This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
4
Stella Walsh's conqueror Helen Stephens of Missouri is poised for the 1936 Olympic team after tying the 50 meter world record at :06.4, winning the shot put with 41 feet 7.5 inches, and taking the standing broad jump title at the National Women's AAU Indoor Meet.
The final 1935 AA A standings list Kelly Petillo of Huntington Park Calif as National Champion with 90 points. Bill Cummings Indianapolis is second with 656, Wilbur Shaw Indiana third with 550. Eastern title goes to Doc Mackenzie Edington Pa with 1397 total from 34 events. Bob Sall Hawthorne N J second with 1201. Vernon Orendruff Paterson N J third with 567. Babe Stapp Los Angeles wins Mid Western with 579. Chester Gardner Long Beach second 472. Maynard Clark third 448. Petillo clinched the national title by winning Indianapolis St Paul and Langhorne races, placing sixth at Springfield. Cummings had two seconds a third and a sixth in his scoring races. Shaw was second in Indianapolis, fourth in St Paul, eighth at Altoona.
Bishop star sophomore forward Bob Tavenner of Mt. Vernon was declared ineligible today for scholastic deficiency. The Buckeye Conference saw Cincinnati, Dayton, and Miami also strip stars mid-year as exams hit top teams.
In Oakland on February 13, former world heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer was scheduled to begin an intensive training camp. Details of the reason for the training start remain undisclosed.
American League clubs have kept their original nicknames longer than their National League counterparts. Browns, White Sox, and Athletics retain their early names, while Yankees, Indians, Senators, Tigers, and Red Sox emerged through various changes. White Elephants and Browns tie to uniform colors and early club signals.
Norway finishes 1 500 meters with a 1 2 by Charles Mathisen and Ivar Ballangrud to surge ahead in the unofficial team standings. Leo Freisinger of Chicago places fourth for the United States as Czechoslovakia and Austria suffer setbacks in group semifinals.
Nick Frascella, Wooster College’s top scoring sophomore, has 141 points in eight conference games this season and will seek more tonight when Wooster plays last-place Ashland College in Ashland. The schedule also features Heidelberg at Findlay and other Ohio Conference results including Wittenberg, Bowling Green, Baldwin Wallace, Youngstown College, Franklin hosting Rio Grande.
The article notes Baer plans a training campaign and suggests the reason for his decision to recondition himself is unclear though some believe it signals a possible ring comeback.
The London Zoo welcomes a 28 foot reticulated python believed to be the longest in captivity. The massive snake, presented by the Prince of Wales, surpasses the zoo’s former record holder and hails from Malaya.
Automobile registering authorities in Stockton California suspect a racket to register thousands of non existent cars. Professional movers aim to obtain 1936 license tags for stolen cars. Clerks are reviewing every applicant.
New York Day by Day profiles Max Gordon as a transformative theater producer. From starting in a small booking agency six years earlier, he reshaped musical revues with The Band Wagon and later produced Pride and Prejudice and Ethan Frome, while a flurry of backstage moves and dancer strains reflect the era's high-stakes show business.
Selectman Burt Abbott captains a basketball quintet that includes his four sons, forming a family lineup noted in community sports circles.
Amherst Ohio February 13 Farmers Day was held at the Farmers Elevator Co. The event, halted five years ago, drew guests from Lorain Huron Medina Cuyahoga and Erie counties and representatives from 25 factories and 15 states. Demonstrations covered farm machinery seeds grain and fertilizers. Henry Kane said results were encouraging and the event will become annual. Lunch was served by Hickory Tree Grange ladies.
Lorain County Class B basketball tourney set for Feb 21 22 28 and 29 at Elyria High gym. Six top teams with Amherst and Wellington form the first division. others in the second. Officials Regal Alberts and Ralph Bush. Committee A W Jones La Grange Glen West Ridgeville M L Royer F E Litzenberg and George Thourot. Drawings Monday Feb 17 at 4 30 pm in the county superintendent’s office Elyria.
