Military Personnel News From Tokyo to Camp Pendleton
A compiled note of service updates includes SFC Louis R. Blattner of Chardon Ohio on week’s leave in Tokyo after duty in Korea with the 24th Infantry Division’s 21st Regiment. Other items mention PFC Seger at Fort Devens Mass in Exercise High Tide, and seaman Kenneth C. Miller aboard USS Estes in Beppu Japan.Donald E Bartko to depart April for USS Jarvis tour with the 7th Fleet. Pvt Jerry Trask completes Fort Knox training then to Fort Campbell for paratrooper school. Pvt Lloyd F Clark in Camp Chaffee Arkansas hospital with virus pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Louis R. Blattner
Joyce Ann
Southern Ave
New Castle
Ind
Korea
Blattner
Leopold Blattnmer
Chardon
Ohio
Far East
24Th Infantry Division
21St
Schinagle
Army
Camp Pendleton
Ronald E. Seyer
Walter Seyer
Middlefield
Seger
74Th Regimental Combat Team
Fort Devens
Mass
Middlefield High School
Beppu
Japan
Kenneth C. Miller
USN
Louis I. Miller
Rt. 2
Burton
Estes
U.S
7Th Fleet
Long Beach
Calif
Donald E. Bartko
Edward C. Bartko
Rt. 528
Jarvis
Lloyd F. Clark
David Clark
R. A
Camp
Chaffee
Arkansas
Spittlebugs Hatch in Geauga County Field Report
Leland Schuler reports the first spittlebug nymphs appeared near Troy Geauga County as warm weather arrives. Early April to May insecticide use of Benezene Hexachloride or toxaphene has raised clover hay yields 25 to 55 percent where bugs are present, with strongest gains from early treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Leland Schuler
Maple Syrup Donors Named for Geauga Festival
Pat Clif Rossiter lists maple producers who donated a gallon or more for the Geauga Maple Festival. Donors are grouped by township including Auburn, Burton, Chardon, Chester, Huntsburg, Middlefield, Montville, Munson, Painesville, Newbury, Parkman, Thompson and others. The list names individuals, farms, and companies such as Franks Maple Products, Warble Farm, Cavanaugh Farms, Messenger family, Timmons, Squire, Morse, Brown, and many Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clif” Rossiter
Geauga Maple Festival Committee
Mr. Rossiter
Auburn Twp. H. D
L. C. Messenger
Roderick Timmons
Bob Squire
Robert Timmons
A. W. Gastemire
Franks Maple Products
Cavanaugh
Munson Grange Plans Landscaping and Bake Sale
Munson Grange met on March 30 with eight members to discuss the 1955 Community Service Project. Willard Herrington chairs the landscaping on Bass Lake Rd school grounds while the Home Ec committee, led by Jean Grossman, plans a bake sale whose proceeds go to Munson Little Leaguers. The group notes summer programs and a Camp for the Blind initiative, with future meetings set for April 27 and plans for a 4th degree at Auburn Grange on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munson
Munson Grange
C. J. Bogaske
Willard Herrington
Bass Lake Rd
the Grange
Home Ec
Jean Grossman
Mrs. T. J. Barber Rites Wednesday
Mrs. T J Barber 77 of Montville died Sunday at Corey Hospital Chardon after two weeks illness. Born April 25 1879 she was former Eunice Whitney. She resided Rt 6 west of Montville Center and was a Montville lifetime resident. Survived by husband and three brothers Fred H Whitney Cleveland Harold Mentor and Eric Hampden. She was last of three sisters to die in two years. Rites held 2 PM Wednesday Burr Funeral Home Chardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Jay Baber
Corey Hospital
Chardon
Rt. 6
Montville Center
Eunice Maé Whitney
Montville
Fred H. Whitney
Cleveland
Harold
Mentor
Eric Hampden
Barber
James Smith
Emory Skinner
Burr Funeral
Geauga County Sees 123 Food Permits Issued This Year
Donald Day, county health department sanitarian, reports 123 restaurant licenses issued in Geauga County this year. The licenses cover eateries, schools, churches and hospitals, excluding seasonal summer operations. Checks ensure sanitary inspection and licensing for all public food service sites. Day urges diners to look for licenses and notes food handlers must take chest X-rays when the state mobile unit visits Geauga in late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County
