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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
3
The Lorain County Society of Professional Engineers will elect officers at its monthly dinner and business meeting at Deutsches Restaurant in Lorain tonight. The 6 30 p m dinner precedes the 8 p m business session. Current officers are D F Patterson president and R J Hollis secretary treasurer.
In Omaha Nebraska Marian Jeanne Barry and Marian Jeanette Parrie of Seward Nebraska connected after Parrie's photo appeared in the paper. They share a mutual friend Marian Jean Barrie of Red Oak Iowa.
Joseph Boyd, a Hammond farmer, displayed an okra stalk reaching 14 feet tall. He noted needing a 16 foot ladder to reach the pods, comparing the impressive height to Kansas corn.
Public notices report multiple probate appointments for estates including Harvey Merriogan and George Ingersell dated November 16 1958 and December 28 1958 plus a formal advertisement for sealed proposals for street and bridge work in Lorain County Ohio urging bidders to review plans specifications and contract documents with bidding procedures and deposit requirements set by the Board of County Commissioners of Lorain County Elyria Ohio.
Local delivery service listing shows contact for Wellington at 229 Courtland with phone numbers 21 and 156 H. Cora M. Shepard is the listed contact at Barker Street. Junior Grissinger appears as a related name in the ad.
Wellington January 4 A charming social function of the Winter featured a Tuesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. O. S. Stemple's home. A dessert course preceded the program with roll call and a book review by Mrs. C. E. Baum. The next meeting will be January 17 with Mrs. Treva Hill hosting. discussions on jewels and a travelogue by Mrs. L. G. Stemple are planned.
Members illness forced postponement of last night's gathering. The event now proceeds Wednesday evening January 18, with plans shifting to accommodate attendee health.
Two small grandchildren Kenneth Hansen and June Hansen of Berea prepare to celebrate New Years Day on Monday. Their family invites neighbors to join in the quiet observance and wishes for a joyful start to the year.
Columbia BRIEFS lists numerous Christmas visits and gatherings. Families such as the Heinemans, Cartrights, Joneses, and Stinchcombs hosted relatives from Avon, Barberton, Parma, Elyria, and Cleveland. Hospitalization notes mention Henry Weekly with pneumonia. several births were reported, and many kin enjoyed meals and seasonal visits.
Miss Frances Manning Wells and George Greenbach wed at the Sullivan home of Mr. and Mrs. C B Greenbach. Reverend Wells officiated with only close relatives present. Attendants included maid of honor Mrs Charles Smith and groom’s brother Clinton Greenbach. The couple plan to live on a Sullivan township farm.
Installation ceremony for Lillywood Rebekah Lodge was scheduled but postponed. Local chapter announced rescheduling details pending further notice and prospective attendees were advised to watch for updates.
The Hamlin Woman's Relief Corps met Tuesday evening with 37 members and two guests. Anna Grace Bright of Elyria as president of Richard Allen Corps installed officers, with Mrs Lottie Lewis assisting. New staff includes Anna Sorensen as president and Lella Tudor as senior vice president. Members and guests, annual drawing, and plans for 1939 discussed.
Thad Wilson has been ill but is now able to be out. Jake Swanger, ill and under observation at Lorain Hospital, carries mail between Birmingham and Vermilion. Mr and Mrs Marion Bates hosted New Year dinner with relatives from Logan Welington Bates etc. Martha Oehling funeral at M E Church Birmingham burial in Birmingham cemetery. Dorothy Gang returned home after Christmas with aunt Mildred Griffin. Several locals visited Cleveland and Elyria. Birmingham school to resume Tuesday. teachers back from out of town.
Advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate bile flow and relieve constipation. Claims include improved digestion of fatty foods and elimination, urging readers to buy a box at drugstores for 15¢ 30¢ or 60¢.
West View notes corrections and holiday visits from residents and relatives. The newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs CL W Scott was born at Memorial Hospital Elyria, not Community Hospital Berea. Numerous visits and relocations follow, including families from Lakewood Cleveland and Dover Center during New Year festivities.
Christmas dinner and visiting hours brought together family members of Kipton residents. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Buts son hosted relatives from Brighton and Nova including Roy Moore and James Landon families. The Ewell home welcomed Lawrence Eaton and Everett Eaton of Sandusky, plus Linden Howman from Sandusky. Harry Perkins visited from Ft. Wayne and Verna Jean Ewell stayed with her sister in Sandusky. Stacey Gifford, working on the Great Lakes, spent Christmas with Brighton kin.
Mr and Mrs Guy Morgan entertained guests at their Kipton home on Wednesday evening. Attending were Mr and Mrs Forest Hill Mr and Mrs F T Brumby and family Wakeman Mr and Mrs Kenneth Beam and son Dale Henrietta Mr and Mrs Ralph Morgan and daughter Phyllis Mr and Mrs Dean Morgan Mr and Mrs Hugh Whitney Mrs Emma Morgan and Homer Edwards. The group spent the evening playing games and enjoyed sandwiches cake jello and coffee.
Mr and Mrs George Fratz entertained at their home on New Years Eve with guests including Alberta Morgan Betty Whitney Alice Dabney Libby Geist Leona Whitney Carol Cowen Donald Searles Homer Edwards Ralph Myers and Raymond Derritt. Refreshments were served by the hostess aided by Hazel Sandrock. Cootie and Chinese Checkers provided entertainment. Mrs Clarence Searles is slowly improving from a recent serious illness and is able to be about the house some each day.
Mr and Mrs R W Baker and daughter Sally Sue left Sunday for Morristown New Jersey after a week with relatives Miss Esther Calkins resumed teaching duties in Canton Tuesday after recovering from scarlet fever Shirley Ann Betts of Elyria spent several days last week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs C J Betts
Simple crochet project to dress chairs buffets and tables. Describes a lace filet set with charts illustrations and stitch directions. Request pattern 6060 by sending ten cents to Chronicle Telegram Household Arts Dept New York with name address and pattern number.
Youngstown hosts and Cleveland hospital news share patient updates, family visits, and dinner gatherings. La Vaughn Cropp at City Hospital, plus Jay Jackson and Rebecca, are noted as ill but improving. Several households on Grafton Road and Walnut Illinois host or visit relatives across Norwalk East Avenue Notre Dame High School Cleveland and Oberlin. The item ends with an advertisement for Liquid Zemo dermatology treatment.
Arlys Jackson spent the holidays at home as an overnight guest of the Robson family on Robson Road. A group of young people held a skating party at the river Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee and daughter Shirley Rae and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jackson visited the Robson home. Mrs. Miller Jones of Mansfield returned home after ten days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pfeiffer on La Grange road. Relatives and neighbors called at the Pfeiffer home this weekend to greet Clayton Pfeiffer and his daughter Janet Cecyle.
SE Knepper hosted a New Year’s Day birthday dinner inviting E L Sanders Penfield and many relatives. Guests included Brubaker family Mangfield Sansden LaGrange Knipper Sanders East Carliage and Dill family Kentucky. Carl Schmitz welcomed 30 guests at their home for New Year’s Day. attendees from Detroit Wyandotte Oberlin and local communities joined the celebration.
Carlise area social notes report Mr. and Mrs. Levi Berg of Dalton as supper guests of Mrs. Bergs sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rhoads and Miss Phyllis Ann Rhoads on Friday. Mrs. George Reising of Avon is improving from pneumonia after weeks in bed. Two sisters Misses Mary Jane and Lilly Belle Prosser are mentioned among local social items.
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