Oberlin Truant Chief Details Causes of School Departures
Oberlin district truancy chief Charles Wigton outlines why students quit early or run away from home, noting military enlistment and family needs as major drivers. He stresses school authority to decide quitting, the value of part time work permits, and the role of home conditions in truancy.
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Oberlin
Charles & Wigton
Schoos
Schoo
Wigton
Oberlin High School
Wilson
Histon
Wiston
Reagan
Wicton
Amherst Memorial Studio Owner Evert Nyien Listed at $3500
Amherst Memorial Studio announces owner Evert Nyien is placing the business asset for sale at an asking price of 3500 dollars prompting inquiries from potential buyers and local investors.
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Evert Nyien
Oberlin Seniors Schedule Recitals in Concert Hall
Oberlin College announces two senior recitals at Warner Concert Hall. Soprano Eleanor Mattias from Staatsburg New York will perform Saturday and Monday with pianist Dale Hall. organist Max Yount of Conover North Carolina will play Bach and Sweelinck with selections by Franck. Both studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg last year. Mattias is active in the College Choir and Gilbert and Sullivan Players. Yount is involved in Musical Union and church choirs and received the Pi Kappa Lambda scholarship in 1958.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Warner Concert Hall
Eleanor Mattias
Staalsburg
N. C
Max Yount
Conover
Miss Mattias
Dale Hall
Mozart
Schubert
Duparc
Ravel
Debus
Zoltan Kodaly
Hugo Wolf
Yount
Bach
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Cesar Franck
Salzburg
Austria
Mozarteum
Anthony Mattias
Staatsburg
Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Wade D. Yount
Pi Kappa Lambda
Bridge Party Planned To Aid Library Fund
Women of Christ Episcopal Church sponsor a bridge party at the parish house Fah. 61 at noon to raise funds for a library and a hall fund supporting Kenyon College Theological School in Gambier Ohio. Proceeds benefit Bevies Hall and Kenyon College.
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Oberlin
Women of Christ Episcopal Church
Bevies Hall Theological School
Kenyon College
Gambier Onin
Officers Elected At First Church Annual Meeting
The article reports church officers elected at the First Church annual meeting. Deaconess and choir roles were filled by a slate including Norman Spe, Charles Isarkes, Maumee ward, and Frank Daviess. Mrs Lea Comings and Vere Burtz were chosen to the board. C Po Zomon elected to the board of trustees. Aradica stese ces named as chairperson. Mies Maczanit Tavmard appointed secretary.
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E Blinn
Mbvers
Difford Cank
Norman Spe Charies
4 H Public Dance Slated For Saturday
A community 4 H public dance is planned for Saturday at the Junior High School gym. The Rera Mitchell Orchestra will provide live music beginning at 8 AM. Tickets cost a small fee and will be sold at the door. Proceeds support 4 H activities and related events.
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Rera-Mchell
Nestra
Two Youths Sentenced to Lorain Driver Improvement School
Oberlin police reported two youths pleaded guilty to traffic violations. Gerald L. Huya, 21, of South Amherst received a $40 fine and costs plus a suspension for improper backing. Curtis Randolph, 20, of Amherst was fined $15 and costs for speeding 60 in a 30 zone.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Oberlin College Parents Weekend Set for February 19
Oberlin College invites parents of students to a three day weekend February 19 21 featuring music drama athletics and a luncheon talk by President Robert K Carr. new this year parents may attend lectures by economics and physics professors and observe a German language laboratory as the event continues annually after its start in 1956 and 1957 and a program for freshmen parents.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Robert K. Carr
Church Hosts Scouts as Guests
A local church invites Boy Scout troops to attend services and join activities this Sunday. Officials say the visit aims to foster community ties and promote youth engagement through shared events.
Oberlin Engineer Leaves City for Anchorage Post
Oberlin city engineer Orren Hillman resigns after 15 years in Oberlin to become assistant engineer and head of engineering design in Anchorage Alaska. He cites greener pastures and better opportunity near his brother and seeks to relocate his wife and five children as his council and colleagues wish him well. Hillman joined Oberlin in 1956 after earlier work in Toledo.
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Oberlin
Lorain St
Orren
Liveranae
Anchorage
Alaska
Hillman
Frederick Hillman
Woodland St
Toledo
Oberlin Chamber Launches All-Out Membership Drive
Oberlin Chamber of Commerce renewed a campaign to add new members. Dan Cronin, membership chair, thanked a 10 member committee and outlined goals to reach 200 members, with 59 paid through Sept 1 and a target to double by March 1. The group meets Tuesdays and recently reorganized with new by-laws.
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Oberlin Chamber
Oberlin
Chamber of Commerce
Sacred Heart Parish Hall
Dan Cronin
Jin
Thues
Cronin
Business Man’s Association
Oberlin Business and Civic Association
T. O. Murphy
Chamber
Pete Merkle
Lorain Chamber of Commerce
Tan Obertin Chamber of Commerce
Five Guilty Pleas Recorded In Municipal Court
Five Oberlix-Fae men pled guilty to varying traffic violations in Municipal Court last night. Defendants included Lavras for running a stop sign on Jennings Ave and Emmer for operating a trex won mmosigel nals. Fines totaled $19 with costs, and Barker and Wei Rochester were among others involved in the court action.
