Military notes of local servicemen in overseas postings
Private Roy O. Young completes eight weeks of Army Branch Immaterial Basic Training with the 3d Armored Division. Harry G. Gracyk serves in Germany with the 2d Armored Division. Pvt Harold Grove graduates chemical warfare school in Japan. Pvt Rudy D. Miller serves with the X Corps in Korea. Each man is from or connected to local families in Middlefield and Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Roy O. Young
R. O. Young
RFC 1
Chardon
3D Armored Division
Army
2D Armored
Germany
Harry G. Gracyk
Frances Gracyk
Elmst
Middlefield
Europe
Berlin
U. S
Japan
Harold Grove
Roberta
Spruce St
Troy
Far East Command
Camp Gifu
Grove
Edwin van Keuren
Far East
Ruth Grove
Route 3
X Corps
Korea
Rudy D. Miller
Mary
Miller
955Th Field Artillery Battalion
Dan C. Miller
Geauga County Real Estate Tax Collection Totals 1951
Geauga County reports 97.2 percent tax collection for the second half of 1951. Total assessed value was 470 325.62 dollars with 457 544.22 dollars collected. Districts list assessed versus collected amounts for Auburn Bainbridge Chardon and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga
Grace E. Truman
Geauga County
Auburn Township
Bainbridge Township
Bainbridge Two
Chagrin Falls
Burton Township
Burton Village
Chardon Township
Concord
Couple Is Honored on Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Boorn were feted at the Golden Gate restaurant in Warren for their 48th wedding anniversary. Dinner guests included family, friends from Chardon Mesopotamia Washington and Middlefield, with gifts and a purse of money. A granddaughter and a pianist provided music as Mildred Cook photographed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefield
Frank W. Boorn
Golden Gate
Warren
Paul Boorn
Carl Gibbs
Waller Minick
Malcolm Boorn
Bonnie Lou Boorn
Betty May
Polio Cases Rise in Geauga County
Geauga County reports ten polio cases with two new victims added by the Geauga Health Department. Names include Edwena Kosharke R D J Burton and James Schroth of Hemlock Point Road Russell. Only seven cases were in Geauga for all of 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County
Geauga Helth Department
Edwena Kosharke
R.D. J. Burton
James Schroth
Hemlock Point Rd
Russell
Geauga
Battles Reunion Held at Burton
The 74th annual reunion of Luther Battles Sr. descendants met at Burton Fair Grounds on August 17. Over 80 attendees came from Ashtabula Conneaut Stowe Randolph Cleveland Painesville Willoughby Kirtland Chester Russell Chagrin Falls Burton Chardon Hampden Wickliffe Mayfield Heights and other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Luther Battles Sr
Gates Mills
Burton Fair Grounds
Grace Rogers Gurman
New York City
Gerald Stephen
Edith Rogers
Willoughby
Furman Rogers
Cleveland
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Stowe
Randolph
Painesville
Kirtland
Chester
Russell
Chagrin Falls
Chardon
Hampden
Wickliffe
Mayfield Heights
Dora Hodges
Kate Seymour
Ashtabula County
David Clark Oesch
Wayne Parks
Sam Gurman
Lynn Battles
Frank Battles
Democrats Blast Republican Monopoly in Geauga County
The Geauga County Democratic Party opened the fall campaign by accusing Republicans of a long held monopoly on local offices since the Civil War. Their platform calls for competitive elections, bi partisan governance, and reform measures including local business incentives, targeted tax expenditures, better cooperation among agriculture labor and business, and a firm stand against gambling. The committee members named are Lucille Harms John Strava Don Hein Garland Shetler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga
Democratic Party
Geauga County
Sheriff's Office
Democratic Central Committee of
Lucille Harms
John Strava
Don Hein
Garland Shetler
Newbury School Opens With Registration and Assembly
Newbury prepares for the 1952-1953 year with August 28-29 preschool registration for first graders, September 2 for student registration and an upper grades assembly, and a full day September 3. Birth certificates required for new entrants and transfers, with a full faculty list and staff assignments provided by principal U Urpi.
