Child Lived With Mute Mother Recovers at Columbus Hospital
Annabelle Barton six of Mt. Vernon is under extended care at Children's Hospital in Columbus Navy after living all her life in one room with a mute mother. State welfare officials grant permission for several more months of hospital care to develop speech and provide medical supervision. Annabelle has begun to smile and play with toys and will wear braces to support her weakened legs.
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Columbus
Annabelle Barton
Mt. Vernon
Children’s Hospital
Navy
Annabelle
Harlan Wilson
Florence Mason
Ohio State University
Knox County Aid For Dependent Children
Fruit Grading Demonstration Planned for Amherst Growers
Lorain County fruit growers will see a grading demonstration Thursday afternoon at Henry Wesbecher Hardware Store in Amherst. C. S. Hummel announces the event, with M. W. Baker conducting. The timing avoids growing season conflicts and accommodates inspectors.
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Lorain County
Henry Wesbecher
Amherst
C. S. Hummel
M. W. Baker
Hummel
Phillips Celebrate 35th Wedding Anniversary With Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips honored on their 35th wedding anniversary with a Sunday chicken dinner at home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frizell of Nova, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nester and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Eaton with their parents at the Phillips residence.
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Clarksfield
Fred Phillips
Ralph Frizzell
Nova
Joe Nester
Floyd Eaton
Clarksfield Ladies Aid Meets at Lula Hurst Home
The Clarksfield Ladies Aid gathered at Mrs. Lula Hurst’s home Thursday with 29 in attendance for a business session and a program. Lunch was served by the hostess. The next meeting is set for March 9 at Mrs. Maree Puder’s home. Perry Beers and daughter Ruby visited Mr. and Mrs. Guy Livermore for Sunday supper. Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Hahn announce the birth of a daughter, Dianne Ruth, at New London Hospital Friday, Feb 24. Miss Stella Wagner visits with Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Childs in Grafton. Sunday guests at Mrs. Sarah Merrill’s home included Rishel family, Vern Martin and children of Ashland, Ralph Merrill and baby of Wellington, and John Merrill. N. W. Lee visited H. A. Twaddle at the Frank Twaddle home in Norwalk. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Burt of Canal Fulton and Mrs. Lee Moon of Can-
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Clarksfield Ladies Aid
Lula Hurst
Luneh
Maree Puder
Perry Beers
Ruby Beers
Guy Livermore
Norbert Hahn
Dianne Ruth
New London Hospital
Stella Wagner
Virgil Childs
Grafton
Sarah Merrill
Rishel
Vern Martin
Ashland
Ralph Merrill
Wellington
John Merrill
N. W. Lee
H. A. Twaddle
Frank Twaddle
Norwalk
Martin Burt
Canal Fulton
Lee Moon
Can
Elopement Plot Spurs Urgent Chase Across Town
Cary races to stop Lucretia from marrying Jim as plans to flee to Tecate and Mexico City unfold. Tony, Joe, and a red faced accomplice discuss a setup with Bob Graves while Cary seeks sheltering truth and a rescue.
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Cary
Lucretia
Jim
Lou
Tecate
Mexico City
Mexico
Darling
Sarah
Tony
Valley City notes and tournament results in Medina county
Devotions at St Martin's church scheduled for Sunday at 2 pm and Friday at 7 30 pm. Local social visits include Reed McClure of Huntington with Edwin Lasch, Fred Meyers family, and Henry Meyers in Defiance. Liverpool loses to Lodi 35 15 in Medina County Tournament semi finals, then beats Hinckley 30 23 for third place and advances to sectional at Clearview to face Amherst. Community updates cover hospital recoveries, visits from Cleveland and Medina residents, and upcoming moves of D Roy Virtue from Sheffield Ala to Barnes.
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Valley City
St Martin's Church
Mtr
Reed McClure
Huntington
W. Va
Edwin Lasch
Mrr
Fred Meyers
Henry Meyers
Hos
Hinckley
Clearview
Amherst
Earl Arick
Bertha Schaeffler
David Perkins
Youngstown
Jennie Arick
Orlin Wolfe
Jimmy
Medina
Joseph Mott
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Helen Stoskopf
Cleveland
George Stoskopf
Lee Stoskopf
Herbert Steiningass
Theodore Mack
Floyd Rembaugh
Brunswick
George Mack
Edward
Joe Finding
William Steck
Lucas, O
Donald Parfitt
Parfeit
Wilma Steck
Willard Wolf
Smithville
D. Roy Virtue
Sheffield
Ala
Bnav
Local families share visits across towns this weekend
Ton visited Mrs Moon s father Alfonso Thomas at the New London Hospital Saturday and spent the afternoon at the Thomas home in Clarksfield. Mr and Mrs E A Barshaw arrived home from Tampa Florida Tuesday. Mrs Dora Knapp of New London is spending two weeks with Mr and Mrs A J Knapp Phill Finch formerly of Clarksfield now of Cleveland recently fell and broke his leg above the ankle. Among the sick are Mrs Maggie Wilbur Mr Emmet Kelly Mrs Carl Burrows Patty Burrows Miss Mary Sharp John Sharp and Ray Rider. Mr and Mrs Harold Kemp of Goldendale Washington spent the past week with the former s sister Mrs Gordon Byron and family Mr and Mrs George Kiel of Alliance spent the weekend at the Hoffstatter home. Mr and Mrs Clarence Rounds and daughters Jean and Benny won and Myron Sackett spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Alfred Daniels of New London.
