Lodge Plans April Meetings and 120th Odd Fellowship Anniversary
The St Clair Rebekah Lodge invited the I O O F Lodge to their dance on Wednesday April 19. The Lodges vote to invite Rebekahs and their husbands to a fish fry on Tuesday April 25 followed by a joint celebration of the 120th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in North America. A special practice was requested after the next Tuesday meeting. Eugene Taylor showed Western scene films after the meeting. District No 29 hosts a meeting Friday April 14 with Northwest Encampment. Grand Patriarch Harry Strack and Past Grand Master E L Bailey are slated to attend to foster Patriarchal Gold Fellowship with Encampments from Wellington Lorain Oberlin and Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. O. O. F. Lodge
St. Clair Rebekah Lodge
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Odd
Eugene Taylor
Yellowstone Park
Northwest
Harry Strack
Canton
E. L. Bailey
Plymouth
Wellington
Lorain
Oberlin
Elyria
Regular meeting of Tuesday Gayettes plans dinner and prizes
The Tuesday Gayettes met at Clara Kiser's East Avenue home for a long business session deciding to maintain sixteen members. In two weeks Ruth Peters will host a tureen dinner on Columbus Street before a local theatre outing with prizes awarded to Naom Walker Mary Warsh and Annabelle Ryan amid a salad course centerpiece of carnations and roses. Members listed include Marie Koontz Irene Lamadue Mary Rainey Irma Schore Vivian Resar Ruth Peters Edith Menschein Cela Smith and Wally Rourke. The next regular meeting will be at Mary Rainey's West River Street home in four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kiser
East Avenue
Ruth Peters
Columbus Street
Celia Smith
J. C. Braden
Naom
Walker
Mary Warsh
Annabelle Ryan
Marie Koontz
Irene Lamadue
Mary Rainey
Irma Schore
Vivian Resar
Edith Menschein
Cela Smith
Wally Rourke
Tthe Club
West River Street
Luella Hamilton
Ladies’ Auxilary of Eagles
Eagles Hall
Ann Castle
Alice Kaylor
Mary Schweda
Ruth Rutliff
Iva Sabins
Nelson Pippert
AuCourant Club
J. Pippert
Elyria Avenue
Conrad Zilch
Park Avenue
BE. E. Foster
Zilch
St. Peters
Mary
Audrey
West Side
Audrey Hampton
George
Mary Hale
Chiquita Club Hosts Elnora Farkas For Meeting
Chiquita Club was hosted by Elnora Farkas on Fourth Street. Members agreed to sell candy and planned a tureen dinner for April 20 at Gertrude Blakeley’s. The group updated its calendar and played jitterbug with Bettye Karlow winning first prize. Gertrude Blakeley consoled. The next meeting is April 25 at Dee Konsesky’s Wolf Court home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiquita Club
Elnora Farkas
Fourth Street
Gertrude Blakeley
Bettye Karlow
Dee Konsesky
Wolf Court
Sunshine Club entertains at Careys Villa for Mrs William Curtis
Members of the Sunshine Club of the C H Merthe company dined at Careys Villa last evening in honor of Mrs William Curtis who is leaving the store. Jonquils and snapdragons were the dinner centerpiece and many members attended including Mesdames Beckendorff Kreps Burt Wockenfuss Battenhouse Laudon Hart Davis Wood Whitney Taylor Gregory Hoffman Plato Curtis Hancock Cox Ferguson Daniels Keily Ruby Smith and the Misses Hallett Dyke Martell Hasley Ashenbach Patton Shelley plus Messrs Davis Taylor Curtis Cox and Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Club
C. H. Merthe Company
Carey's Villa
William Curtis
Mesdames Beckendorff
Kreps
Burt
Wockenfuss
Battenhouse
Laundon
Hart
Davis
Wood
Whitney
Taylor
Gregory
Hoffman
Plato
Curtis
Hancock
Cox
Ferguson
Daniels
Keily
Ruby
Smith
Hallett
Martell
Hasley
Ashenbach
Patton
Shelley
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted in Several Local Details
