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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1939

Page

3

Ohio employers join state unemployment fund count reaches 52752

After 33 months of operation, 52 752 Ohio employers contribute to the State Unemployment Compensation fund Administrator H C Atkinson announced. Officials estimate 75 000 employers are liable and 22 248 have not yet paid. The drive targets those who fail to contribute despite three or more workers, noting Ohio law is more inclusive than the federal act.

Columbus Ohio H. C. Atkinson Ohio Unemployment Compensation Bureau Atkinson

Hold Retreat At Y. M. C. A. Camp in Oberlin

Oberlin The annual Retreat of the Oberlin College Y M C A and Y W CA cabinets and advisory boards is held this week at Camp Iss See Kes Elyria Y M C A camp. Leaders planning activities include Muss Mary Taylor president Y W C A Lloyd Gressie president Y M C A Darell Farnham Y M C A secretary Miss Ann Graybill Y W C A secretary. Professor George Lilitch and Miss Mary Kocom are advisors. Other members visited Tuesday for supper and discussion. Dean Thomas W Graham to lead the closing Communion Service Thursday morning.

Ann Graybill Y .W.C George Lilitch Mary Kocom Thomas W. Graham

Registrar of Drivers Licenses Named in City

Announcement names Neil Schulke of Chestnut and West Broad streets as registrar of drivers licenses with endorsement from Frank Stetson, chair of the Republican executive committee, and committee members.

Neil Schulke Corner Chestnut and West Broad Street Frank Stetson Republican Executive Committee

Automatic potato grader and farm notes strike a rural tone

An Ohio farm boy designed a compact potato grader driven by a small motor with rubber fingers to prevent bruising. The device sorts potatoes into three sizes and can be operated by one person. The page also reports on agricultural experiments from Purdue, Kentucky, New York, and Ohio, plus soybean and hog production tips and Iowa tractor safety rules.

Ohio Agricultural Engineering Department of Iowa Experiment Station

Avon Lake Alumni elect officers and plan dance

Avon Lake Alumni Association elected officers at a Tuesday meeting. Melvin Anderson was named president Eleanor Green secretary and Pauline Katterhenry treasurer. About forty people attended and a dance was planned for the near future.

Avon Lake Alumni Association of Melvin Anderson Eleanor Green Pauline Katterhenry

Avon Lake Athletic Association to organize Auxiliary group

Pres Paul McCampbell calls meeting Tuesday to read by laws and Constitution for acceptance. Monthly sessions planned on the second Tuesday. On Sept 20 at 8 PM lady members meet at Park Hall to organize and elect officers for Auxiliary to Avon Lake Athletic Association chaired by Mrs Robert Rhoades of Step 46.

Paul McCampbell Avon Lake Athletic Association Park Hall Robert Rhoades Step 46

Card party at the Cha teau on Walker Road

A card party is set for October 6 at 7 P.M. at the Cha teau on Walker Road. Proceeds support local community needs and attendees are invited to join in a evening of games and fellowship.

Walker Road At & P.M

Mrs Helen Paul Elected President of Legion Auxiliary

Mrs Helen Paul of South Point Drive was elected president of the Auxiliary to American Legion Post No 211 at their meeting at the Chateau Monday evening 1st Vice President Flora Furst 2nd Vice President Josephine Wergolt Secretary Lucy Kinsner Treasurer Lillie Bohner Chaplain Mrs Philipson Installation will take place Monday evening Oct 2.

Helen Paul South Point Drive American Legion

Avon on the Lake Garden Club September meeting review

Avon on the Lake Garden Club met at Mrs. Carl Schuster's home to hear Van Kleek of TemplinBradley Co Cleveland speak on Bulbs for Spring Blooming. Roll call was Bulbs. nominating chairmen were Amy Wood Lake road Beidler Avon and Josephine Bentley Sheffield Place. next meeting date to be announced. Several local residents noted hospital, travel, and college updates.

van Kleek Templin-Bradley Co Cleveland Carl Schuster Avon-on-the-Lake

Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Howells list several attendees

Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Howells Sunday included Mrs J Long and daughter Helen of Lakewood week Blakeway of Cleveland Bow Harvey Pulse Mr and Mrs Clifford White and daughter Ethel and Richard Bush of Chevelans Met girs.

Charles Howells J. Long Helen Lakewood Week Blakeway Cleveland Bow Harvey Pulse Ard Clifford White da Ethel Richard Bush Chevelans Girs

Social Security Amendments Explained In Q A Form

Questions and answers outline the principal features of the Social Security Act amendments. They liberalize old age insurance, reduce the tax, and allow states to expand aid to the needy elderly the blind and dependent children. Benefits are extended for workers and families with earlier payments larger survivors’ benefits and extended supplementary benefits for wives and children. The tax rate remains one percent for three years starting January 1 1940 with both employee and employer contributing.

