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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1939

Page

8

Competition heats up in YMCA boys Olympic games

Results announced by Max Roe show tight standings as leaders trail in week two of the YMCA boys division Olympic games. Cadets saw Fred Bigelow win fence vaulting with Looper and Hanson tied for second, while Ignatz led the juniors in the running broad jump with 12 feet 1 1 2 inches. Other class winners posted solid marks in standing broad jumps with Gene Stoney and Ed Gutowski among top scorers. Next week mis in store as running broad jump returns for all but juniors who switch to standing high jump.

Max Roe Fred Bigelow Donald Looper Harry Hanson Douglas McKay William Ignatz Jack Perkins William Kenawell Gene Stoney Ivan Johnson Don Bryant Tom Hutchinson Tom Chapman Jack Worthington Carl Keepp Ed Gutowski Rudy Peskuran Alex Trakoff

Lorain County Tour Suggested for World Poultry Congress

Visitors to the World Poultry Congress in Cleveland next summer will be invited on a Lorain County tour with stops in Elyria Oberlin Wellington and Lorain. The Lorain County tours committee announced the plan to be recommended to the Poultry Congress tours committee. The tentative Tour No 4 includes Gates Hospital for Crippled Children Elyria Oberlin College Archibald Millard painter of The Spirit of TH and Mason Herrick former ambassador to France at Wellington and industrial plants at Toronto.

World Poultry Congress Cleveland Elyria Oberlin Wellington O Lorain Toun Gates Hospital Oberlin Collegge Archibald Millard Masron T. Herrick Toa France Wellington Ard Toraon

Custody Temporarily Shifts From Mother to Father

Common Pleas Judge Guy B. Findley temporarily removed four year old son from the mother and placed him in the father John Lenman of Lorain. The hearing noted the child’s absence in court and suspended a prior order requiring the father to pay the mother 85 weekly support. The mother had just married Wilbur Snee, her third husband, who was divorced from Lahmain Iane earlier in October.

Guy B. Findleys John Lenman Red Avenue Lorain Todear Wilbur Sweet Lorwin Marrie Snee Lahmain Iane Ocober Anericine

Goethe on Beauty and the Good

Goethe states beauty encompasses the good and adds something beyond it. He argues beauty harmonizes moral virtue with uplifting qualities, implying aesthetic value enhances ethical presence and human flourishing. The claim blends philosophy of art with ethics and metaphysical speculation.

Goethe

Wishing Well Rescues Friend and Sparks Reunion

Peter descends a cliff with a frayed rope to haul Jules from a dangerous ledge and secures his rescue. Later Sibyl returns to the hilltop, confronts love and deception, and Peter and Sibyl confess true feelings as the well’s magic seems to seal their fate.

Jules House Minnie Sam Peter Jules Day New York Sily Watkin Watkins Sibyl

Lorain County 4-H Leaders Speak On Private Home Hour

Wellington hosts a Lorain County Extension Service program broadcast on WHA Cleveland. 4-H club heads Mrs. Charles Church and Mrs. G E Irons speak, with regional workers Ray mond Petty Helen Conklin and others named. Round-table selections named officers and refreshments provided.

Wellington Ohio Lorain Counts Staynon Cleveland Charles Church Sunnysiders G. E. Irons Ridgeville Lorain County Raymond Petty Henrietta Helen Conklin la Grange

Covered-dish supper boosts church circle under new president

The Widening Circle at First Congregational church enjoyed a Friday night covered-dish supper. New president Arnold Kipplinger presided and appointed a committee to organize activities.

First Congregational Church Arnold Kipplinger

Entre Nous Club Bridge Night Hosts Prize Winners

Mrs Ernestine Lee hosted Entre Nous club members on Friday evening with Ales and dessert. Guests included Bernice Wight. After dessert the group played bridge. Kathryn Murray won first prize and Mrs Isabelle Bennett second.

Ernestine Lee Entre Nous Club Bernice Wight Kathryn Murray Isabelle Bennett

Wellington Township seeks new Justice of the Peace

Owing to the resignation of Attorney Harry L. Wagner the Wellington township trustees must find a qualified man to fill his place. Wagner had served as Justice of the Peace since January 1 but is too busy with duties to continue.

Harry L. Wagner Wellington Township Wagner

Village considers Watt offer for West street skating rink

The Village Council weighs Walter Watt s proposal to donate use of several West street lots to create a safe skating rink for Wellington skaters. Councilman Frank Obrig calls the land ideal for the project while local residents navigate hospital visits and family news.

