Virginia Oliphant and the Auctioned Heirlooms
Virginia Oliphant watches as her aristocratic Maryland family is auctioned to raise funds for their ailing father. She meets Michael McMillan and Tony Bleecker, each drawn to her, while Richard tangles with romance and a hunted candlestick, amid hotel intrigue and a sunlit garden rendezvous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Oliphant
Maryland
Richard
Oliphant
Michael McMillan
New York Magazine
Tony Bleecker
Maral
Virginia
Mrs. Bleecker
Michael
Marty
Anle
Richael
Lute Carney
Blichael
Henriet ta Cummings Coavtes Nuptials at Collins
Miss Hleta Cummings of Collins Ohio wed Max Coates in Collins at noon Friday in the Methodist parsonage with Rev Hannawalt officiating. The bride wore white silk and carried bridal roses, traveling dress tan with matching accessories. They will reside at 139968 Chautauqua Avenue Cleveland after a brief honeymoon. she recently worked for Oberlin Banking Co and he is with General Electric in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Hleta Cummings
Collins
Max Coates
Methodist Church
Hannawalt
Cleveland
Chautauqua Avenue
Oberlin Banking Co
General Flettic
Seniors Daylight Breakfast Picnic Held at Blossoms Woods
The annual daylight breakfast and picnic for the Seniors took place Thursday in Blossoms Woods. Eighteen attendees from the Seniors and friends included the high school faculty led by Syl Wester Zellers, with Miss Edith Gossard, John Salisbury, and Miss Mary Allis, music supervisor, among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blossom'’s Woods
Syl- Wester Zellers
Edith Gossard
John Salisbury
Mary Allis
Grange degree team hosts sendoff for Donald Pietch
The Grange degree team and friends of Donald Pietch gathered Thursday at his parents home Mr and Mrs Jack Pietch on the eve of his departure for Camp Knox Louisville Ky An enjoyable evening featured games water sandwiches cake and cocoa served to about 30 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Donald Pietch
Jack Pietch
Camp Knox
Louisville
Faculty Play for Step-Husband Set for Friday Night
A faculty production titled for Btep-Husband will be staged in the school auditorium on Friday evening June 2.
Cast list for a play with many named characters
The cast includes Harvey P. Marshall as Mary's permanent husband and Dr. Gerald Niles, with Mr Zeliers, Mr. Salisbury, Limpy lan, Officer Shea, and Mary Marshall’s circle. Also listed are Mary’s aunt Miss Paisley Aunt Emmal, Florence Ainslee, Stella Vicha, and Mary’s maid Miss Gossard among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey P. Marshall
Mary
Zeliers
Gerald Niles
Jerry
Mr. Salisbury
Mr. Livermore
Officer Shea
Mary Marshall
Mendenhall
Sylvia Alten
Miss McClaflin
Eamily Paisley
Emmal
Miss Gossard
Florence Ainslee
Vicha
Stella
Mrs. Schaffer
Dute Family Attends Cleveland Hospital Graduation Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Charles Dute and daughter Ruth with Mrs Henry Dute and Miss Martha Pallman attend the graduation of Miss Hylde carde Abersold and Miss Amelia Schneider of South Amherst from Fairview Hospital Cleveland on Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dute
Ruth
Henry Dute
Martha Pallman
Hyldecarde Abersold
Amelia Schneider
South Amherst
Fairview Hospital
Cleveland
Homemaker club meets with nurse demo and plans guest day
Twenty one members attended the Homemaker club meeting at Mrs. Marie Frieden's home on May 2? in Grafton. County health nurse Miss Paddock demonstrated thermometer use pulse taking and bandage application. Guest day is planned for June 28 at Mrs. A. M. Evers with games and refreshments. Knot-A-Thread Quilt club was hosted by Mrs. Eunice Johnson with quilting and a noon dinner. attendees included Mrs. Zella Sprague Mrs. Mary Aldrich Mrs. Ida Burton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Homemaker Club
Marie Frieden
Edith Tran
Paddock
Oberlin
A. M. Evers
Eunice Johnson
Zella Sprague Or LaGrange
Mary Aldrich
Ida Burton
Mabel Bowman
Estella Aldrich
Local church and society gatherings noted
