Unique Lamp Artillery Light At Wellington Fair Market
Foster Fisher created a gift for his bed-ridden wife featuring a large French 7 mm Shrapnel shell and bullets around the base, crafted to resemble ammunition used in light field artillery. The piece is on display at the Bert Knapp Market in Wellington. The column also reports Clinic News, local briefs, and four indoor league games at the Wellington Fair Grounds with standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Bert Knapp Mear
Foster Fisher
Foster H. Fisher
Georgene Bishop Weds Roy Eckenweiler in Pennsylvania
Miss Georgene Bishop daughter of the late Geo Bishop and a Wellington High School and Oberlin School of Commerce graduate married Roy Eckenweiler son of Mrs Mora Eckenweiler of Beaver Dam Ohio. The wedding occurred in Pennsylvania Friday and the couple will reside in Defiance Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgene Bishop
Geo, Bishop
Wellington High School
Oberlin School of Commerce
Roy Eckenweiler
Mora Eckenweiler
Beaver Dam
Pennsylvania
Defiance
Ohio
Car skids into embankment near Wellington injuring man
Allen Harman of Akron received head lacerations when his car skidded into an embankment at the Tirat Creek west of Wellington late Sunday night. He was treated at the local Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Harman
Akron
Tirat Creek
Wellington
Ohio to Launch Statewide Softball Tournament Series
The Ohio Amateur Softball Association plans a statewide tourney series to boost interest in softball. The Wellington Softball League has been invited to participate in the tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Amateur Softball Association
Wellington Softball League
Plan Stag Party By Morgan Hirlam Post A Legion Event
The Morgan Hirlam Post of the American Legion area plans a stag party for July 19 at Dr. Ralph W. Falls home. The evening will feature music cards and outdoor entertainment with many out of town Legion officials and community men invited. Final arrangements to be set at tonight’s Past Commanders meeting in the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Hirlam
American Legion
Ralph W. Falls
Legion
Local social notes recount reunions and visits across area towns
Wakeman O Wake Many July 9 events include a Huene family reunion at Evanhurst Park, a Kipton birthday party for Kenneth Beam, and multiple calls on friends in Clarksfield Norwalk and Cleveland. Attendees include the Brumby family Dunkles and Dunkles grandfather’s hundredth birthday. Eleanor Sharp hosts a surprise for Clifford Barry of Lorain as dancing and refreshments mark the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkles
Earl Green
C. M. Kenyon
Robert Hoyt
Norwalk
Ina Kenyon
Florence
Libre Booth
J. Cranston
Cleveland
Arthur Harris
Curtis Todd
Eleanor Breisch
Pennsylvania
Eleanor Sharp
Clifford Barry
Lorain
Gage Garner
Girl Hitch Hiker Gives Advice And 4 Donts
In Tucson Arizona Miss Shirley Walliams outlines hitchhiking rules including don’t thumb rides and don’t travel at night. She warns against riding in trucks or freight trains and not accepting trips shorter than 100 miles. She averages over 400 miles daily, has crossed the country four times, plans a fifth trip, and reports a Paramount contract pending Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Shirley Walliams
Paramount
Hollywood
First Woman Parachute User in Los Angeles July 4 1882
The wife of Captain Van Tassel, a balloonist from the 1870s, became one of the earliest women to use a parachute in Los Angeles on July 4, 1882, marking a notable early adventure in aerial descent.
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van Tassel
Los Angeles
Reunion and social notices from Fitchville area
Social gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Garner in Fitchville on June 23. Mrs. Aminta Bayless hosted friends on Pearl Street with music and refreshments. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Barnes, Bertha Hall, Rev. and Mrs. A F Lindbeck and family. Various neighbors and relatives visited or returned, with travel plans mentioned and a Grange Hall dance announced for July.
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Ner
George Garner
Fitchville
Aminta Bayless
Pearl Street
Alvin Barnes
Bertha Hall
A F. Lindbeck
Mary Conry
Youngstown
A. F. Lindbeck
E. A. Eastman
Amherst
Walter Chappell
Myron Shelton
Columbiana
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Helen Lindbeck
Oberlin College
S. E. Wilson
J. Wabey
Charles Brucker
Elbert Shelton
Connecticut
Kleinfelter
Hartford, Conn
C. Clark, Sr
Oberlin
Charles Kenyon
Frank Hager
Hlyria
Leland Kenyon
Local Family Reunions and Visits Across Towns
The past week featured numerous family reunions and social visits. Families from Alliance Cleveland and Cambridge gathered at homes in Weymouth and nearby towns, with guests from Detroit Medina and New York also stopping by. Regulars included Mrs Nellie Henry, Donald Weidrick, and Mrs Joe Browand, who recently recovered from surgery.
