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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
4
Midnight Mass will be celebrated at St Peter’s church with a school children program and organ accompaniment. A second service at nine o’clock Christmas Day will follow by a Benediction. Rev John N Rhein will deliver a sermon on spiritual ideals of Christmas.
December 21 report from Vincent records a Progressive class party in church parlors honoring members with October November and December birthdays or anniversaries. Attendees included Mr and Mrs T M Baldwin and son Thomas Mr and Mrs John Harnish and daughter Bila and other families.
The school prepares a Christmas program with songs and recitations across nearly all classes, highlighting holiday spirit. The Christmas play is scheduled for Friday afternoon as the Christmas season nears, before the break from January 3. Many students plan vacations with relatives, while some host friends at home.
Christmas day and the vacation period. The school had been accustomed to a longer recess in past years but the local school board decided to remain closed for only ten days this year.
In Mallet Creek gym last Friday the Bharon School, undefeated this season, downed our team 29 to 9 marking the fourth game and leaving our record two wins, two losses. The crowd, both schools well represented, witnessed a tense rivalry as Bharon outmatched our efforts on both offense and defense.
John Broder visited relatives in Cleveland over the past week. Exther Cadkine of Canton returned home to spend holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Calkina. Walter Neving and children of Elyria were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and Jamiy. Fred Brumby family were supper guests of Rev. and Mrs. Wim. H. Schweinfurth. Eldon Radcliffe and children of New London called on the W. F. Betts family. G. A. Brumby and children Rey and Orpha Jane were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Grace McBurna and Ed Aggliffe, the Misses Ruth Kelly, Jessie Mellor, and Mrs. F. A. Perkins visited Elyria on Saturday. W. F. Betts and Chalmer, and Adrian Betts with daughter Shirley Ann were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Whitney on the Oberlin Road. Ladies of Camden Baptist church served lunch at the Brannon sale Saturday, clearing about $10. Don Betts and daughter Laverne of Milan were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Freq. Perna.
Seattle report by Harvald K. Skramstad notes a calorimeter explosion in a university lab injured two. Dorothea Davis, economics major, suffered burns while the heat-monduring instrument malfunction caused arma and face injuries.
Eaton Parish notes parole decisions at the state farm regarding eighteen released on fifty three eligibility. Local residents W J Longbow and Clayton Fauver with others visit Oscillating families and church gatherings. A Christmas program at the church features high school choir groups and songs led by Miss Lydia Nichols and Mrs Philip Wallace. Nearby residents and visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles Box, Mrs Chappell, and numerous family dinners and social calls through the week.
Freyman home fire Sunday night drew 21 town residents. chimney blaze extinguished with no damage. Roy Robb southwest of town battled a chimney fire that tore beams and rafters, roof damaged. Robb and neighbors saved the home. Community notices recount dinners, visits, illnesses, a church fundraiser netting over 81, gatherings, and local social events.
Neighbor John J. Howlett visited Elyria Tuesday last week. Sullivan plans a beauty shop after Christmas. Misa RKva McVicker will open a shop at Mrs. B C Elliott’s South Main street home. Congregational church red and blue groups held a Bible verse reading contest with Reds at 382187 and Blues at 316771 verses. Mrs Usher will winter in Miami with a daughter. Mr and Mrs Pate McFadden visit daughter Anna Clark and plan to return to Vermilion. Nellie stays at her son Luke Immel’s home for heart care. Miss Rea Shick, employed in Ashland, was home for the weekend.
Nova birthday party welcomes Mr Bess with Mr and Mrs Stohrer Schar Schaad Hoover and daughter Bessie. Sunday guests include several local families. Maude Stahl funeral held in Nova after long illness. Nova High boys and girls basketball results with girls winning. Local brief notes on visits and weekend stays.
West Ridge and Carlisle region residents share holiday greetings with relatives and friends. Jimmie and Bobbie Fitzgerald visit Mrs Florence Bruce in Akron, while Melvin Grills attends a wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Howard Beal. Local calls and a Knights of Columbus Christmas party in Elyria, plus expectant returns from Ohio State University students, mark a festive period in small communities.
