300 Women Attend Annual Achievement Day Program on Art
More than 300 Lorain county women gathered at the Elyria YMCA for the Achievement Day program marking the season’s close. Charter members recalled early extension service efforts, with reports on history and health programs. Lake Avenue and Grafton groups tied for attendance with 32 members each. Principal speaker Mrs. Wilma Whintringham spoke on Art in the Home, adding poetry to her talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elyria Y. M1. C. A
Thomas McGeachie
Lorain
Mary Saxton
Oberlin
Sam Bacon
George Cotton
Elyria
Nettie Reichard
Grafton
F. E. Lehriver
Belden
Alumnae Council
County Women’s Home Council
Ars
E. E. Durkee
Eaton
A. J. Cooper
Brownhelm
A.D. Crocker
Columbia
J. J. Prindle
P. E. Portman
H. L. Leimbach
Home Council
Frances Eckert
County Home
Lake Avenue
East Carlisle
Wilma Whintringham
Bryan
Elyria Y M C A Delegation Attends Columbus Meeting
Two Elyria officers and a trustee join the Ohio Area Council annual meeting in Columbus. Worth A. Fauver serves as local president, Judge Guy B Findley as trustee, and Harlie G. Stevick as general secretary. Judge D A Cook represents Lorain Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Ohio
Protest Over Extension Budget Cut By Wellington Club
Wellington Farm Women's Club filed a protest with county commissioners against slashing the agricultural extension division budget. The letter, signed by president Allie Barrick and officers, urged cuts only with equal reductions elsewhere. Officials reduced the annual budget to 1000 for six months with a possible 1000 more if funds permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Farm Women's Club
Allie Barrick
School Objectives To Be Discussed At Oberlin Meeting
Elyria High School will present how it carries out four objectives from a state approved program at a Oberlin Discussion Group Project session. Marian Kemble will describe efforts in girls' physical education. C. P. Shively of Elyria High School chairs the group of Lorain Erie and Huron educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elytvia High School
Oberlin
Elyria High School
Marian Kemble
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Oberlin by Mrs Esther Wood
Oberlin home contact for Mrs Esther Wood lists 306 N Professor St and phone 2323 32 Union St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Wood
Oberlin Campus Recitals and Events Week Schedule
The bulletin lists events from April 12 to 15 at Oberlin including student recitals in Conservatory of Music, devotional services in Fairchild and Finney Chapels, assemblies with professors Jaszi Wilkins and Krejci, a review of Clarence Strein’s Union Now, senior cornet and Botticelli organ recitals, a Baldwin Art Lecture by Dr. Rensselaer Lee, and a tennis match Oberlin versus Case at the Athletic Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Conservatory of Music
Fairchild Chapel
Finney Chapel
Oscar Jaszi
E. H. Wilkins
Clarence K. Strei
Union Now
School of Theology
Miroslav Kreici
Rokycany
Czechia
General Council
Carnegie Library
Warner Hall
Jack N. Stern
Finney
W . Bohn
Baldwin
Allen Art
Rensselaer W. Lee
Northwestern University
Botticelh
Marian J. Peckham
Case, Athletic Field
Minstrel Show Planned by Amherst Grange Group
A Blackfauce minstrel show will be presented by the Hickory Tree Grange of Amherst Friday evening April 14 in the Oberlin Grange Hall. The Oberlin Grange sponsors the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Tree Grange
Amherst
Oberlin Grange Hall
Oberlin Grange
The Green Shirt Play At Oberlin High Friday Night
The Ladies Aid Society of Pittsfield Methodist presents The Green Shirt at Oberlin High School Auditorium on Friday April 14 at eight o clock. Sponsored by the Oberlin Townsend Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Pittsfield Methodist Church
Oberlin High School
Oberlin Townsend Club
Queen Esther Society to Luncheon at Methodist Church
The Queen Esther Society of the Methodist church will hold its annual supper at the church on Thursday evening April 13 at 6 39 p m. Miss Marian McClelland from the college will be speaker. Miss McClelland's parents are missionaries in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Society
the Methodist Church
Marian McClelland
Miss McClelland
India
