Bet Madison runs off to marry a carpenter in Fernwood
Leila reads a letter from Bet, her impulsive younger sister, announcing plans to marry a carpenter and leave Fernwood Manor. Leila recalls Bet’s wild youth, past escapades, and the family’s protective strain, as Aunt Minnie frets over Bet’s fate and Bet’s craving for adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Madison
Bel
Madison
Minnie
Fernwood Manor
Leil
Ant
Minnile
Lelia
Bet
Aunt Asinnie
Zoednees
Leila
Bermeser
Polo
Bacchus
Leia
Edna Berry
Jane
Lela
Schenectady
Hollywood
Christmas Morning Worship at Local Methodist Church
Rev B H Ryan led services at the Methodist Church with hymns and a message from Luke 18 56. The sermon urged personal reflection on who is passing by and urged taking Jesus into the heart. Attendance rose to 72 from 60 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus of Nazareth
Peter
Andrew
Nathaniel
Calvin Coolidge
Mary
God
Jesus
P. F. Eschtruth
Ati
Frarcis Stinehring
Markley P T A Sets December Meeting and Program
The Markley school Parent-Teacher Association holds its regular meeting Thursday evening December 20 with a music program to follow. Albert Storck of Penfield Junction will speak. The Christmas program by the pupils is scheduled for Friday evening December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markley P. T
Markley School
Albert Storck
Penfield Junction
Mrs Cornelia Minarda Visits Cleveland A While
Mrs Cornelia Minarda spent about two weeks with her sister in Cleveland. Several people from this vicinity attended the Benefit dance at Gulf road schoolhouse Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Minarda
Cleveland
Gulf Road School House
Ladies Aid Society Meeting Hindered By Snow
Mrs John Cook hosted No 3 division of the M E church Ladies Aid on a snowy Wednesday afternoon. Few members attended due to weather and drifting roads. A brief business session was held and a possible follow up meeting planned for Wednesday afternoon December 19 with needlework to close the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cook
No. 3
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
C. E. Melntire
Frankie Reese
Chris Ackerman
J. G. Morris
Local Social Notes From Mansfield And Nearby
Miss EKenkle and Paul McIntire of Mansfield stayed overnight with Mr. and Mrs. C. K. McIntire and family. Mrs. Maurice McIntire and baby with Elyria friends spent Wednesday in Cleveland. Mrs. Wouis Keller Miss Ella Tilden and Mrs. John Morris joined a Gulf Road rug making session at the school house on December 13 with instructor Miss Alice Bird. A tureen dinner followed and a social hour closed the gathering. J. G. Morris visited Mr. and Mrs. John Warnish and a family. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Garf were noted nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ekenkle
Paul McIntire
Mansfield
C. KK. McIntire
Maurice McIntire
Baby
Elyria
Cleveland
Wouis Keller
Ella Tilden
John Morris
Gulf Road School House
Alice Bird
Baby Anthony Carl Garr Jr Born at St Josephs Hospital
West River announces the birth of a son named Anthony Carl Garr Jr at St Josephs Hospital on December 12. Kathryn McMillan of Lorain visited her son Walter McMillan and family along with Mr and Mrs Charles Long who plan to spend winter in Cleveland. No 3 division Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society meets Wednesday December 19 at Mrs Leonard Deans home. No 2 division apron bazaar and fish pond at the M E church parloes drew guests from Cleveland Elyria and Vincent with supper at 530 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West River Road
Anthony Carl Garr
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kathryn McMillan
Lorain
Walter McMillan
Charles Long
Long
Cleveland
No. 3 Division
Methodist Church Ladies’ Aid Society
Leonard Dean
M. E. Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Elyria
Vincent
Summer Cabin Play At Markley School Audiences Attend FP TA Program
A large crowd attended FP T A's Markley school program on Friday evening Dec 14th. The cast lists characters in order of appearance with noms like Buzz the housekeeper Mrs. McGucken six wives Harriet Harrie Helen McIntyre Pam Pauline Wolfe Roma Alice Cobb Celia Sassy Dorothy Bartter Bo Ruth Pintur Celia Dee Audrey Tracey Jim Arnold Keller Bungle L Keller Jack and Edward Morris. The setting is a summer cabin in the Catskills with Acts spanning late afternoon storm and following day then dawn three days later with music by the Backwoods Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. T. A
Markley
Buzz
Mrs. McGucken
Harriet
Harrie
Helen McIntyre
Pamela
Pam
Pauline Wolfe
Romola
Roma
Alice Cobb
Celia
Sassy
Dorothy Bartter
Bodicia
Ruth Pintur
Dee
Audrey Tracey
Jim
Arnold Keller
Bungle
L. Keller
Jack
Edward Morris
Bill
Mr. McGueken
Catskill Mountains
Catskills
Backwoods
Skunk interrupts Windsor Dramat ic Club rehearsal
A skunk wandered into the Windsor Dramatic Club during a rehearsal in Windsor Conn causing players to retreat. The session continued in nearby rooms once the odor cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor, Conn
Christmas program and community events in Amherst area
