Y M C A Demonstration Showcases Elyria Boys Skills
Parents and visitors watched Elyria boys display progress in Y M C A clubs and classes during a New Year demonstration. Highlights included table tennis by Sam Shannon and Don Hutchings, student-led programs in cadets preps Juniors and newsies, and swimming events such as a grudge 40 yard freestyle race won by Jack Leber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Boys
Cleveland
Sam Shannon
Don Hutchings
Elyria
Shannon
Newsies
Harrison Comstock
Jack Leber
Earl Hill
Maurice Dachner
Dominic Giovanazzo
Hill
Leber
Roy Gardner
William Kenawell
George Taylor
Stamp Club
Airplane Model Club
Pottery Club
Airplane Wiodel Club
Lester Angell
Kent State College
Marguerite Frew
Kay Harper
Leaders’ Club
Russell Gleason
Theft of Spare Tire Reported in City Alley
Harry Spencer of 412 East Avenue reported a spare tire and wheel were stolen from his car in the Second Street alley around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The wheel and tire were valued at 7.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Spencer
East Avenue
Second Street Alley
Spencer
New Year's Dinner At Second Baptist Church Attracts Hundreds
About 100 people attended the fourth annual New Year dinner at Second Baptist Church last night. Rev C O Stewart called it the largest dinner yet as R W Findley of Washington DC delivered an inspiring address. Proceeds go to the church construction fund. Findley urged Negroes to use spending power to foster own enterprises and praised Jesse Owens and Joe Louis as ambassadors of goodwill while noting social security does little for many in the race. Music by Mrs G C Findley and A G Grice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
R. W. Findley
Washington, D. C
C. O. Stewart
Findley
Ohio State University
Jesse Owens
Joe Louis
G. C. Findley
A. G. Grice
Cleveland
Stewart
I. M. Bohannan
Court records show diverse suits and a foreclosure adjustment
Wanda Beres sues for divorce from Michael Beres of Amherst on grounds of extreme cruelty. The Home Owners Loan Corporation sues Rosa Co. Steart of R. D. J. Grafton for 3946 and seeks foreclosure of property in La Grange township. The Andwur Mortgage Loan Company sues H. Swidler of Elyria for 2165 and seeks foreclosure. Judge Cook had under advisement a foreclosure action by Savings Deposit Bank against Ivey M. Kolinski et al for 3140 on property at 1118 Middle Avenue. Mrs. Kolinski, who got the property in a 1932 divorce, denies signing the note and mortgage, with handwriting and signature offered as evidence. An error in compiling taxes on a Sherman S. Wurst foreclosure sale led the court to lower the sale price to 4862 from the bid of 5498. The property was purchased by
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Rosa Co. Steart
R. D. J. Grafton
la Grange Township
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Company
Ivey M. Kolinski
Middle Avenue
Sherman S. Wurst
Church schedules and services across Oberlin notices
The notice lists weekly religious services from First Church in Oberlin and First Baptist church. It includes times for Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 11:00 a.m., New Year Communion with violin by Kathleen Thompson, and evening meetings with motion pictures by J. L. Edwards. Youth Fellowship and Epworth League meet, with midweek prayer services and B Y P U.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Oberlin
J. A. Richards
Kathleen Thompson
J. L. Edwards
Mr. Edwards
James Brand House
Church Services Schedule Across Local Parishes
Christ Church with Rev L E Daniels holds Holy Communion at 7 30 a m and Morning Prayer at 10 00 a m Church school at 9 30 a m Mt Zion Baptist led by Rev F N Marshburn offers Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Junior and Senior B Y P U meet 5 00 p m and 6 50 p m Thursday midweek prayer at 8 00 p m Grace Lutheran with Rev H Dawe conducts Sunday school at 9 30 a m and church service at 10 45 a m Christian Science Society located at 27 East College Street listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Lee Whiteman
First Baptist Church
J. Gordon Trick
Christ Church (Episcopal
L. E. Daniels
Church School
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
F. N Marshburn
Grace Lutheran Church
H. Dawe
Christian Science Society
East College Street
Citizens' Home and Savings Association bid stands alone
The Citizens' Home and Savings Association submitted the sole bid in the process, marking it as the only offer received. No competing bids were received from other parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Home and Savings Association
Oberlin woman granted divorce after cross petition
Laving Smith aged 76 of Oberlin was granted a divorce from Silas W. Smith of Oberlin on her cross petition alleging gross neglect. She was awarded $200 alimony. The couple married in 1928. it was her fourth marriage and his third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laving Smith
Oberlin
Silas W. Smith
Gas station operator arraigned on liquor charge
Cather ine Pfundstein of a Wellington area gas station faced common pleas court today on unlaw ful possession of liquor. Bond set at 500 dollars, pending Monday disposition. She was arrested December 31 by State Agent Karl R. Schnorr for allegedly possessing a quart and a half of moonshine whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Catherine Pfundstein
