Taken From Our Files Dance plans and local notes amid March events
Taken From Our Files lists a school dance sponsored by Eaton High with a March 31 date. It mentions March 19 travel plans for Mrs Janet Longbon to Mount Rainier Maryland to live with her son Charles and that Frank W will accompany her. The item also references 43 years of farm bureau activity, local obituaries, and various community notes from Elyria and Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Longbon
Mount Ranier
Charles
Frank W
Daughter Born At Lakewood Hospital On Wednesday
Daughter born at Lakewood Hospital on Wednesday. Celebration coincides with the birthday anniversary of Mrs. A. J. Carpenter, Wesley’s mother. Mr and Mrs Robert Jamieson and Hubert Jr returned from St. Petersburg after a lengthy stay. Mr and Mrs Lee Watknee and family of Chatham were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs W R Hawke. The piece notes the inertia of habit as a powerful life force.
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Lakewood Hospital
Wesley
A. J. Carpener
St. Petersburgh
Florida
Robert Jamieson
Hubert, Jr
Lee Watkdee
Chatham
Sundar Dinger
W. KR. Hawke
Rapid shifts in Latin America spark fascist trend concerns
The text describes Paraguay’s postwar turmoil, a military revolt against Ayala, and Colonel Ramon Franco’s rise to power. It links South American instability to a spread of fascist-like governance influenced by Mussolini style economics, drawing wary comparisons to European regimes and U.S. political fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Chaco
Eusebio Ayala
Gran Chaco
Ayala
America
Uruguay
Upus
Europe
Roos
Stop Sign Obedience urged for road safety
A local civic piece urges strict compliance with STOP signs on highways. It declares STOP is a command not a suggestion and warns disobedience endangers lives and property. The author emphasizes signs are for public protection and calls for universal obedience.
Soviet Regime Replaces Competition With Friendly Contest
A Soviet order bans the word competition replacing it with friendly contest to imply mutually aiding progress. In practice the state seeks to curb rivalry while pushing output gains, noting that the drive to improve persists regardless of terminology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Stalin
Soviet Union
Washington Burden Grows as Bureaucracy Expands
An editorial argues the federal bureaucracy has outgrown Washington and now occupies 2.5 million square feet in 103 DC buildings plus 12.9 million feet beyond, forcing staff into costly rents. It warns of overflow to Baltimore and other cities, urging reduction to manageable proportions and noting the New Deal size as a warning. The piece ends with a critique of the era’s prose and phrasing.
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Ickes
National Capitol
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Congress
Washington
Potomac
Coolumbia
New York Herald Tribune
New York Day by Day Odd Mind and Lively Riff
A 1936 column by 0 C McIntyre blends quirky humor with domestic scenes. The narrator muses on a chaotic mind, recalls ladder mishaps, and riffs on everyday furniture and appliances, ending with a patent-like flourish on home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
0. C. McIntyre
Anniversary notes and births listed from old press
Anniversaries and birthdays from a historic paper page list figures such as Asa IL Marmaduke and Theodore A Metz, plus Roger Williams and Karl Marx, with birth and death details. The note section includes Roger Williams Rhode Island charter hearing, Catton gin patent, and various 19th and early 20th century figures, ending with Sunday and Today’s birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
el Whitney
London
Karl Marx
Tralians
New Orleans
Hillstrille
No Shame in Nakedness, A Call to Christian Repentance
A preacher laments loss of modesty and moral restraint in America. He links public nakedness to a broader decline in Christian consciousness, condemns educators who remove sacred ties from youth, and warns that societal decay brings divine judgment. The piece urges repentance through the blood of Jesus and promises peace in a world of sin.
