Eleven Elyria Boys Enter 1939 Soap Box Derby
Eleven boys have filed entry blanks for Elyria’s 1939 Soap Box Derby on August 16 at the Water Street hill. Participants include Bill Phillips 11 Louie Kaplan 15 Harry Gard Jr 13 Dick Coughlin 15 Tom Pamela 10 John Wellert 14 Bill Kenawell 14 Dick Haworth 12 Harren Handyside 15 Bob ODonnell 12 and Robert Smith 14.
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Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Y.mcla
Bill Phillips
Third Street
Louie Kaplan
Lodi Street
Harry Gard, Jr
Eighth Street
Dick Coughlin
Middle Avenue
Tom Pamela
East Avenue
John Wellert
Fourth Street
Bill Kenawell
Charles Court
Dick Haworth
Harren T. Handyside
Boston Avenue
Bob O'Donnell
Robert Smith
Harvard Avenue
Water Street Hill
Lorain Council Increases Mayor Salary To 4200
Lorain, July 26. The city council raised the mayor’s annual pay from 3000 to 4200 effective January 1 after two defeats of a higher proposal. They approved bids on 113000 in bonds for the WPA paying program and defeated a plan to merge service and safety director offices.
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Lorain
Elyria
Youth taken in custody for reckless driving
A 17 year old boy was arrested at 6 45 a m on Lake avenue for reckless driving and handed to juvenile authorities for disposition as reported by Sergeant Arthur Hurd.
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Lake Avenue
Arthur Hurd
Auto Purchased Here To Be Used In Europe
The White and Haury Motors announced the sale of a new Plymouth sedan to Mrs. Margaret C. Christensen of Lakewood. The car will be used for a year long trip to Europe including Germany Norway and Sweden. Christensen will depart soon for Copenhagen Denmark with her automobile.
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Europe
White and Haury Motors Today
Margaret C. Christensen
Lakewood
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Christensen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Japan Exports Cellophane Paper Plummet in War Year
Japan shipped 2,883,114 pounds of cellophane paper to other countries last year, a 41 percent drop from 1937 due to the war in China. The figures reflect wartime disruptions to trade and production.
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Japan
China
Local Divorces Filed and Jury Wheel Updated
Erma Vandersommen of Elyria filed for divorce from Campbell Vandersommen on neglect and cruelty after a 1920 marriage and three children. Leona Vastine West of Lorain filed for divorce from Relph West of Oberlin on neglect and cruelty after a 1936 marriage. Alberta Baumhardt’s suit against Charles Baumhardt was dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. A 360 name jury wheel was prepared for the new year. names drawn from county election poll books. County and Medina counties plan a WPA bridge painting project on Smith road over the Black River with an estimated cost of 60 dollars per county. County Engineer Harry L. Dunham urged the work to preserve steel.
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Erma L. Vandersommen
Wesley Avenue
Elyria
Campbell Vandersommen
Leona Vastine
Lorain
Relph
Oberlin
Alberta Baumhardt
Charles Baumhardt
Common Pleas
Common Pleas Court
Hart Dickason
Viola Peters
Dickason
Medina County
Smith Road
Black River
Harry L. Dunham
Death Notice Mrs Berdie Breckenridge of La Grange
Mrs Berdie Breckenridge 52 wife of John Breckenridge died suddenly last night at 11 at her La Grange home Born January 1 1887 in La Grange she lived there all her life She leaves husband brother Claude Richmond Wakeman sister Mrs Milton Obitts Wakeman two nieces and two nephews Funeral arrangements include removal to the La Grange residence Friday and service Saturday at 2 00 pm at the La Grange home Rev Virgo Iump Lakewood officiating Burial in La Grange cemetery
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Berdie Breckenridge
John Breckenridge
la Grange
Claude Richmond
Brownhelm
Milton Obitts
Wakeman
Taylor
Virgo Iump
Lakewood
la Grange Cemetery
Grass fires in Elyria cause no damage
Elyria firefighters battled two grass fires yesterday afternoon. The first started at 3 26 p m from Woodford Avenue to the Universal Crane Company plant and was blamed on boys burning off grass. The second at 5 10 p m burned six city lots on Ninth Street west of West Avenue, reportedly from a discarded match by a passing motorist.
