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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
7
Classified page shows rates for advertisement types including Wanted, Lost, Real Estate, and Legals. Sample entries list positions like girl for general household work, two young men as truck sleepers, and a hotel aid. Legal notices reference a divorce petition in Lorain County with dates and attorney details.
Bay Village items from August include the Congregational Sunday school picnic at Edgewater Park, Cleveland on August 25. Obituary notes Mrs Lodirka widow of Rev H W Orvis died at 83 at her son Edgar's Dover Center home. Funeral at Dover church. Other brief items mention Osborns and Aldriches visiting relatives and trips to Niagara Falls and Toronto plus local family frictions and farm bureau activity.
August notes from North Ridgeville record births for Mr and Mrs A Clark and Mr and Mrs M W Evans. Visitation and travel updates include Mrs Yah Heard in New York City and Mrs Lin Shafer visiting with the Bennetts. Local residents Alfien and Versoy families host guests and the L O T M social is well attended.
Weekend meet on Oberlin Road featured Roland Peabody. Nearby notes mention Mrs. Rera Hobson of Washington and an unclear reference to sewer work or a related detail at the site.
The piece records visits from Mrs B Hutella and the Merk Rhodens of Pittsfield to the Rhodes family home and calls on relatives in Lorain. It also notes Miss Geneva Edmonda visiting Cleveland friends Treva Swindemen and a serious leg injury to Hutching from a farm incident near Pittsfield, with his feet severely cut after his horse team stopped. Additional visits include Dan Baker of Youngstown and Gar McRoberts and the Brumby family in Kipton, plus Mildred Baker planning a Shelby weekend visit.
Penfield and Wellington residents share family visits and social events. Marjorie Davison from Lorain hospital enjoys a two week vacation with her parents. The community notes numerous visits, a large Andrews funeral, a Starr family reunion, Camp Fire Girls school cleanups, and several trips to Cedar Point and Niagara Falls. The piece mentions weddings, such as Samuel Naylor and June Sman, and multiple relatives gathering in Lorain, Elyria, and Cleveland areas.
In a city defense volunteer force many women and even children joined, arming themselves with whatever was available as the Reds appeared nearly inevitable.
Schools nearby hosted an old time party at Penfield pals and school acquaintances. After serenading the Barnes guests enjoyed refreshments and music inside the house. The group offered congratulations to the couple before departing, marking a delightful evening. Henry Rhine moved to Elyria Ave. Helen Lina of Lorain, visiting sister Mrs Plato, Eleanor Hunt of Lorain, and Margarette Newsbury were noted. Roy Mitchell left for Detroit to drive a Ford Sedan from the Ford plant after moving in.
Local notes report visits from Elyria to Columbus and Madison Conn. family reunions in Purling Spring and Chart Decker Hall gatherings. Edith Churchard hospital stay, walks planned at Elyria Fair Grounds Park, and a Baptist Sunday school car race event. Officers elected for Ohia State University Western Reserve reunion group.
Grafton Aug 28 reports Mr and Mrs. A Ruder hosting Sunday guests including the former's mother and Mr and Mrs. E Ruder of Berea. The Durkees and the latter's mother Mrs Well Kinnect visited Akron Saturday to see Ralph McClallan. Mrs Ro K Owens visits here. Marian and Olive Park head to Buffalo Niagara Fairy Detroit. Mrs WoC and daughter Jean Frances spent Monday at Carlisle with Arthur Bruce. Alice and Pearl Wilford of Elyria visited last week with Mery Dernier. WCTU held its annual biennial at Grace McClintack's home Aug 26 with officers elected for the year. About 25 Tate and seven children attended. Mildred Robson and Velon Langdon at Wellington fair. Ford Dernier Mary Dernier and Lilian Berrill at Frank Berrill’s welding in Lora. Misa Mary Dernier and Miss Louise Machovina at Will Younglass home in LaGrange. Mrs Koeber hosted her daughter and three children from Cleveland. Mildred Dimke visited with Miss Linder in Elyria.
Amherst Aug 20 Schinauci brokers have let the contract for a new Ford garage to be built on the Ruth lot beside the Empire theatre on Church St. The 70 by 100 foot concrete block structure will have a stucco front and be fireproof with a side entrance to the repair department. The front will display cars and parts. More than six hundred attended the funeral of Miss Ema Ehrmann at St Peters Evangelical Church with flowers from friends, neighbors and organizations. Rev A Uh officiated. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery. The Amherst City Band gave the last concert of the year at Dark Saturday. Twin girls were born to Mr and Mrs Ernst Soksiedst of South Amherst.
Mr and Mrs Whitsatatzon attended a Sunday event with three families. Elyria held a church service on Malu Street Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Enfertana’s first daughter Margaret spent several days in Ravenna. Tyeting and Mr and Mrs Eckert were also mentioned in local social notes.
A 16 year old Mona Sanborn of Cleveland drowned while bathing in Haven River during a family vacation with her parents. Her body was recovered and transported to Cleveland for an autopsy and further arrangements.
A Hamilton Ohio man, William Hunter, reports Dreco cured long lasting stomach pain, burning, and constipation after other remedies failed. He claims the tonic eased backache, nervous tension, and kidney issues, restoring appetite and sleep, with neighbors joining in using the product from Eberta Drug Stores in New York.
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