Avon Scout Troop 124 Plans Three Day Camping Trip
Avon AVON June reports Scout Master W C Menges will lead Boy Scout Troop 124 on a three day camping hike June 10 to Elyria Fair grounds. Camp is public and visitors welcomed. Charm Club hosts noted with prize winners and future meet planned at Mrs Walter Rauscher’s home. Community notes include visits and graduations.
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Avon
Boy Scout
Elyria Fair Grounds
W. C. Menges
Ed Stagg
Vern Frey
Harold Smith
Carl Schafer
Walter Rauscher
Birth Announcement for John Joseph Baker in Elsha
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker announce the birth of a son named John Joseph at their home on Saturday May 28. The infant weighed seven pounds three quarters. Grandmother Ruth Wohlever and Mrs. Jennie Bultman are mentioned in family notes.
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North Ridgeville
Frank Baker
Elsha
Ruth Wohlever
John Joseph
Wohlever
Jennie Bultman
Pittsburgh
Will Robinson
Charlotte Slemmett
Rush
Betty Robinson
Wiliam Walter
Cleveland
Rarph Gilder
Emory Hershe
Dimmie
William Edwards
Amherst
Vermulion
L. C. Denison
George Clifford
Lakewood
Mr. Clifford
Geraldine Clifford
Lexington
Kentucky
Middle Ridge Club Hosts May Meeting and Birthday Celebration
The Middle Ridge Community Club held its final meeting of the school year with officers elected including President Mrs. Elmer Bischoff and Secretary Miss Margaret St George. A program featured Blue Ribbon spellers and eighth grade graduates Naomi Bock and Robert Erdman receiving promotion certificates and fountain pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Ridge Community Club
Elmer Bischoff
R. H. Hearn
Margaret St. George
Gertrude Smith
Supt. C. A. Gibbons
Naomi Bock
Robert Erdman
Biddinger
Carlisle East Carlisle Community Club Closes Year
Members and friends met at the Grafton Road school for the last meeting of the year. A. P. Bailey presided in place of William A. Rennie. H. H. Gregg read the secretary's report as Mrs. H. H. Gregg was absent. Frank Rahl presented the auditing report, which was approved. Fred S. Shepard appointed three advisers to the new president. A club picnic is planned on the Rose property with details to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
East Carlisle
Grafton Road
A. P. Bailey
William A. Rennie
H. H. Gregg
Frank Rahl
Fred S. Shepard
John Rose
Lindy Lodge Club Grows From Four Girls in 1926
Four high school girls formed Lindy Lodge in 1926 at Betty Chapman's home in Cambridge Massachusetts the group later became Lambda Chi. Original members included Gladys Slauier Hope Gregg Joyce Gregg Mildred Alexander June Harrison Jeanette Van Amburgh La Vaughn Hinkle Alyrile and Pearl Godfrey. Members spent summers outdoors swam at the Cut Out and made victory badges for Lindbergh earning a penny treasury. The club rented Vermilion on the Lake cottages for weeks and evolved into a philanthropic circle now with 14 members. A Friday Alpine Village Cleveland dinner party hosted by Mrs Carl Folley Otto Thurn and Herman Pirchner featured many members present.
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Betty Chapman
Theodore Ropp
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
Lindy Lodge
Lambda Chi
Gladys Slauier
Hope
Joyce Gregg
Mildred Alexander
June Harrison
Jeanette van Amburgh
la Vaughn Hinkle
Alyrile
Pearl Godfrey
Alpine Village
Cleveland
Mirs
Carl Folley
Otto Thurn
Garman Band
Herman Pirchner
LaPorte M. E. Church Holds Well Attended Sunday Services
Sunday School at 10 15 and the 11 15 A M service at LaPorte M E Church drew large crowds. C F Whitney led Sunday School with Eleanor Robson and Young People's Orchestra contributing music. Rev Thomas Hughes preached The Blurred Vision. The Young People's Choir performed The Old Rugged Cross. Children's Day is set for June 18 at LaPorte and Columbia Sunday Schools. Ongoing gifts aid choir robes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte M. E
C. F. Whitney
Eleanor Robson
Young People’s Orchestra
Thomas Hughes
H. H. Gregg
Old Rugged Cross
LaPorte
Columbia
Old Red Brick School reunion planned at Harri son property
Former grades of the Little Red Brick School at La Porte and their families are urged to gather Sunday June 12 on the property of Mr and Mrs Frank Harrison by the river. A picnic lunch after noon and an afternoon for renewing old friendships are planned. Each family should bring a picnic dinner and old group photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Frank Harrison
Akron kin visit rekindle early memories at Reese home
Sunday afternoon Alt D A Reese of Akron, cousin of H H Gregg, visited with Mrs Parker and Mr and Mrs James Watters. They exchanged old pictures and reminiscences. Reese had not seen Gregg since his youth in Akron. Robert Hopkins of TaPorle fronts Elyria High School's June graduating class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alt D A. Reese
Akron
H H. Gregg
Parker
James Watters
Reese
H H Gregg
Robert Hopkins
A. J. Hopkins
TaPorle
Elyria High School
Local Notables Attend Rites For Cleveland Man
Reverend Howard H. Patrick officiated at services honoring a Cleveland Toast Drill Co. employee. Pallbearers included John W. Green and Frank McClellan. Burial followed at Brighton cemetery under E. L. Sharp’s direction. Relatives traveled from Springfield and other cities to pay respects.
