Memorial Day Committees Named For Bridge Service
An impressive Memorial Day service on the Washington avenue bridge honored fallen sailors and marines. Rev. Fowler of the Church of Christ spoke as flowers were strewn on the water. Paul Wainwright provided music. Abbe and Kaley offered brief remarks. The Memorial Day committees are listed with chairmen Mason Smith and F. Clayton Smith overseeing general plans for a large crowd, plus speaker, flower, decoration, and automobile teams and 12 Boy Scouts.
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Sons of Veterans
Washington Avenue
Fowler
Church of Christ
Paul Wainwright
Abbe
Kaley
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Garris Found Guilty in Wellington Liquor Case
William Garris was arrested Saturday night in Wellington during a sheriff led raid and fined 100 dollars plus costs after pleading not guilty to illegal possession of liquor. Over the weekend thirteen men were jailed in Loraigi county for driving while intoxicated and related liquor charges, with Sheriff E G Mathews and deputies aiding in arrests.
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William Garris
Wellington
RE. G. Mathews
W. B. Thompson
Common Pleas
Loraigi
E.G. Mathews
Melvin Scott
Oberlin
William, Garris
Hoope Daglelen
K. Kobustian
Detroit
W.,.b. Thompson
Decoration of St Marys Corbett Southam and Cemeteries
Decoration event listed for St Marys Corbett Southam and for LaPorte and Butter Nut Ridge Cemeteries. Otto Chapman chaired with Eric Chapman, Mike Cuprak, and William Vealber.
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St. Marys
Corbett Southam
Frank Hillsman
Geo. Robson
LaPorte
Butternut Ridge
Otto Chapman
Eric Chapman
Mike Cuprak
William Vealber
Decoration of Grafton Four Cemeteries
F Clayton Smith chairs Decoration of Murray Ridge South with Charles Refedning Irving Eppley and Harvey Brown among others. Andrew Malanowski and Walter Malanowski listed as chairs for related ceremonies.
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Grafton
F. Clayton Smith
Andrew Malanowski
Walter Malanowski
Murray Ridge
Chas. Refedning
Irving Eppley
Llarvey Brown
Cemetery Decoration Details From Ridgeville and Ho Ward
North leaders Fred Decker and Irving Eppley supervise Ridgeville Cemetery decoration while J F Diedrick chairs Ho ward Van Arsdal proceedings alongside Dan Rothe ensuring arrangements and oversight.
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Murray Ridge
North
Fred Decker
Irving Eppley
Dan Rothe
Ridgeville Cemetery
J. F. Diedrick
Howard van Arsdal
Parade Committee Seeks Flowers for Decoration Effort
Parade Committee chaired by Charles Abbey with the Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion assist. Flower Committee requests donations of flowers to G A R hall by Wednesday morning at o'clock and offers pickup by Flower committee members for those unable to bring them, urging generous response for decorations.
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Charles Abbey
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
G. A.r.hall
Veterans Honored At Special Service At First Congregational
War veterans received place of honor at Sunday morning services in the First Congregational church. Civil War and Spanish American War units, Sons of Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps, and Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary were represented, with World War veterans present mostly in the audience. The pastor Rev. Muir Auld delivered an inspiring sermon and paid tribute to those who served to safeguard the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational
Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Muir Auld
Former cashier gets long term at state penitentiary
Mansfield Ohio May 28 Gaylord EF Gladden former cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Lucas was taken to the State penitentiary to serve from 10 to 30 years for making false statements to a bank examiner after pleading guilty to embezzlement and falsification charges.
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Mansfield
Gaylord EF. Gladden
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Lucas
State Penitentiary
Rede
V F W Observes Memorial Day At Brownhelm
Elyria Post No. 1079 Veterans of Foreign Wars held Memorial Day exercises at Brownhelm cemetery on Sunday. About fifteen veterans participated led by Commander Harry Forbes. Judge A R Webber delivered the principal address, Reverend N E Escott offered the prayer. A firing squad fired three volleys over the graves as flowers were laid, honoring the hero dead.