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Ton
Carl Burrows
Patty Burrows
Mary Sharp
John Sharp
Ray Rider
Harold Kemp
Goldendale
Washington
Gordon Byron
George Kiel
Alliance
Hoffstatter
Clarence Rounds
Jean
Benny Won
Myron Sackett
Alfred Daniels
New London
Ad Says Lake Water Is Nine Miles Away In 1901 Elyria Paper
A rediscovered 1901 Elyria Reporter ads heavy front page space with firm promotions. Hubert Day recalls the lake water fight noting water is nine miles distant with no nearer supply. Other notes mention West Avenue paving contract and a planned wallpaper factory.
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Elyria
Daily
Elyria Reporter
Bell Company
Hubert Day
Ird
West Avenue
Real Estate Transfers in Lorain County 1939 Highlights
Real estate transfers recorded from February 21 to February 27 1939 list numerous deeds in Elyria Lorain Oberlin Amherst and surrounding townships. Parties include Frank L Cutting Alfred Benson Anne Robbins Dan Firestone Sears Roebuck Co Arthur Foltz Celia McKinney Arthur Kovka Jr Hortense Zone Love Elizabeth Frank James Mollison Mildred Borling and others with properties on Murray Ridge Road E 31st Street W 14th Street Indian Hollow Road Forest Street Norwalk Medina Penfield Road and more. Public notices indicate transfers involving banks loan companies and various sublets and allotments.
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the Land Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Court Street
Frank L. Cutting
Alfred D. Benson
Lake View Park Realty Co
Lorain
Anne J. Robbins
Dan Firestone
E. 31St St
Anthony A. Linden
Antonio Calabrese
Murray Ridge Rd
Elyria Township
Citizens’ Home & Savings Association Co
W. 14Th St
Elyria
John Bendik, Jr
John Bendik
Slife Road
Carlisle Township
Paul Dienes
Mildred Borling
Columbia Township
Joseph Lyete
Guilford
Herrick
Amherst Township
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Stephen J. Jalowiec
Bon Air Avenue
Home Owners’ Loan Corp
Arthur Foltz
Celia McKinney
Robert P. Diedricx
Forest Street
Amherst Village
Frank J. Hoeffel
Ross A. Hoeffel
Warden Avenue
Leroy Rahl
A. W. Rah
E. 34Th St
Raymond E. Crisp
Forest F Ohmes
Denison Avenue
Willard Holmes
Asl Loveland
North Park Street
Oberlin
Mariel Jackson
Cedar Avenue
Wiliam H. Brinkman
Helen Brinkmen
Maplewood Avenue
Sheffield Lake Village
Natalia Baich
Charles Ebert
Huntington Township
The
Andwur Mortgage-Loan Co
Andrew Kovka, Jr
Hortense Zone Love
Charles J. Love, Jr
C. E Xrantz
Elizabeth Frank
James Mollison
George Csontos
Julia Csontos
C. A. Sturtevants
Adolph H. Burandt
Ridgeville
J. L. Brown
R. J. Hemphill
Town Line Road
Wellington Township
John Hailica
Sophia Rognstad
Colorado Avenue
Charles A. Brown
Cleveland Trust Co
Washington Avenue
Edna M. Menz
Ernest A. Telzerow
Park Avenue
Midland Bank
Raymond G. Harman
Lakewood Dr
Avon Lake Village
Lakewood Drive
Avon Lake community notices and guest visits
Ruth Heider of Avon Lake is ill with scarlet fever. Mother's Study Group is postponed for Wednesday. Miss Marguerite Keller of Indiana University visited I J King. Lucille King hosted from Brownhelm. Virtue called to Tennessee T V A office. Mrs Virtue is Vanessa Platz. Local families from Lorain Elyria aside. A Mayflower slab in Plymouth commemorates its sailing.
