First Captured Americans Remembered From Barthelmont Raid
A photo distributed in Germany shows F Company 16th U S Infantry in trench at Barthelmont on Nov 3 1917. Corporal J B Gresham Privates T P Enright M D Hay were killed and eleven were taken prisoner. The First Division later captured Cantigny on May 28 1918 after a 24 hour fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
F Company
16Th U.S. Infantry
Barthelemont
J. B. Gresham
T. P. Enright
M. D. Hay
John Lester
Frank McDougal
Clyde Grimbley
Nick Mulhall
Vernon Kemdall
Harry Loughman
Herschel Godfrey
Ed Haines
Cantigny
Local News Brief from La Grange Hospital and Pinochle Get-Together
Miss Cassie M. Kelner was moved to Luth eran Hospital in Cleveland for treatment and remains under nurse care. Mr. and Mrs. Milton E. Letsom welcomed a 12 pound son born at Memorial Hospital Elyria on April 20. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Milton Behner. Harvey J. Hopkins hosted a Pinochle party with out of town guests from Berea and Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grange
Cassie M. Kelner
Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland
Milton E. Letsom
Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Milton Behner
Banquet Honors Mothers and Daughters at Grange Hall
M other s and daughters received a three course banquet prepared by the men of the M E Church in the Grange hall on Wednesday. Special features featured local talent and guests from Elyria and Amherst as coverage was set for 104 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Grange Hall
Elyria
Amherst
Mrs Will Younglas Hosts Five Hundred Club Meeting
Mrs Will Younglas entertained the Five Hundred Club on Wednesday afternoon as players gathered for games and scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Younglas
Five Hundred
First prize won by Mrs Leonard Forbush at event
Time reports results with Mrs Leonard Forbush first, Mrs Roy Pearce second, Mrs Will Younglas third, and consolation for Mrs Tom McQuiston along with a salad course. Several local visits and events follow including hospital convalescence of Mrs Matt Gardner and travels of residents to Washington and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Forbush
Roy Pearce
Will Younglas
Tom McQuiston
T. F. Collely
Micky Younglas
Camden High and Camden School Notes Baccalaureate Plans
Kipton students visited Henrietta school for health slides and talks by the Lorain County Health Department. Camden students viewed a glass blowing demonstration. Baccalaureate services set for May 16 at the Community church with Rev. C. C. Clawson as preacher and Rev. W. Winger assisting. Camden mixed chorus to provide music. Keith Sandrock ill with flu after winter with his daughter in Ithaca, New York.
Camden High Class of 1937 to Graduate May 21
On May 21 the Camden High School Class of 1937 will graduate with a program including music by the high school orchestra, a violin solo by Betty Whitney, a group song by the senior girls, and an address by Rev. R. S. Tuck of Wooster. Graduates include Betty Whitney Mildred Searles Alberta Morgan Carrie Leninger Vilsa Ober Myrtle Pippett Jennie Alfiero Esther Myers Adelaide Richey Bernice Lewis Charles Packinger Jack Schafer Don Searles Oliver Bowman and Robert Davidson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden High
Betty Whitney
Charles Packinger
Jack Schafer
Don Searles
Oliver Bowman
Robert Davidson, Jr
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Geist in April
Mr and Mrs Herold Geist welcomed a baby daughter named Carol Ann at their home on Wednesday April 28. Mr and Mrs F Weeks arrived horse one day the past week.
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Mrs. Herold Geist
Carol Ann
Myss
Reorganization of 4 H Club Formed at School
Henrietta Fouf invites Donald Wasem to lead a reorganization at the schoolhouse on April 27. Fourteen boys volunteer to join this year. Officers elected: Irving Emmerick president Raymond Petty vice president Russell Portman secretary treasurer Tommy Williams recreation leader Frederick Portman news reporter. Future meetings set for the second and fourth Mondays each month. Raymond Petty invites a May 10 meeting at his home to select a name and start projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Wasem
Irving Emmerick
Raymond Petty
Russell Portman
Tommy Williams
Frederick Portman
Cozy club meeting at Oberlin hosted by Mrs How ard Born
The Cozy club met Tuesday evening at Mrs. How ard Born's home in Oberlin with all members present except Marjory Ken deigh. Sybil Kendeigh won first prize and Vgneta Twin ing received consolation. Lunch was served. Next meeting at Marjory Kendeigh's home.
