Midview High School Science Fair Winners Rise
Two Midview High School sophomores Janet Bohrer and Lois Wilford earned superior ratings at the first annual science fair held in the school gym. Bohrer presented a dissected frog model while Wilford displayed a turkey egg development picture panel. A uranium atom model by senior Jack Wagner accompanied the standout entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Midview High School
Janet Bohrer
Clarence Bohrer
Durkee Rd
Lois Wilford
Harvey Wilford
Hell Rd
Wilford
Bohrer
Jack Wagner
Gordon Wagner
East Fuller
Elyria
Tiftin
Fair
R. I. Hubbard
Harold Groman
1959 100 Bushel Winners Named at Midview Banquet
Grafton L A Weigel and Clayton Mole top the 1959 100 Bushel Corn Club with 123 and 120 bushels. They will receive trophies at the Midview Adult Farmer Banquet at the school cafeteria tonight at 6 30 p m. The Grafton Bank sponsors the banquet and provides certificates and tags for all 31 contestants. Other 100 Bushel entrants include L B Myers W Nash David Mole Theodore Sayers M A Nash and Lloyd Wise. Mole leads FFA with 112 5 bushels and will receive a citation. The 100 Bushel contest is open to Midview area adult or student farmers. The Midview FFA elected 1960 officers led by Theodore Sayers. Also noted: pest hunt winners from Grafton area will dine at Packard's Sugar Bush near Litchfield. An FFA roller skating party is planned for Elyria on Mar 30 with tickets from vocational agriculture students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Bank
Midview Vocational Agriiculture Department
L. B. Myers
W. Nash
David Mole
Theodore Sayers
M. A. Nash
Lloyd Wise
Mole
Future Farmers of America
Midview Area
Grafton Area
Eaton and Carlisle
Grafton
Packard
Sugar Bush
Litchfield
FFA
Elyria
Midview Honor Roll Leads Five Top Students
Grafton area schools list five Midview High seniors on the fourth six weeks honor roll with all A grades in enrolled subjects plus PE and selected music classes. A larger merit roll includes seniors and juniors with at least one A and no grade below B. The Kiwanis club notes ongoing membership drive amid community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Midview High School
Donald Knechtges
Lynette Ross
Beth Sherman
Marie Walter
Charles Aldrich
Sandra Balant
Judi Bassett
Karen Berghoff
Ronald Crowell
Barbara Filipiak
Patricia Hawke
Betty Kristof
Diane Meredith
Diane Rader
Larry Ruble
Ruth Schoditsch
Carol Scott
Betty Selby
Linda Sexton
Carol Shay
Vivian Thornburg
Jack Wagner
Howard Begin
Elaine Baker
Judy Boone
Operator Says Stay Off Tracks at Grafton Crossing
Grafton rail crossing safety warning from New York Central switch tower operator Dan Ardington urges drivers to obey stop gates and bells. He cites incidents of careless driving past the barriers and a history of mishaps, including a triple fatal crash in August 1957. Lic plate numbers of cars crossing are logged for potential action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
New York Central Railroad
Dan Ardington
Grafton Crossing
Ardington
Midview Baptists to Attend Gospel Meet and Activities
Fourteen Midview Baptists will visit the Union Gospel Press opening in June as the church holds Vacation Bible School and a Worker's conference. Evangelist John E Jason will speak at special services from Sunday to March 27 with music and public invitation. Honor roll members of the Young Teen Girls class were announced including Lois Greene and others, along with Young Ambassador subscriptions awarded to Helen Nicewander and Carolyn Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John E. Jason
Midview Baptist Church
Apne
Jason
Bethel Baptist Church
Savannah
Midview
Frank Odor
Lois Greene
Patrycia Grinnell
Helen Nicewander
Dorothy Ray
Barbara Rankin
Carolyn Thompson
Holy Name At Assumption Plans Member Drive
Holy Name Society at Assumption Church prepares for annual membership drive. Fr Edward Gackowski praised past year gains in membership and attendance. Secretary reads letter to all men in parish to enroll. Steve Sadowski, film and projector chair, outlines May film program. Projector price report tabled pending film program results. Clyde Myers chaired the member drive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name At
Assumption
Gackowski
Steve Sadowski
Grafton
Holy Name Society of the Assumption Church
Edward Gackowsia
Clyde Myers
Baker's Dozen Club Holds Meeting and Plans St Patrick Theme
Bakers Dozen Pinechie Club met with Mrs Kah Kinter present. Vivian Jantz won traveling card prizes. Members discussed lack of a chair and planned a St Patrick's Day program. Luncheon used grain and decorations. Gifts renewed and a secret sisters program for the see student meeting discussed. Grant Apr 74 announced to purchase a roster for future entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Bakers Dozen Pinechie Club