Mrs Anna Field eighty two died at her daughter Mrs Fd Hinckley 2021 W Erie Avenue Lorain at eight p m Tuesday after a long illness She formerly lived on Spring Street Lorain She was in the Christian Science church Lorain and the Woman's Relief Corps Elyria Surviving are her daughter Mrs Hinckley and two sons Henry of Cuyahoga Falls and Albert of Columbus The body will be removed from Baker Co Funeral Home at four p m today and funeral rites will be from her late home 2021 West Erie Avenue Lorain at three p m Friday A Christian Science reader will officiate and burial will be in the family lot in Cleveland Street Cemetery Amherst
Mrs. Ruby Guild hosted the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church at Park Avenue. With president Mrs. I G Maxwell absent, vice president Mrs. Jack Bruce led the business meeting. The afternoon included social time and refreshments for 12, including guest Mrs. Elizabeth Straw.
The February meeting of the Sorosis Club will be held at the home of Mrs George Frank on South Main Street with Mrs J BE Ege as hostess.
The Eagles auxiliary meets in regular session at Eagle Hall. St. Peter's Evangelical church choir rehearses in the church parlors at seven. A public card party by the senior Sodality of St. Joseph's church is at Miss Marcella Kelch home on Spring street. The ladies' choir of St. Paul Lutheran church will meet at the church for rehearsal.
Past Matrons of Eastern Stars met at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening with routine business followed by a social hour. Dainty Valentine Day refreshments were served. Hostesses were Miss Edith Ehrman and Mrs. J G Maxwell.
The second annual Amherst Garden Club dinner is planned for next Monday evening in the First Evangelical church parlors. Dinner starts at 6 30 followed by an illustrated talk by C M Shipman of Willoughby.
Members of the Epworth League met at the Methodist church parlors on Wednesday evening for a Valentine party. The event featured games and contests, followed by tempting refreshments.
The Amherst Hospital Board met last evening with nine members present. Officers for the coming year were re elected: President G. M. Parker, Vice President J. H. Michael, Secretary and Treasurer J. Fritz. Miss Germaine Lahiff resigned as surgical nurse to take a position at Pleasant View Sanatorium. The next board meeting is set for March 15.
South Amherst February meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association was held in the school auditorium Tuesday evening with president Mrs. Ray Waltz presiding during the session.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetarian substitute for calomel. It links yellow skin poor appetite and lazy feeling to constipation and promises clear skin bright eyes and buoyancy with no dangerous after effects. Millions of boxes sold yearly. 10c 30c 60c.
The session covered routine business before the faculty took charge of the program. Mrs Flora Pike and Mrs Thelma Schnaak led songs, Charles Brown spoke on the Development of the PTA, and a question box allowed audience questions. The fourth grade won the attendance contest. A social time followed.
An oyster supper will be served in the recreation room of the town hall this evening at 6:30. The South Amherst Legion will host Legion and Auxiliary members with their families for a social evening with cards as the diversion. A good attendance is desired.
The Clearview basketball team will play the South Amherst quint on the local floor Friday evening. The public is invited.
Avon Ohio February birthday celebration at Miss Mary Weber home with a tureen supper at six. Members of the Birthday Club spent the evening playing cards and marking the occasion.
The Sewing Circle of St Marys church met at Mrs Rose Caspers home Wednesday afternoon. The group spent the afternoon quilting and a lunch was served by the organizing committee.
The regular board meeting was held Tuesday evening at the school. Minutes were read and approved and bills ordered paid. The Clerk was authorized to
The Lorain County Society Trust Co. board reviewed a recent state examiner report on its records. It states that the recommendations from the last examination were not fully acted upon and require action to restore compliance.
South Dakota faces a looming water crisis as artesian well levels drop by seven feet per year. State geologists, citing a survey conducted last summer, warn the source could be exhausted within 30 years.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.