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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1937

Page

3

Bridal showers and bachelor party in Princeton area

Miss Mabel Hart celebrated at a kitchen shower hosted by Miss Dorothy Saywell on Princeton Avenue with blue and yellow decorations and bridge games. Guests included Miss Virginia Betteridge and Mrs. Edward Smith. A farewell gift to Miss Betty Roberts was given as she planned to move to California. Harold Dickens hosted a bachelor party for the groom-elect at 120 Grant Street with sixteen guests. Miss Beverly Laundon and Harry Dickens wed at St. Andrews Episcopal tomorrow. Norma Van Keuren hosted Mrs. Albert Slauter with gifts from many friends. pink and white refreshments featured sweet peas centerpiece. garden flower baskets filled the home. The Philippine Islanders’ art ranking noted at article end.

Mabel Hart Dorothy Saywell Princeton Avenue Miss Hart Saywell Virginia Betteridge Edward Smith Eleanor Dehm Helen Hoten Hart Greenlee Haynes Betty Roberts California Harry Dickens Harold Dickens Grant Street Jack Frank Keeling Bridgeport Connecticut Caroa Earl Hawkins Beverly Laundon St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Slauter C. Baker H. Rawson Florence Beverly van Keuren Dorothy Yearley Betty Winegrate Ada Belle Lonsborough Harry Yearley Rose Burrell Thorn Shindler Roy Abbey Pauline Kovac Lloyd Weat River Street George Columbus Street N. B. Mueller East St. Hazel Searcdtes Cora Bates Fauline Saunders Y. W. CG Sidney Saville Monty Saville Stanley Airs Victor McMullen Crystal Beach Donald McFadden Ene Pennsylvania J. E. Dunn Third Street Eileen McFadden Erie Thomas McDonnell Helen Abramoska Elyria Memorial Hospital Marian Hall New York Ciy Teachers College Columbia University

Shower honors Husad bride elect Atlee Vimpenr

Miss Doris Schaefer hosted a miscellaneous shower for Atlee Vimpeny the bride elect of Husad with bridesmaid Blythe Schaefer. Buneco led the evening’s amusements and prizes went to Mrs. Howard Phelps and Georgiana Kovalesky. Guests included Anna Barbknecht and others as flowers and gifts were received.

Atlee Vimpenr Tite Doris Schaefer Vimpeny Schaefer Kenton Court Buneco Howard Phelps Georgiana Kovalesky Misael Cowed TAC Comespiere Wimpeny Anna Barbknecht G. Schaefer Katherine Margaret Schaefer

Little Sorority Event Hosts Members at West Ridge Road

Mrs Cai Turner entertained a small sorority gathering on West Ridge Road Monday evening with nautical decorations, dwarf zinnias, larkspur and pearl corsages, and a five-hand bridge game where Mrs Robert Smith won high score and Mrs Harry Morgan Jr. drew consolation. Dessert followed the games with a green and white motif. Mrs Frank Alter invited members to meet again September 27 at her Oberlin home. attendees included Mesdames Smith, Richard Smith, Milton Bishop, Clarence Schroeder, G E Hall, Alter, and Morgan, with Mrs William Bridgett absent.

Little Sorority Cai! Turner West Ridge Road Robert Smith Harry Morgan Jr Frank Alter Oberlin Richard Smith Milton Bishop Clarence Schroeder G.E. Hall This City Alter Morgan William Bridgett

Knights of Columbus bowling league discussed at meeting

Knights of Columbus discussed organizing a bowling league at last night’s meeting. Members to sign up with Arthur Foss. Deputy Grand Knight E C Keyes chaired in absence of the Grand Knight.

Knights of Columbus Knights Arthur Foss E. C. Keyes Holiendon Hotel Cleveland Msgr. Begin Bishop Schrembs Lorain Leon Schnore

Tonight's Local Meeting Calendar in Grafton Area

Mars A Chandler Tent and Daughters of Union Veterans meet with Mrs. Fred Cowles on Grafton road. Lat A Lot club with Mrs. Nell Dodstey at 248 Broad street. Lambda Chi with Mrs. W H Goodspeed at Chestnut Ridge. BB B club with Della Haskinson at 795 1 2 Lexington Ave. Sempre Fidelis class hosts wiener roast at Century Park. Auxiliary to ASME meet. Employed Young Women's League holds supper at YWCA gym then bike hike. Gaiety Club with Mrs. Elkins at 339 Furnace Street. Elyria Lodge 165 IOOF meets. Elks Lodge meets. Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles American Legion Auxiliary meets. Junior Order of United American Mechanics meets. Grace Lutheran church building, carving and finance committees meet at 7 30.

Mars A. Chandler Daughters of Union Veterans Fred Cowles Grafton Road Nell Dodstey Broad Street Lambda Chi W.H. Goodspeed Chestnut Ridge BB. B Della Haskinson Lexington Avenue Century Park Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway

Middle Step club hosts beach corn roast and picnic

About twenty four attended the co ed event at Huntington Beach with informal recreation afterward. The September 13 meeting will be led by Betty Schaefer Ann Schubert Vera Smith and Emma Goodman. Captain P D Reefy Circle No 96 Ladies of the G A R held its first post July meeting with plans for a bingo party chaired by Louise Freeman assisted by Mille Clarkson and Sadie Brown Louise Freeman won the evening prize.