Kah Kinter
Gachoas
Sarah
Grant
At & Pm
Remster
Mothers Club Meeting Plans Banquet and Sale
The Grafton Mothers Club announces an annual banquet scheduled for June 12 and notes items to be discussed at the first September meeting. A haye sale is planned for April with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton — Mothers Stud Chuh
Dended
Valley City VFW to Elect Officers and Convene
Valley City VFW Post 3663 will hold an election of new officers for the 1960-61 year and conduct other business at the post rooms starting at 8 pm with Commander Norman Crowe presiding. The meeting will include a freeing and nonanaton noted in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Norman Crowe
Valley ‘Eaty
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tomore
Church Unit Begins Remodeling
GRAFTON The Methods Church Education Commission this week began an improvement program for the church school. Christian Home Magazine will be furnished for the upper classes and new literature will be provided for primary groups. A Midview Ministerial Association Sunday School teachers workshop will be held soon. The Rev Donald Newland demonstrated use of mimeographs and other teaching aids and two new tables were purchased for the elementary department. A Vacation Church training school will be held at Eaton Church of Christ Apr 26. Barbara Ulich Sean Roberts and Sophia Cox were appointed a Promotion Sunday committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Methods Church Education Commission
Christian Home Magazine
Midview Ministerial Associaten
Fu Ture
Donald Newland
Eaton ‘Church of Christ
Barbara Ulich
Sean Roberts
Sophia Cox
Grafton WSCS Tureen Dinner Tonight
Grafton will host an all family tureen dinner sponsored by the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church in the church Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. Tad Hara a Japanese student at Oberlin College Graduate School of Theology will speak after the meal. Baby sitters will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Church Fellowship Hall
Tad Hara
Oberlin College Graduate School of Theology
Firemen Hear Details On Town Fire Call Board System
Nineteen volunteers and Fire Chief Joe Novesky met at the town hall to review the new automatic fire call board planned for Mechan St substation. Eugene Reddin of Northern Ohio Telephone explained the system which will ring ten phones including the fire chief, McGill Fleet Wing Station, and eight volunteer homes, eliminating the need to report to the station. A final test was set for 7:45 p.m. on Apr 5, with a timer to also operate the fire siren, and Mayor Toghill attended to present completed plans for the new fire station with awards to the bid winner at the Mar 3 council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Toghill
Band Leader Boosts His Band Boosters
Harry Pfingston, band instructor at Midview Junior High, thanked the Band Boosters Club for raising 5200 to pay for uniforms for the 100 piece MJH band. A nominating committee of Mrs. Robert Bachelor, Mrs. Thurston Walsh and Wade Honey will present a new slate of officers at the next meeting in the Grafton School band room on April 4 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Harry Pfingston
Wee
Midview Junior High
Robert Bachelor
Thurston Walsh
Wade Honey
Methodist Church Conference Advances Repairs Bid
GRAFTON The church official board recommended continuing present church insurance with the Wella Mole Jr agency and advertising for bids for heating system repairs. Only one bid has been received. The Education Commission named Howard Train Hall and gave $40 to the Benevolence fund and $13 to the Insurance fund. The quarterly conference is Mar 29 at 730 pm. Rev Donald Newland reported Visitation Day and Lent Prayer Study Groups, and distributed pamphlets for Star classes at Methodist Theological School Delaware on Sept 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Wella Mole, Jr
Howard Train Hall
Education Commission
Donald Newland
Newland
Methodist Theological School
Delaware
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Midview Adult Farmer
Midview Future Farmers At America
Donald Kocsis
Kenneth Mezurek
Richard Hecock
William Carpenter
William Deudel
Win Fest
Leonard Boisel
Robert Logan
Arthur Bennett
Elyna Memorial Hospital
Stewart Spitzer
Kiwanis
Midview Baptists
Gospel Meet
Baptist Church
Union Gospel Press
Edward Kamp
West
Royalton Rd
North Eaton
Odor
George Wright
Double
Vivian Jantz
Enterprise
Mother's Club
Valley City Vfw
WSCS
Grafton Savings & Banking Co
Main St. Grafton
Lagrange
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Spitzer Hardware
Moin
Mildred Slattery
Reddin
Lilley Insurance
Elim St
Cadillac
Plymouth Belvedere
Chevrolet
Powerside
Nice
Rothgery Motors
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