Sinking of the Packard Ends New York Maritime Era Display
Charles B. Driscoll recalls the full rigged ship Benjamin F. Packard sunk off New York Harbor after decades of refitting and viewing as a sightseeing exhibit at Rye Playland. The tale covers its revival by Count Gosta Morner, later maintenance costs, and eventual destruction by owners seeking to cut losses. The piece also notes midtown Manhattan motorboat activity, the Shipyard district, and annual Grand Central Palace boat show.
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New York
Benjamin F. Parkard
New York Harbor
Packard
Gosta Morner
Chas. Driscoll
Seaman's Church Institute
Rye
New York City
Westchester County
Count Morner
Lexington Avenue
Key West
Grand Central Palace
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Birmingham Notes Roundup of Local Visits and Events
Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend trips and gatherings. Elmer Aukley and granddaughter visited the Bates home in Birmingham. Rev. and Mrs. Weaver returned to Greenwich after a visit with their daughter. Walter Snellenberger spent Sunday with family. the Nuss family and Emilie Kern with her mother from Cleveland were in Birmingham. Schaeffer and Ruth Weckester visited Cleveland. Thad Wilson was in Elyria. Charles Pearson called on Elyria friends. Mrs. Frank Johnson visited her ill mother Dora Bates. a free picture show on Birmingham School grounds each Wednesday is sponsored by Birmingham Merchants. George Leimwerker and Henry Leimweber families and others visited the Fischers. Mrs. Koppenhaffer returned from Cleveland. Mrs. L. B. Andrews and son Glenn plan a trip Friday to Louisville. Aron Andrews returns from Louisville to see family.
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Birmingham
Elmer Aukley
Norwalk
Marion Bates
Weaver
Greenwich
Carl Robert Walter Snellenberger
Nuss
Barbara
Emilie Kern
Cleveland
O. B. Schaeffer
Ruth Weckester
Thad Wilson
Elyria
Charles Pearson
Friends
Frank Johnson
Dora Bates
George Leimweber
Chicago
Henry Leimweber
Jean
Marion
Earnest Books
Anna Books
Alice
Mary Ladrick
Frank Fisher
Richard Duff
Philip Duff
May Callely
Ralph Waldo
Brunswick
Hugh Beal
Allen
Michigan
Margery Kepler
Russell Kepler
E. J. Rudolph
B. J. Fer
William Body
Greenwood Cemetery
Harold Smith
Leah Gatehouse
Alfred Dutridge
Toledo
Elizabeth Dutridge
Merritt Williams
Taylor Street
Wellington High School
Cascade Park
Castenian
Baby
Guy E. Wells
Lawrence Wells
Niagara Falls
Webber BeVier
Plymouth
August C. Kolbe
Cleveland Clinic
Blandie Mohrman
W. H. Sponseller
Lucille Gregg
West Ridge Jolly Hustlers 4-H Club Meets
The West Ridge Jolly Hustlers 4-H club met at Patty Fowl's home. Officers planned a mother daughter party for Thursday evening June 15 and committees for the banquet will meet June 12 at Lois Eldred's home. Members discussed projects and judged desserts from the nutrition club before refreshments.
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West Ridge
Jolly Hustlers 4-H
Patty Fowl
Lois Eldred
Wellington Alumni Banquet Leads Local Decoration Day Notes
The Wellington High School Alumni Association will hold a 7:30 p.m. banquet Friday at the Methodist church dining rooms with Mrs. Charles Barrick as chairwoman. Toastmaster Philip Bradstock and speakers Dr. Carl Rust and Artie Jones, both alumni, head the program along with a business meeting and music. A post-dinner visit and Sunday-school room gathering follow, with many local families visiting relatives on Decoration Day. Attendees include residents from Wellington, Elyria, Cleveland, Norwalk, and Toledo.
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Wellington, CO
Wellington High School Alumni Association
Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Church
Charles Barrick
Philip Bradstock
Hollis Turner Grissinger
Carl Rust
Cleveland
Artie Jones
Wellington
4-H Banner Club Meets at Mason Home
The 4-H Banner Club held its regular meeting Friday at Malcolm Fowl's home. Project books were distributed, 18 members and their advisor attended, refreshments were served, and the next meeting is set for Matthew Stonko’s home on June 13.
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4-H Banner Club
Malcolm Fowl
Matthew Stonko
Dover Center Briefs
Dover Center notes that Miss Mable Bentley’s funeral was held in Detroit on Saturday May 27 attended by Walter Elliott and family. Other items mention Clifford Geiger and family at a Vermilion party, Jack Mattern and friend visiting Akron and Coshocton, Margaret Nelon of Cleveland visiting her parents, and Mrs. Harvey Stroud hosting her Brookpark aunt last week.
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Dover Center
Walter Elliott
Charlie Weston
Mable Rose
Clarence Elliott
Cleveland
Charlie Dyble
Harvey Stroud
Brookpark
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South Adee Co
L. B. Andrews
Glenn
Louisville
Kentucky
Aron Andrews
University At
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Hanna
Broad Street
Cora M. Shepard
Courtland
Mason Home
Dublin
Britain
Elizabeth
Brazil
Chronicle Telegram
P. H. Hanes Knitting CO
Winston-Salem, N. G
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Muir
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Aviece
EPSOM
KODAK
Lydia Pinkham
Muir’s
Phillips
Pipe Cleaners
Mercuro
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