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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1939

Page

12

Icy pavement sparks string of minor city crashes

Slippery streets over the weekend caused several minor accidents police and sheriff reports show. Names include Jack Crowell Edward Bruski John Krzystoff Bela Kovuvce Wilford Mason Carl Schammel Il M. Covert HEE Hahn John Sehaditsen and Elsie Leither with roads at Court Second Lake Bath Broad West and Route 20 noted.

Sheriff Department Jack Crowell Edward Bruoski Marseilles Avenue Court Second Streets Bela Kovuvce Woodford Avenue Wilford Mason Floral Court Carl Schammel East Bridge Street Lake Avenue Bath Street Pole IL M. Covert Hee Hahn Fast Avenue Broad Street West Avenue John Sehaditsen R. D Middle Avenue Grafton Eighth Street Elsie Leither Cleveland Ralph Edgar Lyman Oberlin Route 20 Hallaner Road

Market prices and animal stock notes from market report

Worn OCR shows livestock and produce prices. Poultry items include heavy turkeys Leghorn stock and fryers with varied weights and prices. ducks geese and capons listed. Potatoes by region show Michigan cobblers Ohio russet Chippewa Pennsylvania Maine Idaho Texas California and Florida red prices per bag or bushel.

Bultter Ile Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania North North Jdakota Cobblers Reds Maine Idaho Texas California Florida

Elks Hall to Host Public Sports Program Friday

A large crowd is expected at the local Elks Hall Friday night for a public sports program. Features include Ellis Van der Pyl, WGAR Cleveland, former Oberlin man and ex announcer, plus possible appearances by Mel Harder and Tris Speaker. The program opens at 8 o’clock and will also show the American League movie First Century Of Baseball and fishing reels by Jack Brandt Jr.

Elks Hall Ellis van der Pyl WGAR Cleveland van der Pyl Oberlin Elks Committee Mel Harder Tris Jack Brandt, Jr

City Class B Bowling League Tonight Changes in Schedule

City Class B Bowling Loop hosts two shifts at Aklyrta Recreation with early matches Ridgevile Hatchery facing Gerber's Meats and Wattersall Dairy's Fox Furnace competing. Late shift features Welsh Funeral Home versus Flasco and Miller Celery against Eagles followed by City Loan versus Electra Alloys and Von's Service Station versus Blue Say Inn.

Aklyrta Ridgevile Hatchery Gerber’s Meats Wattersall Dairy Fox Furnace Tarry Tavern Shell Petroleummn Motor Ffaulaway Wyehrent Welsh Funeral Flasco Miller Celery Eagles City Loan Electra Alloys Von's Blue Say Inn

Budge And Vines Meet Thursday At Cleveland's Arena

J Donald Budge the world famous American tennis star arrives in Cleveland for a Thursday match at Cleveland Arena to face Elleworth Vines in a prominent cross tour showing. The pair bring a string of victories and top world rankings with Budge holding multiple 1930s major titles. Tickets for the Arena appearance go on sale with reserved seating at 2.59, 2.00, 1.35 and general admission 0.65.

Cleveland J. Donald Budge Cleveland Arena Thuysdie Elleworth Vines Ashe Deva Rode -Vines Sheen Holbyyeoud Hinee Barnes Donald Forest Halls Oakland Comet May Vines Budge William “Po Tilden Thamnes Perrs Cachet Lacoste Crawford Perrys United States England France

Benefit Mitt Program At Arena This Evening

In Cleveland tonight the Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday stages the first boxing program for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation in America. Promoter Bobby Evans presents three ten rounders headlining with Bobby Simmons facing Bandit Johnny Romero, Eddie Simms meeting Jeather, and Pablo Dano vs Lou Laurie. Prelims pair Dan Merritt with Mike Minnich and Willie Muldane with Clifton Bridges. Reserved tickets are $2.20, $1.63, $1.10 and 85 cents.

Cleveland America National Foundation For Arena Bobby Evans Bobby Simmons Bandit Johnny Romero Eddie Simms Jeather New York Eddie Blunt Manile Pablo Dano Lou Laurie Dan Merritt Mike Minnich Willie Muldane Clifton Bridges

Ely Edges Holy Cross 13-12 In Eighth Grade Clash

Ely defeated Holy Cross 13 to 12 in an eighth grade contest. St. Mary's won by forfeit from McKin. The tight game saw late leads swing, with the outcome decided by a narrow margin and a forfeit affecting standings.

Ely Holy Cross St. Mary's McKin

Oberlin Club and Society Events List

Oberlin news lists a range of club and church meetings from January 16 to 19. Various groups including the Methodist Guild, Oberlin Women’s Club Education department, Women’s Progressive Club, and local chapters schedule dinners, teas, and regular meetings at Oberlin Tavern, Forest Street homes, and schools. Other events include the American Legion Auxiliary, Eastern Star Auxiliary, Frid ay Music Department, Reef Corps, Knights of Pythias, and Odd Fellows lodge activities.

