God of the Lot sermon to open La Porte church
La Porte United Church of Christ will hear Rev. Thomas Hughes deliver The God of the Lord sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday with Miss Elizabeth Chapman Oberlin Conservatory soloist. Numerous local residents and visitors are noted in community notices of weddings moves and gatherings across Lorain county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sernon
Carlisle
Addree
la Porte . E. Church
Thomas Hughes
Elizabeth Chapman
Oberlin Conservatory
Arthur E. Giles
Wakeman Social Roundup and Local Calls
Wakeman residents share visits as Mr. and Mrs. Wade Freeland entertain the latter's Mantua sister. C J Hoyt family and guests host callers from Ceylon while Leona Mills and Alice Benson visit Elyria friends. Short items note Elyria visitors and local call exchanges.
North Elina Grange meeting notes and events
Lake Avenue Grange News summarizes the Thursday meeting with Deputy Master Frank Mason inspecting the Grange. Talks on canning for the fair and Home Economics, junior Grange booth help, readings, piano and harmonica pieces, a decree by the degree team, and refreshments for 32. Mentions guests from Ridgeville and next meeting dates. Also notes 500 Club picnic at Century Park with area families and local birthday visit. Gale Higgins now convalescing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nirth Eight Sabers Grange
Frank Mason
Ridgeville
Juveniile Grange
Vimpeny
Jeanne Phelps
John Hogan
Silvers
Jean Vimpeny
Ruth Provoznik
Taylor
Merton
Ridseville
Grange
Penfield Enjoy Picnic Dinner at Home Assembly
Guests gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rowley’s home for a picnic dinner. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guenther, A H Montague and son Marvin, W E O'Brien, Ralph Double and Carroll, Jay Dettman, Elizabeth Richardson Obertin, Martha Woods, Doris Kenyon, George Bowman, the Biggs family from Hammond, Indiana, Paul DeRussy of Cleveland visiting Warren Rollin, Arthur Richmond and daughter Bernice, and several locals from Wellington and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penfield
Lee Rowley
Harry Guenther
A. H. Montague
Marvin
Cleveland
W. E. O’brien
Buffalo
New York
Ralph Double
Carroll Double
Jay Dettman
Elyria
Elizabeth Richardson
Obertin
Martha Woods
Doris Kenyon
George Bowman
Richard Biggs
Hammond
Ind
R. O. Biggs
Paul DeRussy
Warren Rollin
Arthur Richmond
Bernice
Carp Take
Michigan
Ray Atwell
Bride
Medina
Harland Dow
Kron
Walter Gregg
June DeRussy
Josephine Rollin
Helen Murphy
Jack
Joan of Cleveland
W. H. Myers
Glen
Wheeling
West, Virginia
Avon For Get Me Nots Meet at Mrs Eberling Home
Mrs George Eberling hosted the For Get Me Nots Club at her Avon residence on Thursday afternoon. The group spent time tying a quilt and enjoyed a served lunch. They will reconvene in two weeks. Council Meets The regular Village Council meeting was held at the...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
George Eberling
Town Hall Minutes and Appointments Reported
Town Hall minutes show bills paid and insurance renewed for Firemen. Kenneth Urig was appointed fireman replacing resigned Clifford Smith. Phillip Opfer named caretaker of the vase dump and sidewalk repairs. Several brief notices recap visits and social rounds among local residents including May Lambert, Lenard Warden, Mackinaw Islands trip, and Vermilion and Elyria visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Kenneth Urig
Clifford Smith
Phillip Opfer
Copas Family Honored By Visits And Local Church Meet
Vincent Copas and family entertained relatives and friends at a fish fry with guests from Wichita and Lorain among others. Church boards met in the Methodist church parlors with Rev. Paul presiding. Mrs. F. H. Lewis was elected Sunday School superintendent and pianist D Eschtruth resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Paul
F. H. Lewis
D. Eschtruth
Pleasant street ice cream party honors visitors and birthdays