Esther Pfeiffer and others plan a June 15 clan meeting. Women’s Bible class will meet at Mrs. Jemma Tran’s on Thursday afternoon with transportation provided. Dwight Rogers’ class at Delaware Avenue M Lo church presents a play on Thursday evening June 1 at Belden high school sanitorium. third appearance. Foreign Missionary Society serves refreshments. Dr Hoss to speak at M E church June 4 at 11 with a basket dinner at noon and final quarterly conference following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Pfeiffer
Irma Wise
Pauline Soov
Richard Soov
Alta Johnson
Soov
M. E. Church
Jemma Tran
Dwight Rogers
Delaware Avenue M Lo
Lorain
Belden High School
Belden
Foreign Missionary Society
Hoss
M. EB
William Preiffer
Creile Preiffer
Carlisle
Penfield Girl Recovers After Tonsil Operation
Miss Helen Dague underwent tonsil removal at Elyria Memorial Hospital last Saturday and is progressing well. She stayed with C. E. Waltz in Elyria over the weekend and returned home Tuesday. EB. F. Allen and Miss Vivian Hackett of Elyria and Rev. F. H. Schott of Litchfield were visitors this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penfield
Helen Dague
Elyria Memorial Hospital
C. E. Waltz
Elyria
EB. F. Allen
Vivian Hackett
F. H. Schott
Litchfield
Morning Service Dedicates Grangers at M E Church
The morning service at the M E church last Sabbath was dedicated to the Grangers who attended in a body. Rev Y C Jump chose for his address the topic The Crown of Life and those present listened to a wonderful sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Y. C. Jump
Mrs Channon and son visit in Portsmouth before San Diego trip
Mrs Hiram B. Channon and her son Robert from Portsmouth Virginia spent Tuesday with Mrs Robert Eglin before leaving Wednesday for San Diego California. The trip is prompted by the illness of Mrs Channon's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram B. Channon
Robert
Portsmouth
Robert Eglin
San Diego
Calif
Penick and Wooster Invitees Share Dinner News
Local social notes list Thursday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. William Penick and Mr. and Mrs. Vertell Thomas Wooster at Winfield Kimber's. Residents Ben Sooy move from Penfield to Spencer township. Orpha Wolfe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe of Wadsworth, graduates from WWHS. Dudley West buys the Ben Sooy farm and Thomas Hannan from Cleveland moves to the fest farm to run a turkey operation. Mrs. Howard Andrews and Mrs. P. E. Davison attend Billy Cameron’s birthday party in Lorain with sixteen children. favors include mints and assorted treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penick
Vertell
Thomas Wooster
Winfield Kimber
Grange Meeting Draws About 16 At Spencer
Huntington reports about 16 attendees at the Grange gathering in Spencer last Wednesday night. Local lecturer Earl Hasterday announced a varied program including songs by the Crile trio Marion Crile Grace Crile and Mrs Ralph Krage tap dance by Hazel Pitzer and Lillie Naegele and a one act play by Mr and Mrs Glenro Mohnes Mrs Harold Rolce Earl Iasterday and Ralph Krage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Spencer
Earl Hasteraay
Crile
Marion Crile
Grace
Ralph Txrage
Hazel Pitzer
Lillie Naegele
Glenro Mohnes
Harold Rolce
Earl Iasterday
Ralph Krage
Graduation Attendees Shine at Sullivan High Ceremony
Several locals attended the high school commencement at Sullivan High School auditorium on Thursday night. Marie Crile and Donald Maning of Hurri ngton were among the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan High School
Marie Crile
Donald Maning
Hurrtington
Local families gather for weekend visits across multiple towns
Mrs. James Myers and two children of Akron spent a few days last week at the J. C. Rap hing home. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Regal and two children of Ridgeville, Mr and Mrs. Dean Regal and son of Larhart, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Rook of Spencer, and Miss Ethel Regal of Oberlin were Sunday dinner guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Regal. Sunday callers at the H. D. Bowen home were Mr. and Mrs. Warry Wlabarr of Elyria, John Steve and Mrs. Ida Hawley of Norwalk, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Farsons and two sons of Pen field. Bert Holdredge of Akron is spending time with his sister Mrs. L. C. Crile and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Laborie and children and mother Mrs John Smith called on Mrs. T. Shepard and daughter Cora in Wellington Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Myers
