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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1931

Page

5

Fenn College Fire Destroys Rooms in Cleveland Building

Fire of undetermined origin swept the three story Fenn College building in Cleveland. The upper floor classrooms were destroyed and eight second floor walls ripped out to halt the blaze. Four men were reportedly sleeping in a third floor room housing a small heating plant. Fire chief James Nimmo said ignition prompted an investigation by fire wardens. About ten radios in an electrical laboratory were lost. Estimated damage exceeds $10,000.

Cleveland, Or Fenn College Ifatant James Nimmo Nimmo Cleveland Y. M. C. A Tory

Dwight Eaton Trial Begins In Lorain Robbery Case

Trial for Dwight Keaton of Lorain began this morning on charges of robbery and assault in connection with an incident last December when Dr. F. O. Brown was about to park his car in his garage. The trial had started two weeks earlier but was dismissed due to juror issues.

Dwight Keaton Lorain Eaton Dr. F Brown Lorain

Le Pont Club Honors Esther Krause Bride To Be

Le Pont Club members and friends hosted Esther Krause at Miss Olivette Lauck’s home Harvard Avenue to honor her upcoming marriage to Fred Stick of Shelby Ohio on March 11. Four bridge tables competed with prizes for Krause and Mrs Allan Fisher, followed by a luncheon centered with pink sweet peas and pink and green decor. An archery game honored Krause whose marksmanship earned various gifts.

le Pont Club Esther Krause Olivette Lauck Harvard Avenue Fred Stick Shelby Ohio Allan Fisher

Evening community meetings fill branch clubs

Multiple local groups hold events at churches and clubs including St Pauls Young Peoples Society, Fidelis Class, American Legion Auxiliary screen dinner, Literary and Giggalot clubs, Women of the Mooseheart Legion, Women’s Benefit Association card party, Elizabeth Stevens Society business supper, Progressive Class minstrel show at High School, Knights of Columbus Commandery No 60, Grace Lutheran Sunday School teachers, W C A federation dinner, Elyria Lodge District 11 Bible Class, and United Presbyterian Boy’s Missionary Society. McKinley P T A reports on a school meeting with delegates chosen for Ravenna District convention and a talk by R H Erwine on child rights. Clan Robertson prepares its fifth memorial service with seven past chiefs and musical performances.

Young Peoples Society St Paul's Church Fidelis Second Congregational Church Ruth Keith American Legion Auxiliary Literary Henry Ingersoll, Jr West Avenue Giggalot Club Mildred Schuster Harwood Street Women of the Mooseheart Legion Women's Benefit Association Mrs. Olmsted Furnace Street Elizabeth Stevens Society First M Elyria Lodge G. FE District 11 Stowden Tenth Street Boy's Misionary Society of United Presbyterian Church

Community Group Activities Highlight Local Meetings

District 9 Bible study planned for Wednesday with Mrs Heimbach at 246 Fourth Street shifting from Tuesday for an all day sewing and study session. District 14 Bible class meets Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Howlett 205 Cascade Street. Senior Christian Endeavor at Second Congregational Church reports 29 attendees with Irene Upton leading What Jesus teaches about God Our Father. Discussions touch on worship locations and colored church windows. Galen Ramser sang two solos. Walter Gehrke led Sunday talk What is the church. County Union to sponsor play at Elyria Church of Christ Friday. Senior society business meeting and social planned for next Tuesday in church basement. Yeomen Willing Workers met at the Reed home East River Road with good attendance. Brenda Reed and Delores Resar win prizes. Hert meeting to be at Travelers Inn in two weeks with six thirty dinner. Arthur Miller of West River Road sends a photo of a Gypsy camp in Florida from Miami. he and wife enjoying sunshine. Workers' Conference of the Church of Christ held a meeting with speeches by Sunday School teachers and round table conclusion. Chinese Whooz-Hoo club hosted by Rain Canter 422 West Second Street with bridge prizes to Helen Upp and Clara Bell Wise. gathering to meet again in April at Rose Mori’s in Amherst. Laf-A-Lot Club hosted by Mrs G Blackwell with bridge prizes to Elsie Schroedes and A C Koehn. luncheon, next meeting two weeks later with Mrs Rodin. Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars met in Woodman’s Hall. March events include birthday party at Mrs Wojeck Fuller Road on March 12, and dances and card party at Mrs Lysaght Clark Street the following Monday.

