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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1940

Page

5

Engagement Of Miss Frances Conover To Willard Blaser

Announcement of the engagement between Miss Frances Conover of Dayton Ohio and Willard E Blaser son of Mr and Mrs E K Blaser of Cornell Avenue Cleveland Currently a Flora Stone Mather College student Lindbergh relation noted and Blaser a University of Michigan graduate 1935 and Red Cross publicity director now Clover Farms advertising manager and magazine editor No wedding date set Meanwhile local society reports celebrate a 35th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs H Drusendahl with family present and a church class meeting at the First Congregational church highlighting fund drives and home improvements followed by notices of social gatherings and upcoming school melodrama The Streets of New York at the High School auditorium and multiple bridge and club events across Elyria

Aliss Frances Conover Dayton Ohio Willard E. Blaser EK. J. Blaser Cornell Avenue Clover Farms

Girls Are Escorts At Sr Friendship Leap Year Dance

The Senior Friendship Leap Year List event at the Elks ballroom featured male guests receiving floral corsages made from vegetables and programs marked with yellow pencils. The Top Hatters orchestra played 8:30 to 12, with Valerie Tite and Dick Baumhardt leading the grand march. prizes went to Lois Eldred, Chris Guadagno, and Mrs. Clarence Smith while others received consolation. Mrs. Charles Yost entertained sixteen guests for a party honoring Marie Plas who will wed Kenneth Pitts on April sixth. decorations were yellow and garden-themed with a bridal arch and a yellow cloth dining room setup.

Elks Top Hatters Orchestra Valerie Tite Dick Baumhardt Charles Yost Cornell Avenue Marie Plas Kenneth Pitts Lois Eldred Chris Guadgamo Clarence Smith Robert Plas Delbert Kershaw A. Pitts Amsiss Plas

Golden Rule Class Holds Meeting at Mrs Lehman’s Home

Class II members of the Golden Rule class at St. Pauls church met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Karl Lehman’s Cleveland street home. Phyllis Wagner led devotions and the business session featured games with prizes to Phyllis Wagner Jean Styles and Betty Schroeder. A lunch was served by Mrs. Lehman. Next meeting will be at Betty Schroeder’s home with Beverly Abrimoska in charge of devotions.

St. Paul’s Church Karl Lehman Cleveland Street Phyllis Wagner Jean Styles Betty Schroeder Lehman Beverly Abrimoska Keen Kutter Club Dera Swesey Tattersall Court Harold Bates Gladys Crowns Clara Farmer Evelyn Smith Abberord

Bethel Shrine Officers Installed In the hall

Approximately two hundred attendees from Cleveland Lakewood Akron Mansfield Ashland Medina Lorain and Amherst witnessed Bethel Shrine No 24 officers installed during an invitational ceremony with Flor ette Heidrich Noel Duckett Pearl Taylor Arthur Roper and others named in the lineup. Installing officers Eleanor Young Olga Sasse Mary Rogers Daisy Benson and Ber nice Kunkle led the event in the I O O F hall with music from Mrs Brodbeck and others present.

Cleveland Lakewood Akron Mansfield Ashland Medina Lorain Amherst Bethel Shrine No. 24 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Florette Heidrich Noel Duckett Shepherds Pearl Taylor Arthur Roper Sue Lewis Ruth Schroeder Elsie Shaffstall Edward Monroe Lilian Maiden Mae Weiseke Shrine May Markham Marion Hand Ella Sheriff Sten Miller Minnie Hobill Mable Brown Agnes Shore Emily Servens Beth Merriman Eleanor Young Olga Sasse Mary Rogers Daisy Benson Denise Weisbrod Nancy Jenkins Bernice Kunkle Selah Strong Ethel Ormsby Hazel Brodbeck Brodbeck Eugene Duckett Hand

Wedding and spring visits fill Lorain area notices

Mr and Mrs James Rice of CHE ton New Jersey attend the Martha Thomas Stanley Turner wedding at St Andrews church at 4 PM. Rev H K Finley to preach at Hough Avenue Baptist. large class to join. Beverly Wright returns from Ohio Wesleyan for a week with the Wrights. Numerous residents report spring vacations, arrivals from Miami University and Ohio University, and family visits. Local births, travel, and society events include a Clayton/Caroline avenue baby, a trip to Elyria Memorial, and club gatherings with prizes and a scavenger hunt planned for April 13.

