Fire loss in Elyria rises sharply in 1998 eight months
Fire Chief Wallace N Bates released a report showing eight month losses totaling 39630 82 in 1998 versus 10956 17 in 1937 38. The Elyria Belting and Machinery Co fire in July caused about 25 00 in losses and August totals fell to 75, down from 524 19 last year. Alarms reached 144 this year matching last year and the August response was 27 compared with 19 in 1938. The Belting blaze was Elyria’s costliest since 1937 Dry Goods fire. the 1938 year end loss was 16323 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biyria
Corres
Wallace N. Bates
Bates
Elyria Belting and Machinery Company
Elyria
Auto Salesman Is Fair Trip Winner
One of Ohio's Lincoln Motor Company contest winners for June and July was Dean Standen of J. R. Dall. He earned a three day all expense trip to the World's Fair and traveled to New York with seven other regional salesmen under the supervision of E. G. Wilson, Lincoln Division Manager. The event drew top Lincoln Zephyr salesmen from across the nation to the fair and a special program in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lincoln Motor Company
Dean Standen
J. R. Dall
Lincoln
Lincoln-Zephyr
Standen
New York
E. G. Wilson
Cleveland
Lincoln- Zephyr
Elyrian Named to Survey Brown Fence Retail Stores
Ralph E. Young of 209 Furnace Street has been appointed special representative for Brown Fence and Wire Co. of Cleveland. He will survey the company’s retail stores from Adrian Michigan to Memphis Tennessee as a personal representative of company president Charles R. Underhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Young
Furnace Street
Brown Fence and Wire Co
Cleveland
Wil
Adrian
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
Young
Charles R. Underhill
Elyrian Named On State Committee
J. W. Smith president of the Elyria Real Estate Board is named among realtors appointed to Ohio Real Estate Association committees for the coming year. He will serve on the Taxation Committee chaired by former Ohio governor Myers Y. Cooper. Announcement by John W. Galbreath of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Smith
Elyria Real Estate Board
Ohio Real Estate Association
John W. Galbreath
Columbus
Smith
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio
No Mail Deliveries To Be Made Monday
Elyria post office will be closed all day Monday for Labor Day. Usual holiday dispatches will go out, but no local deliveries except special delivery mail. Residents needing mail to other cities should use special delivery service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
C. J. Sartor
Sartor
Elyrians
Auto Driver Fined in Reckless Driving Case
Alex Fox of Stop 7 was fined $10 and costs yesterday after arraignment before Justice C C Lord on a reckless driving charge connected to a Gulf road traffic accident a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Fox
Stop 7
Justice C. C. Lord
Gulf Road
Court actions open across multiple Lorain county cases
In a common pleas petition Earl H. Wurst seeks nullification of Henry W. Wurst trust from the 1833 will and a partition of property with Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co. named as defendants. John and Cora Barkley seek to quiet title in Amherst township. Donald E. Prentice is granted a divorce from Mary Prentice for wilful absence. Home Owners Loan Corp. files foreclosure suit against William A. Boals at 318 Winckles St. for 2255. Mary E. Thomas sues Walter Bischoff for 10192 for injuries from a traffic crash at Routes 20 and 301.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Wurst
Common Pleas Court
Henry W. Wurst
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co
John
Cora Barkley
Amherst Township
Home Owners Loan Corp
William A. Boals
Winckles Street Et al
Elyria
Mary E. Thomas
Third Street
Walter Bischoff
Stanford Avenue
Grass Fire Burns Rail Ties and Pole Near Blake Street
A grass fire about 9 30 P M yesterday destroyed railroad use and badly damaged a power line pole east of Blake Street on property of the New York Central Railroad. Hot coke from a locomotive starter caused the blaze. Central Fire Department responded, the 148th alarm of 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake Street
New York Central Railroad
Central Fire Department
War Cabinet Formed as Britain Mobilizes for Conflict
Cabinet ministers and defense heads pledge portfolios to Chamberlain for a war cabinet as Britain moves to a full war footing. Air raid precautions are set on a war basis while the army and navy mobilize. Millions flee target zones as the King authorizes mobilization and emergency powers bills pass. The procedure to declare war centers on a cabinet decision, royal proclamation, and Gazette publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hitler
