Hotels and figures of New York society in 1952
A vivid tour of Manhattan hotels and their famed guests, naming venues like the St. Moritz, Essex, Warwick, Ritz, Plaza, Vanderbilt, and more. It notes celebrity residents, restaurants, and a fanciful encounter involving a carnival of carnations, plus light vignettes on columns, gossip, and a playful backstage anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Manhattan
Knickerbocker
Astor
Claridge
St. Moritz
Essex
Central Park South
Moving Picture Colony
Hollywood
Warwick
Sixth Avenue
Ritz
London
Plaza
Vanderbilt
Murray Hill
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
China
Shanghai
Biltmore
Ansonia
Upper Broadway
Commodore
Pennsylvania
Ring Lardner
Octavus Roy Cohen
Brevoort
Montague Glass
Sinclair Lewis
Will H. Hays
New Waldorf
Douglas Fairbankses
Elhi
Local Notices From Wakeman Area July Visitations and Accident
Wakeman updates note August travel to James town New York for relatives. Elyria visitors E Anderson M Anderson. Norwalk visitors Max Peabody family. Elizabeth Booth returns from Nova Ohio to see Roy Wessel. Carpenter Carl Shultz injured when scaffold supports failed at Kenyon residence. double wrist fracture and head cuts. Frank Butch sprained wrist. Injured man taken home by Pease ambulance. Earl Green and baby and J W Perkins with Hazel Sandrock visited. Wm Breisch and Frank Didelious hosts. Wessel visited Wednesday. W L Pease departed for Cleveland then Washington by air to visit daughter Miss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeman
Rey
L. R. Kenyon
Frank Butch
Pease
Earl Green
Baby
R. F. Kenyon
J. W. Perkins
Hazel Sandrock
Kipton
Wm. Breisch
Frank Didelious
Roy Wessel
Town
W. L. Pease
Cleveland
Washington
Local Social Notes Tell of Visits and Trips
Josephine Pease educators and many families figure in a string of weekend visits and motor trips. Mrs. Elizabeth Booth, Mrs. Merwin Kenyon, and others vacationed in Nova Ohio while several families toured Maryland Washington and Cleveland. The Brewer and Kenyon clan gatherings mingle with fairs, picnics, and canoeing at Cascade Park Elyria, Ruegels Beach, and lake cottages.
Jealousy and Supper Lightens a Painter’s Burden
Peter, wearied by ambition and jealousy over Camilla, resists her help as Avis arrives to offer companionship and a meal. Avis gently nudges him toward accepting aid and rest, while his pride clashes with need. The scene reveals strain in love, art, and desire for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis
Piace
Paradise
Lang
Camilla
Money to Invest in Peter Anson the Sculptor
A dialogue between Camilla and Avis discusses independence, finances, and the need for practical funding. Avis offers to invest her money in Peter Anson, a rising American sculptor, arguing that art needs a solid financial foundation and that borrowing to back talent can secure peace of mind and progress. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger as the investment is proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla
Peter
Sony
Avis
Camila
Peter Anson
Mochler Children Visit Aunt in Friday Outing
The Mochler children spent Friday afternoon with their aunt Mrs. John Guthrie. Mr. and Mrs. James Parsons and children spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Love. Arthur Witzlaben, Sr., returned from a business trip to Texas. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones and daughter Donna returned from a visit in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Keith and family were visitors in Clarkfield Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mochler
John Guthrie
James Parsons
Carl Love
Arthur Witzlaben, Sr
Texas
W. H. Jones
Donna
Columbus
Leo Keith
Clarksfield
West Ridge Boys 4H Club Meeting at Banner Club
Frederick Pallas hosted the West Ridge Boys 4-H Club Banner Club session on Thursday evening featuring a business meeting, games, and refreshments. Attendees included Merle Penfound, Raymond Wensink, Allen McCauley, Leroy Gotro, Robert Penfound, and guests. Returnees from Sharon PA included Harlan Penfound and Mrs Hazel Caywood. Lakewood visitors R W Richards and sons John and Billy visited Mrs and Mr W M Richards. Ethel Nash visited Elyria. joined a trip to Municipal Beach with Spant. Lester Drusendahl returned from Vermilion-on-the-Lake camping trip with friends. Mrs Karl Simms visited her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ridge
Frederick Pallas
Merle Penfound
Raymond Wensink
Allen McCauley
Leroy Gotro
Robert Penfound
Lakewood
R. W. Richards
John
Billy
W. M. Richards
Ethel Nash
Alex Nash
Elyria
Municipal Beach
Lo! Tain
Lorain Area Social Calls Highlight Week
Numerous neighbors visited and called on friends across Lorain County. Notable gatherings included Miss Florence Kolb returning with her sister, visits to George Decker, and a birthday party hosted by Mrs. Theodore Grills for Harold Grills with friends from Edison Highway and West Ridge attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Kolb
Lorain
Theodore Grills
Harold
Mrs. Grills
Raymond Hill
Malcolm Fowl
Jerry Conger
Bruce Eppley
Billy
Clarence Young
Edison Highway
Jack Wilford
Schramm Road
Kenneth Fowl
Cleon Decker
Roger Minnich
Harold Grills
West Ridge
Merle Penfound
Carlisle
J. H. Penfound
Charles Fowl
George Decker
Avon Lake Social and Visit Notes Chronicle
Avon Lake residents report a weekend of visitors and local events. Mrs John Heider and Mrs Leo Heider shopped in Lorain on Saturday while Frank Gates of Avon called in town. Isabelle Mitchell of Loraine was a Sunday guest at the Mitchel and Eckstein homes. Sheffield Village residents Mr and Mrs Frank Eckstein Sr visited Alvin Walker. Lawn Fete at St Marys hall Avon drew many locals. Bee and Maynard Walker and Charles Gang visited Cedar Point. Gerald Walker, recently injured, shows signs of improvement.
