Local Personal News Highlights Elyria Area
Numerous Elyria and area residents share holiday travel visits. Airman Dwain Bellingham and family plan to stay through Monday, visiting his parents on Gulf Road after arriving from Chanute AFB. Other service members and relatives visit kin, with several newborns announced at Elyria Memorial and Amherst hospitals.
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Are
Dwain Bellingham
Elyria
J. H. Bellingham
Gulf Road
Bellingham
Chanute Air Force Base
Norfolk
Licenses and residents listed for Wellington area
Licenses granted or listed include Shirley Baker of Route 18 Wellington and R. D. 1, along with U S Army, and Alberta McClellan of Route 1 Wellington. Also named are Donald Jenkins of Durkee Road, factory worker, and Grace Wallace of Whitney Road Route 4 Wilmington. A black kid skin fur coat, like new, priced at $20.00. Phone 39-915.
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Shirley Baker
R. D
Wellington
U.S. Army
Alberta McClellan
Donald Jenkins
Durkee Road
Grace Wallace
Whitney Road
Willington
Don’t be a novelty decorator Paul McCobb advises shoppers
New York designer Paul McCobb warns women to avoid cute novelty furniture. He urges shopping like for expensive clothes, choosing classic pieces that endure. Fad items may attract attention but will date a room. select durable, well-coordinated pieces from breakfronts to TV planters.
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New York
WNS
Paul McCobb
Cobb
U.S
MacCobb
Joan Berger Honored At West Ridge Bridal Shower
Joan Berger was guest of honor at a bridal shower at the Cliff Newell residence on West Ridge Road. Hostesses included Mrs. Richard Patyak and the Misses Nancy Flaherty and Kay Line. Miss Berger will be matron of honor, with Flaherty and Line as maids of honor.
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Joan Berger
Cliff Newell
West Ridge Road
Richard Patyak
Nancy Flaherty
Kay Line
Miss Berger
Newell
Joan Hargate
Virginia Frye
Nancy Warner
Andrew Flaherty
Berger
Joseph Cosentino
St. Mary Church
Hospital Discharges List With Resident Names
A list of discharge notices includes Mrs. Carlton Blaine of Grafton, Mrs. Hazel Noble of 110 Park View Street, Alex Hawkins of 401 East Bridge Street, Mrs. Marvin Adkins of 5855 Anton Road, Mrs. Hale and daughter of 102 Malcolm Court, Miss Augusta Pierce of 527 Lodi Street, Mrs. Edward Lowery of 111 Erie Street, Mrs. Huldah Boone of 316 Eleventh Street, Ulysses Wilson of 613 Fuller Road, Mrs. Margaret Quade of 307 North Olive Street, Mrs. John Cheesbrew and daughter of 900 Cleveland Street, and Mrs. Samuel Spain and daughter of 193 Bath Street.
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Carlton Blaine
Grafton
Hazel Noble
Park View Street
Alex C. Hawkins
East Bridge Street
Marvin Adkins
Anton Road
Thomas Hale
Malcolm Court
Augusta Pierce
Lodi Street
Edward Lowery
Erie Street
Huldah Boone
Eleventh Street
Ulysses Wilson
Fuller Road
Margaret Quade
North Olive Street
John Cheesbrew
Cleveland Street
Samuel Spain
Bath Street
Evening Calendar at the Y and Local Organizations
Tonight events include Holly Hall dance at the Y at 8 p.m. Christ mas party by Sigma Gamma Sorority. Mrs. Justina Brada hosts at 7:30 p.m. at 115 Madison Avenue. Women of the Moose and Merri-Ettes Club meet on Race Road. Protectors and Dames of Malta gather at Hotel Graystone at 6:30 p.m.
