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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1937

Page

3

Wedding of Dorothy Blakeslee and Jack Fisher in Elyria

Miss Anna Blakeslee wed Jack Fisher in a First Baptist church ceremony at seven. Only immediate family present. The couple, with Mrs Kay as matron of honor and Mr Kay as best man, left for a Warren Ohio home at 897 North Todd Street. Both attended Elyria High School.

Hortly Anna Ao Blakeslee Frank P. Blakeslee Tenth Street Jack Fisher Roy Burnett Gates Avenue Ralph W. Neighbour George Kay Mr. Kay Fisher Kay Warren Ohio North Todd Street Elyria High School First Baptist Church

Former Elyria Man Weds In Detroit

Charles Walrath Jr formerly of Elyria and Miss Margaret OBrien of Detroit wed on Saturday August 21 in a Presbyterian chapel in Detroit. The bride wore a navy suit with pink rose and gardenia bouquet. maid of honor Kathleen Wockenfuss wore brown. best man Ray Trust. A reception for twenty five followed. The couple will reside in Detroit where Walrath works at Ford Motor Company River Rouge plant.

Charles Walrath Announi Charles Jr Elyrian Detroit Michigan Margaret O’brien Richard O'Brien Greenwood Kathleen Wockenfuss Elyria Ray Trust East Comperes High School

Pre-Nuptial Parties Honor Miss Eleanor Shapko

Mary C Brand and Mrs J J Wojtovich hosted a pre-nuptial gathering for Eleanor Shapko with Banco and cards, pink and white decor, and prizes for Agnes Skorke Ann Lugas and Eleanor Shapko. Shapko received many gifts as her Canton wedding to Joseph G Shearer is planned for September 6 at St Agnes church in Canton.

Eleanor Shapko Mary C. Brand J. J. Wojtovich Agnes Skorke Ann Lugas Joseph Azok Eleanor Phiel Evelyn Harrison Alvina Barney al Morse Helen Barr Joseph Az Canton St. Agnes Church Leo J. Briasel

Evenchik Reception Honors Marvin at Home

The Evenchik residence at 16 Oxford Avenue hosted about 200 guests from New York Cleveland Ravenna Fremont Detroit Elyria and Lorain for a reception honoring Marvin Evenchik son of Mr and Mrs J Evenchik on his confirmation at the Jewish Temple this Saturday A blue and yellow color motif complemented flowers and illuminated birthday cake while gifts from relatives and friends poured in Mrs F Ohlaubm of New York and Mrs M Evenditk of Cleveland attended as sisters in law assistants.

Evenchik Oxford Avenue Marvin Evenchik Marvin John Haldeman Max Michigan Elkhart Indiana Glendale Court Georgia Phipps Alice Phipps Andover Ohio William Block Paul Twelfth Street Leonard Krugman Cleveland Niagara Falls Toronto Fair Lake Chautauqua Donald Hecock Detroit Lake Avenue W .A. Rice Hamburg Iowa the & F. Rice Fast Bridge Street Ada Wise Hazel Mower Neufer Court Hazelton Phoenixville Minersville Harrisburg Pennsylvania Frank Dieterich Corner Avenue Vermilion-on-the-Lake Gerald Malterer Bell Avenue Ft. Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis John Malterer Elyria Ralph Bauer Tommy Longfellow Avenue Bud Worthington Fourth Street Burt Lake Indian River R. B. Strothers Eastern Heights Boulevard Plymouth Charles Hard Denizen Avenue Waynesville North Carolina Hard John Budach Joyce Cleveland Street Cornwall Ontario Alex LaLonde Misa Anne Kolopus Foster Avenue Québec Saguenay Boston New York R. W. Neighbour East Avenue Guill Lake Houghton Lake Canada George S. Myera Ohio Supreme Court Carl Lersch Harrison Street Raymond Krusman Park Place Elyra Memorial Hospital Philip Schultz Columbus Robert Heath Elyria Memorial Hospital Burr Sprague Loeffler Company Apent

Tea For Bride-Elect In Oberlin House Party

A tea honoring Miss Jeanne OConnor, bride elect for September, was hosted by Mrs. Paul Becker and Mrs. Hilary Mannink at Mannink's Locust Street home in Oberlin. Thirty five guests from Lorain, Elyria, Avon Lake, Columbia, Grafton and La Grange attended. pink and silver decor featured a silver bowl of pink rosebuds and a miniature bridal party on the buffet.

