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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1936
Page
10
Mr and Mrs Jenry O Pratt of 40g Herck Avenue Aust celebrate their 66th anniversary with a family gathering. They wed July 24, 1881. The couple, longtime Wellington residents, are active in the local Congregational Church and garden life.
Speed plans for the Wellington Independent Fair are tentatively arranged for August 25 to 27. The draft horse show on closing day afternoon is sponsored by the Northern Draft Horse Association of Lorain County whose officers will direct the event. They contribute 50 cash in premiums with the Fair Association adding 100. Attractions include horse pulling contests harness races judging of 4 H and general exhibits hardball games running and pony races midway attractions livestock parade and a special attraction.
The fair will feature music and miscellaneous events with nearly every farm product raised in this section on display. Model and novelty acts are included as part of this year’s program.
The St Josephs parish annual picnic was held at Dunn's Flats near Wakeman drawing a large crowd with an afternoon of hall games races and contests for all ages Swimming and singing were enjoyed while Frobatts Brothers orchestra of Grafton provided music. Tonight Knights of Pythias meet at the Pythian Hall and Amherst Garden Club plans a July gathering at The Old Spring weather permitting with Mrs Mutch from Australia as main speaker.
Mrs Julia Smyth aged 82 traveled from Fresno to Cleveland by air to visit relatives, praising air travel as the only long distance method. She met twelve fellow passengers, noted cool high altitude and sweltering heat on landing, and planned a summer visit with family.
Six alarms kept the local fire department busy, including four grass fires, a blaze in a car owned by Charles H. Townsend of 48 Huron Street, and a dump fire by Black River. The auto fire began while Townsend washed the motor, with a short circuit scorching the hood. Hose Company No. 1 fought the dump fire with little damage. Grass fires occurred on West Street, Kbeebe Court, and near the New York Central tracks by Fox Furnace Company, where ore burned across more than ten acres, the largest grass fire of the year.
Elyria police will escort a delegation of Willard boys through the city on Wednesday as they travel to the Cleveland Boston game at League Park. The request was made by R. R. Jensen, Willard Y M C A general secretary. Patrolman Melvin Olmstead is assigned to supervise the visit.
Service Director A. E. Weger ordered installation of two drinking water fountains at downtown intersections despite the town already hosting seven beer parlors and seven soft drink parlors. Last evening in Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Orne Grugel and their son Bobby returned from a several days motor trip through North Carolina.
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