Petitions Urge Hewitt Mayoral Candidacy in Elyria
A group of 19 Elyrians met at the Newell Hotel to draft Hewitt for mayor this fall. Petitions list four reasons for reelecting Hewitt, noting his experience, efficiency, and honesty. Hewitt had previously said he would not run, but organizers hope he changes his mind before the June 12 filing deadline with four candidates already in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrians
James A. Hewitt
Myron Jones
Newell Hotel
Jones
Hewitt
Knights of St John to Hold 27th Convention in Elyria
Elyria gears up for June 6 to 8 as more than 2,000 Knights of St John and auxiliary members gather for the 27th annual Cleveland Toledo Grand Commandery convention. Decorations contracts are let, Fourth Regiment of Ohio sponsoring and paying expenses, city officials aiding, with preparations to entertain a record crowd.
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Elyria
Knights of St. John and
Cleveland-Toledo
Ohio
Lorain
Avon
Ridgeville
Grafton
Executive Committee
Ohio Weather Forecast Promises Warmer, Increasing Clouds
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight in Ohio with Thursday turning increasingly cloudy and warmer followed by showers Thursday night. Yesterday’s highs included Huron 96 and El Paso 90, with a general 36 hour outlook noting further eastward drift of warm air supporting continued fair weather tonight and a Thursday shift to warmer, cloudy skies with possible thunder showers by night.
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Ohio
Legion Medal Winners to Be Entertained at Home
Forty four Eighth Grade boys and girls who win the American Legion School award will be picked up at eleven city schools and conveyed to the American Legion Home for an entertainments program tomorrow afternoon after a Memorial Day ceremony at Ridgelawn Cemetery. More than two hundred Legionnaires attended last night's meeting led by Senior Vice Commander Tom Welsh in the absence of Dr. A. R. Agate.
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American Legion
Ridgelawn Cemetery
A. R. Agate
Tom Welsh
Agate
C. A. Persons
C. F. Wolf
R. E. McDonald
W. H. Siler
A. B. Sprague
Alvie Smith
F. A. Dusthimer
American Legion Committee
Carl F. Wolf
Carl L. Smith
Gates
Harold Harwood
Mary Olsweski
Marian Malik
LeRoy Palvoorde
Holy Cross
Sophie Niegowska
Mary Murawska
Walter Boryczko
Chester Niegowski
Washington
John UI
Elyria
Fuel Elyria
Charlotte Kershaw
Jefferson School
Jefferson and
Ely and Allen
Ely
McKinley
Garford
Hamilton
Franklin, Roosevelt
Rotary Gear Welty Talk on Reappraisal Problems
Monroe H. Welty former Lorain County auditor spoke at the Rotary Club about the real estate reappraisal. He said 90 000 parcels must be appraised and workers must process 1.5 parcels per minute to meet the deadline with a projected 20 percent valuation decrease. He argued taxes must rise to fund government even if valuations fall and noted scientific appraisal methods while blaming tax problems on the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe H. Welty
Lorain County
Rotary Club
Seventeen Citizens Receive Certificates At Citizenship Night
Seventeen men and women at First Congregational Church received U S citizenship certificates during a Citizenship Night program by the Social Settlement Association. They sang America with pride, reflecting on their journey from seven European nations to the United States and to Elyria Amherst Avon and Grafton. Charles J Snoble explained privileges and obligations of citizenship, noting the one missing right is to become President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
America
Social Settlement Association
Krom
Europe
United States
Elyria
Amherst
Avon
Grafton
Charles J. Snoble
Commencement Program Set for Elyria Memorial School of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital announces the annual School of Nursing commencement at Elk's Auditorium on June 4. The event begins at eight with graduates Helen Mischka Thelma Stiles and Dorothy Wragg amid musical pieces by Mrs. Harold Schwind. Dr. Thomas Graham will deliver the keynote, followed by diplomas and pins presented by F W Hoover and Miss L Winifred Bowers. A reception and dancing will conclude the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Elk’s
Helen Mischka
Thelma Stiles
Dorothy Wragg
Harold Schwind
F. A. Smythe
Board of Trustees
C. F. Wiseman
Second Congregational Church
Thomas Graham
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Paul Wainwright
Walter Smith
Charles Querin
Schwind
Nadine Shambaugh
F. W. Hoover
L. Winifred Bowers
School of Nursing
State to let two Lorain roads contracts in June
Contracts for paving two Lorain county roads will be let June 9 by the state highway department per County Surveyor C. T. Biggs. Telegraph road from the city limits 1.3 miles and a Lake road section totaling 2.5 miles will be contracted. Telegraph road 20 feet wide and Lake road 30 feet. A 6.5 mile Medina-Norwalk road improvement in Wellington and Penfield townships will be let June 16. bituminous material.
