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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
2
ENTERPRISE Ore A fire that began twenty years ago at East Oregon Lumber Company flared again threatening the yard. Firemen battled the smoldering bed of sawdust and chips with water, expecting the blaze to remain dormant for months or years before possibly reigniting.
Roseburg Oregon reports a plan to create a primitive wilderness zone in the Umpqua National Forest of about 20 miles square and 20 000 acres. The area would be road and trail free except for fire protection, with plans disclosed by supervisor W Y Harpham to civic groups and sportsmen to gauge opinion before action.
Varennes France a small village with 1208 residents, will open a museum for Louis XVI memorializing his connection to Benjamin Franklin and American independence. The town, once twice marked by history, was the 1918 scene of a major American advance with Pennsylvania troops playing a lead role.
Radio listing with stations WHK WGAR WIAT and more shows including music lessons baseball news and variety programs. Notable entries include Berard Palitips Rhythm Rang Ewing Hearts Parades U S Open golf moments Broadway features Irene Rich Herman and Harmon shows.
A fragmentary radio schedule lists various programs across channels WHHKK and WAM including orchestras conductors and music formats. Entries mention Polish German Greek and Croatian hour blocks plus talk and news segments with names like Guido, Moore, Norris and Jurgens.
A 1937 John F. Dille Co. column discusses emotional balance in education and relationships. It covers first loves shaping personality, emotional maladjustment tests for children, and how emotional poise affects speech and behavior, noting a cost of 10 cents plus stamps and quoting Bagehot on pain from new ideas.
Dick Foran the singing cowboy stars in Land Beyond the Law a tale of pioneer days in New Mexico opening tomorrow at the Lincoln Theatre.
Robert Montgomery portrays a pathological killer opposite Rosa Lind Russell in Night Must Fall, now playing at the Capitol Theatre. Montgomery leads a tense drama as the menace shadows a household while the film plays to local audiences.
Reports list Girl Scouts, Grange, church leagues and clubs with times from 3 30 p m to 8 30 p m across Avon Lake Clarksfeld Columbia Lake Avenue Oberlin Wakeman Grafton Sheffield and surrounding towns. Notable items include Alumni banquet and dance in Wakeman and a milk price history note for a local leader. The obituary mentions Rev William H Mitchell and burial at Bellevue.
A farmer describes being dragged from his seat by a rope that broke, narrowly avoiding fatal harm. A hijacked tractor was moved to clear a train path but was struck, injuring a bystander. A drunken driving incident near Bagley Road left Marian Jackson seriously hurt. узeral notes include Belden resident Lewis Klinect gifting Iris bouquets for Olive Hopwood’s 93rd birthday on June 22, with her great grandson Billy Schmidt turning one on June 23.
Canada organizes a G men style agency under the attorney general to investigate rackets, labor disputes, vice and gambling raids, and gather special evidence for trials. The squad operates with provincial police cooperation but remains independent, with specialists assigned to labor, vice and gambling, business rackets, and other inquiries.
Miss Elizabeth Margaret Young, daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Young, will wed Rexford H Rasor, son of Mr and Mrs C C Rasor, in an open wedding at Litchfield Congregational church on Saturday evening at 8 09 o clock. Rumors of secrecy are denied. friends will be welcome.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Fitch Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Saturday for Adam Marshall 69 prominent New London farmer and cattle raiser who died Wednesday afternoon of heart failure. Marshall was a partner in Marshall and Whittington specialists in the training of Purebred Jersey cattle.
The Eaton Sunny Stitchers held their first meeting at adviser Mrs. Leroy Shirkey on Monday afternoon with full attendance and several guest mothers. Light refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for Thursday afternoon June 10 at two, at Mrs. Shirkey’s home. The Merry Mixers gathered June 3 at Grange Hall with Thelma Spitzer hosting, photos taken and iced cocoa served. The next meeting is June 9 at 1 30 P M at Mrs. John Leach’s home to plan fruit tapioca activity.
A string of misfortunes strikes the Kannenberg family. Gus Kannenberg died in Cleveland two weeks ago, while visiting relatives. A visiting brother and wife, en route from Cleveland to visit Ed Kannenberg, were injured in a collision and are hospitalized in Berea. Rob ert Kannenberg, Ed’s son, was seriously hurt in a field accident when equipment rope became tangled around him.
Engineers along the Columbia River near Astoria Ore report possible large iron ore deposits in the region. Interference with radioactivity between Globe and Rainier Hill prompted investigation and ferrous interference was noted. Specialists believe they can overcome the issue by boosting transmission power.
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