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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1959
Page
4
A fragmented text mixes jokes about New Year plans, warnings on stop signs, and references to traffic enforcement. It mentions penalties for running a stop sign, the year round safety emphasis, and local civic sounds including a Municipal Court clerk and a DWI arrest discussion.
In a West Cotter Street scene police report a group of college students threw snowballs hitting a window instead of a target. A bystander notes the incident was not punished beyond window costs as witnesses discuss culprits and lessons from the mishap.
President Stevenson reports the Gherian College Library set a national record for use in the 1053 39 academic year with more total transactions across circulation reference and direct patron aid than ever before. the 530 000 volume collection grows but space remains a serious constraint. gifts to the library include the lange nus collection and the wager bequest along with 2 5000 bound volumes 4 5000 unbound items 154 phonograph records and other pieces totaling over 8 200 items.
Oberlin Walther Leaguers of Grace Lutheran Church installed a box in the parish hall to collect toys for needy children, encouraging local generosity and support.
A 23 year old New London Connecticut man Rudolph J Marin was fined 19 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to loitering on the turnpike. He was picked up by a turnpike patrol near Middle Ridge Road Plaza after being dropped there by a truck driver while seeking a ride to Chicago for work.
Sir Julian Huxley, a leading evolutionary theorist, will lecture on The Evolutionary Vision at Oberlin College. The program, part of the Mead-Swing lectures, runs Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 pm in First Oberlin Hall.
Kentucky born folk singer Jean Ritchie will present a solo folk music concert at Oberlin College in Hall Auditorium on Saturday at 7 p.m. She will accompany herself on the dulcimer. Ritchie comes from a renowned family of folk singers and has researched American folk songs from her region. She holds a master's degree in English and the Oberlin Folk Song Club sponsors the event.
Oberlin College hosts the itha biennial Career Conference with 48 visiting consultants from about 30 fields in business industry and the professions. Professor Guthrie opens at 2:15 pm in Finney Chapel as round table sessions run 2 pm and 3 30 pm with evening repeats and Saturday slots 9 am to noon for one on one student appointments.
The Welfare Council announced 55 cash gifts totaling $ Creepin to aid 82 families this Christmas season. Mor Ermores Boffiman of OCAC described last year’s surge in requests and noted funds from the Hatre Nous Ciun and local clubs. Mrs. Hot ephher nominations for assist reach through the Christmas Clearing House. The annual Apole Theater matinee is set for Dec 15 with admission 2 to support canned-goods distribution through OCWC.
In Oberlin College's thirteenth and last annual report, President Willem Severson lauds Oberlin's kindness from trustees and donors and thanks his colleague Dr. Carr for succeeding him. He notes a rapid pace of activities, including international program work and advocacy for higher education funding.
In Memphis a department store Santa approached a 10 year old girl and offered a kiss but she stepped away and told him she did not want a kiss. She cited last year’s whiskers as a reason, asking him to stop.
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