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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1940

Page

11

Easter Tea Reveals Blakeley Parron Wedding Date

Marjorie Parron hosted an Easter tea at her home on Saturday afternoon and announced the forthcoming marriage to Robert E. Blakeley, son of Mr and Mrs D M Blakeley of 535 West Second Street. Parron is the daughter of Mr and Mrs F D Parron of 116 Courtland Street.

Marjorie Parron Robert E. Blakeley D. M. Blakeley West Second Street Miss Parron F. D. Parron Courtland Street

Miss Betty Wheeler Weds Robert Shepard in Easter Ceremony

Miss Betty Alice Wheeler daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wheeler of 442 Oxford Avenue married Robert L Shepard, son of Mrs. Ruth Shepard and Harlan Shepard, at 2 PM in the Church of Christ. Attire was navy blue with red, gardenias and violets. Best man Wade Shepard. They will reside at 249 Howe Street after an unannounced wedding trip. Betty attended Elmira Free Academy and Elmira High School. Robert graduated Elyria High School and works for A. & P Tea Company.

C. R. Wheeler Oxford Avenue Betty Alice Wheeler Robert L Shepard Ruth Shepard Clark Street Harlan Shepard Wolf Court Will J. Foster Church of Christ Wade Shepard A. & P. Tea Company Broad Street

Lorain Licenses Led by Local Laborers and Workmen

Lorain residents from Carliste township to Elyria and Lorain include laborers and draft men named Mande Wheeler 3h Wy ship Cheuffeur Mollie Jordan 33 George Hurn 25 and Anne Spakia 21 William Herner 25 crame man oline Nyarges 21 William Callahan 22 shipper Irene Petty 20.

Orain Lorain Mande Wheeler Wy Ship Cheuffeur Mollie Jordan Carliste George Hurn Anne Spakia Wiliam Herner Elyria

Elyria area personals note extensive social spots

Elyria residents and relatives are described in a long list of weekend visits and travels. Mr and Mrs C J Geisel of Ninth Street accompany their son Jason to Ohio State University with Robert Englehart from Lorain. Tone Geisel is picked up in Delaware after visiting Beverly Wright at Ohio Wesleyan. Frank Allen of Elyria wins a checker tournament at Empire Hall and places second in ping pong. Numerous social calls, Easter visits, and family events are noted across Elyria, Cleveland, Lorain, and surrounding towns with student and residence details.

C. J. Geisel Ninth Street Columbus Jason Ohio State University Robert Englehart Lorain Tone Geisel Delaware Beverly Wright Ohio Wesleyan University Frank Allen Fred Allen Elyria Chillicothe Business College Norman Baldwin Covington Kentucky A. C. Schilleman St. Petersburg Florida Charles Grate Harvey Bassett Arthur Thomas Nelson Harbert Cleveland Myron Averbook East Avenue Albert Cordrey Linda Wadsworth Sam Welty Gary Mirs A. P. MacDermott Nancy Janet Howard Ranker Virginia Herman Ranker Slack Geraldine Birkline Don Birkline Ruth Doris George Rieff Alan Smythe Ohio Street Miami Beach Flamingo Hotel Harold Stanford Columbus Street Stamford Ylenry Art Middle Avenue Wittenberg College Springfield Ohio Pli Gamma Delta Fraternity G. E. Hall Allen Mickey John Barnes Joe Lahiff Eighth Street E. W. Lahiff Amherst George Grell Norwalk Paul Grell Harvard Avenue Clifford Smith Elyria Memorial Hospital Smith Fairlawn Avenue Glen Reigle Sandusky Ada Allen Lois Audrey Page F. Wendorf Varson Jace Blaine Street Laura Koletka Huntington West Clayton Apartments W. D. Carle and Sons Stanford Avenue Carle Gambier Carleton Boemann Fifth Street Stacy Warbiniak Wees Avenue Berry Elyria Memoral Hospital T. G. Binns Oia Lois Binns Bob Rheinick Garford Avenue

Informal Reception Honors Couple Wed Here March 19

Easter Sunday afternoon honored Robert Blaine and Mary Elizabeth Demetros at the Blaine home 338 Thirteenth street. The marriage was solemnized March 19 by Justice H. C. Cummings in the city. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Mary Bender of 26035 Elyria Avenue Lorain, will reside at 952 Eighth Street with her husband. Fourteen guests from Elyria and Massillon attended and gave gifts in a white basket with pastel streamers. A buffet supper featured white tapers and Spring flowers. Mrs. Blaine was assisted by her sister Mrs. Carl Pomelee. Blaine works at Ben Blaine Body Co.

