Letters Fly Out and In on New Air Mail Route
Elyria officials report the first westward flight of the new trans Atlantic air mail service carrying letters to and from Europe. Postmaster C J Sartor says mail from Elyria reduces delivery times to Europe from about eight to nine days, with flights involving Lisbon Marseilles and Horta Azores. The rate is 30 cents per half ounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Transantic
C. J. Sartor
Europe
Sartor
Lisbon
Portugal
Marseilles
France
New York
Horta
Azores
Sam Rafaelle Fined for Illegal Liquor Sale in Wellington
A 46 year old Sam Rafaelle of 324 Barker Street Wellington was fined 200 dollars and costs for unlawful possession and sale of intoxicating liquor. He was arraigned before Justice Herbert Cummings after private sheriff operatives bought two pints from him on June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rafaelle
Barker Street
Wellington
Herbert Cummings
Carl R. Finegan
Rafaelle
Civil Service Tests For Nurses Listed
Civil service examinations to fill nurses positions in the federal service were announced by the U S Civil Service Commission. Jobs include public health nurse at 2000 dollars a year and graduate nurse for general duty at 1800 in the Indian Field Service including Alaska, junior graduate nurse in the U S Public Health Service and Veterans Administration at 1620. Applications must be received by July 3. Full information from J E Dewhurst local secretary Elyria post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
General Statuty
Alaska
Junor
U. S. Public Health Service
Veterans Administration
J. E. Dewhurst
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Elyria
Oberlin couples wed as dignitaries attend ceremony
Two Oberlin students Miss Katherine Krusteva and Luben Kutukchieff married at Fairchild chapel in Oberlin. The ceremony was led by Dean Thomas W. Graham and attended by about fifty friends from Cleveland Lorain and Oberlin. The couple, both Bulgarian natives, plan further studies at Heidelberg and Oberlin, with summer supervision of a camp near Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin, O
Oberlin
Katherine Krusteva
Luben Kutukchieff
Fairchild Chapel
Thomas W. Graham
Graduate School of Theology
George Svatsoff
Cleveland
Peter Tremboff
North Main Street
Lorain
Bulgaria
America
Kutukchieff
Heidelberg
Reverend Daniels to Leave Gambier for Oberlin Duties
The Rev. L. E. Daniels departs Monday for Gambier Ohio to conclude duties as examination chaplain at Bexley Hall Kenyon College. He will join the ordination of Frank L. Shaffer at the Church of the Holy Spirit Sunday morning. Canon Daniels plans to return to Oberlin on Monday June 19. Morning Prayer will be held at Christ Church Sunday June 18 at 11:00 in the absence of the preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Daniels
Gambier
Ohio
Bexley Hall
Divinity School
Kenyon College
Frank L. Shaffer
Christ Church Parish
Church of the Holy Spirit
Daniels
Oberlin
Christ Church
Car Collision at Cleveland and Olive Ends in Police Report
Ernie Haylor of 444 Adams street was rear-ended at 9:45 P M yesterday at Cleveland and Olive streets while waiting for a traffic light. The other vehicle was driven by Jack Reffenning of 231 Stanford Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Haylor
Adams Street
Cleveland and
Olive Street
Jack Reffenning
Stanford Avenue
Haylor
South Ridge News Notes Highlights
A Children's Day program is set for Sunday June 18 at 8 PM at the church. A quarterly conference of Brownhelm Henrika and South Ridge met Friday evening with representatives from each location. District Superintendent C L Allen of Fremont attended. D C Club members and families will host an ice cream party in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ridge
Brownhelm, Henricka
C. L. Allen
Fremont
D. C. Club
Death of John Palicka Carver at Fox Furnace Co
John Palicka a carpenter at Fox Furnace Co died June 13 at 2 45 PM at his home 2 Woodford Avenue after a two year illness. Born in Czechoslovakia February 12 1880s he came to Elyria 26 years ago. He belonged to the Slovak Workers Society of Cleveland. He leaves wife Mare and three children Mrs Frank Krzaniak George Emil and Victor all of Elyria and John Paleka of Cleveland. Body to be removed from Britner Funeral Home to the late home for funeral Friday at 2 PM Reverend John Pekula of Cleveland to officiate with burial in Brookdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Palicka
