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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
5
Stowell Dale aged 73 died yesterday afternoon at his Oberlin Road home after several weeks sickness. A former resident of LaGrange he was born there and had many friends. He leaves a daughter Mrs. Maude Lyons of West Bridge Street and a son Bernard at home. Funeral services Sunday at 2 PM at Jenkins funeral parlors with burial in LaGrange.
Rev and Mrs H K Hilberry visited Wooster friends while Claude Peters took charge of Hotel La Grange opening May 16 with chicken dinners and drinks. Alike notes cover social visits, alumni banquet plans, club officers, and several local movements and relocations through May.
Swartz attended a dance at Alberta Beach Tuesday evening. The Old Glory Grange held a lecture hour in Columbia with ice cream and wafers served after. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Spicer Hopkins Stranahan Gait Hastings Adams and others. Various visits, entertainments, and farm updates fill this local harvest of social and civic life.
The Martha Les Club of Cleveland presents the Seven Musical Magpies at Elyria for a farewell dance. The group will soon tour Ohio and Pennsylvania and then headline at the Music Box Restaurant in Cleveland for the summer season.
A historical overview traces Mothers Day from English mid Lent customs to American practice. It notes early advocacy by the Eagles and War Mothers, a 1908 Senate resolution, eventual Congressional act in 1914, and customs such as flower wearing and Mother’s Day mail.
Joseph Grampton and Elizabeth B P Reze, both previously married, wed in Defiance probate court with Justice George W. Kitley officiating. The ceremony marks a second marriage for each party as reported by local briefs.
In a tense hospital scene Adele Garrison’s narrative follows Dr Pettit and Dr Meredith as they urge Katherine to test a patient’s recognition. The observer notes Katherine’s guarded emotions and mingled memories as the doctors probe the patient’s awareness while an unseen drama unfolds between old acquaintances.
Puzzle description explains filling white squares with letters to form words. Clues include Across Word 1 in the picture, Word 3 meaning to turn over clumsily as a fish does on land, Word 4 a pointed weapon like an arrow, Word 5 one who tells untruths. Down words include a spring flower and a reporter of proceedings. Yesterday’s puzzle answered.
Real estate transfers list includes Guardian Savings to Hessie Anderson in Sheffield Lake area. William Martin to Carroher Realty Co for parts of Tot 1 12 13 Walker Allotment Columba. W J Wehanger to Hart Woodruff Lot 3 tract 1 East Ene Avenue Lorain for 5000. Henry Cornelius to Nick Walos wanski Lot 2383 Sheffield Land Co ad to Lorain for 1000. Elyria Savings to William Geiermann ten acres Ridgeville for 33000. Sarah Thomas to Stephan Sko dak Lot 2 Poles 2nd ad to Lorain for 1000. John Tomka to Mars Kalapos Lot 1580 Sheffield Land Co ad to Lorain for 500.
Nickos to Herbert Wilson sells a lot on East Avenue Elyria for 4800. Charles Schon to Coleman Ko sacs sells lot 195 original plat of Lorain for 1600. Michael Zamosky to Angela Pecora sells lots 690 691 Fairkomead to Lorain for 4400. D D Gibson to Otto Ruth sells lot 11 Sante Amherst for 2030. Eastern Heights Land Co to Henry Stolzenburg sells lots 1442 1445 in their allotment Elyria for 2000. Delaware May 9 C X Hutchinson Luther Ohio Wesleyan Dorothy Moor Denison F W Pride Ohio State and C M Lehman University of Dayton are among seven orators selected for central zone intercollegiate contest at Evanston May 22. Northwestern Wabash Albion also represented. Contest led by Better America Federation of California. Topic The Constitution. Zone winner advances to Los Angeles final.
Murray Ridge notes list visits and gatherings among local families and guests. Mrs Jack Anton from Cleveland visited Derek family. Norma Walker from West Ridge joined Pearl Eppley. Elyria couple A J Swartz visited Art Fes ler and others hosted by E Eppley. Additional guests included Robert Nugent of Akron, Huston Hale of Pittsburgh, Harley Decker hosts, Seattle visitor Ruby Heart, and Eaton socials.
The Christian Endeavor Society met at the Evangelical church Tuesday evening at the Baetz home. Thirty three attended. An impromptu program with games and music followed a brief business session. Mrs Stickig was ill with rheumatism. The Shattucks and Wilson families visited Cleveland over the weekend.
Gus May of 62 Locust Street was fined $5 and costs for failing to send his two school age daughters Lucille and Mart to Sol Oberlin. Truant officer J W Schwartz made the arrest yesterday.
G W Quinn 93, of 137 North Pleasant street Oberlin died yesterday at 10 39 after a two year illness. He was born in Newbern North Carolina 83 years ago and lived in Oberlin over 50 years. He leaves seven children Alexander Fred Sue Ollery Jon and Mrs C L Fisher of Oberlin and Mrs Mary Albright of Los Angeles Calif. The funeral will be at James Brand House at 2 00 Monday with Rev Van der Pin officiating. Interment in Westwood cemetery.
Oberlin reports a successful Junior High music festival with 70 performers from the junior high including 35 girls in the girls chorus, 15 boys in the boys chorus, and 20 in the orchestra under Arthur L Williams. The event celebrated National Music Week and filled the auditorium.
Local residents visit kin and attend church suppers and school events. amherst couples entertainamherst visitors from lorain cleveland amherst residents host and attend multiple gatherings in amherst ridgeville elgins and Murray Ridge with dances, PTA meeting preview, and speakers from the Amherst News-Times.
The funeral for Mrs R H Leonhard was held from her South Amherst home on Monday. The Town Line school program Friday drew a large audience with a long list of musical numbers recitations and sketches performed by local residents including Bernice Fowl Ernest Day and the Dellifield and Moreland families.
Rear Admiral Samuel S Robison, slated to succeed Admiral Beaton as commander in chief of the United States Fleet when Beaton’s term ends next fall, has a long navy career. A 1888 Naval Academy graduate from Pennsylvania he served in the Spanish American War on the Boston and later led the South Carolina and the sub Marine force. He held roles including commander of the Naval Armistice Commission and military governor of Santo Domingo.
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