New York Day By Day Chronicle Remarkable Brazlian General Visit
Diary notes from Charles B. Driscoll describe a busy weekend in New York City with a visit by Pedro Aurelio de Goes Monteiro, chief of staff of the Brazilian army. The general marvels at skyscrapers, compares New York to San Francisco and Miami, and expresses a wish to roam the streets to absorb the city’s vast architecture and activity. A taxi anecdote captures local mood amid heat.
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New York
Minnesota
Driscoll
David Silverstein
Pedro Aurelio de Goes Monteiro
Ambassador
Park Avenue
Grand Canyon
Babylon in the City and a Public Library Seat Tale
A crowded Public Library terrace on Fifth Avenue hosts sleepers and anxious readers as Gelett Burgess, a Bostonian writer aged 73, is profiled. The scene contrasts bustling Midtown with quiet alcoves where three weary figures rest, reflecting on modern city life and North American presence. Burgess’s career highlights include 35 books and plays, plus a later work about looking eleven years younger.
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Public Library
Fifth Avenue
42Nd Street
Amherst School Teacher Beatrice Johnstone to Marry Jerry Dolan
Miss Beatrice Johnstone longtime Amherst High School history and girls PE instructor resigns to marry Jerry Dolan of Amherst on August 22. Church activities fill the week with Holy Communion, circle meetings, novena services, youth group gatherings and a parish picnic planned at Bechstein's woods.
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Amherst
Beatrice Johnstone
Cleveland Heights
Amherst High School
Johnstone
Jerry Dolan
Sunday School Picnic Planned at Crystal Beach Wednesday
The annual Sunday School picnic will be held at Crystal Beach on Wednesday. Members and friends are invited to meet at the church at 9:30 A.M. Mrs. Walter Kappley and Mrs. Charles Miller will entertain the Ladies Aid Society Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Kuntz begins his vacation Thursday and will visit his Missouri home, returning August 19.
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Crystal Beach
Walter ‘Kappley
Charles Miller
Ladies’ Aid Society
Kuntz
Missouri
Rehearsal and Society Meeting Mentioned in 1939 Item
A choir rehearsal is set for Wednesday evening and the Ladies’ Aid Society holds a regular meeting soon. Burgess, noted as a persistent hobbyist, cherishes youthful health and writes for children while collecting scrapbooks of smiling people to share with shut ins and friends. John Kieran, NYT sports editor, is praised as a versatile knowledge figure and potential author.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Burgess
John Kieran
New York Times
Discharged mother and baby from South Amherst hospital
Mrs Clair Gauman and her baby girl, residents of South Amherst, were discharged from the hospital on Sunday.
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Clair Gauman
South Amherst
Choir Rehearsal Set After Week’s Break
Services resume next Sunday and the choir will meet for rehearsal at 7 30 Friday evening. Guests include Mr and Mrs J W Hoffman of Hudson Michigan visiting Mr and Mrs B A Jenne. The Misses Helen Roemer Kathryn Schriner and Mrs L Roemer return from a motor trip visiting the World’s Fair in New York and Cape Cod.
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J. W. Hoffman
Hudson, Michigan
B. A. Jenne
Helen Roemer
Kathryn Schriner
L. Roemer
New York City
Cape Cod
Mass
Jennie ~ Hoffman
Hudson, Mich
A. K. Jenne
Avon Lake Week Events Feature Meetings and Gatherings
Avon Lake aims to host a busy week with diverse groups meeting midweek. The Contract Bridge Club gathers at 1 PM for luncheon hosted by Mrs Eugene Herrman. Scientists hold testimonial services at the school at 8 PM. Boy Scouts convene at Chateau on Walker Road and Legion Post 211 meets there Wednesday. Thursday’s Ladies Aid Society of Avon Baptist Church meets at Schenck Orchards with hostesses Mrs Walter Schenck Mrs Foster Schenck and Mrs Glen Barr. noon dinner precedes a business session. Friday’s Legion Post 211 Auxiliary plans a gathering but details are incomplete.
