Lunch At Hotel Honors Vietnam Hero Thomas Hall
Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Hall and wife Margaret hosted a lunch at the Hotel Corry after his year with the 123rd Aviation Battalion Americal Division at Chu Lai. Hall, a helicopter pilot, earned the Bronze Star and Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters. He will transfer to Fort Eustis, Virginia, with tours for his wife and two children, Roy and Patricia, while another son, Jack Hall, serves in the Air Force in Thailand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Thomas
Tom) Hall
Margaret
Snyder Circle
CWO
Hall
Vietnam
123Rd Aviation Battalion
Americal Division
Chu Lai Air Base
Cwo Hall
United States Army
Fort Carson
Colo
Roy
Patricia
Fort Eustis
Gerry Davis
West Washington Street
Jack Hall
United States Air Force
Thailand
Bangkok
Aurora
Ruth
Cully
Gail
Martin
State Home Flower Show Set for March 2 to 10
The 1968 Cleveland Home and Flower Show runs March 2 through March 10 with advance tickets at $1, a savings of 80 cents. Tickets are available via florists auto clubs savings and loan associations of Sears Roebuck and Company and other locations. The event, themed A Touch of Magic, promises crystal ball forecasts of living in the future alongside longtime favorites.
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Cleveland
Sears Roebuck and Company
CDA Holds First Business Meet Of Year
Catholic Daughters of America court conception No. 35 met in the Garden Room at the VFW Post home for a January business session. Miss Ann Bareasi presided as plans for money making projects were discussed and chairmen reported on committee activities with refreshments served by the January committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Daughters of America
Court Conception No. 35
VFW Post Home
Ann Bareasi
Wee
Robert, Miller
Ronald Triscuit
Cochairman
James Costello
Jacqueline Deutsch
Arthur , Litz
Sara McCloskey
Jerome Needham
Earl Price
Guy Saxton
John Toy
Local notices celebrate anniversaries and community events
Birdie Tells Us reports Ronald and Eleanor Thompston’s seven years of marriage at 512 South Center Street with three children. PTA meeting at Spring Creek Township School Monday 8 pm features Elwin Fuller on Family Finance and College Planning. Community groups plan dinners, quilting, Rainbow for Girls ceremony, and open installations at Masonic Temple. Also noted are adult association meetings, a testimonial dinner for Harold Legters in Clymer with Charles Goodell speaking, and a household tip on using butter to enrich sauces.
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Ronald
Eleanor) Thompston
South Center Street
Kathlene
Billy
Barbara
Spring Creek Township
PTA
Elwin Fuller
Corry
Youth Problems Discussed At WSCS Session
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church held a panel discussion in Fellowship Hall on the topic Where Do We Go From Here focusing on youth issues. Moderator Rev. Reggie Baker led James Ohrn Max Bennink Edward Pass Richard Dittman and Mrs Walter Gilliland on the panel with Mrs Leland Johnston introducing the moderator. Baker summed up urging adults to lead by example. Esther Circle served refreshments with Mrs Travers Stohlberg in charge.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service
The
First Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Reggie Baker
James Ohrn
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Max Bennink
Edward Pass
Pennsylvania
Richard Dittman
YMCA
Walter Gilliland
Leland Johnston
Baker
New Pay Plan Irks Aides At Courthouse
Erie County courthouse employees faced short pay after Treasurer Neil McLaughlin shifted payroll to a biweekly Friday schedule. One week of pay was withheld to implement new data processing, causing net checks as low as 36 dollars. Clerks demanded advance notice, six Register of Wills staff cashed cheques, while the plan remains in effect.
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Erie
Erie County
Neil McLaughlin
Jem
McLaughlin
Register of Wills
New Officers Elected By Columbus Aid
Columbus Community Congregational Church Ladies Aid held a Thursday meeting. Officers elected: Mrs Philip Wade president, Mrs DeForest Bindley vice president, Mrs Tas sec, Mrs Lowel Farie treasurer. Committee members include Mrs Bindley, Mrs Dodd, Mrs Utegg, and Mrs Walter Thoms. Treasurer read annual report. Dinner for Teachers Credit Union announced for next Wednesday at the church. A quilt was tied after the meeting. hostesses were Mrs Louia Ball and Mrs Donald Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Community Congregational Church Ladies Aid
Philip Wade
DeForest Bindley
Teachers Credit Union
Louia Ball
Donald Chase
Almost Tonight Must Meet The One He Almost Married
In a confessional monologue a narrator grapples with a rival for a former flame’s affections. She contemplates friendliness, competition, and the sting of a missed future as she watches the man reunite with his almost wife and recalls past elegance. The scene pivots on jealousy, self-reproach, and unresolved romantic tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Society
Esmeralda
Stolen Car Abandoned in Erie Identified as Virginia Owner
A car stolen December 5 in Erie and Inter was found abandoned on Spring Street after Christmas. Police linked the 1961 vehicle to Clinton Gregory of Stewart, Virginia, but state police had no theft record. Chief Carnegie sought help by writing and calling officials.
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Erie
Inter
Virginia
Spring Street
Frank Carnegie
Clinton Gregory
Stewart
Gar
Carnegie
Richmond
Gregory
Powell Leaves UCLA Speech Tour After Motel Bill Dispute
UCLA student leaders say Adam Clayton Powell left a $500 motel bill unpaid during his U S tour stop after canceling speeches citing illness. The $1 250 honorarium paid to Powell covered expenses, but he demanded more. officials limited expenses to that amount. Powell spoke at Berkeley but canceled engagements at SFSU and Stanford, while planning to preach at a San Francisco church.
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San Francisco
University of California At
Los Angeles
Adam Clayton Powell
Bahamas
Powell
Associated Students
UCLA
U.S
University of California
Berkeley
San Francisco State
Stanford University
Tim
Third Baptist Church
Weekend housekeeper tips from Dear Heloise column
Reader shares time saving methods for chores using bundled baskets to sort laundry trash and dry cleaning, with family help to unload and return items. Other tips include tortillas folded and toasted with clothespins, wrapping clay pots in foil to reduce evaporation, crib draft prevention with a blanket, cast iron pan lid use as a dust cover, and dishwasher cleaning for vent fan filters.
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Heloise
Mary Maxon
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Sciota
Alice Camp
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Nellie Kirch
Adult Association of the Handicapped
VEW Post Home
Harold
Bonnie) Messenger
Harold F. Legters
Charles Goodell
Robert Browning
WSCS
American Red Cross
Sea’s Drugs
Columbus Aid
Kathleen Babcock
Phi Beta Kappa
le Rouge En Noir Beauty Salon
Michael Raven
Trace
Sevilla
Spain
Erie Sand and Gravel Co
Welome
Ablolee
Helgis
Frank Witkowski
Ida
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