This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1924
Page
5
Yesterday Mrs Henry Bechtle of the Ridge attended the Stone Society at Amherst when a block incident left her with many bruises on the body and lacerations to the head.
Mrs. C. G. Agchenbach is reported at the funeral. Mrs. George Menz and her son, Jr., were Lorain callers yesterday.
The Postmaster General renews the Shop Early and Mail Early drive to speed Christmas deliveries. Clerks and rural carriers will work shorter hours and mail should be in the office by December 10 to 20. A prior 1 minute mail effort involved Christmas cards. delays risk post-Christmas delivery. A separate note reports a $40 auction piano discovery in Omaha revealing $65 in banknotes hidden in a tobacco box.
Funeral services for Charles Ehrman were conducted at St. Peters Evangelical church with private family rites prior to the public service officiated by Rev. WJ Spell. pallbearers included Henry Grugle George Liphardt Fred Mathes Paul Rodman Every Landergelt and WM Miler Burial was at Crown Hill cemetery. Out of town attendees listed from Columbus Lorain Vermilion Elyria Cleveland and Vermilion areas.
Mrs. Frank Gilbreth of Montclair New Jersey continues the consulting engineering firm after the death of her husband on the eve of a trip to Europe for a power conference. She read both papers and now leads the firm solo. A Congregational Methodist choir party followed a rehearsal with several guests and refreshments.
The Phi class of St Peter's Evangelical church held a supper at the church parlors in Amherst. Games entertained attendees and a lunch was served. Hostesses were Mrs. Vitaly Reinhardt Mrs. Carl Sablera and Viola Weiss.
Real sale opens in Amherst Ohio with Christmas Seals available at banks and several business houses. A house to house canvass by school children will occur within ten days.
The Stone Evangelical Society met at the M. E. church parlors yesterday in Amherst. Hostesses included Mrs. Ellen Wolghauer, Mrs. Charles Baumhardt, Mrs. Henry Miller, Meg John Ludwig and Mrs. Charles Ludwig.
Mrs H Dol Finnegan hosted the Need lecraft club at her Milan avenue home yesterday afternoon. Needlework was canned on and refreshments served.
Amherst notes list Mrs Ed Pletch visiting Elyria and guests A W Ward and Miss Mary Sterns of Lorain for A I Eppley. Dan and Alfons Baracella depart for three months in Italy. Scarlet fever cases in South Amherst remain light with new cases. C J Ehrman and Lofton Baumhardt visited Grafton on business. Mr and Mrs Fred Ehrman of Columbus returned home after a trip.
In Bucyrus Ohio J W Miller city facilitator drafts ordinances to create a full time city health officer. The plan calls for state funding half salary and the city covering the rest after January. In Bridgeport William Brinkmann toll collector on the bridge to Wheeling is robbed of 12 dollars and his watch then kidnapped to Cadiz where released by two armed men around 2 am.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.