Visit at Webb and Buswell Home Noted in July Report
A brief item records a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Webb and Miss Stella Buswell dated July 8th. The report notes their hospitality and the presence of the visitors, indicating a social gathering within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Webb
Stella Buswell
Community 4-H and Grange Meetings Reported
The July 2 meeting of the Henrietta 4-H Clover Club discussed health exams and sewing topics with Nancy Andress and Virginia Twining demonstrating dust cloth making and plain seams. The Grange initiated four candidates and installed Juvenile Officers, led by Mrs. Frank Mason, with a patriotic program and refreshments afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Q
Nancy Andress
Virginia
Grange
Sanford Wiggins
Barbara Brown
Conrad Adler
Juvenile Grange
Frank Mason
Merton Mason
Gilbert Hostettler
Donald Portman
Kenneth Wasem
Bob Unger
Mary Thomas
Daphne Bates
Lucile Hopkins
George Webber
Viola Wasem
Leona Hopkins
Ruth Webber
Ceres
Carol Portman
Pomona
Mary Webber
Flora
Jesse Porttmaan
Paul Myer
Frank Mazon
Columbia
Gem of the Ocean
Walter Kothe
Perry Marsh
St. Petersburg
Florida
H. G. Portman
Richard
Thomas
Reunion and visits dot Lake Erie area on Fourth of July
Venics McGrew and other locals attended a Lake Galion reunion Sunday. Frank Page Elyria and Charles Cook hosted the Fourth at home with families including the Szabos and Keressis. Chicago’s Herman Portman Jr spent midweek with his parents then traveled to Buffalo and Detroit before returning. Other locals visited Canton and Canton area friends, including Mr. and Mrs. O C Sanders and Mrs. Eliza Sanders.
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Venics McGrew
Lake Galion
Frank Page
Elyria
Charles Cook
Oscar Szabo
Velma
Lorain
John Keressi
Walter Davis
Harold Sanders
Amherst
0. C. Sanders
Mattie Sanders
Richard Sanders
Eliza Sanders
Herman G. Portman Jr
Chicago
Buffalo
Detroit
George Webber
Harold Coates
Canton
O. C. Sanders
Max Coates
Cleveland
Busy Buckeyes 4-H Club to Meet in New London
July 3 note that the newly organized Busy Buckeyes 4-H Club will meet July 10 at leader Mrs G M Hibbard home on Shadyside avenue. Officers include President Ellen Hackett Vice President Byrle Hotchkiss Secretary Treasurer Anna Kettenring Recreation Leader Helen Williams Press Reporter Ione Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Buckeyes
G. M. Hibbard
Shadyside Avenue
Ellen Hackett
Byrle Hotchkiss
Anna Kettenring
Helen Williams
Ione Baxter
Return Game Set With Ward Team Rivalry
New Leader Monarchs plan a return game against C E Ward’s squad on the Fede Ground diamond Tuesday July ninth following last week’s 15 to 6 defeat. Hospital notes report Mrs Roy Palmer recovering slowly after a serious operation at New London Hospital. Local Epworth Leaguers reserve a Lakeside cottage for the Institute August 11 to 18. Paul Fuller of Cleveland returns to work after visiting his parents. Annie Smith remains resting comfortably after a serious operation Saturday night. Mr and Mrs George Parnell visited daughter Mrs H P Tull and family at Oberlin.
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C. E. Ward
Monarches
Etl
Fede
Roy Palmer
New London Hospital
Gerald Fewdell
Robert Brundage
Percy Parnall
Epworth League
Lakeside
Paul Fuller
Cleveland
Annie Smith
George Parnell
H. P. Tul
Oberlin
Spencer BRI EF Spencer July 9 social notes from Homerville
Mrs Ar son Howe visited Homerville with her husband. Little James Rook of Mr and Mrs Dewey Rook has whooping cough. Mrs Willis Jarvis and daughter from Orrville and Mrs Ross from New Jersey visited the Ford Daglash home. Miss Lecta Bair of Wellington stayed with Mr and Mrs N J Walters. Edith Breyley Oliver Jenkins and Evelyn Boone and three children visited L Emerson family. Ruth Still visiting her mother and sisters. Luella Wolf has whooping cough. Roy Franklin of New London visited with Cecil Wolf family. Herbert Kuepfer hosted guests from Canton and Dayton. Lydia Brown of West Salem visited. Rev R D Lechleitner led Hope Lutheran services in Cleveland. Lechleitners’ son is A H Lechleitner. Albert Archer attended Archer family reunion at Wooster Park. E W Leathermen and two children visited Chicago. two weeks stay. Charley Doon of Litchfield visited Sam Woods. Betty Walters visited her uncle and aunt.
