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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1938

Page

9

Boy Scouts Annual Dinner To Be Held Dec 14th

Final preparations are under way for the Southeastern District Fireland Area Boy Scouts annual dinner at 6 30 p m December 14 at the Elks Restaurant Elyria and south Lorain County. Mayor Joseph Petro, program committee chair, says reports will be heard and an entertaining program of scout demonstrations is planned General chairman is A H West. Lisbon Fortugal opens 602 new dwellings on a rental purchase plan for heads of families not earning over 27 a month with 100 applicants per house.

Fireland Elyria Lorain County Elks Restaurant Joseph @. Petro Petro A. H. West Lisbon

Auctioneer listing for Elyria address and staff

A Walker, Auctioneer at 120 Nichols Court Elyria lists services and phone 3244 with Irvin Khineect as Clerk for the office. The short item provides basic contact details and personnel.

A Walker Nichols Ct Elyria Irvin Khineect P. A. Walker General Auctioneer Redington Bldg Nichols Court - Elyria Ohio

Suit Over Note Seeks Sale to Satisfy Debt

B A Rothgery sues A B Gates for 157 dollars claiming on a note and asks that chatels be sold to satisfy the obligation. A verdict upholding Victoria Skocz's will was returned in Judge Cook's court. daughters Agnes Bandaszewski and Mary Gryzlo received only ten dollars each while Sofia Gorski got real estate, Anna Sarkiewicz ninety dollars and Katherine Zasleny ten dollars.

B. A. Rothgery A. B. Gates Victoria Skocz Lorain D. A. Cook Agnes Bandaszewski Mary Gryzlo Sofia Gorski Anna Sarkiewicz Katherine Zasleny

Fire at a house kills several elderly residents

A furnace overheated causing a blaze that trapped seniors on the second and third floors. Mrs Kern set off the fire alarm as flames and smoke blocked exits. Firemen with gas masks rescued others while some victims were laid on the front lawn. Clarence Burke, a son in Dayton, praised the rescuers.

Kern E P. Welch Miles Miller Clayton Wirick Walcott Burke Clayton E Bedfast Clar's Sisk Clark Silk Clarence Dayton

Amherst village petitions seek referendum on power plant plan

Fourteen petitions with over half the electors signatures demand a referendum. The village plans a municipal power plant as a PWA project to replace Ohio Public Service Co wholesale rates. Defendants include the Village of Amherst and officials A R Tolhurst Jay Kaser Conrad Zilch Charles Muller and Oilie Kuss.

Ohio Public Service Company EDS PWA Amherst A. R. Tolhurst Jay Kaser Conrad Zilch Board of Public Affairs Charles Muller Oilie Kuss

Y M C A Holiday Program For City Schools

The Y M C A plans a holiday program for city schoolchildren during the vacation. Herman Geyer announces that each school will be invited to use Y M C A facilities on specified mornings in late December. Dates include December 23 for Garford and Allen, December 27 for Franklin, December 5 for Mac Kinley and Ely, December 29 for Hamilton and Roosevelt, and December 30 for Gates and Edison. Each session includes gym time, swimming, and lobby games.

Boss Om Y. MC A Herman Geyer Geyer Garford and Allen Franklin MacKinley and Ely Hamilton Roosevelt Gates and Edison

Handicraft Exhibit and Local Notices

Preparations were completed for a county program by ADC mothers to exhibit handicraft and baked goods to raise funds for matcheis to aid home production. The event opens at 10 a.m. tomorrow on Middle Avenue between Second Street and Temple Court, closes Saturday noon. The rest of the text covers unrelated incidents, including a prison death, a governor's decision, and a Moorland, England finding, with no clear link to the exhibition.

County Department of Aid Middle Avenue Second Street Temple Court Donis ADC I Sans

Frayed Page Unearths Final Moments of Dying Scene

A fragment from Page One recalls a dramatic deathbed moment where a woman kneels, murmuring prayers. A warden stands by with an electric button as a priest recites lines, the scene marked by a death mask settling on her face.

