Wellington Woman Killed in Car Crash Near Route 301
Mrs Zelma Smith 29 of R D 2 Wellington died after a car she rode in tipped over on Smith road about 112 miles west of Route 301. Driver Wheeler Smith 26, her husband, was fined for driving while intoxicated and fainted upon learning of his wife’s death. Their two year old son Horace survived with minor injuries. Funeral arrangements set at Penfield Junction.
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Zelma Smith
R. D
Wellington
Lodi
Sheriff's Department
Wheeler Smith
Smith
Horace
S. B. Pettengill To Speak Here On Flag Day
Former Congressman Samuel B. Pettengill of South Bend Ind a nationally known figure and writer will speak at Elyria High School Stadium on Flag Day June 14 at 8 p m The talk is arranged by the Flag Committee with J B Johnson of The Ohio Public Service Co aiding Pettengill who left Congress after four terms over New Deal policy Pettengill also writes and has published Jefferson The Forgotten Man He practices law with Farnbault Pettengirl and Chapleau in South Bend and will address Grand Rapids Mich the day before for the National Credit Men's Association.
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Samuel B. Pettengill
South Bend
Ind
Elyria High School
Flag Committee
John Kolopos
Pettengill
Washington
Elyria
J. B. Johnson
Ohio Public Service Co
Congress
Jefferson
Farnbault, Pettengirl and Chapleau
Grand Rapids
Mich
National Credit Men’s Association
Reporter Back On Job In Court With Crutches
Court shorthand reporter Harry Moehlman, recovering from a fractured ankle, returned on crutches and testified in the aid hearing. Judge D A Cook ordered the session moved to the ground floor county commissioners' room, aiding access for Moehlman in the $22,000 suit of Max Caplin versus Arthur Christ.
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Harry Moehlman
Moehlman
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
County Commissioners
Max Caplin
Arthur Christ
700 Return To Jobs In Railroad Shops
Cleveland, June 5. The New York Central Railroad Collinwood Shops resumed normal activities with 700 recalled workers idle since April 15. About 900 men are now employed, announced by Fred S. Risley, assistant vice president and general manager.
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New York Central Railroad
Collinwood
Fred S. Risley
Ohio Weather Forecast Sees Warmth Rise Tonight
The forecast notes a slow temperature rise tonight into Tuesday across Ohio with improving conditions east and south on Tuesday. High pressure sits over the Ohio Valley while a western low strengthens over Wyoming. Over the last 24 hours showers occurred in the lower Mississippi Valley and along the Canada border from Maine to Washington.
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Ohio
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Wyoming
Mississippi Valley
Canadian
Maine
Washington
Thetis Submarine Sunk After Water Entered Torpedo Tube
Liverpool reports say Thetis sank when water flooded No 5 torpedo tube in the forward end of the ship. Divers work to raise the vessel as admiralty probes blamed damaged tube or a forward door left open. Three men died escaping and 103 aboard.
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Liverpool
England
R. S. Johnson
Cammell Laird
Johnson
Admiralty
Liverpool Bay
Thetis
Erally
Graduating Class Gifts $150 to Elyria High School
Elyria High School's 1939 graduates presented a $150 gift to the school. Of this, $100 funds equipment for a speech and extracurricular room, 65 pencil sharpeners, and the assembly fund. Presentation made by senior class president Lawrence Forbes to Principal C. P. Shively at the farewell ceremony.
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Elyria High School
C. P. Shively
Lawrence Forbes
William Dutch
Sack Rush
Rothard Butterbaugh
John Simon
Chronicle-Telegram
Capital Officialdom Prepares Glamorous Social Splurge For Britain's Monarchs
Washington awaits King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as they arrive from Canada June 7 for a two day stay. The visit is a political bid by Britain for U S Canada solidarity and closer ties with a republic amid global ideological pressures. Roosevelt era anxieties frame security and public reaction as diplomacy unfolds.
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Britain
Washington
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York City
Hyde Park
Visit of King and Queen to Canada yields far-reaching impact
Writer reports George VI and Queen Elizabeth achieved objectives beyond hopes during the 16,664 mile Canada tour. The royal visit reinforced Canada’s ties with the Commonwealth, boosted the monarch’s personal prestige, showcased a dynamic constitutional monarchy, and demonstrated loyalty to Britain amid European tensions.
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Canada
Toronto
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
British Commonwealth of Nations
British Empire
United States
Ottawa
Empire
London
Britain
England
Europe
Elyria High School Honors 28 Award Winners
Twenty eight Elyria High School students were honored at the Senior Chapel program with 24 awards going to graduating seniors. The Young Men's Club named 12 seniors as outstanding class members, with winners receiving silver, gold, and bronze medals and a silver cup engraving. Awards honored scholarship, leadership, service, character and activity along with sportsmanship and track and field honors.
