This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 40 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1937
Page
2
Local notes detail a sprawling Christmas visit map centered on Mrs Estella Aldrich with relatives and friends from LaGrange Oberlin Wellington Columbus and beyond. Numerous dinners and gatherings occur across several towns as kinfolk share holiday meals and greetings.
The article notes multiple holiday visits across families in Canal Fulton Plymouth Wellington Greenwich and Elyria. Names include Burt Smith Burrows Seright Byron Lees and Shafer. A Christmas program at the Hurst store featured a musical performance and a tree gathering with Junior Potter recitations and group singing. Geraldine Paffenbaugh joined Shelby guests George Goodman and Maud Cole relatives also visited Butler Road friends.
Penfield church hosted a Thursday night Christmas program with strong attendance. Yuletide decorations framed a candle light recessional, welcome address by Doris Schulz, recitation by Dorothy Denham, and an assembly carol singalong. A playlet A Boy Turned Away featured Rev. Darkey, a duet by Virginia and Arlene Soor, and Edith Jean Snoy sang. The White Gift Offering was taken and children received treats.
The annual Christmas operetta Bringing Up Santa was staged by fifth through eighth grades in the school auditorium under Mrs. Kerwin Mrs. Dorothy Smith and Miss Brucker. Forty five pupils took the main roles led by Santa Marshall Bligh Mrs Santa Kay Andrews and others. Primary grades performed toy orchestra and living Christmas tree while the High School Girls Glee Club sang. Fred Rollin portrayed Santa and distributed presents.
The seventh and eighth grades posted an average attendance of 98.3 percent. This, combined with the attendance of the other grades, earned Penfield School the Elementary Attendance Banner for the next six weeks.
Christmas Day entertainments listed include Mr and Mrs Charlie Blight guests from Wellington Mr and Mrs Glen Richmond and daughter Bernice Stanley Riges and Robert Sheperd Also Rev and Mrs Darkey Open House December 01 from to 12 are invited and New Year’s Eve celebration planned Guests welcomed at 12 o clock
The Sheffield Lake Volunteer Firemen distributed twelve Christmas baskets to local needy families, each basket valued around ten dollars and containing a ham and other food items. The committee led by Walter Jones Lew Cheney and Frank Young organized the effort. Mr and Mrs H C Chambers and family hosted about twenty relatives for Christmas dinner and supper, with guests including Mr and Mrs W Chambers Mr and Mrs A C Haynes Mr and Mrs P L Chambers and Mr and Mrs C F Spaulding and Clewell relatives.
The article lists numerous households hosting guests on Christmas Day and the following weekend. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Willard Taft, Lee Johnson family, Karl Thoma and family of Avon Lake, Maynard Foskett and Minnie Fosket with Lloyd, J. E. Foskett and sister, Raymond Dunfee with Paul Benedict family of Cleveland, Hilda Rector of North Canton, Shirley Garfield and V. Brown vistors, Ruth Harris of Ridgeville, and Arthur Whiton and sons of Amherst. Mrs. Garfield has resumed activities after an extended illness from an automobile accident.
Howard and Neva Carrick shared Christmas with their Elyria grandparents the Carricks. The Chambers hosted neighbors at a Ford Road dance with fifty attendees, dancing and doughnuts. Frank Chambers and Wayne Jackson provided music. Lester Youtzy Lois Youtzy and Pearl Perkins joined Carl Rabous family for meals in West View. Frank Chambers marked his birthday with a six o clock dinner on Ford Road. Buckere Sewers 4 H Club planned a roller skating party for January 11 at Elyria’s Zelma Smith home.
North Ridgeville residents are invited as the Ridgeville Grange hosts a New Year's Eve gathering at the Grange Hall on Friday. Members should bring sandwiches and a covered dish while games and cards are planned for entertainment.
Christmas Eve and Day connected with extended family and neighbors as Mr. and Mrs. Reese settle into a remodeled home while many relatives and friends from Elyria Cleveland Berea and Kent visit their hosts and each other. Numerous dinners and overnight stays mark a season of gatherings among the Sawitzke Parshall Hopp Hadaway and Schmitz families and their kin in nearby towns.
Nevins and the Hadaway family from Carlisle join dinner with Mrs Ellatrons who hosts the Study Club on Barton Road. Multiple households in Elyria Cres ton Avon Lorain Amherst and Cleveland report Christmas and holiday visits, with relatives staying at homes of Hadaway Wigert Currier and Brush among others.
