Books In School Library Center Of Bitter Controversy
Bradner Ohio April a dozen civics and social science books in Bradner High Library fuel a bitter clash over alleged communist teachings. Rev William Wiegman board president defends the school, while a dynamite charge and burning cross target the minister’s home. Debates hinge on context and the role of controversial texts, with officials saying the books were reference material used for years.
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Bradner, CO
Bradner High School
William Wiegman
Bradner Board of Education
D. R Plauck
Bradner
Plauck
Ohio
America
Harold Rugg
Columbia University
Soule
Rugg
Schumacher
Wiegman
American Legion
C. S. Harkness
Bowling Green
Wood County
Motorist Fined For Using Old Plates
Lester Reynolds of R D Spencer was fined $50 and costs, $25 suspended, when arraigned before Justice Holton of Wellington on charges of driving with 1939 license plates and using plates issued for another car. The total paid was $34.20 in court costs.
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Lester Reynolds
R. D. Spencer
Justice of the Peace Holton
Wellington
Summer Playgrounds Discussed at Elyria Meeting Tonight
Elyria residents are invited to a council chamber meeting at 8 p m to review summer playground operations. E C Keyes, chairman of the Recreation Board, urges attendance for help and ideas as the program faces a $1300 funding cut in the council appropriation.
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Elyria
Council
Ety Hall
E.C. Keyes
War time Balkan blockade and Far East routes outlined
London dispatch reports in the House of Commons Ronald Cross pledged government action to curb German traffic in the Balkans. He noted only one cargo had been loaded on a German ship from a Yugoslav port and described Allied blockade efforts extending from the Balkans and the route from the Netherlands East Indies through the Pacific to Vladivostok, where Germany was suspected of Russian co operation.
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London
U P
Ronald Cross
House of Commons
Balkans
Jugoslavian
Cross
Netherland East Indies
Pacific
Siberian
Vladivostok
Germany
Danes pledge loyalty to Germany as troops advance
The DNB reports negotiations in Copenhagen yielded a Danish assurance of complete loyalty. German troops are marching toward Aalborg with no incidents reported during occupation.
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Berlin
DNB
Copenhagen
Denmark
Aalborg
Oslo Is Completely Surrounded by German Troops
Stockholm reports Oslo is completely surrounded by German forces and all fighting has halted. No further details on casualty figures or defense actions are provided.
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Oslo
Stockholm
Marines Disguised As Seamen Occupy Norwegian Ports
STOCKHOLM April 9 It was reported here today that German Marines disguised as seamen have landed from German ships and occupied the Norwegian ports of Narvik Bergen and Stavanger. The Marines allegedly landed at Narvik from a German iron ore freighter.
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Stockholm
Narvik
Bergen
Stavanger
France Promises Allied Aid To Norway Note Issued
Paris reports Premier Paul Reynaud handed Norwegian minister H H Bachke a note promising immediate allied aid. The document mirrors the wording issued by the British foreign office in London.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
H. H. Bachke
Norway
London
Foreign Office
German Battle Cruiser Sunk in Oslo Fjord
Norwegian coastal artillery reports said a German battle cruiser of about 26 000 tons was sunk. The vessel identified as Gneisenau reportedly went down in Oslo Fjord.
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Stockholm
Oslo Fjord
Naval clashes off Norwegian coast reported by Foreign Office
On April 9 Allied and German naval units engaged in actions at several points off the Norwegian coast, according to the Foreign Office daily bulletin.
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Paris
Norwegian
Foreign Office
British Ministry Taken Prisoner
The Foreign Office announced that the staff of the British Ministry in Copenhagen had been taken prisoner by the invading German Expeditionary Force.
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London
Foreign Office
Copenhagen
Denmark
German and British Planes Clash Over Oslo
German and British aircraft fought over Oslo in the late afternoon. One plane crashed during the engagement.