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Elyria High School
Young Men’s Club
Jean Crisp
Eastern Heights Boulevard
James Ferriman
Cedar Street
Young Men's Club
Seward N. Black
Joan Bauer
Gulf Road
Richard Funk
Cleveland Street
Mary Kaiser
Lodi Street
Bernie Fobes
Ninth Street
East Broad Street
Lawrence Forbes
West Avenue
Black
Agenda Fraternity
Richard Selman
Ohio Street
Earl Witten
Wilbur Cowen
Gates Avenue
Robert Blayney
Wooster Street
Dr Hicks Urges Elyria Graduates Toward Open Mind And Good Will
Dr Frank L Hicks pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church addressed Elyria High School 1939 graduates urging an open mind tender heart and goodwill toward men and nations He warned against another war and emphasized self mastery faith and the pursuit of lifelong virtue The baccalaureate sermon titled The Secret of Victorious Living followed by an anthem and benediction two days before commencement activities on the large 335 member class
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Elyria High School
Frank L. Hicks
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
Roosevelt
Hicks
Beethoven
God
Jesus Christ
E. B. Redhead
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Shilts Named New Lorain County Children’s Home Heads
Orlando Shilts, 29, of Amherst a Markley School principal, and his wife Margery newly appointed superintendent and matron of the Lorain County Children’s Home at Oberlin move in ahead of their June 16 takeover. Mrs Ruby Aldrich remains temporary head until then as board chair August Nabakowski confirms.
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Orlando Shilts
Amherst
Markley School
Margery
Lorain County
Oberlin
J. G. Holland
Civil Service Commission
Ruby Aldrich
Aldrich
August Nabakowski
Rotarians to Hear Humorist Tomorrow at Elyria Rotary
John A. Straley, a nationally known financial humorist, will speak on What Has Happened to Wall Street at the Elyria Rotary Club noon meeting tomorrow. He has 20 years on Wall Street and writes a weekly column read by financial center men. The appearance is organized by Piers Sunk of the local club.
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John A. Straley
Wall Street
Elyria Rotary Club
Elks
Piers Sunk
Locel Ciula
Supreme Court Rules Hague Administration Violates Civil Liberties
The Supreme Court upheld a New Jersey injunction against Jersey City officials, finding Mayor Hague's administration violated constitutional rights. It barred interference with freedom of assembly, speech, and press, with the injunction staying in effect per the federal district court order at the urging of CIO and ACLU.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Hague
New Jersey
Federal District Court
Congress of Industrial Organizations
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Milk Marketing Program Upheld By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Federal Milk Marketing Agreement program in a 5 to 4 decision. The ruling supports a system designed to stabilize the dairy industry and assure minimum prices to producers amid challenges from milk producers and distributors over the equalization pool. Justices Reed Black Frankfurter and Douglas joined the majority. Roberts Reynolds Butler and Hughes formed separate minority views.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Boston
New York
Stanley F. Reed
Harlan Stone
Hugo L. Black
Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas
Owen J. Roberts
James C. McReynolds
Pierce Butler
Charles Evans Hughes
Roberts
McReynolds
Butler
Hughes
New York Area
Refugee Ship St. Louis Drifts Toward Uncertain Resettlement
More than 900 German Jewish refugees on the Hamburg American liner St. Louis entered a fourth day at sea off the Florida coast awaiting conferences that could grant homes in the new world or force return to Germany. Coast Guard ships shadowed the vessel as Captain Wilhelm Schroeber kept plans private. Hamburg America officials in Havana reported no position.
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Miami
Fila
New World
Germany
St. Louis
Caribbean
Florida
Coast Guard
Wilhelm Schroeber
Havana
Schroeber
Frederico Laredo Bru
Hamburg
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Manton
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Martin F. Manton
David
Acme
Great Britain
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United Press
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Dorothy Nan
Dewey Avenue
Nan Shryock
Stanford Avenue
Nancy Koplin
Douglas Birch
Fifth Street
Harold Dahnke
Thespian Trophy
Nina Baker
National Thespian Society
Valerie Tite
Miss Baker
Tom Gardner
Robert Karp
W. L. Vaughn
R. P. McReynolds
Los Angeles
Cal
Elkton
Justice McReynolds
Washington, D. C
G. A. Brown
First United Presbyterian Church
Dr. Kemp
Elyria Ministerial Association
A. E. Kemp
Second Congregational Church
Mr. and
Mrs. Shilts
Rotarians
Lawrence Berenson
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