The report lists admissions including Robert Smith Graf ton Harold Anangst Lodi Ohno Mrs. Wiliam Wehman Jr 420 Kenyon avenue Mrs Lester Schen field 317 North Abber and John Morianus 121 Lodi street. Discharges include Mrs Sadie Moore 315 Blaine street Robert Peck Avon Rosebud Kiefer R D No 3 Harold Briggs 220 Third street and Philip Gray 79 Laundon court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smith
Grafton
Harold Anangst
Lodi
Ohno
Wiliam Wehman, Jr
Kenyon Avenue
Lester Schenfield
North Abbe R
John Morianus
Lodi Street
Sadie Moore
Blaine Street
Robert Peck
Avon
Rosebud Kiefer
R. D
Harold Briggs
Third Street
Philip Gray
Laundon Court
Boy Scouts Test Passes Noted at Troop No. 140 Meeting
Boy Scouts of Troop No. 140 at the Jewish Temple, led by Scout master Ray Edelman, passed several tests including first aid safety and compass. The group discussed a Scout circus in Sandusky on May thirteenth and planned a Scout and parent party. Auxiliary Eagles members admitted two new sisters and bingo prizes were awarded after refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Temple
Ray Edelman
Marvin Berson
Robert Babich
Louis Kaplan
Sidney Wasserman
Leonard Deutsch
Sandusky
Knights Templar Elyria Commandery to Meet In Conclave
Knights Templar Elyria Commandery No. 60 will hold a regular conclave tomorrow evening at the Masonic Temple. After business the Red Cross degree will be conferred on three candidates followed by a short drill. Eminent Commander S S. C. Smith asks all Sir Knights to report in full Templar uniform. Last Sunday the local Commandery joined others in attending the Easter sunrise service at the Cleveland Public Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Red Cross
5S. C. Smith
Templar
Cleveland Public Auditorium
Thalian Club Hostesses Dessert and Pinochle Prizes Awarded
Thalian Club members visiting Mrs. Arthur Comstock on Kenyon avenue enjoyed a yellow themed dessert course. Pinochle prizes were won by Mrs. C. Warren and Mrs. E. Adams, with Mrs. Carl Hall receiving the special award. Two weeks later Mrs. Virgil Rogers will entertain on Cleveland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thalian Club
Arthur Comstock
Kenyon Avenue
C. Warren
E. Adams
Carl Hall
Virgil Rogers
Cleveland Street
Sigloe Club Plans Sunday Spaghetti Dinner
Members gathered at Betty Ryan's home on Third Street for a weekly meeting. Final plans were made for a spaghetti dinner on Sunday April 16. The evening featured bridge with prizes to Rosemary Cluley and Ruth Kelling and a luncheon before adjourning to meet next Tuesday with Bette Mac Dowell of Fourth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigloe
Betty Ryan
Third Street
Rosemary Cluley
Ruth Kelling
Bette MacDowell
Fourth Street
Look Who's Here Comedy Staged by Y Debs at YMCA
Lois Sharkey stars as Estelle Winchell in Look Who's Here to be performed Monday evening at the YMCA gym by the Y Debs, a younger Y group. Proceeds will help buy stage curtains or lighting for the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Sharkey
Estelle Winchell
Ydebs
Y. W. Hen
Y. Gym
Hostess Sara Massey Leads Tudor Club Meeting
Sara Massey hosted the Tudor Club at Mrs. Lucille McLaughlin’s home. A new member joined the club. A quiz bee awarded prizes to Jesse Minch and Dorothy Olezeski. Dessert followed with pink and blue decorations. The next meeting is April 25 at Helene Hahn’s 114 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Massey
Lucille McLaughlin
Jesse Minch
Dorothy Olezeski
Helene Hahn
High Street
Head of Machine Tool Firm Dies Suddenly
Philip E. Bliss, 53, president of Warner and Swasey Co. since 1928, died last night after a heart ailment. He will be buried Thursday after funeral services at St Pauls Episcopal church in Cleveland Heights. Bliss began with the firm as a junior clerk in 1910 and was educated in North Fairfield and Ohio Wesleyan University. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Philip E. Bliss
