Elyria School Census Reports 6102 Children
The annual census directed by C. M. Williams shows 6102 children in Elyria, down 292 from last year, with 5152 youths aged five to eighteen and handicapped children aged one to twenty one. Superintendent Maston notes lower enrollments citywide and schools plan conservatively for 1952 53, awaiting fall figures for staffing needs.
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Elyria
C. M. Williams
Williams
Williama
R. (. Maston
Maston
Fine Interest In Revivals At Brownhelm
The Brownhelm Evangelical Church hosts ongoing revival meetings with strong attendance. Evangelist Adj Ro W Amore speaks on revival essentials church privileges and responsibilities. Lorain City Mission provides music, with Elyria First Baptist quartet F A Yort Walter Kessler George L Svest and L E Palmer performing. Evening services feature spirited singing with orchestral accompaniment nightly this week and next, no service Saturday night. The closing note discusses light waves and color perception as a separate aside.
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Brownhelm Evangelical Church
Adj. Ro W Amore
Lorain City Mission
First Baptist Church of
Elyria
Messrs
F. A. Yort
Walter Kessler
George L. Svest
L. E. Palmer
More Urges Read Aloud Dr Myers Says Oral Reading Returns
Garry C Myers argues ten years of schooling show near abandonment of graf s reading above second grade. He notes wasted classroom time on pronunciation without meaning and a rise in silent reading. He urges home and school use of daily oral reading to improve expression, rhythm, and writing, and advertises two pamphlets for 16 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry C. Myers
Cleveland College
Western Reserve University
Ash
Merents
Aso
Tou
Myers
Central Press Association
East Twelfth Street
Cleveland
Court actions seed local cases and a biographer’s quip
The People's Banking Company sues R. T. Robinson of Oberlin for 259 dollars on an alleged account. John Kovacs and son Wil Ham are bound over on an assault charge after arraignment before Justice Watts, each under 200 dollars. John Kosach of Lorain sues Mike Elzeer for 3000 dollars over injuries from an August 23 automobile crash. The obituary/biography note cites Gamaliel Bradford quoting Franklin, Lincoln, and Barnum as first typical Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
People’s Banking Company
R. T. Robinson, Oberlin
John Kovacs
Wil Ham
Walter H. Watts
Mika Helli
John Kosach
Lorain
Mike Elzeer
Gamaliel Bradford
Franklin
Lincoln
Barnum
Ellington Block Burglary Witness Recounts 11 Dead
D W Logan, longtime Elyria resident and former Ellington block worker, recalls a night when burglars targeted the old Ellington block on East Ninth Street in Cleveland. He fired a warning shot with a small air gun, prompting the men to flee as the building later became a ruin where 11 perished in a blaze. Logan, now living in Redington block, knew one of the deceased, Mrs Ann Mitchell, who cared for the halls there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Logan
Logat Krpt
Logan
Eliington
East Ninth Street
Superior Avenue
Cleveland
Redington
Elyria
Ellington Block
Ann& Mitclch
Elyria Cribbage Club
Oberlin W C T U Meets On Lawn
Oberlin W C T U gathered on the Bosworth lawn on South Professor street for National Flower Mission Day distribution of flowers and jelly to about thirty sick and elderly. The program focused on the wet and dry issue with petitions for dry planks in party platforms sent to state leaders. Two hundred thirty three signers backed the petition as local brief notes report civic groups and students participating in meetings and visits.
