Oberlin Names Kittredge as Commencement Speaker
Oberlin College has invited Dr. George Lyman Kittredge, Harvard English professor and dean of American English, to deliver the commencement address this June. President Ernest Hatch Wilkins announced the choice, with Wheaton College’s Dr. John Edgar Park named as baccalaureate speaker.
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Oberlin
George Lyman Kittredge
Butchor
Harvard University
Oberlin College
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
John Edgar Park
Wheaton College
Massachusetts
Kittredge
Harvard
Oxford University
Dr. Kittredge
University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins
McGill
Brown
Yale
Park
New College
Edinburgh
Scotland
Royal University
Dublin
Princeton Theological Seminary
Andover
Newton
Boston University School of Theology
American Congregational Association
Governor Davey Testifies Before Grand Jury
Governor Davey recounts his appearance before a grand jury describing it as pleasant and conversational. He explains pardons in key cases including Kenyon Painter and Alvan Connor, and details why he spared Sulkin and avoided certain death sentences.
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Grand Jury
Herbert
Duffy
Davey
Kenyon V. Painter
Cleveland
Ohio
Painter
Union Trust Co
Alvan Connor
Akron
John Mastrojohn
John L. Harris
Kent
Ham~ T
Michael
Michael (.U.enstein
Connor
Jacob Sulkin
Toledo
Licavoli
Electric Chair
Sulkin
See
Six Teams Form New Y M C A Volleyball League
Elyria business and professional men organize six team YMCA Volleyball League with matches at 5:30 pm over five weeks. Teams include Bulldogs Terriers St Bernards Hounds Great Danes and Airedales led by captains and players named in the schedule beginning Jan 10.
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Elyria
Carl W. Wasner
Bulldogs
William Henry
Robert S. Wilson
Frank Horan
W. H. Gaston
George Thompson
Howard Uokmar
Neal Dunstan
Terriers
Ralph Standen
George Gould
Howard R. Butler
Ernest Birch
J. C. Strothers
Walter Davies
Harry Reynuolds
Clay Wilmot
St. Bernards
Ralph Young
R. J. Fitch
Ralph Cobb
Charles Snoble
Ben Sartor
Robert Jones
Clarence Funk
Hounds
Harry Klee
Curtis Travers
H. Bea Selvy
Earl Lautenschleger
Robert Blakley
Jack Hannaford
Richard Timme
Dr. J. T. Fawcett
Henry Ingersoll
Worth Fauver
Louis Ferri
HarHey
Stevick
Great Danes
Airedales
Bull Dogs
Wagner
Particuar
Depositors Mortgage Loan sues George Okuley for foreclosure in Ridgeville
In And About The Court House The Depositors Mortgage Loan Company filed suit today against George Okuley et al for $4,130 and asked foreclosure of property in Ridgeville. Deputy Sheriff John B. Judge won the unofficial title among his co workers yesterday of domestic relations adjuster, on the basis of his reported disposition of a family quarrel at a Fuller road residence. Returning from the detail, Judge wrote: I instructed Mrs. So-and-So to hold back on her violent temper and try and get along peacefully with her husband and also told Mr. So-and-So not to strike his wife and help her make a home for their five small children.
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Depositors Mortgage Loan Company
George Okuley
John B. Judge
Fuller Road
Judge
Lorain Man Sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory for Burglary
Robert Martin aged 26 of Lorain was sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory by Judge D A Cook for burglary. He was escorted to the institution today by Deputy Sheriff Chalmer Davidson and a special deputy.
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Robert Martin
Lorain
Mansfield Reformatory
D. A. Cook
Chalmer Davidson
Lorain men fined for failure to stop before highway
William Fowler of 10th street Lorain and H L Kuhn of Wake man were each fined 1 dollars and costs for failing to stop before driving onto a main traveled highway when arraigned before Justice Preston Coon yesterday. Thomas Gauvreat filed suit today against The Goodman Beverage Company for 10200 dollars for personal injuries from a December 31 1937 traffic collision at West 21st Street and Lexington Avenue Lorain.
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William Fowler
10Th Street
Lorain
H. L. Kuhn
Wake=man
Preston Coon
Thomas Gauvreat
Goodman Beverage Company
West 21St Street
Lexington Avenue
Plan Benefit Show For Purchase Of Seeing Eye Dogs
Lorain County WPA adult band members plan an amateur hour benefit next month at Elyria and Lorain high schools to raise funds for Seeing Eye dogs. The class, newly affiliated with the Welfare Organization for the Sightless, meets at Washington School and teaches Braille, cane seating, typing, and drama.
