Only Two One Room Schools Will Be Left In County
Lorain County plans for next fall 1997 38 year will reduce one room schools to two Amherst Township sites be the survivors amid centralization and consolidation. Russia and Carlisle Townships will close all one and two room schools with pupils moved to Oberlin Elyria and tuitioned arrangements. Amherst residents oppose closings citing pride in modern facilities and enrollments of 33 at Middle Ridge and South Ridge.
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Lorain County
Amherst Township
Russia Township
Carlisle Township
Dc. A. Gibbons
Oberlin Board
Oberlin
Elytia
Elyma
Ohio
Middle Ridge
South Ridge
Beilans for Indigestion Relief Ad Explains Digestion
A vintage ad promotes Beilans tablets to aid digestion after meals from soup to nuts. It warns against laxatives and claims the product relieves sourness, upset stomach, and heaviness, promising quick relief. The copy cites Ball & Co. 1937 and urges readers to ask Betlans for indigestion.
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Ball & Co
Ady
Wind and weather spark thoughts on habit and talent
The excerpt presents questions on daily rituals of paying fares, wind chill misconceptions, and views on writing talent. It cites Mr. Cobb on innate aptitude and the heredity environment debate, arguing writers are both born and made through persistent practice.
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Cobb
John F. Dille Co
Local School Enrollments Show County Wide Distribution
Superintendent Gibbons reports 150 elementary students and fewer than 180 high school students in most county schools under the School Foundation Law. Only nine elementary schools exceed 180, and five high schools exceed 150, with Amherst and Wellington among the districts noted. Nearby social notes mention Mrs. John Maher’s afternoon visit with family, Nina Seely at a 25th anniversary in Elyria, and little Elmira Crawford’s fifth birthday party.
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School Foundation
Gibbons
Amherst
Wellington
Amherst Village
Ridgeville Township
Avon Lake
Clearview Rural
Vincent
Columbia Township
East Carlisle
Clearview
John Maher
Nina Seely
Horace Seely
Elyria
Little Elmira Crawford
River Road News Notes Family Visits and Birth
River Road notes Mrs Carl Glading and son from Lorain visited sister and family Mrs William Crawford Thursday afternoon. Mrs Carrie Sheldon returned home after spending three weeks with her children. Mr and Mrs Charlie Seely and Florence of Sandusky visited Alva Seely Sunday. Mrs Rotoski is on the sick list. The son born in May to Mr and Mrs John Mohler is named Charles David. Mrs Elmer Crawford and three daughters spent Thursday.
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Carl Glading
Lorain
William Crawford
Carrie Sheldon
Charlie Seely
Florence
Sandusky
Alva Seely
Rotoski
John Mohler
Charles David
Elmer Crawford
Death Of Stalin's Mother Revealed
The death of Josef V. Stalin's mother, Katherine Djugasvili, occurred in Tiflis on June 4 from pneumonia and heart disease. A 78 year old peasant woman, she lived in Georgia and was little known to the public. Stalin visited her in 1935, prompting extensive press coverage.
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Moscow
URI
Katherine Djuasvili
Josef V. Stalin
Tiflis
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