Rotary speaker advocates Liberia colonization effort
Rev Sterling Means of Toledo spoke to the Elks Elk's Club on Liberia as a destination for African American colonists, urging congressional support and outlining a government tied to the United States, with large rubber lands and a modern educational system. He cited Jefferson, Lincoln and others, and noted an American rubber company leasing land. The meeting also featured five metal club signs donated by William Goilmar.
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Liberia
Elsha Rotary Club
Sterling Means
Toledo
Elk’s
Means
Thore
Congress
United States
Rev. Means
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Clar
Abraham Lincoln
American Colonization Society
Ohio
Edwin Barclar
Taharka
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Columbus
William Goilmar
C. A. Mediulen
Columbia Township Four-H Club elects officers for 1956 season
The Columbia Township Boys Four-H Club organized for their 1956 summer season last night. Donald Crocker was elected president and Robert Bainbridge secretary and treasurer. The club has 25 members, focused on livestock projects such as calves, beef steers, colts, and sheep.
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Columbia Township Boys’ Four-Hain
Donald Crocker
Robert Bainbridge
Y-Indus Club Nominates Ten Members for Five Offices
Y Indus Club nominates ten candidates for five offices with two per office. President nominees Leonard Delle feld and William Sehreeh. vice president Kenneth Beal and A Johnson. secretary Nerwood Laumbardt and Cecil Garrest. treasurer Leonard Fowls and Gene Hubbard. chaplain Alfred Luther and Charles Hope. Plans include a party at Isia Beach on June 14 and a summer program with monthly meetings and a year’s end party. Members report next Monday to the Y M C A to travel to Camp Iss-Seeles for repair work and an Elsra ber will attend camp for one period.
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Y-Indus Club
Leonard Dellefeld
William Sehreeh
Kenneth Beal
A! Johnson
Nerwood Laumbardt
Cecil Garrest
Leonard Fowls
Gene Hubbard
Alfred Luther
Charles Hope
Elsra Ber
Death Record Lynn I Porter Wakeman
Porter of Collins died at Memorial in Norwalk after several weeks illness with a brain infection. He was 5 years and ten months old. Born in Rochester Ohio, he was the son of Oren and Delia Sinclair Wakeman. Services will be held at the Congregational Church in Wakeman Friday afternoon. Burial in the family lot in Wakeman cemetery.
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Wakeman
Ulrar
Porter of
Collins
Memorial
Norwalk
Rochester
Ohio
Rain
Huroz
Oren
Delia Sinclairer
Consrezational Church
Easimen Estating
Cen- Sterr
Farm Bureau Credit Union Elects Officers
Lorain Farm Bureau Credit Union Inc. formed its permanent structure at the Y M C A with seven directors and three officers. Glenn Hobbs of Oberlin was elected president J E Symons Elyria vice president and Merritz Powell Elyria secretary all three serve on the board. Other directors include R E Campbell Wellington A D Crocker Columbia Station H E Pariman Amherst and Henry L Leimbach Vermilion. The auditing and credit committees were named and the union plans loans for eat and productive plans with membership limited to Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association members families and employees. Speakers Claude E Clark Ohio Credit Union League and William Seubert described employee credit unions.
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Lorain Farm Bureau Credit Unter, Inc
Glenn ¥. Hobbs
Oberlin
J. E. Symons- Elyria
Merritz Powell
Elxria
R. E. Camppbell
Wellingtton
A. D. Crocker
Columbia Station
H E. Pariman
Amherst
Henrr L. Leimbach
Vermilion
W. XX. Hitchcock
Grafton
H. G Porter
Malecia
Tompins
Grafion
Robert van Arsdale
Hearse L. Leimbach
Hummel
Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc
Ason
Farm Biareau
Huron Street
Claude E. Clark
Ohio Credit Union League
William Seubert
Cleveland
Memorial Day Observances at Oberlin Honor Soldiers
Oberlin plans a Memorial Day program on Saturday at 9:34 a.m. at Weight Park on South Main, with a portion of Park dedicated for the Soldiers Monument rebirth site. Attorney Horace H. Nye of Elyria will deliver the memorial address, and the day includes a parade, invocations, Gettysburg Address read by E. A. Parworth, and dedication speeches. The event includes a dinner and evening program, with club meetings noted for later in June.
