Fifteenth Ridgeville High School Commencement
Ridgeville High School held its Fifteenth Annual Commencement Exercises on a Thursday evening in April. Forty five graduates received diplomas, with Elizabeth Andrews and Ruth Bainbridge honored as valedictorians. The program featured a concert by the Girls Glee Club, remarks by RM. Garrison, and the presentation of diplomas by School Board President Brand.
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North Ridgeville
Ridgeville High School
Mr. Crowe
Batiste
Taylor
Elizabeth Andrews
Ruth Bainbridge
RM. Garrison
State Department of Education
Margaret Rusko
Malotte
Grace Knapp
Richard Kuchenrither
Raymond Kathe
Carroll O’hare
Shelley Dvorak
Brandt
Schoo Board
Miss Wilcox
Mr. Brand
Betty Baird
Robert Beremand
Marie Carley
Raymond Combs
Thelma Finnegan
Geraldine Fischer Marcella Gerhart
Marion Schneider
Donna Sheak
Helen Smitek
Alice Smith
John Sigsworth
Kenneth Sommers
Norman Sorger
Jack Stroud
Loretta Sweet
Regina Thome
Ordella Walker
Mary Watson
Leonard Vinson
Robert Worcester
Gertude Zacharias
Hilma Kjaer
Laura McWilliams
Marie Gilgenbach
Birmingham and Florence Church Announcements
Birmingham MM. E. Community Church lists Pastor Rev R J Norris Sunday school superintendent William Aker pianist Gwendolyn Gardner with service at 9 45 a m Sunday school and 10 45 a m service Florence United Church lists Pastor Rev Joseph Dudley Sunday school superintendent Arthur Coultrip pianist Mrs Ella Reising with Sunday school at 10 30 a m and church service at 11 30 a m
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Cadech
Birmingham
MM. E
R. J. Norris
William Aker
Gwendolyn Gardner
Florence United Church
Joseph Dudley
Arthur Coultrip
Ella Reising
Helen Young 8 Fell From Swing at Hamilton School
Police report says Helen Young eight of 1212 West Avenue suffered a fractured left arm yesterday afternoon after she fell from a swing at Hamilton School.
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Helen Young
West Avenue
Hamilton School
Death of Miss May Lewis 79 in Oberlin Home
Miss May Lewis 79 died at 9 30 pm Friday at her sister Miss Clara Lewis home on South Main Oberlin after a 32 stroke on April 16 She was born July 3 1860 in Penfield Ohio taught at business schools in Hazelton PA and Elgin IL and served 12 years as placing agent at an Orphans Home in Cleveland Surviving are her sister Clara Lewis and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Saturday at Nichols Funeral Home with Dr J A Richards of Oberlin officiating Burial at La Grange cemetery
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May Lewis
Clara Lewis
South Main Street
Oberlin
Miss Lewis
Penfield
Ohio
Hazelton
Pennsylvania
Elgin
Ilinois
Ane
Cleveland
Nichols Funeral Home
J. A. Richards
la Grange Cemetery
Funeral services for Charles E Burrell
Funeral services for Charles E Burrell of 408 East Avenue will be held Monday at 9 30 AM from Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Dr Frank L Hicks officiating. Interment follows at Bet Lawn Cemetery in Canton at 2 PM Monday.
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Charles E. Burrell
East Avenue
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Frank L. Hicks
Bet Lawn
Canton
Court actions and divorces headline Lorain area notices
Eshel Plas sues to claim a third share of her mother Anna Thome's estate and challenges a will alleging undue influence. Julia sues United Polish Club of Lorain for injuries from a New Year’s Dance fall. Lilan Ruth Boyle seeks divorce from John William Boyle over neglect and cruelty. Medical group sues Rudolph Luther for 306. Robert L. Schultz seeks to stop alleged excessive taxes on three Lorain parcels with listed assessments. Two divorces granted: Daisy S. Jacobs to Daisy Bentley and John W. Sanders to Frances Sanders. Nephalia spiders three inches in diameter found Madagascar recently.
