School board bids fire escapes. hires principal
The school board received bids to build nine fire escapes including at the Washington, Franklin, McKinley, and Lake Avenue schools with a low bid of 1600 dollars. The Cleveland Southwestern and Plumbers Traction Co aided a new station project near the Big Four tracks at Addlington. Amherst report notes William Webber named new high school principal and salary for Superintendent Granfield was raised to 2100 per year.
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Slyria
Wash-Bton
Franklin
McKinley
Lake Avenue
Cleveland Southwestern and
Plumbis Traction Company
Adlington
Gun
Amherst
Pstoo Pight
William Webber
Ranfuel
Train collision near Abbe Road claims one life
In the Abbe Road area a collision between two westbound freight trains killed Lake Shore brakeman E Jump and injured two other crewmen riding in the caboose. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon and involved a far end collision on the east side yards.
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Ulyria
Wl. E. Jump
Fast Bridge
Sreat
Lake Shore
Ards
Abbe Road
Oberlin
Henry Churchill King
Three suits seek halt to road work in Columbus
Chron Chronicle Telegram reports three injunction suits filed in Columbus charging bribery and favoritism in highway contracts. A temporary restraining order bars the late treasurer from paying about 50,000 for already completed work.
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Colmbus
Judgioners
Snoozer is Elvira's new alligator name chosen in Elyria
Five dollar yard prize goes to Elizabeth Spinks for naming Elvira's alligator amid a citywide naming contest. Mayor James Hewitt announced the winning label after hundreds of Elyrians suggested options.
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Elvrra
Chas
Elizabeth Spinks
Eagies
Sugpain
Elyrians
James Hewitt
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Nichigua
Nicaragua
TIA
U.S. Delegates Named for World Economic Conference
Secretary of State Cordell Hull will head the American delegation to the World Economic Conference in London. The roster includes Raymond Moley, James M. Cox, Norman H. Davis, and Senator Key Pittman with other members to be chosen to ensure bipartisan representation.
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U. S
London
Cordell Hull
Raymond Moley
James M. Cox
Norman H. Davis
Key Pittman
Nevada
Senate
Wilted prize White Leghorn hen over ten years old
On the Silk farm in La Grange a White Leghorn hen hatched in 1923 remains active and laying eggs. Descended from the D W Young strain with ties to Madison Square Garden and Chicago Coliseum winners, she symbolizes a storied poultry line once shown nationwide. Silk notes other hens, including a nine-year-old, with progeny winning prizes at Cleveland Akron New London Elyria the Ohio State Fair and the Great Hagerstown Fair.
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Lassie D. Silk
R. D. J. la Grange
D. W. Young
New York Madison Square Garden
Chicago Coliseum
Silk
Silkc
Cleveland
Akron
New London
Elyria
Ohio State Fair
Hagerstown Md. Fair
Building and loan associations urged to ease mortgage load
Washington reports Franklin W. Fort, chairman of the Federal More Loan Bank Board, calls for expanding building and loan associations. He says about 11,000 exist now and every community with 1,200+ people should have one to take over a large share of mortgage financing.
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Washington
Franklin W. Fort
Federal More Loan Bank Board
United States
Fort
Sleepy Patrolman Dismissed in Fresno
Former Patrolman W. A. Willis was dismissed from the Fresno police force on charges he slept in his car off his beat while on duty. He was allowed to sleep as much as he wished today after the dismissal.
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W. A. Willis
belief in witchcraft widespread in Shakespeare era
The era surrounding Shakespeare was deeply permeated by belief in witchcraft with many people across society agreeing on its reality and influence. Clergy, scholars, and common folk alike referenced witches in sermons tales and local superstitions.
South Amherst Seniors Fare Well Program
The senior class held a farewell program in the school auditorium on Friday morning. Ruth Allsop read scripture, Ray Rachel wrote an essay, Gueneverre McCord wrote the class poem, Anna Martin presented To the Teachers, and Helen Pajor read the farewell essay. Faculty members Aliss Narvak Esther Narvak, Helen Meyers, Jack Quilhot, O E Duff, Flora Pyke, and Charles Brown spoke, with the class singing Farewell To Thee at the end.
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South Amherst
Ruth Allsop
Ray Rachel
Gueneverre McCord
Anna Martin
Helen Pajor
Aliss Esther Narvak
Helen Meyers
Jack Quilhot
O. E. Duff
Flora Pyke
Charles Brown
Mrs Nicol Hostess for Study Hour Club Meeting
The Study Hour Club met at Mrs. James Nicol home Friday evening with a brief business session. Members viewed childhood treasures from Smiles a Reminiscence of Childhood and heard a review of First Person Singular by Maugham. Mrs. Helen Baker won a contest. refreshments were served to nine members. Next gathering at Mrs. H. E. Moore.
