Donors Named In Elyria Community Chest Drive
The Elyria Community Chest Fund Executive Committee publishes a partial donor list for the 1935 campaign to show transparency for supporters. The full list progresses daily, with many individuals and local businesses contributing monthly or yearly amounts, including Rockwood, Spang Baking Co., Elyria Brass, City Hardware, and other names.
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Community Chest Fund
Elyria
Rockwood
C. W. Scheide
Spang Baking Co
Katherine G. Thomas
Fastes Club
C. H. Pelton
Philip Schultz
M. F. Elliott
QO. Jaster
The
Heldmyer Hardware Co
Community Chest subscription drive details in Elyria
A 1924 notice urges every resident to join the Community Chest. It directs readers to pledge cards at a park booth or by mail, promising monthly payments throughout 1925 and beyond to support communal funds.
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Community Chest
Elyria
Ohio
Vermilion Pastor Hurt in Auto Crash
Rev. WJ Cotter pastor of St Mary's Catholic Church in Vermilion was injured when his car was struck near the Oak Point bridge around midnight. He lay by the roadside bleeding from facial and hand cuts until found by farmers at 4 am and taken to Lorain's St Joseph's hospital. The other vehicle did not stop and Cotter's car was wrecked.
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Lorain
WJ. Cotter
St. Mary’s Catholc Church
Vermilion
St. Joseph's Hospital
Oak Point
Cotter
Lo- Tain
Woman Burned to Death in Inage Worded Mysteryfold
Police questioned Rev. C. V. Shearsley and his four children about the death of Addie Sheatsley 50 whose charred body was found in the basement furnace at Bexley. Officials ruled out self harm as the cause and baffling circumstances remain unresolved. Funeral services set for tomorrow with burial in Paris, Ohio.
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Columbus
C. V. Shearsley
Sheatsley
Bexley
Addie Sheatsley
Canton
Paris
Elyria City Council Surrenders on Unjust Gas Bill
A local editorial condemns Elyria’s City Council for approving a $50,000 gas charge without supplying gas. The piece labels the action unjust and argues protest to the Public Utilities Commission could have saved money, noting only one vote against the measure. The governor’s stance supports utility regulation reform.
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Elyria
Public Utilities Commission
Wve
Two Fishermen Missing as Coast Guard Seeks Seven Crewmates
In Rockland Maine on November 18, coast guard cutter Ossippee renewed search for seven unaccounted crews from three barges sunk after the tug Kingfisher of New York abandoned the gale off Monaghan Island. Barge captain Albert Peterson of Brooklin New York was dead when recovered. two fishermen are also missing and a man found frozen to death is reported.
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Columbus
C. Rockland
Coast Guard
Ossippee
Kingfisher
New York
Monaghan Island
Albert Peterson
Brooklin
N. Y
Underhill Raiders Halt Liquor Ring In First Raid Since Injury
Sheriff Fred Underhill led a raiding party in his first operation since a severe injury ten weeks earlier. The raid netted 25 gallons of what appeared to be pure grain alcohol, two men were arrested, and a Chevrolet touring car was seized. Both offenders received $1,000 fines for transporting liquor.
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Nderhill
Fred Underhill
Logan City Council Rejects Protest Against Utility Increase
Council votes to take no action before the Public Utilities Commission as several members clash over a 75 cent monthly service charge. Rawson condemns the plan, Howe supports people’s interests, and concerns mount about city finances and Governor Donahey’s position on utility regulation.
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Logan As Co
Public Utilities Commission
Donahey
Public Utilities
Reward Offered for Arrest in Calvary Cemetery Vandalism
Lorain County Ku Klux Klan offers a $50 reward through business agent W C Moore of Elyria for arrest and conviction of those who desecrated Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lorain and toppled numerous monuments. Moore denies Klan involvement and attributes the act to radicals, promising conviction for any member if found.
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Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Lorain County
Ku Klux Klan
W. C. Moore
Elyria
Lorain
Moore
Local VFW lists Mischka on state advisory committee
Major J. F. Murbach reports Otto Mischka city editor of the Chronicle Telegram has been selected for the State Veterans of Foreign Wars Advisory Committee. No official word yet. Elyria VFW post and auxiliary meet tomorrow at the G A R hall as new members and a class of candidates planned for initiation.
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J. F. Murbach
Elyria Post of Veterans of Foreigns
Otto Mischka
V. F. W. Post
State Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mischka
Chronicle- Telegram
Elyria ¥. F. W. Post
G. A. R. Ball
Logan Gas Company Service Charge Report Recommends No Protest
The committee on gas reports on the Logan Gas Company request for a 73 cent service charge. Despite finding the charge unjust, the committee notes most municipalities have adopted 75 cents and that protesting to the Public Utilities Commission would cost the city money, so it recommends no protest.
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Logan Gas Company
Elyria
Public Utilities Commission
State of
Ohio
Councilmen clash with gas company tactics
The Elyria council arms against gas company pressure as members debate a gas committee report calling protests unjust. One councilman, D. Jowells, publicly opposed the report, shouting no when roll was called, while only two committee members signed. Councilman J A Rawson did not sign and spoke in opposition.
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Council
D. ‘F T. Jowells
How Much Should I Give to the Community Chest
A civic appeal urges individuals to determine their proper contribution to the Community Chest without comparing to others. It argues each person should consider their own means, income, and responsibilities, proposing targets like $20 per year per home or a tenth for those with moderate incomes. It emphasizes monthly pledges, personal sacrifice, and viewing value through service rather than personal pleasure, noting nearly $100000.60 remains to be raised and urging generous, conscience-driven participation.
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Community Chest
Elyria
Elvrra
Salvation Army
Cleveland
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R. C. Maston
E. L. Moody
G. A Reeder
Mary E. Blanchard
Annie M. Ely
Katherine 5. Hill
City Hardware Co
Elyria Brass & Bronze Co
E. J. Stankard
Peter Decosky
E. Jay Howenstine
H. H. Nye
Annie J. Thomas
Eldred & Highgate
James B. Seward
H.R. Todd
Juo. W. Bath
E. W. Rowland
J. H. Brown
W. R. Comings
R. J. Fitch
Marjorie H. Francis
Vermilion Pastor
Cheriet Nabaga
Alcoho U
Howells
Peoples
Rawson
GAS
AR. AK
Elyrian
FW. Board
City of
G. A. Friday
Cora F. Ensign
Commission
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