Six Elyria boys to attend Ohio Boys State next week
Six Elyria area high school juniors were announced for Ohio Boys State in Columbus starting June 19, with four new names added to two announced yesterday. Each boy is sponsored by a local group to cover expenses. the program runs ten days with participants forming a self governed state and local government.
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Elyria
Ohio Boys’ State
Columbus
Edward Beaumont
Hamilton Street
St. Agnes
Parent-Teacher Association
Donald Taylor
Huron Street
Elyria Rotary Club
Rudy Skinlet
Kilties Quartette to Sing at Elyria Church Again
The Scotch Kilties Quartette, recently seen at the Church of Christ, will return to Elyria for a Sunday night program at 7 30 p m. No admission is charged though a free will offering will be received. The group includes Howard Benedict, George Rule, Robert Campbell, and William Nimmo with Nimmo performing on the bagpipes.
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Church of Christ
Elyria
Will J. Foster
Howard Benedict
George Rule
Robert Campbell
William Nimmo
Moose Club Dinner Honors New Members
About fifty members attended a Moose Club dinner last evening to celebrate the recent class of twenty five new initiates from last month. The ladies served the meal while P. L. Dunham the secretary offered congratulations and praised the club’s activity.
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The
Moose Club
P. L. Dunham
Woman killed by lightning near Toledo field
Mrs. Rhea Devechio, 55, was struck and killed by a lightning bolt during a brief storm in Toledo on May 21 as she went to a field behind her home to bring her pet goats in from the rain.
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Toledo
Rhea Devechio
Plans for Retail Clerks Union Formation at Odd Fellows Hall
Twenty five clerks from local retail stores met at Odd Fellows Hall to organize a union and apply for a charter. They voted to reconvene next Thursday, inviting all interested clerks, with a speaker to attend. Details remain to be set.
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Odd Fellows' Hall
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Windfall Relief Money To Be Used For Bonds
Lorain County's eighty six thousand dollar relief windfall, turned over by the state auditor after tax surpluses were found, must be held in the county bond retirement fund until all relief bonds are retired, with the last due in 1944. The money is currently in the bond account, and any surplus after retirement may be used for relief expenses. Some officials had urged immediate use for relief.
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Lorain County
Herbert Duffy
Walter J. Wright
Parole scheduled for state reformatory inmate
Dave Wilkins, sentenced for srand larceny, is slated for parole August 12 per the Ohio Board of Parole. Michael Klein of Cleveland fined $19 and costs for reckless driving after arraignment before Justice Preston Coon. A Cox Transportation truck carrying structural steel tipped and burned on Route 18 near Wellington with no injuries. Cora Auble seeks divorce from Donald Auble on gross neglect and cruelty. George Mackin granted divorce from Grace Mackin for gross neglect. Nick Bires verdict in a parental rights case before Judge Cook. A collision near Route 2 and Staton Road injures Howard Boone and Mary Dambanzh. other minor crash reported at East Avenue and Second Street.
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Dave Wilkins
Here
Ohio Board of Parole
Michael Klein
Cleveland
Preston Coon
John Fulton
Cox Transportation Company of
Youngstown
Wellington
Todar
Howard Boone
Columbia Station
Mary Dambanzh
Grafton
Boone
Elyria Memorial Hospital
R. J. Conklin
LaGrange
Route 2
Staton Road
Emil Kubishke
Oberlin May Events Highlight Recitals and Commencement
Oberlin lists a busy May schedule with senior violin and organ recitals at Warner and Finney halls, plus makeup tests, track finals, and multiple commemorations. Commencement speeches feature Rev Ralph Lockman as the keynote, and Oberlin College hosts open days, exams, and final chapel exercises through May 29. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Gill Carter are set, with burial at Westwood cemetery and flowers requested to be omitted. The Oberlin Democratic Women’s Club meets May 25 at 7:30, featuring Elaine Shefler on wage division work, open to all interested, and the Oberlin Encampment hosts a fish fry for Scouts and leaders with County Prosecutor Howard Butler guest-speaking.
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John Lorenz Holzhauer
Amherst
Kolb Road
Black River
South Amherst
Agnes
Elmer
Fern
May
Myrtle
Helen
Hartman Holzhauer
Conrad Baetz
Brownhelm
William Baetz
Richard Sanders
Henrietta
Walter Albright
Clifford Smith
Elyria
Oscar Ceise
Carl Stinen
Lorain
George
Fred
Louis
Birmingham
Zilch Funeral Home
M. A. Hayes
First Evangelical Church
Camden Cemetery
Oberlin
Warner Hall
Elizabeth B. Kuelin
Finnay Chapel
Vivian Everhard
College of Arts and Sciences
Peters Hall
Ben Ley
School of Theology
Fairchild Chapel
G. Walter Fiske
Oberlings
Wooster
Graham
Forest Street
J. Glesner
Griffin
School l of Theology
Ralph W. Lockman
Christ Church
New York City
Shipherd Hall
Finney Chapel
Ernest H. Wilkins
Frances L. Hicks
Conservatory of Music
Carter
Sarah Gill Carter
Enat College Street
Sedzeman
Rev. Daniels
Westwood Cemetery
Oberlin Democratic Women's Club
Oberlin Inn
Misa Elaine Shefler
Qhno
Odd Fellows Hall
Howard Butler
Butler
Lorain Works Old Timers Banquet Recalls Past at Plant
John Gould and fellow officers chaired the year’s committee in a Lorain Works gathering. Supervisors, retired leaders, and workers—W. Lawrence, C. Buswell, G. Ferguson—shared memories, praising loyalty and friendship amid present operations and plans for future milestones. A staged reminiscence highlighted past fixtures and the old Hyre farm as tonight’s spotlight turned toward tomorrow.