Army
Navy
George
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Mansion House
Ely
Warsaw Bomb Raid Deepens Polish War Crisis
Reported German air raids over Warsaw continue as Heinkel planes drop bombs on the city in an attack that killed and wounded civilians, while Polish defenses fire back. The war status was declared by President Moscicki, though formal war declaration was not issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Heinkels
Poland
Ignace Moscicki
Moscicki
Germany
Heinkel
100 Certificates For School Bus Drivers Granted
The Lorain County Board of Education awarded certificates to approximately 100 school bus drivers at its regular monthly meeting. New drivers must pass a physical examination and receive endorsements from three parents of daily riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Unusual Bunch Of Plums On Display
Two large bunches of Lombard plums totaling 49 will be shown in Elyria Hardware Co window today by A F Reinke of 442 Adams Street. One bunch holds 30 plums and the other 19, both large and fully developed. They were grown on Reinke's tree, and he says he has hundreds more similar bunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Hardware Company
A. F. Reinke
Adams Street
Reinke
Petitions Filed By 17 More Candidates
Seventeen more candidates filed petitions for township and village offices with the board of elections. Names listed include Herbert W. Green for Avon village council, Maurice F. Banks for Carlisle township constable, John Dingos and M. S. Cramer for Clearview School board, A. C. Bennett for Grafton township clerk, G. E. Gardner for Grafton township justice, Edward Schramm for Graf ton Village treasurer, Glenn I. Hobbs for Russia township trustee, Robert Parrish for Russia township clerk, Rudolph Neuman and Harry Gibson for Oberlin constable, Stead Booth for Russia township board of education, Emmett Nash and Robert Dame for Sheffield Lake trustee, Fred LeRoy for Sheffield Lake trustee, and Henry Muller for Sheffield Lake marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Elections
Herbert W. Green
Avon Village
Maurice F. Banks
Carlisle Township
John Dingos
M. S. Cramer
Clearview
A. C. Bennett
Grafton
G. E Gardner
Grafton Township
Lucy M. Robson
Edward Schramm
Russian
Glenn I. Hobbs
Russia
Rotarians To Hear Education Official At Lunch
Rotarians will hear B A Aughinbaugh supervisor of Visual Instruction for the State Department of Education speak at the regular weekly luncheon Tuesday noon at the Elks Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Aughinbaugh
State Department of Education
Rotary Club
Elks
Four Men Fined On Driving Charges At Oberlin Hill
Four motorists were fined 16 dollars and costs each, totaling 18 dollars, after arraignment by Justice Preston L. Coon. Constable C. C. Smith handled the Carlisle township case. Accused drivers included Cletus Creeger of Tiffin Edward Cooney of Cushocton Rudolph Schenker and Harold Gillespie of Cleveland for reckless driving on Hale's Hill Oberlin road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston L. Coon
C. C. Smith
Carlisle Township
Hale's Hill
Oberlin Road
Cletus Creeger
Tiffin
Edward Cooney
Coshocton
Rudolph Schenker
Harold Gillespie
Cleveland
Delivery Service Ad Repeats Contact Info
By Mrs. Esther Wood lists a delivery service at 306 N Professor St with phone 550 and call 463. A second line repeats with 53 K Lorain St and same contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Wood
N. Professor St
Oberlin Schools Open Wednesday Schedule Shift
Oberlin Ohio school system announces a one day delay with all grades starting Wednesday September 6. Grade schools open at 840 AM and high school at 845 AM marking a shift from the previous Tuesday start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin, O
Barbara Jean Dudley Weds David Coffman
The marriage of Miss Barbara Jean Dudley and David Randolph Coffman was solemnized today at 11 o clock in the garden at the Dudley home on West College street. Rev Joseph Dudley read the service, and Eleanor Barnard played the music as the bride wore white brocaded taffeta with seed pearls. The wedding party included Virginia Richardson as maid of honor and Mrs R F Burnham as matron of honor, with brothers Thomas A Coffman and William L Coffman serving as best man and usher. A wedding breakfast followed at Oberlin Inn for about forty guests, with guests from several cities. The couple will reside in Lansing Michigan after a short wedding trip. both are Syracuse University alumni from the class of 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Dudley
