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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1954
Page
3
Fifth in a series on wedding etiquette advises brides to buy early and wisely. Focus on a functional trousseau with a smart backbone wardrobe. Include a few dresses coats and hats plus practical day wear and lingerie. Plan outfits for travel meetings and dinners while avoiding overbuying.
Ed Fitzhugh narrates a near farce about a family and neighbor testing a power mower. A salesman mishandles the pitch while the machine careens through the yard and street, colliding with a dachshund and a coat tail, ending with the mower sent for sharpening.
Kathleen Sexton, future bride of Jack Miller, was honored at a miscellaneous shower Sunday at 241 Columbia Ave. Hostesses Grace Schilling Daniel Traicoff and Ann Huffman arranged white and silver decor with yellow and white streamers. Prizes went to Hazel Gott Anne Close Edna Huffman Betty Hilowski and Pat Price. Refreshments followed gifts. A basket checklist included cleaners and insecticides. Rummage Sale noted at 505 East Ave rear Web 115 p.m.
A May wedding at First Evangelical United Brethren Church united Kathryn Lucile Zuspan and John William Hall Jr. The ceremony featured a half hour organ recital, a quartet of songs, and a seven-branch candle display. The bride wore Chantilly lace and satin with a train, and carried stephanotis and white carnations. Guests totaled about 100. After a Florida motor trip, they will reside at 142 E Martin Ave Amherst.
Elgiria High School wraps up the year with Senior Distinction Day honoring the class of ’54 blue and yellow. Juniors stage a mocking program while the Junior Y Teens host the Cotton Ball. The Senior Choir plans its final concert and Spring sports awards are set for Friday. The Elyrian and the senior Herald issues arrive this week as the yearbook and senior issue are distributed.
Friday’s choral concert featuring The Girls Ensemble and two quartets drew praise as the choir performed at its best. Genevieve Dombrosky crowned queen during a landmark Senior Class Day and May Day ceremony with a wreath placed before the Blessed Virgin. Exams loom as finals approach, followed by three summer months of vacation.
Pattern 7221 from the Elyria Chronicle Telegram offers crochet roses pansies and get me nots for gay spring earrings and boutonnieres. Use No 60 cotton and finish with colorless nail polish. Send 25 cents plus 5 cents for first class mail to the Patterns Dept Old Chelsea Station New York 11 NY. Brand new 1954 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog includes embroidery crochet sewing and color transfer designs with four extra patterns.
A list of individuals and their addresses with occupations and associated spouses or partners is provided. Names include Edward Rorss, Nancy Martin, Charles Herzog, Pansy Watford, Raymond Murdell, Norma Reed, Peter Hritsko, Rose Gallam, Theodore Nazorskiewicz, Helen Mazur, Edward Kaylor, Mary Poulos, Raymond Snow, and Lois Fitzgerald. Locations cover Amherst, Lorain, Baton Rouge, North Olmsted, Grafton, Corpus Christie, and surrounding areas.
The Department of Agriculture reports a decline in grocery stores from 596000 in 1929 to 485000 in 1953 while the consumer population grows. The trend highlights consolidation and changed retail patterns across the nation.
For easy blouse ironing sprinkle the garment lightly and rest it in the refrigerator for an hour. This chill relaxes fibers making pressing smoother and faster. remove from fridge, then iron to finish with less effort and проблемы.
Mr and Mrs Mark Giels wed on Saturday at St Mary Church Avon. The bride Miss Beatrice Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Smith Avon. The groom is son of Mrs Fred Winter Abbe Road Snetfield. They plan to live at 4213 Talbott Lane Lorain after a brief honeymoon destination is chosen.
Marilyn Stahl was elected president of Junior Catholic Daughters of America Court Elyria No. 364 at St Mary Church hall. Nancy Elbert, Marguerite Manzo, and Linda Nilges were chosen as vice president secretary and junior regent. New officers begin duties in October.
Local chronicle from Flyria Ohio reports daily happenings as of Tuesday May 25 1954. Community events, notices and brief notes outline everyday life and civic affairs for residents.
Employed Young Women's League speakers at Holly Hall and Tuesday at the Y. Gamma Epsilon Beta Sigma Phi lists Miss Billie Warren, 425 West Eleventh Street. Various clubs including Pottowattomie, Elyria Civic-Suburban League, Garford PTA and church circles meet. Picnic plans and family events noted at First Congregational and Pilgrim Congregational. Practical household tips on cleaning and painting practices accompany the notices.
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