Y W C A Installs New General Secretary Ona Holly
Miss Ona V. Holly arrives as general secretary of the Y W C A in Elyria after a prior stint in St. Louis where she led the Business and Industrial department and helped revamp a federation into a thriving business girls league. She aims to expand night courses and recreational programs to serve young women in Elyria under the New Deal era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona V. Holly
Miss Holly
Elyria
St. Louis
Missouri
Business Girls League
Miller Fujka Nuptials at Sacred Heart Church
Edith Fujka and Warren Miller wed New Year’s Day in High Mass at Sacred Heart Church with Father Zekany officiating. The bride wore satin with a lace veil and lilies of the valley. 300 guests attended a church reception and chicken supper, with dancing at Kovacs hall. Residents include Edith of 306 West River Street and Warren of 321 Cedar Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fujka
West River Street
Edith Fujka
Warren Miller
Cedar Street
Ellen Miller
Denison
Ohio
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Zekany
Velma Dronsky
Mary Farka
Mary Wash
Ethel Wash
Wilma Farkacs
Ann Polacsek
Elizabeth Wash
Wilma Barkacs
Sacred Heart Church
Kovacs Dance Hall
Cleveland
Amherst
Bethesda
Lorain
Elyria
W. River Street
Thomas Wildey Program Marked Rebekah Lodge Meeting
The St. Clair Rebekah Lodge held an evening session at the I O O F hall to mark the Thomas Wildey anniversary. The charter was draped for Mrs. Madeline Wilson and J Frank Smith as moving pictures from the I O O F home in Springfield were announced for Elyria on January 25 for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Willey
St. Clair Rebekah Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Madeline Wilson
J. Frank Smith
Springfield
Elyria
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
America
Thomas Wildey
Sylvia Neff
DeEtte Wilson
Ada Gould
Cassie Richards
Agnes Erickson
Cora Bemis
Pedro Party at Woodman's Hall Friday Night
A Friday night event at Woodman's Hall features prizes and lunch for attendees. Everyone is welcome to join for a community gathering with rewards announced and provided meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro
Woodman’s Hall
Mrs Shaw Reviews Lillian Wald Book at Church Meeting
Mrs Shaw reviewed Miss Wald's latest book a sequel to The House on Henry Street describing a Settlement House on New York's East Side founded by Miss Mary Brewster in 1893. The work highlights the settlement's influence on public health nursing and notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Wald
Henry Street
Women's Association
First Congregational Church
Fessenden Academy
Florida
Elizabeth Rich
J. W. VanDusen
Uplands Sanatoriun
S. G. Shaw
Miss Wald
New York
Mary Brewster
Miss Brewster
York
Nurses Alumnae elect Helen Abramoska President
Elyria Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae elected Helen Abramoska president at a meeting held at Miss Dorotha Smith’s Parkview court home. Ten members attended, with Thelma Bentley as vice president, Maggies Mason recording secretary, Welen Bock corresponding secretary, Marjorie Francis treasurer, and Alex Kesson Ava Parsell as trustees. The gathering ended with refreshments and social time. next meeting set for Wednesday February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Abramoska
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Dorotha Smith
Parkview Court
Thelma Bentley
Maggies Mason
Welen Bock
Marjorie Francis
Alex Kesson
Ava Parsell
New Year's party hosted by Miss Elsie Shapiro
Miss Elsie Shapiro entertained the Semper Fidelis Club and guests at a New Year’s party on Furnace street. The program included introductions via a game of that name and other activities. A refreshment course followed for Agnes Blair, Mary Katherine Brand, Margaret Halpin, Joyce Hastings, Margaret Herold, Rose Kozel, Dorothy Kubat, Anne Lugas, Eileen Ryan, Elsie Shapiro, Vera Smith, Leroy Barr, Ernest Bedors, Joseph Bedors, Fabian Brada, Harry Caywood, Dick Fay, Paul Fritz, Johnn Lugas, Fred McGuire, Daniel Schnarr and William Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Shapiro
Semper Fidelis Club
Furnace Street
Agnes Blair
Mary Katherine Brand
Margaret Halpin
Joyce Hastings
Margaret Herold
Rose Kozel
Dorothy Kubat
Anne Lugas
Eileen Ryan
Vera Smith
Leroy Barr
Ernest Bedors
Joseph Bedors
Fabian Brada
Harry Caywood
Dick Fay
Paul Fritz
Johnn Lugas
Fred McGuire
Daniel Schnarr
William Young
Missionary Meeting and Birth Announced in Local Notices
Members of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church met at Mrs. H. B. Stone’s home on West Bridge Street for a business meeting with singing devotions and program led by Mrs. Mason Smith. A letter from Korea and mite box activity were noted. social hour followed. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Williston announced the birth of a son named William Curtis on New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Foreign Misionary Society