C. H. Dudley
David Randulph Coffmen
R. Bb. Coffman
Rocky River
Dudley
West College Street
Joseph Dudley
Berlin Heights
Eleanor Barnard
Virginia Richardson
Oberlin
R. F. Burnham
Annisquam
Mass
Thomas A. Coffman
William L. Coffman
Oberlin Inn
Lansing
Mich
Bethlehem
South Euclid
Homer
Lincoln
Neb
Shaker Heights
Elyria
Wellington
Coffman
Syracuse University
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Prosecuting Attorney Howard Butler Speaker at Regular Meeting
Prosecuting Attorney Howard Butler delivered the opening remarks at the regular meeting. He outlined upcoming cases and emphasized community safety measures while fielding questions from residents and council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Butler
Oberlin Rotary to Host Fish Fry at Rosa Farm Camp
The Oberlin Rotary invites members to a luncheon Thursday and a fish fry next Thursday evening September 7 at 6 50 at the Boy Scout camp on the Rosa farm six miles west of Oberlin. Vincent Hurt will show pictures from his western Scout trip this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Rotary
Oberlin Inn
Rosa Farm
Oberlin
Vincent Hurt
Scouts
Union Services at First Methodist Sunday Morning
Union services of the First Church First Methodist and First Baptist will be held Sunday September 3 at the First Methodist church at 11 oclock. Rev S Lee Whiteman Jr will preach on Love at Work Dr H C Burr will discuss The Turmoil in Europe at the United Men's class meeting at 9 45 All men are invited Regular church school services will be held at 9 45 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church
First Methodist
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
S. Lee Whiteman, Jr
H. C. Burr
Europe
W A C Convention Draws Largest Ohio Delegation
Mrs Electa Sage and Mrs Helen Cameron returned to Oberlin after attending the national W A C convention in Pittsburgh. Ohio led with forty six delegates. Officers elected include Effie Carrol as National President Grace Hahn as Sr Vice President Neil Cappe as Jr Vice President Grace Johnson as Treasurer Ann Weaver as Chaplain and an executive board with Orva Turner Anna Vincent Conn Ethel Johnson Bessie Morseburger and Effie Rouscher. The next convention will be in Springfield Illinois. Local residents visiting Oberlin include Mr and Mrs R A Wolff of Kalamazoo and Mrs A G Comings and Mrs E K Richards. Other scenes show Mr and Mrs Richard Landis of Pittsburgh visiting Oberlin and S L Powers family attending the State Fair in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa Sage
Helen Cameron
Oberlin
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Effie F. Carrol
Department of
Grace Johnson
Toledo
Ann Weaver
Department of Texas
Orva Turner
Iowa
Anna L. Vincent
Ethel Johnson
Ill
Bessie Morseburger
Rhode Island
Effie Rouscher
W. Va
Springfield
Illinois
R. A Wolff
Kalamazoo
Much
J. E. Wickler
West College Street
A. G. Comings
E. K. Richards
Comings Cottage
Little Manistee River
Michigan
Richard Landis
George B. Landis
East College Street
S. L. Powers
Allen and
Joyce
Columbus
Amherst Schools To Open Tuesday In Amherst
Amherst O Sept 2 The school bell will summon classes to resume Tuesday morning. Six new teachers join the faculty Eleanor Purdy Jessie Mathews James Ehrman Horrer Haines Betty Herl Hulda Berger St Joseph parochial school also opens with several faculty changes Sister Beatrice Marie leaves for a year in Washington DC Kathleen teaches seventh and eighth grades and other sisters handle primary grades Local church events and visits are noted with community members and families referenced primarily from Amherst and nearby areas
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Amherst. O
Eleanor Purdy
Jessie Mathews
James Ehrman
Horrer Haines
Betty Herl
Hulda Berger
St. Joseph Parochial School
Beatrice Marie
Washington, DC
Kathleen
Maryn
Roseann
Lillian
Cleveland Man Fined for Intoxication and Damaged Car
Roy Lorber of Cleveland was fined $3 and costs after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro for intoxication. Police arrested him Thursday when found asleep in his car, driven by his female companion who had no license and said she was driving due to Sorber’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lorber
Cleveland
Joseph Q. Petro
Sorber
Salvation Army Plans Memorial Service
