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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
12
A New York Day By Day column discusses James Newton, a former Firestone representative who studies worker happiness and moral questions. He partnered with Alexis Carrel and Charles Lindbergh on ideas about man’s relation to God, science, and society, warning that rapid material progress risks civilization.
The Taylor family of Wadsworth known as The Seven Loaves will perform at a Sunday worship service in Wellington First Baptist marking the climax of a two week Evangelistic series by Dr. M. E. Hawkins of Mishawaka Indiana. Dr. Hawkins final sermon asks Will the World Come to an End or the Eternal Glory. The service includes a baptism following.
The Sunday School meets at 9 30 with Charles Barnes as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 30 with Rev Green delivering When Jesus Prays for You. Epworth Leagues meet at 6 30 P M. No evening service due to evangelistic revival joint with First Baptist Church.
Twelve Literary Club members visited Miss Mary Battles Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Louella Kepler led the meeting with two playlets by Mesdames Kep ler and Warren Althaus. April 13 gathering to be hosted by Mrs. Mary Lillian Stark. Burial service for David Barnes conducted by E. L. Sharp. Maurice A. Rady marks 25 years as Wellington Gas manager. Sam Puelo and Miss Stella Warszawski wed in Justice Hobart Holton s office. honeymoon in Cleveland. Mrs. A. M. Brice ill in Mt. Sinai Cleveland hospital after surgery. Mrs. Josie Tompkins plans an extended Cleveland stay. Clifford Bowen funeral held at Huntington church. Albert Thompson, 94, ill at home.
Church of Christ A. E. Tennant minister announces Bible school at 9 30 led by Mrs Mabel Whipple superintendent. Lord's Supper and morning worship at 10 45 with the subject Before the Judgment Seat. Christian Endeavor 6 30. Evening worship 7 30 with the subject Fuel for the Christian Life.
The First Congregational church led by Charles W. Recard holds church school at 9 30 with Edward Wells as superintendent. Mrs Roy McCormick gives an organ recital at 10 15 followed by a 10 30 service. Dr Recard's message Mercy and Pity is the sixth in the Beatitudes series. Janet Carino solos with the junior choir. Evening service at 7 30 on What Shall We Think of the Church.
Revival meetings are held in the Knapp building over the A and P store with Rev. G F Gribben of Litchfield in charge. H W Reeser of Pennsylvania brings the messages with special music. Sunday School at 2 30 P M and preaching at 3 P M. Evening services nightly at 7 45 except Monday and Saturday. Prizes offered for most verses repeated and for bringing most new attendees during the evangelistic services through next week.
Rev Moran leads Lent services with Stations of the Cross on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament follows each service. Religious school meets Saturdays for primary grades starting at 1 30 p m.
The article lists students achieving high honors, naming recipients across grade levels. It documents names and the school context showing academic excellence without additional details or commentary.
Mr and Mrs James Jutton of Elyria and Mr and Mrs Harley Wilson of Eaton visited Mrs Anna Mason on Sunday. Jack Moran of Elyria stayed with Tommy Peters for a week. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Betts and sons Thomas and Jerry of Penfield were dinner guests of Mrs Betts sister Mrs Irwin Eldred and family. Mrs Harrison Peters accompanied
Attendance reached eighty at the South Amherst Townsend Club No 1 meeting in the town hall with Arthur Engle presiding. Speakers from Cleveland Washington D C and Elyria shared talks on the Townsend plan. Guests from Lorain Elyria Oberlin LaGrange Henrietta and Amherst attended. next meeting set for March 30.
A regular meeting of the Ladies Aid Society was held at the Metho dist church parlors Thursday. A pot luck dinner was served at noon with twenty three members and guests seated at long tables. Devotionals and a business meeting followed with favorable reports.
The March meeting will be held at Mrs Ralph Reinhart's Amherst home Monday evening. Mrs A F Nally will assist the hostess. Members are asked to bring cookies as an Easter offering for the Soldiers and Sailors home in Sandusky.