First Methodist Church
H. B. Stone
West Bridge Street
Stone
Mason Smith
Frances Henry
R. W. Stargirl
C. C. Jackson
Herman Portman
C. M. Ackerman
B. W. Williston
East Avenue
William Curtis
Community church and club events fill tonights schedule
W. E. A. hosts a threen supper at six then regular meeting. United Presbyterian Missionary Society meets at 7230 Harvard avenue with Mrs. C L Bristol. Pilgrim church Women’s Association meets with Mrs Emily Whitney on East Broad Street. Major Woodworth Camp installs officers. Maranatha Class holds tureen dinner in First Baptist church basement. David J Nye Chapter and DeMolay plan officer elections. Daughters of Scotland and Clan Robertson 242 hold gatherings, Club women meet 2nd Congregational church with tureen dinner at six as Reverend A E Knapp attends. St Andrews Vestry meets at 7:30 in the Guild Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Missionary Society
C. L. Bristol
Harvard Avenue
Women's Association of Pilgrim Church
Emily Whitney
East Broad Street
Woodworth
Maranatha
First Baptist Church
David J. Nye
Order of
Daughters of Scotland
Clan Robertson
W.F
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Listed
Hospital admissions include Kenneth Postal at 356 East Bridge Street Cecelie Smothers Bucyrus Mrs August Komm R D No 1 Joseph Copas 3 2 Oberlin Road Mrs Edward Haueisen Amherst. Discharges list Darlene Fadler 1120 Lake Avenue Mrs James Thayer 250 Princeton Avenue Kenneth Postal 356 East Bridge Street Mrs Charles Thatcher baby girl 25 Artemas Court Mrs William Sharp baby bor 001 Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Postal
East Bridge Street
Cecelie Smothers
Bucyrus
August Komm
Joseph Copas
Oberlin Road
Edward Haueisen
Amherst
Darlene Fadler
Lake Avenue
James Thayer
Princeton Avenue
Charles Thatcher
Artemas Court
William Sharp
Bor
Washington
Division L Meeting Honors Birthdays at Lake Avenue Home
Division L of the Second Congregational church met at the home of the new president Mrs Earl Jolley on Lake Avenue. Guests included Mrs Emma Stanford and Mrs Henry Swezey for birthday celebrations. Eleven members answered roll call. Plans were made for a rummage sale. Afterward, games and a social hour followed with refreshments and a roses centerpiece. Guests of honor received shoulderettes and gifts. Another note mentions Mrs Guy Billingsly to be guest of honor at Mrs Sam Arias home on Tattersall Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Congregational Church
Earl Jolley
Lake Avenue
Jolley
Emma Stanford
Henry Swezey
H. Myers
C. F. Wiseman
Sam Arias
Tattersall Court
Guy Billingsly
Keen Kutter Club Meets At Mrs. Irma Jackson Home
Mrs. Irma Jackson hosts twelve Keen Kutter Club members at Lake avenue for a noon tureen luncheon and business session. Elsie Swartzle reads two articles as plans are made for a future supper at Luella Sayles home. Darley Pickett wins the White elephant prize and Swartzle to entertain at 121 Longfellow Street in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Jackson
Keen Kutter Club
Lake Avenue
Elsie Swartzle
Luella Sayles
Darley Pickett
Longfellow Street
Cleveland Woman Celia Davis Weds Morris Varsey
Celia Davis of Cleveland and Morris Varsey of North Eaton were married New Year’s night at eight at the bride’s sister Anna Bailey’s home 1109 West Avenue. Rev Clay of the Nazarene Church officiated in the presence of immediate family. The couple were unattended and returned to their North Eaton home after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Davis
Cleveland
Morris Varsey
North Eaton
Anna Bailey
West Avenue
Clay
the Nazarene Church
Varsey
Riding Club Notes New Year Games Winners Named
Elyria Riding Club youths held a New Year gathering with games. Anne Wirth won the dismounting polo bending eye and spoon spear the potato and unsaddling races, with Charles Nichols second. In the second group Dick Mauthe won with Lois Hancock second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Anne Wirth
Charles Nichols
Dick Mauthe
Lois Hancock
Rowena Circle Meets Mrs Rose Boals Hostess
Rowena Circle at Winckles street Yesterday held eleven members and one guest with Mrs Klara Schaub opening in the president's absence. One new member, Mrs Hattie Schroeder, was welcomed and the next meeting is set for January 15 at Mrs Lewis Stop 5 River road. Max Eldred returns to Wesleyan University Buckhannon WV after holidays with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Boals
Lady Rowena
Winckles Street
Klara Schaub
Anna Kaylor
Hattie Schroeder
Lewis
River Road
One Piece Dress with Shirtwaist Collar for Girls
Fashion lesson notes describe a one piece dress with shirtwaist collar for girls aged 10 12 and 14 with plaited treatment and white pique accents. Pattern No 3077 requires 244 yards of 39 inch fabric and is part of the fall winter fashion book offered for fifteen cents, with address details for ordering.
