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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1938

Page

4

North Ridgeville Avon 4-H Club Activities and Visits

News from correspondents describes the North Ridgeville and Avon 4-H club gathering at Huntington Park with a planned Avon Isle Park dance on July 21. Avon Aces provide music, followed by swimming and a wiener roast with watermelon.

North

True Blue club picnic honors Mohi family at Avon Lake Park

Members of the former True Blue club of the Baptist church enjoyed a picnic supper at Avon Lake Park on Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Charles Mohi and her son Charles of Portsmouth Ohio. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hudson and Billy Kinet, Mr. and Mrs. John Terrern, Avon Lake, Mrs. Lenard Clawson and son Glen of Lorain, Mrs. Charles Mohi and son Charles of Portsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Peak and son Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith and son Howard, and Mr. and Mrs. G L Jenkins of Avon.

Harold Smith Howard G.L. Jenkins Avon

Cousins Club Outing At Wagner Home

The Cousins Club visited the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Wagner on Wednesday afternoon for cards and a six oclock dinner. Cousins came from Ridgeville Elyria Lorain Cleveland and Avon and will be hosted next month by Mr and Mrs Frank Diedrich of Ridgeville.

Charles Wagner Ridgeville Elyria Lorain Cleveland Avon Frank Diedrich

Local Social Roundup From Elyria and Nearby Areas

Miss Bertha Hubbard and Eugene Hubbard with friends from Elyria attended a wiener roast at Boylan's cottage in Sheffield Lake Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Henry Schulck of Avon Lake spent Wednesday evening at W. J. Barr's home. Mrs Harry Hubbard and daughter Bertha visited Mr and Mrs Norman Stockhaus in Bay Village Tuesday evening.

Bertha Hubbard Eugene Hubbard Elyria Boylan Sheffield Lake Henry Schulck Avon Lake W. J. Barr Harry Hubbard Bertha Norman Stockhaus Bay Village

Community notices of visits and greetings across local families

A long list of Sunday and weekend social visits spans Belden to Medina, with neighbors welcoming Father Ritter home from California and various relatives visiting Hiram Hachenburg, Mrs. Grabenstetter, and other area residents. Tours include trips to Huntington and Olmsted Falls Park, plus family dinners and reunions.

Allen Mennel Belden Albert Erhart George Schaefer Father Ritter Mr. Scheafer California Gilbert Gross Redina Albert Gross Chippewa Lake Dean Regal Captain Cackle Harbor Beach Michigan William Sinttmatter H. J. Grabenstetter Rose Hazel Effinger Lodi Hospital William Wiest Harry Bell Leveland Eddie April J. M Frank Ulrich Offenberg Olmsted Falls Park Geo. Bauer Cleveland Geo. Gross Minnie Fiest Floyd Rumbaugh Brunswick John Knox Jackie Eldon Shaker Heights Knox Fred Rauscher Peru Illinois George Haury S. E. Norris Red Haw Ira Rickle West Salem Frank Stephenson Norman Emig Kenneth Lindhurst Josephine Nilges Wade Canfield Litchfield Frank Neufeld Iallet Creek Rose Neufeld Medina Bert Meyer Hiram Hachenburg Barberton

Valley City Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Reunions

Valley City notices list visits from Carrie Wagner Lawrence Wagner and family at Stony Ridge as well as the Metzger reunion at St Pauls church grounds. Several Cleveland and Lakewood visitors frequent local homes and gatherings including the Maier and Bernard families. Zion Lutheran plans an July 15 picnic ending Bible School, with hospital stays noted for Nancy Horace and a church service led by Prof Myron Wilke.

Carrie Wagner Lawrence Wagner Ted Mack Ernest Greer Edward Maier Albert Mellert North Randall Joan Deubel Luckr. O Metzger Florence Dean Lakewood Ed Hack Cleveland Fred Gayer Mailet Creek Sam Mack Air George Mack Matida Bernard Son Wallace Albert Bernard Faye Schmid Wadsworth Wilma Stack Nancy Horace Elyria Memorial Hospital Earl Arick Huffman Mack’s Dam Myron Wilke Baldwin- Wallace College Emmanuel Evangelical Reformed Church Wilbur Armbruster

Townsend Club Rally in Olmsted Falls Draws Civic Leaders

The Townsend Club of Olmsted Falls held a big rally at the Olmstead Falls Town Hall Tuesday evening with Rev. Charles Caskwell of Cleveland as principal speaker and Mayor Spaulding addressing the group. A musical program complemented the event.

Townsend Club Olmsted Falls Olmstead Falls Charles Caskwell Cleveland Spaulding

Social Visits and Weekend Guests Across Local Towns

Cleveland residents Henry Kingrett, Schultz of Amherst, and many others visit family and friends in Elyria, Lakewood, Brecksville, Chagrin Falls, Burton, Martin's Ferry, Avon, and Elyria. Weekend dinners and Sunday gatherings include the Rohers, Jantz, Aust, and Armbruster households as relatives travel through the area.