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Newbury
U. Urpi
Newbury School
Enola Reynolds
Dorothy Downing
Hazel Broughton
Virginia Blair
Elizabeth Thompson
Mary
Betty Lemr
Ressa Pitts
George Mumford
Kenneth McNish
Henry Povolny
Yuaro Sedivy
Creed Casteel
White House
Board of Education
Robert Johnson
Lloyd Ober
Margo Munn
Hanna Kaye
John Lockhart
Plan Religious Service at County Fair
The Geauga County Fair Band will perform religious music at 10:15 Sunday August 31 at the fair grounds grand stand preceding the church service at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Kenneth Peterson of Burton Congregational church will deliver the sermon. The choir under Ruth Morgan will sing and the Chesterland Men’s Quartette will provide special music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Geauga County Fair Band
Fair Grounds Grand Stand
Kenneth Peterson
Burton Congregational Church
Ruth Morgan
Chesterland
Battles Family Cemetery Plans Advance in Gates Mills
Births seven marriages two deaths and many graduations noted at a gathering. A committee including Lynn Battles George Parr Arthur Battles Lawrence Battles and Lyle Battles will organize care for the Battles family cemetery in Gates Mills with plans to be completed in 1953. Officers named are president Mrs Clark Stevenson vice president Mrs Kate Seymour secretary Mrs Wilbur Cooper treasurer Mrs Forrest Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battles
Gates Mills
Lynn Battles
George Parr
Arthur Battles
Lawrence Battles
Lyle Battles
Clark Stevenson
Maxine Battles
Kate Seymour
Wilbur Cooper
Forrest Bond
Guest Ministers at Community Church Reach Europe Visit
The Chester area church will host guest ministers during Rev. Harriet Louise Patterson’s absence as she tours twelve countries in Europe and the Middle East via TWA. August 24 and 31 feature Rev. Sidney Vernon, September 7 and 14 Rev. Walter E. Daniels, and September 21 and 28 Dr. George Michaelides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church
Harriet Louise Patterson
Europe
Middle East
TWA
Sidney Vernon
Beachland Presbyterian Church
Euclid
Walter E. Daniels
Cleveland Church Federation
Christian Century
Church Federation
George Michaelides
Schauffler College of Religious Work
Cleveland
Greece
Near East
American College
World Affairs Council of
Burton School Opens September 3 with Kindergarten Delayed
Burton schools plan to open September 3 for grades one through twelve while kindergarten starts September 4. Age rules require five by December 31 for kindergarten and six by December 31 for first grade. birth certificates or equivalent proof needed. The first day on September 3 is a half day for grades one through six and a full day for upper grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Burton School
Plan Campaign Against Revising Ohio Constitution
Geauga County citizens join a statewide committee to oppose a state constitutional convention. Arthur W. Hamilton announced 931 volunteers statewide will back a NO vote. Geauga members include Lyle H. Battles Newton B. Chapman Robert R. Fenwick Elmer Franks Everett C. Hale H. D. Messenger D. C. Muchmore mayor Harold J. Richmond Vetter Snyder and Philip E. Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County
Arthur W. Hamilton
Ohio
Geauga
Lyle H. Battles
Chesterland
Newton B. Chapman
Chardon
Robert R. Fenwick
Elmer Franks
R.F.D
Chagrin Falls
Everett C. Hale
Burton
H. D. Messenger
RF. D
D. C. Muchmore
Harold J. Richmond
Vetter Snyder
Former Chardon Teacher Ernest H. Moore Dies
Graveside services for Ernest H. Moore 91 former Chardon teacher were held at 2 p.m. Friday in Drakesburg cemetery Portage County. He died after a long illness in a Toledo hospital Tuesday night. Born in Freedom he taught in Chardon Freedom and other Portage County schools and farmed. He was a member of Freedom Methodist Church and lived at the Elyria Methodist Home before moving to Toledo. Survived by sister Harriet Dudley and brothers Roy and Frank with relatives in Geauga County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest H. Moore
Chardon
Drakesburg
Portage County
Moore
Toledo
Freedom
Freedom Methodist Church
Elyria
Geauga County
Carl
Guy
Josie Shaw
Harriet Dudley
Roy
Ravenna
Frank
Marsing
Ind
Maurice Fox to Attend Banking School
Maurice Fox executive vice-president of The First National Bank of Burton will leave August 24 for two weeks at the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin Madison. This is his first year and the program runs three years with two weeks of resident sessions and yearly extension work in all banking areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Maurice A. Fox
First National Bank of
School of Banking
