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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
1
Mrs Abe Hampton and son Jack from Detroit spent a weekend with relatives in West Ridge. Numerous calls and dinners followed at Elyria, Fairview, and Cleveland areas. Arthur Squires celebrated a birthday with friends. a Ladies Aid picnic and W C T U meeting closed the week with readings and poems.
The Jolly Hustlers 4-H Club met at the Mason home with president Patty Fowl presiding. They approved sending two guests to senior camp and two to junior camps with partial expenses paid. A bake sale is planned for the near future to fund the trips, and the afternoon covered project work and demonstrations. Refreshments were served, and the next meeting is set for July 7 at Beatrice Ensign's home.
The Banner Club met at John Stang's home for a regular session. It was decided the Boys 4-H will host the Girls 4-H at a beach party on Friday July 15 at Century Park Lorain. Eighteen members were served refreshments at the end of the meeting.
Mrs. Harry Lauer entertains 31 guests at a joint gathering of the West Ridge unit of the La Porte Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Huntington Grange No 2043 will meet Thursday evening July 7 at o o'clock. Members are asked to bring a walking stick and a hat for a scheduled Hobo Program. The article lists numerous social visits and family news from the community in the Huntington area.
Mrs Bec Gorson of Cleveland visited her brother John Kennedy and wife over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Arthur Miller of Elyria were visitors in the William Strittmatter home Monday. Glenn Yannagan and family were Sunday guests of his parents in Wooster. Joe Dowdell spent weekends with friends in Wedsford. Norris Carter and daughter of Medins and Robert Dowdell of Cleveland were weekend guests in the Solcth home. Mrs Glen Yennatan hosted visitors including Wre Herringin. Mrs Glen Ferra and Flora fernot of JKT attended picnics at the Ginvar home. Mrs Marlen Kitb and Mr and Mrs Miller were guests from Pennsylvania. Becky Kolb of Cleveland joined Mrs Jerry Black and sister Betty Wheeler and Mrs John Silthouse of Medina for a Tuesday visit with Mrs Selden Armbruster. Joan Nilges was the all day guest of Miss Mary Ellen Stephenison. Justin McCabe and family spent Sunday at Brookside Park. The Bert Meyer family joined the McLaughlin family for a North Olmsted fireworks outing. Mrs Selden Armbruster entertained several visitors for her son Warner’s fifth birthday. Corwin Meyer and family of Elyria visited Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Ladde Rych of Parma were weekend guests.
Local notes recount visits and gatherings across Elyria Medina Berea and Cleveland. Residents like Miss Della Kroesen Betty Scheafer and Bert Meyer host and travel to family and friends. Independence Day events at Chippewa Lake and regional picnics are mentioned along with hospital visits and assignments for teachers and staff.
The Grafton Wee Hour Club gathered at Mr and Mrs Ray Eppleys home for card games. Ida Burton won first place and Laverne Eppley second in the women’s division while James Aldrich took second and Joe Grabenstetter placed low in the men’s. Refreshments followed after late hours. The group plans to meet in two weeks with Mr and Mrs Burt Schaefer.
The record lists numerous households hosting visitors and family events around the Fourth of July. Guests include Mr and Mrs J W Knight of Cleveland and John Knight, Dr and Mrs J R Dickason of Vermilion, Mr and Mrs Harold Myers and son Donald, Mr and Mrs Jim Terry and daughter Patsy, and others from Cleveland Heights Cleveland and Elyria. Also noted is Howard Schwed's 26th birthday party with guests including John Kinter Harry Jantz and Cyril Rinders. Griffth Reese of Kent spent the period in the area.
The Golden Links class met at John VanArsdale's home on July 1 with twenty four attendees enjoying games and refreshments. Rev. Thomas Hughes will preach on The Dedication of Life at 9 45 Sunday morning, followed by 11 00 Sunday School. The Official Board met Wednesday night. Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday with Mrs Willard Hathaway. A bake sale is planned at Roy Hultz store July 9 at 11 o'clock.
The fourth H. R. Club meeting at Hubert Bates home included a pre meeting baseball game with the Brown 4 H club. Twenty one members answered roll call and the Detroit excursion was canceled. Next gathering set for July 11 at Russell Portman’s house with five demonstrations led by Franklin Bauman and Raymond Petty.
The 4-H Clovers met at Congregational church Brownhelm on Thursday afternoon June 30 for health examinations by Dr. Dew of Oberlin. The group reviewed health issues for the county 4-H Health Contest. The next meeting will be at advisor Miss Eleanor Petty’s home on Thursday evening July 7.
Ruth Date spends a couple of weeks at Bluffton Ohio as guest of the Rev. and Mrs. Burrichter and family.
Mrs Albert Scheid entertained at her home on Tuesday afternoon for the birthday of her niece Mrs Richard Miller. Guests included Mrs Ruth Ross of Wakeman, Mrs Grace Miller, Mrs Mary Morzan, and Mrs Lucille Mier. Dainty refreshments were served.
On Thursday evening July 14 Rev John Green pastor of Wellington Baptist church will speak at Camden Baptist church on Is healing in the atonement. Everyone is welcome. Also noted are visits by Rawson McCotter and son of Omaha and other local residents spending time with relatives and friends.
Mrs Arthur James hosted Mrs Brown of Parma and Mrs B Benham hosted Ed Dove and Gene Blair of Buffalo. Eastern Star Lodge held its annual Euclid Beach picnic. Florence Floyd begins a six week first grade course at Western Reserve. Social Club met at Metropolitan Park for a picnic lunch and pinochle with prizes to Mrs Helen Fauver and Mrs Dorothy Stein. Clarence Dietz family plans Cleveland move.
Mrs Addie Bush Muche died at her Columb Road home Friday evening after months of declining health. Born in North Olmsted she lived there all her life. She was survived by her husband a son Harold her father and three brothers John Bert and James. Funeral services were held at Clifford Pease Funeral Home at 2 pm Tuesday with burial at Sunset Cemetery. A Methodist Sunday school picnic was held at North Olmsted Park Saturday with contests games and a 6 pm picnic supper.
Mrs Claude Reed hosted the Ladies Aid with Miss Neiding assisting for twenty attendees. Gifts were given to Mrs John Prince and a shower honored Mrs Orville Lyndes at Mrs Robert Harding’s home in Elyria. Swing by Elyria and Berea visits noted with extended family stays and summer pause declared for Ladies Aid until August.
Carlisle residents Mr. and Mrs. A H Goodspeed entertain guests from Massachusetts this week. L P Goodspeed and Mrs L F Goodspeed arrive with the latter's mother Mrs Josephine Webster of Northfield. Edith A Goodspeed of Boston is also visiting. Helen A Goodspeed plans to return home with the group to stay with grandmother Mrs Ellen M Goodspeed. Fifty Schultz family members were guests at the Stegman and Stegman homes.
A long list of relatives from Cleveland Elyria and nearby towns gathered for July 4 celebrations at multiple homes along Grafton Road La Grange Road and surrounding areas. Guests from Butter nut Ridge Road Cedar Point and Castalia joined picnics baseball games and fireworks while others visited parks lakes and coves. Families and friends noted include Hopkins Diedrick Wirscham Krabs South Huene Bainbridge Gregg Hange and many more with travels to Oberlin Vermilion and Vermilion-on-the-Lake.
Spencer and Burdick families and Mrs. Woodberry of Ashland join Mr. and Mrs. MacLaren with Jennie Burbage and Mrs. Susie Ream as guests. Huston Hallibaugh of Akron spends two weeks with the Browands. Junior Parish of Akron enjoys summer with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Tom C. Hyland.
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