President To Confer With Industrialists
The White House said President Roosevelt would dine tonight with leaders of major industrial firms. Secretary Early noted the event, arranged by Secretary Hopkins, aims for discussion in the president's study if he cannot sit at table due to a sinus condition. About 10 industry banking and business figures are expected, including Charles R. Hook, John R. Biggers, and Sidney J. Weinberg.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Harry L. Hopkins
Bey
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mills
John R. Biggers
Toledo, O
Sidney J. Weinberg
New York
PWA Approves Lorain Bridge Contract
PWA headquarters in Columbus notified Commissioner Clerk Fred Ruth that Lorain County’s bridge contract worth 726385 was awarded to Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. The firm has 350 days to complete the Erie Avenue bridge project including lifting wings and operating machinery.
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PWA
Columbus
Fred Ruth
Lorain County
Mt. Vernon
Elyria Woman Hurt When Car Upsets
Mrs. Welton Ferriman a 39 year old resident of 118 Cedar Street was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital today after her car overturned while turning from Route 57 onto Route 18 toward Chippewa Lake. She sustained a severed tendon on the third finger of her left hand.
Central College of Osteopathy to Hold Banquet Before Commencement
Kansas City Mo June 1 The graduating class at Central College of Osteopathy will host a banquet at the school auditorium tomorrow night before Commencement. The class includes Raymond Larsen the sole candidate for a degree.
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Kansas City
Central College of Osteopathy
Raymond Larsen
Partly cloudy with showers in Ohio and south tonight
Weather outlook notes showers Friday and tonight in the southern region. Temperature remains steady with little change. Low pressure centers move over Nebraska and the Rio Grande Valley while high pressure holds over Ontario and the southeast. Showers and storms reported nationwide except New England and the western plains.
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Ohio
Plains States
Nebraska
Rio Grande Valley
Ontario
South Atlantic States
Northwest
United States
New England
Rocky Mountains
Elders at Elyria Home for Aged Sketched by Oberlin Students
Members of the Elyria Home for the Aged were sketched today by Oberlin College art students and their instructor. A dozen students visited in the morning and found many good subjects, planning to return for additional drawings.
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Elyria
Oberlin College
Msany
Lorain High hosts national anthem program for new citizens
In Lorain High School auditorium last night 16 foreign nations were honored as 184 new U S citizens took part in a naturalization program. Flags were exchanged to celebrate adopting new homelands as the Civic Band of Lorain under Frank Mackert played the anthems and opened with The Star Spangled Banner. Approximately 1 000 people attended the event with groups from Argentina Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Lithuania Mexico Norway Poland Romania Russia Sweden Yugoslavia providing flags for the ceremony.
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Lorain High School
United States
Argentina
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Mexico
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russia
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Civic Band of
Lorain
Frank Mackert
Page
Twenty Nine Girls Elected To Leaders Group
Elyria High School elects 29 new Leaders' Group members from the senior and junior classes. Selections reflect high grades, neat appearance, leadership, and dependable conduct. The group, founded in 1929, assists the girls’ physical education director in classes and after school activities.
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Elyria High School
Elsié Beach
Helene’ Cohen
Neva Pfaff
Jeanne Wagner
M.E. Wacker
Betty Wells
Millicent Winsor
Marjorie Woodfi
Ohio
Marian Kemble
Reverend Dr. Harper Dies at 62 in Columbus Hospital
Dr. Thomas C. Harper, 62, superintendent of the Chillicothe District of the United Brethren church, died in a Columbus hospital after an abdominal operation. He served seven years as pastor of Circleville church and was a trustee of Otterbein College. Prior posts included churches in Portsmouth, Logan, Lancaster, Mt. Pleasant, Altoona and Latrobe.
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Columbus
Thomas C. Harper
Chillicothe
United Brethren Church
Circleville Church
Otterbein College
Portsmouth
Logan
Lancaster
Mt. Pleasant
Altoona
Latrobe
Eighth Grade Graduates From Elyria Parochial Schools to Cleveland
Ninety seven Elyria parish school graduates will attend a mass graduation in Cleveland Stadium on June 11 amid the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Archbishop Joseph Schrembs. St Marys leads with 53 graduates including 23 girls and 30 boys. Holy Cross and St Agnes follow in smaller totals. The group will travel by special bus after a local Elyria mass, with St Marys students also holding a picnic at Crystal Beach Park.