Parents and relatives from Elyria Oberlin and Kent State gather at the Edison Highway home of Mrs. Sundie Beal for a Thursday evening wedding shower honoring Mr and Mrs Harold Beal. Guests include Mr and Mrs Alex Waub Mr and Mrs H M Tapper and daughters Sarah and Stuth Mr and Mrs Corwin Burrer Karl Burrer and Steter Veatrice. Jean Wagner returns from Kent State College to spend Christmas with her parents William and Mrs Wagner. Milton Babcock visits Arthur Dushnske and family in Lattrange on Sunday.
Sheffield region reports Mrs. Leon Fialda injured when a chair toppled as she stood on it. She reached St. Joseph's Hospital, later returning home. Community notes cover club practice, holiday luncheon at Brookside High, student basketball games, a Christmas program, and local social visits across Sheffield Lake area.
New London December 21 Members of the Home Helpers class of the First M E Sunday School aided by Lester Thudi um s clans will present The Star Gloamsa a Christmas pageant in the church auditorium on Christmas night December 25 the complete cast includes A Modern Maiden Alicea Ruth Rockefellar The Christmas Star Clara Belle Franklin The Christmas Spirit Margaret Winebar Martha Lilley Mary Reeley Pauline Crawford Irma Saxton Three Sister Spirits Eloise Trip att Mary Ruth Kirkpatrick Jean Griffin Angel X Elna Hinckley Ruth Robinson Ference Davis Helen Davis Frances Kelfer Pearl Swope Dorothy Garpenter Marjorie Fowden Rose Hartley Ruth Schnell Mary Mother of Jeans Veda Mae Knapp Shepherds John Norman Hogsett Warner King Lester Shays Rich ard Funk Three Wise Men Lowell Nelson Ark Gilbert Rich ard Farnsworth
In the past week meetings were held to discuss the local electric light and power situation. Representatives of the New London Power Company attended along with Vil l axa Council Mayor W. Broughton and area business leaders. Stanley Matherson of the Power Company said no new offer beyond existing rates could be provided to the village of New London.
Montana officials report improved highway activity for the next vacation season. In 1932 relief and regular funds graded 532,028 miles and surfaced 632.87 miles with 815.4295 miles piled. Expenditure nears 85 million dollars. about 56 percent of federal emergency relief funds were used. December 15 contracts worth 700 thousand dollars awarded. The program employed several thousand men, with 3,104 on trend work in November and 98 percent of workers from Montana.
In eleven words, Istanbul welcomed two six passenger Cor Tina Wright planes marking the first step in Istanbul to Angora air travel. The 250 mile route will shorten a three day train journey to hours and signals a major aviation development with global interest.
Gulzon Borglum, sculptor for the Mount Rushmore Memorial, said canvas covers and coke heaters will shield the 45 men at work through the winter. The statue area behind the head has been blasted away and the neck and shoulders are shaping toward completion on the Washington face.
A Leipzig Fair exhibit solves cold hands for motorcyclists by a wind heated air system. A cover around the engine turns wind into hot air rising through a tube to a guiding bar, where two rubber mittens stay warm as speed increases.
Clarence Breckman reports from Stockholm after a year studying American advertising on Friedlander scholarship. He notes Americans excel in text and illustration preparation, dealer cooperation in campaigns, and local testing of sales arguments, leaving Swedish methods behind.
At a late week meeting in Savings and Loan Bank offices a committee was formed including Mayor Broughton and village council members plus four citizens to press for reduced rates. The group plans to fight to the limit for the village’s best interests. Also reported is the engagement of Virginia Tillis of Birmingham to Dr Ellis R Ott of Fayetteville and updates on Miles Claire Johnson recovering in Cleveland from throat and mouth illnesses.
Harrisburg reports Governor Alford Pinchot praising state efforts to keep unemployment down. He notes the highway department employed about 41,600 on November 12, October road contracts for 43 miles costing 1.63 million dollars, and starts on a thousand miles of rural roads. He argues aid prevents starvation for 250000 people by employing the neediest workers.
Roberts, a prominent Columbus civic leader, donated 600 acres near here for Salvation Army use. Three hundred acres of timber will supply firewood while other large tracts will be cleared for spring crops. Transients will be fed until harvest by single arres assigned to them.
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