Elyria Pioneers face rough year as Latin Day cited
The piece notes Elyria High's Pioneers failing to reach state after a Regional Class AA loss to Cathedral Latin. It previews Coach Dale Reichenbach's upcoming fifth season, listing returning players led by Ted Gottfried and Paul Walker, plus several juniors and sophomores shaping a hopeful lineup. It also recalls mayoral labeling and local business history tied to Elyria's sports and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High
Cathedral Latin
Berea
Columbus Keys
Elyria
Thurman Taylor
Les Bowman
Jerry Gilbert
Reichenbach
Ted Gottfried
Ohio
Gottfried
Paul Walker
Dick Novak
Bill Mrukowski
Brian Hays
Jimmy Jones
Walt Rock
Jim Guest
Billy Gast - Gottfried
Mrukowski
Walker
Amazing con man Harold J. Barney swindles secretaries
Washington D. C. man Harold J. Barney, an accused swindler nabbed by the FBI, told a secretary he had been to Venus and was chosen by top Venusian men to build Earth Venus communications. He gained a few hundred dollars from her as she funded a supposed system, while the secretary was drawn by the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unifax
Harold J. Barney
Washington, D.C
Barney
FBI
Washington
Pounder
Venus
Earth
John Jackson
Laday
Kaddy
Laddy
Barney Blarney and a Nation of Quotes
A cluttered column riffs on barbed office talk and political quotes, with asides about a secretary in Washington and a $38,000 gift. The piece weaves in local notes from Elyria, Oregon, and Monaco travels, then pivots to sports nostalgia, civic quips, and a personal scene of winter fatigue and fishing maps.
All About Pictures Contests and The Graflex Prize
An article explores the Graflex Contest and how top entrants stand out through technical skill, timing, and planning. It highlights Eric Scott’s Vancouver to Victoria ferry shot, discusses exposure, depth of field, and subject timing, and offers practical tips for shooting in rain fog and mist to capture true reality with proper light and composition. It emphasizes preparation, patience, and waiting for the decisive moment, plus the impact of weather on photography and the need to adapt exposure and filters accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Scott
Vancouver
Victoria
Gulf
Ingine
Arbor Day origins and worldwide observance traced
Arbor Day began in Nebraska in 1872 with a million trees planted and spread to all states and territories. Morton of Nebraska originated the idea, later urging schools nationwide to plant trees. Ohio first moved in 1883, with Cincinnati’s first Arbor Day tree planting. The practice echoes ancient customs, and global reforestation effort follows.
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Union
Nebraska
Whitsuntide
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Switzerland
Florida
Utah
Pete
Arkansas
Morton Sterling
United States Department of Agriculture
Cleveland
Ohio
Cincinnati
Gobi Desert
Outer Mongolia
America
Arbor Day
J. Sterling Morton
Grandmother’s unexpected babysitting caper ends in chaos
A Lakewood Colorado grandmother recalls advice on grandparenting and shares a chaotic visit with her daughter’s infant. While babysitting, she battles a leaking bottle, a muddy toddler, a neighbor boy, and a chocolate mess, concluding she can’t handle it anymore.
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Nita
Kay
Dickie
May
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Russ Davies
J. Grant Keys
Clayton C. Bowers
Mr. Bowers
Ohio Edison Co
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Kamm
Bowers
Clarence Phillips
J. Adolph Ebert
West Broad St
Park Wooster
Wooster
Alison Wooster
Ebert
Four Horsemen
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Dame
Elmer Stuhldreher
Jim Crowley
Don Miller
Ebher Layden
Knute Rockne
Grantland Rice
Lorain
J. C. Pertney Co
Brod St
Mike Whitman
Penney Co
Berson'’s
Whitman
Pittsburgh
W. T. Gram Co
Mansfield
Carolyn Wills
Chesterfield
D.C
South Carolina
University of South Carolina
Pat Garnett
Carolyn
James E. Leppard
U.P
Miller
Joe Cowden
Monaco
Rainier Hit
Millie Amato
C-T
Erie
Ford O'Dell
Erie County
W. N. Bates
Joan Jackson
Bobbie Oldenburg
Charlie Snivak
WEW Post
Post
Grant Keys
Vern Bell
Points Foith
Justin Martin
Princess Grace
Elyria Grace Kelly
Maurice Wlood
Good Samaritan
Bruce van Camp
van Camp
West Third St
Bruce
Mike Firment
Joe Schmee
Tennessee
Kentucky
B.C
Scott
OSE
Germany
Evelyn Andrews
Lakewood
Colo
Thelma L. Beach
New Orleans
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