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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
2
OCR text shows classified ads on jobs, pets, real estate, and notices, plus multiple legal notices for divorce, bids, and property claims. The items include employment inquiries, house listings, farm properties, auction reminders, and court pleadings in Lorain County Ohio circa 1920s, with names such as Eva Condran Beatrice Henson and The Krogh Syndicate Company.
The Guardian Savings and Trust Company files a complaint in Lorain County Ohio Common Pleas at Elyria alleging ownership by defendants of property in Original Lot No 2 and other parcels. The petition cites uncancelled mortgages and defective deeds, seeks quiet title, and requires defendants to answer by December 11, 1920. The notice lists numerous heirs and devisees tied to Henry Brown and others, including Jabez Burrel and Arthur L. Stark, with extensive descriptions of affected parcels and rights of way. The publication serves to notify all named defendants and potential claimants to respond or face judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
Sunday school begins at 830 and temperance meeting at 1030 led by Pastor HesFrandke. Evening gospel services run nightly from Nov 7 to 14 with speakers Holzwerth Neumeister Herkner Handke. Y P A missionary meeting Oct 31 features Oberlin foreign students. Laymen conference Oct 28 expects twelve attendees from Cleveland. Local Bible classes and social events brighten Murray Ridge with a Hallowe en program raising funds for a graphophone.
Oberlin College foresees a strong football year with strong backfield depth and experienced linemen. Key veterans Metcalf and McPhee Taylor return, fresh heats Parkhill Wheeler and Stallings may command captaincy, while freshmen Loveland Bowen Hahn add size and skill to bolster a high hope of repeat Ohio Conference success.
Fragmentary note mentions Harold Vied and Severin linked to Navy. States someone not eligible for vatalty this year. Mentions Gilmour Deke and next fall bout. Lacks clear event, date, or outcome.
In Oberlin, Prof Richard Burton urged acceptance of the League of Nations saying America should enter to avert a second war within thirty years of joining. He warned Australia and other possessions would resist vot ing changes unless the United States agrees. He stressed moral aid over party politics in seeking international peace.
Oberlin reports Mayor Phillips grants new hearings for four students fined in his court for alleged disturbances at a campaign speech. The men will seek full legal aid to obtain what they call lacking in the prior proceedings.
The Oberlin Business Men's Club voted to back a Chautauqua for Oberlin next summer, guaranteeing sale of 450 tickets after 60 are sold. Fifty percent of proceeds will go to the Oberlin Hospital Association. Members believe support here should match that of nearby communities and justify it becoming a permanent institution.
Oberlin reports show Mrs Geo Auten spending Wednesday in Elyria and schools closing Thursday for Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association convention in Cleveland. Oberlin High School enrollment near 290 with expectations of 100 attending second semester. Local real estate activity exceeds supply. Typhoid fever illness at 19 due to typhoid fever improving slightly. Eastern Stars win six week subscription drive competing with 560 prize. Story secures 21 one year subscriptions. Lawrence Foster of Davenport In and uncle Frank Foote visit. local residents attend in Cleveland. Halloween party hosted by Mrs Charles Maynard with about ten couples.
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