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John Gould
Robert E. Brylan
W. W. Mortimer
H. S. Geisel
Alexander Hoke
Luther Koontz
George Greenwood
Wire
Warren Clark
E. W. Brown
Lorain Works
P. P. Reese
D. W. Lawrence
Lorain
C. G. Buswell
Elyria
Cashier
George M. Ferguson
Lake Terminal Railroad
Lawrence
Buswell
Ferguson
Hyre
Decker Place
Max Suppes
Sie
Helen Adams
Suzette Bird
Hazel Smith
Mary Polutnik
Elsie Sherman
Sian Ellison
Henry Jenkins
Powell Jones
Sam Owens
Art Proseer
Glebee Road
Azaliah Hyre
Lyre
W. C.ard
Kunkel
Tiddlener
Charles
Che Din
Dining room talks amid locomotive glow in night scene
In a dining room the chatter about the past continued while a locomotive passed outside. Through the windows the glow of steel workers lit the dark sky, a familiar backdrop as the participants balanced memory with future prospects.
Elyria Education Association Meeting Notes
Thirty six Elyria teachers gathered at the Elyria Woman's Club for a combined business and social meeting. Miss Margaret Edwards, newly elected National Education Association convention delegate, thanked local teachers for their support. Miss Sabra Armstrong reported on the Canton Ohio Education Association gathering. Miss Ebba Posyellus said city PTA groups will back Clara Tree Major Players productions next fall featuring Daddy Long Legs, Little Men, and Hansel and Gretel. Entertainment was by the Elyriaus quartet Harland Brown, Robert Burne, Walter Smith, and Alan Van Wormer. It was the final meeting of the 1956-57 year for the association, formed only recently.
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Elyria
Elyria Education Association
Elyria Woman's Club
Margaret Edwards
National Education Association
Detroit
Sabra Armstrong
Ohio Education Association
Canton
Ebba Posyellus
Clara Tree
Hansel and
Gretel
Elyriaus Quartette
Harland Brown
Robert Burne
Walter Smith
Alan van Wormer
Dental Hygiene Film Shown In Elyria Schools
A dental hygiene program titled Holy Testic Grow was shown to children in Elyria's first six grades across public and parochial schools and was set to close today. Miss Thelma M. Myers, a dental hygienist with the Ohio Department of Health, presented the film and gave talks, charts, models, and demonstrations on proper tooth care. The program is sponsored by the Bureau of Dental Hygiene with cooperation from Elyria Health Commissioner Dr. G. E. French and staff.
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Bureau of Dental Hygiene
Ohio Department of Health
GE. French
Elrra
Lorain County Old Age Pension Office Marks Third Anniversary
The Lorain County old age pension office celebrates three years of operation led by William France with two assistants and five investigators. A new quarterly check rule has increased workload and pension adjustments. Since opening, 2,578 applications filed and 1,290 residents receive pensions. 321 have died. Monthly distributions exceed $25,000. About 200 Lorain applicants await final Columbus approval. roughly 80 new cases are under investigation locally. The office began with three staff.
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Lorain County
William France
Hie
France
Columbus
Fina
SWOC Wins Big In Steel Election At Jones & Laughlin
Union leaders hailed the SWOC victory at Jones & Laughlin as a milestone in collective bargaining under the Wagner Act. Philip Murray predicted a wave of pro‑worker sentiment, while Horace Lewis called the result gratifying and urged focus on duties as work orders improve. If independents fail to sign, strikes could follow on May 25 after a 10 day deadline.
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SWOC
Philip Murray
CIO
America
Jones & Laughlin Company
Supreme Court
Jones & Laughlin
Horace Edgar Lewis
U. S. Steel
Dunbar
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Lewis
Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Foremen Hear Sports Writer Predict Yankees Sixth Pennant
Ed Bang, Cleveland sports writer, told Elyria Foremen's Club members that the New York Yankees are poised to win a new American League pennant this season. He noted the Indians have a strong roster but lack consistency, while Bang shared experiences from covering major events including the Kentucky Derby.
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New York Yankees
Ed. Bang
Cleveland Sport
Elyria Foremen's Club
Cleveland Indians
Bang
Yankees
Indians
Wedding at Grange Hall on Griswold Road Wednesday
Miss Hazel Behuke and Harold Blake to wed at North Elyria Grange Hall on Griswold Road Wednesday evening. Only Grange members and invited guests to attend. Rev B H Ryan of Amherst Methodist Church to officiate.
