V F W Drives to Add Sixty New Members in Elyria
The Elyria post 1079 Veterans of Foreign Wars launches a campaign to recruit sixty new members, aiming to expand V F W reach nationwide. Post commander Dave Beattie leads local efforts, targeting overseas veterans and the creation of new posts where none exist. Alfred A. Hopkins begins a twelve month trusteeship as Roy Hendrixon takes an obligation, while Charles Walton seeks admission pending next meeting. The group notes 37 years of V F W history and discusses neutrality and peace policies to curb future war involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Post
United States
Pasos
Bernard W.W. Hearney
Dave Beattie
Beattie
America
Alfred A. Hopkins
Roy Hendrixon
Charles Walton
Walton
Dennis Robison
Joseph P. Mulroy
Thomas Michalis
George Jones
St. Joseph Hospital
Post 1079 Members Attend Late Meeting
Lorain report notes Mulroy and Jones, members of Post 1079, were mentioned. Jones was a hit skip victim. The meeting adjourned at a late hour.
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Lorain
Mr. Jones
Mulroy
Jones
Post 1079
Exclusive Ottawa Hills Gas Shutdown Shocks Toledo Suburb
Ottawa Hills residents face several heatless days as a four day strike by 500 gas workers halts service. A 34 member skeleton crew guards the master valve while officials seek mediation led by Edward F. McGrady. Union demands include recognition and a contract. talks continue with Toledo officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ottawa Hills
I. A. Ludwig
Ohio Fuel Gas Cmpany
Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Company
Ludwig
Gas Employes Union
McGrady
Edward F. McGrady
Washington
Edmund G. Ruffin
Toledo Industrial Peace Board
John N. Edy
12 Granges Are Represented At Meeting
Twelve Lorain County Granges were represented by 161 members as Wellington Grange presented the sixth visitation in a county wide contest at Carlisle Grange Hall. Penfield Grange led with 29 attendees. Carlisle Wellington and Ridgeville tied for second with 22 each.
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Lorain County
Wellington
Carlisle
Lulu Mason
Elyrian’s California Trip Includes Rose Bowl and Rajah
Elyrian’s attorney Charles Snoble completed a trip to California with his wife and daughter. He rode the Union Pacific’s Challenger to San Pedro and the Streamliner back, with a Rajah of India and retinue aboard. Snoble toured Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses, Palm Springs, and San Diego, meeting former Elyria residents, and observed the San Pedro dock strike’s effects on trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pasadena
Union Pacific
India
Charles Snoble
Snoble
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Desert
San Diego
E. R. Mennell
Grafton
A. R. Webber
Henry Ingersoll
Elyria
Sale of Several Elyria Properties by Lehman & Johnson
Lehman and Johnson announce multiple property sales in Elyria including the Bert H. W. Hucknall home at 23 Columbia Avenue sold to Ward W. B. and Maude A. Young for about 15000 dollars. The Youngs, of 341 Denison Avenue, are connected with Brilliant Oil. Hucknall is tied to American Lace. The firm also lists transfers of a two family house at 1131 1133 West Avenue, LaPorte lot, and Eva Youngblath’s 137 Mendel Court property among other sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman & Johnson
Redinzion Block
Bert H. W. Hucknall
Columbia Avenue
W. B. Young
Maude A. Young
Denison Ave
Elyria
Young
Brilliant Oil Company
Hucknall
American Lace
New York City
New York
West Avenue
Harry F. Claycomb, Jr
L. J. Mowry
C. H. McDanels
LaPorte
E. H. Rickenbrode
Cleveland
Eva Youngblath
Mendel Court
L. J. Mowrs
Savings
Local Real Estate Transfers From Elyria to Area Recipients
Deposit Bank and Trust Co posts transfers including A Marcero of Fostoria now in Elyria selling to Rev. Edin Kirby the Russell Waldorf pro perty at 1273 East Ave and 378 Furnace St owned by Pearl Beck to Edna Grobe. Hettie Champney at 275 Harwood St passes to Henry J. Gerhardinger. Henry Root acquires Detroit Road Sheffield home and New London 125 acre farm from Bertha M. Howe to Henry Root. Also Mary L Wright property at 122 Clinton Ave goes to Harley C Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deposit Bank & Trust Co
