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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1931

Page

8

Weekend at Knapp Home Noted Social Gatherings

Local residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Mr and Mrs C A Rugg called on Mrs Nellie Rugg in Spencer. Miss Burkhart of Avon and Norman Eiseman of Cleveland joined the gathering. A group from here attended the Farmers Picnic at Crystal Beach Vermilion on Saturday.

Mrs Emory Knapp C. A. Rugg Nellie Rugg Spencer Miss Burkhart Avon Norman Eiseman Cleveland Frank Laraway Crystal Beach Vermilion E.R. Allen Agnes Velma Wilson Langdon Keeling Wellington Alten Wadsworth E. H. Alten Lodi Charles Rugg Evalyn Rugg Columbus J. C. Chapman la Grange Charles King Maud Mason Akron Walter Handley Ray Dernier West Edward Sievery F. A. West Clara Moore Holland, Michigan

Four Men Die In Pennsylvania Electric Chair

Four men were executed in the electric chair in Bellefonte Pennsylvania for murder tied to an alleged 1928 hijacking attempt. The condemned were Carl Crow Joseph Parsi Frank Cantilla alias the Ace of Spades and Frank Powell. Parsi pleaded guilty. the others were convicted by juries.

Bellefonte Pennsylvania Louis Hoffman Adams Township Carl Crow Joseph Parsi Frank Cantilla Ace of Spades Frank Powell Parsi

Thudium Reunion Highlights Ohio Family Gathering

Aug. 17 Huntington reports a Thudium family reunion at the Chester Clark home in Homerville with F B Thudium N L Thudium and two children Lawrence and Betty Jean present Also mentions visits by G A Handley Ben Nill and others and notes a joint Grange meeting between Huntington No 2043 and Wellington with degree work and tableaux.

Huntington F. B. Thudium N. L. Thudium Lawrence Betty Jean Chester Clark Homerville G. A. Handley Elyria Lloyd Ben Nill Wellington Irwin Davidson Steve Leggins Cleveland Tatters Thudium Huntington Grange

Community Announcements and Social Notes Snapshot

Teddy Harris returns home from a brief Cleveland visit with aunt Mrs Steve Leggings. Huntington 4-H Club met at the community church August 12 to plan for the fair. Foreign Missionary Society of the M E church will meet with Mrs Henry Lorence August 20. Betty Gott visiting Wellington with aunt Mrs Howard Norris. Families and friends from Lakewood Elyria Grafton Norwalk and Ashland attend various reunions and visits across Wellington Creston Lakeland Beach and Akron.

4-H Huntington Betty Gott Wellington Mrs. Howard Norris

South Ridge Residents Recall Death and Gatherings

Aug 17 South Ridge notes Mr and Mrs Harvey Grobe and daughter Alice returned to St Petersburg Fla after being summoned by the passing of his father. They dined with Walter Grebe and family. guests included Lewis Grebe of Elyria and Kathryn Lukens of Cleveland. 4 H club mothers met with Mrs Milton Eppler hosting a program of poems recitations and demonstrations. Weekend visitors Frank Bechtel and Fred Bechtel stayed with Mrs Howard Dayton in Pittsfield. Community notices cover meetings, devotions, and local visits across Elyria and Townline areas.

Howe Milton Eppler Marjorie Pitrock Marion Knittle Doris Nichols Maude Fridenstine Roberta Freeland Waude Fridenstine Helen Pitcock Jewell Beal Marjorie Pitcock Kathleen Young Norma Delefield Marjorie Helen Frank Bechtel Fred Bechtel Howard Dayton Pittsfield Mtr Nelson Bechtel Evangelical League Christian Endeavor Sociery Minam Fowl Mary Wagner Elyria Frank and Lewis Eldred Murray Ridge Carl Hunger Earl Beatrice Burrer Ruth Tapper Glenn McMullen West Ridge

Fragmentary notice on a tiny statue by Lee Snyder

A damaged OCR fragment describes a small statue about three inches tall attributed to Lee Snyder. The text is incomplete but notes a ruin context and mentions Noe. No clear event date or location is provided.

Ruin Canyon Lee Snyder and

Oklahoma City toReceive Historic Civil War Flag

The yellowed Confederate battle flag of the 11th Tennessee Infantry, crafted by eight Hartsville girls, will be presented to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Now owned by Mrs. Sam T. Hawks, wife of a highway chairman, the flag bears the line Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God. The last unfurling was at Fort Donelson, tied to Mrs. Hawks’ grandfather Lieut. D. W. Carson.

Oklahova Wovan Oklahoma City Tennessee Infantry Oklahoma Historical Society Sam T. Hawks Oklahoma State Highway Commission Hartsville Tenn Fort Donelson Hawks D. W. Carson

Lucerne Revives Old Miracle Plays on Cathedral Steps

Lucerne resumes its historic miracle plays on the cathedral steps on a permanent basis. Each year one old play will be staged with music, in revived form by the Brotherhood of the Coronation, and this year's piece is The Prodigal Son, originally arranged by Hans Salat who lived 1498 to 1561.

Lucerne Brotherhood of the Coronation Hans Salat

Temple to feature two pairs of brothers on football squad

Temple University news notes two brother pairs on the Owls football team Leonard Gudd and Pete Gudd Don Rubin and Carl Rubin form the second pair. Gudds come from Mahanoy City Pa Rubins from Tamaqua Pa. The university previously had Hansen brothers Swede and Henry and Jack Bonner leaving space for Corny Bonner to join this season.

Temple University Philadelphia Leonard Gudd Temple Pete Don Rubin Carl Rubin Gudds Mahanoy City Rubins Tamaqua Owls Hansens Swede Henry Jack Bonner Cornny Bonner Jack

McAdoo to Reveal Allied Loans in Autobiography

William Gibbs McAdoo former treasury secretary will publish new unpublished information on allied loans in his autobiography A Tenderfoot in Politics The book to be released by Houghton Mifflin this fall also covers Bryan's resignation and Wilson era railroad policy

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