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Elyria
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Brownhelm Cemete
Harry Forbes
A. R. Webber
N. E. Escott
Rural events list for June 1928 schedule
June 8 poultry outlook meeting in Elyria Savings and Trust Co director's rooms at 9 30 a m. June 12 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation homecoming in Columbus. June 15 leaders and officers school in 4 H work at Elyria Y M C A second floor at 10 a m. June 1 Bordeaux mixture demo at County Home farm at 1 30 p m. June 1 vegetable growers meeting at Town Hall Ridgeville at 8 p m. June 1 Livestock Day at Wooster.
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Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Columbus
Elyria Y. M. C. A
County Home Farm
Town Hall
Ridgeville
Wooster
Rescue effort for polar dirigible Italia begins with mixed gear
In Norway on May 28 Lieut Lutzow Holm a naval aviator with a mechanic set out from Tromsoe in a seaplane to meet the icebreaking steamer Hobby and reach the Italia crew. Kings Bay Spitzbergen reports say rescue plans combine air water and snow travel as ships planes and dog teams push to locate General Umberto Nobile and 16 aboard the stranded dirigible and its remaining fuel.
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Oslo
Norway
Lutzow Holm
Tromsoe
Holm
Hobby
Spizbergen
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Northland
Umberto Nobile
Dawes defeats adjournment plan in tie vote
Washington May 28 Vice President Dawes breaks a tie to defeat the House adjournment resolution as Curtis fights to push Congress to adjourn overnight. Johnson and Ashurst aim to delay for amendments on Boulder Canyon Dam and other measures while naval and military bills face filibusters.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
House
Cepr Brees
Dawes
Curtis
Congress
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Boulder Canyon
Ashurst
Arizona
Hale
Naval Affairs Committee
David A. Reed
Military Affairs Committee
Black
Knights of Columbus Initiates Large Class Sunday
Eighty candidates were initiated into the Knights of Columbus at Holy Cross church basement. Ray T. Miller of Cleveland exemplified the second and third degrees. Candidates came from Elyria Lorain Berea and Norwalk as Elyria Council marked its twenty fifth anniversary with a banquet at the K of C clubhouse on Broad Street. The event featured talks by visiting Grand Knights and Miller as toast master L J Bueche led the celebration. The Elyria Council membership now totals about 150.
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Knights of Columbus
Holy Cross Church
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Elyria
Lorain
Berea
Norwalk
L. J. Bueche
Bandit Hunt Slows as Search Lags in Lamar Robbery
Denver May 28 scores of possemen hunting four bandits who robbed the Lamar bank dropped out of the search as it lagged since Saturday extending into five states. Two men were hospitalized in Norton Kansas after being mistaken for the bandits. Authorities arrested Wack Holt of Lamar for boasting of wealth while Chester Casey Eli Mace were held in Los Angeles and Burlington Colorado. None of the four suspects had been linked directly to the Lamar bank robbery.
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Denver
Colo
Lamar
Kansas
Norton
Ll. L. Robinson
Slill City
Kans
Carl T. Peterson
Wack Holt
Colorado
Sudder
Chester Casey
Eli Mace
Los Angles
Burlington
Helen Hoover
Wichita
Dodge City
Kan
Liquor Suit Moved Up To June 11
John Zurcher charges William Murphey with illegal arrest stemming from a liquor raid by the Lorain Booze squad and former state prohibition inspector O E Rankin. The case seeks $10000 damages and will be heard June 11 before a foreign judge to be appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court chief justice.
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John Zurcher
William Murphey
Lorain
O. E. Rankin
Ohio Supreme Court
Knapp Convicted in Larceny Case in Albany
Mrs Florence Knapp former secretary of state faces sentencing next September as supporters plan petitions for clemency. Friends argue she has endured two trials and a conviction already and that imprisonment serves little purpose. Judge Stephen J Callaghan indicated he would defer sentence.