Neighbors on Pleasant street hosted an ice cream party at T. E. Hawley’s home Monday honoring Nettie Blinn from Almira Washington Kitty Myers and Olive from Spokane Washington visitors A Q Barver family LeMoille Tk Shettle family Princeton Nk Exton Cleveland and Cora Chamberlain Sullivan Also celebrating the birthdays of Charles Donovan and Mrs Paul Morris B R Ropp announce the birth of a daughter Janet Elizabeth Rev David Davids will speak Sunday on Dealing With Worry, continuing a sermon series on The Art of Abundant Living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Exton
Cleveland
Cora Chamberlain
Sullivan
Charles, Donovan
Paul Morris
B. R. Ropp
Janet Elizabeth
David Davids
Congregational Church
Funeral rites for Peter Archer Jr. held in Lorain
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Lorain for Peter Archer Jr. 33 son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Archer Sr. of Sheffield Lake Village with burial in Enwood cemetery. Survivors include his wife Mable daughter Alice and siblings Arden Eugene and Clemens. Also noted is word of the serious illness of Mrs. Laura Caley Sprague of Conneaut after an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Peter Archer Jr
Lorain
Peter Archer
Sheffield Lake Village
Mable
Alice
W. Sawinheimer
Cleveland
Arden
Eugene
Clemens
Elytia
Ehnwood Cemetery
McCarty
First Methodist Church
Laura Caley Sprague
Conneaut
Ohio
Sprague
Frank
Mary Caley
Sheffield Village
Earle Johnson
Billy
Joyce
Shirley Garfield
V. Brown
Wrenheaday
Mt. Vernon
Johnson
Mra P. King and Family
Mra
Lost Summer Plans End in Secret Marriage Bid
Ava Balcom and Lola Kano pursue a summer wedding as Winfield Balcom pressures Lola at a pondside rendezvous. They later seek a New York marriage license while a detective tails them, amid a maze of romantic entanglements and social pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aartha Carter
Winfield Balcom
Lola
Win
Senator Balcom
Martha
Standish
Winfield
Gendron Estate
Garfield and Mrs Brown Plan Visit at Daughter's Home
Garfield and Mrs Brown will visit at the home of the latter's daughter. The announcement notes a social family gathering with planning details for a forthcoming visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Mrs. Brown
Litchfield church picnic and O E S resume meetings
Litchfield The Congregational church Sunday School will hold its annual picnic at Cascade Park Elyria on Wednesday September 1. The committee on transportation is E B Oberlitner and Norris Leach. Litchfield Chapter O E S will resume sessions after two months vacation with the first meeting on Thursday evening September 2. Meetings are held the first and second Thursday evenings of each month. Mr and Mrs C Bryenton Anna and Harland Bryenton Mr and Mrs John Bryenton and family attended the 4th annual Bryenton reunion at Chippewa Lake Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Congregational Church
Cascade Park
Elyria
Committee On Transportation
E. B. Oberlitner
Norris Leach
C. Bryenton
Anna
Harland Bryenton
John Bryenton
Bryenton
Chippewa Lake
Weekend Visits From Lorain to Milan and Nearby Areas
Local society notes list numerous visits across Ohio and Michigan. Vincent and Liva Penson hosted in Lorain with family, while Alma Ackerman enjoyed time in Cleveland. others include Conners, Cook, Croskey, Gerrick, Keller, Beasley, Penson family celebrations, Hurd relatives, Monagan guests, and Remorra hosting in New Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Liva Penson
Lorain
Penson
N. Cook
Leipsic
Ohio
J. J. Cook
Elmus Croskey
Kilbuck
William Gerrick
Florence
Elmer Keller
John Beasley
Thomas Penson
Daisy Penson
Milan
William Hilton
Edith Mae
Marilyn
Chicago
E. A. Hurd
Jean
Joan
James Monagan
John Harnish
Harnish
Marian Knapp
Frankie Reese
Tony Remorra
New Warren
Social visits and gatherings noted in West Dover area
The record covers multiple Sunday visits among locals from West Dover to Vermilion Zanesville and Lorain. Families visited relatives including the Lewises Smiths Karmans and Mullered households. A Willing Workers class gathering at MFE Church enjoying games prizes and refreshments is documented along with a head injury incident to Walter Beasley and Warren Beasley turning seventeen.
