Christmas Day Guests and Family Notices Across Oberlin Area
A long list of Christmas Day and weekend gatherings fills social pages. Families from Axtel, Oberlin, Elyria, Lorain, Wellington, and surrounding towns visit relatives, dine together, and attend church events. Local names include Kropf, Hostettler, Reusser, Ives, Lamvermyer, Gibbins, Page, Hines, Crile, Mohns, and many others, with numerous dinners and home visits noted. The content reflects holiday hospitality and community ties across multiple households.
Christmas Visit Highlights From Huntington Area
Mr and Mrs H Dirlam spent Christmas in Ashland with son Clayton and wife. J C Rapking and family visited Akron at James Myers home. Fayette Warner visited Cleveland at the Warner home. Henry West hosted Miss Fayette Warner and Mrs Stevens from Mt Vernon. William Ginnard of Cleveland joined Christmas dinner at C C Hines home. Nile Thudiam and family spent time with Bert Thudiam’s parents in Nova. Renry West and family also observed the holiday at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Long
Filyria
Arnold Hines
Wellington
Myron Hines
Hart Leninger
Annabelle
Annabelle Mae
Clarence Seitters
Nile Thuchum
Lawrence
Betty
Johnson Crib
Harry Pratt
Elbert
Fred Lorence
Pauline
Henry Lorence
Lucille Pratt
Ethel Gibbs
Detroit
Norman Liedorf
Norwalk
Phillips
L. C. Crile
H. D. Bowen
Cleveland
The
Crandalls
George Lorence
Henry
John Pike
Jake Wagoner
South Amherst
Pike
William Ginnard
William Wrench
Maurer
Glenro Mohns
Lucy Cassell
Wells Easterday
Sullivan
Fred Mohns
Theola
Leo Wesley
Archie Buchanan
Medina
M. McLain
Sharon
Glenno Mohns
Merton Coe
Carl Crapo
Shirley
Michigan
Crapo
Forest Rice
Robert
Carl Garrison
Frank Rice
Francis Biddinger
Elyria
William Koons
Pittsfield
Will McConnell
T. A. West
Maxine
Lorain
A. H. Shriver
Sam Rowland
Forest
Beckley Laughery
Kenneth Finkle
CG. C
Esby Neel
Marion Neel
T. W. Regal
Bessie Regal
Huntington
H. Dirlam
Ashland
Clayton
J. C. Rapking
Oscar
Carolyn
Marion Crile
Akron
James Myers
Fayette Warner
Clare Warner
Stevens
Mt. Vernon
Henry West
C. C. Hines
Nile Thudiam
Bert Thudiam
Nova, Ohio
Renry West
Gilbert Stearns
Franklin
Anna Perkins
Clarence Perkins
Mary and
Russell
Lakewood
Henry Baehr
Fields
Arthur Perkins
Joan
Wayne Sibut
Ida Elton
Olmsted Falls
D. G. Hofitzer
Ruby Lamb
Herbert
J. E. Elton
Theer
Marion
Howard Elkins
North Russia BRIEFS
Mr and Mrs Charles Hasenflue and Mr and Mrs Frank Hasenflue visited Robert Hasenflue in Amherst on Christmas Day. Mrs Will Berg visits relatives in Tonawanda NY. Elmer Schubert and family spent Saturday with Mrs Percy Neubrand in Berea. Charles Gibson and family Christmased at daughter Mrs Frank Austin in Lakewood. Walter Walker and Craig of Oberlin visited Harry Gibson. Harold Berg and family Christmas Day at Harry Harwood in Clarksfield. Continued with Berg family members at holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Russia
Charles Hasenflue
Craig
Oberlin
Harry Gibson
Harold Berg
Harry Harwood
Clarksfield
Leonard Berg
Anna Berg
Local residents share visits and illness in Lorain area
Harlan Schramm visited Chris Gentes home in Lorain on Monday evening. Mrs. Carl Berg is confined to her bed by illness. Donald Schramm is on the sick list. Funeral attendance noted for Charles Schwartz in Elyria. Several relatives and friends visited Anna Berg and other local households during the holidays and weekends including Lipstrue, Gibson, Schramm, and Albrecht families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Schramm
Chris Gentes
Lorain
Carl Berg
Donald Schramm
Charles Gibson
Harry Gibson
Elmer Schubert
Charles Schwartz
Elyria
Will May
Harvey Lipstrue
Charles Lipstrue
Cleveland
Anna Berg
Vernon Schubert
Ralph Schramm
Columbus
Richard Lipstrue
Wycliffe
Ed Sanslow
Nazareth
Kate Gentes
Ridgeville
Edna Albrecht
Harry Lauer
Milton
West Ridge
Betty Duffy
Wesley Samslow
Simon Nash
Esther Schramm
Carl Schramm
Edw. Schramm
Clyde Dague’s
Medina
Wesley Sanision
Saunders and Sander Families Move or Travel
