Local small items from Eaton and nearby towns
Critics three former pupils Miss Lucilla Green Miss Rita Beard and Miss Ida McConnell gathered at her Eaton home Sunday. The Boys Outing Club met at Town Hall with good attendance enjoying a hike to Benjamin Schubert woods, swimming, coast signalling lessons, and a wiener roast. Mr and Mrs Clarence Stevens hosted their son and family. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Avery and family of Wellington also visited Sunday. Mrs Wailie Whitney of West Russia spent Thursday afternoon with her sister Mrs R Jordan while Mr Whitney attended the Stevenson farm sale. School No 5 hosted four upper grade students from Various township schools Friday afternoon for a Pet Show, with Schools No 3 boys beating No 5 14 to 4 in a ball game. Mrs Lilac of LaGrange returned home after visiting Minnie Stevenson and son Elver. Chalmer of Camden spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs R Jordan. Gerald Schubert in Oberlin Hospital with pneumonia is gradually improving. Miss Mabel Brown resumed teaching in Elyria Monday after a week’s illness at home.
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Lucilla Green
Rita Beard
Ida McConnell
Eaton
Town Hall
Benjamin Schubert
McDole
Clarence Stevens
Kenneth Avery
Wellington
Wailie Whitney
West Russia
R. Lu. Jordan
Whitney
Stevenson Farm
Lilac
LaGrange
Minnie Stevenson
Elver
Wil Betts
Chalmer
Camden
Gerald Schubert
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Mabel Brown
Elyria
M. T. Brown
Harold Ross and other notes from a restless mind
In this 1952 column, the writer traces Harold Ross from roving early years to becoming The New Yorker editor. It recounts Ross as a hard boiled reporter in San Francisco, brushes with police indignities, stage life in vaudeville, and a stint in New York’s rough literary and social scene. Also noted are Musolini era writings, Harlem jazz star Blanche Calloway, and a wry aside on Victorian slang and literary pretensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold Ross
The
New Yorker
Tahul
Corp
Metropolis
Utah
A. FB. F
San Francisco
Ross
Cod
Pittsfield Social News Highlights May Week Events
Vis larence Stavens hosts a Tandras reception at her home Thursday afternoon. Ford Crosier attended his aunt’s funeral in Charlotte Saturday. Numerous locals attended the Junior-Senior reception in Wellington with post event dancing at the High School Gym. Families from Wellington and nearby towns visited relatives, attended theatre in Lorain, and enjoyed Sunday dinners and gatherings at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Vislarence Stavens
Wellington
Dorothy Waite
Luella Brandt
Rachael Brassee
Victoria Miller
Virginia Lang
Mailqred Wait
Clifford Palmer
Joseph Pickworth
Harvey Pillivant
Lester Sheffield
Roy
Perry Wacker
Clifford Pulmier
Gen.gregational
Hiram Schuster
A. I.waite
Lang
Birmingham Church Services and Commencement Address
May 18 Birmingham church services drew strong attendance led by Rev. Georges t fanna who summarized an Ohio conference address. The morning included hymns, a responsive reading from Isaiah, and a scripture lesson by Rev. Hanna. The Birmingham High School commencement featured Chas Hindley of Winnetka as speaker with diplomas presented by W. A. Wickine. five graduates listed, plus musical numbers by school orchestras.
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Birmingham
Georges ‘T Fanna
Mansfield
Ohio
Jesus
Hanna
Morten Burgin
Mayme Church
Birmingham High School
Birmingham Church
Chas
Hindley
Winnetka
Illinois
London
England
Cairnbridge University
Indian Hall Academy
Wincttka
Huron
Duane Burrows
W. A. Wickine
George T. Hanna
Florence
Groundhog Day and the Groundhog’s Folk Beliefs
The article explains Groundhog Day and the belief that a groundhog foresees an early or late spring. It notes the groundhog’s lack of shadow on a cloudy morning, then contrasts superstition with fact, and ends by outlining how animals are categorized into larger and smaller groups within the animal kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Sol Stephan
Cincinnati Zoolencal Garden
Groundhog Nature Tale Describes Habits and Colors
A descriptive piece explains groundhog coloring from gray to brown and yellow highlights, notes the marmot relation and squirrel family ties, details den tunnels and multi-escape routes, birth timing in May, diet of green vegetation, fattening before hibernation, and predators including fox and coyote. It calls groundhogs among the best known small animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groundhog
API
Social News From Elyria and Nearby Towns
Mrs Mumbford of Elyria called on friends in town Monday. Mr and Mrs Charles Garrock hosted Sunday guests including Mrs Wm Lewis and children, and Mr and Mrs Kashi of Cleveland. Miss Ora Nelson visited Oberlin on business Monday. Mr and Mrs Milton Friedman of Lorain called on Mr and Mrs Jesse Portman family Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Carl Doane and children of Lorain visited Mr and Mrs A J Clemons Sunday. Lewis Kingsley spent Sunday afternoon in Lorain. Mrs Fiora Brooks of Elyria visited G R Kuhlman. Mrs Anna Messanger and daughter Gladys of Lorain called on Mr and Mrs John Pfarr Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Byron Dalton and son Harold of Cleveland called on Mrs Amelia Parker and Ed Dalton Sunday evening. Mrs Joe Bickel of La Grange spent a few days last week with Mrs Jessie Berkmeyer and family. C Henry and Miss Efna Oberle spent Sunday with friends and relatives in Cleveland. Mrs Amelia Parker spent Thursday with Mrs Belle Conry in Wakeman.
