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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1940

Page

9

Lorain County Safety Banquet to Honor Colson Corp

About 300 Lorain County business and industry reps attend the ninth Industrial Safety Campaign banquet at First Methodist Church. Elyria Chamber cup, awarded to Colson Corporation for a second year, will be presented by Mayor Petro with Powers accepting. Certificates of merit go to 26 group winners. Principal speaker Michael P Grady of Canton to be introduced by Harry Lueth. Campaign officers listed. program includes singing and musical numbers.

Lorain County First Methodist Ely Powers T E Fennessy Division of Safety and Hygiene Industrial Commission of Ohio Michael P Grady Canton Railroad Harry W Lueth Chamber of Commerce Thomas P Kearns Industrial Commission Walter T Mahia Lorain Claude Birch Elytia Harry W Luethi Harry Wood Lora Chamber of Commerce Paul Wainnwright Hubert Burne Wainwright Petro

Elyvia To Offer Indoor Badminton At Gates School Gym

Elyvia recreation board announced indoor badminton trials at Gates school gymnasium from tomorrow night, with weekly sessions 7 to 10 pm open to men and women. The plan aims to cater to growing local interest as more residents own badminton equipment for outdoor play.

Elyvia Elyvia Recreation Board Gates School

Two Girls School Escapees Caught Near Chillicothe

Two of four girls who fled the Girls Industrial School at Delaware were brought back to the institution from Chillicothe, state welfare official Herbert Mooney said. Mary Hudak, 17, of Cleveland, and Marie Reigelsperger, 18, of Dayton, were captured by the State Highway Patrol when the stolen car carrying the others wrecked near Chillicothe.

Columbus Girls’ Industrial School Delaware Chillicothe Herbert Mooney Mary Hudak Cleveland Marie Reigelsperger Dayton State Highway Patrol

Washburn seeks reelection to Ninth District Court of Appeals

Judge C G Washburn announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for judge of the Ninth District Court of Appeals at the May primary. A 21 year veteran of the Court of Appeals, he was born in Huron County and is a University of Michigan Law graduate. His career includes service on the Common Pleas Court bench and election as an appellate judge in 1918, with the Ninth District formed from Summit Lorain Meama and Wayne Counties. He will complete his present term soon after this year’s election.

C G Washburn Ninth District Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Washburn Huron County University of Michigan Lorain Elyria Common Pleas Court Sunsmit Medina Countes Cuyahoga Summit Medina Summit Lorain Meama Wayne Counties Court of Appeal

Grain and Mill Prices and Feed Provisions

Market notes list prices for grain and mill products and various feeds. Entries cover oats corn flour bran millet hominy and straw with prices, including quality grades and batch notes. The informally listed items reflect farm and feed availability and costs for hay and straw, with multiple listings for time, cutting, and mix varieties.

Ilolator Co Moi Tarr Byrnes

Court sentences 16 year old for thefts in Oberlin

In Oberlin, Juvenile Judge H. Kaye yesterday sentenced a 16 year old boy to Lancaster after a hearing on theft charges. The youth admitted stealing a bicycle, books, and artworks, and had been expelled from school.

H. Kaye Oberlin Lancaster

Extra Guards Around German Freighter Lahn in Montevideo

Port authorities posted extra guards around the German freighter Lahn, 8398 tons, amid reports it may attempt to run the allied blockade without clearance. The vessel has loaded wool in Montevideo harbor since Nov 22 while sailors from the derelict ships Admiral Graf Spee and Tacoma are interned for the war's duration. Heavy British cruisers Shropshire Dorsetshire and Hawkins patrol the South Atlantic to enforce the blockade.

Montevideo Germany Shropshore Dorsetshire Hawkins South Atlantic

Custody Fight Over Child Ends in Dismissal

Relatives disputed custody of Catherine Es ther Jones 12 after the death of her mother in a November fire that also killed her brother. The aunt Elizabeth Kosash of Lorain holds the child, while the father Samuel Jones seeks custody via court action dismissed on the principle that the surviving parent has a natural right. If the aunt resists, a habeas corpus case could return the matter to court for welfare-based custody decision.

