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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1938
Page
12
Lorain County school day at the fair features three bicycle races for Lorain County students. Six prizes from Elyria merchants accompany each race, with age groups 11 and under, 12 to 14, and 15 to 19. A high school softball tournament at 9:30 a.m. offers a trophy from the Lorain County Fair Board.
Lorain County introduces Lorain County School News, a mimeographed weekly style publication for county teachers, to cover beginning of year instructions. Gerald M. Frank serves as editor and general manager, with Musical Notes continuing as a section. June Ham county school art teacher drew the cover.
Frank Soules of Second Street pleaded not guilty to a disorderly conduct charge after a 2:30 a m arrest. He was arraigned before Mayor Joseph Q Petro and released on bond pending trial Tuesday. The arrest followed a disturbance on Lodi Street reported by Patrolmen Paul Palmer and James Boggs.
The Lorain County Cooperative Youth Council discussed plans for a fall program at the Lorain County Farm Bureau office. An upcoming meeting at Grafton High School on September 26 will feature Carl Bair from the Columbus educational committee as speaker. The council will exhibit at the Lorain County Fair next week and has appointed Maude Hose of LaGrange and William Barber of Wellington as delegates to the state Rural Youth Conference in Columbus starting September 12. District No. 2 will meet September 12 at LaGrange Town Hall. District No. 1 at Henrietta September 19. New officers include Carl Pease president and Maude Has secretary.
Deputy sheriffs report a woman detained for small thefts including a tank and a ladies watch from Mrs North Ridge. farm partnership disputes arise over a 30 50 ownership, no accounting, claims of $539. A Lorain divorce case cites extreme cruelty and neglect after multiple marriages and three children. A divorce petition by Murded Kerekes against Steve Kes was dismissed in common pleas court.
E Jay Howenstine Jr a Camp Sequoia staff member praised summer camps for developing boys during a Elyria Kiwanis Club meeting at the Elks Restaurant. A graduate of Elyria High and Miami University he is pursuing a PhD and has been associated with the program.
Oberlin schools prepare for the opening on Tuesday September 6 with high school classes at 9:40 a m and grade school at 8:45 a m Pupils return to last year’s homerooms to receive schedules and first day assignments Seventh graders and new high school students meet in the auditorium at 8 40 for schedules Short sessions help students learn their schedules Textbooks locks and activity stamps are issued later in the day in phases by grade level Registration occurs at each building on opening day.
Tony Stritt, longtime dealer turned farmer, died Sept 2 at 6 45 am. Survived by Ida, William, Herbert, and Helen. Funeral Monday at 9 00 from home, burial St Martins Cemetery. Walter died Aug 30. funeral held at 1 30 from the B Funeral Home, burial Brookdale Cemetery.
Junk dealer Histy Fleisher 42 of gid River street released on $1000 bond pending a hearing before Justice South on a charge of receiving stolen property. He allegedly bought about 4000 pounds of copper wire from a defunct Yellow T line, with payments totaling $191, and is tied to an alleged accomplice, John Katona. Katona, 108 East 80th street Lorain, is held on a grand larceny charge as deputies investigate further connections. Meanwhile in education news, Cashel School will be in session at noon Tuesday due to full district schedules as announced by principal 4 Haskins.
Howenstine described the Elyria YM and Cleveland MC camp approach to tracking boys enrolled before season start. Charts are sent to parents so counsellors learn boys aptitudes and tailor activities to help growth. Periodical reports update parents on each boy progress and camps offer up to 40 or 50 activities for choice.
The Oberlin Collegians will meet the Wellington Red Caps in a baseball game Sunday at 2:30 at the Wellington Fair Grounds. Notable local moves include the Davidson family's motor trip to Buffalo Niagara Falls and Toronto Fair plans, while others visit family in New York City, Paris, and California. Various Oberlin residents announce arrivals, departures, and visits around Labor Day and the summer season.
Oberlin business men's clubs plan the annual Window Fair to be held Friday and Saturday, September 30 and October 1. The event will feature farm produce, flowers, cooking, canning, needlework, a colt show, and popular entertainment replacing the street parade. Competent judges will award prizes, with over $500 donated by Karl Wilson Locke Post No. Americamn for the second night’s festivities.
Fifty five children were examined at a children’s clinic held this morning at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children. Dr H Leximan of Cleveland and Dr F A Lawrence of Elyria led the staff. Fifteen new cases were added, with Kenneth Luke of Ashtabula traveling the farthest. Harry Hewitt, Service Director of the International Society for Crippled Children, attended as an interested spectator. The case of Luke prompted medical consideration for admission to Gates Hospital for treatment.
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Robert C Miller aged 26 of La Grange died at Lenor ial Hospital at 8 30 p m yesterday from 12 bichloride of mercury tablets taken at his home the morning prior Despondent over a love affair Deputy Sheriffs C P Curdy and Paul Johnson investigated Coroner S C Ward returned a formal verdict of death by own action Miller a lakes sailor with seven years service recently obtained an engineer s license He belonged to Grange Metro Episcopal Church and the La Grange Masonic Lodge Survived by his wife and parents plus a sister grandmother and an uncle Burial will be in La Grange cemetery at 2 pm Monday with services at the La Grange Church conducted by Rev Virgil Jar of Mayfield O
Taft of Cincinnati, running as a Republican for the U S Senate, said he would oppose Donald Wakes field Smith's reappointment to the Nitivaid Leader Relations Board, calling him biased. He urged Sen Robert J Bulkley to state his position, calling it a national issue amid rumors the move reflects demands by CIQ Chieftain John Le Lewis.
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