Grafton Oil Boom Tells of Early Local Prosperity
In Grafton eight miles southeast of Elyria the late 1870s oil boom drew hundreds of prospectors, sparking rapid settlement and a rush of wells. Initial successes yielded high daily production but flows waned, ending with only small yields and a shift to milling and foundry work as the village grew from its 1616 founding by Major William Tigasell and early arrivals.
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Elyria Res
Grafton
William Tigarsell
Berkshire County
Mass
Jonathan Rawson
John
Genege Sibley
Seth C.ang Thomas Ingersoll
Majac
Sibleys
Ingersolls
Elyria
Comlurs
Iou
Yas
Aly Erastus Jones
Pennsylvania
Nature
Gralion Pul
Oour
Scientists Peel an Atom Energy Test At Columbia
Two Columbia University scientists described how they peeled the skin off a hydrogen atom and measured energy using a secret wavelength. Lamb and Retherford tested a Mc Dirac theory of electron levels, found partial agreement, and hailed potential future research value.
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New York
Columbia University
Br. Willis Lamb
Robert Retherford
Lamb
Retherford
Lo Rabi
Columbia
Rabi
Paul A. Mc Dirac
Cambridge University
Agamn
Guests at dinner in La Grange and area
Local social news lists numerous guests at dinners and gatherings in La Grange and nearby towns. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Walcox and family, Clyde Nugent on leave from Florida, Sparks, Freeman, Huggins, and Cor nelius Vandenbourg families, Miss Ruth Wagner, Mrs. Edward Reisinger, and others. Events cover birthdays, hospital news, and a Brownie troop meeting with eleven members.
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George Hamburger
Wile Lian
Howard Winson
Winson
Armherat
Ruben Woodruff
Airs
George Woodruff
Rochester
N. VW
Rochester University
Theodore Camp
John Downs
Wellington
la Grange
Lagrange
Walcox
Wilma
Sune
G. M
Clyde Nugent
Green Cave Springs
Fla
Charlez Sparks
Pat
Georgia Freeman
Hiram Huggins
West Salem
South Amherst
Huuday
Grace Carmen
Sungaoy
Cornelius Vandenbourg
Columbia Station
Allan Carew
Elyria
Wayne Carmen
Jay Carmen
Hamberges
Ruth Wagner
Buffalo
N. V
Edward Reisinger
Mount Vernon
Bechner
Oberlin
William
Wilma Moore
Valley City
Lena Kiasek
Jathel Baldwin
Detroit
Mich
Fred Martin
Nancy Lea
Memorial Hospital
Raymond Ketchum
Lawrence Johnson
Amarillo
Texas
Ted Johnson
Helen Ubnak
Litchfield
John Ketchum
Ales
Ketcnim
Nell
Holcomb
Stella Aldrich
Belden
Brownies
Brownie Troop
Reaper
Ruth Opler
Zors Phillips
Chicago
Kay Cawie
Kipton
Charles Opfer
East Mainetree
Sire
William McWilliams
Kathryn
William Jr
Frank Corder
Ruth McWilliams
Esther Corder
Alden Hopkins
and Airs
Stewards to Attend School by Local 101 Union
United Auto Workers Local 101 will send stewards to a school at the Western Automatic Machine Screw Company plant in October. George N. Love announced the program, intended to form “a more perfect union.” The course covers grievance basics and a contract review focusing on seniority, open to any CSO member in good standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers Local 101
Western Automatic Machiné Scréw Company
George N. Love
CSO
Frightened Team Bolts Smash Car in West Texas Accident
In Odessa a horse drawn wagon frightened by a passing car bolted into the street. The wagon rammed the auto, the horses pushing the vehicle about 60 yards from its parking spot before stopping. Estimated damage remains unclear from the fragmentary report.
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Odessa
Tex
West Texas
Unclear Item Details From Partial OCR Record
The fragmentary text mentions a vehicle with a broken carburetor and parking lights. It references a date and a price around 900 dollars, plus notes on a cracked windshield and winds. No clear entities or event context are present in readable form.
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Oita
Bat
Apt
Seepee
Piaceite
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Apare
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Automobile
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Ance
Near Eve Ance and Trust Company
America
Truch Wim
Redington
Standard Commission
R. F. Redington
A.A.W. Stewards
Bill Monschein
River
Koehler Bases Agency
LaFayette
Johns-Manville
Contect
Lorain County
A. G. Reich
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Cleveland
Reich
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Wyckoff's
Cial Professional Care
Monte Wyckoff
Breed Street
Eldotread
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Elyria Telephone Co
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