Births Increase and Deaths Decrease in Elyria 1936
Elyria saw 495 births and 319 deaths in 1936, a net birth surplus of 176. Births rose from 487 in 1935 while deaths fell from 312, with nonresidents accounting for many cases at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Carlisle Township and Ridgeville showed mixed results, while Elyria and Elyria Township noted shifts tied to hospital births.
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Elyria
Stork
G. E. French
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Hoya
Health Department
Carlisle Township
Elyria Township
Ridgeville Township
Feted at Shower Honors Miss Bodmann in Amherst
Miss Florence Bodmann was feted at a miscella neous shower hosted by Miss Agnes Lahiff and Miss Ruth Cromwell in Amherst Ohio on Cleveland Avenue. Guests included Arlene and Marcella Kelch as well as many relatives and friends. The event featured bingo and balloon hideaways for gifts, a luncheon, and gifts for the bride to be.
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Amherst, O
Florence Bodmann
Agnes Lahiff
Ruth Cromwell
Cleveland Avenue
Bodmann
Robert Zilch
Arlene
Marcella Kelch
Earle Kane
Akron
Nelson Zilch
Lakewood
Clifford McDowell
Henrietta
W. J. Rodmann
Werner Zilch
J. J. Smythe
Frederick Tabbert
Joseph Lahiff
A. H. Smith
Arlene and
Mildred Zilch
Dorothea Zilch
Gertrude Bodmann
Germaine Lahiff
How Long Can a Three-Quarter Wife Hold Her Husband Advt
An advertisement asks a provocative question about marital dynamics, presenting a short prompt that hints at humor or satire. The copy uses a striking wording to draw reader interest and likely promotes a product, service, or publication related to relationships or social advice.
Church Parlor Meetings And Banquet Schedule January Events
The January Senior League meeting is at the church parlors this evening. A Father-Son banquet is planned for Wednesday at the church parlors with a 6:30 supper and Roger Peckinbsugh will speak. Circle 2 of the Women’s Union is hosted Thursday at Mrs. Henry Holle’s home. The choir rehearsal is 7:30 Friday. Circle 4’s postponed meeting will be January 26 at the church parlors for an all day quilting bee. The King’s Daughters class postponed meeting is Thursday at Mrs. Alyce Jaeger’s home. Miss Flora Sabiers assists. Bible study is at Mrs. Metta Norton’s home. A group of men met at the church Sunday to reorganize the Brotherhood. officers elected are I. G. Maxwell president, C. Hogue vice president, F. H. Jenne secretary, Gus P. Zilch treasurer.
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Roger Peckinbsugh
Women’s Union
Henry Holle
Elyria Avenue
Reuben Hollingsworth
Circle 4
King’s Daughters
Alyce Jaeger
East Street
Flora Sabiers
Metta Norton
Spring Street
Brotherhood
I. G. Maxwell
C. Hogue
F.H. Jenne
Gus P. Zilch
Famed Sportsmen Will Write For Chronicle Telegram
Chronicle Telegram announces a weekly series America Out of Doors with contributions from Cal Johnson and other renowned outdoor writers. The first article Tomorrow by Cal Johnson outlines his long career with the Isaac Walton League of America and Sports Afield, Esquire and Chicago Daily News.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Cal Johnson
Robert Page Lincoln
O. Warren Smith
Ozark Ripley
Watts J. Richmond
Liz Olson
Harold C. Hollis
Mitchell Jamar
Harry McGuire
Jimmy Robinson
Ronald Erickson
Johnson
Isaac Walton League of America
Esquire
Magaine
Chicago Daily News
Cal Ig
NGC
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Johnson
North Woods
Ogema
United States
Long-Running Grandfather Clock Stops in Greensburg Office
An 8-foot-high grandfather clock, installed in the Westmoreland County courthouse since 1869, ceased ticking after 67 years of steady operation in the Greensburg county commissioners office. The mechanism was removed and sent to a jeweler for repair.