Evening visits span families across Vermilion and Axtel
Mrs Louis Delefield and her spouse spent Wednesday with her parents the Christ Kropfs in Axtel. Mrs Frank Kelledle and her son David visited Mrs Don Lawless in Vermilion on Thursday afternoon. Rev and Mrs Emil Burrich also noted in the social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Delefield
Christ Kropf
Axtel
Frank Kelledle
David
Don Lawless
Vermilion
Emil Burrich
West Ridge BRIEFS
Mrs E J Burrer attended the Evangelical Missionary Rally at the Evangelical church on South Ridge. Miss Margaret Mason entertained the Sunday School class of the Evangelical church on Friday evening April 30. Mrs Henry Vogelsong Mrs Harry Lauer and daughter Marian attended Circle No 3 at St Pauls church in Elyria Tuesday afternoon. Mrs John C Weeter of Clermont California visited her sister in law Mrs B C Pope Wednesday. Mrs Weeter was en route to Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs H J Hillier with Perry Reisinger of Columbia and Mrs Jennie Mitchell of Elyria attended the Townsend banquet and meeting in Wellington Tuesday evening. Robert Penfound returned to Cincinnati Tuesday after several days at home with his parents Merle and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ridge
E. J. Burrer
Evangelical Missionary Rally
Evangelical Church On
South Ridge
Margaret Mason
Evangelical Church
Henry Vogelsong
Harry Lauer
Marian
St. Paul's Church
Elyria
John C. Weeter
Claremont
California
B. C. Pope
Weeter
Massachusetts
H. J. Hillier
Perry Reisinger
Columbia
Jennie Mitchell
Townsend
Wellington
Robert Penfound
Cincinatti
Merle Penfound
Social notes from Cleveland area families
Mrs. Mary Mockler and son Thomas of Cleveland spent the day Triday with Mrs. Raymond Simms. Mrs. Bud Porter hosted dinner guests including Mrs. Mary Hahn Mrs. Joe Biggs Mrs. Hazel Dickinson Mrs. Merle Penfound and Mrs. W Porter. Mrs. Theodore Grills visited her father Cornelius Smith on Edison Highway. Earl Beal of Edison Highway called on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaible. Mrs. P Bingham reported a letter from Mrs. Henry Shauver about safe arrival in San Francisco Cal. Mrs. Raymond Simms also visited her mother-in-law Mrs. John Simms on Schramm road Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mockler
Thomas
Cleveland
Raymond Simms
Bud Porter
Mary Hahn
Joe Biggs
West Ridge
Hazel Dickinson
Oberlin
Merle Penfound
Carlisle
Porter
Oberlin Road
Theodore Grills
Cornelius Smith
Edison Highway
Earl Beal
Charles Schaible
P. Bingham
Henry Shauver
San Francisco
Cal
John Simms
Schramm Road
Cleveland couple hosts visitors from town and beyond
Josephine Pease of Cleveland visited her parents Mayor and Mrs W L Pease. Mrs Earl Green and her children from Brighton were Wednesday callers on relatives in town. Mr and Mrs Clarence Smith of Missoula Montana and Mr and Mrs Silas Smith of Chicago Ill were Wednesday afternoon callers at the W J Benson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeman
Josephine Pease
Cleveland
W. L. Pease
Earl Green
Brighton
Clarence Smith
Missoula
Montana
Silas Smith
Chicago
Ill
W. J. Benson
Bridge Club Refreshments and Social Visits Reach River Street
Mrs. John Todd hosted a River Street bridge gathering with substitutes listed. Curtis Todd won first prize and C E Shelton took consolation. Next gathering set for Mrs. Robert Gerber. Local social calls include the Shin sky, Hoyt, Derr, and Hurst households with minor injuries reported in an auto wreck on Route 1. Bud Lease relocates to Verlin Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Todd
Bridge Club
River Street
Robert McLaughlin
Wade Freeland
Blaine Hurst
Elwood Steyer
C. E. Shelton
Cc. J. Cranston
Helen White
Robert Hoyt
Curtis Todd
Robert Gerber
Raymond Shinsky
W. J. Benson
John Shinsky
Florence
C. J. Hoyt
Beulah Derr
Hartland
Thomas Hurst
Clarksfield
Kipton
Clayton Chrysler
Ralph Morgan
Bud Lease
Verlin Ave
Adam Kirschner
Bluffton Residents Visit Absent Student and Rally Attendance
The report notes Mrs. Jack Schaffer and Mrs. Livermore visiting Genene Becker who was absent from school due to illness and received a plant from the fifth grade. Walter Davis visited O. C. Sanders on Tuesday. Several women attended the Evangelical Missionary Rally of the North West District at South Ridge Evangelical Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Bluffton
John Bauman
Jack Schaffer
Livermore
Genenabell Becker
Ffth
Walter Davis
O. C. Sanders
Earl Kendeigh
Rex Lees
Ralph McDowell
Harry Jones
Evangelical Missionary Rally
North West District
South Ridge
Medals Awarded For Heroism At Olmsted Falls