Morrison Engagement Announced for Helen Morrison and William Deal
Mr and Mrs Don Morrison of Forest Street announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Frances to William Fell Deal son of Mr and Mrs Roy S Deal of Lorain. The coupleteas were hosted at the Morrison home with about 150 guests from Lorain Cleveland Elyria and Detroit Miss Morrison a senior at Oberlin College and Mr Deal a senior at Dartmouth College and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Morrison
Forest Street
Helen Frances
William Fell Deal
Roy S. Deal
Lorain
Cleveland
Elyria
Detroit
Helen Strassburger
Miriam Saretzki
Frances Carr
Betty Lou Lyng
Peggy Murphy
Virginia Deal
Janet Ashley
Nancy Silsbee
Miss
Nineteenth Century Club Meets at Mrs Wright Home
The Nineteenth Century club held its regular Tuesday meeting at Mrs C J Wrights Woodland avenue home. Mrs McFarland presented a paper on Iceland and Mrs W B Durand reviewed Gunnarssons Ships in the Sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth Century Club
C. J. Wright
Woodland Avenue
Iceland
McFarland
Gunnarsson
W. B. Durand
Daughters Born at Allen Hospital This Week
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Worcester Tuesday at Allen Hospital. Another daughter was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Andy Firth of Woodland Avenue at Allen Hospital. Mrs George Sedgeman was admitted to Allen Hospital Tuesday for operative treatment. Cass Gibson of West Lorain Street was admitted Tuesday for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Worcester
Allen Hospital
Andy Firth
Woodland Avenue
George Sedgeman
Cass Gibson
West Lorain Street
Neighborhood club to meet April 13 in Maine cottages
Mrs. William Farrar of 249 West College Street will host the meeting at the West College and Prospect streets Neighborhood club on Thursday April 13. Mrs C College Street visited her parents Mr and Mrs E H Burrill in Ashtabula last week. M Shreffler of East is noted in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
David Moyer
Maine
West College and
Prospect Streets
William Farrar
West College Street
C. College Street
E. H Burrill
Ashtabula
M. Shreffler
East
Judge Webber Honors Francis Campbell A Blind Pioneer
Former Judge A A Webber spoke at the Center for the Sightless on Second Street about Francis Joseph Campbell whose blindness did not stop him from founding work for the blind in the United States and England. Campbell born in Tennessee in 132 lost sight at five and later became a teacher, studied in Germany and England, helped establish the Royal College for the Blind in London and died in 1924. His sons Charles F Campbell and the other son pursued leadership roles in education and disability work, with lectures in Russia and England respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph Campbell
Bina
Tms
England
A. A. Webber
Center For the Sightless
Second Street
Campbell
Tennessee
Wisconsin Musical Institute
Germany
Mathea
London
Cimppell
Royal College
Blud Camppell
Charles F Campbell
Ohio School For
Elyria Man Found In Semi Conscious Condition At Home
Elyria police removed John Morarity a much aged resident from 121 Lodi Street to Elyria Memorial Hospital after finding him semiconscious and alone in his home. He is to be committed to the County Home for care with medical advice supporting hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
John Morarity
Lodi Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Morarity
E. J. Stankare
G. E. French
Moranity
Moraniy
William France
Stankard
Avon School Board Reemploys All Teachers
Avon School Board reemployed all teachers for the 1939 40 school year. Superintendent W F E Blake was reemployed earlier. Rehired staff include L J Kolopus coach social science Evelyn C Smith mathematics Mary Conry Latin English Marian M Peak home economics general science Charles A Daney English history Joe A Page industrial arts commercial Loretta Westrick grades five six Anne M I Burke grades three four Anna Mae Burke grades one two
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon School
Avon Village Board of Education
W. F E. Blake
L. J. Kolopus
Evelyn C. Smith
Mary Conry
Marian M. Peak
Charles A. Daney
Joe A. Page
Collision damages two cars on Middle avenue near 13th
