Oberlin High School Opens Grid Practice For Fall Season
Oberlin Ohio September reports the first football practice as ten lettermen expected to return. A full schedule lists nine away games and two home games including Berea Elyria Tiffin Norwalk Bellevue Sandusky Willard Tiffin Jr Home. Community events note Legion picnic and county auxiliary meeting with Oberlin representatives attending.
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Oberlin
Berea
Elyria
Tiffin
Norwalk
Fremont
Bellevue
Hers
Sandusky
Willard
Here
Tifin Jr
Sparks Blame Fire At Oberlin Home On Chimney Embers
Fire damaged the roof of Forest Williams residence at 285 South Main Street after chimney sparks ignited the roof this morning. Chemicals doused the blaze and only minor damage resulted. Bries report a Pythian Sisters meeting set for Friday September 9 at 7 pm in lodge rooms. Police found a recently licensed auto linked to A Rosenthal at 318 Lodi Street abandoned with clothing inside and placed in the city pound.
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Oberlin
Forest Williams
South Main Street
Pythian Sisters
A. Rosenthal
Lodi Street
Washington Avenue
Cily Pound
Catholic Diocesan Address Honors Bishop Schrembe
The Cleveland diocese marks the fifth anniversary of Bishop Schrembe's installation with a public ceremony broadcast on WHK and WGAR. M P Mooney will speak, with Newton D. Baker, Charles E. Adams, Eugene Quigley, and Mrs. William J. Bush as speakers, praising the church and community welfare. A 500 car caravan from Lorain deanery is expected for the reception. clergy from Lorain and Elyria attend.
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WHK
WGAR
M. P. Mooney
Schrembe
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Eugene Quigley
Catholic Charities Corp
Bishop Scrembs
William J. Bushes
National Council of Catholic Women
McFadden
Lorain Deanery
the Reys
Isidor Rafferty
Lambert Graf
David Ramos
Ernest Rickert
John Johnston
A. P. Ferreri
J. G Hamrack
W. J. Vukomic
Lorain
Leo J. Brissell
James T. Daley
Elyria
County debt and tax delinquencies summarized
The article outlines county bonded indebtedness of 503,250 tied to the tuberculosis sanatorium and county home. It notes a proposed provision making districts liable if they benefit but cannot pay. Debits relate to these bonds only, requiring 23.28 mills to retire bonds and interest. Officials cite over 1,000,000 dollars in total tax delinquency.
Lorain County Fair Names Prize Winners 86th Annual
Clerks at the Lorain County Fair Grounds announced premium awards after the eighty six thannual fair closed Tuesday. Thirteen cattle winners included L M Betts Wellington F C Betts Wellington and others with Webber Jones and Webber Jones noted as Four H Club exhibitors. Poultry sweepstakes went to W C Schmidt Berea for 1520 head of poultry. Goat winners included Roy Miller LaGrange Saanen champion Paul Fisher Westerville Toggenburg champion and James Dewhurst Elyria Nubian champion with Dewhurst grand champion overall. Floral and horse winners listed with Belgians Angersbach Brothers Amherst and others. Pulling records set by a 6050 lb Beorse? winner and 7020 lb prize to Fischer Fruit Farm New London.
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Lorain County Fair
Lorain County
L. M. Betts
Wellington
F. C. Betts
It. L. Camp
LaGrange
H. L. Dalton Wakeman
Merie Pen
Schmidt
Sussex
Roy Miller
LaGrangs
Toggenburg
Paul Fisher
Westerville
Saanen
James Dewhurst
R. D
Elyria
Dewhurst
Hecock Floral Company
J. P. Diedrich Sots
Ridgevills
Edich M. Hall
Clifford Pierce
Amherst
EB. J. Arias
Mre. O. van Hamn
W. J. Boyd
Sheffield
A. L. Wise
Grafton
Lovell Heilman
New London
Angersbach Brothers
Amhearst
William Plas
Bert Squires
Carlisle
G. B. Warner
Milton Belmer
Fisher Fruit Farm
Roland Law
Valley City
Vic Walters
Enrollments vary across Franklin district schools
The seventh and eighth grades list 217 students. Franklin totals 337, up by three from day one. Hamilton 241, down three. Garford 242, down 12. Ely 369, down 15. Allen 143, up six. Crip pled and deaf class counts remain steady. Opportunity 15, up two. Edison estimated at 200 for new school, with students shifting from other schools. Ninth grade counted in high school totals. Jefferson seventh and eighth included in grade totals.