Fairlawn
Russell A. Marcero
Fostoria
Elyria
Russell Waldorf
East Ave
Edin Kirby
Furnace St
Pearl Beck
Edna Grobe
Hettie Champney
Harwood St
Henry J. Gerhardinger
Root
Henry Root
Detroit Road
Sheffield
Raymond Potter
Lakewood
Mary L. Wright
Clinton Ave
Harley C. Gibbs
New London
Bertha M. Howe
Dickens Embraces Polka Step In Private Waltz
The passage recalls Charles Dickens enjoying his children dancing and especially the polka. He often practiced alone in a corner and one winter night woke with fear he had forgotten the step. He leaped from bed and re learned the rhythm one two three one two three until confident in the wonderful step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Inaugural Day Echoes Through Early Washington Moment
Washington’s oath at Federal Hall on April 30 1789 set a lasting precedent. Crowds cheered as Livingston read the oath and Washington kissed the Bible before delivering a 2800 word inaugural address. The day ended with prayers at St Paul’s Church and public allegiance across the 13 colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Adams
Washington
Senate Chamber
Broad Street
Livingston
Robert R. Livingston
George Washington
United States
St. Paul's Church
Provost
Atlantic Coast
Amherst Garden Club Sets Banquet and Plans for Year
Amherst O Jan 19 The Amherst Garden Club held its regular meeting at Town Hall appointing committees for the year including program A R Tolhurst chair woman Mrs James Nicholl and Mrs Harry Nicholl flower show chair man Mrs E E Foster welfare Miss Anna Lembke membership Mrs J H Ludwig exchange Mrs Ada Purcell social Mrs W G Schaeffer Plans were made for the annual banquet to be held Feb 15 the speaker Mr Fuller of the Museum of Natural History Cleveland will address Flora of the American Desert Roll call asked What I Expect to Have New in My Garden This Year A round table on New Plant Introduction followed by seed catalogs The Lutheran church and Pythian Sisters and village council announce meetings at their respective venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Amherst Garden Club
Town Hall
A. R. Tolhurst
James Nicholl
Harry Nicholl
E. E. Foster
Anna Lembke
J. H. Ludwig
C. Young
Ada Purcell
W. G. Schaeffer
Fuller
Museum of Natural History
Cleveland
American Desert
Committees Appointed by St Peters Senior League
The Senior League of St Peters Evangelical and Reformed Church met for its regular session and appointed committees for the year. Obedience devotions led by Miss Hollingsworth and a memorial service for Miss Edith Berger opened the meeting. Plans were made for a Washington Birthday supper on February 16 with a special program. Aden Herbst and Russell Stauffer won in games and contests as luncheon was served by Miss Hollingsworth, Florence Herbst, and Helen Roemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Helen Hollingsworth
C. E. Schmidt
Edith Berger
Gladys Hopkins
Kenneth Fritz
Alvin Deuschle
Dora Wilhelm
Virginia Vinson
Helen
Aden Herbst
Russel Stauffer
Florence Herbst
Helen Roemer
Housewarming honors Slumska couple on Park Avenue
Mr and Mrs James Fisher hosted relatives and friends at a Park Avenue housewarming for Mr and Mrs William Slumska Jr. A late night lunch followed a program of games contests and dancing. The Elyria and Lorain guests included Philip Kaley Charles Zimmer Ethel Zimmer Ward West and William Slumska Sr. The hosts received many useful gifts for their new home.
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James Fisher
William Slumska
Park Avenue
Philip Kaley
Charles Zimmer
Ethel Zimmer
Ward West
Elyria
Elmer Stang
Carl Slumska
Lorain
Casper Date
Hoats
Slumska
Events Tonight The Men's Club of St. Paul
A local notice for Tonight events by The Men's Club of St. Paul invites community members to attend activities at their venue. Details on times or program specifics are not provided in the readable text.
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the Men's Club
St. Paul
Special Eagle Auxiliary Meeting Planned Friday Evening
A special Eagle Auxiliary meeting will be held at the F. O. E. Hall at 6 30 Friday evening. Elmer Johnson Post of American Legion will hold a special meeting at the club rooms Friday evening.
