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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

5

Three Seek To Succeed Butler As Prosecutor In Lorain County

Lorain County voters face a May 24 primary with Howard R. Butler seeking renomination. Three candidates vie for prosecutor, two Democrats and one Republican, while several county offices show no party challenge. Wickens, von Blum, and Webber seek the Democratic nomination. Wickens faces no opposition for the Republican nod.

Lorain County Howard R. Butler Walter J. Wright S. >. Ward H. H. Nye William G. Wickens Lorain Adelbert Erie Avenue First Methodist Church Elks, Kiwamis Club Knights of Pythias Lorain College Club Ohio State Bar Association John von Blum King Street Oberlin Elyria Federal Land Bank Louisville, Ky Oberlin College University of Michigan Law School Western Reserve University Law School von Blum First Church of Masonic Lodge Exchange Club Opberlin Beney P. Webber

Snow Near Blizzard Levels Hit Great Lakes

Snow approached blizzard proportions in the Great Lakes area while clearing skies moved eastward. Light snow persisted in the region with rain on coasts and temperatures dipping from Minnesota to Texas. Overall mild warming limited snow accumulation though some fruit trees were damaged in Southern Illinois.

Great Lakes United Press Canada Appalachan U. S. Weather Bureau Louisiana Texas Minnesota Iowa Missouri Pacific Coast Illinois

Miss Helen Keiser Presents Piano Recital in Oberlin

Miss Helen Romaine Keiser, senior at Oberlin Conservatory, will give a piano recital Friday in Warner hall at 8 30 p m. The program includes Bach Partita No 2 in C minor Beethoven Sonate Op 96 Brahms Intermezzo Op 116 No 4 Debussy Danseuses de Delphes General Lavine eccentric Le petite ane blanc Ibert Novelette Poulenc Rhapsody in C major and Doh nanyi.

Oberlin, O Helen Romaine Keiser Oberlin Conservatory of Music Warner Hall Keiser E. L. Keiser North Pleasant Street Beethoven Brahms Debussy

Garden club pilgrimage to Metropolitan Park wildflowers

Oberlin Women’s Club Garden department plans a Monday morning bus-free tour to the Metropolitan Park to view wild flowers if conditions permit on May 6. A guide will lead the trails and members should meet at the Children’s Home at 10 15. Those with cars should call Mrs Wirkler at 3653.

Oberlin Women’s Club Metropolitan Park Metropolitan Park System Wirkler

Oberlin Women’s Club observes National Music Week program

The Music department will entertain friends with a musical program Friday May 10 at the Prospect school auditorium. Members meet for practice at Mrs W G Ferguson 89 South Professor Street Monday May 6 at 7 30 p m.

Oberlin Women's Club Prospect School W. G. Ferguson South Professor Street

Merry Wives Hostess Leads Year’s Last Bridge Evening

Mrs. Charles Weeks hosted the Merry Wives at the Wrigh t home on Woodland Avenue for the final meeting of the year. The usual bridge game was played with guests Mrs. P. G. Worcester Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Mary Mallory in attendance.

Charles Weeks Merry Wives Clarence Wright Woodland Avenue P. G. Worcester Edwards Mary Mallory

Engagement of Lois Arnette to Edward L Bliss Jr

Mrs. John Madison Arnette of Raleigh announces the engagement of her daughter Lois Arnette to Edward L Bliss Jr son of Dr and Mrs Edward L Bliss of 73 South Cedar Avenue Bliss is a Yale graduate and Oberlin High School alumna teaches at the North Carolina State School for the Blind. Mrs Curtis Holgate of Cuyahoga Falls arrives for a visit with Mrs Doren Lyons. Molyneaux of West College Street left for St Petersburg Fla with his parents. He will drive with his parents to Oberlin this week end. Mrs W P Hume has returned to her West College Street home.

DE. S. C. Ward Lorain County Ives Bildrey Avenue Lorain First Methodist Church of Masonic Lodge Knights of Pythias the Eagles The Elks Walter J. Wright Elyria Black River Lumber Company H. H. Nye Elyria City John Madison Arnette Raleigh N. C Lois Edward L. Blis, Jr Edward L. Bliss South Cedar Avenue Meredith College North Carolina State School For the Blind Bliss Oberlin High School Yale University Curtis Holgate Cuyahoga Falls Doren Lyons North Cedar Avenue Glenn Molyneaux West College Street St Petersburg Fla New York City Oberlin W. P. Hume

Community Notes: Birthday Tributes and Club Gatherings

After wintering with her son Dr. Donald C. Hume in Alliance Ohio Mrs Paul Gutman hosted a North Cedar Avenue party for daughter Pauline on her fourth birthday. Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters set a guest night at the K of P hall May 6 with a pot luck supper at 6 p.m. Visiting Nurse committee meets May 6 at 3 p.m. at Oberlin Inn. Mrs L M O’Neil hosted a Tuesday dinner for her grandfather Jacob Berg’s 90th birthday. many relatives attended.