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Lorain County
State Highway Department
C. T. Biggs
New Road
Lake Road
Medina-Norwalk
Wellington
Penfield
Biggs
New York Central
Telegraph Road
William F. Hagenmeyer
Nellie Kennelly
A. Beal
Elmer Beal
John Schaible
Ashland
Judge McClure Assigned To Court Here
Judge Nathan H. McClure of Medina is assigned to this court from June 8 to about July 1 to cover jury work. He succeeds Judge Lowell C. Bodey who served two weeks. The assignment by Chief Justice Carrington T. Marshall follows a request from Judge W. B. Thompson due to Judge A. R. Webber’s illness, with outside judge aid sought during Webber’s absence.
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Nathan H. McClure
Medina
W. B. Thompson
McClure
Lowell C. Bodey
Carrington T. Marshall
A. R. Webber
Thompson
Webber
James C. Scott Declares Candidacy for City Council
James C. Scott announced his candidacy for president of the Elyria City Council, subject to Republican voters in the August primaries. A 24 year resident and local contractor, he is active in labor circles, former president of the Lorain Building Council, and currently building superintendent for the Lorain County Building Commission overseeing the tuberculosis sanatorium project. He and his wife have four children from Elyria High School, and they live at 353 Columbus Ave.
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James C. Scott
Scott
Elyria
Lorain Building Council
Lorain County Building Commission
Elyria High School
Columbus Ave
Governor Horton Faces Impeachment Over Political Benefactors
Tennessee Governor Henry Horton is charged with wrongdoing tied to favors granted to political benefactors. The case centers on improprieties connected to friendship with influential supporters. Proceedings aim to determine impeachment eligibility and potential removal from office.
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Henry Horton
Tennessee
Sea Fox yacht tragedy claims two women near Norwalk
Search across Long Island Sound recovered the body of Mrs Ethelwyn Marcia Snedden wife of Sea Fox owner Don Sadden and identified the second body as Florence Mendenhall sister in law of Paul Mendenhall. The Sea Fox with up to six aboard reportedly foundered during a storm off Kyle's Shipyard in New York.
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Norwalk
Conn
Long Island
Sea Fox
New York
Ethelwyn Marcia Snedden
Florence Mendenhall
Theater Guild
Coast Guard
Long Island Sound
Paul Mendenhall
Kyle
Donald Snedden
Missing Persons Bureau
Snedden
School of Education of
New York University
Robert Mendenhall
Statistical Bureau of
Columbia University
Doris Dewey
Girl's Service League
Mark Coyne
Riverdale Country School
Robert Johnston
William Soskin
Darien
William P. Allen
Stamford
Johnson fined for liquor sale in Oberlin arraignment
John Johnson of Oberlin was fined 190 dollars and costs by Justice J. George after arraignment on a charge of selling liquor. He was arrested last Saturday.
