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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1942
Page
9
A long column extols merchant seamen for carrying war goods and fuels, notes their risks and family hardships, and questions Congress and public support. It urges equal treatment with armed forces, discusses inflation and farmer prices, and ends with a California theft note about a city councilman’s tools returned with a snide sign.
A portrayal of U S Grant and Robert E Lee at Appomattox Court House marking the end of the Civil War. The text notes Grants Ohio roots in Mount Pleasant, his rise from colonel to general, and his presidency. It mentions his death in 1883 and the Point Pleasant birthplace museum preserving his cradle and trunk.
About 100 guests from Amherst and nearby towns attended the third Dellefield family reunion at Linwood Park. Officers were elected with Henry Dellefeld as president and Leonard Gerber as social supervisor. The historian reported eight births five weddings and three deaths, and the group planned an honor roll for boys in service with future reunions set for the first Sunday in August.
Mrs Lucy Roemer hosts church parlor gathering with G Gross and Mrs Straw. Laymen's Fellowship meets Friday evening at Alexander home 5 Lake Street. Acorn and Wiener roast planned. Official board approves furnace installation at parsonage. Sunday school teachers meet 6:30 Tuesday at parsonage for picnic plans. Altar Society meets this evening in school hall with named hostesses. St Ann's Circle Ten meets Tuesday with Mrs Cataline Kelch on Spring Street.
Miss Doris Raynor daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Raynor of Bellevue married George Hene dict Benedict son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Benedict Amherst in a 645 PM ceremony at the brid eger residence. Lorain officiated. The bride an alumna of Cleare view school and member of Delaware Avenue Methodist church. Benedict works at the U S Automatic Corp and is affiliated with Paley and Knights of Psthiae.
The week features several church groups meeting in Vermilion and Lorain areas. Events include Ladies Aid, Santor Walther League, Young Married People, and Women's Society of Christian Service. A Sunday school picnic at the Lutheran Home for the Aged drew 109 attendees, with an English service at 1 o'clock and contests on the lawn. A district senior high institute is planned for Lakeside, August 16 23, Rev Schmidt plans travel to Chautauqua Lake, no Lambda Sima Chi meeting this month. Admissions list notes Mrs Andrew Crombie and a Lorain birth listed for Saturday.
A fragmented notice notes availability of coal loans or financing options. It mentions buying coal and support for customers seeking fuel assistance, with unclear organization or dates.
Discharges include Mrs Gregory Brown Vermilian and baby daughter from Axtel street. Sunday admissions list Mn Gar Mrs Robert Kaeisel and son R D rett Van Exdun Lorain.
The Maxwell family from Akron vacationing at Linwood Park were Sunday guests of Rev. and Mrs. Maxwell. Rev Hayer, formerly with the Fie Evancelleal church, spent Sunday morning in Amherst with the family.
A garbled health fragment mentions indigestion gas heartburn and stomach tension. It references boating and a medication reminder to visit a drugstore. The text is unclear and contains many misspellings and nonsensical phrases.
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