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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1939
Page
12
A building permit for a 32 by 16 foot addition to the gas station owned by Service Director I. D. Faxon at Middle Avenue and Fifth Street was issued yesterday by Building Inspector Hart Dickason. The addition, costing about 1600 dollars, will be used for servicing trucks.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad whistle blowing at night drew protest from Councilman Leonard Fowls and Councilman Frank Henke. They called the noise annoying to West Side residents and urged the safety committee to stop the whistling hounds of the B and O.
Elyria Library has canceled old borrower cards and issued new ones in 1937, with nearly 10 000 patrons re registered and more expected. Registrants gain a three year active file, and Librarian Miss Edna G. Moore notes continuing local usage in Elyria and Lorain County.
Elyria Post No. 1079 VFW held a well attended meeting with a picnic committee plan for events and orderly execution. Seniors beat juniors 34 to 7 in a ball game. Shrimps won tug of war. Earl Hill Jr. topped the 100 yard run and Thelma Hawn won a 50 yard dash. Dorothy Cross and Miss Cross of Pleasant City captured egg race and balloon contest prizes. New hall improvements and a planned conference in Painesville were announced. local post to host the district commander reception.
The Cherry Ridge championship first round concludes with multiple matches across Flight levels. Notable results include Sam Nay beating Willis Carvin 1 up and Max Jalowice defeating John Mison 7 and 6, with several other close wins and byes across Classes A B C and regional pairings. Columbia Hills downed Westwood 6 to 4, Inverness beat Oakmont 7 and 2, and Sleepy Hollow defeated Portage 5 and 4.
Readable text notes that roughly half of the three cars imported into Guatemala that year came from the United States, while Germany supplied about a third. The fragment mentions foreign-source car imports and implies a small remainder from other countries.
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