Jeanne O'Connor Paul Becker Hilary Mannink Locust Street Oberlin Mary O'Connor Mary Margaret Finegan Lorain Elyria Avon Lake Columbia Grafton la Grange

Start Full Activities Elyria Commandery Convocation

Elyria Commandery No. 60 Knights Templar will hold a special convocation on Thursday evening September 2. The Red Cross degree will be conferred on one candidate under the direction of R. E B. Sannar, past commander. This opens a busy Fall and Winter season as Eminent Commander Leonard Kuss and his officers seek larger attendance.

Elyria Commandery No. 60 Knights Templar Red Cross R. E B. Sannar Leonard Kuss

Calendar of club meetings and events listed for Monday to Friday

A crowded local calendar lists Mothers Monday Night Club at YWCA 7 30 pm Beav er Park co ed party Townsend Club and many religious and fraternal group meetings including Sigma Gamma Sorority Isius Sorority St Paul s Circle 3 and Rebekah Lodges plus church societies and a London quote about Europeans noting 16th century writers calling the English among the laziest on the continent

Y-Indus Club Beaver Park Townsend Club William Boone’s 11Th Street Sigma Gamma Sorority Joe Hochenedel East Avenue Teneza Club Irene Wizorek Bellefield Avenue Tota Nu Dorothy Koontz Cornell Avenue Jolly Eight Bunco Club William Stevens Furnace Street Circle 3 St. Paul's Albert Vietzen Foster Avenue Oras Sempre Frank Smith West Street Sizley Genevieve Gariss Chestnut Street Elyria Lodge No United American Mechanics Isius Sorority Alberta Houk Stanford Avenue Emmanuel Lutheran Church Continent

Hospital Admissions and Discharges List Including Families

A compiled notice lists hospital admissions and discharges with numerous individuals and addresses across Lorain County communities. Names include Mrs Raymond Krugman Patricia Cropp Mary Dolacki Nell Green and others, reflecting patient and discharge details from multiple towns and streets. The document reads as a registry of admissions and newborns, with locations in Lorain Avon Lake Wellington and nearby areas.

Raymond Krugman Park Place Jack Cole R. D Patricia Cropp West River Street Mary Dolacki Lorain Nell Green Avon Lake George Harvey Chestnut Street Eugene Dupackoski Columbia Station Alfred Stoney Sixth Street Josephine Carolina Painesville Robert Heath Ed Robinson Dewey Avenue Joseph Dunlap Jefferson Street Andy Vargo Woodford Phyllis Jobson North Ridgeville Temperance Howell Wellington Henry Schroeder Cheektonga New York George Daniels Lakewood George Kiser Erie Street Earl Conabee Anton Olsen Chester Sikora South Middle Avenue Dorothy Piegott Eric Markel Cy Garter Oberlin Harry Justayich E. 16Th Street Ed Sturtevant Richard Berry Cleveland Street Edward Putman Vermilion William Moehler Grafton Mary Dolschi

Bride-Elect Miss Kieffer Feted Before Ross-Kieffer Wedding

Miss Dorothy Kieffer, bride-elect to William Ross, honored at a tea and kitchen shower hosted by Miss Irene Hollis on Middle avenue. Fifteen guests received yellow and orchid favors as flowers and a lace tea table complemented the event. The open church ceremony is set for Thursday at 3 PM in the First Baptist church with a courtesy to Ruth Nierman and Oscar Jaroch.

Dorothy Kieffer William Ross Irene Hollis Middle Avenue C. C. Kieffer Miss Kieffer Ana Ruth Nierman Oscar Jaroech Carl Woodin Cornell Avenue Dorothy Hoton John Graf Jaroch Donald Gehl Natalie Woodin Don Gehl Robert Woodin Lorain

Holford Farr Family Reunion Elects Officers At Picnic

The 23rd Holford Farr family reunion at Frank Honney’s Butternut Ridge home drew over eighty attendees. Officers elected for the coming year were 3. H. Penfound president, Herschel Farr vice president, Rosalie Baater secretary treasurer and Lucile Porter historian. A letter from Melanie Farr Gerasch of Giddings, Texas was read. Members came from Three Rivers, Berrien Springs, Wheeler Michigan, Liberty Center, Toledo, Bellevue, Nova, North Olmsted, Eaton, Lakewood, Oberlin, Elyria and Carlisle. The next reunion will be at the George Farr home near Overbn.

