Oberlin Notes Reflect Winter Quiet Then Holiday Echoes
January on the Oberlin campus brings quiet after Christmas bustle as garlands are taken down and Laura the child shows new fashionian charm with Dale Evans gear. Local events include Village Players debut Captain Applejack and a Gershwin Festival at Finney Chapel as the Christmas tree laments its fallen fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Dale Evans
Oberlin
Holiday Board
Cathy
Applejack
Hall Auditorium
Finney Chapel
Tappan Square
Births at Allen Memorial Hospital Reach 363 in 1953
Allen Memorial Hospital at Oberlin reports 363 total births for 1953 with 192 boys and 171 girls. Visitation hours were expanded for all departments except maternity, now 10 to 11 30, 12 20 to 4 30, and 3 30 to 8 00 daily, while maternity stays restrict visitors to mother and husband 2 to 3 afternoon and 7 night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin — Allen Memorial Hospital
Hall Auditorium To Be Scene Of Masonic Rites
Oberlin Richard Kay invites all Masons to attend the Master Mason degree conferment on January 0 at 8 p m in Hall Auditorium. Past Masters and the Fellow Craft Club of Al Koran Temple Cleveland will visit Oberlin for the degree, the first of its kind in the new hall. The club, formed in 1941, now has about 10 members and has made 53 visits in the northern district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Richard Kay
Piano Recital at Finney Chapel by Oberlin Conservatory
Oberlin College will present a piano recital in Finney Chapel on January 22 at 8 o'clock in the evening. Muriel Kerr of the Conservatory of Music is listed among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Muriel Kerr
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
Finney Chapel
Two Oberlin Businessmen Assume Year 1954 Duties
Oberlin leaders Andrew Stofan and John A. Cochrane take new civic posts as 1954 begins. Stofan, a photographer and longtime council member, will hear Oberlin police court cases and leads the city council. Cochrane, Ben Franklin store manager and council member, becomes finance chair of Firelands Area Boy Scout Council and advances civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Andrew Stofan
Stofan
T. J. Rice
South Main Street
East
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Professional Photographers Association of America
Professional Photographers Society of Ohio
Stefan
Ida C
South Professor Street
Nis Lou tNanev
Ann Arbor
Mich
Carnegie Tech
Andy
Hiram College
Paul
Oberlin High School
John A. Cochrane
Cochrane
Ben Franklin
Council
Public Fe
Cleveland
Western Reserve University
Firelands Area
Boy Scout Council
First Church
West College Street
Marianne
Jack
Culver Military Academy
David
New Year Baby Delayed Arrival At Oberlin Hospital
Detours en route delayed the Stork Express, delivering a baby on January 3 at Allen Hospital. A Wake man couple welcomed the newborn, named Francis Newyear, as a genuine New Year baby, despite being five days late for the usual January celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Stork Express
Newyear
Allen Hospital
Stork
Oberlin Hospital
Wakeman
Bodinar Bitten by Animal on E College Street
Oberlin police summoned health officials Thursday morning after Gary Bodinar reported a bite on East College Street. Authorities investigated the incident and advised precautions as they assess the animal involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Health Department
Gary Bodinar
E. College ‘Street
Oberlin Firemen Battle Four Fires In 1954 Start Year Busy
Oberlin firemen fought four fires on New Year’s Day 1954 including a basement blaze at 276 W Lorain St causing about 500 dollars in damage and a rubbish fire at Cobb Lumber yard that spread to nearby grass. An additional blaze at 67 South Professor St was contained by early response. Overloaded electric lines were blamed for the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Herold MccCreedy
W. Lorain Sr
McCreedy
Cobb
South
Professor St
Oberlin City Council Allows Crane Pool Use Amid Water Shortage
Oberlin City Council voted to permit filling Crane Pool for Oberlin College athletic and physical education needs despite a continuing water shortage ban. City Manager E. Philip Zahm warned that increasing consumption could deplete dwindling reserves, noting a 400,000 gallon daily use during Christmas break and a 9,000,000 gallon reserve that could be exhausted in 36 days. Council urged water conservation and limited pool use to essential college activities under strict control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Lysle Butler
College
E. Philip Zahm
Kipton
Zahm
Ben Lewis
Lewis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wed
Chronicle-Telegram
South Main
Tucker
Kelvinator
Aluminum
Reynolds Reynolon
Ross Lumber Co
Finney
Sugardale
Andy's Food Center
W. College St
Oberlin, Ohio
John Cochrane
Mr. S
Francis Newyear
Oberlin Area
Elyria
Oberlin City
Russia Township
THE
Oberlin Savings
Butler
Maan EN
Powers& Dawley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!