Akron McKinley P. T. A McKinley Parent Teacher Association McKinley School B. H. Long P.T. A L. A. Hayes Ravenna Mra Long Happy Child Institute R. H. Erwine Akron Public Schools Hoover Mr. Erwine Erwine Walter Smith Harland Grown Hayes W. D. Taylor A. S. Heimbach Fourth Street J. H. Howlett Cascade Street Christian Endeavor Society Second Congregational Church Irene Upton Jesus God Our Father Galen Ramser Walter Gehrke County Union Elyria Church of Christ Clifford Reed East River Road Janet van Anburgh Russell Dunford Winle Clara Reed Delores Resar Travelers Inn Ladies’ Auxiliary Woodman’s Hall Wojeck Fuller Road Lysaght Clark Street

Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association Meeting Preview

The Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association held a regular business session last evening. Owing to the mission service at St. Agnes church the members adjourned early and will reconvene on April sixth. A card party for members will be held after the business session.

Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association St. Agnes Church

Dr Garry Myers Addresses Ely PTA Evening Meeting

Dr Garry Myers of Cleveland spoke on Helping Your Child Succeed in School at the Ely PTA March gathering held in the evening to include fathers. He urged regular rest and study routines and noted few disabilities unless physical limits exist, and he outlined simple aids for reading, spelling and arithmetic with emphasis on consistency.

Garry Myers ELY P. T. A Ely Parent-Teacher Association J. E. Flynn Cleveland Chronicle-Telegram

Meeting of Cantons Ando Canton Lorain

The Ladies Auxiliary of Cantons met in the LO O F Hall last night with eighteen members present. They later joined nine members of Cantons Lorain for the Sunshine March. Elyria ladies served refreshments in the dining room and a social hour preceded adjournment. The Chevalier Lodge Knights of Pythias held its regular meeting last evening with routine business and an informal social hour.

Cantons Ando Canton Lorain Ladies’ Auxiliary of LO. O. F. Hall Cantons Lorain Elyria Chevalier Lodge, Knights of Pythias

Master Mason Degree Conferred Last Night

King Solomon's Lodge held a special work session for the Master Mason Degree with one candidate. The lodge meets again next Monday evening. Admissions listed for Anna La Cross and Ruth Yentzer. Discharges include Mrs Roy Ward, Mrs Adolph Franks and a baby boy born in North Ridgeville Ohio.

King Solomon's Lodge Anna la Cross 18Th Street Ruth Yentzer Amherst Roy Ward Grafton Adolph Franks North Ridgeville Ohio

Marriage Licenses for Carlisle and Elyria Couples

Robert E. Pierce 87 a conductor and Cassie B Haie 43 of Carlisle two received licenses from Rev Piper. Louis Chervenka of Elyria and Elizabeth Greseler 19 of Amherst obtained licenses before a Justice of the Peace.

Robert E. Pierce Carlisle Cassie B Haie Rev Piper Louis Chervenka Elyria Elizabeth Greseler Amherst

Personal Notices from Elyria Highlight Visits and Recoveries

Miss Jane Lersch returns to Elyria from Gary Indiana to visit her sister Mrs. Dillon. Several Elyria residents host and visit relatives from Cleveland Lorain Findlay Steubenville and other Ohio towns. Notables recover from illness and return to work including Miss Marian Crehore and Miss Mary L. Malley. Local families welcome guests from Detroit Ashland and Columbus.

