Church of the Ascension, New York, A Quiet Beacon
The Church of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street stands as a beacon of artful beauty and accessibility. Open day and night, it invites prayer and meditation, with a history dating to 1827 and a 1840 building by Richard Upjohn after an 1839 fire at the Canal Street church.
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New York
America
Church of the Ascension
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
Eleventh Street
Washington Square
Manhattan
Canal Street
Richard Upjohn
Old Trin
National Tube Plant Schedule Announced
National Tube Company in Lorain releases a tentative next week plan maintaining similar output to this week. One addition in butt mills is offset by rail mill idle days. two blast furnaces and 10 open hearths stay active while the Bessemer converter sits idle. Butt mill No. 6 and seamless mills Nos. 1 2 and 3 run five days starting Monday.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Acclaimed Ascension Church Architecture in New York
A critic praises the Ascension Church on Wall Street comparing it to Trinity. The building, clad in reddish New York stone, features a central square tower and three front entrances. Inside, a vast high ceiling frames John La Farge’s 1888 mural of the Ascension, notable for classical proportion and quiet splendor.
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Ity
Wall Street
Ascension
Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church
Church of the Ascension
New York
Christ
Heaven
John la Farge
la Farge
Art and worship at the Church of the Ascension in New York
A 1939 McNaught Syndicate piece reviews the Church of the Ascension noting four memorial windows, a Sorolla painting loaned by John E. Berwind, and other artworks that enrich worship. It praises careful balance between art and reverence, mentions prominent parishioner families, and highlights Edwin H. Blashfield’s Parish Hall mural and rector Rev. Donald B. Aldrich.
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Christ
Nicodemus
Jesus
Sorolla
John E. Berwind
Church of the Ascension
New York
Rainelander
Grosvenor
Leland
Lothrop
Reynolds
Angel
Edwin H. Blashfield
Donald B. Aldrich
Ascension
Fall River
Percy Stickney Grant
Wellington P T A to Meet. Local council lineup announced
Wellington notes a regular Parent- Teachers Association meeting at the school house Monday at 8 o'clock. Junior and senior high English and mathematics will be studied. Lorain County Council meets next Wednesday at South Amherst with a quiz bee and an illustrated talk by Etta O Creech and remarks by Al Rosen. Parents Music Club assists band uniform caps, plus a program of solos.
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Wellington
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Lorain County
South Amherst
Dean E.i Minnis
Pleasantview Sanitorium
L. B. Hindman
The
Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Etta O'Creech
Cleveland
al Rosen
Humpty Dumpty Safety Poster Promotes Daily Rule Practice
Humpty Dumpty learns safety by staying off walls in an OSAA-AAA school poster distributed in Elyria area schools by the Elyria Automobile Club. The Favorite Fable series presents the fable style message urging children to practice safety every day. Miss Allyan Gehl notes that knowledge alone is insufficient.
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Humpty Dumpty
Elyria Automobile Club
Allyan Gehl
Winter picnic for Wellington Garden Club members
About sixty members and guests enjoyed a covered dish supper. The hosting committee included Mrs. Henry Ramser Mrs. E L Barrick Miss Dorothy Hughes Mrs. Daise Wadsworth Mrs. John Hughes and Mrs. M A Rady. Two new members joined. Guest speakers were Mr and Mrs Frank Johnston from Cleveland who presented colored slides of Cleveland Metropolitan Park to illustrate his talk. Next meeting will be with Mrs John Stacey on February 8 assisted by Mrs John Wight and Mrs Mariam Dirlam. Programs were distributed. Mary Battles will lead the next program.
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Wellington Garden Club
Henry Ramser
E. L. Barrick
Dorothy Hughes
Daise Wadsworth
John Hughes
M. A. Rady
Robert L. Walden
C. E. Baum
Frank Johnston
Cleveland
Johnson
Metropolitan Park
John Stacey
Stacey
John Wight
Mariam Dirlam
Shower honors Mrs Dorothy Carmen at Mildred Carmen home
Mrs Mildred Carmen and co hosts entertained twenty two guests at a shower for Mrs Dorothy Carmen in the Mildred Carmen home Thursday evening. The hostesses served lunch at close of the event.
