Lakewood Man Seriously Injured In Ridgeville Crash
A two-vehicle collision near Ridgeville left Frank Kono of Lakewood badly cut and in shock. The sequence began when a Lorain driver struck a truck on Avon Belden Road, knocking loose the gas tank and triggering a rear crash that involved J Kuchike of Lakewood. Kono was rushed to Memorial Hospital and revived after stopping breathing, with doctors noting his condition improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
Lakewood
Frank Kono
Memorial Hospital
Kane
Dewey Powell
Lorain
Avon- Belden
Center Ridge Road
Obey
Voters to Get At-Home Ballots and Rides in Lorain
The Lorain County Dry Federation will assist voters unable to reach polls or attend in person. Nellie M. Hill announced helpers will deliver ballots to ill voters at home, and provide transportation to the polls for those needing aid if they call by noon Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Dry Federation
Nellie M. Hill
Federation
Dry Federation
Elyria
Posse hunts four gunmen after ransom case in Illinois
A 50 officer posse searched farmland near Kewanee Illinois seeking four gunmen suspected of extorting 1.6 million dollars from wealthy residents including Galva banker Carl L. Yocum. The quartet briefly hid in a farmhouse before escaping on foot, leaving evidence behind as an airplane assisted the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee
Carl L. Yocum
Galva
Yocum
Plane Crashes Near Neufchatel Kill Three Onboard
An Imperial Airways passenger plane from Le Bourget to Croydon crashed in fog near Neufchatel, France. Three of six occupants died including an American. four passengers, a pilot and observer survived. A separate Ohio report says two bandits robbed Fred Zell, 41, driver for City Ice & Fuel Co., and took his truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Columbus
Fred Zell
The
City Ice & Fuel Co
Zell
silhouette of grandmother aged over a century
Dr. F. E. Weeks of Kipton Ohio sent a Century old silhouette of his father’s mother. He recalls the tool used to trace a profile with a pencil on a moving rod producing two silhouettes, one on black paper and the other on white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Weeks
Kipton, O
Chronicle-Telegram
Weens
Gordon Meeting At Noon Friday Open To Public
The Lorain County Dry Federation plans a luncheon meeting at the M C A at noon Friday to hear Gifford Gordon an Australian temperance lecturer. Those who cannot attend the luncheon may come afterward to hear the speaker as arrangements were finalized today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Gifford Gordon
Lorain County Dry Federation
Nellie M. Hill
Federation
Elyria Memorial Hospital marks twenty second anniversary
Elyria Memorial Hospital celebrates its twenty second birthday noting its 1907 streetcar disaster memorial origin and service since 1908. The piece highlights birth statistics 1929 416 births and 1930 335 to date along with crippled children care and the Gates Hospital for Crippled Children. Original founders listed remain active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gates Hospital For
F. ‘Daddy’ Allen
Gates Hospital
Elyria
Evla Stephenson
Farm Bureau Opens Drive to Add 100 Members
Lorain County Farm Bureau officials held a meeting to launch a recruitment drive aimed at adding 100 members. The campaign runs November 19 for two weeks, with each worker assigned territories. The group currently lists 61 members and seeks to expand under leadership from W. G. Caskey R. J. Elliott Floyd Buswell and C. A. Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
W. G. Caskey
Lorain County
Elyria Firemen Start Extended School for Firefighting
Elyria city firemen enroll in a comprehensive drill and instruction program at Fire Station Two. Chief W N Bates says the course mirrors large city programs, covering knot tying life nets respiration and equipment use, with outdoor practice limited by weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
W. N. Bates
Clark and
Winckiles
Fire Department
Bates
Ion
Columbus
Woman dies in Plain City fire at two story block
A blaze in Plain City destroyed the two story Black block leaving one woman dead and three others rescued from smoke. The second floor housed attorney Howard Black and his sisters Olive Feather and Jennie Black. First floor included Jones drug store and a George Elias grocery and confectionery. Ada Cole aged 75 died from excitement during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain City
Howard Black
Olive Feather
Jennie Black
Jones
George
Mary Elias
Ada Cole
J. R. Woods
Farmers National Bank
Midwest cold wave brings snow flurries to Chicago
Chicago observers reported the second Midwest cold wave sweeping in from the northwest with snow flurries and below freezing temperatures. Forecaster WWP Dar warned the snow could amount to more than flurries and that the cold spell may last three days as lake shippers receive warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middlewest
W.W. P. Dar
U. S
Lake Shippers
Grafton Woman Badly Hurt In City Car Crash
Mrs. Herman Pedlich, 48, of Grafton, suffered arm lacerations and a fractured pelvis when the automobile she rode in skidded at East avenue and Sixteenth street. She was taken to Elisha Memorial Hospital in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Pedlich
Grafton
East Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Pedlich
Takeno Elisha Memorial Hospital
Teachers To Attend Northeastern Ohio Teachers' Meet
Elyria and Lorain County schools will close for a teachers holiday tomorrow to permit attendance at the Northeastern Ohio Teachers' Association annual meeting in Cleveland. Hundreds of instructors from the county are expected, with special bus service arranged between Elyria and Cleveland per Superintendent R C Manton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County
Northeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Cleveland
R.C. Manton
Col Ebbert to Speak Here With Pussyfoot Johnson
Col F B Ebbert of Los Angeles, a noted prohibition worker, will join Pussyfoot Johnson in a speaking event at the First M E Church Sunday at 2 30 p m. The gathering is hosted by the Lorain County Dry Federation as part of a national tour on prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Cbbert
Los Angeles
Pussyfoot
M. E
Lorain County
New York World defends Kelley articles amid firing
The New York World defends publishing Ralph Kelley’s charges against oil shale policy after Kelley, chief of the western division of the land office, was discharged by Interior Secretary Wilbur. The editorial asserts the paper followed ethical journalism and sought to verify Kelley’s claims before publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
New York World
Ralph. Kelley
Konver
Keller
Congress
Kelley
Oil Fields Are Menaced By Flames
A brisk north wind threatens the Montevello oil field near Ventura as brush fires spread through Sodar area. Over 400 fire wardens from Los Angeles and Ventura counties battled the fires for two days with little hope of extinction until winds abate. Firefighting equipment is rushed to oil wells to guard against possible damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Paula
Calif
Los Angeles
Ventura
Montevello
Ventura County
Fillmore
Four men to represent Toran County at the meeting
The Toran County delegation will include four men: E. DBD Adams Elyria High School assistant principal Professor Robert S Fletcher Oberlin College P Shively Elyria High School principal and Edgar F Allen Elyria president of the International Society for Crippled Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toran County
E. Dbd
Adams
Elyria High School
Robert S. Fletcher
Oberlin College
P. Shively
Edgar F. Allen
Elyria
International Society For Crippled Children
Republicans Predict Victory At Rally In Ohio
A Lorain County rally featured Assistant Secretary of State John G. Belknap praising Republicans and endorsing Francis Seiberling. Speakers touted state leaders, vetoed immigration concerns, and argued for strong party unity, while Seiberling criticized Mussolini and Russia and defended tariff positions. The event included remarks from local candidates and a hymn-like benediction with community cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Davidson
Avon
Xsto
John G. Belknap
Curtis
Columbus
Belknap
Steubenville
Rialto Theater
Church of the Living God
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Washington
Francis Seiberling
Lorain County
Fourteenth
State Senate
Charlie Anderson
Easter Penitentiary
America
Tondure
Robinson and
Kincaid
Supreme Court
Darky
Jim Hewitt
Jan
Pliny Rogers
Grafton
Pranks Prompt Citywide Complaints in Halloween Prelude
Elyria police logged eight complaint sources in a three hour window starting 7 30 P M from East avenue Quincy street Princeton West Ridge Park and Broad Street Princeton Stanford avenues and Woodland avenue. A wagon stolen from 700 Woodland could not be recovered and a Park avenue barricade was removed. The pre Halloween events have been ongoing for weeks but last night set a new police record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Elyria
East Avenue
Quincy Street
Princeton Avenue
West Avenue
Ridge Street
Woodland Avenue
Park Avenue
Broad ‘Street
Stanford Avenue
Oberlin Students Endorse Revised Honor System
Oberlin College students vote to retain an honor system with seven changes aimed at education first, morale building, and tailored penalties. The plan shifts focus from punitive action to preventing cheating by improving student ethics and reporting standards while allowing direct student-fender discussions when appropriate. Authorities anticipate the outcome depends on the honor committee’s ability to foster a strong student morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
O. Oet
Obbelin Tolieze Stude
Iia
Ater
Italian quake leaves dozens dead and hundreds injured
An Adriatic centered earthquake struck central Italy from Rimini to Rome causing widespread damage. Reports say about 30 dead and scores injured with 60 hospitalized in Singigaglia and Ancona. Communications were disrupted as buildings cracked and panicked residents fled into the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancona
Italy
Adriatic
Rimini
Rome
Singaglia
Anconia
Singigaglia
Adriatic Sea
Zara
Sagnetavia
Sinigagla
Pesaro
Fabriano
Rariera
Risia
Flying Squadron Meeting At Ridgeville
Four county office candidates and Rev Virgil Jump of La Grange M E Church will speak at the Flying Squadron meeting in Ridgeville Town Hall at 3 P M tomorrow. Speakers include Don W Morers for prosecutor N D Backus for county treasurer Clarence E Adams for sheriff and Charles Murray for county commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Adams
Professor Kelser
Doc Backus
D. W. Myers
Charlie Murray
Wellington
County Commissioners Office
Tom Peebles
William Mitchell
Jim
Francis Seibering
Frank Stetser
Amherst Town Hall
Virgil Jump
la Grange M. E. Church
Lorain County Dry Federation
Ridgeville
Don W. Morers
N. D. Backus
Clarence E Adams
Charles Murray
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elyria Hospital
EF. F. Allen
J.C. Boylan
A .L. Garford
T. T. Robinson
F. A. Smythe
S. H. Squire
C. E. Tucker
Henry Wurst
Col. Ebbert
Col
F. B. Ebbert
Wilbur
Interior Department
Seiberling
Andicore
Mussolini
Russia
Canada
United States
Service General
Mes
Bos
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!