Donald C. Hume Alliance Ohio Paul Gutman North Cedar Avenue Pauline Pythian Sisters K. of P. Hall Oberlin Inn

Three Outstanding Art Exhibits At Oberlin

Oberlin College hosts three May exhibits at the Dudley Peter Allen Memorial Art Building. A Ukiyoro Period Japanese show in the Textile Room features seven rare prints by Utamoro Hokusai Hokkei and Hiroshige loaned by Professor Philip D. Sherman, plus Oli textiles and No Drama Masques from the Museum. Cartoonist James Harrison Donahey lends a set of original cartoons from McKinley era to May as Ohio Mock Convention session runs. Mrs. Malcolm McBride loan adds a color lithograph by Toulouse Lautrec from Cleveland.

Oberlin Dudley Peter Allen Oberlin College Utamoro, Hokusai Hokkei Hiroshige Philip D. Sherman James Harrison Donahey Cleveland Plain Dealer Donahey McKinley Malcolm McBride Cleveland Oberlin Art Museum Toulouse Lautrec

Warns Against The Tendency To Overbuy At Ely High School

Emmet L. Carter spoke to Elyra high school seniors on prudent credit use and risks of overspending. He compared credit to electricity, warned merchants may oversell, noted six causes of business failures from overborrowing, and urged students to maintain good credit to foster stable homes.

Elyra High School Aucorum Emmet L. Carter Cleveland Reta:l Credit Men's Company Ross Winifred Seward Eiviia Credt Bureau Cs PB. Shively Carter Cleveland

Tug And Barge Stranded Report In Maumee River

Cleveland Coast Guard reports a radiophone message from Maumee Bay range light station about an unidentified tug and barge stranded in the Maumee river channel. Early lithographs include trial proofs of first states featuring Oscar Wilde and other subjects.

Cleveland, O Cleveland Coast Guard Office Maumee Bay Range Maumee River First States Oscar Wilde

Man Struck While Sleep Behind Rail Cars

Richard Ackley, 23, slept between Baltimore and Ohio trains near Washampton D. H. and was hit by a car undercarriage as two freight engines and 23 cars passed. He woke in a Columbus hospital with a head bump but is reported recovering. He had bought a half gallon of wine and drank some before dozing.

Farmers Sign Up In Lorain For 1940 Conservation Program

Lorain County farmers total 2,274 signups for the 1940 Agricultural Conservation Program as of yesterday, about 3 more than 1939. Grants for aid to buy Line are drawing some small farmers, while only five wheat insurance claims have been filed, all small and not enough to abandon the crop.

Lorain County T. H. Breyley Breyley Brewley Ohio

YMCA to Close 1929 40 Season and Begin New Swim Schedule

Boys at the YMCA will end their 1929 40 season this Saturday. New swimming classes start next week and run through the school year. Cadets meet Thursdays 4 5 pm and Saturdays 11 am 12 pm. Preps Wednesdays 4 5 pm and Saturdays 9 10 am. Juniors Tuesdays 4 5 pm and Saturdays 10 11 am. Working boys Tuesdays 7 8 pm and Saturdays 4 4 45 pm. High school Mondays and Thursdays 7 8 30 pm. Special advanced class Fridays 4 5 pm and beginners class Mondays 4 5 pm.

Max Roe

Portman Joins Chicago Air Line Pilots Council

H. G. Portman, former Henrietta youth and United Air Lines pilot, serves on the Chicago Council of the Air Line Pilots Association. The group denounces President Roosevelt's move to abolish the Air Safety Board and place the Civil Aeronautics Authority under the Department of Commerce.

H. G. Portman Henrietta Chicago Council of the Air Line Pilots Association Roosevelt Air Safety Board Civil Aeronautics Authority Department of Commerce Portman H. G. Porttman United Air Lines

Belgium first used copper-nickel alloy in 1860 coinage

The text notes the copper-nickel alloy was introduced by Belgium in 1860 for coinage and later adopted by the United States in 1865 for the three-cent piece. It states that the alloy was subsequently used for the five cent coin, today called the nickel.

Belgium United States

La Grange Seniors Stage Farce Spring Fever Friday Night

LaGrange Senior class presents the three act farce Spring Fever Friday at the LaGrange school auditorium. The plot centers on a Brookfield College rooming-house during Commencement week with students, parents, and a proxy causing comic mayhem. Cast includes Harry Butler, Rita Rothger, and others. directed by Dorothy Parsons with W. H. Oppermans assisting.

LA Grange LaGrange Brookfield College Spangler Professor Bean Brookfield Ed Burns Vic Lewis Howard Brant Harry Butler Edwin Moulder Melvin Bursley LaVerne Jones Elmore Pease Rita Rothger Marjorie Lasky Tony Zalenski Eleanor Heintz Beth Layman Sterr Woodruff Walter Spieth Dorothy Parsons W. H. Opperman Now, Peterson and Company

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