Playgrounds Open June Twentieth In Elyria
Elyria to launch eight week playground season starting June 20 under the playground committee of the Council of PTAs. Five centers will operate at Allen McKinley Hamilton Edison Schools and Cascade Park with Ralph Bauer as supervisor and local aides assisting. The Board of Education and city council each commit $500 to support operating costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Council of
O. F. Flint
Elyria Board of Education
Elyria Recreaton Commission
RC Waston
Flint
Allen
McKinley
Hamilton
Edison
Cascade Park
Ralph Bauer
Donata Hull
Charles Coen
Dorothy Cunningham
J. C. Linville
Beatrice Fell
Alberta Wright
Marian Stanford
Charlotte Flint
Louise Lersch
Maston
Tangible Clue Sought in Princeton Kidnapping Case
In Princeton Florida on June 7 the FBI questioned Walter Fisher a 20 year old newspaper carrier tied to the May 28 kidnapping of 5 year old Jimmy Cash. Fisher was taken to FBI headquarters in Miami as agents push for a break while searchers probe Cape Sable and ransom money remains the hoped signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Fla
Jimmy Cash
Walter Fisher
James B. Cash
G-men
Cape Sable
Delay in 1939 relief program draft urged in Ohio
Carlton S. Dargusch urged the Ohio legislature to defer drafting a 1939 relief program until 1940 to gain experience in unemployment compensation. Walter J. Mackay estimated 20 million dollars in benefits would be paid to unemployed Ohio workers in the first 16 weeks after payments begin January 1, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Carlton S. Dargusch
Legislative Tax and Revenue Commission
Dargusch
Walter J. Mackay
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission
Ohio
Weather Ohio Forecast and Regional Conditions
Weather overview notes fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with cooler spells. Pressure remains low across Ontario and Ohio Valley, while a trough extends to Texas. high pressure sits over the South Atlantic states and the northwestern high shifts eastward into the plains. Showers and storms extend from the lakes into Arkansas and Oklahoma. Cooler in western lake region and central plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ont Ario
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Texas
South Atlantic States
Great Plains
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Central Plains
Four Non-Institutional Relief Agencies Aid Permanent Cases
Lorain County supports eleven relief groups with ADC, Aid for Dependent Children, aiding 260 families and 720 children. The program, run by H H Nye with Doris Todd oversight, budgets each case for full household needs and may cover all expenses. ADC will spend about 108000 dollars this year with county, state, and federal contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Department of Aid
Soldiers Relief
Department of Aid For
H. H. Nye
Doris Todd
ADC
Cial
50 Families to Transfer to Direct Relief Rolls
Approximately 50 families now aided by the soldiers' relief commission will move to direct relief on July 1 due to fund depletion. The issue arose in a meeting with County Relief Director Ernest Holmes and county commissioners. The combined direct relief caseload is 1,620, and the added 50 cases will raise monthly relief costs to about $38,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Soldiers’ Relief Fund
Ernest Holmes
Soldiers’ Relief Commission 1
Holmes
Summer School Session Plan Approved
Elyria City Board of Education approved a six week summer school program starting June 20 at Elyria. Salaries for teachers remain at $50 per subject for high school and $120 for elementary, with six days of classes weekly. Net last year cost was $178. tuition not to increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria City
Will Organize Boy Scout Troop At First Methodist
The First Methodist Episcopal Church official board approved organizing a Boy Scout troop sponsored by the church Young Men’s class. E. E. Holmes will teach. William Meinke is named scout master. A troop committee meets at the church tonight to plan further. Training for the scout master will be provided by Richard Newcomb of the Firelands Area Council before resuming duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
E. E. Holmes
Wiliam Meinke
Richard Newcomb
Firelands Areca Council
Graduation Speakers To Receive $100 Each
The Elyria High School board authorized the clerk treasurer to issue checks of 100 dollars to Dr A L Sacher and Sherwood Eddy for giving the school addresses tomorrow and Thursday night. Dr Sacher speaks tomorrow as half the seniors receive diplomas. Eddy speaks Thursday for the remaining graduates. The board approved the graduation list of 314 seniors, including 161 girls and 153 boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Board of Education
S. S. Rockwood
Gillette Leads Democrats in Iowa Senate Nomination
Iowa Democrats renominated Sen Guy M Gillette for U S Senate after a primary campaign opposing Roosevelt's court bill. He led Rep Otha D Wearin by about two to one with 57,987 to 30,013 unofficial votes from 1789 of 2447 precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Guy M Gillette
U. S
Roosevelt
Otha D. Wearin
Farmer
James Roosevelt
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Gillette
Wearin
Lester J. Dickinson
Lloyd Thurston
Dickinson
Thurston
Ellsworth Richardson
Farm Bureau Federation
W. G. Beyerhoff
Fort Dodge
J J. Meyers
Congress
Five Thousand Held Up From Milk Co Vault in Cleveland
Three men held up a dozen Producers Milk Co office workers in Cleveland Ohio and escaped with 5000 dollars from the vault. The bandits entered through an employees door and ordered workers to close their eyes while the telephone operator was forced to lie on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland. O
