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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1933
Page
6
Initial steps to organize a new Elyria military company will be taken at a G A R Hall meeting this evening. The unit will be enlisted January 4 and mustered in January 7, replacing the Lorain company being disbanded.
Mayor-elect Coates announces appointments including Vic M. Wilcox service director S. H. Luire safety director C M. Theobald city engineer William Wintney streets superintendent Henry Krol mayor's clerk Thomas Potter sewer inspector W. F Sump sealer of weights and measures A Hiller civil service commission C E Blanchard sinking fund commission Albert J. Miller chief engineer of ware works J T Burrows park commission The Beasles lodge elections name officers and 150 members vote for rent year with Robert Jex sen worthy president William Kofsky worthy vice president Grover Patton secretary GaA Melton chairman Harry H. Smith treasurer Grover Sanker inner guard Anton Minnich outer guard Charles Foss trustees
State Senator JF Burke publicly announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor at a banquet attended by about 350 Elyria residents from Lorain County and nearby areas. A petition with 7200 names supporting him was presented by A L Garford. Lorain County Medical Society elected officers last night, with Tn Valles of Adair Lorain as president, Dr D Thomas of Lorain as vice president, Dr W E Hart of Elyria as secretary treasurer, and Dr George Nicholas of Elyria as delegate.
The board of education announced a new eight room school on Abbe Road to be named the Allen School in honor of E F Allen president and founder of the International Society for Crippled Children. The project is expected to cost about 70000 dollars.
In Manhattan a noted partygoer Harry Evans moves among dinners and theaters while other city scenes shift from grand brownstones to worn rooms for rent. A chestnut vendor performs a daring fish swallow trick as costermongers contend with a somber mood among sidewalk vendors and card tricks amid winter crowds.
The piece highlights Gershwin tunes as the main draw of a modern production, noting George Gershwin rarely attends. It recalls his signature and a bar shaped colophon for the composer’s work and reflects on his emergence from relative anonymity to world renown.
Roscoe Peacock recalls a tale about JT Harahan, emir of the Minow Central, facing a burly man named Casey seeking a yard pass. Harahan rebukes the rude request, instructs a proper introduction, and hours later Casey returns claiming a Wabash job. Other callers include Lucius Beebe and Herschel Kiche.
Readable fragments list anniversaries for Erasmus Darwin John Jay Jenny Leeser Robert S Newton and Oustaye Flaubert with birth and death details scattered among dates and places. The excerpt combines 18th and 19th century figures, noting professions and locales such as New York Philadelphia and Gallipolis Ohio.
A Bluepoint oyster is one that has resided in Great South Bay for at least 60 days before sale and examples show initial life in Great South Bay then dredging and transport to Peconic Bay before being returned to Great South Bay after about two years.
A chronological list notes births and deaths of several figures: Sarah B. Cooper philanthropist born in Cazenovia New York died December 11 1896. Byron A. Brooks born in Jefferson County New York died September 28 1911. William N. Doak former Labor Secretary born in Wright County Virginia died October 23 1933. The column also marks historic events such as the 1787 Pennsylvania ratification of the Constitution and the 1901 Marconi wireless experiment across the Atlantic.
William C Dickerman president of the American Locomotive Company is celebrated for birth in Bethlehem Pennsylvania sixty years ago.
The North Ridgeville Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John lists new officers led by John N Rhein as spiritual director and Catharine Tamblyn as president. Elected officers include Ruth McLaughlin past president, Rose Loehler first vice president, Elizabeth Blaser second vice president, Rose Rothegar recording secretary, Helen Gilbert financial secretary, Rita Diederich treasurer, Agnes Bommer messenger, and Alberta Bommer guard. Delegates to the district convention include Ruth McLaughlin.
The community and junior groups in Laughlin and Amherst report a social evening with cards hosted by Laughlin and Miss Agnes Rothery on December 16. Otto Stroemple visits Paul and Knapp households. The Senior class at the high school, guided by Ruth Christman and A hk Knapp, presented a tuberculosis fundraiser program for parents at Amherst’s sanatorium. Births announced include a son to Wendell and Mrs. Fulton, now in Lakewood. Mrs. L. R. Hadaway returns from Lodi after her daughter’s illness, and Richard Lee Hall stays with grandmother for a week. Mrs. William G. Smith to host an all day RPTA bazaar work session on Krebs Road next Tuesday.
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