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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
6
Springfield dispatch reports a man and his playmate were killed by gunfire Sunday. Coroner Austin Richards said children playing in a shed near the scene observed a man shoot a companion through the heart before fleeing.
Boake Carter extols Bellingham Washington as a city of hardy, industrious people not spoiled by greed. He describes a rugged northwest region with fishing and lumber livelihoods, mountain scenery, and neighbors including Western Canadians, hinting at a broader frontier ethos and nearby wildlife.
A historical portrait lauds Bellingham as a thriving, debt-free city with low taxes and affordable homes for earners from 4 000 to 5 000 dollars a year. It highlights strong, neighborly residents, a large salmon cannery and coal mine, and close ties to British Columbia, noting wartime attitudes and a sense of obligation to the mother country.
Amherst reports from the Elmer Johnson Post detailing the year's calendar. Essay contest results and district plans, a boys' state application, and a two dollar donation to Infantile Paralysis fund are noted. Committees form for hardball, dues drive urged. chapel programs and community reflections listed.
Nelson Eldred of Oberlin College spent a weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs A N Eldred. Kennedy Ridge Ruchell Perkins will stay the rest of the school year with his grandmother Mrs Anna Perkins. Airs Merwin Lord's mother Mrs Milo Standen Sr and sister Mrs Lulu Yesberger spent Wednesday with her. East Group of the Congregational Ladies Aid held a family gathering and supper at Mrs Janette Passigs Wednesday night. Mrs Viola Rehburg spent February with Cleveland relatives. West Group met at the church on Thursday Feb 29 with good attendance. The ladies are making halders braided rugs and comforters and planning a St Patrick's dinner. The young married people hold their annual maple sugar festival at end of March.
Family night at Brownhelm Congregational church featured a thr ee n supper, group singing, and a discussion on The Worship Hour on Sunday is the Most Valuable Hour of the Week to the Community. An odds and ends class box social in March aims to raise funds to paint the church while Ladies' Society plans a meeting next Wednesday.
United States Army General Hugh A Drum received the Laetare medal the Catholic Church's top award for laymen in the United States. Notre Dame designated his honor praising his military service and leadership in peace amid two wars.
The Grange Hustlers of the North Elyria Grange will hold their regular meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry. The event drives local residents to gather for community activities and Grange matters.
Simple inexpensive home remedy promises quick relief from rheumatic pain using Ku-Ex Compound mixed in water with lemon juice. Advertises 48 hour results, money back guarantee, and availability at Phillips Drug Store and other druggists.
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