Amherst flower show set for August 27 28 at school gym
The Amherst Garden Club will stage its fourth annual flower show August 27 and 28 in the school gymnasium. Mrs. B E Foster is general chairman with a long committee list covering staging entries and displays. Exhibits received Thursday after 7 p m and Friday until 2 p m. The show opens to the public Friday at 7 p m and Saturday 2 0 10 p m. Other events include County Pythians picnic at Lakeview Park and a Concordia ice cream social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Amherst Garden Club
BE. Foster
A. P. Roth
Garden Club
Harry Nichall
James Nicholl
J. H. Ludwig
J. Hamann
Ada Purcell
Amherst Club
J. A. Wesbecher
J. J. Strohmeier
Young
A. I. Rice
Brownhelm
Mort
South Amherst
County Pythians
Lakeview Park
Lorain
Town Hall
Concordia Club
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Church
U. S. Automatic Co
Crystal Beach
W. W. G. Class Meet At Schroeders Home
The Misses Ruth and Violet Schroeder hosted the W. W. G. Sunday School class Friday night with games contests and prizes for ten members. Church notes list services August 15 with baptismal services and several christenings. A picnic followed at Clearview Grove with about forty attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Violet Schroeder
Recesses at churches and schools noted in town report
Morning services begin at 8 30 at St Peters Evangelical and Reformed Church for the remainder of August with Rev Schmidt speaking on The Road God Ward The Congregational Sunday School Primary department declares a two week recess August 15 and 22 A Boy Scouts meeting was held with a planned check up by the leader They will meet again Tuesday evening At the hospital auxiliary sewed Friday afternoon for the hospital Lila Ann Bischoff daughter of Elmer and wife admitted for tonsil operation and discharged today Local Four Square church delegates attended Amherat night at Akron church Rev Carroll Correll pastor of Akron Other local families plan motor trips and Ambierst and Amherst visitors are noted David Hearn operated for tonsils at Memorial Hospital Elyria last Monday Mrs F C Moore Oberlin and other Amherst and Styria visitors are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley’ Balls
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Amherst
Clifton Simms
Patricia
Dunnell
Huntington
C. E. Cook
Wooster
R. G. Plerrer
Milton Schlechter
Frank Eldred
Henrietta Hill Church
Linwood Park
Vermilion
Mary Date
Fred Schubert
Phylis Mae
Eaton
St. Peter's Evangelical
Rteformed
Schmidt
Boy Scouta
Club Rogma
Lila Ann
Elmer Bischoff
Jenne Road
William Weller
Wayne
Edith
Lydia Heller
South Carolina
R. H. Hearn
David Hearn
Memorial Hospital
Elyria
F. C. Moore
Oberlin
Herman Arndt
Mabel Kipton
Jessie Cromwell
Paul Redman
Styria
Maynard Hyland
Columbus
Tom Hyland
Sidney Beach
Lois
Grace Wood
Herbert Grumbine
Irena Auble
Lakeside
Talmadge Auble
Auble
Harold Dill
Karl Wiedrick
Paul Woods
Shreve
Clara Woods
Clarence Billman
Youngstown
Preston White
W. H. M. Society
Spencer M. E. Church
Kate Moffett
Maybel Rice
Union City
Indiana
Glennan Ashcraft
Rock Port
A. J. Rice
Bert Ebright
Reynoldsburg
Gertrude Wood
Clair Belsinger
Grafton
J. G. Koonte
Jesus
T. W. Messenger
Lois van Scoy
F. C. Wilcox
San Antonio
Texas
L. A. Bradford
Crete Fisher
Ohio
Laura Ward
Garius Ward
Paulding
Thomas Murray
New London Hospital
Lawrence
Russell Ward
Detroit
Allen Richards
Sullivan
Dell Richards
Rev
Patrick
Mt. Vernon
Albert Parker
Donald Sprinkler
Niles
A.D. Crocker
Canada
Daugherty
Ethel Daugherty
Niagara Falls
Carpenter
Russell Carpenter
Columbia Station
Anna Carpenter
Columbia
Harold Carpenter
Ridgeville
Elgin Carpenter
Pittafield
Agnes Marsh
Wilbur Carpenter
Linda Austin
Herman Paulson
Busy Bee Girls
Thelma Cartright
Helen Walker
Jewell Bartter
Helen Leach
Fred Hubbard
Caroll
Mra
Louise Schieb
Cleveland
Herman Dengler
Avon Five Hundred Club hosts evening in Avon