Twenty three members attended a Lenten service at St. John’s Evangelical Church Thursday evening and met in the church parlors for their March meeting. They transacted routine work, planned Easter decorations, and enjoyed contests with Billy Rolli and Florence Schneider winning prizes. Flora and Florence Schneider served refreshments and a taffy pull was featured.
Mrs W J Young of Elyria visited Cleveland to see cousin Sister Michella at Notre Dame College. Sherman Mason and wife attended a Pomona Grange meeting at Norris home in Pittsfield on Monday. Sunday guests at Irwin Eldred’s included F M Hopkins Earl Rockwood of Amherst and Albert Wittmer of Lorain. Lillian Eldred dined with Milton Eldred of Lorain. J H Penfound dined with Ruby Fargo in Elyria with Bertha Hinkson Lidia Squires Kate Unger Edna Unger and Edith Nevins of Waldron Michigan present.
Mrs Ollie Minnich hosted the Ladies Aid Society on Tuesday afternoon with Miss Frances Eckert County Home Demonstration Agent present. The program titled Becoming Colors guided discussion of projects for the coming year. The next gathering is set for April 19 with Mrs Harry Lauer.
Huntington Grange attended Carlisle Grange for a regular meeting and lecture hour. Remarks were made by Mr Sharp of Ripton Mr Coe of Ridgeville the Huntington Grange master and Mrs Norris County Lecturer. The program featured a playlet chorus singing a dialogue titled 3 98 a piano solo and a juvenile reading, followed by refreshments and good attendance.
Hudson officials claim the 1939 Hudson 112 offers significant value with 27 extra standard features compared to 1938. They highlight Handy Shift fenders options, seven body colors, larger tires, bumper guards, Auto-Poise Control, concealed Carry-All Luggage Compartment, and new safety and comfort details.
Chevrolet dealers report a sharp rise in early March sales. For the first 10 days, new car and truck volume reached 23 447 units, up 45.9 percent from a year earlier and surpassing February’s final period by 6 310 units. Used car volume also rose as inventories remained lower than last year.
Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors allocates 35 new dual-control Pontiacs for safe driving instruction in 1938-39, to educational institutions via the American Automobile Association. Cars are prepared at the Pontiac factory and assigned for a twelve month cycles, with summer use by colleges to train teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Morlock hosted the Columbia Eaton Farm Bureau Council on Thursday with a talk on Cold Storage Lockers led by Mrs. Hubert Morlock. Glenn Hobbs of Oberlin spoke on the Lorain County Farm Bureau Credit Union. Committees were named Educational Legislative Finance and Discussion. The next meeting is set for the third Thursday in April.
Mrs Nellie Weitzel Osborne recently underwent operative treatment and was reported in good condition. The brief notes continued care and expected recovery progress at the hospital.
George Linn of Glen Rogers Motors leads the Cleveland Zone Oldsmobile sales for the first two months of 1939. His pace mirrors 1938 figures as he contends for another Salesleader award, with a four-diamond emblem possible if he remains a top seller.
Detroit March 25 The largest Plymouth seven passenger model is added to the 1939 line with production under way and shipments to dealers. A deluxe four door touring sedan with built in trunk and 134 inch wheel base, it seats nine and is offered as a sedan or chauffeur driven limousine.
Thirty eight attended the Women's Baptist Mission Circle gathering hosted by Mrs. George Haag in Royalt on Wednesday afternoon. Various members led activities and reports while neighbors and friends stopped by, with several local residents visiting relatives in nearby towns.
The item notes a patient convalescing at home from Lodi hospital. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sheer building a new home near his parents on Sprague road. Mrs. John Burnett and her sister Mrs. Musa Arts of Graf ton attended the funeral of Dr. Hey Gerri son in Rochester on Wednesday.
