Miss LaVina Crist to Wed Richard Brady on August 3
Miss LaVina Crist of Griswold road, PA, will marry Richard G. Brady of Elyria in St. Agnes church on August 3. The couple plans an open church ceremony. Crist attended Elyria High and works at Ridge Tool Co. Brady is the son of Mrs. Margaret Brady of Starkey, a Clearview High School graduate who served in the U.S. Navy and is now a student at Fenn College in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVina Crist
Richard Brady
Lillian Crist
Griswold Road
Richard G. Brady
Elyria
St. Agnes Church
Farm
Miss Crist
Ilyria High School
Ridge Tool Company
Ver Hance
Margaret Brady
Starkey Tead
Clearview High School
U.S. Navy
Fenn Collinge
Cleveland
Renninger-Haun Weddings Set For August 11
Thelma Maun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Maun of MG West Second street, will marry William Renninger, son of Mrs. Clara Renninger of 18 West Avenue. The couple plan the August 1 wedding. Miss Maun works at Spike's Food Market. Renninger is with Shelles Company, Elyria High School graduate, Navy veteran with South Pacific service. English bride honored at East Avenue home with bingo, gifts, and dessert after games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Maun
MG West Second Street
Thelma
William Renninger
Clara Renninger
West Avenue
Miss Mann
Spike
Shelles Company
Elyria High School
Navy
South Pacific
Welsey Wilson
Richard Adams
East Avenue
Frank Adams
Betty Hancock
Nottingham
England
Adama
Adams
Elyvia
Third Street
Community meetings and picnic events announced
Circle No. St. Pauls church meetings postponed. Danny reunion set for Sunday at Cascade Park. A picnic dinner is to be served at noon. Eastern Star picnic on Wednesday July 24 at Oberlin Roadside Park for members and families with games prizes and supper at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. Sof
Oberlin
Metzler Couple Wed In Toledo Hold Open House
Mr and Mrs Melvin B Metzler formerly Geraldine Watson were married in Toledo on Sunday duty 13 and will hold an open house for friends Wednesday evening from seven to ten at 1318 Middle Avenue in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin B. Metzler
Geraldine Watson
Metzler
Toledo
Middle Avenue
Oberlin Girl Engaged To Elyria Man Norbert Supers
Oberlin announces the engagement of Theresa Blanco daughter of Mrs James Blanco of 324 South Professor Street to Norbert Supers son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Supers of the city. No wedding date set. Theresa a Oberlin High School class of 1944 graduate and employed by Northern Ohio Telephone Company. Her fiancé served three years in the Army Air Corps and is now with Perry Fay Company. Sorority Card Party: Sigma Phi members met at Nancy Oldfield’s Oberlin Road home for July social. Three bridge tables with prizes to Janet Dean Dorin Nichols Lucy Belt Narise Clegg. August meeting plans to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blanco
Professor Street
Oberlin
Theresa
Norbert Supers
Benj
Andrew Supers
Miss Blanco
Oberlin High School
Northern Ohio Telephone Compay
Nance
Army Air Corps
Perry Fay Company
Het Sigma Phi Sorority
Nancy Oldfield
Oberlin Road
Janet Dean
Dorin Nichols
Lucy Belt
Narise Clegg
Local Society News and Visits Across Elyria Area
Personal notices include Friar Arthur Young visiting at 1907 Middle avenue with seminary ties to Cates, Onis. Melvin J. Bown arriving from Auburndale Florida to visit the Browns in Stoney Ridge. NYC visitors Jean And James stay with Shartet cousins on West Ninth Street. Bonne Vibber enrolled in Cincinnati Conservatory Summer term music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Young
Mra
W. J. Young
Middle Avenue
Cates
Onis
Mes
Melvin J. Bown
Auburndale
Florida
Ion Riverside South Fire
Spen Wee
Mors Tit Brown
Stoney Ridge
Toadise Jean and
Jamhes
New York City
Jean
Janet Shartet
Weet Ninth Street
Mis
Bonne Vibber
Marley
Vibber
East River Street
Vale
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Paul
Collins
West Avenue
Lloyd
Colling
Dainee
Richard
Ethel
Greenville
South Carolina
Paul Collins
Plyrin Memorial Hospital
Eugene P. Hall
Bellefield Avenue
Kreigh Eugene Hall
Thomas Smith
Lineal Court
Elyria Memorial Hospital
James Comerford
Avon
Leonard Dean
Gustave Papper
Lorain
Guy B. Findley
Abbe Road
Betty
Licenses Listed for Two Individuals in Town
