Titanic disaster recalled on 25th anniversary date
A 25th anniversary remembrance revisits the 1912 sinking of the S S Titanic off Cape Race. The ship carried 2,224 aboard. 1,513 perished after striking an iceberg. Carpathia rescued 705 survivors, including 210 crew. Notables Isidor Straus and John Jacob Astor were among victims.
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New York
North Atlantic
Cape Race
Newfoundland
White Star Line
Lord Pirie
J. G. Phillips
Atlantic Seaboard
S. S. la Provence
S. S. Mount Temple
Carpathia
John Jacob Astor
Isidor Straus
Ben-jamin Cuyegenheim
George D
New Yok
Radio Programs and Schedule Highlights for Wednesday 1937
The page lists radio programs for WHK WGAR WTAM and KC stations on Wednesday April 14 1937 with time slots for news music drama and variety. Notable entries include Jack Armstrong Oprhan Annie Your Hit Parade Amos n Andy Lone Ranger Lum and Abner and Benny Goodman Band along with ad sets for Mary Marlin Merry-Go-Round and Major Bowes.
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Mary Marlin
Whitey Lewis
Shirley Howard
Kogen Rand Hall
E Vander
Clark Dennis Kitty Kelly
Oliver Banc
Jerry Cooper
Allen
Boake Carter
Marlo Cozzi
rCaval
Dari Dan
Don Winslow
Jack Armstrong
Orphan Annie
Gogo DeLys
Britain
Lowell Thomas
Andy
Uncle Ezra
Jack Dempsey
Ken Murray
Helen Menken
Town H Hall
Thurn
WTAM
Barron Band
Fidler
Hunter
A. M
Busse
Titanic Disaster Reflections and Aftermath
Survivors recount acts of heroism and tragedy as Col Archibald Gracie helped others aboard the lifeboats while others faced attempted theft of lifebelts and death. Investigators blame excessive speed and ignored ice warnings. advances in ice patrols lifesaving gear and wireless operations are noted as reforms.
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el Astor
Goodby
Philips
Col
Archibald Gracie
Gracie
C. M. Hays
Grand Central Railroad
F. D. Miller
Senate
Winns Ae
Veougeae Guo
S&s. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Bertha Roth at St John’s
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Roth were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock at St John s Evangelical and Reformed church. Rev C E Schmidt officiated with pallbearers named by friends. Burial followed in Evergreen cemetery with O H Baker in charge.
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South Amherst
Bertha Roth
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
C. E. Schmidt
Evergreen Cemetery
O. H. Baker
Village Council Holds Regular Meeting and Reports
Vil lage Council held a Monday evening meeting at the town hall with routine business discussed and favorable committee reports announced. Mayor Henry Garland presided as the sessions adjourned. Circle two of the Woman's Union of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church meets Thursday at 1 30 at Mrs. William Cashman's home. Mrs N G Townsend hosts Ladies Dime Society at Congregational church parlors Thursday afternoon. Ladies Altar Society meets Thursday in Nativity Church parlors with Mrs Francis Gentile and Mrs Dominick Gentile as hostesses.
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Woman’s Union
St. John’s
N. G. Townsend
The
Ladies Dime Society
Congregational Church
Ladies Altar Society
Nativity Church
Francis Gentile
Dominick Gentile
Valley City
Ralph Feuchter
Dick Reutter
Wakeman
Elwood Steyer
River Street
Columbia — Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Hubert Morlock
Sullivan
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Mary Long
West Ridge
P.T. A
Murray Ridge
Pittsfield
Avon
Baptist Church
Avon Lake
Townsend Club
Park Hall
P.m. Belden
Brighton—Ladies Society of the Methodist Church
Dean McClellan
F. H. McClellan
Fields—Ladies Aid of the Fields
M. E. Church
Frank Sweet
Grafton—Pinochle Club
Grafton
Mildred Brunson
Huntington—Grange
LA Grange—Aid Society
Lake Avenue
Truveniles
North Elyria
Local Social Notes and Shipping Update
Mrs Katharine Croll returns to Amherst after a week with friends. Miss Norma Merchant sang as guest soloist at the Methodist Sunday School. Mrs Charles McQue and two Elyria children visited Mr and Mrs Charles Corbett. Almon Brocksicker sails from Fairport on the S S Black for the summer. Mr and Mrs A E White and Edith visit the Kolbs. Lois Springer visits Kafer in Mansfield. Congregational choir plans a Thursday rehearsal at Mrs Lewis Burford. France imported 42694 dollars of American fishing tackle last year.