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Fred Koepke
Wm. Mitchell
Howard
Rhinehart
Billy
Cleveland
Charles Metzler
Arthur H
Anna White
Earl Hunter
Elyria
Amy Young
Oberlin
Claude Collinwood
Florence Prince
Ober-on
Edwin Prince
Mumbford
Charles Garrock
Wm. Lewis
Chudren
Tommy
Cemwen
Kashi
Ora Nelson
Milton Friedman
Lorain
Jesse Portman
Carl Doane
A. J. Clemons
Lewis Kingsley
Fiora Brooks
G. R. Kuhlman
Anna Messanger
Gladys
John Pfarr
Byron Dalton
Harold
Amelia Parker
Ed. Dalton
Joe Bickel
la Grange
Jessie Berkmeyer
Publisher brands Capone quote as hook for gangster novel
A book publisher touts a claimed Capone remark from Cook County jail as the centerpiece of a publicity hook for a forthcoming gangster fiction work. The exact quote is presented to attract interest, implying Capone identified a superior fictional gangster image.
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al Capone
Cook County
Murray Ridge News and Visits Report
Murray Ridge records a flurry of social calls around Elyria with neighbors and relatives visiting from Cleveland and Elyria over the weekend. A Murray Ridge school group joined the county health program at Clearview School, displaying health posters alongside pupils Mary Galvan, Helen Pitcock, Robert Grobe, and others.
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Murray Ridge School
Clearview
Mary Galvan
Helen Pitcock
Robert Grobe
Irvin Stith
Bruce Eppley
Marjoria Pitcock
Harold Fridenstien
Oliver Schubert
William Ivancie
Katherine Young
Christienna Higgins
Anna Smith
Francis Mickert
David Fridenstien
Ethel Galvan
Jean Fridenstien
West Ridge Wins Blue Ribbon at Clearview Contest
South Murray Ridge school sent families to Sheffield township for the Blue Ribbon event at Clearview school. The eighty six percent of its pupils earned Blue Ribbons, the county’s top rate in the B Class, and the school won the Silver Cup for the second straight year. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Simms and others attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ridge
South Murray Ridge
Clearview
Sheffield Township
Raymond Simms
Eleanor
James Tittle
Charles Marquis
Fitchard
Esther
Kari
Simms
Chronicle-Telegram
Hostess to Bunco Club and Grange Meeting in Carlisle
Miss Esther Rowley entertained the Bunco Club with high scores by Marian Lauer and Will Peabody and booby prizes for Hazel McMullin and Philip Sippel. Refreshments were served to a list of local residents. Carlisle Grange will meet at the Carlisle Grange Hall on Tuesday evening May 17 presenting a Mother's Day program.
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Bunco Club
Hazel McMullen
Bunco
Phillip Sipple
Esther Rawley
Glan Hamblin
Marion Lauer
Violet Rawley
Wm, McCaulley
Roger Porter
Ellis McCulley
William Peabody
Esther Rowley
Marian Lauer
Will Peabody
Hazel McMullin
Philip Sippel
Glenn Hanlon
Townline Road
Bud McCauley
Murray Ridge
Ellis McMullin
Hazel
Oberlin
West Ridge
Violet
Carlisle Grange
Attended Beacon Light Meeting in Elyria
Miss Edna Pallas and her cousin Marian Pallas attended the Beacon Light Girls meeting of St. Pauls church held at the home of Miss Viola Rosenthal on Gulf Street Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Pallas
Marian Pallas
St. Paul's Church
Elyria
Viola Rosenthal
Gulf Street
Pershing Auto to Lead Texas Guard Cavalry Camp
Gen. John J. Pershing's car, used in the Mexican punitive expedition, will again serve as official vehicle at the Texas National Guard Cavalry Brigade camp led by Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters. The camp takes place at Mineral Wells, Texas. The note on Eskimo wealth and Buddhism dates appears alongside.
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Austin
Tex
Joh J. Pershing
Mexico
Cavalry Brigade
Texas National Guard
Jacob F. Wolters
Mineral Wells
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