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Franklin School
Hamilton School
Garford School
Ely School
Allen School
Gates Hospital
Opportunity School
Edison School
Jefferson School
Enrollment shifts listed for area schools show gains and losses
The report details enrollment changes for multiple schools, with Penfield gaining 13 to 248, Fields up 2 to 75, Sheffield up 19 to 237, and South Amherst up 2 to 448. Smaller enrollments declined at Clearview 462 down 20, Vincent 223 down 5, Eaton 280 down 7, Henrietta 207 down 9, Huntington 115 down 18. Two centralized schools yet to open had 1,116 enrollments last year, Amherst 80 and La Grange 308.
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Penfield
Fields
Sheffield
South Amherst
Clearview
Vincent
Eaton
Henrietta
Huntington
Amherst
la Grange
Alcibiades Buys Dog to Spark Talk in Athens
The ancient figure Alcibiades bought a remarkably beautiful dog for a large sum and then cut off its tail. He explained he did this so Athenians would talk about the dog and overlook his other deeds.
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Alcibiades
Wellington Elects Kane To Council After Mayor's Death
A Wellington village council meeting elected Hugh Kane a council member to fill the vacancy from Mayor L. D. Smith's death. Franklin Jones was chosen president to succeed Eldo Lehman. An ordinance abolished a $1.59 monthly service charge for electricity outside the village, replacing it with a flat rate two cents higher per kilowatt. The change affects 35 customers and ends the two-year-old temporary surcharge.
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Wellington
Hugh Kane
Board of Public Affairs
Patches on Pants and Hidden Bankroll in Pie Scheme
Chicago, Sept. George Karnavalos, 73, arrested for peddling pies without a license. He wore 21 patches on his pants and hid a $7,516 bankroll, with two $500 bills missing when counted. Patrolman John Fry suspended amid shortage probe. Karnavalos, guided by the Greek consul, bought a pre selling license and planned to return to Greece to visit his wife and five children.
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Chicago
George Karnavalos
Patroiman
John Fry
Karnavelos
Fountain Rays Bleach Leaves, Observer Says
A nature observer in Ely Park notes the illuminated fountain in Alyria bleaching the underside of a maple’s leaves. He cites actinic light from seven 1000 watt lamps, focusing colored lenses to intensify rays, causing a visible chemical change. Park authorities face potential damage if foliage deteriorates, given the tree's health and replacement difficulty.
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Alyria
Ely Park
Crow Again In County Home Admittance Delayed
County Home superintendent Reuben Baus reports Mike Crow who fled three times was to be admitted after filing formal application. Crow’s rule violations mean he must wait his turn for entry as the home is currently full and several applicants remain on the waiting list.
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Mike Crow
Reuben Baus
Baus
Crow
Police Sergeant Builds 51 Room Cape Cod Home
Police Sergeant Curtis Hamlin plans a 51 room brick Cape Cod Colonial home on East River street by Cornell avenue, aiming for December completion. Work also begins on store reconstruction at Broad Street and Washington avenue, formerly Mangel's Dress Shop, to house Standard Drug Company.
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Curtis Hamlin
East River Street
Cornell Avenue
Mangel’s
Broadstreet and
Washington Avenue
Standard Drug Company
Bridge inventory notes and fines in city actions
The report lists 6 847 state bridges with 459 railway separations and 575 inside municipalities. It details numbering by county route and distance, shows weight limits on metal plates, notes 283 subway separations and 55 392 culverts, and mentions a $5 fine for Albert Ankefer for intoxication.
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Burkey
Markets Report from Cleveland for March Prices
Markets show steady to higher tones across produce, poultry, and livestock with specific bids listed for butter, eggs, potatoes, hogs, cattle, sheep, grain, flour, hay, and byproduct feeds. Notable items include hogs holdover, cattle strong, lambs rising, corn and wheat quotes, and multiple freight and feed prices from the Cleveland Grain and Hay Exchange.
