Public Hearing Sought On Road Through Avon Lake
Commissioner Oscar Dunn proposed a public hearing over a possible change in the Colorado Avenue right of way at Route 254 Avon Lake. Local opposition and state plans for a WPA paving project on Colorado Avenue from Lorain to Route 254 are noted, with funding shares and a five year repayment schedule outlined.
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Colorado Avenue
Aven Ig
Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
French Creek
Edward DeChant
Avon Lake
Senior Four-H Club Plans For Future Activities
Lorain County Senior Four-H Club TM met at Wellington Grange Hall to discuss upcoming events. An exhibit at Lorain County, Wellington, and Ohio State Fairs is planned along with a barn dance on April 3 and a possible refreshment stand at the Draft Horse Association picnic.
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Lorain County
Wellington Grange Hall
Wellington
Ohio
Draft Horse Association
Norman Youngeberg
Carl Pease
LaGrange
Pittsfield
Norman McConnell
Medna
Valley City
Dorothy McConnell
Id Township
Sheffield Co convenes Child Welfare group at Brookside
The Child Welfare Association of Brookside school met at Mrs. Marry Garber's home on Rover Road Wednesday afternoon. They planned a card party at Brookside school on Thursday March 28. Refreshments were served. Nineteen French West Africa is encouraging the importation of newspapers periodicals and books.
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French West Africa
False teeth comfort with improved denture coating
An old ad promotes a denture additive to ease nose plate discomfort and improve stability. The product claims to keep dentures firmer, avoid gummy tastes, and reduce sour or paste sensations. It is advertised as a fast solution available at stores.
Court fines Midland man for driving on Route 20 Route 16
Eber D. Snyder of Midland Michigan was fined one dollar and costs by Justice Herbert C. Cummings after arraignment on a charge of failing to stop before entering Route 20 at Route 16. Jorge Rutledge of South Amherst was arrested on a paternity charge and to be arraigned today. Lena Mae Butz, adopted daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Ickler, seeks property or 7000 in damages in a suit against Dora Ickler, widow of John Ickler, alleging adoption in 1911 and care of the parents in old age.
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Eber D. Snyder
Midland
Mich
Herbert C. Cummings
Jorge Rutledge
R. D. South Amherst
Justice of the Peace
H. C
Lena Mae Butz
John
Elizabeth Ickler
Lorain
John Ickler
Dora Ickler
Police Training School Details Shared With Elyna Group
Sergeant-Detective C E Parker of the Elyria police described the police training school conducted by the FBI at the Hotel Graystone. About 60 officers from Elyria, Lorain County, and nearby towns are enrolled, studying burglary investigations. A Cleveland Hospitalization Service speaker will discuss the group hospitalization plan involving Elyria Memorial and St Joseph's Hospitals.
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C. E. Parker
Elyna
Cleveland Hospitalization Service Organization
Elyria Memorial Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital At
Lorain
Former Lorain Countian to Broadcast Home Demonstration Talk
Miss Margaret L. Burkley, former Lorain County resident and new Wayne County home demonstration agent, will be the first in her group to appear on WTAM Cleveland’s extension service radio program at 1245 PM next Saturday. The broadcast will cover the role of home demonstration agents and their work, following prior talks by male agents. Burkley, daughter of Mr and Mrs O R Burkley of North Ridgeville, has long been active in Lorain County 4-H and youth activities.
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Margaret L. Burkley
Lorain
WTAM
Cleveland
G A Dustman
Wayne County
Miss Barkley
Miss Burkley
0. R Burkley
North Ridgeville
Lorain County
Columbia Baptist Church
Thomas Hughes
Methodist Church
Brotherhood of the Lakewood Baptist Church
Columbia Methodist Church
Baptist
Methodist
Methodist Young Peoples’ Choir
Home For the
Elyria
Hughes
Warmen's Baptist Mission Circle
Reuben Walkden
John Snell
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
J. W. Salisbury
Methodist Sunday School
Hubert Morlock
Commissioner Contest Will Be Lively
Lorain Republican Albert Moss circulates a petition for county commissioner as the slate grows to ten candidates. Eaton’s WN J Hoshin and Catton filed petitions for county commissioner and state representative respectively. two other petitions were withdrawn. Edward Kraker was fined five dollars and costs after a petit larceny arraignment linked to a January 2, 1938 incident at the Silver Fox Restaurant. Kraker allegedly stole eleven dollars. Thomas G Flynn obtained a divorce from Catherine A Flynn for neglect. custody of their child awarded. Helen Brake of Lorain filed for divorce from LeRoy Brake for cruelty and sought restoration of her maiden name Helen Mixa. they married in 1992.