Raymond Wynijeski of 292 Fast 16th Street is listed as an assembler with license zero. Caro line Beilfiore of 702 West Broad Street is shown with license number 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Wynijeski
Fast 16Th Street
Caroline Beilfiore
West Broad Street
Wedding of Bertha Bair and Jack Fitch
Mr and Mrs Charles Nary announce the marriage of their daughter Bertha Claribel Bair to Jack A Fitch May 1 in the bride’s home. Rev A E McVey officiated at 7 pm. Attendants were Clyde Nary and his wife. Mrs Fitch wore brown and white. Bertha formerly worked at Western Automatic Machine Screw Co. Fitch works at Olsen Co. They will reside with the bride’s parents. Auxiliary notes include baby contest results and plans for a hospital party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nary
Bath Street
Bertha Claribel Bair
Jack A. Fitch
A. BE. McVey
Clyde Nary
North Eaton
Alrs
Fitch
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Mrr
Olsen Company
Hospital Discharges Names and Addresses Listed
Hospital discharge note lists Nichola J. Poka of 387 Abbe Road Phyllis Halliday of 181 Longfellow Street Mrs Hadyn Evans of 250 Eighth Street and Clar ence Foss with a baby girl discharged from 614 Lake Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichola J. Poka
Abbe Road
Phyllis Halliday
Longfellow Street
Hadyn Evans
Eighth Street
Clarence Foss
Lake Avenue
Aged Residents Bride Marie Breting Weds George Durr
Miss Marie A Breting 74 and George M Durr 69, both Elyria Home for the Aged residents, were married by Superintendent Dr C B Hess this afternoon in the Taft periors of the home. The couple then left for a short wedding trip. The bride, formerly of Canton, was born in Switzerland and speaks four languages. The groom, a former Leetanta farmer, has lived at the Home since March 1945. The bride has resided there since June 1944. The wedding ensemble featured a corsage of pur devias and carnations amid the Hess apartment living room flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie A. Breting
George M. Durr
Elyria Home For
C. B. Hess
Taft
Hess
Avon clubs share cards and chatter at home gathering
The For-Get-Me-Not Mission club hosted by Mrs. Witham Cummings enjoyed a Thursday afternoon at her Avon home with Aolofback Tinthecn present. The event featured cards and conversation. A two week later meeting is planned at Miss Theresa Wagner Ald’s home. At Avon Lake Park the Baptist church annual picnic supper drew about 20 attendees with supper at 7 o'clock. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Knights of St. John held a reen dinner in St. Mary's Hall with 50 members and guests. Prizes were awarded for grand, bridge and pinechle, with Mrs. William Carmen, Mrs. Ronnie Kelling, Mrs. Joseph Porthefer, Mary Andress, Genevieve Baldauf, Mrs. Jerome Schimite, Mrs. Mayo Wond, Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Billinghurst among winners. Also noted were visits by Rev. and Mrs. Bach and family, Ruth, Robert, Leslie and David, and Mr. and Mrs. John Terveen and Hawkins and Roy Olsen. A Special Meeting of King Solomon Lodge Na on K & ALM is set for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 1946, at Masonic Temple to conduct the funeral of late brother FY 4h Shewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Mission Club
Witham Cummings
Aolofback Tinthecn
Theresa Wagner
Ald
the Baptist Church
Avon Lake Park
Knights of St. John
St. Mary's Hall
Bens Croft
Aes
William Carmen
Ronnie Kelling
Joseph Porthefer
Bridge
Mary Andress
Genevieve Baldauf
Pinechle
Jerome Schimite
Mayo Wond
Crawford
Billinghurst
Viel Beulah Beach
Bach
Ruth
Robert
Leslie
Dievid
John Terveen
George Hawkins
Mes
Roy Olsen
King Solomon Lodge Na
K & Alm
Masonic Temple
Shewell
Hubbard , Wilcox
WOM
Ober
Leonard
Rome
Starvey Hyman
Quarry
Hyman
Teanion
Congrégational Church
Lake View Park
Na+ pieuy Ladies’ Altar Society
Peter Hyster
Oak Pont
Jolly Teehs
Dobb's Church School
Mem‘berg
Isaac Slack
Allan Hospital
Oberlin
Charles Wiliams
Cleve Iel Hats
Cooks Mill
W. Ave
Calendar notes and community notices from Berea area
Community items list meetings at Cascade Park and Bellcourt venues, details on Auxiliary events, church gatherings, and reunions. Local families and visitors are named, with mentions of Bible camps, picnics at Lake View Park, and church activities. Hospital updates include Mrs. Isaac Slack’s recovery and local residents’ visits across Oberlin Cleveland and Berea.