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Avon Lake
John Heider
Leo Heider
Lorain
Frank Gates
Avon
Isabelle Mitchell
Ed Mitchel
Frank Eckstein
Sheffield
Alvin Walker
St. Mary’s Hall
Miss Bee
Maynard Walker
Charles Gang
Cedar Point
Gerald Walker
Avon Lake Girl Scouts Plan Elyria Outing
Mr and Mrs Lom Turner and Misa Rose Ploche of Detroit spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Anton Fruster of Lake road Alma Bowaman of Cleveland was a weekend guest of Mrs and Mrs R J Kihm Avon Lake Girl Scouts with captain Mrs R J Kilem plan to leave Thursday for Elyria to camp on the G B Findlay farm on Abbe road Mr and Mrs BE J Nussdorfer of Center Road have returned home after a week in Canada Mrs Jobo Travene has returned home after visiting her parents Bellevue Little Billy Klimer of Gratton is spending an indefinite time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Wessel
Laura
Tom Mockler
David Kilgore
Florence
Cleveland
Gladis Foisy
Margaret Foisy
Patrick Hackett
Lorain
R. F Kenyon
Theresa Joan Foisy
Doris
Lora Mae
Betty Jean Kenyon
Congregational
Ruegles Beach
Max Peabody
Cascade Park
Elyria
E. B. Anderson
Raymond Croxford
Gene and
Wallace
Lake
F. A. Denman
Mervyn Kenyon
Flora Pierce
Ray Green
St. Joseph’s Hospital
L. C. Campbell
Kipton
Sandusky
Clarksfield
Oberlin
Vermilion
Lakewood
Burgoon
Ohio
Wellington
Wakeman
Alvin Barnes
Leroy Barnes
Ithica
N. Y
Eleanor Johns
Harry Hayes
Canada
Vern
Hayes
Bay Village
Lom Turner
Misa Rose Ploche
Detroit, Mich
Anton Fruster
Lake Road
Alma Bowaman
R. J. Kihm
Avon Lake
R. J. Kilem
G. B. Findlay
Abbe Road
BE. J. Nussdorfer
Center Road
Jobo Travene
Bellevue
Billy Klimer
Gratton
Adelbert Cook
Cleveland Heights
Romy Kelling
Lawrence Peak
Myers
Bows Schwinn
Napoleon
Mich
Clara Laux
Bernard Klasken
Arnold
Lester Klasken
Cincinnati
Avon
Arthur Brown
Dorothy
Cecil Moore
Donald
Hartsville
Brown
Elizabeth Gerhart
Emme Wilford
Lillian Casper
Rose Casper
Calvin Miler
Donna Lou
Miller
Avon Lawn Fete and Social Visits Highlight Avon News
The Avon area reports a successful lawn fete hosted by St Mary’s Altar Rosary Society. Local social life includes a Hamburg fry by the Avon-Lakewood Five Hundred Club at Metropolitan Park, with visits from relatives and friends across nearby towns, including Anderson Indiana and Cleveland, plus reunions and family gatherings in Avon and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Altar Rosary Society
St. Mary's Church
Avon-Lakewood
Five Hundred
Hamburg Fry
Metropolitan Park
Maynard Krebs
Clement Oster
Anderson, Ind
John G
Kings Messengers Disbanded at Royal Service Change
The King's Messengers, who delivered royal dispatches daily from London, have been disbanded and their posts will not be filled. Dispatches will now be handled by the court post office, while the King's Foreign Service Messengers with silver greyhound badges remain unaffected. The note ends with a moral reflection on law and citizen development.
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London
Court Post Office
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Broadway
Mickey Nielan
Mickey
Destiny
Ponti
Iain Cobb
Floyd Gibbons
Harry Silvey
Gene Crawley
Kent Coopers
Park Avenue
Kreuger
Hawaii
Iolo
Joseph Urban
Katherine Brush
Ralph Barton
Peggy Joyce
Walter Howey
Weare Holbrook
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Zemo
Ironers
F. E. Decker
Josephine Pease
Miss Pease
Elizabeth Booth
Merwin Kenyon
Nova
Grace Peabody
Norwalk
Marion Finlay
Mehling
Richard
Maryland
Frank Neilson
Chicago
Illinois
Carl Ketcham
Bungle
Harry J. Tutan
Hat Y
rEn
Ours
Fen Wwe
MIT
E'S
Well Roe
George Arr
Mehi
Edna Robb Webster
Sir Joretta
Lipstick Girl
Harlan Penfound
Hazel Caywood
Sharon
Lester Drusendahl
Vermilon-on-the- Lake
Elizabeth Cook
Clarence Cook
Amherst
George Dacker
Charles Schaible
Decker
Mabelle Simms
Winifred Decker
Murray Ridge
Catharine Kolb
Karl Simms
Laura Wade
Samuel White
Mabel Wade
Martha
Mary Ellen Grimm
John Travene
Reason
God
Ourselves
F. E. Glauner
M.D
Elyria Savings and Trust
Geo. R. Allen & Son
Inland Loan Co
E. W. Lehnis
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