This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
8
The piece blends harbor sightings with Telescope Row scenes near Bryant Park. Joe White and Elliot Worman operate a $500 telescope attracting locals for Venus glimpses while police avert disruption. A nostalgic portrait covers ships, pickpockets, and urban life under a Maine-born sailor who found peace among the stars.
May 20 graduates from St Marys School eighth grade include Bernice Balmert Doris Casper Margaret Fersett Jean Holbury Josephine Hricovec Janice Merrick Anita Schmidt Laura Stockard Charlotte Tomasek Doris Wearsch Kenneth Balmert William Bommer George Gates Norman Kempf Kenneth Klein Walter Lenard Robert Noll Patrick OBrien Bernard Rink Raymond Riegelsberger James Stockard and Raymond Wroblewski.
The Royal Circle of the M E Church will host a May breakfast at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Stagg on Wednesday morning May 22.
The high school held its annual picnic at Paritas Springs on Saturday while the grades visited Cascade Park in Elyria for the day.
Mr and Mrs Edson Moser Mr and Mrs George Houserman Mr and Mrs Elton Wernert Mr and Mrs Ira Gough and daughter Doris and son Hubert and Glenn Hubbard spent the weekend at the Tulip Festival in Holland Michigan.
Mr and Mrs William Smith move into the former Baptist parsonage now owned by Mr and Mrs L Heckel. Willard Pickering joined Elyria friends for dinner. G L Jenkins Cleveland McDonald and Eileen Higgins attended the Hungarian Baptist churchs 20th celebration in Elyria. L Pickering family spent a weekend in Homer Michigan. Mrs Gibson, visiting at the Pickering home, traveled with Mr and Mrs Jack Tavior and children from Lakewood, and Mr and Mrs Harold Limpert and family visited Ed Caspers home.
Mr and Mrs Norman Walter and son Lee and Mrs Walter of Cleveland spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs F Shafts. Mrs Charles Caughill of Harbor Beach Michigan visits Mr and Mrs Raymond Matz.
Kankakee Illinois nine years of total blindness ended for Mrs Schuyler D Burson who, upon walking down a city street after an operation, exclaimed that skirts are short this year.
State health department records show John Conrad Wacker of Spring Hall in Montgomery became a father for the second time within 24 hours of John Conrad Wacker Jr. of Springhill Street Mobile becoming a father for the first time.
AF notes that 4-H club meeting reports appear under this heading three times weekly on Monday Wednesday and Friday. News reporters prepare reports a day before publication.
The Markley Snappy Snippers met at Mrs. Woodings home on May 14 with members Barbara Jean Prindle Winifred Smith Margaret Roberts Margeret Smith Marion Roberts Ruth Keller Edna Ross Olga Kaczay Elaine Sprague. Officers include Margaret Smith president Margaret Roberts vice president Ruth Keller secretary Marion Roberts treasurer Olga Kaczay recreation leader Elaine Sprague news reporter. Next meeting set for May 21. Refreshments were served by Barbara Jean Prindle and Mrs Woodings.
Elaine Holmes leads the 4-H club into summer as schools dismiss and vacation begins. Members start Summer projects and organize activities for the warmer months.
Harry Riggs elected president of the 4 H Calf and Colt Boys club in Dr. Hyde office. Calvin Whitney as vice president and Howard Jamieson as secretary treasurer. Other members include Arthur Ross and Richard Witbeck. Next meeting May 27. joiners see advisors Lyle Jamieson or William Barber by May 23. Henrietta 4 H club met May 14 with 19 members at Raymond Petty home. Constitution adopted. bat ordered for baseball. Next meeting May 27 at Alien Kentleigh home for baseball practice at schoolhouse.
The Mark ley Triple H Boys 7 H club held a meeting Thursday evening May 16 at the home of Mr and Mrs A C Haynes. As the opening exercise and recreation part of the evening the boys listened to their favorite radio program.
President Ralph Richards led the session with Bob Haynes reading the prior report. The secretary is Bob Haynes and two new members are to be enrolled at the next meeting on Thursday evening May 23 at Warren Hollis home. Warren Hollis is appointed news reporter and refreshments will be served at future gatherings. The group closed by reciting the Four-H Club Pledge.
The Merry Mixers gathered at Dorothy Falkner's home on May 7 with Janet Irons presiding. Hazel Bement and Marion Hent led Manners topics. adviser assigned next meeting tasks. Indoor games followed refreshments. next gathering set for May 24 at Evelyn and Juanita Stroud's home.
Postmaster C. J. Sartor at the Elyria post office will take the names of local men interested in joining the Army or Navy. The list will be sent to Cleveland offices. Sartor said the plan responds to requests from youths unable to travel to Cleveland. Previously a recruiting officer visited Elyria, but that practice has ended.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.