Service Men Named With Assignments and Cruise Details
Kenneth D. Podany is listed at Sampson Air Force Base New York with service numbers and units. David C. Veigh of Chardon serves aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin as boatswain's mate second class. The Wisconsin joins 26 battleships on the annual midshipman cruise visiting Scotland France and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Kenneth D. Podany
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
N. Y
U. S. Atlantic
David C. Veigh
Chardon
Wisconsin
Scotland
France
Cuba
William Bloomer's Surprise 82nd Birthday Party
William Bloomer of Bass Lake was surprised on Wednesday evening by friends marking his 82nd birthday. Cakes were baked by Mrs William Reynolds and Mrs Lee Parpart, and Mrs Bloomer served ice tea after the singing of Happy Birthday. Attendees included Mrs John Sowicki, Mr and Mrs Karl Robbind and sons Richard and Allen, Mr and Mrs Robert Burchell and sons Everett Robert and Herbert, Mrs William Reynolds, Mr Earl Brandes, and Mr and Mrs Lee Parpart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Robert Burchell
Everett
Robert
Herbert
William Reynolds
Earl Brandes
Lee Parpart
Hull Receives ROTC Honors At Ohio University
Burton Ohio University graduates held annual commencement exercises at Athens. Roland G Hull was among 45 ROTC honor recipients chosen from 214 ROTC students earning second lieutenant commissions. Of the 45, 27 join the Army while the rest, including Hull, enter the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Roland G. Hull
Ohio University
Air Force
Army
Reserve Officer’s Training Corps
University At
Athens
Ohio
Hull
Former Geauga Resident Dies Suddenly at 27
Royce Owen Tobin aged 27, formerly of Geauga County, died suddenly at his Key West Florida home on Sunday June 15. He spent his early years in Newbury and Chardon and was known as Sonny to friends. Survived by his mother and stepfather Mrs. and Mr. Leroy Tiderman, his widow and two young children. Burial in Key West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Owen Tobin
Geauga County
Key West
Fla
Tobin
Newbury
Chardon
Sonny
Leroy Tiderman
Tom Gorton
Denny Bigalow
Loren Bigalow
Geauga Lake
Tommy Gorton
SA George Green
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Elwyn Owen
Charlie
Lima
Ohio
Thelma Green
George van Deweer
New York City
Gloria
Stork Club
Charles Gould
Presen Mies
Elaine Burr
H. O. Hill
Cleveland
Harry Barrow
Springfield
Kathryn Hull
Cleon Messenger
Forrest Messenger
Sarasota
Lewis Messenger
Auburn
George Herrick
Ravenna
Centralia
Missouri
George Williams
Robert Williams
Middlefield
Connecticut
Theron Myers
Gary
California
Mary
Vern Fort
Newbury Township Budget Sees Fire Dept Increase
Newbury township submits budget with a $1000 rise in the fire prevention division. Clerk B A Broughton cites higher fire calls last year as the reason for the change as the document goes on public display Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbury
Newbury Township
B. A. Broughton
Mable Bowen Dies Formerly of Montville
Mrs. Mable Bowen 73 of Clearmont California and former Montville resident died June 25 after six months bedridden. Born Mable Ray she was daughter of Fred and Mrs. Ray of Montville. Survived by husband Fred Bowen two daughters Eleanore Florentine a son Sanford and grandchildren. Also sisters Gertie Rhodes and Leona Crambler. Buried in Clearmont California after about 35 years in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montville
Mable Bowen
Clearmont
California
Leona Crambler
Chardon
Bowen
Reid Couple Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Earl Reid of Montville marked twenty five years by hosting an open house on Sunday July 6 with more than 100 guests. The couple married in Ripley New York on June 30 1927, and they have six sons John Earl Jr Allan Lewis Billy Donald and four daughters Barbara Dorothy Betty Ruth Ann plus two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montville
Earl Reid
Reid
Esther Reed
Geneva
Mr. Reid
Ripley
New York
John
Earl Jr
Allan
Lewis
Billy
Donald
Barbara
Dorothy
Betty
Ruth Ann
Malcolm Bond
Henry Petti
Ruth Hills
Wesley Boneham, Jr
Linda
Virginia
Martha
Earl Miller
Wesley Boneham
Claridon
Carl Harris
John Wazak
McKeesport
Corp
Robert Pence
Fort Meade
Maryland
Walter Matthews
Washington, D. C
Edgewater
Fla
Edward Taylor
John Dingman
