Grace Majorca Crowned Queen at BSP Valentine Ball
Grace Majorca was crowned Queen of the Valentine Ball at the American Legion Hall. Mayor J. Grant Keys chose the queen in a ceremony with Beta Sigma Phi members and a pageant court including Rita Shifkoski and Charlotte Meter. Proceeds benefit the Elyria Cerebral Palsy Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Keys
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
American Legion Hall
Esquires
J. Grant Keys
Miss Grace
Majorca
Gamma Epsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Rita Shifkoski
Iota Omicron
Joan Fowl
Xi Beta Omega
Ange Masticone
Epsilon Sigma
Bea Lyons
Nu Phi Mu
Charlotte Meter
Dixie Bago
Eleanor North
Isabelle Gugino
Grace Maiorca
Elyria Cerebral Palsy Society
Red Hearts and Sequins Highlight Elyria Club Dance
The Valentine themed membership dance at Elyria Country Club featured red heart decor and carnation displays. Guests entered through a heart arch, with tables and fountains elaborately adorned as Mr and Mrs Muhlheuser and Mr and Mrs Edwards led as co chairmen assisted by several couples. An elimination dance sought the longest married pair, won by Mr and Mrs Carl Russert dancing the Anniversary Waltz. A midnight buffet served sixty couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Elyria Country Club
Robert Muhlheuser
Robert Edwards
James Dall
Alden Ritter
Dack
Meyer
Herbert Meister
John Murbach
John Murdach
Carl Russert
V. P. Mass
W J. Bova
Mas
John Klemm
Klemm
Klemms
Robert Muhlhauser
C-T
Bethel Shrine
Order of the White Shrine
Jerusalem
Ralph Latimer
Shepherds
Bess
Andy
Alma Bartlebaugh
Alec Garland
Editor Is Honored At Farewell Dinner
Charles B Bennett managing editor of the Chronicle Telegram was honored at a farewell smorgasbord at the Vern Andrews home attended by 46 editorial staff members and spouses. Charles Reese executive director of the Fellowship of Baptist Home Missions will speak at the First Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Society tomorrow night about church-planting in 18 states. Bennett will soon leave the paper to become managing editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B Bennett
Chronicle-Telegram
Vern Andrews
Center Ridee Rd
V. Iving Reese
Fellowship of Baptists For Home Missions
Elyria
Women's Missionary Society of the
First Baptists Church
Fundamental Baptist
Mr Reese
Godfrey
Irene Stone
Robert Peterson
Andrews
Pat Mason
Robert Funk
Frank Oldenburg
Bennett
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Gift Packaging Advice for mailed items to service members
Guidance suggests wrapping each gift and the shipping carton in moisture proof self adhesive clear plastic wrap to protect contents and ensure safe delivery when sending packages to a son or boyfriend in service.
Pilgrim Church Women Celebrate 35th Anniversary
The Pilgrim Congregational Church women marked 35 years since their first meeting with a Thursday evening event at the parish house. Miss Helen Huntington Smith spoke on women’s gifts and fund use, noting support for students at several state universities and for work in sparse church areas in North Dakota and Montana. Devotions centered on the Lord's Prayer led by Mrs Paul Eager and Mrs Dan Boyd, with plans to meet again March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Helen Huntington Smith
State Office
Congregational Christian Church
Lela Andersen
Lois Hammer
North Dakota
Montana
Miss Smith
Oho State
Kent State
Bowling Green State
Miami
Tare
Paul Eager
Dan Boyd
Exchanging Valentines A Longstanding Roman Custom
Kansas City dispatch notes St Valentine’s Day customs tracing back to Rome. Early cards featured name in a square and arranged lotteries. modern 1957 designs reflect casual, friendly expressions beyond romantic vows. The piece links Valentine greetings to historical legends of Lupercalia and the martyr Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Rome
Community notices mix lectures travel and church events