Mr and Mrs J H Saunders of Barton road left Friday for a several weeks stay in Florida. The George Scharf family moved Tuesday from Barton road to Cleveland. Mrs Barbara Sander is in Wheeling West Virginia spending a couple of weeks with her son Dr Howard Sander and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Road
J. H. Saunders
Lorain Road
Florida
George Scharf
Cleveland
Barbara Sander
Wheeling
W. Va
Howard Sander
Kuhn to Speak on Farm Problems at Church
Sunday night January 2 Rev. C L Kuhn will present his fourth lecture at the church with Farm Problems as the topic. All are welcome with no admission or collection. In other local notes, families spent Christmas in Cleveland and with relatives in Elyria and Olmsted Falls as visits and travels continue between Lakewood Elyria Akron and Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Kuhn
Lizabeth
Stephen
Elizabeth
Beth
Dinner Guests at Mrs. Lord's Sunday Dinner
Several families gathered for Sunday dinner at Mrs. Sarah Lords including Mr. and Mrs. Guy Donaldson Beatrice and James of Wellington Mr. and Mrs. Irving Lord of Linwood Mrs. Vera Buck and Franklyn of Elyria Eddie Smith of Dover Jane Bainbridge of Ridgeville Theron Bourne wife and daughter Kathleen of Center Ridge were at W A Bourns Mrs Lillian Kelly Robert Thomas and Dorothy with her parents Mr and Mrs Milo Standen Kennedy Ridge Saturday Mr and Mrs Claude Hammond and Julia with their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Harold Graff Miss Charlotte Robb and her two sisters Mrs Gaylord Gardner and Mrs Arthur Romp and families for Sunday dinner Miss Robb will close her home here and go to Elyria to live this Winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Lord
Guy Donaldson
Beatrice and James
Wellington
Irving Lord
Linwood
Vera Buck
Franklyn
Elyria
Eddie Smith
Dover
Jane Bainbridge
Ridgeville
Theron Bourne
Kathleen
Center Ridge
W. A. Bourn’s
Lillian Kelly
Robert
Thomas
Dorothy
Milo Standen
Kennedy Ridge
Claude Hammond
Julia
Harold Graff
Charlotte Robb
Gaylord Gardner
Arthur
Robb
Emerson Tellman and Mary Kender Tie Christmas Day
Emerson Tellman of Chestnut Ridge and Miss Mary Kender of Lorain were married Christmas Day at the Tellman home by Rev. C L. Kuhn. They will make their home in Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Tellman
Chestnut Ridge
Mary Kender
Lorain
Tellman
C.L. Kuhn
Church notes highlight holiday activities and meetings
The girls club of the Congregational Church sang carols on Christmas Eve visiting sixteen homes and gave plants to shut ins, then shared a party with teacher Mrs. Robert Karch. Men’s club hosts supper January 7, Ladies Aid meets January 6, annual committee reports planned. Communion service planned for Sunday at the Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Robert Karch
Ladies Aid
Curphey Funeral Held After Tragic Fog Ride
Mr and Mrs Joseph Curphey of Stearns road spent Christmas Day with a daughter's family in Cleveland. Mrs Curphey 74 years old died during the return trip in dense fog after collapsing near Dr G Rankins home. Funeral Tuesday Dec 28 at Pease Funeral Home Dover Center with burial in Woodland Cemetery Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Curphey
Stearns Road
Cleveland
Pease Funeral Home
Dover Center
Clyde Kuhn
Woodland Cemetery
Brazil Exports Lead 1937 Trade With Oranges Bananas
In 1937 Brazil's chief exports were oranges and bananas, marking a strong agricultural trade emphasis for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
The Syrian Sanatorium Intrigue Aboard a Hidden Plot
LT Carns Vid Elizabeth Allen arrives in Syria to join Dr. Morris at a Beirut area sanatorium. She uncovers a scheme by Morris and Meres with Miss Hilton to drive Michael Brown, the only patient, insane. Elizabeth, Mary Morris, and Dr. Stephen Payne plan a risky cellar holdout with Hilton as hostage to escape the dangerous doctors and their schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Allen
Syria
New York
John Morris
Beirut
Professor Meres
Miss Hilton
Michael Brown
Mary Morris
Michael
Morris
Meres
Stephen Payne
Elizabeth
Miss Dudley
Stephen
Ahmed
Lizabeth
Mary
Dudley
Any
Hilton
AJOW
Hsten
Goard
Stephen Rose
Murie Hilton
Elzzabeth
Avon Lake Officials Schedule And Club Meetings
