Grafton Priest Honored At Banquet
Father John Foster of Assumption Church in Grafton was honored Sunday for ten years of priesthood at a parish banquet. Ordained March 24 1928 in Rome, he celebrated his first Mass at St Peter’s tomb. Toasts and gifts from Holy Name Society and parish groups followed a program led by toastmaster Father Jenatus Dembowski.
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Father John Foster
Assumption Church
Grafton
Father Foster
St. John's Lateran Basilica
Rome
C. Paltiea
Tomb
St. Peter
Dorothy Konozal
Adeline Kantawski
Holy Name Society
Holy Tosary Sodality
Jenatus Dembowski
Leo Rygwalski
Thomas Washington
James Wilipiak
Joseph- Inc Filipiak
Walter Szrzesnaiak
Stanley Cimik
Hospital Head At Urbana Resigns
Miss Ruth Clyburn, supervisor of Champaign county hospital for two years, resigns March 29 citing intolerable conditions and lack of support by the nursing state. Resignation effective April 10. seven nurses recently struck over alleged unjust treatment. Miss Lora Moore resigned. Catherine Hertzler of Springfield named interim successor.
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Urbana
Ruth Clyburn
Champaign County Hospital
Miss Clyburn
Lora Moore
Miss Moore
Catherine Hertzler
Springfield
Champaign County
Banquet Draws Faithful From Four Cities
Cross Church Elyria hosts Holy Name Society members from Cleveland Lorain Elyria and Grafton for a banquet with arrangements team led by Miss Sophie Airs Mrs Florence Filipiak Mrs Helen Konczak Mrs S Klesta Mrs Mary Eberhart and Miss Theresa Barancha Presenters from St John Court Dat ish in Cleveland organized by Father Foster Noted mention of Robin Hood spanning 12th to 14th century archive aside
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Sophie Airs
Florence Filipiak
Helen Konczak
5. Klesta
Mary Eberhart
Theresa Barancha
Elyrian Invents Alarm Device
Charley Holtz of 425 Second Street invents a burglar alarm that triggers without any action by the victim and adapts the device to automobiles to deter theft. An electrician born in Petrograd, he left Russia after 1917, worked in Germany on radios, then migrated to America in 1923 seeking market opportunities.
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Charley Holtz
Second Street
Holtz
America
Germany
Europe
Petrograd
Leningrad
Russia
New York
Two Compensation Hearings At Ohio Industrial Commission
Two compensation cases were set for hearing before Rel Harvey Monck of the Ohio Industrial Commission. F. W. Cragin seeks medical expenses and compensation for a hernia from an April 14, 1937, incident at The Bender Body Co. Mabel Segraves, a waitress at the Brown Hotel, was injured after a three and a half hour shift when she fell. A. G. Emmett Gerity represents the commission. A transcript will guide the decision, with rights to court if refused. A separate traffic collision at 8:15 A M involved Mrs. Katherine Dubena and A N Smith on Middle Avenue and Fifth Street Alley.
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Relgrea Harvey Monck
Ohio Industrial Commission
F. W. Cragin
Bender Body Company
Oll
Mabel Segraves
Brown
Emmett Gerity
Katherine Dubena
Fairlawn Avenue
Middle Avenue
Fifth Street
A. N. Smith
Stanford Avenue
Reckless Driving Fine for Local Driver
Al Bauer of 1321 East avenue was fined $3 and costs for reckless driving after arraignment yesterday before Mayor Joseph Petro. The charge stemmed from a collision on March 23 with a car owned by R. R. Lee in front of Lee’s residence at 210 West avenue at 6 p m.
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al Bauer
East Avenue
Joseph
Petro
R. R. Lee
Lee
West Avenue
Russian prisoner and refugee finds new life in Elyria
A man recounts a peripatetic career from a New York phonograph firm where he could have earned 330,000 for patent rights but could not sell in the U.S. due to a German contract. He then worked in New Jersey for 12 years, visited California, and recently settled in Elyria, Maryland? No, Elyria. He reflects on a life disrupted by World War I, revolution, inflation, and hardship, living as a civil prisoner in Russia and a refugee before coming to America and considering marriage.
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Phonograph Company
New York
New Jersey
California
Ohio
Holtz
Elyvia
Russia
Germany
America
County School Track Meet Date Set for May Eighth
County school officials and the eOURLY BEHOUL committee chose Friday May 18 as the track meet date with venue to be decided later. High school boys’ events will mirror the state meet, girls and elementary events mirror last year’s. They also revised the county basketball schedule so each of 13 teams meets every other team next season. The Good Neighbor League will include Camden and Brighton. Clearview and Wellington stay in the Northern Ohio League. Baseball interest covers six or seven schools, five soft ball teams, with Grafton Henrietta LaGrange Ridgeville Eaton Avon Lake possibly Columbia, and a schedule to be drawn. The winner of district baseball goes to May district meet. softball teams include Avon South Amherst Penfield Camden and Brookside.