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Oberlin
O. Muay
Hari Wilson Locke
Weight Park
South Main Street
Solders
Lavery
Horace H. Nye
Elyria
Marshal of the Gay
Charles J. Clark
Woodsworth Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Drumard Basic Corps
Adar West
Main
Wright Park
Co. R. Cominges
Karl Wilson Locke
E. A. Parworth
Karl, Wison Locke Post
I. L. Porter
Village Improvement Society
Wliam Smith
Hoace H. Nye
Patric Thematiematic
Hich Scheel Bard
Fring
Harl Wilson Locke
Taps
Ohio News In Brief Ohio News In Brief Br United Press
Portage, Ohio area reports a 73 year old man survived a 50 foot plunge into the Ohio River after a suspected attempted incident. In Columbus WPA employment fell. 156,076 workers were active May 23, up from 135,519. Ohio National Bank of Columbus filed contempt with the state Supreme Court over city bond payments. Lima saw $49,000 fire damage to downtown buildings, including the United Cigar Store and Manhattan Hotel. Mt Gilead attributed a fatal bicycle crash to sun glare. Cincinnati city manager’s wife became president of the Ohio League of Women Voters to fill a vacancy. Canton health parlor operator Paul D Hempel faces criminal abortion charges after Flora Moora’s body was found in his office.
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Lima
United Cigar Store
Manhattan Hotel
Kellmer’s BD
Manhattan Cigar Store
Canton
Paul D Hempel
Flora Moora
Massillon
Hempel
News Oddities Roundup Courthouse Juries Speeding and Dangers
A jumble of brief items from cities including Sr. Joseph Missouri Los Angeles Peoria Cumberland Cincinnati and more. Cases include a juror ignored in court a man charged with speeding and assault a drowning incident and a note on funeral director mortality linked to careless behavior in good times.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Funeral Directors’ Association
Boys to Make First Cattle Judging Tour on Tuesday
Three dairy breeds will be judged by Medina and Cuyahoga County Four-H Club at a traveling tour starting Tuesday. The program includes the Otis Lyrdes Holstein herd in Columbia Township, Henry Ingerson’s Jerseys in Grafton Township, and Jackson Camp and Wolcott’s Guernseys in LaGrange Township, with a possible stop at J W McHenry’s Jersey herd in Penfield Township.
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Lo- Tain
Medina
Cuyahoga County
T. Hearent
Tha.m
Otis Lyrdes
Columbia Township
Henry Ingersoll
Grafton Township
Jerseys
Jarseon
Camp
Wolcott
LaGrange Township
J. W. McHenry
Penfield Township
Land of Un selfishness sees direst poverty in world today
A concise observation highlights extreme poverty rooted in selfishness worldwide. The remark frames moral critique rather than reporting a specific event or formal study. It underscores the link between lack of generosity and widespread hardship across nations and communities.
Senior Class Play At Elyria High Delayed Then Rescheduled
Elyria High School prepares the senior class play The Nex Poor with eight weeks of work. Homer Price was set to star but illness forced postponement. Robert Wreox and Nina Baker are among the cast as the show moves to Thursday and Friday nights with possible nurse support and understudies ready.
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Robert Wreox
Elyria
Homer Price
Price
Nina Baker
Miss Baker
Court actions span slander suits and auto crash damages
In Lorain and surrounding areas, suits filed include slander claims by Antonio Marcos and Emillio Hernandez against Ella Lopez for 2500. The Independent Savings and Loan Company sues MIA Brandonet 21 for 33947 on a note. a jury verdict favored Albert Morit Amherst against Dr. Homer Van Hyning of Akron for injuries from a South Amherst auto crash. Sot Ray Wellington Hardware appeals a 630 claim against Harold Wallace et al. Home Owners Loan Corporation sues F P McCreedy et al for 2302 with foreclosure relief.
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Louisa Delgado
Lorain
Ella Lopez
Antonio Marcos
Emillio Hernandez
Independent Savings and Loan Company
MIA
Brandonet 21
Common Pleas
Albert Morit Amherst
Homer van Hyning
Akron
South Amherst
Sot Ray
Wellington
Harold Wallace
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
F. P. McCreedy Et al
Elyria
Slayer Suspect Captured in Indianapolis Raid
Indianapolis authorities and federal officers captured the rum runner slayer Joby H. Foster in a rear bedroom on the East Side. Foster resisted with a .45 caliber pistol hidden under a pillow but was subdued without further incident.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Itpyy
Harlan Trench
Joby H. Foster
Asleigh
Cleveland Police Captain Convicted in Bribery Case
Cleveland police captain Lous Cadek was convicted by a jury on four bribery counts for taking protection during prohibition. He indicated plans for a new trial motion as sentencing was postponed. Cadek, suspended during trial, is held in jail on a 15000 dollar bond with department status pending.
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Cleveland
Lous
Cadek
Polie
Cadet
Right To Drive Is Suspended in Elyria Case
Carl Brookhouser of 114 Mile Avenue was fined $59 and costs and had his driving privileges suspended for six months after arraignment before Mayor Dow A Garrd on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
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Carl Brookhouser
Mi @le avenue
Elyria
Dow
Troluven
Seventeen Inducted Into Honor Society
Seventeen inductees were honored last night at the high school cafeteria in a ceremony conducted under the direction of Emma Ciy e president in Homer Prince absent. Inductees included Robert Crandall Margaret Hierard William Lersch Lucille Morgen and Carl Davies with Prof Frederick Roehm of Baldwin Wallace College delivering the keynote on character and scholarship. An informal reception and refreshments followed.