Mrs Margaret Baus and Mr and Mrs N A Baus plus family hosted a 2nd birthday anniversary in honor of Mrs Mary Date. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Martin Bringman of Vermilion, Mr and Mrs Ira Kiplinger of Kipton, Mrs Emma Potter of Elyria, Kathryn Mulich, Mr and Mrs Charles Dute and the honored guest Mrs Charles Dute.
The Quarterly Conference of the churches of Brownhelm Henrietta and South Ridge was held here at the Church on Monday evening Superintendent C L Allen of Ivremont was present.
A number from this community attended the Christmas entertainment at Brownhelm Evangelical Church Friday evening and another group joined Sunday’s Christmas program at Henrietta Evangelical Church. The S. B. here presented the play Mrs Bascom Keeps Christmas by the youth group.
Mr and Mrs Charles Date hosted a holiday gathering with guests including the Bringman and Young families from Vermilion Oberlin Brownhelm Lorain Elvira Lorain, plus Mr and Mrs Cofton Simms Patty and others in Carlisle Eaton and North Murray Ridge. Additional dinners included the Ernst family South Amherst and the Kolbe family Middle Ridge.
Bries note Mr and Mrs Milton Eppley and family at the Inn Keeper at Bethlehem pageant at Elyria M E Church Sunday evening. C E Cook and Miss Minona Cook at Zahel Essex wedding in Lorain on Christmas Day. Mrs George Knittle at Christmas party at Mrs William Krieg Elyria. Mrs Christena Cook at twentieth anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Schriner in Sheffield Sunday. Edith Dehn, Conrad Ernst, and Earl Dehn at funeral of Mrs August Giller of Elyria from Indro Curtis Funeral Home Monday. Rev and Mrs R G Pferrer and daughter Lois dined with Mr and Mrs C E Cock Sunday.
Christmas gatherings noted across Detroit Amherst and Lorain as families hosted relatives and friends. Ed Chandler and E Fhlanson families alongside J Smith joined Leo Hanlon. Milton Baus hosted A J Haist Carl Kutza Dramm Edith Dehn and others. Carl Friday with Carl Fowl family. Frank Bechtel with son Nelson in Pittsfield. BE Frye and son also mentioned.
Dr Claud North Chrisman notes world famed dancer Nijinski reportedly received insulin shock for brain illness labeled schizophrenia. Case cited as historically hopeful, with twenty years of affliction and exciting early reports prompting broader testing in dementia praecox patients observed by Dr Margaret Smyth at Stockton State Hospital.
Reports from Dayton Ohio State Hospital detail four patients under insulin shock treatment. Patients show improving conditions. one may receive ground parole, another is home in good shape, and others are usefully employed. Dr. L Hooper supervises with Dr. Howard R Campbell assisting. Twelve patients are undergoing treatment now, with plans to expand. insulin must be supplied by individuals or families.
The article describes a memory restoration shock based on injecting sugar via a hypodermic needle under controlled conditions. Patients are restrained with a muslin bandage, monitored by rectal thermometers, and attended by staff for about two hours per session. Treatments occur five or six times weekly, ending after forty to sixty sessions, with insulin firms offering support for indigent patients.
Mrs E Tedrow and family in Lorain plus Mrs Christen Cook were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs August Lange in Camden Sunday. Cleveland visitors S H Cudmore and L W Spiegelberg called on local families. others included visits by George Knittle, Edith Dehn, and relatives across North Ridge, Middle Ridge, Oberlin, and Toledo areas during the week.
Mrs Howard Dayton of Pittsfield and Mr and Mrs Francis Ward with their son Donald spent Christmas Eve with Mrs John Ward in Pittsfield. W F Kolbe of Port Dover Canada arrived Monday to visit relatives and friends in this vicinity.
The Mothers' Club of the Middle Ridge school met with Mrs. Elmer Hischoff for the December gathering. A brief business session preceded games and afternoon refreshments in the dining room with holiday decorations. Christmas carols were sung and gifts exchanged.
Mr and Mrs L W Spiegelberg hosted Christmas Day dinner with guests including Miss Caroline Spiegelberg Cleveland and families from Elyria Henrietta Edison Highway Ridgeville Lorain and Lakewood. Other attendees were Mrs J H Delefield Mrs E C Schubert and family, plus Mr and Mrs M J Nuhn and Betty Stein Woodrow Stein Estleen Nuhn Jack Twist.
