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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1947
Page
4
Mary Helen Simpton and Carolyn Jean Davies announce upcoming weddings. Harold W Jensen and Carolyn Jean Davies plan a May 31 ceremony at a local church with a three o clock double ring rite. Davies is a Bowling Green and Kyria High School graduate and an elementary teacher. Jensen is a marines veteran and Miami University engineering student.
Announcement states Miss Theresa Krystosik, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A Krystosik of 1308 Bank Street, will wed Herman Dumke of 1409 Bank Street. Krystosik attends Elyria High School. Dumke served two years overseas with the 82nd Airborne and is employed by the Turner Spring Company. No wedding date set.
Delores Eileen Sweiger of Akron becomes fiancée to Frank G. Opra son of Mr and Mrs George J Opra of 437 Kenyon Avenue Akron Plans for a Summer wedding are under way Miss Sweiger a Tallmage High School student will graduate next month Opra attended Elyria High School and serves as a Photographer's Mate with the United States Coast Guard stationed in New York City with MGM Studios He will return to Elyria to graduate on June 4
The Y-Teens seventh and eighth graders organized a bazaar at McKinley School yesterday afternoon with booths for movies, silhouettes, book sales, fish pond, fortunes, snacks, and crafts. Several mothers were thanked for volunteering while a Magyar Reformed church group held a social at the church, noting high score prizes for Milan Mika and others.
A sequence of meetings led up to the Y Nyners event scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. An exercise board meeting will be held at TAS room to prepare for the activities.
The column lists residents with updates on performances travel vacations births and hospital releases. It notes castalia program participation by The Elyrians and a pianist, travels to Lampasas San Antonio and Austin, a plane trip, military training completions in Kenster Field, a sailor aboard the U S Wisconsin on furlough, new births at Elyria Memorial and University hospitals, and local residents named with addresses and family relations.
About eighty members of the Junior Woman's Club gathered at the Fourth Street clubhouse for an evening of music performed by violinist Fiorello Fiiozza soprano Kathryn Wahlgren and pianist Lucy Wilbur, all Oberlin Conservatory students. The program, preceding the business meeting, featured Wandel Sonata in B minor Allegro and other pieces. A lecturelike interlude announced upcoming events including a May meeting at May Aland, a mother-daughter banquet on May 9 at Sponge Valley and tickets for the Spring dance on May 29 at Spring Valley.
The third Town Meeting at the YL WCAL at B p m Wednesday will address The Fore Employment Practice Commission. The Social Action Commission Elyria Council of Churches and Intercultural committee sponsor panelists including Mrs C H Hanillen Oberlin and others. A May Pole Dance plans were discussed by the Riding Club Red Jacket Hiding Cub riders who rode a five mile route Kennedy Farm. A second meeting was planned for Sunday April 20 but was postponed due to rain.
Playmakers announce staff for First Lady to be staged at the high school auditorium on May 29 and 30. Director Frank Seward expects final cast signs this week with rehearsals starting Wednesday at 8 p.m. Production manager Walter Van Brock leads a long list including Bill Crom as stage manager and Don Barlow as lighting head.
A guest meeting of the Woman's league at Lake Avenue Congregational will be held Wednesday at 7 45 pm. Women from St Pauls Fest and Pilgrim churches join the program featuring the film AML People with musical numbers. A social hour follows as executive committee members hostesses. Father Raymond Ocsdyke OFM will conduct services at St Anthonys church with a one day retreat Thursday at 9 o'clock.
The marriage of Mrs. Eisie tehlitte of Youngstown to Howard Van Arsdate of Cleveland took place April 19 at 4 in the bride’s living room. The Rev. Miller read the ceremony as white blooms and palms decorated the fireplace. Attendants included the groom’s son Donald Van Arsdate and a bride’s niece. The bride wore a beige suit with a white orchid corsage. maid of honor wore grey with a pink orchid. A reception for 53 followed in the dining room with pink accents and a tiered cake. The couple will reside in the groom’s home after a short wedding trip.
Tonight lists many local society meetings across Elyria including Chiquita Club at the dean's home on Robson road Young People's League of St Pauls Church gathering at 7 40 p m Dot Club hosted by Mrs Teda Neufer of Telegraph road American Lemon Auxiliary cosmetics demonstration Daughters of America jug at K P hall Right Around Home Club at Mrs Robert Gow Madison High Bidders with Mrs William Davis 200 Fourteenth Street Cascadettes with Mrs George Deckerhoff Monroe Industrial Group of W C A hear Miss Kardas of Cleveland at 8 p m Ladies Auxiliary to V F W sn 1079 Sonvisa Chub meets and hears Miss Kardas Gay W with Mrs John Botsek 154 Pasadena Avenue K Bees Club Barbara Stone 223 Marseilles Avenue Circle No 5 Magyar Evangelical and Reformed church prepares homemade noodles Employed Young Wawa League hears Spencer Irwin United Presbyterian Church Mothers Auxiliary at 1956 East Avenue 7 30 p m Elyria No 104 17 O F has met St Johns Junior Walther League and Elyria Musical Art Society final programs year in Wick Room First Congregational Church
An item recounts a literary club meeting at Mrs. George Johnson’s Park Avenue home with Benedict and Nans ey Freedman presenting a review of a Alberta Canada tale about Catherine Mary and Michael Flanigan, plus social notices of a surprise birthday for Mrs. Nora Pearce, a B E R banquet for a Dix-Westinghouse assembly buntng team, and a G A R contest party with prizewinners Edith Hill Jim Howlett Nina Hilsman. The piece notes upcoming meetings and a luncheon hosted by Millie Howlett.
Licenses issued to Alex Sakal 22 of Lorain electrician Jutta Michowka 23 of 807 Mid de avenue John Gorey 23 of Cleveland machinery distributor Nanette Suffin 20 of Avon Lake John Barre 26 of Norwalk real state salesman Martha Den zen 27 of Wellington Lawrence Gibson 23 Elyria Ely machine operator Helen Wun 47 Elyria district 1.
An informal party marked the birthday celebration of Marily with 18 guests at a refreshment table. Guests came from Sheffield Lake Vermilion and Elyria. Albert Haag photographed the event and gifts were given to the young honoree.
Mrs Louis Rentt delivers a baby girl at 326 Eastern Heightts hauls évard. Mrs Orrin Stewater of 41 West Avenue and Donald Bolger of B D 2 are discharged. William Kuss at 118 Byington Court and Mrs William Bridgett of 840 Furnace Street also leave hospital care.
Sullivan Chi Mian church sponsors a youth evangelism program on Sunday evening April 27 at 8 o clock. Cincinnati Bible Seminary students will present the evening with special music and a gospel message. The group is one of 42 touring weekly programs nationwide. all are invited to attend.
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