Jane Lersch Elyria Gary Indiana Dillon Raymond Smith Walter Wonder Cleveland Ed Webber Carolina Avenue Marian Crehore East Avenue Mary L. Malley Amherst Otto K. Mischka Mesdames Mima Shrubsole Anna Blakesley Bessie McCaffery Georgita Denger Lady Robertson Lodge Scotia Lorain Daughters’ Association of Ohio Sadie Chapman Twelfth Street Park Avenue Gus Shuster Ashland Ira Shuster North Eaton Sam Urias Addie Shuster George Street Leroy Milliren Earl Court Phillip Beebe Eastern Heights Boulevard Mr. Beebe Allan Beebe Florida W. Beebe Detroit Michigan Fullerton William Thomas Columbus Street

Boys Start Grass Fire Blamed On Matches

Elyria firemen blamed boys playing with matches for a grass fire at the southwest corner of Foster and Woodland last night. Only grass burned on the lot with no property damage reported.

Elyria Foster and Woodland Avenue

Fashions Turn From Black To Color For Spring Wardrobe

New York reports a shift from heavy black outfits to color driven spring fashion. Colors rise to replace black as a staple, with two and three color contrasts gaining rapid popularity in street wear. Silk houses anticipate this trend, highlighting selected shades as fashion foundations and novelties.

New York Paris

Senior League and Sodality Events Highlight Local Church Activities

The Senior League of St Peters Evangelical church planned a March meeting in the church parlors this evening, while Miss Regina Fuhrman will host the Young Ladies Sodality from St Josephs Catholic church at her Tenney Avenue home. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Henry Schmittkens and family, and Mr and Mrs Charles Hahn with relatives. A special church meeting will follow Sunday services next morning. Edward H Bearry, state president of the F O E, attended the Amherst Aeris gathering at the F O E Hall, where an inspection was conducted amid a social hour and smoker.

League St. Peter's Evangelical Church Regina Fuhrman Tenney Avenue Young Ladies’ Sodality St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Henry Schmttkens Rson David Walter Holstein Martha George Arthur Walgerine Doris Charles Hahn Lake Shore St. Peters Evangelical Church Edward H. Bearry Amherst Aeris J F. O. E. Hall

PAST CHIEFS OF PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET AT LORAIN

The past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters gathered in Lorain hosted by Mrs. Ida Hentry on Livingston avenue. A brief business session preceded a social evening with Coolie as the main diversion. First honors went to Olive Mulder with Rose Laver second and A Cameron third. a bath cap won by Mrs Anthony Norhheim. Seventeen members and one guest, Ruth Meister, shared a two course luncheon. The group plans to meet April 6 at Mrs M Schaeffer’s Milan avenue home.

Sunny Side CP Club Lent Jennie Lent Sunny Side Up Club Eleventh Street Bunco Ed Webber George, Smith William Bruck, Jr Ellsworth Moore Alice Smith Prospect Avenue Lorain Ida Hentry Livingston Avenue Olive Mulder Rose Laver A. Cameron Bath Anthony Noriheim Brownheim Ruth Meister

Death of Amherst resident Mrs Judson Giltner Real

Mrs Beal aged 88 died at daughter’s home in Hudson Michigan after a long Amherst life with Rev Giltner former Baptist pastor. Surviving include daughters Mrs Jenne Amherst Mrs Hila First Detroit and Mrs Hoft Tan Hudson and son Lloyd Giltner Kansas City. Community notices describe Dorcas Mary Martha class gatherings and Jessamine Lodge meeting with initiations at I C C F Hall and luncheon details.

Amherst A. K. Jenne Judson Gilber Real John Hoffman Hudson Mich Beal Giltner The Baptist Church Jenne Hila First Detroit Hoft- Tan Hudson, Mich Cleveland Lloyd Giltner Kansas City

Yale Library Claims World Leading Volume Count

Yale University library now holds 1,983,338 volumes and is believed to be the largest university library. The Sterling Memorial Library houses the collection, towering over campus structures. 61,407 new volumes were added last year, including the James Camp Williams copy of Tacitus printed at Venice circa 1473.

YALE New Haven Conn Yale University Library Andrew Keogh Sterling Memorial Lbrary James Camp Williams Venice

Bothell marshal robbed after triple gun defense fails

John Gamble town marshal of Bothell kept three guns at his gasoline service station for protection but a bandit struck him and escaped with $60. The assault left Gamble unable to retrieve any weapon as the robbery occurred at his station.