Wellington
Karl R. Schnorr
Foreclosure Suit Involves Property At 244 East Seventh Street
A foreclosure suit for 3662 dollars brought by Lorain County Savings and Trust Company targets property owned by W. E. Patton at 244 East Seventh Street rather than his home on Third Street. Patton clarified this distinction today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Patton
New Manager At Goodrich Silvertown Store
Elyria’s Goodrich Silvertown Store at 225 Broadstreet began the year with a new manager, J. C. MacKinley, long connected with B. F. Goodrich and moving from Cleveland. His family resides at 1302 Middle Avenue. He succeeds QO. K. Lynn, who becomes manager of the Newark Silvertown Store after eight months at Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Goodrich
Silvertown
Broadstreet
J. C. McKinley
B. F. Goodrich Company
Cleveland
Middle Avenue
MacKinley
QO. K. Lynn
Lynn
Newark
First Call Of 1937 Summons Firemen To Auto Blaze
Elyria firemen answered their first call of 1937 five hours and 20 minutes into the new year. An automobile blaze at James Gusts 1736 Middle Avenue started from backfire through the carburetor as someone tried to start the car. The owner smothered the fire with rags and no damage occurred. Hose Company Number One arrived to find the fire out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
James Gust
Middle Avenue
Hose Company Number One
Morning service and monthly church meetings schedule
At 21:00 a.m. a morning service is listed. Wednesday evening meetings occur on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, indicating regular midweek gatherings for the congregation.
Sacred Heart Church Mass Times Listed
Rev. James P. Brennan presides at Sacred Heart Church with a Low Mass at 6:00 a.m. and a High Mass at 10:00 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
James P. Brennan
D. D
New Year Celebration Honors Arthur West's Sixtieth Birthday
Mr and Mrs J A Denger of Union Street hosted a New Year gathering at their home with Mr and Mrs Arthur West, their son Ralph West, and wife from Lorain. The event also marked Arthur Wests sixtieth birthday. A family dinner featured a central cake brought by Ralph Wests family, decorated with sixty candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Denger
Union Street
Arthur West
Ralph West
Lorain
Oberlin social notes mark New Year visits
Mrs Adda Hopkins returned home in Oberlin after weeks with relatives in West Virginia. Allen Harris of Union Street spent New Year’s Day with his mother Mrs Vogel in Cleveland. Miss Anne Graybill of College Y W C A returns to Oberlin today after vacation in Reston Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Burton Holden of Cleveland visited her parents Mr and Mrs C M Shreffler in East College Street. Past Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters to meet Monday evening January 4 with Mrs H A Funk at 150 Elm Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adda Hopkins
Oberlin
West Virginia
Allen Harris
Union Street
Vogel
Cleveland
Anne Graybill
College Y. W. C. A
Reston
Burton Holden
C. M. Shreffler
East College Street
Chiefs’ Association of the Pythian Sisters
H. A. Funk
Elm Street
Local residents depart for visits and conferences
Mrs J A Richards left Wednesday to visit her daughter and son in Baton Rouge. Miss Dorothy Hall heads back to Antioch College after holiday visit to her mother Mrs C H Hall. Dr Gertrude E Moulton attends the College Hygiene Conference in Washington DC this week. Dean T W Graham returns home after visiting relatives in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Richards
Chalmer J. Roy
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Dorothy Hall
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
C. H. Hall
North Cedar Avenue
Gertrude E. Moulton
College Hygiene
Washington, D. C
Dean T. W. Graham
Graduate School of Theology
Milwaukee
Wis
Local man found guilty of cutting with intent to wound
Anthony Avalos, 62, of Lorain, found guilty of cutting with intent to wound after a Halloween dance in South Lorain. Indicted for cutting Mike Kudek of 1706 East 30th Street, Lorain. Sentence imposed was suspended pending further investigation of his Galveston, Texas record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Avalos
Lorain
Guy B. Findley
Mike Kudek
East 30Th Street
South Lorain
Galveston
Texas
Police Court Receipts Fall in December Report
December receipts in the police court totaled 742.35 with fines and costs at 699.20, liquor licenses 58.50, and miscellaneous 34.65, according to mayor's clerk J. G. Schrock. This compares to about 1,200 in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Schrock
Injury at Gypsy Fiddle Leads to Hospital Treatments
Thomas Noster, 22, of 348 South Maple Street, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a hand injury after cutting himself swinging at a window in a local night club, the Gypsy Fiddle. Chester Lewis, of 449 West 15th Street, also sought hospital care for a cut over his left eye, offering no explanation to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Noster
South Maple Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Noster
Chester Lewis
West 15Th Street
Lewis
Man Bitten by Dog in North Olmsted Incident
