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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1937
Page
13
Rev J G Koontz leads Sunday sermon on The Power of Lie at Spencer M E Church with special music. Baptist and Seventh Day Adventists hold meetings as area residents attend baptisms, reunions, and social gatherings at Black River and nearby farms.
The July meeting of the Henrietta W C T U was held at Mrs. Elmer Portman’s home. President Mrs. Alex Born led devotionals after opening the session. Misa Hinman and Miss Wright of Oberlin presented tasks, and refreshments were served to four guests and fifteen members.
James Wallace Wood son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Wood Cleveland David Wesley Kelble son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kelble Louise Alberta Adler daughter of Mr and Mrs Conrad Adler received the rite of baptism during the service at the Evangelical church Sunday morning.
Air and Mrs. Frank Kelble and children Patsy and David Wesler attended the Squirex Pandora reunion at the J H Penfound home in Elyria Sunday. Various families from Brownhelm Oberlin Youngstown Springfield and Shawville gathered for meals and a Kuesta Sunday evening at the Hostettler home.
Rev William Baker of Wellington will lead the morning service at the Congregational church in Litchfield on Sunday August 10 at 10 am A special Baptist church service is planned for Saturday evening August 7 at 8 pm by the St Clair gospel band from the Allegheny mountains of Pennsylvania The eight member family will perform across several states offering band selections solos duets and quartets plus a gospel message The family counts endorsements from more than 1000 churches and invites all to attend
The local Garden Club plans a Wednesday afternoon tour to visit gardens in Olmsted Falls on August 11. Attendees bring their own sandwiches plus another dish and table service for the picnic supper.
Word was received of the death of Mrs Ruth Stone at her York home on Wednesday. She held the office of Worthy Matron for 1923 in the Litchfield Chapter O E S. May White reports a vacation with relatives to Springfield Mars. Mrs Homan attended a class reunion in New London. Friday August 6 Mr and Mrs T H Case Mr and Mrs H Homan and daughter Joanne plan to attend the Huber reunion at Catawba Island Sunday August 8. Claude Wahl of Mobile Alabama visits Theilbrother. Mrs Lawrence Starr went to Lodi hospital Friday for observation and care and was improving. The Fred J Young family plan to move to Berea to be nearer work in Cleveland. The Litchfield baseball team meets North Olmsted Sunday afternoon at p m on local grounds. Mr and Mrs Dunham and family of Lakeland Florida visit A A Gish home. Geraldeon Kellogg celebrates 13th birthday with relatives at Reyford’s Grove Grafton Thursday. The Lloyds of London, famed for money, are curiously located on Leadenhall Street.
In a Broadway revue plot, Lola Larkin captives English star Balcom's son Winfield, prompting Senator Balcom to hire a clever lawyer. Cora Standish suspects infidelity, confronts stagingroom drama, and plots to buy Lola off with ten thousand dollars as Norman Standish travels New York night life with his wife entangled. Martha Carter maneuvers to satisfy both Cora and Balcom amid a dangerous love triangle.
Erhart Cleo Armbruster of Chippewa Lake called on aunt Mrs. G O Haury Sunday. Mr and Mrs J M Norris and daughter Marie visited Miss Bollen and Mr Macthel in East Cleveland Sunday. Mr and Mrs EB Fatner of Berey spent Saturday at G O Haurys. Norris and Ray Norris spent Saturday evening in Medina. Mrs Frank Ullrich visited Jack Ullrich in Brook Park Wednesday. Cato Kaiser ill with tonsillitis this week. Mrs Chas Martin and daughter with Mrs Russell Fish of Columbia visited Frank Ullrich Monday. G O Haury ill. Horace Hamm of Fisha called on Frank Ullrich Sunday. Mrs Adaline Beache visited aunt in Canton Tuesday. Purcell Meyer of Medina called on his mother Mrs Bert Meyer Wednesday evening. Josephumm in Elyria on business Thursday. Mrs Percy Tibbitts of Bruna Wick and Mrs Hush Tibbitts of Hinckley visited in G Haury home Wednesday.
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs Dorothy Mc Gil Miss Christina Kivler of Geauga County judged all work by the Lucky Dippers and the Junior 4 H Clubs Samples of food were brought by the Food Club and the Junior 4 H Club displayed sewing of useful articles Each member was judged individually Both were praised for their efforts.
News notes from Elyria and surrounding areas report a regular Anchor Rebekah Lodge meeting where Mildred Brunson received the Past Grand Pin. A birthday supper followed for guests Irma Guyeska and Carl Shephard, with locals visiting friends and family across several towns.
