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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
11
A humor filled clipping recounts a hotel clerk prompting a reader to sign a register line. A Missouri hog farmer complains about a pricey pie claimed to require little feed. The pig proves small and the farmer critiques the breeder. A letter suggests the pig was misrepresented.
Tonight Avon prayer meeting and Bible study at Baptist church. Avon Lake Townsend Club meets at Park Hall. Friday Avon Lake Legion Auxiliary hosts a card party and luncheon at Mrs. A. T. Malers home at Center and Lake roads at 1 pm. Avon Lake Girl Scouts meet Park Hall at 3 pm. Chatham ice cream social at Methodist dining hall. Grafton Young Peoples Class meets with Mr and Mrs Cecil Johnson. Eaton ice cream social at Grange hall in evening. Rochester Harmonial Society all day Methodist church with officers election and dinner. Brownhelm to provide music. public invited.
The Haley Barret reunion was hosted Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Shriver in Grafton. About forty five guests from Cleveland Norwalk Tiffin Kenton Marseilles Harpster and Mansfield attended as a picnic dinner was served. Next year the families will meet in Kenton.
About thirty five attended the regular Grange meeting at the school Tuesday. After the business session, Miss Alice Watson of Wakeman provided music and dancing. Refreshments were not served. The annual Grange ice cream social will be Thursday evening August 12 on the school lawn.
Descendants of John R. Whitney of Camden Township gathered in Kipton for the 15th annual reunion on August 1 with about 125 attendees and a basket luncheon. New officers include President Mrs. Guy Morson of Kipton and Vice President Lewie Whitner of Kipton, with officers from Cleveland and Kipton serving as secretary treasurer and historians. Attendees came from Kipton Milan Wakeman Elyria Cleveland Oberlin Brighton Vermilion Fremont Berea Norwalk and from Pennsylvania Michigan and Florida.
Two attendees with lengthy journeys joined the reunion. Mrs. Esther Fillingin of Crestview Florida and Miss Florence Hardy of Traversa City Michigan traveled far to attend. The eldest relative present was Mrs. Rhoda Turper of Milan aged 86.
Sixty seven Grills family members from Elyria Ridgeville and Eaton met at Mr and Mrs Blake Hicks home for their annual reunion. A picnic lunch followed by a business meeting elected Frank Henney president George Cornish vice president June Carpenter secretary treasurer Doris Greene and Harold Black on the sports committee. No deaths and three marriages were reported in the past year with one death in five years. Games and ice cream ended the afternoon. Next year’s reunion will be at the Hedges hosted by William Grills’ daughters.
A special children's matinée at the Capitol Theatre features Shirley Temple in Wee Willie Winkie on Saturday at 10. All attending children will receive an ice cream bar.
A sequence of social calls visits to Forest Rice and Henry West homes include Mr and Mrs Horuis Rice and son from Cleveland, Gerald Rice and daughter from Elyria, Eleanor Myers from Akron on vacation, P A Newberker and daughter Jean from Cleveland with Lloyd Meyer family, and Sunday callers Wide Wall from Cleveland and Fred McQuean from Wellington. Also Mrs Harriet Whitney from Wellington visited Mrs Mart Lelinger, and Cedar Point guests Lawrence and Betty Thucium with Mr and Mrs Mo Thucium.
Mary and Lois McConnell spent several days with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Will Koond. Mr and Mrs William Kavens visited Rugies Beach on Sunday. Mrs William McConnell Pittsfield spent last Friday with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Will Koons and Mrs Bessie Regn spent a week visiting relatives in Streetsboro and have now returned home.
A high voltage newspaper drama titled There Goes My Girl opens tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre. Starring popular team Gene Raymond and Ian Sothern, the film blends romance, repertorial rivalry, and a murder mystery, delivering a lively Friday showcase.
Radio day July 5 1937 lists varied fare across stations WHK WGAR WIATY and others with music reviews news rhythm revues and live performances. Notable acts include Linda love Easy Aces Gordon Williams and Frank Morgan with orchestras and dance bands. Schedule shows blocks for news at 10 and 11 pm plus concert programs and time slots across multiple networks.
Comedy romance and music blend in Sing and Be Happy at the Lincoln Theatre. An added attraction is the Joe Louis Jim Braddock fight pictures showing with the new feature.
A large Bowen family gathering with a basket dinner was held Sunday at the Bowen Easterday residence. Attending were A. C. Bowen and family, Mavis Garrett, Lloyd Garrett of Cleveland, C. H. Barnes and daughter Elia of Huntsburg, Clifford Bowen of Mansfield, Lester Bowen of Laporte, Pearl Gray of Wellington, and John Naegele with his three daughters Lillie Nettie and Dorothy. The gathering honored the host and hostess with a complete surprise.
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