Non-Profit Fire Brotherhood Provides Mutual Farm Insurance
In Lorain County the German Catholic Fire Insurance Brotherhood Association operates as a mutual non profit with no annual fees in three recent years. It serves farmers across five counties from Ridgeville, now reaching 475 members. Assessments run about $1.50 per thousand, based on losses, with one recent claim of $1,030. The fund reserves cap at roughly $14,000 to cover all members. The group, rooted in 1872 savings after farm losses, remains open to Catholics and notes membership has grown from 300 in 1941. Officers include President Walter Diederich and Secretary Treasurer Herb Myers.
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German Catholic Fire Insurance Brotherhood Association
Ridgeville
Aoe
Brotherhood
Leo Schneider
Fred Horwedel
Art Klingshirn
Herbert Myers
Myers
Lorain County
Avon and
Eisenhower
Dulles
Europe
NATO
George White
Ohio
West Palm Beach
Fla
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Korea
State Dulles
Charles E. Wilson
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Russia
Frank Ayres
All About Dogs as Christmas Gift and Their Value
All About Dogs discusses dogs as meaningful Christmas gifts, highlighting how puppies shape family life and teach children responsibility. It notes dogs’ protective bonds, companionship for the elderly, and remarkable homing instinct with a story of a Long Island collie wandering to Los Angeles and being saved by a Hempstead tag.
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Dad
Rascal
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eagle
Long Island
Los Angeles
Lassie
Bethpage
Anne Duff
Michael
California Gas Chamber
Hempstead
Christmas Customs and Pets Feature in Elyria Garden Club Notes
The article recalls Christmas origins and customs with evergreen symbolism including rosemary, holly, mistletoe, and ivy, tracing dates from the Christ birth to medieval adoption across Europe. It also highlights Lassie recovery stories, and provides a compact profile of the Standard Schnauzer, noting size, appearance, history, and efficacy as a home or farm dog.
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Christ
Jesus
Bethlehem
Judea
Herod
Rome
British Isles
Germany
Synod of
Mainz
England
Europe
Molotov says USSR will give serious attention to Eisenhower proposals
Moscow radio reported Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov assured U S Ambassador Bohlen that Moscow will give serious attention to President Eisenhower s atomic proposals. Other items note defense plans expanding the Air Force to 137 wings and cutting Army Navy size, UN talks on Korea, polio vaccine trials, a B 36 crash near El Paso, West Point defending a cadet forum, and various U S and Allied moves in Europe and Asia.
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Moscow Radio
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
Eisenhower
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Arthur H. Dean
United States
South Korea
National Foundation For
el Paso
Tex
Military Academy
West Point
Telford Taylor
Joseph McCarthy
Eight Day LaPorte Theology Debate 1845
In July 1845 at the LaPorte Methodist Church a heated eight day debate unfolded between Universalist Nelson Doolittle and Methodist John Power. They argued over eternal punishment and universal salvation, delivering 74 speeches to a large audience, with no clear victor though Power’s side gained later publication of the record. The exchange highlighted frontier religious tensions and interdenominational rivalry on the Ohio frontier.
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LaPorte
Ohio
Parsons
Nelson Doolittle
Universalist
Doolittle
Connecticut
Yankees
Paul
Power
Three Girls Window Picture Teases Seasonal Story
A photographer guides readers to seize best Christmas week pictures by hinting at story potential. The scene of three girls at a sun porch window uses two flashbulbs and a two step exposure, inviting viewers to imagine Santa or a future suitor as the main tale.
How to Catch a Candid Christmas Picture
A nostalgic guide outlines crafting a family Christmas photo story from dawn exploration to gift opening. It emphasizes including all members in key moments and staging scenes such as kids trying new clothes and first sled rides, with lighting tips and a mousetrap camera trigger for a dramatic shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Grandpa
Lighting the Setup for the Christmas Story Lighting the setup for the Christmas story
Advice on preplanning Christmas morning photography. Secure film and bulbs in advance, arrange lighting before the excitement begins, and position floods for balanced illumination. Consider tree lighting, room lights, and camera placement to ensure clear stills or movies.
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By Kurt Wachenheim
Herb Myers
Stoney Ridge Road
Mike Hanke
Sheffield
William Bommer
Avon
Walter Diederich
Ralph Smith
Arthur Klifigshirn
Harry Alten
Ralph Hubert
East Avon
Fire Insurance Brotherhood
All
Michael Duff
Los
Volzecks Valley
Helgoland Kennels
Route 10
Cook Rd
North Olmsted
August Schumacher
Middle West
Elyria Garden Club News
Palestine
House of David
Mary
Joseph
Albrecht Duerer
Schnauzer
Week's News In Review
John Foster Dukes
Atlantic Pact Council
Paris
James A. Rhodes
J. Grant Keys
Elyria
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Commission
Keys
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
India
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Washington
Ohio Supreme Court
Turnpike Commission
Turnpike
Elyria Transit Company
Board of Education
Elyria High School
Lavrenti P. Beria
Beria
GOP
Michael J. Lotko Jr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
G. R. Terry
City Safety Service
Secretary of the Navy
Robert B. Anderson
Naval Reserve Division
Naval Reserve
Lorain High School
Arthur Dean
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
M. E. Whitman
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
By Carl W. Christman
Akron
John Power
Delaware
Paul H. Boase
Oberlin College
Methodist
Ohio Frontier
Delta Sigma Rho
Norris Harkness
Santa
Ernest E. Crane
Willowdale
Ontario
Hardale Syndicate
Chronicle-Telegram
Robert D. Emmons
R. W. Soens
East River Street
Billy
Emmons
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