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LBANY
N. Y
Florence FE. S. Knapp
Supreme Court
Stephen J. Callaghan
State Engineer says Lake Road construction awaits sanction
Lorain County commissioners were told by Harry J. Kirk chief engineer of the State Department of Highways that work on the Lake road improvement from Lorain to the county line cannot begin until the attorney general issues a ruling. Kirk said survey forms will be sent once the opinion is received and that survey costs will be shared 50-50 with the county.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
Harry J. Kirk
State Department of Highways
Kirk
Hon Board of Commissioners
Lorain County
Elyria
Ohio
Avon Lake
Sheffield Village
Bigs
Body Found in Ravine Ties Kidnapping Case
Beatrice Rosenbaum, 10, disappeared two weeks ago from Youngstown Ohio, was found dead in a wooded ravine near Salem. Coroner cites exposure and starvation. a middle aged man drove the car seen near the ravine. Police pursue two suspects as investigators piece together time of death and possible captivity.
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Youngstown
Beatrice Rosenbaum
Satem Yes
Beatrice
M. E. Hayes
Ohio
Salem
Melvin
Robert Lippiat
J. R. Lipplat
M. E. Hay
Hayes
Lipplat
J. J. McNicholas
McNicholas
Cleveland
West Virginia Voters Go to Polls in Presidential Preference
Charleston W Va May 28 Voters of West Virginia will go to the polls tomorrow to select a presidential preference and delegates to the national conventions In the Republican race Herbert Hoover rivals Guy D Goff for the presidential preference and the state delegation In the Democratic race New Yorks Al Smith competes with Missouri Senator James A Reed Smith seen as the popular choice though Reed gains support Hoover tours the state and both parties nominate full state tickets Former Governor J D Hatfield challenges Governor Howard M Gore for the Republican Senate nomination G W Osentin Democratic national committeeman pushes Smith candidacy and helps assemble a slate of Smith delegates
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Secreatary of Commerce
Herbert Hiover
U.S
Guy D. Goff
al Smith
New York
James A. Reed
Missouri
Smith
Reed
Ilfocover
Goff
J. D. Hatfield
Howard M. Gore
G. W. Osentin
Three Hurt In Crash Of Plane
In Athens Ohio a bi plane crashed injuring Amerson Carsey 28 Tilent J H F Scott pilot suffered a broken jaw and Lieut Bert Barnes 320 of Company L 166th Infantry was cut and bruised The crash occurred near eyewitnesses numbered in the hundreds with the craft diving from seventy five feet altitude
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Athens
Six people injured in weekend Elyria accidents
Six persons were treated at Elyria Memorial hospital over the weekend. Mildred Hueme, 19, of Elyria, lacerated right leg in a Saturday night auto crash. Howard Hammon, 23, and Willard Marsh, both of Valley City, were injured in an auto wreck with Hammon’s right hand cut and Marsh’s right ankle dislocated. Ann Frick, 8, of Cleveland, was brought Sunday after an auto crash near Grafton with minor head cuts. her mother Mrs Nicholas Frick had no apparent injuries. Andy Nagy, 55, of Irondale Street, fell on cellar steps Saturday injuring his right shoulder dislocated.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mildred Hueme
R. D
Grafton
Nicholas Frick
Andy Nagy
Irondale Street
Elvrian Fined for Taving Liquor
Jerry Evans of Chestnut street pleaded guilty to liquor possession after police raided his club at 51 West Avenue. He was fined 250 dollars plus costs. Dufford Shumake, Woodford Avenue, also in the building, had charges dismissed as Evans pleaded guilty. Several others in the county faced fines for intoxication or driving while intoxicated, including Edward Kuhn of Cleveland who received 109 dollars, 30 days jail and license suspension, and John Korbi of Amherst who pleaded guilty with sentence postponed.