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Katherine Croll
Amherst
Norma Merchant
Methodist
Charles McQue
Elyria
Charles Corbett
Almon Brocksicker
Fairport
Ohio
Lakes
A. E. White
Edith
Vincent
Jacob Kolb
Lois Springer
Charles Kafer
Mansfield
Congregational Church
Lewis Burford
Desk design debuts with rubber edge at Chicago show
The National Business show in Chicago features a new desk with a composition rubber edge. Stenographers are teased about desk use as the display prompts jokes about comfort and work habits. A humorous note ponders aging workers and the pork barrel of office life.
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Chicago
Community notices and club meetings across Lorain County
A dense list of upcoming events across Avon to Rochester, including church suppers, Grange meetings, Junior classes, Kiwanis shows, and many PTA gatherings. Highlights include Avon Royal Circle, Valley City dances, North Olmsted Ladies Aid, and Lake Avenue juvenile activities. Great Britain reports 2,768,606 motor vehicles. Pretoria starts free adult physical culture classes.
Never Too Late to Learn and Other Tidbits
A humorous collage notes lingering lessons and quips about discipline taste and wealth. It riffs on a pedia trician’s view of children’s taste, a late arrival sermon, a joke about wealth in ancient times and a subway sardine gag. The fragmentary lines end with a whimsical image of a cow jumping over the moon.
Last Beefsteak Price Cited in Purchases
The remark notes the price paid for the previous beefsteak and implies a higher cost relative to earlier purchases. It references budgeting concerns and consumer expectations without specifying numbers or dates.
Ashfield Man Seeks Wife In 50 50 Arrangement
An Ashfield Massachusetts man aged 68 advertised for a wife he terms as a 50 50 partner. He claims a comfortable fortune and expects his prospective spouse to share in it, suggesting marriage for partnership rather than money. The piece casts doubt on white collar workers’ prospects and their appeal to politicians.
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Ashfield, Mass
Fourteen Lorain Granges Complete County Contest
Fourteen Lorain County Granges wrapped up a county wide contest last night at Hickory Tree Grange Hall. Nine granges attended the meeting with total attendance 163 including 22 from Acme 12 from North Elyria 13 from Ridgeville 24 from Hickory Tree 19 from Old Glory seven from Wellington 43 from Penfield and four from Fate On. Eighteen Juvenile Grange members were present. The contest winner will be announced at the Grange officers banquet on April 24.
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Lorain County
Hickory Tree
Old Glory Grange
Acme Grange
Belden
North Elyria
Ridgeville
Old Glory
Wellington
Penfield
Fate
Grange
Eva Sigsby
Albert Wilcox
Russell Opfer
James
George Mowatt
Betty Holcomb
Rev. Darkey
la Grange
Bessie Sigshby
Hickory Tree Grange
Quality Street at Capitol Theatre with Hepburn
At the Capitol Theatre the play Quality Street stars Katharine Hepburn in her second Barrie adaptation after The Little Minister.
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Quality Street
Capitol Theatre
James M. Barrie
Katharine Hepburn
Plainsman is New Picture at Lincoln Theatre
Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur star in The Plainsmen a story of men and women who brought civilization to the plains now playing at the Lincoln Theatre.
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Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
The
Plains
Lincoln Theatre
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