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Albert Moss
Lorain
Board of Elections
WN J Hoshin
Eaton
Catton
Edward Kraker
Joseph Q Penny
Walter Sefesk
Silver Fox
Kraker
Cleveland
Thomas G Flynn
Catherine A Flynn
D A Cook
Helen Brake
LeRoy Brake
Helen Mixa
Coordination of Science Study Aims at Elyria Schools
Three teachers at Edison and Gates Schools form a committee led by Evelyn Lenman to develop a science course for fourth to sixth grades. The plan follows a previous committee that created a course for first to third grades. The program emphasizes nature study, simple experiments, field trips, and grade appropriate material to vitalize classroom science.
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Elyria
Evelyn Lenman
Edison
Sabra Armstrong
Dorothy Bartter
Gates
R. C. Maston
Maston
New Coin Collectors Club Forming In Elyria
A new coin collectors club will organize at the Elyria Library Saturday at 2 PM led by James Harssenta who has a decade of coin experience. The group will split into two age-based cohorts and aims to appeal to all ages with learning and exchange opportunities. The library already hosts a Saturday stamp collectors meeting at 2 PM led by Richard Funk.
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Elyria Library
James Harssenta
Richard Funk
Boy Swallows Pills. Ward Rushed to Hospital
Donald Dermer, in the care of the Lorain County Children’s Home at 927 East River Street, was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital at 640 PM yesterday after allegedly swallowing several methylene pills. The boy received medical treatment and was released with no serious injuries expected.
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Donald Dermer
E L. Albert
East River Street
Lorain County
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Albert
Transatlantic liners measured by size and cost in wartime slips
Side by side in New York s Hudson River slips the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mary and the Normandie are compared for length width decks and cost. The Elizabeth costs 28.5 million and is 1 030 feet long with 14 decks. The Mary 18 873 feet long 12 decks cost 25 million. The Normandie costs 60 million and outranks the other two in luxury. Swadlinco te births rise in England prompt lighthearted name joke.
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New York
Hudson River
Empire State Building
Oberlin High Debaters Prepare for March Tournament
Oberlin High School debaters gear up for the Cleveland Southwestern League Tournament starting March 27. Both teams will contest six debates, facing Berea Fairview and Rocky River twice. In prior interscholastic work at Shelby High School, Oberlin posted two wins and five losses debating the Federal Government should own and operate the railroads. Elizabeth Sams and Leonard Stidley lead the affirmative while Helen Lazar and Catherine Sears lead the negative, all with no prior debate experience.
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Oberlin
Cleveland
Tiffin
Lima
Central
Shelby
New Riegel
Orville
Elizabeth Sams
Leonard Stidley
Helen Lazar
Catherine Sears
National League Convention In New York Sets 1940 Program
The National League Convention will meet in New York from April 29 to May 3 to finalize the two year program. The proposed program is now with department chairmen and will be reviewed by local study groups over the next three months. The National Board considers hundreds of suggestions and comments, which will be acted on by delegates chosen by the State Leagues at the 1940 National Convention.
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DeChant
State Highway Department
Nationial League
New York
National Board
SUSIBER Labor Board Provisions On Collective Bargaining Rules
Provisions limit board power on bargaining, set hearings by federal evidence standards, require preponderance findings, remove Wagner Act language, restrict back pay and reinstatement for violence, prohibit coercion, cap complaints to six months, define agricultural labor, and bar an economics division as part of labor act revisions.
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Cio-Afl
Labor Board
U. S
United States
Accu Stves 18—Board
Sale of Tickets Asked To Ride the Rails
An unidentified traveler at Central Vermont Railway asked a clerk for a ticket to ride the rails to Montpelier. He claimed to have ridden over 5,000 mules blind baggage on railroads without paying, but now offered to pay the full fare. The clerk refused and the traveler left, saying he would do it for nothing.
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ST Albans
Central Vermont Railway
Montpelier
National Board on League of Women Voters Purpose
The National Board states that the League aims to promote intelligent participation in government and teach by doing. It clarifies the program focuses on the public interest, excludes special interests, and remains representative of diverse political views united to advance public-spirited governance.
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National Board
League of Women Voters
Mrs Cooley To Mark Her 97th Birthday
Mrs W H Cooley of South Professor street will observe her ninety seventh birthday Friday March 8. A Brownhelm native, she has lived in Oberlin for nearly fifty years since arriving in 1892 and serving as head of a college boarding house on East College street. She resides with her daughter Mrs F B Thurston at 156 South Professor Street.
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W. H. Cooley
South Professor Street
Scout Troop Formed With Oberlin Rotary Backing
The Children s Division of the League of Women Voters helped form a Boy Scout Troop at Lorain County Children s Home. Oberlin Rotary sponsors, with Walter Carpenter Edward West and Willam Rosa on the troop committee. Judson Leonard to serve as assistant Scoutmaster. master to be chosen soon. Donations of scout paraphernalia welcomed.
