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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1961
Page
14
NORTH RIDGEVILLE students create a miniature 1880s town named Hastings Mills later Aurora. The 32 pupils design and assemble buildings on a table with paper streets and a blue stream, tracing history from 1879 to 1910.
Local churches list service times for Ridgeville area including Methodist at Lorain and Root, First Baptist Sugar Ridge Road, First Congregational Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville Church of God North Lear Nagle, and St Peter Roman Catholic Center Ridge Road with mass times and midweek offerings.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE square dancing group Country Squares holds a session Saturday at 5 30 p m in the Grange Hall Special feature Cinnamon Kuchen at Center Ridge and Route 4 Bakery open Sunday at Ridgeville corner and surrounding area
Mohican District Science Fair advances 43 projects to state led by Trees of Ohio biology by Karlyn Painter. Other top projects include Dorothy Foley water softening Janet Hodge molecular measurement and Norm Kum Kerslen wind tunnel. Junior five seniors enter hydro electric plant and human body. The sophomore foods class tours Hough Bakery then Health museum. Ridgeville Varsity R dance set for Saturday with queen and four attendants.
Woman's Club meets 3 a.m. Town Hall. Elizabeth Wilcox PTA meets 8 p.m. at the school. St Peter PTA 8 p.m. church hall. Men's Club at Fields Methodist Church 6 30 p.m. Jr Women's Club dance 9 p.m. Sportsman's Club North Olmsted. Grange Country Square dancing 3 p.m. Grange Hall.
Amherst reports city officials will attend a joint session in Hudson with George Gordon, NEC Association of Public Affairs director, to discuss an emergency power grid linking northern Ohio cities. The meeting will cover mutual aid disaster work and cross-city line crew cooperation between Amherst and Cuyahoga Falls.
Hickory Tree (Amherst) and North Elyria Granges visitors joined Ridgeville Grange for an evening of group singing readings and a playlet The Wedding of the Farms Mrs James Gage won a pillow case contest Mrs Elmer Fullmer took first in bread competition Mrs Dana Fox reported on the Ohio Assembly Merele Penfound explained Grange fire and hospital insurance Lunch for 50 guests served by Mr and Mrs Alvin Worhman and Mr and Mrs Dean Bliss Next meeting set for April 2.
Beverly Hills event sees comedian Mort Sahl head the Grammy awards program at the Beverly Hills Hotel for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Seven girls from six areas entered the 1961 Firebelle Contest in Grafton. Contestants include Elaine Sieberth, Jean Ingram, Rita Mulder, Judy Tarry, Karen Thompson, Kathy Heinrich, and Shirley Berthold. Sponsored by the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department, the pageant accompanies the carnival July 1 to 4 with a Bermuda trip for first prize, $100 for second, and $50 for third. A May 6 dance kickoff at Grafton School features the Continentals. Beverly Hales was 1960 Firebelle.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE North Ridgeville Study Club discussed an antiques show to be held during the Labor Day weekend Sept 14 at the North Ridgeville Homecoming. New officers elected: Mrs Robert Haehl president Mrs Thomas Capn vice president Mrs Eric Johnson secretary Mrs Harris Fortune treasurer. Installation in June. May 9 meeting labeled Husbands Night hosted by Mrs Jeaneune Capri 6745 Case Rd. Program by Mr and Mrs J Vandenburg A Trip to Holland. Meeting at Mrs Jack Spirek 37741 IBarres Rd.
Wilcox School PTA members vote tomorrow for next year’s officers marking a rare, organized election within Ridgeville club life. Junior Woman’s Club dance tickets are limited with music by the Crystals and a Ranger Hockettes talent show.
The Board of Education granted 82 one year teaching contracts at Midview High School and East Carlisle. The calendar sets 177 student days from Sept 5 to June 1 with six add on days for teachers. A district NEOTA meeting is planned for Nov 3 and vacation periods include Thanksgiving Christmas spring and Memorial Day.
At Assumption Church Holy Name Society plans mark the silver jubilee of Rev. Edward F. Gackowski with a Mass of Thanksgiving on May 7 at 10 am and a parish hall banquet May 7 at 6 30 pm co chaired by Mrs. Joseph Pijor and Clyde Myers.
Classified listing shows item sale for white toilet seats at £299 and Crina toilets with price reductions from £31.95 to £23.88. Also notes registration code S259 and a 3.9 percent rate on related items.
The Woman's Club of North Ridgeville will meet at 9 a.m. for a brief business session to elect officers and a branch. After the meeting members will drive to Cleveland to tour the Museum of Natural History.
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