Cleveland Henry Kingrett Hudson Wm. Schultz Amherst W. B. Rowley Lakewood L. Gibson Albert Williams Howard Williams Elyria E. E. Arnold Hattie Bartlett Dwight Bartlett Earl Syphers Lee McClellan Lorna W Niederfeld Brecksville Carl Jantz Arthur Buchholz Jack Buchholz Neva Pelton Chagrin Falls Emmma Rinehart Alberta Lang Martin's Ferry Harold Lang Burton Rey Lang Cassie Ruth Rogers Elvrra F. A Harold Kelly Carol P. H. Rogers Airs Robert (Schelhaus) Young Brathenthal Rogers Home Sioors A. L. Haury Herbert Armbruster Wm. Johnson Frank McNabb John Kent Abberville MS Hillins J. H. Shtaon Shirley Mellinger Wreekend Dolores Jantz Lewis Klinect Arthur Hudson Avon D. R.dunlap Betty Jean Colorado Ed Dunlap Nebraska Clarence Walkden John Clark Delbert Connors D. R. Stephens Granger Robert Connors R. T. Wicks Connor V. Kine Kenneth Armstrong Ed Kline Champaign Virgil Kline Yoder Rittman Wm. Dimke Eleanore Sheldon Chas. Friedie Elberta Beach

Rochester Attends Ledfard Family Reunion in Toledo

Rochester residents attended the Ledfard family reunion at Walbridge Park in Toledo on Sunday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jewett and children, Mr. and Mrs. Frans Wheeler, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Parker with their children. Lloyd Handley and daughter of Elyma joined them at the Jewett home and later accompanied attendees to the reunion.

Rochester Walbridge Park Toledo Charles Parker Airs Frans Wheeler Merritt Parker Arthur Jewet Birs Albert Parker Lloyd Handley Elyma Arthur Jewett

Epworth League Social Draws Ice Cream Fans

Canton and Newark residents Henry Shreffler and William Shreffler joined their sister and her husband Dell Richards for an Epworth League social Friday night. About 12 gallons of ice cream were served to raise funds for delegates to the Lakeside conference.

Henry Shreffler Canton William Newark Dell Richards Epworth League Lakeside Charles Parker Cleveland Airs Raymond Klein Lorain Air Michael Profan E. D. Trompson R. H. Murrey Elyria Austin Ewells Murray Raymond Mickley New London Epworth Brighton Clarksfield W.E. Crandall Carl Ketchum Butler Road Wilda Jewetts Katie Norris

Sub Debs Meet Eaton Outdoors For Song Roll Call

The Eaton Sub Debs group held a meeting outdoors at Mrs M P Durfee's home last Thursday evening with fourteen members present. After a brief business session, they moved indoors to work on their boots and were served refreshments by Anne Bhich, Nettie Little and Susan Wargo.

Men's Brotherhood M. E. Church H. C. Bartter Thomas Hughes Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society Waren Ives Warren Meek Granville Ohio Ordella Walker Stuart Bartter Margaret Iris Bartter Columbia Olmsted Falls

Smith Family Reunion Held With Picnic and Games

A Sunday July 3 gathering brought together Mr and Mrs Frank Barringer Mr and Mrs Henry McMillan and Nancy Anne of Roseville Ohio Mrs Herbert Smith and daughter Nancy Jane of Cleveland Mr and Mrs Robert Elkins and Sally Ann Mr and Mrs Jacob Smith and children Mary Ellen Elbert Marjorie Richard and Shirley of North Olmsted Mr and Mrs Loren Miller and Geraldine and Loren of Elyria. A picnic lunch was shared outdoors at noon followed by baseball and group photos.

Smith Frank Barringer Henry McMillan Nancy Anne Roseville Ohio Herbert Smith Nancy Jane Cleveland Robert Elkins Sally Ann Jacob Smith Mary Ellen Elbert Marjorie Richard Shirley North Olmsted Loren Miller Geraldine Loren Elyria

Thursday Guests Visit Mrs Mae Blitch From Florida

Thursday guests at Mrs Mae Blitchs home include Mrs Rose Boehm her son Arthur and granddaughter Barbara from Vero Beach Florida After a Cedar Point visit Mrs T J Donelan from Cleveland arrived Saturday afternoon to spend the remainder of the summer with her daughter Mrs Mae Blitch

Mae Blitch Rose Boehm Arthur Barbara Vero Beach Florida Cedar Point T. J. Donelan Cleveland

Seventh Durkee reunion held at Hoff man home in Nelia

The seventh annual Durkee reunion gathered sixty guests Sunday at the Frank Hoff man home in Nelia Ohio. Officers were elected including E E Durkee as president and Guy Durkee as vice president with R H Durkee named historian.

