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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1940

Page

3

Gideons To Dedicate Bibles On Sunday

Lorain County Camp of Gideons will dedicate 38 Bibles at Pleasant View Rest Home on Second Street and West Avenue at 3 p m Sunday. W A Griffin secretary announced Guy Byars will be principal speaker with special music. Dedication aims to increase total Bibles dedicated by the camp in the past fiscal year.

Lorain County Gideons Pleasant View Second Street West Avenue W. A. Griffin Guy Byars

Workers 65 Years Old Can Get Benefits

An amendment to the Social Security Act opens monthly old age insurance benefits to workers who reach 65 or are near 65. The change ends lump sum payments for new 65 year olds and allows continued monthly benefits based on average wages since 1936, with any prior lump sum deducted from future payments.

Townsend Rally Highlights Northern Ohio Series Finale

The final Townsend rally of the season occurred Sunday at Chippewa Lake Park in the Engineers Building auditorium. The next outdoor rally is set for Sunday June 16 at 2 p m at Chippewa Lake Park with principal speaker Robert C Townsend of Chicago and Himeis, son of the Townsend founder, presenting the Townsend National Recovery Plan.

Townsend Engineers Townsend Clubs Northern Ohio Chippewa Lake Park Robert C. Townsend Chicago Himeis Townsend National Recovery Plan

City moves to limit liquor and beer licenses

Great Falls council capped beer licenses at one per 730 residents and liquor licenses at one per 1,500 residents. Supporters hailed it as curbing police and social problems, while opponents warned of monopoly risks and reduced business.

Great Falls Mont

Princess Club in Sandwich Closes With Liabilities 160000

The Sandwich Princess Club, a famed golf institution near Sandwich, has closed with liabilities around 160000 and negligible assets. The club, once a premier venue for royalty and peer participation, faced decisive financial collapse.

Sandwich Eng Princess Club

Ten Die In Ohio Memorial Day Accidents In Wet Weather

Cold rain kept Memorial Day toll low as at least sixteen people died in Ohio accidents. Notable fatalities include Lee Doyle 18 killed in a burned car crash near Berea and Orville Holt 37 struck while walking near Marion. A hit and run injured Frank Perkins 56 and a cyclist Walter Heinrich 15 was killed near Lake Milton.

Ohio Lee Doyle Mr. Healthy Frank V. Perkins Berea Orville Holt Marion Paul Messner Walter Heinrich Lake Milton Helen Albrecht Oaklay Ben Hoenig Cleveland Lafayette Roy Graham Portsmouth Norfolk and Western Railway Thomas Garrett, Jr Springfield Clifton Gorge Bernard Warrel Lucille P. Anderson Findlay

Avon Lake School Honors and Awards List

Final reports on wards were presented at Avon Lake High School. The honor roll names cover grades 4 through 12, with multiple students cited per grade. Improvement Club, activity, silver and gold medals, track letters, and American Legion medals are listed along with winners announced at the Memorial Day program.

Avon Lake Wiliam Lambert Roger King Betty Leyle Thomas Walther Patricia Rutti Patricia Boehm Jane Murbach Ivy Bartlett Darlene Beck Lois Bayley Bill Gartman Buddy Lyman Lois Gartman Jean Biltz Rae Green Herbert Redding Marilyn Barnes Charlotte Gifford Gloria Werdel Kathleen Kelly Carol Kubach Nan Weidenkopf Rose Arnold Harriet Beard Elaine Beck Margaret Maison Elaine Neidhart Mary Nussdorfer Robert McCutcheon Dorothy Barnes Eugene Klingshirn Leonard Daniels Jean Fricker Mildred Huber Burr Nussdorfer Tom Allison Betty Leyb Donald Schaefer Wilma Papenfuse Bill Foote Louise Lawler Arlene Horwedel Bill Lawler Robert Cajka Olive Hill Marion Wills Jane Thoma Bob Burkhardt Phyllis Batterhenry Dan Huling Pat Black Maus James Tomer Clyde Rhein John Schwendeman Bill Schwendeman Jim Wood Frank Rames Gloria Bardsley Edward DeChant American Legion

American Rolling Mill declares 4 percent preferred dividend

Middletown Ohio May 31 The American Rolling Mill Co announced a $2.121% per share dividend on its 4 percent cumulative preferred stock after directors approval. The dividend payable July 1 covers accrued arrears through March 31.

Middletown American Rolling Mill Co

County Rejects All Bids for Summer Asphalt Contracts

County commissioners rejected both bids for three tank cars of summer asphalt after the county engineer found the low bid failed to meet specifications and a bid from Byerlyte Corp. was higher. A bid withdrawal request from Bitycote Products Co. was also tendered but led to rejection of both bids. The county will re advertise for bids in a general advertisement from the engineering department.

Bitycote Products Co St. Louis Harry L. Dunham Byerlyte Corp Cleveland John E. Davidson Edward DeChani County Enginering Department

New Books Going Into Circulation at Elyria Library

Elyria Library announces new circulating titles led by two shelves of fiction and general works. Notable general books include The Program for Elementary School Library Service and Molding and Casting while fiction selections feature Night in Bombay and The Provincial Lady in Wartime. American electric razors are in demand in India.

Elyria Library Edina Moore Fargo Verrill Sackville-West Clarks Abbe Albee Gass Beatty Bombay Bromfield Colby Delafield Elisberg Short Waters India

Dead Volcanos Ajo Geologists Describe Pinacate Range

Ajo Arizona report states geologists describe the Pinacate mountains south of town as extinct volcanoes. The name Pinacate stems from the Pinacate bug that stands on its head.

Ajo Ariz Pinacate Mountains Here

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