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Greensburg
Westmoreland County
Jubilee flagpole arrives for Johannesburg gift
Johannesbur g welcomes a 105 foot two ton flagpole from Vancouver as a city gift. It will be stored until a suitable site is found for erection. A church meeting is set for Saturday evening January 22 at seven. Rev and Mrs B H Ryan attended the installation ceremony at Temple Court. Royal Matron and Royal Patron roles were noted for Rev Ryan's sister and husband. Additional Amherst on Page 10.
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Johannesburg
Vancouver
B. H. Ryan
Temple Court
Order of the Amaranth
Lakewood
Ryan
New French envoy to United States named Bonnet
Georges Bonnet former French finance minister accepts ambassadorship to the United States. The State Department advised the foreign office that the appointment has been approved. Bonnet is a radical Socialist aged 47.
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Georges Bonnet
France
United States
Bonnet
United States State Department
Foreign Office
America Named In Saint Die 1507 Birth
Paris reports that the continent now called America first received its name in 1507 at Saint Die in the Vosges. A map on the baptismal certificate designated the land as America, crafted by Martin Waldseemueller. The baptismal font, the printing house of Bazin, and the scholars' cloisters still stand as witnesses.
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Paris
America
Saint Die
Vosges
Martin Waldseemueller
Bazin
Ptolemy
Americus Vespucci
New Way to Hold Loose Teeth
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH a tasteless powder that keeps false teeth firm and comfortable without gumminess or taste. It claims the product reduces slipping during eating talking or laughing and leaves breath pleasant. Available at drug stores.
Movement aims to buy Bazin house for American shrine
A campaign seeks to purchase Bazin’s house and convert it into a national American shrine to honor the group’s international collaboration. The plan has met cautious interest in the United States.
Accident Fossils IDEA Cleveland
William Naylon survived a three year old accident when a basement clothesline entangled him. He later became owner of Route Manufacturing Company, producer of clothes line supports.
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Cleveland
Wiliam Naylon
Route Manufacturing Company
Unemployment Pressure Compared to 1929 Britain
The article notes that America's unemployment problem before the downturn is estimated by some to have been nearly as severe as Britain's in 1929, reflecting early signs of a deep economic malaise.
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America
Great Britain
Slate Slide Is Fatal
Nick Evans of Newcomerstown was in Coshocton Hospital with fractured ribs after a slate slide in the Postboy Tunnel two miles south of Newcomerstown killed German Trafcoff, 46. Trafcoff loosened the slate with a jack hammer when the slide happened. His son Michael, 23, helped extract him and had left the tunnel minutes before. Trafcoff, formerly of Dearborn, Mich., was the second tunnel worker killed, following Robert Smith, 55, of Middletown, who died Nov. 1 when struck by a jackhammer.
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New Philadelphia
Nick Evans
Newcomerstown
Coshocton
German Trafcoff
Postboy Tunnel
Here
Trahcoff
Michael
Tralcoff
Dearborn
Mich
Robert Smith
Middletown
Spain’s Roadbuilding Aimed at Tourists Turns to War Efforts
In the 1920s Spain spent heavily on roads to attract visitors, but those improvements now serve a different purpose as the roads help move armies. The shift shows how infrastructure planned for tourism doubles as strategic support in conflict times.
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Spain
London Home for Ladies Limited Income Dees Set Cent
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a London home for ladies offering limited income options. The text references social class tensions with phrases about lower and upper classes, servants, and betas, indicating an examination of eligibility or access within a charitable or housing context.
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London
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B. A. Jenne
Cleveland St
Central Book Store
Berger
Edith M. Berger
St. Peter’s Evangelical
Oscar Zuercher
Walter Gauman
Oberlin
Milton Gerber
Penfield Set
Evergreen Cemetery
O. H. Baker Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Ostrov’s
Strads
Oxfords
AAA
Ata
Aia
Cinderella
Shafey Temple
Shirley Temple
Elyria Dry Goods
U. S
Acme
Cavalier
Schroll Coal
Rt Went
Ladies
Rinso
Penney
Sancor
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