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Emmer
Lee St Elsie
Mmosigel Nals
Barker
Tan
Rochester
Syamn
Lutheran Ladies Aid To Hear Voice Instructor
Lutheran Ladies Aid plans a talk by a voice instructor at the Om Corsenatan of wt Aa. The event will feature student practice and a guest from Val pate se 3 damheran unyers.
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Lutheran Ladies Aid Will
Oberlin
Atpetar
Ana Hran
Corsenatan
Damheran Unyers
Two Plead Guilty On Light Charges
Reenany and Montay each pleaded guilty to minor charges in an RAPD case. Details show low-level offenses with negotiated sentences. Both defendants appeared in court with attorney representation and faces standard penalties for the offenses.
Search Rescue HQ Set for Norwalk Airport
Civil Air Patrol Group Five will establish a search and rescue headquarters at Norwalk Airport to cover a Tacounty area. Maj. William F. Gandert announced the plan after a leaders’ meeting in Mansfeld, detailing the base and area boundaries around Marion Wooster Sandusky and Mt Vernon.
Prof Kessler to Speak at Mission School
Fragmentary text indicates Prof. Kessler is slated as a speaker at a mission school event. No clear date or location is legible. no further names or specifics can be confirmed from the readable portion.
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Prof. Kessler
Mission School
Battle of the bust fuels fashion clash in Paris and Hollywood
In a lively column the Old Woodchopper chronicles Yves Saint Laurent and Laroche clashing over bust design. Reporters query actresses about cleavage while Dior and Laroche compete for front page drama. Debates touch on beauty, publicity and public interest amid war rumors.
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Laroche
Paris
Hollywood
Saint-Laurent
White
Algiers
Delayed Sentence Imposed in Oberlin Court
Municipal Court Judge David R. Goldthorpe delayed sentencing Sherman A. Simmons for a week on January 26 and last night imposed restrictions on driving between his job and home. Simmons, 25, of Munson Allotment, was fined $15 plus costs for speeding, with a 60 day license suspension except for commuting to work. He warned that speeding again would result in jail.
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Oberlin
David R. Goldthorpe
Sherman A. Simmons
Simmons
Munson
New York
Goldthorpe
Minnich i Nephew
David R. Goldthrope
Minnich
Philip M. Thomas
Crews To Trade Wreck Experiences
Oberlin Red Cross Disaster Relief Committee will host a meeting at the Oberlin Inn tomorrow at 6 30 p m to share lessons from the January train wreck at Wellington. Mills Clark says it will be a get together to exchange experiences and review future emergency plans.
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Oberlin
Wellington
Oberlin Red Cross Disaster Relief Committee
Oberlin Inn
Mills Clark
Clark
Red Cross
Cancer Night Program Slated By OJW Club
Oberlin Junior Women's Club meets today at 8 p m in Peoples Bank community room for Cancer Night. Mrs Helen Morgan leads the program with hostesses Mrs William Van Ausdale Mrs Richard Warrenfeltz and Mrs Clifford Leider. Members bring old sheets pillow vases needle thread scissors and thimble to make bandages.
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Oberlin
Peoples Bank
Helen Morgan
Wiliam van Ausdale
Richard Warrenfeltz
Clifford Leider
Local Option Vote Dries Up Liquor Licenses in Oberlin
In Oberlin two merchants among 35 liquor dealers faced statewide action as local option voting last November led to licenses drying up. Donald R Hentzes and Fisher Bros are named among the Oberlin participants in this licensing clampdown.
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Oberlin
Amoom
Oberin
Donald R Hentzes
Fisher Bros
Uncle and nephew jailed over car and license loan
In Oberlin a uncle and nephew faced Municipal Court after the nephew Eugene Minnich borrowed the car from Edward Minnich and drove intoxicated. The nephew failed a .19 alcohol test and faced DWI and license charges, while the uncle admitted lending his license and permitting the unlicensed drive. one charge was dismissed.
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Oberlin
Eugene L. Minnich
Root Rd
Lorain
Edward L. Minnich
22Nd St
Sullivan
Minnich
South Main St
Rudy Neuman
Alcometer
Richards Resigns Health Post
Richards, a Lorain County Health Department staffer since July 1957, resigned to become assistant administrator at Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland. Dr. Marion Fisher announced the move noting Richards worked with county schools and community groups. Richards and his family will relocate to Cleveland, and a replacement has not yet been found.
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Stanley Richards
Lorain County Health Department
Deaconess Hospital
Cleveland
Marion Fisher
Lorain County
Richards
Feounty
Fisher
Oberlin
Togetherness Costs Woman Driver 15
Mrs. Lucille Wymore was fined 15 dollars plus costs after a turnpike patrolman charged her with following too closely while driving from Evanston to Akron with her husband a passenger.
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Lucille Wymore
Mad 20
Mr. Wymers
Wymore
Municipal Dodge
David KR. Gobsthorpe
Evanston
Akron
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