Cars driven by Jack Bruegger of 432 Lorain boulevard and Louis Schaller of 491 Cleveland street were damaged at 1156 Pp. Mm. yesterday in a collision on Middle avenue near 13th street, according to a police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bruegger
Lorain Boulevard
Louis Schaller
Cleveland Street
Middle Avenue
13Th Street
Foreign maneuvers across Europe and Africa in rising tensions
Developments include the French Mediterranean fleet sailing from Toulon under secret orders, France reinforcing land and air defenses, reservists called to join auxiliary units, Romania strengthening on the Bulgarian frontier, Jugoslavia drafting men near Albania, 2500 British troops moving from Palestine to Egypt, Italy reinforcing Spain, Moorish troops en route to Spanish Morocco, and Turkey and Romania reaching an accord to open the Dardanelles for foreign ships to aid Romania, with Russia showing tacit consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Great Toulon
France
Romania
Jugoslavia
Russia
County Board Awards 50 Supply Contracts Amid $20 000 Total
County commissioners approved commitments to about 50 firms for roughly $20,000 in supplies to be used mainly by the county engineering department over the next year. Awards cover nails, tires, gas, oil, cement, steel, lumber, road materials and more with pricing set by lowest responsible bidders where possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byeriste Corp
Cleveland
Central Ohio Emulsion Corp
Cities Service Oi Company
Roehl On Co
Lucain County Oil Co
Second Vacuum OH Co
Standard Oil Co
H. D. Murphy Oil Co
Corts and Kohn Oil Co
James C. MacDermott
Shell Petroleum Co
Goodrich Silvertown
Haury Brothers
Seward Tire Company
Bruegger Company
Servicenter
David Mourey
Marsh
Freedom Gas and Oil
W. H. Barber
Blarotread Tire and Supply
The
Peoples Coal and Supply
Mau Sherwood Company
Lorain Hardware Company
McCoy
West Side Lumber
Murbach Ceal and Supply
Galon Tren
Shell Petroleum
Standard O
Sinclair Refining
David Moury
Roehi
Freedom
Consumers Builders Supply
Parsch Lumber Co
Elyria Lumber and Coal Co
Hickson Peterson Lumber Co
Broun Builders Supply Co
Lorain Hardware Co
Bowmen Western Stamping Company
Forest City Paint and Varnish Co
Odowned Paint and Wall Paper Co
Lorain Glass Co
Oberlin Hardware Co
Farmers Elevator Co
Lorain County Auto Sales Surpass National Average
Automobile sales in Lorain County during February and March rose above the U S national average, per a Cullen Company report based on Chronicle-Telegram data. The Cullen Company compared Lorain figures with other Cullen regions to determine relative performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
John W. Cullen Company
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Chronicle-Telegram
Cullen Company
La Grange Clean-Up Set For Next Week
The LaGrange Village Spring clean-up is planned for next Tuesday and Wednesday. Village clerk D. E. Pelton announced the event at today’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grange
LaGrange Village
D. E. Pelton
Old Timers Plan For 8th Annual Banquet
National Tube Company workers prepare for the eighth annual Old Timers banquet to be held at the plant main restaurant from 4 6 p m on May 11. John Gould announces C G Buswell will be the speaker with J A Daniel as toastmaster. A 300 person capacity is expected with two tickets per attendee. The program includes music comedy skits and motion pictures. Former employees from other cities are making reservations. Tickets available through committee members Robert Bryan H S Geisel George Greenwood John Gould Luther Koontz George Northam W O Ward William B Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tube Company
John Gould
Old Timers” Organization
C. G. Buswell
J. A. Daniel
Gould
Robert Bryan
H. S. Geisel
George Greenwood
Luther Koontz
George Northam
W. O. Ward
William B. Young
Voice Of The People and Weather Tragedy Report
The Chronicle Telegram editor reports a letter from Hardy Flint with no response yet. In Atlanta on April 12 violent winds and electrical storms killed three, injured about twenty, and caused extensive rural damage across three Southern states. Opium in India remains government sanctioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle- Telegram
Hardy Flint
Mr. Flint
Mi Late
Atlanta
Sheffield Lake Board Reelects All Its Teachers