Seattle John Gamble Bothell Hhis

Swimming Party At Y M A Pool For Club Members

A swimming party for members of the Y Indus Club and their feminine guests will be staged tonight at the Y M A pool to replace the regular weekly meeting of the club.

Y-Indus Club

Cupid and Campaspe dinner at St Andrews Church

A fragment from Lyly shows Cupid and Campaspe with a card game, Cupid losing his quiver and other symbols to Campaspe, then losing his sight. The item also mentions New England boiled dinner by Afen's Club at St. Andrews Church on Wednesday March 4 with ticket details at King's.

New England St. Andrews Church King’s

Chicken Supper at La Grange Grange Hall

A chicken supper fundraiser at La Grange Grange Hall on March 5 is set for 5 30 p m with tickets at 560. Cook's Orchestra provides entertainment for attendees.

la Grange Grange Hall Cook

Divorce Action Filed by Eleanor Younghans in Ridgeville

Eleanor Younghans of Ridgeville filed for divorce from Paul on grounds of extreme cruelty. The couple married in 1928.

Eleanor Younghans Ridgeville Paul

Pedro Bunco Prizes and Lunch Planned

An event at Woodman Hall Tuesday evening March 3 features a Bunco game with prizes and a provided lunch. Community members are invited to join for social gaming and meals.

Pedro Bunco Woodman Hall

Also Mentioned on This Page

American Red Cross Washington Edna May Dwight Eaton Clan Robertson Clan Robertson No K. of P. Hall Health Department Paat Ehlera D. Scott A. Maderson W. Meldrum A. Robinim A. Meldrum R. Kirkpatrick Jaea Penman J. Hamilton Barns Burna Jack Roberts Uleo Byaint Reeetiog Clanamen Gert Xon of Conk Cny REED Arthur J. Miller West River Road Mr. Miller Miami Mr Miller S. S Workers’ Conference Church of Christ Rain Canter West Second Street Bridge Helen Upp Clara Bell Wise Miss Rose Mori G. Blackwell High Street Elsie Schroedes A. C. Koehn L. A. Hastingslow A. C.rodin Glenwood Street Dr. Myers 8. G. Shaw Ely Association Ely Group Comraderie Club ST. Patrick's Day Comraderia Club Trene Crowe Wilma Schueneman Rose Hurd Mary Bush Eleanor Warden Grace Martin Frances Lemon Mary Faulhaber Dorothy Rawson LA Porte L. C. Brevoort Home For the Beth Phelps Mildred Bre Voort Saw Hope Joyce Gregs Lawrence Jackson John Foss L. C G. Brevoort Edith Whitney Mrs. Brevoort Mildred Avis Hastings June Harrison Immanuel First Congregational Church S. J. George Grant Moses U.P. Church Allen P. T. A Allen Parent-Teacher Ways and Ed. Ehlert Parent-Teacher Carl Martin Chevalier Lodge Frances Paget Pythian Sisters Legion Elmer Johnson American Legion Legion Rooms Hospital News Michael Poley South Amherst Stough Anchorage St. Joseph's Hospital Baker Ambulance Mite Society Methodist Church Frank Hollingsworth Henry Holingsworth Harold Raymond Toledo F. Kohlmeyer Fremont Frank Dees Katherine Lassen Sophie Petty Dorcas First Evangelical Church Clayton Springer South Main Street J. H. Ludwig Frederick Tabbert George Garthe Raymond Sick Hilda Gertrude Kuhn Hugh Gawn Grace Purcell Mary Martha Congregational Church Harris Street H. G. Mattenhouse Walter Kappley St. Patrick H. G. Battenhouse Frank Radde Floyd C Jessamine Lodge Daughters of Scotland I. C. C. F. Hall Cupid Campaspe Alexander Cam Upid John Lyly Billy Mra V. Sherman Zoeter Ave Cleverland California Schwind’s Picture Store West 2Nd Street Eee Meni Florence Wainwright
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