Public Service Council officers decline reelection
George Stevens and T. L. Moise declined reelection to president and treasurer roles at the Community Service Council annual meeting at Elyria Country Club. Both will remain on the executive committee to provide guidance as new leadership steps in, ensuring continued support for the Community Chest and city welfare drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stevens
Community Service Council
T. L. Moise
Elyria Country Club
Stevens
AL. Moise
Moise
Community Chest
Larger Church Enrollment Rises in 1928 United States
A Christian Herald survey finds church membership in the United States increasing in 1928 by over one million, a dramatic rebound after World War I fears of dwindling rural churches. The report notes renewed church activity following wartime strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Christian Herald
Denominations Report Big Gains in Church Membership
A religious survey shows churches broadening across the nation with the Baptist Church adding 13,842 members across 14 branches, Roman Catholics 360,153, and Disciples of Christ 173,095. Other denominations also rise while a few post declines. Overall totals list Roman Catholics 17,005,844 and several major groups with multi‑million memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Gning
Roman Catholic
Disciples of Christ
Evangelical Synod of North America
The
Evangelical Church
Friends
Oriental Catholic Church
H. K. Carroll
Methodist Episcopal
Southern Baptist
National Baptist (Colored
Methodist Episcopal South
Presbyterian
Northern Baptist
Protestant Episcopal
Anniversaries and historical events spotlight notable births and deaths
Today in history highlights include Felix of Valois founder of the Redemptionist Order born in Vaois and Roger Sherman signer of the Declaration born in Newton Massachusetts. Also noted are Lord Exmouth born in Dover and Charles Darwin born February 12 1809 with other figures and events from 1174 Burke speech to 1906 Curie tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix of Valois
Redemptionist Order
Vaois
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
Newton
Mass
New Haven
Conn
Juy
Lord Exmouth
Algiers
Dover
England
David Ricardo
Warne MacVeagh
Phoenixville
IsSi
Benjamin Disraeli
Earl of
Beaconsfield
London
Charles Darwin
Edmund Burke
Lexington and Concord
Tiffin
Ohio
Professor Curie
Paris
Prohibition the Eighteenth Amendment and Enforcement Failures Discussed
A New York congressman criticizes the Eighteenth Amendment and the Jones law. He argues prohibition is a disaster and predicts its repeal within five years. He cites enforcement challenges, asks whether the nation would wage war for prohibition, and condemns the era as failing from coast to coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiorello H. Laguardia
New York
Austria
el Ms Island
New York City
Congress
Board of Aldermen
U. S. Air Service
Herbert Hoover
Coast Guard
France
England
Japan
Detroit
Invention Aims to Curb Eye Strain in Schools
A General Electric project features a sun responsive device that automatically switches classroom lighting to daylight. The system uses hyper sensitive lenses and adjusts to sun rays, reducing eye strain for students. Engineers say the device could also regulate lighting in stores and apartments.
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General Electric
Schenectady
Eye defects and tunnel plans noted in Highland Park
Statistics compiled by engineers of the National Lamp Works show six percent of grammar school entrants have defective vision while twenty five percent of high school graduates suffer eye defects. About seventy five percent of vision trouble is linked to poor school illumination. Underground pedestrian tunnels at dangerous Highland Park intersections prove successful, with plans for more tunnels under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineers of the National Lamp Works
Highland Park, Mich
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Chronicle-Telegram
Second Street
Elyria
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Hudnutt
J. Clare George
Elty
Tall
Lorain
State of
Robert E. Ward, Inc
Chicago, & So
Wabash Ave
Fifth Ara
General Motors Bldg
Real Public Service
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Peoria
Hil
Prince Henry
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Constance Talmadge
Brooklyn
N. C
William A. Ayres
Kansas
Elizabethtown
Paul P. Harris
Rotary Club Movement
Racine
Wisc
Henry H. Rousseau
Troy
XN. Y
Honoscore
New York University
Abe Martin
Chicago
Hoase
John F. Dille
Seiberling
Beal
Harry
Buwl
Claude Terry W
Jackson
Cleveland St
Etska Savings & Trust
Ostrov
All the Family
Roth
AAA
Buster Brown
Ize Xu
Broad Street
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