Avon Lake events list upcoming meetings over the Jan. 1 to Jan. 6 period. Mayor Drake calls a 2 PM gathering for elected officials, with school board, Ladies Auxiliary, Women’s League dinner, PTA, Mothers Study Group, Dames of Malta, Boy Scouts, Garden Club, and Townsend Club all slated at local venues including Park Hall Chateau and the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Park Hall
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Legion Post No. 211
Chateau
Women’s League of the Congregational Church
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Mothers
Edith Diedrich
Dames of Malta
Avon-on-the- Lake
Sisterhood Meeting Plans New Dates
George E. Slawson reports the Dames of Malta Sisterhood met at the Chateau on Walker Road Tuesday evening. They approved changing meeting dates to the first and third Wednesdays each month at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Slawson
Sisterhood
the Dames of Malta
Walker Road
Demma sisters host Avon Baptist class gathering
Misses Anna and Dorothy Demma hosted 28 members of Mr. Jenkins Sunday School class of the Avon Baptist Church plus guest Wilma Wood at their Jaycox Road home on Tuesday evening. A business meeting followed led by president John Gerbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Dorothy Demma
Jaycox Road
Mr. Jenkins
Avon Baptist Church
Wilma Wood
John Gerbeck
Gift exchange and plans for Jan 11 meeting with Miss Higgins
A festive gathering featured a gift exchange and planned a future meeting with Miss Eileen Higgins on January 11. Games and contests followed, and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Higgins
Christmas Eve Visit Noted At Local Home
Santa was present at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cajka to greet the Manes family and guests from Lakewood Avon Lake and nearby homes. He distributed gifts for all, Christmas carols were sung, and a luncheon was served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Joe Cajka
C. L. Manes
Jean
Lester Kalbrunner
Nancy
S. F. Capka
Ronald
Lakewood
Edward Ennis
Avon Lake
Betty
Bobby
Die tta Dee Club Christmas Party Honors Miss Alten
DiEtta Dee Club met with Miss Lillian Alten Thursday evening for a Christmas party. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DiEtta Dee Club
Lillian Alten
Second Year Shorthand Class Prepares For Gregg Artists Con
Mrs Crowder guides the second year shorthand class as entries for the Gregg Artists Con test. Seniors are expected to win several certificates while juniors race to meet the 40 wpm speed requirement. One minute tests show Jane Zellers leading at 54 wpm with no errors and Virginia Fisher close behind at 53 wpm with no errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder
Jane Zellers
Virginia Fisher
Local Social Guests Visit Clarksfield Residents
Mr and Mrs Howard Walker were Tuesday guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Candall in Clarksfield. Mrs Etta Harris and daughter Etta of Lakewood spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs HL Brockman and Mr and Mrs I J King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Walker
Harry Candall
Clarksfield
Etta Harris
Etta
Lakewood
HL. J. Brockman
I. J. King
Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club January Meeting Canceled
Mary Anna and Ro ger, with sister Miss Lucile King of Eaton, are visiting relatives in Chicago and Apple River Illinois. There will be no Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club meeting during January, says President Mrs. Joe Cajka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anna
Roger
Lucile King of Eaton
Chicago
Apple River
Illinois
Avon-on-the-Lake
La Grange Christmas Visiting Friends and Relatives
Local residents and guests shared holiday gatherings with family and friends across nearby towns including Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg Cleveland Monroeville Elyria and Berea. Among those visiting were Mr and Mrs Maynard Blevens Mr and Mrs Hemenway Mrs Knowles and Frances and Edith Holcomb and many others as they celebrated Christmas and New Year’s with relatives and extended family.