L C B A Postpones Meeting to Thursday January 10
The L C B A will meet next Thursday January 10 in the K of C hall instead of tonight. Blue and Gold Bunco Club of the American Legion Auxiliary moves its regular meeting to January 7 instead of January 14 as previously planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of C. Hall
Bunco Club
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Local Personal News Briefs From Town
Mrs. Bess MacDonald leaves tomorrow to spend winter with sister in Cleveland. George Briggs and Gene Gerhart head to the southern states and Florida. David Everard returns to Wheaton College after Christmas break. Miss Pearl Lertzman departs for Miami University after Christmas visit at home. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Palmer leave for Brandon Wisconsin after holidays. Jane Gill returns to Oxford Ohio to resume Miami University studies. Alice Everard returns to Chicago after visiting home. Ruth Gill heads to Rochester New York to study at Eastman School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess MacDonald
Cornell Avenue
Earl Turner
Cleveland
George Briggs
Gene Gerhart
Florida
David Everard
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Illinois
Hame
Pearl Lertzman
Miami University
A. L. Lertzman
Oxford Avenue
Everett Palmer
Brandon
Wisconsin
Jane Gill
George Gill
Oxford
Ohio
Alice Everard
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Ruth Gill
Columbus Street
Rochester
New York
Eastman School
Nota Nu Club Members Enjoy Evening at Agnes Roth Home
Members of the Nota Nu Club gathered at Agnes Roth’s home for a pleasant evening with a planned bake sale and a lotto game. A refreshment course was served, and the next meeting is set for January 15 at Marryette Keller’s on Tenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nota Nu Club
Agnes Roth
Marryette Keller
Tenth Street
Watch Party Hosts Ring In New Year With Modern Amateur Club
Harris Jindson of Columbia avenue hosted Modern Amateur club members and friends at a New Year’s Eve watch party. Twenty-two guests enjoyed games and dancing. Carl Eady of Meadville, Pennsylvania, was the lone out-of-town guest. A tureen supper closed the old year, served by club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Jindson
Columbia Avenue
Carl Eady
Meadville
Pennsylvania
History of Painting group hosts two AAUW meetings
The History of Painting group of the AAUW announces two meetings. One on January 9 at Mrs. R. M. Timms home 459 Eighth Street, and another on January 16 at Mrs. S. D. Nielsen 328 Stanford Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
History of Painting
R. M. Timms
Eighth Street
S. D. Nielsen
Stanford Avenue
Re Elect Officers By Woman's Auxiliary At St Andrew's
Re elected officers were chosen at a Wo man’s Auxiliary meeting held yesterday at the home of Mrs. Nettie Laun. The event reflected ongoing church community activity and leadership in the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Church
Nettie Laun
Senior Four-H Club Elects Officers for 1935
Lorain County Senior Four-H Club voters elected Dorothy Lottman as president Leroy Gotro as vice president Helen Smith as secretary and treasurer Robert Hoskin as recreation chairman Julian Perkins and Margaret Pallas became executive committee members Hazel Smith joined the finance committee with Margaret Pallas and Margerite Streicher The group plans a meeting at Miss Alice Birds home and the next club meeting is set for January 23 Deane Burns of Harshaw Chemical Company spoke on the Black River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Gulf Road
Dorothy Lottman
Carlisle Township
Leroy Gotro
Helen Smith
Robert Hoskin
Eaton Township
wWo
Julian Perkins
Columbia Township
Margaret Pallas
Margenerite Streicher
Hazel Smith
Deane Burns
Harshaw Chemical Company
Black River
Alice Bird
Pupil Voices Worries Over Speed Tests
A Texas seventh grader laments speed tests in class and requests guidance. The columnist, Garry C. Myers, dismisses stopwatch teaching as harmful to mental health and urges slower, thoughtful work, noting widespread pressure from teachers and publishers. Tahoe City reports Kathleen Anderson invited to Swiss meet. Oregon orange trial grows 50 oranges, signaling potential citrus growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Journal of Mental Hyrsiene
Colleges of Education
Tahoe City
Cal
Kathleen Anderson
Tahoe
California
Switzerland
Meeting Minutes Mention Home Gathering on Sixth Street
Eleven members attended a meeting held on January 16 at the home of Mrs. Earl Taylor on Sixth Street. The fragmented text notes the location and participants but lacks further details on agenda or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Sixth Street
Earl Taylor
King and Queen of Grapefruit Crowned in Mission Fiesta
Mission Texas celebrated the Texas Citrus Fiesta with a Parade of Oranges and a Grapefruit Ball coronation. The King of Grapefruit and the Queen of Citrianna were crowned as downtown streets featured palm leaves and citrus decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission
Texas
Fairmount Park to gain rock gardens and more bridges
Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, the largest city owned park in America, will be further improved under the LWD work in this district. The 3597 acres of playground will receive additional rock gardens and more miles of bridge paths when the work is completed next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
U.p
America
Meanest thief strikes during funeral in Long Lane
William Hutchinson, a federal relief recipient, returned from his wife’s funeral to find a thief had broken into his car and stolen all loose furnishings and food. Hutchinson has several small children to support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Lane
William Hutchinson
Hutchinson
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Max Eldred
Wesleyan University
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Fifth Ave
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Laura I. Baldt, A.M
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Usad Department
Ferent Education
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Sete
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Elyria Business College
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