Cleveland spent holiday with brother L. W. Spiegelberg family. Mrs. Pearl Beck and Pauline of Elyria visited Mrs. C. Schubert. Henrietta's Mrs. Anna Krieg stayed with daughter and Ernest Ingold family. Port Dover guests E. C. Schubert kin for several days. E. C. Schubert’s family attended the Bethlehem pageant. Betty Gunder visited Minona Cook. Spiegelbergs and Cooks hosted and called on Edison Highway residents.
Columbia notices the Farmers Institute set for January 5 and 6 at the town hall with Mr. Farnsworth and Mrs. Maxwell highly recommended. The program offers many features and daily dinner service. Prizes will be awarded for exhibits. Nominating committee includes W. H. Jones Willard Hathaway and Mrs J H Bartter.
Deer tracks observed on the F C Ives farm and nearby areas. A bale of deer seen in Strongsville and in Valley City.
Acme Grange plans its annual installation of officers and a dinner at the town hall on New Year’s Day with Mr. Pickard of Parma overseeing the installation. The Grange provides fresh ham and coffee. members bring the rest. A program is planned, recalling a Christmas play with Mrs. Lester Harrington Mrs. Leo Martin Mrs. M. H. Bartter Mrs. Ralph Lindeman Mrs. Lee Reis ing and Miss Roberta Ingersoll. Kenneth Crocker read a piece. gifts were exchanged and popcorn balls and apples distributed. A large lighted Christmas tree enhanced the event.
Both churches were packed for Christmas programs of parents playlets songs exercises and recitations. Carol singers from the B Y P U visited homes after the Baptist event. Seven carloads of league carol singers toured Wednesday night ending with gift exchanges at Clark and Clare Bennett’s home.
The funeral of Mrs Irene Kaller was held at the Methodist Church last Sunday afternoon. The service gathered family friends and church members for a solemn farewell and tributes to her life and faith.
A list of holiday visits and church events across Ohio includes Rev. Thomas Hughes preaching at the largest ever held here with Rev. Paul Brown assisting. Families such as the Fish, Helsing, Stinehomb, Reisinger, Cutting, Bartter, and Ives celebrate Christmas in Madison, Elyria, Lakewood, Pittsfield, and Green Town. Relatives travel to Lustis Florida for winter.
North Olmsted society notes Christmas visits by Reed and Green families, Risk and Mc Adams couples, Wilder and Saunders groups, with travel to St Petersburg Florida and various Ohio towns. Numerous Lakewood Elyria Lorain Cleveland Heights and Milan connections appear in holiday dinners and weekend gatherings.
Christmas guests filled homes across the area with families from Ashtabula Medina Barberton Cleveland Litchfield Chippewa Lake Avon Lake Hinckley and Fenn's Corners. Visitors included Chas Speith Noris Carter Esther Speith Dowdell Gross Haury and many others joining relatives for meals and Sunday visits.
A 1938 lifestyle guide urges New Year resolutions focused on beauty and fitness. It advises a home-based start with decluttering cosmetics, discarding nearly empty jars, and rehoming gifts. It emphasizes diet, outdoor exercise, and regular skincare to boost glamour and confidence.
Mrs. Willian Gleason will open her home to Congregational Ladies Dime Society members for a Christmas party on Thursday afternoon featuring an exchange of gifts.
Mr and Mrs David Barnhart and son Nelson joined Christmas guests at Mr and Mrs Ted Taylor in Elyria. Elyria visitors Mr and Mrs Carl Gibson visited Mrs Lodi Gibson. The Muths Garthe Ruths and Kolbs from Amherst Elyria Lakewood attended family gatherings. Charley Anderson is ill with flu at Roy Andersons. Betty Mori and Charles Kolb attended a DeMolay dance in Elyria. T Foor and Marilyn visit Pennsylvania relatives. Emil Ruth and son Glen weekend with Findley relatives.
PADUCAH Tex A light truck left Matador Tex with 36 cases of eggs and several cans of cream driven by John West. The truck skidded and rolled onto its top but not a single egg was broken.
More than 18 miles of foot trails are being built in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in Graham County North Carolina. The work aims to improve public access and preserve the forest area while expanding recreational options for visitors.
Miami officials estimate the 1937-38 tourism period will see around twenty million vacation days and expenditures totaling about 100 million dollars. The figure stems from the city department of finance and highlights the scale of expected visitor activity and economic impact in Miami.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.