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Avon Lake
Contract Bridge Club
Eugene Herrman
Chateau
Walker Road
Legion Post No. 211
Ladies Aid Society of the Avon Baptist Church
Schenck Orchards
Walter Schenck
Foster Schenck
Glen Barr
Auxiliary To Legion Post No. 211
Eagles To Survey Needy Deserving Aged In Lorain County
A special Lorain County Aeries committee led by William McDonald will survey whether a poor house remains necessary. The group will assess if state and federal pensions cover the needy aged, noting Ohio’s pension law and Social Security Act as prior goals to end poor houses. The panel includes Donald Fullmer Michael McGee and Mr Gott, chosen at Eagles Home Friday night.
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Lorain County
Lorain County Aeries
Order of Eagles
Elyria Aerie
William J. McDonald
William McDonald
Donald Fullmer
Amherst Aerie
Michael McGee
Lorain Aerie
Mr. Gott
Wellington Aerie
Aeries
Eagles
Ohio
National Social Security Act
McDonald
Avon Ladies Aid Meets Avon Lake Schenck Home
The Baptist Church Ladies Aid of Avon will be entertained at the Schenck home in Avon Lake on Thursday, August 3rd.
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Avon
Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church
Schenck
Avon Lake
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study at Baptist Church Dining Room
Public invited to prayer meeting and Bible study in the church dining room Thursday evening August 3.
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The
Baptist Church
Village Council Regular Meeting Adopts Budget Ordinance
The Vil lage Council met in Town Hall on Thursday evening July 27. Bills were voted paid and the budget ordinance was adopted. Supplies were ordered for roads and routine business was trans acted. Adjourned to meet Thursday evening August 10.
Morning Glory Club Gathering At Wilford Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Wilford hosted Morning Glory club members Saturday evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Will Fisher Mrs Louis De chant and Mrs J J Weiler after an evening of cards. Refreshments followed and they will host again in two weeks at Mr and Mrs F N De chant.
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Charles Wilford
Morning Glory Club
Will Fisher
Louis Dechant
J. J. Weiler
F. N. Dechant
Nina Dunning
Kresge Club
Robert Grell
Lorain
Bertha Derringer
Roy Current
C. J. Snyder
Robert Doughty
William Engel
Art Hint
Snyder
Curtis Dutt
Avon Lake social notes bring many visits and events
Arch ie Hooper of Wilmette Illinois visited the Chester home last week. Local residents host guests from Indiana Ohio and Cleveland for card parties picnics and family visits. Avon Lake groups gather for club luncheons and a wiener roast while a new baby arrives at St Josephs in Lorain and several residents travel to Canada and Ontario for trips.
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Wilmette
Illinois
Albert Chester
Peter Russo
Mary Ellen
Tommie McDonald
Indiana
Ira Gough
Paul Schafer
Carolyn
Youngstown
Delmar Schafer
Dorothy
Myrtle Schafer
Petersburg
Ohio
Ethel Hadley
Courtland
Gough
Joe Novotny
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lorain
Wilson A. Little
Frank Hitsman
Elyria
David Black
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
Howard Clark
Boston
Owen Clark
Norman Avenue
Frances Smith
Romey Urig
Ed Spaetzel
Mike Higgins
Melcher Urig
Lucile Urig
Steve Moore Road
LaVerne Buswell
Ippedwash
Canada
Horn
Charles Howells
Mildred Wilson
F. J. Nussdorfer
Teddy
Adrian
New York
Avon Lake
Clara Jones
John Britton
Taylor Funeral
Elytia
Srd
Carl Thoma
Charles Hochwalt
Bobby Deacy
Owls Club
Lake Road
Jack and
Norman Anderson
Executioner Of Many Criminals Is It
New York on July 31 reports that Robert Elliott an executioner for high profile cases including Bruno Hauptmann Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray is seriously ill. Authorities fear no ready replacement exists across six states delaying two scheduled executions for two and three weeks. Elliott's wife said his condition makes officiating unlikely.
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Brazil
New York
Empire State Building
Wall Street
Babylon
Robert Eliott
Bruno Richard -Hauptmann
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Filiott
Persistent executioner Elliott on the brink of breakdown
The article notes Elliott, the long time executioner, collapsing under physical exhaustion from overwork. For over 20 years he has performed lethal electrocutions for a $150 fee per person, opposing capital punishment in theory though believing it serves a purpose. He has no assistant and states employing him fear a protracted illness may end his career.
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Elliott
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