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Elyria
Woodford Avenue
Universal Crane Company
West River Street
Ninth Street
West Avenue
Lorain Plant Adds Fourth Blast Furnace
The National Tube Company Lorain plant will run four of its five blast furnaces for the first time since 1937 with the startup of Furnace No 5. Blowing in will lift Bessemer converter usage from 98 to 66 percent, amid strong pipe and unfinished steel demand. Nine open hearth furnaces remain in operation. duration of four-furnace operation not specified.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Two Men Held For Driving Through Barricade
Two men aged 30 residing near Wellington were held in the county jail after driving through a highway improvement barricade on Route 58 south of Oberlin. Mayor C. R. Comings said charges were expected for one man and possible intoxication for the other. Police found them repairing a blown tire away from the barricade.
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Wellington
Oberlin
C. R. Comings
Comings
Kiwanians Learn Memory Skills at Luncheon Meeting
Elyria Kiwanians to hear a program on How to Remember Names and Faces at the Elks Restaurant noon Thursday. A talking motion picture by that title is the luncheon feature, usually shown to groups of 100 or more.
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Elyria Kiwanii Club
Elks
Obituary and Local Notices From Oberlin Area
Allen E Griffin former Oberlin resident dies at 69 in Cleveland after a long Oberlin stint in the post office. He is survived by Helen Carroll and daughter Frances Zeanik, with services held in Lakewood. Quiet wedding for Mrs May Billmeyer and William Wright. Various moves births travels noted among Oberlin residents with Quebec trip and Lake Rosseau vacation details.
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Oberlin, O
Allen E. Griffin
Oberlin
Lutheran
Mr. Griffin
Russia Township
Oberlin High School
Oberlin College
Oberlin Post Office
Cleveland
Helen
Alon Carroll E
Welland, Ont
Frances Zeanik
M. A. Houghton
T. H. West
Lakeywood
Rotarians Greet Poultry Congress Visitors in Lorain County
Seven Elyria Rotary Club members formed a reception committee to welcome World Poultry Congress visitors stopping at Fields Corners for a corn roast. The August 1 2 and 3 Lorain County tours were planned, with Dr. Mark Willis as president and W O McClellan as secretary. Ralph Thibaut, foreign erecting engineer for Thew Shovel Company, spoke about experiences in the Philippines Siam India and China and the harsh working conditions there.
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Elyria
Rotary Club
Elks
Ralph Thibaut
Thew Shovel Company
Philippines
Siam
India
China
Thibaut
Harry L. Reynolds
Frank Shelon
State Department of Education
William Ellis
Toledo
Charles Guth
Eugene Hubbard
Elyma
Hr. Kirkham
Insurance Firm
World War Threats Escalate Across Europe and Asia
Dispatches indicate Japan invokes national defence acts amid Soviet border clashes on Mongolia’s edge as Tokyo discusses frontier events. Berlin reports Halder and staff to Italy for August maneuvers while Germany aids Italy along France. Europe braces as Mediterranean defense talks and Falangist power plays in Spain unfold.
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Hsinking
Japanese Supreme War Council
Tokyo
China
Berlin
Franz Halder
Italy
Europe
Malta
Jules Ollive
Mediternean
Toulon
Spain
Gonzalo Queipo de Zlanc
United Press
Reformatory Escape Linked to Notorious Prisoner Velma
Velma West and three other inmates fled a reformatory using trusted keys after a letter to Superintendent Marguerite Reilley. West, 19, with two accomplices, faced a life sentence for murder, while Mary Ellen Richards, 23, had a highway robbery term. The escape triggered a nationwide inquiry, with officials noting possible outside aid and West’s notoriety following a Cleveland suburb killing and a high profile bridge party incident.
