Amherst Pioneered School Safety Patrol Effort in Towns Work
Amherst school superintendent Fred Powers notes the 30 year old patrol keeps streets safer and gives students real responsibility. The program, run with police cooperation, uses volunteers from Powers Elementary and Powers cites low accidents, explains patrol duties, equipment like badges and yellow rainwear, and plans for bicycle safety, parking rules, and future expansion.
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Amherst
Fred Powers
Amherst School Safety Patrol
Powers
Poe
Lyle
Cleveland
Leonard Lyle
Lyte
Naten
Lutein
March of Dimes Activities In High Gear Amherst
The March of Dimes campaign accelerates with the Mothers March on Wednesday from 7 to 9 PM. Over sixty women plan to canvass each house in the village, with porchlights on to signal volunteer presence. Leaders include Mrs. Ray Battenhouse as chairwoman and Roland Northeym for Elyria Ave east of town. Community groups like Boy Scouts, Jaycees, Jaycee ettes join the Block of Dimes on Jan. 22, and the American Legion hosts a benefit dance Friday Jan. 38 at the Legion Home. Other organizers listed cover schools, churches, and businesses, with a high school student council sale raising $98.87 for polio efforts.
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Amherst
Ray Battenhouse
Roland Northeym
Elyria Ave
Boy Scouts
Jaycees
Jaycee Ettes
American Legion
Th Legion
Ray Jewett
U.S. Automatic
Fred Stilgenbatter
Jack Wilhelm
Catholic
Joseph Leimbach
Wayne Garland
Fritz Eggerich
Presentation Jan 24 Boy Scout Troop To Give Flags
Amherst event where Boy Scout Troop 168 322 and 176 277 178 invite four Brownie Girl Scout groups to receive American flags. Open ceremony at the Legion Home with pledge of allegiance, introductions, and refreshments. Aired by Miss Constance Lynch and Wilma Mengel with Harold Farris charged. event starts 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
American Legion
Elmer Johnson
Constance Lynch
Boy Scouts Post
Polly
Brownie
Marsh
Eagles Club
Ted
Harold Farris
Regina Borer
Thelthe South Amherst
Myre Lines
Firelands Area Council
Partici- Wilma Mengel
Scouts of America
Kaap
Legion Home
Donald Cherry
Dusty Miller to Speak at Amherst Award Banquet
Dusty Miller of Wilmington will speak on Pols Like at the seventh annual distinguished service award banquet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Miller, a newspaperman, mixes humor with practical philosophy and jokes about presidential unifications. The Amherst Junior Chamber sponsors the event with Richard Ehrman as committee chairman and Irving Emmerich as president. Frederick Berger will present the award. other committee members include Carl Ehrman John Smythe Albert Schuller Robert Walker Joseph Husar and Donald Lessiter.
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Amherst
Dusty Muller
Wilmington
St. Peter's
Miller
United States
Jayenes
Amherst Junior Chamber of Commerce
Richard Ehrman
Irving Emmerich
Frederick Berger
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Carl Ehrman
John d. Smythe
Jaycees
Ehrman
Albert Schuller
Robert Walker
Joseph Husar
Donald Lessiter
Retail Merchants Plan Dance To Fix Parking Lot
Amherst retailers plan a public dance on Saturday February 19 at the American Legion Home from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Proceeds will defray costs to fix the village parking lot on Church Street bought a year ago but not usable due to treasury shortages. The Retail Merchants Division leads the effort to ready the lot for use.
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Amherst
Retail Merchants Division
Amherst Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Church Street
Retail Merchants
New Jaycee Ettes Member Added At Amherst Banquet
Betty Pollak was Joyce Garland welcomed as a new member when Dorothy Kerekes and Helen Stil met the Jaycee-Ettes. Helen Stugen hauer appointed Garland as membership chair. Dorothy Kurth, Shirley Ruth and Carol Koch named to the programs committee. Plans made to decorate tables for the distinguished service award banquet sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at St. Peter's Church. The special prize went to Carol Koch. Next hostesses Mollie Walker and Dorothy Kurth. Refreshments served by Thelma Slutzker and Delores Koppenhafer to Betty Pollak.