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Oslo
Norway
Oberlin Junior Forum Annual Meeting and Local Notices
The Oberlin Junior Forum held its annual meeting at Miss Grace Hageman's home on North Cedar avenue. Officers elected include President Virginia Richardson and others. Other items note upcoming First Church Forum, League of Women Voters reports, and social/events across Oberlin community with local residents and arrangements.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Junior Forum
Grace Hageman
North Cedar Avenue
Virginia Richardson
Elizabeth Bentley
Margaret West
Isabel Robinson
Jane Fauver
Sarah Davidson
Margaret Rowe
James Brand House
Nye
W. H. McPherson
League of Women Voters
Lorain County
Columbia Garden Club Meeting Notes in April Program
The Friendship Class hosted by Mr and Mrs Herman Dengler for April, next meeting at Mrs J W Salisbury's on April 18. Twenty three members attended the April 2 meeting hosted by Mrs Herman Paulson with Claude Hummell Lorain County Agricultural Agent as speaker on soil and fertilizer for flower gardens. He answered twenty five questions. The club plans to plant two buckeye trees on Cemetery street as symbols of the Garden Club of Ohio and the state. Mrs A C King reports her Wonfer accnite in bloom. others say theirs not yet. Mrs William Roth was absent due to her sister Janie Adams death. Mrs George Bremner was absent for Berea Garden Club birthday event. Conservation School in Oberlin on April 11 hosted by Ohio Garden Clubs.
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Columbia
Herman Dengler
Columbia Garden Club
J. W. Salisbury
Herman Paulson
Claude Hummell
Lorain County
Cemetery Street
Garden Club of Ohio
State of Ohio
A.C King
William Roth
Janie Adams
George Bremner
Berea Garden Club
Ubes
Ohio
Oberlin
Court hearing set over La Porte water line assessment
A final hearing on Ford Biggs appeal of a 954 assessment for the La Porte water line project will be held in court room 1 on April 25 at 9 am after a preliminary hearing before Probate Judge H H Nye. Biggs protested as the only property owner.
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Ford Biggs
la Porte
Court Room No. 1
H. H. Nye
Biggs
East Carlisle
Ask Extension Of Time On Bridge Job
County commissioners defer action on a request by The Ohio Engineering Co. of Lorain for a five month extension to their 23558 dollar Erie avenue bridge contract. They will wait for a PWA decision on their extension of the final completion date. Ohio Engineering cites Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. must finish first. contract originally set for May 15 with final date now targeted to November 14.
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Ohio Engineering Co
Lorain
Erie Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co
Arts Building to Host Paul Sears Talk on Desert March
Paul Sears author of The deserts on the March will speak at Arts Building. Columbia Garden Club officials plan to attend including the president, secretary and conservation chairman. A Mother-Daughter banquet will be held April 23 in town hall, sponsored by the Methodist church with supper by the Men’s Brotherhood. Visitors to Mr Longbon Wednesday included Mrs Rowan Kelner of LaGrange, Mrs Jennie Cols, and Mr and Mrs William Early of Cleveland. Longbon is in poor health.
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Paul Sears
Columbia Garden Club
Town Hall
Methodist Church
Men‘ Brotherhood
Longbon
Rowan Kelner
LaGrange
Jennie Cols
William Early
Cleveland
Promenade Sunday Planned in Elyria for April 21
Elyrians will observe Promenade Sunday on April 21 to showcase new spring attire, a plan spurred by the poor Easter fashion showing caused by cold weather. The Elyria Chamber of Commerce merchants division approved the event as a fashion revue with residents as models, and a photographer will photograph individuals and groups downtown from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Elyria
Cleveland
iNew York
Death notices from Ohio province echo local life
Three obituaries from April report Theodore Ries of Wakeman age 83, Edley Gilpin of Columbia Station, and Herman F. Blackman of New London. Ries leaves wife Margaret, son Myron, daughter Mrs. O S Cowen, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. services at private home and Reform Church Henrietta. Gilpin, survived by sister Alice Hunter and brothers William and Fred. funeral at Columbia Methodist Church. Blackman, 83, ex Reynolds Lumber leader and mayor Clark A Blackman’s father, survived by wife Barbara and children. funeral at Sackett Funeral Home Clarksfield. Burial in Clarksfield.