Aug 12 gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stokes home with Five Hundred Club members. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Ed Stagg Mr. Carl Schafer Mrs. Joseph Fort hofer and Mr. Stags. Refreshments followed. Next meeting planned in two weeks. Village Council semi monthly session at Town Hall Aug 12 approved budget ordinance No. 180 and routine business. Visitors noted: Bernard Shripka from Saginaw Fronte Bins Fannie Lauer visiting Ridgeville. Numerous local residents mentioned visiting and traveling to Kalispell Columbia Cleveland and Canada trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Hundred Club
Avon
Paul Stokes
Ed. Stagg
Carl Schafer
Joseph Forthofer
Mr. Stags
Walter Leonard
Bernard Shripka
Saginaw
Michigan
Fronte Bins
Fannie Lauer
John Racher
Ridgeville
Charles Wasner
Cousins Club
J. C. Boylan
Elytia
W. E. Blake
Kalispel
Montana
Walter Rauscher
Columbus
Ira Gough
Lois Roller
Canada
Harold Smith
Jack Cuyler
Ratlie Creek
Clarence Peters
Cleveland
Local Calls and Visits Mentioned Across Ridge Area
The report notes several social calls and visits including Milton Schlechter and family on Oberlin road Monday evening. Charles Bechtel of Brownhelm visited relatives Sunday. Alfred Alten of Elyria called on the Ridge Monday afternoon. E C Schubert and son Oliver on Town Line road visited relatives Monday evening. Tommy Snyder spent Friday with grandmother Mrs Laura Lytle in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Road
Milton Schlechter
Charles Bechtel
Brownhelm
Alfred Alten
Elyria
E. C. Schubert
Oliver
Town Line Road
Tommy Snyder
Laura Lytle
China completes major waterway project 90 miles long
China finishes its largest man-made waterway since the Grand Canal linking Hungize Lake to another point. The 90 mile project cost about 3.5 million dollars and took two and a half years to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hungize Lake
Non-Operating Rail Men Approve Five Cent Wage Boost
Chicago August 14 non operating railway workers gain a five cent an hour raise retroactive to August 1 boosting average pay to 64 cents with the lowest paid about 41 cents. unions push for federal unemployment insurance and seek exemption from the Black Connery wage bill while some railroads plan layoffs citing higher costs and lower revenues. negotiations with the Big Five continue as leaders seek a 20 percent increase for 300000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George M. Harrison
Cincinnati
Harrison
Roosevelt
Hugo L. Black
Ala
Supreme Court
Congress
Burlington Railroad
Milwaukee Railroad
Illinois Central System
Spencer News Notes Highlights Local Socials and Visits
The Spencer area hosts a parade of visitors and gatherings. Miss Helen Boone returns from Chicago for a month with her parents. Akron twins Jean and Jane stay with grandparents. A large group attends a picnic at Clair Reisinger’s home. Various families from Ohio and Indiana visit, dine, and travel, with church events announced and a talk by Rev J G Koonte on Remember Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer News
Helen Boone
Mondy Bible Institute
Chicago
Illinois
Walter D. Boone
Jean
Jane
Akron
T. H. Hy- Tand
W. BE. Henry
Yipsilanti
Michigan
Joe Schwindler
Litchfield
Mary Howe
Spencer
Henry Elis
Walter Ellis
Lorain
Caroline Wood
Mary
Clarence Thorton
Cleveland
Broadway intrigue nears a tangled social power play
Martha Carter hires a London detective to probe Lola Larkin as Senator Balcom pressures costly research to uncover Lola's past. Martha shadows Lola backstage at Planet theater and parks at the Big Venice to gauge potential matches while Winfield Balcom pushes his case with Lola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Winfield Balcom
Winfield
Senator Balcom
Marika Carter
Lola
Martha
Cora Siandreh
Lela
Victor Mansfield
Planet Theater
Cora
Norman Standish
Big
Venice
Pietro Bianco
Lola Larkin
Pietro