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Mildred Carmen
W. W. Hyde
W. A. Seeley
Dorothy Carmen
January Methodist Missionary meeting and other society notices
The January meeting of the Methodist Missionary society was held in the Memorial class room of the M E church Thursday afternoon, presided by Miss Florence Starr. Miss Starr spoke of a Seoul missionary book covering 50 years of work and read a China calendar about young Christian students. Lent services were announced for First Congregational Church Sundays during Lent. Carroll Wight recounted Wight Jewelry Co. history for Kiwanis. Mrs Avery hosted Baptist Missionary society with 18 attendees and a brief program. The literary society met with Mrs Paul Shuster. Saint Saens life was reviewed with music examples.
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Methodist Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Florence Starr
J. H. Page
Jonah
Miss Starr
Adah Hall
Seoul
Korea
China
E. L. Henes
Blanche Smith
Frank Phelps
E. L. Sharp
God’s Mercy
A. H. Peirce
Martin Gibbins
Peirce
Ralph Puder
Avery
Kenneth Avery
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Arlo Smith
Myron Boise
Floyd Scoville
Brazil
Wellington
Paul Shuster
Clyde Seidel
Saint Saens
Roll
Wellington lodge to meet. King’s Daughters gather
The Wellington lodge F and A M No 127 plans meeting on January 23. Abbey Hand Circle of the King’s Daughters will meet with Mrs W G Swanger Monday evening. Village council set for Tuesday. Mrs William Rodgers is in Lodi hospital with pneumonia, mother of Mrs John Green. Mrs Mabel Whipple returned from Cleveland Heights visit. Mrs A M Algeo of Washington PA guests in town.
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Wellington Lodge
Abbey
King’s Daughters
Wv. G. Swanger
William Rodgers
Lodi Hospital
John Green
Mabel Whipple
Cleveland Heights
A. M. Algeo
Washington
Chevrolet Dealers Report 66 882 New Cars Sold In December
Detroit January 14 Chevrolet dealers posted 66 882 new passenger cars and trucks sold in December up 24.7 percent from December 1937. Used car sales rose 3 845 units to 107 231, while total units for the month reached 174 063, versus 156 989 a year earlier.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
W. E. Heller
Mr. Holler
December Increase Surpasses November Record by Far
The article notes that the December percentage rise reached 24.7 percent, more than four times the increase recorded in November, highlighting a substantial month over month growth.
Oldsmobile Sales Rise in Final December Ten Days
Oldsmobile retail sales for the last ten days of December totalled 4,892 cars, up 202 from 4,690 in the prior ten days. D. E. Ralston, general sales manager, says the increase is 64 percent over the same period last December.
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Oldsmobile
D. E. Ralston
Oldsmobile December sales rise 63.4 percent
The figure for 1938 shows dealers sold 14 659 cars in December, up from 8 064 in the same month of the previous year, marking a 63.4 percent increase. Ralston notes the prior year’s sales as a comparison.
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Ralston
Oldsmobile
Church Services Planned for Sunday Evening Footnotes
All local churches hold regular services on Sunday with the M. E. church evening service led by the young members. Musicians from the Baptist church will assist in the service.
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M. E
Baptist Church
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Courtland
Parents’ Music Club
Henry Clodwick
Mary Long
E. J. Massard
Richard Buswell
Betty Long
Caral Linder
Anna Buswell
Herrick Auditorium
Arthur J.nemes
General
Cape Cod
Mrs. C. L. Weaver
North Ridge Road
Oberlin Ave
Amherst
Ohio
Arthur J. Nemes
Avon Lumber CO
Avon, Ohio
Automobile News
Chris PA
John Grissiner
Mary Battles
Mrs
Carmen
Missionary Meeting
First Congregational Church
C. W. Recard
Carroll Wight
Wight Jewelry Co
Kiwanis Club
Guy S. Wells
Shuster Home
Bradshaw Pocahontas
Icquistion
West Avenue
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ev and Trust Company
Elyria White
Chronicle-Telegram
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