The Sheffield Lake Board of Education reemployed all teachers for the next school year including four married women amid a petition against this move. Bus drivers Harold Irish and Earl Johnson were rehired, with Harvey H. Dyer added to replace Charles A. Bauserman, who faced prior safety allegations. Superintendent James A. McConibe received a two year contract along with rehires Russell Gongwer Wilma Squire Helen Frisbie William Barr Freda Zacharias Edith Mertz Helen King Alicebelle Gubeno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake Board of Education
Harold Irish
Earl Johnson
Harvey H. Dyer
Charles A. Bauserman
Bauserman
Sheffield Lake
James A. McConibe
Russell Gongwer
Wilma Squire
Helen Frisbie
William Barr
Freda Zacharias
Edith Mertz
Helen King
Alicebelle Gubeno
Lorain County Bar Names Delegates for State Meeting
Lorain County Bar President J J Smythe appointed Don W Myers of Elyria and Frank Stack of Lorain as delegates to the State Bar Association meeting in Columbus this Thursday to Saturday. Alternates named are Richard Stevens of Elyria and Robert Fauver of Obertiin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
J. J. Smythe
Don W. Myers
Elyria
Frank Stack
Lorain
State Bar Association
Columbus
Smythe
Richard Stevens
Robert Fauver
Obertiin
New Officers Of Elks Lodge Are Installed
Twelve new officers of the Elyria Elks Lodge were installed at the first meeting of the new year with over 250 members attending. Walter Quallick of Lakewood installed them as grand exalted ruler Oliver Peltz of Lakewood served as grand esquire, and six past exalted rulers assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Elks’ Lodge
Walter Quallick
Lakewood
Oliver Peltz
Lakewood Lodge
Elyria Lodge
Thomas Gorman
Ernest Whitney
J. M. Powell
J. N. Eidt
Jim Armitage
O. J. Shafer
Walter Kohn
Curtis Spence
Daniel W. Kothe
Edward Krebs
J. M. Marshall
H A. Daniels
Gerald C. Nau
A. H. Krapp
Tuier
Ray Wickard
W. E. B. Netley
Harold Wise
Charles Snoble
Board of Governors
Kohn
F. A. Stetson
Muse Wider
Wooster
Akron
Armitage
Cleveland
Quallick
Elyria
Board of Trustees
Death of Mrs. John J. Kearns 42
Mrs. John J. Kearns 42, born Florence Sullivan, died at home in Cleveland after a seven month illness. She leaves her husband, six children, and siblings Mrs. J. F. Fitzpatrick, Edward Sullivan of Cleveland, Mrs. R. G. Rath of Lorain, Frank Sullivan, and Mrs. Peter DeCosky of this city. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Kearns
Cleveland
Florence Sullivan
E. 188Th Street
J. F. Fitzpatrick
Edward Sullivan
R. G. Rath
Lorain
Frank Sullivan
Peter DeCosky
Death of William T. Conrs in Wakeman
William T. Conrs of Townsend Township died at 7:00 this morning at his parents home, after a long illness. Born January 6, 1918, he attended Townsend schools and graduated in 1937. He was a member of the Huron County 4-H Club. Surviving are his parents and two brothers, Thomas J. and Donald L. Funeral services will be Saturday at 9:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wakeman, with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeman
William T. Conrs
Collins
P. J. Conry
Townsend Township
Townsend
Huron County
Thomas J
Donald L
Wakeman St. Mary's Catholic Church
E. A. McLaughlin
Wakeman St. Mary's Cemetery
Court actions and divorces in Lorain county area
The Home Owners Loan Corp filed suit against Joan C Delison for 2591 and sought foreclosure in Lorain. S & Squire the Ohio superintendent of banks filed suit as liquidator of The Guardian Trust Co against Aganot William Tomanek for 3377 and sought foreclosure in Avon Lake. Alma Wooden of Elyria sought divorce from John Benson Wooden alleging neglect and cruelty. married 1915 with one daughter. Mercella Barkknecht sought divorce from Albert Barkknecht of Elyria for neglect and cruelty. married 1936. Morris White of Massillon was fined five dollars plus costs for speeding in the LaPorte school zone after arraignment before Justice Preston L. Coon. County commissioners were reminded of a 1180 indigent hospital bill for Lorain County care submitted by Cleveland City Hospital. no action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Owners’ Loan Corp
Joan C., Delison
Lorain
Alma Wooden
Elyria
John Benson Wooden
Mercella Barbknecht
Albert Barkknecht
Morris White
Massillon
Preston L. Coon
LaPorte
Joseph Guzik
Cleveland City Hospital
Lorain County
Y M C A Circus Presents Fourteen Acts Friday Night
