Elyrians Score Wins in Cleveland Speech Contest
Two Elyrians were among winners in Dale Carnegie Institute contests in Cleveland. Samuel O. Nagy won the prepared talk prize and Mrs. Nell Smith won for a two minute talk on What Got Out of the Course.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
10
Two Elyrians were among winners in Dale Carnegie Institute contests in Cleveland. Samuel O. Nagy won the prepared talk prize and Mrs. Nell Smith won for a two minute talk on What Got Out of the Course.
The Ohio State Draft Horse Association sponsored tour stops at farms near Wooster and Burbank before ending at the William B Murray farm in Wellington Lorain County. Percheron horses noted for wide recognition will be viewed by local horsemen and Four-H Club members joining along the way.
The Elyria Gospel Tabernacle tent meetings attract growing crowds with a Sunday altar call drawing about 10 seekers. Evangelist Irvin E. Adewa preaches on eternal fate Tuesday at 7 30 PM. A Thursday Faith Home prayer meeting is planned and Friday explores divine healing in faith. Public invited.
Ralph Gibbons pitched for the winners with Frank Wircenske catching. D Everhart and R Rocher formed the battery for the losers in yesterday's afternoon game on the American Legion diamond.
Joe Louis halted training and eyed a knockout as odds on defense against Tony Galento shifted from 10-1 to 4-1. Charles Galento predicted a five round knockout while Louis and managers emphasized preserving his hands for the championship bout in New Jersey.
Queen Mary attended the All England Championships first round as top players began play. Rod Erich Menzel of Germany beat E C Peters of Great Britain 6-1 6-2 6-2 while E Smith of the United States defeated E D Andrews New Zealand 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4.
The Grand Circuit Harness Racing Circuit opens its 1939 season under lights at Fort Miami Park in Toledo tonight. About four hundred horses are expected to race for 21000 in prize money during the five day stay. The circuit will move to Goshen Old Orchard Springfield Syracuse Indianapolis Reading Cleveland and Lexington for the complete schedule.
Jimy Wilburn of Los Angeles won the CSRA sanctioned 10th anniversary sweepstakes at the Greenville Motor Speedway yesterday, marking a notable victory in the event held in Greenville.
In a June 26 piece from New York, McLemore analyzes body measurements to argue Galento might win against Joe Louis, but sticks with predicting Louis will prevail. He jokes about post-fight employment if Louis loses and reflects on personal life changes.
Rone Radio Service and Troxel Company are set for a 6 15 pm game on Jefferson No 1 diamond. Players are instructed to report to the field and be prepared for action.
The Rothgery Motors of Grafton defeated LaGrange Hardwares 13-8 at Grafton in a rematch, as Dan Gulgin started for LaGrange and was knocked out in the second inning. Dunham finished for Grafton, with Walker and Kubusk leading the hitting. A third game is planned in Grafton on July 4 following a 7-5 Grafton win in game one.
Dover Merchants defeated Wakeman 11-8 under lights. Yaeger pitched all nine for Dover with Croxford catching. Wakeman used Wargo Be ment and Smitek as starters and relievers. Wakeman will host Lorain Elks at Wakeman Field Wednesday night.
Henry Picard of Hershey shot 72 holes in 273 seven under par to win $1,200 first prize in Scranton Pennsylvania. He defeated runner up Slammin Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia by six strokes at the Country Club of Scranton.
The Standard Cleaners travel to Lakewood to face Peninsular Steels of Cleveland in the Lakewood Elks League on the Lakewood Elks diamond. Cleaners members are asked to meet at the store by 5 30 PM.
Carlisle A C edged North Elyria Grange 10 5 in game one and 8 7 in game two. J Toth pitched the first win with Korka closing in the nightcap.
Elyria Foundry softball faces Hart's Jewelers of Lorain this evening at 6 o'clock at the Elyria Foundry diamond.
St Agnes Seniors of the C Y O League face Nativity Church C Y O at City Field Lorain today at 6. Local team members should assemble at St Marys School at 5 30.
Cumberland Maryland. The marriage of Miss Maxine Oss to Kenneth Squartzwelder created a complex family tangle. The groom is the bride’s brother’s stepson, making the father-in-law also his brother-in-law and the bride the mother-in-law of her husband’s sister. The bride’s father becomes the step grandfather of his son-in-law. That is as far as they have traced the relationships.
In St. Joseph Missouri the Westpheling family lacks a diploma for the first time in 12 years. Mr and Mrs Paul Westpheling have collected 16 diplomas from nine different schools earned by six children. Four children remain in school and more diplomas are expected next year with at least eight more certificates anticipated.
In Lynn Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson set an early watch after successive nights of thefts from their back hall a blanket rug robbers and sneakers vanished The culprit turned out to be a large black dog named Baskerville Hound whose speed prevented identification and the slippers from being recovered
The U S Travel Bureau a department of the Interior is cooperating in stimulating travel and tourism through a program featuring Denys Wortman cartoons in everyday life scenes. The initiative aims to boost public interest and discover new leisure destinations for travelers nationwide.
Lorain attorney and fisherman Charles F. Adams relates catching a foot long whiskered trout in a Traverse City stream. The fish bore two Adams flies, one of which was lost by his son Lon B. Adams two days earlier, and the fish struck twice at Adams’ own fly, which Adams says he designed and named after himself.
Twenty members of the Y M C A boys division will travel to Oberlin tomorrow night to observe the Moon through the telescope at Oberlin College observatory. The group will meet at the Y M C A location before departure.
The schedule lists several trips to the observatory with Herman Geyer as work director. Tomorrow morning features a hare and hound hunt and a hike through Elywood Park to the fort by the Black River on Thursday. At the fort lot the group will inspect remains of ancient fortifications built by earlier inhabitants.
Decorah Iowa and Winneshiek County leaders plan to restore Fort Atkinson and relocate sites of old Indian missions trading posts and historical buildings. They aim to erect monuments commemorating county pioneers and place statues of Winneshiek at entrances to state and federal roads into the county.
Britain reports unemployment above 1.14 million, reflecting persistent jobless levels as the latest figures are issued. The data trends point to continued economic strain and policy scrutiny for the government.
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