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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1954
Page
8
A writer recalls how buying bargains like 40 yards of material led to waste and near chaos. Lessons from family, a curtain project, ruined plans, and the cost of poor saving choices highlight common money drains.
Kiwanis members in Grafton plan to discuss incorporation at a session on August 26 at 6 30 in the school with Myles Knecht in charge of the program Russel D Fuller past president will lead a surprise program August 26 Bar ney A Rothgery will chair August 19 bringing Joe Boddy as guest speaker Other forthcoming items include September 2 9 and 16 meetings with Wells W Mole and Robert Nesbett named and a community picnic drawing 700 to 900 attendees Ridgeville Kiwanis hosts the 17th Division Council August 16 dinner at Kamp Kiwanis South of North Ridgeville on Rt 76 Fred M Daniel to chair Kid s Day September 23.
Graf ton Youth Council asks for dance records to be used for weekly August dances at Willow Park Pavilion. Paper bundles should be left in plain view on the street, magazines in separate bundles. Call Doris Feake or Patty Cox for pickup. Next meeting set for Sept. 6.
The Belden Church Sunday School will hold the 43rd annual Goodman reunion at Willow Park in Grafton with a presiding picnic and business meeting. Residents are asked to bring sandwiches and a covered dish, and a church noon dinner will be served at 12 30. Mrs Russell Johnson was elected secretary treasurer and officers for next year will be chosen during the afternoon. Guests included Rev William Bullock and wife. The 1955 reunion may move to Dr Russ Johnson home or Willow Park.
GRAFTON Miss Lois Simonds county demonstration agent will judge the Merry Mixers and So We Sew 4H Clubs projects Friday. Merry Mixers meet at 1 p m in Grafton School home economics room. bake goods and work books due. So We Sew bring finished projects to the Methodist Church at 2 30 p m for judging. If absent, projects to be sent to club advisors. Only judged projects eligible for county fair display booth. Twenty one girls from both clubs attended Cleveland.
Portland, Me. Cindy Lee the two year old chimpanzee owned by schoolteacher Mrs. Alita Wescott shows unusual preferences for shampoos and home permanents. The pet sits patiently through proceedings and rushes to a mirror when curls are removed.
Miss Anna Jean McCloskey, formerly of McKinley Elementary in Elyria, has returned to 1008 Main St in Grafton after more than a year teaching in Grafenwohr Germany near Nuremberg. She taught first four grades to servicemen’s children and plans to resume teaching in Elyria in the fall. She praised German highways forests and rail timing noting trains thin after dusk and observed extensive continental travel.
About 100 guests from Chicago, Canton, Cleveland, Lakewood, LaGrange, Elyria and Grafton attended the 32nd Jantz reunion at Hugo Bucholz farm. New officers were elected at the Altar and Rosary Sodality meeting. Marian Year pilgrimage and Christmas abstinence pledges noted. farewell to Mrs Helen McKean moving to Ashland.
At Willow Park hostesses including Mrs Fort Worth Caroline Plato and Mrs Virginia Malone received a plank delivery order for a judges stand to be placed on two Lake Worth piers. The boards were to be hauled to the lake and assembled for boat races atop the old bridge piers.
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