Ridgeville Grange Wolds Meeting Highlights Contests and Awards
Ridgeville Grange held a Tuesday evening session with Master Elmer Fullmer presiding. Mrs Nina Shering led the Lecture hour and Mrs Detwiler’s reading drew praise. John Stephens won a potato peeling contest and Asa Taft the long blowing contest. Special awards went to Mrs Russell Hadaway and Gust Winter. A Pomona Grange meeting was announced for Faton on Saturday September 11 with host N Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange Wolds
Elmer Fullmer
Ridgeville
Nina Shering
Detwiler
John Stephens
Asa Taft
Russell Hadaway
Gust Winter
Pomona Grange
Faton
Local society notes and gatherings across Lakewood and Euclid
President Ma Wimpeny presided at a short meeting with devotionals by Mrs J Bly and a report from Mrs P L Morgan on a southern trip. Refreshments were served by Mrs Sallabury aided by Miss Ellen Morgan and Miss Lena Salisbury. The next meeting is planned for September at the church parlors. Several residents attended outings and visits, including Mr and Mrs Fred Seiverston at Euclid Beach Park, Lena Salisbury starting a beauty job in Rocky River, and multiple local families hosting guests and attending fairs, camps, and dinners in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma. Wimpeny
J. Bly
P. L. Morgan
Sallabury
Ellen Morgan
Lena Salisbury
Miss Blanck Slopes Montana Rides and Yellowstone Trip
Miss Florence J Blanck spends a short time on a dude ranch in the Montana Rockies and also at Yellowstone National Park. Miss Florence Fishburn visited relatives in Elyria and Michigan with the Moore sisters and Robert Taylor Jr. and Dorothy. Ed Zimbro returns from Elyria Memorial Hospital and recovers satisfactorily. Local social notes include church events, family visits, and a Mission Institute report with a hymn transcription performed by Velma Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence J. Blanck
Montana Rockies
Yellowstone National Park
Florence Fishburn
Moore
Elyria
Robert Taylor Jr
Dorothy
Michigan
Ed. Zimbro
Chestnut Ridge
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Grafton Society Hosts Year End Woman’s Missionary Meeting
Grafton hosts the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society gathering at Mrs Frank Carmean's home Friday afternoon. The last church year meeting opened with a song and scripture, with officer reports and elections to follow. President Mrs Clar- is named alongside other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entertains Society
Grafton
Woman's Foreign Missionry Society
Frank Carmean
Mra. Clar
Meeting Minutes From Local Society Officers and Attendance
The record lists officers including vice-presidents Mrs F E Schriver and Mrs Roy Lang, secretary roles for devotional, correspondence, extension, literature, and box, with superintendent Herman Postie. Four guests attended, 16 members present. Mite boxes opened. pledge fulfilled. questions from the Study Book answered. refreshments served. next meeting set for September at Mrs Herman Postie’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ence Gray
F. E. Schriver
Roy Lang
Frank Carmean
Edith Howard
Musa Artz
Marie Fiedena
Mig
Cecil Johnson
Tom Trembath
Herman Postie
Elizabeth Schwarer
Wilhelmine Myers
Beebe
J. Harder
R. C. Winch
Stra
A. Henning
Lat-a-Lot Club Holds Thursday Meeting
Lat-a-Lot Club members met Thursday at Mrs. Vanell Myers home for sewing and a social hour. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The group will meet again in two weeks at Mrs. Alex Schwed’s home.
Honored at party for Frederick Zacharias 11th birthday
Friends attended a town party at his home on Friday afternoon to honor Frederick Zacharias celebrating his 11th birthday. Gifts were given and games played with winners named. A scavenger-hunt win came from a Carl Shephard led team. Attendees listed include Allen Bartlett James Anderson Donald Anderson Earl Woodings Clifford Togshill Adelbert Spitzer LaMoyne Trenchard Joy Burke Richard Bittner Donald Cordy Frank Kubuske Leonard Boise Jack Knechtxel Willard Carmel. Also noted Wellington Fair ribbons awarded to the Lucky Dipper 4-H Food Club and the Junior 4-H Sewing Club with advisors Mrs Willam Jones and Mrs Culiford McGill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Zacharias
Zacharias
Rames
LaMoyne Trenchard
John Burke
Adelbert Spitzer
Carl Shephard
Richard Bittner
Wayne Sooy
Delbert Myers
Allen Bartlett
James Anderson
Donald Anderson
Earl Woodings
Clifford Togshill
Joy Burke
Donald Cordy
Frank Kubuske
Leonard Boise
Jack Knechtxel
Willard Carmel
AHOLD PICNIC AT CASCADE PARK ELYRIA WEDNESDAY
The Sunday School picnic of the Methodist Church will be held on Wednesday September 1 at Cascade Park Elyria. Members meet at 1 p m and bring a picnic supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AHOLD
The
Methodist Church
Cascade Park
Elyria
Rochester Attends Funeral Of Mrs Rilla Crumrine
Residents of Rochester gathered for the funeral of Mrs. Rilla Crumrine. The service was held locally with family in attendance and neighbors paying respects.
