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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1939

Page

10

Empire Club Card Party Draws Members And Friends

The British Empire Club held its annual card party in the club rooms on Friday evening with bridge whist and banco. Prize winners included Ruth Kelling Nancy Heywood Edith Rigg William Paton E Haylor Frank Balinski for bridge and Fern Smith Mrs Ted Smith Katherine Messaros J Messaros W McCully G McCaffery for whist. Banco prizes went to Jessie Ellis Mrs Minnich Mrs Ivor Thomas Doug Gerber H Garford John Scott Mrs McCully and Mr Diedrich won special prizes. The ladies committee led by Miss Heywood Mrs Gray and Mrs Shrubsole organized the event and prizes were donated by a club member. The committee plans a tureen supper and an Empire Day celebration around May 24th.

British Empire Club Bridge Banco Ruth Kelling Nancy Heywood Edith Rigg William Paton E. Haylor Frank Balinski Fern Smith Ted Smith Katherine Messaros J. Messaros W. McCully G. McCaffery

What Should a Church Member Do Discussed by Endeavor Group

The Christian Endeavor of the Church of Christ met last evening led by Virginia Brunger. Members Jean Williams Ruth Garrett Lois Jean Smith Delene Brunger Raymond Brunger Helen Bramwell and Hazel Martin spoke on the topic.

Christian Endeavor Church of Christ Virginia Brunger Jean Williams Ruth Garrett Lois Jean Smith Delene Brunger Raymond Brunger Helen Bramwell Hazel Martin Cecil Garrett Roger Willams Mary Kaiser Marguerite Edwards Doris Edwards

Birthday Party Honors Marcia Ball Of East ern Heights

School friends gathered Saturday evening at her home on East ern Heights Boulevard for Marcia Ball's eleventh birthday. Shirley Norman Kay Schrock and Billa Dilgren won prizes. Guests gave gifts and refreshments were served to the guests and Marcia Ball.

Marcia Ball Eastern Heights Boulevard Shirley Norman Kay Schrock Billa Dilgren Marcia Helen Meschke Ruta Duigren Wilda Chapman Shirley Joswig Nancy Sally Ball

St Andrews Young People Plan Friday Church Party

St Andrew's Young People met in the Guild room at 7 30 last evening with Bill Bowdler leading the program and Art Sparks guiding the Vocations discussion. Plans were completed for a church basement party Friday at 8 00. No meeting next Sunday evening.

St. Andrew's Bill Bowdler Art Sparks

Epworth League presents program at Elyria Home for the Aged

Yesterday afternoon the Epworth League of the Wadsworth Methodist church staged a program at the Elyria Home for the Aged. Twenty youths participated and Pastor Rev. C. M. Porter delivered a talk. Robert Zigler played trumpet solo and Pauline Shenk sang during the event.

Elyria Home For the Epworth Wadsworth

Elyria I O O F Fish Fry Marks 120th Anniversary

The Elyria I O O F lodge hosts a 6 30 dinner in the temple dining room with St Clair Rebekah Lodge as part of Oddfellowship’s 120th anniversary. After supper a brief meeting handles lodge business and card games follow including bridge and pinochle.

Elyria I. O. O. F Temple Oddfellowship North America St Clair Rebekah Lodge

Dinner party before City Club dance at Spring Valley

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Potter entertained at a Saturday dinner party on the Detroit road prior to the City Club dance at Spring Valley Country Club. The table featured crystal service and snap dragons as a centerpiece with candles. Guests included Mayor and Mrs. J. Q. Petro, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gould of Elyria, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morgan of Berea.

Raymond Potter Detroit Road City Club Spring Valley Country Club J. Q. Petro Harold Gould Elyria Walter Morgan Berea

Oberlin Road Farmers Union Meets at Pittsfield Hall

Members from Oberlin Road attended the regular Farmers Union meeting held at Pittsfield town hall on Tuesday night. Attorney Harold Metcalf of Oberlin and Rev. Doake of Pittsfield spoke on legislation and cooperatives as part of the program. The routine business proceedings were conducted.

Oberlin Road Farmers Union Pittsfield Town Hall Harold Metcalf Oberlin Doake Pittsfield

Christian Endeavor Meeting Discusses Do at Second Congregational

The Christian Endeavor group of the Second Congregational church met last evening led by Galen Ramser with Donna Graham reading Romans 12. Dr A E Kemp led prayer as 87 percent of members attended and all joined in discussing supporting the church and daily Bible reading. The meeting closed with the C E benediction at event end.