Producers Milk Co
H. W. Fordage
Exchange Club Aims for Charter Tonight in Elyria
Elyria sees the charter presentation of the new Exchange Club proceed this evening despite the sudden accidental death of Harvey W. Merriman the club’s first president. Dr Frank L. Hicks will deliver a memorial and Judge H H Nye will preside with Mark T Byers taking Merriman’s place. About 110 members and guests are expected for a 630 PM dinner at Elyria Country Club with Judge Amos L Conn presenting the charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
New Exchange Club
Harvey W. Merriman
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Orfare
Judge Nye
H. H. Nye
Mark T. Byers
Merriman
Cllub
Elyria Country Club
Amos L. Conn
Perrysburg
Wood County Common Pleas Court
Oho State Exchange Club
Fifth British Ship Struck By Bomb
Valencia reports the British ship Thurston struck by a bomb during a Nationalist air raid. The vessel, the fifth British ship bombed recently, was hit just below the water line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Thurston
Shively Contract To Be Considered At Special Meeting
Elyria Board of Education will consider renewing principal C. P. Shively's contract at a special meeting next Tuesday night. Richard F. Stevens announced he would be away for the next regular meeting, prompting the scheduling of the special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shively
C. P. Shively
Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Richard F. Stevens
Iowa Senator Gillette Wins renomination in landslide
Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa won renomination by a wide margin against Rep. Otha D. Wearin. Wearin had the endorsements of Harry L. Hopkins and James Roosevelt while Gillette faced opposition to Roosevelt's Supreme Court Reorganization plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
President Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Otha D. Wearin
Harry L. Hopkins
James Roosevelt
Senator Gillette
France Says Spanish Air Invasion Is Military Issue
Paris reports that France now treats air incursions from Spain as a military matter, not a diplomatic one, with the general staff holding the solution. Daladier orders reinforced anti air measures along the Pyrenees and vows to prevent bombing from foreign planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Spain
Bulletin
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Pyrenees
Daladier
Perpignan
London
Japanese Bomb Canton Defy Protests Again
A Japanese spokesman said air raids on Canton would continue with greater vigor to force China to yield. He warned mass raids on Hankow soon as Canton faced the ninth and tenth bombardments in 11 days, with at least 7,500 killed or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Shanghai
Seath
Hankow
Hong Kong
South China
Judge Day to Speak at Elks Flag Day Service
Judge Arthur H. Day of the Ohio Supreme Court will be the principal speaker at the Elks Flag Day service at the local lodge next Tuesday at 8 p m. The program is open to the public with no admission charge and features the American Legion, Boy Scouts, and the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Day
Ohio Supreme Court
Elks
Elks’ Lodge
Joan John Kolopos
American Legion
Boy Scouts of Anvisive
Plan To Lay Keels For 19 Ships Of War
Washington June 7 The House Appropriations Committee reported a final deficiency bill totaling 272 516 979 to start construction of a large fighting fleet It funds two battleships two light cruisers seven auxiliaries and eight Mosquito Fleet boats while delaying plans for an aircraft carrier two seaplane tenders and a mine layer The bill earmarks 35 802 000 for President Roosevelt naval expansion funds with reductions in other lines and trims a graving dock project at Puget Sound to 1 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Navy Yards
Puget Sound
Elyria High School Sets Two Night Commencement
Preparations for Elyria High School ninetieth commencement nearing completion with 159 diplomas to be awarded tomorrow night and 155 on Thursday night. Speakers include Dr. A L Sachar and Sherwood Eddy, while diplomas are presented by Richard F Stevens and Frank Spencer to first and remaining graduates. Musical numbers feature Jack Spencer with James Brown and John Mowry solo performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
A. L. Sachar
Hillel Foundations
Sherwood Eddy
Richard F. Stevens
Elyria Board of Education
Frank Spencer
Spencer
Jack Spencer
James Brown
Pinsuti
John Mowry
Kreisler
Funeral set for Kenneth Moody at Taylor Funeral Home
Kenneth Moody dies in his room at the YMCA and is ruled to have died of natural causes. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM from Carl L. Taylor Funeral Home, with Rev. G A Brown officiating. burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Cemetery. Moody, about 39, was unmarried and worked as an odd jobs man for Schwind Picture Framing and Art Store. He had no known living relatives. his mother died years ago. The body was found by a YMCA employee and reported to Lorain County Coroner Dr. S C Ward and police. He resided on East River atresia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Moody
Carl L. Taylor
Second Street
G. A. Brown
United Presbyterian Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Cemetery
Moody
Lorain County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Niewspar
Oregon
Oregon Highway
Grants Pass
Ore
Acme
Mir’der
Tammy
First Methodist
Bill
Cleveland
Exchange Club
Elyrian
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!