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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
3
Lorain County boys and girls strive for state honors in upcoming Four-H events at the county level. Winners advance to the Ohio State Fair with possible state recognition. The county style revue and demonstrations are set for August 18 with clothing, team, and individual contests. Dairy, vegetable, and possibly livestock judging teams are planned to represent the county at state contests.
The Farnsworth-McHolland reunion gathered seventy five guests at the home of Jr. and Mrs. O. H. Johnston on Lorain road Sunday July 16. Attendees came from Akron New London Wellington Elyria Sullivan Parma Cleveland Brooklyn Heights North Olmsted and California.
Miss Edlen Juyper welcomed Miss Jeanett Carnahan of Cleveland Heights and Johnson Kuyper hosted Stanley Platt of Detroit at their Gessner Road home. Mrs J Zimmerman hosted a July dinner at Kennedy Ridge for Miss Mavis West in town, with Miss Jeanne Detzel and others in attendance. The group also visited Miss Virginia Johnston at her home on July 10.
Dr Arthur H Merritt of New York was elected president of the American Dental Association at the Milwaukee Wisconsin convention with Acme Telephoto provided images.
The column lists visits and gatherings in Lorain and surrounding towns. Rev. and Mrs. Richards and two daughters from Connecticut dined with Rev. Clyde Kuhn and Mgr. Bourne. Mrs. Charles Wershing hosts Ladies' Aid Group 2 on Butternut Ridge. Alice Brookins visits Avon Lake relatives. Miss Johanna Hulkema plans a two week New York trip. Wilda Clodwick and Mildred Yesberger join Old Fossil Club dinner in Lorain. C Burns visits relatives on Columbia Road. Woman's Club garden group tours Wade Park and Cultural Gardens. Mrs. Elizabeth Bolts visits from Columbus.
AMIr. Sam Cranmore of Virginia Ave Ashland Ohio reports rapid relief from chronic constipation after using Vendol. He describes prior back pain dizziness sleeplessness and gas and credits Vendol with restoring sleep appetite and daily comfort. Phillips Drug Store 507 Broad St endorses Vendol as widely available.
Lorain County draft horse owners will tour next Thursday guided by agricultural extension agent C. I. Hummel to view rare twin colts born two months ago at the Sterley Riggs farm east of Wellington. The Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association plans several stops including Fleetwing farms in Homerville and the William Murray farm in Wellington with more farms to be added.
E. C. Baum reported his car missing Tuesday noon and found later on Lake road west of Lorain. Baum had given the vehicle to a car washer for cleaning. it was supposed to return by 6 p.m. but vanished until authorities located it. The washer said he drove it to Lete road and left it there due to a battery trouble.
The State Board of Liquor Control suspended a license in Columbus, Ohio, on July 20, per an official action, affecting a local liquor establishment and pending further procedures.
Louis Richard Staing of Lorain has his liquor license suspended for thirty days effective immediately until midnight August 17 for selling whisky on a Sunday.
State Democratic Chairman Arthur L. Limbach declared the fight on to obtain a referendum on the 1939 civil service reorganization bill. He said headquarters will lead a statewide campaign to collect 145,000 signatures before September 6 to put the issue on the November ballot, emphasizing a party-led effort to challenge Governor Bricker’s changes to the merit system.
The North Olmsted Grange plans a third and fourth degree initiation for its men on Wednesday July 6 at the Town Hall. A Pomona meeting of the Cuyahoga Grange is noted in the report.
The North Ridgeville Congregational Church and the Fields Methodist Church will join for a combined service at North Ridgeville Church at 8 o'clock Sunday night July 23. Anthems include Beautiful Savior Oh Morning of Beauty Praise Ye the Father and a benediction by Rev Alfred H Bartner of Decorah Iowa.
The North Olmsted Kiwanis Club schedules its next regular meeting at the Coe Building on Monday July 24 at 6 30 PM. The gathering invites members to attend and discuss club activities.
The Sunday School picnic will be held at North Olmsted Park on Saturday July 29 at 3 PM with a basket picnic supper. Mrs Johnson's circle will host a dessert card party at the church on Wednesday July 26 at 1 30 PM.
Miss Winfrey Darling returned from a week at Camp Perry and Linwood Park. Evelyn Wershing attended the funeral of her aunt Mrs. E M Jones in Pittsburgh. Reta Bowen spent the weekend with her mother in Elyria and attended her grandmother Mrs. Fisher's funeral in Ridgeville. Mary Hampson and family with several relatives visited Pyma tuning Dam and Andover. Delegates from North Olmsted joined the Universalist Church Mid West Youth Conference at Shakomak Indiana State Park July 16 to 24. Ashley Bardwell and Limpert family drove to Andover to visit Rev L Lowry. Eleanor and Lois Kinkelaar are spending this...
Mr. and Mrs. Max Krugman and their children attended the Blackman reunion held in Bowling Green on Sunday, July 16, as part of a Russell week in Lily Dale New York.
Miss Arlene Jacque of Royalton and Ellen Roe of Strongsville are to wed on Saturday August 5. A miscellaneous shower for the bride was hosted by Miss Ellen Kuyper and Miss Margaret Keppler at Kuyper’s Gessner road home. Guests included Mrs. Dorothea Sifford Kelley and Miss Helen Reitz. Fifteen attended.
Cleveland police records on 13 beheadings tied to the “mad butcher of Kingsbury Run” will be studied as the state moves to charge Frank Dolezal with murder. The arraignment had held him for manslaughter, but prosecutors announced a murder indictment plan.
Credence to Dolezal's alleged confession later repudiated that he killed Mrs. Florence Sawdey Po Blo. Dolezal's case is expected to be presented to the grand jury next week, but a crowded calendar may force postponement of action until the ty.
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