Fox Furnace Co
Woodford Avenue
Czechoslovakia
Silovak Workers Society of
Cleveland
Mare
Frank Krzaniak George
Emil
Victor
Elyria
John Paleka
Britner
John Pekula
Brookdale Cemetery
Funeral services for Max Morgan set for Thursday
Funeral services for Max Morgan will be held Thursday at 2 PM from Taylor Funeral Home with Reverend Thomas Hughes officiating. Burial will follow at Wellington Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Morgan
Taylor Funeral
Thomas Hughes
Wellington
Death of Camden Township Farmer Conrad C Bickel
Conrad Charles Bickel 76 died Tuesday at noon at his home in Camden township. A German born farmer born November 18 1862 he is survived by his wife Sophia Funeral services Friday with a 2 o clock prayer at home and 2 30 church service led by Rev Humphries Burial in Camden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Charles Bickel
Camden Township
Mr. Bickel
Germany
Sophia
Humphries
Camden Cemetery
King and Queen tour Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
The royal couple travels by auto to New Glasgow and returns to the Royal train at 8 10 p m before sailing home on the Empress of Britain. In Saint John they meet quadruplets the Mahaneys and chat with the injured boy John Douglas. Receptions in New Brunswick continue into the night as they rest in Charlottetown today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glasgow
Halifax
Nova Scotia
King
Saint John
N. B
Canada
Mahaneys
Dionne
John Douglas Mahaney
New Brunswick
Moncton
Government House
Charlottetown
Prague unrest and anti German tensions in late 1930s era
Report outlines rising Czech resistance to Nazi occupation with events in Prague including the sudden withdrawal of the Krone Circus, synagogue fires, and a spate of unsolved murders of women. It notes Himmler and Guertner’s presence, the 1938 Austrian actions, and local social visits as the period’s atmosphere of repression and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmler
Guertner
Austria
Czech
Prague
Krone
Germany
Ontyl
WPA Budget Revisions Limit Direct Projects and Employment Rules
The article outlines an $81 million cut with a $42,000.01 reduction in the WPA budget, plus allocations for Farm Security, Puerto Rico Reconstruction, Indian Service, and related agencies. It details a shift to job based state allotments, abolition of direct federal projects, stricter sponsor controls, an 18 month WPA employment limit, and a ban on WPA political activity. Harrington suggests WPA help could aid the 1940 census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration
Indian Service
National Resources Committee
National Emergency Council
WPA
Federal
Treasury
NYA
Harrington
Colson Tandem Bike Heads Indiana Youths to World’s Fair
Don Super and Jim Colson of Elkhart Indiana travel with a 500 pound trailer built by the pair to the New York World’s Fair. They left Elkhart a week ago and plan to reach the fair in the first week of opening while stopping for repairs at a Colson plant in Elyria. They expect to spend the weekend in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colson Company
Beyele
Indiana
Don Super
Jim Colson
Elkhart
Elyria
Colson
Cleveland
Prison conditions and reforms at state jail spark inmate protests
Under warden Amrine, appointed by Gov. Ratner to “cleanup” the prison, inmates report bread and water meals and a search for illicit alcohol. He claims two 10-gallon stills were confiscated. prisoners petitioned for silk underwear and policy relaxations, which were largely denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amrine
Payne H. Ratner
Gov. Payne Ratner
Italy Plans to Expand Public Works Promotion
Italy aims to push forward its public works program with continued funding and development across regions. The government signals a long term strategy to stimulate growth through construction projects and infrastructure upgrades nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Actress Sister Weds in West Hartford Union
