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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1929
Page
8
A Hamburg sailor, A W Wothke, born 1869, has been legally dead since 1912 though alive and paying taxes. Despite petitions by a Reichstag deputy, Hamburg authorities refuse to annul the entry, citing a one month protest window after the error to revoke the death record.
Brownhelm Jan 5 Evangelical Christian Endeavor Society held a New Year’s Eve watch party at Mr and Mrs Conrad Northeim. During the event the annual business meeting was held and three new members were admitted namely Miss Eva Stic.
Warren Movuel and Bud Enz report a local officer election where Mabel Ias oppflug was chosen president, Mrs Har old Van Wagnon vice president, Arthur Stick secretary, Helen Zilch treasurer, Dorothy Waetz pianist, and MMCa Miller assistant pianist. About thirty attended with several out-of-town guests.
A fragmentary notice references Sablers and the son of Amherst in a local event on a Sunday. The readable text is sparse, with no clear actions or dates, but indicates a names-based appearance or mention within a community notice.
The M E church Ladies Aid Society held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Frank Eschtruth’s home with 18 members present. Rev James Lyon of Lorain and Mrs Thelma Stoughton of the Junction attended as visitors. Discussions included serving another supper, but illness in the area prevented definite plans. Other notes mention local visits, travels, and recoveries, including Hilda Richter back at school and Hope Giberson recovering from measles. A separate item notes a historic pine chest with sunflowers, once valued at 4500, now in private hands with other specimens in museums.
In Middletown Connecticut a sunflower chest was bought for 4500 dollars at a local auction. The sale attracted bidders from nearby towns and highlighted the value of vintage carved wood pieces in regional markets.
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