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Wice
Emma Ciye
Wie
Homer Prince
Hose
Robert Crandall
Margaret Hierard
William Lersch
Lucille Morgen
Carl Davies
Frederick Roehm
Baldwin-Wallace College
Wallace Forbes
Trary Jane Johnson
Jon Lugas
Jane Ose
Joseph Tory
Stella Bore
Agnes Dowdell
Ra Goodm
Margaret Tal- 1O Hollis
Jean Price
Everack
Marian Stanford
Toba Steinbinder
Lucille Tarnow
Ski
Alex Toth
Oregon declares good behavior release plan invalid
Attorney general rules out a 13 year old automatic prison release system as unconstitutional. The ruling states the governor lacks authority for parole before full sentence completion. In Lorain, Mary Kaljenvaugh sues the city for 15000 dollars over a sidewalk accident as testimony proceeds in Judge Guy Findley's court. A postwar concern notes social discipline erosion across Europe and fears it could worsen after another war.
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Salem
Ore
Guy B. Findley
Mary Kal Jenvaugh
Lorain
Livestock Market Report Notes Prices and Terms
Fragmentary market summary lists live cattle and lamb figures, with prices in dollars and ranges for medium and common quality cattle and ewes. Mentions steers, heifers, and various auction codes, with scattered brand names and regional references implying a bustling trading day.
Proper Wallpaper Tones to Make Rooms Look Cooler and Brighter
Wallpaper Institute notes that color, pattern, and texture affect light reflection and warmth. Lighter papers like pale yellow buff cream or strawberry brighten tight rooms, while dark greens blues browns and maroons create a cooler, more restful feel. Metallic finishes and lossier textures emphasize wall tone, aiding interior decor choices for FHA insured modernization credits.
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Wallpaper Institute
Federal Housings Administration
The
Institute
Notable Rise in U S Building Activity in Early 1930s
National building activity showed a steady rise through the first four months of this year, reaching a peak unseen since 1930. Leonard Rogers of the New York World Telegram cites a roughly 75 percent year over year gain, driven by a basic need for more housing, higher rentals, increased consumer buying power, and expectations of cheaper construction finance. Authorities note financing now comes from private sources at 8 to 10 percent, and federally insured funds average about 5 percent.
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Leonard Rogers
New York World-Telegram
Rogers
Smart bloodhound Pasadena tracks own scent home
A Cal bloodhound trained under Mrs. George Flower followed its own scent after a car accident involving its mistress and fled. The next day the dog retraced its own tracks back to the home location, demonstrating remarkable tracking ability.
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Pasadena
Cal
Mrrs
George Flower
Dampness Destroys Wood and Paint in Homes
Damp wood and improper painting cause most failures as moisture intrudes through walls. Air conditioning and humidity worsen the problem, blistering and peeling exterior paint. In new builds, avoid air conditioning during framing and ensure complete back painting with full strength paint. Special Notice Elyria Eagle members Night of Nights May 28 Lodge meeting details for members and wives only.
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Hone
Elyria Eagle
LE Lodge
Monte Carlo
Luneli
Eaele
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Crystal Restaurant
Star Shoe Shop
Lynn I. Porter
Farm Bureau Credit Union
Wangs
Ridge Girls' Famy Club
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Chastnut Ridge Road
Ofiwers
Bird
Migs Fleanner Mac Fmer
Butternut Ridge Road
Dayton
Ollie Hatcher
Gordon Hatcher
Donnell Paint and Wallpaper Co
Esther Alflen
Mrs. Smith
William Smith
Morgan
Vermilion-on-the- Lake
Korea
Qberlin Inn
Heter Berthott
Charles Morgan
Sparkenbroke
B. F. Tenner
W. E. Wright
Seeth Professor
Essert Bridge
Smeyer
Robert Matlorr
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Securities Exchange Commission
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Ohio News
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Ohio National Bank of Columbus Today
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Robert Wolcott
Clarence Wolcott
Clarence N. Dykstra
Ohio League of Women Voters
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Darton
George Wakefield
Washington DH
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United Press Sr
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Josmans
Los Angeles
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Cumberland
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New York
British Guiana
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Ste
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Seattle Real Estate Board
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Europe
Albert King
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lake Ave
Ledelausg Prudleae Market
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Boek
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Saeaga
Ted
Aschen
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Estelle Lyon
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Schneider's Grove
Mollison's Orch
State Auto Mutual Base
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