Local exhibitors at Wellington Fair showcase Jersey cattle and sheep
Tuesday activities featured Earl and Wayne Eatons, Horace McClafflin, Conklin family, Ellen Snyder, W. Biddinger, Thompson and Kent kin, with Frank Rowland's Jersey cattle entry and Jewett, Parker, Bradford, Murray families presenting prize animals. The event highlighted Swifty the ram, mascot for the Cleveland Rams, along with Ferchon horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Eaton
Wayne Eaton
Horace McClafflin
Lee Conklin
Carrie Conklin
Ellen Snyder
W. 8. Biddinger
K. D. Thompson
Norris Kent
Frank Rowland and
Jersey
Wellington
J. A. Jewett and Son
Albert Parker
L. A. Bradford and Son
Cleveland Rams
William Murray and Son
Community News From Wellington and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Mac Swartz and family of Wellington spent Sunday at the James Williams home Mrs Gertrude Biddle and A I Brooks of Akron visited Frank Clifford home recently C Curry ill last week in mich Improve S rH Hawie Mitchell remains about the same Mrs Rose Hodkin improves very slowly No township school ward meeting last Tuesday due to clerk absence They will meet next Tuesday night Mrs Myrtle Herrick attended Henry Lantsberry funeral at Litchfield and visited Emma Warner in Wellington Leroy Riebe and Ruth with friends Dan McDonald Cleveland toured Niagara Falls and Canada returning late last week Harold Burdue and sister Leah stayed with relatives in Blissfield Mich Mrs Grace Colyer and son Kenneth and daughter Dorothy of Blissfield Mich were guests of Mr and Mrs Forest Burdue this week and visited Wellington Fair They also attended the Jewetts Mrs Ervin Johns and son Berlin Heights called on relatives and attended Mr and Mrs Arthur Jewett during supper guests Mrs Grace Colyer and family in Bussfield Mich
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Swartz
Wellington
James Williams
Gertrude Biddle
A. I. Brooks
Akron
Frank Clifford
C. Curry
Mich
Hawie Mitchell
Rose Hodkin
Myrtle Herrick
Henry Lantsberry
Litchfield
Emma Warner
Leroy Riebe
Ruth
Mia
Dan McDonald
Cleveland
Niagra Falls
Canada
Harold Burdue
Slster
Leah
Blissfield
Michigan
Grace Colyer
Kenneth
Dorothy
Forest Burdue
Ervin Johns
Berlin Heights
Arthur Jewett Lid
Bussfield, Mich
Birmingham BRIEFS
Birmingham brief notices from the weekly column report visits and small social outings. Names include Mrs Joe Greenwit and daughter Betty in Lorain and others visiting Cleveland Sandusky Wakeman and Milan. Several couples, clubs, and relatives are listed with occasional trips and gatherings throughout the area.
Pro gressive class meeting and social at M B church
The Pro gressive class of the M B church held a bi monthly social meeting with a tureen supper in the church parlors. Edith Morris visited Earl Litz and family while Leroy Rhone and sons enjoyed a weekend with relatives in Clearfield. Local residents and visitors were mentioned including the McIntire and Morris families and Kathryn Pickett from Los Angeles staying with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B
Edith Morris
Ae Earl Litz
Friay
Leroy Rhone
Clearfield
Allie McIntire
Helen
Patricia Taylor
Abshire
C. BE. McIntire
Cedar Point
M. B. Copas
Rowland Morris
Edward
J. G. Morris
Lois Youtzy
Gulf Road
Morris
Powers
May Swanson
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Spruce
Roy Carlson
Frank Moran
Aind
George Stewart
Lakewood
Claude Price
Kansas
H. L. Wight
B. L. Wight
Alfred Nash
John Rose Jr
Oberlin Road
Oberlin Road Where They Will Make Their Home. Mrs. Rose Kolb
George D. Bush
la Grange Road
Capital Theatre
Cornelius Vandebilt
Clarence Kolb
Lorain County
Rose Kolb
Providence
Rhode Island
Minnie Duntenny
Frank L. Jones
Portsmouth
Wilbur, Jones
Sandusky
Hughes
Albert Fridenstine
American Legion
Columbus