Robert Kornmueller
Warren
Ohio
William Ritchie, Jr
Camp Breckenridge
Korea
Roland Hull
David
Kathryn Hull
Maurice Arnold
Richard Buckley
Hinkley
Harvey Neil
Munuskong
St. Mary’s River
Michigan
John Carr
Harold Held
Osborn
Sadie Graham
Jefferson
Donald McNish
William Taylor
Robert Taylor
Thelma Miller
Cleveland
Lorene Rety
Helen Franks
Auburn
Smorgasbord
Stow
William Meinke
Merril Jefferson
Russell
Fred Patterson
Cincinnati
Paul Clark
William Bierman
Chesterland
Betty Knisley
Painesville
Becky Knisley
Fred Knisley
Oliver Smith
Newbury
Charles Smith
Arnold Smith
Joan Held
Camp Whitewood
Ted Gardner
Detroit
B. S. Bigalow
Burton Board Proposes 1952 School Budget Above $100000
Burton officials announce the 1952 school budget has risen past one hundred thousand dollars during a July 2 hearing led by clerk George Williams. The total exceeds last year's $98,195.63 due to an overall rise, not department by department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
George Williams
Chardon Clerk’s Office to Close Saturdays on Trial Basis
The Chardon village clerk’s office will close every Saturday and stay open Friday evenings until 9:00 p.m. for a four month trial starting July 1. The change follows the July 3 city council decision aligning with local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Funeral Services Held for Gus H Gebhardt Former Burton Man
Funeral services for Gus H Gebhardt, 54, were conducted by Rev. William Storm at 2 p.m. July 5 at William Abel and Sons Funeral Home in East Cleveland. Survived by wife Ruth Hollenbeck Gebhardt, daughter Betty Kubiak, sister and brother. Buried in Welton Cemetery, Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Gus H. Gebhardt
William Storm
William Abel and Sons
East
Cleveland
Gebhardt
Ruth Hollenbeck Gebhardt
Betty Kubiak
Welton
Community Visits and Family News in South Hampden
Local residents recount weekend and weekday visits among families including the Arnolds Pokornys and Gombars. Diana Carver attends 4-H camp. Madaline Bargman and others join several Sunday dinners. Micky Skiba sustains a broken arm on July 4. extended weekend guests arrive from Dayton, Cleveland, Akron, Mansfield and Cleveland Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bailey
Cleveland
Richard Arnold
Jack Arnold
Eugene Ward
Ralph Clemson
Jefferson
Homer Clemson
Howard Egleston
Fulton
Pymatuning
Conneaut Lake
John Grey
Andrew Pokorny
Chardon
Martin Pokorny
Paul Lampman
John Gombar
Litchfield
Diana Carver
Camp Whitewood
Ralph Williams
Orrin Philips
Fairport
John Brindo
Paul Beaver
Cheryle
Joyce
Dayton
Bartel
Butch
Weekend visits span Ohio and Ontario across families
South Newbury residents visited Douglas Morton in Green Springs while Elwood Erich and family from Cleveland spent Sunday with friends. The Waisz and Gatwick families enjoyed a holiday weekend in Cook's Forest and other Pennsylvania points. Hayden Coe and Paul of Spencer joined Kate Green on Sunday. Jack Bartholomew lies ill at Trumbull Memorial in Warren. Kenneth Williams visited Willard Herington in Munson. Pleman Gharky and daughters Mary Lou and Judy toured Guelph and Peterboro Ontario with Mary staying for a week with James Elco in Peterboro Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reedy
Green Springs
Douglas Morton
Elwood Erich
Cleveland
Ivan Waisz
Gordon Gatwick
Cook’s Forest
Pennsylvania
Helen Fern
Hayden Coe
Paul of
Spencer
Kate Green’s
Jack Bartholomew
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Warren
Kenneth Williams
Willard Herrington
Munson
Pleman Gharky
Mary Lou
Judy
Guelph
Peterboro
Ont
Mary
James Elco
Ruth Hills Funeral Is Thursday
MIDDLEFIELD Mrs Rob Hills Chardon died about 8 00 am at the home of her daughter Mrs De Daniels after two years of ill health The Hills ran Junction Tavern near Chardon for years before selling it She was born August 7 1903 in Middlefield and graduated from Middlefield High School in 1920 She leaves husband Robert Hills Jr two daughters Betty Boneham Burton and Alberta Daniels Chardon three grandchildren her mother Grace White Middlefield and sister Alberta Rowe Downey California Services set for Thursday at 2 pm at Laraway Funeral Home Middlefield with burial in Middlefield Cemetery No flowers requested. contributions toward Geauga County Hospital Fund encouraged
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefield
Rob Hills
Chardon
de Daniels
