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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1932
Page
6
Babson Park Florida March 4 A discussion argues a universal five day work week may spread employment and reduce unemployment. Adoption appears already in many industries with substantial portions of auto, building, radio, aircraft, and woolen workers on five day schedules.
A Sunday school lesson summarizes John 131-15 where Jesus washes the disciples feet amid disputes over greatness. He girds a towel, washes their feet, and instructs them to imitate his example, with the Golden Text from Matthew 2028.
A town church directory lists Ford M Fryberger pastor at 430 Second Street with services and gatherings including Sunday lectures at 745 PM and Monday psychosomatic message circle. United Bible Students meet Sunday at 10 30 AM. Baptist, Congregational, Lutheran, and Nazarene churches show ministers, Sunday School times, and evening services. Also Salvation Army offerings and youth activities noted.
In the notice, Edwin 8 Redhead BD Rector leads Holy Communion and Service at 1045 with Church School at 930 and a Frening Service at 739. The fragment provides a church timetable and officer denomination.
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 309 East Avenue offers Sunday School at 9:45 and 11:00 AM and a 11:00 AM morning service on Sundays. Wednesday testimonial meetings at 8 PM. Reading room in Redington Block Middle Ave and Second St open daily except Sundays and holidays from 10 AM to 5 PM and 7 PM to 9 PM on Saturdays.
Ashburn pastor leads at 11:00 morning worship and 7 30 Wednesday evening midweek service with 1000 Sunday School attendees.
Rev J E Burton presides at Second Mn E Church 2507 Middle Avenue. Sunday School at 9 30 AM Church Service at 11 00 AM. A A at 6 30 PM Epworth League 7 30 Wednesday evening Prayer.
African Methodist Jones Chapel lists Sunday School 9 30 A M Morning Service 10 45 A M A C BE League 6 00 P M Evening Service 7 45 P M Vincent M E Church Dr Rev F A Ashburn Sunday School 10 30 A M Preaching 9 30 A M Shiloh Baptist Rev C Brown Sunday School 0 20 2 ML Evening Service 7 00
North Ridgeville parish Rev Fr John N. Rhein pastor schedules Masses at 6 30 8 00 10 00 and 8 30 and 10 45 A. M. for weekend and weekday services.
The author argues leisure hours determine character and national fate. Emphasizing self education, reading quality books and periodicals, and personal discipline, the piece advocates a shorter work week but stresses training in productive leisure to improve individuals and the country.
March notes from Valley City report Clyde Feuchter and Fred Feuchter hosting visits from Cleveland and Dover families. A Father and Son Banquet committee convened at J A Sailer home with Weidner Steck Sailer Grabenstetter and Hauck listed. Edward Maier of Cleveland visited Joe Levet. Get-To-Gether club hosted by Edna Herthneck in Medina.
Allen School on Abbe Road hosts Sunday services at 230 p.m. with Sunday school for all ages and a gospel hour titled Just a happy hour together. St John’s Lutheran at Broad Street and West Avenue lists Rev Armin Schroeder as pastor with English services at 1000 A.M. and mid week lent services Wednesdays at 7:30 P.M.
The Alliance Spiritualist Church at 144 East Bridge Street lists events including a message circle at 209, a spiritual lecture at 7 30 followed by messages and healing demonstrations. Morning service is at 10 00, Sunday School 2 00, Sunday evening 7 30, preaching at 3 80 0 P M, and prayer service Wednesday at 8 00 P M.
The Magyar Reformed Church at 119 West River Street lists Sunday School at 9 00 A M, church service at 10 00 A M with a sermon in Hungarian, an afternoon service and 200 Christian Endeavor at 6 00 P M under Pastor Tibor Toth.
Day evening events featured a novel dessert course served by Mrs Herthneck. It consisted of a dish of fruit formed entirely from ice cream. A high score was achieved by Mrs Henry Wolfe. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Horgan Irma Kaiser of Cleveland on February 18.
Mr and Mrs Charles Betz celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner attended by relatives and friends from Elyria Grafton Ashland Valley City Canton and Medina including Mr and Mrs Coleman Mr Fred Betz Mrs Adolf Schweizer and others. Additional guests included C H Priebe and visitors Arthur Abram and a lecture by C F Bower on Florida featuring citrus groves and plantations. Rev Harry Weidner Edmund Hasel Richard Platz and Clyde Bennett joined friends at the Weidner home during the District Music Contest period.
Biple School hosts a meeting each Sunday morning at 99. This brief notice lists weekly gathering details and location.
St Pauls Evangelical Church at 250 Third Street offers Sunday School at 9:30, English service at 10:45, German service at 3:00, and Young Peoples League at 6:43. Holy Cross Church at Fourteenth Street and West Avenue lists masses at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. Rev S Rybacki leads Holy Cross.
