Doris Simpson admits mail fraud scheme and marital strain
In Toledo, 18 year old Doris Simpson of Zanesville pleads guilty to using the mails to defraud. She describes how letters from men gifting money began after she joined a matrimonial agency. Her husband found a letter, forgave her, and forced her to quit, while some accuse him of being the mastermind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Sapa
Hoilen
Doris Simpson
Zanesville
Doris
Detroit
Formal Garden on Diagonal Road Attracts Visitors
Mrs. P. K. Clark of Diagonal Road Carlisle township completed a formal garden attracting many visitors. It blends formal lines with rock garden edges, a pattern walk, a gate and broken fence to improve entrance, and uses diverse shrubs and evergreens for year round bloom with minimal maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. K. Clark
Diagonal Road
Carlisle Township
Christian Luiz
Christ van Luit
Clark
Lorain County
Hoover to Visit Detroit for Gilgeth Anniversary
President Hoover travels to Detroit Monday to join ceremonies marking the Gilgeth anniversary of the incandescent light invention. Henry Ford staged a mock early American village in Greenfield, using bricks and timbers from colonial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Ford
America
Hoover
Detroit
Greenfield
Ford
Rhode Island
Neils
Connecticut
Edison’ Institute of Technology
Hoover Mondary
Birth and death rates vary across Ohio cities in 1928 report
The report shows Loraine and Elyria above state birth rates, with Painesville posting the highest birth rate 33.9 and death rate 19.3 in 1925. Cleveland Heights had the lowest death rate at 3.5, East Cleveland the lowest birth rate at 2.2, while males slightly outnumbered females among births. foreign-born births dominated by Italians, and deaths rose by 6,680 from 1927 to 1928 with deaths due to cancer and heart disease among leading causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loraine
Elyria
Painesville
Cleveland Heights
East Cleveland
Italy
Cambridge youth cause Halloween noise disturbance
A Cambridge resident reported pranks that pounded windows and caused a general racket on Halloween night. Police investigated. A public hearing on improving the Sauires ditch in Rochester township will be held today in the county commissioners' office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Harry Tt
Sauires
Rochester Township
Two Injured in East Bridge Street Side Swipe
William Jones of Elyria and Fannie Babich of West Street were injured when a coupe driven by Gilbert Doan attempted to pass and struck Jones’s car, causing a crash into a parked vehicle. Doan transported the pair to Elyria Clinic for treatment.
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ACTO
William Jones
R. D
Elyria
Fannie Babich
West Street
East Bridge Street
Gilbert Doan
West Fourth Street
Jones
Doan
Miss Babich
Eirria Clinic
Cross Petition in Divorce Suit in Elyria
A cross petition in the divorce suit of Edith Clauser versus Everett Clauser in Elyria disputes the plainiff and claims Edith is at fault for cruelty and cross cruelty. The filing says Edith has attempted a life beyond her means, taunts him, and questions his descent. The couple married in 3905 and have two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivorce
Edith Clauser
Everett Clauser
Elyria
Plainoff
Edith
Nave
County Prosecutor Don Miers Honored by State Bar
Don Miers of the county prosecutor's office was informed by the State Bar Association that he has been named a member of the Criminal Code Association in Ohio. Miers said the appointment came as a surprise and reflects recognition by the professional body.