Donald Day
County Health Department
Mr. Day
Day
Geauga
West Geauga Officials Attend Northeastern Ohio School Forum
West Geauga board members Mr. Charles Osbourn and Mr. R. T. Banister attended the Northeastern Ohio school board and superintendent meeting at Kent State University on April 7. Guest speaker Dr. Willard E. Goslin, former Pasadena superintendent and chair of the George Peabody College division, spoke on The American People and Their School System. The pair attended with their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Geauga
Charles Osbourn
R. T. Banister
Chester
Northeastern Ohio
Kent State University
Willard E. Goslin
Pasadena
Calif
Division of
George Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
Tenn
Banister
Osbourn
West Geauga School Board
Howard Bros Herd Tops Geauga Dairy Records
The Howard Bros herd of Bainbridge led Geauga and Lake counties with March D H I A milk production at 1140 pounds per cow and 42.8 pounds butterfat. Their 47 Holsteins ranked first among top ten herds, with Willis Connor's Mentor cow highest in milk at 2780 pounds and Howard Bros. Bainbridge producing the top butterfat at 105.3 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bros
Bainbridge
Geauga
Lake County
Leland D. Schuler
Burton
R. A. Greig & Son
Leroy
Sterling Timmons
Howard McNish Freeman Gingerich
Burton Cavanagh Bros
Auburn
Howard Dayton & Son
Troy
Willis Connor
Mentor
Howard McNish - Mahlon Yoder
Claridon
R. H. Gries
Harold McNish
Middlefield
Ohio
Claridon Boy Wins Trip to Washington
Jerry Smith of Claridon has been chosen for a National School Safety Patrol trip to Washington sponsored by the Cleveland Automobile Club. He will depart from Cleveland by chartered bus to tour Gettysburg, the Bureau of Engraving, the FBI, the Washington Monument, the White House, Mount Vernon, and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claridon
Jerry Smith
National School Safety Patrol
Washington
Cleveland Automobile Club
Jerry
Cleveland
Gettysburg
Bureau of Engraving
FBI
Washington Monument
White House
Mount Vernon
Little League Practice Starts Monday Night
The first spring practice for Chardon Little League baseball players is set for Monday at 6 30 p m on the Fifth Avenue field. Boys who have not submitted registration cards should do so at this session, and fathers interested in helping with spring practice are welcome by managers and coaches. Coaches wishing to participate should notify John Moulton at 331 South St phone Chardon 5 9051.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Fifth Avenue Field
John Moulton
South St
Pilgrim Christian Church Welcomes 60 New Members
Sixty new members joined Pilgrim Christian Church in Chardon during Holy Week services. The list includes new members received by transfer and by faith statements and baptisms from multiple churches across Ohio and nearby states, featuring families such as the Kunstel and Barnett clans and individuals from Chardon, Cleveland, Weston, and New Haven, Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Christian Church
Chardon
Kenneth Floyd Engel
Evang. Reformed
Wooster
Marguerite C. Kunstel
St. John’s
Cleveland
Donald Rhodes
Howard Oplinger
Fowle’s
Mills Com
Robert H. Hawkins
Methodist Church
Alliance
Hazel Austin
Ascension Episcopal Church
Haod Novak
Old Stone Church
Paul Tharp
Weston Methodist Church
Weston
W. Va
Pauline Tharp
Stonecoat Methodist Church
W.va
Marion Parker
Chesterland Community Church
Robert Watkins
Congregational Church
New Haven
Conn
Carol Day
Wauseon
Ohio
James Wright
Luth
Church
Steve Ratscher
Luthchurch
William Miner
Carl Wills
Andrea Jean Ahonen
Quentin Webster Alderman
Donald Theodore Barnett
Judith Louise Burger
Dianne Marie Caruso
Donald Caruso
Charlene Marie Colvin
Margaret Ann Daniels
Michael Fred Epstein
Carol Ann Hill
Judith Rae Hillen
Frank Matthew Kunstel
Sandra Sue Moulton
Gwendolyn Lee Novak
Linda Lou _ Potter