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Howard H. Patrick
John W. Green
Frank McClellan
Edwin Edwards
Dean McClellan
Harry Clawson
Clement Greene
Brighton Cemetery
E. L. Sharp
C. C. O'Briant
George O'Briant
Jesse Arbogast
Springfield
Robert McCullough
Washington Courthouse
F. Wright
Elsie Squire
Greenfield
Dick Franze
C. J. Smith
Cleveland
Arthur Hersey
Ecorse
Mich
Charles Fockler
Lloyd Fockler
Chester Fockler
Ed. Fockler
Detroit
Alfred Sherman
Wesley
Port Huron
Russell Ward
John Shighmain
Peter Cigis
Paul Golob
Matt Kern
Emu Franuz
Paul Beal
Ai. J. Frantz
Cleveland Toast Drill Co
Mr. McCullough
Brighton Community Club to Meet with Mrs Linden Draper
Brighton residents gather for a June 9 all day meeting of the Brighton Community Club with Mrs Linden Draper. A covered dish lunch will be served at noon and each lady is asked to bring fancy work. Numerous local visitors and guests are noted from Wellington Norwalk Cleveland and Sharon Center among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton Community Club
Linden Draper
Spencer 4-H Chin First Meeting at Schoolhouse
The Spencer 4-H club held its first meeting at the schoolhouse with thirty members enrolled. Advisors Wyn Moore Walter Rowe and Robert Starr were named for the Summer season, sewing chosen as the project, and officers elected including Margaret Gorudo president Jean Nixon vice president Mae Louise Hall secretary Gloria MacLaren news reporter. Plans were made for a boat ride on June 14 and the next meeting set for June 15 at the schoolhouse.
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Gloria MacLaren
Escape to Freedom Aboard the Sedgewick After War
In a Civil War memoir passage, a soldier deserts the ranks to board a ship bound for New York. He hides among officers, sleeps on a lower deck, and experiences a peaceful ocean crossing before reaching Fort Schuyler hospital aboard Long Island Sound. He waits for discharge papers as clerks race to finish the process.
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New York
Point Lookout
Ocean
New York Bay
Sedgewick
Castle Williams
East River
Long Island Sound
M'Dougal
Fort Schuyler
Xenophon
Xerxes
Zacharias
Naomi Lamp and Phyblis Waltz Lead Recreation Program
Naomi Lamp and Phyblis Waltz are named as recreation leaders guiding a new community program. They will supervise activities, coordinate schedules, and engage residents in leisure events across the city. The initiative aims to boost local participation and well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Lamp
Phyblis Waltz
Bible School At Spencer Baptist Church Attracts Many
The Spencer Baptist Church Bible school mornings draw large crowds and will run two weeks. Teachers for all ages are listed. Ten Fidelity Sunday School members met at Mrs. F I Maller’s home. Mrs. Nellie Boone led devotions and Bible study. Business meeting led by Mrs. Aitler. Picnic lunch to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Baptist Church
Fidelity Sunday School
F. I. Maller
Nellie Boone
Vacation Bible School Nears Its End at M. E. Church
Community notes report near full attendance at the Daily Vacation Bible School held at the M. E. Church with activities continuing through Children’s Day on June 12. Local residents and visitors share family visits, hospital stays, and summer plans across Elyria, Lodi, Chatham, and surrounding areas.
