Elyria High graduates urged to conquer self and seek new frontiers
Dr. Harry Rimmer addressed Elyria High School graduates as 166 new alumni join the rolls tonight with 169 more to come. He framed success as conquering self through faith in Jesus Christ, urged pursuit of higher education, and suggested exploring ocean power and mineral wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
W. H. Vannoster
Board of Education
Sullivan
J. Martin Beck
Frank L. Hicks
First Methodist Church
Geraldine Rigo
R. C. Maston
C. P. Shively
Vanoster
Anthony J. Marsho
Harry Rimmer
First Presbyterian Church
Duluth
Minnesota
Rimmer
Jesus Christ
God
Maston
Fire Chief Bates And Wife Return From California Trip
Fire Chief W. N. Bates and Mrs. Bates completed a 26 day journey covering nearly 7000 miles. They arrived home in Elyria after visiting Los Angeles San Francisco and the Golden Gate Exposition. Mrs Bates praised Ohio but would also like Colorado with Denver described as lovely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Bates
Ohio
Colorado
Denver
Weather Summary for East and South Regions Tonight
Weather shows little temperature change with low pressure north of the Great Lakes and depressions over southern Kansas and California. High barometers in Gulf States and southeast plus North Pacific state. showers and thunderstorms stretch from Kansas to the Lake Region and Ohio Valley with heavy rainfall in Michigan and parts of Ohio.
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Great Lakes
Kansas
California
Gulf States
North Pacific States
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Michigan
Ohio
Oberlin to hear two college presidents in June
Dr James L McConaughy president of Wesleyan University Connecticut will speak at Oberlin commencement on Tuesday June 13. Dr Albert W Palmer president of Chicago Theological Seminary will give the baccalaureate address at Oberlin College on Sunday June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. McConaughy
Wesleyan University of Connecticut
Oberlin
Albert W. Palmer
Chicago Theological Seminary
Oberlin College
Great-Grandmother Attends Elyria Graduation Sports
Mrs. Emma Raymond, 79, of Attica Ohio, traveled to Elyria from Attica to witness her great-granddaughter Yvonne Irene Cole of LaPorte receive her high school diploma at the commencement exercises in the Elyria High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Emma Raymond
Attica
Ohio
Elyria
Yvonne Irene Cole
LaPorte
Golfer Killed By Bolt Of Lightning At Riverside Club
J Clyde George 46 of Rocky River was struck by lightning while taking shelter under a tree during a storm at Riverside Country Club near the Lorain County line. He died instantly. his widow Ruth and two daughters survive. Funeral arrangements were announced.
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Riverside Country Club
Sprague
East River Roads
Lorain-Cuyahogs
J. Clyde George
Elmwood Road
Rocky River
George
Ruth
Mabel
Annabelle
Haig
Herea
Seven Lorain Workers Overcome by Sewer Gas
Seven WPA workers in Lorain were overcome by sewer gas while digging a storm water sewer 16 feet underground on Broad way between Fourth and Fifth streets. They were found unconscious at quitting time and revived with inhalators. three were hospitalized as doctors investigated a possible gas leak from a hole in an overhead sewer. The injured are Frank Kish 22 Henry Mooney 49 Or lando Gallotti 40 Charles Reveal 32 William Bors 23 Ray Parker 42 Dominic Rango 25.
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Lorain
WPA
Broadway
Fourth
Fifth Streets
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Henry Alexander
Frank Kish
Henry Mooney
Orlando Gallotti
Charles Reveal
William Bors
Ray Parker
Dominic Rango
City Solicitor Cheney to address Ohio zoning convention
City Solicitor Harvey C. Cheney a member of the Ohio Zoning Board of Appeals will address the third annual convention in Cincinnati tomorrow afternoon on The Conflict Between Public Interests and Private Investment. The program ends with a sight seeing trip Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey C. Cheney
Ohio Zoning Board of Appeals
Cincinnati
Cheney
Four Serious Accidents In Three Days Reported
Four serious traffic accidents occurred in Elyria over three days. Glen Brouse 38 of Buckeye street was knocked from his motorcycle on Broad street and taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital with a fractured leg and contusions. Frank Seres 21 of Furnace street was pinned against a truck on Broad street and treated for severe injuries. the car’s driver Fred Peterson was found unconscious briefly. Ralph Hecock suffered a fractured skull after being struck on Cleveland street, and Grant Schrock the mayor's clerk, sustained a fractured leg at Middle avenue and Second street.
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Glen Brouse
Buckeye Street
Broad Street
Cedar
East Bridge Streets
Richard Cornell
Bon Air Avenue
Brouse
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Frank Seres
Furnace Street
Seres
Union Line Clearance Co
Lorain
Fred Jay Peterson
East River Street
Peterson
Fred Bongs
Bongs
Ralph Hecock
Penfield Junction
Cleveland Street
Grant Schrock
Middle *Avenue
Second Street
Grand Jury Set To Hear Murder Indictment Monday
Prosecutor Howard R. Butler announced the grand jury will meet Monday to consider several cases. The first case is the first degree murder indictment against Joseph Braadech of Lorain for allegedly shooting his wife after accusing her of poisoning him and attempting suicide. Braadech was badly wounded, survived, and is jailed. other charges include larceny carrying concealed weapons non support burglary and lesser counts scheduled for disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Butler
Joseph Braadech
Lorain
Butler
Braadech
Bribery Review To Be Argued By Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain County four slot machine operators seek Ohio Supreme Court review of bribery convictions. William Peer Dave Crawford Jr and Harry Zigman of Lorain and StantonS Hobbs of Oberlin filed the application. They were convicted of bribing former Sheriff William F Grall and face one to ten years on rejections of their appeals.
