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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1940

Page

8

100 Per Cent Safety Certificates To Be Presented

More than 80 percent of Lorain County firms in the ninth annual safety campaign will receive 100 percent safety certificates for three months without a chargeable lost time accident. The banquet at First Methodist Church will feature Michael P Grady as principal speaker and Neely Powers presiding. About 300 people are expected, with Colson Corporation winning the Elyria Chamber of Commerce cup again.

Lorain County First Methodist Church T E Fennessey Ohio Industrial Commission Elyria Chamber of Commerce Colson Corporation

Business Men To Exercise To Music Calisthenics

YMCA business men calisthenics classes will soon use music as an added attraction three days a week. Carl Wagner, YMCA activities director, announced the plan. Classes meet at 6 10 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. A note at the end mentions sweet potatoes yield about ten pounds of commercial starch.

YMCA Carl Wagner

Odd McIntyre anniversary memorial in Gallipolis

New York Day By Day recalls Odd McIntyre on his 44th birthday, noting his deep impact on readers and the granite monument placed on a hill in Gallipolis. The piece reflects on mortality and what a man leaves behind, honoring a beloved figure in American letters.

New York Frostyar Manhattan Oscar Odd McIntyre Chas Driscoll Ohio Gallipolis Gallipsis Odd

Remembering Odd: A Columnist’s Quiet Farewell

A tribute reflecting on Odd, a frail yet influential columnist, who endured relentless praise and criticism alike. He valued memory over fame, cherished dogs, helped struggling writers, and declined White House invitations to preserve strength for his craft. Two years have passed since his passing in 1940.

Odd Elise White House

Expect Fifty To Enroll For Police Training School

Enrollment for a police training program conducted in Elyria by Federal Bureau of Identification instructors runs February 19 to March 15. Classes in Elyria High School from 3:30 to 5:30 PM five days a week for four weeks. Already 38 enrollments include 16 from Elyria, with seven from Parma, and deputies from nearby towns and counties expected to join. The program aims for a total of 50 or more students.

Police Training School Federal Bureau of Identification C. E Parker Elyria Department Parma Police Department Oberlin Medina Amherst Sheffield Lake Rocky River Lorain Elyria High School

Three Added To Committee For Institute

Three members were added last week to the committee for the 1941 Lorain County Vegetable Growers Institute. Asl members of the 1940 committee were reelected to serve with the three new members in planning next year's institute. The new members are Arthur Eschtruth Elynia Township and Henry Steffen and Charles Falkner. Ridgeville Township Committee members reelected are all H Keller and Lester M. Youtzy Elyna Township Peter Nissen Theodore Peake and Stanley Wolfe Avon NJ Hoskin Faton Township and Walter McAllister Shef field. The committee will meet soon to elect its officers.

Lorain County Vegetable Growers’ Institute Asl Arthur Eschtruth Elynia Township Henry Steffen Charles Falkner Ridgeville H Keller Lester M. Youtzy Elyna Township Peter Nissen Theodore Peake Stanley Wolfe Avon J Hoskin

Deputies To Follow School Busses

Sheriff Carl R Finegan extends the school patrol program countywide to enforce stop rules when buses load or unload children. A weekly schedule shows deputies assigned to rural districts each day, detailing districts such as Avon Belden Brighton Camden Columbia and more to remind motorists to halt for buses.

Sherif Carl R Finegans Avon Belden Brighton Brownhem Camden Columbia Clearview Eaton and Graton Henrietta LaGrange Penfield Ridgeville Sheffield South Amherst Wellington Vincent East Carlisle Huntington Lake Avenue Markley

Elyria Y MCA to Welcome Large Group of Guests This Week

The Elyria Y MCA prepares to host a large number of guests with 1000 guest tickets issued to members of Y MCA men’s classes for distribution. Recipients will join the two week program including gymnasium classes calisthenics archery swimming handball and exercises. Special swimming instruction classes are scheduled at 8 20 on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Elyria Y ¥McA Y McA

Income tax returns filed briskly ahead of deadline

William E Sykes of Cleveland will be at the Elyria post office basement daily until the March 15 deadline. Patrick A Radican, local deputy collector, will be at the Oberlin post office this week to assist taxpayers, with Wellington visits last week. Radican and Sykes call the early filing rate surprising and expect a substantial rise over last year. Oysters ranked first among American shellfish harvesters in 1939, with 95,627,000 pounds valued at over 8 million dollars.

William E Sykes Cleveland Elyria Patrick A. Radican Internal Revenue Oberlin Wellington Radican Sykes

Permit Issued For New Dwelling In City Limits

Building Inspector Hart Dickason issued a permit Monday for a two story Cape Cod dwelling for Mrs Lucile Schrock to be built at 207 Brandtson Avenue. The $4,000 project will be by contractor A A Nieding. A second permit covered Insulbrick siding at Brown Furniture Co. on Middle Avenue costing $1,150 by Federal Home Improvement Co. of Cleveland.

Hart Dickason Cape Cod Lucile Schrock Brandtson Avenue AA. Nieding Brown Furniture Co Middle Avenue Federal Home Improvement Co Cleveland

Ohio State Extension Specialist to Speak on Horse Breeding

LP McCann, Ohio State University extension specialist, will address Lorain County horsemen at Wellington Grange Hall at 8 PM Tuesday. He will discuss the outlook for horse breeding and related practices.

LP. McCann Ohio State University Lorain County Wellington Grange Hall

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