WPA Picnic Draws About Four Hundred At Lorain County Fairgrounds
About 400 WPA employees and families attended a picnic at Lorain County fairgrounds on Saturday with participants from Elysia Lorain LaGrange Avon Ridgeville Grafton and nearby areas. The event featured a morning ball game between Sixth Street and West Ridge teams races and games followed by dancing and free refreshments.Awards were given for numerous races and contests with winners named in multiple age groups and events. County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn attended and participated in activities. In Oberlin a sage owl on campus attacked over twenty students after a student whistled toward it injuring Eugene Veverka a sophomore from Cleveland with a forehead wound.
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Lorain County Fair Grounds
WPA
Elysia
Lorain
LaGrange
Avon
Ridgeville
Grafton
Sixth Street
West Ridge
James Ryan
Bill Hall
D. Paonessa
Ed Kelley
Charles Broud
Ed Hemminger
Elmer Varish
Andrew Kellerman
Herman Lappin
Bill Wilson
Elmer Bishop
Treea Kellerman
Fred Johnson
Ruth Rollins
Virginia Kelly
Taylor
Luegh
Lawrence Moore
Elson Heath
Ed Kelly
Richard Kelly
Norene Scott
Justine Weathers
George Fitzpatrieck
Earl Smith
Ralph Ledgerd
Ida Jenkins
Mary Lapp
Helen Hovey
Agnes Smith
Willie Glass
Cliff Fitzpatrick
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Eugene Veverka
Cleveland
A Page From The Past Reflects on Nostalgic Thirties Life
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls childhood scenes from earlier times with vivid scenes of blacksmiths, penny posts, home washing machines, nickelodeons, pennants on walls, Niagara Falls souvenirs, and communal rituals. The piece contrasts past thrift, hard work, and faith with changing modern life, urging reverence and legacy.
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Niagara Falls
Sumner
Anniversaries and historical notes in a late 19th century column
Anniversaries list notable figures with births and deaths from 1883 to 1993 including Wilam G Schauffler Albert Brisbane John B Gough Samuel P Langley Melville E Sterne Nore E Wood Cara Banger Sunzile ym na Ame and more. Today in history entries recount events from 1670 to 1833 with figures like Meson, Fick, and Jedediah Smyth, along with remarks on New York Yacht Club and labor shortages.
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Wilam G Schauffler
Turkey
New York
Albert Brisbane
Ter
Batavia
Isls
John B Gough
Temperance Crater
England
Philadelphia
Melville E Sterne
Chicago
Pupisher
Nuancers
Hedsar
Nore E Wood Lbrarian
China
Ion
Ireland
France
Jedediah Smyth Fur Treder
Utah
California
Nat Turner Negi
Sa1
New York Yacht Clube
Serevane Squadron Cup
Internatinal Regata Cowes
Notable births and dignitaries listed with varied origins
The item catalogs numerous prominent individuals born across the United States and Canada, including a famed theatrical manager from Saadusky Ohio, US Senator George L Radcliffe of Maryland, Chester Morrill of the Federal Reserve, Dorothy B Parker, Dr Willis Ro Whitney, Freeman Tuden, Julia Sanderson, and Dr Donald C Balfour. The text recalls their birthplaces and ages, ending with a reflective note on the native's potential for friendship and moderate fortune, tempered by caution about the path to high prominence.
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Saadusky
Ohio
George L Radclifte
Maryland
Lloyds
Chester Morrill
Board of Governors
The
Federal Reserve System
Shelby Co
Dorothy B. Parker
West End
Willis Ro Whitney
General
Electiig
Schenectady
N Oy
Jamestown
Freeman Tuden
Warner
N. H
Malden
Mass
Julia Sanderson
Springfield
Donald C. Balfour
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Toronto
Bible Readings Urgency in Church Call to Repentance
A clipped religious notice urges Christians to heed the call of Christ amid rising threats from fascism and communism. It cites 1 John 2 18 and stresses readiness for persecution, urging faithful members to become active in service and witness. The piece names Rissatah Gerrans Sepovo Jiewca and others as examples of faithful perseverance.
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Goodspeed
Jesus
Chrisvanit
Beter
Wrtaliuiman
Chosit
Church of Christ
Rissatah Gerrans Sepovo
Jellyfish Attack Kills 11 Year Old in Australia
An 11 year old boy named Thomas Chandler died after a large jellyfish stung him while bathing at an Australian location. The jellyfish wound wrapped around his torso and struck near the heart, causing a fatal collapse.
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Varwia
Noria
Australia
Thomas Chandler
Haltfcaste
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al Zchel
al Sukey
Kelvin Knapp
Lews Rollins
Joseph Alton
William Ward
Harry Moore
Herman Brantley
J R. Monk
Robert Lumpkins
Oscar G Dunn
Haen Mes Orn Indar
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John Ceiton
Plymouth
Daniel Freeman
Jele
Ethel Arnold
Marshall Wayne
Gloria Wheeden
Hudson
Albany
Clayton Bishop
Outboard
America
Jane Fauntz Manske
Lenore
Ralph Guldahl
P.R. Smith & CO
Elyria Savings &Frust
Oderfree Renovating
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