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Theodore G. Ries
Oberlin
Theodore GC. Ries
Wakeman
Valley City
Ohio
Margaret
Myron
O. S. Cowen
Kipton
Reform Church
Henrietta
Birmingham
Edley N. Gilpin
Columbia Sta. O
Akins Road
Alice Hunter
William
Fred
Otho
Baker Funeral Home
Berea
Columbia Methodist Church
New London
Heriman F. Blackman
Clarksfield
Reynolds Lumber Co
Oddfellows Lodge
Barbara
Clark A. Blackman
Randolph Blackman
Norwalk
William B. VandeGrift
Baltimore
Sackett Funeral Home
W. H. Mitchell
Charles Babcock of Amherst Dies After Brief Illness
Charles Babcock formerly of Amherst died yesterday afternoon at a Lockport New York hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his widow Jennie Hurlbut of Amherst. The body will be shipped to Amherst for funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday from Baker Funeral Home.
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Amherst
Charles Babcock
Lockport
N. Y
Jennie Hurlbut
Baker Funeral Home
Retail Clerks Hear Talk By A. T. Smith
A. T. Smith of the Elyria Federation of Teachers spoke at Elyria Local 343 Retail Clerks gathering affiliated with the AFL. The session announced a local grocery firm achieving 100 percent union membership and discussed other business matters. The Bourne Whaling Museum in New Bedford Memorial honors merchant Jonathan Bourne.
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A. T. Smith
Elyria
Bourne
New Bedford, Mass
Jonathan Bourne
Markets grain and feed prices from gran and mill yard
Quotations show flour by Monny Co and Sheets Eiseater Co with various grades of white and red wheat, flour, and middlings. Hay and straw mix prices listed by grade, plus cattle and hog market notes, with prices for steers, cows, calves, sheep, and alfalfa. Also early apples, potatoes, carrots, celery, cucumbers, chives and other produce priced by weight or unit.
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Sheets Eiseater Co
Monny Co
Timothy
Local Minister William Smith Record Holder of 4700 Sermons
The Reverend William Smith, long time Pittsfield Community church pastor, began preaching at 17 and has delivered over 4700 sermons since ordination in this country. Born in England, he served Nanticoke and Ohio churches including Wakeman, Ashland, Cuyahoga Falls, Pittsfield and Florence. Married with five grown children, he resides at 145 Elm Street, Oberlin, and is active in the Masons. His hobbies are book-binding and gardening.
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William Smith
Pittsfield
England
Nanticoke
Penna
Ohio
Wakeman
Ashland
Cuyahoga Falls
Florence
Smith
Women’s Groups Plan Local Meetings This Week
Lorain county extension service announces two meetings for rural women projects. Miss Frances Eckert says Columbia Township group meets this afternoon on clothing accessories. A second session on slip covers is Friday at 10 a m at Mrs B J Sharp’s Kipton home open to local women.
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County Extension Service
Lorain County
Frances Eckert
Columbia Township
B. J. Sharp
Kipton
Cleveland Produce Market Prices and Live Poultry Notes
A listing of vegetables and fruits with prices and units, including endive lettuce carrots parsley parsnips radishes tomatoes turnips and watercress. Also notes on live poultry including hens leghorn broilers ducks and turkey categories with price ranges and weights. Ends with potato prices for various regions and varieties.
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Leeks
Carly
Roots
Cleveland
Joiaward
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Cobblera Silac
Michigan
Switthding
Maine Katandins
Florida Reds
Elyria Librarian Says Opera Librettos In High Demand
Miss Edna G. Moore, Elyria librarian, notes Elyrians attending Cleveland operas will benefit from librettos, synopses, and aria collections in the library. The opera books have been in constant use, with strict limits on checkout to meet demand for Aida Carmen Madam Butterfly Tristan und Isolde and La Traviata scores. Some patrons offered librettos to keep them available for future years, while scores are most sought after.
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Cleveland
Edna G. Moore
Elyria Library
Misa Moore
Fenders Damaged in City Collision Reported
A collision on Middle avenue near Broad street damaged fenders. Police reported the cars were operated by John Price of Overbrook road and Ben Schubert of R. D. Oberlin. The incident details are based on the police report.
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Middle Avenue
Broad Street
John Price
Overbrook Road
Ben Schubert
R. D. Oberlin
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