Amherst Legion Ground-Breaking Set Sunday Afternoon
Amherst residents will mark the ground breaking for the new Elmer Johnson Post home Sunday after 2:30 PM at the corner of Middle Ridge Road and Elyria Avenue. Dr. C H Snell and Merrill Walker cochairmen outline a program with flag salute, prayers by Rev Arthur Dey and Rev Frederick Dietz, remarks by the Lorain County Commander, and refreshments served by the post auxiliary. The event precedes a Memorial Day flag kit sale by the Legion to support public service with minimal profit.
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Amherst
Legionnaires of
Post
Elmer Johnson Post
Middle Ridge Rd
Elyria Ave
C. H. Snell
Merrill Walker
Cochairmen
Arthur Dey
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Lorain County
Frederick Dietz
South Amherst
Snell
Amherst To Send 12 Soloists To Oberlin
Amherst public school will send 12 soloists to the Lorain County Solo and Ensemble Competition with the District event at Clearview High School all day tomorrow. Competitors from Amherst include Shirley Berger on saxophone Susan Snell Alan Haas Nancy Haas Natalie Mackie Gary Kedmenec Jackie Buell Larry D. Cook Robert Egle David Deeds Jane Brandon flute David Watson trombone.
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Amherst
Lorain County
Clearview High School
Shirley Berger
Susan Snell
Alan Haas
Nancy Haas
Natalie Mackie
Gary Kedmenec
Jackie Buell
Larry D. Cook
Robert Egle
David Deeds
Jane Brandon
David Watson
Hall Auditorium
Oberlin
Clearview
Wellington
George Wain
Oberlin Conservatory
Jene Brandon
Carolyn I Washka
Jacqueline Buell
Carol Mathes
Dianne Olson
Marjorie Kruse
Alan Buell
Douglas Schneider
Carol Berry
Donna Walker
Maxine Garthe
Bob Engle
Herbert Reis
Rheda Klingenmeier
Bob Bremke
Rodger Hanlon
Suzanne Hays
Lorain County Grange Youth Dance Tonight
Lorain County Grange Youth sponsor a round and square dance at Powers Elementary School in Amherst from 9 p.m. to midnight. A cake walk will raise funds for the Magnetic Springs foundation to establish a polio clinic and rehabilitation center in Ohio. Public attendance welcome. tickets available at the door.
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Amherst
Lorain County Grange
Powers
Magnetic Springs Foundation
Ohio
Amherst Quarries Over 100 Years Old
The history traces the Amherst District sandstone industry from its 1847 land purchase by John Worthington to No. 6 Gray Canyon Quarry and its growth through 20th century consolidations. It highlights the rise of the Cleveland Stone Company, Ohio Quarries Company, and eventual merger into Cleveland Quarries Company, with regional impact across Berea, Amherst, Kipton, Elyria, and surrounding areas.
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Amherst
Cleveland
Amherst District
Brownhelm
Lorain County
John Worthington
Toronto
Canada
Ang ‘Herst
George E. Hall and
R. P. ‘Wilson
Gray Canyon
John Worthington & Sons
Walt Company
North Amherst
Vermilion
Lake Shore & Michigan ‘Southern Railroad
New York Central
No. 6
Cleveland Stone Company
Berea
Kipton
Elyria
Euclid
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Bedford
Indiana
Ohio Quarries Company
Lorain and Southern
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Amherst Township
Blum and Delbridge Cut Stone Company
Amherst Cut Stone Company
Blum
Delbridge
Milan Avenue
North America
Blum and Delbridge
Ohio Cut Stone Company
Sterling Grinding Wheel Company
Tiffin
Sterling
Cleveland Quarries Company
Chronicle Telegram
Mabelle Dickinson
South Amherst
Amherst Players Awarded At Annual Banquet
Amherst High seniors Bradley Tabbert Jack Moskal Marvin Starbuck and Ed Elliott received second basketball awards miniature gold balls. First-letter awards went to Doug Mulder David Drake Jim Latran and Earl Morain. Ed Elliott named honorary captain. Moskal voted MVP.
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Amherst
Central High School
Bradley Tabbert
Jack Moskal
Marvin Starbuck
Ed Elliott
Doug Mulder
David Drake
Jim Latran
Earl Morain
Larry Wohlever
Neal Reichert
Tom Coleman
Asa Sabiers
Bil McLoda
Marvin Gragy
Ed Benedict
Amherst Red Cross drive heads toward $1400 quota
Amherst prepares a two week Red Cross fundraising drive led by Mrs. Harold Mathes with a goal of $1,400. She chairs the campaign and is active in Girl Scouts PTA church work and community affairs. A meeting for all workers is set for Powers Elementary School at 7 p.m. to receive instructions.
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Harold Mathes
Red Cross Funds
Amherst
Mathes
Girl Scout Leaders Association
PTA
Brownie
Martin Mathes
South Amherst
Brownhelm
Warren Manuel
Red Cross Fund
Fritz B. Eggerich
Rotary Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Eggerich
Lorain
Red Cross
The
Powers
Kathryn Zuspan and John Hall to wed May 22 in Amherst
Kathryn Lucile Zuspan will marry John William Hall Jr in an open church ceremony at First Evangelical United Brethren in Amherst on Saturday evening May 22. Zuspan, daughter of Mrs. Mary Zuspan and the late Lawrence Zuspan, is a graduate of Amherst High School, Ohio State University, and works at Amherst Lumber. Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hall of Foster Park Road, is also a Amherst High School graduate class of 1952 and an employee at Standard 601 Company.