Christmas Week Socials and Visits Chronicle in Valley City
Valley City residents shared Christmas gatherings with family in Cleveland Lakewood and Northfield. Local clubs and church groups held events while visiting relatives in Elyria Salem and Medina. The Town basketball team hosts Brunswick Thursday to support the School Athletic Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Deimlinng
Cleveland
Otto Neimling
J. A
Edwin Lasch
Ed Steyer
Walter Knoble
Lida Marsh
George Smith
Salem
Ohio
Joan Arick
Anna Schaeffer
Frank Folley
Elyria
Schol
Christmas Guests and Family Gatherings Across Ohio
New Oberlin reports Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hastings joined Christmas dinner with Mrs. Francis Barnard in Cleveland. Cleveland visitors Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ehrman and Richard spend their vacation with Richard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith. Nearby, extended families including the Webbers, the Schmitzes, and Forest Taylors visited Medina for a Sunday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oberlin
Everett Hastings
Francis Barnard
Cleveland
Oscar Ehrman
Richard
Michael Smith
N. Webber
Loretta
Lloyd
F. J. Schmitz
C Justin
Clyde
Jeanette
Carl Schmitz
Forest Taylor
Medina
Local families enjoy calm weekend gatherings and holiday visit notes
Miss Marie Lindens recovering after appendix operation in Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hurst and family visited the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hastings hosted the Waite siblings at dinner. Miss Jeanette Justin spent Tuesday with cousin Betty Jane Justin. Elyria households held a family gathering Friday and the subsequent holidays. Santa visited, delighting children. Attendees included KF Schmitz, M Wohleber and family, C Justin and family, George Dion, Hutchinson, Whitney, Bill Davis, Herman Davis, Carl Schmitz and Alyttle Davis. Finis C. Brown and family returned from Toledo after holidays. Wohleber and Kinzel families visited in Grafton. C Justin, N Webber, and Schmitz attended Master Leonard Smith's funeral on Hutternut Ridge Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Lindens
Cleveland
M. L. Hurst
Elmes
Oberlin
Everett Hastings
Arthur Waite
Avon
Jeanette Justin
Betty Jane Justin
Elyria
N. Webber
Alyttle Davis
Finis C. Brown
Threr
Toledo
M. Wohleber
Kinzel
Grafton
C. Justin
Christmas Day Guests Across Several Ohio Towns
A long list of Christmas Day visits across Camden Wellington Litchfield and nearby towns includes Brighton Cleveland Toledo and Oberlin residents. Families such as Sheffield Lamphere Merrill Gill Hanes and McKenzie visit relatives in multiple homes extending from Camden to Brighton and Wellington with numerous children and spouses present.
Christmas Day Socials Reach Across Families
Mr and Mrs Charles D Seeley hosted Christmas Day guests including A B McConnell Ed McConnell family James McConnell and Florence Squire from Penfield Virga Ober of Camden. At Walter Day home visitors were Franklin Sullivan Detroit and C D Murray with Donald Day Brighton. Mrs Murray then joined Franklin Sullivan for a Detroit visit. Rex Rowall and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Seeley
A. B. McConnell
Ed McConnell
James McConnell
Pittsfield
Florence Squire
Penfield
Virga Ober
Camden
Walter Day
Franklin Sullivan
Detroit
Mich
Wellington Family and Friends At Christmas Gatherings
A long list of local residents and visitors spent Christmas Day or the holiday week with relatives in Wellington and nearby towns. Names include Seeley, Johnson, Black, Eaton, McConnell, Veltrie, Neff, Betts, Searles, Pomeroy, Burge, Goss, Heidrich, Merrill, Anderson, and others in Elyria, Sandusky, Nova, Ashland, Cleveland, Lorain, Marion, and Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Wellington
D. F. Seeley
Charles Seeley
Donald Day
B. H. Batson
James Landon
Nova
Betty McConell
Golden
Mary McConnell
Elmer Fon
New London
