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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1942
Page
11
A cluttered listing shows nonstop society events in Elyria and nearby, including prayer meetings, church services, ladies clubs, and aid societies. Readouts name dozens of groups like Second Congregational, Catholic Study clubs, youth organizations, and fraternal orders with times across streets and venues.
74 Rusell Schaubacher completed primary training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station and will train three more months under temporary Ships Company program. Russell and friend William Cusar of North Midge Road in the same company visited Elyria yesterday. Two Lorain County men, Joseph Mobile and Jerome Martin, were sent from Camp Perry to Fort Francis Warren Wyoming. Jester E Drage, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Drage, will join the United States Army Air Corps after enlisting. he graduated Elyria High School in 1937, studied at Miami University, and worked at Wester Automatic Screw Company.
Easter observances reported for Wellington include a Sunrise service at 7 o clock led by the church youth with speaker Rev Benjamin J Black Jr. A breakfast followed from 7 30 to 8, Bible school at 9 30, and a 10 30 morning service with organ numbers and hymns. Rev Black preached The Power of Resurrection. Congregational J An Easter Sunrise service and breakfast were held at 6 30.
In a heat snapped scene Valerie and Estelle swim near the river. Mrs Blair worries over wedding plans while Estelle schemes against Valerie. A warning cry cuts the tension as Valerie struggles in the swift current and is swept toward a dangerous fall over the weir.
The sunrise service featured Thyllis Jordan reading an Easter poem, Heverty Naker leading the Lord's Prayer, and a special trio by Mauréen McCormick Jaz Baum and Nancy Arnold. Rev. Paul Lautter led a short sermon and a baptism as the congregation sung Christ the Lord is Risen Today. The morning at First Baptist included a 10 45 worship with Rev. John H Green preaching The Claims of the Risers Christ and Miss Ruth Hrae receiving, plus missionary plans for Venezuela. St Patrick’s Fort Mars celebrated multiple Masses, a children's choir, and a benediction with Ecce Panis. Jotted notes mention community meetings and local captions about parish activities and personnel.
Miss Viola V Williams daughter of Mrs and Mr Williams of near Wellington wed Charles H White of Wellington on Easter Sunday at the Wellington Congregational Church. The bride wore a blue ensemble with matching accessories and carried red roses and iris. A reception followed at the bride’s home with pink and yellow decorations. Mrs White, a Brighton High School graduate, works at Holub Grocery Wellington. Mr White, a Wellington High graduate, operates a farm and will reside there after a brief wedding trip. Women in Chief fundraise for Free France.
Editor's note by Revel Moore contrasts life in Washington and London during wartime. Washington shows fewer bomb dangers and no sandbags but faces tight housing, larger butter and egg allowances, and abundant milk rations. London endures air raids, rationing, evacuations, and smaller newspapers.
Charleston authorities announce funeral services today for Captain William H. Patrick, oldest river boat pilot in the Mississippi watershed. The famed operator, based in Charleston, died Saturday night after a long career on inland waters.
Fragmentary text mentions January trip to Cinelli, Union, a cabin boy aged year, and a river setting. The readable pieces imply a voyage with a young crew member but lack full names, dates, or outcomes to establish a concrete event.
A digitized notice from Household Finance outlines three loan options for employed individuals. It explains personal, cat, and home improvement loans, emphasizing repayment plans, minimal security, and considering character and income. The spot highlights monthly installments, total costs, and a caution about comparable charges.
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