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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1939
Page
9
In Newark Ohio Miss Mary C Allen and Richard E Baird Elyria attorney were married at two thirty in the afternoon at the bride's parents home in Newark. The announcement notes a romance begun while they were students in college.
Dolores Hastings and Vincent Gallagher of Cleveland will be married at St. Coleman’s church in Cleveland on September ninth at nine o’clock. Hastings is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Hastings of Fur yance Street, a Elyria High School and Our Lady of Victory Nursing School graduate. Gallagher, a Cleveland patrolman, is a Holy Name School and Baldwin Wallace University alumnus. his parents are Mr and Mrs Dan Gallagher of Cleveland. The piece notes a social event in honor of a bride-elect, with a mock wedding, bingo games, and a large reception from Cleveland, Pennsylvania Grafton, Lorain and Elvira, with many gifts for the bride-elect.
Mrs. Robert Belter hosted a postnuptial gathering at 153 Cleveland Street last evening honoring Mrs. Vaughn Flaherty formerly Ruth Gorman. The bride received kitchen gifts in red and white with gold and green decorities. Guests included Mrs. Helen Mays and Mrs. Edward Flaherty among many others. The couple, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Arch Allen of Granville Road Newark and Mr. Baird son of Mrs. BD A Baird, will reside at 144 Denison Avenue Elyria after attending Miami and Ohio State. The Rev C E Allen officiated the ceremony.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Hales married Monday evening at the bride’s Ridgeville home, the bride being Ruth Steinmetz. Attendants were Miss Agnes Rothbery and Ralph Steinmetz. A family reception followed, and the couple plan to settle in Maumee after September first. Meanwhile a ladies swimmers gathering at Gladys Anderson’s home honored Olive Green, bride-to-be of Ben Mitchell, with a tureen dinner and a sailboat centerpiece.
A social shower at Mrs. Charlotte Moore's Bellefield avenue home celebrated Miss Ruth Kelling with inflated balloon clues, prize games led by Rosemary Cluley, Betty Koepke, and Violet Rose, and a guest Mrs. Frances Smith. Refreshments followed as plans for a corn roast were announced and the group set a meeting for next Tuesday at Betty Ryan's Third street home.
The Forensic club met at Mrs. Mathew Zechman s home on Second street for a dessert luncheon yesterday. The table featured a centerpiece of sweet peas. Mrs. J R Easton presented a paper titled International Peace and the afternoon concluded with bridge, won by Mrs. Harry Dixon.
Elyria residents announce births at local hospitals including St Ann’s Dayton and Elyria Memorial Hospital with dates August 14 through 16. Families travel to New York World’s Fair and New England states, visit Dayton, Newark, Detroit and Canada. Several locals move homes, visit relatives, and attend weddings and summer events in Ohio and neighboring states.
Festive lawn gathering hosted by Mrs Gertrude Foss on Ninth Street featured lanterns, croquet, and prizes for Mrs Gladys Moell and Miss Rosemarie Webber. Birthday honorees were Miss Mary Katherine Brand and Miss Gladys Moer with gifts from club and secret pals. A lake outing was planned for August 28 with Rosemarie Webber in charge. The next meeting is set for August 29 at Rosemarie Webber’s Cascade Street home.
Clarence Schacht 23 of Lorain and Eleanor Thell man 21 of Elyria township received licenses. Frank Bolinski 21 of Carlisle township a shipping clerk and Ruth Kell ing 18 of 1141 West Avenue are licensed. William J. Huber 27 of Amherst a welder and Margaret Chonka 22 of Lorain also licensed. Walter Weidrick 21 of Wellington a mechanic and Dorothy Morris 2 of Wellington were licensed.
Banquet at 6 p m. Re freshments served. United Presbyterian prayer service at 7 30 p m. S S Sorority meets with Pat Jensen 54 Samuel Street. Golden Glow Club meets with Mrs Katherine Ryan 3rd Street at 6 p m Townsend Club No 2 meets.
Widwood on the Elyria Home for the Aged rear campus hosts a birthday picnic for residents and guests. Anna Smith Mercy Bradley A W Harris Ella McConnel Emma Jackson Frankie Longdow John Linder Eva Simmons S. Johnson Zella Williams provided favors and the cake, dietitian supplied the cake, Rev Meister brought watermelon, and thanks were given to the dining staff and the superintendent.
Miss Phyllis Ann Rhoads returned to Athens from summer at Ohio University and joined Lambda Chi guests at Mrs. William A. Rennie's Graf ton road home. Mrs. Jack Wagner returned to the group after a long absence. Bridge prizes went to Mrs. Earl Brown for high score and Miss Jean Shepard for second. A salad course was served at small tables, with crystal service and quaint dishes on display. Miss Rhoads will host again in two weeks at Butter nut Ridge road.
