Chester News Briefs: Service Letters and Local Happenings
Pfc Clyde Whiting returns home for 30 days from Korea where he served with the 25th Division Wolf Hounds Co K 27th Inf arriving Feb 26 Seattle Wash Pfc Shirley Whiting ships from Paris Island Feb 2 to Camp Pendleton Oceanside Calif and is assigned to U S Marine Corps Co R 3rd Bn 1st Inf Training Rgt 1st Pl T and R Command Baby pictures shown at Chester Grange gathering and talks on St Lawrence Seaways planned Also eight members featured in baby photo section and new telephone numbers listed Glenn Russell 4939 Tom Butz 7102 Jack Ball 7148 plus Garden Club note continues
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Whiting
Korea
Wolf Hounds
Shirley Whiting
U. S Marine Corps
Co. R
Pl. T
Camp Jos. H. Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Chester Grange
Betty M. Jones
Ohio Aginst
Wray Manning
Grange
Clarence Battles
Geo. Parr
Iva Pelton
Miriam Smith
al Freshley
James Sojka
Arthur Battles
Rachel Mapes
Sam Patterson
A. Ranney
Dr. Edmunds
Oliver Bolton
St. Lawrence Seaways
Glenn Russell
Tom Butz
Jack Ball
Catch Thief Solve 14 Burglaries
Henry Fix of Kiwanis Lake bound over to the grand jury on grand larceny charges after arrest last week by Sheriff John Phelps. Fix confessed to pilfering 14 houses under construction and thousands in builders supplies. Tools and materials filled a county jail garage, loaded by Howard Ernst onto a five ton truck. Fix arraigned before Justice E A Parks in Chardon and released on $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fix
Kiwanis Lake
Grand Jury
John Phelps
Fix
Phelps
Chardon
Howard Ernst
E. A. Parks
Burton Burgeoning Meetings and Scout Events March
Burton community notices list Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary Fire Dept and Adrem Club meetings on March 6 and 10 11. Scout Leaders plan Tenderfoot Investiture Court of Honor with 5 Tenderfeet 2 1st class and 3 2nd class Scouts from Troop 97 and 16 Merit Badges. Red Cross drive goal is 750 with volunteers calling before March 15. Blue and Gold dinner for Cub Scouts held Feb 26 at Congregational church parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Dept
Adrem Club
Lena Town
Jeanette Magee
Mae Fish
Clio Club
Grace Scott
Dorothy Nelson
T. A
William Larsen
Lovell
William Kumber
Scout Committee
PT A
Kenneth McIntosh
Red Cross
Burton Village
Wayne Hatch
Wendell Hansel
William Gildersleeve
Chardon Sailor Aboard During Flying Enterprise Rescue
Seaman Edward George Wiech of Waterstreet returned from six days leave to resume duty with the U S Navy after eighteen months service in nine countries. He served as cook aboard the destroyer USS Willard Keith and helped feed the crew during the eight day struggle to save the Flying Enterprise in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward George Wiech
O. T. Wiech
Waterstreet
U.S. Navy
Seaman Wiech
Navy
United States
Copenhagen
Denmark
Turkey
Us.s
Willard Keath
Cook
Atlantic
Willard Keith
Enterprise
Geauga TB aids rehabilitation effort and Sunny Acres crafts sale
Geauga County Tuberculosis and Health Association pledges 50 dollars plus a per day per patient assessment to Oak Ridge Sanatorium to support a Rehabilitation Program in its first year. Oak Ridge will cover 2400 dollars of program costs. For the Maple Festival Sunny Acres crafts sale will be directed by Mrs. B A Brian of Chardon with a volunteer committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Oak Ridge Sanatorium
J. M. Erdelac
Geauga County
Oak Ridge
Tuberculosis and Health Association
B. A. Biian
Chardon
Meetings for Study of the Ohio Constitution
Twenty two citizens attended the second meeting of the Citi zen's Committee on the Study of the Ohio Constitution at Geauga County Court House on Friday night February 29. Judge William K Thomas chaired. A planned program includes March 14 Taxation by B J Shanover and Everett Hale April 4 Home Rule with outside speaker April 18 Legislature apportionment by Lyle Battles May 2 Judiciary by Judge Thomas Meetings run 8 to 9 30 p m each with 15 minute talks and general discussion following Judge Thomas also explained the executive branch of the Ohio government and raised questions about a state board of education and executive appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizen’s Committee On the
Geauga Court House
William K.thomas
B. J. Shanover
Everett Hale
Lyle Battles
Judge Thomas
Thomas
Ohio
Board of Education
U. S
Pendleton Silver Anniversary Celebrated in Chester
Mr and Mrs Neal Pendleton marked their silver wedding anniversary with a Sunday party in Chester attended by about 50 guests from Cleveland Brecksville Parma Heights Painesville Chardon and Highland Heights. Daughters hosted a 4 pm buffet with a cake silver decorations and gifts noted including a silver coffee urn and lazy susan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Neal Pendleton
Ellen
Evelyn
Blair Patterson
Cleveland
Brecksville
Parma Heights
Painesville
Chardon
Highland Heights
William Metzner
Raible Guernseys Win Four State Awards
C. G. Raible, Guernsey breeder from Chesterland Ohio, will join 31 others at the Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association annual meeting at Ohio State University Campus Columbus March 13. Four Raible cows topped official records in their classes in Ohio last year. Raible will set the record for most awards won by a single breeder in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Raible