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Eagle Auxiliary
F. O. E. Hall
Elmer Johnson
Circle 3 meeting postponed by St Peters church
Circle 3 of the Women’s Union at St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church has been postponed to January 27 due to the Father Son banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 3
Women’s Union of
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Elyria and South Amherst families visit ill mother
Mrs. O. J. Brown of Elyria and Mrs. B. A. Jenne spent Monday afternoon with their mother, Mrs. Joseph Heathcote of South Amherst, who is confined to bed by illness. Mr. and Mrs. W. Linehos and Mrs. Emily Linehos spent Sunday with Cleveland relatives.
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O. J. Brown
Elyria
B. A. Jenne
Joseph Heathcote
South Amherst
W. Linehos
Emily Linehos
Cleveland
Registrars Seek New Alphabetical Vital Stats Method
Registrars from Huron Erie Seneca and Lorain counties meet in Norwalk on Wednesday January 20 to hear C J Bott state supervisor of WPA statistical projects explain a new system for recording vital statistics. The proposal keeps births and deaths in separate ledgers alphabetically by name, replacing the current chronological, single ledger approach. WPA would set up projects in each county to copy records to date using the new method.
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Huron
Erie
Seneca
Lorain
Norwalk
C. J. Bott
WPA
U S Pushes Columbia River Out Of Bed
Washington officials announce the Columbia River has been moved for the second time in history. Government engineers on the Grand Coulee Dam completed a cofferdam that diverted the river to the left at the upstream face, altering its natural course after thousands of years.
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Washington
Columbia River
America
Grand Coulee
Fragmentary note hints at horseshoe bend near third course
A fragmentary OCR line mentions a horseshoe bend and a route near a course, with unclear directions. The text is incomplete, offering only hints of terrain features and potential navigation notes without clear names or dates.
Self-confidence, faith, and sex views clash in text
The quote asserts self-confidence as the first requirement of achievement and rejects any half measures between Christian sexuality and libertinism, framing sex within strict moral terms rather than compromise.
Sheriff Sale Notices of Lorain County Real Estate
Public auctions set by Lorain County Court of Common Pleas detail three sheriff sale actions for February 1937. Properties include parts of Original Columbia Township Lot No and Original Elyria Township Lot No 21 in Elyria with parcels near East River Road Cleveland Street and Longfellow Street, appraised at 3500 dollars and 3370 dollars respectively, with two thirds of appraisal as the minimum bid.
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A. E. Perkes
Berea Golf & Country Club
Court of Common Pleas
Lorain County
Ohio
Elyria
Columbia
County of
Lorain
State of
Columbia Township
East River
Frank Rosa
Annie Koza
Frank Koza
Rocky River
James H. Burns
East River Road
Operateas
William F
Sherif
Sherife
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Fred Peterson
Court of Ammon Pleas
Elyria Township
Black River
Cleveland Street
Beebe
Longfellow Street
Sala
Longaco Avente
Yria
William F. Grall
John von Blum
Savings & Loan Plaims
Arthur L. Gegenheimer
Elsria
Blackver
Subdiet No 4
Clételand Street
al Fellow Street
Lee
Longefellow Avenue
Elytia
Ohie
Willia
Shay
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V.F. W
W. O. Zaiser
Court St
Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n. of
FHA
Mary Kornman
Baby Patsy May
Gordon Douglas
Mickey Daniels
Joe Cobb
Stymie Beard
Spanky McFarland
Alfalfa Switzer
Darla Hood
Porky Lee
Buckwheat Thomas
Pete the Pup
Acme
Wellington Grangers
Lois and
Delbert Mohrman
Wellington Grange
Harriet Mason
Carl Webber
Charles Webber
Lucille Greene
Blanche Mohrman
D. G. Swanger
John Barber
Clarence Baker
Carlisle Grange
North Elyria
Old Glory
Penfield
Kipton
Belden Grange Hall
Elyrian
Weatherstrip
Sibley & Sprague Telephone
Telecone
Old St. Paul's Church
Queen Street
Cherry Street
Federal Hall
Fort George
Congress
France
Napoleon
Vienna
Turkey
Spain
S. S. Paris
Cleveland St
Bor Delivery Service
Central Book Store
Hospital News
Nettie Ludwig
Axtel Street
Registrars of
U. S
Cavalier
Schroll Coal
Alte
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