New York Day by Day Gossip Threads Abroad
New York diary notes curious dispatches from Sept. 23 as O O McIntyre reports from Caracas and London. The column lists encounters with Mered ith Nichols visit to the Venezuelan legation, Bob and Madge Davis in town, and many theater and social figures such as Jed Kiley, Mary the Scottish Queen, Vince Barnett, Harry Pile, Chas Cochran, Will Mahorer, the Fairbankses, and Kar Stammers. Reports touch on Ozark sayings, cowboy humor, and local celebrity chatter amid travel, dining, and stage life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meredith Nicholsons
Caracas
Bob
Madge Davis
Gadabouts
London
Irving Thalberg
Aliso
Joe Cook
Chatham
Jed Kiley
Marbelle
Paris
Mary
Zwei
Harry Pile
Gaby
Albion
Jimmy Waik
Opening of Elyria Block Draws Big Crowd
Taken from our files recalls a 25 year old Elyria event with nearly a thousand attendees at the opening and public reception of the new Elyria Block. Traxler's orchestra played while 2,500 acres near Amherst were leased by Cleveland Fuel and Oil for gas and oil wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Elyria
Traxler
Elyria
Amherst
Cleveland Fuel and Oil Company
M. C
Chamber of Commerce
Dedication of Elyria Legion Post Next Friday
A police dog found two missing Mansfield men after 35 hours of searching by deputies and relatives. One man was found wandering in a daze on a Schramm Road farm woods as authorities conclude the extensive search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
American Legion
Mansfield
Schramm Road
Words Inadequate To Express Our Sympathy
Elyrians were shocked by a fatal bicycle accident injuring two boys and a Sunday crash east of Ridgertle sent four to hospital. The nation tallies traffic deaths as Americans face a rising motor vehicle danger and call for stricter safety on highways. Our sympathy goes to the Sparks and Baird families with their loss and the community urged to become more safety conscious on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ridgertle
Uniteed Press
America
Sparks
Baird
David Sparks
Jackie Baird
Census of Old People and Business Begun This Week
The Census Bureau launches a twofold census in Washington to tally old age residents and to survey seven major industries. Headquarters for old age work are in St Louis and for business census in Philadelphia with about 135,000 enumerators and 40,000 on relief. Field work starts January 2 and lasts four months, with results due after two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Census Bureau
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Conscience Fund Tales Linked to College Prank Return
A Baldwin Wallace alumnus sent $8 to be forwarded to Cuyahoga County officials to compensate for apple stealing years ago. The piece cites a Cleveland Plain Dealer column explaining the U S conscience fund traces to Madison era and notes various unsigned gifts, including a $30,000 contribution, with the fund now surpassing half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin-Wallace College
Cuyahoga County
B-W
Cleveland
Columa
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Plain Dealer
Berea
James Madison
Treasury Department
Madison
Europe
U. S. Treasury
Monroe
Roosevelt
Wilson
United States
Music plans spark at the county fair
Jim Armitage outlines a large music program for the county fair featuring Elyria acts and notable performers. Balls, Lang, Gere St Marie, and a Bod and Nero act headline a vaudeville night with dancing and costumes, promising a lively stage and public address setup for big crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everroze
Jon
Earone
Avalladie
Wes
B Lang
Avi
Times Square
Lorain County
Elyrians
Ohio
Gere St Marie
Will O
Harlan Brown
Allan VanWormer
Walter Smith
Bob Bur
Bod
Nero
Edy Bowerr Waitz
Anniversary notices honor early American leaders across years
A list of memorial anniversaries recounts John Sevier and other historical figures. It mentions Sevier as pioneer and governor of the short lived State of Franklin, with death in 1823, along with notes on John England, William Holmes McGufzer, George Crank, and Victoria C. W. Martin, listing birthplaces and roles like bishop, professor, editor and suffragist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sevier
Franklin
Tennessee
New Market
John England
Charleston
D. C
Ireland
William Holmes McGufzer
Ohio
Virginia
Charlottesville
Mary
Lewisburg
George Crank
Dayton
Chicago
Victoria C. W. Martin
New York City
Thomas Mott Osborne and early birth details in Ohio note
Born at Homer Ohio and Auburn New York for Thomas Mott Osborne a famed prison reformer. Died June 9 1927 at Homer Ohio and died Oct 20 1926 in Auburn New York.