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Holly Hall
Sigma Gamma Sorority
Black Rosary
St. Agnes
Justina Brada
Madison Avenue
Women of the Moose
Merri-Ettes Club
Mary Koviak
Protectors
Dames of Malta
Hotel Graystone
Chatham Church Christmas Programs Highlight Week
Chatham churches held holiday programs with the Methodist Church presenting a Christmas program last Monday, the Foursquare Church on Wednesday, and Rev. Walter Nugent narrating The Fourth Wise Man at the Congregational Church. The events featured Sunday school songs and recitations and in-church refreshments. The Nativity scene was donated by Mr and Mrs Charles Jenkins and the Christmas tree by Mr and Mrs Ernest Packard. News Notes mentions Mrs H J Matthews of Grafton I
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Chatham
Methodist Church
Walter Nugent
Congregational Church
Charles Jenkins
Ernest Packard
H. J. Matthews
Grafton
Economists See 5 Percent Output Drop Next Year
A group of economists at the American Statistical, Economic, and Marketing Association convention forecast a five percent drop in U.S. output next year, signaling a moderate recession. Gerhard Colm of the National Planning Association cautioned output could fall up to 15 billion dollars, with unemployment rising toward 3.4 million, while Ford officials argued 1954 auto industry prospects look positive and real income after tax may exceed 250 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
GOP
William F. Knowland
Paul H. Douglas
D-I
Knowland
Gerhard Colm
The
U.S
Ford Motor Co
R. J. Eggert
Ford Division
Christmas Gatherings Across Rochester and Greenwich
A Christmas Eve guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Matthews joined the Matthews family for Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Campbell in Rochester and the evening with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Eglin in Greenwich. Larry and Ricky stayed at the Eglin home for a visit. Miss Gracie Braddock returned home for Christmas after a pneumonia stay at Lodi Hospital.
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C. G. Matthews
Matthews
K. A. Campell
Rochester
C. W. Eglin
Greenwich
Larry
Ricky
Eglin
Gracie Braddock
Lodi Hospital
Grandmother Christmas Greeting pageant in Columbia
The Methodist Church hosted a pageant titled Grandmother Christmas Greeting staged by 150 children with original script by Mrs. Richard Van Arsdale and Mrs. Rowland Barter. Janice Tiltijmes accompanied the group on organ and several selections were performed. Grange News Acme Grange hosts a New Year’s Eve dance at the school auditorium at 8 1p.m. with Jack Knopke’s Orchestra and Ronny Schneider as caller. Public invited. floor show and refreshments planned. Acme youth collected canned goods for Christmas baskets. leftovers sent to Gates Hospital for Crippled Children in Elyria. Briefs note visits from Florine Beinhoff and Leda of Rocky River, former Columbia residents, to friends. Pfe John Tomes of Camp Lejeune spent Christmas with parents. Mrs. John Snell and family in Chicago. Mary Hudie from Canada visited L. W. Churchill family.
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Columbia
Methodist Church
Richard van Arsdale
Rowland Bartter
Janice Tiltijies
Grange News
Acme Grange
Jack Knopke
Ronny Schneider
Acme
Grange Party
Gates Hospital
Elyria
Florine Beinhoff
Leda
Rocky River
Pfe
John Tomes
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Stanley Tomes
John Snell
Chicago
Mary Hudie
Canada
L. W. Churchill
Avon Church Groups Schedule January 3 Events
Avon Holy Trinity Guild to take Communion at 8 a.m. Mass on January 3. Couples Club of Avon’s Methodist Church to hold a tureen dinner in the church dining room at 6 p.m. on January 3.
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Avon
Holy Trinity Guild of
Holy Trinity Church
Couples Club of
Avon’s
Methodist Church
Birthday Horoscope for Aya Sretta In December
Born today December 29 Aya Sretta has fanatic drive once committed to a project. She shows personal courage and ignores criticism, yet remains sensitive to opposition and will persuade others to her side. Her quick mind brings impatience with slow thinkers. she backs early focus, music talent, and direct purpose.
Busy Vacation Arts At Elyria YMCA Boys Department
Al Werden leads a crafts heavy program in the Elyria YMCA boys department during school breaks. Clay work, wood craft, and leather items fill the basement studios under Werden and Navy veteran counselor supervision. An art contest and New Year mural keep older boys engaged as younger peers explore finger painting and crayon drawings.
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YMCA
al Werden
Bowling Green University
Werden
Navy Vetean
Camp Iss-See-Kies
Barbara Werden
Lodi Street
Colletta
Jack Knight
Local family celebrates son’s promotion to first lieutenant
Mr and Mrs Ralph Lawrence of 116 Lawrence Court report their son Norman has been promoted to first lieutenant while stationed in Germany. Address records show 1st Lieutenant Lawrence at 01889925 C Battery 63rd AAA Gun Battalion APO New York. He was commissioned from Fort Bliss Texas after Officers Candidate School twelve to eighteen months ago.
