Oberlin Recreation Commission Announces 1960 Summer Program
The Indoor Outdoor Activity Commission of Oberlin unveils a limited summer recreation program at 30 South Main Street featuring weekly activities at the Recreation Center, crafts, tennis at Oberlin College courts, and Friday evening youth events for seventh through high school students. Special events may add picnics, pet shows, hikes, and bike decorating contests with free instruction but material costs.
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Oberlin
South Main St
Sion
Eastwood School
Miss Davis
Alice Parada
Marion Atkinson
Oberlin College
Oberlin College schedules varied Commencement Weekend events
Oberlin College plans its 127th Commencement Weekend with a range of concerts and plays. The schedule includes Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, Puccini’s La Boheme, Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers, and performances by the College Choir, Commencement Band, Oberlin Opera Laboratory, and Oberlin Dramatic Association. All musical programs are free. individual tickets for Patience and La Boheme are $1.25, ODA Play 25 cents.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Conservatory
Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Oberlin Dramatic Association
Oberlin Opera Laboratory
Hall
Conservatory of Music
Warner Hall
ODA
William Saroyan
Opera Laboratory
Puccini
Kenneth, Moore
Finney Chapel Plaza
Tappan Square
Oberon College
Finney Chapel
Robert Fountain
Oberlin Choir Plans Commencement Concert in Finney Chapel
The Oberlin College Choir conducts its Commencement Concert Sunday at 9 p.m. in Finney Chapel under Robert Fountain. The program includes sacred pieces by Gallus Lotti Locke, modern songs, madrigals, Brahms Liebeslieder, and spirituals arranged by Hall Johnson Burleigh and others. Free admission for all.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Finney Chapel
Robert Fountain
Lord
Gallus Dressler
Antonio Lotti
Jacobus Gallus
David Mourneth
Absalom
Normand Lockwood
William Blake
Joseph Wood
Conservatory of Music
Henry Purcell
Claudio Monteverd
Mahid
Ludwig Senfl
Brahms
Hall Johnson
H. T. Burleigh
Jordan
Water line upgrades loom for unimproved Oberlin streets
In Oberlin, a council committee report urges the Public Utilities Commission to push for standard water line upgrades on unpaved streets, funded by savings from waterworks projects. City officials debate assessment methods and legality, with officials promising petitions and public meetings to aid property owners while warning many residents may still face delays.
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Oberlin
City Public Utilities Commission
Council
PUC
William Hellmuth
Richard J. Dunn
Hellmuth
William P. Davis
Water Inc
Hellinrth
Homer Blanchard
Blanchard
Corncilman Bill Long
Davis
Eric Nord
Nord
Harold Gibson
West Lincoln St
Wade Ellis
Exhibitions To Feature Art Books at Oberlin College
Oberlin College exhibitions showcase faculty art, student work, and historic Bibles. The Allen Art Museum displays paintings, sculpture, prints, and jewelry by faculty and students. Carnegie Library highlights early printing Bibles, Gutenberg facsimiles, and Rogers lectern Bible. Warner Gym lobby presents intercollegiate team photos from 1891 to 1960. Museum and library hours are 9 am to noon and 1:30 to 5 pm, with evening hours and Saturday night opening. Carnegie Library closed Sunday morning.
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Oberlin
Allen Art Museum
Island U1
Paul Arnold
John Clague
Margaret Schauff
Fler
Forbes Whiteside
Early Bibles
Carnegie Library
Miller
Gutenberg
Bruce Rogers
World Publishing Company
Thomas S. Kepler
Dove
Miller Room
Warner Gymnasium
Carnege
Remembering the departed with salad granite memorial aid
A brief note inviting readers to honor loved ones with a salad granite memorial, offering assistance in choosing a fitting tribute for those no longer with us.
Oberlin Court Nine Plead Guilty Including Police Chief
Nine motorists including Kipton Police Chief Don Gehringer pleaded guilty in Mu j ticinal Court to traffic violations. Judge David R. Goldthorpe noted all defendants were men. Gehringer paid 15 dollars plus costs after his car struck another on Green Rd. A group led by others faced fines from 10 to 20 dollars and costs for violations such as running red lights, stop sign failures, and speeding in Lorain Elyria area.
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Oberlin
Kipton
Don Gehringer
Mu Jticinal
David R. Goldthorpe
Gehringer
Edward Centafonte
Green Rd
William E. Slyer
Chronicle Telegram June 8 1960 Elyria Ohio
Local Chronicle Telegram page from Elyria dated Wednesday June 8 1960 covers regional news items. Includes brief reports on community events, schools, and civic notices with named schools, officials, and places prominent in the section.
Planning Session Sets City Vacation Church School
Twelve persons will work on a city-wide vacation church school after a planning session led by Mrs. Carolyn George at First Methodist Church. The school runs Monday through June 24 with co directors Mrs. George and Miss Joanne Breyer from First Congregational. Attendees included Mrs. Robbie Carlson and others representing Rust, Mr. Zion, First Baptist, First Methodist, and Christ Episcopal.
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Oberlin
Carolyn George
Rust
First Methodist
Zion
First Baptist
First Congregational
Christ Episcopal
George
Joanne Breyer
1St
Robbie Carlson
Ruth Goodson
Travester ‘Robinson
Telen Kovascik
Janie Lancaster
Enid _Bukovac
Pippy Season
Eleanor Walters
Martha Hodge
Carrie Moc Woad
Churches Plan Union Services in Oberlin Summer Schedule
Oberlin congregations from First Church and First Methodist plan joint summer worship. Union services run June 26 to July 31 at First Methodist Church and August 7 to September 14 at First Church. Services begin at 11 a.m.
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Oberlin
First Church
First Methodist Church
Officers Elected By Ladies Aid At Grace Lutheran
Oberlin Mrs Robert Kretchmar was chosen president of Grace Lutheran Church Ladies Aid. Other officers include Mrs William Swanzer as vice president secretary Mrs Robert Frauntfelder and Mrs George Fratz as treasurer.
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Oberlin
Robert Kretchmar
Ladies Aid of Grace Lutheran Church
William Swanzer
Robert Frauntfelder
George Fratz
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Commission
Amherst Memorial Studio
Jackson Tmatest Ona
Evert
Jim Bell
Bill
Jim
Oberlin Court
River St
Elyria
Pete Kraft
Harborview
Lorain
Warren C. Welds
Spring St
Augustine Piscione
West 30Th St
Filiot Lee Salters
Riverside
Sears’ Sroebuck and CO
Chronicle-Telegram
jElyria
Ohio
Churches Plan Union Services
Ladies Aid
S.B.C
College and Community
Ted Wood
South Pleasant St
Merle Hanmer
John J. McCarthy
Iai
Sears
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