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Elyria
Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Diocese
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland
St. Mary's School
Holy Cross School
St. Anges’ School
St. Mary’s
Crystal Beach Park
Ann Maureen Callaghan
Dorothy Carlin
Pauline Chismar
Ruth Conrad
Rose DeMarco
Claramae Gatens
Florence Gembka
Jean Marie Gray
Mary Ann Hobert
Dorothy Carol Hull
Mary Ann Humphrey
Margaret Justen
Katherine Kubuske
Claire Marie Moon
Mary Louise O’brien
Helen Marie Plas
Marcella Rahrig
Mary Resar
Alice Smith
Mary Trieskey
Mary Clare Verbeck
Rose Weibling
Charlotte White
Theodore Alten
Louis Baraski
Robert Baird
Harry Bogart
Samuel Coleman
Joseph Dempsey
Edmund Diederich
Carl Fies
Theodore Gasser
James Geiger
Joseph Grace
Norman Grahl
Andrew Hutchinson
John Kaiser
Harry Laker
Stephen Leko
Samuel Marsio
Richard Martin
Thomas McGuire
Roger Minnich
Francis Obringer
Gaston Nominated Assistant Secretary of Treasury
President Roosevelt named Herbert E. Gaston as assistant Secretary of the Treasury to succeed Wayne Chatfield Taylor who resigned six months ago amid policy disputes. Senate confirmation was anticipated with little opposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Herbert E. Gaston
Secretary of
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
Gaston
Wayne Chatfield Taylor
Chicago
Senate
Govt Guards Against Espionage On West Coast
Attorney General Frank Murphy announced extraordinary measures to guard against espionage on the West Coast with emphasis on San Francisco. The statements come as federal authorities tighten security and monitoring, signaling heightened vigilance during national security concerns.
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Gov't
Washington
Frank Murphy
San Francisco
Ohio Senate backs study on Lake Erie shore parks plan
The Ohio Senate adopted without opposition a resolution to form a five member committee to study purchasing Lake Erie shore land for state parks. The measure, authored by Senators Fred L. Adams, Wood, and A. B. Baumhart Jr., Erie, calls for examining purchase plans.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Senate
Lake Erie
Fred L. Adams
Wood
Erie
Horm Moseley Advises Boston to Guard Vital Plants
Maj. Gen. George W. Horm Moseley testifies before the Dies committee that he advised Boston residents to safeguard water and power plants amid what he calls a Communist emergency. He described a Boston trip addressing the sentinels of the Republic during the inquiry into alleged anti Semitic activity and plots to overthrow the government.
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Washington
George W. Horm Moseley
United States
Dies Committee
Boston
Moseley
Sentinels of the Republic
Two Navy Aviators Drown In Bay
Two navy aviators drowned when their plane crashed into Pensacola Bay. Lieut. Joseph Fox of Seattle, 34, and aviation machinist mate Alfred Peter Ivy of Norfolk, 23, were aboard.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Bay
Joseph §. Fox
Seattle
Alfred Peter Ivy
Norfolk
Seven Nurses Set to Receive Diplomas at Elyria Event
Preparations completed for the 1939 graduation of seven student nurses from the M. B. Johnson School of Nursing at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The ceremony at Elks Hall begins at 8 P M with R B Lersch presiding as F A Smythe attends a MIT anniversary reunion in Boston. Clarence Tucker Craig of Oberlin College will deliver the commencement address.
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M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elks’ Hall
R. B. Lersch
F. A. Smythe
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Clarence Tucker Craig
Oberlin College
Frank W. Hoover
Hazel West
School of Nursing
Patricia Hoke
Elyria High School
Anderson
Indiana
Eugene Szabo
Geraldine Rigo
Charles O'Malley
Gulf Road Buckeye Sewers Lead 1939 Four-H Honor Club Standings
Thirteen honor clubs were announced at the Lorain County Four-H Conference held at Elyria YMCA. Gulf Road Buckeye Sewers topped the list with 110 points, marking its fourth first place and tenth-year status. Other clubs followed with 108 and 106 points, while six clubs received honorable mention. New Four-H Council member Carl Simms was elected. 52 new advisors and assistants were installed.
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Gulf Road Buckeye
Lorain
Elyria Y.M. C. A
Gulf Road
E. D. Hoag
la Grange Hearts of Gold
Penfield Nimble Fingers
West Carlisle Jolly Hustlers
Penfield Jolly Five
Ridgeville Merry Mixers
Henrietta Kitchen Ettas
Columbia Busy Bees
Wellington Sunny Siders
Columbia Rarefree Kitchen Keepers
la Grange Juvenile Farmers
la Grange Thrifty Cookers
East Carlisle Clever Cloverettes
Grafton Willing Workers
Eaton Sweet Delights
Wellington Outdoor Club
la Grange Sunshine Workers
Brownhelm Merry Workers
Wellington Junior Workers
Carl Simms
West Carlisle
F. H. Lewis
Markley
G. E. Irons
Ridgeville
H. L. Leimbach
Brownhelm
E. R. Laver
Lake Avenue
Albert S. Wilcox
la Grange
Lois Youtzy
Corbett Walker
Hoag
A. K. Stevenson
Eaton
King and Queen Speed Across Continent on Royal Train
King George and Queen Elizabeth speed eastward on their second continent crossing aboard a royal pilot train. They reach Jasper for 22 hours of rest at 11 A M today then plan to visit Edmonton, Alberta, after a reception at New Westminster. The journey follows the Fraser River for 150 miles.