Local suits and theft report outline case details
Home Furniture Co faced suit for 3743.80 while Trogdon Furniture sued for 745.50 for goods. James Buckley challenged a 133 dollar justice court judgment to be heard in common pleas court. A car theft report cites a Dodge touring car taken from 168th street and La Tain avenues. Divorce granted to Frances Thomes from Arthur Thomas on grounds of habitual drunkenness per Judge W. R. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Furniture Co
Trogdon Furniture Company
Home Furniture Company
James Buckley
Circle Creeks
Common Pleas Court
Continue Hunt For Child's Father In Poisoning Case
Authorities pursue George Alfons Glenn on a non support charge as investigators consider a poisoned poisoning theory in the death of two year old Juanita May Gienn. The child's grandmother recalls seeing Glenn near 508 North Street when milk was left before the illness began. The mother, Glenn’s estranged wife, is hospitalized in Elyria Memorial in a nervous breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita May Gienn
George Alfons Glenn
Glenn
North Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Two Fined For Violating Dog Law
Eisha residents were fined 16 and 6 by Justice S J George Ingar for breaking dog laws. Lewis Boras of West River Street Was charged with not chaining his dog and Frank Stop West River was charged with attempting to prevent an officer from examining an unlicensed dog. Both arrests were made under warrants sworn by County Dog Warden Lee C. Minkier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisha
S_ J_ George Ingar
Lewis Boras
West River Street
Dot
Frank
West Rive Cad
Lee C. Minkier
Elyrians celebrate electric light progress with window displays
Local merchants present special displays marking fifty years of electric light development in Elyria. Some stores plan interiors lit as they were a century ago as residents gear up for a major radio hook up event. The city hosts a radio program Monday night Oct 21 to mark the celebration and connect with a world wide audience. Nearby Chilean marble deposits in the Magellan zone are slated for exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrians
Lorain County Reports 560 Active Tuberculosis Cases
In a follow up on Lorain county tuberculosis, Br C D Barrett health commissioner notes the county lacks a local sanitarium and relies on state facilities. Many patients face long waits or must die or relapse while seeking care far from home. estimates suggest 364 active cases based on deaths and current records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Chronicle Telegram
Br. C. D. Barrett
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Sania
Taria
Solzs
Baye
Lorain Counrse
Obituary and community notes from Oberlin and Allen towns
Clarence Baxter died at his home 35 South Street after months of infirm health. Born Bloomfield Ohio he lived much of youth in Mentor and later moved with wife Nellie Worcester to Oberlin 34 years ago owning a Pittsfield farm before settling in Oberlin. He leaves a wife one daughter Helen several sons Harley and a brother. Funeral services Friday at ten in Oberlin with Rev Ketcham. Community items list Literary Society, Mathematics Club, Junior Star Club, Ladies Aid, and local social notices with residents’ travels and events including Mrs Coolidge Foundation activities and the Chamber Music Festival involvement.
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Clarence Baxter
Seath Oberlen
Cilarence Baxter
South Street
Ocicck
Bloomfield
Nellie MW. Worcester
Oberlin
Pittsfield
Hoysat
Helen
Harley
Ketcham
Menier
Ohio
Coolidge
Society of Ancient Instruments
United States
Roth String Quartet
America
Herbert Hoover
Ishbel MacDonald
Great Britain
Shaw
Calvin Coolidge
Kiwanis Meet Features Vocalists and Instruments
Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Newell featured Morris Scott of Cleveland singing several numbers Joe Monta played violin Floyd Hers accordion and a quartet performed Singers closed the program with a duet by Bill Struck and Bill Zaiser Guest C H Waggoner from El Paso attended and George Tattersall won the attendance prize Plans announced for the Inter-City meet at Cuyahoga Falls Hatowe'en night Harvard Brown presided in George Colburns absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Hotel Newell
Morris Scott
Cleveland
Joe Monta
Floyd Hers
Gene St. Marie
Bill Struck
Billl Zaiser
C. H. Waggon
Kiwanian
el Paso
Texas
George Tattersall
Cuyahoga Falls
Hatowe
Harvard Brown
George Col'burs
Litchfield Man Ends Life Amid Domestic Garden Crisis
LITCHFIELD O Oct 17 Clyde Friedt killed himself with a shotgun as his wife and one of his four children dug potatoes in the garden. He had been in ill health and despondent, having threatened suicide previously. He is survived by his wife four children and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield,o
Clyde Friedt
Woman Sues Gas Co Over Fire and Injury Claim
Mary Graziato of Lorain files a $15,000 suit against the Ohio Fuel and Gas Co alleging injuries from a June 25 1929 manhole explosion near her home. She says a cover blown into her apartment, causing lung impairment and nervous disorder while she was in her kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Fuel and Gas Compary
Mary Graziato
Broadwar
Lorain
Cascade park to cater to winter sports this season
Park commissioner Carl Muller announced Cascade park will host winter activities at the skating pond, coasting hill, and children’s slide. Park staff including Tom Morres and John Madhok will ensure safety and comfort during peak season with bands for pond performances and sheltered seating for skaters.
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Dar
Carl Muller
Park Commission
Cascade Park
Tom Morres
John Madhok
Mulles
sIailer
Markets and Livestock Reports from Cleveland and Toledo
Cleveland markets list butter prices and produce ranges led by butter and russet potatoes with New York and Maine figures, plus home grown items. Cleveland livestock shows hog receipts with steady to mixed prices, cattle and sheep values, while Toledo reports grain prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and clover seed, and hog and cattle receipts with lower prices.