Free Man Gains Health and Corrects His War Record
A former soldier recounts leaving a hospital after recovery and facing rumors of Mexican invasion under Maximilian. He challenges a clerical error misdating his enlistment as 1864 instead of 1862, insisting on his rights, and gets the record corrected before discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Maxmmullian
United States
Vacated Rumbaugh Property Ties to Walters Family
Warren Walters family previously occupied the Rumbaugh property now vacant. Forrest Johnson and his wife visited Cambridge from Saturday to Monday as guests of relatives and friends. Howard Shick and Miss Martyn Shick spent a day in Ashland visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy Phelps.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Ethel Devereaux in Penfield
Mrs. Ethel Devereaux 36 died on the Penfield farm after a long residence there. The Baptist church and Congregational Society affiliations noted. Survived by daughter Mrs. Thalia Soay son Clay and 8 grandchildren. Rev K L Darkey led the service with songs by Mrs. Robert Eglin and accompanist Mrs Wayne Johnson. Interment at Jackson Cemetery with pallbearers among relatives.
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Penfield
Ethel Devereaux
Robert Eglin
Wayne Johnson
Northwest
Jackson Cemetery
Keith Andrews
Wellington
Pomona Grange Meeting and Guests Planned at Amherst
Pomona Grange will meet at Hick ory tree Grange in Amherst on Saturday June 11 with Penfield Christian Endeavor members as guests of the LaGrange Young People. Plans for a joint picnic are discussed and Rev. Darker will attend a preaching conference at Baldwin Wallace College on Tuesday June 14.
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Pomona Grange
Hickory Tree Grange
Amherst
Penfield Christian Endeavor
LaGrange Young People
Darker
Baldwin- Wallace College
Local Health Visit and Family Notes Breeze Through Medina and Beyond
Avery Looy had his tonsils removed at Dr Reutter’s office in Medina on Tuesday. Ralph Dickason, at Pittsburgh Municipal Airport, recently visited his parents Mr and Mrs C E Dickason. Mr and Mrs Harvey Brough phoned or visited Mr Brough’s cousin. Into lough from Creston at Lodi Hospital. Mr and Mrs T O Foster, four months with Mrs Foster’s father Ivan Lee in Los Angeles, arrived Sunday to stay with uncle Mark Deveraux.
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Avery Looy
Nee dle-Thimble Club Holds Second Meeting at Advisor’s Home
Eleven members attend with one absent as Kay Andrews leads the business portion and the first hemming towels lesson is taught by Mrs Howard Andrews. Neighborly visits and church events mark a quiet weekend with family and club activities.
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Howard Andrews
Kay Andrews
Lynden Jones
Carol Lynn
Taber
Freddie
Flat Rock
Lewis Jones
Congregational Church
Slisses Hazel
Ruth Minkler
Lorain
Clyde Minkler
Cleveland
Jolly Six Club
Robert Riggs
Fred Folk
Ashtabula
Dwight Smith
Charles Schulz
Lewis Schulz
West Ridge Ladies Aid Party Honors Mrs Porter
The West Ridge Ladies Aid Society hosted a party for Mrs. John Porter at Mrs. Merle Penfound’s home on Wednesday evening. Games were played with prizes won by Mrs. H. J. Hillier and Mrs. R. W. Richards. Mrs. Porter received a gift of two dollars from the group. Eighteen guests attended and refreshments were served.
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West Ridge
Sunday supper guests and social visits recount
Sunday gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Walker hosting relatives from Lakewood and Seville. A Nelson district sequence lists Misses Lillian Ardith Eldred visiting Lorain, a Mayfield Heights wedding attended by Lois Eldred, and many calls among local families plus a picnic and music on a Sunday afternoon.
Local Social Roundup From Elyria and Lorain County
Sunday evening visits mark a busy social period with Mrs. Theodore Grills calling on her father, Cornelius Smith, in Edisca ighway. Betty Lee Taylor from Grafton spent a week with cousins Jane and Harriet Mason. William and Richard Riesing of Elyria visited R. L. Walker’s home on Friday. Clarence Riesing and son Robert dined with the Walkers Friday night. Mothersingers of Lorain County Home Council rehearsed at Mrs. Harry Lauer’s home Friday. Lois Eldred hosted Fidelity Sunday School class members and friends at a roast Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Wolf
Sharon Center
Graydon Griggs
Elyria
Mar. Song
Derr Bowman
Lod: Hospital
Clyde Taylor
West Salem
Frank Miller
Harry Hendricks
Lodi Hospital
A. M. Friend
Vera Bechtel
Wooster
Earl Friend
J. H Hange
Chatham
Harry Hange
Carl Carpenter
Leland Lutz
At- Nea
Willis White
George Colley
Clarabel Hange
Kent State University
Stedman Hunter
Higgins
Frank Browand
Donald Wilson
Millard Fuller
Lakewood
Cinderella
C. N. Williams
Syria
Theodore Grills
Cornelius Smith
Ediscaighway
Rose Slood
Ollie Minnich
Betty Lee Taylor
Grafton
Jane
Harriet Mason
William
Richard Riesing
R. L. Walker
Clarence Riesing
Robert
Walker
Lorain County Home Council
Harry Lauer
Lois Eldred
Fidelity
The
Methodist Church
North Olmsted 1935 graduates hosted at Universalist Church
North Olmsted High School's 1935 graduating class attended a supper at Universalist Church on June 2 before the Baccalaureate service at 8 pm. The program featured Eleanor Kinkelaar piano solo, processional Now in the days of my Youth, Sanctus by the choir directed by Willard Krausse, and vocal selections by Luther King with Mrs. Luther King accompanist. Reverend George Bauer of Akron delivered the Baccalaureate sermon.