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Drazen
Evers
America
Apostle
Roma
Jeremiah
Pearce
Jesus
Horoscope and scattered genealogical notes mix of names
A fragmentary column lists personal briefings and birthdays for figures like Charles of Hollywood and Maj. Gen Sir Eruzens Fiss, interwoven with a dated horoscope note. The prose shifts to personality traits and a whimsical aside on butterflies sensing air pressure, all in a faded, disjointed OCR style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tary
Blair Co
Charles
Hollywood
Thainois
Lee Shubert
New York
Syracuse Noy
Sir Eruzens Fiss
Arthur 5
Twin son born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Hawke
Mr and Mrs Arthur Hawke are parents of a twin son weighing pounds and ounces born Thursday March 3 at Berea Community Hospital. The family includes Robert Arram Burien and others. Mr and Mrs Leland Durts hosted at Sunday dinner for son Leland Jr’s third birthday on March 3 with a white and slow decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hawke
Berea Communty Hospital
Robert Arram Burien
Local Socials and Grange Events Feature Community News
Mrs. Charles Strickland and family host a gathering with relatives from Ridgeville and Rich Menn. Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Cor Bist Covers and the Stir family attend in honor of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson entertain at a black dinner for a daughter’s birthday and a birthday party for their son. Eaton Grange’s Edgeville meeting sees five local candidates join the first and second degrees. Ridgeville Grange serves lunch after the session. Reverend A. KR Stevenson, Mrs. Wolfe, her son, and Mrs. Lous Munn are among the Eaton candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Strickland
Waiter Cor Bist
Hugh Stir
Shirley Anne
Ritchmenn
Ror Jackson
Arlack
Twente
Eaton Grange
Edgeville
Eaton Deries
Ridgeville Grange
Eaton
A. KR. Stevenson
Wolfe and Son
Lous Munn
Oldag kin tour and pilots visit in Ohio
M A W Oldags daughter visited Cleveland and rode an airplane with pilot Lewis Mellen. Edward Chapek of Cleveland, also a pilot, recently flew here and landed in Merle Strang s field near Oldag residence. He dined with his mother-in-law Mrs Cha pek and returned home. Grange officers banquet at Penfield Thursday night features State Lecturer Fichter as speaker. Maryland bound Charles Box rents Langhan farm and will move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M A. W. Oldag
Cleveland
Lewis Mellen
Edward Chapek
Merle Strang
Oldaz
Grange
Penfield
Fichter
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Eaton High Behvel
Elyria
Ace Farm Bureau
Sheffield
Columbia
Camden
Ridgertie
Oberlin
Harry Alber
Lawrence
West College Street
Hie
Oberlin College
Ubertin
EM Wams
Williams Aa Products
Pinsma
Studebaker C
Clarence Humphrey
Mex CO
EL Serichland
Walter Cornish
Frank Horney
Bertha Dember
EL M. Hthawas
John Hahn
Cornish
AEDS
Ems Club
Ron Ward
Clarence Brust
Ren Mull
Julien White
George Biard
Elf
Muck
Mareh Buarth Tiverg Cornish
Raat
Airs
Ililaess Sthires
Walt
Monda
Uuflien
Teo
Mary
Jacke
Aigu
Mr Fishburn
Carl Wricht
Grantem1
Obert
EL. Letemd. Jr
Jasch Rstrid
Weet Center Road
Charles Yost
M Neu
Alan Unm
Eison Mann
Russia
Oll
Hagoed
Ethiopia
Berdawer
B.C
Cicero
Tiro
Nyss S. Lested Pratere Sindecate
Fine
U.S Pat OF
Marca
Myrself
Norte
Ree
Feren
Julie
Major Bowes
Hillsborough
Asa IL
Lo Taw
Portland
Groton
Mass
John
Marmaduke
Sts. Louis
Miouri
Mar Arrow Rock
Teodore A. Metz
New Yorks
Tin Pan Ailey
Ashims
Dorn
Germany
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Vic
Albert
Princeton University
Edna W. Chase
Vogue
Asbury Park
N. T
Basil Manly
Federal Power Commission
Creenville
S. C
J. Elliott Ross
Charlottesvile
Clarence E. Ridley
Chicago
Armada
Mich
Matimn Gorky
Harold L. Ickes
Secre
Golden Legion
Caleforasia
Crowell
California
Rome
Firthday
Leland Durtss
Leland
Yslow
Jacob Smith
Mary Ellen
Elbert
Richard
Marjorie
Shirley
North Orn
Herosrt
Jane
Maryland
Charles Box
Langhan Farm
Cities Service Products
Esker & Fox
Esker Harold Fox
West Avenue
Second Street
the Bank
THE
Elyria Savings & Trust CO
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Middle Avenue
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