Ray Jackson
George Street
Linwood Park
Lynn Hamlin
Jane Ehrke
Ruth Ehrke
L. D. Hamlin
Middle Avenue
Hamlin
Grafton Road
John Kaley
Daughters of Veterans
Fred Cowles
Lawrence Bungart
Arthur Biggs
LaPorte
Bungart
William Squires
Michigan City
Indiana
Sottings
Roy Conningham
F. F. Fling
West Virginia
George Boorn
Warren
E. C. Boorn
Frank Woodward
Elizabeth Reisinger
Nelson Reisinger
Archie Welton
Janet
Barbleman
William Barthleman
Lake Erie
Hart A. Dickason
Donna Dickason
H. H. Gregg
H. H. Goodspeed
Joyce Gregg
Norman Calvert
Paul M. Savage
Joe Sharp
Ceylon
Laura Meg Kenyon
Norwalk
Fred Graves
Slo Dudgeon
Doris Prince
Herbert Beecher
Nellie Troseth
Pontiac
Edwin Fathauer
Edith Fathauer
Kenneth Fathaver
Wakeman
Herbert Wilson
Sally
Fred Smith
Robert Hoyt
Laura Wessell
Lake Avenue
Grange News
North Elsina
Grange Hall
500 Club
Century Park
Otto Jabbusch
Reno Collier
Harold Starkey
Guy Billingsley
Orlin Smith
J. E. Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Orlo Higgins
Henry Bislich
Gale Higgins
C. A. Norris
Flint
May Lambert
Detroit
Mebling
Lenard Warden
Nina Warden
William Fisher
Edward Fisher
Mackinaw Islands
George Shaw
East Cleveland
Walter Herbert
Rosalind Mitchell
Avon Lake
Betty Smith
Frank Smith
Vermilion
Ray Benison
Rock Island
Henry Mehling
Mabel Semion
Audrey
Cleveand
Talmadge
Cuyahoga Falls
Mary Swanson
Wichita
R. H. Bonney
Audrey Carlisle
Theodore Pat
Merlin Monagan
Edna MacDonald
Elgins
Ella Jane Harnish
H. J. Bond
Thomas Stinebring
T. M. Baldwin
L. C. Heist
Lee George
H. J. Kline
Leonard. Dean
Yvonne
Lewis Allen Browne
Imogene
Mrs. Balcom
Connecticut
Casco Bay
Ollie
Bob
Mrs
August Guelker
West Dover
Fay Snodgrass
Merle Smith
John Karman
Veronica Karman
Anne Tilden
Zanesville
West River Road
George Thompson Jr
W. J. Moulder
Moulder
George Thompson
Ed, Kunz
Frank Hyer
Walter McMillan
M. FE
Jesse Marian
Swanson
Olmsted Falls
Frances Stinebring
Little Walter Beasley
Elyria Clinic
Warren Beasley
Fred Seiverston
Eagles
Cleveland Aenue
Euclid Beach Park
Lakewood School of Cosmetology
Rocky River
E. M. Knowles
John
Everett Krowies
Stanley Shaw
Camp Crag
Emery Hershey
J. T. Jamison
John Salisbury
Wilma Jean
Delaware
N. Salisbury
Mary Salisbury
A. T. Smith
Harry Blount
Erie
D. S. Carpenter
Freeman Hoff
Megadore
Carol Lang
Berea
Charles Black
Harry Kennat
Cleveland Heights
Andrew Nieding
Sebastian Nieding
Charles Ammon
Jack Cooper
Hamilton
Ontario
Curtice May
Wieser
Walter Meinert
Anna Nieding
Sebastian
W. F.M
Lee Andrews
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Weat Bagley Road
Vernon Harding
Olmeteq Falla
Mission Institute
Lakeside
Velma Andrews
Hal Carmel
Friendship Club
Coatie
James Dunlap
Wellington Fair
Willam Jones
Culiford McGill
Lyndon Chapter O. E. S
Elks
Ruby Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Carrie Arnold
Doris Sheldon
Edna Taylor
Susan Cragin
Lucy Robson
T. M. Pfeiffer
K. L. Lower
A. S. Gibson
Columbia
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Edward Lowe
Clarence Woodings
Viola Lawson
Arthur Zacharias
Floyd Zacharias
Richard
Carol Cragin
Frank Cragin
Carol Shephard
Clarence Bartter
Toledo
Ethel Howard
A. G. Kollar
Robert
James Tran
Winifree
N. Y
Delbert Hill
Thomas Trembath
Clarence Gray
Ernest Riley
Kent
C. B. Finley
George Edward
Pembrook
North Royalton
Rochester
Rilla Crumrine
Birmingham Briefs
Birmingham
Joe Greenwit
Betty
Frank Stevens
Washington, D. C
Sarah Cornell
Forter
Andrew Schister
Walter Snellenberger
Lucille
Andrew Schisler
Ladies Sewing Club
Crystal Beach
Joe Bickel
Glenn Berkmeyer
Jessie Berkmeyer
Edwin Howe
Clem Rice
Peter House
Gordon
H. J. Welz
August Weideman
Clara Kline
Clarence Miller
Lorne Eppler
Mary Haman
Walter Snelenberger
Lutile
Sandusay
Bernard Fox
Roland Eppler
Pocahontas
Schroll Coal
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