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John Johnson
Oberlin
J. George
Johnson
Elyria Rotary elects Bevard president for 1931-32
Dr Ralph R Bevard was chosen president of the Elyria Rotary Club for 1931 32 at an organization meeting at the N ewell Hotel Bevard will also serve as the club s delegate to the International Rotary Convention in Vienna Austria this summer Walter Kohn is named vice president James B Thomas continues as secretary and treasurer Arthur E Smith becomes sergeant at arms Directors elected include Bevard Wilford Kohn Cushing Smith Gollmar Hannaford Dutler and Pfau All officers commence duties at the first July meeting.
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Ralph R. Bevard
Elyria Rotary Club
Newell
Bevard
Frank C. Wilford
International Rotary
Vienna
Austria
Walter §. Kohn
Dr. Bevard
James B. Thomas
Arthur E. Smith
W. N. Harding
Frank O. Wilford
Walter S. Kohn
Thomas F. Cushing
William F. Gollmar
A. M. Hannaford
Herman ©. Dutter
Bert Pfau
Clubman Ellis Dies After Yacht Fall in Lake Pontchartrain
Richard M. Ellis, a prominent New Orleans yachtman and clubman, drowned when he fell from the upper deck rail of the yacht Othellia in Lake Pontchartrain. He was among 17 guests aboard the Penick-owned vessel, which was cruising with eight crew. The party searched for hours before notifying police.
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New Orleans
Richard M. Ellis
Lake Pontchartrain
Hillis
William S. Penick
Ellis
Elyria students win Northwestern summer school scholarships
Two Elyria High School students Robert McWilliams Betty Nilsen and teacher Miss Nina Baker will attend a four week summer session at Northwestern University Evanston on a scholarship plan that funds two student and one teacher per each of 12 winning schools. The program begins June 22 and includes acting roles for the group, with Miss Baker focusing on play direction.
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Elyria High School
School of Speech
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
Robert McWilliams
Betty Nilsen
Nina Baker
Middle West
McWilliams
Miss Nilsen
Miss Baker
Illinois School Boy Wins National Spelling Contest
Ward Randall a 12 year old from White Hall Illinois won the Seventh Annual National Spelling Bee in Washington under Louisville Courier Journal auspices after spelling words like ethereal anonymous armament and foulard correctly. He will use the prize money for education and plans to tour Washington with his teacher while keeping the trophies in view.
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Washington
Ward Randall
White Hall
Ill
Washington Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Gee
National Museum
Louisville Courier-Journal
Samuel M. North
Maryland
Charles Michel
Bellaire. O
Foulard
Michel
Randall
North
Charles 8. Hill
George Washington University
Balloon Flight Anticipates Oxygen Failure Over Bavaria
Reports from Partenkirchen and Paris detail Prof. Auguste Piccard and companion Charles Kipfer in a sealed aluminum balloon car, drifting at 13 120 feet then 15 000 feet over the Bavarian Alps. Authorities fear possible death as the oxygen supply nears exhaustion amid a thunderstorm.
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Partenkirchen
Bavaria
Auguste Piccard
Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Paris
Murnau
Bavarian Alps
Augsburg Balloon Flight Reaches Stratosphere Peak
Professor Auguste Piccard and assistant Charles Kipfer, in a sealed aluminum capsule attached to a balloon, launched from Augsburg at 3 57 a m aiming to reach the upper atmosphere. Reports say they drifted over Bavaria toward Lake Constance and may have reached about ten miles high where air is thin and life impossible.
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Augsburg
Germany
Auguste Piccard
University of Brussels
Charles Kipfer
Bavaria
Lake Constance
Earth
Piccard
Jules Verne
OBIO'S GOVERNOR GOES TO AUTO CLASSIC
Governor George White accompanied by his daughter Mary will travel from Columbus to Indianapolis then French Lick Indiana for the governors conference. They will attend the International Automobile speed classic and join Governor Leslie of Indiana for dinner Friday evening.
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Columbus
Mary
George White
Indianapolis
French Lick
Ind
Leslie
Indiana
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