Congress Lorain Social Security Board Margaret F. Bolton Social Security Office Commercial Ohio

Valley City School Opens With Increased Attendance

Valley City reports a largely increased attendance as the new school year begins with Mr. Rodock continuing as superintendent for his third year and Mrs. Lizette and several teachers returning. A first PTA meeting is planned with a teachers reception and lunch led by Mrs. Rodack, and many local residents and families are noted visiting, traveling, or hosting events around school activities.

Valley City—School Rodock Prosenjak Taylor Hadfield Lizette Bixler Grabenstetter Conant Margaret Abbott Rodack Marian Bernard Elyria Memorial Hospital Casper Orient Cleveland E. P. Steyer Millen Geiger Medina Ralph Feuchter Janice Arick Betty Gill Joe Lenet H. L. Towne Edwin Towne Akron Towne Home Lavern Decker Myra Gaines Elyria Henry Huge St. Paul's Lutheran Church John Baumgartner St. James Lutheran Church of Strongsville Geneva Steingass Liverpool Hinckley Eleanor Stevens Helen Stoskopf Columbia Hills Golf Course Robert Arick Gerald Arrington John Bully Hauck Junior Fitzsimmons Phillip Fitzsimmons William Schaefer John Mack St. Martin’s Parish Martin Beriswell

Nudist Colonies to Vanish from County Map

County efforts to abolish nudist colonies threaten several named retreats led by Fraternity Elysia Land of Moo and Shangrila. Authorities aim to remove these sites, reshaping local landscape of unconventional getaways.

Los Angeles Fraternity

Sign Warns Drivers Entering Gods Country in Otis Mass

In Otis Massachusetts a roadside sign greets visitors with You are entering Gods Country. Don’t drive through like neon. The quirky welcome aims to slow speed and curb reckless driving through the small New England enclave.

Otis Mass Nttle Visttera Signa Kke Seunc

LEAR ne LESSON by Irene Lonnen Ern hart

Dramatic serial installment centers on Breck Leedy and Julie Daniel amid scandal at Littleberg School. After a school hearing exposes infidelity and drinking, Julie confronts heartbreak while Earl consoles and Etta Saunders fears exposure as Breck’s actions ripple through town. Breck faces ostracism as Julie questions loyalty and dignity.

Jeck Leedy Littleberg Ralph Breck Eari Etta Saunders Earl Etta Julie Leedy

Grafton welcomes new pastor at two churches

On Sunday September 17 Dr. C F Mott will conduct services at the Grafton and Belden Methodist churches. He moves from Barberton Ohio where Rev. Geo C Beebe has been transferred. The week includes many local visits and social gatherings with numerous residents and guests from nearby towns.

Grafton C. F. Mott Belden Mott High Street Barberton Geo. C. Beebe D. R. Dunlap Clarence Robson Chicago Edith Howard Henry Rising J.C. Koepke James Obitts Koepke Lakeview Park Lorain Marvin Ruder Ohio State University Austinberg Frederick Knight School of Medicine University of Louisville Kentucky T. M. Zacharias and Melvin Sayers Monroeville Grace Park Memorial Hospital Lucy Robson Winifred Tran James Tran P. H. Rogers Lakeside Mary Ryder Nettie Reichard Anna Hosler Arthur Bennett John Clark F. E. Shriver Henry Shriver Elsie Shriver Martha Jane Shriver Virgina Muller Jeanette Corey Crystal McDonald Rogers Betty Jean J. H. Thomas Dunlap Jane Murphy Cleveland J. A. Knechtges Charles Scott Robert Gertrude Walsh Alice Knechtges Cleveland School Jantz North Olmstead Park Carl Jantz Emil Jantz Jack Buchholz Rudolph Pfeiffer Frank Hales Mary Trenchard Alex Schwed Walter Wolf Julius Schwed John Deuchot Henry Schwed Wilbur Beal Gust Brauer Bruno Wildenhein Paul Nichols LaGrange

Local families share meals and visits across Ohio towns

Sunday gatherings united Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Curtes son Theron of Cleveland with Mrs. C. D. Lehman and others as they were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Fluckiger in Kipton. Lee Mennell Gene Mennell and a friend from Lakewood joined Mrs. J. D. Mem nadl and Mrs. William Hastings at a home supper. Local trips included Medina Fair attendance and a sizable group from Grafton at a St. Martin's Church chicken dinner in Valley City plus visits in Elyria and Cuyahoga Falls.

Carl Horn St. Luke's Hospital George Smith Gus Sazima Cleveland Lewis Hall Willard Paterson A Paterson Perry Taylor Joe Cajka Milwaukee Wis Cajka Eleanor Williams Baldwin- Wallace Berea John Horn Vermilion Fanny Mennell Sarah Appleby Jennie Bennett W. B. Kline Frank Reeve Cuyahoga Fall William Reeser Elyria St. Martin's Church Valley City Grafton

Sales Girls Get Test As Executives In London Stores

More than 230 London sales staff will be tested for executive roles as they move from counters to department managers and buyers. Joseph Collier, owner of two large stores, believes the experiment will uncover hidden abilities not previously recognized.

Ohio Experiment Station Ohio Scioto London Joseph Collier

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