Local News and Socials from Pittsfield Ohio Area
Pittsfield residents report visits from Cleveland Elyria and Oberlin neighbors. Emma Watkins recover ing, Silvia Jackson guest at church reception. Gas drilling at the T C Whitney farm is a dry hole after 2200 feet. A barn fire at Jake Polls property and a marriage at St Marys church are noted. Families travel to Columbus and Lorain with several callers and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Waite
Vina Waite
Wellington
Carl Scott
Lyle
Elyria
Ray Brasee
Emma Watkins
Eliza Watkins
H. L. Coulson
Wisdom Seekers
Community Sunday School
H. Whitney
Silvia Jackson
Penfield
D. A. Wilson
Elvrra
Effie Buckingham
Willard
G. W. Pitts
Carl G. Brandt
Will Brandt
Cleveland
Amelia Hulett
South Hadley
Mass
M. G. Peard
Glen Draper
Faith
Alice
John
Robert
Robert Carrothers
LaGrange
George
Waite
Robert Mills
Lorain
Walter Wilton
Walter Bush
Buchholz
Oberlin
J. W. Thorne
A. J
Clarence Jordan
Ada Sherbourne
George Houghton
Avon Thanksgiving Services Set at Baptist Church
Avon Nov. 21. Union Thanksgiving services will be held at the Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 15. Mr and Mrs John Terveen spent Sunday with Bellevue relatives. Banns were published at St Marys church Sunday for Ar della Wearsch daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Wearsch and Clarence Krebs son of Mrs Jim Nagel Mr and Mrs J C Searles of Kansas City and Mr and Mrs Clark Phinney and family of Lo-
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Vermilion
Gray
Ravenna
Ruby Cahoon
Bernard Akerman
Detroit
Mich
Sue Jameson
Robert Fitch
Elizabeth Knight
Lorain
Ray Knight
Wilma Rhear
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Jake Poll
Stoney
St. Mary's Church
F. A. Haessler
M. E
Rachael
Helen Peak
R. A. Middlestead
Elinore Haines
Lee Hubbard
Catherine Harold
Avon
Union
The
Baptist Church
John Terveen
Bellevue
St. Mary’s Church
Ardella Wearsch
Chas. Wearsch
Clarence Krebs
Jim Nagel
J. C. Searles
Kansas City
Clark Phinney
Community Notes From Middle Ridge Nov 21
Middle Ridge reports a busy week with visits from Mrs and Mrs Charles Schaible West Ridge to the Schmitkons. church activities include a cottage prayer meeting at the Schmitkons home and a visit by Rev C J Holiger. family events feature a birthday party for Margaret Fritsch and several gatherings at Amherst and South Ridge venues.
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Middle Ridge
Charles Schaible
West Ridge
G. H. Schmitkons
First Evangelical Church
Schmitkons Sisters
C. J. Holiger
Amherst
N. W. Bechtel
J. R. Mueller
Hazel Rush
George Eppley
Brownhelm
Walter Bennett
Birmingham
Bechtel
Harvey Hall
Elytia
Es Carrie
Louise Schmitkens
H W Schmitkens
Thelma Kolbe
Lynn Hall
Naomi Bach
Andrew Fritsch
Margaret
Henry Kolbe
D. C
Mabel Dehn
South Ridge
J. C. Clifford
Columbus
Ohio State Florist Association
Earl Kelly
R. H. Hean
Marjorie
David
Kenneth Guild
Cleveland
Martin Springer
South
W. C. Bechtel
Mary Neiding
E. C. Cotton
Edwin
Lake Avenue
Carrie
Neal Ludwig
Ludwig
Alaskan radio to replace cable system in frontier area
The army will replace the cable network with Seattle and Anchorage based radio stations to link Alaska with the world. By Oct 31 1931 the cableship Dellwood will enter reserve status. three main radio routes are Seattle to Ketchikan Seattle to Anchorage and Ketchikan to Anchorage. Anchorage is planned as remote radio center for northern and western Alaska. Thirty five stations already connect to the cable system and will stay in touch with wireless setup.
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Seattle
Anchorage
Alaska
America
Frank J. Griffin
Signal Corps
Ketchikan
Ketshikan
sub-Arctic
Dellwood
North Pacific
Famed Hunters Seeking Ducks in Louisiana Marshes
In New Orleans and across Louisiana, open waterfowl season draws thousands of hunters to the state’s vast 2.5 million acre marsh system. The influx marks a peak period for duck hunting activity and local wildlife agencies.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Opening Dawn Duck Hunt Across Louisiana Marshes
Nov 1 marks dawn patrols as hunters seek the season’s first greens with limits shrinking from 25 to 15 ducks and eight to four geese. The piece notes club memberships, guides, and famed visitors like Irving Cobb and J J Fordney flocking to the swamps, while reflecting on history and governance.
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Louisiana
United States
Irving Cobb
J. J. Fordney
Fordney
Piles remedy advertised with internal medicine claim
The ad promotes an internal medicine called HEMROID by Dr J. Leonhardt as the solution for piles, claiming it cures by improving blood circulation and strengthening bowel walls. It alleges 969 successes in 1000 patients and offers a money back guarantee through C. W. Phillips for readers to try, with refund if ineffective.
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J. &. Leonhardt
Dr. Leonhardt
Emtona treatment praised by Oberlin resident
Mrs. John Slack of 263 Hollywood Oberlin Ohio reports long stomach troubles eased after nine bottles of Emtona. She cites improved appetite digestion sleep weight return and overall vitality and recommends the remedy to friends. A special Emtona representative at Muir's Cut Rate Drug Store 418 Broch visits Elyria cases.
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John Slack
Hollywood
Oberlin
Ohio
Emtona
Muir
Elyria
Livingstone Bible Awe Among African Tribe
A fragment recalls how the English missionary explorer David Livingstone inspired wonder among Africans as he daily studied his Bible, illustrating a bridge between cultures and the enduring mystery of spiritual influence in tribal life.
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Livingstone
Chicken Supper and Bake Sale at 1st Cong Church
Apron sale and bake sale begin at 10 30 Saturday. Supper served from 4 30 p m at the First Congregational Church.
Fresh Home Made Candy Promo at Hughes Market West Market
A promotional offer from Hughes Provision Market in the West Market area advertises one half pound of fresh home made candy given with every purchase of one pound or more. The deal highlights a local confectionery deal likely aimed at drawing shoppers to the market.
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West Market
Hughes Provision Market
Stolen Book Becomes Appetite in Strained Satis faction Tale
A fragment recalls a bold act where a group steals a book and consumes it as a means to achieve perceived white man’s satisfaction. The scene highlights colonial critique and the performance of resistance through symbolic ritual.
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Pittsfield
Henry Brandt
H. EB. Bartlett
Best
L. C. Hecock
Broad St
Broad Street
L. C. Hecock Floral Co
Dandee
Ious
Alaskan Radio
Systen
Turkey
E. F. Whitney
West Broad Street
Okagi
Manhattan
West Side Lumber & Coal Co
West Street
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