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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1940

Page

12

Surprise wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Harold Stock

A Sunday evening gathering of thirty five relatives and friends presented the couple with many gifts. Gladys Crombie is listed as Mrs Stock. the luncheon featured a three tier wedding cake with a bride and groom topper. Guests attended from Lorain Amherst and Lakewood. the couple departed for Fort Wayne, Indiana the following morning.

Harold Stock Mrs Stock Gladys Crombie Lorain Amherst Lakewood Ft Wayne Indiana

Girl Scout Troops Meet For Easter Preparations

Girl Scout Troop No 5 met at the American Legion hall with younger girls earning clothing badges led by Mrs Gehring. Jean Dutch completed her first class badge. Older girls under Mrs Roig staged an imaginary shopping tour for Easter outfits. An Easter party is planned next week. Troop No 9 held a week night supper to replace a meeting. Troop No 8’s cooking division served a light supper to 24, supervised by Mrs Chandler, Mrs Boylan, and Mrs Schrock. decorations by Marlyn Chandler and Norma Wickard with hostesses Jean Myers, Rita Swindling, and Lois Jean Lyons.

Troop No 5 American Legion Hall Jean Dutch Roig Carl Gehring Divsion W G Chandler Y T V Boylan Ed Schrock Marlyn Chandler Norma Wickard Jean Myers Rita Swindling Lois Jean Lyons

Hospital Admissions and Discharges Listing

A local hospital ledger lists admissions including Charles Conway of Cornell avenue Mrs John Mitchell Lorain Theodore Solak Penfield Junction Martin Setho West avenue Bill Baker Middle avenue Mrs Clarence Dumas Ver milion Mrs George Mittchell Avon Discharges include Mary Barnes Park avenue Mrs Mathew Leonard Lodi street Mrs Albert Reith Avon baby girl. A separate item notes a Harrisburg incident where a mouse triggered a tear gas release in the state capital, causing a brief security disturbance near the governor’s office.

Charles Conway Cornell Avenue John Mitchell Lorain Theodore Solak Penfield Martin Setho West Avenue Bill Baker Middle Avenue Clarence Dumas George Mittchell Mary Barnes Park Avenue Mathew Leonard Lodi Street Albert Reith

Evening event highlights and dish washer demo

Attendees enjoyed a demonstration of the new automatic dish washer and learned its use. The evening included games and a naming contest won by Rita Mae Swindling. The meeting concluded at 8:30 PM.

Rita Mae Swindling

Townsend Club No 1 Plans Activities

Elyria club meeting announced multiple activities and events for coming weeks. Plans include a St Patrick party at the I O F Hall with Tom and Jerry’s orchestra, a Monday 8 PM meeting time, and a Cleveland speaker Rev Coadwell scheduled for next Monday. Membership renewals and new joins were reported.

Elyta Townsend Club Middle Avenue Lada Reisinger Ford Doan Cleveland Elyria Claude Doane Chadsworth Traiblazer Committee William Haynes Stephens Coadwell Ruby Thomas Elmer Lapp Thoms St Patricks Tom and Jerrys

Hoover Organization Begins Campaign in Lorain County

Fifteen Hooves members led by E E Thatcher held a dinner at Mrs Kriegs West Avenue. A feature was the Model 60 Hoover sweeper. The gathering launched an unprecedented sales achievement campaign for the organization. In San Jose Cal Joe Grell truck driver molested Mrs Julia Anderson. She threatened to call the law. Grell replied I care nothing about the American law it’s phony. The judge gave him two years probation. Bogus charity collectors swindled Britons out of nearly $20,000,000 last year.

Sunny Side Up Grace Koontz Cornel Avenue Carl McRoberts Willam Meinke Dorothy Nicholl Martan Bodine Alice Hinderer Bodine Ed Weber Carolina Avenue Hooves Lorain County E E Thatcher San Jose Cal Joe Grell Julia Anderson Grell

Amherst PTA Dinner and Community Activities Highlight 1925

Amherst reports a PTA dinner in the Domestic Science room with officers and members listed, speeches on Boys State and district PTA, a travelogue on Palestine, and notices of upcoming events, clubs, and union services. Included are various community motions, nominations, and social gatherings across Amherst schools and churches.

Amherst PTA L Roemer H W_ Powers F O Fleming F J Hubbard W G Nord E £ Foster W G Maxwell J R McKenzie Walter Miller I Hubbard J Springer W Engle R Powers Marion Steele H Penton Norman Miller Wade Bruns Thelma Mays Grayce Purcell Werner Zilch F Adams Cleveland W Muller P-Ta Old Mothers Circle Elsie Orcutt P -Ta Follow Ag Yuss Marion Steele Robert Hubbard Fred Hogrefe Earl Sweet Frank Ward Columbus Mansfield Kehlinger Lorain Palestine Holy Land

Local clubs meet amid church parlor events and honors

The Ladies Lociety of the Congregational church, Sorosis Club, Tally Ho Club, and Epworth League held meetings with named hostesses and planned social activities at church parlors. Amherst High School announced honor rolls across grades, listing seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. Rotary Club heard Prof TD J Rewer discuss delinquent casts and Mansfield reform school work, with 18 in attendance and plans for an inter-city Lorain meeting and 200 letters sent by youth committees.

Congregational Church C Jackson C A Lauer Sorosis Club George Smith Elyria Russ Drug Store Tally Ho Club A! Waldron Epworth League the Methodist Church Rotary Club TD J Rewer Lorain Amherst Rotary Club Methodist Church Pitlors Grider Mansfield Reformatory Mansfield Grder Lorain

West River Road Guests of Elyria Family

Mrs W J Morris and her mother Mrs F Myers of Elyria visited Mrs Postle and her daughter on West River Road. The brief social call showcased local connections and neighborhood hospitality amid spring social notes.

Grafton Morris Myers Hughes D R. Roberts Memorial Hospita Kenneth Spengelberg Markley School Shelby W E Hecx Copas K Keller H Beese E McIntte I G Moitts West River Road W J Morris F. Myers Elyria Postle

Markey School Parent Teacher Association Meeting Held

Markey School will host a Parent Teacher Association meeting this week. Parents and teachers will discuss school programs, upcoming events, and student progress in a community gathering at the school auditorium.

Markey

Huntington Aid Society Meets in Huntington

The United Aid Society will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs Forest Rice. Birthdays will be observed with a covered dish dinner at noon. A key meeting will decide several matters and a plan for the April supper will be made.

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