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Britain chartered 100 ships for coal imports from U S
The British government has chartered 100 ships to bring in over a million tons of coal from the United States, signaling a major effort to secure fuel import capacity amid wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
U.S
Montville Community News Highlights and Upcoming Events
Four Montville youths attended Senior High Institute at Lakeside Ohio after dinner Sunday August 17. Funeral services for Fred Coe were held at Montville Church with Marshall Tribby officiating. The 69th Whitney family reunion saw attendees from several towns and elected officers. Montville Grange draped charter in mourning for F A Coe. Montville Homecoming drew seventy registrants with a chicken dinner and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montville Community Church
Senior High Institute
Lakeside
Ohio
Robert Geisman
Richard Geisman
Carol Whitney
Ann Williams
Joe Yambor
Fred Coe
Marshall Tribby
Painesville
T. J.barber
Leo Huntoon
Lyall Huntoon
Lester Skinner
Steve Donavan
J. D. Sidley
Montville Cemetery
Ross Donoghue
Whitney
South Church
Chagrin Falls
Thompson
Youngstown
Warren
Chardon
Mentor
Geneva
Unionville
Ald
M. A. Beardsley
Beardsley
F. A. Coe
Montville Grange
Montville
Ladies Aid Society
C. W. Shaw
Byrd Lewis
Montville Church
Chardon School Opens September 2 For New Year
Chardon Public Schools begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday September 2 with buses on previous routes. Kindergarten starts September 3. Teachers and staff prepare for 1200 students across 12 grades, with shuttle buses and enlarged classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon Public Schools
Endergarten
Methodist Church
Shultz
Roberts
Fowler
Uptown
Chardon Avenue
Giants, Red Sox vie as Little League hits playoffs
Chardon youths near season end as Giants lead after a 6-5 win over the Dodgers and the White Sox beat the Red Sox 3-2. A 3-way tie could force a playoff before the championship with Giants vs Red Sox Thursday and other matchups scheduled. Jay Dee League debuts at Chardon Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Giants
Dodgers
Claridon White Sox
Munson Red Sox
Yankees
Indians
Red Sox
White Sox
Yanks
Jay Dee
Chardon Savings Bank
Marine Expert to Address Geauga Kiwanis Meeting
George S. Beck of Lake Aquillard Claridon and Cleveland will speak at the Geauga County Kiwanis Club gathering at Newbury Community Church. Beck has spent his life in shipping and will discuss Marine Inspection and the Cuyahoga Valley Water Control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Beck
Lake Aquillard
Claridon
Cleveland
Geauga County Kiwanis Club
Newbury Community Church
Mr. Beck
Cuyahoga Valley
Beef Club Meets at Tacku's in Bainbridge
The August 13 meeting of the Beef Club was held at Bill Tacku's in Bainbridge. Guest Henry Van Lushout, a foreign exchange student, spoke about his country the Netherlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Club
Bill Tacku
Bainbridge
Henry van Lushout
The
Netherlands
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Roy Young
Claridon Township
Chardon Village
Aquilla Village
Hampden Township
Huntsburg Township
Montville Township
Middlefield Township
Huntsburg
Middlefield Village
Thompson Township
Munson Township
Newbury Township
Parkman Township
Russell Township
West Geauga
Hunting Valley
South Russell Village
Madison
Troy Township
Lennah B. Bond
Edwin Lincks
Chesterland Post Office
Bond
Lincks
Kathy
Denny
Wills
Banfield
Chester Grange
Thompson Grange
Auburn
Town Hall
Grange
Albert Freshley
Ralph Smith
Chester Township
F. H. Bond
Frank Feigle
Vandergrift
P.T.A
Gail Painter
Charles Christy
Carmen Oxenrider
Harry Foster
A. Pintar
Gail Nolan
Nancy Raymond
Glenn Battles
Camp Whitewood
Laura LaMoreaux
Ardene Nelson
Laura
Ardene
John Neher
Gregory Déan Jones
Morristown
New Jersey
Donald Jones
Albert Jones
Clarence Battles
Syracuse
N. Y
Wendell Parr
Donald Post
Murray LaMoreaux
Albert Kayser
Ray Herbert
Glenn Evans
Evans
Leland Glenn Evans
Bowling Green
Michigan
Frances Taylor
Columbus
Lee Whitmer
Kenneth Tally
P. Lauer
Oil City
Ida Shoup
Lauer
Vernon Petersen
Dalton
June Martin
Cincinnati
Mr. Martin
Joan Mills
J. M. Lincks
Shirley
Wisconsin Dells
Lucille Hostetler
Maurine Diedrich
Tessie Brugmann
Elsie Matson
Lenore Shisler
Kathryn Hull
Jean Giles
Helen Coats
Virginia Hawke
Wilma Henderson
Lois Lawrence
Frieda Hurd
Evelyn Johnson
Theodore Hinkel
William Bradley
Esther Jordan
Loren Bigalow
Nancy Dean
Richard Minick
Vivian Gilliland
Mary-Belle Stuckey
Donald Wilson
Robert Stueve
Maurice Fox
Banking
F. S. Whitney
R. P. Nielson
Chardon School
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