Warner & Swasey Co
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Cleveland Heights
North Fairfield
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Greatest Victory of All Times Theme Dramatizes Easter
Amherst Ohio reports the Intermediate League of St Peters Evangelical Reformed church gathered in church parlors last evening with Dorothy Brucker in charge. The program included a prelude by Wilmah Holzhauser, worship, scripture, and a reading “The Easter Lilly.” Twenty eight members and guests attended as new members were welcomed by James Schulz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Intermediate League of
C. E. Schmid
Marjorie Deuschle
Norma Barekert
Lucile Grobe
Shirley Menz
Shirley Ehlert
Christine Wolf
Ruth Rosencranz
Ruth Schulz
Alice Mischka
James Darakis
Richard Ehrman
Philip Holliday
Robert Brucker
Leroy Kabuski
Carl Schiefferstien
James Schulz
League
Amherst Temple Pythian Sisters mark 30th anniversary celebration
The Amherst Temple Pythian Sisters celebrated 30 years with Knights and Sisters and families. A three course supper was served at 6 30. The Middle Ridge Community Club staged a three act farce Lovely Ladies by James F Stone en with a cast including Margaret St George June Carter Margaret Borez Mrs Oliver Kolbe Lola Wiggert Betty Kelly Elaine Deitrick Mrs Walter Parks Mrs Arnold Fleck and Mrs Elmer Bischoff. The evening ended with dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst Temple Pythian Sisters
Middle Ridge Community Club
James F. Stone
Margaret St George
June Carter
Margaret Borez
Oliver Kolbe
Lola Wiggert
Betty Kelly
Elaine Deitrick
Walter Parks
Arnold Fleck
Elmer Bischoff
Births and admissions noted at local hospital
Mrs Harold Mathes of Church Street was admitted and gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday. Mrs Clarence Nottke of Berlin Heights was admitted for treatment on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Mathes
Church Street
Clarence Nottke
Berlin Heights
Bake tion and songs at First Evangelical church
The Truthseekers group at the First Evangelical church held a bake sale and songs presented by children. Mrs. Charles Mathes led Child Welfare activities with refreshments for 95 members and children. Guests included Mrs. Elsie Shaffstall Mrs. Florence Vanover and son Gerald and Mrs. Ida Wolf of Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical Church
Charles Mathes
Elsie Shaffstall
Florence Vanover
Gerald
Ida Wolf
Elyria
Jessamine Lodge Holds Regular Meeting Evening
Jessamine Lodge met in regular session last evening. A social hour followed the session and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessamine Lodge
South Ridge Social Roundup Notes From Local Visits
Mrs E F Snyder returns from Chicago after two weeks due to her father Harry Lytle’s illness and death. Numerous neighbors and relatives from Elyria Lorain Pittsfield Athens University visit, host, or move, including the Daytons, Bechtels, Knittle, and Schlechters, with dinners, visits, and short trips recorded across the week.
County Board Of Health Adopts Budget For 1940
Lorain County Board of Health in Oberlin adopted a tentative 1940 budget totaling 20 996 00 at a regular meeting in City Hall subject to Budget Commission approval The increase over 1939 is 118 52 The Budget Commission of the county treasurer auditor and prosecuting attorney will act next summer Health Commissioner salary listed as 4140 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Lorain
Clarksfield Community Notes Pulse with Weddings and Visits
Mrs Sepha Harris hosted the Clarksfield Ladies Aid on April 6 with 36 members. Easter and spring visits mark a busy period with guests from Elyria Norwalk and Cleveland. Refreshed: Burrows family mourns William 82. many neighbors share meals and greetings across Norwalk Wakeman and Hartland.