Christian Endeavor Second Congregational Church Galen Ramser Donna Graham A. E. Kemp

Hospital Admissions and Discharges List Marred by Names and Addresses

A mixed roll of admissions and discharges lists numerous individuals with full addresses across several towns. Names include Robert Dyke Charles Haun Mrs Joseph Tomasek Tom Hastings Mrs Thomas Nary Bennie Fitzpatrick Baby Rosemarie Spooner Gratton Mrs Clifford Shumate Evelyn Zanski Mrs William Wehman Jr baby girl and others. The record cites residences in Avon Lake Graf ton Lodi street Garvin avenue Bath street and 421 Kenyon Avenue among others.

Robert Dyke R. D Charles Haun Huron Street Joseph Tomasek Jackson Road Frank Estep John Fitzpatrick LaGrange Tom Hastings Lodi Street Thomas Nary Garvin Avenue Bennie Fitzpatrick South Oak Street Rosemarie Spooner Gratton Clifford Shumate Woodford Avenue Evelyn Zanski Dillonvale Ohio Wiliam Wehman, Jr Kenyon Avenue Lawrence Williams Adams Street June Hearne West River Street George Knipper Abbe Road Charles Brooks Bath Street Francis and Earl Larkins R. D. No Lillian Thomas Avon Lake Alice Foreman Harvard Avenue Samuel Snyder East Broad Street Oliver Shively Grafton Edward Pomeroy Lois Kieffer Brandston Avenue Thurman McKenney Stanford Avenue

Farm Women Meet Regular April Meeting

The article notes the regular April meeting of farm women, detailing their gathering and agenda items. It highlights community involvement and planned discussions among members.

Modes and Manners Jams and Conserves Explained

Asparagus should be cut and eaten with a fork. Patty shells in which creamed foods are served are edible and may be eaten if desired.

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Russia Township Farm Woman's Club Meets at Grange Hall Oberlin

Forty members and two guests attended the Russia Township Farm Woman's Club gathering at Grange Hall Oberlin with hostesses listed. Reports covered Elyria Achievement Day and bake sale success while plans were set for a card party April 27 led by the Ways Means Committee.

Russia Township Grange Hall Oberlin Shirley Ann Krueger Audrie Davidson Viola ¥Ackler Maud Davidson Irma Davidson Rachel Hull Doris Denger Beuhla Feakins Elyria Mary Bessie Farrar Ethel Gibson Arrington Charles Feakins Charles Gibson Harry Gibson

Dover Center community events and club notices

Open house at Dover school featured a 6 o clock community supper, then entertainment and a teachers and mothers social. Townsend Club No 1 announces a card party at U S hall April 25 with prizes for bridge pinochle and Sixty six and lunch by a committee. Circles of the Congregational Church held luncheons meetings and plan Mothers and Daughters supper May 12.

Dover Center Dover School Townsend Club No. 1 U. S. Hall Center Ridge Circle No. 1 Congregational Church Travis Gretchen Humphrey Edith Russ Circle No 2 Russ Columbia Road Miller

Sandusky Man Goes On Trial For Murder

Harold Hastings 37 and Mrs Coletta Schiett 28 of Sandusky face a murder case in Huron county court over the Jan 27 death of Carl Schiett riding master. Hastings waived jury trial. Mrs Schiett to be tried later with about 50 witnesses subpoenaed. State will question Schiett about $13000 in her husband insurance policies.

Norwalk Huron County Common Pleas Harold Hastings Sandusky Coletta Schiecti Carl Bellevue Schlett State Highway Patrol Hastings Edgar C. Martin Huron County Clarence A. Ah Crawford County A. V. Baumann Sandusky County

Recovery program urged by Republican Congressmen

Washington April 24 Republican congressmen proposed a recovery plan to lay a foundation for business revival. The outline aims to keep the U S out of war curb wasteful spending repeal undistributed profits tax revamp taxes and remove emergency monetary powers. It calls for amending the Wagner Act define government competition restore markets for farmers rehabilitate railroads and study reciprocal trade impact while rejecting experimental laws.

Washington House Joseph W. Martin R. Mass Congress United States

Mrs Pauline Reed Visits Son in Akron

Mrs Pauline Reed is visiting her son and family in Akron. Miss Louise Elliott, who has been sick, is improving slowly.

