Belden Volunteers Fire Dept to Get New Siren Tower
Belden’s volunteer women will soon have its new five horsepower fire siren tower in operation. Jim Schaefer completed the tower. Fire chief Ray Taylor and assistants Morris Hill and Howard Wise lead a 2% fire crew. The department, serving all of Graffton township, will be called Belden Volunteer Fire Department and calls go through Gratton Telephone. Four calls have been answered since forming. grass fires on Hitchcock property Route 57, near the radio tower by Father Mandeville, and a garage near Alexander store. Valley City Eaton fire departments aided, with Eaton providing a respirator to revive a firefighter. A house-to-house drive will raise funds to purchase a tanker.
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Belden
Jim Schaefer
Ray Taylor
Morri S Hill
Howard Wise
Kennett Klinect
Firemen's Association
Herman Gest
Alfred Giese
Clayton Mole
Grafform Township
I Gratton
Hitchcock
Father Mandeville
Valley City
Eaton
Alexander
Belden Center
Grafton Quilt Club Dinner And Local Notables In Social Notices
Grafton hosts a noon dinner for the Belden Quilt club on Wednesday at Mrs. Lottie Klincet’s home. Guests include Mrs. Viola Klincet of Elyria and Mrs. Sue Durkee, with Mrs. Lee Klincet spending the afternoon. September meeting planned with Mrs. Anna Hosler. Weekend visits include Mrs. Gertrude Walsh and Harold Knechtges. Various houseguests and travels noted. a Guam assignment for Pvt. Charles Knechtges is mentioned. A Methodist church painting project wraps, and a local outing at Vermilion-on-the-Lake is reported. Great Britain census news closes the item.
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Grafton
Lottie Klincet
Belden Quilt Club
Hom
Viola Klincct
Elyria
Sue Durkee
Lee Klinect
Anna Hosler
J. A. Knechtges
Gertrude Walsh
Cleveland
Harland Knechtges
Detroi
Mich
Fred Stroebel
Paul Mohns
Connie and
Guy
Milwarkes
Wis
Charles Knechtges
Ft. Lewis
Forest Hornbeck
Walter Buchholz
Betty
LaGrange
Curt Cushing
Donald
South Euclid
Assumption Church Hall Blessed At Homecoming
On Sunday August 19 Assumption parish in Grafton celebrated homecoming with a 10 am Mass led by Msgr. Andrew A. Radecke of Cleveland. The new parish hall, built by volunteers under Fr. William S. Kopiczewski, was blessed after Mass. Guests traveled from Cleveland Elyria Lorain Independence Youngstown and nearby towns to attend and enjoy the day on the parish grounds. The $40 000 50 by 100 foot hall includes a kitchen furnished by the Rosary society and 200 chairs plus banquet table funded by the Holy Name society. Don Cordy chaired the event with church members aiding.
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Grafton
Assumption Church
Andrew A. Radecke
Cleveland
William S. Kopiczewski
Youngstown
Elyria
Lorain
Independence
Rosary Society
Miss Winifred Tran Feted With Birthday Dinner
Miss Winifred Tran was honored for her birthday with a dinner party Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. J. H. Sheldon in Grafton. Guests included Mrs. Marian Mull, Mrs. Gertrude Walsh of Cleveland, Miss Rhea Beesing, Mrs. Irma Gayeska, Misses Jane and Ruth Hitchcock, Kay Lisle, and the hostess. News Note Mrs. Ray Eppley and daughters joined Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walter of Sycamore for the Mexican conducted tour picnic at Grange Hall in New Baltimore. About 60 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kessler
Grafton
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Keisler
Walter Jantz
Vermilion
Harvey Durkee
Lindhurst
Cleveland
C. D. Lehman
Frank Wilczak
Barbara
Fiona
Christiania Lake
Mich
Clair Miller
EB. Clapp
Columbiana
Ontario
Canada
Michigan
R. D. Fulton
Inez Bennett
Allison
Ray Frank
Danny
Erie
Frank Lupica
Rosemary
Florence Sievert
Elizabeth Schmidt
Milwaukee
Wis
James Obitts
Everly Zarnke
Robert Roth
Utica
Aly
Herbert Isler
Elyria
Ford Dernier
Frank Kelly
Battle Creek
Grange
New Baltimore
Honored Guest at Grafton reunion revisits former superintendent
Approximately 60 former graduates students and friends gathered at Grafton school last Sunday to honor former superintendent W. A. Hiscox now in Delmar California. A tureen dinner led by principal Mrs Edna Zimmerman Finlayson featured gladioli lace doilies and a debut of a first class commencement program. Guests from multiple cities signed the guest register ending the afternoon with reminiscings and greetings between attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
W. A. Hiscox
Delmar
Edna Zimmerman Finlayson
Grace Parks
Hattie Smith Saunders
Frank Whitcomb
Lakewood
Hiscox
Cleveland
la Grange
Rocky River
Bay Village
Detroit
Elyria
Avon Lake
Fairview Park
Canton
Vicinity
Mrs Stroebel Honored At Pink And Blue Shower
In GRAFTON on August 15 the Methodist church women hosted a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Fred Stroebel. Guests enjoyed contests, a song, and opening many gifts placed in a cradle, followed by punch and cookies for about 45 adults and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stroebel
Jthe Methodist Church
Birmingham
Ala
Train Dispatchers Among Overton Brothers on Rail Line
Three Overton brothers work as train dispatchers on the Louisville and Nashville division. Company officials estimate they have dispatched more than 1,600,000 trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overton
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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