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Reformatory
Virginia Brandy
Florence Sheline
California
Cleveland
Mary Ellen Richards
Cincinnati
Marysville
Lenora Leach
Velma
West
Painesville
Redley
Bert van Woert
Elyria Resurfacing Project Ends With Streets Open
Elyria finished its Summer street resurfacing program yesterday with the last strip on Eat avenue from Broad to Third streets to open at 8 p.m. today. Service Director L D Faxon praised motorist cooperation. Work covered Oberlin road inside city limits West avenue to Oberlin road and East avenue from Broad to Fifth. Council appropriated 12 000 dollars for the project.
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Elyria
Summer Street
Broad
Third Streets
Eat Avenue
L D. Faxon
Oberlin Road
West Avenue
Second Street
East Avenue
Fifth Street
Council
Fraternal Order Of Police Elects Officers At Cedar Point
The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police adopted a resolution seeking protective legislation for city police assisting sheriffs outside municipal limits. Elyria Patrolman M. E. Olmstead introduced the measure as Elyria’s delegate. Capt. Tauble of Toledo was elected president, Edward J. Flanigan of Cleveland secretary, and R. N. Baeherd of Euclid treasurer. The next convention is set for Dayton.
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Elyria
Ohio Fraternal Order of Police
Cedar Point
M. E. Olmstead
Capt. Tauble
Toledo
Edward J. Flanigan
Cleveland
R. N. Baeher d
Euclid, O
Dayton
Seven Bids For Lorain County Relief Notes
Seven bids were received by noon for Lorain County’s 91500 relief note issue. Bids will be opened at 2 p m. today. Proceeds plus state relief funds will match local funds to finance direct relief through November or December, per Clerk Fred Ruth.
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Fred Ruth
Lorain County
Market summary of grains and produce prices
Wheat No 2 red 63 to 69 cents,Corn No 2 yellow 45 to 48 cents,Oats No 2 white 30 to 31 cents,Rye No 2 48 to 49 cents. Butter 29. Eggs firm 29 cents. Live poultry weak with hens and broilers listed by weight. Potatoes Ohio new 1.90 per 100-lb bag, Idaho Reds 2.00, Bliss Triumphs 2.20, Missouri cobblers 1.60.
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Baldwins
Duchess
KRALE
Cleveland
Ohio
Idaho
Louisiana
Alabama
Bliss
Reds
Virginia
California
Missouri
Live Stock Prices and Receipts Summary
Receipts show hogs 1 000 active and steady with various weights priced from 6.50 to 7.25 per unit. Cattle receipts 250 active with ranges for choice steers 1100 lbs and up at 10.00 to 10.50, other grades from 5.50 to 9.73, cows and bulls mixed. Sheep and lambs receipts 500 active with lambs from 9.00 to 10.00, wethers 4.00 to 4.40, and common ranges 1.00 to 2.00 per unit.
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Calvus
Rogers Named Ohio Representative to Poultry Congress
State Senator P. H. Rogers of Loraine County was chosen to lead Ohio's exhibit at the Seventh World Poultry Congress and Exposition in Cleveland from July 23 to August 7. Lieut. Governor Paul Herbert announced the appointment, with $25 000 appropriated for the Ohio display. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and Governor Bricker will dedicate the exhibit when the congress opens.
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P. H. Rogers
Lorain County
Senate of
Ohio
Public Hall
Cleveland
Rogers
Paul Herbert
Senate
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Aid For Aged Office To Close For Picnic
The local Division of Aid for the Aged office will close next Wednesday afternoon for the Elyria Community Picnic in Cascade Park. The closure was announced today with special permission from the state office.