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Oberlin
Oberli Wlct UL
Tle
Boswartit Vonmte
South Professor Street
A. G. Comings
Edith Thatcher
William Alexander
Columbus
Ohio Women's Commission
Republican Party
James R. Garfeld
Ohio
Elyria High School graduates face moment of glory at commencement
The class of Elyria High School observed the 32 honor students with averages of 90 or above over four years. Tributes were given by EF J Howenstineg and C Hy Prive board members who also presented diplomas to their sons and peers. The program included the class song by Ruth Bruce et al and a recessional marking the end of commencement with Rev. F Wiee man delivering the invocation and serving as baccalaureate speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trnlomas
EF. J. Howenstineg
Hy. Prive
Board of Education
Ruth Bruce
Paul Byers
Dana Fos
Catherine Seward
Irene Upton
Irene Zachman
Elyria High School
F. Wieeeman
Second Congregational Church
Violin Solo by Ruth Graff with Ensemble Substituting Ustar Orchestra
Ruth Graff performs a violin solo joined by Irena Upton and clarinet, with Robert Park Richard Billiott and Sanford Finger credited for composition. four pieces by the instrumental ensemble fill in for the larger Ustar Orchestra due to space limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Graff
Irena Upton
Robert Park
Richard Billiott
Sanford Finger
Ustar
Huntington Visits and Weekend Socials Across Town
Huntington June 9 Mr and Mrs H D Bowen spend the week at their daughter Mrs Barnes in Saintsburg. Mr and Mrs Earl Easterday visited North Olmsted green house and called on friends at Pittsfield Avon Lake and Elyria Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Perry Song of Wellington called at the Coves Hart home Sunday evening. W L Haynes of Wheeling visited J C Rapking home over the weekend. Mrs Haynes returning home with her husband after spending days with her brother Mr Rapking. Lite Wilbur remained for an indefinite time. Mr and Mrs Fred Reutiner and family of Creston spent Sunday.
Two Cars Recovered From Abandoned Quarry
Sheriff Clarence Adams recovered two cars from a 40 foot deep abandoned quarry in Columbia Township at noon. A Hudson and a Nash motor car were hoisted out using a borrowed crane. The sheriff suspects the vehicles were stolen and dumped into the quarry after being driven in from the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Adams
Fst
Hudson
Nash
Columbia Township
Exoneration in Cleveland Officer Killing Case
Detective George Clark was exonerated in the death of Charles Wells after Wells stabbed him with a knife and Wells was shot when he attacked during a telephone report. Clark, wounded in the thigh, fired one round that struck Wells in the heart. Patrolman Kulawski captured a suspect in a bakery truck holdup, named Roy Riga of New London, Ohio, who faced a reward of $28.
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Cleveland, O
George Clark
Charles Wells
Clark
Wells
Clack
Stanley Kulawski
James O Hara
Roy
Fire Grief Elect Offigerg At 1999 Convention
Vague city names and scattered OCR fragments describe a Fire Chiefs Association convention in Ohio. Mentions include Hamilton and Youngstown figures, officers named Frank May Henry Schultz J Hart, secretary treasurer Wels, and a July meeting date. Details are garbled but point to election of officers and a convention in Mansfield.
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Luna Max
Rudekcott
Nellie Whinsen
Hattie Rogers
Death Record for Me 4a E Rymen at 1317 Quins tred
Obituary notes the death of Me 4a E Rymen at home after a lingering illness aged about 70s. Born October 14 1853 in Loam Wines she resided in Foalla for 19 years. Survived by three sons William J Baker and Wills If Baker Elyra and Frank Baker North Dakota and a brother in North Dakota. Funeral at Taylor Funeral Home officiated by Rev J B Gordon with burial in Ridgelawn cemetery. Also notices funeral for Margaret Julia Kozel ten months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Kozel at St Agnes Church with burial in St Marys Cemetery.
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Taylor Funeral Home
J. B. Gordon
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Margaret Julia Kozel
Jack Kozel
West River Street
St. Agnes Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Rejection of Shouse would be studied humiliation says Cox
The article notes Cox’s reply at J C Rapking home after Shouse and Democratic leadership discussed Roosevelt endorsement for permanent chair, opposing Senator Walsh. It also mentions visitors from Nova and New London, graduation attendance at Elyria Memorial Hospital, a pioneer picnic near Baker's Crossing, and upcoming Universalist church services with Rev. Stanley Stahl as speaker.
