Sandstone used at Petra highlights ancient craft
A Chronicle Telegram feature explains sandstone’s enduring beauty and utility from Petra near Jerusalem to modern buildings. It notes rose tinted stone's durability, the unfinished tombs, and the amphitheater cut from rock, praising sandstone as the premier building material across eras and predicting increased Berea sandstone output from Cleveland Quarries in Amherst area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Petra
Jerusalem
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Petra
Edom
Isaiah
Mt. Edom
Cleveland
Ambherst and Vicinity
Berea
Chronicle-Telegram
Cleveland Quarries Company
Mabelle Dickinson
South Amherst
Amherst
South
Amherst PTA Fun Night set for February 19 at Central High
Amherst Parents Teachers Association announces the annual Fun and Frolic Night at Central High School auditorium on February 19 starting 7 p.m. Activities include booths, sound cartoons by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Alexander, cotton candy, four skill game booths, fish pond, ring toss, white elephants and a country store. Each grade runs a booth with adult chairpersons. room mothers handle decorations. kindergarten to seventh grade feature prizes and special activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Amherst Parent- Teacher Association
Central High School
Kenneth Alexander
Ralph Meckley
Paul R. Cregar
John Carter
William Habant
William Fullar
Joseph Huber
Albert Werner
Clyde. Bang
B. J. Enz
March Of Dimes Goal For Amherst Within Sight
The Amherst campaign for the March of Dimes makes progress as donations from churches, business groups, and stores are tallied. John Kominis of the Timbers led the first year solicitation, with reported sums including $50, $43.13, $13, and $80.66 from various donors and events. Justin Frye oversees a fundraiser in Brownhelm this Friday to boost the local goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sietts Ohio Edison Company
The
Timbers
John Kominis
Justin Frye
Dave
Brownhelm
Amherst
School fundraiser activities by grade and parent leaders
The passage lists parents and grade levels overseeing different fundraising events including a teen-age canteen bake sale and a tea room with old records, plus ice cream bars and ring toss, led by Mrs. Minn, Mrs. Diedrick, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Hume, Mrs. Schaffer, and Mrs. Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Minn
Wilford
Diedrick
Charles Thomas
Elmer Hume
Ed Schaffer
Clarence Gray
Sweetheart Queen To Be Crowned At Dance
A Sweetheart Queen will be crowned at a February 13 dance with Larry Hiner's orchestra from Ashland providing music for dancing. A floor show is planned to accompany the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hiner
Ashland
Magnuson Re-elected AAA Leader For 1954
Carl Magnuson was re-elected president of the Amherst Athletic Association at a recent meeting. Al King was re-elected vice president Art Meesige secretary treasurer M J Schriner and Fred Stilgenbauer trustees. A planning meeting for the coming season will be held Monday at 8 pm at the Eagles and anyone interested in next summer's plans is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Carl Magnuson
Amherst Athletic Association
al King
Art Meesige
M. J. Schriner
Fred Stilgenbauer
The
Eagles
Amherst Note on Page Refers Miss Repko and Woodings
Miss Mary Belle Repko and Miss Bev Woodings are mentioned with Woodings leaving for training in the WAC on February 9. The line appears as a brief note continued from page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Mary Belle Repko
Bev
Miss Woodings
WAC
Oberlin Grocer Buys Mischka’s Food Mart
AMHERST Ray Grocott, tied to Oberlin groceries for 18 years, buys Mischka’s IGA Food Mart and plans to start around February 8. He spent 11 years with Kroger and six with Andy’s IGA, and will move his family to Amherst after selling his Oberlin home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Ray Grocott
Oberlin
Mischka
IGA Food Mart
Grocott
Krogers
Andy
IGA
Tyrrell Akers Engagement Announced in South Amherst
Mr and Mrs Eugene Tyrrell of South Amherst announce the engagement of their daughter Janet to Paul Akers of South Amherst. Mr Akers is the son of Mr and Mrs William Akers of Marchington WV. He is a plumber's apprentice employed in Avon. The wedding date has not been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst
Eugene Tyrrell
Janet
Paul Akers
Akers
William Akers
Marchington
W. Va
Avon
Three Amherst Students Lead Honor Roll With Straight A's
Amherst Central High announces top honors for the first semester listing three straight A students Bob Jenkins David Drake and Jane Schriner on the honor roll alongside seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen with multiple A grades. Others include Jerry Butcher Marge Janicho Marilyn O'Dor Dor een Lange Dorothy Roling Patsy Broome Kim Brown Nancy Sharp Bruce Wenner Lenore Klepek Judy Schoemng David Deeds Margie Krok Keith Shay Dennis Stachelski Mike Szabo Fred Wenner Donna Wittenbrook Mary Heinzer ling JoAnn Huber Marilyn Miller Albert Pecora Ray Trextell Lynda Weigand Nancy Elliott Carolyn Nabors Kaye Lach Shirley Berger Lucy Billman Delores Dembbeck John Drake Philip Jaeger Mary Ann Abraham Laurel Bach Peggey Billingsley Alan Buell Carol Mathes Marcel la Osterwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Bob Jenkins
David Drake
Jane Schriner
Central High School
Jerry Butcher
Marge Janicho
Marilyn O’dor
Doreen Lange
Dorothy Roling
Patsy Broome
Kim Brown
Nancy Sharp
Bruce Wenner
Lenore Klepek
Judy Schoemng
David Deeds
Margie Krok
Keith Shay
Dennis Stachelski
Mike Szabo
Fred Wenner
Donna Wittenbrook
Mary Heinzer ‘Ling
JoAnn Huber
Marilyn Miller
Albert Pecora
Ray Trextell
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of
Chronicle-Teleg
Elyria
Ohio
Amherst Pta
March of Dimes
AAA
Juliann Woodings
Oberlin Grocer
Mischka’s Food
Amherst Area
Spidell & Dodson
Lorain County
Church
St. Ph
Amherst, O
South Amherst Building Supply
Septic
Mr. Farmer
Doane Pole Farm
Amherst Lumber
Mill Ave
N.Y.C.R.R
Tyrrell-Akers
Zeta Zeta Chapter
Heart Sunday
Zeta Zeta
Beta Sigma Phi
Heart
Violet Winters
Helen Cahill
Iole Taylor
Ruth Jaycox
Nancy Kaser
Dorothy Northeim
Bar
Re Jene
Lou Zinmeister
Mary Lou Smith
Dorothy Sharp
Mary
Drey Tonry
Ruth Price
Mary Schmidt
Marlene Mollison
Louise Starbuck
Marilyn Bechtel
Donna Miller
Anne Guiselman
Diana Henry
Betty Dusky
Donna Ott
Amherst Memorial Studio
Evert Nylen
Jackson St
Firestone
Amherst Furniture. Co
Church St
Western Auto Associate
Tenny Ave
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