Albert A. and
Grace Newcomb White
Hills
Middlefield High School
Ohio State University
Robert Hills
Robert Hills Junior
Betty Boneham
Burton
Alberta Daniels
Grace White
Alberta Rowe
Downey
California
Nancy McAnany Goodrich
Chardon High School
Bowling Green State University
Zid
Blanche Hoffman
Geauga County Normal School
Baldwin - Wallace
Avon
Southington
Granger
Spencer
Ohio
Madelaine Krum
Hiram College
Claridon
Hein
Steingass
Aatos Nikkila
Nick
Warren High School
Youngstown
Bowling Green
Wisconsin
Myrtle Hawthorne
Grant Stone
Bainbridge
F. R. McGuver
O. B. Eggleston
Basil White
Andy Miller
Miller
White
Grove St
Billy Hostetler
William J. Hostetler
Wilbur Whitmore
Tommy Wells
Northeast Ohio Scout Explorer Council
Painesville
New Mexico
Philmore
N. Mexico
Hugh Hostetler
William Hostetler
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Ind
Mabel Shelley
Minnie Barb
Mesopotamia
Arthur
Beth Town
Algie Town
Kirtland
Ruth Aspinwall
Ruth
Jimmy
Warsaw
Youth For Christ
Eleanore Haberesch
Gates Mills
JayCee’s Plan Street Dance in Chardon
The Chardon Junior Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Street Dance on Friday evening July 18. Chairman Jim Moon announced the event expecting hundreds from Chardon and the county. Games amusements and free dancing aim to provide attendees an evening of real entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Chardon Schools Hire Nine New Teachers for 1952 53
Chardon schools will hire nine new teachers for the 1952 53 year with two more to be secured. Reports list Jean Knapp Daniels Aura Davis Kenneth Engel Nancy McAnany Good Rich Blanche Hoffman Madelaine Krum Aatos Nikkila Nick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon Schools
Ira A. Canfield
Norman Simons
LeRoy Reeves
Jean Knapp Daniels
Summit
New Jersey
National College of Education
Evanston
Illinois
Highland Park
Oak Park
Niles
Michigan
Kenneth F. Engel
Wooster High School
Army Technical Schools
Kent State University
Kent State
Middlefield
Schofield
Jordak
Hed
Paulus
Middlefield Birthdays and Community Notes
July birthday list includes Arthur Burnett Marian Farmwald Donald Gene Anderson Richard Lee Anderson Edna Margaret Locke Milo Detweiler Mary Ellen Miller Theresa Button S V Gingerich Mae Farmwald Harold Forsch and local residents attend gatherings, move homes, scout trips, and open house events. The issue notes a reduced paper size due to mechanical difficulties and a continuation on page seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Gene Anderson
Richard Lee Anderson
Edna Margaret Locke
Milo Detweiler
Mary Ellen Miller
Theresa Button
S. V. Gingerich
Mae Farmwald
Hampden News Highlights Local Social Notes and Visits
Hampden residents report several family visits and gatherings. Mrs. Don Chamberlin and two children stay two weeks with sister Mrs. L H Whittington in Kent. Various couples hosted friends from Chardon Cleveland and Toledo for suppers and weekends. Thompson Grange members visited Hampden Grange and exchanged the Traveling Gavel with M V Cullen presenting it to Herbert Steingass. A baptism took place at the Congregational church and families gathered at Bluffton and Ottawa Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie King
Chardon
Don Chamberlin
L. H. Whittington
Kent
Robert Chamberlin
Peter Carlson
Herman Toussaint
George Carver
Merritt Maltby
Huntsburg
Wedge
Noel
Thompson Grange
Hampden Grange
M. V. Cullen
Thompson
Herbert Steingass
Hampden
Thomas Beattie
James Gill
Edith Haid
Mary Riese
Akron
Leo Koehler
Nancy
David Steingass
Camp Whitewood
Mary Frances
Robert Molton
H. K. Smith
Virgil Miller
Paul
Bluffton
Hubert Pratt
Belvedere
Merritt Wedge
Ottawa
Canada
Keith Wedge
Bradford
Helen Kiser
Lakewood
Kiser- Luther
Munson 4-H Club Discusses Health at July Meeting
4 H news reports the Munson Silver Threaders met July 1 at the homes of Sue Thornburgh Rosemary Beckwith and Sue Ponyik to discuss health and safety and give a respiration demonstration. The next meeting is set for July 15 at Nancy Friedl's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munson
Shirley Wolcott
Munson Silver Threaders
Sue Thornburgh
Rosemary Beckwith
Sue Ponyik
Nancy Friedl
Demonstration on Tossed Salad at Chardon 4-H Meeting
Jeanne Allyn and Gale Fleet demonstrated a tossed salad at the Chardon 4-H gathering of the Salsandies, hosted by Mary Ann Schwindl. The West Geauga Personality Club met June 26 at Hilda DeGreen’s home. panels formed and topics covered improving personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Allyn
