Gift to Elyria Memorial Hospital Opens Maternity Expansion
F A Smythe donates 5000 to fund two new delivery rooms, two adjoining rooms, and a nursery at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The project aims to improve maternity facilities. last year the hospital accounted for about 70 percent of Elyria births, with 398 total births citywide. Smythe, longtime hospital board president, praised for philanthropy and civic leadership.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
F. A. Smythe
Smythe
Elyria
Teaching supply and demand reshapes postwar training
Postwar adjustment shows a steady 3.7 percent annual rise in public school teaching staff since 1922. Training outpaces vacancies as states curb normal school admissions, risking future limits for young people preparing for teaching.
True Greatness and Self Praise in Public Writings
The piece argues that true greatness avoids self-adulation and cites Thomas Jefferson’s modest epitaph as a model. It notes leaders rarely record grand ideas and that many claims of greatness rely on adjectives and titles rather than pure facts. It also claims there aren’t as many pegged girls as once thought.
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America
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Statute of Virginia
University of Virginia
White House
Notable Anniversaries and Birthdays Across History
A dated compilation lists anniversaries from 1785 and 1851 highlighting John F Pintard and James H Budd with birthplaces and death sites. It also notes today in history events from 1804 to 1926 and birthdays of Mary Boyle O Reilly, Bertrand Russell, Dr John G Bowman, and others, plus a horoscope and regionwide names like Lady Astor and Dame Nellie Melba.
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TODAS
John F Pintard
New York City
John Wilson
Chrisopher North
Scotland
Edinburgh
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Lincoln
Vergennes
Sparta
James H. Budd
California
Jamesville
Snockton
Calif
Mary Boyle O’reilly
Boston
Bertrand Russell
John G. Bowman
University of Pittsburgh
Davenport
Iowa
Edward L. Parsons
Episcopal
Lady Aster
Danville
Nellie “Melba
Australia
Baron Astor
Enoch W. Sikes
Clamson Agricultural College
South Carolina
Union Co
N. C
May 19 Horoscope Urges Caution Before Starting Business
The piece notes a steadfast nature and strong native ability. It advises greater success by working for others than pursuing personal goals and suggests examining plans closely before venturing into business for oneself.
Mail Order Brides charm crowded La Grange stage
A full house attended the Dramatic club’s Thursday performance Mail Order Brides in La Grange. The cast included Pinker Butler Atlee Jackson Skeet Snyder Glenn Myers Nance Henshaw Belen Zeroll Bob Henshaw Robert Fye Princess Harriet Knowles Rose Crandall Myrle Gow Jane Hamilton Kathryn Smith Deering Hamilton Joe Sanders Arabella Jennings Mildred Wigert Queenie Dugan Margaret Sooy Gaynell Jones Mary Stimson Nick Henshaw Stanley McAlpine William Hamilton Edmond Westrick. High school orchestra provided music and the show was a decided success. Mrs Roy Pearce visited Amherst and Carlton Adams fractured his ankle and bruised his arm in a bicycle accident Wednesday. A cast was placed on his leg Saturday at the Elyria Clinic. Mr and Mrs Vernon Rundle and family visited the home of his parents.
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Vernon Rundle
Morning tramp and shotgun theft at Lark's home
A tramp visiting Bootlegger and the Lark’s home sawed off two shotguns for breakfast. The item reflects a quirky early 20th century style. unrelated to marriage questions.
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John F. Dille
Families Gather for Social Events and School Notes
Many Elyria area residents hosted and visited relatives through Mother's Day weekend. Attendees included Calving Loomis and George Robbins in Elyria, Mrs. Charles Smith of LaPorte, and Fern Stranahhan at home. A large PTA gathering featured re-elected officers, plus talks by Prof. Moore and Rev. Siward. Elyria students prep for baccalaureate and commencement with music by local choirs. A London exhibition showcased an automatic gear shaft as a lever substitute.
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Calvin Loomis
George Robbins
Airs
Ford Loomis
Elsria
Sandusky
Charles Smith
LaPorte
Roy Abby
L. W. Stranahhan
Sarah Miller
Webb
Worthington
Ohio
W. H. Knowles
Vickery
Lakewood
Paul Sage
Vernon Rundle
Elyria
Alice Hastings
Orva Hastings
James Siward
Masonic
Andrew Rawson
Ford Hastings
Cleveland
Masonic Chorus
Flying Duchess Drops In On Friends From The Sky
The 63 year old Duchess of Bedford visits friends by airplane landing in their backyards near Bosham and Chichester. She travels between London and the country home, occasionally landing her plane in open spaces.
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London
Duchess of Bedford
Bosham
Chichester
Duchess with pilot license finds Ariosto manuscript in Naples
A field behind friends homes is cited as the setting for a visit when the Duchess unexpectedly locates an original manuscript by Ludovico Ariosto. The document, famed for four centuries' verse in Orlando Furioso, is reported as newly discovered in Naples.
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Ludovico Ariosto
Orlando Furioso
Naples
Vacation season buys at Elyria shop heighten home leisure
A local store markets Portable Victrola sets for $25 and $35, reconditioned pianos from $35 to $275, and Gulbransen Minuet uprights. Also advertised are Atwater Kent radios $77, B P S paints, Sunburst cleaner, Welsbach refrigerators, and sporting goods including D. and M. lucky dog gloves.
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A. B. Chase
Atwater
Kent
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Chronicle-Telegram
Second Street
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Diane
A&g Hudnut
J. Clare George
Robert KE
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vicksburg
Sebastian S. Kresge
la Grange
James Rundle
F. A. Smith & Bros
Elyria Block
Charis
2Nd St
Jane M. Hall
Mgr
Hallworthy
Oberlin Road
Elyria and
Willard
Broad Street
Flyria Furniture
Broad and
East Avenue
Lorain
Antalian
Broadway
Karl W. Plocher Insurance
Lorain Co. Bank
Andress
West Broad
Atlas Coal
Fields Corners
Lorain St
North Ridgeville
Root Road
Prica
J. H. Prince
Hubert Day & Sons
Day’s Music Store
Fred Koons
Gulbransen Co
Chicago
New York
Capitol Theatre
Victor
Kansas City
Day’s Hardware
Welsbach
Broad St
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