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Cleveland F
Ohio
New York
Asher
Wes
Virginia
Cleveland Grain and Hay Exchange
Old Fashioned Fiddler Contest Featured at Fall Fiesta
A local Erie area Fall Fiesta will feature an old fashioned fiddlin contest inviting contestants from surrounding communities. Entrants must be fifty or older to compete for the Champion Old Fashioned Fiddler of Northern Ohio, with a savings cup for the winner.
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Guy Lombardo
Vincent Lopez
Paul Whitman
Congress
Bob Burns
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Nellie Gray
Ohio Fair Hosts Largest Rabbit Display Ever
The Lorain county fair reports 452 rabbits exhibited the largest rabbit display ever seen at an Ohio fair. Poultry totals reach 1 52 head, with 92 horses and ponies, 103 cattle, 89 sheep and 168 hogs. Four-H exhibits include nearly 500 exhibitors with 140 boys and 340 girls in their clubs. A state examiner praised the Four-H displays as the best this year.
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Lorain County
Ohio
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Oberlin Inn
R. D. A. Guan
West Lorain Street
Ross Gunn
Burns Gunn
Conner Gunn
Helen Gunn
Detroit
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T. H. Wells
Gunn
Harriet Peck
Millicent Hume
Alliance
Agnes Squire
Lakewood
Margaret Houghton
East College Street
C. M. Byars
Spring Street
Ernest Elder
Celestove
Liverpool
England
G. A. Lawrence
Talcott Hall
Center Harbor
Bud Pfaff
Bert
Dick Shafer
Camp Sunrise
Orwell
Vermont
Simmon
Middle Ave
5Th Street
Western Reserve Finance
Turner Block
Violet Curtice
Herrick Ave
East
Junior Grisaiager
Courtland
Aane
Roscoe Kauffman
Herrick Auditorium
First Baptist Church of Wellington
Hebron Association
H. West
F. L. Scoville
H. N. Hyde
Lucy Zimpher
Edith West
Erma Scoville
John 4 Hilliker
C. E. Baylor
Velma Hilliker
Wheaton College
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Baptist Church
St. Louis
Boston
Hall Daniel
Richard E. Eby
Lawrence Eyres
Calvin Bush
J. Lester Harnish
Orion G. Johnson
H. K. Finley
Calvary
Joseph Babbitt
St. Ann’s Hospital
Cranor
Central Police Station
Police Women's Bureau
Gary Gibbons
Martin Gibbons
Bennett Street
Neal
Gibbons
Falls Clinic
Lad
Maynard Elliott
Milton Elliott
Wellington Eagles
Milo Voutheimer
American Legion
Clarence Garias
Allan
John Branson
Ray Andrus
John Stacey
Milo Yoxtheimer
Charles Cassel
Bill
Dutch Moore
Harry Greetham
Fred Greetham
Burt
Clarence Curtice
Clint Battles
Lofty Lowe
K. R. Brouse
Clifton West
Walter
Wilbur Sutliff
Webber Bearer
Harold Prosser
Clyde Bradstock
A. Tv. Shields
Florida
Ray Coates
Betty
Wanda
Mrs. Coates
Sidney Grissinger
Mr. Coates
Keith Andrews
Entre Neus Club
Courtland Street
Arthur Mason
Hilda
E. M. Vincent
Columbus
Cheryl Ann
Milford
Durrell Battles
B. B. Battles
James
D. Blake Battles
Marjory Holiday
L. EB. Holiday
Fred Edwards
Barker Street
Charles McKinney
McKinney
West Point
Allen Pillivant
Harvey Myers
Fred ‘Myers
Parma
Clevsland
Albert Ankefer
W. H. van Oster
Myrtelle
Dreamland
Leveland LivesTock
Jem Armitage
Maggie
Zanesville
Frank
Bowers
Fred Quigley
Ralph Waldo Emerson
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
Court Street
Elyria Credit Rating Bureau
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