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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1938
Page
3
J. T. Fisher of Blackwell grows grade A tobacco annually in his yard and trades it to his sons for home cured meats. He credits learning the tobacco secret on his father's Virginia plantation.
By Cora M. Shepard The Not An Empty Stocking Fund raised $400 plus many toys and groceries for Wellington township families. The King's Daughters used the Herick library to pack groceries, fruit, meat, and gifts while Reverend Lonzo S. Green presented nativity slides. Mrs Charles Travis of Pittsburgh attended, formerly Miss Louise Bradstock. Next meeting with Mrs Paul Schuster on January 12.
Word comes of the death of Carl Morehous at Dearborn Michigan on December 7. He was a former Wellington citizen and ran a meat market here. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Morehouse.
The Literary club hosted by Mrs Harold Kepler on Thursday evening welcomed eleven members. Mrs Paul Wilkinson provided a review of an article titled Christmas Aciox, delivering an engaging discussion and insights to participants.
Fraternal Order of Eagles sponsors a New Year's Eve party in the hall with the Hines Brothers orchestra playing for dancing starting at 9:30. There will be favors, noisemakers, and refreshments.
Plans consider flooding a field by Westlake Park to create an ice skating area as NYA builds a shelter house for skaters. The Westlake pond is noted as freezing deep enough for safety and community use, while nearby residents and visitors exchange holiday plans and greetings.
The notice outlines musical events with a Christmas program and Messiah selections led by Mrs Everett P Johnson. It mentions a 7:30 Sunday worship at WW and a 9:30 Sunday School session, noting a church event calendar and a featured reader.
Following the services teachers and pupils will adjourn to classrooms for the taing records A short session of the Epworth Leagues will be being 630, closing early for the sallen cantata to be rendered by the cr or at 730 The public is cordiall i invited to hear this presentation.
Under the direction of Miss Ol Whipple the Lord’s Supper morning worship is planned with a sermon titled An Fryer Giving Christmec Gilt Christmes Endater at 6 30. John FE Green and others are listed for the service. Rev Wm Moran will conduct Midnight Mass and there are Masses at 8 and 10. St Patrick’s Church also features a 7 40 service with Rev Huston Jackson delivering the message.
A Christmas recital was held at the home of Mrs Phil Forest Street by the Vas Vieva pupils. Each member of the class contributed a song or piece. Refreshments were served after the performance closing the event.
Tenzo S Green minister announces a single Sunday morning service in the main auditorium. About 900 attendees expected as the church hosts a children’s program and two Christmas messages by another pastor Veahke. Choirs and songs by the children will be included.
The season featured a hostess led service with class members including Kenneth Avery J, Patsy Bear, Mary Ellen Baumgardner, Marie Baum, Colner Beverls Baker, Alice Bischbaugh, Man Boxe, Wilma Brewer, Anna Buswell, Olu Vae Eastin, and Lita. The roster lists active participants and their roles within the group.
A scanned item lists Jeanne Gibbins, Harold Green, Jeanne Alice Herrick, Margery Lee, Ireta Rae Page, Marolyn Peterson, Dorothy Scoville, Edith Jean Lovy and Jeanne Whiteside among names recorded in a community notice. The fragment records multiple individuals, suggesting a roll or attendee list in a civic or school context.
The Wellington District School bond members met after lunch Thursday to settle the 1938 accounts and arrange that bonds may be callable after 15 years. All outstanding bills for 1938 were paid.
The Junior Girl Reserves held a Christmas party at the school house then caroled at homes of shut ins. A long list of Christmas visits follows among Conkie Wights and Bassett families in El Wayne Oberlin Spencer and nearby towns. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dinkin at Lod hospital weighing seven and one half pounds.
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