Five guests joined B B B Club members at Susanna Beattie’s 121 Warren Avenue home last evening. Prizes in thirty cance games went to Ruth Shepard, Mrs. Stokes, and Mrs. Stroup. Mrs. Mayme Gibbons received a anniversary gift as luncheon was served. In two weeks Mayme Gibbons will host at 22 Prospect Street.
Summer evenings find Orne Sempre members at Lorain theatres instead of bridge. After viewing films they attended a luncheon at Mrs. Ray Krause’s West 22nd Street home hosted by Mrs. John Lambie. Guests received handkerchiefs and plans for a future picnic with husbands invited. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Walter McMullen’s home on Butternut Ridge road.
Marks Birthday Eta Theta sorority met at Jean Heimsath’s home to celebrate her eighteenth birthday with a short business meeting games contests and prizes awarded to La Vaughn Searight and Marianne Holmes A three course luncheon followed. Elyria Lodge No 103 I O O F held a meeting at Broad Street with Vice Grand Wace Reynolds in charge. Comraderie Club gathered at Cambridge Court for a business meeting and bridge with Miss Roseana Padley hosting. Green and white decor featured. A widowhood note reports Mrs William Petch of Brigg England losing her husband in a motorcycle accident two months after their marriage.
Mrs Mary Fox of Lake Avenue provided a delightful meeting place for Mary Martha class of St Pauls church. Her yard features an outdoor fireplace where wieners were roasted after a social evening. Several guests accepted an invitation to meet with the class last night. The regular meeting date is the second Tuesday of the month but no definite plans have been made for September twelfth.
A hospital admissions and discharges record lists multiple individuals by name and address in Lorain and nearby areas. Included are Mrs. Leo Gerhart Mildred Long Harold McCallister Ethel Rosa and others with specific street addresses. Several discharges note newborns and adult patients, including Barbara Jackson and Mrs. Morris Spike.
Sixty people attended yesterday in Cascade Park for a Daughters of Sahara picnic with bingo and prizes. Iva Simmons and Margaret Wehman won bingo, Elsie Sparks and Walter Kaufman claimed the balloon contest, and Thomas Wehman and Lois Jean Scott earned prizes after the peanut scramble. Leah Christiansen led general arrangements. the group meets August 28 for a regular session followed by a bingo party.
The Daughters of Scotia met in British Empire hall to plan a whist and dance party for members and friends on September nineteenth. Miss Jeasse Ellis was named chairman of the arrangements committee. Mrs. Mina Shrubsole received the prize last evening. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Andrew Fell and Mrs. Lou Bonso. The next meeting is scheduled for September fifth.
A large roster of Spencer area residents share Sunday dinners with relatives in Spencer and nearby towns including Cleveland Elyria Lorain and Barberton. Visitors travel to Lorain Columbia Hills and Newark for gatherings hospital calls and work sites while reunions and outings mark a busy period with family and friends from Wood County and beyond.
Eaton notes family moves and visits including Eaton-Russell Cook heading to Washington DC. Ladies Aid shifts August 17 meeting to the church lawn due to road work and lists entertaining members. Local youths show prize animals at the fair with a colt winning first and a heifer third.
Huntington Grange 2043 will meet Thursday night with Red Cross Aid the same evening at the Grange Hall. Local residents report social visits from Detroit and Cleveland guests. Emory Pifer marked his 73rd birthday with thirty attendees from nearby towns at his home.
Miss Ruth Wessiger of Sandusky was a caller in Birmingham. O B Schoepfle spent Monday in Miss Amy Young is visiting in Conneaut Ohio. Mr and Mrs Frank Fisher have moved into the Sanders house. Mrs Awald Fisher Mrs Herbert Fisher and son Jack of Sandusky and Mrs Charles Potter of Mira mora called at the home of O B Schoepfle. Miss Helen Ennis has returned to her home in East Cleveland after.
Vincent VINCENT and Mrs T Scott with daughter visited Mr and Mrs Otto Kiesler Sunday. The group shared a picnic at Mrs Kiesler’s daughter Mrs Harold Warner’s home in Lorain. Mr and Mrs Charles Schroeder and Rita of Euclid visited Mr and Mrs W E Taft. M B Copas led Monday church trustees meeting, noting several business matters were satisfactorily resolved.
South Ridge residents and relatives gathered for weekend visits and dinners. J F Stein and family hosted Betty, Jack Twist of Lakewood joined EF Schubert’s family Sunday eve. Others included Nelson Bechtel and Dennis at Beal Decker reunion in Vermilion on the Lake. Cleveland guests with L A Ernst family and Anna Haag extended stay after Sunday visit.
Roger Leach from Litchfield stayed with Mr and Mrs Dennis Darnley in Medina from Thursday to Sunday. Mrs C M Turner traveled to Akron on Saturday and joined Mr and Mrs W B Watkins and their daughter and Mrs C L Nolan and daughter for a Sunday visit with Mr and Mrs C F Turner in Cleveland.
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