James Rice Cheton New Jersey Martha Thomas Stanley Turner St Andrew's Church J. W. Miller West Avenue H K. Finley Denison Avenue Hough Avenue Baptist Church Cleveland Beverly Wright Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Clyde Wright Stanford Avenue L. A. Mohrman Virginia Columbus Street Winter Garden Florida Touglas Birch Robert Blayney Miami University Oxford Ohio Harold Birch Fifth Street William E. Cadimus Andover Massachusetts J. W. van Dusen Middle Avenue Jane Gleason Russell Gleason Harrison Street Dorothy Jenkins Fourth Street Ohio University Athens Wiliam Clay Elyria Memorial Hospital Clay Caroline Avenue Leland Long Wabash Indiana Park Avenue Willam Hall Bon Air Avenue Margaret Lyons Case Road Robert H. Ericson Arteres Court Rupert Idaho Howard Craig Blaine Street Warren Lois Walkden Lake Avenue Miami W &K Brubaker Ft. Myers Leonard Harris Cleveland Allergy Society George Pierce Sixth Street Pennsylvania

Calendar of Monday events in Lorain county clubs and churches

A packed Monday calendar lists Catholic Study Club events at Mrs Joe Bryan Ninth Street Col YG skating at Lorain Coliseum Junior Woman's Club play Merry Mixups Mrs Agnes Precroft Clark Street Camera Club movie night at YMC A Colonial Club postponed Finnish minister Rev G Aho of Ashtabula lectures on Finland and Its People at St John s Church 8 p m Public invited Chinguita Club meets with Marg Helene Kolopos Foster Avenue Several other group meetings noted including Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary and various PTA and Bible study gatherings

Joe Bryan Ninth Street Co. Y. G Lorain Coliseum Agnes Precroft Clark Street Camera Club Y. M.C. A. Colonial Club Ektrophon Delphian Chapter T. Manzo Selby Canton Lorain F. Hall Daughters of America B. BC. Hall Curtis Fifth St Second Congregational Church G. Aho Ashtabula St. John’s Church Finland Chinguita Club Marghelen Kolopos Foster Avenue

Girl Scouts and Veterans Gather for Activities

Girl Scouts from Troop No 1 met at Mrs E P Gates home then toured Lace factory sample lace was handed out on the return ice cream was enjoyed and they heard Blue Bird at the library. Troop No 7 planned a Tuesday hike and held an egg coloring contest with a prize. Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary sewed all day at Mrs Cassie Haversticks home then played cards after luncheon with prizes awarded. Next meeting set for April 25 at Mrs Dan Kothe’s home.

Girl Scouts E. P. Gates Blue Bird Troop No St. Mary's Hall Sewing Circle Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary Cassie Haverstick Lincoln Court Augusta Struck Anna Dimick Locke Dan Kothe Furnace Street

Shonta Class Silver Tea and Club Events Recap

A report from Second Congregational Church notes Shonta class hosts Thelma Lamberton at Lake Avenue for a silver tea with Florian Boynton arranging acts by Allen Ohmes and his mother, Violet Olmstead, plus a book review. Prizes went to Olmstead and Neuter. In addition Fun Seekers met on Broad Street with prize-winning contestants and an Easter table centerpiece. The Wyta Woman’s Club hosted a Riverside Reading Circle luncheon, and the J U G Club held a Backward Party at Elyria Johnson’s home with games, prizes, and a backward luncheon ending the evening.

Zhonta Second Congregational Church Thelma Lamberton Lake Avenue Florian Boynton Allen Ohmes Violet Olmstead E. L. White Ella Birdsall Sylvia Abramoska Florence Hazel Ways and Means Mrs. Olmstead Willie Aldrich Irene Popp Broad Street Eleanor Chismar Margaret Flynn Naomi Goudinour Jennie Martin Opal Bursley Jeanette Gilder Texas Popp George Pierce Sixth Street Fiyrta Eric Chapman Nellie Burke Chapman J. U. G. Club Elyria Johnson North Olive Street Elyria Mary Molnar Anne Stefek Elaina Hronec Bath Street

Franklin and Edison Parent-Teacher Association Meetings News

Franklin PTA meets April 4 at 7 30 p m with Richard Stevens speaking on Why a School Board followed by a round table on The Child in the Community led by Mayor J Q Petro with Miss Frances Lemon Rev J L Urich and Carl Wagner. Nursery provided and candy sale held. Also Edison PTA April 4 at 3 p m and Garford PTA April 3 at 3 p m with safety pictures and talks.