Akron
J. C. Raphing
Ted Regal
Ridgeville
Dean Regal
Larhart
Wilbur Rook
Spencer
Ethel Regal
Oberlin
Wir
C. A. Regal
H. D., Bowen
Warry Wlabarr
Elyria
John Steve
Ida Hawley
Norwalk
Earl Farsons
Penfield
Bert Holdredge
L. C. Crile
Vincent
Laborie
John Smith
Shepard
Cora
Wellington
Seibert Switzer
H. R. Anderson
Ben Booth
Ravenna
Bert Parker
Sterling
Cleveland
W. &. Biddinger
Harry Pratt
Huntington
Biddinger
Albert Parker
Hartland
Arthur
Arthur Snyder
Ellen Dimick
Eugene Bianco
Cary Richardson
F. A. Richardson
Claude Hodgkin
Jack
Wakeman
Stedman Hunter
H. R. Ward
Lorain
William Herrick
Raymond Crittenden
Clarkesfield
Cleo Crittenden
Chippewa Lake
Daisy Bentley
Barbara Wolfe
Chauncey Crawford
William Stanfield
Milton Sell
Ruth Stanfield
Brighton
William Sheldon
Mary Soow
Milton Wolf
Joe Wickleman
Cecil Wolf
Graydon Greggs
Dillsburg
Luther Wolf
Harry Greetham
E. F. McElory
New London
Youngstown
Jay Giar
Ray Mantz
Sarah Roach
Spencer Manufacturing Co
McCune
Harry Hange
Liberty Street
George Smith
Spencer and Homerville Lutheran Church
Ethel Richardson
Seville
Mary Francis Garwood
Gordon Howe
Wendell Garwood
M. E. Church
Charles Myers
Maud Hendricks
Klub
M. E
Alice Creaghead
Martin Weldrick
Sullivan
Janice Thornton
Clarence Thorton
Philethea
Melba Garwood
Charles Mills
Columbia Station
M. E. Division
Frank Novak
Jud Long
Arleigh Hendricks
Bertha Browand
George Zeigler
Fay Robinson
Kember
Spencer Baptist Church
Hebron Association
Trinity Church
Morton Heidrick
Morris Heidrick
Warren
Donald Hedrick
Martin Heidrick
Heidleberg College
Tiffin
Ohio
Agnes Strong
Beverley Jane
Karl Dagne
Texas
South Ridge Briefs
Mr and Mrs Frank Laraway were Lorain visitors Thursday. Miss Nancy Miller and Miss Marcia Webber of Elyria called on friends here Thursday evening. Frank Pechtel spent Wednesday evening with his sister Mrs Phil Hpena Schubert in Elyria. Miss Helen Thompson of Ridgeville was a guest of Mass Geraldine Woods Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Laraway
Lorain
Nancy Miller
Marcia Webber
Elyria
Frank Pechtel
Phil Hpena Schubert
Helen Thompson
Ridgeville
Geraldine Woods
Grafton High School Commencement and Class Day Held
The annual commencement exercises and Class Day were held in the I O O F hall. The program featured invocations, music by orchestras and sextets, addresses by FE L Bailey and Supt. Walter Jantz, presentation of diplomas, class histories and poems, honors, and a class gift. Teachers and officials included Rev. J Collins and Mrs. Marion Mull among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E Schriver
Grafton High School
I. O. O. F. Hall
America
J. Collins
FE. L. Bailey
Board of Education
Walter Jantz
Marion Mull
Juiia Jarish
Mrs. Taylor
Mary Shively
Real Estate Transfers From Hamlin and Ridgeville Areas
Real estate transfers include Sidney W and Catherine A Brewer to Rose E Winterfield for properties on Cleveland Street and Pleasant Avenue in Ridgeville Heights Ridgeville Township. Anna Goebl deceased to August Jatzek for property on McKinley Avenue in Ridgeville Heights. Sheridan and Martha Kinsley to Michael Seman for 25 acres in La Grange Township. Josephine Shoemaker deceased to David N Shoemaker for lots 469 and 470 in Clearview Subdivision Elyria Township. J W Smith to Sara K Smith for lots 13 and 14 in Habill Allotment Elyria. Harry and Anne Nielsen and Walter S and Gertrude Nielsen to Christine N Hitchcock Gydoe Kent and Florence Schwarer in Wil bert Hagan First Subdivision Lorain.
Local Rochester Observes Weekend Visitors and Graduations
Rochester residents hosted and visited relatives across Elyria Pittsfield Wellington and Ravenna during the weekend. Graduates from New London and Brighton High Schools are named among local youths. Decorations Day parade will be the sole event with graveside observances and a Chippewa Lake picnic for high school students.