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Avon Lake
Ruth Heider
Leo Heider
Marguerite Keller
The
University of Indiana
I. J. King
Lucille King
Brownhelm
Plymouth
England
Small World Notes From San Francisco Exposition
Charles B. Driscoll recalls encounters with friends like Fred Bond and Hal O Flaherty in San Francisco. He reports on the Panama Pan American airship shakedown, comments on Exposition leadership, and notes cool nights at Treasure Island during a 1939 visit. A child asks if her Daddy will return tomorrow as the ship departs.
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San Francisco
Advertising Club
Fred Bond
Fred
Hal O'Flaherty
Chicago Daily News
Omaha
Hal
America
Golden Gate Exposition
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Pinkerton
Mid- Pacific
Airways
Salt Lake City tightens Greek housing near campus
The Salt Lake City commission restricted fraternity and sorority houses at the University of Utah to within 600 feet of the campus. Non collegiate residents complained property values were diminished by the proximity to student housing.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
University of Utah
Baylor Names Most Representative Students
Baylor University in Waco Texas recently selected Bullet Bill Patterson a football star and straight A student and Sara Cunningham a leader in both academics and sports as the university’s most representative students.
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Acme
Bill Patterson
Sara Cunningham
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
Amherst students urge reforms in high school studies
Thirty five Amherst youths spoke at the American Association of School Administrators meeting in Cleveland. They urged changes to the curriculum saying it overemphasizes minority advancement and neglects practical skills. They cited forgotten French and incomplete shop math as evidence teachers must adapt to prepare students for work.
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Cleveland
Amherst
American Association of School Administrators
Gilbert Fairchild
Amherst High School
Leonard C. Wilson
WPA
Amherst High
William J. Kneisle
Dance Proceeds To Aid The Sightless In Elyria
Representatives of Elyria churches and organizations will meet at 7 p m Thursday at the Center for the Sightless to plan a St Patrick s Day benefit dance at the Elks Hall The Helen Keller Council of Lorain County sponsors the event Proceeds will cover organization expenses and transport blind residents to the Center for the Sightless for services Organizations are invited to send representatives to the meeting.
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Elyria
Center For the Sightless
Second Street
Elks’ Hall
Wayne
Bunny” Ryan
Helen Keller Council
Lorain County
Ryan
Grafton District Meeting and Scout Court of Review
A Grafton district meeting at the I O O F hall featured remarks by State Grand Master Jones and local officials. Refreshments were served to 75 attendees from Oberlin and nearby towns. Boy Scout Troop No. 104 held meetings with Star Scout and Tenderfoot progress noted and a Court of Honor planned for March 7.
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Grafton
Odd Fellowship
Jones
Mt. Vernon
Walls
Berger
Oberlin
Amherst
Elyria
Brunswick
Medina
Lodi
Boy Scout Troop No. 104
D. R. Dunlap
Cecil Johnson
Homer Konczal
Joe Noveska
Carl Shephard
Junior Mole
Allen Bartlett
Star Scouts
Leonard Wilczak
Carl Shephard, Jr
John Burke
Frederick Martin
Just Between You and Me Club Hosts Needlework Evening
Miss Rhea Beesing entertained the Just Be tween You and Me Club at her home with needlework and a social hour. A refreshment course was served to attendees. The next meeting is set for Monday March 13 at Mrs Grace Daniels home.
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Rhea Beesing
Grace Daniels
Bride Arrested for Speeding Calls Dinner Priority
In San Francisco a young bride speeding at 49 mph told the judge her rush was to prepare a good dinner for her new husband. The judge dismissed the notion as an old excuse.
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San Francisco
Elyria Coach Company Enters Ninth Year Serving Elyria
Elyria Coach Company marks its ninth year of operation in Elyria since March 1 1931. President H A Searles cites rising taxes as the major obstacle, noting bus license costs rose from 300 to 904 for six buses and taxes on oil gasoline and payroll amount to over 4000. The firm plans fare increases to maintain service amid higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Coach Company
Elyria
Cleveland Southwestern
Elyria Coach Co
Elyrians
H. A. Searles
Checker
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Ladies Aid
Wenz
Ary
Santa Anita
Englewood
Joe
Arcadia
Red Roamer
Bob
Benson
Bob Graves
Carr
Rpwe
New York
Charles B. Driscoll
Chas. Driscoll
Mississippi
West
Life
California
Wyoming
New Mexico
New
California Fair
Grover Whalen
Leland W. Cutler
Whalen
Gardenia
Giru
Beth
McNaught Syndicate
Fraternity Row
Nano’s Bakery
Buckeye Street
Ladies Tailoring & Fur Shop
Broad Street
McDonald’s Home Bakery
East Bridge
East Ave
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Mobilubrication
Willard
Autolite
Wilford’s Ratchery
Elyria O
Schwind
2Nd St
Checker Cab
Ferro Welding Cor
North & Lodi Streets
Koplin's Store
Lodi St
Nea
Pelegre
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