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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1932
Page
11
A detailed social column item describes the forthcoming marriage of Miss Neva Siegmund to Harold Ziegmund. It mentions attendance at a Rainbow Class Mother Daughter banquet, club activities, and various local social events, with notes on homes, church affiliations, and mutual acquaintances in Lorain and Elyria.
Tonight events include a kid party at Mrs Bowser’s West River street and a piano recital by Miss Louise Brown at M E church with organist Albert Riemenschneider and tenor Robert Moore assisting. Also listed are a card party, youth gatherings, and a featured Father Son banquet plans by Knights of Columbus.
Mrs Hobart Marsh opened her home to the N A Q Club for a social meeting last evening. After an informal evening the hostess served refreshments. In two weeks Mrs Walter Peake of Oxford Avenue will entertain the club.
Announcement of engagement between Miss Irma L. Cochrane and Frank E. Stevens. Stevens is the son of Mr. and Mrs F M Stevens. No wedding date has been set.
The Keen Kutter Club postpones its meeting for two weeks with the venue to be announced later. Women's Relief Corps to meet in the G A R hall Friday afternoon. A F F W meeting rescheduled for Friday June 3 at Mrs. E L Rowland's Clark street home. Past Presidents of Auxiliary No 11 Cantons meet with Mrs Kate Reinhadt on West Bridge street Thursday afternoon.
Admission lists Allen Lambeter of Massilon Ohio. Discharges include Harry Sands Diana Babich Jer ry Chestnut and others. Dinner for eight hosted by Miss Mabel Clark of Wellington featured pink and white decor and a Green Lantern Tea Room setting.
Members met in the Director's Room at Lorain County Savings and Trust building to discuss Puritan period restoration era and Queen Anne England. Writers studied included Benyon Milton and Pepys. Doris Walsh admitted as new member. A house party at Mitwanga Beach is planned for Memorial Day. Mrs Henry Ingersoll Jr hosted the Literary Club gathering with Mrs George Johnson reviewing The Kenworthy s by Margaret Wilson and praising its mix of melodrama and ingenuity. A delicious refreshment course followed.
Fifty guests gathered at the W. of F. W. club rooms for a hard times party hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Perkins led as chairman with assistants Mrs. Sparks Draker and Metzler. The event featured Bridge Hearts and Pedro for entertainment, piano by Edward Krugman, and a newspaper-themed luncheon with improvised tableware.
Mrs Beatrice Moyer of Sandus ky and Mrs Florence Gillman hosted Mrs Eva Maddock at 1303 East Avenue for several days. Utica New York and Ft Lauderdale visitor Mabel H Dagwell plans Detroit trip to see H C Hicks family before Utica return. Alex Garland Amherst guests in town on Sunday. Helen Marie Barres nurse returned home from Charity Hospital Cleveland for weekend. Phillipena Schubert Amherst and sister Miss Mary Bechtel Erie back from California Western trip. Henry Garland Amherst admitted to Elyria Clinic. Dr Leonora S Stevick attended Northwestern Chiropodists meeting at Lorain Hotel Antlers. Sterling Ward New London hosted by Robert Biggs Harrison Street. William Cory family of this city visited Amherst. Bertha Wiers East Seventh Street in Port Clinton. Frank Sittinger family left for Long Island. Schmidtson family Lake Avenue home after Pennsylvania motor trip. Florence Pope University of Chicago director returned home.
Mrs. Joseph Metzler returns from Columbus where she visited her ill sister in law, Mrs. John Edward Jones. Mr. and Mrs. John Gobay of Columbus have stayed with friends in town this week. Mrs. Nellie M. Hill remains at her Washington avenue home while plans for a vacation visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Pope, are noted.
New London May 24 In line with a suggestion from New London Grange a committee of representative citizens will confer with Northern Ohio Telephone officials about a proposed rate reduction. B W Winebar will represent the Rotary club. The noon luncheon drew 22 members, one visitor from Mansfield Rotary and three guests from the New London Power Co and the mayor attended. A proposal for a village league of four or five baseball teams including the Legion drew enthusiastic discussion and will be pursued with the village council and board of education.
Complete plans announced for Memorial Sunday May 29 at First Baptist Church with Rev G L Kettering in charge at 11 am including special music and male double quartette. Decoration Day May 30 begins at 12 45 pm assembly parade at 1 pm then 1 15 pm Grove Street Cemetery followed by modern dance at Nu uh s Barn LaGrange Rd with Kistner s Orchestra providing music for 2 per person.
At Holy Cross cemetery two and later services mark Decoration Day with events led by Lester L. Leech. The program includes music by a boys band, invocation by Rev W B Robinson, a Gettysburg Address by Kirk W Blakeslea, speeches by Bunyan Post G A Re and F F Stafford, and a closing Star Spangled Banner. The march order features Colors, Band, and Firing Squad.
In Colton a Civil War era quip laments religious wrangling among groups including American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Women’s Relief Corps Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Civilian organizations. The line asserts men will argue write fight and die for religion but not for Noe.
A convoluted OCR fragment mentions a race heat and a cup result with names and partial items. The readable gist centers on a sporting heat where Es last and Ca J cup are noted, with references to an egg, thread, and a fire water element, but the text is fragmented and unclear about full outcomes or participants.
A damaged OCR item mentions age and iron front and cold, with scattered fragments implying a local notice. No clear event or entities are readable beyond generic terms and a stray numeral.
A partial OCR line mentions cups of flour and sugar with butter and straw for batter. The text is unreadable and fragmentary, lacking clear nouns or a complete instruction.
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