Katharine Hepburns sister married Ellsworth S. Grant in a ceremony at West Hartford Connecticut. The event united two families amid social circles and spotlighted a high profile connection to the stage and screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Houghton Hepburn
Katharine
Ellsworth S. Grant
West Hartford
Conn
Court actions: divorces and verdicts reported
Mary Georgiana Petro seeks divorce from Joseph Petro Sr on neglect and cruelty grounds. they wed August 31, 1937. Margaret Bittner files for divorce from Anthony Bittner of Grafton on neglect and cruelty grounds. they wed in 1826 and have one child. Court of Appeals affirms $12,499 verdict in Charles R. Miller wage suit against Franklin Miller as administrator of Martha Miller estate. May direct relief costs total $24,351. Nora McGuire sues Julius P. Kelling et al for $2,350 and foreclosure of Elyria property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Georgiana Petro
Joseph Petro, Sr
Margaret Bittner
Anthony Michael Bittner
Grafton
Court of Appeals
D. A. Cook
Charles R. Miller
Martha Miller
Amherst
Franklin Miller
Nora McGuire
Julius P. Kelling
Elyria
Bricker vetoes bills raising state employee salaries in Ohio
Governor John W. Bricker vetoed two salary increase bills, the Lutz measure for Mansfield Reformatory and London Prison Farm guards and the Betz plan to replace maintenance pay with 35 dollar monthly raises. He cited lack of funding, potential $2.544 million and $223 thousand costs, endangering the budget and revenue projections. He says extra patient care funds would be under $200,000 per biennium and nurses in training must live on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Betz
Bricker
Ashland Dean Named College President
Ashland D June 14 Edward G Mason Dean of Ashland College will be inducted as university president on June 26. Mason who has been at the college since 1925 and headed the Education Department was chosen to succeed President Charles L Anspaugh who resigned to become president of Central State Teachers College at St Pleasant Mich Anspaugh remains in Ashland as Mason takes full charge for the Summer session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Edward G. Mason
Ashland College
University
Dean Mason
Department of Education
Charles L. Anspaugh
Dr. Anspaugh
Central State Teachers College
St. Pleasant
Mich
Anspaugh
Collision damages autos of two men near Grafton
The front ends of cars driven by Charles H. Craighead of R. D. Grafton and Walter J. Wildenheim of Grafton were damaged in a crash at Route 57 and Parsons road at 3 p m yesterday, according to deputy sheriffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Craighead
R. D. Grafton
Walter J. Wildenheim
Grafton
Route 57
Parsons Road
Elder Lorain County Fathers Remembered For Father’s Day
Two more elderly Lorain County men are added to the Father’s Day remembrance list. W. Kelner of La Grange turns 86 on June 20 and Adam F. Cline of Elyria turns 77 on October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
W. Kelner
la Grange
Adam F. Cline
Adelbert Street
Elyria
Kelner
la- Grange
William Kelner
New York
Township
Nathan Clark
Willian Kelner
Nickel Plate Road
Charles Kelner
Stowell W. Kelner
Hannah E. Nichols
Atlantic Stone Company
Oberlin
Cleveland Stone Company
Florida
California
Cline
Shelby
Ohio
Sandusky
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Fremont
Ed L. Mayers
Cleveland
Raymond
France
Dayton
William B. Cline
Ridgelawn
Lake Shore
Farley to Speak at Ohio Democratic Rally in Columbus
The United Ohio Democratic League backs a state wide rally at Columbus fairgrounds on June 29 with Postmaster General James A. Farley, the National Democratic Chairman, as the keynote speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
United Ohio Democratic League
Fairgrounds
James A. Farley
National Democratic
Fire chiefs attend state convention in Springfield
Safety service Director J. D. Faxon and Fire Chief W. N. Bates traveled to Springfield to attend the state fire chiefs annual convention and are scheduled to return tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Service
J. D. Faxon
W. N. Bates
Springfield
Market prices for hay grain and produce compiled by elevators
