Elyria firm wins 10 paving contract on Lake road
Hill and Hill of Elyria secured the $145,180.46 contract to grade drain resurface and widen a 3.5 mile segment of State Route 2 from Sandusky to Cleveland through Sheffield Lake. Work starts immediately and should finish before winter, completing the Lake road reconstruction from Ursaline city to the county line. Avon Lake work had been completed earlier in summer. Fielding was delayed by village funds as Sheffield Lake pays one fourth of the cost.
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Elsria
Hill and Hill
Sheffield Lake Village
Columbus
State Highway Department
Sandusky
Cleveland
Elrria
Ulsrain City
Curahoga County
Avon Lake Village
Sheffield Lake
Mayor Hewitt and Wife to Accompany Drum Corps to National Convention
Mayor James A. Hewitt and his wife will accompany the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps to the National Convention in Louisville Kentucky. Joined by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Webber the guests travel at their own expense. The corps plans to assemble at Elyria Post Hall at 7 50 Sunday morning September 29th and travel by bus to the B and O station for the special train. The 1928 state drill champions prepare for the convention drill competition with new uniforms and high hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Cocisville
Kentucky
James A. Hewitt
Lawrence Webber
Segion
Elyria Post No. 12
At & O
Louisville
Brown Favored To Succeed Jadwin As Army Engineer Chief
Washington report notes Brigadier General Lytle Brown is favored to replace Major General Edgar Jadwin as chief of engineers of the U S Army. The Senate Military Affairs Committee gave a favorable report on the nomination.
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Washington
Ger. Lytle Brown
U. S. Army
Edgar Jadwin
Vestal Heads Retail Dealers In Elyria Chamber
Robert Vestal was elected chairman of the executive committee of the retail merchants division of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce at a group meeting yesterday. Vestal succeeds in this position. D A Daniels. Plans for a number of activities by merchants division members were discussed at the meeting.
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Vestal
Robert Vestal
Elyria Chamber of Comemies
Yestern
D. A. Daniels
Merchants’ Division
Burt Whitney Early Career and Elyria Business Move
Burt Whitney worked as a plumber in Oberlin until 1915 when he moved to Elyria to join his brother in a sheet metal and hardware business. He now runs Lee Whitney and Company with his brother and lives at 102 Cornell Avenue. His hobbies include fishing and many sports.
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Burt Whitney
Oberlin
Elyria
Lee Whitney and
Miller Huggins Dies After Pennant Fight With Yankees
New York manager Miller Huggins, who guided the Yankees to six American League pennants, died at St. Vincent's Hospital from erysipelas and influenza brought on by his relentless pursuit of a pennant. He developed a facial boil in midsummer as the pennant race heated. He refused to quit, sought second place, but worsening illness led to delirium and a 107 degree fever after three blood transfusions.
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New York
Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Huggins
Athletics
Philadelphia
Daring pilots search for McAlpine party in Canada
Winnipeg dispatch notes a million dollar search for Col. C. D. McAlpine geologist explorer and four companions missing since September 18 after flying from Coronation Gulf toward Atlank. Lt. C. A. Duke Schiller leads pilots who previously aided the Bremen rescue near Greenland.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
C. D. McAlpine
Northwest Territory
McAlpine
Coronation Gulf
Atlank
C. A. “Duke” Schiller
Greenly Island
Bremen
Steamer Domara Ashore After Westbound Hurricane
The British steamer Domara, caught in a Westbound tropical hurricane, is ashore north of Abaco Island. Palm Beach advices timed 9:30 a.m. today report the vessel, built in 1821 for the British Steamship Navigating Co. Ltd., with 8441 tons and six oil engines, registered in Glasgow. no Lloyds listing verified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Domara
Abaco Island
Palm Beach
Radio Marine Corporation
Lloyd's Register
Carle and Co., Ltd
British Steamship Navigating Company, Ltd
Glasgow
MacDonald Plan for Washington Visit Spans Six Busy Days
Washington notes outline Premier MacDonald and daughter Ishbel's six day schedule from Sept 28 to Oct 7 including White House and Congress meetings press conference and a wreath laying at Mount Vernon. Secretary Stimson and Sir Esme Howard will accompany them with events at the British embassy and White House dinners en route to Philadelphia and Niagara Falls before sailing from Canada aboard the Duchess of York on Oct 25.