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Lorain County
WPA
Elyria
Lorain
For the
Alice Platter
Washington School
County Trustees And Clerks Meet To Elect Officers
About sixty members of the Lorain County Trustees and Clerks Association gathered for their annual meeting at the Y M C A after a noon dinner. State secretary Cc P Baker of the Ohio association was to give the main address. County commissioners were guests and expected to speak briefly, with Jack Maird and Charles Fell of National Tube Co also slated to talk. Officers for 1938 to be elected in the business session. Current officers are W N Hitchcock of Grafton president and Lee Terrell of Eaton secretary and treasurer.
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Lorain County Trustees and Clerks Association
Cc. P. Baker
Ohio Trustees and Clerks Association
Jack Maird
Charles Fell
National Tube Company
W. N Hitchcock
Grafton
Lee Terrell
Eaton
Jackson Day speakers draw contrasting New Deal voices
Secretary Ickes will speak at Nashville and Ro bert H. Jackson at New York while Farley headlines the latter dinner. James Roosevelt in Boston pursues Bay State politics as the Roosevelts weigh how to curb monopolies and wealth concentration. Roper in Columbus and Jones in Dallas present conservative viewpoints as Wallace outlines an agricultural angle in Des Moines.
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Harold L. Ickes
America
Nashville, Tenn
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
New York
White House
James Farley
Jackson
Ickes
United States
Boston
Mass
James Roosevelt
New Deal
Daniel C. Roper
Columbus
Ohio
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dallas
Tex
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
William ©. Douglas
The
Securities and Exchange Commis
Death of Emmett Gregg Honored Lorain Knight for 49 Years
Elyria Pythians mourn the death of Emmett Gregg at 78 during Woodland Lodge session in Lorain last night. A prominent Knight in Lorain County he belonged to Knights of Pythias for forty nine years and was a frequent visitor of Chevalier Lodge in Elyria. Local lodge members will serve as honorary pallbearers at Mondays Lorain funeral with Woodland and Holman Lodges in charge.
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Elyria Pythians
Emmett Gregg
Woodland Lodge
Lorain
Gregg
Knights of Pythias
Lorain County
Chevalier Lodge
Elyria
Woodland and
Holman Lodges
Traffic Crash on Middle Avenue Patched by Police Report
John Minnich, 59, of East River Road, was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital at noon after a traffic collision at Middle Avenue and 13th Street. He was thrown from a truck struck in the rear by a machine driven by J. A. Jackson of 4612 Samuel Street. Minnich rode with his son Charles during the incident.
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John Minnich
East River Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Middle Avenue
13Th Street
Minnich
J. A. Jackson
Samuel Street
Charles
Elyrian Admitted To Club At Ohio State
Charles Melton of Elyria is named among 100 new members admitted this quarter to the Ohio State University Tower Club. The 400 plus members are selected for scholarship and general worthiness, living in cooperative dormitories at Ohio Stadium with room and board about $125 yearly.
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Charles Melton
Elyria
Ohio State University Tower Club
University Today
Ohio Stadium
Midget Hide and Seek Rug Shroud in Shooting Probe
Police hunted for a 3 foot 45 pound midget in connection with the shooting of a showman. After 17 hours officers searched the city and finally gave up. The suspect rolled himself in a rug to conceal his position during the sweep.
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ST. Louis
Forgery Charge Against George Gray Folly
George Gray, 48, of 416 Wid dle Avenue, was held on a forgery charge after pleading not guilty and being committed to jail for failing to post bond. Arrested in January, he allegedly forged checks in the name of Harley Hornbeck and Harold Gethr, passing them at local businesses including Heidmyer Hardware, The Volunter Store, Minnich gas station, Kolopos gas station, Standard Oil on Lake Avenue, and R. R. Lee store for various sums. Gray admitted taking blank checks and said he used them to obtain money due to unemployment since November. He is married with two children.
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George Gray
Widdle Avenue
Joseph Petro
Gray
Harley Hornbeck
Harold Gethr
Hornbeck
Heidmyer Hardware Company
Volunter
Lodi Street
Minnich
Lake Avenue
Kolopos
Standard Oil
R. R. Lee
Erie Street
Advertising Man Dies in Zanesville
Con 8 Nelson 65 longtime advertising manager for local newspapers died last night after a heart attack. He recently retired from the post.