Chesterland
Ohio
John Morrison to Talk to Munson Mothers
Munson Mothers club meets at Mrs. Mel Johnsons home Monday evening March 10. The open meeting will feature John Morrison former Senator and Republican candidate for Congress in the 11th District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munson
Mother's Club
Mel Johnson
John Morrison
Congress
New Auto Stickers Now on Sale In County
Alice Wedge shows new car stickers required to keep driving legal before month end. Mrs Wedge sells at B and V Body in Chardon. Other county sellers include Aquilla Village Mrs Lillian Boardman Burton Verns Hardware Chester Raybelle Market Middlefield Good News office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wedge
Old Timers Party Revived At Maple Festival
The Maple Festival reinstates an Old Timers party for residents aged 65 or more. An Old Timers committee led by Mr and Mrs A B Carlson plans entertaining contests with prizes, a church dinner at Chardon Methodist, and attendance opens to widowed participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Carlson
Chardon Methodist Church
C E I Expert to Talk to Geauga Kiwanis
Ray Hartmen of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company will speak to Geauga Kiwanis tonight on Northeastern Ohio's Future Is Our Business. He will discuss regional energy plans and economic prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hartmen
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Geauga Kiwanis
Ohio
Red Cross Yearly Report Highlights Geauga County Help
Geauga County residents provided 682 pints of blood with 40 percent going to armed forces overseas. 127 received aid at the Chapter House, 81 took First Aid, 61 completed Home Care, and nearly 100 earned water safety certificates. The county chapter seeks 9500 dollars, with about half staying local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Corey Hospital
Cleveland
The
World Service Organization
Richard Clause
New Bridge Planned on Route 44 in Geauga County
State Highway Director T J Kauer announced plans for a new concrete slab bridge over Butternut Creek on Route 44 in Munson Township Geauga County Bids from private contractors are invited and will be opened March 11 with completion scheduled by November 30 1952 The 28 foot concrete span will carry a 36 foot roadway while approaches will be 22 feet wide and repaved with asphaltic concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Kauer
Butternut Creek
Munson Township
Geauga County
After Highschool What program in Burton High School
The Geauga County PTA Council sponsors a guidance program titled After Highschool What on March 10 at 8 00 p m in Burton High School A panel includes two Hiram College and Western Reserve University admissions officials and two Ohio Bell and Thompson Products personnel directors They will discuss career prep what employers seek and what applicants should look for A Q A follows Representing Hiram College is Merle Dowd and H G Roberts of W R U Audrey Sibert of Ohio Bell and John David Hunt of Thompson Products Tapco division is PTA president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County Parent Teacher Association Council
Burton
Hiram College
Western Reserve U
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Thompson Products
Merle Dowd
H. G. Roberts
W.R.U
Audrey Sibert
John David Hunt
Tapco
PTA
Flora Ford Rites Held After Cleveland Rest Home Death
Funeral services for Flora Ford, 84 or 85, died in a Cleveland rest home Sunday. Services set for Thursday afternoon at Burr Funeral Home in Chardon. Longtime Geauga County resident, lived in Chardon nearly 50 years. Survived by relatives including Mrs. M. J. Coppock Perry, Mrs. James Sherman Arlington MA, Mrs. A. W. Mellinger Chicopee MA, and nephew F. Arthur Ford Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Ford
Cleveland
Burr Funeral Home
Chardon
Miss Ford
Geauga County
M. J. Coppock
Perry
James Sherman
Arlington, Mass
A. W. Mellinger
Chicopee
Mass
F. Arthur Ford
Geauga Jail Remodeling Aims to Improve Security and Access
Martin Roach and Frank Novak of Welshfield assist remodeling Geauga jail to stop prisoner transfers through the sheriff's living quarters. The project adds a separate cell and a new conference area for attorneys. Estimated cost is 1200 dollars, with Andy Miller of Middlefield overseeing the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Roach
Frank Novak
Welshfield
Geauga
Andy Miller
Middlefield
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Olmsted
Denny Gray
McKee
Oliver Ranney
Geauga Republican Record
Chamber OF Commerce
Masons
Red Cross Drive
Jean Rowland
Charles Cimino
al Rutkowski
Harry Bollander
Robert Hohnhorst
Stalae Merritt
Sam Pence
Armand Horwath
Birt Clapp
Lawrence Burt
Harvey Neill
Edward Paryzek
Joan Held
Raymond Korby
Richard Hanna
William Owen
C. N. Wright
Robert Ford
Donald Wells
Marvin Russell
Tom Glassburner
Ernest Pfenniger
Charles Polomski
Stanley Paryzek
Belle Stuckey
Billie Carr
J. H. Chaney
Fred Knnsely
Danny Farmwald
Cub Sceut
Chardon Sailor
Geauga TB
Mrs
Raible Guernseys
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