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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1954
Page
2
Elyria High School PTA announces a Valentine card party for its 508 members and friends to raise funds for a senior farewell party and a school gift. The January 26 meeting at eight notes a serious program including a report on 10 taxpayers voting to reduce the school to meet educational demands.
Emma Garden Club met at the Woman's Club as 1954 officers were announced. Earl Lautenschleger will head Elyria Garden Club. Verne Unger is secretary and treasurer, with Mrs. Verne Unger as vice president. George Metcalf displayed colored slides of flowers, gardens, and landscapes from across the Americas, England, the Everglades, California missions, and English gardens. Refreshments followed served by the Ungers, Bembower, and Browski families.
Plan Valentine Party Hostesses for the January meeting of the Two O Clock Club at Holly Hall listed Mesdames Kathryn Fell Ranghill Bennett and Virginia Shea. A dessert course featured a lace table with figurines and ivy filled candlelight. Mrs Aletha Reinhardt presided at tea service. The group discussed a YWCA dinner January 26, a style show, sewing at Red Cross January 28, and a Valentine party February 11 at Holly Hall with a card exchange. The afternoon included viewing the club scrapbook and a discussion of Elyna High School building plans moderated by Lloyd Hemmings.
At St Jude Church Altar and Rosary Society meeting officers for the new year were re elected and installed. Mrs James O Connor president announced standing committees with Mrs Robert Edmonds as recording secretary and Mrs C H Burkhard as vice president. Spiritual chairman Miss Louise Menner and other committees were named. plans for parish retreat May 21 22 23 and a January 31 card party were finalized. Congregants urged to bring new members and attend Communion Sunday January 24.
The Zima Commandery No 8 and 6 Bright Templars plan a special meeting tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock for inspection. The Order of the Temple will be conferred.
A canteen dance for junior high boys and girls will run tonight from 7 30 to 9 45 at Holly Hall with a small admission fee and parental chaperones. Tomorrow YWCA Play Day features songs stories a full length movie and games from 9 30 am to 12 30 pm for girls aged eight to ten who should bring lunches. Milk and snacks will be provided. committee chair Mrs Gordon Smith is assisted by Martha Cook Sharon Welsh Karla Koehn Clara Ann Timms Barbara Rosenthal.
Mrs. Leo Neidhardt opened Elyria Catholic Study Club Council’s January meeting at St. Mary cafeteria with a brief business session. Msgr. William L. Newton moderated a “clearing-house” discussion on Catholic faith questions, stressing Scripture knowledge, church doctrine and history, and current church thinking via encyclicals and pastoral letters. A large turnout enjoyed a lively Q A period. hosts were Mrs. Howard Snyder Mrs. Ruppert Wise and Mrs. Donald Higgins from Study Club No. 6.
Catholic Study Club No 13 hostess Mrs Thomas McGuire led Rosary and Life of Christ study at Sixth Street home. Lesson IV and V were discussed. luncheon followed with assistance from Mrs Andrew Hutchinson and Mrs Sherman. Next meeting January 27 at Mrs Hutchinson’s Ninth Street home. Lake Avenue Congregational Church Division D met at 119 Miami Avenue with fourteen members. review of South Africa Today presented. Women's Association announced meeting for January 20. dessert served. Mrs George Lamberton to host February 10 at 128 Glendale Court.
The Holly Hall YWCA launches "Holiday on Tuesday" a ten week program starting February 2 offering nursery care for 3 to 5 year olds, swimming and exercise, talks on style and development, classes in bridge canasta sewing stenciling and copper tooling plus book reviews with tea. Mothers wives and even grandmothers are invited to attend a January 19 tea to discuss plans and final details.
The narrator considers apologizing to two bank guards after a busy downtown day when a blonde in a cashmere coat escorted money from the bank. A joking misperception by Mrs F. nearly caused danger, but no one was hurt and no reports confirm an actual sneeze from the guard. A brief rummage sale ad follows at 218 Fifth St. with curtains, grapes, and clothing.
The Lorain County Auxiliary to sponsor a party for Crippled Children at Gates Hospital on February 9 during the February meeting at Lorain County Chapter. Mrs. Bernard Bider is chairing the arrangements with a volunteer group including Mrs. Laws Schroeder Nathan Gerson Bernard Jacobson William Givner William Zimmermann and Miss Arlene Dachner. The group will assist in a March of Dimes drive at Elyna theatres. A nominating committee led by Mrs. Goldie Garfield will present officers for the coming year and the state president Mrs. Goldie Goldman attended and answered questions. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Eugene Givner’s committee and the auxiliary will meet February 11 at the Lorain temple.
Terling and Mrs William Humphrey will serve as the afternoon's hostesses as part of the social gathering.
At Jenny Crosby’s Miller court home the Sterling Club elected Irene Haydn president Violet Ujlaki secretary Irene Butti sunshine chairman and Esther Orban treasurer. Rev Ernest Davka welcomed as guest. Secret sisters chosen. Meeting adjourned to February 11 at 7 p.m. at Irene Butti’s Detroit road home.
Announcement of the engagement and marriage plans for Miss Mary Margaret Haralampous and Louis J. Resko. The couple will marry February 27 in St. Peter Church North Ridgeville. She attends Elyria High School and is active in St. Vincent dePaul Church. He is the son of Mrs. Marjorie Cotton of Lorain and works for Ohio Edison.
Roosevelt PTA heard from Rev. Louis of Hungary and Rev. Peter of India at a meeting discussing elementary education abroad. The group planned March of Dimes lights, a YMCA education session, and a February 11 Founders Day program. Jefferson PTA featured Herman Lappin promoting Little League expansion, Scout awards, and recognition for leaders. next meeting February 10 will honor past presidents.
Mrs G Dolan and Mrs Swen Nielsen presided as 29 members of the Cosmodopolitan Club met at Mrs Burton Ohlemacher s home for the 1954 season opening. Miss Dorothy Dowd spoke on Fiction from A to Z noting proximity of shelves to readers and recalling authors. upcoming Y W C A events were announced and plans for a guest night at Holly Hall were set alongside a January mixed dance and other dates.
Belfast authorities label suspected hubs as fire war dens in a campaign to suppress the flood of false alarms. Officials say the moves aim to improve emergency response, reduce clutter, and free crews for real incidents.
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