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Eshel Plas
Anna Thome
Willard Thome
Cecelia Diez
Veid
Wulord Thome
Julia As
United Polish Club of
Lorain
Lilan Ruth Boyle
Oberlin
John William Boyle
Alliance
Robert L. Schultz
D. A. Cook
Daisy S. Jacobs
Charles A. Jacobs
Daisy Bentley
John W. Sanders
Frances Sanders
Friends To Honor John Kolopos At Testimonial Dinner
Elyria businessman and new city council member John J. Kolopos will be honored at a testimonial dinner at the Elyria YMCA gym on May 5. About 400 friends from Elyria and nearby areas are expected. tickets are urged in advance. The event begins at 6 pm and will feature a program with speakers to be announced. Dinner will be prepared by women of the Hungarian Reformed Church.
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John J. Kolopos
Elyria
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Hungarian Reformed Church
Motorists Fined For Traffic Law Violations
Two motorists were arraigned in Carlisle township justice court for traffic violations. A J Hastings of Polk Ohio fined ten dollars and costs for speeding 62 mph on Route 57. George Barnet of Paulding Ohio fined ten dollars and costs with fine suspended for passing a school bus on Route 2 at Hales hill. Other reckless driving cases were bound to the grand jury. Percy S Butler of Cleveland charged with speeding 55 mph on Route 57 and Clarence J Mahoney of Cleveland for failure to stop at Routes 357 and 10, arrests by Constable Banks.
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Justice Courts
Carlisle
A. J. Hastings
Polk
Ohio
Justice of the Peace
H. C. Cummings
M. F. Banks
George Barnet
Paulding
Aet
L. D. Hamlin
C. C. Smith
Hales’ Hill
Cummings
Grand Jury
Common Pleas Courtocar
Percy S. Butler
Cleveland
Clarence J. Mahoney
Corstable Banks
Property Damage Probe Targets Davis Properties
Police investigate a destruction of property report at 520 Dewar Avenue owned by Jack Davis of 625 Lodi Street. Break in damaged a store room and a garage, shattering about a dozen glass panes and throwing objects through six windows at a nearby empty house also owned by Davis.
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Ioder
Dewer Avenue
Jack Davis
Lodi Street
Davis
Mrs Flora appeals for used toys for needy children
Mrs Frank Flora of 712 East Avenue asks for old toys during spring housecleaning. Her class of underprivileged children aged two to five meets in a frame building at Sixth Street and West Avenue and would welcome wheeled toys, wagons, wheelbarrows, and housekeeping playthings. She can repair or decorate toys as needed.
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Frank Flora
East Avenue
Flora
Sixth Street
West Avenue
Man In Charge Of Baggage Car Was Indeed Lucky
Little Falls New York reports A Hill in charge of the baggage car of the New York Central Lake Shore Limited survived a wreck last night the baggage car stayed on track and ran past the wreck while the mail car was smashed. Hill said the wreck produced a terrible jerk he helped pull bodies from the debris and noted he has railroading experience of 40 years. The engine crew were killed and Hill was the only nearby survivor.
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Little Falls
N.Y
New York Central
Lake Shore Limited
Berond
Hil
Utica
Hill
Scenie
Entine
Herkimer
J. Earle
Syracuse
Il Picturesque Valley
Elyria Woman Fined In Mayor's Court
Gracie Conway of 25 West Avenue was fined 15 dollars and costs for keeping a disorderly house before Mayor Joseph Q. Petre. Arrested April 14, she could not pay and was committed to the county jail. report by Police Chief E J Stankard.
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Gracie Conway
West Avenue
Joseph Q. Petre
E. J. Stankard
Religious notices and community events in Oberlin churches
Local church schedule lists services at First Church in Oberlin First Methodist First Baptist Rust Methodist Mt Zion Baptist Christ Church Episcopal Sacred Heart and others. Items include Sunday School 9:45 a m Morning Worship 11:00 a m Epworth League 6:30 p m and evening services plus a 3500 dollar Mt Zion debt drive chaired by Julius Burton with divisions A through D and June 15 closing. Also upcoming recognitions programs and travel notices.