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Amherst
Kathryn Lucile Zuspan
John William Hall, Jr
RB. E. Appel
First Evangelical United Brethren Church i
Miss Zuspan
Mary Zuspan
N. Main
I St
Irenee L. Zuspan
Amherst High School
Ohio State University
Amherst Lumber Company
Stss
Zuspan
Junior Women’s League
Amsherst
Stones City
Order of Eastern Star
Hall
J. W. Hall
Foster Park Rd
Amsherst High School
Standard 601 Company
Reed Work Is Project Of Friendship Circle
SOUTH AMHERST Reed work was the project for the arkday meeting of Friendship Circle of Mount St John Evangelical and Reform Church Tuesday at the church. Mrs. Lewis Merchant and Mrs. Fred Berger served lunch at noon.
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South Amherst
Reed
Arkday Meeting of
Friendship Circle of
Mst. John Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lewis Merchant
Fred Berger
Births and admissions list from Amherst area
Births: a son to Mr and Mrs Wiliam Ickes Amherst a son to Mr and Mrs Harold Leusz ler Amherst. Admissions: Mrs Felix Borowicz Amherst Mrs John Ruth Amherst and Wiliam Oltman South Amherst. Dismissals: Peter Becker Amherst and Mrs Owen Blake Amherst.
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Wiliam Ickes
Amherst
Harold Leuszler
Felix Borowicz
John Ruth
Ambherst
Wiliam Oltman
South Ambherst
Peter Becker
Amtherst
Owen Blake
Pvt James Dellinger Returns From Ten Day Furlough
Private James Dellinger of Erie Street has reported back to Camp Gordon Georgia for further orders after a ten day furlough spent with his wife Barbara Bogardi formerly Bogardi.
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South Amherst
James Dellinger
Erie St
Camp Gordon
Barbara Bogardi
Friends pledge to fraternities at Miami University
South Amherst graduates Martin Mathes Jr and Maynard Slack, class of 1953, were pledged to Theta Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha at Miami University Oxford this past week. Mathes majors in chemistry, Slack in mechanical engineering. A total of 287 men were pledged this weekend and the annual pledge dance was held Saturday evening.
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South Amherst
Martin Mathes, Jr
Maynard Slack
South Amherst High School
Miami University
Oxford
Mathes
Martin Mathes
East Main St
Theta Chi Fraternity
Norwich University
Lished
Miami
Slack
Albert Slack
East Main Street
Pi Kappa Alpha
University of Virginia
Stack
A Cappella Choir To Perform Next Tuesday Evening
Amherst notices reschedule the annual Spring Choral Concert to Tuesday night after a heavy snow storm. Directed by Mrs Alma Wellman the a cappella choir has a long history since 1951 with madrigal and choir contests and vesper services. The piece features varied country songs, robes advance, and senior acknowledgments as rehearsals continue.
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Amherst
Amherst School
Alma Wellman
United In Music
Scotland
Cleveland
America
Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
England
China
Japan
Poland
Switzerland
Guatemala
Italy
Hungary
Java
Africa
Henry Stick
Mexico
Hawaii
Oberlin Conservatory
Janyone
Jis Au
E. E. Foster
Oberlin Conservaiory
Wellman
Cheir
Amherst Festival to Feature 21 A Band Members
Amherst public schools send twenty one players to the A band and eighteen to the B band for today’s Music Festival at Hall Auditorium Oberlin. Participants come from Amherst Clearview Oberlin and Wellington with conductors including four area band leaders and Prof. George Wain directing the A band.
Amherst Jaycee-Ettes Plan Dance for May 15
Amherst community group Jaycee-Ettes plan a dance at Michael’s Locus Grove on May 15 with Nell Simpson in charge of tickets and decorations. A special prize will be awarded that night during the Junior Chamber of Commerce annual Distinguished Service Award banquet in April.
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Amherst
Amherst Jaycee-Ettes
Nell Simpson
Michael's
Locus Grove
Marge Smith
Helen Stilgenbauer
Chamber of Commerce
Chris Walker
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Amherst Furniture Co
Church St
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Jack Wilhelm
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Leonard Lyle
Allen Mizer
Fred Powers
Joe DeSantis
Philgas
Dodson
Main
Cleveland Ave
Wes Eenes
Amherst, Ohio
Rosemary Clotz
East Martin
Walter Barris
Seeley
Milan Ave
Lake St
Waite
Mil
James Sts
Murphy
Milan
Martin
Tarry
S. Lake St
Elsie Alten
Farrell Finnegan
Hamilton, Dane and Jefferson Sts
City Limits
West
Walter Werner
Crosse Ave
Woodhill
Blanche Ladrach
Jackson St
Lois Jones
Shupe
Minerva
Wottring
Jane Nabakowski
East St
Lucille Lynn
Maple and
Middle Sts
Taylor
Tenney Ave
Leo Stiwald
Haze! St
Ruby Schneider
Fast
Middle Ridge
Dorothy Hellinger
Hilda Kuhn
Dewey Road
Myrtle Lines
iChurch St
Anthony Shinsky
W. Martin and
Long
Glenn ‘Blackford
Accel
Washington
C. K. Alexander
Franklin Ave
Lee
Brandt
Kathryn Zuspan
Reed Work
Friendship Circle
Hospital News
Mee
Iba
Amherst Lumber CO
Mill Avenue
N.Y.C.R.R
Amherst Area
South Amherst Building Supply
Septic
Jaycee-Ettes Plan
Pamala
Spidell
Amherst, O
Amherst Memorial Studio
Jackson Street
Evert Nylen
Woodings Home
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