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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1954

Page

2

Book Parade Fiction and Nonfiction Titles Featured

A bookstore catalog style spread highlights fiction by Geof rey Cotteres and Jacquetta Hawkes, plus novels by Michener and Pangborn. It lists titles from Sayonara to A Treasury of Hymns, with notes on authors and publishers, presenting a panorama of midcentury literature and reference works.

Geofrey Cotteres Linda Ferrers Linda London Yuri Jx T.nz Jagutta Hawkes Jacquetta J A Michener South Pacific Evra Tohorn Fdter Pangborn Massachusetts Angelo Pontevecchio Earth

New London FFA Officers Named

New London high school elected officers for the Future Farmers of America chapter. Royce Ganz was named president, with Rodney Streng as vice-president, Fachard Bilton secretary, Kieth Hobbins treasurer, Stanley Switzer reporter, Phil Schneider student council, Robert Wolfe sentinel, and Orle Close student advisor. Ganz, a NLHS junior, has raised Hampshire pigs and supervised additional crop farming including wheat and corn.

New London Royce Ganz E. A. Ganz Exchange Rd FFA Ganz NLHS Hampshire Rodney Streng Fachard Bilton Kieth ‘Hobbins Stanley Switizer Phil Schneider Robert Wolfe Sentinel Orle Close

Axle Mile Tax Collection Costs Fall Short Of Expectation

Gov. Frank J. Lausche announced the axle mile tax administration costs are 3.44 percent of total revenues, well below the predicted 42 percent. He contrasted with opponents who warned of at least 10 percent collection costs. He noted sales tax collection since 1935 runs about 7 percent of revenue. Lausche said the lower axle mile tax cost undermines anti tax opponents’ arguments.

Columbus Frank J. Lausche Lausche

Spencer Hostess To Club Spencer

Eleven members attended the West End club meeting at Marian Leach's home on March 17. Florence Worcester will host the April 21 meeting. Mrs Cecil Jewett chaired the Mary Martha society March meeting at Violet Awkerman's home and a donation to the New Guinea mission was approved. News notes cover local visits, WBA convention in Akron, and other social updates. Upcoming events include Homemakers Day at the Methodist Church April 8 and a sculpture glass demonstration by Spencer Auxiliary April 12 at the town hall. Awards and scholarships are noted for local students and district tests proceed toward finals at Baldwin Wallace College in May.

Cecil Beaton Beaton L'Opera James Dugan S K. Brunel Lews Napoleon France Standard Oil Company New Jersey C. S Popple C.S. Popple Department of Business History Harvard University Jersey Company Dr. Popple Mana Leper Elyna Woman's Club Clarence G. Washburn Oswald Jacoby L. B. Davidson Eddie Doherty Julius Caesar Potemkin Chester Bowles India Far East Nepal New Delhi Tusitala South Seas J. E. Elson Robert Louis Stevenson South Pacific Appomattox Bruce Catton Lee Grant Ohio E H Roseboom F. P Weisenburger Old Northwest Elyria Woman's Club Donald D. Lenhart Spencer lWest End Club Marian Leach Florence Worcester Cecil Jewett Mary-Martha Society Violet Awkerman New Guinea Wadsworth Spencer American Legion Auxiliary Town Hall Ned Hellman Kenneth Dalgleish Richard Bradley Naomi Thompson American Legion Baldwin-Wallace College

Hold Open House In Observation Of 50th Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Homer Sooy married April 7 1904 in Spencer celebrate golden wedding April 4 at Penfield Township home starting 2 pm. Born dates info. Sooys farmed all their lives with five children and 16 grandchildren. Open house invites friends, asks no gifts.

Wellington Homer Sooy Spencer Penfield Township Mr. Sooy Homer Emma Collns Sooy Sooy Frank Hannah Kinney Gannett Sooys Howell Homstead Dorothy Workman Homerville Esther Brown Elyria Harold and Avery Penfield

Menus No Guide In His Barbecue

Fort Worth story details Johnnie Monaghan’s barbecued fare and a “special menu” for elite customers. It lists absurd items like tripe priced at 1938 and “broiled African leopard steak” with two years advance order. Autographs from Dorothy Lamour and Audie Murphy decorate the walls while Monaghan touts a secret barbecue sauce.

Fort Worth Tex Johnnie Monaghan Monaghan Southwest Dorothy Lamour Ann Blyth Scott Brady Audie Murphy Onaghan

Ohio unemployment rate below national average

Columbus report shows Ohio faced a sharp rise in jobless claims with weekly totals exceeding 15,000 and a end-of-week jobless roll near 131,422 the highest since 1939 40s. State unemployment chief Ernest Cornell notes mixed signals while stressing active job placement and expanded local employment offices to reach workers.

Columbus Ohio Ernest Cornell Cornell Thomas Burke Toledo Oho Michigan

Studebaker’s 1953 car tests drive 1.19 million miles

SOUTH BEND Ind. Engineering tests on Studebaker cars topped 1,190,345 miles in 1953, equating to 119 years of average driving for a single vehicle. Engineers run round the clock trials at the 800 acre proving ground, selecting random units from assembly for strenuous workouts to mirror diverse conditions.

South Bend Ind Studebaker

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