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First
Oberlin
J. A. Richards
Clarke M. Cochrane
W. R. Morrison
Walter M. Horton
Will of God
James Brand
Forest Street
Medina Association of Congregational Churches
Medina
First Methodist Church
H. B. Williams
Valley of Shadow
Epwomtha League
Vincent Hart
C. H. Yocom
First Baptist Church
H. Schuver Foster
Baptist Choir
Rust Methodist Church
Charlies Copher
Epworth League
Mt. Zion
Julius
Boys Organize Gas Model Airplanes Builders Club
Twelve boys of Elyria and vicinity form The Cloud Busters gas model airplane builders club awaiting the 1940 flying season. Officers include Douglas Nichols as president and Harry Date as vice president. plans for contests and group flights extend into summer.
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Elyria
Cloud Busters
Douglas Nichols
Harry Date
Jack Reinhardt
Richard Greenberger
Jack Selby
Andy Spivak
Jack Pearsor
Henry Roth
Don Singleton
Frank Crapp
Joe Honyak
Chester Malan- Owse
Cleveland
Lorain
Lakewood
Wreck of Lake Shore Limited near Little Falls Claims Many
Rescue workers battled wreckage in Mohawk Valley as trains derailed near Little Falls. Engineers and firemen perished, passengers trapped in crimped Pullman cars, hospital trains brought aid, and the site drew thousands by dawn.
Ohio River Flood Impacts Ohio Valley Towns and Roads
Flood warnings emerge as rain continues across Ohio and nearby states. Cities from Cincinnati to Logan evacuate basements and move stocks. bridges and roads submerged. The Ohio River hits 44.6 feet at Portsmouth while other rivers rise, isolating Athens and endangering schools and events.
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Marietta
Ohio River
East Liverpool
Pittsburgh
Wellsville
Ohio
Fisher
State Highway Department
Chillicothe
New Philadelphia
Roseville
Perry County
Crooksville
Logan
Hocking
Hocking County
West Logan
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Valley Public Service Lines
Columbus
Athens
Pomeroy
Eighth Ward
Zanesville
Licking
Fairfield County
Bremen
Rush Creek
Sugar Grove
Rockbridge
Cambridge
Portsmouth
Martins Ferry
New York Central Railroad
Athers
Athers High
Gordon Hotel
Glouster
Scioto
Prospect
Marion County
Unusual blue sky over Athens noted
Residents report an unusually vivid blue sky over Athens. Weather observers offer no warning or change in conditions and expect clear, calm afternoon skies across the region.
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Athens
La Grange Man Joins American Guernsey Cattle Club
J. P. Jackson of LaGrange has been elected a member of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The club based in Peterborough New Hampshire is a national body of about 25 000 purebred Guernsey breeders. It records Guernsey registrations tracing to the Island of Guernsey and oversees production tests and marketing via Golden Guernsey Inc.
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J. P. Jackson
LaGrange
Guernsey
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
N. H
Grain and Feed Prices From Shevers Elevator Co and Montana Milling Co
Market notes list grain and mill feed quotations. Oats No 3 white and No 3 red wheat values appear with cents per bushel. Flour and mill feed prices cover middlings, bran, gluten, and other products. Hay and straw pricing include timothy, mixed, clover, and straw types with varied lot sizes and cuttings.
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Shevers Elevator Co
Montana Milling Co
Timothy
Chicago Chicken Prices Decline and Steady Supplies Noted
Prices across categories show unsettled to steady movements with hens and springs varying. White Rock trades weaker on heavier weight, yet under 4 pounds prices rise, while overall listings for toms, old stock, and young stock remain largely unchanged.