Columbia Sunday School will convene at 10 45 at the Baptist Church next Sunday morning There will be no church service this Sunday as the pastor is away Mr and Mrs Bernard Cutting of Cleveland motored to Granville Ohio Sunday to bring Miss Dorothy Stinchcomb home Mrs William Ingersoll and Roland Martin went to Granville Sunday and brought Miss Rowena Ingersoll home Stephen Veres and Robert Bell motored to Akron Sunday to spend the day at the home of the latter's sister Mrs Harry Stadden and Mrs Ralph Lindstrom entertained nineteen guests at a bridal shower Thursday in honor of Mrs Norman Van Camp of Elyria formerly Miss Ruth Glenn Osborne daughter of Lauren Osborne of Olmsted Falls Mr and Mrs Frances Lennerth and baby have moved to the home of his parents while Frances is working in Cleveland and also attending a trade school Colored moving pictures will be given at the town hall on the night of August 17 by Dean Virian This will be called Community Night having been arranged by the Garden Club and Acme Grange The annual Flower Show of the Columbia Garden Club has been postponed from August to September The executive committee is composed of Mrs Forest Goodman Mrs Ora Walker and Mrs W H Jones At the last meeting of the Garden Club flowers were sent to Mrs Oscar Henke treasurer of the club and Mrs Hattie Stephens a member of the advisory board who have been ill The Women's Baptist Mission Circle will meet with Mrs Walter Bracy and Mrs Charles Piper on August 11 Devotions will be led by Mrs Charles Mills Hostesses will be Mrs James Cather Mrs Lyman Hitchcock and Mrs Charles Piper.
Fifty three members gathered including four visitors from Berea Elyria Centra lia Illinois and Royalton. Mrs Coon gave an insightful talk. devotions were led by Mrs Longdon. Yeast rolls demonstration by Karefrea Kookers Club members Iris and Ruth Bartter. Local notices report baseball win by Methodists, various travels and family events.
Kenneth Olmsted, son of A G Olmsted, has been confined to Elyria Memorial Hospital for two weeks and is expected home soon. Doria Walker, daughter of Alvin Walker, returned home after weeks at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Mrs G R Goodyear is improving from an illness. Miss Maude Eisley of Monessen, PA, visited relatives in Butter Nut Ridge. Mrs Myron Saussler and Mrs La Vaughn Cropp attended the Jennings Morse engagement dinner for Edward Paramore Jr. of Torrence California at the Thomas Grill.
The Carlisle community hosted a Saturday evening party at the Nash home in honor of Violet Nash Rose with attendees including Mr and Mrs Joh Hoxe and family Dr Ivey Albert Krebs and F B Jing, while funeral services for Fred Gol t in Litchfield drew Burt and Alberta Eddy. Elizabeth Chapman works in Oberlin College chemistry dept this week and Donna Dickason begins a three week vacation from City Hospital Cleveland and Elyria Memorial Hospital. Mable Spaeth helped grade 4 H Club summer projects and Joan Schoenherr, daughter of Edwin and Mrs Schoenherr, is ill at home with intestinal flu per grandparents G R Good year.
The August meeting of the Royal Neighbor Lodge met at Swiss Hall with Oracle Mrs Gust Anderson presiding. A social hour followed the adjournment and door prize went to Mrs Hilma Hunt. Hostesses listed for September include Mrs Barnhart and Mrs Nelson Brill.
The Brighton W. C. T. U. and families plan their annual picnic at the Town Hall grounds on Wednesday afternoon August 11 at 4 o clock with a supper at 7 o'clock. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs James Shreed and their guests from Cleveland. Visitors to Roy Greene’s home included families from Wellington Lees Cleveland and Cuyahoga Falls attending church services in Brighton.
The community records numerous visits and guests across households. Mr. DeWitt, a former Brighton High principal, and Pearl Parker of Kankakee plus Blanche Jordan of Los Angeles called on Parker relatives. Roy Rottorf from Cleveland visited his parents in this area. The Boylans of Toledo stayed with Eversons, and Elizabeth and Norman Everson attended a funeral in New Bedford with Mrs. Boylan. Howard Everson Jr. spent the weekend with relatives in Cleveland. Thelma and Billy McKensie visited their daughter in New London. Various Haines and Lamphere relatives hosted extended family, with several dinners and reunions noted at multiple homes. Rev. H. H. Patrick hosted Rev. Oscar Nichols of Chatham, and numerous local visits and guest appearances were logged.
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