Elston McConnell
Roy Moore
Brighton
Clark Ewell
Lawrence Eaton
Sandusky
Everett Eaton
Ashland
Earl Betts
Raymond
Rachel
Clapp
Cleveland
Will Pomeroy
Gilbert
Lorain
Arthur Tenant
Fint, Mich
Jesse Burge
Sam Betts
Pittsfield
Don Goss
Mary Goss
Gilbert Pomeroy
Lorains
Townsend Club
Steve Satran
Buddy
Jimmie
Amherst
Earl Borts
Jean
Mary Lou Seprish
Martin
Marion
Martha Burrows
Estella Garrett
Local Christmas Visits and Guests Around Marion Area
Marion residents shared Christmas with relatives and friends across Elyria Lorain Oberlin and LaGrange. Families including Hornish Monagan Cook Heck and Wilford hosted and visited kin while Ella Jane Hornish Kent State student returned home for the holiday. Friends Mary Reibling and others hosted a large gathering at the Hollis home with numerous extended families in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Bensley
Marion
Ohio
John Bensley
John Hornish
Merlin Monagan
J. J. Cook
William Heck
Frankie Reese
Edna MacDowell
Elyria
Ella Jane Hornish
Kent State University
Vincent
M. E. Church
Charles Wilford
J. H. Brown
Jack Wilford
C. Wilford
Harold
Widdersh
Emil Struck
Ray Hollis
Miss Pearl Read
W. J. Castle
Hollis
Leonard Dean
Charles Moulder
LaGrange
Leonard Moulder
Berea
Melvern Spicer
Alva Spicer
John Beasley
Josephine Bryant
Ambrose Rasner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henrietta
Christ Kropf
Edith
Bernice
Fred
George Champney
Walter Kropf
Eugene
Kenneth
Axtel
Harold Bucks
Phillip Latteman
Clarence
Delefield
Victor Hostettler
Paul Hostettler
Nelson Reusser
M. G. Johnson
Anne
Albert Reusser
Carl
John Hostettler
C. S. Bohner
Fred Siegrist
Bay Village
Ernest Lamvermyer
Max Coates
Gary
Barry Weber
Harold Coates
Carl Ives
Jimmy
Adam Horn
John Ives
Elizabeth Page
Thelma
James Lamberton
C. H. Currier
Charles Cook
Harry Gillette
Lex Gibbins
A. R. Emmerick
Charles Bristol
Axial
Katie Weidman
Twilah
Ernie Buchs
Rosa Buchs
Marion Dudley
Patterson
New Jersey
Ella May Dudley
Bellefontaine
A. L. Dudley
Oscar Zurcher
Neil
John Zurcher
Anna Wyttenbach
Leo Kimmel
John Kirk
G. M. Snyder
Tom Kirk
Ralph McDowell
Ralph Jr
Bert Barnes
Minta Rockwood
Archie McDowell
George H. Page
Berlin Heights
Roy Sanders
Melvin Sanders
Judy
O.C. Sanders
Ed Rothe
Naomi
Louis
James Obitts
Ernest Bauman
Charles
John Geissendoerfer
Harvey Brandau
Clifton McDowell
Otto Knoble
Franklin Simonson
Theola Coven
Leroy Baird
Otto Coven
Elton
Kipton
Theodore Ries
George Hinderer
Fred Latteman
Mary Vivian
Bennett
Walter Walker
Wallace Wood
Paul Court
Familly
Obertin
Wallace Court
King’s Herald
Methodist Church
Melvin Unger
Eva
Ernest Telzerow
C. O. Burill
Will Becker
Carl Becker
Brownhelm
Rudolph Krieg
Vene Rolfe
V. D. Whitney
G. c. Becker
Mary Becker
North
Russia
Curphey Funeral
Dznoon
Dietta Club
la Grange Briefs
Maynard Hammer
Joyce
L. D. Miller
LaVerda Gott
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Tiffin
Sidney Hemenway
R. C. Miller
Paul Sage
BE. Arnold
Edward Blythia
Western Reserve University
G. G. Leiby
Monroeville
John H. Curtiss
John P. Holcomb
Will Holcomb
Frances
Edith M Holcomb
Fred Holcomb
Willard Johanson
Frances M. Knowles
Girard
Will Knowles
John Wherry
John
Minnie Willard
Mayme Phelan
Robert Denham
Ernest Bridgett
Kenneth Jackson
Henry Hacker
Gordon
Valley City
H. B. Sheffield
Thomas Lamphere
Naomi Goodrich
C. H. Lamphere
Sheffield
Roy Sheffield
Fay Parkins
Harry Perkins
Alden Perkins
Henry Dick
Maurice Perkins
Walter Perry
Joyce Holmes
Litchfield
E. Merrill
Lee Conklin
Rochester
Harvey Merrill
Warner Merrill
Doughter
Wade Knapp
Rouchester
Hi. Hi. Patrick
Sparta
C. E. Gill
H. Lampen
Robert Lampen
Charles Lampen
Fay Perkins
H. L. Gill
George Herbert
Fannie Burton
Nice
J. L. Burge
Jessie Moore
Allen Hanes
George Tillinghast
Howard Everson, Jr
Everson Brothers
Albert Hanes
Lew Johns
Homer Martin
Roy Bottorff
Clement Auble
Bertha McClaflin
Hester
Harland
Clement Greene
Clyde Lee
Claude Holmes
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