Silent Observer and Whimsical Snippets From Scrap Book
A collage of light anecdotes and verses from a scrapbook page, including a classroom scene with a teacher punishing four boys and Johnny Smith blamed for a paper wad shooting, then a sentimental love verse about love and self growth, followed by short humorous vignettes about dining out, a minister’s letters, and various punchlines about old Miss Jones, copper pennies, and a jury duty quip. The page blends nostalgia, humor, and brief moral reflections with scattered portraits of city life.
Hands off policy for U S Borah says
Sen Borah voices a hands-off U S policy in the European crisis urging avoidance of involvement in broader conflicts. He notes President Roosevelt's stance on not committing to any program to stop Hitler and calls for clear, emphatic adherence to noninvolvement in foreign controversies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Spring
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Borah
Roosevelt
Hitler
County awards Avon Village ditch project contract
County commissioners awarded contractor Sam Trifiletti a Spring ditch cleanup and improvement contract in Avon Village for 903.51, the low bid amid two other bids. The Cleveland Trust Company filed suit against Clara Elizabeth Haver and others for 6885 and requested property foreclosure in Ridgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Trifiletti
Lorain
Avon Village
Cleveland Trust Company
Clara Elizabeth Haver
Engle Fined for Driving While Intoxicated in City Court
Theodore Engle of 210 West Avenue pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro in police court. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs and his city driving privileges were suspended for six months after arrest by Officer Francis Callahan around 8 55 P M yesterday on West Avenue near Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Engle
West Avenue
Joseph Q. Petro
Engle
Francis Callahan
Broad Street
Remains of Ape Reported as Human Link in Cape Town
CAPETOWN The remains of an ape dating 2,000,000 years ago described as the nearest approach to man ever found have been uncovered by Dr. Robert Broom the 73 year old Scottish born scientist. The skull fossil was found near Sterksiroom in the Transvaal and suggests South Africa once housed many large anthropoids more like humans than chimpanzees or gorillas. Dr Dudley Buxton of Oxford University calls it not the missing link but the missing uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
Robert Broom
Sterksiroom
Transvaal
South Africa
Broom
Dudley Buxton
Oxford University
Sheriff Grall bond increased amid county crisis
Continued from Wage One the sheriff faces a $30,000 bond after commissioners raised his office bond from $15,000 citing an ongoing probe. Grall must post the bond within ten days or lose office. Judges urged resignation but Grall cited family reasons and pledged to speak in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Common Pleas
Oscar G. Dunn
John E. Davidson
Dunn
Edward DeChant
DeChant
Bill Grall
Grall
Findley
Market price report from Chicago and regional grain and produce
Chicago cash quotations steady across eggs and meats with minor shifts in poultry and flour. Grain and feed prices show No. 2 hard wheat at about 4 3/4 to 4 5/8 dollars per bushel, corn near 34 to 34 1/4, oats around 22 1/2 to 23 1/4, with flour and mill feeds priced by ton or barrel. regional fresh produce lists cabbage to cantaloupes, beets, broccoli, and more with baskets and by the dozen or per basket prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Idaho
Sheets Elevator Co
Montana Milling Cp
Els Wi Cortland da
Jonathan
Savoy
Dili
Bowen
Ghost Town Patriarch Looks Back 69 Years
STONE CITY Ia Frank Dear born is mayor postal clerk store keeper telegraph operator and general manager of this eastern town ghost town He has taken a leading role in civic affairs since he opened a roe quarry here in 1869 The quarry from which the town derived a name Was active until 1687 A decline in demand for stone at that time brought business to a standstill The population declined from 100 families to fewer than half a dozen persons all relatives of Dearborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone City
Frank Dearborn
Dearborn
Tuna Canning Plants Ready in Maine for Summer Season
Portland, Maine. The tuna canning venture, a new extension of the fishing industry, aims to process up to one million cans in the three month season at Bel North, Inc. facilities. Officials expect output to depend on fishermen supplying tuna, with plans to diversify to other Gulf of Maine products after the peak season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Indusere
