Suburban News From Eaton Area May Show Social Roundup
In Eaton and nearby townships on May 15 1940 residents hosted relatives and neighbors for visits and celebrations. Families from Elyria North Kingsville and Lakewood joined local hosts for dinners birthdays and church events while bands from North Kingsville and Berea competed with high placements. Local gatherings included Mother's Day services baccalaureate and commencement preparations with numerous visits from Cleveland Lorain and Wellington correspondents.
Canfield Couple to Return Home from Lake Wales
LITCHFIELD May 15 Mr and Mrs A R Canfield of Lake Wales Florida are expected home Thursday. Chas King of Fast Cleveland spent the weekend with Pieancle Howard Stephan. Mr and Mrs C R Canfield and daughter visited Mr and Mrs C D Palmer at Gates Mills where the Palmers are summering. Mr and Mrs C D Rickard of Medina dined with Mr and Mrs H E Jenne and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
A .R. Canfield
Lake Wales
Florida
Chas. King
Fast Cleveland
Pieancle
Howard Stephan
C. R. Canfield
Eughter
C. D. Palmer
Gates Mills
Palmers
C. D. Rickard
Medina
H. E. Jenne
Baers Calera tua Services and Local Visits Highlight May
Spencer Nplanc er May 4 report notes Baers Calura te services at the Baptist church on May 15 led by Rev Charles Hyland. relatives and guests included Mr and Mrs John Rowe with children Robert and Bernice, Scott Rowe and two children from Ledi, Sherm Zehmer of West Salem, Bert Zehmer of Bellevue Ohio, Dale Allen newlyweds rooming with Howard Shick, Paul Woods Shreve visiting Clara Woods, plus Lonzo Whitmore and Donald Root baptized and admitted to the Baptist church by Rev Hyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdette Aldrich
Harry Hillbrook
Murry
Neal
Clarence Garden
Mary Jane
Cleveland
G. L. Emerson
Akron
E. W. Leathermen
Clara Brouse
Ashland
Frank Brouse
Ella Nickerson
Litchfield
Jay Mantz
Henry Aukerman
Miss Verna
Donald Root
Clara Woods
Beulah
Chan Munson
Mr. Smith
Wooster
Earl Cleverdon
Portia Allen Garfield
Little Dickie
Lorain
Earl Friend
Max
Vina Bechtel
Shreve
Ohio
A. M. Friend
Thomas Allison
Freeman
Elizabeth Allison
Deforest Allison
West Salem
Howard Allison
Cambridge
Charles Parent
Iync
Graydon Griggs
Elyria
Allen Root
Owen Walters
Harry Hendricks
Charles Walter
Rainbow Avenue
J. H. Firestone
Edd Brown
Lydia Daugherty
Evelyn Allen
Mary Munson
Tommy
Medina
Dewitt Munson
Lodi
Marvin Ingraham
Anna Mae
Clarence Dague
Alta Kuepfer
Detroit
Mich
Floyd Howe
Emory Howe
Charley Parent
Harvey Auble
Wifa
Anna Garver
Orville
Ella Rumbaugh
Merlin Parent
Edd Parent
Grant Hull
Maynard Hyland
Columbus
T. C. Hyland
John Emerson
Homerville
Charley Beement
Lenard Heidenruch
Mere
I. J. Kreeger
Chippewa Lake
E. L. Betz
Albert
Claude Gannett
Nellie Rugg
Farr
Irma Rugg
Wellington
Paul Miller
Beulah Woods
Charles McQueen
Brownhelm
Walter Rook
Harvey Ingraham
Ella Hendee
East Main
Charles Fuller
River Corners
Layton Curties
Osbern Ane
Herbert Kuepfer
Canton
Vere Ford Dagleish
Grant Hall
R. F. Vandermark
Milo Biliman
P J. White
Taberty Street
Jenna Johnson
Mer
J. O. Johnson
Nelae Earl
Cleveland With Her Sister, Mrs. Roof Cuddy and Aamily, Miss Nina Allen
Tuttle
Donna Jran
Tessie Weath
Tuttles
Min
White
Will Fisman
Dover
North Olmsted
Clara Krouse
Vira
Ray Strom
Church of the Brethre
Kent Firestone
Ernest Jefferies
Phyllis
BE. A. Firestone
Nplancer
Baptist Church
Charles Lylen
P. J. Rowe
John Rowe
Robert
Bernice
Scott Rowe
Ledi
Sherm Zehmer
Bert Zehmer
Bellevue
Dale Allen
Howard Shick
Paul Woods
Jess Parent
G. J. Buckley
Mildred Parent
Carley Parent
Lonzo Whitmore
Charles Hyland
Harvey Winsor
Chaney Repp
Woolf
Jim Oxender
VerSooys Visit in Imran Area on Sunday
Kipton May 15 report Mr and Mrs Warren VerSooy of Imra'n spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben FYI. Miss Gladys Reynolds spent the day with relatives as the community notes continue in a brief local item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hilberg
Pontiac
Mich
John Ladrach
G. R. Kuhlman
L. E. Normando
R. Washburn
Elyria
Elmer Rickley
Norwalk
J. R. Lawrence
John Krankenbuhl
Ella Baatz
Cleveland
Lee Parker
Henrietta
F. A. Griffen
Fred Wilber
Harry
Kipton
Aaron
Glenn Andrews
Coultrip
E. R. Joyce
Lorain
A. J. Joyce
Amy Young
Oberlin
Ella Brandau
Perry Parker
Wakeman
Charley Griffen
M. E. Clary
Butcher
C. H. Collingwood
Hazel Pickthorne
Christy
Milan
C. Goss
Steve Gottschling
Mothers Day Service Featured At Community Church
