Cornerstone ceremony recalled for Holly Hall foundation
On September 28 1952 a cornerstone laying ceremony for the new Holly Hall honored longtime Elyria groups. Mrs Scott Gillmore led the YW building committee as items including constitutions campaign booklets club histories and Bible copies were placed in the cornerstone by Howard C Gollmar president of the trustees. Elyria ministerial and church groups attended and a preservation book by The Artcrafters will display the manuscripts and records.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Holly Hall
Scott Gillmore
Archie Penfound
Ona V. Holly
Elyria Organization
Howard C. Gollmar
YWCA
First UM Women Plan Annual Call to Prayer
United Methodist Women of the First United Methodist Church will respond to the annual Call to Prayer and Self-Denial after a 12:30 p.m. salad luncheon tomorrow in Fellowship Hall at 322 Third St. Mrs. Robert Leonard will present The Magic Kingdom The Kingdom of Now. The offering will be received after a message by Rev. Don Adams who chose Tarnished idealism as the subject.
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United Methodist Women
First United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Third St
Robert Leonard
Don Adams
Student menu planning boosts cafeteria appeal in Rock Springs
Shirley Roberts, food service director, forms a student committee to plan cafeteria menus and gather feedback. The group and staff adjust offerings to match changing tastes, adding bleu cheese dressing and creamy Italian as favored options.
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Shirley Roberts
Old men benched no more as bench vanishes at Duliton
An odd rural tale from Duliton Ohio reports a wooden bench used by elderly men to watch traffic vanished overnight. Police pursue suspects amid tension with local women who accuse the men of lewd remarks and spitting tobacco.
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Dilton, Okio
Fred Stewart
Brave cat thwarts burglar in California home
Janice Bingham and family, with their Burmese cat Patty, blocked a burglar at their Sacramento home when the cat sprang onto the windowsill and the man fled after the intruder was partially visible in a back bedroom. Davis as chair will arrange a luncheon buffet with tea and rolls, asking attendees to bring their own place settings and noting limited dishwashing water. Reservations to Mrs. William Fowls or slips at the church.
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Sacramento
Calif
Janice Bingham
Patty
William Fowls
Longfellow Ave
YWCA marks 25 years with 1000 Friends Campaign
The Elyria YWCA celebrates the Holly Hall silver anniversary and launches a 1000 Friends Campaign to raise 25000 for new programs for teens young adult women 15 to 21 and Forever Young on limited incomes. Executive director Marion B. Kelly notes the ongoing work meeting changing needs since 1952 and Ona V. Holly’s legacy. More than 1500 letters have been sent as the campaign committee led by Eleanore Brandan Miller and Margi Pierce gears up for months of outreach.
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Holly Hall
Elyria Ywca
YWCA
Marion B. Kelly
Ona V. Holly
Eiviia Ywca
Eleanore Brandan Miller
Margi Pierce
Origin of silver in ancient civilization
Silver appears early in human history with widespread use in ancient Egypt. Egyptians valued silver higher than gold, noting its relative rarity in natural form and the difficulty of obtaining it directly from ore.
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Egypt
Boy’s find unlocked South Africa’s first diamond
A boy near the Orange River in 1866 picked up a glittering pebble saying it was pretty. The pebble proved to be South Africa’s first diamond, revealing a century of rich diamond discoveries and establishing the region as a global source.
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South Africa
Orange River
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Elyria Ministerial Association
Marion Crowder
Council of Church Women
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