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North Elyria Grange Hall
Griswold Road
North Elyria Grange
Hazel Behuke
Howard Behuke
Lake Avenue
Harold Blake
Laurel Blake
Marseilles Avenue
B. H. Ryan
Amherst Methodist Church
Truck Driver Kidnapped. Tires Stolen en Route to Detroit
C W Turner of Clyde told police he was kidnapped outside Akron. His truck with 680 tires, owned by Red Star Transit Co of Cleveland, was looted of 19000 dollars. Turner was bound and driven around until about 3 am when he was dumped at the Summit county line on Route 15. he was slightly injured. The abandoned truck was found in Brecksville by Marshal W H Larkman.
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Cleveland
C. W. Turner
Clyde
Akron
Brecksville
W. H. Larkman
Turner
Summit County
Detroit
Red Star Transit Co
Motorist Arrested in Reckless Driving Case
Amherst defendant Wilnam Cranas of Amherst faces police court tomorrow after Motorcycle Patrolman Clare Parker arrested him on Clleve Land Street around 2:20 p.m. yesterday for reckless driving. The case details imply ongoing local traffic enforcement and legal action.
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Wilnam Cranas
Amherst
Clare Parker
Franks
Clleveland Street
Markets Cleveland Butter Livestock and Grain Prices
Cleveland market notes show butter steady at 34 cents extra, live poultry varied with hens heavier and leghorns around 16 to 18 cents, and a broad range for potatoes and onions. Cattle and hogs quoted with mixed shifts, sheep and lambs easing, grain prices in transit and in elevators for wheat corn oats and barley, with Alabama and California potato varieties and assorted produce prices listed.
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Cleveland
U. S
Calif
Alabama
Chicago
IO Gale
Tymouth
White Rock
Plymouth
Leghorn
Bareback Springs
Ile
Tome
Tome Tbe, No. 28 Turkeye 4c; Ducks, White and Colored, 44% She. Np 16c, Smalte
Rock
U. S. Dept. of Agr
U.S
California
Boy Bitten by Grandfather's Dog Treated in Elyria
Frank Schoditsch three year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Schoditsch of 1356 East Avenue was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon for a laceration on his lower right eyelid caused when his grandfather's dog snapped at him.
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Frank Schoditsch
East Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Republicans seek 12 department overhaul of 100 agencies
Congressional sources say Republicans would vote as a bloc against the plan to consolidate more than 100 government agencies including the Federal Power Commission and the Federal Trade Commission into one of 12 chief departments. Some Democrats oppose to keep independent agencies free of departmental regulation.
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Federal Power Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Attorneys Seek to Uphold Rights of Plaintiffs in Legal Action
A petition filed by Samuel Deutsch Archie West Hubbard Wilcox and others claims defendants’ conduct violates law and degrades the legal profession. It names several petitioning attorneys and notes more may join as parties to the action.
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Ing
Samuel Deutsch
Archie H. West
Hubbard Wilcox
Archie West
Joseph Petro
L. 8. Ashenbach
Wayne C. Black
George Chamberlain
J. W. Dilgren
L. D. Hamlin
Richard Horan
Clayton Horne
Dave Hyman
Harry Hyman
Samuel Kalles
O. K. Mischka
J. K. Nece
Andrew Ormsby
A. R. Webber
Frank Wilford
Frank Wilcox
Legal clash over rights as I W C dissolves case
Mrs Land and her son testified they represented the applicants in court while denying participation in their appearance. George Palda of Cleveland for the A C U argued the union's role was to protect applicants' rights. Officials introduced exhibits alleging Communistic tendencies and submitted the organization's constitution and by-laws as evidence.
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Ohio
Kilties” Quartette
Broad St
Crawford’s
Women's Auxiliary
Home For the Aged
Acme
Furnis
O'Donnell Paint and Wall Paper Company
John L. Riddle
John Lithie Riddle
R. D. Amherst
Court House
Cora Auble
Donald Auble
George E. Mackin
Nick Bires
D. A. Cook
Parenthood
Mary Zapoteczny
Dan Nuby
East &7Th
J. B. Johnson
Ohio St
Second Street
Esther Wood
Spree Street
Allan Harrie
Union St
College
Misa
Martha
Heinrich
Dorothy A. Tirrell
Flowey Chapel
J. Howard Tucker
Jean Warner
West College Street
North Adams
Massachusetts
G. C. Bowman
Massachusetts State Teachers College
Maude B. Warner
Harlan Slater
Fort Hayes
Harry Slater
Hollywood Avenue
Kenneth Worcester
West Vine Street
East
Sederis Restaurant
Old Age Pension Office
Crucible Steel
Pittsburgh
Inland Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Republic
National Steel Corporation of
FE. T. Weir
Weirton
W. Va
National Steel
Weir
Regional Labor Board
Republic Steel Corporation
Aliquippa
Grange Hall
Germany
Stone’s Grill
SATUE
Rick
Sheets Elevator Co
Montana Milling Co
NEAN
F. A. Humphrey
Garden
Crystal Restaurant
Court Street
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