Gale Fleet
Mary Ann Schwindl
West Geauga Personality Club
Hilda DeGreen
Plans for 4 H celebration and Golden Jubilee at Geauga Fair
Junior County Fair board at Burton Extension office discussed plans for a 50th 4 H anniversary to be included in this year’s Geauga County Fair program. A chorus from 4 H junior and senior camps at Camp Whitewood will perform in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Junior County Fair Board
Burton Extension Office
Geauga County Fair
Camp Whitewood
Chardon Council Approves $3420 Budget Increase
Chardon village council approved a $3420 uptick for next year with total expenses rising to about $62,186.33 from $58,766. The rise funds street improvements and storm sewer. Water works and sewer funds remain self sufficient. A public telephone booth will be added in the park and a railroad crossing on Center Street will be addressed by a Baltimore and Ohio official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Jennie Davidson
Baltimore and Ohio
Center Street
Midseason Trophy Awarded at Auto Raceway
Bill Egger of Cleveland won the midseason championship trophy at Ziegler's Speedway Montville on July 4 and also took first in the feature race the helmet dash and the third heat. Winners included Dave Lupca Chagrin Falls and Royal Chorba W Farming ton in multiple events. Elma Heath and Dorothy Nagy led the women drivers first race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Egger
Cleveland
Ziegler's
Royal Chorba
W. Farmington
Dave Lupca
Buck Belden
Art Burr
Tuffy Prehn
Bill Brewster
Bob Heath
Elma Heath
Dorothy Nagy
Huntsburg School Reunion Set for July 20 in Gym
HUNNTSBURG The Huntsburg school reunion and homecoming will be in the Huntsburg school gymnasium on July 20 at 1 00 p.m. A picnic dinner will precede a short program. Coffee is furnished. attendees should bring their own table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunntsburg
Huntsburg
Huntsburg School
Principal Hired at Auburn Elementary School
Kenneth L. Folger is hired as principal of Auburn elementary for the coming school year. County school superintendent Frank Schofield announced Folger previously taught in Mantua schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Kenneth L. Folger
Frank Schofield
Folger
Mantua
Munson News Briefs Include Weddings and Visits
Mrs James Ruch notes Mrs Robert Wolcott returned from a ten day Virginia trip for her son Bills wedding to Lucille Dayer on June 28. Wolcott visited Varney and wife who moved to Washington DC from Kansas City. Frank Reynolds left Spaulding home to join son Elmer. Dwight Hensel and family from Columbus visited Ray Hensel. Warner family picnic gathers thirty five members from Bedford Cleveland and Middlefield at Franz Warner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Frank Holmes
Wilma
Chardon
Edward Gibbs
Jeffrey
Middlefield
Ada Tucker
Helen Alderman
Huntsburg
William Weber
Dana Douglas
Suzanne
Dale McClurg
Toledo
D. C. Bergmann
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Canada
M. M. Foust
Allen. Foust
Marie Hosmer
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Allen Foust
James Evans
Claridon
Fern Meinzman
Akron
Olive Rhodes
James Ruch
Robert Wolcott
Virginia
Bill
Lucille Dayer
Dwight Hensel
Columbus
Ray Hensel
James Smith
Bass Lake
James Jr
Harold
Ralph Pesek
Cleveland
Emma Hines
A. D. Miller
E. Cleveland
Warner
Bedford
Franz Warner
A Better Newspaper Noted for Record Circulation Lead
The record shows a circulation that runs 40 percent higher than the state average, signaling the paper’s strong market presence and local readership.
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Bloomer
Geauga
Newbry
Mrs
South Hampden
H. S. Wood
South Newbury
Lucy Simpson
Barbara Goff
Childs-Taylor
Russell’s Inn
W. H. Hale
Howard
Newcombe
Congregational Church
Bigalow
American Legion
Legion Hall
Harry Hill
Root
Ed Nelson
Harold Nelson
Ronald Humphrey
Wendel Beales
F. E. Kibler
Mrs. Hills
JayCee’s
Arthur Burnett
Marian Farmwald
Harold Forsch
Robert Dean Warren Davis
Mabel Reed
Ida Peffers
Evelyn McKensie
Fred McKensie
Beloit
Lugh M. Johnson
Don Anderson
Mabel Richmond
Myrtle Aspinwall
Herbert Craig
Salsandies
Auto Raceway
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