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North Olmsted
North Olmsted High School
Universalist Church
Eleanor Kinkelaar
Hoir
Willard Krausse
Luther King
Ever Ready Class Hosts Indian Camp Fire at Graham Home
Nova invited guests and members of the Ever Ready Class of the M E Sunday School enjoyed a camp fire and party Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs H W Graham. The Social Workers club were entertained at Mrs Mary Donovans home with a noon dinner and an afternoon of visiting and a short meeting.
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NOVA
M. E
H W Graham
Social Workers Club
Mary Donovan
Ina Mayes
Bernard Biddinger
St. Louis
Howard Biddinger
Kenneth Robertson
Richard
Rock Island
W. A. Curtiss
Buffalo
Elwyn Marquette
Detroit
Mich
Leonardsburg
E. S. Richards
David Ross
North Street
Elson McConnell
Wellington
Nettie Scarborough
Local Social Notes From South Ridge Area
North Russia Mrs. Chester Nash attended a Gaiety Club meeting at the home of Mrs. Rene Stang on South Ridge Thursday afternoon. The Little Big Seven 4 H club met at Donald Hurst s home for regular meeting with next session June 8 at Glen Hobbs Jr s home. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Nash
Gaiety Club
Rene Stang
South Ridge
Harlan Schramm
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Louis Berg
Ray Cook
Medina
Harold Bergs
Hazel
Jeanette Berg
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michael Spehar
Hildreth Knapp
Elyria
Huntington
Knapp
Fred Berg
Art Edwards
Minnie Stark
Amherst
Carl Bergs
Chas. Hasenflue
Frank M Hasenflue
Fred Decker
Murray Ridge
Harry Lauer
Harry
Milton
West Ridge
Wesley Samslow
Little Big Seven
Donald Hurst
Glen Hobbs
Killarney Named Among World’s Finest Beauty Spots
The Irish locale of Killarney in County Kerry is highlighted as one of the globe’s premier beauty spots, renowned for its scenic landscapes and historic charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney
Ireland
Henrietta Birthday Party for Barbara Brown Krysik
Mrs. Ray Brown hosted a birthday dinner for Barbara Brown Krysik of Birmingham. Attendees included the Krysik and Latteman families, the Bohns, the Buamans, and guests from Elyria Milan and Vermilion. Several neighbors and relatives visited or hosted at various homes across town, with sewing club activities and church society events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Brown
Barbara
Ben Krysik
Birmingham
Dianne Kay
Ruth Latteman
George Latteman
George and
Andrews
John Bohn
Hazel
Theodore
Brown
Laura Muay
Local Notes Highlight Family Trips and Club Gathering
Alvin Round and his sister Margaret plan a trip to Ashbury Kentucky with visits to Dayton and Cincinnati. B R Turner travels this week to stay several weeks with his daughter Mrs Arthur Hawke in North Eaton. The Thimble Sisters Quilting Club will be entertained at Mrs A O Frombaughs home on Wednesday June 8 for an all day meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hearn
Mothers’ Club
Middle Ridge
Gertrude Smith
George Erdman
Pleasant View
Harvey Hicoch
Fred Herrmann
Avon Lake
Herrman
Herbert Bechtel
Cincinnati
Buffalo
New York
Henry Ficht
Cleveland
Elizabeth “Ladill
Loram
Katherine Kolbe
W. CC. Bechic
Airs. Ludwig
Painesville
Jeannette Ludwig
Harex High School
Alvin Round
Margaret
Ashbury
Dayton
B. R. Turner
Arthur Hawke
North Eaton
Thimble Sisters Quilting Club
A. O. Frombaugh