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Ef! Spencer
Arson Howe
Homerville
James Rook
Dewey Rook
Willis Jarvis
Orrville
Ohio
Ross
New Jersey
Ford Daglash
Lecta Bair
Wellington
N. J. Walters
Edith Breyley
Oliver Jenkins
Evelyn
Ivan Boone
Litchfield
L. Emerson
Ruth Still
Lodi
Cindrella Still
Esther
Edith
Luella Wolf
Roy Franklin
New London
Cecil Wolf
Herbert Kuepfer
Canton
Robert Miller
Dayton
Sandusky
F. I. Miller
Lydia Brown
West Salem
Avon Charm Club Meeting and Local Social Notes
Avon society pages report the Charm Club meeting at Mrs Charles Wilford’s home with card prizes won by Mrs Joseph Forthofer Jr and Mrs Ed Stagg, luncheon served, and a note the club will meet two weeks later at Mrs Ed Stage’s home. Other mentions include local hosts, visitors from Lorain Lakewood Columbus Grove Elyria and Cleveland and trips to Blue Hole Bellevue Crystal Beach.
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Avon
Charles Wilford
Joseph Forthofer Jr
Ed Stagg
Harold Smith
Ed Stage
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Cora M. Shepard
Barker St
Grissinger
Courtland
Clinic News
Maryette Snyder
Umono Street
David Murray
Russell Murray
Rochester
Bert Knapp
Cascade Park
Mary
Hiram
Perry Knapp
Adelbert
Here
Ars Paul Knapp
Betty Leu
Miss May Bement
Harry Arthur Carter
Bellaire
Morris Brenner
Wooster
Wil Irish
Frank Farragher
Clarence Ryder
Harold Andrews
Thompson
Harold
Douvard Cushion
Lansing
Mich
Wm, Frey
Fair Grounds
Harvey Naylor
Albert Thompson
Barker Street
Vincent Laboris
Kenneth
Connie
Dickie
John Smith
Huntington
Selah Laborie
S. Shepard
Cora
Maria Morgan
Albert Arnold
Kipton
Jefferson Feazel
John Bowman
Pittsfield
Feazel
Mrs Morgan
Duffs Clothiers
Creamery
Roedels
Brenners
Sweet Shop
Herrick and Stemple
Foundry Pickups
Pet
Penfield
Naa Tees
Wegerer
Foundry
Liloyd-George Sweet Shop
Keyes
West Ave
Plan Stag Party
Castle
Castle's
CASTI
Second St
Elyria, Ohio
Hoboes
Hoboes’ College
Union Square
New York City
John W. Cavanagh
Dan O’brien
Ralph Dalton
Wakeman
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Lorain County Savings & Trust CO
Amherst, Ohio
U. S
Federal
Ieposit Insurance Corp
Charles Fuller
River Corners
McBride and McCourt
J. T. McCourt
Alliance
Cambridge
Forest Johnson
Nolt
Lod
George Hartman
So. Main Street
Albert Archer
Alva Spicer
la Grange
Harold Foster
Weymouth
Kneck
Cuyahogua Falls
Helen
A. H. Lechleitner
Loyde Lechleitner
Glenn
Harry Bush
Medina
George Smith
Blanche Shaw
George Stowe
Branchport
New York
Seymore Moon
Bert Myers
Nellie Henry
Michigan
Spencer
Donald Weidrick
Martin Weidricks
Joe Browand
Lodi Hospital
Mary van Valkenburgh
Cefla Bishop
Paul Nichols
Edd Kissinger
Seth Nichols
Chippewa
Lake
Fredichols
Henrietta
Doris Portman
Lucille Hopkins
Jane Kendleigh
Cab
W. L. Williams
Confidential Loan Service
Citizens Budget CO
Lorain County
Masonic Temple
6Th Street
Electrolux
Charm Club
T. Wilford
Herbert Pope
Lakewood
Herbert Pickering
Blake
Columbus Grove
Bessie Henson
Fred Peak
Howard Wilford
Hawthorne Country Club
Charles Mobi
Portsmouth
Hattie Peak
Harry Chrysler
Friday
J. T. Smedley
Miss Johnson
Anna Letcher
Will Barr
June
Alfred. Walker
Schenck
Avon Lake
Ira Gough
Eliot
North Olmsted
George Jenkins
Emma Handler
Blue Hole
Bellevue
Crystal Beach
Mabel Lemon
John Shumway
Nina Warden
George Joe
Kings
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