Holford Farr Frank Honney Butternut Ridge Texas Farr Three Rivers Berrien Springs Wheeler Michigan Liberty Center Toledo Bellevue Nova North Olmsted Eaton Lakewood Oberlin Elyria Carlisle George Farr Overbn

Local Personal Plugs Of Folks Returning From Trips

Long list of Elyria residents and relatives who returned from trips or visited relatives over weekends and past two weeks. Names include Ira Wiesinger and Marguerite Goodwin, Myers family in Erie, Helling siblings with Fort Wayne relatives, Ruth Chapman with Swanner family in New Deo, and many others visiting cities such as Baltimore Cleveland Indianapolis and Philadelphia with notes on distances and occasions.

Ira Wiesinger Robert Shirley Marguerite Goodwin Canada New England A. F. Myers Arthur Chestnut Street Erie Pennsylvania Scott Myers June Ellen Eleanor Mae Helling Fairlawn Avenue W. J. Frederickson Fort Wayne Indiana Ruth Chapman Wiliams Street Jess Swanner New Deoor W. H. Frederickson Fatre Lawn Avenue Ft. Wayne Marold Chadwick Washington, D. C C. C. Fulton Tenth Street Chicago Ilinois Mary Robertson Park Place Baltimore Maryland Millie Davis

Former Elyrian Rector Called to Texas Parish

The Rev William X Smith 9913 Burton Ave Cleveland Ohio rector of the Church of the Incarnation is to become Rector of Christ Church Episcopal Laredo Texas beginning September 16 He is a 1926 Elyria High School and 1930 Kenyon College graduate and 1932 33 Gambier Bexley Hall alum He has been active in Ohio church work and education boards and will lead Christ Church as Laredo expands with the Pan American Highway and border exchanges with Mexico City

William X. Smith Burton Avenue Cleveland Ohio Church of the Incarnation Christ Church (Episcopal Laredo Texas Gambier Kenyon Bexley Gleveland Corpus Christi Diocese of Ohio Department of Religious Education Cora Smith Smith Day's Hardware and Music Store Elyria Rio Grande Mexico Missouri Pacific Lines Mexico City Great Rio Grande Valley Texas Hat Company United States Christ Church

Visit Notes From Lockport In Weekend Gathering

The Poole couple from Winchester Kentucky visited Mr. and Mrs. J R Holcombe in Lockport New York and planned a Toronto trip to the Canadian National Exhibition. Rabbi Marcus Kramer departed Elyria for a new post in Pottstown Pennsylvania. Mrs Macian Croge and Mia Kenyon Nichols with her son visited Berrien Springs Michigan relatives and attended the Holford Farr reunion.

Lockport New York Thomas A. Poole Winchester Kentucky J. R. Holcombe West Avenue Holcombe Toronto Canada Marcus Kramer Elyria Pottstown Pennsylvania Macian Croge Three Rivers Michigan Mia Kenyon Nichols Berrien Springs Holford Farr

Lillian Mallory Leads Christian Endeavor Picnic

Twenty two members of the Christian Endeavor Society gathered at the Robinson yard for a picnic supper with Lillian Mallory as reader of the meeting. Her talk titled Standing Up for the Rights of Others covered rights of brothers, social injustice, and employers’ duties. A dinner followed in honor of two recently married couples at the Jago home with gifts, flowers, and magic tricks by Melvin Jago.

Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ Robinson Yard South Middle Avenue Lillian Mallory Ruth Kaiser Cocll Garrett Mary Eleanor Foster Wayne Burdue Ellsworth Albert Gertrude Mallory Miss Mallory Jago Park Place Ed Hower Leroy Bannister Paul Summerlee William Jago Beth Peggy Sunmerlee Kathryn Darcy Melvin Jaro Melvin Jago

Entertain Sorority Hosts Bake Sale Plans and Lake Outing

Entertaining at Babe Bennett's Madison street home, the Phi Kappa Sigma sorority discussed a bake sale for September first and planned a Labor Day weekend at the lake. Betty Osborn won the bridge game, Frances Parker placed, Dorothy Harper attended as a guest.

