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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1940
Page
10
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Rose Marie Urig daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Urig graduated from St Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland Sunday at 2 pm. Father Nagel presented the diploma and Bishop Emmet Walsh Charleston SC delivered the sermon and benediction. A 2 to 6 pm reception followed at the Urig home with 40 guests from Ridgeville Cleveland Elyria Avon and Avon Lake. Luncheon at 5 pm featured red and white class colors.
The Elyria Safety Council issued an appeal to parents and others to make the coming Fourth of July safe and sane. It warned of firework injuries and urged spending fireworks money to aid Red Cross relief for war victims. The statement urged public sentiment to back laws regulating fireworks. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rice attended a Sunshine class party at the Avon Baptist church. Miss Helen Hain of Detroit visited Sheffield over the weekend.
Elyria Recreation Commission will direct summer playground operations after the school board decided the commission should again handle the program. The board would support it up to 900 dollars once commission funds are exhausted, with Ralph Bauer to direct the playground program and Dick Funk named official scorer for Class A baseball. A 1300 dollar city council cut delayed final plans and prompted a request to raise the school board appropriation from 50 to 990 dollars.
Miss Ela DeCumbs will enter Miss Ella DeCumbe into a club event on June 10 at her Lake road home. Principal speaker will be Mrs. Gertrude M. Ross with topics Hit Parade of Perennials and Scrap Books as a Hobby. President is Mrs. Myrtle Werdel. Chefoo, China, reports a food shortage.
Naida confronts a bitter shock as Marsden exposes her as a spy who sold his reports to the Chinese and Japanese. She plans to flee Crna, seize Marsden’s oil-field surveys, and strike a hard bargain. To disguise herself she leverages Wu to fetch peasant garb from his brother’s hill home.
Naida confronts Marsden in the studio as she discovers a hidden canvas back revealing secret papers. She slashes the portrait in a fit of rage then finds the documents behind the painting, setting the stage for a continuing cliffhanger.
Misses Mary and Grace Gough attended a Missionary meeting at the First Baptist church Lorain held at Mrs. Leslie Emory's home. Several families visit relatives in nearby towns and a daughter is born to Rev. and Mrs. L. K. Adams at St Luke's Hospital Cleveland.
Mrs Russel Allsop was admitted Monday to St Vincent's Hospital in Cleveland for operative treatment. Mrs Charley Nickel entered Memorial Hospital in Elyria and was operated on Tuesday. The Royal Neighbor Lodge June meeting will be at Swiss Hall Thursday evening with all members urged to attend. Townsend club No 1 will meet at the town hall Thursday to transact important business and enjoy a social hour with refreshments. Ladies Altar society meets at Nativity church parlors Thursday and sponsors a fish fry Friday evening serving from 5 o'clock. Mrs Harold Moore opens her home to the Study Hour club Thursday evening. Mrs Clinton Kilmer hosts Ladies' Dime Society at Congregational church parlors Thursday afternoon. Moscow plans a red granite statue of Stalin over 12 feet tall. Dominican Republic shipped starch weighing over 5 500 000 pounds in a recent month.
The Elyria Ministerial Association adopted a resolution urging a safe and sane Fourth of July. It urges enforcement of local fireworks laws to protect children and directs funds for fireworks toward aid for war refugees and global suffering.
Daily 4-H news notes report club meetings three times weekly on Monday Wednesday and Friday. Reporters prepare items for the day before publication ensuring timely community updates.
South Ridge Mother's Helpers 4 H club met with advisor Marian Knittle on a Saturday afternoon led by president Esther Beal. In Clarksfield the Speedy Eleven 4 H girls under Hazel Puder held their second meeting and adjourned to Burdell Kempe’s home after base ball. Wellington Senior Willing Workers hosted by Aldine Palmer covered materials and committee listings. The Markley Snappy Snippers planned initiation with new members Curtis and Olga Kaczay and Edna Ross as meetings continue through June. Advisors and officers attended a conference at the Y M C A.
The Sassy Anns 4 H Club met with advisor Mrs C H Bald win on Monday June 3. Members introduced themselves by fruit names. Miss Eckert demonstrated sewing machine use. A wiener roast was planned for Tuesday June 11 at Cascade Park. Refreshments were served by the advisor Mrs Baldwin and Patsy Stang.
Rev John A. Duryea and Mrs. Duryea of the Oriental Missionary Society will tour Lorain County churches next week to describe conditions in China and Korea with pictures from their evangelistic travels. They report war damage to towns and churches but ongoing outreach, with public services at the Salvation Army, First Baptist, and Community Church in Sheffield Township Shop 82.
Mrs. Levi Morse and Mrs. J. T. Johnson led several girls to Higbee's on Saturday May 25 for a 4-Hotyle show. They received guidance on color combinations suitable materials and matching costumes.
The text extols the flag as a symbol of government, history, liberty, justice, and equality. It notes the Continental Congress adoption on June 14 1777 with thirteen stars and stripes, the current forty eight states, and flag Day observations on June 14.
Rhode Island will jail or fine motorists with worn tires under a new highway safety bill signed by Governor William H. Vanderbilt. The law imposes a ten dollar fine or five days in jail for tires showing breaker strip cushion gum or fabric.
A portion of the Con. church faculty from Chase Cleveland will convene this afternoon at the church to discuss upcoming activities and arrangements. The meeting aims to review schedules and coordinate worship plans.
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