Durkee Frank Hoffman Nelia Ohio Harmo Toledo E. E. Durkee Eaton Guy Durkee Grafton Frank McAdoo Ashland Columbia R. H. Durkee Leland Durkee Leland Jr Delores Joanne B. FE. Durkee Alex Schwed Melva Alberta Wilma Sue Durkee Gratton C. D. Lehman Leon Lehman Nadine Lehman Guest Belden Harvey Durkee Son Theron Cleveland

Ice cream social and Townsend Meeting Friday at church

The Ladies Aid ice cream social and the Townsend Meeting are set for Friday evening July fifteenth at the church. Mrs. William Spitzer remains in Lodi Hospital recovering from surgery. Several local families hosted or visited, including Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Hahn, and many relatives from Cleveland and Rochester.

Ladies’ Aid Townsend William Spitzer Lodi Hospital Elyria Memorial Walter Murphy John Hahn Mae Blitch J. Hassing Hildegarde M. Ferrell Audrey A. Hagendorn Scott Allen M. Laney M. Brainey Cleveland Hagendorn L. Seelbach Rochester N. Y R. E. Teddy Tommy Ralph Jr J. Doneelan M. Donelan

Sunday School Orchestra Set for Sunday Morning

The article notes the Sunday School orchestra led by Mrs Carl Zeihm will perform on the Sunday morning program. Church service shortened to end at 11 45 a m with Sunday school at ten o clock as usual. Members from Eaton attend the Pember family reunion at the Mapes home on West Ridge.

M. Fitzmaurice Cleveland Carl Zeihm Leland Durkee Leland Jr Delores Joanne Leo DeChant Case Road Avon Pember Jake Mlinser Mount Eaton Doyle Mimser Betty Joan Brewster Ohio C. H. Swan Gordon Splete Clyde Grills Ohio State Universit Columbus Alvin Alexander Elyria Albert Alexander John Rule Mr. Rules Green Springs Clyde Rule Tiffin Minnie Tite E. M. Hathaway LaGrange Lakewood James Dickson Dana Whitlock Dan Robert Jamieson Robert Jr Vida Ingman A. L. Brightman Lawrence Brightman Janice Berea Hopwood Cornish George Schmidt Billy Bay Village Blanche Tite Christine Wenger Carlton Pblaine Lake Avenue Elyria Township Charles Tompkins B. M. Ross F. E. Beardsley Fields Wallace Dimaline Island Road Rose’s Grove E. J. Kannenberg

Columbia Plans Annual Home Coming and Picnic

Columbia announces its annual Home Coming and Community Picnic at the Center of Columbia on August 13 with committees for men’s and ladies’ sports, advertising, and Grange activities. Acme Grange schedules its regular meeting next Tuesday evening as 4-H girls sewing clubs Busy Bbs and Thelma's Helping Thimbles present a sewing event.

Columbia John Britton Grant Rundle Morris Burnett Warren Meek Stuart Bartter Lester Harrington Thelma Boone Margaret Bartter Iris Bartter L. J. Sabins M. H. Bartter Eugene Roth Acme Grange Bbs Wanda Fish Thelma Thelma Bone

North Olmsted Bride-to-Be Miss Bosch to Wed Daniel Jacobson

Miss Wilda Belle Bosch niece of Mona Redmond and former North Olmsted first grade teacher will marry Daniel Jacobson at Cleveland Heights Methodist Church on Thursday July 28.

North Olmsted Wilda Belle Bosch Mona Redmond North Olmsted School Daniel Jacobson Methodist Church Cleveland Heights

Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs John Nivis

Eleanor Donaldson announces the birth of a son to Mr John Nivis and Mrs Nivis at Elyria Memorial Hospital on Saturday July 2.

John Nivis Eleanor Donaldson Elyria Memorial Hospital

Pine Rebekah Lodge charters bus to Medina visit

Members of Pine Rebekah Lodge chartered a bus that carried 35 travelers to Medina on Tuesday evening to visit Medina Rebekah Lodge. The Wellington Rebekah degree team demonstrated the work during the outing.

Pine Rebekah Lodge Medina Medina Rebekah Lodge Wellington Rebekah

Pilgrim Jer reunion held at Berea Fairgrounds

Mr and Mrs Robb Hall Mr and Mrs Max Krugman and children Mr and Mrs Robert Yesberger and sons Brian and Elmer Mrs Ella Yesberger and Mrs Lula Yesberger attended the Pilgrim Jer reunion held at the Berea Fairgrounds on Sunday.