Phi Kappa Sigma Babe Bennett Madison Street Bridge Sret Betty Osborn Frances Parker Dorothy Harper

Church Leader Accepts Call to Laredo Diocese

A recently announced decision places the clergyman on assignment to Christ Church in Laredo, Texas, while parish planning began prior to his formal reply. In Ohio the Church of the Incarnation ranks 15th in size among 122 parishes and missions, and in Cleveland the same parish is third of 28. In West Texas, where he will serve, Christ Church Laredo stands fifth among 48 parishes and missions. A Meskwaki powwow marks the peace pipe lighting with tribes including Winnebago, Chippewa, Sioux, Potawatomi and Kickapoo joining visiting groups and white attendees.

Laredo Diocese of Ohio Church of the Incarnation Cleveland West Texas Tina

M. E. Church Ice Cream and Melon Social

A social event at the Hugh Palmer home on Route 10, Tuesday afternoon through evening, August 31 features ice cream and melons to raise church funds. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.

Amherst Bride Violet Jones Weds Milton Hutton in Local Wedding

Violet Jones and Milton Hutton wed in a four o clock ceremony at William Jones home on North Ridge road with Rev Schmidt officiating. Attendants Miss Virginia Miller and Mortle Jones, reception for 100 at Lorain Yacht Club. Both sets of parents, church members all, with detailed gowns and flowers noted. The couple will reside with the bride’s father.

William Jones North Ridge Road Violet Milton Hutton William Hutton South Main Street Schmidt St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church Virginia Miller Lorain Mortle Jones Pamnbers Misa Miller Lohengrin Misa Rene Robinson Anna Fischer Lorain Yacht Club Amherst Elyria St. Pater Evangelical North Ridge

Prince Michael Ordered to Study in Bucharest Holiday Break

Romania decides Prince Michael must work to catch up in exams after his many holidays. King Carola says examinations are postponed to allow the prince to complete his studies.

Bucharest King Carola Romania Prince Michael

Forest reserves created in Missouri Ozarks total over 1.9 million acres

Paul D. Kelleter district supervisor for the United States Forestry Service reports that the federal government has purchased more than 1,900,000 acres in the Missouri Ozarks to establish new forest preserves.

The Other Woman Around the Corner and Lydia Pinkham Ad

An older home life issue story discusses a wife's fatigue and distress and the unfamiliar burdens of housework. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy, claiming it helps women endure the three trials of life from girlhood to motherhood to aging.

Lydia Pinkham Womefan Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia E Pinkram

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Society Dorothy Fuck Mable Little Anna Mae Blakeslee Miroku Bosatsu Sanscrit Maitreya Almeria Spain Dad Thee Worthington the Dry Cleaner Middle Ave William B. Benton University of Chicago Bethel Shrine Olga Taylor Kenyon Avenue Missionary Society of Church of Christ A. Martin Murray Ridge Rebekah Social Club George Folk Zeta Upsilon Roberta Mosley East River Street St. Clair Rebekah Lodge Emmanuel Lutheran Church Council Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the 1St Methodist Church George Haines Bible School Cabinet United Presbyterian Church Church Council Democratic Women's Club of Woman's Club Canton-Lorain Mary Fiedler Gray Block Second Street Second Congregational Church Edna Woodcock Women's Benefit Association Grace Lutheran Aid Society Church Daughters of Scotland Silver Slipper Club G. G. Humphrey Woodworth Townsend Circle 5 St. Paul's Church Women's Jessie Bauer Robson Road Sunshine Club Charlotte Miller Pasadena Avenue Protected Home Circle C. F. Hall Royal Neighbors of America Order of Eastern Star Presidents Association of Auxiliary Sons of Union Nina Rhodes Kieffer Tame Mae Ene Sundae Elysium Soda Grill Broad St Sear East Hazel Haze Now E. River Kacon Beauty Shop Lersch Snyderknit California Snyder
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