Jack William Robinson
Bonnie Jane Thayer
Jean Marie Thomas
Joan Lee Thomas
Linda Tann
Gertrude Marie Colvin
James Edwin Colvin
Delores June Engel
Carl Edward Engel
Fred Epstein
Fern Epstein
Cynthia Oplinger
W. E. Moore Incorporates Middlefield Ford Co
Secretary of State Ted Brown issues a corporate charter for W. E. Moore Ford Sales and Service Inc in Middlefield. Walter E. Moore of Kenwood Drive acts as statutory agent. Incorporators are Marion Minick Cathryn A. Moore and Walter E. Moore. Authorized to issue 250 shares of no par common stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Brown
W. E. Moore
Ford Sales & Service, Inc
Middlefield
Walter E. Moore
Kenwood Drive
Marion Minick
Cathryn A. Moore
Demetrius and the Gladiators Benefit Film at Mu-Mac
A Cinemascope technicolor feature Demetrius and The Gladiators starring Victor Mature and Susan Hayward will screen at Middlefield Mu-Mac Theatre on April 26 at 7 and 9 PM. Proceeds fund Geauga County Hospital Association building project. tickets 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demetrius and the
Girl Scouts
Middlefield
Geauga County
Business Women Visit Television Station in Cleveland
Geauga County Business and Professional Women's club toured station W E W S on April 14 in Cleveland. Twelve members and three guests attended dinner at Stouffers before visiting studios and viewing Paul Wilcox sports broadcasts and commercials. Attendees included Elsie Schwindl Clarice McGill Carrie Tate Katheryn Schwindl Eleanor Cramton Agnes Lustig Marie Miller Elsie De Groft Mary Jane Jonke Aileen Bertke Pearl Whinery Jennie Davidson with guests Jeannette Grossman Mrs Jordan of Painesville and Sanda Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County Business and Professional Women's Club
Cleveland
Stouffers
Paul Wilcox
Elsie Schwindl
Clarice McGill
Carrie Tate
Katheryn Schwindl
Eleanor Cramton
Agnes Lustig
Marie Miller
Elsie de Groft
Mary Jane Jonke
Aileen Bertke
Pearl Whinery
Jennie Davidson
Jeannette Grossman
Mrs. Jordan
Painesville
Sanda Davidson
Spear Motor Sales Becomes Hudson Dealer
William Spear, manager of Spear Motor Sales in Geauga, announces they are now authorized Hudson dealers. The 1955 Hudson models have arrived and are on display at the Packard dealer location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Spear
Spear Motor Sales
Geauga
Packard
Hudson Motor Cars
Fourth Annual Teen-Age Driving Road-e-o Planned
Chardon and Burton Jaycees announce the fourth annual Teen-Age Driving Road-e-o with written and driving tests. Local exam May 3 and drive test May 7 in Chardon. Winners advance to state June 12 in Barberton. national contest July 25-29 in Washington, D C. Eligibility extends to ages under 20 with no recent moving violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Snapout Farms Company
Barberton
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Jim Moon
Ed Hill
Dean Kenny
Burton
Russell Wilson
George Martin
Wayne Parsons
Bernard A. Taylor
Kenston
Arnold Sharkey
Middlefield
Willard F. Blackington
Newbury
Bill Bradley
Spurrier Re-Elected President Of Geauga Tuberculosis Group
M D Spurrier of Huntsburg was re elected president of Geauga county Tuberculosis and Health Association at the annual meeting held April 13 at Burton Congregational church. Nominating chair Mrs Norman Moss announced the slate including vice president William J Barnes and other officers and directors for terms up to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Spurrier
Huntsburg
Geauga County
M.A. Fox
Burton
Lewis Bostwick
Hampden
Glen A. Rynearson
Middlefield
I. M. Cavanagh
Auburn
Thora Bican
Chardon
Ray Hensel
Munson
B. J. Shanower
Township and Village Representatives
M. A. Fox
Association
Ohio TB and Health Association
F. R. Schofield
J. Urpi
R. T. Walsh
Mary Corey
James W. Dinsmore
W. A. Reed
M. D
William J. Barnes
Spurrier
Carl Brinkman of
Rynearson
State
County Departments of Health
Geauga County Tuberculosis and Health Association
TB and Health Association
W. P. Edmunds