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Cox
Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Law
Roosevelt
Thomas J. Walsh
Universalist Church
Stanley Stahl
Norwood
Ohio
The
Universalist Churches
Poison Ivy and its toxic effects described by Dr. Clendening
An old newspaper piece discusses poison ivy in lay terms with plant descriptions and a basic home remedy. It recounts Captain John Smith and a Field anecdote, notes the Rhus genus as the culprit, and highlights washing with alcohol or kerosene to limit spread. It ends with an editor note offering pamphlets by Dr. Clendening for ten cents each.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Joan Smith
Pavahontas
Berg
Uush
Witt
Poson Ny
John Smith
Clendening
Central Press Association
East Twelfth Street
Cleveland
Tobacco as a religious admonition in verse
A religious verse from 1568 by Robert Wisdome uses tobacco imagery to urge piety. It contrasts earthly smoke with the soul, warning that worldly habit leads to decay. The poem invites contemplation of mortality and sin, urging moderation or renunciation.
Marriage license actions in Ohio counties listed
A marriage license notice lists Harry McBride aged 2 from Cleveland and Ethel Edleman aged 20 from Lorain with Rev Geesey and Paris W Cone 62, a Elyria fireman, and Rachel V Francis 61 from Elyria. Also minister James Shadley 24 from Elyria with Mary Smith 23 from Elyria. Rev Smith of Lorain appears in the records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McBride
Cleveland
Ethel Edleman
Lorain
Geesey
Paris W. Cone
Elyria
Rachel V. Francis
James Shadley
Mary Smith
Smith
Cordial invitation and Rochester visit noted
Mr and Mrs C H Dirlam spent Monday with Mrs Forest Burdue and family in Rochester inviting friends to future events.
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C. H. Dirlam
Markets Cleveland Produce and Live Stock Quotes
Markets Cleveland Produce and live stock quotes show steady demand for butter and eggs, heavy fowls and leghorns listed with prices, and hogs, steers, sheep, and lambs with bid ranges. The report also covers Chicago cash quotes for butter and poultry, and New York and Ohio market prices for potatoes, hay, grains, and flour, with occasional notes on receipts and stock levels. The closing line notes the world’s richest man paying tribute to a maharaja.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Maine
Green Mountain
Chicago
Roeveipty Tajost
Greene
States Department of Authea Ture
United States
Southern Biss
Louwsteon
Ordinare
Ste. Ryl
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Brownhelm
L. Aukerman
Fourth St
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Oberlin Ave
North Ridge
Township Line
Western Reserve Inance
Dr. Myers
Elyrian
W.C.T.U
J. E. Campbell
Sherwin Williams Compan
Oberlin School of Commerce
John W. Mathans
Mt. Gilead
Qberlin School of Commerce
Gulf Refining Company of
Toledo
B. F. Tenner
North Professor Street
Version Five
Section Six
Frances Mosford
Miss Newell
Mice Eberw
Dean Oeskling
Wiero Mr. Alter
Rebekah Aid Society
Mr. King
Winona
Youngstown
Gren
Glenn King
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Howard Arnholt
Con Elo
Loudonville
S. L. Powers
South Main Street
Stanley Rice
Amy Ingraham
North Cedar Avenue
Hi-Y Club
C. B. McDonald
McDonald Calahan-Richards Company
M. A. Houghton
Hast College Street
Huntington
Qao
Korzel
J. C. Rapking
Louis Auble
Nova
Down
F. B. Thudium
Wlywn Thudium
Pauline
New London
Johnson Crib
Arthur Handley
Robert
Forest Handley
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Baker's Crossing
Wagner’s Grave
Poison Ivy
Weed
Jtobert Wisdome
Timothy Seed
Huthouse
Ida
Kohl-Rabi
Byston
LO Ib
Cleveland Grain and Hay Exchange
Togo
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
Court Street
Elyria Credit Rating Bureau
Mickey
Eldotread Tire & Supply Co
Wu Dee AN
Nee -Croin
Evernthin
Elderread
Dayton Thorobred Tires
Mobiloils
Roel
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