Middle Step Club Huntington Beach Helen Louise Zechman Ruth Hil‘ean Ellam Eleanor Krugman Betty Schaefer Ann Schubert Vera Smith Emma Goodman P. D. Reefy Louise Freeman Mille Clarkson Sadie Brown Freeman

Licenses Issued for Lorain People and Nearby Towns

License records show Elmer Pandy 22 Lorain machine operator and Anna Kish 19 Lorain. Ike Midzett 38 Hlyria steel worker and Katie Fields 29 Lorain. Tersell 4 Ridgeville painter and Florence B.R. Minute 42 Ridgeville. Milton A. Hutton 27 Amherst painter and Violet L. Jones 18 Amherst. Carlton Edgar Lee Jr 21 Oberlin grinder and Margaret Martha Baetz 21 Lorain. Gene Cassie 5 patter artist Canton and Gladys Young 24.

Elmer Pandy Lorain Anna Kish Ike Midzett Hlyria Katie Fields Whoo OC. Tersell Ridgeville Florence BR Milton A. Hutton Amherst Violet L. Jones Carlton Edgar Lee, Jr Oberhin Grinder Margaret Martha Baetz Gene Cassie Canton Gladys Young

Reunion Notes Highlight Simonds Family Gathering

Descendants of Simeon and Marcia Simonds held their first Dover Village reunion at North Olmsted Park on Sunday August 22 with about thirty-five attendees from Dallas Jasper Michigan Fort Wayne Dover North Olmsted Twins Hills Fields and Elyria. Officers elected were president Mrs Bert Grenn and secretary treasurer Mrs Miner boli Fields. Seventy Dunn relatives gathered at Mr and Mrs Edward Kelley’s Shawville home for a six o'clock dinner with guests from Elyria Ridgeville Toledo Pittsfield Grafton and Cleveland. Next year’s reunions planned for Cascade Park and same date.

Simeon Marcia Simonds Dover Village North Olimsted Park Dallas Texas Jasper Michigan Ft. Wayne Indiana Dover North Olmsted Twinshurs Fields Elyria Bert Grenn Miner Boli West Stear Walter Decker North Olimar Clatpence Simonds Kivria Clinton Bainbridge Sterling Simonds Harvey Simonds Leroy Smith Elaria Dunn Edward Kelley Shawville Ridgeville Toledo Pittsfield Grafton Cleveland Cascade Park

Local personals note many Elyria visitors and guests

The column lists numerous residents and guests visiting relatives in Elyria and area. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Harold Prestage and daughter Nancy Low in Wellston Ohio, Miss Joan Bowers hosting Ned Le Grande from Lynchburg Virginia, and travels of the Strohl family to Beckley West Virginia. Also noted are Ada A. Smith visiting kin after Canadian voyages, other locals returning from Vermilion on the Lake, and friends and relatives visiting in Lorain Cincinnati and beyond.

Harold Prestage Nancy Low Furnace Street Wellston Ohio John Strohl Daushter Janet Orval Bondstreet Beckley West Virginia Virgin Kentucky Earl Pallas Adams Street Ada A. Smith Lakewood Maritime Canada Newfoundland Elyria York Beach Maine Keswick Grove New Jersey Miss Smith Roy A. Smith East Avenue Vermilion-on-Lhe-Lake Ethel Baldauf Arline Eva Betty Buswell de Minnich Berenice Squire Doris Mead Clarence Simonds Annabelle Young Mabel Woodruff Lorain Jack Keeling Frank Keeling Bridgeport Connecticut Henry Dickens Oxford Avenue Beverly Laundon Harold Dickens Virginia Bagnell Lutheran Hospital Cleveland Roosevelt Avenue Gna V. Holly Katherine Shubert New England States Holly Lakeside L. B. Palmer Lillian Blaine Street Cincinnati S. S. Bader Sixth Street Marion Oho Thomas Southam Arthur Foss John McCarthy Port Stanley London Ontario Frances Lemon Cornell Avenue Chicago Ilinois Ft Wayne Indiana Galion Clayton Sweet Clayton Sweep, Jr Bluefield Frances Dunn Third Street Jack Baird Baltimore Maryland Toronto E. F. Reger Betty Lu Spruce Street Port Clinton Ralph Gwin Nancy Junior Gwin Tommy Stella Dibble Schulz Crystal Rock Sandusky Johnstown Pensylvania F. E. Sheldon Cambridge Avenue Campbell Patch Florence Edwin Sharpe Sandra Sybil Sharpe Mary Catherine Brand Kay Cullin Helen Finegan Jerry Feron Gladys Knapp Dorothy Finegan Seneca County Fair Paul Cunningham Parker Glen Shoemaker Lake Avenue Doris Severs Nan Shryock Nancy Koplin Camp Kenjockely West Jefferson Thomas Anspicher Joan Kansas City Missouri Anspacher West Avenue Buffalo Elyma James O'Neill Massillon Robert Blair Dewey Avenue Faye Hargrave

Open House To Honor Former Elyria Teacher

Open House will honor Corinne Rice a former Elyria High School teacher who left in 1904 and is visiting her nephew Gerald Rice and wife at 245 Fifth Street. The event welcomes former students and friends as Miss Rice now practices law in Chicago.

