Jobless in Elyria District Receiving About 3000 Weekly
Unemployed workers in the Elyria district now receive roughly 3000 dollars weekly in unemployment compensation under Ohio law. Local manager L B Lancashire notes payments come from Columbus after local pay orders are checked and that about 300 claimants in sixteen townships are affected. New claims rise to about 10 daily but wait three weeks before payments begin. the office also runs an employment service placing applicants in jobs.
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Elyria
Ohio
L. B. Lancashire
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission
Columbus
Lancashire
Australian hunter bites brown snake then treats with pea rifle
James O'Brien, 14, was bitten on the arm by a brown snake while hunting near Brisbane. With no knife to scarify, he fired a pea rifle into the wound, his mother sucked out the venom, then he reached a hospital where he rapidly recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
James O'Brien
California Journey Reflections From a New York Observer
Charles B. Driscoll writes from Los Angeles in February 1939 about travel by train across Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, visiting his sister and his late brother John’s gravesite. He recalls landscapes, a watch given to a friend, a lone guarding dog, and boys with wooden swords, then ties in social notes about meeting friends Dale Carnegie and others, ending with plans to seek old contacts in California and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Driscoll
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Raton
Mane
John
Prince Michael Dimitri Alexandrovitch Obelensky Romanoff
Mike
Wichita
New York
Dale Carnegie
Pierre
Kansas City
Dale
Manhattan
Bob Brinkerhoff
George Carlin
V.V. McNitt
Jimmie Fiddler
Ann Parenteau
San Francisco
McNaught Syndicate
Lyric Soprano Catherine Van Buren To Sing Here March Tenth
The lyric soprano Catherine Van Buren will give a recital on March 10 at 8 30 p m in the First Congregational church. Her program is supported by the American Missionary Association Board of Home Missions and aims to foster interracial fellowship. She studied at Fisk University and Oberlin Conservatory, earning a Bachelor of Music in 1935.
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Catherine van Buren
First Congregational Church
American Missionary Association
Board of Home Missions
Fisk University
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Roland Hayes
Brookline
Massachusetts
Steinway Concert Hall
New York
Lorain County Sees 78 Entries in District Music Contest
Seventy eight Lorain County soloists and groups enter the North Central Ohio District Elementary Band Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Contest to be held Saturday at the Clearview School and Lorain High School. Ten counties compete under Ohio Music Education Association sponsorship with judges from Wooster Ashtabula Lorain and Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Ohio
Clearview
Lorain High School
Ohio Music Education Association
Lorain
Ashland
Huron
Erie
Richland
Crawford
Wyandot
Seneca
Sandusky
Ottawa
Stanley Davis
Wooster
Urho Seppelin
Ashtabula
Sybil Adams
Hoye Godfrey
Kent
Howard Brown
R. L. Crowe
Oak Harbor
Shelby
Green Springs
Jackson
Bellevue
Willam Weimer
Lawrence Rake
Kathleen Mason
Eugene Tipton
Eugene Alger
Carl Youngquist
George Huber
Bobby Dick
Jean Marie Price
Ray Butler
John McGarvey
Ellen Schok
Ray Edward Kirkpatrick
Paul Green Jr
Robert Scheel
Kenneth Lorence
James Simpson Jr
Janet Gibson
Theodore Vukin
William R. Scott
Nada Pavlovich
Avon Lake Civic Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Stelmach
Mrs. Joe Stelmach hosted the Women s Civic Club gathering at her Avon Lake home on Monday. Prizes in card games went to Mrs A Dort and Mrs Alex Wagner. In two weeks the group will meet with Mrs Tucker. Lunch was served.
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Avon Lake
Joe Stelmach
A. Dort
Alex Wagner
Tucker
Shirley Swan Celebrates Sixth Birthday At Grandparents Home
Shirley Swan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Swan, was honored at a birthday party hosted by her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. Swan in Cleveland on Friday evening. She turned six and received many lovely gifts.
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Shirley
Jim Swan
Mrs. A. Swan
Cleveland
Fifth Grade Tour to Cleveland Art Museum
Fifth grade pupils and Miss Evelyn Hermann visited the Cleveland Art Museum on a Friday morning. The school board provided transportation and Maynard Krebs drove the bus. The trip celebrated 30 days of perfect attendance as students learned about the American Indian in their history studies.
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Evelyn Hermann
Cleveland Art Museum
Maynard Krebs
Sixth graders present February's Children play in assembly
Sixth grade pupils will perform February's Children in a Wednesday March 1 assembly. The class all take part with Father Time and Mother February discussing busy birthdays of famous people. Teacher Mrs Milburn Walker notes they wrote original speeches and plan their own costumes.
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Father Time
Mother February
Milburn Walker
Traffic man J. A. Lindsay found dead in Ohio cabin
J A Lindsay 52 a traffic representative for Wheeling and Lake Erie and Lorain and West Virginia railroads and former Republic Steel assistant traffic manager was found dead in a tourist cabin at Stop 65 at 3 PM Thursday. Joseph Bronstein of Lorain located the body and Lindsay will be buried in Youngstown today at 2 PM.
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J. A. Lindsay
Cleveland
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Lorain
West Virginia
Republic Steel Corp
Youngstown
Joseph Bronstein
Mothers Study Club guest speaker at Avon Lake school
The Mothers Study Club of Avon Lake will host Mrs. Carl Martin of Elyria as guest speaker at 3 P M in the school building. She edits the Ohio Parent-Teacher Magazine and will discuss parenting topics while tea is served after the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Study Club
Avon Lake School
Carl Martin
Elyria
Ohio
Card Party at Park Hall by Congregational Women
Group 2 of the Women’s League held a Friday card party at the park hall with 13 tables in play. Lunch suited the season. Prizes were handmade by member Mrs. C Elis of Lake Road and Mesdames won special prizes.
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Women’s League of the Congregational Church
Park Hall
C. &. Elis
Lake Road
Mesdames
Local Residents Connected By Weekend Visits
Miss Madlyn Williams a Kingsville teacher stayed at her parents home for the weekend. Miss Reta Kihm returned to Cleveland after five weeks with her aunt Mrs Josephine Schuster. Mrs Carl Miller has returned home from St Josephs Hospital in Lorain.
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Madlyn Williams
Kingsville
Charles Williams
Reta Kihm
Cleveland
Josephine Schuster
Carl Miller
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
Worcester Ladies Aid to be feted at church
The Worcester group of the Ladies Aid will be feted on Thursday March 2 in the church at 12 30. Mr Burgen and Harry Carver of Kansas City are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Carver of Chestnut Ridge. Mr and Mrs Edward Henson and family were guests of Mr and Mrs Hulse. Miss Agnes D Lloy d is slowly im-
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Worcester
Ladies Aid
Burgen
Harry Carver
Kansas City
Miss Marian Bainbridge Hosts Epworth League at Home
Proving her recent illness is improving, Miss Marian Bainbridge entertained the Epworth League at her residence on Sunday evening in a cheerful gathering.
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Marian Bainbridge
Epworth League
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Donald Breyley
Wellington
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Gordon Hale
Eaton
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Penney
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