The Salvation Army will hold a Sunday evening memorial for the late Mrs. George Paul. Major and Mrs La Ploun of Norwalk Ohio will be the guest speakers. The service begins at 7:43 PM. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
George Paul
Army
la Ploun
Norwalk
Ohio
Three Boys Held For Stealing Melons
Three boys aged between 13 and 18 were turned over to Juvenile authorities today by deputy sheriffs for stealing melons from the Walter Grobe farm on Telegraph road. They were apprehended yesterday afternoon after a complaint prompted the deputies’ action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Grobe
Telegraph Road
Troop Advances Blazoned. Beuben Bombardment Reported
Reports describe German troop advances as a triumphant march with no casualty figures except two German civilians killed and 34 wounded in Beuben, upper Silesia, after Polish light artillery bombardment. Nazi publicity asserts Britain bears responsibility for aiding Poland and urges Britain to stay out to avoid further aggravation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beuben
Upper Silesia
Britain
Poland
Plan Pageant For Amherst Old Home Week
A large group of Amherst civic and church representatives met with Air Roderman to form a talent committee for the Old Home Week pageant. The production will feature 11 or 12 episodes tracing Amherst’s history from its founding, with auditions for 16 and older local women Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the Town Hall to select a queen Miss Columbia and eight princesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Air Roderman
Roderman
South Amherst
Brownhelm
Columbia
Amherst Temple of Pythian Sisters Resume Meetings
Amherst temple groups announce a return to meetings after summer recess. The Stone City Chapter of Eastern Stars also plans to convene Wednesday evening, marking their first gathering of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Temple of Pythian Sisters
Stone City
Eastern Stars
Markets Hilevatnar Prices Grain and hay prices listed
Grain and product quotations include WHEAT No 2 red 81 to 85 cents per bushel with various No 1 and No 3 grades. CORN No 2 yellow around 49 to 54 cents, OATS White No 2 around 43 to 38 cents, plus other bids and flour by the Montana Milling Co. Hay and straw prices cover timothy, mixed hay, clover, and alfalfa, with ranges from about 7.50 to 12.90 per ton and straw around 3.90 to 7.00. Milling and feed items noted with small lots and jobbing terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilevatnar
Moantana Milling Co
Timothy
Stimathy
Dears
Three Lorain County 4-H Members Win at State Fair
Lorain County 4-H Club members Wayne Aldrich and Harv Butler from La Grange earned first place for their Model Airplanes team demonstration at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Margaret Bartter of Columbia Station was runner-up in individual demonstrations, tied with Zora Marian of New Waterford for first with an A plus. Marian won solo for Party Favors while Bartter’s Simple Salads placed second. Both boys will attend the Ohio 4-H Club Congress at Ohio State University Sept 17-22 with expenses paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Columbus
Wayne Aldrich
Harv Butler
la Grange
Margaret Bartter
Columbia Station
Miss Bartter
Zora Marian
New Waterford
Columbiana County
Miss Marla
Butter
Miss Marian
Ohio State University
Elyria Boy Hit by Auto Suffered Leg Wounds
Edward White son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth White 711 East Avenue was struck by a car while running between parked cars in front of his home noon today. The vehicle driven by Mrs Arndt Ridgeville stopped. Edward was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital with a leg laceration and abrasions. driver not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward White
Kenneth White
East Avenue
C Arndt
Ridgeville
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Car crash damages fender on Broad street
Martin Koklauner of Cleveland drove into Mrs. G. E. Wieseki, 408 Kenyon Avenue, as her car was backed from a parking space on Broad street yesterday. The fender on Koklauner’s vehicle was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Koklauner
Cleveland
Broad Street
G. E. Wieseki
Kenyon Avenue
Market Prices for Fresh Produce Listed From A to Z
A dense list of produce items with prices and bulk units. Entries include BEANS BEETS BROCCOLI CABBAGE CANTALOUPES CAULIFLOWER CELERY CORN CUCUMBERS DILL EGGPLANT ENDIVE ESCAROLE GRAPES HONEYROCKS LEEKS LEMONS LIMA BEANS MUSHROOMS ONIONS PARSLEY PARSNIPS PEARS PEPPERS and various varieties. Prices show per basket per pound per peck, with many items marked poorer quality or bulk pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escarole