Village Council Walter Watt West Street Wellington Frank Obrig

Local notes from Orrville to Wellington broadcast plans

The item records residents moving from Orrville to Wellington and notes Theos occupying the Gadfield home while Mr and Mrs Gadfield are in Florida. Mayor Lehman travels to Cleveland for a message recorded for WGAR and a Wellington broadcast via station 272. Mrs Body recovers from flu and Adelbert Knapp visits Baldwins-Wallace before returning home.

Orrville Wellington Theos Charles Gadfield Florida E.R. Lehman Cleveland WGAR van Wellington New Zealand William Body

Meeting lineup for monthly club roles listed

Sergeant at Arms Allen Conway Chaplain Stanley Janik and historian Jack Kinsner are named. The note states these buss meet on the third Wednesday evening of each month at the Chateuna.

Allen Conway Stanley Janik Jack Kinsner Chateuna

Avon Baptist prayer meeting hosts twenty-two attendees

Mr and Mrs Arthur Hudson opened their home Thursday evening for the Avon Baptist church prayer meeting with twenty two people present.

Arthur Hudson Avon Baptist Church

Local Society Notes From Deaconess Hospital and Clubs

Mrs Fannie Boyd underwent surgery at Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland Thursday. R Hansen remains under observation at a Cleveland hospital. P.T.A. card party Friday featured twelve tables with prizes won by Mesdames Masck, Dryer, Boehm, Tomer, Higgins, Hain, Butterworth, and Harmon. next party Feb 17. Octagon Club hosted lunch with Mrs. Roy West. trophies to Mrs. West, Mrs. Wm. Schumaker, and Mrs. Henry Katz. next with Mrs. Colley Feb 15. Junior Club met at Marie Petersen’s. refreshments served. next with Marion Wills Feb 11. A closing moral on stoic resilience and character formation.

Fannie Boyd Deaconess Hospital Cleveland R. Hansen P.T. A Mesdames Masck Dryer Boehm Tomer Higgins Hain Butterworth Harmon Octagon Club Roy West West Wm. Schumaker Henry Katz Colley Marie Petersen Marion Wills

Avon Lake social and illness notices prompt club activities

Avon Lake January 23 notes Mrs Shirley called to Pennsylvania for her mother’s illness. Mrs Meyer ill at 45 Allotment. Mrs Knipper spent week in East Cleveland with the Butler family. Betty Neise and Jane Thoma hosted Blue Jay Subdeb Club on Lake Road with five new invites to Pat Black Rosalind Mitchell Louise Green Marion Wills Betty Lou Lou. Lunch followed. In two weeks Barbara Foote will host. Mrs Hudson entertained Avon Lake Sewing Society with guests Mrs Walker, Mrs Williams, Miss Buswell, aided by Mrs Terveen. Quilting planned. next meeting with Mrs Derringer February 16.

Avon Lake Joe Shirley Pennsylvania Carl Meyer John Knipper East Cleveland Charles Butler Betty Neise Jane Thoma Lake Road Pat Black Rosalind Mitchell Louise Green Marion Wills Betty Lou Lou Barbara Foote Arthur Hudson Avon Lake Sewing Society Howard Walker Charles Williams Stella Buswell John Terveen Bertha Derringer

Library Station Opened At Gates School

The Gates School opened its third library station as a classroom library to serve students by grades. The program follows earlier stations at Ely and Edison Schools, with gifts and PTA support boosting book stocks. The Gates station circulated 306 books on its first day, reflecting growing demand for easier access to reading materials for students.

Gates Elyria Library Ely T. L. Moise Ely Parent-Teacher Association Edison

Main Library On Third Street Item Quietly Noted

A fragment from a city note mentions activity at the main library on Third Street. The brief item provides limited readable details about library operations or events. No dates or names are clearly legible in the text.

Third Street

Installation of Sons of Legion at the Chateau

The Euclid Post of the Sons of Legion of Cleveland conducted the installation at the Chateau on Wednesday evening. Officers installed included Captain Homer Walters, 1st Lieutenant John Jellen, 2nd Lieutenant Rudy Halligan, and Junior Adjutant. Carl Scholl served as Finance Officer with Ed Ennis also noted.

Sons of Legion Chateau Euclid Sons of Legions of Cleveland Homer Walters John Jellen Rudy Halligan Carl Scholl Ed Ennis

All social forces must be tested by character impact

Editorial motto asserts that every social institution and force should be judged by how it shapes individual character, urging scrutiny of schools, churches, governments, and media through moral outcomes. It argues character integrity as the ultimate standard for societal value.

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