James Hunt
Joseph B. Stocklen
M.D
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Florence Landon
Roy Coats
Geauga County Opposes Conneaut Cincinnati Turnpike Route
Geauga County commissioners unanimously oppose the proposed Conneaut to Cincinnati turnpike route. They warn the path would cross multiple townships, seize 500 acres of property, hinder growth in Chester Bainbridge Russell, and favor a southern route to Warren and Youngstown. No official resolution yet. no new action since last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County
Conneaut- Cincinnati
Chardon Township
Concord
Chardon Village
Munson
Newbury, Russell
Bainbridge
Charles A. Riley
Chester
Bainbridge and
Russell
James Hunt
Warren
Youngstown
Traverse
William Burns
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Geauga - Cuyahoga
Turnpike Commission
Geauga
Fred Stafford Rites Monday
Funeral services for Fred L. Stafford 240 East King St Chardon were held Monday after a long illness he died Friday night. The 82 year old retiree was a life Chardon resident born Oct 4 1872 in Chardon Center. He married Bertha Hosford Sept 22 1894 and they shared over 60 years together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Stafford
East King St
Chardon
Stafford
Mr. Stafford
Chardon Center
Abram H
Mary E. Stafford
Bertha Hosford
Cleveland Heights
Harlow A
Atascadero
Cal
Fred Bender
Urbana
Lada Sweeney
Los Angeles
Women Voters Plan Legislative Visit to State Assembly
Mrs. Peter Ruh announces that Geauga League of Women Voters members will join others to visit the state legislature in session on April 27. The trip has proven worthwhile in past years and anyone may join by contacting Mrs. Ruh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Ruh
League of Women Voters of
Geauga
Geauga League of Women Voters
Ruh
Liberty Theme at April 26 Geauga LWV Meeting
The Geauga county League of Women Voters continues its series on Individual Liberties with a meeting at the Chardon Methodist church hall on Tuesday April 26 at 8 p.m. Open to the public, the event is chaired by Mr Denver Jiiden with committee members Mrs Walter Hirst Mrs Willard Parker Mrs Charles Osbourn Mrs Frank Schlessinger Judge Robert Ford Robert Lindsay and Reverend Jud Townley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County League of Women Voters
Chardon Methodist Church
Denver Jiiden
Citizens Committee
Walter Hirst
Willard Parker
Charles Osbourn
Frank Schlessinger
Robert Ford
Robert Lindsay
Jud Townley
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Jerry Trask
Fort Knox
Lyle Trask
Fort Campbell
U. S
Co. F
Pat
Yaxley
Taylor
Harry Wodrop
Warble Farm
F. D. Lindow
Howard Taylor
Wilber Patterson
Lester Haskins
C. H. Post
James E. Malz
L. W. Haskins
O. B. Eggleston
Albert Haskins
Frank Warrous
J. Shanower
Chas. Riley
James Blair
A. C. Beales
Rudy A. Miller
H. W. McNish
Mahlon Yoder
Otto Herring
Howard McNish
Pete Schrock
Wm. Vanek
Paul Johnson
F. L. Barnes
Raymond Richmond
E. R. Sperry
Clarence Brichford
Lawrence Battles
N. C. Patterson
Robert L. Barnes
H. M. Henderson
Robert Fenwick
George Armstrong
L. R. Brininger
Anson Rhodes
Paul Adams
Stanley Kibler
Sam Kaufman
Dan Byler
Moses Burkholder
Adam Byler
Glen Beardsley
O. R. Strong
J. J. Hershberger
Eli J. Fisher
D. W
R. K. Stoll
Jonas D. Troyer
Sol Bontager
Enos Miller
Harry Rosengreen
William J. Hochstetler
Clarence Brown
L. H. Reiter
Bass Lake Community Inc
C. E. Bazler
William Woodford
Neal G. Teague
Lee Bliss
H. L. Button
A. G. Blair
Henry Povolny
Howard Schwarz
H. Thomas Parkman
Stanley B. Smith
W. H. Stoll
Frank Cone Thompson
L. N. Chaffee
L. W. McClintock
N. L. Mosely
T. J. Barber
Arlene Miner
Mentor Baptist Church
Bessie Norrine Engel
Evang. Reformed Church
W.E. Moore
Middlefield Ford Co
Hudson
Jay Cees
Burton High School
Chardon and
Burton Junior Chambers of Commerce
Thompson
Bill McLaughlin
Burton Jaycee
America
McLaughlin
TB & Health Group
John Rumick
E. A. Parks
H. F. Goff
Fred Stafford
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