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Washington
MacDonald
United States
Hoover
Ishbel
State Department
White House
Congress
New York
Stimson
Esme Howard
Miss Ishbel
Esme
Lady Howard
Capital
Curtis
Justice Taft
Longsworth
Cincinnati
Rapidan
Massey
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Arlington National Cemetery
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Canada
Lorain Plant Expands With Structural Steel Orders
Lorain September 23. American Shipbuilding Company announces large orders for structural steel work at its Lorain plant, a new line to keep departments busy during shipbuilding slow season. Company president W. H. Gerhauser says no freighter orders expected until late year. Growth follows Cleveland plant purchase and rising foreign demand for American airplanes, with 199 planes sold abroad in first half of 1929 versus 87 in 1928.
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Lorain
American Shipbuilding Company
W. H. Gerhauser
Gerhauser
Cleveland
Identify Body of Mystery Girl in Cleveland
The body of Helen E. Byron-Curtiss, identified by her brother Joseph as daughter of Rev. R. L. Byron-Curtiss of Utica New York, was found in Cleveland. He stated she bought a New York Utica ticket Sept 13 but never reached Utica, and she registered under a false name in Cleveland before dying. burial planned for Rome New York.
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Cleveland
Helen E. Byron-Curtiss
Joseph
R. L. Byron- Curtiss
Utica
N. Y
Rome
New York City
Two Mysterious Bombings In Chicago
Chicago police faced two more bombings as agents investigated. A bomb through a stage door at the Academy Burlesque Theater on Halsted street caused panic and light injuries as patrons fled. Police blamed racketeers over price cutting. A second blast at a large Edgewater apartment building caused about $2000 in damage with no motive yet found.
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Chicago
Academy Burlesque
Halsted Street
Banic
Edgewater
Plans for Initiation of New Junior Hi V Club Members
Initiation plans were set at the YMCA last night for the Junior Hi V Club. At least eight boys and possibly ten will be initiated at the next meeting Tuesday night.
Miami Weather Forecast Reflects Weak Hurricane Impact
A hurricane moving from between Porto Rico and Cuba is not expected to damage Miami significantly according to today’s weather reports. Warnings are in effect for the East Coast from Miami to Charleston as the storm centers near the coast, with winds near hurricane force near the storm center and coastal advisories issued for West Palm Beach and Daytona.
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Miami
Fla
Porto Rico
Cuba
Washington
Nassau
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fronca
West Palm Beach
Daytona
Burricane
Fia
Charleston
S. C
Royal Marriage May Heal Breach Between Bulgaria and Roumania
Vienna reports possible engagement of King Boris of Bulgaria and Princess Ileana of Roumania. The match could heal postwar Balkan rift, linking two royal houses and reinforcing Roumanian Balkan alliances after Ferdinand I’s abdication and past tensions.
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Vienna
Bulgaria
Roumania
Bucharest
Boris
Ileana
Balkans
Ferdinand
Three autos tagged for traffic violations by police
Police issued three traffic violation cards Tuesday. Each car received one citation for overtime, no lights, and over the line violations.
Y. M. C. A. Enrollment Week Opens in Elyria
Preparations for the annual Y M C A Enrollment Week progress at the local association in Elyria. K A Shumaker of Columbus will address the opening night dinner as ten boys' teams and ten men's teams form to begin the drive.
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Elyria
Loc. Association
Campa. K
Carl Wagner
Robert Kriez
Fred Lehman
Richard Bell
David Horan
Lawrence Green
Russell Austin
Kenneth Johnson
Neil Dunstan
Don Yost
Paul Coniam
William Anderson
Jack Wood
John Eckler
Arthur Buswell
Jack Bellingham
Fred Williams
George Dunstan
Joseph Smith
Robert Buol
Junior Elliott
Robert Alcfelt
Thurton Gibson
Nelson Reuklin
Lorenzo Todd
Thomas Moody
William Underhill
Harold Robinson
Robert McWilliams
Richard Gould
Frank Humphreys
Clinton Heldrickh
Richard Baird
Bud Brown
Robert Vandemark
Robert Kaiser
William Kobo
Ralph Fey
Jay Howenstine
William McClellan
Kenneth Lyons
John Shaw
Cleatus
Beidrich
Fenton McClure
Jack Donnelly
al Jenkins
George Baker
Franklin Whitney
Robert Hancock
Jack McPherson
George Geocke
Charles Cattagna
Fred Rute
Jack Dillman
Richard Everhart
Mex Gerber
Robert Green
Kenneth Burley
Robert Goecke
John and Bride At Coolidge Homestead
John Coolidge and his bride Florence Trumbull arrived at the Coolidge homestead in Plymouth Vermont on their honeymoon. The former president’s family residence, a national shrine since 1923, sheltered the newlyweds after their marriage in Connecticut. They were greeted by local residents and later dined and lit the lamp in the sitting room for the first time as a married couple.
