Rebekahs Earn High Score At District Inspection
At a special meeting of Anchor Rebekah Lodge in Grafton district deputy Rose Werner of Medina inspected the lodge, awarding a very good 4 rating. Two candidates were initiated. gifts and roses were exchanged, with cake and coffee served after. Members and guests from Lorain Elyria Wellington Oberlin Medina attended a social period following the inspection. A birthday supper was held amid lodge improvements reflected on December 41.
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Grafton
Rebekah Lodge
Rose Werner
Medina
Lorain
Elyria
Wellington
Oberlin
Methodist Church Plans Dedicatory Youth Service
Graf ton Methodist church will host a dedicatory youth service on Sunday December 10 emphasizing youth importance. Senior and intermediate youths will help conduct, with a family altar themed setting and a sermon addressing youth issues. An altar includes a Bible flowers rice a Chinese family picture a Buddhist rosary and a Psalm scroll if available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
China
Chinese Motif Used At Christmas Tea
Guests from Belden and LaGrange Methodist churches attended a Christmas tea hosted by the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Grafton Methodist Church on November 28. The program featured Liszt piano solo, readings, prayers, and a talk by Mrs. David Thompson, tracing Chinese culture and missionary life. A Chinese tea service with cookies and cakes followed for about 60 attendees, with Mrs. Ruth Tomasheska and others serving as hostesses.
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Grafton
Belden
LaGrange
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Grafton Methodist Church
Liszt
David Thompson
Carl Shephard
Stanley Hoskin
Kenneth Cook
Robert Reese
Fred Stroebel
China
Ovent
Thompson
M. Kiesel
George Edwards
Columbia Grange Elects Columbia Officers
At the Acme Grange meeting in the town hall Columbia officers were elected. Master Abel Carpenter overseer Ray Berger lecturer Grace Carpenter steward William Best assistant steward Joseph Norton chaplain Juanita Metzner treasurer Leon Ives secretary Wilda Heineman gate keeper Earl Avins Ceres Maude Busch Flora Ann Benjes Pomona Marion Dammerer assistant lady steward Nadine Metzner executive committee Vernon Busch Perry Heineman Henry Cockerham: Manist Mrs Ray Berger chorister Henry Metzner home economics.
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Columbia Grange
Columbia
Acme Grange
Town Hall
Abel Carpenter
Ray Berger
Grace Carpenter
William Best
Joseph Norton
Juanita, Metzner
Leon Ives
Wilda Heineman
Earl Avins Ceres
Maude Busch
Flora
Ann Benjes
Pomona
Marion Dammerer
Nadine Metzner
Vernon Busch
Perry Heineman
Henry Cockerham
Manist
Henry Metzner
110 Year Old North Platte Man Reflects On Life
George Vancil, age 110 in North Platte Nebraska, recalls five wars and the advent of telephones and electricity. He was born in Illinois, married three times, has two children, and lives alone in a two room house. He quit carpentry at 95 and continues to cook for himself. A bake sale, installation of officers, and a pot luck dinner were noted among local events. A Christmas party for the Grange and other club meetings are listed, with social visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cooley in Ashtabula.
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George Vancil
North Platte
Neb
Vancil
Mlinois
International
William Best
William Reep
Perry Heineman
The
Grange
Columbia Band
Baptist Mission Circle
Sheldon Fisher
V.F.W
Town Hall
Columbia
Ernest Cooley
Ashtabula
Christmas Lights Make Appearance in Village
Christmas lights and decorations appear in the village as part of an annual cooperative effort. Fire Chief Joe Novesky Homer Konzal and George Kazmierczak led the installation. Families visit relatives for Thanksgiving. several residents plan moves or hospital treatments, including Mrs. Rudolph Kravanya awaiting further operation.
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Joe Novesky
Homer Konzal
George Kazmierczak
Bertha Wright
Florida
Rudolph Kravanya
Bissett
Gordon Bartter
Ralph Cobb
Elyria
Peter Malatinka
Harold Lawson
Roger
Rome
Muroc. Gal
Parma
Clara DeVoogh
J. H. Bartter Jr
Creston
Gordon
Bartter
Charles Hales
Orlando
Allan Thomas
Hoot Road
Medina Hospital
Sue Garman
P T A Relinquishes Charter Of Boy Scouts
Grafton Parent-Teacher Association held its November 25 meeting with strong turnout. President Bill Gereke led the session as the group discussed returning the Boy Scout charter due to waning interest. The PTA announced December holidays and a Christmas program on December 13 with student performances.
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Grafton
Parent-Teacher Association
Bill Gereke
T.B. Fund
Harold Thorley
Janice Henning
Beatrice Yates
Jack Barendt
June Berendt
Cookie Club
Faye Jones
Aken
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Rebekahs
Methodist Church
Shasta
David Curtis
John Jaskowski
M. E. Acklin
George Washington Carver
Belday
Wa Club
Nelle Lehman
Sue Durkee
Cink Fringe
Pasa Case
Mary Cornish
O'Grala Club
Mildred Groboski
Lois Younglas
Low
Helen Smith
Mary O'Connor
Race
Eleanor Clapp
Herald Luzader
Kathy Luzader
A. T. van Wormer
Findlay
P. H. Rogers
Claude Cleverdon
Cuyahoga Falls
Homer Karper
Virgil Howard
Annie Maust
Meyersdale
Rela
Anetives
Somerset
Marust Smith
Wpner
Tom Williams
You
Mark
Cass City
Mich
Theodore Dimke
Dayton
William Dimke
Allen Bartlett
Gayle
Shreveport
J. G. Gilinski
Ross J. Stuart
Judy
Alexander's Grocery
Belden Corners
the Ryder Hardware CO
Spitzer
Chevrolet
BUICK
Plymouth
Hudson
Desoto
Spitzer Motors
Grafton, Ohio
Co Service
Wintons L
Evel
SAT
SUN
Banks Road
Indian Hollow
LA Grange RD
McAlpin Sales & Service
Kaiser - Frazer Dealer
Main St
Nea At
Sixvice
eCee
Grafton Department Store
Alice and
Art
Grella
Grafton, Ghia
Electrical Service
Earl E. Plants
Chamberlain Rd
Grafton Lumber & Coal Co
Neitzel & Schwed
Dunham's
Dugan's
Grafton Motor Sales Inc
Beaner Watson
Center ST
Ohio
Beaner
P.T.A
Boy Scouts
A-C
Sprack
Rothgery
Allis Chalmers
W.C
Allis Chalmers “Co” Tractor Mowing Machine
Rothgery Motors Inc
Onto
Allia-Chalmers
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