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Lorain County
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Howard R. Butler
William Peer
Dave Crawford, Jr
Harry Ziegman
Lorain and
Stantons
Hobbs
Oberlin
William F. Grall
Boy Struck By Auto At Local Barber Shop
Walter Fees 14 of South Logan street suffered severe head and arm lacerations after a car driven by a woman careened into the porch of the Max Stutzger barber shop at Broad and Cedar streets. He was pinned between the car and the porch and rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital. He is the son of William Fees, janitor at Lorain County Relief Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Fees
South Logan Street
Max Stutzger
Broad and Cedar Streets
Elyria Memorial Hospital
William Fees
Lorain County Relief Headquarters
Welfare Levy Discussed By County Officials And Budget Board
County commissioners met with the budget commission to consider submitting a welfare levy to voters in August. A one mill levy could raise about $175 000 to ease welfare costs totaling near $400 000 annually. The panel will not commit funds until figures on county needs are shown, while a six month appropriation plan was discussed to begin July 1 amid a projected $150 000 shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Budget Commission
C. S. Kelser
Walter J. Wright
Howard R. Butler
Here And There With The King And Queen
Troops along the rail route from Niagara Falls to Washington were equipped with portable radios in case of track issues. The Red Cross declared a state of emergency and set up three first aid stations, three doctors, ten nurses, two ambulances and 104 stretcher bearers for heat prostrations and crowd excitement along the procession from Union Station to the White House. Hotels along Pennsylvania Avenue were full and room rates surged, with some window space sold for spectators. The crowd began gathering at Union Station after 6 A.M. EST, with many arriving before dawn.
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King and Queen
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Washington
Red Cross
Union Station
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Royal Couple Welcomed To U S By Secretary Hull
King George and Queen Elizabeth sped to Washington aboard a Royal Pilot Train after crossing Canada. Secretary Hull greeted the royals at Niagara Falls and welcomed them to the United States with a formal ceremony. The visit includes a White House State dinner and a busy schedule with the British embassy garden party and diplomatic formalities.
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Niagara Falls
United States
Brritish
Ronald Lindsay
Cordell Hull
Cordell
Hull
George
Queen Elizabeth
Washington
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Canada
Pacific
Tennessee
Royal Canadian Mounted
White House
Capital
George VI
Roosevelt
Britain
U. S
Mr. Roosevelt
Royal Navy
Mrs. Roosevelt
British Empire
Royalty Experience at White House on American Visit
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth begin a 36 hour stay at the White House with a state lunch for a small group and a $9,000 china service designed by the President. A musical program follows with Marian Anderson and others as the royal couple tours Washington and Hyde Park.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
John Adams
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelts
China
United States
Marian Anderson
Lawrence Tibbett
Kate Smith
SOCO
Asheville
N. C
Coon Creek
Kentucky
North Carolina
Negro Spiritual Singers
Chapel Hill
Alan Lomax
Scotland Yard
Lafayette Square
Washington Monument
Abraham Lincoln
King and Queen of Britain Menu At Washington White House
June 8 Washington reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will dine at the White House. The informal luncheon includes minted cantaloupe balls green turtle soup broiled sweetbreads mushrooms asparagus hearts of lettuce salad with roquefort pineapple sponge shortcake coffee nuts candies. The state dinner features clam cocktail calves head soup Maryland terrapin corn pone boned capon cranberry sauce peas buttered beets sweet potato cones frozen cheese and cress salad maple and almond ice cream white pound cake coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
White House
Maryland
Dunn Attacks Judge Nye Over Child Welfare Council
County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn charges Probate and Juvenile Judge H H Nye with politicizing child welfare by forming a Lorain County Child Welfare Council. Dunn says the council seeks to marshal influence to push Nye’s department amid a county funding shortfall of 150000 to 175000. He proposes a taxpayers committee to seek savings and tax boosts. The Nye council plans a county-wide survey of child welfare work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Nye
Oscar G. Dunn
Judge Nye
Lorain County
Child Welfare Coun
Dunn
Nye
British Rulers Arrive Just Before Noon
Washington June 8 1939 the British monarchs the King and Queen arrive in the capital greeted by President Roosevelt amid cheers salutes and formalities. The procession to the White House draws thousands as 42 fleet planes fly overhead and a 21 gun salute marks the welcome.
Garden Party Guest List Hushed On British Embassy Invite
Washington reports the 1400 guests for the King and Queen of Britain at the British embassy on Observatory Hill will be chosen from a diverse mix of dowagers debutantes politicians and officials. The guest list remains unreleased and details are described as highly selective with some names now not disclosed.
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Washington
Swanky Observatory Hill
Britain
Heaven
Ronald Lindsay
Army
Navy
Washington Society
United States
Sir Romeld
Lady Lindsay
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Budget Commission
The
Royal
Station Plaza
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