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Chicago
Lear Tn
White Rock
Pienas Zoe
Terminal market caERRORS and grain prices from Toledo
Market listings show colored baskets of vegetables with prices for chives dandelion lettuce and more. Grain close in Toledo Ohio on April 13 lists Wheat Corn and Oats futures by grade with bid ranges and delivery notes.
Local Market Prices for Fresh Produce and Roots
A list of garden goods with prices: apples in several varieties like Jonathan and Baldwins, beets, carrots, cucumbers in heathouse, chives, dandelion, endive, escarole, horseradish, greens, lettuce, maple syrup, mushrooms, onions, parsley, parsnips, radishes, tomatoes, turnips, vegetable oysters, and watercress. Prices are given per basket, peck, dozen, or pound with some varieties higher or lower.
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Jonathan
McIntosh
British Acceptance Shapes Norway Test Amid Russia Talks
Britain showed cautious acceptance in principle of Russia’s proposal, contingent on value to Britain. The anticipated turning point centers on mid-Norway from Namsos to Molde and toward the Swedish frontier, with reports of British landings at Namsos and Molde. The Trondheim region and its mid-Norway rail links to Sweden form a strategic gateway and control of rail corridors.
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Russia
Britain
Mid- Norway
Namsos
Molde
Trondheim
mid-Norway
Sweden
Norway
French Troops Reported Arrived With Allied Forces in Norway
Stockholm reports say French troops joined northern Allied units in Norway with contact near Trondheim. Allied landings at Namsos Nolde and Laerdal were claimed, suggesting possible forces up to 55,000 though unconfirmed.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Trondheim mid-Norway
Namsos
Trondheim
Nolde
Laerdal
Dagens Nyheter
Two motorcyclists fined for reckless operation
Mayor Joseph Q. Petro fined Gilbert Kyer of 1035 East River street and Roger Hucint of 310 Furnace street three dollars plus costs after their arrest on Lake avenue on April 15 for reckless motorcycle operation.
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Joseph Q. Petro
Gilbert Kyer
East River Street
Roger Hucint
Furnace Street
Lake Avenue
Drunkards Fined In City Court Arraignments
John Finnel of 121 East River street was arraigned before Mayor Joseph Q Petro for intoxication and fined $3 plus costs. Ben Kennelly, arrested last week at Cleveland and Harwood streets for intoxication, also fined $3 and costs.
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John Finnel
East River Street
Joseph Q. Petro
East Bridge Street
Ben Kennelly
Cleveland
Harwood Streets
Enumerators progress amid bad weather in Elyria census
Census takers report steady progress despite slushy streets and heavy questions. They must visit homes, often returning multiple times, to complete the survey as they near the Elyria tally. Checks will occur at Akron district HQ before sending results to Washington.
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France
Elyria
Akron
Washington
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Miss May Lewis
Burrell Funeral
Elyria Clinic
Rudolph Luther
Medagascar
Peerless
Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
West Second Street
Nsenspapnennbl
John Kolopos
Esther Wood
Burton
J.C. Huffman
Julia Robinson
J. D. Barnes
Flossie Frye
Christ Church
Episcopal
L. FE. Daniels
Hector
Church School
Church of the Sacred Heart
W. C. O'Loughlin
Christian Science Society
Grange Hall
Jud” Stone
J. N
Judy Stone
Old Businessmen's Club
Erwin Worcester
College Place
Stone
Board of Commerce
Oberlin Business Men's Club
J. R. Harlor
Retaii Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
R. S. Thomas
Christmas Club
Winifred Beebe
East College Street
C. I. Kunitz
Fremont
American Legion
Karl Wilson Locke
Robert Lyman
Ralph Lyman
C. A. Stanfield
Charleroi
Edward Lyons
Charity Sherod
John L. Sherod
John McCarthy
Mohawk Valley
America
State Barge Canal
Government Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Mill Creek
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
London
E. 13Th St
J. O'Connor
la Grange
Cattle Club
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
GREEX
Toledo
Homegrowers’ Market
Bulletin
Murphy
Broad ST
Frigidare Company
Broad Street
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