Oberlin Fraternal Officers and Local News Notes

Oberlin Lodge No 662 Knights of Pythias elected officers including Chancellor Commander W A Mack and Vice Commander G A Davis. Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid held annual meeting with 27 attendees and Christmas party. Events include Javanese Batiks talk, a violin recital by Professor Reber Johnson, and Oberlin High basketball hosting Amherst with reserves preceding. Local residents attend parties and travel, with updates onMiss Carol Levine’s recovery and other social notes.

Oberlin Oberlin Lodge No Knights of Pythias W. A. Mack G A. Davis L. E. Mack S. J. White F. Sneary H. R. Pratt H. A. Funk H. A. Funk; M At Arms H. E. Cook H. R. Lindsey H. L. Gill H. G. Kelly Pythin Sisters Ladies Aid Society Grace Lutheran Church John van Heuveln South Street H. Thore W. Jungeberg al Bauman H. Duwe R. Hofmann Ladies Aid Oberlin Grange Hall

Oberlin Radio Program By Oberlin Students On Air

Oberlin chapter of the Ohio Music Education Association announced a Mutual Broadcasting Co chain broadcast on Saturday December 10 from 11 to 11 30 AM EST. Originating from WHK Cleveland the program features oboe Gilbert Porsch piano MacDowell pieces Janet Ashley violin Rychlick viola Carleton Cooley and flute Anton Winkler with performances by Oberlin Conservatory students and a high school pupil.

Oberlin Don Morrison Rodk Ohio Music Education Association Ohio Radk Mutual Broadcasting Co WHK Cleveland Gilbert Porsch Bruno Lebate Porsch Conservatory of Music Chopin Natalie Henderson Georges Enesco Anton Winkler Conservatory

Fourth Of May Blue Ribbon Spelling Contest Planned

Lorain County village and rural schools will compete for spelling honors in the annual county Blue Ribbon Spelling Contest on Thursday May 4 announced by C A Gibbons county school superintendent. Pupils spelling all words correctly will receive a blue ribbon with fifty words for the second grade and 100 for each other elementary grade. The contest will begin at 1 P M and five awards per grade will go to schools with the highest averages in the county.

Lorain C. A. Gibbons

Avon School Closed As Scarlet Fever Appears

Avon School shuts for three days as scarlet fever appears. The board of education ordered the closure to curb spread. Several children are kept home, though cases are limited. School expected to resume Monday after precautions.

Avon Board of Education

Funeral Services For Madame Johnston Friday Afternoon

Oberlin reports funeral services for Madame Marie-Jeanne Lahaurine Johnston set for Friday at 2 pm in Fairchild Chapel. She served 12 years as Directrice de la Maison Francaise at Oberlin College. Y M M C A boys division to hold December 23 membership party with music, sketch, one act, and gifts.

Oberlin Marie-Jeanne Lahaurine- Johnston Fairchild Chapel Madame Johnston Directrice de la Maison Francaise Oberlin College YMM. C. A Elyria Herman Gever

62 More Citizens Admitted In Ohio Common Pleas

Common Pleas Judge Guy B Finddex admitted 62 Lorain County residents as new citizens yesterday, totaling 136 in two days. The list names new citizens by hometown initials E L Av L Br Am with origins including Austria Great Britain Czechoslovakia Hungary Italy Yugoslavia Mexico Norway Poland and more based on their stated residences.

Common Pleas Guy B Finddex Mayo Lorain County Elyria L. Lorain Av. L. Avon Lake Br. Brownhelm Amherst Austria L. Leo Greenwald Great Britain

Elyria Sees Two Fireless Weeks Ended Today

Two consecutive weeks without a blaze in Elyria ended today as firemen hoped to extend the calm to three weeks. A Chestnut Street blaze on Thanksgiving Day was the latest major incident, the first fire attended by all three of the city’s new fire trucks, though it remains the only fire to date.

Elyria Chestnut Street

Why You Might Be Constipated and How to Help

A reader asks about persistent constipation and discovers the likely cause is insufficient bulk in meals. The advice promotes Kellogg’s All-Bran as a daily solution, emphasizing roughage, water intake, and a regular routine to improve elimination.

Kellogg Battle Creek

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