The Elyria Savings & Banking Company

Source: The Elyria Republican, Elyria, Ohio, May 2, 1901, page 4.

The Elyria Savings & Banking Company.

Organized February 12th; opened for business April 8, 1901.

Authorized Capital $ 100,000

Additional Liability $ 100,000

Pays 4 percent interest semi-annually on deposits if left three months or more.

Absolute burglar and fire proof safe and vault.  Safe deposit boxes for rent.

The only bank in Elyria where German is spoken.

Over ninety stockholders representing more than $2,000,000.

The public is cordially invited to call and inspect our facilities for taking care of our customers.

Money to loan on mortgages, collateral, or other approved security.

The aim of the managers is to do a safe, conservative strictly banking business.

Wm. A. Braman, President; W.C. LeMaster, Cashier; H.W. Ingersoll, First Vice-president; Wm. Heldmyer, Second Vice-president.

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The above advertisement appeared in The Elyria Republican of Elyria, Ohio on May 2, 1901 for the bank where my paternal great granduncle was the head cashier.  William Clifford LeMaster (1871-1922) was the son of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LEMASTERS.

Tombstone Tuesday: William Henry Wehrly

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), William H. Wehrly marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.

William Henry WEHRLY is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  William was my paternal 1st cousin twice removed.


William was born 1911 in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Alva Monroe and Emma C. (YAEGER) WEHRLY.


In the 1930 census, he was listed as an 18 year old farm laborer in his father's household in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.


William died in 1958.  I do not yet have information regarding the exact date.


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Two From Portland To Tour With Choir

Source: The Graphic, Portland, Indiana, March 26, 1953

Portland - Idola LeMaster and Glen Priest of Portland are members of the Earlham College Concert Choir which will present programs in four Indiana communities and in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois on its annual Spring Concert Tour which begins March 27.

The Richmond collegiate musicians will open their tour with a concert at 7:30 p.m., March 27 at the First Friends church in Indianapolis.

Sunday, March 29 they will sing for the morning worship service at The Chicago Meetinghouse and in the evening at the Evanston Meeting of Friends.

The choir will present a secular program at Peru high school Monday afternoon, March 30 and a sacred and secular program at The Union Street Friends Meeting, Kokomo, in the evening.

Tuesday evening they will complete their tour by giving a concert at The First Methodist Church, Fort Wayne.

The Earlham choir members last year were chosen to sing with the Cincinnati Symphony under the direction of Thor Johnson and will make their second appearance with this symphony in an April concert.

They also will present a television program over WLW-T in May.  The group has been popular performers on both radio and television.  They have sung for a number of Friends meetings in Indiana and annually take a concert tour.

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Idola LeMaster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ord LeMaster, West Water street, Portland.

Glen Priest, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Priest, Portland.