Polish tenor Jan Kiepura, famed Met star, will perform Manon and Tosca at the Metropolitan festival in Public Hall Cleveland from March 27 to April 1. Grace Moore leads Manon with John Brownlee Norman Cordon Maxine Stellman Lucille Browning in cast. Wilfred Pelletier conducts. Marjorie Lawrence stars Tosca with Tibbet as Scarpia and Cordon as Angelotti. Tickets at Day's Music Store.
Miss Dora Biddulph and Edward F. Culliton of Cleveland wed in North Olmsted on March 18 at 6 p m Rev Wm Schneider officiated The bride wore white lace and net with a waist length veil and carried white rose buds and lilies of the valley Irene Biddulph was bridesmaid Don Beeler served as best man Afterward dinner for immediate families was held at Losers The couple will reside at Thrush and West 105th streets in Cleveland.
Mrs. H. K. Bardwell of Burns Road will host the Tuesday Study Club on March 28 with assistants Mrs. I. J. Barnard and Mrs. Fred Tuttle. Mrs. Clyde Kuhn presents a paper on Carrie Jacobs Bond while Mrs. R. J. Thompson sings Bond songs.
Dr and Mrs G C Rankin hosted a St Patrick's dinner party at their Bentnut Ridge road home on Saturday March 18 for a group of medical colleagues. Guests included Dr and Mrs H M Masonheimer, Dr and Mrs F F Cooper, Dr and Mrs L F Huffman, Dr and Mrs W J Burner, Dr and Mrs H C King, Dr and Mrs J R McDowell, and Dr and Mrs R B Crawford.
The Wershing and Miether households hosted a Sunday supper club on March 19 with several Lakewood couples. G M Ludwig left March 20 for Tucson to begin a new position. his wife follows in three weeks. A 12:30 dessert and card party plus a style show is set for March 30 at Parish House by Universalist Ladies Aid Group four. Philip Decker and Louis Decker of Vermilion returned from Florida. Prof. Wm Pautz of Baldwin Wallace College will preach at Clague Road Church on March 26 at 11 am. Mrs Mary Hampson’s circle plans a card party March 28 at the church. Mrs E N Austin of Geneva visited N H Austin and Mrs Nat Austin has recovered from a heart attack.
Margaret Yesberger is receiving treatment at Fairview Hospital after a recent incident. Hospital officials report she is in stable condition and no further details are available.
Oberlin College will hold its first Beenest Peace Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 38 and 3, with distinguished professors Dr Fred la Schuman and Eugene Staley. The event features chapel talks and five sessions on world order diplomacy and economic cooperation, plus the Living Museum of Peace exhibit.
The Grange Hustlers of the North Elyria Grange meet all day at the Grange Hall on Tuesday March 28 starting 10 00 A M with a noon tureen dinner. The Lake Avenue Community Church holds a prayer meeting at the Lake Avenue School Tuesday March 28 at 8 00 P M. Mrs Harvey Green leads. The Elyria Township Mother Singers practice at East Carlisle School then meet at Lake Avenue School Wednesday March 29 at 8 00 P M.
Mrs. Carl Schafer traveled to Minerva Ohio for her father Peter Momosor's illness and death. Carl Schaefer and sons Sylvester and Joseph attended the funeral and returned the same day. The Belden gym hosted a capacity crowd for a Donkey basketball game with Belden defeating Grafton 31 to 6. A Grafton High School program graced the Belden assembly. Mr. and Mrs. A L Wise visited Lodi Hospital for Mrs Wise's father J D Mennell during his Tuesday operation. Guests at the Charles Wise home included Mrs Clark Finley Mrs George Edwards of Grafton and Mrs Lottie Klinect.
Mrs Fred Koelewyn of North Clague is confined to her home due to illness. Mrs C V Bees of Lorain road is ill with the flu. Mrs Mildred Yesberger has been ill for the past week.
Germany faces a worsening shortage of building materials and labor as supply chain disruptions and demand pressures rise, threatening housing and infrastructure projects nationwide.
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