Corinne Rice Chicago Elyria High School Gerald Rice Fifth Street

Wedding News From Oberlin as Pratt Bride Marries

In Oberlin on Monday August 25 at First Methodist Episcopal Church, Miss Lela Brown and Henry Arthur Pratt Jr. exchanged vows. The ceremony featured wedding flowers, elegant gowns, and a reception in the church social room. The bride, a Oberlin School of Commerce graduate, will reside at 41 North Pleasant Street while Pratt is a 1934 Oberlin College graduate, joining his father in Pratt's Clothing Co.

Oberlin First Methodist Episcopal Chiurch Lela Brown Duttshder Freeman Whitmore Brown South Main Street Henry Arthur Pratt, Jr Henry Arthur Bratt South Professor Street Milton M. Brown Couneaut Ohio Marlin H. Rogers

Hospital Admissions List Brings Names and Addresses

A shuffled roster shows numerous hospital admits and discharges with residents from Lakewood Grafton Marion and nearby towns. Names include Mrs George Daniels Leander Shropshire Elaine Dreser Henry Dreger Ralph Hopewell Nadine Telzerow Mrs Melvin Haag Paul Hendrix son Stella Craic Leonard Brundage Mrs Louis Schmitz newborn and others with street addresses and cities Jefferson New London Amherst Gulf Farms and Grafton among entries.

George Daniels Lakewood Leander Shropshire Sixteenth Street Elaine Dreser Grafton Henry Dreger Ralph Hopewell Seventeenth Street Howard Thornton Winckles Street Paul Elsey Marion Ohio Nadine Telzerow Cedar Street Melvin Haag Second Street Harry Moore T4th Paul Hendrixson R. D Stella Craic Case Road Leonard Brundage New London Louis Schmitz Wesley Kreger Amherst Edgar Guest Jefferson Anne Wirth Gulf Farms John Thorton Parmely Avenue Jane Neufer Winckles

Proposes UAW Officers Vote By Rank And File

Milwaukee August 24 The plan to elect officers by rank and file members of the United Auto Workers instead of convention delegates aims to end a bitter internal split threatening the second annual UAW convention. Gassaway and Bie pubs Cues dine datgehus urged the move amid factional tension involving Homer Marlin and Wyndham Mortimer.

Milwaukee United Automobile Workers of America UAW Ora Gassaway John & Lewis United Mine Workers of America CLAW Gassaway John Bie Homer Marlin Wyndham Mortimer Henry Ford General Meters. Corporation

Native youth grows marijuana from bird seed in court

David S. Alvirre, a young Mexican, testified that after seeing bird seed around his home he planted it and a field of marijuana sprouted, violating state narcotics law. The report notes the unlikely origin of the crop in San Jose California.

San Jose Cal David S. Alvirre Jack Robinson

Family departs Oberlin for Beirut to teach this year

A family left Oberlin this week bound for Beirut where the husband will teach for the coming year. The move places them abroad as they pursue academic duties, with the family planning to settle in the city for the duration of his appointment.

Oberlin Beirut Syria

Also Mentioned on This Page

Society Dorothy Funk Mable Littie Norma van Keuren Albert Slauter Mrs. Smith Sunny Side Up George Smith Prospect Street Rure Moore William Consolation R. K. Nichols H. G. Guthman Esther Seekins Elizabeth MacDonald Edna Manzelman Real Cleaners Troxel Bldg Ganna Walska Harry Grindell-Matthews Mme, Walska Harold Fowler McCormick Chicago Harvester Allen - Bernard Pocahontas Murbach Gospel Quartet National Bible Institute of New York City First Baptist Reburch Edward Frederick Jamon Aneprenn Claude Peters Ralph Werner Esther Wood Henry Arthur Pfaff, Jr E. M. Lyman David John Welly Derby New York Frank N. Rhodes Kingstreet Nova Scotia Cape Betton Island Washington, D. C Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters Edna Bruner Fannie Drummond West College Street Bicknell S.C. Alnston Beulah King Street Merle T. Christy Marilynn Akron Minneapolis George T. Wilder China D. Peabody North Professor Street J. E Wickler Georgina Allison Denver Colorado John Schiendorf G. Waiter Fiske THE Lorain County Savings & Trust Co Elyria, Ohio Herst, Ohio Lstt Morris Field Detroit Mortimer Field Richard T. Frankensteen General Motors Martin Elyria Sav, & Trust Schroll Coal Mutual Clothing Company
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