Diamond Town on The Bowery Shapes a Luxe Market Scene
New York writer surveys the Diamond Exchange district, noting the dense display of gems on sidewalks and in booths. He describes vigilant watchfulness, bold salesmen, and a mix of luxury venues and street-level commerce, with vivid street-scene details and anecdotes about notable figures.
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New York
Diamond Mart
Bowery
Frank Markey
Hester Chas. Driscoll
Canal Street
America
Diamond Exchange
Uncas
Buckingham Palace
Wellington Events Preview Week’s Community Activities
C F Bowser Warren will show western states movies at the school Thursday before the Kiwanis noon meeting. Three high school classes plan a Friday night party at the school gym. Methodist Homebuilders hold a covered dish supper at the Trish home Friday night. Friendship Guild meets Tuesday May 3 at Congregational church. Fellowship supper and Baptist church meeting tonight. Junior Kings Daughters meet Janet Preston Tuesday May 31. Mother Daughter Tea planned for Methodist church dining room Thursday May 3. Henry D Appenzeller missionary from Korea will speak at the M E church tonight at 7 30.
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Wellington
C. F. Bowser
Warren
Kiwanis Club
Methodist Homebuilders
Floyd Trish
Friendship Guild
The
Congregational Church
Baptist Church
King’s Daughters
Janet Preston
Methodist Church
Henry D. Appenzeller
Korea
M. E
Local Notes From Wellington Area and Surroundings
Community notices include a Lima-Kirkpatrick wedding reference in Oakland Maryland with ties to Sullivan Ohio and Wellington Foundry. Birth announced for Phyllis Mae Sparr Elyria with cousin Cora Shepard duty. Local moves and visits noted among Penfield Ashland Cleveland Lorain counties.
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James Sparr
Elyria
Phyllis Mae
James Gusse
Cleveland
Sidney Grissinger
Wellington School
Lorain County Education Association
South Amherst High School
W. G. Watts
Forest Street
Dr. Dudley
South Main Street
Township Trustee Leads Soil Conservation Meeting
John Barber of Wellington presided over a Monday night gathering at the LMRE offices to study the current soil conservation program.
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John Barber
Wellington
LMRE
Library leaders meet in Oberlin and Wellington election slated
Miss Catherine Callaghan and Herrick Public Library trustees attended the district meeting of the Ohio Library Association and Ohio Library Trustees Association in Oberlin. Nominations for Wellington Eagles officers include Eber Murch president Sidney Stemple vice president Robert Gott chaplain trustee Kenneth R Brouse secretary William Wadsworth treasurer with May elections planned. Durward J Kirkpatrick and his spouse announce their marriage.
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Catherine Callaghan
Herrick Public Library
Ohio Library Association
Ohio Library Trustees Association
Oberlin
Wellington Eagles
Eber Murch
Sidney Stample
Sidney Stemple
Robert Gott
John Grissinger
Robert Holland
Kenneth R. Brouse
William Wadsworth
Meet Lyman Beecher Stowe A Quiet American Writer
Lyman Beecher Stowe grandson of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author is a 58 year old New Yorker known for his studious nature and careful warmth. He lectures and writes about famous Americans, tracing lines to notable ancestors and a life shaped by Maine birth and Hartford schooling.
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Lyman Beecher Stowe
New York
Maine
Hartford
Harvare
McNaught Syndicate
Prisoner Allowed To Dispose Of His Belongings
Judge Guy B Findley granted Irving Smith 27 permission to sell clothing in the county jail before starting a penitentiary term in Columbus Ohio. Smith admitted guilt to issuing fraudulent checks in Oberlin Elyria and other states after a prior release. Deputies moved him to Columbus for his sentence as authorities awaited warrants from additional jurisdictions.
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Guy B. Findley
Irving Smith
Ohio
Columbus
Smith
Oberlin
Elyria
Roosevelt shown as poised amid critics in soaring fireside style
The piece portrays President Roosevelt facing a hostile Congress and a fractured party with composure. It recalls a Western sage quipping that the other president lacked intestinal fortitude. It also notes Ickes publicizing unvoted projects, while GOP leaders split between opposition and strategic restraint as they weigh 1938 and 1940 contests.
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New York
Vandenberg
Hamilton
Sena
Political Firestorm Rises Over Federal Lending Plan
The column surveys Roosevelt's push for an intermediate banking system to funnel federal funds at low rates, citing Carter Glass and Jesse Jones as advocates and opponents including Senator Glass, Vice President Garner, and the Glass-Jones maneuver. It notes continuing interest in a cut rate federal reserve scheme amid recovery proposals.
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Carter Glass
Virginia
Jesse Jones
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E. C
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Garner
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Stalin
Hitler
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Clarksfield Ladies Aid Meet at Elyria Home
The Clarksfield Ladies Aid gathered at the Elyria home of Mrs. A. J. Welsh on Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Forest Fletcher in attendance.
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Buckiighem
Bellerua
Pearl Benson
Toledo
Nate Harris
B. C. Burt
Howard Burt
Ashland
Tom Turner
Cleveland
Hattie Evang
Alvin Fletcher
Lorain
Ralph Frizzell
Nova
Fred Phillips
Clara Barnes
Akron
Lee Harris
Albert Ginstie
Wakeman
Tisace
Clarksfield
Fred Gray
Wellington
Lester Gray
A. J. Welsh
Elyria
Forest Fletcher
Browne Promoted to Manager at Oberlin Kroger Store
Clarence Browne, son of Mrs. John Richards, was promoted to manager of an Oberlin Kroger grocery store. A Kroger veteran since 1930, he began as a clerk in Elyria and is an Elyria High School alumnus, class of 1915, and a member of the American Legion.
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Elyria
Clarence Browne
Oberlin
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
John Richards
R. F
Browns
Kroger
Elyria High School
Villa Cisneros Capital of Rio de Oro Colony
The capital of the Spanish colony of Rio de Oro in Africa is Villa Cisneros, a town of about 253 residents in a territory spanning over 100000 square miles.
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Rio de Oro
Africa
Villa Cisneros
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