Roland Blaine Thirteenth Street Robert Blaine Mary Elizabeth Demetros Lorain Justice of the Peace H. C. Cummings Mary Bender Elyria Avenue Elyria Massillon Blaine Carl Pomelee Eighth Street Ben. Blaine

Admissions and discharges in a city records listing

A long OCR list shows admissions and discharges with many names and addresses across Grafton Cleveland Vermillion and nearby towns. Included are numerous entries for babies boys and girls and adults with names such as Gatto Kubuske Shatto and Neglect. The page notes residences like Bath street Forest street West avenue and Longford with several streets in Grafton and Cleveland.

Gilda Schultz East Avenue Jack Allison Bath Street John Katrincak Woodford Avenue Thomas Innes Forest Street Marjorie Ann Coghlan Furnace Street Carleton Bodmann Fifth Street John Dickason Vermillion Eleanor Wircenske Prospect Grace Berger Cleveland Andrew Strinka East Fifteenth Street Clifford Smith Stacy Warziniak West Avenue John Conaway Clayton Joan Gatto Clinton Avenue Leonard Kubuske Charles Brown Grafton Slanley Symsii Oate Shatto Clair Mac Neal Longford Edmund Stawicki Garvin Avenue George Schneider Cambridge Thomas Farmer Adams Street William Cahoon Lora Eleanor Bennett Geneva Ohio Andrew Nagy Irondale Stree Elisna Lawrence Dale Ody West Street Rudolph Weigl Gir Ladi Farn Smith Parkview Court Jo Stirpuk Louisiana Avenue Ray Litke Clar- Landin Marydrich North Ridgeville Jo Flury Columbia On Iter McMillen B. D Georgeks George Arthur Hutt Nth Street Paul Block West Ninth Street Its

Stage Cast and War Era Canterbury Windows Burial

Ozma is performed by Frances Williams with Virginia Koulopos Glen The Good Jimny Reinhardt as the crooked Magician Florence Nagy as Margalette and Anx by Sill Shaw Nunkie the unwilling victim of the Powder of Petrification triggers plot complications Justine Schroeder as the Scarecrow Neloise Brown as the Old Witch Robnert Strinka as the Soldier with The Green Whiskers Canterbury Cathedral stained windows in England buried secretly for wartime duration.

Cess Ozma Frances W.liams Virginia Koulopos Glen the Jimny Reinhardt Florence Nagy Margalette Sill” Shaw Anx Nunkie Justine Schroeder Neloise Brown Robnert Strinka

Easter party at Gates Hospital by Juniors of American Legion Auxiliary

The Juniors of American Legion Auxiliary hosted an Easter party for Gates Hospital crippled children with gifts for each patient. Dorothy Terrell announced the program featuring Honey Lou Elemes, Josephine Mischka, Virginia Kolopas, Betty Bogart, and dancers from Deider Dance Studio.

American Legion Auxiliary Audrey Coon Marilyn Klee Carolyn Hurlbut Rosemary Gusky Martha Kuch Mary Lou Mason Audrey Green Phyllis Tulk Jacqueline Cox Leslye Hurlbut Shirley Ward Virginia Kolepos Stage Arts Studio Ruth Richwine Hose Kremser Legion Auxiliary

Easter Party To Celebrate With Junior Pilgrim Fellowship

Members of the Junior Pilgrim Fellowship at Pilgrim Community Church hosted an Easter party for the church school’s junior classes Sunday afternoon. Miss Louise Bauer led as social chairman, with devotionals by Miss Dolores Peabody. Refreshments followed games and stunts, including ice cream and chocolate eggs, as 20 attendees gathered with Mrs Jessie Bauer and Miss Edith Kelley among the guests. Jerry Newcomer and Joseph Warner assisted in activities.