John Masie a 26 year old of North Olmsted received injuries to his left hand at about 1 a.m. after being bitten by a dog in a shed on the property of ert Rothwell a North Eaton filling station operator. The dog was tied in the shed. Laurel Capell filed suit against Orrin J. Sayers for 1406 pounds and sought foreclosure of property in Ridgeville township. George Smith was granted a divorce from Ruth Park Smith today on grounds of gross neglect and wilful absence by Judge D. A Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Masie
North Olmsted
Elsha Memorial Hospital
Ert Rothwell
North Eaton
Daz
NAS
Laurel
Capell
Orrin J. Sayers
Ridgeville Township
George Smith
Ruth Park Smith
Judee D. A Cook
Car stolen from Fields Corners reported to sheriffs office
Oscar Palmer of Fields Corners reported to the sheriffs department that his 1929 Ford with license number YU-656 was stolen on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Palmer
Fields Corners
Sheriffs Department
Father Coughlin Urges Industrial Peace in 1937
Royal Oak Mich Jan 2 In a New Year sermon Father Charles E Coughlin urged industrial peace for 1937 The radio priest who had recently withdrawn from radio and politics spoke from the Shrine of the Little Flower He urged workers and industrial leaders to seek what they own and warned that social security will not come this year He asked captains of industry to modify their views and appealed to labor to be Christian and fearless
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Oak
Mich
Charles EK. Coughlin
Labor
Death Record Miss Cassie Salisbury Dies in North Olmsted
Miss Cassie Salisbury a Lakeside Hospital School of Nursing graduate who served overseas with the Lakeside Unit in World War II died at her North Olmsted home this morning at 9 50 She leaves a sister Mrs F A Underhill of Elyria and two brothers Ben Salisbury of North Olmsted and Richard Salisbury of Reading PA Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 00 from Ben Salisbury’s home on Lorain road and burial will be in North Olmsted cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Salisbury
Lakeside Hospital School of Nursing
Cleveland
Lakeside
North Olmsted
F. A. Underhill
Elyria
Ben Salisbury
Richard Salisbury
Reading
Pennsylvania
Lorain Road
Amherst Woman 74 Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Anna Elizabeth Schibley aged 74 died at Amherst Hospital at 4 45 p m Thursday after a lingering illness born in Vermilion she moved to Amherst in childhood and lived there a member of First Evangelical church 53 years Ladies Aid and Missionary societies Hickory Tree Grange survived by husband Christ B Schibley nine children 17 grandchildren three great grandchildren and one sister funeral from Leavitt Road home at 2 pm Sunday Rev M A Hayes officiating burial at Crownhill Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Elizabeth Schibley
Amherst Hospital
Vermilion
Amherst
Schibley
First Evangelical Church
Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Societies
Hickory Tree Grange
Christ B. Schibley
A. C. Kolbe
Wellington
Fred Mahika
Elyria
Lilord Cannell
Cleveland
Henry Kane
William Barris
Hale Bechtel
Myron
Rocky River
Dewey A
Frank
Sam Sanders
Leavitt Road
M. A. Hayes
Crownhill Cemetery
Lahiff Rites Held for Elyria Woman at St Marys
Mrs Sarah Theresa Lahiff died January 1 at 11 30 A M at her home 812 12 West avenue after a month long illness She was born February 16 1881 in New York City and came to Elyria from LaGrange 13 years ago Survived by two daughters Mary C and Rose E and a son William T Lahiff two brothers Charles Krumeich Toledo and John Krumeich Gas City Ind Body to transfer from Bittner Funeral Home to the former home for Monday services at 9 A M then to St Marys Church for mass at 9 30 A M Father James T Daley to officiate Burial in St Marys Cemetery Grafton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Theresa Lahiff
William J. Lahiff
West Avenue
New York City
Elyria
LaGrange
Mary C
Rose E
William T. Lahiff
Charles Krumeich
Toledo
John Krumeich
Gas City
Indiana
Bittner
St. Mary’s Church
James T. Daley
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Grafton
Mrs Charles F McCaw Dies In Oberlin At 2 A.M.
Mrs Charles F McCaw, of 124 Elm Street Oberlin, died early Saturday morning. She leaves two daughters Lois and Louise and two sisters Miss Alice Stary of Oberlin and Mrs W T Davidson of New Brighton Pa. Funeral Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Sedgeman Funeral Parlors. Burial will be at Grove Cemetery New Brighton Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin, O
Charles F. McCaw
Elm Street
Lois
Louise
Alice Stary
Oberlin
W. T. Davidson
New Brighton
Sedgeman Funeral
Grove Cemetery
Attorney Burke Disbarred Over Embezzlement Charges
Lorain and Cleveland attorney Robert Burke was disbarred by Common Pleas Judge Guy Jr Findley after a Lorain County Bar Association committee filed charges. Burke, already a penitentiary inmate for embezzlement, did not appear but reportedly admitted the charges in writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burke
Lorain and
Cleveland
Common Pleas
Guy Jr. Findley
Lorain County Bar Association
Burke
Good for good is natural good for evil is divine
A compact aphorism contrasts moral reciprocity with spiritual judgment, stating that benevolence comes naturally while wrongdoing is judged as divine. The line frames ethics as a test of character and belief across moral action.