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Royal Pilot
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Jasper
Edmonton
Alberta
New Westminister
British Columbia
Fraser River
Disaster Relief Program Studied At Elyria Institute
Maurice R. Reddy of the American Red Cross leads three Elyria Disaster Preparedness Institute sessions sponsored by the Elyria Red Cross. The largest session at the Legion Home at 7:30 p.m. is open to the public following morning and afternoon meetings for Red Cross and government officials and for the local intake and information committee led by Mrs. P. C. Gilman. Reddy, with two decades in Red Cross service, directed 1937 flood relief operations from Cincinnati for Ohio.
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Maurice R. Reddy
American Red Cross
Elyria
Red Cross
Legion Home
P. C. Gilman
Reddy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Townsend Plan Defeated in Large House Vote
The House defeated the Townsend plan for 200 monthly pensions by 302 to 97 in a record roll call. The Ways and Means Committee had reported the measure without recommendation and the vote aimed to embarrass incumbents who supported Townsend aid. Ohio delegation voted 16 to 7 against. three Republicans and four Democrats voted for the bill.
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Washington
U.p
Townsend
House
Ways
Means Committee
Ways and Means
Ohio
Martin Sweeney
Cleveland
Michael Kirwan
Youngstown
Robert Secrest
Caldwell
John F.hunter
Toledo
George H. Bender
James Secomb
Canton
Earl R. Lewis
St. Clairsville
Harold K. Claypool
Chillicothe
Robert Crosser
Don W. Harter
Akron
James G. Polk
Highland
Gas blast injures 55 pupils and four adults in Barberton
Barbert on Ohio June 1 55 students and four adults were injured when a temporary Barberton school building exploded. Investigators found a break in a 14 inch gas main outside the building and suspect a gas leak caused the blast. Several injured children remained in critical condition.
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Dolores Jean Plucinsky
Barberton
Ohio
Daniel Plucinsky
Akron O
J. D. McMahon
East Ohio Gas Company
McMahon
Claude Witwer
Sinead
City
Harold J. Eckroate
Nelson
G. Hovey
Ohio Industrial Relations
Hovey
Estey Kern
E. W. Smith
Barberton, Co
U. S. Bureau of Mires
Pittsburgh
White
Lucinda Williams
Mary Mattingly
Dorothy Young
Frances Fisher
Maybelle
Miller
Albertina Mills
Harry R. White
Akron
Seniors Beat Juniors In Annual Elyria Sack Rush
Elyria High School held its annual junior senior sack rush at Ely Stadium with the seniors prevailing 268 feet 8 inches to 45 feet. Captains were John Simon for the seniors and Rothard Butterbaugh for the juniors. the win capped a four four minute quarter battle with heavy clothing losses and minor injuries.
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Ely Stadium
Elyria High School
Roy B. Clymer
John Simon
Robert Obringer
Richard Selman
Rothard Butterbaugh
Jack Smith
William Dutch
Landon Forecasts G. O. P. Victory
Alf M. Landon predicting in Buffalo on June 1 1936 that any candidate named by the GOP for President in 1940 would win. He cited a definite Republican trend as he traveled through western and northern New York stating the trend applies broadly not to any single state.
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Buffalo
Alf M. Landon
GOP
Landon
New York
Building Inspector Reports Busy Month in City Valuations
City Building Inspector Dickeson said valuations for building improvements last month nearly tripled from May last year, totaling about $32,118. He noted strong activity across projects and ongoing growth in construction.
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Dickeson
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J. S. Myers
C. E. Spaulding
C. R. Woodings
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Martha Schriver
Helen Bauman
C. C. Jackson
Marian Knittle
E. C. Goodsite
Ruth Barier
Jean Box
Doris Grills
John Rose, Jr
Lloyd Yost
Mildred Kiplinger
Frances Burnett
Lucille Churchward
Ruth Hite
Marian Hecock
Eager Robinson
Margaret Glider
Dewey Hall
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Carl No. 4
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