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society Meet at Spiegelberg Home
Mrs L W Spiegelberg and Mrs Ernest Ingold hosted the Ladies Aid and Woman's Missionary Society gathering Thursday afternoon. Airs C E Cook led devotionals, readings by members, and piano by Mrs Leo Hanlorf. A district missionary rally set for Sandusky Evangelical church April 9 was announced. nineteen members and two guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Spiegelberg
Ernest Ingold
Ladies’ Aid and
Woman's Missionary Society
C. E. Cook
Leo Hanlorf
Sandusky Evangelical Church
Harvey Curtis
Aid Society
Milton Schlechter
Ralph McDonald
Toledo
Albert Schroeer
CLASS PARTY POSTPONED TO APRIL 20
The Sunshine Sunday school class will not meet at the Beal home with hostess Mrs Richard Van Horn of Lorain. The gathering is rescheduled for Thursday evening April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Beal
Richard van Horn
Lorain
Mary Hale’s Web of Deceit Deepens in Cairo Cartel Plot
Mary Hale struggles with a dangerous assignment from Burton as George demands she quit. Miss Slater outlines a ruse with Santori to force a wind-up, while Mary plans to expose the truth and return to ordinary life. The couple’s trust frays amid money, lies, and a dangerous liaison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Slater
Mary
Miss Slater
Santori
Burton
George
Clydeforth
Rev Norris to Speak Three Times at Local Baptist Church
Rev Norris, noted radio preacher, will deliver three sermons at the La Grange Baptist church on Thursday April 20 at 10 am 2 pm and 7 30 pm. He broadcasts on WJR at 8 am to a large radio audience and invites the public to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrange
Norris
Baptist Church
WJR
Easter Social Roundup From Local Families
Miss Betty Halcomb of Bowling Green College vacationed at her home here. Several Ohio neighbors visited relatives for Easter including Phyllis Rawson with Georgianna Skinner in Russell and Nellie Opfer with the Opfer family in Rootstown. Guests at the Holcomb and Ches ter homes for Easter dinner included Archie Chester of Rocky River. Leonard Moulder, Bald win-Wallace senior, was home for Easter. Maynard Hanmer and daughter Joyce dined with Earl Lewis in Elyria. Old Glory Grange plans a pie and coffee close of meeting to attract members. Carlton Adams hosted Helen Rollins, James Curtice of Medina for supper. J H Nichols and Sonny visited Mrs. J A Nichols. Glenn Myers entertained his mother Hazel Myers of Akron. Marian Butler of Wig was a weekend guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Butler
Leigh Monosmith
Doris Young
Hollis Ingalls
Lorain
Arthur W. Jones
Balcom
Ohio
R. B. Kenner
Town Hall
Lucy Leiby
Juanita
Monroeville
Harlie Behner
M. S. Behner
Elyria
Laural E. Baldwin
James
Donald
Ecorse
Michigan
C. W. Heath
Penfield
Cassie M. Kelner
Lakewood
R. B. Kelner
Russell
Wayne Behner
Mt Vernon Academy
Ben Behner
River Road
Betty Halcomb
Bowling Green College
Phyllis Rawson
Georgianna Skinner
Nellie Opfer
Rootstown
Charles H. Opfer
Noah Holcomb
Archie Chester
Rocky River
Leonard Moulder
Baldwin-Wallace College
Maynard Hanmer
Joyce
Earl Lewis
Elyma
Old Glory Grange
Carlton Adams
Helen Rollins
James Curtice
Medina
J. H. Nichols
Sonny
Parma
J. A. Nichola
Glenn Myers
Si. Hazel Myers
Akroo
Suseage
Marian Butler
Wig
Oberlin Grange Meeting News List April Events
In April 14 session Oberlin Grange noted All officers present Anna Berg reported on American Legion dinner and committee chairmen discussed new dining room tables. Ills listed include Mrs George Sedgeman Ely Hall Alice Heath Mrs George Bare Deana Smith. Minstrel show to be presented by Hickory Tree Grange Amherst on April 14 at 8 pm and Eaton program May 10. Membership contest set for May 25 box social planned for April 25 next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Berg
American Legion
Grange
Comumit Tee
George Sedgeman
Hazel Johnson
C. O. Johnson
Ely Hall
Alice Heath
George Bare
