Amherst Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Meetings
Local residents attend church and society gatherings at St. Peters Amherst with entries noting Mrs. John Delfield as hostess. The column records visits between Amherst Elyria Lorain and Johnstown and notes car purchases and organ recital attendances. Families including the Delfields Cook Spiegelbergs and Vernarskis feature among repeated calls and weekend trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Delfield
E . Shubert and Son
The
Missionary Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Peter’s Church
Amherst
Rosa Cain
Margaret Bellefield
Irvin Dellefield
Griswald Road
Henry Delefield
Lous Erest
Lonnie and Mike clash amid a tangle of rumors
In a tense exchange Lonnie apologizes to Mike for insults and hints at a troubling past. They discuss rumors and a looming confession as Michael confronts upheaval at home with Lilah and news of Sally facing an unwanted marriage proposal. The scene ends with Lilah asking what Lonnie told Mike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie
Michael
Mike
Gorry
Kat
Jory
Lilah
Sally
Amherst High School Commencement at Town Hall
Amherst residents attended the Amherst High School commencement at the town hall Wednesday evening. Martha Coverdale is among the graduates. The army air service reports parachute development to 60 foot descent and plans to use parachutes in dangerous mountain climbing to reduce fatalities from falls or lifeline breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst High School
Amherst Town Hall
Martha Coverdale
U. S. Army Air Service
Grimsby Skipper Receives German Gallantry Reward
Skipper Samuel James Ryder of Grimsby gets a bold tie pin and diploma from the German Government for gallantry in saving 16 Germans in the North Sea in 1896. The pin features a German eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Samuel James Ryder
Grimsby
England
Origin of Mah Jong Name Traced to Chinese General Mah
The term Mah Jong comes from Mah a famed Chinese military commander of old and jong meaning general, tracing the game’s naming to these historical roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mah Jong
Mah
Jong
Debt of 87 Cents Found After 12 Years
Coventry reports Emma Hartmann recalls work at the Coventry Company in 1913. After a long check she discovers the firm owed her 87 cents in pay, though she was paid 90 cents when leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coventry
R. L
Emma Hartmann
Emma
Ring Spioning
Coventry Company
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Rey
Ym. Collins
Perey Ve
Lwn
Mrs & C. Schubert
Elizabeth Ernst
Imples
S.S.S
Frank Rahl
Elyria
John Bechtel
Amelia
W. Spiegelberg
Wm. Miller
Cleveland
Ernst
Eleanor Cook
Loram
W. Cook
Louis Ernst
Anmsherst
Henry Nieding
Rhinehart Cook
Fred Coverdale
Joe Coverdale
Emory Scibley
Dearest
Zomy
Lomime
Norma
Carl Hewes
Ben Schubert
Walter Dellefield
Murray Ridge
John Schwartz
Loraig
Lewis Spiegelberg
Albert
Walter Hewes
Mike Thalmann
Lake Avenue
Sylvester Mathias
Willim Miller
Henry Dekefield
Henry Haag
George Mieding
Margaret Nisding
R.G. Bausco
Eiyka Bik
Eiykia
D. W. Seward
Richwine
Farm Implement Co
the Taylor Music CO
Henshey Music CO
the Taylor Music
Broad Street
Elyria, Ohio
Hoffman’s Market
Barrett
W. C. Fowls
Glendale Court
Lade Thomas
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