A Christmas play Our Deus Home by Oberlin Graduate School of Theology group at the Congregational church starts at eight with Elizabethan Singers assisting. Other notices include a fish fry at Emmanuel Evangelical church at 6 30 for First Evangelical men, a Monte Mrogh meeting at St Paul Lutheran church, Amherst Bible Study at Frank Snyder home, Elmer Johnson Post American Legion auxiliary meeting, St Joseph Church Young Ladies Sodality Christmas party, Pythian Sisters meeting with initiation, a Temple Home for the Aged shower in Medina, and a 6 30 P M Christmas program rehearsal at the Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst, C
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Congregational Church
First Evangelical Church
Emmanuel Evangelical
Amherst
Frank Snyder
Milanoo
Elmer Johnson Post
American Legion
Young Ladies Sodality
St. Joseph Church
Pythian Sisters
K of P
Temple Home For
Medina
Christmas Party Planned by Local Congregations
The Ladies' society of the Congregational church will hold a Christmas party at the church parlors Wednesday afternoon. Guests include ladies from the South Amherst and Brownhelm Congregational churches and the local Methodist church. A fine program is planned. Circle 2 of St. Ann's society will be entertained at Mrs. J. O'Neill's Parkay home Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Society
Congregational Church
South Amherst
Brownhelm
St. Ann’s Society
St. Joseph
Chiefs Club Christmas Party Delights Pythian Sisters Members
Members of the past Chiefs Club of Pythian Sisters enjoyed a Christmas party hosted by Mrs. H. The gathering featured festive cheer, light refreshments, and reminiscences of former chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs Club of
Pythian Sisters
Avon crowd attends old fashioned Seth Parker service
A capacity crowd at the Baptist church in Avon Ohio filled the Sunday evening service. Attendees came from Avon Lake Sheffield Columbia and Cleveland. A group of 40 young people joined the church youth program at B Y P U.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon, O
Seth Parker
Baptist Church
Avon Lake
Sheffield
Columbia
Cleveland
Avon School presents operetta by first six grades
The first six grades of Avon school will stage an operetta this evening at the school building. Attendance expected from families and local residents as students perform in period costumes and sing selections from the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Ladies' Aid Entertained at Mrs Harold Smith Home
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church was entertained this afternoon at the home of Mrs Harold Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Harold Smith
Wilford Family Attends Phinney Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs C T Wilford and their son Dick attended a birthday party for J S Phinney at his Lorain home on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Wilford
J. S. Phinney
Lorain
Royal Circle Christmas Party Planned at Mrs Olds Home
Mrs Olds will entertain the Royal Circle at a Christmas party at her home Wednesday. A tureen dinner will be served at noon. A gift exchange is planned in the afternoon. Nearby visits include C A Phinney and C O Shaw from Lorain calling on C T Wilford's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Circle
Olds
C. A. Phinney
C. O. Shaw
Lorain
C. T. Wilford
Leslie Jameson
Elyria
Wilson Jameson
Cecil Moore
Donnie
Shirley Mae
Burt Welch
Ridgeville
Barbara Schenck
Avon Lake
John Jameson
William Shepherd
George Welling
Pearl
Charles Dale Walford
Cleveland
G. J. Jensen
George Wood
Lakewood
Sorg
Milky Way Wagon Spilled After Street Collision
In Peabody Massachusetts an automobile driven by Edward Potter struck and overturned a milk wagon, spilling the load onto the street. City workers cleaned the milk as bystanders watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Mass
Edward Potter
Sunday Motion Pictures Legalized in North Dakota
On December 9 North Dakota will allow Sunday films for the first time after voters approved the measure on November 6 by about a 1000 vote margin. The change ends a blue law era and permits exhibitors to operate on Sundays in Bismarck and the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Christmas Party At Main Street Home
A Monday evening Christmas party was hosted by A Monger and Mrs Jra Lynch at the home on S Main Street. After a brief business session a social hour with hearts followed and prizes were awarded to Mrs Verna Ridell and Mrs C A Lauer. Refreshments, holly favors, and a decorated Christmas tree accompanied gift exchanges. Attendees included Mesdames Hoffner, Schaeffer, Cameron, Kreger, Mischka, Mulder, Lauer, McLean, Baus, Purcell, Ehrman, Jaeger, the hostesses, Mrs Ida Henry and Mrs Verna Ridell Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Monger
Jra Lynch
S. Main Street
Verna Ridell
C. A. Lauer
George Hoffner
M. B. Schaeffer
Katherine Cameron
C. Kreger
Frank Mischka
Conrad Mulder
C.A. Lauer
Jessie McLean
George Baus
Ada Purcell
Edith Ehrman
Ella Jaeger
Ida Henry
Verna’ Ridell
Lorain
Christmas Party Of St Joseph Altar Rosary Society
The Altar Rosary Society of St Joseph Catholic church held its annual Christmas party at the school hall. Rev Fr James Eischen opened with a prayer, Marie Franklin read Christmas Customs in Other Countries, and Robert Burns and company from Elyria performed songs and skits. Luncheon served to 60 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altar Rosary Society
St. Joseph Catholic Church
James Eischen
Marie Franklin
Robert Burns
Elyria