Mr. Bianco
Bianco
Local Gossip Notes and Dinner Party News
Messy social items list guests and visits across Spencer Spencer area. Includes Rev George E Smith returning from vacation, Allen Root visiting Medina relatives, and various weekend gatherings. Mentions illnesses, trips to Kokomo and Castalia Blue Hole, multiple family visitors and dinners hosted by Mrs Julia Smalley and Mrs Hattie Mann for Mrs Rogers of Port Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Greetham
George E. Smith
Spencer Lutheran Church
Allen Root
Medina
C. B. Root
Edd
Wadsworth
Julia Smalley
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Aman Rogers
Cora Bush
Mra. Rogers
Port Clington
Chamberlain
Hattia Mann
Rogers
Port Clinton
Mia
Newark
Mrs Rugg Remembrance Highlighted By Elyria Home Affection
Rochester notes honor to Mrs Rugg a longtime church volunteer now at the Elyria Home for the Aged with gratitude for her service. Several local and visiting residents share family news including Mrs F C Wilcox in from San Antonio Texas visiting cousin Mrs L A Bradford, and various updates on familiares and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rugg
Elyria Home
Snell Lists Ohio Buyers Of Year Books
Rep. Bertrand H. Snell presented to the House Rules Committee a list of individuals and firms in Ohio that bought year books from the Democratic National Committee. The compilation, state by state, includes purchases from Cleveland, Dayton, Medina, and other Ohio locations with amounts ranging from 50 to 1,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snell
Ohio
Washington
Bertrand H. Snell
House
Democratic National Committee
House Rules Committee
Republican National Committee
House of Representatives
Medina Portland Cement Co
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
The
Osgood Co
Marion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen
American Aggregates Corp
Greenville
Maxson Construction Co
Dayton
Hanson Clutch and Machinery Co
Tiffin
the Osgood Co
Afarfon
Brewing Corp., of America
Ohio Farmers Insurance
Medina County
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Freimann's Beverage & Ice
Upper Sandusky
H. C. Hamburger
Mansfield
Brotherhood of Rall
Wilcox and friends host dinners across Lakewood and beyond
La Grange residents recount weekend visits and gatherings. Capt A E Wilcox was home for the weekend. Several families traveled and entertained including the Wilcoxes, Hackers, and A F Wilcox. A ten year old granddaughter of Grafton was injured in a bicycle collision and faces multiple leg fractures. Various locals and relatives plan visits and vacations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Wilcox
R. L. Hackers
Margaret
Patricia
Lakewood
A. F. Wilcox
Alspaugh
Church Street
Memorial Hospital
Grafton
Sheffield Celebrate birthdays with beach party
Four birthdays were celebrated Thursday evening by twenty four friends and relatives at a Stop 38 Lake Road beach party and Wiener roast. Attendees included Clarence Brush Chestnut Ridge Mrs Arthur Whiton Amherst Percy Chambers Alan Johnson Gulf Road and many family members. The group enjoyed roast picnic swimming and camp fire socializing around the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Stop
Lake Road
Clarence Brush
Chestnut Ridge
Arthur Whiton
Amherst
Percy Chambers
Alan Johnson
Gulf Road
Dorothy
Doris
Clarissa
Berea
Farle Johnson
Billy
Joyce
Detroit
Hales fiftieth birthday honored at Columbia home
About twenty eight relatives gathered Wednesday night at Raymond and Mrs Hales home to honor Raymond Hales on his fiftieth birthday with social time gifts ice cream cake and wafers. Guests included the Stranahans Lapp Ring Jasper Kerruish Squires and many others from Elyria Berea Strongsville North Eaton and Columbia. Additional visits and plans for a Methodist picnic were noted along with nearby relatives visiting from Ashland and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hales
