Washington Building and Elyria High’s naming history
The Elyria Reporter’s 1906 notice records renaming the older Union School era Washington Building and the new Sixth Street building as Washington and Lincoln respectively. It outlines the push to name all city schools after presidents, describes 1906 facilities, and traces earlier school sites from 1819 to 1906 with notes on renovations, memories, and a donated 1914 graduating class photo.
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Washington
Elyria High School
Elyria
Middle Avenue
Sixth Street
William R. Comings
Lincoln
Gates
Allen
Edison
Elyria Reporter
Washington Building
Union School
Technical High
Elyria High
East River
East Bridge
EHS
Eileen Jolley Bannerman
Gates School
Spitting and chewing tobacco in baseball through the years
A reminiscence on baseball chewing tobacco and spitting, noting a shift toward bubble gum during the World Series. The writer recalls injuries from foul tips, players like Luis Tiant and Lennie Dykstra, and contrasts past spitters with the rise of gum chewing. The piece laments the public display of spitting and predicts gum may replace tobacco among major leaguers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sox
Vidalia
Luis Tiant
Luis
Lennie Dykstra
Neighborhood groups schedule varied meetings this week
The Neighborhood Sun Shine Group meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. for lunch at the American Red Cross Elyria. Jolly 66s gather Thursday at 10 a.m. at Elyria Baptist Church with an auction program. Amherst Republican Club holds a reorganizational meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Amherst Fire Station. Erie Shore Gadabouts visit Avon Lake United Church of Christ Sunday 2 to 6 p.m. Heidelberg Women's Club tours Cleveland Children's Museum Saturday at 2 p.m. with lunch options at the museum cafeteria.
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Sunshine Group
The
American Red Cross
River Rd. N
Elyria
Amherst Republican Club
Amherst
BiaWbarn
Erie Shore Gadabouts
United Church of Christ
Electric Blvd
Children’s Museum
Euclid Ave
Cleveland
Cleveland Museum of Art
Rubik's Magic puzzle aims to stir minds and wallets
Erno Rubik unveils Rubik's Magic as a puzzling sequel priced at $10, promising discovery over entertainment. Two Penn grad students cracked its solution in 50 sleepless hours, prompting unauthorized guides and a Dell Publishing release for $2.95, while Rubik pursues the game’s mystique.
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Rubik
Erno Rubik
Professor Rubik
Budapest
Hungary
University of Pennsylvania
Ashwin Belur
Blair Whitaker
Dell Publishing
Doubleday
David Letterman
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Jefferson
Franklin
Hamilton
McKinley
Garford
Roosevelt
Franklin Elementary
Greenlee Haynes
Mesa
Ariz
Connie Davis
Amblin
Toba
Grace
Bob Switt
Jolly 66’S
Elyria Baptist Church
Washington Ave
Jim Wagner
Ach
Avon Lake
Heidelberg Women’s Club OF
Ben Franklin
Dessa
Matenals Village Park Plaza
Wellington
William M. Jantsch
S. Abbe Rd
Nerv
Cig
Savel
Lorain County
Kirby
Kirby Service Center
Broad ST
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