Gulf of Maine
Bel North, Inc
Chicken Raised Under Jar For Three Months Experiment
In Zanesville Indiana H Knight of Knight Hatcheries raised a chick from two days to 12 weeks inside a five gallon glass jar. He aimed to prove chickens can be raised scientifically without outdoor range. The bird grew larger and weighed more than siblings raised outdoors, but had trouble learning to walk after release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Ind
H. Knight
Knight Hatcheries
Nevada Promises Tax Relief for Carole Lombard Move
Reno claims no income tax inheritance tax or sales tax while offering to reduce Lombard’s reported savings from 20 000 to nearly 100 000 by relocation estimates. The note references Lombard’s tax figures and Nevada’s tax policy as context for her potential move and tax planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esvites
Carole Lombard
Reno, Ney
Carolle Lombard
Nevada
Death notices of Sands and others in Elyria area
Death notices report Charley Lester Sands of Vermilion died after throat infection at Gund Samaritan Hospital. Survived by wife Lillian four daughters and other relatives. funeral at Nichols Funeral Home. Also listed are obituaries for William F. Terry Mrs. Marcella Carmony John Henry Cherry and Thomas Kourus with service details and burial plans. J P Carolan of the Abbey Theatre noted as deceased in Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lester Sands
Charley Lester
Gund Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Sands
S. L. Sands
Elyria
Vermilion
Ako
Episcopal Church
Knights of Pythias of
Lorain
Elyria High School
Lillian
5S. W. Newcomer
Mary E. Sands
Cleveland
Marcella Carmony
W. Burke
Ceton Avenue
Wakeman
Burke
Ave Oeluck
M Carmody
California
Carmody
William and
Herbert
Our Lady of the Angels Church
Calvary Cometery
John Henry Cherry
Gates Avenue
National Tube Company
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Cherry
London
England
Catherine
Frank L
John F
Akron
Charles
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Thomas Kourus
LaGrange
Greece
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of
Ahepa Lodge No. 144
Europe
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
B. E. Hakes
East Lorain Street
A. G. Comings
Susan F. Hinman
Ella D. Walker
Marian Lemmon
Etta M. Wright
Comings
Oberlin school board plans paper drive and teas
At Prospect Street School the board approved a paper collection to fund a flag. A September membership drive runs to the 23rd with grade mothers hosting teas. A hot and cold water mixer will be bought for the lunch room and teachers receive five dollars each for classroom materials. The notice also lists obituaries and civic society activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Prospect Street
Shepard
Leo C. Holden
George Waln
Schooh
W. 5
Paul Court
J. G. Steel
Lee
L. E. Cole
Utterback
Lee Whiteman
W. B. Durand
Hol
W. Schwartz
C. E. Howe
Prospect School
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Johnny Smith
New York
America
Mildred
Florida
Ethiopia
Italy
Cassidy
Nea Faeral
Olmsted & Hoeffel
U. S
Fd. i Sehwert
Brown Hotel
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance Phone
Sudeten City
Eger
Cheb
Czechoslovakia
Ttown
Germany
Acme
Baskets
EIA
Derer
Nalishes
Toledo Grain
Sgt
F.louais
Roevelpis
Richman Bros. Fine Tailored
Ghost Town
Maine
ITI Angelo
Duchess and
Bartletts
Bartlett
Duchess
Basel
Meorn
Crookneck
Fama Torre
Terry
William F. Terry
Sunda
Califa
Taylor Fuse
Clarence Lascead
Pen
Friends
Wea
Will Foster
Elmwood Cemetery
Marcella Carmody
John Cherry
Thomas Kouros
J. P. Carolan
Abbey Theater
Abbey Players
Dublin
G. J. O'Connor
E. 13Th St
Len Wagner
Lorain County
Day’s Music Store
Berlin
Esther Wood
Esther Woerlin
Professor St
Richard Clevenger
Union St
Prospect St
Elizabeth Greerte Preble
Theodore L. Preble
Manor Lane
Pelham Manor
Preble
Clara C. Greene
Oberlin College
Mr. Preble
Richard Greene
Roger Henry
Amherst
Toledo
Henry Tulk
Allen Hospital
Ruth Wyatt
Audrey Stevens
Billie Wheeler
Faith Fields
St. Augustine
Florida Normal and Industrial Institute
P. G. Worcester
Leister
Bonnet
George Lillich
Edgemeer Place
W. G. Edwards
East College Street
Pon-She Waing
Alanson
Michigan
C. J. Wright
Woodland Avenue
Ernest Fisk
Portsmouth
Mark Wilson
Allentown
Frank ‘Wilson
South Main Street
C. D. Herrick
Minwanga
A. J. Radwill
Sutton-at-Home Boys’ School
Kent
Watford
F. A. Humphrey
City Cab CO. Brown
Honor Brand
Pony Basket
Niagara
Delaware
P. V
Richelieu
Idaho Bakers
Colorado
Hite as-Ib
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