Lou Weeden
Clayton Stranahan
Warren Stranahan
Clinton Stranahan
Beatrice
Paul Strobel
Ralph Stranahan
Elyria
Chester Lapp
Berea
Albert Hales
Irving Hales
Strongsville
Glenn Stranahan
Margaret
Frank Hales
Emma
North Eaton
Charles Hales
Lorete
L. L. Ring
Ralph Ring
Elmer
Mabel Smead
Jay Jasper
Shirley
Elbertasper
Columbia
Bayard Squire
Ashland
John Layton
Dorothy
Viginia
Atlantic City
Kittering
Maine
Ladies and Society of the Methodist Church
Bayard
Everett Lautre
William and Jay Jasper
J. J. Squires
Elizabeth Kerruish
Warrensville
Ohio
Mabel Culbertson
Iowa
Bertha Grills
Riverview
Grills
Otto Kerruish
Atterbury Drive
Cleveland
Edward Kerruish
Arthur Cowley
Eaton
Andrew Miller
Betty
Mentor
Edward Landin
George and
Lester
Pittfield
Four-H Notes Highlight Local Club Tours and Visits
William Ingersoll leads the Song of the Lot 4-H Club on a tour of Columbia boys projects including gardens and livestock. A county 4-H livestock judging event was held August 9 at the A. D. Crocker farm in Columbia. Local families such as the Carpenters and Daughertys are noted for gatherings, trips, and visits across Ohio and to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ingersoll
Song of the Lot
Columbia
Tommy Cooper
Route 262
A. D. Crocker
St. Louis visitors, local reunions, and church notes
Consuella Stinchcomb visits Lakewood relatives as Jane and Joyce Baker tour their aunt in Elyria. Bayard Squire helps on Ashland farm. multiple households attend the Haag reunion at Be rea Fair Grounds. Women’s Baptist Mission Circle meets at the Brady Piper home with Mills presiding. Ruth Bartter visits grandparents Walter Bracy and also spends days with them. Russia reportedly fields 1400 heavy bombers, 1500 light bombers, and 1700 scout planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rottings
Consuella Stinchcomb
Lakewood
Jane
Joyce Baker
St. Louis
Lyle Martin
Baker
Buffalo
G. A. Merold
J. H. Longdon
Haag
Fair Grounds
Berea
Jesse Burnett
William Jasper
Charles Piper
Charles Mills
J. H. Longdow
Virginia Putt
James Cather
Lyman Hitchcock
Wade Jacquays
Ruth Bartter
Walter Bracy
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B. HK. Ryan
Methodiat Re Church
L. A. Obitts
Sun
South Ridge
Lynda Lee
Harvey Curtis
Patricia Anne
Kenneth Edward
Farl Burrer
Clearview Grove
Orty
E. F. Snyder
Leonard Berg
Schramm
Frank Hasenflue
G. J. O'Connor
E. 13Th &T
Congregational Sunday School
BOY Scouts
Hospital News
Lee Whitney Co
Broad St
O. K
Bloat Neay Siren
Lewis Allen Browne
Miss Larkin
Balcom
London
Johnson
Artha
Father
Parker
Imogene
Park
Miss Carter
John Beattie
Deerfield
Mars
Aletha Beattie
Billa Crumtine
Nova
Wayne Eaton
Scott Biddinger
Ruth Eaton
Ralph Setterfield
C. D. Setterfield
Lee Conklin
Don
Billie
Brievs
Gladys Curry Smith
Charles Beardsley
Clayton Biddinger
Lawrence Snyder
Stanley Storrow Shad
John Sedio
Rochester
Sternie-Wolfe Constr. Co
Fremont
M. Frank & Son
Navy
Steinle-Wolfe Constr. Co
Carl P. Steinle
Framont
Ohio Oil Co
Findlay
F. A. Smythe
E. A. Deeds
National Cash Register
S.C. Allyn
L. 8. Thompson
la Grange
Wayne Aldrich
Ruby Zimmerman
West Virginia
Don Swartz
A. A. Wilcox
Nettie Gouldie
Portsmouth
Arthur Gouldie
John Wilcox
Harvey Hopkins
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Norma Fern Wolcott
Eldon Dyer
Galion
M. B. Halliwill
Bert Sheldon
Harold
Willoughby
Frank Phelps
Wellington
Dorothy Halliwill
Sam Hugar
Eva Walte
Pittsfield
Gladys Smith Kolbein
Misa Velda Stevens
Perry
Misa
Lola Youtry
Buckeye Sewers
Camp Crag
Denys
Edward
Raymond Lennerth
New York City
Rye Beach
Yonkers
Port Chester
Hudson River
Alice Marie Morlock
Richard Relsing
Elvrra
Everett Stone
Raymond Sheer
Nettie Underhill
Kanags
Walter Baker
Florence Dickerson
New Castle
Lawrence Reess
Creston
Catherine Darrah
Sterling
Merton Bartter Jr
Fields
Ira Ring
Russia
Checker Cab
Oan
Aes Ee
Sidley & Sprague
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