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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1954

Page

3

Seniors Shine At Elyria High Class Of Fifties Year

Seniors at Elyria High focus on class of ’54 as June ninth graduation nears. Senior Career Day featured Elyria executives giving real world tours to students. Prom looms large with underclassmen preparing council nominations and Distinction Day. At Kent State and Fenn College, EHS students earned honors at conferences and forums. Elyria’s Youth Center, Hi-Teen, and Youth Council highlight strong local youth programs.

Elyria Business EHS Ehs'ers Herald Kent State Harveys Wilcox Ardman Fenn College Ers Elyria Holly Hall Progressive Youth Council

Mystery Bunny Revealed At Senior Gala

A school mystery culminated last Friday as seniors hosted the Bun nyhop dance. Freshman Carl Dye was named the bunny after daily clues and student guesses. The chemistry lab remains noted for excellence, with students discussing copper and its uses amid the event.

Bunnyhop Mary Ralph Carl Dye

Pattern 7223 for petite to plus sizes in embroidery frock

Classic 1954 catalog pitch for sewing pattern 7223 suitable for sizes 14 through 24. Emphasizes no alteration, frosted embroidery, and tissue transfer. Offers embroidery and craft designs from Alice Brooks Needlecraft with a 20 cent copy price and 25 cents plus 5 cents shipping for pattern orders via Chronicle Telegram in New York.

Chronicle-Telegram Household Arts Dept P. O Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y Alice Brooks Needlecraft

Eight 4-H advisors attend Northeast District Leaders Conference

Eight 4-H Club advisors from Rochester Brighton Pittsfield Oberlin Brownhelm Ridgeville and Eaton attended the Second Annual Northeast District H Leaders Conference in Akron last week. Miss Janet StoneColumbia was absent due to illness. The event featured health demonstrations exhibits and parent cooperation discussions led by Association County Agent William Tedrick and Home Demonstration Agent Lois Simonds. The County Steer Feeding Club will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at the Hollis Keighley Custom Butchery for a talk by James Warner Ohio State extension beef specialist. There are 35 members with 69 steers.

Akron Ralph Rowland Rochester Eva Reed Mary Ewell Brighton Laurence Jordan Pittsfield Rudy Neumann Oberlin Herman Peabody Brownhelm Andrew Trill Ridgeville Lester Phelps Eaton Janet Stone Columbia Association County William Tedrick Home Lois Simonds Hollis Keighley James Warner Ohio State University

Senior Career Day and Washington trip talk at Penny’s

Students express excitement for a Washington trip and upcoming assemblies to plan next year’s courses. Seniors lament missing the day’s events while underclassmen find the halls unusually quiet, hoping seniors gain insight for the future after visiting local industry.

Former Elyrian Married Sunday In New London

A wedding of special interest to Elyrians was held in the Methodist Church at New London at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Ches ter Schlageter, formerly of Elyria, wed Miss Lillian Whitright of Shaker Heights in a double rite ceremony conducted by Rev. L. A. Crawford. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Murr of New London. The bride is a nurse at Mt Sinai Hospital Cleveland and the groom works for Newton Co in New London. The couple will reside at the bride's apartment in Shaker Heights.

New London Chester Schlageter Elyria Lillian Whitright Shaker Heights L. A. Crawford Kenneth Murr Schlageter Mt. Sinai Hospital Cleveland

Adult Designs Duplicated For Tots Furniture

New York report notes juvenile furnishings closely mirror adult trends from tea wagons to modern butterfly chairs. Dolls sleep on sofa-beds as six dollar kid versions replicate high fashion colors, storage chests gain front openings, and do it yourself sets let children assemble chair and table kits with adult help.

New York Copuleat

Knitted And Crocheted Items Lead High Fashion News

New York fashion coverage notes spring fever urges ambitious knit and crochet projects. Designers forecast waist-length cardigans short sleeves bold necklines and varied dress silhouettes in wool and yarns with novel colors and surface textures. A coat construction method blends machine sewing with knitted pieces for a sprawling but feasible project.

New York INS Lana Turner McCoy

Counties Get $4,728,405 For Selling Stamps

Columbus report shows county governments shared in a $4,728,405 commission from selling state tax stamps over seven years. One percent commissions averaged $675,485 yearly, funded directly to counties, sometimes reducing or removing the need for additional tax revenue.

Columbus Roger W. Tracy Tracy

Shippers Must Carry Federal Certification Now

Washington reports the Agriculture Department warns shippers to obtain federal certification that materials shipped from New England and eastern New York are free of gypsy moth egg clusters. Spokesmen note timber stone quarry products nursery stock and other plant materials are moving from gypsy moth quarantine areas during peak shipping season amid record outbreaks last year.

Washington Agriculture Department New England New York

Misses Pattern 9051 Sew Chart For Spring Wear

Classic Marian Martin sewing pattern 9051 offered for Misses' sizes 12 to 42. Describes easy fit dress or golf dress options, 4 4 yards fabric at size 16, includes illustrated Sew Chart and mail order details to Marian Martin Chronicle-Telegram Pattern Dept New York. Twenty five cents for pattern, add five cents for first class mailing.

Marian Martin Chronicle-Telegram West 18Th St New York N. Y

Elyria Lawyer Houston H Poppleton’s Early Life and Career

Houston H Poppleton a leading Lorain and later Cuyahoga County lawyer was born March 19 1836 near Bellville Ohio. He studied at Ohio Wesleyan University and Cincinnati Law College and began practice in Elyria in 1860 after reading law with Judge Stevenson Burke and forming partnerships.

Houston H. Poppleton Lorain County Cuyahoga County Bellville Richland County Ohio Rev Sammel Julia A.poppleton Samuel Poppleton Vermont Genessee County New York Delaware County Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Richland Rockwood Elyria Stevenson Burke Cincinnati Law College Cincinnati Burke H. D. Clark Lucinda H. Cross Broad

All honor to Houston H. Poppleton

The Lorain County legal figure Houston H. Poppleton moved from Elyria to Cleveland in 1875 with his family. He practiced solo in Elyria from 1864 to 1873 and then became general attorney for the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Co. with Cleveland headquarters. He shaped the railway’s legal affairs and built strong reputations in Lorain and surrounding counties. His death date is not listed. Elyria honors his brilliant record in law and service to the region.

Elyria Cleveland Lorain Cuyahoga Counties Houston H. Poppleton

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For Rent ads in the Chronicle Telegram seek buyers

Local readers are invited to place rental vacancy notices in the Chronicle Telegram. Contact the ad desk at extension 4751 to arrange writing and placement of advertisements across town.

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