Pittsfield May 15 A special Mothers Day service drew a full house with choir solos and four young girls singing. Rev William Smith delivered The House of the Heart with flowers and out of town guests noted. A social and musical entertainment by Oberlin students was planned at the church with refreshments. The Norwalk District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Churches met in Wellington with full programs and guests from Green Springs and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Garber
Carter
William Smith
House of the Heart
A. Davidson
E. Ober
Camden
Grills
Friend
Cora Morris
Forest Williams
Oberlin
Vina Waite
Wellington
Ladies’ Society
Community Church
Walter Green
Lady Students of
Norwalk District Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Churches
M. EF
C. B. Yess
Norwalk
Moyer
Green Springs
Ohio
Ted Brezley
Wellington High School
Dorotha Wall
Jeasie McConnell
Roberta Starr
Eva Waite
Louise Temm
Perry Brandt
Joseph McConnel
Allen Pillivant
Frank Farsone
Obert Prickworth
Lyle Pres
Reverend Fred Ross Leads May 8 Service at M. E. Church
Birmingham County Line notes May 8 morning service at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 9:45 a m with a baccalaureate moment. The column lists numerous local visitors from Elyria Toledo Lorain Akron and elsewhere visiting residents including the Brandau Lattemen and Lawrence families and reports on building painting and various calls and visits around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Fred Ross
Alonzo Hallett
Lorain
Chas. Meyers
Toledo
Rosa R. Bentley
Elmer Vietzen
Russell and
Melvin
Elyria
Feho club showers Mrs Zacharias with silver platter
In Brookside, the Feho club hosted a shower for Mrs Freda Zacharias at the school on Thursday evening. Mrs Zacharias, formerly Miss Freda Thudium, recently married and teaches 7th and 8th grades at Brookside school. Local footnotes mention visits and family time across Cleveland and Lorain. Carol Boyd sustained a severe arm injury requiring clamps by a doctor.
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Sheffield
Feho Club
Brookside
Freda Zacharias
Zacharias
Freda Thudium
Brookside School
Walter Boyd
Mattie Johnson
Henry Jackson
Cleveland
Misa Sylvia Wilson
LaPorte
Katherine Chambers
Carol Boyd
Edna and
Sarah Reeve
Lorain
Community notices and family visits highlight weekly page
Mrs Nettle Johnson and neighbors visit P L Chambers family on Sunday afternoon. Bert Jackson family from Jackson Ohio and John Jackson family from Lake Avenue call on P L Chambers. Bellevue Pa and North Ridge families visit Harvey Chambers and memorial hospital mentions. Pageant Mother Goose Days set for Brookside school Friday May 6 at 8 pm. Several births illnesses and visits noted among local residents and families.
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Nettle Johnson
Bert Jackson
Hazel
Jackson
Ohio
John Jackson
Lake Avenue
P. L. Chambers
James Bertie
Jimmie
Eva
Bellevue Pa
Harvey Chambers
Bertie
Howard Carrick
Brookside School
North Ridge
George Carruthers
Memorial Hospital
Rose Carrick
Gulf Road
Ada Root
Ruth
Youngstown
Wade Harris
Cleveland
C. J. Smith
Florence Johnson
Augie Brewer
Wellington
Ed Minard
North Russia social notes from Amherst and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Carl Berg hosted guests in Amherst with many neighbors attending church events and social visits. Residents from Sandusky Elyria Sandusky and Oberlin joined relatives for dinners, concerts, and a health day program. Activities included Ladies Aid meetings King’s Daughters class gatherings and a North Russia Needle Guild session with 17 attending.
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North Russia
Carl Berg
Frank Starks
Amherst
Will Opperman
Walter Wilford
Oberlin College Chappella Choir
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Conrad Herbst
Emma Berg
Henry Sandrock
N. Smith
Elyria
Hazel Gibson
Walter Walker
Oberlin
Jacob Schenk
Sandusky
Charles Gilbert
Ashtabula
Will Berg
Will Maynard
Greenwich
A. Pallas
Familly
Grove Tucker
Charles Mahlkes
R. L. Menz
Carl Ernst
Frank Austin and Son
Lakewood
Charles Gibson
Hazel Berg
Cleveland
Fred Berg
Chas. Gibson
North Russia Needle Guild
West Russia News Briefs and Socials May 16
News from West Russia includes Rob ert Sedelke heading to Cleveland Clinic for goiter removal. Social notes list visitors from Elyria Toledo Napoleon and Berlin. Indoor baseball opened with Seaton Service over Henrietta 5 to 4, Amherst 13 to 11 next day. Local residents Marguerita Kirchbaum attended Crestline weekend. Funeral for John Dailey noted in Grafton.
