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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1939
Page
4
A fragmented directory entry lists John W. Cullen Company with New York 501 Fifth Ave and Chicago 230 North Michigan Ave and Detroit General Motors Blog Columbus 40 South Third St RT.
The 1939 Ilyria High School graduating class, the largest with 335 members, marched to the church for baccalaureate services. Teachers praise the group’s rare achievements and predict many will rise to positions of service and success in years ahead.
WPA forums in New York faced abolition due to cost though defenders argued they boost public enlightenment. An education office official cited 580 cities in 38 states hosting 14 454 meetings with 1 700 866 attendees to prove forums' value and interest while noting the WPA experiment may differ in effectiveness.
The essay argues that having multiple hobbies saves the mind, offers educational value, and can lead to fame or invention. It notes that hobbies vary by person, may seem foolish, but provide recreation and personal meaning. Start a hobby to make it an important life factor.
The Yankee Clipper brought mail from Europe highlighting aviation’s rapid progress. The era of transatlantic flight is now routine as the Atlantic Clipper follows on schedule, signaling a shrinking world and faster human contact.
A diary style column from New York reflectively covers a gifted harpoon from Willam H. Tripp of the Whaling Museum and remarks on Odd McIntyre stamp support. It also profiles Crosby Gaige and his New York World’s Fair Cook Book, then pivots to detailed, regionally focused chile con carne guidance and tips from W A Dye and others.
Two women have attained major rank in the Army. Miss John C. Samson became superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps in 1920 and retired in 1937. Mrs Juha Flikke followed as the second woman to hold the rank, entering the corps in 1918 and serving in France, the Philippines and China.
The church parlor event hosted by Miss Viola Zimmerman and Mrs Curt Delle fed several hundred guests from Cleveland and nearby towns. Altar Rosary Society plans June meeting at the school hall with listed hostesses. Marian Club hosts tonight. Circle 2 of St Ann’s to dine with Mrs Katherine Deitz Wednesday. St Joseph parochial eighth grade alumni banquet scheduled for evening at the school. Novena for Our Sorrowful Mother Friday at 7 30. Holy Name society groups to attend eight o'clock mass Sunday.
A church announces a service at 2 P.M. Thursday. Choir rehearsal is set for Saturday evening at 7 30.
The Sunday School teacher training and Bible study course will be held this evening in the church parlors. The choir will meet for rehearsal Wednesday evening. Rev. Bosse will attend the Northern Ohio conference of Lutheran churches at Geneva Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Ladies' society will meet Wednesday afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs James Miller and Mrs A F Nalley as hostesses. The men will gather in the parsonage Friday evening.
Local people attended a baccalaureate service for Ashland College's class of 1939 at Park Street Brethren Church in Ashland on Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ben Michael, Mr and Mrs Fred Berger, Mrs L Roemer, Misses Helen and Margaret Berger, Helen Roemer, John Ehlert, Hulda Berger, and Dorothy Michael.
The Amherst Hi Alumni Association hosts its 52nd annual banquet this evening at the high school auditorium with dinner at 6 30 and a program and dancing. Amherst Temple of Pythian Sisters, Stone City Chapter Eastern Stars, Eagle Auxiliary, and hospital auxiliary groups plan regular meetings and social activities this week.
The Ladies' society will meet in the church parlors Wednesday afternoon. The church’s 120th anniversary will be observed next Sunday.
The ladies' prayer meeting is set for Wednesday afternoon. Usual services occur Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7 30 led by pastor Rev D Buser.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nabakowski Mrs. George Braun and Donald Ludwig left Saturday for the Worlds Fair in New York City. Mrs. Braun will also visit her sister in New York.
The district conference of Methodist churches will be held Wednesday at Melmore Ohio. Mrs Elmer Buchs will host the Ladies Aid society at the church parlors Wednesday afternoon. The Queen Esther class meets Friday evening at the home of Mrs Clifford Schroeder Tenney avenue.
The Philadelphia mass murder case stunned readers as authorities held 24 arrests with many suspects and victims, likening the saga to medieval and early modern serial killers. A confessed participant claimed twelve additional murders and nine more known, while trials and executions loomed over the network of kin and business interests.
Berkshire county commissioners asked the state conservation department for 1000 day old pheasants. They intend to continue raising pheasants at the county jail for release next Fall in coverts across the state.
In Darwin Northern Australia heavy rains soak the area with Birdum Creek recording 5.15 inches in a single day. Weather observers forecast more rainfall before the season ends as Darwin reports 13 inches in November.
The June schedule for Amherst church groups includes the Men's Club meeting Tuesday at the Herman Short home, a Cleveland post office employee as speaker, Philathea Bible class gathering Wednesday at Mrs Henry Kane’s home with helpers, two Women's Guild circles Thursday with Circle 2 at Mrs Caroline Lersch, Circle 4 at Mrs Henry Dellefield’s home with Mrs Christine Cook assisting, King's Daughters class Thursday evening with a progressive dinner at Miss Helen Roemer’s, a 7:30 choir rehearsal Friday, Children’s Day service Sunday at ten, and Circle 3 Women’s Guild meeting Wednesday afternoon.
The fourth quarterly conference will be held this evening at 745 with district superintendent Rev C L Allen of Fremont in charge. A lay delegate for the annual conference and a board of stewards will be chosen. A rehearsal for the Children's Day program will be held at the
Five automobiles traversed Elyria yesterday amid heavy rain. Drivers faced fines for speeding in Erie Pennsylvania where they were delayed. County fair ground conversion to a half year park for children stalled by rental demands.
Seventy five Elyria High School graduates received diplomas at the fifty-fifth commencement last night. Dr. Stephen S. Wise of New York City delivered the address on The League of Nations. Wise recently returned from overseas research work. Elyria schools will have 105 teachers next year with all but two positions filled.
Elyria banks will distribute the new small sized currency to patrons on July 10 while the existing larger notes are retired gradually. A reception honored C F E Rowland, former county agricultural extension agent, who will move to Columbus to become assistant state director of agriculture.
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