The annual Y M C A circus features fourteen acts with over 110 participants. Eleven acts return from Thursday for schoolchildren free admission, including midget tumbling rope vault and stage acts. Friday adds three more acts with table tennis, darkened room archery, a posing act, and harmonica band music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Ensign
Stage Arts
Robert Rourke
Earl Spalding
Marguerite Perkins
Auto Fire Sparks From Excess Gasoline At West Bridge
A car fire occurred yesterday afternoon in front of 238 West Bridge Street. The blaze, caused by backfire through the carburetor igniting excess gasoline, was confined to the area around the carburetor and did not damage the vehicle. Owner is Charles Cunningham of Oberlin Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bridge Street
Charles Cunningham
Oberlin Road
Steamer Chippewa Bids Rejected By Sandusky Line
Sandusky and Islands Steamship Co announced it rejected bids of 4000 for the steamer Chippewa and 15500 for the steamer and dock property. The Chippewa will operate on the lakes this year at unspecified locations. A different boat is expected to take the islands run from Sandusky after yesterday’s auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Jay 0. Wagner
Sandusky and Islands Steamship Co
Islands
Industrial Union Council Opposes Wagner Act Change
The Lorain County Industrial Union Council met at Kohlmyer Hall South Lorain last night and voiced opposition to any amendment of the Wagner Act. The group also rejected City Councilman Svete s city manager plan for Lorain and decided to send letters urging the council to oppose the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Lorain
Svete
Blast Furnace Group To Hold Meeting
Announcement of a departmental meeting of Blast Furnace Dept No 1104 of the National Tube Company at Kohlmyver hall 2818 Pearl avenue Lorain at 7 30 p m Thursday. Committeeman Stanley Schroeder will be in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tube Company
Kohlmyver Hall
Pearl Avenue
Lorain
Stanley Schroeder
Grain and Livestock Markets From Toledo and Cleveland
Toledo grain prices show No 2 red and No 2 yellow corn and oats with varied bid figures. Cleveland livestock receipts list hogs and cattle with price ranges and notable shifts, plus calves, sheep, and lamb markets and assorted produce listings and perishables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Grain and dairy prices from regional market report
The notice lists prices for grain and mill feeds, hay and straw, flour, butter, eggs, and live poultry. It includes corn, wheat, oats, flour grades, cottonseed meal, middlings, bran, and various hay types with unit prices. also butter, eggs, and live poultry rates by weight and category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eh Water Co
Montana
Apples in Cold Storage Prices Quoted for Baldwin and Greening Varieties
Fragmented listing shows cold storage prices and weights for apples including Baldwin Greenings Jonathan and Northern Spy. Items include 2 3/16 inch to 3 1/2 inch rings with various lot numbers and prices around 1.29 to 2.50 per unit, indicating wholesale storage rates and product sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwins
Stan
Tim
Iain
Jonathan
Delicieux
Greening
Rome
Auction sale of farm stock and supplies announced
Auction sale begins at 12 30 P M listing 4 horses 10 head cattle 15 tons of hay 200 bushels oats 50 baskets ear corn farm tools and misc items. Animals include roan mare gray mares and colts with weights ages. Cattle include Holstein Jersey cows and three yearling heifers. Terms cash. Auctioneer John A Walts er Clayton H Sooy clerk Lee Klinect contact phone 101 Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick Deering
McCormick
John A. Waltser
Clayton H. Sooy
Auc
Grafton Lee Klinect
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. P. Shively
Union SL
College
Momaca
Beckie
Neowe
Center
Avon School Board
U.S
Voice of
People
Sheffield Lake Board
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance
Elks Lodge
William T. Conry
Y. M.C. A. Circus
Shulace
Sue Peck
Tian Dellpons
ADISH
Mlustard
Leghorn Heauvy
Dela Wales
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Waine
Tdalia
Florida
Valley City
Weigel Road
Sederis
Restaurans
Schroll Coal
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