Firemen Enter Training School In Four Month Program
Elyria firemen begin a four month training course at Central and East Side stations under Chief Bates and instructors Hudson and Hess. The Ohio Inspection Bureau and Ohio State University extend the program to improve efficiency and coordination, with 18 weeks of indoor and outdoor lessons focusing on apparatus, equipment, rope work, first aid, inspections, and fire suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Central Fire Station
East Side Fire Station
West Side
W. N. Bates
East Side
Central Station
C. W. Hudson
O. J. Hess
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Ohio State University Engineering Extension School
Bates
Little Girl Rescued From Locked Bedroom Fire
Firemen from Engine Company Number Three responded to a 3 22 p m call at 627 Dewey Avenue to rescue 11 month old Naomi Shirev from a locked second floor bedroom. The door had been trapped by a latch, and the mother and aunt could not open it. Captain S R Hudson entered through the window and unlocked the door. The family worried the child might swallow pins or hurt herself while unsupervised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engine Company Number Three
Dewey Avenue
Naomi Shirev
Capt. S. R. Hudson
Old fire station keeps antique trucks for parts
A station over 26 years old owns two trucks bought in 1910. When parts became scarce they dismantled the worst one to salvage for the other, kept for emergencies. Neither truck has four wheel brakes, as they predate such systems. The chief's car has the lowest mileage, only 736 miles, purchased last spring.
Minor Accidents Reported To Police
Several minor automobile accidents were reported to police over the New Year’s holiday. L A Evans of City Bank Lorain struck a Lorain Street Railway interurban on Lodi street about 10 20 p m Thursday evening causing subtle damage. Genevieve Boyd of KR D No 3 Blyta was slightly damaged when a truck driven by Charles Hensartner of 111 West Bridge street hit it on Broad street about 6 20 p m Thursday. A car owned by W F Clay of 119 Cleveland street parked on Cleveland street was damaged when hit by A Martin of 17705 Detroit avenue Lakewood about 3 15 p m Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A. Evans
City Bank
Lorain
Lorain Street Railway
Lodi Street
Genevieve Boyd
KR. D. No. 3
Blyrta
Charles Hensartner
West Bridge St
Broad Street
W. F. Clay
Cleveland St
Cleveland Street
Martin
Detroit Avenue
Lakewood
Three Youths Fined By Mayor After New Year’s Eve Fight
A New Year’s Eve disturbance at Cascade Park dance hall led to three local youths facing disorderly conduct charges. Ben Bradner and Jack Tomeko fought, Steve Tomeko aided, and all three were jailed briefly before Mayor Don A. Baird levied $5 fines plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Park
Ben Bradner
Lawrence Street
Steve
Jack Tomeko
Waverly Street
Walter Struck
Clare Sayles
Bradner
Jack Tomcko
Don A. Baird
Fire injuries mark end of year with four men hurt
Fire in Elyria in late 1936 left four injured, three hospitalized at Elyria Memorial. Bruce Lazo suffered severe burns on Christmas morning at West River street home. Ralph Cookston and Kate A Malanson burned in Roylan block blaze on Boad street. Frank Leghy burned in a Lake Avenue explosion last Sunday. The department logged 270 alarms, up 110 from prior totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bruce Lazo
West River Street
Ralph Cookston
Kate A. Malanson
Roylan
Boad Street
Frank Leghy
Lake Avenue
December Fires Highlight Year In City Fire Alarm Trends
In 1935 to 1936 the city saw varied fire activity with nine more fires per month on average in 1935 than 1936. The year ended with 26 alarms in December, many after the Central station moved to temporary quarters on December 7. Causes included chimney fires, cigarettes, hot ashes, and a range of accidental sources. Firemen also responded to three river rescue calls involving boys and dogs posing as youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Station
Ohio National Guard
Third Strrest
Boylan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anderson Institute Church of God
Margaret Schmidt
City
Wanda Beres
Michael Beres
Andwur Mortgage Loan Company
H. Swidler
Pocahontas
Schroll Coal
Sudro-Curtis
Oberlin FY
Es Esther
Allan Harris
Union St
Epworth League
Goodrich Store
Sibley and Sprague
Father Coughlin
Miss Cassie
Anna E. Schibley
Mrs
Sarah Lahiff
F. A. Humphrey
Cdonnell
Court Street
Pige
G. J. O’connor
13Th St
Sederis Restaurant
Crooks
Squardee
Coal Co
Gregg
KNOX
Walton
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