Gold Filled Cannon Hunt Finally Abandoned
A. E. Davis, after nine years and extensive dredging and diving, abandons a fruitless quest for a legendary gold filled Mexican cannon said to have been thrown into the San Jacinto River in 1859. Davis returns to Montgomery, Alabama, ending the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Teasons
Montgomery
Ala
A. E. Davis
San Jacinto River
Davis
New Book Sets U S Long-Term Debt At 134 Billion
A forthcoming publication estimates the nation's total long-term debt at 134 billion dollars, outlining fiscal implications and historical context. The authors frame the figure as a key benchmark for evaluating future borrowing and fiscal policy.
Equal freedom In a common life is democracy's simple meaning
A short reflection states that equal freedom in a shared life captures the essence of democracy, implying that collective equality underpins civic society. The tone is concise and philosophic, aligning with editorial summaries.
Spencer 4-H Trooper Girls hold first summer meeting
Spencer Spencer Ohio May 29 Spencer 4 H Trooper Girls club met at the school house Wednesday afternoon with 21 girls and advisor Mrs Walter Bowen. Officers elected President Wilda Moore Vice President Helen Hoffmeyer News Reporter Louise Bowen Plans set for year with meetings on first and third Tuesdays. Mr McIntosh of Medina assisted. Members split into three groups and expect about 25 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Spencer 4-H Trooper
Walter Bowen
Wilda Moore
Helen Hoffmeyer
Louise Bowen
McIntosh
Medina
Andover Clubwomen Beautify Railroad Parc
Andover clubwomen under Miss Bessie P. Goldsmith cleared away about a dozen truck loads of refuse around the railroad station area after a week of manual labor to beautify the littered land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Mass
Bessie P. Goldsmith
Movements of People Spread Diseases Across Lands
Instances of disease carriage by individuals and masses move across continents, showing how health risks travel with human mobility and large migrations.
Diary entries and social notes from a trip to New York
Diary of a modern Pepys records a week of social calls in New York including Ted Woodyard etc. from Odd, W. Va. and guests like Ted Cook Dr Carlton McCulloch Florence Ryerson and Collings Clement. Ely Culbertson heads to London while others attend Fannie Hurst's dinner Ruth Bryan Owen and Arctic Village reading. The narrator recounts a $10 bill tossed from a car and the futile search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pepys
Ted Woodyard
Odd
W. Va
Merry Cheerios
Ted Cook
Carleton McCulloch
Florence Ryerson
Collings Clement
C. G. Norris
Ely Culberson
London
Steve Brodys
Gene Tunney
Nancy Carroll
Harry Evans
Fannie Hurst
Colony
Ruth Bryan Owen
Denmark
Arctic
Names You Expect to See, Names You Forget
An essay closing with a contemplation on how writers and readers misremember names. The passage lists Mark and Carl Van Doren and many celebrated figures such as the Medills Rockefellers and Hobarts, then notes the challenge of spelling Katharine Cornell Elisabeth Marbury Russel Crouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Rivken
Valet
van Dorens
Mark
Carl
Irifa
Pony- Ses
Ferenc
Frank Molnar
Wylies
Max
Philip
Kiskaddon
Elinor
Hamilton
Sir Philip
George
Anthony Gibbs
Medills
Rockefellers
fcCoracks
Huttons
Henry Hobart
Hobart Henley
Harry Reichenbach
Eddie Rickenbacker
Frank R. Adams
Franklin P. Adams
Louis Sabel
Bernard Sabel
Katharine Cornell
Elisabeth Marbury
Russel Crouse
Floridian angler jokes about coffee heat at breakfast
While Ryley Cooper fished in Florida he approached a breakfast the guide had prepared. Cooper asked if the coffee was hot and the guide quipped that it was so hot you can't even point at it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryley Cooper
Florida
Cooper
Personal nomination for Gloria Swanson’s toothiest smile
A playful item praising Gloria Swanson for a notably striking smile in cinema, suggesting she stands out for a gleaming grin and charismatic screen presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Swanson
Caricatures and Cartoon Quips of 1933 Source Notes
A satirical mashup lists public figures from 1933 including Mistinguette, Somerset Maugham, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sacha Guitry, Henry Mencken, Mae West, Tony Canteroni, Laurence Stallings, Gus Edwards, Howard Scott, and President Roosevelt. It notes caricature favorites, gossip about delayed laundry, and a wink at “hank to day” debt jokes, with McNaught Syndicate copyright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Coopers
Orient
Mistinguette
Chevalier
Somerset Maugham
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sacha Guitry
Henry AL. Mencken
Mae West
Welfare Island
Battling Jack West
Tony Canteroni
New Orleans
Laurence Stallings
Gus Edwards
Howard Scott
Henry Sell
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Pulitzer Prize Winner Has Odd Summer Home
Conway Mass Archibald MacLeish Pulitzer prize poet owns a unique summer estate on Tischner Hill. The colonial era house features a tunnel from the cellar to a ravine used as an escape route in attacks by Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Mass
Archibald MacLeish
Tischner Hill
Persian cat adopts coyote pups at gateway Oregon
A Persian cat belonging to Willard P Hershey in Gateway Oregon adopted four newborn coyote pups found in a field. The cat nurses them on cow milk while abandoning her own kittens, purring contentedly as the pups feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway
Ore
Willard P. Hershey
Desert Stars Cue A Lone Life Among Distant Skies
In a remote desert setting a solitary figure pursues astronomy, living among vast stars. The piece reflects perseverance, solitude, and the search for meaning in a landscape that shapes the observer’s discipline and focus.