Dr A K Piper pastor leads Sunday School at 9 30 with morning service at 10 45 and evening service at 7 00. Themes explore a fundamentalists prayer with a modern urge and a young man and his chance. Miss Louise Brown plays an organ recital from 618 to 700 followed by Epworth League Fellowship at 6 00.
First Congregational Corner Court and Second Streets schedules morning worship at 10 45. La Porte Methodist Church Earl L Lea minister holds Sunday School at 19 15 and church service at 11 15. Church of Christ Second and Chapel Streets WmcC Fowler minister offers Sunday School 9 30 AM morning worship 10 30 AM and activities through 7 30 PM. United Presbyterian 1st Ave and Second St with Rev Geof Brown presiding has Bible School 9 30 AM public worship 10 45 AM and Y PCU at 6 39 PM followed by evening service 7 50 PM.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bauer included Mrs. Herman Wolff and Mrs. Louise Steigler with other relatives from Mallet Creek Cleveland and North Olmsted. The Liverpool Fish and Game Association will show a State Department outdoor life film at the school auditorium on Tuesday evening. Mar 15 Leo Nilges, a van driver, is under doctor’s care with Mr. Gunkleman covering driving duties.
Sunday visitors Theodore Grambo and Hol Johnson from Cleveland called on Mr and Mrs George Mack. Mr and Mrs S C Arnold and their Cleveland niece spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs O B Arnold. Dr Gamble of Elyria, formerly Valley City, was there Friday. Eugene Collins and daughter from Port Clinton stayed with Mr and Mrs C J Hauck. A birthday party for Mrs Hattie Zacharias and Henry Droege took place at the Droege home in Belden with about thirty guests. Tax meeting set at the school house March 11 at 7 50 P M under county auditor supervision. Frank Weidner and wife were Cleveland shoppers Saturday.
The Penfield Parent-Teachers Association will banquet the boys and girls basketball team at the school auditorium on Friday evening March 4. A fine program has been arranged.
A baby boy born Sunday February 28 to Mr and Mrs Roy Mason weighing nine and a quarter pounds. Mrs Chas Mason of Pennsylvania, grandmother, is caring for mother and infant.
Mrs Dorothy Smith entertained her seventh and eighth grade pupils at her home on Friday evening February 28. Comedy and music filled the night and refreshments were served to conclude the gathering.
Mr and Mrs A B Smith and Carl Buell attended the funeral service, according to fragmentary notices in the local column. The brief item records a private ceremony with mention of attendees.
The funeral for C. B. Essig was held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Nichols funeral home in Elyria with burial in Elmwood cemetery, Lorain. Essig was born in Penfield and left many friends here mourn his passing.
The nine months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bunt died Saturday in Cleveland where he had been taken for observation. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p m from the Advent church in La Grange. Sympathy is extended to the Bunt family.
Mr and Mrs W J Krebs and Mrs Guy Smith Spencer called on Mrs Grace Nichols at Falls Clinic Wellington Saturday. Fred Liles and sister Collins visited Mr and Mrs Lewis Jones Sunday. Mrs Hannah Buell ill with grippe. Robert Schmidt Elyria and Miss Lillian Knipper Oberlin guests of A I DeField weekend. Mrs Elsie Dietrich and family moved to Cleveland. Richard Leach Floyd DeLong families dined with Earnest Packard in Chatham.
The South Amherst Woman's Union met at St John’s Evangelical church on Tuesday for the semi annual birthday dinner with a social morning, a noon course, and an afternoon business meeting led by Mrs Ernst Schneider. Scripture was read by Mrs Ferdinand Holzhauer and Mrs Rosa Berger.
Mrs. Fred Schacht led the day’s topic Our Evangelical Pioneers. Hostesses for the April gathering were Mrs. Henry Feiman and Mrs. Christ Fahrney, Sr.
On Tuesday evening a study hour and prayer service were held at the Methodist church with Rev. James Lyons leading. The Sunday school lesson “The Christian Spirit of Service” was openly discussed, with attendees including Mrs. Phillip Eular, Mrs. Garfield Harris, Mrs. Eva Bryant, Mrs. Henry Nickel, Mrs. Lodi Gibson, Miss Margaret Rice, Wm. Allsop and Rev. Lyons.
A funeral is announced for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gibson with attendees including Mrs. Lodi Gibson Mrs. Henry Kolb Mrs. Jacob Muth and Mrs. George with services to be held at the local church.
Garthe attended the funeral of Mrs. O C Gibson in Oberlin. The Lorain County Athletic Association awarded the South Amherst boys basketball team a silver loving cup for 796 points. The team also received a twenty one dollar basketball for second place. Mrs Lewis Merchant and daughter Miss Norma, and Mrs Robert Allsop and children visited Amherst Tuesday evening.
German artist Maria Sibylla Merian and her two daughters embarked on a two year expedition in South America to study and paint the local insect life.
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