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West Russia
Robert Sedelke
Cleveland Clinic
Geo. Hahn
Cleveland
T. F. Wright
Elyria
George Wanser
Toledo
D. F. Maroney
Napoleon
D. F. Campbell
Thelma, Campbell
Bernard Ward
Ben Dudley
Lena Gerber
Hartson
Berlin
Wm. Braun
Clarence Hungerford
Columbus
John Dailey
Grafton
Hahn and Wagerien attend 60th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Geo Hahn and Mr and Mrs Arthur Wagerien attended the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr Hahn's parents at their Lake Shore home last week. Other notices include visits by Wm Clark to his parents, John Dudley at Campbell's Grove, and multiple local gatherings and hospital or clinic visits among area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Hahn
Arthur Wagerien
Mr. Hahn
Lake Shore
Wm. Clark
F. W. Clark
John Dudley
Campbell's Grove
Carlisle
Wm. Gerber
Oberlin
Clarence Squires
Cleveland
Ed. H. Braun
Charles Squires
Robert Sedelke
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Clayton Bonner
Elyria
Lyman Knowles
Ralph Hahne
Frank Twining
Mary Kelley
Wellington
M. R. Kelley
Local Social News Highlights From Columbia Area
May 16 column reports visits and family gatherings across Columbia and nearby towns. Many residents, including Harold Cartright family and Lar sen relatives, travel to Parma and Cleveland. church events, social meetings, and community outings are noted alongside minor property developments and a bake sale raising about 25 dollars.
Inherited Flesh Lost By Dieting by Dr Peters
Letter from readers praising the Petersizing pamphlet and recounting weight loss, with guidance from Dr Peters on medical column etiquette. Claims reduction from 194 to 145 pounds over eight months, plus notes on menopause, exercise, and the need for professional examination. Includes requests for pamphlets and article submissions with small fees.
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Peters
Town Events Preview and Local Social Notes
The town hosts noon meals with committee members Mrs Hannah Longdon Mrs Cora Mills and Roy Putt. Glee club banquet at Columbia Hills Club House last Friday. Methodist church music featured a solo by Miss Gertrude Aking and Marion Hales and an irle quartet. Rev Bosler spoke on parents. Visitors Mr and Mrs J B Squires and sons and Mrs Maury Brasseo. Senior class plays Patty Makes Whings drum slated for May 21 at town hall. Memorial services May 25 at Baptist church. Baccalaureate May 26 program includes processional hymn invocation Lord's Prayer senior choir anthem Mrs Mabel Rice served with Roy Putt on piano sermon Rev A M Bosler hymn benediction. Decoration Day speaker Jules Eshner of Cleveland at 10 am May 30 town hall. Mrs Hattie Krummel of Wood County visiting with local households.
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Columbia
Harold Cartright
Larsen
Parma
Glenn van Arsdale
Cleveland
Bement
Wm. Williams
Penfield
Doris Root
Royalton
Wm. Jones
Roy Osborne
Bellaire Road
Reichard
Emma Davis
John Worcester, Jr
Fields
Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Rollie Fitch
Chas. Chope
Ralph Chope
Wilma
Barberton
Richard Putt
Chas
Wm. Ingersoll
J. R. VanArsdale
Larain County
Wellington
Richard
Junior van Arsdale
Ror Burge
Wallington
Denzil Bush
George
Baby
Salem
YI. C. Blackburn
Albert Mollason
William Mollason
Henry Offenberg
Gregor Green
Harlow Osborne
Florence Adams
E. H. Putt
Lakewood
E. J. Donahue
Detroit
George Churchward
Baptist Mission Circle
Clyde Rose
Seville
Rose, Sr
Ethel Cartright
Enda Sartter
Margaret Hathaway
Repha French
Williard
John Beasel
Berea
B. W. College Dramatic Club
Rolla Fitch
Louis
J. H. Bartter
Helen Burke
Donna Cletzer
Jos. Maddock
Margaret Bosler
Gordon Bartter
Ivan
Phyllis Bartter
James Wright
Keyes
Willis Maupin
Milford Bartter
Clyde Bartter
West Park
Baptist Church
Jennie Cole
Jane
Ner
Hannah Longdon
Cora Mills
Roy Putt
Columbia Hills Club
Methodist Church
Gertrude Aking
Marion Hales
Irle
Migues Ludly Lang
Mildred Bartter
Florence
Marion Ring
Bosler
J. B. Squires
Harold Halderman
Mabel Rice
A. M. Bosler
Jules Eshner
Town Hall
Hattie Krummel
Wood County
Janie Adams
Wm. Stealey
Wim. Roth
Lifeguard Zone Law Aims To Mark Ocean Reach
Los Angeles reports a public beach coordination committee proposes a measure limiting how far swimmers may venture into the sea to streamline lifeguard duties and improve safety at beaches with bronzed lifeguards noted in coverage.
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Los Angeles
Public Beach
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