Rochester Church Notes Entertains Guest Speaker Week
A week of special meetings opened Sunday night at the Rochester Methodist church with Rev A Roy Taylor of Bertin Heights as guest speaker. Easter services are slated next Sunday morning as the week continues. Lesley Tripp was hospitalized for observation and possible surgery. Homemakers Club elected Mrs Ella Taylor as Home Councillor and planned an May meeting at Mrs L A Bradfords home. Death notices include Mrs Mary Tilesner Crouch of Ridgeville and Herbert Polk of Cleveland, former Rochester resident, both recently interred.
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Rochester
Methodist Caced
Roy Taylor
Bertin Heights
Apeacher
Att Patrick
Condier
Methodist
Mita
Vira
Chaseles Baker
Florence Davidson
Retta Miehirds
L. A. Bradford
Alicea Weeks
Mary Tilesner Crouch
Ridgeville
Indiana
Hattie Mann
Mildred Mowland
Red Traw
Herbert Polk
Cleveland
LaVeida Husr
Karl Grose
Wenda Fletcher
L. A Baumeardner
Jen Tus
Merle Batner
Umty Scott Baumsgardner
W. H. Hilderbrand
Taylor Street
Baltimore
Mainland
Lawrence Hawk
Elsna
Bert Knapp
Blake Walden Elyria
Don Perry Knapp
Darton
Walden
Perry Knapp
Gus Geanol
Sullivan
Lorain
Religious Sect Plans Good Friday Self Torture Rite
The Penitent Brothers, a secret sect in Taos New Mexico, assemble for the annual Good Friday ceremonies. Members begin with self punishment using Yucca whips studded with glass and stone until backs are bloody. One member is chosen by lot to bear a heavy cross to the symbolic crucifixion site.
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Taos, N. M
Penitent Brothers
Christ
Lot Christ
Lot
Penitent Brothers in Southwestern Desert Communities
The man depicting Christ endures harsher suffering than others as he beats himself with a wrap, carries the cross, and endures tortures like his penitent brothers. Like them he walks barefoot in light cotton trousers, offering no relief to his pain. Los Hermanos Penitentes operate chapters across villages in Arizona New Mexico Southern Colorado and West Texas.
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Christ
Los Hermanos Penitentes
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Texas
Taking Enrollments For YMCA Camp
Enrollment for the first camp period at Camp Iss-See-Kes on the Vermilion River is underway at the YMCA boys division. Early signups receive a chance for a trip to the Ohio State Penitentiary for the first registrants. trip scheduled for April 23. Limited places remain.
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Camp Iss-See-Kes
Vermilion River
Ohio State Penitentiary
Boy Strikers Eat Dinner Served By Girl Students
CENTER POINT, April 14 Thirty-two boy sit-down strikers ended a three day siege at Village high school with unexpected aid from 12 girl sympathizers, who prepared a dinner of meat, vegetables and trimmings. The boys, among 85 students on strike since Tuesday, protested the school board’s refusal to grant a contract to their principal and basketball coach Alfred Pierce. Enrollment stood at 96, open for the trip. Herman W. Geserbers, work director, said the camp season will open June 17 with the first period running to June 27.
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Center Point
Schoowt Board
Alfred Pierce
West Sear
Herman W. Geserbers
Circulation Managers Conclude Ohio Meeting in Cleveland
The final session of the Spring meeting of the Ohio Circulation Managers’ Association was held in Cleveland. Speakers included C H Henderson of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and association president Russell Stokley. Topics covered common sales mistakes, selling papers demonstrations, and what lies ahead for 1937.
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Cleveland
Ohio Circulation Managers’ Nation
C H Handerson
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Wow. Bowden
Mansfeld News Journal
John Evemran
Cleveland Plain Deae
George Hicks
Columbus Citizen
Richard R .Simmons
Cleveland Newsbors
Frank Newell
Toledo Blade
Russell Stokley
The
Ebrachronicle-Telegram
Association
Lumber Surplus Floating In Sydney Harbor
About 33 million feet of surplus Oreton timber in huge logs float in Sydney harbor raising concerns for the Maritime Services Board. The China war has contributed to the lumber concession and ongoing timber disposal issues.
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Sydney
Sydney Harbor
Maritime Services Board
China
Wellington News Roundup From Entre Nous and Local Events
Wellington Ohio April meeting notes include Mrs Keith S Andrews elected president of the Entre Nous club and Kathryn Murray named secretary with dessert bridge. Local music, prayers, and social events featured at First Baptist, I O O F lodge, Temple Chapter 127 C E & R, and Lillywood Rebekah lodge. Sunrise service at Methodist church promises open attendance and breakfast afterward, plus upcoming bake sale by W R C and visits from guests and entertainers across town.
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Entre Nous
Wellington
Keith S. Andrews
Kathryn Murray
Youth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Deny Passenger Fare Increases By Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington April 14 the Interstate Commerce Commission denied eastern railroads request to raise passenger fares from two to two and a half cents per mile. The decision followed approval of freight rate increases totaling about 4.9 billion dollars. Three commissioners dissented. Also noted were no immediate decisions on Pullman Company fare hikes. In a separate notice, Edward C Williams, 57, of East Cleveland Ohio died after falling from the Royal Palm observation platform near Burnside Kentucky while returning from Daytona Beach. Near the end, Ecuador imported nearly 40 percent of its goods from the United States.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Eastern
TLC
Joseph B. Hasman
Charles D. Manaffie
Frank McManamy
Pullman Company
Somerset
Edward C. Williams
East
Cleveland
Royal Palm
Southern Railway
Burnside
Daytona Beach
Fla
Williama
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Lesley Tripp
Homemakers Club
Ella Taylor
Y. M. C. A. Camp
Elyria
Star Shoe Shop
Court Street
Karl Klein Shoe Repair
West Ave
Mike Klein Shoe Repair
Clergeland Street
American Shoe Repair
Capitol Theatre
Joe's Yankee Shoe Repair Economy
Middle Ave
East Ave
Boy Strikers
Me Heldmyer Hardware
Broad Street
Cora M. Shepardarker
Courtland
First Baptist Church
M. E. Church
Marelyn
Elizabeth Pitts
Ethlyn Newberger
Treta Page
Jeannette Miller
F. A. Yost
Holy City
Jesus
Professor Holden
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Kettering
New London Baptist Church
John Green
Ernest Smith
Leonard Baumgardner
C. E
News Actes
Morgan Diriam Post
American Legion
Noble Grand Association
Lillywood Rebekah Lodge
Mra
Grace Hemphill
Ecuador
United States
Murbach Coal
Lorain County Savings & Trust CO
Ohio
Hewees
Amherst
Rae
Scott
Lighthouse Cleanser
Boraxo
Johnson
the Standard Drug CO. Cor
Broad & Washington
Ater
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