Pilgrim Fellowship Pilgrim Community Church Church Louise Bauer Delores Peabody Fred Bauer Jessie Bauer Christian Education Edith Kelley Jerry Newcomer Joseph Warner

Rochester Civic Club Meeting and PTA Evening Notes

The Rochester Civic Club met at the home of Mrs. Fred Carvey with fourteen members enjoying a covered-dish lunch and a business session led by Mrs. Avis Lilly. The PTA met at the schoolhouse with Mrs. Arthur Jewett presiding. vocal duets by Amanda Gariss and Alvin and Wilda Jewett and Lillian Wilcox, and talks by William T. Haden. Also reports on ill health, travel, and local club events follow.

Rochester Parent-Teacher Association Arthur Jewett Amanda Gariss Alvin Wilda Jewett Lillian Wilcox William T. Haden Wellington

Methodist church to meet with Mrs Anna Wilcox next Wednesday

Community notes record births and visits across Sandusky and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Eaton announce the birth of a daughter in Sandusky with Eaton lineage traced to Verett Eaton and Clark Ewell. A Cleveland visitor and local Easter travel plans are noted along with church services and pre Easter events.

Methodist Church Anna Wilcox Lawrence Eaton Sandusky Eaton Verett Eaton South of Here Clark Ewell Rena Limbach Cleveland John Murray Limbach Mansfield Ruth Dimick Shirley Gill Emma Gill Anna Affeldt Paul Jewett Maggie Cowie Lester Anna Simmons Akron Charley Mekoleske New London Robert Thompson Brighton High School Rochester Patrick Olwe Christ

Fare reductions cut coach travel costs across railroads

The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a basic two cent a mile rate for eastern railroads on March 25, with a sliding scale for round trips lowering some fares to 1-2 cents. Major bus lines also announced cuts up to 30 percent. The changes affect routes bounded by Lake Michigan, Chicago, St. Louis, and the Ohio and Potomac rivers.

New York Interstate Commerce Commission Lake Michigan Chicago St. Louis Ohio and Potomac Rivers

The Best Preacher Urges Self-Improvement Over Comfort

A preacher argues that true leadership lies not in comforting believers but in provoking dissatisfaction with one’s current state and urging earnest effort to improve oneself.

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Lety Dorothy Funk Mable Little Betty Wheeler Robert Shepard Miss Barchard Beverly Barchard John Dunuvelly Max Roe Robson British Empire Hall Marge Bob W. J. Tonks Dorony Blakeley James Reesey St Andrew's Episcopal Church E. B. Redhead Elyria High School St. Andrews American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation Blakeley Campbe School of Business Cincinnat Wendell H. Unger Dorothy Hare Frank Kelbe Oberlin Kup-L Kup-L Club Carl Turner West Ridge Charles McCue Kenton Avenue Myrielle Orthington Bridge &T Myra Stevenson David Stevenson Lakeavenue Young Players Club of Beverly Kupper Buttonbright Lois King Ojo of Oz Colleen Carnik the Woozy Charlotte Springowski the Shaggy Man Geraldine Weber Jack Pumpkinhead Alfred Standen Tin Man Modena Brown Pollychrome Daughter of the Rainbow Theresa Kniffle Frogman Beverly Burke Dorothy Gale Prin Colelte Cre Canterbury England Legion ‘Auxiliary League First Methodist Church Epworth Lois Nevins F.L. Hicks Robert Wilcox Elyria League Baldwin-Wallace College Charles O'Malley Louise Hendricks Y.W.C. A Frank Paul Stentz Boris Mae Reynolds Joyer Long Margaret Ann Leher Ruth Ann Thompson Margaret Ann Leber Lois Black Meiji Shring Japan Chas. A. Cavagna Ohio Public Service Cali Etytie Ed K. Litchfield William Johncox Bruce Murray E. D Thompson Scott Biddinger Michael Deitricx California Fields M. BE. Shurch N. Ridgeville Townsend Club Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Pinkham’s Dorothy Gray R.h. Merthew Co Erna C.H. Merthece Co SMART American Suit
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