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Amherst
Betty Pollak
Joyce Garland
Jennie Heinzerling
Dorothy Kerekes
Helen Stil
Church Training Program Starts January Thirty in Amherst
The Council of Churches of Amherst and Community will host Rev. Ralph M. Holdeman of Dayton Ohio for a four day evangelism training program beginning January 30. About 10 participants from each church will be trained as church visitors to conduct home calls and report back for evaluation.
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Amherst
Council of Churches of
Community
Ralph M. Holdeman
Dayton
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Rev
Holdeman
Hein
Holdemay
Ivangelial United Brethren Idenonymation
Dayston
Amherst Births and Admissions and Discharges
Birth: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Carl Gormoll of Grafton. Admissions: Mrs Lucian Brown of Amherst and Roy Ber rington of Amherst. Discharges: Sir Earl Gibson and daughter of Gherkn, James Henry of Amherst Tresduan Hall and daughter of Amherst, Mrs Charles Triffletti and daughter of Lorain, Mrs Don Workkman and daughter of Amherst, and Mrs Darwin Sharp and son of Gbertin.
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Amherst
Carl Gormoll
Grafton
Lucian Brown
Roy Berrington
Sir Earl Gibson
Gherkn
James Henry
Amherst Tresduan
Hall
Charles Triffletti
Lorain
Don Workkman
Darwin Sharp
Gbertin
Amherst Jaycees Attend All-State Meeting This Weekend
Amherst Junior Chamber members Robert Walker John Ruth and Richard Ehrman travel to Cinemnatr for the all state Jaycees gathering this weekend staying at the Hotel Sinten for the event.
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Amherst
Robert Walker
John Ruth
Richard Ehrman
Amherst Junior Chamber of Commerce
the Jaycees
Cinemnatr
Hotel Sinten
South Amherst Methodist Church Cancels Services
South Amherst Methodist Church cancels Sunday services due to ongoing addition construction. Project started in October with a $12,000 grant and is led by Spring er Miller of Amherst. The addition will extend the sanctuary 14 feet and add four rooms including a study, rest rooms, a kitchen, and a furnace room.
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A and Serre
South Amherst
Chronicle-Telegran
Volunt Amherst Methodist Church
Alteers
Springer & Miller
Amices
Herst
Dale Riggs
al- Renson
Riggs
Amherst Church Fellowship Stages Pantomime Pokey Hunts
Amherst Congregation hosts Family Night with Pilgrim Fellowship in charge of dinner and singing led by Rev. Emerson Emke. Junior and senior groups perform the pantomime Pokey Hunts narrated by Patsy Broome, featuring a cast of named children and adults. Missionary Society, Farm Bureau actions follow with meetings, readings, songs, and refreshments for members and guests.
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Amherst
Pilgrim Fellowship
Servinlg
Kenneth Alexander
Emerson Emke
Patsy Broome
Curtain
Wayne
Nichail
Scene
Charles Alexander
North Wind
Carol Stagenbauer
Lois Bierman
Arlene Stilgenbauer
Cathy Aston
Susan Pink
Missionary Society
Missionary Society of the
Brownhelm Evangelical United Brethren Church
Lena Bauer
Albert Koch
Albert Secrest
Sutherland
Mary Stick
Secrest
Aurel Peasley
Sutherland Wall
Farm Bureau
A. J. Cooper
Elmer Portman
Miss Wohlver Engaged to Elyria Man
Amherst family announces the engagement of Priscilla Jean Wohlver of 160 Park Ave to Pic. Edward N. Phillips of Elyria. Priscilla, a 1952 Amherst High School graduate, works at Mackenzies Inc and attends St. Joseph Church. Pfc. Phillips recently returned from 16 months in Korea. no wedding date set.
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Amherst
Robert L. Wohlever
Park Ave
Priscilla Jean
Pic
Edward N. Phillips
George E. Phillips
Sumner St
Elyria
Wohlever
Amherst High School
Mackenzies, Inc
St. Joseph Church
Norwalk High School
Plas Construction
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