Pauline Reed Akron Louise Elliott

Shively Outlines High School Goals from Educators

C P Shively Elyria High School principal presented conclusions of Lorain Erie and Huron County educators on high school objectives at the Ohio High School Principals Association meeting in Columbus. The group favored social value of education, tailored programs, strong guidance, broad final aims, and democratic government appreciation.

Lorain Erie Huron County C. P. Shively Elyria Ohio High School Principals Association Columbus Shively State Association Advisory Committee On

Former Pastor Levi G Batman Dies in Youngstown

Rev. Levi G Batman age 69 and former pastor of the First Christian Church in Youngstown died after a short illness. He served as secretary of the Mahoning Federated Churches and held positions with Hiram College, the state board of Christian Churches, and the National Association for the Promotion of Christian Unity. He was past president of the Ohio Christian Churches Association. Funeral set for Tuesday.

Youngstown Levi G. Batman First Christian Church Batman Mahoning Federated Churches Hiram College Board of Trustees State Board of Christian Churches Ohio Christian Churches Association

Funeral rites for Miss Margaret Saxl held in London

Funeral services for Miss Margaret Saxl took place in London conducted in Esperanto, with attendees paying respects to the deceased in a multilingual ceremony.

Margaret Saxl London Esperanto

Purported Friendship Linked to Hastings in Sandusky Neighborship

The note references a claimed friendship involving a resident of Sandusky and Hastings as a neighboring figure. Details are sparse, but the mention places Hastings in a local social context and suggests ongoing proximity between the two. Further information on identities and actions remains unclear.

Anti-Collusion Bill Moves Toward Passage Tonight

In Columbus on April 24 the anti-collusion bill, patterned after the federal conspiracy act, faces House passage with expected near unanimous support. It targets defrauding the state and carries penalties up to two years in prison or a $2,000 fine, with possible expansion to cover subdivisions of the state.

Columbus House of Representatives Rep J. H. McGregor Coshocton House Senate Parole Board Ripper Tax Commission Board of Appeals Pardon and Parole Commission House Finance Committee Joint Relief Committee

Open Hearth Dep t SWOC Meets Today

A departmental meeting for the Open Hearth department SWOC No 1104 Lorain will be held at 7 30 p m today at 2818 Pearl avenue Lorain Thomas Buttle committeeman will preside.

Lorain Pearl Avenue Thomas Buttle

Soft Coal Famine Looms as Mediation Moves In

Dr. John R. Steelman, named special government mediator, joins union leaders and Appalachian operators in Washington to break a deadlock over penalties for unauthorized strikes. The 340,000 miners idle since April 1 threaten a soft coal famine as Frances Perkins designated Steelman after two days of talks without progress.

New York John R. Steelman Frances Perkins Washington Appalachian United Mine Workers Steelman Labor Department Conciliation Service Miss Perkins Charles O'Neill

Slayer Who Acted Dumb Is Electrocuted

Ernest M. Hipple, 22, described as dull-witted, was executed at Rockview Penitentiary for the February 7, 1938 murder during a robbery near Wheelersville. He killed 70 year old Jennie Porter after appeals for clemency and a psychiatric assessment failed to halt the sentence.

Bellefonte Ernest M. Hipple Rockview Penitentiary Hipple Jennie Porter Wheelersville Pardon Board Samuel 8. Lewis Sullivan County LaPorte

Modern War Threat to American Democracy Warned

Sen. Hugh S. Johnson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a modern war could destroy American democracy. He warned against giving the President sole power to name treaty violators and apply economic pressure, saying Congress must not surrender its duty to the people. He cited lessons from 1918 about democracy transforming into a ruthless dictatorship in wartime.

Washington Sen Hugh S. Johnson Senate Foreign Relations Comenttee Johnson Congress

Avon mechanic Ralph King to appear in police court

Ralph King of Avon was arrested Saturday for driving a car without license plates. He worked as a mechanic for Lance and Lehman and was driving his employer's vehicle when arrested. King is to appear in police court Friday.

Ralph King Avon King Lance and Lehman

Hipple dies after board declines intervention

A report recalls Hipple boasting of fooling alienists by acting dumb. Lewis told the board on Thursday and it chose not to intervene. This morning Hipple died quietly without comment.

Hipple Lewis

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