Avon Graduation Exercises At St Maury School
In Avon Ohio on May 29 graduates from the 8th grade of St Maury school received diplomas at a church service. Eleven boys and six girls were honored. Josephine Miller and Marybelle Shumake had the highest grades. The ceremony featured a procession led by Mild Jeanne Bungert with diploma carrying, flower girls and boys with bouquets, and the Rev. George Suther presenting diplomas. Promotion day followed, closing school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon, O
St. Maury’ School
Mttla
Jeanne Bungert
Little Flower
George. Suther
Josephin Miller
Marybelle Shumake
Friends and neighbors host Late Hour club bridge night
Mr and Mrs George Nagle entertained Friday evening with guests from the Late Hour club Mrs Ronni Kelling attended the event Five games of bridge determined prizes for high score to Mrs James Russell and A Scamman with Mrs Horace Greeley consoled A tasty lunch followed the games Also noted are upcoming St Marys church Mass times and visits by several local residents to Cleveland and Hartville with family members and friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Nagle
Ronni Kelling
James Russell
A. Scamman
Horace Greeley
St. Mary's Church
George N. Stuber
M. A. Webber
A. T. Lock
Lou Warner
Cleveland
Milan
Mary Fisher
Francis Stine
Bertha Smith
Fred Sturznicke
Charles Wagner
Arthur Brown
Hartville
London Zoo Ostrich Jessie Dies Amid Odd Post Mortem Find
Report says Jessie the London Zoo ostrich died. post mortem reveals a cache of items including handkerchiefs gloves pennies nails screws washers string and buttons. The piece mocks theft rumors and suggests a moral about ostriches and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jessie Queen Ostrich
London Zoo
Jessie
Banking and Lost Property Department
Negro Wins Damages In Suit Over Damaging Accident
In New Orleans a civil court awarded Lucius Beamon four thousand dollars in a damages suit against Dalgran Construction Company. Beamon, a Black man employed by the firm, claimed injuries left him permanently crippled after both legs were broken in the accident. The defense offered a motion picture of Beamon fishing during a court-documented outing, shot by a Negro detective who testified he hid behind reeds. The court ruled the film dim and inconclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony
Virginia Oliphant
Virginila
New Orleans
Lucius Beamon
Th Dalgarn Construction Company
Beamon
Densmore Family Rides 1000 Miles to Boston Home
Mr and Mrs Charles A Densmore and their two young daughters reached relatives in Boston after traveling over 1000 miles by freight cars and hitchhiking the remainder from Hi Pago Texas. The family, youngest child six months old, endured a grueling cross country trek that attracted local notice. The journey showcased resourcefulness and determination amid early 20th century travel limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Charles A. Densmore
Hi! Pago
Tex
Radioactive minerals as clocks reveal rock ages
Radioactive minerals serve as natural geological clocks, providing the most accurate means to date the mineralized state and the rock formations in which they occur.
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Helen
Matenal
Christ
Pegain
Anthony Bleecker
McMillan
Tony
Derekdale
Virginia Olphant
Beauty
Virginia Orphant
Anthony Bleecher
Cummings
South Ridge
Rochester
Rose Hodgkin
T. Dickinson
Guy Harwood
Gladys Fre
Grace Williams
R. A. Swartz
L.C Wolfe
Lenore Campbell
Paul Ewell
Harry Smith
Otto Radcliffe
Harry Muller
Merritt Freend
Pittsfield
Art Shafer
Massachusetts
Aya
Ane
Roosevelt
Woodin
Garner
Perkins
Swanson
Will Hays
AVON
ZOO Ostrich
Elyria Savings & Trust
F. M
Max van Wormer
Bell's
Auto Service
West Ave
Stanley Keyes
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