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Nicol
James Nicol
Maughm
Isaac Slack
Helen Baker
H. E. Moore
Free medical exam for all new students at school house
On Tuesday all children starting school for the first time will receive a free medical examination at the school house. Parents are asked to accompany their children at this time.
Security Bene fit Association Meeting At En gle Home
Members will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Engle Wednesday night. Mrs. George Stephenson has returned home after a week with Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Baldry in Cleveland.
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Security Benefit Association
Arthur Engle
George Stephenson
Reginald Baldry
Cleveland
American radios dominate Swiss market in 1932
U P reports show about 231,400 radio sets in use in Switzerland at end of 1932, up 50 percent from the previous year. Of these, 85 percent were imported from the United States, 60 percent from Germany, 29 percent from Holland, and 16 percent from Austria. Remaining imports came from Great Britain and other countries.
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Washington U.P
Switzerland
Commerce Department
United States
Germany
Holland
Austria
Great Britain
Countries
Swimmers Reveal Texas Whisky Still
Tyler Texas Prohibition Officer W R Dickens and John D Porter encountered two men swimming at 6 AM in 26 degree air and found a 200 gallon still 800 gallons of mash and 20 gallons of whiskey in a pine thicket by the Sabine River. The bathers were arrested.
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Tyler
Tex
Prohibition
W. R. Dickens
John D. Porter
Sabine River
Crabs Pick Monterey Bay as 1935 Convention Site
Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz is selected as the 1935 convention site for the Pacific crab population. Fishermen report the season’s crab run as the largest in history with high demand from restaurants and markets along the coast. some firms report hauls up to 30,000 crabs taken in nets dropping into the bay.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
UPI
Monterey Bay
Pacific Ocean
Anxiety Bridges No Chasm Yet Across Society
A concise reflection notes that anxiety has not yet bridged any substantial chasm in society, suggesting persistent divides remain despite widespread concern.
Avon 4-H Club Elects Officers at Mrs Evens Home
Avon 4-H Club met to complete organization and elect officers. Eleven members enrolled. Officers elected include Norma Nissen president June Barr vice president Alice Jensen secretary Florence Fisher news reporter Rosemary Detzel recreation leader. Next meeting set for May 16 at Mrs Myerson's home.
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AVON
E. F. Evens
Norma Nissen
June Barr
Alice Jensen
Florence Fisher
Rosemary Detzel
Airs
Myenson
Auxiliary Meeting of Knights of St John Held at School
The Knights of St John auxiliary met at the school Tuesday evening with good attendance. President Mrs F J Rergelsberger led routine business and an invitation to the Knight of St John convention in Norwalk on June 1 was discussed.
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Knights of St. John
F. J. Rergelsberger
Knight of St. John
Norwalk
Diary of a modern Pepys and social notes in New York
A May diary chronicles state of world concerns and reunions in New York. The narrator plans to call on Verne Porter, bids farewell to Watterson Rotackers and Virginia, and greets Will Rogers. A pier visit with wife greets Win Larkin returning from abroad. Evening birthday dinner at Will Hamilton’s includes Isaac Marcosson Esmond O’Brien Ann Wirkpatrick Lois Long and others with folks lingering as rain begins.
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New York
Pepys
Verne Porter
Watterson Rotackers
Virginia
Will Rogers
Win Larkin
Will Hamilton
Isaac Marcossons
Esmond O’brien
Ann Wirkpatrick
Lois Long
Madison Square
Madison Square Moonlight as a Scene In The City
The piece evokes Madison Square in moonlight with Rio de scribe lines about the day, the porte cochere, iron deer and parosols blooming above victorias in the park. It notes movie scenarists might idle there in quiet hours and hints Grover Whalen as a notable retiring figure in the parade.
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Madison Square
Russ Cole
Community Activities and Social Gatherings Noted
The text records several local events including a special prize winner Mrs. Schafer and a list of attendees at Elyria cooking and canning school headed by Mrs. Mittlestead Bungert Jennie Young Wysoki Barren William Fisher Gunderson George Smith and Flora Moon. Also mentions visiting relatives in Kansas and Stitch and Chatter club gathering at Mrs Nagel with sewing and social time followed by refreshments.
