Checkers Club Warmly Captivates Elyria Veterans
Elyria residents E. L. Thompson 85 and Sam Pryce 93 meet every Tuesday at Thompson’s Ninth Street home for 10 or 12 games. They blame dwindling youth interest on money and busyness, hoping to spark new blood to save the game.
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Mom and Dad
Granddad
Elyria
E. L
Ernie) Thompson
Ninth St
Sam Pryce
Diagonal Rd
Ernie
Thompson
America
Pryce
Two Veteran Checkers Players Keep Local Club Alive
Pryce and Thompson, longtime Elyria residents, remain active in checkers aged 70s and 80s. They met weekly at Thompson’s home, once members of the Elyria Checker Club, now gone. They dream of reviving the club to train younger players and compete across Ohio.
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Pfaudler-Permutit, Inc
Elyria Foundry Division
Elyria Machinery Co
Willys-Overland
Pryce
Sam Jr
Thompson
Graystone
Ohio
Elyria
Oberlin
Elyria Checker Club
Pryce and
Paw
Lakesite
Canada
Elyrians
Australian climate vs. home insulation in winter
An Ex-Elyrian notes the Australian lack of insulation and central heating. Homes stay around 60 degrees inside, requiring heavy clothing and rugs. Corridors are outside in heated schools while drought and rain alternate, impacting crops and livestock along the coast.
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Coff Buddy
Tey
Mies Aimland
Layoff Rust Shows Up In Square Dancing Reactions
The piece notes layoff timing harms reaction speed in pro and amateur square dancing. It recalls slower responses after weeks away, then lists upcoming square dance dates and calls across Berea Elyria Strongsville Norwalk and general Cuyahoga County fairs with names like Frank Maverske Hugh Johnston and George Jabbusch.
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Pook
Cuyahoga County
Berea
Twilighters
Lechner
The
Harts
Berea Fairwood Squares
Noth Olmsted
Frank Maverske
Holly Hoodowners
Elyria
Ralph Pavlik
Cloudbusters
Strongsville Town Hall
George Jabbusch
Norwalk Memorial Park
Hugh Johnston
Cuyahoga County Fair
Lake Ontario Waterway Study Advances Velocity Measurements
The Buffalo study segment of the Lake Ewe Lake Ontario Waterway Comprehensive Study plans river velocity checks near the Niagara River. The U S Army Corps of Engineers uses a current meter and cable from the Peace Bridge to monitor flow, aiding engineering assessments for canal and bridge improvements.
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Buffalo
New York
Conmneton
Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit
Niagara River
Bndge
International Railway Bridge
Rultein
Fort Ene
Bredge Authority
Jean Wegtht
International Railroad Bridge
Reces
Lake Ontario
Senate
House of Representativisr
Poearth Lake
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Sam
Checkers
Izaak Walton League
Loram County Ely
Pryce Nor
Bob White
White
Ernie Waits
Ernie Thompson
Chronicle - Telegram
Fage
Grandmother
Lum 'N
Abner
Lum
Grandma
Photographer White
Yoll
Australia
BY Shirley Goodbar
Ben Franklin
Shirley Goudbar
Down Wieder
Squarin
Chicago
Half Wall
Nhiew Sea X
Rchase
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