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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
12
New London prepares for a Labor Day celebration with city officials appointing committees at a City Hall meeting. Merchants and residents gather as C A Blackman chairs the session planning events for September. An all committee meeting is scheduled for Friday evening.
A meeting led by Park Board secretary F H Cunningham and five members proposed a park athletic carnival with prizes, displays, and events. Committees cover finances, publicity, music, and sports including baseball, boxing, and a potential horse race series and Goodyear blimps. A basket dinner, midway, and various concessions are planned.
Ohio's 1936 peach crop will be the lightest in 15 years, about 168000 bushels, far below last year's 1606000 and the five year average. The crop will be concentrated along Lake Erie with few peaches picked elsewhere due to a cold winter.
Professional and amateur conjurors will swap feats at the 11th annual Central States Magicians carnival in Canton Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday program will be at Meyers Lake. Charles Brush of Canton will run the meeting, started by the late Jesse Springer of New Philadelphia.
The City Loan announces the appointment of J. T. Barnard of Alliance Ohio as manager of its 212 Middle Avenue office. He succeeds George Wuberman who moves to East Liverpool Ohio. Barnard brings personal loan expertise and aims to ease customers money worries with the organization’s liberal policy. He plans to relocate his family and establish permanent residence.
A Sacred Japanese fantree thrives in Navarre Park Toledo, a rarity with only two similar trees in Ohio. Planted thirty years ago, its fan shaped leaves give the tree its distinct name and status.
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