Catherine Esther Jones Elizabeth Kosash Lorain John Jones Oberlin Samuel Jones Catherine Fred Jones Overlin Dec Sion Childs Welfare

Cabinet Resigns Under Bulgarian Premier Kiossely

Sofia bulletin reports King Boris accepts the resignation of Premier George Kiosselys cabinet. The article notes accompanying details about a South African ostrich described as the largest living bird weighing about 200 pounds and standing eight feet high.

Sofia Bulgaria Boris George Kiossely

Lorain Man Enters Race for Engineer

Donald F Patterson of Lorain announces his candidacy for County Engineer on the Republican ticket. He has lived in Lorain fourteen years with his wife and three children and currently serves as Project Engineer for the State Highway Department. Patterson previously worked as Deputy Engineer in the County Engineers Office and has engineering experience at Carnegie Steel Pittsburgh and Herron Engineering Cleveland. He trained at Drexel Institute in Philadelphia and served in the US Marine Corps in 1917. He leads local veterans groups and holds multiple professional and fraternal memberships.

Donald F Patterson Lorain Patterson Twelfth Street State Highway Department Dunham Warden and Biggs Loram County Carnegle Steel Company Pittsburgh Herron Engineering Company Cleveland Ohio Drexel Institute of Science Philadelphia Petterson US Marine Corps Veterans’ Affairs Lorain County Veterans of Foreign Wars United War Veterans Association Lyuram Post No 30 American Lemon Fraternal Order of Eagles Lorain County Society of Professional Engineers

Finland Under Russian Rule Mourns as Officers Parade

In Helsingfors women mourned the loss of promised constitutional rights under Russian rule, while citizens faced displays of authority as Russian officers passed through the streets, marking a grim period of governance and public sentiment.

Finland Helsingfors

Local Minister Rev Edgar Hamblen’s Life and Career

The Rev Edgar Emery Hamblen, pastor of Second Methodist at 2705 Middle Ave, born Morris Town Tennessee November 26 1891, trained at Morris Town Normal College Lincoln University and Gammon Theological Seminary, married Christine Mebane in 1925, served churches in Big Stone Gap Knoxville Chattanooga Richmond Augusta La Grange Cyn thia, moved to Elyria in 1939, member of Columbus District Lexington Annual Conference. He enjoys vegetables and chicken farming and is known for praising friends’ deeds in poetic form.

Edgar Emery Hamblen Second Methodist Middle Avenue Morristown Tennessee Morristown Normal and Industrial College Lincoln University Chester Pennsylvania Gammon Theological Seminary Atlanta Georgia Christine Mebane Paris Kentucky West Avenue Big Stone Gap Virginia Knoxville Chattanooga Richmond Augusta la Grange Cynthia Elyria Cyntha Kentucky Columbus Lexington Rev Hamblen

Ends His Life In Cafe Washroom

In Cincinnati on February 13 Ralph Heman, 25, shot himself in a cafe washroom after police and his father tried two hours to stop him. Officers used tear gas as they forced entry, but Heman died before help could reach him. The father said he did not know why his son acted, noting Ralph had seemed warned. Police reported hearing him mutter I ve made a lot of trouble.

Cincinnati Ralph Heman Heman Trunk Herman Ralph

Death of George L Nye in Elyria

George L Nye died suddenly at his home 230 Harvard avenue at 5 20 am He was born in Brownhelm February 4 1862 and had lived in Elyria for 32 years He is survived by wife Lillian D Nye two daughters Mrs M W Dillingham and Mrs Hazel Dean both of Elyria and one grandson Russell Dean Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 pm from Taylor Funeral Home with Christian Science service Burial will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery Depressing blackouts have caused demand for more entertainment in Dublin.

George L. Nye Harvard Avenue Brownhelm Elyria Lillian D Nye M W Dillingham Hazel Dean Russell Dean Taylor Funeral Christian Science Service Ridgelawn

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