Franklin Franklin Parent-Teacher Association Franklin PT. A Richard Stevens J. Q. Petro Garford Parent-Teacher Association Muss Kreeger Sheriff's Office George Hinderer Mansfield

Hospital Admissions and Discharges List Shifts

A compilation of hospital admissions and discharges includes Mrs. William Clay at 140 Caroline street and Gerald Wilson at 352 12 West street among several others from Columbia Station Oberlin Lorain and surrounding areas. Discharges note Mrs. Stacy Varzin iak and baby boy at 1605 West avenue with Lawrence Martin at 156 Abbe road.

William Clay Caroline Street Gerald Wilson West Street John Worowicz Cascade Street Clarence Farsy Glenwood Street Frank Atkins R. D. No Oberlin Raymond Weir Bellefield Avenue Carrol Jones Columbia Station Viola Cartwright Stacy Varziniak West Avenue Lawrence Martin Abbe Road Sam Pryce Seventh Street Charles Toth R. D Helen Snyder Park Avenue Elizabeth Ohl Lorain

Comedy Night Delights W H W C Club at West River

Miss Emma Nexy hosted a humor filled evening for the W H W C club at her West River street home. Mrs Ruth Renkel led the meeting. A two scene play Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cook entertained with Henrietta Brewster Emma Nagy Stephen Brewster Josephine Christoff and Mabel Renkel in key roles. Dorothy McAvena won the first prize in a question bee. A refreshment course followed. The next gathering will be a slumber party at Rose Burkett s home on West River street April 19.

Emma Nexy W. H. W. C. Club West River Street Ruth Renkel Susan Glaspell George Cook Henrietta Brewster Emma Nagy Stephen Brewster Josephine Christoff Mabel Renkel Dorothy McAvena

Catholic Study Club resumes meetings after Lent

Resume of Catholic Study Club No 1 meetings with Mrs R J Sehork and Mrs T V Boylan assisting. Dessert course on table with spring flowers. Readings include But Easter Still Dawned by A J Cronin and Youd Better Come Quietly by Fr Leonard Feeney. Details of forthcoming events and other club notes.

R. J. Sehork Fourth Street T. V. Boylan Catholic Study Club No. 1 A. J. Cronin Sehork Carl Hobert Leonard Feeney R. J. Rosselot Schoriks

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frances Conover Willard Blaser H. H. Drusendah West Ridge Dinnner Drusendahl Edna Decker Lester Drusendahl Louis Bettcher Larry Fairview Air Floyd Drusendahl Eva Bryant Floyd W. C. Decker Cleon Theodore Grills Melvin Harold George Lefever Good Will Bible First Congregational Church Stanley Shaw Lola Shaw W. F. Bell Lucy Houserman Salvation Army Peter Smith New York Woman's Association Mrs. O'Dell Momc Club Krieg Betty O'Dell Myrtle Gerber Millie Battenhouse Pauline Barck O'Dell Florence Waver Fairlawn Avenue Wedness L. B. Hindman Flyria Henry Beam William Kirby Plana Iinew Stancard Lincoln DIAL THE Peerless Laundry & Dry Cleaning CO Bethel Shrine Auld Ronald Dunn Judy Four O'Clock Club Eighth Street William Muir Auld Beatrice Sandro Botticelli A. F. Terry Katharine Cornell Miss Cornell D. A. Bairdwall Dr. Rankin John P. Rankin Round Table Club Woman's Club W. R. Comings J. Martin Beck Comings American Botanist A. E. Giles Grace Guild Elyria Telephone Company Helen Nierman Esther and Mildred Krause Alice Hartwig Marian Fosselius Dereas Church of Christ Y.M.C. A W. C. Vernon Will Foster Ernest Anderson Stanley Crandall Elsie Yaneer Sam Findlay John Law Clara Brooker Findlay Spruce Street Colette Colette William Schrock East Avenue Carl Turner G. Hull John F Timms George Hewitt Robert Daniels News of the Girl Scouts Marny’s Marny's Lorain County East Bridge Street Parent-Teacher Association News Edison Edison Parent-Teacher Association John Odgers Garford Who's Who Club Carl Wagner Dan Fillo Carol Weichel Wagner Dana Morris Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Laa E Ee Wey Lk and Trust Company W.C.T. U. Program Women’s Christian Temperance Union Florence Martin Second Street Plan Theatre Party Q. T Dorothy Brecknock Longfellow Street Nancy Robertson Barbara Klekotta Connie Hoag Mary Ann Hobart Virginia Goodrich Eloise Varsey Queena Mae Scott British Honduras Benus Qaia
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