Robb Hall Max Krugman Robert Yesberger Brian Elmer Ella Yesberger Lula Yesberger Berea Fairgrounds

Pine Rebekah Lodge Picnic at Clague Park

Pine Rebekah Lodge held its annual picnic at Clague Park on Wednesday. The North Olmsted Business Men's Ass'n held its regular monthly meeting at the Park on Wednesday. Mrs. John Kuyper will leave Saturday to spend a week with her parents Rev. and Mrs. G D Chase of Charlotte Michigan.

Pine Rebekah Lodge Clague Park North Olmsted Business Men's Ass'n the Park John Kuyper G. D. Chase Charlotte, Mich

Local residents spend weekends across Michigan and Ohio

Mr and Mrs Howard Conant of Columbia Road spent the weekend in Michigan. Mrs Adell Nichols of Eustis Florida and Mrs Ora Swind who wintered with Nichols arrived in North Olmsted to visit relatives. Mrs Carl Brookins and daughters of Butternut Ridge stayed with her parents in Ottawa Ohio. Mrs Mary Hampson visited Mr and Mrs Clebert Reublin in East Cleveland. Reublin Elliott and Damie Broadwell family spend two weeks at a cottage on Ashtabula lake.

George Hoonstal Shade Road Olmsted Toownship West View Pauline Osborn Ethel Ingersoll Lois Hahn Dorothy Mann Virginia Kucklink Helen Keckels Dorothy Scroggie Peggy Margie Lewis Marcella Neuberger Olmsted Falls Vermilion-on The-Lake Helen Canner Cleveland Harold Schuster Russell Chagrin Valley Chagrin Falls Jessie Pickard Grace Cooley Lulu Lowery Edith Osborn Seven Hills John Bryda Paritas Springs Frank Hermann Perry Clevenger Elyria Mary Scott Florence Craig Cof Norman Jocke Albert Richards May Prindle Eva Prindle Carl Anderson Edgar Allen Ashtabula Beélle Osborne Berea Pauline Martin Lester Landin Pittsfield Myrtle Knapp Bertha Grrlls Gordon The Allotment New York City H. B. Hunter Franklin Pennsylvania Willam Prescott Dover Mabel Meek Warren Bertha Grills Frank Kontur Camp Perry Kontur Oscar Green Chardon Green Frank Grills Toledo Harlow Osborne Harry Scott Willam Scott Harry Martin Thomas Hughes Community Hospital Airs Edward Landin C. F. Hales Ernest Reisinger Lakeside Marble Head Blue Hole Howard Conant Columbia Road Michigan Adell Nichols Eustis Flo Ora Swind Nichols North Olmsted Carl Brookins Butternut Ridge Brookins Ottawa Ohio Mary Hampson Clebert Reublin East Cleveland Reublin Elliott Damie Broadwell

Henrietta Ladies Aid Meets at Methodist Church

The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church met Thursday afternoon at the church parlors with Mrs. Albert Reusser and Mrs. John Hostettler as hostesses. Mrs. Harland Schlecter led the meeting and a short patriotic program followed with poems read by Mrs. Roy Angersbach and Mrs. Walter Angersbach. Refreshments were served to 18 members and six guests including Mrs. Mauer of Tuscarawas County and several local ladies.

Henrietta Ladies Aid Society the Methodist Church Albert Reusser John Hostettler Harland Schlecter Roy Angersbach Walter Angersbach Assembly “America Star Spangled Banner Mauer Tuscarawas County Harold Coates Harvey Born Ernest Buchs Miriam Esther Kuetzel

Social calls and weddings fill weekend in area

North Olmsted and Norwalk visitors called on Mrs. Latteman while families from Cleveland Ridgeville and Elyria shared picnics and dinners. Weddings drew attention as Vivian Hartley wed Floyd Page at Berlin Heights and Miss Mittlestead and Dr Dallas Smith were married at Mittlestead home. Honeymooners Arthur Born returned from a Eastward trip.

Amherst Louise Emmerick George Broughton R. G. Vincent William Smittle Kent Evan Walker Oberlin Russell Smith Elyria Harold Coates Ralph McDowell Ralph Jr Chas Cook Vivian Hartley Floyd Page Berlin Heights Lila Buchs Katie Weidman Robert Taylor Fields Corners Wallace Court Arthur Born Taylor Columbia Station Dorothy Becker Barn Will Becker Camden Center Carl Becker Brownhelm G. C. Becker D. A. Bonett Marie Mittlestead Dallas Smith R. A. Mittlestead Otis Huene McCarter Kipton L. C. Bates

Button collection grows from pastime to passion in Clinton

Mrs. Gertrude Patterson, former Clinton resident, has built a button collection from a rainy day pastime into a serious hobby. Her trove now numbers about 12 000 buttons gathered over years of careful collecting and organizing.

Clinton Geretrude Patterson

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