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Plymouth
John Coolidge
Florence Trumbull
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Blzinrilie
Conn
John
Florence
Lindberghs Begin Return Airmail Flight From Paramaribo
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife left Paramariba at 7 a.m. for Georgetown British Guiana to start the return Pan American airmail flight. From Georgetown the journey continues 217 miles to Port of Spain Trinidad for an overnight stop.
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Parambanaiby
Patch Guiana
Charles A. Lindbergh
Georgetown
British Guiana
Pan America
Lindbergh
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Note Found From Lost Woman In Dole Flight
In Santa Cruz on September 23 friends of Mildred Doran seek handwriting confirmation of a note found in a rusted car on shore. The message says she floated there after an engine trouble and being unable to locate escape. Hydrographers note currents could have carried the note for years.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Mildred Doran
Fiat
Mich
Pacific
Augie Peddler
Vilas Krope
Tre
Tere
Miss Doran
T.P
Lindbergh Flies Through Squalls Over British Guiana
Plane piloted by Charles A Lindbergh navigated a series of squalls northeast of Georgetown British Guiana en route to Port of Spain Trinidad Radio messages reported the craft handling the turbulence masterfully with no passenger injuries Mrs Lindbergh read a book during the squall The flight was part of a survey of a new air mail and passenger route from the United States authorities said
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Georgetown
British Guiana
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
Lindbergh Fles
Parsmaribo
Dutch Guiana
United States
Barima
Venezuela
Youth Killed in Blast at Niles Illinois Restaurant
NILES Q Sept 25 William Barbhak 15 was killed and two men injured when an Empire Steel restaurant exploded from a leaky gas main. Night manager John Long 29 and mill worker William Gessman 30 were hospitalized. The blast wrecked the frame building burying the three inside as windows shattered and a fire followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
William Barbhak
Empire Steel Corporation
Young Barbhak
John Long
Youngtown
William Gessman
Watchman Tortured To Death At Washington Square Laundry
In New York on Sept 25 a watchman known as Freedman was tortured to death for not knowing the safe combination at the Washington Square Laundry Company. He was found with his hands slashed, back pierced by a knife and throat cut, the bloody trail indicating a brutal assault within the plant.
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New York
Washington Square
Freedman
Three shot in Chicago flat battle over kidnapping
In Chicago on September 25 a police search for Kirk Day led to a second floor flat confrontation. Patrolman William Gallagher was killed and Officers Jesse Hartz and Stewart McCutcheon were critically wounded as gunfire erupted when police announced their presence. A bystander died and another civilian was wounded during the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kirkland Caynegro
Frank O'Toole
South Side
William Gallagher
Jesse Hartz
Stewart McCutcheon
McGinty and Associates Face Gambling Trial at Geauga Court
In Chardon Geauga County a small courtroom heard the start of the trial of Thomas J McGinty owner of Brinbridge race track and three staff members on gambling charges. A 25 person jury panel including 14 women was summoned as prosecutors and defense attorneys prepare for peremptory challenges and voir dire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Geauga County
Thomas J
Tfommy) MicGinty
Brinbridge
McGinty
George Lynchburz
Homer J.kline
Max Slomovitz
Matt Brock
Ben Hotchkiss
Charles S. Lennart
Bainbridge Racing
Lorain Society Backs $425000 Sanitarium Bond Issue
The Lorain County Medical Society tonight voted to support a bond issue of 425000 for a Lorain County Tuberculosis sanitarium and approved spending 500 in the campaign to back the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Lorain County Medical Society
Kiwanians To Hear Dr Piper At City Kiwanis Meeting
Rev. A E Piper new pastor of First Methodist church will address Elsria Kiwanis at Hotel Newell tomorrow. It will be his first public appearance outside his parish since arriving in Elsria.
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A. E. Piper
First Methodist Church
Elsria Kiwanis City
Zoon
Hotel Newell
Dr. Piper
Pat
Elsria
Elytia's Bargain Market Ad Page
Classified Want Ads list items for sale including asters and mixed flowers, a median chair, a navy dye suit, and a furnished sitting room with shower bath. Readers are urged to read the daily classifieds to save money while staying informed on local happenings.
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Elyria Firm
Hill
Brown
Jadwin
Col. McAlpine
LaGrange
Ohio
LaGrance
Agnes Bouga
Jeff
Rosalie Adams
LaGrange Busy Bees Clothing Club
Paris
Bride
Coolidge Homestead
Lindberghs
Lindy
Watchman
Wginty
Medical Society For
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