Quotations from Sheets Elevator Co and Montana Milling Co list corn wheat oats and mill feeds by the bushel or ton. Elevator prices cover wheat red No 2 78 to 72 8c, corn yellow No 2 34 to 36c, oats white No 2 35 to 39c, rye 38 to 68c, flour and mill middlings, and hay straw grades with various ton and basket figures. Also local produce with apples to Strawberries and lettuce prices among many items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheets Elevator Co
Montana Milling Co
Market Report Lists Hogs Cattle Calves and Produce Prices
HUGS fuel market shows steady activity with hogs priced at 6.50 to 6.60 per pound for various weight ranges and a 226-240 lb class at 6.50. Cattle market sits medium steady to slow with steers 1100 lb up at 19.10-20.50, good butcher cattle at 9.75, cows around 7-8, bulls at 7. Calves steady with choice to good around 9.410, 8.50-10. Calves and sheep sections report values across weight categories. Cleveland produce notes fixed butter at firm 28-29c, eggs steady with high grade bounds. live poultry prices listed for hens, leghorns, broilers, ducks, and others. Potatoes priced by region from Michigan to Idaho with multiple varieties and prices. Athens, Greece announces Green Week and tree planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maine
Idaho
Louisiana
Alabama
Bliss
Reds
Carolina
Mississippi
California
National Catholic Social Action Congress Ends in Cleveland
Attorney General Frank Murphy headlines the final mass meeting in Public Hall on the congress theme America and the Church. Dignitaries discourse, priest and lay forums covered textiles Social Security WPA and industry topics with rubber forum highlighting labor and management views at Firestone. Burns denounced spying and racketeering in rubber industry while Murphy praised service and worker conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank Murphy
National Catholic Social Action Congress
Murphy
Congress
America
Works Progress Administration
Thomas Burns
United Rubber Workers of America
W.R. Murphy
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Burns
Poland German Minority Enters Into Dispute
In Warsaw on June 14 senator Erwin Hasbach presented a 70 page memorandum to Prime Minister Felicjan Slawoj-Skladowski detailing alleged German minority grievances in Poland. Government rejection and district channeling were noted as Hasbach asserted claims for the 740000 German speakers amid Poland’s 32 million people. The move highlights tensions over the Polish Corridor and Danzig as relations with Germany deteriorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Iupi
Poland
Erwin Hasbach
Hasbach
Felicjan Slawoj-Skladowski
Germany
Danzig
Pomorze
East Prussia
Credit Manager To Speak Here Friday
Fred W. Walter credit manager of the Bailey Co Cleveland will speak at the Elyria Credit Men's Luncheon club Friday. Walter chairs the educational committee of the National Retail Credit Men's Association and will discuss Installment Buying and Credit Control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Walter
The
Bailey Co
Cleveland
Graystone
Elyria Credit Men’s
Walter
National Retail Credit Men's Association
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Oberlin College
Ira D. Shaw
Berea
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Shaw
Berea College
Charles Bryant
Zelma
Fowlersville
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Flint
Port Huron
Abbie Davis
Davis
Betty Agate
Ohio Wesleyan
Ethel Agate
Groveland Street
Brooklyn
Harley G. Morehead
Omaha
Nebraska
Morehead
Association of Postmasters
West College
Prospect Street
Miss Tenney
South Prospect Street
R. P. Jameson
Georgian Bay
J. E. Wirkler
West College Street
Mr. Wirkler
Christine Wirkler
Elizabeth
William MacLeod Raine
Comerom
Tour Komiach
Frater's
Harry
Burr
Second Street
Bluebird Restaurant
MAX Morgan Funeral
Frank Laraway
William Grant
Ogontz
E. C. Frye
Joseph
Wiliam Staby
Huntington
Sophia Ernst
Earl Dehn
Henrietta Roth
E C. Schubert
H. C. Delefield
Christena Cook
Ars
August Lange
Kopion
C L. Allen
Milton Schicchter
Anrs. Harvey Curtis
Hoara
Acme Telephoto
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
Elyria, Ohio
Toledo
Homegrowers
Warket
Romein
Boston
FEAS
Goa
Cleveland Livestock
Athens
Greece
Sederis
Social Action Congress
Chicago
Cedar Point
New York Central System
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