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Jerry Evans
Chestnut Street
Quilty
James A. Hewitt
Evans
West Avenue
Dufford Shumake
Woodford Avenue
Thompson
S. J. George
Edward Kuhn
Cleveland
John Korbi
Amherst
Martin Jancovi
William Jenkins
Elyria
Kuhn
Charles
James McGlynn
John Lesko
Frank Heath
Eaton Township
Albert Peters
Will Be Tried On Booze Charge
Mike Burlas of No 5 Fox Furnace Row and two others were rounded up by police on liquor possession charges. Burlas pleaded not guilty in police court this morning. A quart of liquor was found at Burlas’ residence Saturday night. His hearing is set for this afternoon with bond fixed at 1000 dollars.
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Mike Burlas
Fox Furnace Row
Burlas
Bond
Honest Confession Arrested for Liquor Possession in Oberlin Court
Melvin Scott of Oberlin was arraigned in common pleas court before Judge W B Thompson on a liquor possession charge. After pleading guilty the judge asked if he ever gets drunk. Scott replied he is rarely drunk, noting he was drunk Christmas. The court fined him $100 plus costs.
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Melvin Scott
Oberlin
W. B. Thompson
Common Pleas
Thompson
Deputies Fail In Search For Otis Grant
Deputies Harvey Crehore and Claude Bivin were sent by Sheriff E G Mathews to locate Otis Grant, the alleged Oberlin murderer. They returned home today reportedly unsuccessful in their search for the fugitive.
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Harvey Crehore
Claude Bivin
E. G Mathews
Otis Grant
Oberlin
Mathews
Two Men Arrested for Liquor Possession in Lorain and Elyria
Police arrested two men in Lorain over the week end for liquor possession. Elyria police arrested three men for possession here. One man arrested here was fined, another had his case dismissed, and a third was to have a hearing in police court today.
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Lorain
Elyria
Wilcox Arrests Three In Lorain
In Lorain last night State Prohibition Agent Louis Wilcox and the Lorain booze squad raided premises and arrested two men for possession of liquor and one man for resisting an arresting officer. Anthony Pawlosky and Marion Stevens pleaded not guilty and posted $80 bonds for trial in Lorain Municipal Court on Friday June 1. Carl Solovey pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest and his bond was set at $500 for the same Friday trial date.
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Lorain
Louis Wilcox
Political Battle in Brief Across Parties
Senator Simmons of North Carolina urged foes of Tammany hall to unite against Governor Smith as the Democratic presidential nominee, claiming Smith cannot and will not be nominated. Jesse H. Jones of the DNC finance committee noted Texas Democrats backing his candidacy if he could serve better as candidate. Herbert Hoover will stay in Washington during the Republican convention in Kansas City. W Z Foster was nominated for the Workerist party presidency with Benjamin Ditlow as the vice presidential candidate. Distict of Columbia Democrats held a precinct meeting with Smith delegates as the only elected slate. Smith denied the legality of holding a separate primary dated 14. WHR
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Simmons
North Carolina
Tammany Hall
Smith
Jesse H. Jones
Democratic National Committee
Texas Democrats
Distret
Columbia Democrats
Wiz Smid
Warkington Smith
Will
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Chas Decker
A. A. Fox
al. Simpson
Charles Ives
Art Richwine
Louis Warburton
Wm. Vekleber
Boy Scouts
Geo Howlett
Chas
Geo. Walsh
Lent
Carl Klimore
Jas. Lysaght
Walter Shultz
BE. Leifer
Geo. Wieschke
Automobile Committee
James Mewitt
F. J. Stankard
Henry Miller
Ridgelawn
M. D. Smith
Geo. Howlett
EB. S. Brown
Chas. Refenning
Chas. Decker
Warold Birch
D. B. Symons
John Pope
Chas. Adams
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