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Homer
Ohio
Thomas Mott Osborne
New York
Auburn
N. Y
Notable 18th Century Naval Clash and 1934 Primate Installations
Fragmentary history notes recount the Bon Homme Richard under Paul Jones capturing the Serapis during the American Revolution era, Vincenzo Bellini, Gere Tunney defeating Jack Dempsey in 1934 boxing lore, Bishop Mueller becoming the first Primate of the German Protestant Church, and Governor Eugene Talmadge born in Forsyth, Georgia. The text also references Walter Lippmann as a noted political commentator from New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Paul Jones
Bish
Vincenzo Bellui
Gere Tunney
Pailadelpha
Jack Dempsey
Mueller
Topay
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Forsyth
Walter Lippman
New York City
Wakeman BRIEFS and Obscure Local News Briefs
Mrs. Breisch spent a day in Cleveland with friends while C. Breisch stayed with them during the week. The Hikins Club at School elected Florence Tor as President and Marie Youngsters as Vice President with Peabody as Secretary and Benson as Treasurer. A series of visits and local notes follow, mentioning Bricker family visits, Pat Heeke of Lorain, Frank Perker’s Oberlin visit, Clifford Campa ill, Kenyon workers, Mervin Kenyon’s Saturday trips, Horace Mazinis family, and the Peabody household remodeling. Attendance at Otter Seii College is noted for Paul Cooler, and oblique biographies and birthday notes for Hilda Dideluis and notable figures Michael J. Cleary, Warman Adams, William R. Leigh, Dr. John W. Withers. Today’s horoscope predicts spiritual focus with potential melancholy risk if not managed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Green
Brighton
Pat Heeke
Lorain
Kebron
Beatrice Peabody
Frank Perker
Oberlin
Elizabeth Booth
Clifford Campa
Slain Street
Kenyon
Witziaben Arto
New London
Mervin Kenyon
Clery Jaca
Horace Mazinis
George Barry
Tasd
Henry Hart
Fred Peabody
Wilts Wiace
Paul Cooler
Otter Seii College
Westerville
Hilda Dideluis
Olympic to be sold largest British built liner
The Olympic, once the biggest British built vessel afloat before the Queer Mary launch, will be sold with bids invited. The 46,439 ton gross ship was built in Belfast and rammed and sank an enemy submarine in World War I earning Commodore Sir Bertram Hares a DSO. Fireless direction finders are being installed along the South African coast as a modernization step. Association football is cited as Russia’s most popular sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bertram Hares
Real Estate Transfers Across Elyria and Area Details
Multiple property transfers and deeds are listed for Elyria and nearby townships including Wessell to Gerke and back, Grafton Township quitclaim, Franklins Amherst, and Beebe's subdivisions in Elyria. Also notes Lincoln Part Allotment sublots and 029 Olive Street Elyria with trustee actions and a 25 acre transfer in Eaton Township. An obituary mentions Leo Tolstoy birthplace Tolstoy com memoration in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius G
Veronica S. Wessell
Martin P
Mildred E. Gerke
Park Place
Elyria
Brownhelm Township
Bessie Gawn
D. L
Joan Maze
Franklin Street
Amherst
Byron E. Nesbett
Bert T
Alma I. Nesbett
Grafton Township
Cleveland Trust Company
Lucille P. Zajkowski
Oberlin Avenue
Lorain
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Fred J. Harpster
J. L. Robertson
Lincoln
Beebe
Olive Street
West Avenue
Appa Novak
Clay C. and
Wilda Nixon
State Road
Eaton Township
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O. O. McIntyre
Vince Barnett
Ly Lakm’s
Spooner
Cormer
Kar Stammers
Ozarks
Coffes
Rytey
Genevierve Cooper
Marshal
Kesacka
Jack Osterman
Frisco
Osterman
Rialtoen
Spendman College
Charles Rahauser
Helen Coury
Bowling Green
Aretha Parsons
Kent College
Elyria League of Women Voters
Gberlin
First Methodist Church
Second Congregational Church
Warner Hall
Frank Wade Smith
Rawlings
Oberlin Road
Frank W. Hoover
Alliance City Hospital
Eistia Memorial Hospital
Join R. Maanix
University Hospital Group
Myers ¥. Cooper
By Jim Armitage
Flord
tIrvia Plain
Rube
Alder Heart
Triar
Jong
Edgeware
King’s Cross
Featere Syndicate
Pat
An Richts Reson
Murbach Coal Co
Wakeman
Michael J. Cleary
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Iowa Co
Wis
Warman Adams
Muncie
Ind
William R. Leigh
Berkeley Co
W. Va
John W. Withers
New York University
School of Education
Ben Lomond
Russia
Gaz
England
Yasnaya Polyana
Leo Tolsto
Northern Savings & Loan Member
Federal Home Loan Bank
Masonic Temple
Middle Ave
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