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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1950
Page
6
GRAFTON Lights for the athletic field at Grafton are nearing half funding. A goal week March 15 to 18 aims to finish the drive. The lighted field will serve pupils and the community for football softball tennis ice skating and parking. Surveying starts soon. Mike Grott leads planning and supervision.
On Friday May 5 the Grafton school faculty staged a surprise dinner for Ruth Wetzel a high school teacher who will wed Warren Dusham on June 1. Guests included Wetzel and her fiancé while centerpieces, gift box, and a planned mahogany pie crust table for the couple framed the evening.
O'Grasa club hosts anniversary dinner and Bible class meeting at Mrs Lottie Klinect home with cash library donation approved. Other notes cover Dr Frederick E Knight's eye surgery study in Louisville and several local social visits to Atlantic City, Lorain, Smithville, Bald win Wallace and Baldwin Wallace College events.
St Pauls Lutheran church of Amherst marked a reunion of all confirmation classes with Mrs. Hosier among those confirmed over 50 years ago receiving a red rose. Mr and Mrs Charles Gest attended. Roberta Carpenter wed Albert Balogh at North Easton Church of Christ with reception at Mrs Arthur Carpenter’s home.
Evelyn Tompkins was crowned festival queen at Belden school with attendants LaDonna Summers and Carol Brouse. Retiring queen Carol Reynolds observed. The program featured multi grade songs and dances from first through eighth grades, a Maypole dance, and numbers by the Glee club. The festival music was composed by Lewis Klinect of Belden and performed on piano by Mr. Klinect. The Belden band proceeds funded two new uniforms with a PTA sewing party held at Mrs. Howard Wise’s home attended by local club members.
A Belden Mother's Study club project runs a May kindergarten at Belden school with 16 children led by Mrs. Virginia Giese on Monday Wednesday Friday mornings during the first two weeks. Belden church saw visitors Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cleverdon and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Rogers. Cleverdon and Rogers sang duets and Claude Cleverdon led prayers. Rev. Gordon Gale preached on Hiding His Word. Carol Schriv er Claudia Jackson and Nilene Harper were praised for memorizing 250 Bible verses in twelve weeks and earned books and eligibility for a National Bible Camp program in Georgia next summer with 6,000 students expected. Church time changes set church school at 9:00 and service at 10:00 starting next Sunday. About 50 attended a Belden church fellowship supper followed by a program by two local performers.
Grafton Methodist Church observes Mothers Day with a morning Festival of the Christian Home. A pre worship film-strip Is Your Family Fun? is shown, followed by a 7 30 pm recognition service for longstanding members. Tea in the dining room features Homemaker's class Baldwin Wallace Conservatory students and Yu Mei Ma of China.
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