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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1940
Page
14
Pajala, a Swedish town of about 2,000 residents near the Finnish frontier, reported that Russian planes dropped 20 incendiary bombs today setting about a quarter of the town on fire. No fatalities were reported.
The Sixth annual independent basketball tournament in Willard will run March 13 to 16 in the Willard High School gym. Last year the Iveland Falcons won the Class A title and Eastron Castings the Class B crown. This year three classes are offered Class A senior Class B and Junior Class 8 entries close March 9. Interested teams should contact tournament managers Herman W ik or David Q. Query in Willard Ohio.
The Ridgeville Bittner girls defeated Euclid 44 to 23 on the Osevelt School floor in Euclid. Jorethy Pitts led scoring with 18 points, while the losing team’s Pitts added 10. Other box details are incomplete due to fragmented OCR text.
Townspeople are invited to a Townsend meeting at the Town Hall Friday night. The Women’s Baptist Mission Circle served lunch at the school Thursday and the Baptist Church supper is set for seven on February 29 with men cooking and presenting a program. Union church services start March 3 and run through Easter.
The marriage of Irene Zellath to Orwood Offenberg was solemnized at the Hughes home with Rev. Thomas Hughes officiating. A dinner dance and shower followed. several local families attended. Nearby notes cover Columbia Eaton Farm Bureau Council meetings, social visits, and a voyage by Willard Keyse to Mexico City with stops at Mammoth Cave and New Orleans.
Clarksfield hosts the C P G with ten members and one visitor, a lunch of Spanish rice and spaghetti served, valentine cake, and a four week follow up with Mrs Florence Day. Kate Knapp honors I S S anniversary with 26 attendees, chin dinner, and rag sewing. Other notes include church night, a home demonstration on leftovers, and visits to Monroeville and nearby towns.
Merrill and Mrs. Sarah Merrill visited the John Merrill home Sunday. Wendell Barnes and Mrs. Barnes spent Sunday with Floyd Eaton. Earl Cole visited his mother Ette Cole in Sullivan. Fred Phillips spent the weekend with Wilbur Minns in Akron. Doren Stone visited friends in Columbus. Nellie Grimes and Bert Franklin visited Cora Hayes and her son Lee. Bill Ferber broke his arm in a lumber camp. A. C. Cowrse and N. W. Lee were in Cleveland. Guy Harwood made a business trip to Ashland. E J Clark plans an indefinite stay with Mabel Freeman in Fitchville. Mattie Harris spent Friday with Wellington friends. Raymond Worcester and family visited his parents Howard Worcester and wife in Wake man. Maud Dunning spent Thursday in Norwalk. Floyd Eaton visited Akron Saturday. Funeral of Dee Freeman at Fitch Funeral Home, New London, attended by N. W. Lee, Iva Lee, E. J. Clark, Andrew Clark, Julius Krebbs, and H. A. Twaddle. Harlow Rounds reports a very sick horse.
South Amherst February notices announce Circle One of St John’s Women’s Guild meets at Mrs Ida Hunt’s home at 7 30 PM. Choir members to assemble at St John’s Evangelical Thursday 6 15 PM for rehearsal. Rev C E Schmudt leads Lenten service Thursday 7 30 PM with Young People’s League attending as a group. Post service Y P L meets in church parlors with social hour and refreshments. Townsend Club No 1 to meet at the town…
Ohio Legion Elks to hear James V. Suhr, Cleveland attorney and past national commander, speak at the second annual Washington's Birthday dinner of the Lydd Elks Lodge at 6 30 PM Thursday. A birthday dinner for February birthdays and a pre dinner meeting at 6 PM are announced along with a post dinner Elks Bowling League meeting and the next lodge meeting scheduled for next Tuesday.
Work on the Markley School water line project, a WPA effort, will start March 4. Ray Hollis, county drainage engineer, reports the school will buy about one mile of cast iron pipe to carry water from Elyria's 20 inch force main at Griswold.
Rev. R J Steiger will conduct a Lenten service at Nativity Church Friday at 7 30. A Fish Fry will be held in the Nativity church parlors Friday evening serving begins at 5 o'clock. The public is invited. The Hall Thursday evening hosts a regular session with a 4 box social after adjournment. Ladies should bring a lunch for two. Town Send Club work grows, inviting broader attendance.
In Columbus a state legislator earning 2000 dollars yearly was denied unemployment compensation after becoming unemployed in private industry. H C Atkinson, administrator of the Ohio Bureau, announced the decision while noting the legislator’s move to a school building project on West River Road and an estimated 80 WPA workers will be assigned to the job.
The court ruled tor not entitled to benefits arguing he is paid on an annual base as a general assembly member. He refused to name the assemblyman. Atkinson’s ruling broadens the prior annual salary decision after several professional baseball players were denied unemployment claims.
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