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Ralph Lawrence
Lawrence Court
Norman
Germany
Lawrence
C-O
New York City
New York
Weisband
Hofbein
Fort Bliss
Texas
Points for Parents by Edith Thomas Wallace
A dialogue on family time, contrasting a father's concern about vacation time with a college daughter's plans for a family night. The piece argues parents should preemptively schedule time and avoid making loved ones feel aggrieved by assuming they will prioritize family without clear plans.
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Edith Thomas Wallace
Urges Checkup On Rights Under Social Security
O A Skelley Lorain office manager urges a New Year checkup on rights under the Federal Social Security Law as the program enters its 18th year. He notes three of four workers are covered and about 66 million Americans are protected. representatives answer questions at the Lorain office and at Elyria’s state employment office each Thursday.
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O. A. Skelley
Lorain
Skelley
United States
Shelley
Social Security
i\Lorain
Broadway
Ohio State Employment Office
Elyria
Veterans Of Lakes Service Are Promoted In Steel Pittsburgh
Two long time Great Lakes shipping veterans, Capt John Crerar and Cle Rector, gain top posts in United States Steel Pittsburgh Steamship Division effective Jan 1. Crerar becomes fleet captain and Rector fleet engineer, succeeding retiring Capt Robert Crawford and Thomas Ives. New appointments include Dana Whitlock as assistant fleet captain and Richard Skillen Jr. as assistant fleet engineer. Both men joined the Lakes fleet in the early 1910s and have served in key roles since the 1940s.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
John Crerar
Co. C
Cle
Dana T. Whitlock
Richard Skillen Jr
Crerar
Rector
Lakes
Pittsburgh Steamship Division
Half of Britain driving license applicants are women
A report indicates that about 50 percent of people applying for car driving licenses in Britain are women. The statistic highlights shifting gender patterns in vehicle licensing and entries to the driving test.
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Britain
Armco President Sees 1954 Good Business Year
Armco Steel Corp president Weber W. Sebald forecasts 1954 will be a good year with steel demand near 100 million tons, about 12 percent below 1953, and predicts construction automotive electrical and home appliance sectors will still show reasonably strong demand though not as large as 1953. Exports may ease due to increased foreign capacity and modern equipment.
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Middletown
Weber W. Sebald
Armco Steel Corp
Sebald
Police Lt. Hawkins Becomes Grandfather at 44
Police Lt Earl Hawkins announced he has become a grandfather at age 44. His son Earl Jr., 22, an airman at Gunter Air Force Base, informed him his wife gave birth to a daughter yesterday. The baby's mother is Darlene Miller of Elyria.
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Earl Hawkins Jr
St. Charles Avenue
Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Air Force Base Hospital
Deborah Ann
Wayne Spidell
Arkherst
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Cynthia Louise
Spidell
Beverly Crum
Elyria
Richard Doutt
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Doutts
Metcalf Road
Patrick Dangela
Litchfield
Harry Yearley
Ninth Street
George Winsick
Earl Hawkins
Hawkins
Earl Jr
Gunter Air Force Base
Darlene Miller
Fire destroys Eastlake home leaving family homeless
A Monday fire in Eastlake destroyed a home of Mr and Mrs Charles Phillips and their five children. Firemen estimated property damage at eight thousand dollars.
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Eastlake
INS
Charles Phillips
Steel costs prompt firms to rush capital upgrades
The remark that lower labor costs will hurt American competitiveness leads Sebald to predict ongoing heavy investment in replacing and upgrading aging equipment. He argues the steel industry’s main challenge is cutting production costs, prompting sustained capital outlays despite market pressures.
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Larry Wells
Kessler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Harry S. Wells
Longfellow Street
Nick Martin
Griswold Road
Forest .Allen DeBra
Washington Courthouse
Fred Jones
Oxford Avenue
Larry Tibbals
Ohio University At
Athens
Ralph Tibbals
Garford Avenue
Charles C. Frye
Eighth Street
Bowling Green State University
Gene Walker
Camp Atterbury, Ind
M. J. Fritz
Chestnut Ridge
Fes
Zenith
Lorain, Ohio
Olga Curtis
Drew Pearson
WEOL
Aya We Sretta
Gardner
Sunbeam
Dulane Frybyte
de Jenese Graystone Hotel Bldg
Veterans of Lakes Service
Armco
New
Elyria Fur Shops
FUR
Elyria Fur Shop
Middle Avenue
Skoppe
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