Lestycce
Uuc
Rochesters
Alberta
Death of George WM. Dague in Jeromesville
Mr and Mrs Byron Dague and Mr and Mrs Allan Van Wormer were summoned to Jeromesville by the death of George WM Dague. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 PM at Sickes funeral home Jeromesville. John B Meranti’s body was moved to the late residence at 1806 West Avenue for Monday services at 8 30 AM then 9 AM at St Marys Church with burial at St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Dague
Allan van Wormer
Jeromesville
George WM. Dague
Sickés Funeral Home
John B. Meranti
Bittner
West Avenue
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Dorsz Rites Held for Lorainresident George A Dorsz
George Albert Dorsz died at his Lorain home after a sudden heart attack at age 70. Born in Poland he moved from Berea 42 years ago and worked at American Shipbuilding Co. He belonged to the Church of the Nativity and the Alliance of Poles in America. Survived by his wife Anna and six children including Ignatius Alexander Leo and three daughters, plus two brothers and a sister, 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements include removal from Bittner Funeral Home to his residence Sunday, with services Tuesday at 8:30 am and 9 am at the Church of the Nativity. burial in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Albert Dorsz
Washington Avenue
Lorain
Poland
Berea
American Shipbuilding Co
Church of the Nativity
Alliance of Poles In America
Anna
Ignatius
Alexander
Leo
Rose Boroski
Dominic Potocki
Alex Lakoski
Jacob Dorsz
Elyria
Peter
Mantua
Ohio
Mary Dorsz
Huron
Bittner
L J. Dembowski
Calvary Cemetery
Protest Planned Over Route Sign Change Near Toledo
The Route 20 Association led by J. V. Metz of Monroeville announced a protest against proposed business route markings near Toledo. A consignment of 400 new signs from Columbus is awaited. The group previously signaled opposition to maps by the State Bridge Commission listing Routes 2 and 6 over the Sandusky Bay toll bridge as main routes to the New York World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 20 Association
Toledo
J. V. Metz
Monroeville
Columbus
State Bridge Commission
Sandusky Bay Toll Bridge
Postponed Lorain Youth Council Meeting
Announcement states the Lorain County Cooperative Youth Council cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday evening is postponed due to the Labor Day holiday. The rescheduled meeting is set for 8 P M on Monday September 11 at the Farm Bureau offices on Huron Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Cooperative Youth Council Cabinet
Farm Bureau
Huron Street
Elyria Library to Close Monday for Labor Day
The Elyria Library will close Monday for Labor Day with a winter schedule starting Tuesday. The adult department will remain open evenings throughout the winter season, per the announced plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Gdy
Camden Caucus Nominates Township Candidates
At a Camden township caucus last night voters named John Rothe trustee Hugh Whitney clerk James Barry and Kemp Whitney constables and R J Davidson and Jay Whitney for the Camden township board of education Nominations will be filed with the board of elections for the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
John Rothe
Hugh Whitney
James Barry
Kemp Whitney
R. J. Davidson
Jay Whitney
Camden Township Board of Education
Board of Elections
Car rear damaged in Second Street collision
Jeanne B. Boggs of 353 12th street reported her car was struck on Second street at 10 A M today. Emelie Justice of Wheeling West Virginia drove the other car and caused the rear damage, according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne B. Boggs
12Th Street
Second Street
Emelie Justice
Wheeling
W. Va
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Elyrian
Bccor
Donald E. Prentice
Mary Prentice
D. A. Cook
Commons
Lords
O'Connor Prowe
Robert Herrick
K. Lorain St
David Coffman
Union Services
B. A. Jenne
Church, St
Phone
Altar Rosary Society
St. Joseph's Church
Hospital News
Leo Kingsley
R. D
A. C. van Pufflin
Geneva
O. H. Baker
van Pufflin
Irma Lindenmeyer
Clair Stiwald
Geraldine Cooper
Saginaw, Mich
Salvation Army Plans
Sudro- Curtis
Marny
Brudge
Jem
Bread
Phowe
Kolinski & Standen
Fl Savings Trust
County Wan
Bbc Bu
Pippin
Deetz
Chrysler
George M. Dague
Meranti Funeral
Devoe
Daves
Loeffler
Broad Sf
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