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Division of Aid For the Aged
Elyria
Cascade Park
State
Builder Issues Permit for One Story House at Warren and Broad
John P Fate received a building permit today from Building Inspector Hart Dickason to erect a one story frame house at Warren avenue and Broad street. The 22 by 29 foot foundation is valued at 3500 dollars. General contractors are James Scott and Edward Monroe.
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Warren Avenue
Broad Street
John P. Fate
Hart Dickason
James Scott
Edward Monroe
Vegetable Prices For Outdoor Produce
Readable prices list shows radishes and greens with baskets and bunches. Unions and Paesley entries include baskets of assorted bunches with both curly and root varieties. Turnips and lettuce noted with outdoor and peck price points. Watercress priced per peck.
Grain and Feed Prices From Sheets Elevator Co and Montana Milling Co
Quotations cover oats corn and wheat by bushel and flour by barrel with mill feeds and hay priced per ton. Items include Oats No 3 white 33c, No 2 34-42c. Corn No 3 yellow 47-48c, No 2 48-48c. Wheat No 1 red 69-70c, No 2 70c. Flour jobbing in carload lots with several grades. Mill feeds and hay listed across middlings bran meal and hay varieties with various per ton prices.
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Sheets Elevator Co
Montana Milling Co
Reilley recalls failed rehabilitation of inmate Velma
Mrs Reilley describes penal aims as incarceration and salvage and admits faulty structure. She says solitary confinement is the only punishment for recalcitrant prisoners and notes Velma’s capture after a tip placed her in Weaverville selling furniture polish. Officials plan to send a matron and officer to Dallas to return the convicts.
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Velma
Armitage Named District Deputy For Elks Lodges
Jim Armitage of 3932 Furnace Street was appointed district deputy grand exalted ruler for the North Central District of Ohio, covering 14 lodges. The honor recognizes his work as Elyria Lodge activities chairman and the lodge's yearlong efforts. The North Central District meeting will be held in Bedford Virginia in September.
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Jim Armitage
Furnace Street
The
Elks’ Lodge
North Central
Cio
Armitage
Ohio
Walter S. Kohn
Elyria Lodge
H. ©. Warner
Dixon
Illinois
O. J. Shafer
State Association
Bedford
Virginia
Elks National Home
Kohn
St Louis
Spring Valley Country Club
Shafer
Motorist Fined for DUI by Lakewood Mayor
Victor Motohk of Lakewood was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated. E. E. Perkins of Wakeman, riding with him, was fined 1 dollar and costs for intoxication. They were arraigned today before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro after arrest Saturday on Broad Street.
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Victor Motohk
Lakewood
E. E. Perkins
Wakeman
Joseph Q. Petro
Broad Street
Peterson's Ointment Offers Quick Skin Relief
When skin is scabbed with pimples and red blotches from external causes the itching torture ends quickly with a 35c box of Peterson's Ointment. Apply this soothing balm to stop itching and ease smarting, with better looking skin. Also helps itching of feet and toe cracks.
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Peterson
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Elyria Boys
Ady
Robert Herrick
Esther Wood
Professor St
E. Lorain St
May Billmeyer
Greenville
William E. Wright
South Professor Street
Sya L
Ryne
Mary Ransom
Grace
Quebec
Canada
A. R. Kimpton
Marian
Kathleen
Alexandria
Oho
Sylvia Champney
Morgan Street
Lakeside
Tammons
A. F. Champney
Johnson
Warren
Dora Ralston
R. Graham
West Vime Street
Rohit Loveland
Cleveland Heights
Ross Gunn
Washington, D. C
Gunr
R. B. A. Gunn
West Lorain Street
Alvah Walker
Walhace
Wanda Fowers
Betty Rogers
Wigwassen
Ontario
Lake Rosseau
Rotarians
Poultry Congress
Rumain
Boston
Fraternal Order of Police
Cleveland Livestock
Sudro- Curtis
Isederis
Bluebird
SODA
Elks Lodges
O’donnell
O’donnell’s
Court St
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Company
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