Harmony Hangout closes for summer season in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville brief notes announce Harmony Hangout by Mr. and Mrs. Morris Brown will close for summer and reopen in fall with date to be announced. Also reported are Mr. and Mrs. William Schmittges returning from California and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haeh and Tom Richards visiting Salem with Francis Porter now in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mtt
Northidgeville
Harmony Hangout
Morris Brown
William Schmittges
Cleveland Road
California
Robert Haehi
Tom Richards
Salem
Francis Porter
Ridgeville
Pittsburgh
L. B
Robert Haeh
Joseph Lyons
W Kenneth Johnson
Haeh
Barbara
Rat Graff
Cleveland
North Olmsted Congregational Church
Schneider Reunion Held at Lake View Park Lorain
The twelfth annual Schneider family reunion took place Sunday at Lake View Park in Lorain with a noon basket dinner for forty. Attendees came from Cleveland Lorain Ridgeville Birmingham Wellington Amherst Henrietta and South Amherst. Outdoor sports and swimming were enjoyed as the main diversions. The 1947 reunion is planned for the same park on the third Sunday in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schneider
South Amherst
Lake View Park
Lorain
Cleveland
Ridgeville
Birmingham
Wellington
Amherst
Henrietta
St. John’s Church
Hand care tips from a 19th century home guide
This fragment advises on hand care routines including a weekly bath for nails and cuticles. It mentions using warm oil, avoiding removal of old polish, and suggests habits for softer, stronger nails. Names and dates are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Made Sle Lacquer in China Through Dynastic Eras
A fragmented note traces Chinese lacquer from Shang dynasty origins to later periods, noting crude early forms versus modern nitrocellulose and resin varnishes. Mentions an auction sale with various household items and a community benefit event, including a Beacon Light class and a rain-date notice for July 34 in Chapel St. Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Beacon Light
St. Paul's Tuesaday
Chapel St. Market
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mabel Little
Renninger-Haun
Ua. Bibles
Elyria Stationers “Store of Friendly Service
Broad Street
Lincoln Theatre
Ray and
Laura Stanek
Dread
Capitol Theater
Rainbow
Harriet Varsey
Pat Lane
Joan Lamoreaux
Bonna Whitfareh
Assembly
Order
F. Hall
Doris Wurster
Beverly Rodgers
Frances Stillwaugh
Rose Smith
Shirley Standen
Worthy
Gladys Kolb
8 & PW
Effa Brown
Leeve the
Windees
Endrapes
Mtalag Op
Viol
Chicago Times
Hinksen
Gates Hospital
Martha Wesler
Helen Perkins
V. FW
High Qual
Flynn & Granger, Inc
BON Granger
Jack Flynn
Carpenter's
Phillipa Drug Store
Phong
Angela di
Nabine
Calender
Tom Tonkjot
St. Jude's Alfars Mosary Dociets Hall Family Bienie
Bigwoodds
Cascade Park
Chiquita Clu
Belotes Giada
Bellcourt
Bavanters
Ametica Sheet
P. Hall
Ametican Legion Auxiliary Tribets
Flytia Lodee
Motheré Auriliary
Uchurch
P. Fi
Aves Mes
Robert Steiner
Erhart
Dren
Beulah
Vickers
Keants
Richard Wolfe
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Wilmer David
Brooklyn Heights
Lillian Wilking
Newburg Heights
Smith
Garrettsville
Schueslein
Helen
Beréa
Mee. Knautz
Knautz
Emma Lang
North Ridgeville
Townsend
Eberts Drug Store
Land
Bnet Sehneider
Max Horwite
Deers
Sudro-Curtis
Maurice Beauty Shoppe
Viola Hargis
Mauricie Beane Vy Oppe
Adrian
Garner Middle Avenue
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