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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1947
Page
2
The American Legion will award 24 honors at its national convention in New York City this August, honoring William Vinson of Kentucky and Paul Grit for service to the United States during wartime. Vinson led the Treasury Department during war bond drives while Kad en chaired the War Production Board and other military roles.
A scrambled OCR page covers radio programs and community items. It mentions visiting acts, varied musical names, and a note on a foreign family adoption plan by the grange. It also references legislative discussions on coal strip mining, a special prize award, a social follower event, and Coffee served by a home economics canonjiice unit.
Townsend clubs prepare for the seventh Townsend Convention in Washington June 26 to 29. Regional director Charles W Wetterman reserves a large meeting on May 1. State organizer Wojcieik promises a good speaker. A Townsend dinner will be served at noon for delegates and friends. A national gathering of Townsend supporters is anticipated. President Truman earlier called for a reservation of the border integrity act, though details remain unsettled.
Huntington Grange met in regular fog at May Po with Worthy Master Ronald Tying in the chair. Four new applications for membership were read and several were ballotted on. An investigating committee was appalled. at the suggestion of the hone WOUPNits committee it was yet.
Elyrian unveils a novel fishing casting reel with a positive anti backlashing control to stop unwinding at any point. The aluminum bar build supports a patent-pending mechanism aimed at improving over existing reels, as inventor Forrest M. Scott discusses.
Community calendar items across Avon Lake Penfield North Olmsted Ridgeville Belden Henrietta Rochester and Grafton present a mix of meetings clubs and events. Legion Auxiliary, Penfield Grange, Kiwanis, and church groups gather with talks and activities at various times from evening to afternoon, including P.T.A. and roundups for families and children.
Local notices describe a Kiwples Adult wall musical revue at the Apur High School auditorium and a Grange Fish Fry at Grange Hall serving from 6 to 7 p.m. in Ridgville. Oberlin reports a community party at Oberlin Church with birthday honors for Mrs Ford and Miss Martha Charlton, 47 attendees, a strong program, and a next meeting set for May 28 led by Mrs Jones, Mrs Lowe, and Mrs Livingston. Hoy Scouts from Oberlin road visited a Scout Camp over the weekend. Penny Social sponsored by the...
Obscure obituary note reports a resident named Edmonds Far ses of Oberlin Road passing after a lingering illness. Founders Day was observed in a reflective local ceremony on a Wednesday, details are fragmentary.
Mrs Galt Brooke was taken home from Windsor Hospital after a prolonged illness in Chagrin Falls. She later moved to Lakewood for recovery. Providence reports Rivodé Island had the most youth injuries in the nation for ages 14 and under, with fewer injuries among girls than boys in the 10 to 14 group.
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