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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1948
Page
2
Local clinic and social events fill Rochester area activities with sewing demonstrations at the Methodist Church, birthday gatherings for longtime residents, and church notes. Births, illnesses, and upcoming meetings provide a snapshot of community life in February.
Regular WSCS meeting of the Methodist church to be hosted by Mrs Irene Holmes on Thursday February 18. Congregational Ladies Aid met at Mrs Ellarie McKenzie´s home with 27 members six visitors and 12 children. Coupe Club gathered at Mr and Mrs Fiord Eaten´s home for games and refreshments. 19 couples attended. Choir practice held at Mr and Mrs John Burge´s home Tuesday evening. School Board Banquet served by Congregational ladies for the school board faculty and staff. Burze steps down after 12 years of service. Norma Livermore led games. top and low scores listed for men and women. Rainbow Girls officers installed in Brighton with Joan Sellers thy Advisor Beth Ewles Advisor Alebria McClellan and Shirley Moore at the Love station. Briefs note Saturday supper guests for Mr and Mrs Vern Heidrich and local residents attending in honor of Mr Heidrich´s birthday. Elyria shoppers visited by Mr and Mrs Robert Lee and others.
Birmingham community notes a minstrel show set for March 19 and 20 with a fish fry and card party under discussion. A reorganization committee for the Boy Scout troop was formed, and Otto Schoepfle will speak on making homes and surroundings more attractive at the March meeting.
Students held a grammar school Valentine program at Butternut and Coe schools with musicians and teachers post program. Local residents and clergy attended and guided activities as Phillip Gardner from Bishop, California, visited the Gardner household.
A shower is planned at the Metho dist church dining rooms in Chatham on Monday evening February 16 to aid Mr and Mrs Duane Porter who lost everything in a recent fire that destroyed the Clayton Hartman home. All friends and relatives invited.
Geneva Hnecht hosted a Grafton club meeting at her home with Edith Cox presiding. Members answered roll call and discussed the topic What Do You Mean Problem Children. Dorothy Smith presented a radio quiz style question as part of the evening. After adjournment 21 members enjoyed dessert. next gathering is a dinner at Oberlin Inn with members and husbands. Professor George Jones of Oberlin College Botany Department mentioned.
Avon Lake Ladies Guild of the Avon Lake Lutheran church elects president Mrs Carl Eiss ler vice president Mrs Donald Weiland secretary Mrs Henry Lundberg treasurer Mrs Ora Welsh and pianist Mrs Harold Furniss. Next meeting set for Wednesday March 3.
Kemp Whitner fire chief leads a group of volunteers to inspect and equip a new fire truck station upgrade. A Barer facility burn test confirmed readiness with a 2100 gallon water tank and a K-7 International truck. Weather permitting, factory staff will provide training to ensure swift response plans for fires in the Camcen area.
West River Road hosts Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Kangas and four children from Thompson Ohio visiting H. H. Kangas family. Elyria guests include Ernest Strudk Russell Walker and Joseph Wargo. Other gatherings feature Ed Skorse Stanley Lesesky and Ellen Lesesky with Beechwood and Baetz Court connections. Edith Hurlburt and Bonita Eddy call on Mrs. Franklin Reese. Local illness noted for Joan Gill on Griswold Road.
Sullivan High School seniors Jean Sessions Maurice Sandford Betty Jean Stauffer Jerry Haulk James Sarafin Evelyn Biddinger Carol Lowe and Arlene Fast scheduled for scholarship examinations at Ashland High on Friday morning February 6. Various local society events include Valentine parties at the homes of Curtis Evans and Marielle Elliott, a Gospel study program led by Joan Goodson, and a Rainbow Girls installation in Wellington. Fire department response to a garage fire near Sullivan and local visits and gatherings are noted.
The West Ridge Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs James Hillie’s home with ten members present. The meeting opened with a hymn and a social time followed. Guests brought a rustic motto, an 1857 geography, a dish over a century old, and inlaid boxes from Germany.
The city of New London proposes a two year 2.2 mill special school levy for maintenance and rebuilding. Funds would cover a new gym floor roof repairs high school auditorium safety upgrades and cafeteria kitchen renovations plus elementary fire escapes or new two story wing construction and upgraded plumbing and fire safety equipment. Also noted are a local study opportunity in Akron for a graduate and a resumed taxi service by Jack Anderson.
Belden residents hosted birthday dinner guests at the Sete home and contained reports of births at Berea and St. John hospitals. The week covered sick lists, school substitutions, and numerous club gatherings including Pinocchie and Circle demonstrations, with plans for future entertainments and community projects.
Room mothers organized a Valentine party for students with each class holding its own event. Refreshments were ice cream and heart motif cookies as decorated Valentine boxes sparked amusement. Participating mothers include Herman Goodspeed Richard Price Floyd Worthington A H Marquis Charles Beaver Albert Kamper Earl Brown Harold Schwind A W Clement and George Waiters. Mrs Wayne Wise chaired the group.
The Floyd Wahl family returned to Valley City from Castalia after about a year. Harriet Kemp visited grandparents, then left to attend the Rosemary School for crippled children in Euclid. Mrs Lee Kinnect hosted the Pinochie Club in Grafton, while Mrs Henry Steck returned from Medina Hospital. The Poole family moved to Andover Ohio. Veterans of Foreign Wars district conference attended by Jack Mack, Alex Hauck, and others in Toledo. Hal Cline returned home after Medina Hospital. Several residents hosted or visited others in Parma and Burton Ohio. Elmo Stroskoni is an operative patient in Medina Community Hospital. Ray Higham moved into the Filak home. Steingass family relocated. Bill Schaefer visiting California relatives. Mrs Earl Arick attended an American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Aredina. Charles Hoeffler of Fairview Village died. services held at St Angela's Lakewood with burial at Calvary. Hoeffler was from the John Hoeffler family, longtime Valley City residents.
Mrs. Mar shell McQuate led a PTA meeting at the school to plan a school annual page and delay patrol bars rain coats until the next gathering. A book review on House Divided by Eileen Benninghoffs of Cleveland is set for February 24 at 2:00 PM in the school auditorium.
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