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Zanesville, CO
Nelson
New Haven Speech Signals Shifting New Deal Tone
The article notes a forthcoming speech in New Haven by a prominent figure who has warned stock exchanges to reform or face federal regulation. It suggests a sizable Democratic National Committee fund raise, a test of New Deal sentiment amid the severe business recession, and a symposium that could reassure or alarm business leaders. Roosevelt backs a moderation while proposing a conference between business and government to tackle production, distribution, and selling problems, clashing with hard line trust busting factions.
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Sion
New Haven
Conn
Democratic National Committee
New Deal
Senate
Jackson
Ickes
Roosevelt
Congress
Edward E West To Head Oberlin Business Men
Edward E West was elected president of the Oberlin Business Men's Club at its annual meeting held in the Worchester home basement on College Place. Kenneth Powers was chosen vice president and J N Stone secretary treasurer. Reports showed a successful year and plans included lighting the high school football field for night games. The group praised village Christmas decorations and adjourned with refreshments.
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Oberlin, O
Edward EE. West
Oberlin Business Men’s Club
Erwin Worcester
College Place
Kenneth Powers
J. N. Stone
Oberlin Mount Union basketball game scheduled at Warner Gym
College calendar lists Oberlin vs Mount Union basketball at Warner Gym Saturday January 8 at 7:00 P M. Also includes a slate of chapel services lectures and meetings through Thursday January 18 featuring Dr Hu Shih and Dean T W Graham with multiple campus events and seminars.
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Oberlin
Mount Union
Warner
Finney Chapel
Peace Society
King-Bosworth
H. M. Vinacke
University of Cincinnati
Japan
China
Hu Shih
Chinese Institute of Pacific Relations
National University of Peking
Carnegie Library
King-Bosworth Room
Shansu Memorial Association
T. W. Graham
College of Arts and Sciences
Conservatory of Music
Warner Hall
Oberlin College Event Schedule Highlights Lectures and Recitals
The campus program lists lectures by Professor Andrew Bongiorno and Professor W M Horton at Fairchild Chapel and Carnegie Library. Other events include piano recitals in Warner Hall, moving pictures at Allen Art Building, an exhibit at Hobart Warner Gym, and a fencing match Oberlin versus Ohio Northern at Warner Gym.
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Andrew Bongiorno
School of Theology
Fairchild Chapel
The
Inter-seminary Union
Carnegie Library
W. M. Horton
W. OC. A
Warner Hall
Arthur Dann
Finney Chapel
James A. Richards
Allen Art Building
Laura Sorenson
Oberlin
Hobart
Warner Gymnasium
Henrietta Hassel
NYA and Service Scholarship Fund
Oberlin Inn
Ohio Northern
Ohio University
Crane
Palestine lecture at Baptist Church by H G May
On Sunday evening at seven thirty P M the Baptist Church hosts an illustrated lecture on Palestine by H G May of the Graduate School of Theology The talk ties to the Palestine theme from the pastor's recent Sunday evening sermons.
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The
Baptist Church
H. G. May
Graduate School of Theology
Palestine
Open House At First Methodist Church Sunday Evening
The First Methodist Church invites cordial attendance to an open house at the parsonage 83 South Cedar Street on Sunday evening at eight o'clock.
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First Methodist Church
South Cedar Street
Church groups schedule meetings in Oberlin and at wear college street
Section Three of the First Church meets Mrs Had dock 158 Wear College street Monday January 10 at 3 PM. The Oberlin Community Garden club gathers Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the parlors of Oberlin Inn with Harvey Bickner a garden consultant from Shaker Heights as speaker on Garden Management.
Sharp Increase In Probate Court Work Report
Probate Judge H H Nye reports a surge in work and finances in the probate department. Fees charged rose to 17711 from 14202 in 1936, about a 25 percent increase, while cash receipts climbed to 16085 from 13050, with Nye noting fees covered operating costs.
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H. H. Nye
Probate Department
Nye
Communion Service At LaPorte Church
Holy Communion will be observed at the LaPorte M. E. church at 11 15 a m on Sunday Rev Thomas Hughes pastor will give the communion sermon Special music by the Young Peoples Choir Sunday School precedes the worship service at 10 15 a m
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Carlisle
LaPorte M. E
Thomas Hughes
Chesir
Speeding motorist fined in city court
Robert Brown of 232 Fairlawn Avenue was fined 23 dollars and costs for reckless driving after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Petro today for an offense on January 4. He was arrested for speeding 60 miles per hour on Middle Avenue, according to police.
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Robert Brown
Fairlawn Avenue
Joseph Petro
Franh
Middle Avenue
Elyria YMCA Board to Review Year’s End Activities
The Elyria YMCA will hold its regular quarterly meeting at noon Monday to review the association’s activities during the last three months of 1937. The board of trustees was announced to convene for the session.