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Schafer
Elyria
R. A. Mittlestead
A.A. Bungert
Jennie Young
Wysoki
Barren
William Fisher
Gunderson
George Smith
Flora Moon
Thomas Bailey
Evelyn Henson Wer
John Elison
Kansas
George Nagel
Public life unchanged by his celebrity glare
The subject remains a public figure seen at premieres and dinners, surrounded by autograph seekers despite a waning spotlight. An actress with her day notes she was not asked for signatures, as fans crowd the scene with albums and pencils.
Dotage and nostalgia flavor a Park Avenue note
The writer muses on beauty and memories in a breezy portrait of Mrs. Fullerton Weaver and the lingering influence of Andre Maurois, lamenting Irving Berlin’s retreat into sentimental tunes and wishing for livelier, sprightly music to lift spirits.
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Park Avenue
Fullerton Weaver
Notable Names and Odd Customs Highlight Summer Notes
Thingumahobs Kar Brush and husband Bob Winans summer at Rheims. Jim Walker cables A C Blumenthal to phone him. An old French custom. Lord Birkenhead adds a spoonful of coffee to his after dinner brandy. Paderewski plays bridge in spare time. Jacobus Goelet founded a family business in America and ran a stationery shop called The Sign of the Bible.
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Kar Brush
Bob Winans
Rheims
Jimmy Walker
A. C. Blumenthal
Birkenhead
Paderewski
Jacobus Goelet
America
Cigar Counter Encounter at the Cashier Desk
An attractive woman answers a French phone and dismisses the Colonel from an intimate invitation. She states Margaret will be home early and the Colonel must sleep with her instead, while the narrator pretends not to hear.
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Margaret
Local Notes From Rochester and Surrounding Areas
Local residents take Sunday visits to family homes across Clarkesfield Creston Akron Cleveland and Marion. Mrs Arthur Snyder shows improvement from tonsillitis. Lucille Wilcox returns home after appendicitis surgery at Memorial Hospital Eisnia with steady recovery.
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Rochester
Arthur Snyder
Rose Hodgkin
T. Dickinson
Clarkesfield
Frank Rick
Ward
Alcox
Rocky River
Mildred van Hoesen
Cleveland
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Russell Murray
Donald
Creston
John Murray
Dan McDonald
F. W. Riebe
Harry Sejeba
Leon Wolfe
John Wolfe
Akron
D. C. Mann
Helen Wolfe
G. W. Smith
Henry Kopeniaier
John Noll
Leroy Behner
Marilyn
California
Zoe Ferrin
Marion
Berd Ewell
Brighton
Lucille Wilcox
Memorial Hospital
Eisenia
Seven Birthday Party for Jane Culbertson Guests
On May third seven seven teen friends gathered for Jane Culbertson s seventh birthday party in Brighton. Georgette Tudor Margaret Tudor Leona Riebe Ila Pearce Margaret Pearce Dora Anderson Rosemary Ruth Harold Polk Richard Livermore Harrison Tripp Louise Russell Neva Treva Crittenden Jean Merrill and mother shared sandwiches fruit cocoa cakes and jello. Afternoon games followed with remarks by Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and a playful quote about a three year old son.
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Jane Culbertson
Georgette Mary
Margaret Tudor
Leona Riebe
Ila
Margaret Pearce
Dora Anderson
Rosemary
Ruth
Harold Polk
Richard Livermore
Harrison Tripp
Louise
Pussell
Ward
Neva
Treva Crittenden
Jean Merrill
Brighton
Unique Tangle Can Puzzle Baffles Provo Sociologists
In Provo Utah Pi Haera presents a self referential puzzle about Dela Irene Peterson and Truman G Atwood. Through marriages to Mary A Stringer and Francis T Peterson the riddle asks what relation Peterson has to himself, highlighting a paradoxical family linkage.
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Provo
Utah
Pi—Haera
Dela Irene Peterson
Truman G. Atwood
Mary A. Stringer
Francis T. Peterson
Miss Peterson
Peterson
Fragments Question Beauty’s Depth in Language
A clipped observation notes that the adage beauty is only skin deep remains a superficial claim. It hints at deeper meaning while using a pun on skin and saying.
Fissure Fistula Colitis and Vein Treatments Offer Quick Recovery
Dr. F M Sponseller in Elyria Ohio advertises treatment for fissure fistula colitis and varicose veins with no time lost from work. Contact 622 Elyria Savings & Trust Blog listing hours Tuesday and Saturday surgeries available.
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Elyria Savings & Trust
F. M
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