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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1939

Page

3

Catholics and Shriners Plan Flag Day Joint Event

In Cleveland a joint Flag Day observance by Knights of Columbus and Al Koran Temple Shriners was announced for Wednesday June 13. An evening parade to the municipal stadium leads to a baseball game between the two groups. About 10,000 members cover northeastern Ohio, aiming to draw as many as 50,000 spectators with flag ceremonies, massed bands, and patriotic remarks. Gov. Bricker and staff were invited. Otto Petzke and Raymond A. Jones head the organizing teams.

Cleveland Knights of Columbus al Koran Temple of Shriners Municipal Stadium Ohio John W. Bricker Otto Petzke Alustrious al Koran Temple Raymond A. Jones

Special Services Enter 35th Week At Elyria Gospel Tabernacle

The Elyria Gospel Tabernacle enters its 35th week of evangelistic services with a 9:30 A.M. Sunday school and 10:45 A.M. sermon by Evangelist Irvin E. Ade on Breaking Up the Fallow Ground. Evening services at 7:30 will cover The Six Scriptural Marks of a Born Again Man. Public is invited. Australia pegs 1938 wheat crop at 170 million bushels, largest in five years.

Elyria Gospel Tabernacle Irvin E. Ade Kingdom of God Australia

Catholic Charities Campaign Opens in Ohio Diocese

Fourteen thousand parish workers in fourteen Ohio counties prepare to launch a drive for Catholic Charities pledges. Edward G. Lawlor says workers represent the Archbishop and aim to solicit contributions from about 250 000 Catholic adults in the Diocese of Cleveland. Campaign visits should run from May 7 to May 13.

Catholic Charities Corporation Ohio Edward G. Lawlor Cleveland Schrembs

Senior Piano Recital at Oberlin Tomorrow

Miss Evelyn M. Smith, a Oberlin Conservatory senior from Vassar Mich, will give a solo piano recital tomorrow at 7 30 P M in Warner Concert Hall. She will be assisted by Mrs. Mary A Bennett in a program including works by Vinci Bach Beethoven Schumann Debussy and Chopin.

Oberlin Evelyn M. Smith Oberlin Conservatory of Music Vassar Mich Warner Concert Hall Schumann Debussy Chopin Miss Smith Howard Smith Prospect Street

Honors Day Assembly at Oberlin May 11

Oberlin announces Honors Day Assembly on Thursday May 11 with Professor H Carrington Lancaster Johns Hopkins University as speaker. Freshman to Conservatory lists and scholarships will be announced at Honors Chapel and Lancaster will speak on War and Drama.

Oberlin H. Carrington Lancaster Johns Hopkins University Modern Language Association of America Modern Language Notes

Oldest British drummer boy served since youth

London report notes A. S. Thompson as the army's oldest drummer boy at age 53. He joined the Territorials at 17, rose to company quartermaster sergeant, and later reverted to the ranks at age 50.

London A. S. Thompson Territorials

Campus Concert At Oberlin Opens 1939 Series Of Music

Oberlin College Bands start the 1939 Campus Concert series with a 60 player concert this Sunday May 7 at 4 PM on the Oberlin campus. Directed by Arthur L Williams and Ernest McClain the program marks National Music Week with works by Sibelius Hadley Coates Grieg Bach and Williams and features local soloists Duane Kline Wanda Pitman and Edwin Heilakka. The next week May 14 the Combined Oberlin College Bands of 120 players perform at the same time.

Oberlin Oberlin College Arthur L. Williams Ernest McClain Massillon America Finlandia Sibelius Henry Hadley Goldman Duane Kline Wilmerding Wanda Pitman Port Clinton Edwin Heilakka Holidays Cove W. Va Eric Coates Sigurd Jorsalfar Grieg Bach Ernest Williams

Wright Wedding Ties Columbia and Cleveland Families

Miss Winifred E. Wright daughter of Mr and Mrs James Wright of Columbia wed Joseph Bodalay of Cleveland on April 15 at the Columbia Methodist parsonage with Rev Thomas Hughes officiating A reception followed at the bride's sister's home in Lake Avenue Cleveland Bodalay works for Greyhound Bus Lines and Mrs Bodalay is with the Cleveland News They plan to reside in Cleveland on East 19th Street under Jack Wainwright noted bandmaster and organizer of the Wainwright Band Camp public invited to future concerts

Columbia Winifred E. Wright James Wright Joseph Bodelay Cleveland Columbia Methodist Parsonage Thomas Hughes Fred van Isenburg Lake Avenue Bodalay Greyhound Bus Lines Cleveland News East 19Th Street Ers Jack Wainwright Wainwright Lorain County

Surround Baltic With Neutral States

Berlin reports new German gains as Estonia signs a non aggression pact while Latvia nears a preliminary pact. Denmark Sweden Finland and Norway discuss similar pacts in Stockholm. Germany seeks to surround the Baltic with neutral states as Lithuania remains cut off. Greece may be invited to join safeguards amid British vows to aid Greece.

Berlin Baltic Sea Estonia Latvia Denmark Sweden Finland Norway Stockholm Joachim von Ribbentrop Lithuania Memelland Baltic Germany London Greece Great Britain Mediterranean

Harold Howell Planted 42000 Trees As Hobby Hero

Harold Happy Howell of Athens has planted 42 000 trees over 18 years as a lifelong hobby. He works by lantern light in the early morning, tending saplings because he likes to see and hear trees thrive.

Athens Johnny Appleseed Harold “Happy” Howell Middle West Howell May

Sheep’s Wool Record Set by McGinty’s Fleece

In Sydney N S W McGinty a sheep owned by a farmer at Yass yielded 2842 pounds of wool for the second year running. The animal once nearly dead was raised in the house and still roams about the yard. The owner earns about ten dollars yearly from the wool. George Johnson noted his heaviest fleece was 21 pounds after cutting over 390000 sheep in two decades.

Sydney McGinty Yass George Johnson

Camp personnel named for 1939 season at Vermilion River camp

Carl Wagner announces two assistant directors Russell Gleason and Richard Mathis along with four leaders Harrison Comstock Robert Karp Don Boddy and Maynard Unger for the 1939 Y Camp season at Iss-See-Kes Elyria YY MC on the Vermilion River. Camp opens June 20 with five periods for boys and a Girl Scout camping period starting August 6.

Iss-See-Kes Elyria YY. MC A. Camp Vermilion River Carl Wagner Russell Gleason Richard Mathis Harrison Comstock Robert Karp Don Boddy Maynard Unger Association Boy Scout Troop 100 Wagner

Mystery Estate Sanctuary for Animals in Marston Park

On a centuries-old estate near Frome, the owner bans killing any animal in Marston Park. The mansion sits at the center of 400 acres of woodland and has stood deserted for years. Lawns and gardens are overgrown and rabbits abound, with villagers telling tales of wild horses and cows of odd size roaming the grounds.

London Frome Marston Park

Colorado Elk Population Tops Twenty Thousand in State Forests

Colorado elk in 14 national forests now estimated at 20 000 head, a 455 percent rise since 1914. A D Moir notes hunting bans and 10 years of protection fueled recovery, with initial releases in 1912 in the San Juan Holy Cross Roosevelt forests and later expansions boosting herds near Estes Park.

Denver Rocky Mountains Colorado A. D. Moir Forest Service Division of Wildlife and Range Management Federal Service Moir Wyoming San Juan Holy Cross Roosevelt Forest Estes Park

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