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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1954

Page

2

Elyria School Board Founders and Early Members Chronicle

A historical list traces the Elyria Board of Education origins 1850s to 1900, naming members such as Elijah DeWitt Tabor Wood Philemon Bliss Luther Griswold George Washburn and many others, noting presidencies by DeWitt Bliss Griswold and Hill and highlighting early civic figures. The article mentions Orrin Cowles as Elyria’s first mayor and Charles A Ely as donor, with several members later filling vacancies and shaping local education policy.

Elijah DeWitt Orrin Coues Martin W. Pond Tabor Wood Caleb Goodwin Perry C. Dolley Norton ‘S. Townsend Samual C. Brook Philemon Bliss Landon Road Luther D. Griswold Wesley Vincent Caleb S. Goodwin Edwin Kelley Thaddeus Crane John H. Boynton Henry J. Brooks Charles A. Ely Charles H. Doolittle Henry S. Massey John M. Vincent Rollin C. DeWitt Nagum Gates Rufus B. Bullock Heman Fly Festus M. Cooley George G. Washburn Issac S. Metcalf Edwin C. Griswold Isaac Metcalf Henry E. Massey Thomas L. Nelson Wahum B Gates William A. Braman Joduthan C. Hill C. M. Young Marion Metcalf Adethan C. Hill Savings Deposit Bank Orrin Cowles Elyna Philomam Bliss Elyria Thonas L. Nelson Baldwin, Nelson and Laundon Charles A Ely Hemnan Ely

Notable Elyria Residents and Local Notables Highlight Community History

A column recounts local figures and visitors such as Tex Walters and Si Boone as well as military personnel on leave from Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point. It notes legal figures like George G. Washburn and John C. Hale, plus quarrying and mercantile figures including Henry E. Mussey and H. H. Clough. The piece reflects on the school board founders and the development of Elyria’s education system.

Forest Larkey Lizzie Browand Penfield Norris Walters Rex Giar Linus Grieva Pennsylvania Cpl Harold Jones Camp le June N.C Ftc Charles Dennison Cherry Point N. C Doris Dennison

Wakeman Chapter Installs 1956 Officers at Special Meeting

About 45 members and visitors attended Wakeman Chapter Order of Rok Rastorn Star special meeting in Clarksfield where 1956 officers were inducted. Gertrude Webber, past matron, assisted as stalling officer. Inducted were Jean Carnal as worthy matron George Buchner as worthy patron Edna Dalton as associate matron Byron Dalton as associate patron Gladys Blair as secretary Alice Watson as treasurer.

Clarksfield Wakeman Order of Rastorn Star Gertrude Webber Jean Carnal George Buchner Edna Dalton Byron Dalton Gladys Blair Alice Watson Treasur Mae Myers Lois Dalton Ardith Miller Ann Bell Marshal Caroline Webber Adah Eleanor Murdock Ruth Edith Brookover Esther Elis Mae Green Martha Betty Beckstein Electa Mildred Buchner Grace Russell Sentinel Arlene Gerber LuAlta Gerber Esther Brechmacher Oma Booth Kathleen Hurst Karl Webber Ada Wilcoxen Frances Byron Orpah Shuman Tiffin Sharon Carnal Margaret Schmidt Eileen Freeman Emma Loken Viola Boniface Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Arthur Frombeugh Hogit Buchanan Mabel Barth Jkepita Greetham Emma Ruple Batty Dieter Ruth Wolfe Connie Moats Winifred Twigg Eva Rupach Medina Margaret Stocker Worthy Maron Fannie Bradley Clyde Bradley Mildred Law Arthur Law Laureel Yost Amelia Mellers Velma Schoenberger Elizabeth Gross Viola Blackhall Marshall Eleanor Swanker Irma Wise Florence Towne Lucille Twiner Lois Burns Florence Schultz Treva Taylor Warder Iva Arnold Lloyd Schultz Juanita Greetham Betty Dieter Ruth Woike Elyria Wellington Amherst LaGrange Sullivan Cleveland Oberlin Bradley Smatron

18 Attend WSCS Christmas Party In South Amherst

Mrs. Paul Foor opened her home to the W.S.C.S of the Methodist Church for the annual Christmas tureen and party. Seventeen members and a guest attended the affair. The group packed and delivered 49 fruit plates to the sick and shutins while a candlelight service closed the program. Gifts, readings, and prayers marked the gathering with plans for January and June meetings noted.

South Amherst Paul Foor Pyle South Amherst Rd W.S.C.S Methodist Church C. E. Young Russell Springer Elmer Harris Peter B. Marshall Dale Riggs Almon Brocksieker Jim Bryant Henrietta Robert Wyler Harold Dickinson Wakeman Eastern Star Pansy Chapter Ober Lin Myron Allgood Nelson Green Maude Ewell Grace Russell Wilma Austin Parma Henry Sanford E. L. Yes Glen Windsor Can Iles William Kueser Virgil Les Berrien Springs Mich Story Hour Glen Hes West ‘Palm Beach Fla Les West Palm Beach Ricketts Cemetery and Park Association Lettle Leach George Meyer Belden Virgil Okeys Mobberly Raymond Okey Adir Litchheld C. C. Stocker Carl Fratz Lenore Sears Neil Scoville Lakewood Carl Hoffman Victor Haines Lorain Armory Carl Hinz Eugene Reisner Skippy and Green Arthur Harry Hinz Donald Yost Alberta Bradley County Home Demonstration Council Nichols Appliance Store Albert Jam‘iesons

Grange Christmas Party and OES Installation News

The community notes cover a range of social events from Litchfield and nearby towns including a Grange Christmas party with a Red Cross talk and handicap school collection, OES officers installed at the Masonic Temple, and various visits and gatherings among families such as the Leach, Yost, and Bradley households plus regional church and home demonstration activities.

Grange Red Cross Richard Leach Roberta Norris Robert Rogers Cleveland OES

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