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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1936
Page
5
Mr and Mrs William Pence observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on January seventeenth at their home on George Street. Their daughter Mrs Frank Howe was present as friends and kinfolk offered good wishes. Refreshments were served during the evening gathering.
Mrs. Ernest Friend hosted the Nanayme Club on January seventeenth at her Pleas antville home. Plans included needlework and contests with a late lunch in the living room. Members listed include Mrs. Ernest Friend, Mrs. Neil Pence, Misses Maxine Outcast, Lucille Friend, Esther Hampson, Eva Boyer, Verla George, Fileen Rowles, Florence Quayney, Evelyn Fisher. Miss Maxine Huber attended as a guest. Lucille Friend to host next in three weeks.
Mrs Walter Ritter hosted a card club at her home 313 Reber avenue Friday night inviting Mrs Russell Hermon and others. Guests arrived at seven thirty with dessert preceding the bride event. Top score went to Mrs EB J Tschappatt. twelve were entertained. Next meeting set at Mrs C F Babcock on West Wheeling Street.
An informal party honoring Mr and Mrs John H Ackers formerly Marlette Franke was held at their South Broad Street home. The event, arranged as a surprise, featured a miscellaneous shower and an old fashioned belting with refreshments served to about sixty guests.
Fidelity Circle will celebrate its thirteenth anniversary Monday evening January twentieth at 228 South Columbus Street, hosted by Mrs. Dottie Robinson. A banquet at six thirty will begin an evening with program and family attendance. Event planning by Mrs. Ben Nusser, Mrs. Lena Yenrick and Miss Jennie Creighton. Also noted a crate of oranges delivered to Mrs. Myrtle Lamb and Miss Marguerite Lamb from Mr. Clarence Lamb of Strathmore, California.
The article discusses 1936 contract bidding shifts by the American Bridge League. It explains that bidding became a method of reasoning rather than pure mathematics, emphasizing wit and strategic play. An example in No Trump contract shows how a declarer and defender might think to develop tricks, highlighting the need to outwit opponents and the importance of card reading.
New York report notes Anna Louise Strong on Russian women freedom and independence. Miss Huckins, YWCA national secretary, addresses Lancaster meeting on the YWCA’s role as a fellowship shaping cooperative living with a program of readings, music, and a revised constitution. New board members include Mrs. Gesling, Mrs. Hummel, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Wenger, Mrs. Aten, and Dr. Malone.
Lancaster Circle of the Ohio Conservation League hosted Mrs. Paul Andrews at North Mt. Pleasant Ave. with Dr. Marian McGor, a returned missionary from the Belgian Congo, describing her efforts. Refreshments followed. futuras.
Ohio Theta Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa held initiation and ritual service for Mark Anders during Friday night meetings in chapter rooms. Later, a stag party and social period followed with Buddy Schneider, Roger Beveridge, George Andrews, Harold Parker leading initiation and Byron Heveridge, Carl Brinkley, John Bell coordinating social events.
Ogden Peabody Outhwaite and Miss Jane Morton Lupher plan a Miami wedding with a later trip home to Columbus. Lupher and her father, Morton Lupher, are aboard their yacht and expect to land in Miami tonight. Ceremony date unset. New patrols organized by Troop Two of Girl Scouts at Church of Christ with leaders elected and registrations issued. Welcome Guest Club hosts two guests at a country meeting with plans for January 25 gathering at Crawffs Road.
Winter salads gain character from varied dressings. Horseradish dressing pairs well with celery carrot and apple salads while potato mayonnaise suits non starch vegetables. A bacon dressed curly endive and dandelion greens mix shines with vinegar sugar and tabasco. A hard boiled egg dressing blends mustard paprika egg yolk oil and vinegar for a smooth stand-by.
Friendly Newcomers Club sponsored by the YWCA plans a Monday January twentieth benefit party at the Association rooms with bridge and games, entertainment, and affordable tickets. Proceeds aid needy families. committee includes Mrs. L F Francis, Mrs. Myles Picock, Mrs. W W Westenbarger, and Mrs. Malcolm Sachse.
Members of a contract bridge group met at The Georgian on January fifteenth for an afternoon session with lunch at one. Eight attendees. Girl Scouts of troop four held a weekly meeting including a handicraft period after business, with patrol leaders scribes and treasurers invited to the Court of Honor meeting Monday.
Mrs Edward DeLancy and daughter Mrs Clyde Mattox return Sunday from a two weeks visit with Mr and Mrs Frank DeLancy and Stephen at Akron Ohio. Hostess to Club Mrs Far Reese will be hostess to Mothers Study Circle Wednesday January 22 at The Georgian.
ICourts announces efforts to open tax books for collection beginning March 1st, barring unforeseen circumstances. Foreclosure suit filed by William Conaway in common pleas court against John H. White and Lucy White for 1800 plus interest, attorney John Silbaugh for plaintiff.
The Paris scene shows stylish women embracing white accents amid black ensembles. Jeanine Lanvin debuts a black wool dress with white ring trims and a high neck, while Maggy Rouff features a cream cape edged in black caracul. Elegance continues with ermine contrasts and velvet details for smart evening wear.
The Lancaster National Bank stockholders elected new directors George M. Hickle H R Plum W C Spybey H Zarbaugh R E Stevenson and J L Graham to serve starting January 4. Officers were chosen January 16 with John L Graham as President H R Plum as 1st Vice President R E Stevenson as Vice President J L Graham as Cashier W C Spybey as Assistant Cashier C H Zarbaugh as Assistant Cashier and W C Spybey as Secretary of the Board.
Akron officials and federal investigators checked birth records after a report of a Lindbergh baby substitution. They located a five year old boy born in 1931 in Akron who matches the general description of the kidnapped child.
Answers and cross petition in Cora Raines vs Marion Raines seek divorce custody and alimony denial. Bank action by H Squires seeks 1077.90 in The Federal Land Bank vs Wm A Metcalf in Fairfield county common pleas. Real estate transfers include Lizzie Past to Pearl Past Greenfield Twp 46 acres Bertha Feigley to Equisible Savings and Loan Co Lancaster Amanda Twp 102 acres Nancy Manger to Edward Rockey Basil property.
A collage of quirky items: Roscoe Parks, a state game warden, asked by the U.S. Biological Survey to count ducks in his district on January 24 to 26. Tulsa enacts a one minute goodbye kiss ordinance targeting long farewells. Chicago police raid Milton Evans’s apartment after a note summons. In Round Lake, three men claim to hooked a water monster with a horselike head and snake body, later deemed likely an overgrown pipefish by game wardens.
Dr Reesman will address the Proctology Section at the 30th annual American Osteopathic convention in New York City in July. The program covers laboratory tests in proctology and a clinic for examining patients with proctological disorders during the convention week.
Mrs E M McCarty of Middleport visited friends in New Salem this week. The Ladies Aid Society of the M E Church met at Mrs A Reed and Miss Doble rontz home. Mr and Mrs R G Swartz Soluml bus were guests of Mr and Mrs Neil Pence. Mr and Mrs Lowell Smith of Columbus and Mrs Albert Sherrick with Miss Mary Frances Smith of Lancaster visited Mr and Mrs C R Smith. Mrs Faye Baker and Mrs Eloise Geiger visited friends Thursday. Everitt Snider and family were entertained by Ardo Snider in Baltimore Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Norman Webb of 406 East Locust Street announce the birth of a 6 34 pound son at their home on January 18.
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