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Eourly Behoul Committee
Camden
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Brighton
Clearview
Wellington
Iater
Grafton
Henrietta
LaGrange
Ridgeville
Eaton
Avon Lake
Columbia
Collision injures three vehicles at city intersection
A car driven by Thomas K. Williams of Lorain ran a caution light at Lodt and West River, hitting Mike Lorenski of 126 Franklin Street Elyria. Williams then struck a parked truck owned by M. E. Ely of Euclid, damaging running boards and fenders.
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Lodt
West River Streets
Thomas KE. Williams
Lorain
Williams
Mike Lorenski
Franklin Street
Elyria
M. E. Ely
Euclid
Fire crews find no blaze at Hast Avenue home
Firemen from Hose Company No. 1 responded to 1303 Hast Avenue after occupants smelled burning odor. No fire was found. investigators determined smoke from nearby chimneys caused the scent. The two family residence was occupied by J. R. Roach on the first floor and T. J. Hutchings on the second.
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Hast Avenue
J. R. Roach
T. J. Hutchings
Home Office to Deploy Dogs With Police Units
London authorities plan to issue dogs to police to curb rising burglaries. The animals will accompany officers on urban outskirts, market towns, and remote rural beats to boost patrol effectiveness.
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London
British Home Office
Amherst Coming Events and Meetings Tonight and This Week
Amherst agenda lists Pythian Sisters, First Evangelical Church services, Avenue Club of Eastern Stars, County Grange banquet in Eaton with state chaplain, Elmer Johnson American Legion session, and a shifted meeting for the Amherst Democratic Women’s Club. Hospital auxiliary plans tea and National Hospital Day open house. hospital admits Mrs. Burton Coburn and others. discharges include Mrs. Frank Tomaszin.
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Amherst. G
Amherst Temple Pythian Sisters
First Evangelical Church
Temple
Upper Sandusky
Avenue Club
Stone City
Eastern Stars
Harry Standen
Cleveland Avenue
Gus P. Zilch
County Grange
Eaton, O
William Patterson
Elmer Johnson
The
American Legion
Legion
Gag
G. R. Wiseman, Jr
A. P. Roth
Grass Fires Rampage Across Hilyria Amid Later Blazes
Daily barrage of grass fires strikes Hilyria with five grass blazes confined to grass and a tree, plus an automobile fire. Incidents trace to discarded cigarettes and matches. fires spread from East Broad Street to a county ditch and to property along Beech Street near Radiant Mills. Firefighters from multiple companies battled four grass fires before a fifth call at Huron Street, with New York Central property involvement and Abbe estate grounds sustaining damage.
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Hilyria
Mlyria
Aix
Cleveland Street
East Broad Street
Boston Avenue
Beech Street
Radiant Mills Company
Prospect Street
Pilgrim Community Church
Huron
Shell Oil Company
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Wesley Avenue
Abbe
Engine Company No. 2
Townsendites Plan Membership Drive
Townsend Club No 1 held a meeting with Coy Neff presiding in Doane s absence. Plans for an extensive membership drive were announced. Parren of Indianapolis urged support for the Townsend Plan and urged letters to Washington for bill release. Cleveland speakers Hil and Hildebrand were named for April sessions. Oberlin club to host fish fry April 5 at K and P Hall. Strongsville mass meeting planned.
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Townsend Club
Coy Neff
Doane
C. E H. Waltz
Cleveland
Parren
Indianapolis
Tabt. L. Poughton
Ways and
House
Washington, D. C
Arthur P. Lamnick
House of Representatives
Reacher KB. Hil
Cincinnati
Hildebrand
Toledo
Oberlin Club
K. Af P. Hall
Oberlin
Strongsville Town
Local Briefs Round Up Visiting Guests
Mrs Margaret Earl returns from a several weeks visit with Mr and Mrs Homer Earl in Cleveland. Fed Hengen and daughter Frances visit Mr and Mrs J M Hengen in Salt Lake City. Mr and Mrs Charles Strauss of Chicago plan to move to New York and stay with Amherst relatives. Mr and Mrs Joe Eddy of Shaker Heights were Sunday guests of Air and Mrs William Wenzel.
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Margaret Earl
Homer Earl
Cleveland
Fed Hengen
Frances
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. M. Hengen
Hazel Street
Charles Strauss
Chicago
New York
Amherst
Joe Eddy
Shaker Heights
Air
William Wenzel
Town Meeting and Socials Set Across March Dates
Hall on Thursday evening hosts Slayton speaking on Town sendism or America salvation with delegations from Cleveland Sevea and nearby. Elyria Club No 1 plans regular party and Winter picnic at 136 Middle Ave. Music by Townsend orchestra. Odd Fellow’s Hall on Broad Street hosts party Saturday evening April dud with Tom and Jerry orchestra.
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Middle Ave
Townsend
Odd Fellow’s Hall
Broad Street
Tom and Jerry” Orchestra
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Amherst Democratic Women’s Club
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Hospital News
Burton Coburn
Spring Street
Henry Kane
Franklin Avenua
Calvin Towne
Jackson: Street
Frank Tomaszin
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Church St
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