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Mes. Stagg
Lewis Wilcox
Henry Mehiing
Walter Herbet
Frank Smyth
Jacob Bauer
Elsrna
August Alten
Henry Mittendorf
Walter Herbert
Lakewood Country Club
Paul Hamlin
Shiloh
Carl Menz
N. W. Bechtel
David Schmitkens
Amherst High School
Broady
Itagar
John Ww
Telané
Dover
Crandall and Fhers
Drag Steres
Brighton
Pont
Rivoli
Lincoln
Everson
Morton Collins
Thompson
Ohio
Fred Collis
Agnes Ellsworth
J. L. Burge
Etna Burge
C. E. Gill
H. L. Gill
Lloyd
Fay Perkins
Mir
David McClurg
Elizabeth Moore
Thomas Lamphere
Earl Goodrich
New London
N.Y
James
Marine Hospital
Reid Carter
Lena Carter
Sparta
Ben Fenner
Eddie Shunaut
Mary Clark
and Airs
Will McKenzie
Roy Bottorff
Jimms
Laxewood
Cornelious Bloe
Charles
Walter Everson
Jessie Moore
Herbert Hawley
Gladys
Marion Hanes
Albert Hanes
Ruth Edwards
J. L Andrews Jr
Philip Hunt
Ray Neff
Jean
Mary Low Sebrish
Norman Brighthill
Ohn
C. Veltrie
Norwalx
Harry Peterman
Canton QC
Melva Copples
Ted Neff
Virginia Reiner
Mmace
Spencer
Hon
George Metcalf
Geo. Metcalf
Baptist Church News
M. E. Church
Creston
L W. Beckley
Sandusky
R. H. Stoll
Lloyd Colley
Lod Hospital
Maud Jackson
Lehman
J. T. McCourt
E. C White
Lecta Bullkoetter
John Miller
Laura Wilson
Barberton
N. E. Fuller
Arthur Pooley
van Sycc
Michigan
Henry Schumann
Bris
Brice
Schumann
Pooleys
Clifton Leese
Canton
Lucy Gross
Virginia Butcher
Betty Castle
A. C
Fred Brown
Ray Brouse
Susanna Wesley
Slyria
Henrietta
Brouse
Charles Miller
Greenwich
Marion Wolf
Nora Eglin
Ray Eglin
Blake Eglin
Case School
Leota Rullkoetter
Lewis Gannon
Grace Bowen
Mary Brittian
John Brittian
Celia Hartman
David Wandel
George
Devereaux
NESWS
Earl Biggs
Janet
Ruth
John Walker
Anderson
Crawford
Seville
Walter Holstien
Henry Smithens
Charles Schaible
J. B. Penfound
Harland
Ardith Caywood
Arthur Squires
Harley Wilson
Treta
Eaton
Bob Schroede
Anna Mason
Marguerite
Frank Pauly
Famly
Irwin Eldred
Lillian
Ardith
Mlron Eldred
Lillian Eldred
Thomas Orgll
Shauffler College
Harold Haugh
New York City
Mitton Stentz
Butternut Ridge Road
David Hansen
Carl Weitzman
Ohio State University
Athens
Donna Parker
Bowling Green
Shirley Karch
Ohio University
Johnson Kuyper
Oberlin College
Richard Donaldson
Earl Donaldson
Elyria Hospital
Charles Muche
Columbia Road
Fairview Hospital
Elizabeth Mills
Center Ridge
North
Russia
Gottlieb
O'Coats
Frank Kelble
Patsy
David
Ernest Lamvermyer
Chauncey Currier
Currier
G. Portman
Cayne
C. A. Bowers
Frank
Shaker Heights
Will Paul
Dorcas
Milan
Wallace Court
Ladies Aid Society of the Reformed Church
John Bauman
Henrietta Hii
Melvin Unger
Charles Lange
Vermilion
George Lipphardt
Carl Springer
Leon Mapes
Adam Horn
Clifton McDowell
Memorial Hospital
John Saltzman
Pittsfield
Theodore Ries
Florence Darow
Jesse Portman
Fred Bauman
Leonard Buchs
Carl Darrow
Mason, Mich
Seymour Leimbach
G. C. Becker
Mary Becker
Jay Kirk
Elyma
W. D. Whitney
Butler Road
Victor Huostettler
Alex Born
Daniel Born
John Born
Daplie Bates
Mass Esther Manns
Youngstein
Frank Rieger
Fred Reiner Rey
Joe Dudley
Berlin Heights
A. L. Dudley
Jack Ryan
Cildren
Leon Currier
John Berger
Oscar Zurcher
Beaver Park
Jim Mitchell
East Liverpool
Ralph McDowell
Nelson Reusser
Alan
Fields
Albert Reusser
Louis Miller
Donald
F. F. Siegrist
Bay Village
Milton Parrish
Lena Gegenheimer
John Ives
Harold
Joan Slack
Grace Miller
Myron
Massillon
Ella May Dudley
Near Bellefontaine
Litchfield
Carter
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