Deana Smith
Hickory Tree Grange
Amherst
Oberlin Grange Hall
Oberlin Grange
Eaton
F. W. Brown
Ridgeville School Spring Concert Tonight
The Ridgeville School will present an instrumental spring concert at the school auditorium at 8 o clock. The program includes the band, orchestra, individual and group performers and piano pupils of Mrs Knapp. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
Auto Overturns In Creek Drowns Man
Cleveland Ohio reports Ralph Anderson WPA employee drowned when his automobile left the road, plunged 30 feet into Big Creek and overturned in four feet of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, C
Ralph Anderson
WPA
Big Creek
Xenia Publisher Rose Mowrer Dies After Illness
Mrs. Rose H. Mowrer editor and publisher of the Xenia Herald Democratic weekly for two years died today after a long illness in Xenia Ohio. She began her newspaper career with Fred C. Kelly at the Xenia Bureau and was on the Xenia Gazette staff. She was sister to H A Higgins Xenia postmaster and R A Higgins Gazette editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia, O
Rose H. Mowrer
Xenia Herald
Community Notes and Visits From Medina to Oberlin
Local families from Litchfield Medina Sharon and Cleveland spent Sunday visits with relatives in various homes. Funeral attendance for Mrs Albert Broadsword noted in Chatham Church. School lunch announced April 13 and Medina Youth Fellowship plans final meeting at Amherst. Oberlin bells demonstration led by Professor Lloyd Taylor highlighted by his bell collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Wyer
Kay
Medina
Reush
Sharon
Wm. Baish
Bob Guisinger
Cleveland
Albert Broadsword
Litchfield
Chatham M. E
Ray Trenchard
Grafton
Ellsworth Swanker
Louis Kovendy
Clyde Bradley
Kenneth Hawke
North Eaton
A. O. Frombaugh
William Yost
Oliver McMillen
Rose Rock
Lee
Gordon Walkden
Elyria
John
Frank Yost
Rock
Frank Heiser
North Olmsted
J. H. Barth
Myron Barth
C. L. Bowman
W. B. Bowman
North Street
Medina Youth Fellowship Association
Amherst
Oberlin Society
Lloyd Taylor
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Dorothy Funk
Mable Little
Lodge
Entertains Club
Comraderie Club
Martha Dwyer
Elmer Standen
Dana Perkins
Betty Scheibel
Spruce Street
McMullens “Cities Service
West River
Furnace
Tudor Club
Ireland
WM. H. Gillespie Wall Paper & Labor
Skill & Knowledge Fee Extert
Geraldine
Albania
Larissa
Greece
Acme
B. A. Jenne
Kuss
St. Peters Evangelical Reformed
Frances Jaeger
Cleveland Avenue
Jacob Krieg
Fred Holzhauer
Hospital News
American Legion Auxiliary
Alvin Brown
John Michael
Sycamore
Legion Rooms
Lafayette Stough
Legion
Gertrude Parker
Forest Street
Isobel Robertson
Katharine
Anna
South Ridge
E. F. Snyder
Chicago
Harry Lytle
H. P. Mackett
Case Road
Dennis Bechtel
Howard Dayton
Pittsfield
William Zable
Rochester
E. C. Frye
Annie Allsop
Nelson Bechtel
Joseph
Clotilda Frye
Edgar McCool
Mitchell Knittle
Athens University
Evelyn
Fittsfield
Dayton
Frank Bechtel
H. P. Mackert
M. J. Nuhn
E. C. Schubert
H. C. Delefield
Christina Cook
Henry Haag
North Murray Ridge
Sunny
A. Toth
Henrietta
Henry Freeland
Kathryn Stang
Lynda Lee
Caroline Spiegelberg
Harland Schlechter
Carolyn
Janet
William Schlechter
County Board of Health
Ae Leee
Tee Re
J. S. Wetherill
Charity Sherod
Mabel E. Wade Aoa
R. P. Fowler
Beulah West
Seeree Eee Ee Wee
Clarksfield
Sepha Harris
Charlie Decker
F. G. Sutherland
Curly Baum
Charlie Puder
A. C
Puder-Gillette
Cliff Lauson
Miller Stone
Evans
C. H. Burrows
Clay B. Burrows
Dick Popp
Shirley
Howard Burt
Ashland
Lucile Anderson
Wooster
B C. Burt
Leonard Burt
Larry
Carl Burrows
Anna Cramer
Nita Cramer
Helen Willaker
Norwalk
Adrian Cramer
Didlake
Ed Barnes
J. L. Andrews
Robert Lee
E. Edwards
Brighton
Glenn Clapp
Roy Harris
Ray Hand
Wakeman
Dana Rider
Wilma Franklin
Orville Gunn
Betty Gunder
Russell Spiegelberg
John Bechtel
L. A. and
W. M
Mafry Hale
Trixie
Miss Hampton
Hame
la Grange
Bombay
Xenia
Husterole
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