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Elyria ¥. M. C. A
The
Asociation
Board of Trustees
Agricultural Prices And Market Notes From Chicago Trade
A late nineteenth century style market report lists commodities and prices across grains hay and straw dairy and produce in Chicago with specific figures for butter eggs potatoes and various crops including corn oats wheat and barley. It notes wholesale and retail ranges and monthly variations while detailing farm and homegrowers markets with fruit vegetables and oysters in steady to fluctuating demand.
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Chicago
Cary
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Idaho
Florida Bliss
UU. S
U. S
Plymouth
White Rock
Timothy Sehd
Ohio News in Brief Highlights Local Fatalities
Shelby scene reports Marion Abersole 35 killed when clothing tangled in threshing machine driveshaft. He leaves a wife and three children. Zanesville notes Route 40 crash. Mrs. Alice Mae Bowe 64 of Muncie Ind. killed. husband Martin injured as icy road caused loss of control and collision with Harry Berry of Columbus.
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United Press
Shelby
Marion Abersole
Zanesville, O
Here
Alice Mae Bowe
Muncie
Ind
Martin
Harry
Berry
Columbus
Bucyrus Board Pays $2400 in Delinquent Water Bills
The Bucyrus Hoard of Education settled delinquent water charges totaling $2,400, accumulated over several years. An uptick in school funds last year enabled the payment, ending the overdue balance.
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Bucyrus
Cedarville College President Seeks State Representative Nomination
Xenia Jan 8 Dr W R McChesney long time Cedarville College president and 43 year associate announced candidacy for the Republican nomination for state representative He has served two prior terms in the legislature and plans to campaign on continuity and experience for the district.
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Xenia
W. R. McChesney
Cedarville College
Sit-down protester Mason commits suicide in prison hospital
Columbus report states James Mason, 40, who staged two solo sit-down strikes on the Ohio Penitentiary water tower, killed himself by smashing his head on a glass partition in the prison hospital. Convicted in Lucas County in 1931 for auto theft, he was serving a 5 to 20 year sentence and had been under mental observation amid protests over parole denial.
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Columbus
James Mason
Ohio Penitentiary
Mason
Lucas County
Motorist Fined After Reckless Driving Warrant Charge
Leonard Kaminchak of Lorain was fined $2 and costs by Mayor Joseph Petra after being arrested on a warrant stemming from a reckless driving complaint filed by Hibert Bassety of Cleveland. The incident followed a fender bender on Lod Street in November.
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Leonard Kaminchak
Lorain
Joseph Petra
Hibert Bassety
Cleveland
Biyria
Lodatreer
International Concession Tensions and Local Incidents Reported
The report details multiple incidents in the Shanghai International Concession involving French and Japanese officers, British police protests, and a Japanese response to beatings of Chinese civilians. The British government seeks London’s involvement amid a Japanese advance toward Changtien following extensive destruction at Tsingtao.
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Shanghai
Will Discuss Relief Policy in Lorain County Meeting
Lorain County officials will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the county commissioners’ office with central relief unit municipalities to decide if relief should remain county administered or be handled by cities individually. County Relief Director Ernest F.E. Holmes noted 903 cases in the central area, with 64,177 dollars in the relief fund and December costs of 16,166 dollars, more than triple July’s. The board plans to seek state relief funds under a new matching clause to pair state dollars with local relief spending.
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Lorain County
Ernest FE. Holmes
Holmes
Lorain
Elyria
Avon Lake
Anthers and
LaGrange
Winners Named in YMCA Contests by Local Teams
Bernard Mon skie and Joe Hamula led teams to YMCA gym class wins with Mon skie's squad taking first in Newspaper Carrier's Class by 25 points. Lester Hawke announced results, noting other top finishes and upcoming awards as several events concluded.
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Bernard Monskie
Joe Hamula
Lester Hawke
Monskie
Hobert Creek Ss
Wes
Wath
Jiamber Barrata
Geredau
Jiamaha
Brets Biss
Apie
Hoaelei
Bea
Ates
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Ohio State
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Esther Wood
Richard Clevenger
Edward E. West
College
LaPorte Church
Speeder
Iran
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Neal
Txica
Thevater Co
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Wallos
Mcintosh
Jonathan
Baldwin
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Hubbard
Ohio News
Changtien
Tsingtao
Y.M.C.A
Ferris
Monty Pene
Goyer
Western Reserve Finance
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