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honored two Ohioans Luke H. Lancaster and Robert F. Trappe with medals for rescuing two Morris brothers from the Rocky River dam. The award recognizes eight drowning rescues and other bravery cases, including Samuel Alpert in New York who saved multiple people during a tank ship accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Luke H. Lancaster
Robert F. Trappe
Parma
David
Francis P. Morris
Olmsted Falls
Samuel Alpert
Bronx
New York
Miriam Eisenstein
Roy Wenut
East Chester Bay
N. Y
Alpert
Eisenstein
Wenitt
Rocky River
Lancaster
Trappe
Francis
Local Births, Visits, and Hospital News Briefs
Eaton announces birth of Glenda Fay to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cheeseman at Elyria Memorial Hospital on April 25. Other births noted include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wight of Oberlin and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Carpenter of Columbia. Hospitalizations and visits reported include Walter Baker returning home from the Cleveland Clinic improved but in bed, and Mrs. Lester Phelps undergoing treatment at Lo i hospital. Social items mention Rural Women's Club meeting May 5 and postweekend travels of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Crowell and son Henry from Cleveland to Wheeling and Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea Community Hospital
Clarence Tildes
Rural Women’s Club
Clyde Crowell
Henry
Cleveland
B. M
Walter Baker
Cleveland Clinic
Cornish Host Evening Honor for Grills Newlyweds
Mr. and Mrs. George Cornish entertained Sunday at seven for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grills who wed in Monroe Michigan on Saturday April 24. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Grills and other Grills relatives, E. E. Durkee family, Attle grandson Lee, Orin Durkee and son Duane, and Clyde Grills. Mrs. Grills was formerly Mrs. Douna Durkee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cornish
Walter Grills
Monroe
Michigan
Lewis Grills
E. E. Durkee
Attle
Lee
Robert Grills
Orin Durkee
Du«ane
Clyde Grills
Local Residents Host Guests and Track Day Announcement
Short items list neighborhood visits from Mr. and Mrs. W Hennie and others in Cleveland Friday. Miss Jean Cook visiting from Lewistown with her parents. School to dismiss Friday May 7 for Track Day at Oberlin. More visits include the Davies Harris Hopwood and Cornish families with varied weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hennie
Kenneth Buck
George Harrison
Ralph Hennie
Cleveland
Jean Cook
Lewistown
D. S. Cook
Oberlin
Eugene Davis
Lakewood
Leslie Davis
Leslie Jr
Kansas City
Missouri
E. Davis
Keneath Harrison
Berea
W. R. Hawke
A. L. Brightman
Cuyahoga Falls
Hopwood
Mame Cornish
Dover
Milo Cornish
Vern Cornish
Carroll Cook
Elyria
Alice Nichols
South Amherst
Clement Gratz
Local Socials and Hospital Updates From Chatham Area
Mr and Mrs Lee Walkden and family hosted Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Walkden of Columbia. Mrs Avery Clapp returned from Lodi Hospital Tuesday but remains confined. Burton Brinker goes back to Lakeside Hospital for another operation after a brief return to work. Mrs Mattie Parkard is home from Lodi Hospital and improving. Mrs Frank Allis spent Wednesday evening with the Allis Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Mrs
Lee Walkden
Family Wire
George Walkden
Columbia
Avery Clapp
Lodi Hospital
John Smith
Ryan Road
Burton Brinker
Lakeside Hospital
Chardon
Mattie Parkard
Frank Allis
Allis Sisters
Bride of today looks to thrift say shoppers guide
Mrs Iris Walker an administrative assistant in the consumers division in Washington toured the South and compared modern brides shopping habits to grandmothers lessons in thrift and planning for purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Iris Walker
Consumers Division
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
South
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U. S
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Harvey J. Hopkins
South Main Street
Kathryn Culver
Frank Wolcott
Norma Fern
Eldon Duer
Galion
Henry Wigert
Matt Gardner
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bill Wigert
O. S. Uv
Charles Fric
R. B. Kelner
Harold Jameyson
Washington, D. C
Andrew Rawson
Richmond
Virginia
Parent- Teacher Association
Charles Rawson
Will Wells, Jr
Coldwater
Thad Rawson
Pleasant Street
Albert Smith
Sandra
Lo Tain
Circle Number Four
Malvern Spicer
Grangers
Opfer
Pedro
O. F. Curtis
Ithaca, New York
Keith
Paul Sandrock
Henrietta
Fouf-H Club
WEETS
Entertains Club
Pang
Elyria Y. Wic.a
Alfred Pfeiffer
Wooster
Ray Taylor
State Farm
C. H. Swan
Bisble
Elyria Church of Christ
Edward Gedeon
Lester Phelps
Loi Hospital
John Rule
Geneva
B. M. Ross
Margaret
Lorain County Savings & Tri Trust
Elyria, Ohio
Simian
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