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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1955

Page

4

Berlin PTA Names Officers and Plans for Growth

Berlin Heights officers were elected with Mrs. George Palkovic as president, Mrs. N Kraus as vice president, Mrs. Elton Green as secretary, and Mrs. James Schultz as treasurer. A panel led by Stanley Fox reviewed enrollment growth, projecting need for 16 classrooms by 1960 and additional high school rooms, with one to two more teachers next year. Next PTA meeting is May 9. Berlin Heights American Legion Post 659 marked its ninth anniversary with a box social at the Legion Hall.

Berlin Heights Berlin Parent Teacher Association George Palkovic N. Kraus Elton Green James Schultz Stanley Fox William Gammie David Smith Allen Legion Hall

Sault Ste Marie Centennial Draws Elyria Interest

James B. Thomas notes next June's Sault Ste Marie centennial will interest Elyrians as thousands of tons of iron ore pass the Soo locks yearly to Lorain area mills in Youngstown and Pittsburgh districts. He recalls 1850 Sault Ste Marie as a small village with two hotels a trading post and a bustling fur trade centered on the St Marys River falls. A canal around the falls soon became essential to accommodate rising commerce including furs flour tobacco whisky and dynamite carried by canoes and portaged around the rapids.

Sault Ste Marie the Soo Lora Youngstown Pittsburgh National Tube Company Lorain Elyria Michigan Philadelphia Water Street St. Mary's Lake Superior Lake Huron Furrade Great Astor Fur Company Stevens L. Mason Filmore Washington St. Mary’s River Tocall Mellon Tlantic Tulane University New Orleans Arizona William Larimer Mellon Mrs. Mellon Michael Rawson Jennifer Rawson Ian Rawson Princeton Mellon National Bank Gulf Oil Corp Office of Strategic Servicers Madrid Dr. Schweitzer Sault Mite Lake Bu- Marie Illinois Boy Scout Cub Columbia Jefferson Jim Rockwood Inarrow Point Richard Slosier Kenneth Dillion Denner Arthur St. Law Den 2 Renee Seaway

Mellon Heir Moves to Jungle to Save Mankind

William Larimer Mellon Jr his wife and four children will leave New Orleans in June for a disease ridden Haiti village to follow Dr Albert Schweitzer. They plan to devote millions to the native settlement, after Mellon's awakening to Schweitzer’s belief that mankind is worth saving.

Mellon New Orleans Albert Schweitzer William Larimer Mellon Jr Haiti Schweitzer Andrew Mellon Europe Lambarene French Equatorial Africa Arizona Gulf Oil Corp Mellion Dr. Schweitzer Benedik Atlantic Ocean Melton Gwendolyn Grant Melton

Elks Team Enters Ohio Competition

Elyria Elks degree team joins six team state contest at the Ohio Elks Convention in Columbus aiming to earn a spot at the national convention in Philadelphia. The Elyria unit faces New Philadelphia Lima Youngstown Troy and Chillicothe with judging by West Virginia officials. the 9 a m Saturday appearance marks a district champion's turnout with officers and past presidents attending as delegates.

Elyria Elks Lodge Ohio Elks Columbus al Vietzen Elyria Elks Ohio Knight Ralph Bauer Yin (Bud) Meyer Esquire Edef Thelward Kitm Elyria Lodge Columbus Elks Lodge

Hospital Tea Tomorrow in Wakeman Masonic Hall

The Wakeman tea for Allen Hospital Oberlin will be held tomorrow at 2 p m EST in the Masonic Hall. Mrs Paul Warner co chair of the Oberlin Auxiliary Board will explain the new wing of the hospital. Mrs Kenneth Buckley is chair woman for the tea.

Wakeman Allen Hospital Oberlin Masonic Hall Paul Warner Kenneth Buckley

Penfield Mother Daughter Banquet Planned

The Penfield mother daughter banquet is set for Wednesday evening in the school. Lyle Pierce serves as chairman and Ruth Ferriman leads the kitchen committee assisted by Maxine Babel Norma Preston and Rose Richmond. The dining room committee is chaired by Dorothy Sooy with Mary Taylor Beatrice Chesmar and Blanch Jones assisting.

Minor Damage In Accident Near Lorain

A minor crash occurred at 1 25 p m on Elyria Ave a mile and a half south of rain when car driver Leo Chandler 31 of 3135 Bond Ave Elyria rear ended a pickup driven by John Benedik 40 of 4566 Elyria Ave Lorain. No arrest was made and Ohio Highway Patrol investigated the scene.

Leo Chandler Bond Ave Elyria John Benedik Elyria Ave Lorain Ohio Highway

Chronicle Telegram Photos Spark Local Memory Lane

The article reminiscences about a friend named Mr. Stokley seen in a recent paper and compares him to Scattergood Baines. It notes the Chronicle-Telegram’s fair treatment of all figures, including top brass, and recalls a past shot of Otto Schoepfle at a city parking lot, suggesting the photographer deserved arrest.

Mr. Stokley Scattergood Baines Chronicle-Telegram Otto Schoepfle

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