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New York
Maine
Cleveland
Toeldo
Toledo
Children aided fire prevention week campaign in Elyria
More than 2,300 homes in Elyria were inspected for fire hazards last week as part of a campaign by the Elyria Chamber of Commerce and Fire Chief Bates. Parents filled out return blanks from school distributions, confirming inspections and cleanup where needed. Returns averaged 56.5 percent, with Allen and Lutheran schools above 70 percent and several others around or above 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Ww. XN. Bates
Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson
Allen and Lutheran
McKintey
Ely
Garford
Franklin, Gates
Roosevelt
C. L. Sotherden
Kentucky Judge Expands Prohibition Purchaser Liability
A federal judge in Kentucky instructed a grand jury to indict liquor purchasers under the Volstead act. The gaggle of cases has drawn criticism from dry advocates who fear enforcing a purchase ban breaks prohibition, though prosecutors cite sections allowing punishment for testimony under subpoena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Sheppard
Trial at City Hall Over City Station Amplifier Disruption
G C Penny manager of Old Mill Gas on Oberlin Road faces a police court trial for disorderly conduct over a large radio amplifier at the station. Penny pleads not guilty and 40 subpoenas are issued for witnesses as the case begins at 2 pm. Neighbors complain the amplifiers wake them at night and could broadcast World Series from over a mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Penny
Old Mill
Oberlin Road
Penny
E. J. Stankard
Middie Avenue
Man Struck Crossing Cleveland Street In Elyria
George Tote, 51, of Henrietta, was injured at 6:25 this morning when struck by a car driven by Harvey Gibbs of 128 Marseilles Avenue as he crossed Cleveland Street at Perry Court. Tote was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital with multiple minor lacerations. Gibbs was not held. Tote failed to see the auto and stepped into its path.
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Cleveland Street
Perry Court
George Tote
Henrietta
Harvey Gibbs
Marseilles Avenue
Tothe
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gibbs
Hoover to broadcast address from Eden Park monument dedication
President Hoover's Eden Park dedication speech in Cincinnati on October 23 will be broadcast by WLW via the National Broadcasting network coast to coast. The address at 10 36 a m E S T will mark completion of a 150000000 dollar Ohio river locks and dams project sponsored by the Ohio Valley Improvement Association.
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Will Broadcase
Cincinnati
Hoover
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Eden Park
WLW
National Broadcastig Company
Mr. Hoover
Improvement Association
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Saps
Edison
Christ H. Christense
Center Ridge Road
168Th Street
la Tain Avenas
Ich
South America
Magelland Zone
Chile
Tecoma
Wesh
Chima
Frank H. Sha
Congress
Floer Music Coolidge
Ashington
Phi Kappa Pi
Robert Adams
Leslie Algelow
Wiliam Graham
Karl Hinnerschletz
Charles Thompson
FP. G. Cassidy
Yuri K. Man
Scady
Matics Club
Iners Hall
Dorthea M. Zilch
Ernest F. Peek
Merie M. Johnson
L. H. Kimmel
North Professor Street
Barricklow
Clarence van Ausdale
Everett Panworth
Ladies Aid Society of the Fist Baptist Church
Harry Avery
Grafton Road
Kendleigh
Amherst
Bridge
Alzina Adams
Willard Cour
Berlin Heights
Wellington
Cora Saunders
Herlin Heights
Ila Rogers
Herman Smith
Rey Rogers
Edna Mack
George Cooler
Cornell
C. R Cooler
George Morris
Mildred Morris
George Morris, Jr
Lou Morris
Wiliam and
Russel Morris
Athens College
Louisville
American Legion
Kenneth Kishmar
Vermilion
A. J. Rosemond
Harbin
Mont
Kimptons Jewelry
Montana
Erwin Worcester
Betty
Farrar
Robert Squire
Mansfield
Litchfield
Sues Gas Co
Toledo Livestock
Mediama
Cogh’'S
Millinery East Avenue
Ridgeville Grange Hall
Cooks
Margaret Morfoot
Middle Ave
Elyria Fur Shoppe
Pandy and Pandy Leading Wall Paper Company
South Lorain
O’donnell Paint 2Nd Wall Paper Co
O'Donnell Paint and Wall Paper Co
Mjowe
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