Oberlin Methodist Guild D. E. Stitzel East College Street Oberlin Women's Club Oo. A. Duindeist Forest Street Women'’s Progressive Club H. T. Lewis Vine Street J .N. Stone South Math Street Theistory Department Oberlin Womeons Club Fletcher Elm Street Puestlas M. Sorest Mere H. H. Thornton Portes Oberlin Townsend Club Dr. Townsend Young Married Couples Club Methodist Church Abs. Lee Champners North Pleasant Street Martes Club Sirs J. A. McGrath Woodland Avenue Amenean Legion Auxilary Legion Hall Frank Craig Eastern Star Auxiliary Calysta Fitzner Howard Apartments Oberlin Women’s Club J. E. Wickier West College Street Women’s Reef Corps Grange Hall Misses Little Mra Erburgh Sewing Knights of Pythias Ladies Aid Society Grace Lutheran Church Whitcomb Oberlin Lodge of Odd Fellows Ehib D. G. Holland Merry Wives Clarence Wright Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church Clara Reeves Willard Court

Fire damages two rooms of furniture at Zavodeky home

Fire yesterday at Mrs. A. K. Zavodeky’s 44 Walnut street destroyed nearly all furniture in two rooms. Gasoline used to clean floors ignited the blaze, but the fire department arrived in time to save the house. Nearby residents and guests included Dr. and Mrs. J. A. McGrann and Attorney and Mrs. Stetson.

A. K. Zavodeky Walnut Street J. A. McGrann Woodland Avenue Stetson Elyria Cleveland Currie Beem Locust Street C. A. Prather Robert Lyman Charles Hallever Clare van Ausdale

Burns Prove Fatal in Tiffin Restaurant Worker

Carl Stiger aged 53 died at Seneca County Hospital from burns after a cigarette set his bed on fire. He lived alone and was employed as a restaurant worker.

Tiffin. O Carl Stiger Seneca County Hospital

Litchfield Community Events and Meetings Jan 19

Litchfield notes list the North street division of the L B S serving the school lunch Thursday January 19. Regular O E 5 meeting Thursday evening January 19 marks a birthday party. Also mentions home purchases by Arthur Holmes near town and visits among local families. Several residents listed as sick, with grippe cases including Mrs Ehrbar and others.

North Street O. E Arthur Holmes Town South Street Ford Burch Grippe Robert Ehrbar H. L. Pfeiffer Keith Leach Stanley Biggs Glenn Charlene Turner E. E. Wahlin Mary Stranahan

Hamilton Defeats Garfield 35 19 In Eighth Grade League

Hamilton Panthers beat Garfield 35 to 19 in eighth grade league play at Elyria High Saturday. Metera of Hamilton led scorers with 16 points, Howe added 11 for the winners.

Ley Hamilton Garford Elyria High Metera Howe

Standard Cleaners Football Team Plans Meeting

The Standard Cleaners football team will hold an important meeting tomorrow night at the Standard Cleaners store at 8 o'clock. All players are asked to report. Measurements will be taken for jackets at that time only.

Standard Cleaners

Mussolini Awaits Nationalist Victory In Spain

Rome dispatch reports Mussolini and Chamberlain agreed Britain and France remain closely allied with Italy firmly tied to Germany. The Italian statement says Rome Berlin axis is the base of diplomacy and denies negotiated peace with France until a Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War.

Rome Neville Chamberlain Mussolini Great Britain France Italy Germany Informazione Diplomatica Paris London

Archery classes doubled as 56 boys enroll in Y M C A program

Herman Geyer announces doubling of the YMCA boys division archery program in Elyria. Leonard Osberg will teach two nights weekly, with classes Thursday and Friday and a Wednesday Friday schedule on the third Thursday each month. Two classes per evening will form teams and aim to provide Robin Hood costumes. Fifty six boys are enrolled.

Herman Geyer Geyer Leonard Osberg Vermilion Elyria Osberg

Oyster exhibits alternating male and female phases

The note describes oysters as sequentially male and female, a phenomenon known as sequential hermaphroditism. It explains how individuals begin life as males and later become females, a pattern observed in certain oyster species and other bivalves.

Elyria Pioneered Manual Training In Public Schools

Elyria early adopted hand and mind training, introducing knife work in 1889 under Superintendent Parker and expanding to machinery, foundry, and sheet metal by 1907. The program, guided by Williams and Comings, moved from Franklin building to dedicated shops, shaping local industrial education as Cleveland and others followed.

Johann Amos Comenius Comenius Europe America Elyria Cleveland Howard M. Parker Lloyd Sweden Parker William R Comings Comings Flovia L. J Sweet Charles M. Williams Williams Toledo Detroit Columbus Board of Education Franklin School Lenna Dickinson Franklin Hamilton Jefferson High School Technical Hamilton School Oliver Davidson Norway Denmark Belgium Scotland Findland Philadelphia Medina Ohio Lakewood Akron

Pickets Idle 800 At Newcomerstown Tool Plant

Newcomerstown Ohio January 16 A picket line at the Helles Brothers tool plant kept about 800 workers from their jobs today Drop forgers and blacksmiths in a labor dispute seek AFL recognition as the bargaining agent for Heller employees Horace Jackson AFL local president and Harold Fowler independent union chief say they command a majority Alfred Heller Sr says he learned of the action only upon returning from Cleveland and the strike came as a surprise.

Newcomerstown Helles Brothers American Federation of Labor Union Heller Horace Jackson Harold Fowler Alfred Heller Cleveland

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