Jessie Burns
Amherst group attends special service in Cleveland
Amherst residents attended a special service at the Four Square Gospel in Cleveland Monday evening. George Bruce is reported ill at his Tenneyay home. Mrs. J. B. Avery spent Monday in Cleveland and Mrs. C. Nugent was a Cleveland visitor Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Four Square Gospel
Cleveland
George Bruce
Tenneyay
J. B. Avery
C. Nugent
Huntington Grange Meeting Pineful Night At Huntington
Huntington Grange met Thursday night with the worthy master in the chair. Routine business was transacted and supper committees appointed for the next meeting. A short program was rendered followed by several games of pinchole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington, Q
Huntington Grange
Mrs Lawrence Clayton Heads to Washington Society
Mrs. Lawrence Clayton of Ogden Utah, a prominent society figure, will soon join her husband in Washington DC where he has been.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Clayton
Ogden
Utah
Washington, D. C
Hines Family Attends Wayne Maurer Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Hines and their four children Wayne Louis Dorothy and Doris attended the funeral of Mrs. Hines brother Wayne Maurer in Ashland on Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Hines
Wayne
Louis
Dorothy
Doris
Mrs. Hines
Wayne Maurer
Ashland
Temple Owls Halfback Danny Testa Honored by Lions Club
Outstanding student and athlete Danny Testa of Temple University received a trophy from the Philadelphia Lions Club. He is pictured with Walter Shepherd of the Lions Club and Glenn “Pop” Warner, the Temple coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple University
Danny Testa
Owls
Philadelphia
Lions Club
Testa
Walter Shepherd
The
Glenn
Pop
Warner
Temple Eleven
PTA Meeting Ends With Plan For Hot School Lunches
The P T A met Wednesday night with president Mrs. Ben Booth in the presiding role. The Garnwood family of Spencer and Mrs Fay Long with her young daughter of Wellington performed music before the group voted to start hot lunches at the school house beginning Thursday under Mrs. Johnson Crile in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Booth
Garnwood
Spencer
Fay Long
Little Daughter
Wellington
Johnson Crile
Local Family Visits and Community Notes
Ed Nash and family visit his parents in Urbana as Fay Long and children join Ben Booth for a Wednesday supper and PTA at the schoolhouse. Hart Leininger and Conrad Naegle remain ill under doctor care. Ladies of the United Church host a chicken supper earning about 20.09. Ashland visitors Will and Mrs Armstrong spend Sunday with the Jime and Johnson Crib households. Nearby residents attend gatherings with Handley kin in Wellington, Elyria, and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Nash
Barden
Tommy
Tom Nash
Urbana
Fay Long
Wellington
Ben Booth
Hart Leininger
R. W. Falls
Conrad Naegle
Unitea
Will Jime
Walter Armstrong
Ashland
Bowen Lasterday
Dorothy Pifer
Cleveland
G. A. Handley
Forest Handley
Will Gennard
Charles Hines
W. Handley
Floyd Handley
Elyria
Dorothea Dickinson Leads New Campaign for National Titles
New York swimming star Dorothea Dickinson, metropolitan champion, launches a push toward national championships after a recent strong showing that followed Olive McKean's national 100 yard title win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mereet
Dorothea Dickinson
Olive McKean
Britain May Build Planes
Britain may renew airship construction to challenge air travel, citing Graf Zeppelin as a safety benchmark. The piece traces Britain's prior airship history from 1902 to the 1930s, noting disasters such as R-38 and R-101, and argues airships offer long range and payload advantages despite slower speeds and weather sensitivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Melbourne
Germany
Graf Zeppelin
South America
Farnborough
Buckingham Palace
St. Paul's Cathedral
His Majesty’s
Admiralty
United States
Humber
Bombay
Singapore
Australia
W. A. Scott
Charles Black
Five Hollywood women named best dressed by designer Adrian
Adrian, a dress designer, names Joan Crawford Norma Shearer Garbo Constance Bennett and Carole Lombard as Hollywood's five best dressed. He notes Shearer Crawford and Garbo are MGM stars. Bennett and Lombard are under MGM contract and making pictures. Garbo is described as transcending time and fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Adrian
Joan Crawford
Norma Shearer
Garbo
Constance Bennett
Carole Lombard
Gloria Swanson
Dolores del Rio
Kay Francis
Genevieve Tobin
Bennett
Lombard
M-G-M
Crawford
Miss Shearer
Marriage in Lion's Cage Stuns New England Town
In Luoqminster Massachusetts a couple, da M Kramer and Ralph A Rossier, wed inside a bear cage with two lions present. The ceremony shocked onlookers who feared the union might symbolize their life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luoqminster
Mass
da M. Kramer
Ralph A. Rossier
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Frank Trockiey
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William
J. G. Morris and Sons
Marly
Mrs. Cook
John Warnish
Anthony Garf
Skunk
Amherst Briefs
Huntington
Washington
Mrs
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Clayton
Pr. T. A. Met
Granite Concrete Block & Coal Co
Granco
G. Smith
Louis W. Beaumont
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