Columbia baseball beats Avon Lake and heads to Strongsville
The Columbia baseball team won 4 to 1 over Avon Lake last Sunday and will play its season finale next Sunday at Strongsville. Local residents note family visits and trips, including Mr. and Mrs. Milo Stearns driving to West Virginia and Chester, Virginia, and back via Pittsburgh, over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Jones
Columbia
Avon Lake
Strongsville
Milo Stearns
West Virginia
Chester
Pittsburgh
Herman Dengle
Fred Hubbard
Cleveland
Hubert
Legend Exists Of Dead Man's Shadow In Langsville
LANGSVILLE O The eerie legend of the Dead Man's Shadow persists despite scoffing. Believers point to a shadow carved in concrete after a stranger was struck and killed on a highway. As workmen later poured concrete, the shape allegedly remained, fueling superstition.
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Langsville
Here
Shadow Returns After Concrete Section On Sidewalk
A fragment reports that after a concrete section was laid on the sidewalk the shadow reappeared, according to superstition held by the superintendent and others. The note hints at lingering belief in a mysterious phenomenon tied to the newly finished path.
Buchs Reunion Held At Mrs Weidman Home
The Henrietta Buchs reunion was hosted by Mrs. Katie Weidman on Sunday. A basket dinner was served to numerous Buchs family members including Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Buchs and children of Oberlin, Silas Buchs, Eleanor and Ruth Ann Schneider, and relatives from Berea Akron Kipton Amherst and Cleveland. Additional attendees included Ed Crowns and Mrs. Ray Gerber and baby, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchs
Henrietta
Katie Weidman
Gottlieb Buchs
Ed Crowns
Silas Buchs
Oberlin
Albert Schneider
Eleanor
Ruth Ann
Oscar Schnider
Berea
Stack
Ray Gerber
Local alumni elect officers and plan 1946 reunion
The group announced Silas Buchs as president Albert Schneider as vice president Mrs Oscar Schneider as secretary and Mrs Jay Sharp as treasurer for the coming year. The 1946 reunion is set for the third Sunday in August at the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Schneider in Berea. Also noted America’s young farmers held their eighth meeting August 26 at the home of Raymond and Howard Potts with demonstrations by the boys and post meeting refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bauman
Ernest Buchs
Anna Buchs
Alice
Lizzie Buchs
Katie Weidman
Twilah
Silas Buchs
Albert Schneider
Oscar Schneider
Jay Sharp
Berea
Egypt Adventure Raises Tension In Daring Paper Plot
Peggy Dane and her mother travel from New York with Terry Brown to Cairo pursued by three shadowy figures seeking a mysterious paper. After a staged roadside incident, they bluff their way into a cafe with Egyptian police unsure if a real crime is involved as Peggy questions Terry’s motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hts
Alexander Dane
Peggy Trave
John Paylor
Egypt
New York
Terry Brown
Peggy
Paylor
Cairo
James Towland
Andrew Canders
Ruffan
Terry
Towland
Suez
Secrets of a Sanded City Meeting Unfold in a Tense Night
Terry confronts a hired driver and an Egyptian ally, exchanging money for information about a planned car hijack. He pressures a suspect to reveal who hired him, while Towland flees by plane to Alexandria as Towland’s whereabouts remain unknown. Peggy questions the perilous turn of events and Canders’ shadow looms over the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Peggy
Towland
James Towland
Alexandria
Pegey
Dane
Dr Canders
Canders
Andrew Canders
Pergy
Local Notes From Columbia Miss Carr Guests in Toledo
Miss Mary Carr of Toledo visits Miss Mary Pinckney and will teach in Toledo schools next week. Mr and Mrs Clarence Van Arsdale of Cuyahoga Falls visit Mrs Jennie Van Arsdale. Horton Alger and two children of Mantua stay with A T Crocker. other Sunday visitors include Irvin Worrester, Mrs Nellis Baxter and Helen Oberlin. Vision Circle meeting set for Sept 4. devotions by Hannah Longdon. Study Book chapter on Building the New Japan. Gordon and Ivan Bartter return from California trip. Mrs W H Jones and family spent time at Linwood Park Vermilion. Sunset Circle to host Sept 29 gathering. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Mary Carr
Toledo
Mary Pinckney
Clarence van Arsdale
Cuyahoga Falls
Jennie van Arsdale
Horton Alger
Mantua
Ohio
A. T. Crocker
Nellis Baxter
Helen
Oberlin
Women's Vision Circle
Baptist Church
Clair Howard
Hannah Longdon
Japan
Gordon
Ivan Bartter
Calfornia
W. H. Jones
Robert
Marjorie
Linwood Park
Vermilion
Columbia School
Columbia Garden Club
Paul Brown
Robert Elder
Wanda Ives
Columbia High School
Etlsworth
Euclid Arcade
Cleveland
Thenders Roth
Max Hitchcock
Community Hospital
Berea
Beverly Upson
Home Coming at Columbia with community events and prizes
A large crowd attended the Home Coming with a varied program including violin duets, recitations, dialogues, solos, pantomime, demonstrations, and prize awards. Winners included Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan for oldest couple, and Clark Herrington as oldest man. The Columbia school opens September third and local club meetings and student plans are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Stinchcomb
Shirley Jasper
Jay Jasper
Kenneth Crocker
Lilly
Tilly
New York
Starry
Helen Bartter
Iva Newway
Roberta Ingersoll
Donna Stinchcoimb
Roland
Dale Martin
Arthur Crocker
Rowena Ingersoll
Winnifred
Lily Wright
Fest Maddock
Soto
Emily Brown
Major Bowles
Harold Hursh
Zellath
Mires
Jennie Wise
Clark Herrington
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James Lewis
Charles Hales
H. W. Blackburn
Lexington
A. D. Crocker
Arthur Jr
Donald
Columbs
Orra Crocker
Kenneth
Otis Hildebrand
Nebraska
Columbus
Wm. Ingersoll
Herman Dengter
Ernest Maddock
Egend
Dead Man
Studebaker
Middle Ave
America
Raymond
Howard Potts
Peru
E. N. Walker
Walter
Harald Coates
William Gleason
South Amherst
Mike Gleason
Colorado
Adam Horn
Leon Whitney
Mary Becker
W. TD. Whitney
Whitney
Becker
Lake
Carl Becker
Brownheim
Ralph Husted
Kearns
C. W. Wood
M. G. Johnson
Elsie Hosterrier
Doris Daniels
Mead Petty
G. M. Snyder
Lester Husted
Louis Decker
Charles Latteman
Carl
Birmingham
Lawrence Latteman
South Ridge
Orle Coven
Thecla
Laurice Kipton
Theodore Ries
Mary Date
Charles
Lenore Bucks
Shi Celefield
Christ Kropf
Gleason
Ladies’ Aid Society
David Jones
R.C.A. Radios
Broad Street
P.S. Electric Shops, Inc
Elyria
Merchants of
Lorain County
Ford
Chevrolet
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