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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1954
Page
4
Local Chronicle Telegram page from Elyria dated Friday May 7 1954. Contains brief notices and items from the area, typical small town updates, sports scores, classifieds, and community notices.
At the Washington Avenue Church of Christ 230 women gathered for a Mother-Daughter event. Mrs. Howard Bissell shared a tale on Wives of Colonial Presidents as the program feature while Mrs. Fred Smith led as toastmistress and annual chair. Officers for 1954-55 were elected as Mrs. Henry K. Shaw opened with invocation and presided over the brief business session. Mrs. Joseph Hochenedel gave a mothers toast and Miss Jane Hochenedel replied for the daughters. Miss Ellen Esler performed a tap dance with companion Mrs. Frederick Meng.
More than 100 members and guests attended Pilgrim Congregational Church Women’s Association annual mother daughter banquet in the church parlors. Prize winners included Bonnie Jalowiec youngest daughter, Mrs. Max Jalowiec youngest mother, and Katherine Downs farthest attendee, with other honors noted.
Louise Foreman was elected new Grand Regent of Court Elyria No. 364 Catholic Daughters Of America at St Mary Church hall. Agnes McDonnell vice regent. Mary Margaret Finegan historian. Frances Walters lecturer. Helen Donovan financial secretary. Gertrude Haines treasurer. Dorothy Smith monitor. Florence Kaminski sentinel. Thelma Snyder organist. Irman Lightowler Genevieve Fulmer Margaret Reinders trustees for three years.
Mrs. Earl C. Taylor attended a luncheon in Higbee lounge honoring 90 year old civic leader Mrs. Charles Burt Tozier, representing the Daughters of the American Revolution. Elyrians Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Kelley arrived from Phoenix for a month with relatives in Butternut Ridge. Dell Kaiser hosts May 9 open house for the 25th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Peat. A Mary Todd Lincoln piece recounts her rise, debts, scandal, exile to Germany, and pension leading to later life in sorrow.
Classified ad listing includes licenses for Stephen Vanes a sales agent at 2136 East 29th Street Lorain and Patricia Mazurek at 315 East 26th Street Frank Lucas Uniontown Pa U S Navy and Clara Brunetts at 30 Archwood Avenue Lorain plus notices for a Rummage Sale and Bake Sale at Lake Avenue Congregational Church Saturday at 8 30 a m with contact dial 4751 for voice offers or needs.
A series of birth notices from Elyria Memorial Hospital list newborns to Mr and Mrs Eugene Roberts, Mr and Mrs Thomas Hagedorn, Mr and Mrs Thomas Davis, and Mr and Mrs Henry Brewster. A wedding in South Amherst saw Sandra Lynn Ruth and Reginald Cameron wed at First Congregational Church with a large reception at home of the Ruths. The bride a South Amherst High School alumna, wore a white nylon net gown. the groom is from Grandville Michigan. Guests included cousins in pastel dressed attendants. ceremony music by Mrs James Nicol and others. Reception decorations featured white mums carnations and snapdragons with palms and candles.
Hospital discharges list several residents and addresses including LaGrange Ohio residents Mrs Russell Kin hannon Mrs William H Goodspeed 1816 Grafton Rd Columbia Station Mrs Howard Mitchell Sugar Ridge Rd and others. A rummage sale at 239 5th St runs Friday and Saturday at 95 p m with Carolyn Board John Roig listed at 423 Sixteenth St and 118 Quincy St.
Mr and Mrs Stephen Andrews of Cleveland announce the marriage of their daughter Virginia to Allen Peters son of Mr and Mrs Elmer C Peters Station Road North Ridgeville. The open church ceremony will be held Saturday morning June 12 at nine thirty o'clock at St Peter Church. Father Karsh will receive the wedding vows.
Mrs Henry Irish hosted Fortnightly Club at 196 Overbrook Rd to discuss John Dos Passos biography. The review highlights Jefferson as lawyer architect and statesman, noting his William and Mary education, role at Paris Peace Conference, two Virginia governorships, presidency, Washington inauguration, Virginia University founder, and city layout influence. Mrs Irish also announced a May 20 luncheon hosted by Mrs George Calvert at Overbrook Rd.
Ed Fitzhugh argues against selecting a single Mother of the Year and urges honoring all mothers for their quiet, enduring care. He notes the impracticality of a single award and praises mothers who never seek credit, then transitions to a brief local notice about two large rummage sales at 356 and 367 N. Olive St. Friday through Monday.
Elyria Democratic Women hosts Lorain County Federation group as Judge Leroy Kelly outlines Municipal Court structure and duties since 1922. Discussion covers Driving While Intoxicated and three branches, followed by reports, invites, and plans for upcoming events and meetings.
The 20th anniversary of Pro tected Home Circle No. 630 was celebrated with a banquet at 6 30 PM at 118 Blaine St. A business meeting followed led by President Earl Kaylor and chaplain Flora Read. Secretary Alice Jones and treasurer Alice Kaylor read reports as members voted to meet monthly in summer. A rummage sale is planned at 706 E River St with hours Fri 3 PM to 8 PM and Sat 8 AM to 7 PM.
Mrs Karl Lehmen led the Women's Guild worship service at St Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church on last evening with the topic Your Responsibility to Your Children. A duet by Mrs Carl Henes and Mrs Arthur Jans sang I Waited for the Lord. The business session was led by President Park Hobill. Plans were announced to furnish the primary room as a social lounge for church groups and a cancer fund contribution was made. The next meeting is June 3 at 12 30 p.m. for a birthday luncheon at the church.
The Ocean Club announces no social meeting this Saturday while planning dancing at JayCee Hall on May 15. After a closing prayer games and a social hour followed. Members to meet again May 20 at 8 p.m. Paper Sale at Garford School with pickup details. Giant Rummage Sale for St. Jude's Church on Poplar Street Friday evening and Saturday.
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