W. Plocher
Lorain Co. Bank
N. Becker
Broad ST
Conry's Grocery Store
O’donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
New City Hall
New Haven, Conn
W.T. Fri
E. Bridge
Duesenberg
Locomobile
Schebler
Studebaker
Oldsmobile
Chandler
Gardner
Auburn
Jeissel
PAIGE
J. G. & Factory
Elyria Overland CO
Oberlin Motor Company
Oberlin, Ohio
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