Mrs William Naegele reviews This Hallowed Ground by Bruce Catton for the Lorain County Historical Society tonight in the Chronicle Telegram Recreation Room. Esther McMillan will speak at Taft Hall Elyna Methodist Home. St Jude's Altar and Rosary Society hosts a white elephant sale Wednesday. Reports by Mr and Mrs Huttinger on a Baltimore to Hawaii trip include Grand Canyon and Ghost Town stops. The Carlabad Caverns and Fort George E. Weade Hospital are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Naegele
Binosi
Lincoln
Bruce Catton
Lorain County Historical Society
Chronicle Telegram At
Naegele
Aven High School
Culture Club
Elyma
AAU
Esther McMillan
International Relations
WECTE
Taft Hall
Elyna Methodist Home
St Jude's Altar and Rosary Society
Leo Mahar
Joseph Dombrasii
Harold Archer
James EO Hut
Andrew Roskosh Singer
Moore Rd
Avon Lake
Baltimore
Huttinger
United the Hawaiian Islands
States Army
Grand Canyon
Angetone Rowe Nasipak
Daugh
Californna
Miro
Paul Nasi- Berry
Pak
Prospect St
Joan San Juan
San Diego
Dace
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Arkansas
Carlabad Caverns
Avenue Club Meeting for Twenty-Two Members and Guest
Twenty two members and one guest, Thora Buckoff, attended the Avenue Club gathering hosted by Mrs Wanda Warren at 601 Second St. The evening featured group singing, devotions led by Mrs Herbert Young, new committees named, a closing poem read, and a dessert course served by hostesses including Mrs Gladys Gooden and others. Betty Collier will host at Ward’s Murray Street address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet
Thora Buckoff
Avenue Club
Wanda Warren
Second St
Herbert Young
Gladys Gooden
Marie Brown
Margaret Ward
Helen Smith
Sig ‘Beckman
Betty Colliers
Murray
Mrs Elyria Marriage Hosts 50th Anniversary and Mrs America Call
The Boyson couple of Elyria marked their 50th anniversary with a High Mass at Hungarian Sacred Heart Church and family reception. Ohio Fuel Gas Co sponsors a Mrs America contest with entry blanks at area offices and stores. March 15 deadline. Winners advance to district and state contests with major prizes totaling 15000 dollars and a Fort Lauderdale finals trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Boyson
West River St
A. W. Meyers
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Broad St
Ohio Fuel
A. Bartko
Sacred Heart Church
Hilltop House
John Boyson
Fourth St
Boysons
Elyria
Hungary
John
Julia
John Jr
Joseph
Michael
Sarah
Richard
Lucas
Wilhelmina
Mina
Maria
Helen
Frank
Jean
Gregory
Ohio
Columbus
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Gloria Ruth
Ruth
California
Proctor
West Bend
Hamilton
John Wood
Freedom
DeSoto
Gorham
Paul Orto
Wilson
Historic NY School Tax Measured in Wood 1835
Historical records from Sennet New York show a 1835 school tax measured as a half cord of wood per child. The same report notes the school cost $305 to build and tuition set at a half cent per student per day.
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Joseph Cirigliano
Victor Stewart
Darcers
Starliters
Order of Eastern Star
Monteith Hall
Elyria Womans Club
Valentine Mall
Ruth Stuntz
Fifn Young
Edith Boddy
May Dramm
Jeanette Guilder
George Boorn
Lenore Haynes
Percy Warren
Margaret Holt
DeEtte Bridgett
Corwin Burrer
John Husmand
Carl Dramm
Dorothy Higme
C-T News
Carpenter
Middle Avenue
Pilgrim Church
the Latimers
Latimers
Bartlebaugh
Wm. Stuntz
Stuntz
Valentine Hearts
Selah Strong
Ed Bennett
Judith Bennett
Esther Wellert
Jeannette Battenhouse
Katherine Palmer
Helen Eastman
Olga Susse
Alma Scheuneman
Bertha
Didelius Herbert Bennett
Wanda ‘Rutter
Francis Battenhouse
Lath Achison
Lupercus
Nove
Macie
Arties
Fort George E. Weade Army Hospital
Valley City
Avenue Meeting
Peter Boysons
Turterebes
St. Mary's Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Father Ignats Hobvar
Boyson
United States
Gandy
Ameri
Helenigan Lace Factory
Hans Hutman
Fea
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Paul Berta
Cleveland Street
Maytag
Naandan Sap
Ata,a
Maytag Elyria CO
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