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Children’s Division
League of Women Voters
Lorain County
Clarksfield Birthday Party Honors 83rd Birthday
Mrs. Florence Day hosted a family party in Clarksfield for Mrs. Alice Day’s 83rd birthday. A dinner and a white frosted cake with tiny flowers and candles were enjoyed. Gifts and ice cream followed. Attendees included Mrs. Alice Day and several Clarksville area relatives. the gathering also tied to Ladies Aid events hosted by Mrs. Donna Livermore and upcoming entertainments by Mrs. Lula Hurst. Burial for Roy Franklin occurred at Clarksfield M E Church with large attendance.
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Clarksfield
Florence Day
Alice Day
Ruth Peck
Ladies Aid
Donna Livermore
Edna Twaddle
Lula Hurst
Surprise Ohio raid targets dancer and club owner
Sheriff Carl R. Finegan and three deputies raided a night club at 2 30 am arresting a 24 year old dancer and her proprietor amid moral statute charges. A deputy photographed the scene as the duo were confronted near closing time before about 50 patrons.
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Ohio
Carl R. Finegan
C. J. Cordy
Emil Kubishke
Claude Adams
Adams
Kubishke
Local residents host weekend gatherings and moves in area
Fred Bedford of Townsend and Mr and Mrs Charles Twaddle of New London spent Saturday evening with Roy Harris. Lester Todd moved to the Dr Battles farm near White Fox. Harry Peachey of Wakeman moved to the W H Stone farm this week. Mrs Laura Griffen moved to the Ervin Gray house Thursday. Floyd Phillips of North Fairfield visited Mrs George Harwood and son Guy. WN W Lee and family hosted visitors including Walter, Clyde Lee and Lawrence, Marjory, Fred Phillips, Lane lagerfer and Marilyn McDonald at a Holstein Freisian banquet in Wellington. Jester Coon and daughter of Norwalk and Frank Willins of Brownhelm visited the Grays. Willet Stone, Ruby Beers and William Twaddle visited Norwalk Friday. Bertha Parker of Wakeman spent several days with daughter Eleanor Stevenson. Anna Cramer, Raymond Cramer, Rita Cramer and friend from Sandusky visited Adrian Cramer and family at Harlow Rounds home.
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Fred Bedford
Townsend
Charles Twaddle
New London
Roy Harris
Lester Todd
Willet Stone
Ruby Beers
William Twaddle
Norwalk
Bertha Parker
Wakemaa
Eleanor . Stevenson
Anna Cramer
Raymond Cramer
Rita Cramer
Sandusky
Adrian Cramer
Harlow Rounds
Deaths in Amherst and surrounding towns in early March
Death notices outline Thomas Fribanik of South Amherst dying at 69 after long illness with a Hungarian background and survivors across Cleveland Elyria and Detroit. funeral at Church of the Nativity South Amherst followed by burial in St Joseph’s Amherst. Additional notices list Roy C Bennett of Wellington dying in Sharon Pennsylvania at 68. Wilma Madge LaDow of Oberlin 64. Charles C Dorsey of Userlein 80 with funeral arrangements in Sedgeman parlors and Westwood cemetery.
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Thomas Fribank
Amherst
Thomas Fribanik
South Amherst
Mr. Fribank
Hungary
Furmich
Raseman
Newman
Packard
Hallocman
Kniss
Hodge
Cleveland
Anna Fribanick
Elyria
John Fribanick
Europe
Detroit
Church of the Nativity
Leo Stiger
St Joseph's Cemetery
Oberlin
O. Maren T— Wilma
Madge LaDow
Woodland Avenue
Clarksfield
LeRoy LaDow
Sedgeman Funeral
Userlein
Merch
Charles C Dorsey
Munson
South Pleasant Street
Kentucky
Sedgeman
Charles Copher
Westwotd
Columbia Students Advance To District Music Contest
Columbia school news reports Wellington county music contest winners will compete at Shelby District Contest by bus on Saturday, March 9. Absent pupils due to sickness decline daily from twenty five on Tuesday March 5. Townsend meeting set at town hall Friday night March 8 with pie and coffee after. High School Glee Club to perform operetta The Ladies Aid in school auditorium Friday night March 5 at eight, Alma Mater song to be sung. Parent-Teachers meeting planned for Tuesday evening March 12. Play Scarecrow Creeps noted.
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School News
Columbia
Wellington
Shelby
High School Glee Club
Ladies Aid
Russia Increases Demands On Finnish Government
Paris dispatch reports Soviet Russia sent an ultimatum to Finland increasing demands on Helsinki. The expected expiry date is midnight Friday with details to be delivered at Helsinki town hall on Thursday night March 14. The item stands amid a blend of local church notices and social events in the same report.
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Paris
Paris Soir
Stockholm
Russia
Finland
Helsinki
Williams Formula Promised To Cure Wide List Of Ailments
Advert declares Williams Formula a multitreatment medicine addressing stomach acidity constipation gas headaches nervous irritability and skin tone. It touts minerals and vital extracts for multiple effects and urges trial with economy sizes priced 190, 150, and 6 90 at leading drug stores.
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Williams
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