Florida Ship Canal scheme attacked as tax waste
Boake Carter denounces a proposed Florida ship canal as a $5950000 annual dredging drain and a blatant raid on the national treasury. He notes an existing canal, wartime freight gains, and questions the need for further taxpayer burden amid labor unrest and political log-rolling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Stuart
Fort Myers
United States
National Treasury
Rural Life Sunday plans set for May Main event
Hickory Tree Grange met in Amherst Ohio to arrange Rural Life Sunday on May 2 at Lake Avenue Community Church Elyria in a joint meeting with North Elyria Grange. A noon dinner was planned at the Grange Hall. Also announced was an officers banquet at Ridgerville. The program featured songs a reading a playlet and a question box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Hickory Tree Grange
Grange Hall
Milan Avenue
Lake Avenue
Elyria
North Elyria
The
Grange
Grangers
Ted Alexander
Mary Walker
George Knittle
Noma Bach
Olver Kolbe
Marian Knuittle
Touring group hosts program at St Joseph Lorain
A touring group of varied nationalities presented a program at St Joseph church in Lorain on Sunday evening. The event included devotions led by Miss Helen Berger and a social hour following. The group also planned two meetings with the League of St Paul church in Elyria on Tuesday evening with a 7 o'clock gathering at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varius Nationalities
St. Joseph Church
Lorain
League of St. Paul
Elyria
Helen Berger
Church and club gatherings listed for area groups
The Avenue Club of Eastern Stars meets at Mrs. Clarence Deans home with Mrs. J R MacKenzie assisting. Circle two of St Ann's Society meets at the Lister home on Elyria Avenue with Mrs Rose Plate hostess. Amherst Democratic Women's Club meets at Town Hall. St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed council meets in church parlors at 7 30. First Evangelical mid week service at 7 45. Walther League Zone four spring rally at Berea with a banquet at 6 30. Foursquare church praise and prayer service at 7 30. Maurice Strohmeier son of Mr and Mrs J J Strohmeier will broadcast from Station WTAM at 5 30 under the name of Charles Nell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue Club of
Eastern Stars
Clarence Dean
Long Street
J. R. MacKenzie
St. Ann’s Society
St. Joseph's Church
Lister
Elyria Avenue
Rose Plate
Amherst Democratic Women’s Club
Council
St. Peter’s
First Evangelical Church
Walther League
Berea
Foursquare
Maurice Strohmeier
J. J. Strohmeier
WTAM
Charles Nell
Plans for public card party announced by Jessamine Lodge
Jessamine Lodge Daughters of Scotland met at the Odd Fellow Hall on Tuesday evening to plan a public card party set for May 25. A arrangements committee was formed with Mrs. Robert Short, Mrs. James Henry, Mrs. Agnes Innes, Mrs Katherine Duncan, Miss Janet Bain, and Miss Virginia Greulich. Bunco awarded to Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Bain. Refreshments provided by Miss Virginia Greulich, Mrs. Francis Gordon, and Mrs. Wilmah Egeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessamine Lodge
Daughters of Scotland
Odd Fellow Hall
Robert Short
James Henry
Agnes Innes
Katherine Duncan
Janet Bain
Virginia Greulich
Circle One of St. Ann's Society Hosts Card Party
Members met at Mrs. Elmer Schmitz home in Elyria to plan a public card party for May 6 at the school hall. Three tables of 500 played. high score went to Mrs. Harold Krause and second to Mrs. Joseph Kovach. Luncheon served to 12 members and two guests, with plans to reconvene May 10 at Mrs. Michael Woblever’s home.
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Circle Number One
St. Ann’s Society
Elmer Schmitz
Elyria
Harold Krause
Joseph Kovach
Frank Syrowski
Anthony Fuhrman
Michael Woblever
Elyria Avenue
Amherst seniors invited to Gambier Kenyon College tennis
Walter Michael and Evan Nord of Amherst Hi were invited to compete in the tennis tournament at Kenyon College Gambier as representatives of the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Michael
Evan Nord
Amherst Hi
Kenyon College
Gambier
Legion Auxiliary Plans District Conference and Reforestation Effort
At Town Hall on Tuesday, the legion auxiliary discussed the fifth district conference held in Bucyrus last week with Mrs. Robert Brumfield as delegate. They planned to buy fifty trees for a nationwide reforestation project. Card games followed. Mrs. Charles Mathes won bridge and Mrs. John Raesler won sixty six. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Mathes, Mrs. Towne, and Mrs. Moebius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Legion Auxiliary
Town Hall
Bucyrus
Robert Brumfield
Charles Mathes
John Raesler
al Towne
Ed. Moebius
April Senior League meeting discusses Trotzky coup d etat themes
The April Senior League gathering at the church parlors included refreshments by Kenneth Fritz and Miss Hulda Berger. The group reviewed events from 1917 to 1927, noting Trotzky’s coup d etat concept and how modern machinery enables revolutions by seizing key electrical and communications centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior League
Kenneth Fritz
Hulda Berger
Tery
Trotzky
Kremlin
Ledger Syndicate
Local High School Event Friday With Coach Arthur Engle
The affair will be held Friday at the local high school and the boys will be accompanied by their coach Arthur Engle.
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Arthur Engle
Mary-Martha Class To Host Mother-Daughter Tureen Dinner
The Mary-Martha class of the Congregational church will hold a Mother-Daughter tureen dinner at the church parlors Monday evening starting at 6 30. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and their own service.
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Congregational Church
Admissions and discharges report
Mrs Robert Caruthers of R. D. 1 was admitted and gave birth to a baby boy. Mrs Roland Lud wig and baby daughter Lorain Lex Vasci of South Amherst were discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carruthers
R. D
Roland Ludwig
Lorain
Lex Vasci
South Amherst
Local visits fill weekend as families gather
River Road and Elyria area families visited relatives across several households. Mr and Mrs Sherman Mason visited Mrs Carrie Sheldon. Vincent Fretto and Sam Farbotta Jr and their spouses visited Sam Farbotta family. Fred Hormby joined niece Mrs George Bush and family for Sunday dinner.
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Sherman Mason
Carrie Sheldon
Vincent Fretto
Sam Farbotta, Jr
Sam Farbotta
Fred Hormby
George Bush
LaGrange Road
Charley Seely
Sandusky
Thrace Seely
Harriet and
Marian
Elyria
Byron Seely
Edith Tran
Gon
Morris
A. Seely
Frank van Wagnen
Lara
Ethel Chambers
Mildred Day
Bennie Rotoski
Cleveland
Clarence Cadden
Canal Fulton
Banks Road
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House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Withlacoochee
Tampa Bay
Tampayers
War Department
Taklo
Mexico
Stalin
Russia
Carter
Western Reserve . Finance
Turner Bock
Court Street
Jere
Central Book Store
Pitts
Renner
Broadway
Gould
Ohio
UBLIC
Hospital News
Bell Ans
C.h.merthe & Co
Crisp
Price
Navy
White
Merthe
Myrtle Turney
Edison General
Electric Appliance Co
Elyria High School
Thrifty
Eae
Uae
Dorchester
Hotpoint
Calrod
Mazda
Thrift Cooker
P.S. Electric Shops, Inc
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