Anonymous Gift Creates Charles Wager Scholarship at Oberlin
An anonymous donor provides 25000 dollars to establish the Charles Wager Scholarship at Oberlin College. It will fund about 1000 dollars annually for a Midwest high school graduate. Dr. Charles H. A. Wager led Oberlin’s English department 1900 to 1935 and received multiple honors during his tenure.
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Oberlin
William E. Stevenson
Oberlin College
Charles H. A. Wager
Midwest
Charles Wager
Youth Day Observed by Rust Church and Area Churches
Young people from Cleveland and nearby towns are invited to Rust Methodist Church for Youth Day activities. The 11 a.m. service features Rev. Albert Cohen of Kipton. A 1 p.m. dinner follows, with a 2:15 community sing and 2:30 film and panel discussion. A 4 p.m. musical program by St. James AME Church choir completes the day.
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Oberlin
Cleveland
Elyria
Lorain
Ashland
Norwalk
New London
Rust Methodist Church
Albert Cohen
Congregational Church
Kipton
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Young People's Choir
St. James Ame Church
Oberlin Alumni Schedule Dinner In Cleveland
Oberlin Men's Club of Cleveland hosts its second annual luncheon at the Hotel Manger Friday. Alumni invite Greater Cleveland high school students hoping to enter Oberlin College next fall as guests. Lysle K. Butler, Oberlin PE chief, will speak on Athletics in Education. Butler, a college graduate, has vouched football at Oberlin.
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Oberlin
Cleveland
Manger
Greater Cleveland
Oberlin College
Lysle K. Butler
Dr. Butler
College New 1930
Water Program Needs Aid
Oberlin city council hears recreation commission budget discussion on March 4. Commission chair James Long says without a director and funds the swimming program will be cut. asks for $5 000 city support plus $500 more for swimming to avoid fees driving away children.
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Oberlin
Recreation Commission
Pring Ta Ius
James Long
Commission
Commssion
Long
Council
Locke
Lould
Advice From Dad Ellis Aims For A Hundred
Oberlin resident known as Dad Ellis, nearing his 100th birthday, offers life advice to youngsters: avoid drinking, late hours, and bad company. work hard, be productive, and invent. Born in Springfield Vermont, he recalls a long life including patenting inventions and founding a carpentry career. He credits his father’s temperance and a simple lifestyle for longevity. His daughter lives in Painesville and may visit for the birthday.
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Hartley
C-T
Oberlin
Lis
Buffalo
Beaver Falls
N.Y
South
Willa-Lee
South Pleasant St
Cleveland
Layeu
Springfield
Henry Ward Beecher
Painesville
Inj
B W College Board Approves Expansion Plan
Berea trustees endorse Baldwin Wallace College expansion including a five year program and library replacement. C A Barden proposed building ordinance changes passed to city council for zoning board review. Planning commission deferred action pending zoning board advice.
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B-W College Board
Oberlin
City Planning Commission
C. A. Barden
Zoning Board of Appeals
Berea
INS
Barden
of Baldwin-Wallace College
Alfred B
Bode Junior
Barden Point Gram
Philura Gould
Baldwin Library
Ning Commission
Puppet Show Set for Oberlin Family Night
Family Night at First Church Oberlin features a puppet demonstration by the Sherman Puppet Theater in Cleveland. Attendees bring their own casserole salad bread or sandwiches and their own table service for supper at 60 p.m.
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Oberlin
First Church
Sherman Puppet Theater
Cleveland
Residents Donate 20 Pints of Blood at Local Hospital
Oberlin residents gave 20 pints to Allen Memorial Hospital blood bank last Wednesday. Mrs. Carl Newsberry chaired the Hospital Auxiliary Blood Bank Committee with help from Mrs. Warren Gibson and Mrs. Clarence Parsons.
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Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Carl Newsberry
Warren Gibson
Clarence Parsons
PTA Paper Day Set For Saturday In Oberlin Area
Oberlin residents urged to bring newspapers to the PTA paper drive on Saturday at a local track behind a grocery. Pickups from the curb will be made and contributors should secure papers in bags or boxes. Rural residents asked to arrange truck pickup if possible.
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PTA
Oberlin Area
Oberlin
Obertis
Edeal
Parent-Teacher Association
Ishone
Police Vacancy Exists in Oberlin Police Department
Civil Service examination may fill the vacancy caused by the death of Cpl. Charles Ray Warren. City Manager Fred E. Weisbrod said if multiple applicants seek the full time post a competitive exam will be held. Part time officer status is unclear but any salary change would be promotion. exam planned around month’s end.
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Oberlin
Cpl
Charles
Ray) Warren
Fred E. Weisbrod
Weisbrod
Edgar King Honored by Miami University in Oxford
Oberlin born Edgar Weld King, son of former Oberlin president Henry Churchill King, received the Doctor of Humanities from Miami University during midyear exercises. He served as Miami University librarian from 1922 to 1956, retiring as Director of Libraries Emeritus. He expanded the library to about 350000 volumes and established the E W King Collection of Juvenile Literature. He helped found a children's room and contributed hundreds of rare books to major collections.
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Wager
Colgate
Centre College
Colgate University
Yale
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Edgar Weld King
Henry Churchill King
Miami University
Oxford
King
New York Public Library
Columbia University
Miami U. Library
E. W. King
America
Europe
Miami
McGuffey
Samuel F.covington
Ohio Valley
Oberlin City Seeks Two Administrators
City Manager Fred E. Weisbrod says Oberlin needs a light plant manager and a police chief but council has not authorized hiring. Capt. Myron Brill heads the police department and is not seeking the chief role due to civil service status. The utilities commission backs a light plant manager, with qualifications and price still under review.
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Oberlin
Fred E. Weisbrod
Weisbrod
Capt
Myron Brill
Brill
City Public Utilities Commission
Girl Scouts Plan Church PTA Activities Of Week
South Amherst scouts outline Week March 10 to 16 with religious services at Nativity and Congregational churches and a March 13 PTA program. Troop events include awards ceremonies uniforms exchanges and World Friendship project travel with discussions of Italy Holland and Norway. Cookie sales total 1 912 boxes with tax stamp deadline March 15.
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Girl Scouts
PTA
Igirl Scouts
Boys Scouts and Safety Patrol
Almon Brocksicker
Black River Council
Birmingham
Wilford Seal
Richard Zukowski
Charles Emmerich
Anthony Adamus
World Friendship Project
Italy
Holland
Norway
Howard Dellefield
Clarence Flew
Almon Brocksieker
Richard Dickinson
Cleveland Museum of Art
Stouffer's
George Innes
South Amherst
Panic to replace Noah’s Ark on NBC with new series
NBC television will debut Panic on March 5 as a fifth title for the anthology series now titled Panic after previously using Impact Impasse Crisis and Impulse. The shift reflects a rebranding of the program lineup.
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Hollywood
Nbc-Tv
Ichange
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